Summer Reading Club Expands with Hundreds of Readers
The Harding Polk Tyler Multi County Library bookmobile reports over 300 students registered for the Texas Reading Club. Silsbee Kountze and Sour Lake libraries join in, with certificates for completing 12 books. New driver Carlton Harris replaces Tom Cox who left for Center. Reads rotate through Milner’s Store Chance Loeb and other stops with July dates and schedules.
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Harding Polk-Tyler
Texas Reading Club
Silsbee
Kountze
Sour Lake
Texas State Library
Ruth White
Milner’s
Chance-Loeb
Jeffcoat’s
Chance - Loeb
Gardner's
Village Mills
Honey Island
Wotaw
Saratoga
Batson
Pine Ridge
Pinewood
Transcontinental
Carlton Harris
Tom Cox
Cox
Center
Mr. Harris
Nacogdoches
Stephen F. Austin College
Subdivisions discuss sewer project resurfacing options
Perrell urged that if funds permit all streets with new sewer lines be repaired and sealed, including Free, Parks, and Weathersby Streets which are unsurfaced under the original plan. Other streets with lines at pavement edge should also be repaired. lines in the middle of streets remain under contract. Council would consider Perrell’s recommendations if funds are available.
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Perrell
Weathersby
Miss Joan Meyers Joins TCU Summer Abroad in France
Fort Worth June 30 Twenty two Texas Christian University students begin the Summer Session Abroad program by arriving in Nantes France Miss Joan Meyers daughter of Mr and Mrs John Meyers Silsbee Texas is part of the group They will live with French families in July attend classes at the University of Nantes and tour France before traveling to Italy Switzerland Germany and England in August Led by Dr Rita May Hall the group plans to return to the United States on August 27.
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Nantes
France
Paris
Italy
Switzerland
Germany
England
Rita May Hall
TCU
U. S
Visit Tied To Corpus Christi Woman In Richard son Home
Mrs Bessie Read of Corpus Christi visits at the home of Mr and Mrs J H Richardson in a brief social notice noting hospitality and local family ties.
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Bessie Read
Corpus Christi
J. H. Richardson
Multiple Traffic Accidents Reported Near Silsbee area
A series of Monday afternoon incidents near Silsbee left several injured or uninjured. Fred Skillern of Nacogdoches flipped a car on slick pavement, four ribs broken. his wife Fay and son Floyd uninjured. A two car crash at FM 770 and SH 826 near Kountze involved Mrs. Bob Carruthers Batson and Ronson Cravey Evadale with no injuries. A second two car crash on US 69-287 at Loeb injured Gar land Gore and left George Tennison mildly hurt. At Boggy Creek Road and US 69 287, Jack Smith and Jerry Grimes had minor injuries. A six car smash at the Southern Pacific crossing in Loeb injured Minnie Brown Gibson who was hospitalized for a neck injury. Names of other drivers involved were Coy Harvill Neder land John O Neil Jr Carlton Wolcott William Moreland and Larry Patterson. Marie Elaine Luna of Silsbee struck Lil lian Myrty also of Silsbee at Loeb with no injuries. Patrolmen Leo Hickman and Tommy Clark investigated each incident.
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Fred Skillern
Nacogdoches
Skillern
Fay
Floyd
FM 770
SH 826
Kountze
Bob Gq.carruthers
Batson
Ronson Cravey
Evadale
E. W. Coleman
George N. Tennison
Silsbee
Garland B. Gore
Gore
Boggy Creek Road
Loeb
Jack E. Smith
Beaumont
Jerry Wade Grimes
Chance
Southern Pacific
Minnie Brown Gibson
Gibson
Coy M. Harvill
Nederland
John A. O'Neil Jr
Port Arthur
Carlton M. Wolcott
William C. Moreland
Larry Dale Patterson
Tyler
Leo Hickman
Tommy Clark
Marie Elaine Luna
Lillian Frazier Myrty
Myrty
Luna
Freedom by walking with God through Christ
The Upper Room July 2 1964 reflects on freedom in daily life as true liberty only through God. It contrasts traffic jams with divine guidance and urges living in harmony with God’s laws as the path to self fulfillment and better life.
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God
Christ
Numerous Local Families Take Weekend Trips and News
ReCOUNT of visits and returns shows Ed Yoksh family in Anthony New Mexico with Carlsbad Caverns stop. Murphey seaman on leave visiting mother Mrs A G Murphey. Garland Moore family in Waxahachie with Cecil Lowrie. Peters of Tampa Florida visiting daughter Dr H F Munden.
