U T U Honors Labor Triumph With Golden Spike Centennial
The United Transportation Union and the Oakland Museum plan a centennial celebration of labor in building the first transcontinental railroad. The exhibit features Andrew J. Russell glass plate negatives from Omaha to Promontory Point, touring through 1972 before permanent display in the Oakland Museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Transportation Union
Oakland
Calif
Union Pacific Railroad
Andrew J. Russell
San Francisco
Gordon Ashby
Russell
Omaha
Neb
Central Pacific
Promontory Point
Utah
Friday Supper Honors Silsbee High Senior Rita Nowlin
A catered Friday supper honored Rita Nowlin a Silsbee High School senior at the Lancaster Parlor Beaumont. Guests swam and danced with hostesses Mrs Benford Walters and Mrs Dorothy Smith. Special guests were Mr and Mrs W F Nowlin and Fire Chief John Busby of Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Nowlin
Silsbee High School
Lancaster
Prutzman Road
Beaumont
Benford Walters
Dorothy Smith
W. F. Nowlin
John Busby
Silsbee
Post-Korean GI Bill marks third anniversary in Texas
P J Mims of the VA Houston office cites a three year total of 1 148 000 nationwide and 68 739 Texans enrolled. In Texas 43 390 pursued college and 23 383 studied below college level while 1966 veterans joined as on the job trainees since Oct 1 1967. The benefit now offers 1 1/2 months education per service month up to 36 months with a 48 month cap under multiple programs. Training must end by May 31 1974 or eight years after separation.
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P. J. Mims
Veterans Adminis
Tration
Houston
Texas
Mims
First Baptist Plans Vacation Bible School Preparations
The First Baptist Church announces Vacation Bible School from June 2 to 13 with morning sessions at 8 until 11. Principal Rev. A A Drennen leads a staff including Mrs Hignett, Mrs Josey, Mrs Hollfield, and other teachers across grades from nursery to eighth. Youth division meets 7 to 9 p.m. nightly. Parents Day on June 13 invites all parents to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
A. A. Drennen
Joe Hignett
W. P Josey
Gene Hollfield
David Cook
L. M. Phillips Jr
Billy Dan van Winkle
Joe Nelson
C. W. Hudgins
al Glenn
Robert Modisette
Ringling Bros Circus Opens Astrohall Run May 30 in Houston
The 1969 edition of Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey debuts at Astrohall near the Astrodome with two daily shows from May 30 to September 1. The 2.5 hour program features five new musical spectacles and acts by Charly Baumann with 18 Bengal tigers, Evy Althoff, Elvin Bale, Great Doval, Stephenson canines, Jacki Althoff bears, the Osler and Gibson flying trapeze, and the Four Brizio plus 40 more international acts, employing over 300 people and 200 performing animals, the largest cast in its 99-year history.
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Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Astrohall
Astrodome
Houston
Carnaby Street
Charly Baumann
Lovely Evy Althoff
Elvin Bale
America
Doval
Stephenson
Ireland
Jacki Althoff
Wonder Bears
Oslers
Gibsons
Italy
Clown Family
Four Brizio
Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey
Public Land Law Review Commission Ties Denver Firm for Trespass Study
The commission has assigned a Denver law firm to investigate trespass and unauthorized use of public land. Goals include defining trespass on public lands, assessing impact on other uses and environmental values, and estimating federal costs of addressing trespassing.
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Uncle Sam's
Public Land Law Review Commission
Denver
Sagstetter Lloyd-Davies Wed In Houston Rice Chapel
Karen Rose Sagstetter daughter of Mr and Mrs W J Sagstetter of Houston married Peter Russell Lloyd Davies of Middlesex England on May 24 at Rice University Memorial Chapel. Bridesmaids and best man are named. the couple includes Oxford and Rice academics. Labor data say women workers total nearly 30 million and 36 percent of all workers.
