Voice Bank Created At UTMB Medical Branch
UTMB departments of otolaryngology and social service establish a voice bank with a gift from Hannah Hockman. Four artificial larynges will begin the program, aiding laryngectomy patients who lose speech through cancer related throat removal. The plan offers rental or loan larynges to reduce wait times and restore communication and social activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas’ Medical Branch
Charles Rosenbloom
Utmb Hospitals
Hannah Hockman
University Hospital
Tinsley
Tax roll presented shows rise over 1970 totals
Mrs. Eleanor Phillips Tax Assessor Collector presented the tax roll for 1971 at the last Council meeting. The total of 33,381,900 marks a small increase from 1970 due to oil fluctuations and personal property improvements. Land and improvements total 27,329,910 down 2,691,760 and personal property 3,360,230.
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Eleanor Phillips
Letters to the Editor from La Marque Times staff and readers
Readers express gratitude for Rusty recovery after a news story and praise the La Marque Times. A letter from College of the Mainland president touts the newspaper as a leader, quotes a favored poem, and endorses unity under the banner Humanhood Through Brotherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Marque Times
Brown
Rusty
College of the Mainland
Orlando Blackburn
Abou Ben Adam
Emergency Employment Funded For The Month
A check for 3327 dollars was received by Galveston County as Program Agent under the Emergency Employment Act of 1971 to cover the first month of operation. Veterans of Korea and Vietnam will be prioritized, applicants must qualify and be capable of permanent employment, and must be unemployed with recent job search efforts. Four positions are offered at the Texas Employment Commission offices in Galveston and Texas City: clerk secretary, assistant Voting Registrar, janitor maintenance man, and secretarial clerk PBX relief operator. Additional jobs will follow after approval of a supplementary application.
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Galveston County
Texas Employment Commission
Galveston
Texas City
Moody Fadn Supports Wide Range of Projects
The Moody Foundation of Galveston awarded nearly 1 million dollars at its fourth 1971 meeting, with 76 grants totaling almost 4 million this year. Funds support education, medical care, welfare, and public services, including a $149,850 grant to Region IV Education Service Center for a career counseling system and $31,000 to Mary Lee School for emotionally disturbed girls.
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Moody Foundation of
Galveston
Texas
Ial
Region IV Education Service Center
Houston
Gulf Coast
Mary Lee School of Special Education
Austin
University of Texas Medical School
UT College of Business Administration Foundation
Texas Interscholastic League
Child Guidance Center
Freestone County
Fairfield
King’s Daughter Hospital
Temple
Concho Valley Council of the
Boy Scouts of America
Conservatism Spokesman Tower Featured in Lectures
Since 1870 he is a graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science. Senator Tower stands as a leading conservative voice. Total cost for all five programs is five dollars for non-students and two dollars for students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London School of Economics
Political Science
Senator Tower
Local teachers listed with degrees and assignments
A long roster lists teachers from La Marque and nearby areas detailing degrees such as English from the University of Texas and home economics from Prairie View A&M, teaching roles including vocational education, sociology, American history, and world history. Several hold leadership in state education associations. some live in La Marque, Texas City, Dickinson, Webster, or Houston.
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Sandra
Robby
Billy
Houston
Ruth
Davis
Prairie View A &M
Texas Tech
Galveston
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Jack and Jill Inc
la Marque
Delta Seima Theta Sorority
TSTA
CTA
NEA
McKinley J. Davis
Central Middle School
Monica
Gary
Tyler Junior College
McKinley Jr
Prairie View A & M
Linda Day
University of Texas
DECA
Sam Houston State University
Mary
Texas City
Tena Fanniel
Lincoln
Huston-Tillotson
Austin
Gamma Omega Omega
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc
Tsta Cta
University of Houston
Texas Council of Teachers of English
Dallas
Harold Honea
Alpha Chi
Larry
Northeast
Pamela Stelly Landers
Future Homemakers of America
American Home Economics Association
Texas
Richard Morris
Industrial Arts Club
Texas and
National Industrial Arts Associations
Iva Lee
Royce Dale
Gary R. Nielson
Wartburg College
Waverly
Iowa
Organization of American Historians
Souther Historians Association
Clyde B. Oldham
Trinity University
College of the Mainland
State Welfare Office
Monsanto Chemical Company
The
Tin Processing Corporation
Robert C. Oldham
Monsanto
Michael Partin
Lamar Tech
Key Club
Charles F. Porter
Belle Morgan Porter
Lake Road
Kathleen C. Smith
Alpha Delta Kappa
AWU
Larry Smith
Autumn
Chad
Smiths
Dickinson
Smith
Peggy Watkins
Webster
Lamar State College
Beaumont
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Voice Bank
la Marque, Texas
Texas Press Association
Acapulco
Rex Reed
Chicago Tribune
Poy O'Connor Jr
Bernard Drew
N.Y
Daily News
Wall St. Journal
Gannett News Service
Columbia Pictures
Jack Nicholson
the Brown Family
1101
Dolrece
Paul Larmer
Sailwaehe
Herbert F. Stallwor
President
Your Electric Lights& Power Company
Margaret Westfield
Thesslonia West
Hillhaven Convalescent Center
Moody Fadn
Benito
Mickey
Max Dorsett
Aczency Automlgu Gia
Ball High Student Council
KGBEC
Mary Hoxie
CAPE
Citizens For the Advancement of Public Education
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