Special Effort For Water Safety
Water safety push led by Texas Parks and Wildlife Region IV official Robert Cross cites April drownings of 17 in the Houston area with several deaths at St. Luis Pass Rollover Pass and Lake Houston. Cross urges life preservers coast guard approved equipment and boat checks to prevent tragedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Porte
Houston Area
St. Luis Pass
Rollover Pass
Lake Houston
Robert L. Cross
Region IV
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Tex
Galveston Bay
Cross
Coast Guard
Adoption of New Textbooks In Texas Schools Progress
The Texas Education Agency begins the 1966 State Textbook Committee process on May 1 to select up to five books per category from 250 to 325 titles. The committee, led by J. W. Edgar, will review spelling, science, arithmetic, and high school courses with a goal to adopt textbooks by November 13 1967 for use in 1968 69. Texas spends about 17 million annually on textbooks with 33 million books held across 1100 districts for 2.5 million students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Public Schools
Texas Education Agency
State Board of Education
Texas Commissioner of Education
J. W. Edgar
J. B. Golden
Division of Textbooks
Edgar
Texas
Commissioner of Education
State Textbook Committee
New State Textbook Committee
State Department of Education
Blanco
Mrs. Pavlas Elected President of Bad Kreuznach Army Wives Club
In Europe the Overseas Family notes Mrs. David Pavlas has been elected president of the Bad Kreuznach NCO Wives Club, one of Europe’s largest groups. The club supports welfare projects, hosts events for members and children, and promotes mutual aid for Army families stationed in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
David Pavlas
Bad Kreuznach
Frankfurt
Pavlas
Health and Safety Tips From the AMA
The AMA urges careful medicine use with rules to avoid accidents. Read labels before taking, shake medicines as directed, never take someone else’s prescriptions, keep pills away from children, and return caps to bottles to prevent mixups and changes in strength from air exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Medical Association
VA Administrator joins President's Council on Consumer Interests
William J. Driver, head of Veterans Affairs, named to the President's Council on Consumer Interests as Betty Furness begins as Johnson's Consumer Affairs assistant. The VA notes veterans and dependents form a major consumer group and urges stronger protections in lending, advertising, and timely benefits. The VA itself spends about 153 million dollars annually on provisions and supplies, with 63 million spent in local markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Driver
Veterans Affairs
Council
Betty Furness
Johnson
Driver
United States
Veterans Administration
V. G.I
Silver Wedding Anniversary Observed in Houston
Mr. and Mrs. O. P. McMurrey of Houston joined about 300 couples in a Cathedral ceremony on May 21, 1967, renewing their vows as part of a silver anniversary observance. A surprise party at the Hoepfl home followed with many gifts for the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. P. McMurrey
Houston
John Morkovsky
McMurrey
P. McMurrey
Irene Klos
Saints Cyril Methodius’ Catholic Church
Shiner
Msgr
L. P. Netardus
Bobby
Linda) Trim
Mike
Dianne) Duoto
Susan
Mark McMurrey
Crand Danehing
Angela Ae
McMur
Ella
Henry Klos
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Shiner, Texas
Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital
Robert J. Wagner
Charles Carolan
Joe T. Patek, Jr
Terry Keith
F. J. Hank
San Antonio
Margaret Haslbeck
Monica
Robert Weit
Point Comfort
Mr. Editor
Richard Williford
Bradford
Manhattan
Tulane
Dee-Dee
Levis
Levis Western
Taylors
Dudley Hoskins
Gonzales
Roy Boeckmann
Yorktown
Sandra
Victoria
Richard Zeplin, Jr
Richard H. Zeplin
E. Buena Vista
Our Lady of Victory Church
Miss Boeckmann
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Huntsville
Delta Zeta Sorority
Juan Linn Elementary
Zeplin
St. Mary’s University
The
Barons Fraternity
Stockbauer and
Theo Rogge of
Burl McKinney
Michael of
van Vleck
Paul Berckenhoff
Milada Baros
Tucson
Arizona
Laura Mercer
Mrs. Mercer
Laura Luedecke
Calvin Story
George Blanco
Agency
Germany
Johnny
Adrid G. Bell
Lufkin
Ouita M. Bell
Irving
Harold C. Brantley
Laredo
Freda Earline Carpenter
Lillian M. Cohagen
Overton
Mary E. Cox
Borger
Clarice M. Everett
Levelland
Margaret M. Gresham
Temple
Elaine Harris Hatch
Brownsville
William Merkel
Abilene
Bertha Montes
el Paso
Lee Roy Pace
Tyler
John D. Pickens
Pasadena
Jocob Taylor
Gregory
Garald
Bruce Wadzeck
San Angelo
AMA
Ray
Decker
Eddy
Catsup
Bil
Nabisco
Libby
Duncan Hines
Angel
AJAX
Folger’s Coffee
Pepsi Cola
HOT Pit
Hallettsville-Shiner Hwy
Flatonia
Flatonia Or
Gonzales Commission Co
President’s Council of Consumer Interests
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