Meador and McMicken to Wed September 6
Mr and Mrs B F Meador of 612 College Avenue South Houston announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Margaret Ann to Farris Gene McMicken son of Mr and Mrs F A McMicken of 108 Seaman Drive Both are students at Sam Houston State College Huntsville She is a junior elementary education major and he plans to receive his degree in music education in August The wedding is set for September 6 at 8 p m at Faith Methodist Church South Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Meador
College Avenue
South Houston
Margaret Ann
Farris Gene McMicken
F. A. McMicken
Seaman Drive
Miss Meador
Mr. McMicken
Sam Houston State College
Huntsville
Faith Methodist Church of
Soil Conservation District News
Weather in the district grows hot and soils begin to dry with some areas drier than in months. Conditions favor harvesting woodlands where needed as past months left many woods too wet for trucks. Frank Carpenter Rupert Montalvo and T M Jordan prepare thinning pines. Mrs J W Parr marks her pine before cutting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Carpenter
Rupert Montalvo
T. M. Jordan
J. W. Parr
Soil Conservation Advice From District Technicians
Conservation Service technicians assist marking select trees and advise on proper cutting to protect woodlands. A. J. Collins planted 35 acres to Alyce clover with a two inch rain aiding establishment. Gypsum? Ammonium Nitrate topdressing applied to Bermuda and Lovegrass.
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Conservation Service
LNSCD
A. J. Collins
Oology Defined as Study of Bird Egg Science
The term oology refers to the science focused on bird eggs. It covers identification collection and examination of eggs and nests within ornithology.
Murray Go Round Promises Big Fight Buzz for Roy Harris
The piece outlines a planned high profile bout featuring Roy Harris against Floyd Patterson, highlighting family ties around the Harris clan, the hype of a heavyweight showdown, and the colorful rural image that surrounds the Harris household and Montgomery County.
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Lou Viscusi
Roy
Henry Harris
D’amato
Tiger
Rocky Marciano
Floyd
Montgomery County
Archie Moore
Hurricane Jackson
Pete Rademacher
Daffy Dean Brothers
St. Louis Cardinal
Texas sports links span SWC, Kiwanis, and prep rivals
Glenn Von Rosenberg shines in Texas SWC baseball titles while Bibb Falk's shortstop core powers the run. Abilene’s Chuck Moser and Baytown’s Pete Sultis headlined Kiwanis National Convention in Chicago. Lt William Dee Powell Jr tied the knot with Diane Dubois at Lockhart. Notables include Bill Bonham and George Carlisle, with Bay City and Port Neches keeping baseball hot and Larry Mahler emerging as a sleeper tackle prospect.
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Alabama
Bear Bryant
Diane DuBoise
Lockhart
Aggie
Zeta Tau Alpha
Texas
Bill Schroeder
San Marcos
Donnie Goering
Bobby Drak
Keith
Goering
Aggieland
Herman Hodges
Sam Houston State
Sam Forse Collins
Newton
Baylor
Jasper
Clear Creek
George Carlisle
Texas’ Supreme
Bay City
Port Neches
Larry Mahler
Veterans VA QAs outline survivor benefits and eligibility
The VA explains widows may see automatic increases in survivor payments dating from June after new military pay scales. Effective dates for extra compensation depend on when evidence is received. Reinstating GI insurance requires paying premiums in arrears within three months. Special aids for the blind require a service connected disability and blindness in both eyes, with blindness not required to be service connected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Lure Idea for Crappies Cuts White Rubber Sheeting
A local tip suggests making lures for crappies from white rubber sheeting cut into 14 inch frog or minnow shapes. When used with a spinner, the lure is said to be effective for muskers.
Ed Parkes Named Head of United Gas Corp
Ed Parkes, executive vice president since 1955, was named president of United Gas Corporation by the board after the annual shareholders meeting in Shreveport Louisiana on June 18. He also leads Union Producing Company and United Gas Pipeline Company. N C McGowen remains chairman. Three Houston officers were re elected to the Texas distribution division: J C Flanagan vice president and general manager James A Wilson vice president and operating manager and H A Lang assistant secretary and assistant treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Parkes
United Gas Corporation
Shreveport
Parkes
Union Producing Company
United Gas Pipeline Company
United Gas Production and Transmission
N. C. McGowen
McGowen
Rattlesnakes Grow New Rattle After Each Shed
Rattlesnakes replace their rattle about three times a year as they shed skin. Each new rattle segment forms at the end creating a louder warning. Researchers note growth correlates with age and size in wild populations.
Simmons Thompson wed at Central Baptist Evadale
Nanda Simmons and James Carlton Thompson married Friday night at 7 30 in the Central Baptist Church Evadale. Wanda Vene Simmons is the bride’s daughter. ceremony followed by a reception at Mrs Pauline Smith’s home. They plan to live in Evadale where he works for East Texas Pulp and Paper and she owns Wanda's Beauty Shop.
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Wanda Vene Simmons
Eula Simmons
James Carlton Thompson
Carl Thompson
Lutkin
Central Baptist Church
Evadale
Pauline Smith
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Wanda
Sinclair Moves In Foreman From Oklahoma Post
Robert W. Stallings district foreman for Sinclair Oil & Gas at Madill Oklahoma has been transferred to Silsbee Texas Stallings joined Sinclair in 1927 as a rig builder in Drumright Oklahoma He later served as roustabout and head roustabout in East Texas assistant foreman at Breckenridge Odessa Alma and Lindsey Oklahoma He was named district production foreman at
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Stallings
Sinclair Oil & Gas Company
Madill
Okla
Silsbee
Texas
Stallings
Sinclair
Drumright
Second District Lawyers Headed For Convention
Orange attorney Frank W Hustmyre and Jasper attorney Joe H Tonnhill head a delegation of Second District lawyers to the Texas Bar's 76th annual meeting in San Antonio July 25. About 2,500 lawyers and wives expected at the Gunter Hotel with General Carlos Romulo and other notables among speakers. The convention includes two one day institutes on economic factors in practice and criminal trials in Texas. The final assembly July 5 will feature retiring Associate Justice W St John Garwood and State Bar officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Frank W. Hustmyre
State Bar Board of Directors
Jasper
Joe H. Tonnhill
Second Congressional District
Texas Bar
San Antonio
State Bar
Virgil T. Seaberry
Eastland
Gunter Hotel
Hustmgye
Supreme Court of Ohio
Columbus
Jerry Giesler
Beverly Hills
Texas
Thrall Man Moves From Kansas to Oklahoma in 1955 56
A Thrall resident born in Kansas in 1955 relocated to Madill Oklahoma in December 1956. The brief notes the transfer between states and the dates of birth and move.
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Thrall, Kans
Madill
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Exterminating CO
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Bermuda
J. A. McKim Sr
Soil Conservation Service
Kountze
Lower Neches
Champions OF Freedom
William Barret Travis
Santa Anna
Comdt
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Roy Harris
Floyd Patter
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Southern Building & Construction
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Lodge
Silsbee Lodge
AAM
Tew S Cole
WOM
F. L. Choate
Secy
Notics
Knights of Pythias
A. E
Shaw
Nanda Simmons
James Thompson
Foreman
Oklahoma Post
A. B. Parker
Dwayne V. Overstreet
Dwayne V
Overstreet
Hardin County
Stephen F. Austin
South Texas College of Law
Student Bar Association
Inry Schuler
PH. Mewou
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