Concrete plant uses charts to mix exact mix ratios
East Texas Transit Mix Company owner A E Johnson treats concrete as a science. The plant west of town near the Santa Fe tracks began March 23 1953 with five workers and a small fleet, now eight men and expanded trucks. They produce precise batches for local industries and infrastructure using sand from Ramayor and Eagle Lake and cement shipped from Houston.
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A. E. Johnson
East Texas Transit Mix Company
Johnson
Santa Fe
East Texas Transit
Silsbee
Ramayor
Eagle Lake
Houston
Card of Thanks for Roy Joe’s Recovery
The family expresses heartfelt thanks to those who offered concern. Special gratitude to the man who gave artificial respiration and to Pete Farmer and to Mr. and Mrs. W. F. McDowell and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Nash.
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Roy Joe
Pete Farmer
W. If. McDowell
Bill Nash
Birthday Party Honors Juanita Faye Walters on Fifth Birthday
Juanita Faye Walters, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Walters, was feted at a birthday party held Tuesday June 29. The event featured games and refreshments for 28 children and 13 mothers, celebrating her fifth birthday.
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Juanita Faye Walters
Norman Walters
Popular Bicnic Treat fried Chicken Across Generations
The article notes fried chicken as a enduring picnic staple from early American baskets to today. It explains modern poultry is bred for tenderness and flavor, and outlines a frying recipe with fat, flour, and evaporated milk plus browning then slow cooking. It also mentions park barbecue options and variations for hot and spicy tastes.
Eight Clubs Represented At ELD Council
Hardin County Home Demonstration Council met in Legion Hall Kountze June 23 at 2 00 p m with eight clubs represented by 16 members and four visitors A county picnic is set for Sour Lake on August 19 with attendees asked to bring a covered dish for the noonday luncheon The council voted to send the new T H D A chairman to the Dallas state meet in August In the last fiscal year 48 percent of the total families aided by Red Cross were tornado victims and 17 percent of disaster relief operations involved tornado victims
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Hardin County Home Demonstration Council
Legion Hall
Kountze
Sour Lake
T.H.D.A
Dallas
Red Cross
Automatic Sand Gravel Plant Aids Silsbee Growth
A compact, fully automatic storage and mixing plant operates at a rate of 400 barrels every six hours. One man oversees the machines while large hoppers hold sand and gravel above weighing devices. Water is stored in a nearby tank. Measured materials drop into a truck for in transit mixing, serving industrials and individuals in Silsbee.
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Silsbee
East Texas Transit Mix
E. A. Seales
Time Issues Booklet Of Selections From Stories Of Recent Years
Time magazine releases A Matter of Manner a 14 selection booklet of quotations from its stories to showcase writing style. Printed on heavy stock with hand set type the volume aims to reflect Time’s narrative voice rather than reporting. Copies distributed to educators editors and industry leaders. available from Joan McLathie at Time 9 Rockefeller Plaza New York NY.
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New York
Time
Joan McLathie
Rockefeller Plaza
New York 20
Wilsons leave on trip to Black Hills
Mr and Mrs Martin Wilson depart by plane for Mandan North Dakota to visit Mrs Wilsons sister Mrs James Jordan and family for two weeks. They will then travel into the Black Hills and up into Canada for additional trips this trip.
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Tommy Read
Texas Transit
W. C. Watts
W. H. Goins
ST. Regis
Thermos
Hudson Metal Sprays
Kodak Camera
Silsbee Drug Company
ELD. Council
Time Iessues
Magnolia
Silsbee Service Company
Silsbee Service
Freezers
Maytag
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