Blankets Of Color Appear On Texas Highways
Texas Highway Department reports wild flower displays expanding along state roads after decades of bluebonnet and wildflower cultivation. Maintenance delays mowing to let seed pods reseed, with selective mowing near intersections and edges for safety. Wildflowers prevent erosion and save maintenance costs while highlighting environmental efforts led by landscape experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Highway Department
Texas
Highway Department
Coastal Bend
J. C. Dingwall
Alabama-Coushatta Chief seeks federal aid for reservation tourism
Chief Fulton Battise leads a delegation to Washington and Austin to press for SBA and federal loans and grants to expand the Alabama-Coushatta tourist business. He argues lawmakers should direct aid, not rely on protests, to build jobs and self-sufficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama-Coushatta
Fulton Battise
John Tower
Washington, D. C
Alabama and Coushatta
Dempsie Henley
Polk County
Peyton Walters
Walter Broemer
Ralph Yarborough
John Dowdy
George Bush
Bob Eckhardt
Tower
Bush
Senator Yarborough
Congressman Dowdy
Washington
Texas
Livingston
Small Business Administration
Scout Executive To Speak Tuesday At Lions Club
Scout executive Harry Marr from Port Arthur, former Sabine Area Council leader, will speak at the Lions Club meeting on Tuesday April 21. Dinner at 6 30. Marr served since 1951 and retired April 15. council merged into Three Rivers America. Lions Club sponsor of local troop 282 with Scoutmaster Robert Parr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Marr
Port Arthur
Sabine Area
Barclay Calvert Wedding Announcement
Rev and Mrs R E Barclay announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Martha Janet to Wayne Donald Calvert of this city. The ceremony will be April 23 at 7 pm in First Baptist Church with a reception to follow. friends are invited through the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Barclay
Martha Janet
Wayne Donald Calvert
G. W
Pete) Calvert
First Baptist Church
Rho Upsilon Beta Sigma Phi Meets in Silsbee
The Rho Upsilon chapter gathered April 13 at Silsbee State Bank with 15 members. Peggy Jones presided, plans were announced for a rummage sale April 18 in front of Silsbee Packing Co. Dale Wham, Silsbee High School art instructor, presented a program on creative art modeling. Mrs Dennis Dace served as host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rho Upsilon
Beta Sigma Phi
Silsbee State Bank
Peggy Jones
Silsbee Packing Co
James Skinner
Bob Riceman
Dale Wham
Silsbee High School
Dennis Dace
Hardin County deeds and transfers ledger complete
Hardin County Texas records list numerous filings including affidavits, releases, warranty deeds, deeds of trust, and partial releases among many entities. Names include Colony Dev. Co., Jerrald D. Adams, Robert L. Roebuck, Mid State Homes, Texas Telephone and Telegraph, United States government, and Neches National Bank, among others, with transfers between Colony Dev. Co. and various individuals and firms. The long register also notes probate in the Estate of Hazel Lorene Childres and liens, extents of lien, and oil gas and mineral leases involving multiple parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Sheffield
Colony Dev. Co
Condray S. Gill
William C. Riley
Colony Dev.Co
Phillip G. Ellis Jr
John T. Williams
M. M. Hoffman
Joe E. Davis
Lumberton Church of Christ
Mid State Homes Inc
Robert L. Vanner
Glenn Home Builders
Robert L. Roebuck
Farmers Home Adm
First Sec
Bank
Wildwood Assoc
G. H. Read
James E. Jordan
Hazel Lorene’ Childres
Loyd Frank Childres
M. C. Jordan
R. B. Barclay
U. S. Treasury Dept
J. C. Markin
Fed
Elma Schneider
Bright & Schiff
Katherine Queen Price
Edward L. Burrell
Joseph Louis Cook
R. E. Stinnett
Texas Telephone and Telegraph Co
United States of America
H. E. Munden
Royley M. McGee
