Community News Roundup From Fletcher AreaEvents and Visits
The Texas State Library Bookmobile will park at Milner's store Friday 2 15 to 3 00 and at J M Bowman's office 3 15 to 4 30. The Fletcher Home Demonstration Club and Chance Loeb Club host their annual picnic Thursday at 6 30 p m at Nelza Anne pool grounds. Various church groups plan meetings and camps with attendees listed, including Intermediate GA s, YWA s, and Zomma Hare WMU Circle. Local residents from Corpus Christi to Mobile share visits, trips, and family news across Beaumont Anahuac and nearby towns.
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Texas State Library
Milner’s
I. M. Butler
Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church
Southeast Texas Baptist
Newton
Linda Neely
Vicky Bostick
Sharon Milner
First Baptist Church of
Loeb
Sharon Myers
Marilyn Jeffcoat
Billie Ferdus
Henry Shettles
Vicky
YWA
Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church Training Union
Zomma Hare Wmu
Wanda Davis
Linda Kay Patillo
Corpus Christi
D. B. Pattillo Sr
Silsbee State Bank Report of condition June 30 1962
The report lists assets totaling 8 396 289 36 with cash items and government obligations, loans, real estate, and bank premises. Liabilities show total deposits of 7 723 100 54 with surplus and profits totaling 576 347 90 and reserves 153 035 35. The document characterizes the bank as a state institution member of the Federal Reserve System.
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Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Bank
United States
Family visits and travel span Texas and beyond
Last week saw Miss Carolyn Smart visit in Fred and relatives in Kirbyville. Mr. and Mrs. Tiner and family, with Mrs. Brown, returned from El Paso with visits to Carlsbad Caverns and Juarez. Lake Arthur and Beaumont connections appear as relatives welcome new births and bid farewell in Houston. Geraldine Creel funeral held in Mount Houston Pentecostal Church after long illness.
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Calif
Joe Vassar
Fl Paso
Carlsbad Caverns
Old Mexico
Christine Neely
Shirley Brown
Beaumont
C. C. Vassar
Linda Kay
Ferrell Ann Moore
Linda Craigen
A. L. Mason
W. D. Norton
Mobile
Georgiana
Andalusia
Red Level
Ala
Mason
Henry Taylor Mason
Chrystal Springs Park
Curtis Hitson
Houston
Hitson
Norton
Robert Long Hospital
J. D. Sheffield
San Antonio
Cor
Carolyn Smart
Fred
Sidney Davis
Mary Davis
Kirbyville
R. V. Tiner
O. K. Brown
el Paso
R. L Decker
Decker
Tiner
Brown
Pvt
Larry Poe
Fort Bliss
Juarez
Mexico
Jesse Builer
Lake Arthur
Landry Buller
David L. Fisher
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Mount Houston Pentecostal Church
Geraldine Creel
Creel
Dale Harvey
Loeb United Pentecostal Church
National Farm Safety Week July 22 28
National Farm Safety Week runs July 22 to July 28 with the theme Family Safety at Work and Play. The Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council notes motor vehicle crashes cause most fatal farm injuries and urges improved highway and machinery safety to reduce deaths and injuries nationwide.
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Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council
United States
America
Council
Prize of 5000 Dollars For Stair Climbing Wheelchair
A contest offers 5000 dollars for a self propelled stair climbing wheelchair. Commerce Secretary Hodges and Maj. Gen. Maas announce midway status as the President’s Committee on Employment of the Handicapped partners with the National Inventors Council. The contest ends December 31 with earlier entrants receiving 1000 dollar special prizes if they meet some ideas. A handling booklet with specifications is available from the National Inventors Council in Washington DC.
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Commerce
Luther H., Hodges
Melvin i. Maas
USMC
National Inventors Council
Department of Commerce
U. S. Department of Commerce
Washington
D. C
Edison Quote About Solitude and Turmoil
A concise quote from Thomas A Edison notes that the best thinking occurs in solitude while the worst occurs in turmoil, reflecting his views on creative process and focus.
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Thomas A, Edison
Mrs Lamar Cecil to address Episcopal Women
Mrs Lamar Cecil of Beaumont will speak to Women of St John’s Episcopal Church tonight at 7:30 at the church. Cyrl Miller said a coffee period will precede the meeting from 7 to 7:30. Cecil is vice president of the Southeast Convocational of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas and alternate delegate to Province Seven in Mexico City in September.
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Lamar Cecil
Beaumont
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Cyrl Miller
Cecil
Episcopal Diocese of
Conroe
Vacation Reading Club Certificates Offered Youngsters
Children and youths may earn reading certificates from the Texas State Library by joining the Vacation Reading Club. Forms are available for listing books on the bookmobile or in libraries across Hardin, Jasper, Polk and Tyler counties. The program runs until August 31 with many libraries and a scheduled bookmobile stop list. Knowledgeable readers can visit Alabama Coushatta Reservation, Camden, Kountze, Silsbee, and Woodville libraries opened in the last three years, plus Jasper, Kirbyville, Livingston, and Sour Lake libraries. The bookmobile schedule for the week of July 9 includes Pine Ridge Baptist Church, Sour Lake American Legion Center, Fletcher Milner's Grocery, Chance Loeb Judge Bowman’s Office, and July 14 deposits at Kountze and Silsbee libraries.
