Texas Legislature braces for lively session with notable appoin tments
Pre session lull ends as lawmakers prepare for 61st biennial in Austin. Gov elect Preston Smith signals tax relief aims while calls for school pay raises and budget increases mount. New appointments include Hawthorne Phillips as executive assistant AG and Paris attorney Henry Braswell to judge. Technical training boosts planned and water hyacinth eradication fronts noted. Inauguration events set with public access and entertainment by Jimmy Dean and other stars.
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Austin
Towary
San
Preston Smith
Legislative Budget Board
John Connally
LEB
LBB
Hawthorne Phillips
Harlingen
A. J. Carabbi Jr
Houston
Atty
Crawford C. Martin
Pat Cain
W. E. Wells
Martin
Odessa
George Kelton
Robert Owen
Crockett County
Phil Warner
Connally
Paris
Henry Braswell
Lamar
Fannin
William B. Blakemore
Midland
Public Safety
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J. C. Looney G
Ed Hunter
Gene Lehmann
Kerrville
Don Russell
San Marcos
Texas Tourist Development Agency
John McCarty
Dallas
Peter M. Curry
San Antonio
Raleigh Brown
Abilene
Paul Fulks
Wolfe City
Texas Aeronautics Commission
L. P. Sturgeon
Texas State Teachers Association
Boston
Charles H. Tennyson
TSTA
Thomas S. Bishop
Texas
Army Reserve Forces Policy Committee
House Education Committee
HEC
Texas Education Agency
James Connally Technical Institute
Waco
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Nueces
Frio
Atascosa
Marion Toole
P&w Department
Star
Galveston
U. S .Army Corps of Engineers
Caddo Lake
Beaumont
Sabine
Louisiana
Smith
Ben Barnes
Municipal Auditorium
Henry King
Jimmy Dean
Plainvew
Board of Pardons
Pa Oles
Texas’ Army National Guard
Fourth Army
Blue Bird Group Elects Officers At Meeting
The Happy Blue Birds gathered at Mrs. Jerry Williamson’s home on Tuesday. Charla Williamson was named president with Dianne Richardson as vice president and Dana Creel as secretary. Other officers include Dianne Reddell treasurer Mary Dell Rogers scribe and reporter Cindy Courtney flag bearer Laurie Jones and Barbie Stutts hostesses. Refreshments were served by Barbie Stutts. The next meeting is Jan 21 at 3 30 pm to begin work on Blue Bird pillows.
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Happy Blue Birds
Jerry Williamson
Charla Williamson
Dianne Richardson
Dana Creel
Dianne Reddell
Mary Dell Rogers
Cindy Courtney
Laurie Jones
Barbie Stutts
Bookmobile Books Move to Local Libraries in Hardin County
New books funded by Title I grant have been purchased and distributed to the Hardin Polk Tyler Multi County Library system libraries. The bookmobile legacy remains as existing titles are now housed in permanent libraries in Silsbee Kountze Sour Lake and Livingstone Allan Shivers Library Woodville.
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Hardin-Polk-Tyler
Ruth White
Texas State Library
Kountze
Sour Lake
White
Marguerite Horka
Silsbee
Barbara Ogden
Community brief from Lumberton and Silsbee area
Local notes report school resumption after Christmas break and a hospital stay for Joe Guillory. Kenneth Davis to finish Marine training at Fort Eustis with graduation set for January 28. The Tops Club of Lumberton plans a party January 14 at Lumberton Elementary, led by Wanda Newman. A new nursery, Whispering Pines, opens on the Silsbee Beaumont highway by Gene Sarny. Voter registration closes January 31 with locations in Lumberton and Kountze. Lee Roy Hale named deputy constable of Lumberton. Sympathy extended to the Roy Kendrick families after Roy Kendrick's death in Lumberton. Funeral held at Broussard's Mortuary with burial in Forest Lawn Beaumont. Kendrick was a former Beaumont bus driver and longtime Lumberton resident. Surviving relatives listed.
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Lamberton
Houston
T-Grand- School District
Joe Guillory
Doctors Hospital
Susbee
Pfe
Kenneth Davis
Beaumont
Sundey
Fort Eustis
Marine Hall
Tops Club of
Lumberton
Wanda Newman
Gene Sarny
Hardin County
Silsbee- Beaumont
Whispering Pines
Village Creek
Ray Martin
Kountze
Lee Roy Hale
F. Ricks
Mr. Hale
Susbee-Kountzee
Final Rites Held Tuesday For Mrs. Mattie Williford
Funeral services for 82 year old Mrs. Mattie Williford of Silsbee were conducted Tuesday at Farmer Funeral Home with Rev. R E Barclay officiating. Burial followed at Hocks Cemetery in Kountze. She died Sunday in Buna Medical Center after a long illness. She was a Bowie County native who lived most of her life in Silsbee and was a member of First Baptist Church. Survived by husband Charlie Williford two sons Bevis of Houston and E L of Beaumont three brothers Byred Telford J L Telford Monroe Telford and three sisters Sallie Day Mary Butler and Annie Garner.
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Mattie Williford
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Home
R. E. Barclay
First Baptist Church of
Hocks Cemetery
Kountze
First Baptist Church
Charlie Williford
Bevis Williford
Houston
E. L. Williford
Beaumont
Byred Telford
Farmington, N. M
J. L. Telford
Conroe
Monroe Telford
Brownfield
Tree Sisters
Sallie Day
Fort Arthur
Mary Butler
DeKalb
Annie Garner
Santa Fe
Gospel Singers Convene in Woodville January Event
The Great Neches Valley Singing Convention gathers in Woodville January 17 to 19 with several thousand gospel enthusiasts expected. The two state group offers free three day programs in Woodville High School and Dogwood Motel venues, featuring quartets, congregational singing, and a Friday quartet concert.
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Woodville
Texas
Louisiana
Chamber of Commerce
Dogtwood
Children of Deceased Service Members Benefit After Remarriage
The article notes that children of deceased veterans continue to receive Veterans Administration benefits even after their mothers remarry, outlining eligibility rules and potential adjustments to benefits accordingly.
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Veterans Administration
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