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Ed Yoksh
Lee Ellen
Gene
C. A. Bonner
Anthony
N. M
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Michael G. Murphey
Seaman
USN
A. G. Murphey
Garland Moore
Waxahachie
Cecil Lowrie
R. I. Peters
Tampa
Fla
H. F. Munden
Frank L. Choate
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Franklin Windham
New York
W. W. Windham
Touring East Texas Showcases Classic Lumberjack Meals
East Texas diners flock to Camden Hotel in Camden Polk County where sawmillers sit to hearty country meals served by manager Mrs. R L Watts known as Jack. The old fashioned inn hosts 30 to 50 customers daily with domino parlor porch chatter and breezy front porch moments. Upcoming events include June 27 28 Oakridge Handicap Open Golf Tournament in Lufkin July 1 4 Annual championship rodeo in Sulphur Springs July Jones Amateur rodeo in Linden and July 4 Fourth of July Invitational Golf Tournament in Overton.
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East Texas
Camden
Polk County
R. L. Watts
Jack
Lufkin
Sulphur Springs
Linden
Overton
Thought for the Day Prayer and Guiding Message
Prayer section asking for divine forgiveness and harmony through closeness to God. Includes a concluding Thought for the Day praising Christ led guidance by Willard A Scofield of New York.
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Christ Willard A. Scofield
New York
Final Rites Held In Orange For Former Resident
Funeral services for Ross E Wright age 73 of 2121 Tremont Orange were at First Baptist Church Orange with Rev Cooper Waters. Burial followed at Resthaven Cemetery Silsbee. Wright a Center native and former Silsbee distributor for Gulf Oil later owned the Gulf Oil bulk plant in Orange. He died on arrival at Orange Hospital after a heart attack. Surviving wife Lanie McElroy Wright of Orange a daughter Joe W Martin of Orange two sisters Frank Todd Center and W E Sheffield Silsbee.
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Ross E Wright
Tremont
Orange
First Baptist Church
Cooper Waters
Resthaven
Silsbee
Claybar Funeral Home
Center
Wright
Gulf Oil Products
Gulf Oil Bulk
First Baptist Church of
Orange Hospital
Lanie McElroy Wright
Joe W. Martin
Frank Todd
W. E. Sheffield
Safety Group Urges Safe Driving For July Fourth Weekend
Texas Safe ty Association president Quincy V. Tuma of Houston urges drivers to exercise caution and courtesy during the holiday traffic. He warns drownings remain high in Texas and stresses life jackets for boaters and life preservers for water skiers. He cautions that home accidents are a leading Texas death cause, urging safety at home as well.
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Texas Safety Association
Texas
Quincy V. Tuma
Houston
TSA
Tuma
Association
U.S. Coast Guard
Texaco Inc
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J. C. Busby
E. W. Baldwin
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G. A. Bridges
Val Hickman
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Bill D. Stafford
S. M. Miears
Richard E. Jones
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R. J. Blair
Joan Meyers
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R. L. Read
Popay
Servage
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A. A. Drennen
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Arne Pedersen
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H. E. Munden
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Brookland
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Milton Cramer
Lufkin Memorial Hospital
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Lampasas
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Harry Lee Allen
US Navy
Edgar O'Neil
N. Fifth Street
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Norma Martin
J. B. Grundy
Floydada
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A. A. Schauthman
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Hardin Memorial Hospital
Clyde M. Denson
Wichita
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Mattie Campbell
Kirbyville
Virgil L. Caraway
Bob
DuPont
Washington
Elmer R. Paige
Nashville
Tenn
Henry M. Donelson Jr
Green Mountain Falls
Cole
Joe Hilderbrand
la Verne
Okla
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Ponca City
H. C. Scoggins
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Lawrence Hebert
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J. C. Jeffrey
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Nick Slavik
Carlsbad
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Hotel Dieu Hospital
Connie Scoggins
Midland
Lubbock
Albert Mce- Broom
Robert McCuistion
Janet Benson
Colo
By Bob Bowman
Thardin Drug CO
Silsbee , Texas
LP & IP
Skinner
Pharmacists
Ality
Gulf States
J. W. Curry
Friendship Baptist
Church For
Rev. McGowin
Castilan
Pete Farmer
Curry and Landers
Lone Star Brewing Co
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Scoupon
E. J. Jones Gulf
Silshee
Riedrich
Friedrich
Alford
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