Texas League units plan Texas Constitution workshop
LWV Texas Revision of the constitution tops agenda for a Houston workshop attended by Galveston County league members. Galveston Dickinson Texas City La Marque and Bilhorn leaders will join on November 30 from 10 30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Christ the King Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
State League of Women Voters
Houston
Galveston County League
George C. Boller
Galveston
Ralph D. Bucy
Texas City la Marque
Thomas W
Bilhorn
Dickinson Area
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Rice Blvd
Galveston County
J. R. Gensert
Dickinson
A. H. Barth
Texas City - la Marque
Don Micks
Raymond Conner
State League
Swabbing and The 24 Hour Work Week Riff
A nostalgic column reflects on history and modern labor. The speaker recalls early 20th century Oklahoma City life, notes a 24 hour work week as a future norm, praises the hardworking man as the economy’s backbone, and hints at relaxing work hours being a potential danger to prosperity.
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Oklahoma City
Ninteen
Oklahoma City Times
California
Main Street
Wall Street
Sylvia Wests Seek New Life in St Louis With Antiques
Sylvia and her spouse, noted antiques enthusiasts, plan moving to St Louis to display their collections. They will bring their Siamese cat O’Connor and an antique car they restored. They have travelled through 43 states plus Mexico and Canada, hiked the Appalachian Trail, and Sylvia is UT educated with five years teaching experience. They anticipate a fresh start and new challenges in St Louis.
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St .Louis
O'Connor
States
Mexico
Canada
Sylvia
St Louis
American Oil Wins Three Ecology Awards in Washington
The American Oil Company received three first place ecology awards at a national Petroleum Engineer magazine contest in Washington, DC. Abbott Sparks noted the feat among twelve categories, with Richard H. Leet accepting on behalf of the company. Awards honored Oil Spillage Transportation, Soil and Water Conservation, and Waste Disposal.
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American Oil Company
Washington, D.C
Petroleum Engineer Magazine
Abbott Sparks
Petroleum Engineer Publishing Company
Petroleum Industry
Richard H. Leet
Sparks
Robert Fri
Environmental Protection Agency
National Association of Manufacturers
Elliot Richardson
Virginia
Mandan
North Dakota
Mobil Oil Corp
Sun Oil Co
Colonial Pipeline Co
Gulf Research & Development
Thanks to La Marque support for Seawall Bond Issue
Galveston County Commissioners' Court thanks Mrs Jean Koneman of La Marque Times for coverage of the $5.5 million County Seawall Bond Issue approved by a 3 to 1 margin on November 2, 1971. They note La Marque coverage helped educate the public and highlight the Highland Bayou Flood Control project with a 7 to 1 margin within the city.
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Galveston County
la Marque
Texas City
Highland Bayou
City of la Marque
Flood control drive by Galveston County officers 1971 72 officials
Directory notes council officers for 1971 72 including vice chairman R J Fosdick and secretary treasurer J F Luhoing. Also listed is Douglas Smith of the Borden Chemical Division, and Mainland Savings Association president, with a pledge to support Corps of Engineers flood control projects promptly.
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Alpert
R. J. Fosdick
Smith Douglass
Borden Chemical, Borden, Inc
J. F. Luhoing
Mainland Savings Association
Theft Report From Plane Sparks Federal Offense Charge
A theft at Galveston County Memorial Hospital involved removing a radio from William Dale Panzer's plane after a forced landing Sunday. Damages were about 1200 dollars. no suspects. The episode followed other burglaries and vehicle thefts in La Marque, including a red 1970 Volkswagen and several missing televisions and a cassette recorder.
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la Marque
William Dale Panzer
Galveston County Memorial Hospital
Charles Totty
Panzer
William L. Subject
Lake Road
Galveston
Anderson Street
J. L. Faulkner
Verlena Johnson
West End
Apts
Leon Brown
Blood donation benefit coverage for UTMB members
Blood saves its members during a single hospitalization year up to ten units of blood at no cost, excluding lab charges. Members must donate one unit to the UTMB Blood Bank, then after eight weeks, coverage for the donor and family begins if the unit passes tests. The page also lists various school district dollar amounts for different areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UTMB
Auditors discuss mikes and library hours at board meeting
The superintendent cited seven microphones with four ceiling units and independent controls to improve sound clarity. Lillian Lockhart urged wireless mikes. Kolb noted feedback with high volumes. Trustees praised Li'l Abner and authorized letters of appreciation to cast and crew.
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Tenney
Lillian Lockhard
Kolb
Li’l Abner
Helen Spiers
Armando Tapia
Highlands
Galveston College artist to headline Rosenberg Library show
Mimi Stewart Galveston College art instructor will be the featured artist in a Galveston Art League exhibit at Rosenberg Library opening November 21. The show displays abstracts oils acrylics watercolors and graphics and runs about a month. Stewart, who has taught for three years, describes herself as an art historian and plans to create canvases for herself.
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Mimi Stewart
Galveston College
Stewart
Galveston Art League, Inc
Rosenberg Library
Galveston
Environmental Report on Texas Waterway Plant Control
The U S Engineers draft environmental impact statement outlines effects of control and eradication of water hyacinth and alligator weed in Texas waterways. It covers plant and animal life geology water resources agricultural economic impact and archaeological historical recreational aspects in the Corps planning process.
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Texas
Nolan C. Rhodes
Corps of Engineers
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la Marque, Texas
Texas Press Association
Orlando
Hillmans
Fisherman's Wharf
Dickinson Bayou
John’s Oyster Resort
Broadway
Lake Livingston
Kokomo Joe
WESTS
Mak Vorsett
Cedar
American Oil
Ecology
Texas Municipal League
Jack Treaster
Hoover & Morgan
Cedar Drive
Texas Theatre
Universal Picture Technicolor
COM
Division of Business
Marie Dalton
Pauline Price
Alvin Junior College
Commercial Club
Texas City High School
Jean Koneman
Jean
Corp of Engineers
Charles Locklin
Faulkner
Edward Brown
Brown
Martin Sonnier
Texas Avenue
W. J. Dawson
E. L. Nunez
Pear
Nunez
Dawson
Western Auto Associate
Highway 3
College of the Mainland
League City
Lockhart
Snoopy
Charlie Brown
John Sealy Hospital
G. William Rider
Junior League
University of Houston
Stephen F. Austin State Uni
U.S
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