Texas motor insurance rates rise with guide plans noted
Austin reports average Texas auto insurance premiums increase by about $2.11 monthly as the State Insurance Board weighs testimony from a public hearing. If approved, rates rise across 26 districts with bodily injury and property damage up, plus changes in collision and comprehensive coverage. Proposals include driver classification, under 25 rate flexibility, and assigned risk coverage enhancements. Also, fruit fly detected in Brownsville prompting trapping and eradication efforts. courts consider water supply and malpractice rulings. health, boat waste, and veteran data processing appointments announced. oil production proration reduced. legal snorts on salvage plates and land rights. a Langtry visitors center planned.
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Texas
Brownsville
John White
Texas Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture Plant Pest Control Service
White
Big Spring State Hospital
Supreme Court
San Antonio
Heath Board
Thomas E. Riggs
Wacco
Clifton B. Drinkard
Eden
Veterans Administration
Austin
Jim W. Tunnell
McAllen
Waggoner Carr
Texas Supreme Court
Texas Highway Commission
Texas Highway Department
Judge Roy Bean
Langtry
Val Verde County
1966 marks the 25th anniversary of the American Tree Farm system
The year 1966 celebrates a quarter century since the American Tree Farm system began, marking a milestone in organized forestry certification and land stewardship. The anniversary underscores ongoing efforts to promote sustainable management of private woodlands and forest conservation nationwide.
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American Tree Farm System
Toole-Gibson Nuptials Planned Near Summer
Mr and Mrs John C Toole of Evadale announce the engagement of their daughter Johnna Kay Toole to MacArthur Gibson of Buna son of Mr and Mrs J F Gibson The couple plan a late summer wedding Miss Toole is a student at Stephen F Austin State College in Nacogdoches Gibson will be stationed at Fort Ord California with the U S Army
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John C. Toole
Evadale
Johnna Kay
MacArthur Gibson
Buna
J. F. Gibson
Miss Toole
Stephen F. Austin State College
Nacogdoches
Gibson
Ft. Ord
Calif
U.S. Army
Plantation Ranch Party For Crippled Children
A June 4 gathering at Bill Daniels Plantation Ranch hosted guests from Hardin and Jefferson counties. Attendees included Samy Amaimo Larry Sehon Bruce Smith and many more. Mrs Christine Read Hardin County Public Health Nurse led care and transportation assistance by A C Berard Miss Carolyn Holmes and others.
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Hardin and
Jefferson Counties
Bill Daniel
Sammy Amaimo
Larry Sehon
Bruce Smith
Larry Berard
Inez Lewis
Deborah Jones
Gay Hare
Charlotte Kirby
Steve Hartman
Paul Brown
Betty Haynes
Barbara Nance
Estelle Brown
Henry Short
Barbara McLean
Betty Ferguson
Tommye Faye Marcontel
Pam Stewart
Chester Hughes
Melinda Freeman
Catherine Latil
Iris Miller
Pat Miller
Carol Hargrave
Hardin County
Bennett Haynes
Christine Read
Mrs Arthur Booker Is Honored On Retirement
Mrs Arthur Booker was honored on June 10 by Southwestern Bell Telephone Co with a retirement party at the Ramada Inn in Beaumont. She came to Silsbee in 1955 from Teague, serving as an operator since 1929, and received gifts including a leather billfold. Emma Emmons of Luling represented the Teague group. over 50 guests attended from Teague, Luling, Concord and Jola, with three chief operators present.
