Power Firm Gulf States pays over 2.6 million taxes in 1964
Gulf States Utilities Co announced district superintendent Vic Norvell that the Texas firm paid 2 653 086 dollars in property city street rental and city franchise taxes in 1964. In Hardin County taxes totaled 78 099 dollars with Silsbee street rentals 15 757.99 and city taxes 2 414.95. The Jefferson County tax bill led at 1 521 371 dollars. The company serves 28 000 square miles in Texas and Louisiana and paid 26 300 000 dollars in total taxes that year, about 4.6 percent of plant investment.
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Texas
Gulf States Utilities Co
Vic Norvell
Hardin County
Silsbee
Gulf States
Jefferson County
Beaumont
Electric Company
Louisiana
GSA
George Welch III Completes AF Basic Training
Airman George B. Welch III son of Mrs Betty Thornton of Silsbee TX has completed Air Force basic training at Lackland AFB Texas He is selected for technical training as a communications specialist at the Air Training Command school at Keesler AFB MS His 1964 Forest Park High School Beaumont TX graduation and Lamar State College of Technology attendance are noted.
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San Antonio
Texas
George B. Welch III
Betty Thornton
Ginger Lane
Silsbee
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Welch
Air Training Command
ATC
Keesler Afb
Miss
Forest Park High School
Beaumont
Lamar State College of Technology
Presbyterians Study Work And Worship Of Church
Silsbee First Presbyterian Church hosts Sunday evening sessions from 6 30 to 8 00 pm on the pre Easter Sundays to discuss the church nature mission and worship with open questions and coffee breaks Minister George McCall says the study aims to challenge traditional views and foster a relevant community role. Hardin County commissioners set bid deadline for March 22 1965 on equipment including motor graders and dump trucks with cashiers checks. county reserves right to accept or reject bids.
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Silsbee
First Presbyterian Church
Highway 96 South
George McCall
Cit
State OF
Texas
Hardin
Commissioners’ Court
V. L. Caraway
Hardin County
Fletcher Richardson
Chance Loeb School News Cites Board Candidacy and Bond Election
Four candidates seek two School Board seats with filing closed. M D Heider seeks reelection. Election set for April 3 with a $950000 bond issue for a new high school and district needs. Absentee voting runs March 8 to 16. district to levy tax for bond repayment. high school currently serves students via Silsbee High.
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M. D. Heider
H. W. Pippin
W. A. Theriot
Charles H. Smith
Ruth Ann Bendy
Area 9
Stephen F. Austin College
Texas
Roy Spell
Violet Langham
City of Silsbee Sealed Bids for Gasoline Oils
March 1 1965 sealed duplicate bids due by 5 00 p m April 13 1965 in the City Manager s office City Hall Silsbee Texas for approximately 16000 gallons of gasoline and lubricating oils and greases F O B Silsbee Texas bids may be rejected or all bids waived by the City of Silsbee Wayne City Manager provides the notice
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City Hall
P. O
Silsbee
Texas
F. O. B. Silsbee
City of
Fuday's Meditation from the World's Widest Devotional Guide
A note from Fuday presents a meditation excerpt from a globally popular devotional guide. It frames daily reflection through brief prompts, encouraging contemplative practice and personal insight for readers seeking spiritual focus.
Bitter Tears and Repentance in Peter's Life
A devotional reflection on Peter's denial of Jesus, focusing on his bitter heartbreak, repentance, and the transformation that begins with contrition. It underscores repentance as the doorway for God's entry and for washing away pride and self sufficiency.
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Peter
God
Unoccupied House Fire Destroys Structure in Silsbee Kountze Aid
Firefighters from Silsbee and Kountze responded after a neighbor spotted a blaze at 3 45 am with 24 men reporting. The house was unoccupied and fully involved when found. nothing was recovered. Estimated loss value not yet available.
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Silsbee
Kountze
Restoration through Christ Forgiveness and Humility
A reflective sermon fragment discusses Peter's restoration after denial, highlighting divine forgiveness and renewed responsibility in Christ's redemptive plan. It invokes prayer for conscience awakening, true repentance, and mercy, attributed to Pau‑Wa Yang, Chinese (Hong Kong).
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God
Peter
Christ
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Gore’s
McLaughlin Refrigeration CO
Roosevelt Drive
George Welch III
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Silsbee State Bank
Chance-Loeb School
Robert Green
Freddie Landry
Travelers Protectors Association
Alphia McBryde
Landry
McBryde
Freddie. Landry
W. H. Meyer
Port Acres
Groves
Clarence Meaux
Eunice i Langlinais
Butler Road
Chance-Loeb
Wayne City
Dodge
Fuday
Silsbee Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Herbert Slccat
Deal's Cabinet Shop
Dodge Coronet Donalson Motor Co. Inc
Nbc-Tv
Chrysler
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