Gasoline tax debate and oil supply plan urged by Rep Attu
Rep D L Attu of Ohio argues against higher federal gasoline taxes and urges actions to boost oil imports domestic supplies and refinery capacity. He cites emission standards pushing fuel use and outlines steps including extending tax credits for drilling and expediting the Trans Alaska pipeline and new deep water terminals.
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D. L. Attu
Ohio
Treasury
George Shultz
Congress
J. B. Drake Wins In Vegetable Show
The eighteenth annual Valley Vegetable Producers Association show and sale at Beaumont Farmers Market drew ninety six entries from thirteen counties. J. B. Drake of Silsbee won grand champion with cushaws. corn and sweet peppers earned blue ribbons for Drake. Banks purchased prize entries for sums from 25 to 75 dollars.
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Lducers
Beaumont Chainn
King Hardin County
St. Helena Street
Beaumont
C. J. Romano
Jasper
J. B. Drake
Silsbee
Silsbee State Bank
L. D. Thrasher
First Security National Bank of
Kountze
Amos
Jim Wheeler
Lumberton
M. D. Wishard
M. D Wishard
Neches Valley
Crawfish Bonanza At Evadale Draws Big Harvest
Evadale residents enjoy a prolific crawfish bonanza in river sloughs with many catching 200 pounds of tails in a week and others storing 21 quarts. State Game Biologist Wright notes unusual abundance likely aided by rains and favorable weather.
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Evadale
Laverne Landis
Evadale School
Rollover
William T. Wright
Silsbee
Trinity
Old
Lost River
Orange
Port Arthur
Gasoline worries fade as AAA forecasts doable vacations
Hardin County travelers face higher costs but not travel cancellations as the U S Department of Transportation and AAA say gasoline should be obtainable in most areas. A two week trip at 300 miles daily and 13 mpg would run about 728 dollars locally with a 52 dollar daily budget. Annual car costs average 1647 dollars per vehicle, totaling approximately 21 839 000 dollars for 13 260 cars locally.
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New York
Hardin County
U. S. Department of Transportation
American Automobile Association
AAA
Genealogical Unit To Hear Address On Colonial Cousins
Mrs Shirley Stephen Martin a counselor at McArthur Junior High School Beaumont will speak at the Southeast Genealogical and Historical Society meeting on Wednesday July 4 1973 at 7 30 p m in the Nederland Texas city hall. Her talk My Colonial Cousins traces shared lineage with George Washington through the Ball family with Col William Ball as common ancestor. She has researched in New England states London and notes the summer issue of Yellow Pages will be issued at this meeting. All guests welcome.
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Shirley Stephen Martin
McArthur
Beaumont
Southeast ‘Genealogical and Historical Society
New City Hall
Nederland
Texas
Martin
America
London
New England
England
Zoning Board Meeting Set for July 17 1973
The Zoning Board of Adjustments and Appeals will meet at 7 00 P M Tuesday July 17 1973 in the Council Chambers at City Hall for announced official business.
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Zoning Board of Adjustments and Appeals
Council
City Hall
Gulf States Utilities Seeks AEC Permit for River Bend Units 1 and 2
Gulf States Utilities submits to the Atomic Energy Commission for construction permits for River Bend Station units 1 and 2 on the Mississippi near St Francisville Louisiana. Licensing engineer James E. Booker reports a mini review will take about 30 days followed by formal review.
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Gulf States Utilities Company
Atomic Energy Commission
River Bend
Mississippi River
St. Francisville
James E. Booker
Gulf States
Washington
Booker
GSU
AEC
Commission
Savings Bond Sales Find Strong May Total in Texas
In May Hardin County reports 30259 dollars in Series E and H United States Savings Bonds sold. County Bond Chairman Nelson Long notes five month sales reach 138935 dollars, 55 percent of the 1973 goal of 250000 dollars. Statewide May sales total 19193889 dollars, up 108 percent from May 1972. January through May sales reach 102985728 dollars, 47 percent of the 216.6 million 1973 goal.
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United States Savings
Harding County
Nelson Long
Texas
Miss Debra Lane Joins Arthur Andersen in Houston
Debra Lane daughter of Mr and Mrs J D Lane has been hired as secretary at Arthur Andersen Auditing Co in Houston A 1969 Silsbee High graduate earned a BS from Prairie View A and M College in December 1972 She previously worked as secretary for Dr S R Collins Dean of School of Industrialization at Prairie View
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Debra Deana Lane
J. D Lane
Arthur Anderson Auditing Co
Houston
Silsbee High
Miss Lane
Prairie View ‘A&m College
S. R. Collins
School of Industrialization
Prairie View
Dalton Lane joins State Comptroller Office in Houston District
Dalton Lane son of Mr and Mrs J D Lane has taken a post as tax compliance officer with the State Comptrollers Office assigned to the Houston District He is a 1965 Waldo Mathews High graduate and earned a BA from Prairie View A&M College in 1969 Lane served four years in the US Air Force and was discharged in April 1973 He is married to Marie Trotty daughter of Mr and Mrs Alford Trotty and they reside in Houston.
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Dalton Lane
J. D .Lane
State Comptroller’s Office
Houston
Lane
Waldo - Mathews High
Prairie View A&m College
United States Air Force
Dalton
Marie Trotty
Alford Trotty
Grave Floral Theft Distresses Visitor in Silsbee
Mrs. Lorraine Stokes of Kansas City writes from grief after discovering stolen grave flowers in Silsbee. She notes visible heartless acts disturb grieving families and calls for action to stop such thefts from cemeteries.
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Silsbee
Mme
Lorraine Stokes
Kansas City
Missouri
Santos Family Tour Through Seven States
Mr and Mrs Walter Santos and their daughter Cindy of Silsbee returned last week from a trip visiting seven states Arkansas Oklahoma Missouri Tennessee Kentucky Illinois and Indiana.
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Walter Santos
Cindy
Silsbee
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Tennessee
Kentucky
Illinois
Indiana
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Silsbee, Texas
Hardin, Jasper
Tyler Jefferson
R. L. Read
Mrs. Leona Whitman
Lee Kelly
Doris Brewer
Fern McAdams
Society and
P . Reporter
Harold Leigh
John S. Basye
James Johnson
Billy Joe Williams
Michael Minton
Stographer
Crump
Rep. Atta
By Joe Crump
Congressional Record Daily
Hongry
Hartman
Watergate Hearing Room
Pete's
Pete
Drake
David Hearne
PSAR
Debra Lane
Comptroller's Office
Pinehill Swim Club
Pine Plaza
Roaneee
Silsbee State
Silsbee State Bank PO
Texus
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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