Caddo Lake a paradise of four seasons and history
The feature on Caddo Lake chronicles its romantic setting and four season beauty, from Mayhaw blossoms to autumn splendor, and notes its role as a historic waterway. It details early Native and settler lore, the raft theory for the lake’s formation, and the rise of fishing and conservation efforts led by Izaak Walton League brethren and state authorities on both sides of the Texas Louisiana border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caddo Lake
C. A. Beeh
South
New Orleans
Galveston
East Texas
Shreveport
Marshall
Jefferson
Southwest
Texas
Louisiana
Black Lake
Izaak Walter
Caddo Police
Texas Fish and Game Commission
United States
Texas Fish Hatcheries
Freeman-Curtis
Red River
Soda Lake
Department of Interior
Department of Commerce
Lzsu
Cypress Bayou
Cross Lake
Heart Fund Campaign Now Underway in Marion County
The county wide Heart Fund Campaign is underway with chairmen named to canvass Jefferson and nearby areas to inform residents about heart attack risks and urge heart disease prevention. Frank Broussard leads the business division with Harold Clark as co chair. A steering committee and numerous volunteers coordinate February 16 23 neighborhood canvassing and a February 23 Heart Sunday. A traveling art show for youth runs February 21 with Mrs Jessie M Walker in charge. call Mrs Key to reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heart Fund
Jefferson
Marion County
Frank Broussard
Harold Clark
David R Key
Gene S. Terry
Cochairman
Bennie Moseley
George Hubert Call
Sam Stafford
Oneal Parker
Gordon Brooks
Connie Haggard
Brutus Harris
David Neuville
Don Beaty
Wray Youngblood
Ethel S. Bailes
Ben Johnston
John Thomas Cooper
Jack Wicker
James T. Carter
O. E Hernandez
Aubrey Biggs
Bill McGuffin
Tommy Neal Bradley
Harold Hensley
Mrs W S Terry Speaks At College Womans Club Meet
Mrs Will iam S Terry of the Jefferson Historical Society spoke at the East Texas Baptist College College Women s Club meeting in Marshall. The program highlighted Jefferson history with a 1955 Mobil Oil sponsored film.
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W.S. Terry
College Womans Club
Marshall
Merle Bruce Hall
College Women's Club
East Texas Baptist College
William S. Terry
The
Jefferson Historical Society
Tom Rideout
Terry
East Texas Historical Association
East Texas Chamber of Commerce Committee of
Jefferson Library and Museum Association
Carnegie Library
Church School
First Methodist Church
Amon
Texas Historical Commission
Texas Women's University
Jefferson
Mobil Oil
Lassater Church to Hold Revival This February
Lassater Baptist Church near Jefferson will host a revival at 7 p.m. nightly from February 7 to 9 led by pastor Reverend Davis Anderson. Evangelist Leroy Dickerson of Marshall will speak, with Ley Cowley of Sims in charge of music.
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Davis Anderson
Lassater Baptist Church
Jefferson
Leroy Dickerson
Marshall
Lowley Cowley
Sims
Texas
Local youth Koecadee Melton Jr enlists in the Army
Koecadee Melton Jr son of Mr and Mrs Koecadee Melton Sr Route 4 Box 143 Jefferson enlisted in the U S Army for four years joining under the Army Cash Bonus Option He will be assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood Texas A 1973 Jefferson High School graduate
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Koecadee Melton, Jr
Koecadee Melton
Box 143
Jefferson
U. S. Army
SFC
Bob Connell
Koecadee
1St Cavalry Division
Fort Hood
Texas
Jefferson High School
Also Mentioned on This Page
Merson Imute
Great Britain
Mittie Stephens
Kellogg
George Rommer
Swanson's Landing
Lodwick
Swain
Jay Gould
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Gould
Lier
Big Cypress Bayou
Garden Club
Seth Walton, Jr
Virginia Hanna
Dan Gardner
William Kersey
Marie Franks
Lorene Archer
J. T. DeMoney
Franks
L. S. Mitchell
Eugene Moore
Mary Lee Forsyth
Elise Sanders
M. Warden
Ned Aird
Allen Monument CO
Shreveport, LA
Jefferson Display Yard
David H. Little
Dist
Rep
Clarksville
Skein
C & W Builders
Weldon Hampton
G.E. Haggard & Son
Jefferson, Texas
Avinger, Texas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!