Jack Edward Nate
James L. Powell
James
Glenn House Builders
W. W. Ferguson
J. C. Hare
Frances Swift
Duncan P. Allen
John F. Cullinan Jr
C. A. Leavens
Allen
Fannin Bank of Houston
Buck Jones Lbr, Co
Alvin B. Walker
Neches Natl. Bank
Richard E., Jones
Richard E. Jones
Buck Jones Lbr. Co
Robert M. Stephenson
Neches Natl
Landgraf Heads Silsbee Association for Retarded Children
Lester P. Landgraf was elected president of the Silsbee Association for Retarded Children at a Tuesday meeting at Neches National Bank. Other officers named include Mrs Betty Meade vice president Davis Whitted secretary treasurer and Al Glenn parliamentarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester P. Landgraf
Silsbee Association For Retarded Children, Inc
Neches National Bank
Landgraf
State Highway Department
Betty Meade
Davis Whitted
al Glenn
Jack D. Hedge
Cecil Cobble
J. Wright
Peggy Hobson
Dorothy Yawn
Glenn
Silsbee Association For
Winnie Jones
Rachel Ferguson
Tom Fuller
Beaumont State Center For Human Development
Beverly Roney
Beaumont Center
Silsbee
Hedge
Beaumont
Robert S. Eastham
Howard K. Morrow
Three Woodrow Baptist Girls Enter State Bible Contest
The Church Training Department of the Texas Baptist General Convention sponsors an Intermediate Sword Drill and Young People's Speaker Tournament in Waco on April 18. State eliminations select representatives from Texas Associations for Glorieta or Ridgecrest this summer. Emmanuel Association sends Beth Tynes 15 Vivica Brown 14 and Dena Brown 12 all from Woodrow Baptist Church Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Training Department
Texas Baptist General Convention
Waco
Texas
Glorieta
Ridgecrest
Emmanuel Association
Beth Tynes
Clifton Tynes
Vivica
Dena Brown
Leon Brown
Beth
Dena
The
Woodrow Baptist Church
Silsbee
Epoxy Resin Claimed Most Powerful Adhesive
A claim states epoxy resin is the strongest adhesive. After cooling to minus 450 degrees Celsius it can endure up to 8000 pounds per square inch.
Lions Club Party Draws Forty Attendees
On Friday April 10 the Silsbee and Lumberton Lions Clubs sponsored a party attended by forty children and interested adults. Davis Whitted and his dummy Sandy provided entertainment. Refreshments were supplied by local Silsbee and Lumberton merchants.
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Silsbee and
Lumberton Lions Clubs
Davis Whitted
Sandy
Silsbee
Lumberton
Lions Present $660 to Kerrville Children’s Camp
A check for $660 from the Silsbee and Lumberton Lions Clubs was given to John Ivy, director of the Handicap Ped Children’s Camp, at a party for area handicapped children held at All Souls Catholic Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pam Turner
Silsbee
John Teel
Lumberton Lions Clubs
John Ivy
Kerrville
Silsbee and
All Soul’s Catholic Church
Local Oil Jobbers Return From Texas Convention
Silsbee businessmen Billy K. Fuller of Fuller Oil Co. and Jerry H. Jones of Jones Tire and Supply Co. returned home after the Texas Oil Jobbers Association annual convention in Houston April 9-10. The event drew over 1,000 Texas oil jobbers, commission agents, and suppliers, with discussions focusing on a Federal proposal to place leadless gasoline on the market to curb air pollution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Billy K. Fuller
Fuller Oil Co
Jerry H. Jones
Jones Tire and Supply Co
Texas Oil Jobbers Association
Houston
Texas Oil
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Helen & Emmett Barefield
Lafayette
Pattillo
Hardin County
Alabama
Coushattas
Eckhardt
Lions Club
Robert Parris
Roberto Flores
Robert A. Scott
al Morgan
David Shows
Barclay-Calvert
Edward Loggins
Ronnie Loggins
Govt
Jerrald
D. Adams
Colony Dev .Co
S$avon
Woodrow Baptist
Children’s
Williamson’s Wrecking Yard
Ford Motor
Tommie D
Easley
Law Enforcement
Tommie D. Easley
Sheriff's Dept
Enterprise
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