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Newspaper
La Marque Times
Location
La Marque, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1977
Page
4
A longtime Olney figure, active over the last decade, has earned the top pellet service award in 1973 after multiple qualifications for various honors and recognition for consistent service.
Maxine Wilcox U S Coast Guard Retired and registered nurse will speak on Self Reliance at the September meeting of La Marie Chapter 1553 American Association of Retired Persons. The event follows a business program at 2 p m Monday Sept 12 in St Michael’s Episcopal Church parish hall. Refreshments will be served for September birthday members and all 55 and older are invited.
Mielan appointed president with multiple officers serving roles. Pa named second vice on the slate, Caramilla as third vice, Jeanetta James as secretary, and Carol Brown as treasurer.
La Marque Rotary Club president remarks on a successful festival fundraising event at Mahan City Park. A giant garage sale yielded items including an IBM typewriter and camping gear. Proceeds split into Rotary Scholarship Fund, International Scholarship Fund, and local Rotary activities.
Tickets for the football game at Las Marques will go on sale Tuesday at the Tax Office Building on Magnolia Street. Reserve seats cost 2.50 each, general admission 2, and children's general admission 1. High school and high students must buy at their schools. Tickets available 8 am to 4:30 pm Tuesday through Thursday and until noon Friday.
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The event featured a washer toss checkpoint with painted boards, a mifette wheel at the second checkpoint, and a balloon darts game where cyclists burst balloons to reveal point numbers. A totem pole displayed 21 points, and the High Rollers earned the trophy for largest attendance. Other participants included See Center Cycles.
Wa Marque resident Mrs. Muzar has been named to the Galveston Bowling Hall of Fame for 1977 by a committee of peers for outstanding work promoting bowling and sportsmanship. A charter member of the Galveston Women’s Bowling Association she bowled professionally until recent years and helped form numerous leagues statewide. Her efforts helped establish bowling centers in SIA and Galveston and the Falconer Bowling Center in Texas City. She is a charter member of the Women’s International Bowling Congress and has supported state and national bowls groups along with the Sweeny Club and Bowing 3. She and her husband John live in Marque and have five grandchildren.
Delta Sigma Theta recently held its national convention in Denver Colorado with the theme Agenda for a Change. Delegates attended including Shirley Mapps as voting delegate Ollie M Jackson as alternate delegate and Georgetta Mitchell as visiting delegate representing the public service sorority and its members.
The La Marque Police Department welcomes Edweta Wingo as a new dispatcher. A Texas City resident, she is married with two daughters Amber and Cheryl. Wingo, who enjoys bowling, cooking, and painting, will help keep riot control operations running smoothly at the station this August.
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