Guinea Drop Aimed At Wood Products Show In Kountze
Hardin County 4 H Club met to plan the Big Thicket Wood Product Exposition October 22 26 in Kountze The committee aims to drop 100 guineas from airplanes daily with prizes of 10 to 100 dollars for youths under 17 who catch a guinea and identify 10 leaves The event includes a queen crowning parade and demonstrations on local wood products with sponsorship from Lions Club Rainbow Girls and Chamber of Commerce A USDA centennial program and county leaders recognition are also planned
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Allen
Hardin County
4-H Club
Big Thicket Wood Product Exposition Committee
Kountze
Allen
Kountze Lions Club
Rainbow Girls
Hardin County Extension Program Building Committee
United States Department of Agriculture
Allen-Peavy Lumber Company
Hardin County Forestry Committee
Kountze Chamber of Com
Longtime Silsbee Resident B G Cunningham Dies at 66
Benjamin Guy Cunningham, 66, was found dead Sunday morning six miles north of Silsbee on the Old Spurger Highway. An inquest ruled natural causes. Graveside services were held Monday in Cunningham Cemetery with Bishop Walter Moulder officiating. Survivors include a brother T C Cunningham, and two sisters Grace Cunningham and Mrs Bell Elmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Guy Cunningham
Silsbee
Spurger Highway
Louis Sellers
Cunningham
Cunningham Cemetery
Walter Moulder
Silsbee Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Frank Lange
Douglas Arnold
D. Cunningham
Robert Ramer
John Ramer
Ray Stephens
Farmer Funeral Home
Mr. Cunningham
T. C. Cunningham
Grace Cunningham
San Antonio
Bell Elmore
Columbus
Texas
Continued Heat Drouth Plague Southeast Texas Forest Fires
Heat and drouth unleashed rapid wildfires across Southeast Texas burning 1119 acres. Texas Forest Service supervisor Archie Nash said most fires were incendiary and many started at night hindering detection. Hardin and Jefferson Counties suffered the worst losses. landowners were urged not to burn debris or conduct prescribed burns during the dry spell.
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Texas
Archie Nash
Texas Forest Service
Nash
Hardin
Jefferson
Nush
Carnival to Highlight 1962 State Fair of Texas
The Broadway hit Carnival will be featured at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas October 6 to 21 with 24 performances in Music Hall and additional matinees on Wednesdays Saturdays and Sundays. The show, based on Lili, won the 1961 New York Critics Circle Award for best musical and stars a notable cast. Also slated is the Ice Capades returning for 24 performances with new features and international skating stars.
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Dallas
State Fair Music Hill
New York
National
Lili
David Merrick
Bob Merrill
Michael Stewart
Birdie
Tughuly
Watinees
Palurdeys
Gunde
Funeral set for Mrs Lillie Hicks 72 in Silsbee
Mrs Lillie Ray Hicks 72 of Silsbee died 8 20 p m Tuesday at Schlesinger s Home Beaumont after 342 months there She lived in Silsbee 40 years was a Woodrow Baptist Church member Surviving are three sons Harry Hicks W L Hicks and Andrew Hicks an daughter Mrs R B Moore 22 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren Pallbearers nephews John Tom June Henry T R Sawyer and Guy Shepherd Funeral at Woodrow Baptist Church officiated by Rev R L Bateman with Farmer Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Ray Hicks
Silsbee
Schlesinger
Beaumont
W. A Barclay Jr
Dardin Dr
Woodrow Baptist Church
R. L. Bateman
Fairview
Tyler County
Farmer Funeral Home
Hicks
John Sawyer
Tom Sawyer
June Sawyer
Henry Sawyer
T. R. Sawyer
Guy Shepherd
Bellville
Andrew Hicks
R. B. Moore
Sam Rayburn Stamp Set to Go On Sale September 16
The Sam Rayburn commemorative stamp design was unveiled by the Post Office Department in a ceremony with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Speaker John W. McCormack. The 4 cent stamp features Rayburn before the Capitol dome and will first be sold in Bonham, Texas, on September 16, the 22nd anniversary of his election as speaker.
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Sam Rayburn
Post Office Department
Sam
Lyndon B. Johnson
House
John W. McCormack
J. Edward Day
U. S. House of Representatives
Mr Sam
Bonham
Texas
Congress
Rayburn
Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee
Day
New York
Capitol Dome
Pearl Harbor
Public Utilities Holding Company
Rural Electrification Administration
iSam Rayburn
Kingston
Tenn
Windom
East Texas Normal College
Callaigns
Téenas
University of Texas
Woodrow Wilson
Kennedy
Truman
Eisenhower
Hoover
Jor Shincaid
Kincaid
Robert L. Miller
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Sam Reyburn
Charles A. Brooks
Willan K. .Burnell
Colt 45s Host Cubs In Four Game Series At Colt Stadium
Houston Colt .45s plan four game set with the Chicago Cubs August 17 to 19 at Colt Stadium. Events include Father and Son Night, Little League Day, and a twilight doubleheader on Labor Day after a 14 day road trip. Tickets on sale in Houston and via mail order with box seats at 3.50 and reserved 2.50.
