Fisherman's Corner tips bass and perch fishing patterns
Butch Suitt reports bass fishing slow overall but notes large catches in local lakes. SAM RAYBURN LAKE and Bend Lake area anglers report bass up to 7 14 lbs in 18 to 30 feet using fluttertail worms and hot baits. White perch show good catches in 15 to 20 feet with minnows and jigs. Steinhagen Lake yields large bass in river channel cuts with Hot Spots and Fluttertail worms and white perch in the river.
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Butch Suitt
Sbee ‘Bass Club
Silsbéé
Sam Rayburn
Tie ’S
Irge
Steinhagen Lake
C. A. Williams
Cloverleaf Club Receives Texas Award At Wichita Falls
The Royal Cloverleaf Civic Club met at Mrs Allie Mae Browns home and heard plans for a future executive board meeting in Silsbee. The club earned a Meritorious Award from the Texas Association of Women’s and Girls Clubs at the state convention July 6 8 at the Holiday Inn in Wichita Falls for love sympathy perseverance honesty and handwork.
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Royal Cloverleaf Civic Club
Allie Mae
Brown Harris
Doris
Perkins
Silsbee
Texas Association of Women’s and Girls Clubs
Holiday Inn
Wichita Falls
Scout Troop 282 Plans Weekend Hike
Scout Troop 282 met with 13 boys including Scoutmaster Bob Parr and Assist ant Scoutmaster Ray Parr along with committee members Gordon Carter Ed Curtis and Olan Hicks. They studied skills and played games as a 50 mile hike is planned for the coming weekend with a call for interested scouts to gather at the Scout Hall Saturday at 7 pm. A special scout meeting is set for Thursday 7 am to 9 pm at the Scout Hall to inform scouts about the hike.
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Boy Scout
Bob Parr
Ray Parr
Gordon Carter
Ed Curtis
Olan Hicks
Vance Swarthout
Child Evangelist Ten To Lead Silsbee Pentecostal Service
Madisonville Kentucky child evangelist David Hagan age 10 will speak at First Pentecostal Church 930 N fifth St Silsbee Friday Saturday and Sunday at 730 p m He began preaching at six and travels with his family in summer His brother Gerald 12 will lead the special singing Pastor C M Duplissey invites all denominations to attend.
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David Hagan
Madisonville
Silsbee
First Pentecostal
N. 5Th St
David
Chhurches
Gerald Hagan
C. M. Duplissey
Texas couple fined for illegal catfish haul on Lake Texarkana
Texas Parks and Wildlife game management officers busted a fisherman and his wife for possessing 346 illegally caught catfish from Lake Texarkana. They used a boat and multiple nets, facing 2400 dollars in fines while confiscated gear included hoop and trammel nets and a log trap. District Supervisor Bill Daniel led a lengthy investigation across several lakes with multiple officers assisting. Citizens are urged to report suspected illegal fishing to GMOs or district offices.
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Austin
Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Management
Lake
Texarkana
Gmos
Tennessee
Caddo
Tawakoni
Texas
Bill Daniel
Mount Pleasant
Asting Daniel
Allen Hightower
Jesse May
Wayne Chappell
Clarksville
Larry Williford
Daingerfield
Lawton Peacock
DeKalb
Dexter Harris
GMO
Woodrow Baptist Youth Host Ice Cream Supper
Gary Wood, youth director at Woodrow Baptist Church, entertained 26 young people with an ice cream supper at his parents home on Thursday night. The event featured ice cream cookies and cold drinks along with a prayer service songs and games.
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Gary Wood
Woodrow Baptist Church
Johnny Wood
Gary
IRS Q and A on conference review and highway use tax
The document explains how to request a district conference to review disputed deductions with an independent IRS reviewer. It also states the highway use tax rate remains 3 dollars per 1000 pounds or fraction for trucks over 26 000 pounds gross weight.
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IRS
Lumber era snapshot marks Beaumont as big southeast hub
In 1886 Beaumont had 3,000 residents and eight mills marking a lumber town peak. The era shows Texas cities like San Antonio Dallas Galveston and Houston with larger populations, Amarillo small, Lubbock absent, and Port Arthur Aurora fading. The Lumbermen's Association of Texas formed that year with 413 current members.
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Austin
Texas
John Ireland
Grover Cleveland
White House
San Antonio
Dallas
Galveston
Houston
Fort Worth
Waco
Amarillo
Lubbock
Port Arthur
Aurora
Beaumont
Lumbermen’s Association of Texas
Southwest
Cub Pack 88 Plans Summer Program at Silsbee Pool
Cub Pack 88 will hold the second summer program Tuesday July 28 from 5 to 7 PM at the Silsbee Swimming Pool. Ice cold watermelons will be provided, all cubs receive a free swim, and swimming early is allowed with a parent. Alvin Ragan invites all families.
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Cub Pack
Silsbee Swimming Pool
Alvin Ragan
Revival Begins July 26 at Honey Island Church
A Mission Baptist Church revival at Honey Island starts July 26 with an 11:00 a.m. morning service and ends August 2. Evening services are at 7:30 p.m. Evangelist is Rev. Frank Pool of Silsbee and song leader is D. Day of Silsbee. Pastor is Rev. Woodrow Brown.
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Mission Baptist Church
Honey Island
Frank Pool
Silsbee
D. Day of
Mission Baptist
Woodrow ‘Brown
Mrs Larry Ford Elected President of Nu Upsilon
Nu Upsilon Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held a special meeting July 20 at the home of Mrs Jerry Seamans. Mrs Larry Ford was elected president by acclamation as Mrs Seamans moves from town. Committees were reviewed and a get acquainted party was planned. Mrs Seamans served refreshments.
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Nu Upsilon Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Jerry Seamans
Larry Ford
Seamans
Yarborough Clan Reunion Held in Nederland Home
One hundred twenty persons attended a Yarborough family reunion Sunday in Nederland at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Bob Moore. Descendants of A. D. Yarborough Jim Yarborough Elmer Yarborough and Mrs. Nora Yarborough Woodard were invited.
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Yarborough
Nederland
Bob Moore
A. D. Yarborough
Jim Yarborough
Elmer Yarborough
Nora Yarborough Woodard
Galaxon Promises Easy Fat Loss With Guarantee
An advertisement touts Galaxon tablets as a safe, non starve approach to shedding fat without special exercise. It claims ten years of use nationwide, a $3.25 price, and a money back guarantee via the druggist with no questions asked. Sold by 165 East Avenue H and mail orders filled.
Kitty Hawk underway tests before seventh Vietnam deployment
Navy Petty Officer Second Class Jack W. Rigsby of Evadale serves aboard the USS Kitty Hawk in San Diego. The carrier undergoes post overhaul tests and sea trials ahead of its seventh Vietnam deployment later this year.
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Kitty Hawk
Navy
Jack W. Rigsby
Jack D. Rigsby
San Diego
Evadale
Vietnam
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Kodak
Silver Angels
Indian Hills
Cloverleaf Club
Scout Troop
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Iain
China
Honey Island Church
Nu Upsilon
Silsbee Drug Store
East Avenue H
Jack Rigsby
Onass
NEW York Life
Tom
NEW York Life Insurance CO
Bankamer
Ade
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