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Newspaper
La Marque Times
Location
La Marque, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1971
Page
5
The program opens with a Friday casino party and auction and dance. Saturday features clinics including Membership and Courtesies to Jaycee Wives by Lake Jackson Chapter. Sunday morning business session approves an Outstanding Chapter award for 1972.
The La Marque Jayceeettes earned numerous awards in August. Activities included a regular meeting August 5 at Mrs Judy Cochran home, attendance August 13-15 at the Area III-B summer convention in Nassau Bay, a chapter meeting August 19, and help at the Jaycees Rubella clinic in Texas City on August 21. Guests at the regular meeting were Jodie Oswald and Charl Mensman of Pasadena, Area III-B vice president and secretary. Kathy Nicholson was co hostess with Mrs Cochran. Elizabeth Duckworth was named new state director for the La Marque unit.
Dr A B Caraway of Wharton was elected president of the Texas Division American Cancer Society at its 26th annual meeting August 25 26 in Houston. The Division board of Directors governs ACS in Texas and directs cancer control activities. He is a Texas A&M and Baylor College of Medicine graduate, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Texas Surgical Society member.
A recruiting note presents the Marines as a tough elite corps seeking men willing to endure 10 weeks of basic training. It promises training to build self confidence and prepare for a demanding career, inviting stamina seekers to contact Gy Sgt Ken Holland in Galveston or La Marque with provided phone numbers.
Funeral services were held for James Broughton Jr 86 at Broad Way Funeral Home with Rev George Welsh officiating. Burial in Galveston County Memorial Park Hitchcock. Born England 1886 survived by wife Elizabeth and three daughters plus siblings. Several other obituaries note infant Hickman sister Rosser Lacy and Joseph Hill Sr with details on survivors and arrangements. Local services by James Crowder Emken Linton and Paul’s Union Church.
Multiple obituary notices list Mrs Floyd Stell 71 of Galveston died at John Sealy Hospital. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Herbert Funeral Home with burial Mainland Memorial. Survivors include husband three daughters two brothers two sisters five grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Also listed Alvin E Stover 71 of Texas City died on arrival at Galveston County Memorial Hospital Aug 24. Graveside 5 p.m. at Memorialland Cemetery in Greenville. Survived by son two daughters one brother three sisters six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. John Dennis Edwards 71 of Galveston died Aug 24 at John Sealy Hospital. Burial Mainland Memorial Cemetery Hitchcock after services at Greater Bell Zion Baptist Church. Edwards born June 18 1900 in Atlanta Georgia. Also listed Russel Alesno 57 of Hitchcock died in Galveston County Memorial Hospital. Services 11 a.m. Sunday at St Marks Baptist Church Hitchcock. Burial in Van Vleck Cemetery. Alesno survived by two daughters and his parents. Morris Mascorro 81 died Saturday Temple Hospital. Services 2 p.m. Monday Angel Funeral Home Chapel. Burial with full military honors Bergstrom Air Force Base Assumption Cemetery. Mascorro survived by wife daughters four sons and 15 grandchildren. Also a note on hair equipment care.
Mrs W M Fifer and children spent the weekendat the bedside of her sister in Anahuac. Weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Thomas included his sister and brother and Mrs Maggie Berry from Houston. Jessie Amos and friends vacationing in San Francisco and other California points. Mrs Emery Rue and son, formerly of La Marque, now in Richmond, California, returned after a month with relatives. Mrs Fannie Mae McGreer of Los Angeles visited her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Charlie Marshall. Hospital patients include Rey B W McWashington, Mrs Richard Taylor Sr, T Massie, Mrs Lloyd Kuykendall, Chester Miller, Mrs Wade Hughes, and Mrs Adda Wilson. Little Lamb Kindergarten seeks fall term registrations. call 935-2686. Mrs Carrie Carr, 6619 Anderson.
A dense notice lists upcoming community meetings across local groups. Naomi Circle No 4 meets at Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church at 6 30 p m in Mrs N Martin s home on Bell Drive with Mrs J B Ross hosting and Mrs Cora English presiding. Various lodges and clubs meet at Masonic Hall or church venues on specified days, including Pilgrims Soc No 166 at 6 30 p m, Heroines of Jericho, and Usher Board No 1. A Highland men s Social Club patio party at 2517 Jackson is open to the public with prize draws and barbecue starting at 6 p m, courtesy of S Bradshaw Jr. An upcoming WSCS meeting at McKinney Memorial United Methodist Church plans the Texas Conference annual meeting and officer elections. Other groups include Faith Chapter 92 OES, Greater La Marque Lodge 117 AF & AM, and Girl s Auxiliary of Greater Bell Zion Baptist Church.
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