Votaw Community Briefs Mention Local Visitors and Illness
Joe Love tends his mother Maud Burns in Call in serious condition. Henry Philips visited John Sealy hospital in Galveston. Local families hosted relatives from Evadale Beaumont Tomball Nederland and Jefferson. Uotan school to hold Thanksgiving carnival November 25 at 7 30 p m. Albert Fletcher remains in Lufkin hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Love
Maud Burns
Call
Texas
Henry Philips
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Jessie Whitmire
T. R. Whitmire
B. C. Whitmire
Evadale
Oran Davis
Beaumont
Jackie Davis
Cecil Collins
Fort Worth
John Dryden
Zeke Dryden
W. E. Stewart
Suellen
Sewel
Tomball
E. L. Teal
McDonald
Bob Davis
Houston
Eli Collins
Uotan School
Fred McKvaine
Cleveland
L. V. Bailey
Jaytown
Bob Bailey
Bob French
J. D. Jordan
Jessie Jordan
Lioyd Kelly
Florida
Estell Bean
Bean Home
Bob Hanks
Douglas Landsey
Betty Ann
Nederland
J. E. M Blankinship
Beaumont Albert Fletcher
Lufkin Hospital
David Bean
John David
Co. M. Rhodes
Deena
Denton
Curtis Keown
Monroe
Alexandria
Keown
Louisiana Hospital
J. W. Odom
Madelen
Martin Yawn
Chance
Central Baptist Church
Paige Patterson
Buren McCary
West
New Mexico
J. W. Bonner
Vernon Martindale
Little Cypress
Specialist Lists Jobs For The Home Gardener
Home garden tasks for winter include clearing plots for compost and soil enrichment. Clean and store dusters sprayers and leftover chemicals in dry airtight containers labeled clearly for next season. Mr and Mrs Burl Move of Oak visit R L Move brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G. Hancock
Hancock
Mrs. Burl Move
Oak
R. L. Move
Special Dinner to Honor O. B. Ellis in Huntsville
A testimonial dinner honoring O. B. Ellis director of the Texas Department of Corrections will be held in Huntsville on Thursday November 20 at 730 p m. Governor Price Daniel and other officials will attend along with Morris Frank humorist of the Houston Chronicle. Ellis has led Texas prisons since 1948 and improved the system, attracting visits from officials of other states. Tickets are 250 each and limited to 300 seats. write Cecil W. Murray, Huntsville, Texas, to obtain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Ellis
Texas Department of Corrections
Huntsville
Price Daniel
Texas Board of Corrections
Morris Frank
Houston Chronicle
Frank
Ellis
Shelby County
Memphis
Tennessee
Texas
Alcatraz
Belvin Hall
Cecil W. Murray
Texas Oyster Comeback Through Research
Texas oyster farmers are rebuilding after decades of decline with strong federal and state biologist support and conservation practices. The October Texas Game and Fish article notes slow gains since 1948, driven by studies of reefs, oyster life cycle details, and focused control of shell borers that threaten growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas Game and Fish
Driving technique developed after practice say safety association
J O Musick of the Texas Safety Association says driving skill grows with practice and adherence to rules. He outlines five winter driving tips including clear windows, feeling the road, safe following distance, and pumping brakes to avoid skids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safety Association
J. O. Musick
Texas Safety Association
Texas
Hardin County Courthouse Notices Ledger 1958
A Hardin County Texas publication lists numerous property deeds liens releases and assignments from Nov 1 to Nov 14 1958. Entries include judgment assignments tax liens and various deeds of trust between financiers banks and individuals across multiple entities including Jasper Federal Savings and Loan Assoc. and Hardin County Savings and Loan Assoc. with parties such as George Wilson Inc. James Davis and Ada Oil Co. named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Texas
George Wilson Inc
George Ballenger
Internal Revenue
James and
Virgie Davis
Kirby Ltr
Webb Laird
Progressive Builders, Inc
Jasper Federal Savings and Loan Assoc
Trotti Sheffield Jr
Britton Cravens Lumber Co
C. B. Kirkendall
W. K. Gore
William B. Favor
Gilbert D. Price
Charles R. Rider Jr
Bess K. Rider
Jess Davis
J. M. McLaughliin
Davis B
Ada Oil Co
Gordon Street Inc
Cyril G. Gradwehl
W. J. Wooten
W. C. Pemberton
Lemuel Holliday
Sun Oil Co
Mrs. Corn Work
Williard D. Reddell
Britton Cravens Lbr. Co
Lion
Forest Oil Co
Ruth Barfield
Mabel B. Smith
W. C. Britten
N. A. Cravens
Dewey C. Jackson
John Calvin Norton
C. L. Sowell
Lela McGown
F. A. Barnes
Truman O. Wright
Peoples State Bank
R. L. Boyd
Allens Dept. Store Inc
J. T. Martinka, Jr
J. G. Boyd
Kirby Petroleum Co
Ada O11 Co
First City Natl Bank of Houston
Laura McReynolds Shelby
Wilby Lumber Corp
Chesshire Sutton
Herbert Hooks
Beaumont Credit Corp
Cities Service Petroleum Co
Wm. van Dueen
W. Bigham
L. C. Bailey
Ken Clarence Yarbrough
D. Harkins
Spear Lake State Bank
D. A. Harkins
KL. Morgan
Dewitt
Bennie Hadnot
Dee Bearley
G. A. Stutts
Ken Elizebeth Creel
Otto Behnken
Pioneer Homes Co
Sam Camimarte
J. Austin Barnes
Elton L. Prewitt