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Colt Stadium
Houston Colt
Chicago Cubs
Chicago
Tree
Ernie Banks
George Altman
Billy Williams
Pony
Colt
Gospel Meetings Begin Monday At Local Church
A series of gospel meetings will be held at Southside Church of Christ on Highway 96 South one block north of Pines Motel. Services start 7:30 p m nightly from Monday August 20 through Sunday with Bible study at 10 55 a m worship at 10 55 a m and evening service at 6 30 p m Evangelist John Iverson of Orange Highway Church of Christ Port Arthur will speak each evening.
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Southside
Church of Christ
Highway 96
Pines Motel
John Iverson
Orange Highway Church
Card of Thanks for Mrs Sarah Theresa Shine
The family expresses gratitude to friends and relatives for thoughtful words and sympathy following the death of mother Mrs Sarah Theresa Shine. J. L. Shing and Getale Liat offer thanks and blessings for the kindness shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Theresa Shine
J. L. Shing
Getale Liat
Die Ling Wed In Aug 7 Justice Ceremony
Miss Mary Louise Die and Wallace Irby Ling were married August 7 at 8 p.m. in the office of Justice of the Peace J. M. Bowman. Attendants were Sandra Ling and Bobby Corley. The couple’s reception followed at the Busley home before a wedding trip to Houston and Galveston and a move to Anchorage Alaska. Families and friends attended including Port Arthur guests and Ling grandparents and relatives.
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Mary Louise
Melba
Walace Irby Ling
Wallace Ling
Justice of the Peace
J. M. Bowman
Sandra Ling
Bobby Corley
Spurgeon Busley
Houston
Galveston
Anchorage
Alaska
W. A. Hilton
Ray Hilton
Annie Pinell
D. Pinell
C. D. Smith
Edna Bergeron
Gertrude Ronquille
Port Arthur
Ling
Cynthia Ling
Co. K. Brown
Tom Gallagher
G. Ronquille
Revival in Progress at Evergreen Assembly of God Church
A healing-deliverance revival is in progress at the Evergreen Assembly of God Church led by Rev. F. C. Drake founder and pastor. Services are held nightly at 7 30 p m, at the church located three and a half miles on Spurger highway 92.
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Evergreen Assembly of God Church
F. C. Drake
Spurger Highway
Lighted Oyster Reef Markers Aid Fishermen In Texas
Artificial reefs off Texas coast get twelve 15 foot markers financed by the Texas Game and Fish Commission. Markers with beacons and reef signs help fishermen locate reefs and orient charts. Built by Lloyd W Richardson Construction Co at 1250 each, total bid 15000. Shell Producers Association led the program with 980000 invested. Commission funds 100000 yearly for oyster shell purchases and transplanting oysters to marked reef sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Commission
Lloyd W. Richardson Construction Company
Aransas Pass
Shell Producers Association
Parker Brothers
Horton and Horton
W. S. Haden
San Leon
Eagle Point
Trail Ride Sponsored by Hardin County Sheriff's Posse
Hardin County Sheriff's Posse sponsors a trail ride from Kountze to Liberty leading up to the 53rd Trinity Valley Exposition and World's Championship Rodeo in October. The ride occurs Monday and Tuesday October 15 and 16 with nightly dances at the campgrounds. Admission is $3 per person. contact Trail Boss L. L. Jones in Sour Lake or any posse member to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Sheriff ‘S Posse
Kountze
Liberty
L. L. Jones
Sour Lake
Hardin County Sheriff's Posse
Pentecostal Revival Begins in Groves and Greensboro
Rev Kenneth Morgan of Groves will start a revival Saturday night at 7 45 p m in the First Pentecostal Church where he serves as pastor. Services are set nightly at 7 45 p m. Rev H B Morgan, pastor of the local church, leads a parallel revival in Greensboro North Carolina and is the visiting preacher’s father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Morgan
Groves
First Pentecostal Church
Groves Pentecostal Church
H. B. Morgan
Greensboro
N. C
Oyster reef names merge with Trinity Bay expansion plan
The article lists reef names including Switchover Missing Range Light Halfway Gas Pipe Spoonbill Courthouse Tree angle Four Bit and Trinity. It notes additional reefs will be built farther north along the Trinity Bay east shore to counter increased bay salinity from dams on the Trinity River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
Trinity Bay East Shore
Bay
Trinity River
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Merce
Tonda
Texas’ Rural Electric Systems
Las Vegas
Nev
Jami
B. G. Cunningham
Philatelic
Washington, D.C
United States
Canoga Park
Calif
Richard Jones
Clifton Caraway
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
Anders Poulson
Gulf States Utilities Co
Poulson
Weeks Crawford
W. C. McNeil
Wallace Irby Ling
Sheriff's Posse
Trail Ride
FLOR
Gsee
Britton Cravens Lumber Co
Beaument
Hobba
Silsbee Highway
W. LL. Murphey
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