Member 1972 subscription rates and staff credits
The notice lists 1972 membership and subscription details for Hardin Jasper Tyler Jefferson counties at 4.00 per year and 5.00 outside. It also names R L Read Tommy Read Leona Whitman Ler Kelly Doris Wiolley as publishers editors and staff roles including society and personal editor reporter photographer and secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin, Jasper
Tyler Jefferson
R. L
Tommy
R. L. Read
Leona Whitman
Ler Kelly
Doris Wiolley
Letter Contest Aims to Promote Big Thicket Park Drive
The Big Thicket Association launches a March 1972 student letter contest in Southeast Texas schools to urge creating a national park. Governor Preston Smith proclaims Save the Big Thicket Week. Prizes include a $25 000 U S Savings Bond and a pine seedling for participants who write to President Nixon and the Interior Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Thicket Association
Texas
Preston Smith
Nixon
U. S. Interior Department
U. S
Saratoga
Houston Thompson
Box
Silsbee
Wildwood Garden Club hears speech on floral art
The Wildwood Garden Club in Evadale met on Monday February 28 at the home of Mrs. W J Burrell with president Mrs. Mike Bruce presiding. Special guest Ed Thomas of Florida demonstrated floral art design and officiated as a national flower show judge alongside Lindsey Escoe of the Beaumont Men's Garden Club who showcased nature art industry and design styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wildwood Garden Club
Evadale
W. J Burrell
Mike Bruce
Ed Thomas
Florida
Lindsey Escoe
Men's Garden Club of
Beaumont
Texas University honors 540 engineering students
Daniel Alvin Barclay is named among UT Austin engineering honor students for the fall semester. The list includes 441 Texans, 43 out-of-state, and 59 international students. Eligibility requires at least 12 hours with a 3.25 GPA and passing all pass fail courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Alvin Barclay
W. A. Barclay Jr
Dardin Drive
Silsbee
University of Texas Engineering
Texas
History Of The Silsbee Post Office Through The Years
J P Skinner recounts the history of Silsbee post offices from the 1920s wooden structure behind the bank to modern facilities. He names postmasters W J Davis Cecil Ward Arvin Yankie and Conley Stradshaw and notes moves from Fifth Street to Hardin Drug area and then to the current site. He reflects on improvements and wonders if the new building will outgrow itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Silsbee State Bank
W. J. Davis
Emma
Fifth Street
Goodyear
Birdwell’s Department Store
Veterans Administration aids bedside counseling at 184 hospitals
Veterans Administration representatives provide bedside counseling on benefits to servicemen at 184 military hospitals and offer orientation for returnees at 300 separation points nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Austin and GOP Democrats wrestle over rules and seats
Leaders of both parties meet March 13 to certify statewide candidates and set convention rules while GOP figures push for reform rules and potential resignations. Texas Supreme Court considers primary election funding and bills face court challenges as Mustang Island park plan stalls amid legal delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
GOP
Peter O'Donnell Jr
Fred Agnich
Dallas
O'Donnell
Secretary of
William R. Anderson Jr
Corpus Christi
Anderson
Sttate
Democratic Executive Committee
SDEC
Roy Orr
DeSoto
Preston Smith
Orr
Texas Supreme Court
High Court
Bob Bullock
Atty Ten
Crawford Martin
Oney
Martin
Bullock
Robert S. Calvert
Court of Criminal Appeals
Mustang
Parks and Wildlife Commissioners
Mustang Island
Commission
Pearce Johnson
Senate
Joe Christie
Fl Paso
Senate Committee
Randy Pendleton
Andrews
John Hill
Houston
Parks and Wildlife Department
PWD
Various Texas state and local government actions and notices
A roundup of Texas governmental items including tax collection rules in Wichita Falls, school district consolidation rules, judicial and court cost procedures, and remarks on pension, lien, and redistricting authority. It also notes horse vaccination warnings for Venezuelan equine encephalitis, crop insurance policy changes, and multiple short items on elections, parole, highway spending, and urban construction trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Criminal Justice Planning Fund
Midland Independent
Odessa Junior College
Board of
Regents
Judicial Qualifications Commission
Harris County Commissioners Court
State Banking Board
Public Accountancy Act
Kilgore College
Kilgore Junior College
Texas Veterinary Medical Association
State Board of Insurance
Midland
Bullock
Grads Hazlewood
Amarillo
Hooks Family Donates Land for Lange Rosie Memorial Park
Mr and Mrs Charles Hook Jr and family donate six acres to the Big Thicket Association to be named Lange Rosie Memorial Park on Pine Island Bayou near Saratoga. Dr Pete Gunter notes the park honors Lance Rosier, famed Big Thicket advocate, who worked to protect the area from the 1930s until his death in 1970. The Hooks were long time Big Thicket supporters with ties to Harden County and Houston banking and irrigation ventures. An open house for the BTA board and local supporters was held March 5 from 3 to 5 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hook Jr
Big Thicket Association
Lange Rosie
Charles G Hooks Sr
Pine Island Bayou
Saratoga
Pete Gunter
Lance Rosie
Lance
Gunter
Rosier
Charles G. Hooks Sr
Batson
Hardin County
Beaumont
Houston
BTA
Hooks
Lance Rosier
Charles Hooks Jr
Robert Charles III
Catherine
Kirby Opens 50 Mile Trail In Newton County
Kirby Lumber President Tom Orth announces the Kirby Trace a 50 mile trail on company land for exclusive use of Boy and Girl Scouts. The trail runs from northeast of Buna to the Sabine River with camping sites water and bear land panther area noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby
Newton County
Kirby Lumber Corporation
Tom Orth
Brahman H. Wilkin
Humble Pipe Line Co
Lone Star Chapter
The
Sierra Club
Sam Houston Area
Boy Scout Council
Wilkin
Sam Houston
Sam Houston National Forest
Kirby Land
Texas
Bear
Orth
Kirby Trace
Buna
Sabine River
Nederland
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Orange
Bob L. Warren
Sam Houston Area Council
Boy Scouts of America
Charles Beard
Three Rivers Council
VA hires over eleven thousand veterans under VRAA boost
The Veterans Administration employs more than 11,500 Vietnam era veterans, a record 5,500 hired under the Veterans Readjustment Appointment Authority, reflecting targeted hiring efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Veterans Administration
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nenpapen
Highway 96
Harold Leigh
John S. Basye
James Johnson Billy Joe Williams
Michael Minton
Cdryant Freeman
Linotype Operatour
Livingston
Exchange
East
Daniel Barclay
Texas University
Kirkpatrick
J. P. Skinner
Silsbee, Towne
L. P. Skinner
Bill Boyhin
Peal
AS Press Association
Wichita Falls
Wichita Falls Independent School District
Railroad Commission
Byron Tunnell
North Central
Texas Council of Governments
Thicket Park
Lumberton Pharmacy
H. E. Munden
North 5Th Street
David
Eastman & CO
Insurance Brokers
City of Silsbee
R. F. Ford
Kirby Lumber Corp
Ford
Equity
Sears
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