Volunteers tackle adult illiteracy crisis in Galveston County
COM volunteers and the Texas Education Agency's Adult Education Cooperative for Galveston County expand tutor programs at College of the Mainland and Galveston College. Over 3,000 adults served last year at about $71 per student. 85 tutors have started, with training and biweekly sessions at local libraries. Call 938-1211 or (713) 280-3991 ext 293 for more information.
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Texas
Nancy Smith
College of the Mainland
Smith
America
Lege
Texas Education Agency
Adult Education, Cooperative
Galveston County
Galveston College
Soan
Christmas Parade Lights Up Texas City In 1987 Festivities
Christmas parade set for December 3 features Texas City High School and La Marque High School bands, floats themed Christmas Around the World, with a tree lighting at Rotary Pavilion after the procession. Parade starts at 6th Street and 3rd Ave North, ends at 21st Street.
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Texas City
Texas City High School
la Marque High School
Darrell Bell
Ginger Cooper
Rotary Pavilion
6Th
3Rd Ave
City Water Department
6Th Street
Palmer Hwy
21St Street
Save the Battleship Texas drive kicks off on campus
Alvin Community College President A H Allengat led the Save the Battleship Texas campaign by tossing the first aluminum can. Texians student group and campus locations collect cans for profits to the Save the Battleship Texas Fund through November. Other items note Galveston Navy Homeport talks, $29 million in Congress funds, awards at the November Business Improvement event, and upcoming chamber activities.
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Br. A.H. Allengat
Alvin Community College
The
Texians
Save the
Don Woolridge
Galveston Chamber of Commerce
Texas City- la Marane Chamber
Galveston
Congress
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Jim Spurgeon
Farmers Insurance
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Texas City Sun
Victoria Robert
Golden Division
Robert
Chambers
Mitsubishi Metal Corporation
Texas City Independent School District
la Marque Independent School District
Mitsubishi
Texas City-La Marque
la Marque
Keiley
Country Cookin
Walter Dube
Peace Lutheran Church
Danforth Hospital
Carl Abdalian
Norm Lambert
Beverly Bouse
Amoco Oil Co
AMI Danforth Hospital
Carbide Employees Federal Credit Union
Emken-Linton Mortuaries
Galveston Daily News
Gene Hamon Ford
Guaranty Federal Savings
Gulf National Bank
Hamon Nissan Volkswagon
Kelso Inc
Mainland Bank
Marathon Petroleum
Printing Plus
Sterling Chemicals
Texas City National Bank
Texas-New Mexico Power Co
Union Carbide
Santa Claus
Tommy Thomas
Union Carbide Pio
Neers Club
Colonel North
Dale Laine Jr
Jack Fields
RCA & Zenith
Solerttak
Colo
RCA
Rica
Ula Ee
Diagor
MTS
Kamate
Gary
Nith & Rca
Santa FE
Gem
M. Benny
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