Francis Clyde Drake
A. A. Callaway
Joe Fondern
Burt Collins
G. Berwick
Martin Morrie Yawn
C. Ogiesbee
A&m Building Contractors
the Prewitt Co
H. W. Gabriel, Jr
Texas Transit and Mix Co
H.W. Gabriel, Jr
Ken
East Texas Transit Mix Co
jJudgement
Yenises
Trunkine Gas Co
Renee
Buk
Waranty
Walter S. Davis, Jr
Earl Hankammer
Earl C. Hankammer
D. H. Locke
Parker
Sour Lake State Bank
A.B. Parker
Edna Barkley
A. B. Parker
R. Titlison
A. Coleman
Britton ‘Cravens Lumber Co
Martin Morris Yawn
Ken- Ineta C. Gore
New Ryegrass Variety Gulf Released for Winter Forage
Gulf ryegrass is a new winter annual variety superior to domestic types in crown rust resistance and outyielding in forage and seed in the Southeast. It emerges in fall, grows through fall, winter, and spring, seeds mature by May, then plant dies. It commonly reaches over three feet tall with early rosette growth. Gulf produces 0.5 to 1 ton air-dry forage per acre by February with over 20 percent protein, rising to 2–3 tons by mid May with protein 8–10 percent. Seed yields averaged 500 lb/acre in 1956–57. foundation seed available from Rice-Pasture Experiment Station Beaumont route. Foundation seed and leaflet L-407 are distributed through Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and Agricultural Information Office College Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf
Beaumont
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Texas
Agricultural Information Office
College Staition
Child TB Infection Rates. No Drop Since 1947 Study
A Kansas City study found no decline in infection rates among young children since 1947 despite fewer TB deaths. Kindergarten tuberculin tests showed germs in some children, while adults in contact with them had active TB at 12 times the general rate. The study links stronger child reactions to closer contact with active cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
John W. Middleton
Texas Tuberculosis Association
One in Five Autos Needs Repair Say Safety Inspectors
J O Musick of the National Safe ty Council says a spring nationwide vehicle safety campaign found one in five cars needed maintenance. Results, published in Traffic Safety, urge winter readiness with checks on lights brakes tires and windshield wipers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Musick
Texas Safety Association
Musick
Traffic Safety
National Safety Council
Leach
Evadale Homecoming Parade Noted For Large Turnout
The Evadale Homecoming parade drew a large crowd along the highway from Smith's garage to the Silsbee and Victor intersection. Miss Marilyn Bicker was crowned Homecoming Queen at halftime as visiting bands from Saratoga Silsbee and Buna performed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Silsbee
Buna
Smith
Victor
Marilyn Bicker
Aggie and Longhorn Freshmen Meet in Shrine Benefit Game
The 12th annual Aggie Fish vs Longhorn Shorthorns freshman clash scheduled at Kyle Field Saturday at 2 p m benefits the Ben Hur Shrine Temple crippled children’s clinic in Austin. Tickets are $1.50, available by mail or at the gate. anticipated turnout nears record crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas
Texas A&m College
Kyle Field
Austin
Shorthorns
Aggie Fish
Ben Hur Shrine Temple
Aggie-Texas
Ben Hur Temple
18Th
Lavaca
Santa Fe Carloadings Show Weekly Increase
Santa Fe reported week ending Nov 15 1958 carloadings at 28 079 up from 23 852 a year earlier. Connections total cars received 11 910 vs 11 155 in 1957 and total cars moved 39 989 vs 35 007. The preceding week saw Santa Fe handle 42 322 cars. The tire and tube industry in 1957 raised newspaper ad investment by 39 percent over 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Branham Produces Bumper Sorghum Crop on 12 Acres
Walter Branham of the Silsbee community grew two strong crops of Dekalb F-56-A sorghum on twelve acres. He planted May 14, applied 8-8-8 fertilizer and ammonium sulfate, received 3 inches of rain on June 22, harvested July and August, cured in the field, refertilized with 10-10-10, harvested again in November, and plans to grind for cattle feed along with cottonseed meal this winter and plant Dekalb E-56-A in 1989.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Branham
Silsbee
Mr. Branham
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Votaw Community Briefs
BY Paul Georgas
Brifton-Cravens Insurance Agency
Silsbee State Bank Bldg
Silsbee, Texas
J. Melton Jackson & Son
Jackson's
Gulf Service
Jackson's. Gulf Service Rope
Aco
Wat
Dey
Courthouse News
Sanchez Sisters
Hagen Bros
Sun
North Fifth Street
Kirby Elementary School
Olga
Yonda, DeHa
Maria Sanchez
Oriental Rug Cleaners
Beaumont Silshee
Allen Cleaners
Silshee
Evadale Community Briefs
C. S. Pearson
George Pearson
Nell Elam
Orange
Harold Burrell
Jasper
Roy Welch
Pearl Paige
Rye
T. F. Byerly
Jesse Whitville
Johnny Moss
Wotan
Aggie
U. of T. Fish
W. Branham
Television Service
Philco Factory
McLaughlin
Kountze
Kirby
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