Texans Rally at Vicksburg Civil War Breakthrough
In the siege of Vicksburg on May 22 1863 Texans charged a breached Confederate line at the earthen works. A dozen battle lines held by Yankee regiments yielded as Texans sealed the breach and captured a battle flag amid chaotic fighting around Vicksburg Mississippi.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Texas
Vicksburg National Military Park
Illinois
Grant
Pemberton
A&w
Stephen D. Lee
Railroad Redoubt
Price Daniel
Texas Monument
Lodge Meeting Time Stated for Silsbee Masonic Lodge 295
The Silsbee Texas Masonic Lodge 295 meets the first and third Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. Visiting brethren invited. The long Civil War siege of Vicksburg features Texans Waul's Legion aiding a bold assault at the Railroad Redoubt with heavy Union losses and Confederate praise for the charge.
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Silsbee Masonic Lodge No
F & AM
Col
Thomas N. Waul
Texas Legion
Col. Waul
Waul
J. Wrigley
Iowa
Texas
Stevenson
Grant
2D Infantry
Baldwin Ferry
Vicksburg
Lone Star
Llunette
Missouri
Arkansas
2D Texas
Texas Bnotter
Squirrel Season Opens Amid Predictions and Risks
Squirrel season starts in the area with a predicted bumper crop though hunters report uneven supplies. Weather conditions drought leaves ground dry and leaves crackling alerting wildlife. rain and cooler spells could improve hunting. Daily bag limit is 10 with 20 in possession. snakes are active. A long passage notes Texas Vicksburg memorial history and a 1961 state monument dedication, ending with a request for information at Box 708, Vicksburg, MS.
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East
Texas
Regulatory
Three Million Vets Hoped for GI Bill Usage in 1975
A VA report states 2,691,566 trainees in 1975 with projections above three million for the current year. VA Regional Director A. A. Hunter notes a 14 percent rise from 1974 and a record ongoing since the bill’s inception.
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A. A. Hunter
Veterans Administration
Hunter
Funeral Services For Mrs Jincie Harris Held
Funeral services for Jincie Rachael Harris 80 of Jasper were held at 11 a.m. Friday at J. O. Stringer Funeral Chapel with burial in Sanders Cemetery. She died Tuesday evening in Schlesinger Geriatric Center Beaumont. She was a native of Jasper. Survivors include Vera Harrelson Beaumont a daughter and Tee Dempsey Lumberton a sister.
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Jincie Rachael Harris
Jasper
J. O. Stringer
Sanders Cemetery
Schlesinger Geriatric Center
Beaumont
Vera Harrelson
Tee Dempsey
Lumberton
Community thanks for support during illness and death
The note expresses gratitude to Baptist Hospital nurses of 4C First Assembly of God Church and individuals Mrs Pat Bertrand Mrs Janice Moulder Mrs Pearl Farmer and Mrs Nowetta Larson for prayers meals and acts of kindness during the illness and death of Mrs Josephine James.
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Baptist Hospital
First Assembly of God Church
Pat Bertrand
Janice Moulder
Josephine James
Pearl Farmer
Nowetta Larson
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Congestion
Novahistine
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Delsey Toilet
Savon Drug Store
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Tommy Wright
Aaron McBride
Linda Cox
Ginette
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Roy Daves
South Brown Kountze
Ernest Bounds
Jincie Harris
Sabine Monument Company
Grand — Beaufront
North Railroad
Ruth Davis
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