Local notices and social notes from The La Marque Times
Texas University and CON WAY. birthday wishes for Herb Bisbey David Mitchell and Martha Sue Griffing. Officials attend TASBO conference in San Antonio. Billions of personal updates include Dicksons return from Colorado, corrections for last week, Jackie Cartwright honored, Cougar poster party, class officer elections, dog story, and Galveston rally with Sargent Shriven and Richard Kirkpatrick remarks.
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Texas University and
Conway
Texas U
Herb Bisbey
David Mitchell
Martha Sue Griffing
Texas Association of School Administrators
Texas Association of School Boards
Annaval
San Antonio
Eugene Tenney
John G. Nolte Jr
Bill Eld
Red
Jimmy Hayley
Milton Johnson
J. M. Dickson
Colorado
Newberry Springs
Calif
Gene Dickson
California
Scott Cragin
Steve
Harriet Yurkovich
Jackie Cartwright
Houston
Glenn Tobleman
Orell Bales
Laurie Marshall
Cathy Willard
Susan Ivy
Mark Barron
Brad Lockhart
Dennis Kidwell
Kathy Barnett
Linda Treadaway
Seymour Halfant
Seymour
Galveston
Leo Reidel
Sargent Shriver
Richard Kirkpatrick
J. F. Clarke
4-H clubs embrace new look and wider opportunities
State leader Stormer states 4-H now encourages youths aged 9 to 19 to pursue self chosen paths and new interests. National 4-H Week will feature action oriented programs across Texas counties with scholarships from Cities Service Company and other sponsors. County extension agents and volunteer leaders guide local 4-H work as scholarships and awards total hundreds of dollars for qualifying youths in 24 states plus Santa Fe Railway and Gulf Central Pipeline sponsored programs.
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Stormer
Texas
Texas Agricultural Extension Service of
Texas A&m University
Cities Service Company
Santa Fe Railway System
Gulf Central Pipeline Company
Santa Fe Industries
Santa Fe
City Council Advances Water Plant Upgrades and Planning Picks
City officials report Magnolia Well gains with a new pump bowl and tubing, Mapel Well reworked with aerator and boosters, and a two million dollar revenue funds need to repair about 150 miles of water lines. Ordinances 330 and 331 for fire department reorganization and tax rating pass on second reading. J E Pate Jr and Preston Poole approved for the Planning Commission.
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Magnolia
Mapel
Treaster
R. C. Whelton
J. E. Pate, Jr
Preston Poole
Planning Commission
Council
Shriver Campaign Rally Draws Tight Security Day
The candidate arrived by motorcade with tight security. State Rep Frances Farenthold and former Sen Ralph Yarborough spoke briefly. After the address Shriver held a local press conference in the jury assembly room with Lee Reidel acting as MC as Hitchcock High School band played. U S Secret Service agents patrolled the courthouse precincts.
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America
Frances Farenthold
Ralph Yarborough
Shriver
Lee Reidel
Democratic Executive Committee
Hitchcock High School
U.S. Secret Service
Courte House
United Fund Seeks 835000 Goal for Local Agencies
The United Fund aims for 835000 across local and area agencies, a seven percent rise from last year’s 316602. La Marque groups supported include La Marque Boys Club 5000 and La Marque Teen Club 5909, with 25 agencies to be funded based on campaign success and UF board decisions.
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la Marque
United Fund
la Marque Boys Club
la Marque Family Welfare
la Marque Teen Club
H Sam Reid
Nurse Heyser Leads Local Nursing Group at College of the Mainland
Mrs Heyser a Supervisory Clinical Nurse at the United States Public Health Service Hospital Galveston 16 years native Kentuckian now Texan invites all registered nurses in the district to monthly meetings at the College of the Mainland Board Room 7 p m on the second Tuesday. Contact Mrs Lucille Anderson or Mrs Pat Chandler for details and membership information. Early text notes antique compasses made by magnetizing needles and a note on pests destroying timber.
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Heyser
United States Public Health Service Hospital
Galveston
Mainland CCs support college fund drive and banquet plan
The Mainland Chamber of Commerce named Williams as head of a fundraising project and announced the annual banquet for next spring. Appreciation was extended to Taylor and Doyle for a reception at The College of the Mainland. Earlier, James C. Leving donated 100 dollars to the Mainland College Scholarship Fund.
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Bradsha' and
Giles
Texas City Civic Committee
Jackson
Brantford
la Marque Civic Committee
Williams
Chamber
Taylor and Doyle
College of the Mainland
James C. Leving
Mainland Chamber of Commerce
Thieves Enjoy Houston Concert Arrest Involved
Tommy Donald Ray Brown was arrested Friday night September 22 in Houston while at a concert. A purse snatching near Santana Texas City led to a wallet with two concert tickets. Brown and a companion used them before police escorted them from the hall. Brown is held at La Marque Jail on bond. Police also investigated a stolen mini bike in Texas City and a garage theft in Maple involving a 1963 tan Honda.
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Tommy Donald Ray Brown
Houston
Alexia E. Walker
Santana
Texas City
U-Pakum Grocery
Ping
U-Pakum
Brown
James Faulkner
Larry Crow
Charles Totty
la Marque
J L. Caamobell
Ronald Witt
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