Christmas at St James House Reveals Tiny Tales
Residents of St James House share memories and plans for Christmas as aging residents recount childhood gifts and family visits. Names include Mrs Shaw, Mrs Mary Harry, Dickens, Mrs Murray, and Mrs Ogden among others, with talk of dolls, red wagons, family dinners, and a renewed subscription to Houston County Courier. The piece portrays a warm, communal holiday spirit amid late newspaper text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crockett
Houston County Courier
Shawnee
Christian Scherte
Tyler County
Vandenburg
Houston
Old Mexico
St. James
Alice Conway
St. James House
GOAL Continued From Page 1 Memorial Gifts List
A list of memorials and donations shows various amounts given in memory of individuals including W C Honeycutt and Louis Van Meldert. Donors include Mr. and Mrs. J R Buckner, the Ladies Achievement Society, G L Juarez and Theresa, Mrs Bessie Alexander, A J Novosad family, D Corbell, Thursday Forum, Skip and York, John Q Belt, and Carpenters Local SH. Total amounts are recorded with several members contributing small sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C. Honeycutt
J. R. Buckner
Ladies Achievement Society
G. L. Juarez
Theresa
Bessie Alexander
A. J. Novosad
Louis van Meldert
D. Corbell
York
John Q. Belt
Carpenters
Mabry Retires From Refinery After 26 Years
G. P. Mabry former operator at Baytown Refinery lube extraction unit retired December 1 after 26 years of service. He joined Humble's M and C Department in 1942, worked at docks and butadiene plant, transferred to lube extraction in 1951. Mabry and wife Clarice have two children, Jerry and Rodney Mabry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. P. Mabry
Baytown
Humble
M&c Department
Mabry
Clarice
Jerry Mabry
Houston
Rodney Mabry
Ft. Polk
Army
Kelley Completes 42 Years of Service at Plant
W. G. Kelley, an Enjay annuitant, marked 42 years of service on December 1, retiring as chief operator in the chemicals department. He worked in insulation, process, and distillation, later transferring to the NHU in ISI, and his family includes wife Thelma, five children and 11 grandchildren. In Baytown, their daughter Margaret Evans, and sons Lamar and Joe Kelley reside. Billy is in La Porte and W. Jr. is at LSU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Dickens
Houston
Goose Creek
Webb Greer
Santa Claus
Carrizo Springs
Old Tom
W. Paul Holladay
Raintree
Largo
John H. Murray
Jones Road
Highlands
Murray
Enjay
W. G. Kelley
NHU
Isi
Kelley
Thelma
Baytown
Margaret Evans
Lamar
Joe Kelley
Billy
la Porte
W. 7 Jr
LSU
9 000 Long Distance Calls Expected From Here
Baytown readers learn General Telephone Co. expects about 9000 long distance calls on Christmas Day from its Baytown office. 32 operators will handle calls. recent toll-free dialing to Houston reduced toll traffic while Baytown grows with 2000 new phones. Overseas calls rise, with Vietnam possible this year at 14 dollars for three minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
San Francisco
London
General Telephone Co
Baytown
Houston
Dolores Smith
Telephone Company
Pacific Coast
Mrs. Smith
Scrooge
Santa Claus
Santa
North Pale
U.S
Vietnam
al Chappell
Nixon picks Hilary Sandoval for Small Business Admin
President-elect Richard Nixon's tentative choice is Hilary J. Sandoval, 38, of El Paso for the Small Business Administration. Two Black defendants, one woman, convicted of first degree murder, receive life imprisonment for the beating death of a white police officer amid 1987 Elizabeth, New Jersey riots. A fire roars through Waller County Courthouse in Huntsville with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Nixon
Small Business Administration
Hilary J. Sandoval
el Paso
Elizabeth
Waller County
Huntsville
Lomax To Work On Hobbies After Retirement
J F Lomax, retiree from Humble Oil Baytown Refinery on December 1, began his Humble career in 1942. He worked in ME&C at the docks before transferring to packaging and lube blending in 1952. He and his wife Evelyn have two sons David Clyde and Charles, both of Channelview. Attend Church Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lomax
J. F. Lomax
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
Me&c
Evelyn
David Clyde
Charles
Channelview
Local Obituaries in Liberty and Baytown Regions
Funeral notices for Mrs. Lilian Henley Wallace 71 of Clark and Mrs. Mary Frances Eddleman 54 of Baytown. Wallace service at Allison Memorial Lib erty with burial in Isaiah Field Cemetery. Eddleman died in Baytown hospital. Cedar Bayou Baptist Church service. Alfred Martin Sralla 70 of Crosby dies in Baytown hospital. service at Earthman Highlands Chapel. Burial in White Cemetery. Survivors listed for each case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilian H. Wallace
Lilian Henley Wallace
Clark
Allison Memorial Funeral Home
Liberty
Sam Cain
E. Dillion
R. E. Biggs
Fountain
Isaiah Field
Remayor Pentecostal
Texas
T. BD. Henley
Houston
Bempsie Henley
Fred Lester
Livingston
Ula Sutton
Mont Belvieu
Ima Wallace
Eddleman
Baytown
J. A. Taylor
Whitney
A. V. Taylor
George Taylor
Ervin
Gladys Peacock
Hassey Wiley
Joe Boswell
Grace Hall
Lake Charles
Cedar Bayou Baptist Church
Earthman Funeral Home
Alfred M. Sralla
Alfred Martin Sralla
Crosby
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Rosie Sralla
J. D. Bittick
L. C. Eliott ,Jr
T. M. Lowry
Matilda
The Bat town Sun At Berytown Post Office Announcement
The Bat town Sun announces its operation under The Boytown Sun Inc at York Street Baytown Texas with publishing days Monday through Sunday. The notice notes the paper is represented by Feet Nrwspaper satires Inc and lists rights reserved for publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battown Sun
Berytown
Terut
Fritey
Sunéoys
Boytown Sun, Inc
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shaw
Mary Harry
Bryan
Fig
Baytown Sun
Leni
Shaw Wall
Pews
Land Sakes
AT the Decker
Dia Eans
Zurvaag
Coatee “Way
Laporte
Adam & Eve
Ouc Port
John Wayne
Katharine Igi Ross
Mrs. Eva Howard
Andrea Mile
Victoria Avalos
Gwen Devon
H. M. Lindsey
Holy City
Wooster Baptist Church
Bayway Dr
Very
Richard Bittick
Steve Elliott
James Lowry
Lou Brown
Robert Brown
Lily Gilbert
Seasons
Jerome Johnson
Decker
Texas Ave
Frontier Restaurant
Matheme's
West Pearce
Wyatt
Insongs
Pertane
Club Marina
Port Keven Marina
Johnny Wiliams
the Tom Martin Trio
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