Record Tonnage Gets Training As Radar Repairman
Staff Sergeant Donald F. Dillard of Silsbee has completed the U S Air Force radar repair training at Keesler AFB and will be reassigned to Norton AFB California. He specialized in tuning operating and repairing radar units and related equipment. He is the son of A R Dillard of Michigan City Indiana and is married to Pauline Prus of Pontiac Michigan.
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Keesler Afb
Miss
Donald F. Dillard
Silsbee
Norton Afb
Calif
United States Air Force
Dillard
A.R. Dillard
Vail
Michigan City
Ind
Silsbee High School
Pauline
Peter P. Prus
Pontiac, Mich
I. J. Fleetwood
Maricaibo
Venezuela
Waterways set 1962 cargo records on Texas Gulf Intracoastal
In 1962 Texas waterways moved a record 178,302,487 tons of cargo, up from 175,060,485 tons in 1961, Col. James S. Maxwell, Galveston District engineer, reported. Gulf Intracoastal and tributaries carried 37,586,093 tons, exceeding 36,426,569 tons in 1961.
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Galveston
Texas
Texas Waterways
James S. Maxwell
Army Engineers
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
Sabine River
Brownsville
Grissom Family Reunion At Dam B Park Draws 212
The descendants of Thomas Browning Grissom and Jane Dickerson Grissom held their annual reunion at Dam B Highway Park eight miles north of Spurger. A total of 212 attended including the 92 year old Ida Grissom of Newton. Chesley Yawn chaired the gathering and reelected last year's officers. A basket lunch followed and the next reunion is set for the second Sunday in July 1964. Officers are Chesley Yawn president Warren vice president Alma Rawls secretary-treasurer.
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Thomas Browning Grissom
Jane
Dickerson) Grissom
Dam B
Spurger
Ida Grissom
Newton
Texas
Louisiana
Chesley Yawn
Warren
Louis Grissom
Silsbee
Alma Rawls
Charles Bonds
Turnball
Teal
Kate Bailey
Hendrix
Segno
Jesse Whitmire
Evadaie
Bima
David Bean
Estell Bean
Beaumont
Eddie Halford
Dallas
Gilbert Byrum
Coahoma
Ethel Graham
D. H. Teal
Cynthia
Marcel Nigent
Orange
Ruth Hobden
Hartburg
Docia Boyd
Docia Blassingame
Midmorning hunger prompts breakfast habit review
Health officials warn that many children and workers skip or skim breakfast leading to midmorning hunger. Surveys show two of nine children and four of ten workers start the day with inadequate or no breakfast causing weakness and loss of appetite before lunch.
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Austin
State Health Department
Breakfast habits boost health across Texas schools
Nutritionists urge a solid breakfast for all ages and budgets. They cite a nurse led contest and family improvements, debunking the idea that skipping breakfast reduces weight. A proper pattern includes fruit juice, protein foods, bread or cereal, and milk, with prep suggestions for busy mornings.
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Texas
Themother
Chile Opens First South American Railway in 1852
A historical note records the completion of Chile's inaugural railway in 1852, marking the continent's first major rail link and signaling a shift in transport and commerce.
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Chile
VOTAW COMMUNITY NOTES Highlighted Visits and Family Events
Local residents share visits across Texas and Louisiana as families gather for reunions and milestones. Ed Beeson hosts relatives from North and South Carolina and Louisiana. Teal family holds a July reunion with kin from Mesquite, Dallas, Tomball, Orange, and Hartburg. News covers travels, hospital waits, graduations, and anniversaries in Votaw and nearby towns.
How to Treat Athlete’s Foot with T-4-L
Instant drying powder T-4-L advised for athlete’s foot. Apply and monitor itching and burning, then in ten days infected skin should slough off while healthy skin forms. Returns available at drug stores within hours offering 48 cent refund.
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D. F. Dillard
Silsbee Bee
Grissom
Dam B Park
The
Texas State Department of Health
J.E. Peavy
D. ‘Commissioner of Health
Colt .45
NEW York Mets
NEW York
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pearl Beer, American Tobacco Co. and
Schick
RAAF
Fairlane
FORD
Pairlane
Silsbee Auto Company
Highway 96
Dardin Drive
Votaw News
E. L. Teal
Don Abston
Houston
North Carolina
Lester Goejohn
South Carolina
Ed Beeson
R. L. Move
Mrs. Blackie Cothran
Comus Beeson
Florene
W. E. Johnston
Lynn
Temple
Edward Sumrall
Ruel Jones
Victor
Sumrall
G. A. Knight
Tomball
J. A. Folten
T. A. Beeson
Port Arthur
Esther Shaw
Thicket
R. L. Moye
Church of Christ
Elmer Ray Loftin
Kersting Hospital
Liberty
E. L
Jeff Davis
Mississippi
Jessie Wilkerson
Swab City
Votaw
Cecil. Collins
Pat Collins
Ketchel Collins Jr
David Bown
D. H Teal
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Shirley Swearingen
Wotaw
Mesquite
West Orange
Kountze
of Bryan
Mrs. F. L. Teal
Billy Parl
W. E. Bailey
J. T. Dillon
Genevieve Pisello
Lake Charles
Patsy Alamang
Douglas Fregia
Dayton
Sean
BIG Wheel Yazoo Master Mowers
Nti
A. E. Read Co
Worthey Glass & Mirror Co
Worthey Glass
Apache Lumber Co
EIZL
Schuler
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