Family honors Houston brother at La Marque funeral
The text notes the funeral of Samuel L. Jones of Houston attended by his sister and brothers who began schooling in La Marque. It mentions their father Rev. C. H. Jones Sr. who organized Rising Star Baptist Church and pastored Galilee Baptist in Hitchcock and First Baptist in Texas City. It also states Japan as the world’s main importer of U S soybeans.
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Samuel L. Jones
Houston
Jones
la Marque
Samuel
Rev
C. H. Jones Sr
Rising Star Baptist Church
Galilee Baptist Church
Hitchcock
First Baptist Church
Texas City
Funeral services for Webb set Saturday in La Marque
Funeral services for Webb will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Michael's Episcopal Church in La Marque with burial at Mainland Memorial Cemetery in Hitchcock. A wake is Friday 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Survivors include his wife Nancy, son Alastair, mother Zetha, father Cornelius, brother Larry, all of Texas City or Detroit, Michigan. Webb belonged to multiple churches and associations and worked for La Marque Independent School District for fifteen years.
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St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Lake Road
la Marque
William H. Licht
Mainland Memorial Cemetery
Hitchcock
Mainland Funeral Home of
Webb
Tyler
Texas
Nancy M. Webb
Alastair R. Webb
Zetha Lee Webb
Texas City
Cornelius Webb
Larry Webb
Detroit
Michigan
St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church
College Chorale Rehearsals Set for COM Community Chorus
The Mainland Chorale opens rehearsals Sunday September 17 at 2 30 pm with no registration fee and music supplied by College of the Mainland. Open to all singers in the Galveston area. meet in the vocal music room Fine Arts Building. Selections include Handel Messiah and other pieces for Christmas.
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Mainland Chorale
College of the Mainland
COM
Galveston
Larry Stanley
Vocal Music
Fine Arts
College
La Marque Times Seeks Holiday Cookbook Submissions
The La Marque Times announces its second annual Holiday Cookbook edition to publish on Thursday November 16. Readers are invited to submit favorite recipes and entertaining hints with centerpieces. Send typed or clearly handwritten recipes with name address and telephone to Box 158 or deliver to the Times Office.
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la Marque Times
Times Office
National Merit Semifinalists Highlight 1973 Program
Semifinalists nationwide, drawn from over one million students in about 16 600 schools, must attain Finalist status to be considered for Merit Scholarships next spring. Winners may receive up to 1500 a year for four college years. some 500 organizations provide additional four year scholarships. Names and winners for 1973 will be announced in spring 1973.
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United States
U.S
NMSC
Institute of European Studies Lets U.S. Students Study in Europe
The program offers American undergraduates courses in Europe with European professors and language教 instruction. Since 1950 the Vienna based institute has enrolled 6,000+ students from 400 colleges. 1971-72 enrollment reached 650, mostly full-year participants, with summer programs in Madrid Paris and Freiburg. Contact Admissions Director Chicago.
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Institute of European Studies
Vienna
Europe
Madrid
Paris
Freiburg
North
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Battise Named Superintendent of Alabama Coushatta Reservation
Emmett D. Battise, full-blood Alabama Indian, named superintendent of the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation in East Texas, becoming the first Indian Agent in Texas in 150 years. He succeeds Walter W. Broemer as Executive Director, with both appointments effective Oct. 1. Battise, born Feb. 5, 1922, at the reservation near Livingston, is also the first tribal chief to hold an administrative post at the reservation. He served in World War II earning the Bronze Star, played college basketball at Stephen F. Austin College, and later coached at New Summerfield and Rusk High School before entering administration. Battise is married to Sheila Bullock and has one daughter. He is active in the Indian Presbyterian Church and civic programs.
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Texas Indian Commission
Emmett D. Battise
Alabama - Coushatta
East
Texas
Battise
Alabama
Choushatta
Livingston
Presbyterian Mission School
Chilocco Indian School
Oklahoma
U.S. Army Field Artillery
North Africa
SFA
New Summerfield
Rusk High School
Shiela Bullock
Debra Lynn
Indian Presbyterian Church
Emmett D
Coushatta
Yom Kippur Day of Atonement Observed in Jerusalem
A Yom Kippur observance in Jerusalem centers at the Wailing Wall with Jews fasting and praying. The article cites Leviticus passages as authority for the observance and notes Yom Kippur as the holiest and most solemn day of the Jewish year.
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Jerusalem
City Council hears concerns on rust in water supply
Nick Gimber asked City Manager Treaster about dirty water conditions. He carried water samples to a lab showing rust but no harmful contaminants and questioned the need for a filter system to address the issue.
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Nick Gimber
Gimber
Treaster
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