Land of Tenaha Timpson Bobo and Blair Draws Tourists
Timpson mayor Bud Essery revived the chant Four towns Tenaha Timpson Bobo and Blair to lure visitors The tune linked to Tex Ritter and a legendary railroad is celebrated in Shelby County chamber signs and T shirts locals say the line originated as a marching song.
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Timpson
Shelby County
Tenaha
Bobo
Blair
Chamber of Commerce
Timpson, Bobo and
T. F
Bud) Essery
Merchant
Tex Ritter
Gary
Ritter
Turkey Shoot At Chance Loeb Held On Weekends
The Chance Loeb Volunteer Fire Department runs its second annual Turkey Shoot each weekend in October with a final shoot on November 1. Sessions start at 1 30 p m Saturdays and Sundays at the Chance Loeb Little League Ball Park one mile north of the Silsbee Kountze Y on the Kountze Highway. Shells are provided and guns available if needed. Coffee is served by the Ladies Auxiliary and all proceeds fund department operations maintenance and equipment purchases.
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Chance-Loeb Volunteer Fire Department
Chance-Loeb Little League
Silsbee
Naming East Texas towns and their curious origins
The column details how Bon Wier in Newton County honors lumbermen B F Bonner and R W Wier while Weches in Houston County once named Neches altered a letter to avoid duplication for a post office. Coldspring evolved from Fireman s Hill to Cold Springs and finally to Coldspring.
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Big Thicket
Bon Wier
Newton County
B. F. Bonner
R. W. Wier
Weches
Houston County
Neches
Coldspring
East Texas
Mortimer to receive 35-year service award
John J. Mortimer assistant production foreman for Sinclair Oil and Gas Co. at Silsbee will receive the company 35-year service award on October 11. He joined Sinclair in 1929 as a roustabout at Winfield Kansas and worked in Chase Kansas Gladewater Texas Conroe Texas and Silsbee since 1962. He and his wife live in Silsbee with three children Judy Hopper Memphis Nancy Martinez Honolulu and James Mortimer. He was born in Haskell Oklahoma and is a member of the Christian church.
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John Joe Mortimer
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co
Silsbee
Mortimer
Sinclair
Winfield, Kan
Chase, Kan
Gladeswater, Tex
Conroe
Judy Hopper
Memphis
Tenn
Nancy Martinez
Honolulu
Hawaii
James Mortimer
Mortimer Was
Haskell, Oklo
The
Christian Church
Jaycettes to Meet in Silsbee Monday Evening
The Silsbee Jaycettes meet Monday at 7 30 p.m. in Mrs Jesse Sanchezs home 910 North 4th. Mrs R F Sanford will preside over the business meeting. The club project Helping Needy Families in Town will be discussed.
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Silsbee Jaycettes
Jesse Sanchez
North 4Th
R. F. Sanford
Gratitude for Support After Loss of Winfred Kemp
The Kemp family thanks friends neighbors and their pastor for kindness during illness and loss of Winfred Kemp. Special appreciation goes to the nurses at Kountze Memorial Hospital and to Dr Cope land for the care. May God bless each one.
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Winfred Kemp
Kountze Memorial Hospital
Copeland
W. L. Kemp
Easter Seal Officers Attend Annual Meeting in Kilgore
Ten Easter Seal officers and volunteers from the Neches Sabine area will join state and national rehabilitation specialists for the 27th annual Texas Society for Crippled Children and Adults Easter Seal Society convention October 16 18 at the Community Inn Kilgore. Attendees include C E Meadows Beaumont area chairwomen Zoe Minor D D Glenn Jewes Alsobrook Marguerite Dimmerling Port Arthur Silsbee and Liberty County representatives Lillie Harton Cleveland executive and others from Hughen School Port Arthur Liberty County and Lufkin. The program covers care treatment rehabilitation stroke diagnosis sheltered workshops and parent counseling with nationally known health leaders. For information contact Mrs Smith in Silsbee.
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Neches Sabine
Texas Society For Crippled Children & Adults
Easter Seal Society
Community Inn
Kilgore
C. E. Meadows
Hardin County
Zoe Minor
Beaumont
D. D. Glenn
Jewes Alsobrook
Beaumont Society
Marguerite Dim
Water shrew walks on water by trapping air in feet
The water shrew uses air bubbles trapped at its feet to stay afloat and skim the surface of a pool. This buoyant technique allows limited surface travel by suspending its body with buoyant air patches.
Retired Lt Col Fowler Honored After Air Force Service
Lt Col Robert A. Fowler retired from the US Air Force on August 31 after more than 230 years of active duty. He received the Air Force Commendation Medal at Dyess AFB for meritorious service as commander of the Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance and 18th Troop Carrier Squadrons. Fowler entered service in 1941, served in World War II, and held posts across the US and Europe. He and wife Sarah Jane Erwin live in San Antonio with two children.
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Dyess Afb
Abilene
Fowler
Air Force Commendation Medal
Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance
18Th
R. P. Collins
516Th
Col. Fowler
United States Army Air Corps
Europe
North Africa
United States
Germany
Air Force
Sarah Jane Erwin
Beaumont
Robert Jr
Sarah Felen
Glenarm Place
San Antonio
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Robert A. Fowler
United States Air Force
Areaspace Medical Division
Brooks Afb
Presbyterian
Wilbur
United Presbyterian
Gulf Coast
Efex Typewriter & Supply
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Bartmess & CO. Real Estate Developers
Beaumont Highway
Gulf Gasoline
Curry
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W. M. Curry
Home Sweet Home Insurance
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State Farm Mutual
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State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Bloomington, Ilinois
Sammie Wilson
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