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Silsbee Bee

Location

Silsbee, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1963

Page

2

Silsbee Texas newspaper masthead and staff list

The notice lists mailing permit details for Silsbee Texas dated April 10 1919 and credits editors publishers and staff including David Read R L Read Tommy Read Leona Whitman Harold Leigh Ruth Stirling James Johnson Charles Green and others with roles in printing stereotyping and operation. Subscription rates are shown for Hardin Jasper Tyler and Jefferson counties.

Silsbee Texas Highway 96 Exas Hardin Jasper Tyler Jefferson David Read R. L. Read Tommy Read Ee Leona Whitman Harold Leigh Ruth Stirling James Johnson Charles Green

Johnsons Texas trip draws global press to LBJ Ranch

Reporters from across the nation set up in Austin hotels to cover President Johnson’s Christmas stay at the LBJ Ranch near Johnson City and the December 28-29 visit by German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard. Ranch Road 1 gets renewed to link the area with the White House scale coverage.

Austin Lyndon B. Johnson Texas Ludwig Erhard Johnson City Johnson Erhard Lbj Ranch Texas Highway Commission Pedernaies River Ranch Area White House Pennsylvania Avenue Washington Texas Railroad Commission Jerry Sadler Guerry Strong Hidalgo County Strong Pharr San Antonio Byron Simpson Porcion Sadler Mission Neal King Preston Smith Smith

Texas Industry Declared Safest Place For Work

The Texas Safety Association says on the job is the safest place, citing 396 on the job deaths in Texas last year and about 35 640 injuries. Road travel caused most danger with 2 421 deaths and 124 560 injuries, while homes caused 1 384 deaths and 124 560 injuries. Total 1962 Texas fatalities reached 5 655 with 436 003 injuries and a loss of over one billion dollars. The association credits business with leading safety efforts and promoting off the job safety through company programs and safety councils statewide.

Austin Texas Safety Association Today Texas Association United States TSA Texas Business and Industry

Poole Named Manager of Southwestern Bell Silsbee Group

Leroy Poole has been promoted to manager of the Silsbee group for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company announced by district manager Gordon Keller. Poole, a 10 year veteran, will supervise commercial activity across Silsbee Buna Jasper Kirbyville Kountze Spurger and Woodville.

Leroy Poole Silsbee Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Gordon Keller Jack Redmond Houston Keller Poole Telephone Company Buna Jasper Kirbyville Kountze Spurger Woodville Kennard Crockett Southwestern Bel Beaumont Beverly Jean Kathleen Kevin Roy Nelda Weeks Young Men's Business League Chamber of Commerce Royal Ambassador North End Baptist Church

Blackeye Peas Plentiful For New Year's Day

Folklore links good luck in 1964 to eating blackeye peas on New Year’s Day. The Agricultural Marketing Service notes ample dried canned and frozen supplies. Experts cite nutrition and versatility as reasons to include peas in holiday meals and beyond.

Agricultural Marketing Service U. S. Department of Agriculture South

Students Asked To Set The Pace For Driving Safety

The Texas Safety Association urges students to lead holiday driving safety during the Christmas New Year period. Dr Milo E Kearney notes thousands of lives are lost yearly but can be reduced if students participate. He praises youth awareness and advises college students traveling home to ensure vehicle readiness and avoid overloads. He also stresses courteous driving and patience on busy highways.

Texas Safety Association Milo E. Kearney TSA Kearney The Texas Education Agency

Growing Up Responsibilities in Bikes and Guns

A Texas health service feature urges teens to accept responsibility with new bikes or guns. It explains duties like riding safely, signaling, and staying alert to muzzle direction. The piece compares parental trust in youth to mature judgment and emphasizes safe handling and storage practices. Alaska’s size is noted.

Austin

Pine Seedlings Still Available in East Texas

Applications for pine seedlings from the Texas Forest Service and county offices are open. Seedlings include slash loblolly and shortleaf pine, priced at 5.50 per thousand plus tax, with higher 6.50 per thousand for seed production areas. Shipments run December 18 to February end. No orders under 500. for reforestation and windbreaks. A Circular 54 guide is included with each order. District foresters offer planting site advice. South American bushmaster venom is weak but its size and venom quantity make it dangerous.

Texas Forest Service ASCS Soil Conservation District Texas Indian Mound Alto

Engeling Venison Harvest Reaches 19 703 Pounds This Year

Public deer hunts at Engeling Wildlife Area near Palestine yielded 181 animals 82 bucks and 99 does totaling 19 703 pounds of field dressed venison. Bucks averaged 83 pounds and does about 73 pounds with hunter success above six percent among 296 participants. Parks and Wildlife officials call the hunt very successful and note strong state managed hunting each year. Irish peasants depended on potatoes for food in the first half of the 19th century.

Tyler Engeling Palestine Bob van Cleave Does Parks and Wildlife Department van Cleave

Set up a simple personal records system for tax time

A State Bar of Texas feature advises creating a central file for all records. Keep birth certificates, marriage license, will, insurance, tax withholdings, and investments organized. Include lists of residences, employers, schools, and profit sharing notes for easier year‑end duties.

Pentecostal Revival Begins December 31 Here

Services will be held twice daily at 9 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. Reverend Byrd, formerly a Southern Baptist minister for 22 years, joined the United Pentecostal Church two years ago.

Byrd United Pentecostal Church

Texas Timber Industry Employed 137,750 Texans in 1963

The 1963 Texas lumber sector shows strong growth with 137,000 to 137,750 workers across forest management, manufacture, transport and construction. Advances in southern pine quality and new engineered wood expand markets from mills statewide into the Midwest and East, with glued laminated products and high finish lumber boosting output.

Texas U.S. Department of Agriculture U. S. Forest Service Edward P. Cuff Cliff Deep South Southern Pine Association Midwest

Thought for the Day and prayer reflection from Florida church

The message urges Christians to keep Christ alive daily beyond Christmas and to share His abundant life. The piece invokes the Upper Room scene and prays for Christ to live in believers and be reborn in them each day. Mary Gatewood Banks from Florida signs the reflection.

Christ Father Mary Gatewood Banks Florida

Study Seeks 300 Farm And Ranch Record Keepers

Texas A&M Agri cultural Extension Service seeks 300 volunteers to join a year long mail in record keeping project for farms and ranches. Rex Kennedy coordinates with farm management specialists using university computers to analyze costs yields machinery and labor. Participants will begin with inventories and monthly income and expense records and receive a detailed year end analysis for tax planning. Submissions are confidential and summaries will be provided on request. Contact the local county agent to participate. Apache Indians are believed to have drifted south from Canada about 1200 1400 A D.

College Station Texas Agricultural Extension Service Rex Kennedy Kennedy Texas A&m University Texas A&m

Texas Lumber Industry Expands With Efficient Modern Mills

The state's total lumber output remains strong despite fewer mills as Texas shifts to more efficient modern facilities. Tight quality controls and better market readiness bolster supply, with robust assurance of rising sawtimber. About 4 million acres are now managed as flourishing tree farms.

Texas

U.S. Per Person Water Use Averages About 50 Gallons

A U.S. average shows each person uses about 50 gallons of water daily. The figure reflects typical residential consumption patterns across the nation.

The U. S

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