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Newspaper
La Marque Times
Location
La Marque, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1973
Page
2
A Times editorial urges personal responsibility for fire safety at home and in the workplace. It stresses cleaning clutter from garages and attics, removing gasoline cans, checking wiring and heaters, avoiding smoking in bed, and using safe ashtrays. It also calls for teens to push fire safety at home and for local businesses to post no smoking signs and enforce them.
A bright fluorescent label marks the door and window of homes in La Marque where residents may need help to exit during a fire. Anyone needing identification can call the La Marque Fire Department at no charge. A record of marked homes is also kept by the fire department.
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Richard W. Underwood, supervisor of aerospace technology at the Manned Spacecraft Center, spoke to the Mainlund Coffee Club at College of the Mainland about space technology. He showed slides and explained how space photography aids ocean fish tracking, crop planning, flood and tornado prediction, mineral location, pollution monitoring, and air traffic routing, highlighting satellites harvesting sun energy for global power.
Lt Col Clarence J McBride orders a Texas State Guard auxiliary unit of 40 plus men from La Marque Galveston area to join Company E. Meeting set at National Guard Armory Oct 9 7 30 pm with city officials invited. Training covers basic MP duties road traffic and disaster response.
College sociology students from Minaland will spend six weeks in an urban 4-H learning program in east Texas City. Sponsored by Galveston County Extension Service with the Moody Foundation, the program accepts 50 enrollees and includes drama swimming volleyball foods nutrition athletics for girls clothing tennis track public speaking and cultural trips to Houston and Galveston plus a camping day.
Contest winners include Riccio of Austin Drive, Mrs. Wegner of Stubbs, Mrs. Dupla of Azalea Drive, Larry Nash, Richard Rice, Bud Herring, T. Py Iburrison, A. J. Bonnet, Lugene Thielemann, and Mike Niebuhr. Prize money must be collected by Monday, 5 pent.
College of the Mainland faces a growing duck population at Lake Kekert. From an initial 11, the flock has reached 36 after a May donation by Bernard Levin. Program Advisor Karen Atkinson invites residents with ponds to adopt ducks to reduce feeding costs and ensure proper care. contact 938-1211 Ext. 410.
Due to high demand an additional class in Real Institute Principles will be offered in the Continuing Education Program at College of the Mainland Beviunie October 2 class meets Tuesday 7 to 10 pm in Keon Y U7 Technical-Vocational Building Instructor Fink Phones an authority in real estate with extensive experience as a realtor and educator Course fee 5.00 dollars
Adela Yeager and Jose Hine Vickers lead La Shirque and Locus unit in promoting National School Lunch Week October 7 to 13. Posters showcase Littl boar cub symbol and a menu includes Barbecurd Beef on a Bun Popeye Salad Buttered Corn Cake with Cherry Sauce and Milk.
A reader shares views on bracelets for the ERA and NOW surveys, notes pride in the La Marque Times versus the New York Times, and recalls personal milestones. They praise local theater, a son’s new job and car, and eco-minded habits, while dreaming of better transit between Texas City and La Marque.
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