Uncle Sam Origins and World Reach Across Centuries
The figure of Uncle Sam appeared in Troy New York in 1813 and spread quickly. By 1816 a book titled The Adventures of Uncle Sam popularized him. His stars and stripes costume emerged from 1830s cartoons, linked to Seba Smith and later Dan Rice who made the image famous worldwide as a symbol of goodwill and strength.
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U. S
Troy
New York
Uncle Sam
Seba Smith
Dan Rice
United States
Goodwill and Strength
Squirrel hunting and community life in Votaw
Melvin Eason and son Norris hunted here with Omer Collins. Norris earned his first squirrel. Local visits included Sumralls in Isogno and various relatives in Wotan, Leggett, Elmo, and Beaumont. Morning Watch devotional group meets weekly. speakers include ministers and teachers.
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Melvin Eason
Norris
Cleveland
Omer Collins
Frank Sumrall
Wesley iCain
iSogno
Wotan
Lynn Johnston
W. E. Johnston
Johnston
USA
L. B. Johson
Fredricksburg
Minerva Moye
Orange
Gene Cothran
Kenneth Collins
Port
R. E. Barclay
First Baptist Church of
Silsbee
Weeks Crawford
Charles Pringle
Hardin County to Designate Public Fund Depositories
Hardin County Commissioners Court will designate depositories for public funds at the regular term starting Monday February 8. Governed by Articles 2544 through 25584 ACS as amended, all banking corporations associations and individual bankers are advised of the terms. Fletcher Richardson County Judge signs the notice. Clarence McNeely County Clerk by Geraldine Collins deputy.
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Hardin County
Commissioners’ Court
Fletcher Richardson
Local visits and family gatherings in Moss Hill area
Moss Hill residents hosted relatives from Votan for a weekend visit. Mrs. Ben Commander held a dinner for grandson Bennie Ray Kirkland before his Tuesday departure for Fort Polk Louisiana to enlist in the U S Service. PFC Calvin Kirkland and Junior Morrow from Sheppard Field visited the Kirkland family with his parents.
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Neches
E. C. Collins
Harry Jackson
California
R. E. Jackson
Wotaw
Effie Blasengame
Leggett
W. T. Capps
Elmo
Texas
Maxine Hinkley
E. L. Teal
Willie Bean
Susie Brackin
Kountze
Collins Store
Dan Heinze
Patsy and
Danelle
Beaumont
Frank Sumrall
Jack Biggs
Romayor
Dettling
Ida Mae Whitmire
Emma Ruth Rhodes
Gladys Graham
Ruel Jones
Victor
H- R. Loftin
Freer
Eddie Loftin
Horace Whitmire
Buna
Jessie Whitmire
R. L. Moye
B. F. KirksJand
Young Peoples Meeting
Curtis Myers
Jessie Myers
LaMarque
J. M. Myers
Loftin
Carol Smith
Cleveland
Walter Tanton
R L. Moye
Jessie King
LaPorte
Ed Beeson
Joe Love
Neches Valley
Conroe
More
Clarence Gore
Sharon
Kathie
Cynthia
Dewey Hoke
Pentecostal Church
Elliott Buffington
Mrs. Blakley
Moss Hill
Ben Commander
Bennie Ray Kirkland
Fort Polk
U. S
Delores Sumrall
C C. Kirkland
Sadie Folten
Frisby of
Tomball
Emma Knight
Sadie
Bernice Fay
Pfc
Calvin Kirkland
Junior Morrow
Sheppard Field
C. C. Kirkland
Neighborhood Youth Corps to enroll 150000 youths
Secretary Wirtz launches the Neighborhood Youth Corps as a major War on Poverty effort. The program aims to enroll about 150,000 disadvantaged youths ages 16 to 21 in parttime work with public or nonprofit sponsors to keep students in school and provide work experience for those out of school.
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Youth Corps
W. Willard Wirtz
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Wirtz
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Charles Steven
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Suse Mo
TSO Doctor of Optometry
S. J. Rogers
N. Jay Rogers
IEXAS
Goopping Center
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State OF
County OF Hardin
Clarence McNeely County
Geraldine Collins
H. E. Munden
N. 5Th St
Savil
Hardin County Savings and Loan Association
North Fifth Street
Silsbee, Texas
Gulf States
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Simmons Motor Company
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