Tribal Member Receives Law Degree at Oklahoma City University
Arnold Battise of the Alabama and Coushatta Tribe earns a Juris Doctor from Oklahoma City University becoming the first tribal member to achieve a second degree. He completed a UH B A in 1966 while working full time, then studied law at night while at Tinker Air Force Base. He plans to sit for the Bar on June 24 with wife Joan and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Alabama-Coushatta
Arnold Battise
Oklahoma City University
Arnold
Oklahoma
Milby High School
Houston
University of Houston
U of H
Oklahoma City
Tinker Air Force Base
Joan
Alabama & Coushatta Tribe
Freida
Russell
Gary
S W C D Directors At Deep East Texas Meeting
Cherokee County Soil and Water Conservation District directors attended a Deep East Texas association meeting in Lufkin. Speaker Mrs. Irma Hooks of Harris County urged urban runoff concerns and demonstrated erosion control during construction to protect air and water quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee County Soil and Water Conservation District
Deep East Texas Association of Soil and Water Conservation
Lufkin
Irma Hooks
Tomball
Hooks
Harris County Soil and Water Conservation District
Houston
Texas
B.D. Hood
Jacksonville
Hood
Grady Nutt
Soil Conservation Service
A.W. Coke
Kilgore College Auditions Spotlight Local Pianists
Miss Jones of Alto Texas and Miss Hassell of Rusk were evaluated at Kilgore College for National Guild certificates. Guild judge Miss Holliway of Florida praised the Sherwood Studio students, with 18 auditioning and many earning Preparatory National Piano Collegiate units and high school credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Jones
BN. Jones
Alto
Texas
Sherwood Studios
Berryman Street
Miss Jones
Annie E. Fenner
Kilgore College
Merle Holliway
Florida
Sherwood Studio
Mary Ann Hassell
Rusk High School
Hassell
Mozart Junior Texas Federated Music Club
Kilgore
Anneace Alexander
Wells
Traci
Kim Campbell
Marla Collins
Barbara Fletcher
Elkhart
Andy
Mindy
Becky Grammer
James Hall
Welda Jane Hassell
Rusk
Gregg Holcomb
Gayla Lyons
Nacogdoches
Lydia Mettlen
Peggy Reid
Gary
Terry Tullis
Mrs. Fenner
Emerson Named President Of North and East Texas County Judges
Bo Emerson of Jacksonville was elected president of the North and East Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association at the annual conference held Friday. He succeeds Arlen G. Simmons of Kerens. Other officers include Billy Hullum and Roy Nail with F.R. Files as secretary treasurer. The 66 counties were represented as discussions focused on rising public service costs welfare county responsibility and mental health and mental retardation strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North and East Texas
Pvt Staton Completes Army Training at Fort Ord
Army Private George D Staton 22 son of Mrs Dewayne Foster 1118 Palestine Jacksonville Texas recently completed a basic army administration course at Fort Ord California The course trains students as general clerks clerk typists and personnel specialists They receive instruction in typing filing English grammar preparation Pat Statons wife Edna lives at 614 San Antonio Jacksonville Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Staton
Dewayne Foster
Palestine
Jacksonville
Tex
Ft. Ord
Calif
Pat
Staton
Edna
San Antonio
Rusk Folks Visit Relatives in Teague and Tucson
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hester visited Teague last week and spent time with sister Mrs. John McDonald and Mr. and Mrs. Drayton Boyd. They also called on Clyde Couthen of Tucson, Arizona, formerly of Rusk, and were joined by Mrs. McDonald and sister Mrs. Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Hester
John McDonald
Drayton Boyd
Teague
Clyde Couthen
Tucson
Arizona
Rusk
McDonald
Boyd
Also Mentioned on This Page
S&wcd
Simpson
Emerson
Rusk Folks
Albions
Mathews
Miller
Oxford
Bankamericaro
Rele
Jormon
Aztron
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!