Former Newsman Named Vice President at Houston Natural Gas
Kenneth Fellows, former Gulf Coast newspaper publisher and editor of The Alice Echo, elected vice president and corporate secretary of Houston Natural Gas Corporation. He has long held roles in personnel, advertising, and public relations, and remains active with Kiwanis International as lieutenant governor of Division II in the Texas-Oklahoma district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Fellows
Gulf Coast
Houston Natural Gas Corporation
John H. Wimberly
Houston
Fellows
Texas
Alice Echo
Iowa
Keokuk
Houston Natural
Wimberly
Kiwanis International
Service Club
Texas-Oklahoma
Sheila Murphey Named Texas Belle for Liberty Bicentennial
Miss Sheila Murphey of Silsbee has been chosen by a chamber committee to represent Silsbee as a Texas Belle at the Liberty Bicentennial Celebration next month. She is a Silsbee High School senior and National Honor Society member active in campus activities. Bill Daniel serves as director general of the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheila Murphey
A. G. Murphey
Silsbee
Chamber of Commerce
Murphey
Sheila
Silsbee High School
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
Llavelly
Bill Daniel
Birthday Party to Honor Aunt Frances Rhodes
A birthday party for Aunt Frances Rhodes is planned for March 25 at her daughter Mrs. A. Loftin’s home, three miles south of Kountze on Highway 69. Friends are invited with a small basket lunch. those unable to attend in the morning may visit in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Rhodes
A. &. Loftin
Loftin
Kountze
Highway 69
Statewide drive for Lone Star memorial to Texas independents
The Silsbee Bee reports a Texas Press Association pledge of one million dollars to build a Texas independence museum at Old Washington on the Brazos. A towered Lone Star design, elevator access for a fee, and a public donor list will mark the project with a lasting exhibition of contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Bee
Texas Press Association
Texas
Old
Washington-on the-Brazos
Washington County
Brenham
Lone Star of Texas
Light of Texas Freedom
Memorial museum fundraiser pledge list for Old Washington
A letter from a Silsbee Bee reader pledges support for a memorial museum at Old Washington on the Brazos honoring the Signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence. The donor notes contributions of five dollars or more will be listed in the paper and exhibited, with names and business concerns to be shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Bee
Texas Independence Day Organization
Brenham
Texas Press Association
Tom S. Whitehead
Old Washington on-the-Brazos
Hardin County Rats Targeted In March Control Drive
A Community Rat Control Program runs March 14 21 in Hardin County via Texas Extension Service Rodent Control and Hardin County 4 H clubs. Pival bait will be available at multiple stations including Hudson Bean Grocery Votaw Joes Grocery Thicket and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Mar
B. E. Rea
Kountze
Texas Extension Service
Rodent Control Service
Rea
eHudson Bean
Votaw
Joes Grocery and Feed
Silsbee Explorer Post 88 Scouts Tour Eastex Mill
Eight Explorer scouts from Silsbee Post 88 toured the Eastex Pulp and Paper mill in Evadale Sunday after visiting plant facilities and learning about operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Eastex Mill
Silsbee Explorer Post 88
Eastex Pulp and Paper Mill
Evadale
MyF Group Sparks Methodist Church Lenten Attendance
Rev W W Conerly pastor of Roberts Avenue Methodist in Beaumont will be Lenten speaker at First Methodist tonight. Attendance sponsored by Intermediate MYF and counselors Jess Odom and helpers including Joe Gossett Cecil Cobble Archie Murphey and Alvin Ragan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MYF
Sparks Methodist Church
W. W. Conerly
Roberts Avenue
Intermediate
Jess Odom
Joe Gossett
Cecil Cobble
Archie Murphey
Alvin Ragan
Tour at mill led by safety engineer with local coordinators
They were accompanied by Johnny Johnson, an adult leader, and the tour was conducted by Gerald L. McGee, safety engineer at the mill. Jimmy Bates and Terry Gossett handled the arrangements committee and made the proper contacts at the mill for the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Johnson
Gerald L. McGee
Jimmy Bates
Terry Gossett
the Mill
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Veep
Texas Belle
Liberty Fete
Bar Or
Neady Simmons.motor Co
Simmons Motor CO
BUICK
Pontiac
Said
Whitehead
Brenham Banner Press
the Sons and Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Texas Heritage Foundation
Texas Historical Survey Commission
Historical Society
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Texas Education Agency
Texas State Teachers Association
Daughters of 1812
Lions
Rotary
Kiwanis
Allan Shivers
Silsbee, Texas
Thicket
Lee Smith Batson
Batson
A. L. Richardson
Pine Ridge
Swain’s Hardware
Sour Lake
R. H. Fountain
Chance
Bowman’s
Loeb
Alf Fullingim
Silsbee Auto Company
Caraway Motors
W. K. Gore
Spurger Highway
Archie Moore
Moore’s
Honey Island
M. M. Hoffman
Village Mills
Virtue Banquet
Time
Virtue’s
Fifth Street
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