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Arthur Booker
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Ramada Inn
Beaumont
Booker
Silsbee
Teague
Ruth DuBose
Sarah Kins
Community Hospital
Houston
King
Mr. DuBose
Bessie DuBose
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Spurger Highway
Tiny” Nash
M. A. Bowden
Sam Gibson
Dermott
Ark
Harvey McNeely
Ft. Worth
de Loach
James Bradford
Pioneer
Diana Landry
Clarence Meaux
Groves
Tony Brougham
Billy Ricks
Lee
Lufkin
J. H. Nicholas
Laura Brackett
Kountze
Buster Pounders
Ernest Spells
F. Landry
Victor
Homer Shawver
Wayne Jordan
E. FE. Black
Caplen
Virgil Loftin
Jerry Burks Jr
Jerry Burks Sr
Michael
Cora Burge
Bennie Bottrell
Artesian Acres
Coy Hale
Pete Willette
Lee Roy Hale
G. W. Caywood
R. C. Clampitte
Amelia
Beaumont Hospital
Max Griffin
J. F. Griffins
Bill Fondren
Walter Griffin
Weatherford
J.F. Griffin
Jimmy Thorn
Myr Era Forrester
Chance Loeb
St. Elizbeth
Cr. S. Wells
Velma Duke
Hardin Memorial Hos
Glenda Bendy
Mary Mazaret
Baton Rouge
Sheroyn Ramey
Virgil C. Williams
Mike Just
New Orleans
Bruce Fairchild
Texas National Air Guard
Nederland
Fairchild
Pete Sharpe
Huntington
Billy Mitchell
Rockdale
Gene Barnette
Dallas
Jesse Barland c
Tommy Barland
al Boudreau
Ray Oster
McGuire Air Force Base
New Jersey
Andrew Boudreau
Tony Boudreau
Bob Travis
Mabel Herrin
Bleakwood
George Biscamp
Port Arthur
Goodwin Wood
Elaine Boudreau
M. Cole
C.cole
Lake Charles
Nora Weeks
D. Jones
T. E. Clark
B.E. Maxwell
C. Cole
Veterans Hospital
Alexandria
Bill Sharpe
McLean Promoted at Fort Bliss as Army Specialist Six
Henry R. McLean age 24 son of Mr and Mrs Billie R McLean Route 1 Box 270 Silsbee recently promoted to Army specialist six at Fort Bliss Texas serving with the School Support Command of the U S Army Air Defense School. Specialist six is equivalent to staff sergeant. McLean, an instructor in Battery C, entered the Army in September 1962 and is a 1962 graduate of the local school.
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Henry R. McLean
Billie R. McLean
Box 270
Silsbee
Fort Bliss
Tex
Wheer
U.S. Army Air Defense School
McLean
Army
Community notices span illness, travel, and local events
Community pages list illnesses and hospital stays for Ruth DuBose and others, family visits from out of town, ordination and camp plans, birthdays, and upcoming church and club meetings. Residents attend funerals in Dermott and Huntington, travel to Navasota, Kerrville, and Lake Charles, with multiple family and guest visits noted across Silsbee, Beaumont, Groves, and nearby areas.
Silsbee High School mentioned in brief note
Silsbee High School is cited with a personal connection noting his wife Melva lives in El Paso.
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Silsbee High School
Melva
el Paso
John Alexander to Hold Art Show in Beaumont
John Alexander, art student and Lamar Tech assistant instructor in Beaumont, will showcase a one artist show at Gold Coast Fine Arts Association. A reception is slated for Sunday, June 26, with drawing classes offered 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. each Monday at the F M Building, 447 Orleans, under Gerry Hook. Enrollment for association membership remains open through summer.
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John Alexander
Silsbee
Gold Coast Fine Arts Association
Alexander
Lamar Tech
Beaumont
Association
F&m
Orleans
Gerry Hook
Lamar Tech Art Faculty
Quarterly Forms Withholding Tax Que June 30
In the Austin District Internal Revenue will mail pre addressed Forms 941 for the quarter ending June 30 1966. District Director R L Phinney noted the forms carry the correct employer identification number to ensure prompt credit when processed through the ADP system at the regional service center. Blank forms are available in the district.
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Austin District of
Phinney
Tax informers and rewards under the U S tax system
A historical overview shows annual budgets set aside for tax tips rewards. In 1965 about 4000 informers filed formal claims and the IRS paid roughly $600,000. Informers may receive up to 10 percent of recovered funds, but payments are at IRS discretion and rewards are taxable. Poetic justice notes conclude the piece.
