Whooping Cranes Bring Tourism Boom to Rockport Coast
The Aransas National Wildlife Refuge near Rockport hosts 80 nesting whooping cranes this winter, the largest since conservation began. Visitors number close to 90,000 yearly, with cruises aboard the Whooping Crane vessel offering sunset and wildlife tours from Sea Gun Marina.
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Texas
Rockport
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Canada
Wood Buffalo National Park
Arctic Circle
Tivoli
Austwell
Golden Eagle
Blackjack Peninsula
Aransas Wildlife Refuge
Dagger Point
Big Tree
Jean Lafitte
Sea Gun Marina
Nixon picks Earl Butz as ag secretary faces farmer discontent
Ralph Novak notes farmers oppose Nixon’s selection of Earl L. Butz to replace Clifford Hardin. Critics link Butz to Ezra Taft Benson while farmers complain over low corn prices and large crop plans. Nixon’s stance on preserving the Agriculture Department is welcomed, though perception of Butz as an outsider persists.
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Washington
CEF
Nixon
Earl L. Butz
Clifford M. Hardin
Ezra Taft Benson
Eisenhower
Butz
Benson
Hardin
Agriculture Department
Purdue University
Yoa
Democratic
Three From Here Receive Degrees From Texas U
More than 420 UT Austin students earned bachelor’s degrees in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and 261 in the College of Natural Sciences on December 22. Silsbee natives Henry Skillern Cynthia Shepherd and David Barnes were among the graduates.
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University of Texas At Austin
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Iof
College of Natural Sciences
Silsbee
Henry Rockwell Skillern
Lincoln Skillern
South Eighth Street
Cynthia Shepherd
Jack Shepherd
Pinewood Drive
David Warren Barnes
Tom B. Barnes
Winters Street
Facts About Flowers By Jenny Miller
Roses are among our best known flowers and can still bloom despite unseasonable weather. Prune tallest canes back before February and trim vigorous varieties to 12 or 15 inches, while weaker ones to 18 to 20 inches. Remove dead canes, rake debris, dust roses weekly, more after rain, and combat blackspot and mildew with regular dusting to maintain healthy foliage.
Stated Meetings For Hercules Lodge No 295 F and AM
The Hercules Masonic Lodge No 295 F and AM at 5105 S 11th Street Silsbee Texas holds stated meetings on the first and third Tuesday each month at 7 00 p m Visiting brethren are invited L K Johnson W M J D Lane Secretary
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Hercules Masonic Lodge
F&am
11Th Street
Silsbee
Texas
Boats With Motors Must Register In Texas Next Year
Austin reports changes to boat registration as of January 1. All motorized watercraft including trolling canoes must be registered. Certificates are plastic with two state decals. renewal notices are staggered and rates vary by length from 6 to 15 dollars.
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Austin
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Calendar reform by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582
The present calendar was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, reforming the Julian system and aligning the date with the solar year. The reform changed feast dates and dropped specific days to correct drift over centuries.
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Greglory XIII
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Francis Melvin
Brownie” Brown
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Sea Gun
Ed Layshock
Sea Gun Inn
Chamber of Commerce
Darvis Anderson
Blair
Wis
Utilities CO
North 5Th Street
Ralph Novak
Nixon and the Farmers
Texas U
Jenny Miller
Hardin County Savings and Loan
North Fifth Street
Silsbee, Texas
Lodge
L. K. Johnson
W. M
D. Lane
Secty
Childress & Witt
Monument Works
Silsbee & Woodville
Pine Plaza
Woodville
Bmie Giligeguiludt
Gestereo
AFC
Goodyear
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