Police Reports Include Theft and Vandalism Incidents
Police notes describe a man fleeing with a bottle of wine after being confronted. Additional calls cite noise at Zackies on Highway 1765, a pry attempt with a long bar and tire tool behind a business, and sightings of two men near an A&A Machine Shop. A tapedeck was stolen from James Krell’s car on Grafton Street and a 30.06 Remington rifle was stolen from Earnest Gray’s Apt 11. Residents heard a night disturbance around 1 am but assumed the Grays had returned.
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Larry E. Crow
Rufus Ferrino
Zackie’s
Hwy 1765
A&a
James Krell
Grafton
Locklin
Earnest Gray
Apt
Oak
Tennants
Apt. 12
Grays
Recipe Parade and Notes From The La Marque Times
A reader offers a humorous mix of contest plans for The La Marque Times Holiday recipe section scheduled for November 18, 1971. The letter cites favorite recipes such as vinegar pie, corn cob jelly, hot pepper jelly, squash preserves, and beet jelly, and touches on American Express credit card woes and a travel bureau contact in Galveston.
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la Marque Times
the Times
Mary Bellamy
American Express
Roy Villarreal
Harvey Travel Bureau
Galveston
Ah Has Spoken Li'l Abner at La Marque High
Dogpatch comes to life as La Marque High School stages Li'l Abner with Evil Eye Fleagle and Abner’s cronies. November 4 and 6 at 7:30 PM in the La Marque High School Auditorium. Tickets $1 for students and $1.50 for adults. Also notes on city projects, council items, and election polling hours.
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Dogpatch
la Marque High School
Drama Club
Li’l Abner
Evil Eye Fleagle
Mark Benton
Abner
Li’l
la Marque Kolb
Halloween Safety Plea From Galveston Official Duroux
Duroux urges safe trick or treating in Galveston County proclaiming October 30. Parents should escort young children or stay nearby, use light clothing and flashlights, know their route, and teach caution about opened candy as drivers watch for pedestrians after dark.
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Galveston County
Richard Duroux
Duroux
Bike Registration Timeline At Local Police Station
La Marque Police Department begins bicycle registration under Assistant Chief Richard Duroux. Fee is 1 dollar with a January 1 deadline. 62nd Legislature rules require riders to follow traffic and safety provisions including riding at the right, limits on passengers, lighting and brakes, with violations classified as a misdemeanor.
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la Marque
Richard Duroux
Duroux
County Seawall Plans Shown To Council
Holbrook and Hopkins told council that Seawall and Highland Bayou projects were voter approved for the entire county. Seawall to finish in 1974 and Highland Bayou in 1975 with inflation included. No tax increase for 3 to 5 years, then about 3 cents per $100 valuation for 10 years. About 75 cents yearly on a $10,000 home. County residents urged to support the issue as Galveston may extend its seawall and Dickinson Bay plans are prepared.
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Lake Road
Cedar Drive
FM 1765
Lake
Magnolia
Bayou
FM 519
Gulf Freeway
Howell
Scott
Main
McKinney
Vauthier
Chip
Ross
Elaine
Bowie
Fannin
Larcom Lane
Houston Drive
Jackson
Linden
Mobile Home Park
SuperCity No. 2
James Crowder
League City
Jack Brooks
Robert C. Whelton
Citizens Us
Holbrook
Hopkins
Council
Corps of Engineers
Galveston
Engineers
Dickinson Bay
East Texas Chamber Leader Cooper Travels and Speaks
During the Texas Legislature sessions he spends time in Austin and hosts a weekly breakfast for legislators and businessmen. He has led industrial tours across the Midwest, East, and West Coast to promote East Texas. He also joined a Junior Ambassadors Tour to South America with students. Over twenty years he has spoken in many states to bankers teachers students and service groups. He is part of the International Platform Association.
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Texas
Austin
Cooper
East Texas Chamber
West Coast
East Texas
South America
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
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Tucker
la Marque, Texas
Texas Press Association
Orlando Blackburn
R. J. Grimes, Jr
Texas Theatre
Imtepe GD
Ana Bertha Lep O
Maricau
Olivier
Fanny Cano
En Ceu
Ye de Los
Sara Garcia Leon Michel Y Yuru
Taceves Mejia
Lilia Prado Y Ejoagnn Orders
Weil Flanagan
Fathe
Guru
Texas City
Xerox Films
Naz
Oll
Southwestern Bell
Highland Bayou
Texas Academy of General Practice
Texas Academy of Family Physicians
Dallas
Akins
Parker Music Co
la Marone High School
Whelton
Highlands Park
Dan West
Lester Ingram
R, E, Enmon
Benito
North Texas State University
Terrell P. Dilley
NTSU
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