Largest Gas Plant To Be Built By Shell Company At Sheridan
Shell Oil Company will construct its largest gas plant in Texas over a one year period starting this summer near its existing Sheridan facility. The new plant will rank among the Gulf Coast region’s largest facilities and will be located adjacent to the current Sheridan plant.
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Shell Company
Sheridan
Shell Oil Company
Texas
Shell
Texas Gulf Coast
Provident City
Houston Central
Giants, Rangers, Astros in Babe Ruth League tie
Babe Ruth League notes a three way tie on June 18 after Giants drop two games last week. Rangers beat Giants 7-1 on June 15, then Astros 3-0 on June 18. Giants had previously won two and lost two. Social and church notices follow with community updates.
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Giants
Rangers
Astros
Rain Fails to Dampen Fort Patrons Visiting Park
Mexia Old Fort Parker State Park drew 2 771 visitors in May despite 22 days of rain. Texas and out of state cars plus international guests from Germany, England and Scotland joined church and school groups studying early Indian attacks at the historic site.
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Mexia
Old Fort Parker State Park
Texas
Germany
England
Scotland
Texas Road Toll Tops 3000 In 1964
Col Homer Garrison of the Texas Department of Public Safety announced 1964 closed with 3006 traffic fatalities in Texas, up 10 percent from 1963. He cited nearly 487 million in economic losses, 454762 accidents, and 55.6 billion miles driven, with a record annual death rate of 5.4 per 100 million miles. He warned fatalities rose monthly and urged driver responsibility to curb future totals.
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Texas
Homer Garrison
Texas Department of Public Safety
Garrison
Excise Tax Cuts Go Into Effect Across Goods
President Johnson is set to sign a broad excise tax cut bill removing many federal levies. The changes, starting the day after signing, promise substantial savings by 1969 with numerous items and services reduced or repealed, including autos, electronics, matches, and admissions taxes.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
John Q
Johnson
Backyard earthworm beds aid fishing and home safety
Lavaca County agent John V. Lindsey urges DIY earthworm beds as cheap bait, detailing tub or drum setups, moisture needs, worm types like Red Wigglers, and a leaflet L-196. He also flags farming as a hazardous industry and stresses safety, sprayer calibration, and household sink efficiency.
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John V. Lindsey
Lindsey
Luther League Volunteers Clean Island Then Play Volleyball
The Luther League met Monday June 21 at 7 00 p m to clean and weed the island behind the church. After volleyball, they enjoyed homemade ice cream supplied by parents. Mr and Mrs Louis Krenek and son Albert attended the Astros Phillies game at the Astrodome last Sunday.
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Luther League
Sandra Kaiser
Louis Krenek
Albert
Astros
Phillies
Astrodome
Keeping a Sink Clean and Carrot Nutrition Facts
Porcelain sinks resist acids scratches and stains while stainless steel sinks resist rust and chipping. Clean with hot soap and rinse. sanitize after meals and wipe spills promptly. Carrots provide vitamin A, 5000 units daily, about 20 calories per carrot, and are versatile raw or cooked.
Herder and Boedeker Named Bluebonnet Girls State Councilmen
Peggy Elaine Herder and Carolyn Lillie Boedeker of Shiner were elected City Councilmen Place 2 City E at Bluebonnet Girls State in Austin. Associations note Girls State aims to teach citizenship through mock government with 400 attendees this year and two from Mexico City. Associate Justice Meade Griffin will administer the oath at the Texas Capitol Rotunda on Monday June 21. The program has grown since 1941 from 94 girls at Baylor to the current record level and will send two outstanding citizens to Girls Nation in Washington, D C.
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Peggy Elaine Herder
Carolyn Lillie Boedeker
Shiner
American Legion Auxiliary
Bluebonnet
Austin
Texas School For the Blind
Peggy
Carolyn
George W. Herder
Willie Paul Boedeker
Bluebonnet Girls State
Baylor University
Texas
Mexico City
Meade Griffin
Texas Supreme Court
Michael Wagner Elected To Texas House Of Representatives
Michael Wagner a Boys State delegate from Austin was nominated and elected to the Texas House of Representatives serving as Chairman for the joint legislative session at the state Capitol during Boys State Week on June 11, 1965. He was chosen for a special escort to guest speaker Attorney General Waggoner Carr and is the son of Dr and Mrs Martin M Wagner of Shiner. He attends St Josephs School in Yoakum and is sponsored by the Yoakum American Legion Post.
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Michael Wagner
Boys’ State
Austin
House of Representatives
State Capitol
Michael
Waggoner Carr
Texas
Martin M. Wagner
Shiner
St. Joseph’s School
Yoakum
Yoakum American Legion Post
Twin Birth Announcements From Shiner And Houston
Mr and Mrs Alvin J Vaclavik of Shiner announce a baby girl born Saturday June 19 at Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds four ounces Grandfather is Al phonse Berger of Schulenburg Maternal grandparents Henry Vincik of Shiner and John Dusek of Shiner Great grandparents John Dusek and Edmund Klesel both of Schulenburg and Anton Berger of Schulenburg Mrs John Vincik of Shiner is the great great grandmother. Mr and Mrs Thomas Berger of Houston announce a baby daughter born Monday June 7 at Spring Branch Memorial Hospital weighing six pounds four ounces Grandfather is Anton Berger of Schulenburg with maternal grandparents Henry Vincik of Shiner and John Vincik of Shiner and great grandparents Edmund Klesel Schulenburg and Mrs John Vincik Schulenburg.
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Alvin J. Vaclavik
Shiner
Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital
Thomas Berger
Houston
Spring Branch Memorial Hospital
Janice Mae
Alphonse Berger
Schulenburg
Henry Vincik
John Dusek
Edmund Klesel
Anton Berger
John Vincik
Dove hunting tips and food plots for fall season
Biologist Joe Davidson of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department advises planting food plots to support dove hunting this fall. Browntop millet offers a low cost option at about $2 per acre, drilled with fertilizer. Planting window is now through July 15. A coot is described as an aquatic bird common in South America.
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Tyler
Joe Davidson
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Davidson
South America
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Lee J
Peis
Babe Ruth League News
United DR. Martin Luther Church
LCM
LCW
Rosie Pesek
Marianne Pesek
Midland
Edwin Pesek
Carol Ann
Paul
Bob Novak
Joliet
Illinois
Joe P. Novak
Hallettsville
Wilma Sembera
J. C. Stepan
Rosebud Hospital
Rosebud
Weldon Schramm
Alfred Schramm
Fred Krause
United States
Lone Star Producing Company of
Dallas
British-American Oil Producing Company of
Tidewater Oil Company of
Sunray-Dx Oil Company
Ankenman Interests
Yoakum Herald-Times
Laddie Morisak
del Rio
Laughlin Afb
Louis Morisak
St. Mary’s
Mary Schilhach
Betty
Lavaca County Extension News
Lavaca County
Mary Francis
Burmeister
Olen A. Cessor
Betty Ann
Marshall Wayne Tolbert
Arthur A. Tolbert
St. Joseph’s High School
Baldwin’s Business College
Trunkline Gas Company
Victoria College
Victoria
Texas A & I College
Kingsville
Mira-Pak, Inc
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Albert Kurtz
Frieda Filip
Girls Nation
Washington, D. C
Republic
Dovie
Firestone
Wees
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