Humble Annuitant Plans Gardening Fishing Pastimes
Charlie Beaird, now a Humble annuitant, will frequently visit Lake Sam Houston where he and his wife Palona keep a home. They enjoy fishing and gardening, Beaird doing most gardening at his Channelview home. He joined the Refinery Boilermaker Department in 1925, left in 1926, returned in 1928 to the Pipe Department, then moved to 10 Light Oil Treaters before retirement. The Beairds attend Channelview Baptist Church and have two children, Ruby Charlene Burgess of Baytown and Garland Ray of Channelview.
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Charlie Beaird
Lake Sam Houston
Palona
Beaird
Channelview
Caldwell
Beira
Beairds
Retired 40-Year Humble Plant Worker Thomas Lived Outdoors
W. A. Thomas, long time Humble Baytown Refinery employee relations supervisor, retires after a career spanning multiple departments. He enjoys catfishing at a 150 acre New Caney lake with wife Helen and daughter Sue, while also recalling family roots in Van Alstyne Mineola and Jackson.
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New Caney
W. A. Thomas
Humble
Baytown
Rcations
Helen
Sue
New Cany
Thomas
van Alstyne
Sherman
Texas
Mineola
U. S. Army
France
Oklahoma A&m College
Alexander College
Lon Morris
Jacksonville
Southern Methodist University
J. W. Thomas
Refinery
Fred Cherry
Lake Jakson
Barbers Hill Teacher Publishes in Texas Outlook
Barbers Hill High School speech and English teacher Mrs J B Gill has an article in the current Texas Outlook, the Texas State Teachers Association publication. The piece titled A Fond Farewell describes nostalgic memories of the last day of school in County Line School, a two room building in Franklin County, East Texas. Gill is a East Texas Baptist College alumna and is pursuing a master's at the University of Houston.
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Mont Belvieu
J.B. Gill
Barbers Hill High School
Texas Outlook
Texas State Teachers Association
Franklin
East Texas
Gill
East ‘Texas Baptist College
The
University of Houston
Wilkins Retires From Humble to Pursue Hobbies
Gaston Wilkins, who left Humble Refinery Storehouse after a long career, plans active pursuits. A former barber, he joined Humble in 1941, later worked in Rigging, Garage, and Storehouse since 1952. Native of Alabama, he and his wife Grace belong to St. Paul’s Methodist Church and have a daughter in Dayton and two grandsons.
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Gaston Wilkins
Humble
Wilkins
Baytown
Alabama
Grace
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Alvin Ornstein
Dayton
Ohio
Gregory
Grant
Dishongh Retires From Humble and Plans Fishing Life
Malcolm B. Dishongh retires after nearly 45 years with Humble's Refinery and will move with wife Myrtle to a new Canyon Lake home under construction. A Baytown veteran who began in Houston in 1923, he held roles in Control, Traffic, Purchasing and Shipping before relocating in 1960. He enjoys golf and woodworking and has one son and three grandchildren eager to fish with him.
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Canyon Lake
Malcolm B. Dishongh
Myrtle
Dishough
Humble
Bigtown
Houston
Baytown
Oakhurst
Dishoughs
Malcomb Henry
Grandpa
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Nupoak G. Fork
Hansell N. York
MacArthur
Robert
Humble Plant
We. A. Thomas
Barbers Hill
Dishongh
M. B. Dishongh
Soldta
Kmart
Admiral
Spalding
K-mart
N. Pruett
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