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Karen Rose Sagstetter
Peter R. Lloyd-Davies
Houston
W. J. Sagstetter
Peter Russell Lloyd
Davies
Middlesex
England
Rice University Memorial Chapel
L. J. Sagstetter
Silsbee
Sagstetter
Springs Branch High School
Rice University
Lloyd-Davies
Oxford University
Virginia Lloyd-Davies
Mary Howell
Ann Kershner
Bob Brite
Randall Sagstetter
Barry Kaplan
The
Labor Department
April Texas fishing and hunting violations total 1172
Austin game management officers for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reported 1 172 violations in April with fines and costs totaling 24 018 01 dollars. Violations included 265 hunting 382 fishing 336 fishing without a license 62 commercial fishing 212 water safety and two trespassing cases. Dispositions: convicted 923 dismissed 103 jail 7 appealed 10 fines suspended 7 money retained 60 not guilty 1 year probation 2 juvenile 9 void 47.
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Austin
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas
Silsbee High pastry sale to fund twirling trip
The Silsbee High School drum major Nancy Hill and twirlers will hold a pastry and coffee sale Saturday in front of A and P at Pine Plaza Shopping Center. Proceeds fund attendance at twirling school in Nacogdoches with organizers Nola Boyett and Jane David among others.
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Silsbee High School
Pine Plaza
Stephen F. Austin
Nacogdoches
Nancy Hill
Nola Boyett
Jane David
Patty Schnaithman
Beth Tynes
Elly Scott
Sara Curry
Melinda Bell
Sabrina Birdwell
Pam Rogers
Card of Thanks for Julia Drake Family
The family of Mrs. Julia Drake thanks friends neighbors and pastors for the many deeds of kindness shown during the death of their mother.
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Julia Drake
Murphey and Diden Exchange Vows at First United Methodist
Sharon Kathleen Murphey and Steve Alan Diden wed Saturday at 7 30 p m in First United Methodist Church with Rev R Eugene Jonte officiating The bride daughter of Mrs Archie Glen Murphey and the late Mr Murphey The groom son of Mr and Mrs David A Diden of Portland Texas The ceremony featured an empire gown of white organza and eyelet The couple planned a reception in Cravens Hall The bride a Samar College student and the groom who will soon report for duty in Thailand with the US Army
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Kathleen Murphey
Steve Alan Diden
First United Methodist Church
R. Eugene Jonte
Archie Glen Murphey
Murphey
David A
Michael Murphey
J. E. McMurray
Houston
Barbara Benson
Velma Savant
Donald Drennen l
Beaumont
Richard Hardy
Fort Hood
Gary Felps
Allen Ashworth
Cravens Hall
Daria Rigsby
Kay Rigsby
Victoria
Catherine Cates
Lynda Jones
Jackie Perkins
Cecile Cobble
Samar College
Diden
Thailand
Astros Meet Cards In Four Game Stand Next Weekend
The Houston Astros host the NL champion St. Louis Cardinals in a four game weekend series June 5 to 8 at the Astrodome. The stand includes a June 7 Arkansas Oklahoma weekend with a free color team picture for every Saturday attendee and an Eddie Feigner exhibition after the June 8 game. The Pirates visit June 10 to 12, followed by a homestand starting June 19 against San Diego, San Francisco, and Atlanta.
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Astros
Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
Astrodome
Pittsburgh Pirates
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Cardinals
Eddie Feigner
the King
San Diego
San Francisco
Atlanta
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U.T.U
Promontory
Union
American Geographical Society
New York
Upper Manhattan
Werea
Movin
Oakland Museum
Andrew Russell
Sam Montague
Granville Dodge
Union Pacific
Leland Stanford
Stanford
Leland
Jack Casement
Warren Bower
Claudine Dickerson
Mary Grissom
Neches National Bank
Sacanbis
First Baptist
Peter Russell Lloyd-Davies
Pennyrich
Joyce Braswell
South 4Th Street
Scott McMurray
Riley
Beaumont, Texas
Gibson Motor Company
West Kountze
Big-Value Whirlpool Chest Freezer
Warrick TV
Silsbee State Bank
Silsbee, Texas
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