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Texas State Library
Hardin
Jasper
Polk
Tyler
Alabama Coushatta Indian Reservation
Camden
Kountze
Silsbee
Woodville
Kirbyville
Livingston
Sour Lake
Alwys
Pine Ridge—Baptist
Shrimp Licensing Explained by GFC Supervisor
The Game and Fish Commission explains shrimp rules in Texas. The 1959 law restricts edible shrimp from inland bays to Aug 15 Dec 15. Bay Bait Shrimp Boat Licenses cost 30 dollars in January or February and allow 250 pounds per day as bait with a 25 foot trawl year round. About 2,000 licenses issued in Houston area, 100 to live bait dealers. Wardens are enforcing, with extra staff at landing points from Sabine Pass to Port O’Connor. Shrimp beyond the 1042 mile offshore line may be landed at Texas ports anytime.
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Game and Fish Commission
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Houston
Sabine Pass
Port O’connor
Gulf
Texas
County Crippled Children's Society Meeting Tonight
The Hardin County Society for Crippled Children and Adults will hold a supper and business meeting at Mrs. Stuart Smith's home on Pinewood Drive in the Prewitt addition at 6 30 p m tonight. Representatives from Sour Lake Kountze and Silsbee will attend and Mrs Annie Mae Hardage of Sour Lake will lead the business session.
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Hardin County Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Stuart Smith
Demas drifted from Paul through love of the world
The piece warns against drifting into sin using Demas as example. It notes Paul’s sorrow that Demas deserted him and contrasts initial zeal with becoming worldly. A prayer asks for strength and vigilance to resist temptation, ending with a daily resolve to watch one’s life.
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Emas
Goodspeed
Luke
Demas
Paul
Father
Christ
H. C. Gregory
Virginia
Unicom Method of House Construction Explained
The National Lumber Manufacturers Association issues a 12 page simplified booklet on the Unicom Method of House Construction. It summarizes the 124 page Manual No 1 and outlines modular coordination for floors walls roofs partitions and stairs to speed planning and reduce builder inventory costs. Developed with Richard B Pollman and Home Planners Inc the program aims for lower cost well designed houses and is part of the National Wood Promotion Program. Free copies available by request from Unicom Technical Services Division at 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington DC.
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National Lumber Manufacturers Association
Unicom
Research Institute
National Association of Home Builders
Richard B Pollman
Home Planners, Inc
The
Lumber Association
National Lumber Manufactures Association
Massachusetts Avenue
N. W
Washington, D.C
Card of Thanks for Henry Lyons Jr
The family thanks all who expressed kindness during the illness and death of their brother Henry Lyons Jr. They acknowledge sympathy cards flowers and food and give special thanks to Rev C W Jones. Sisters Essie Johnson and Mammie Pickett of Los Angeles California.
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Henry Lyons Jr
C. W. Jones
Essie Johnson
Mammie Pickett
Los Angeles
Calif
Edison Quote on Inspiration and Perseverance
A Thomas A. Edison saying highlights that genius relies on one percent inspiration and ninety nine percent perspiration. The paraphrase captures a classic mindset about effort and creativity.
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Thomas A. Edison
Presbyterians To Consider Sale Of Property
The First Presbyterian Church calls a congregational meeting for Sunday July 15 at 12 00 noon after morning worship to seek approval for selling church property along South Third Street Pastor Larry M Correll and Session moderator announced The church elders and deacons held a quarterly meeting Wednesday at the church Deaconate chair Hugh Smith and Session clerk J W Savage were named Men of the Church meet next Wednesday at 7 30 for their monthly program and fellowship The youth choir led by Mrs Hugh Smith was active in worship last Sunday with plans for more practices and an August party.
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First Presbyterian Church
South Third Street
Larry M. Correll
Emmett Barefield
Hiway 96 South
Hugh Smith
J. W. Savage
Revival Under Way at First Pentecostal in Silsbee
A revival meeting continues at First Pentecostal Church in Silsbee with Rev. W. H. Dunn of Miami, Florida as guest speaker. Nightly services begin at 7 30 with choir music. Dunn previously led the church from 1953 to 1959 during which a new building was constructed. The church sits at 930 North 5th Street and Rev. H. B. Morgan now pastors.
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First Pentecostal Church
Silsbee
W. H. Dunn
Miami, Fla
Dunn
North 5Th Street
H. B. Morgan
Cub Scout Pack 199 Plans Weiner Roast
Cub Scout Pack 199 sets a weiner roast for Saturday at 6 30 p m at the Honey Island Swimming Pool. All boys and families are invited. C D Thompson serves as cubmaster.
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Weiner
Honey Island
C. D. Thompson
Law and juror duties in a Texas court
The feature explains jury duty as a civic experience shaping verdicts in criminal cases. It notes jurors must reach unanimity, despite diverse backgrounds, and emphasizes fairness, open mindedness, and respect for opposing views. It adds women increasingly participate, with rights varying by state.
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State Bar of Texas
Donelson Jr Attends Insurance School in Houston
H M Donelson Jr returned from Houston where he attended the South Coast Life Insurance Company Career Life Underwriters training at the Rice Hotel. He earned the right by meeting production requirements and manager recommendation.
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Henry M. Donelson Jr
Houston
South Coast Life Insurance Company
Don Allen
Rice Hotel
Robert R. Hamilton
Oscar Wilde Quotation On Alcohol Effects
The quotation notes that alcohol in sufficient quantities yields all effects of intoxication, reflecting Wilde's view on drinking.
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Oscar Wilde
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Chance
Fletcher News
A. F. Butler
Silsbee State Bank
Silsbee, Texas
Cecil Cobble
N. A. Cravens
E. M. Wilson, JR
W. C. McNeil
State of Texas
of Hardin
Leon Jennings
Silsbee Library
GFC
Cross
County Crippled Children’s Society
H. M. Donelson Jr. lAttends Insurance School
U. S. Labor Department
Buffy
Herbert Elmore
Elmore
Space Maker
Silsbee Auto Co
Will
New Ford
W. B
Silsbee Auto Co. Inc
Durdin
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