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Republic
Congress
Tom Sawvyer
Sid
Tom
Polly
Tom Sawyer
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Picnic Month Brings Abundant July Foods Across Texas
July is Picnic Month with plentiful foods reported by Texas Agricultural Extension Service and USDA. Fresh plums peaches and watermelons headline fruit offerings while chicken fried chicken and vegetables such as tomatoes onions and corn provide main and side options. California plum production stands at about 115000 tons with a strong fresh-market emphasis this July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Local tax filing rules for new filers and SS-4 attachment
The article advises strict and local offices on new filer procedures and urges employers with assigned identification numbers to ensure the correct number appears on the tax form. Employers without IDs should attach Form SS-4 to obtain a number when filing.
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Trict
Congress studies move to metric system feasibility
Congress funds a Bevear study to evaluate shifting from pounds and ounces to kilograms and liters. If approved, the change would require years and massive investments in equipment and training, while offering easier tenfold scaling and consistent measures across trade and daily life.
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Congress
Given Clyatt
Texas A&m University
United States
Canada
Unknown stockholders of Poor Men's Oil Company heirs and reps
Public notice in Hardin County Texas commands unknown stockholders of the defunct Poor Men's Oil Company and heirs or legal representatives to appear by filing a written answer to the plaintiff Carrie Hooks petition. The suit seeks trespass to try title for about 65 acres in the Maney Puller Survey, Peaumont Syndicate subdivision, with the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, dated May 26 1966 and issued May 26 1986.
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State OF Texas
Poor Men’s Oil Company
Hardin County
Kountze
Texas
Carrie Hooks
Stoc Lders
Poor Man's OH Campers
Peaumont Syndicate
P. G. Omohundro
Mardin County
Smd Court
A. D
Card of Thanks for Church Help After Hospital Stay
The Pieze Hooks and Family thank New Covenant Church for the $200 cath raleed during medical treatment at John Sealy Hospital. Gratitude also goes to members of First Pentecostal Church and Sunny Acre Baptist Church along with friends and relatives for kindness.
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New Covenant Church
John Sealy Hospital
First Pentescextal Church
Sunny Acree Baptist Church
Pieze Hooks
Waterproofing Wet Matches with Nail Polish
A cautionary note suggests dipping match heads in clear fingernail polish to waterproof them. The coating helps shed water and allows the matches to burn more readily, offering a practical method for campers facing damp conditions.
July Shopping Promises Abundant Fresh Produce and Poultry
The article notes July should be a prime month for watermelons with yields near last year, weather permitting. Watermelon acreage nears last year’s level with large harvests headed to market. Fresh vegetables will be plentiful as summer peaks, and frying-sized chicken marketing is expected about ten percent higher than a year ago, indicating ample supplies for consumers.
Notice to creditors of L. B. Horn estate Texas
Letters testamentary granted May 4 1966 by Hardin County Texas court to Nellie Withers Horn executrix of L. B. Horn deceased. All claimants must present their claims within legally prescribed time to the executrix at P O Box 4031 Beaumont Texas.
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L. B. Horn
Hardin County
Texas
P. O. Box
Beaumont
Nellie Withers Horn
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Gore’s
Smokehouse
Buffalo
Catfish
Ashworth Grocery
Spurger
Nicky
Texaco
North
Johnna Kay Toole
Eastex LP Gas Service
H. V. Stines
Old Spurger Road
Loeb
Alice Keith
Ton
Texaco Station
Nick Mitchell
Texaco Bulk Plant
Joe Ventura
R. L. Gilley
L. Selman
Charles Deir
Western Auto Associate
NEW Hargrove Hotel
U. S
Roosevelt & 10Th Streets
Jack Allphin
Calder
Iton Motors Beaumont
The
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Joyce
Britton-Cravens Insurance Agency
Elmore Insurance Agency
Silsbee Insurance Agency
Silsbee Auto Company
Caraway Motor Company
Donalson Motor Company
Simmons Motor Company
Gulf Oil Distributors
Mobil Oil Distributors
Sinclair Oil Distributors
Texaco Service
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