Colt 45s Sign Austin Pitcher Mike Williams
18 year old right hand pitcher Mike Williams of Austin has been signed by the Houston Colt .45s to a 1965 Cocoa Rookie League contract. Williams, 6 2 and 200 pounds, starred for Blinn Junior College and earned 11 2 in American Legion play. He will report to the Colt .45s instructional camp in Cocoa Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Williams
Austin
Texas American Legion
Houston Colt 45S
Paul Richards
American Legion
Williams
Travis High
Blinn Junior College
Cocoa
Fla
Larry Smith
Pat Gillick
Methodist Service Guilds To Meet In Beaumont
The Beau mont District Wesleyan Service Guilds plan a workshop at First Methodist Church in Beaumont on Saturday. Registration starts at 1 p m. Mrs Doris Morrison district secretary will preside. Film strips will be shown and four study classes offered along with program discussions.
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Wesleyan Service
Beaumont
First Methodist
Doris Morrison
Open hunting seasons listed for Hardin County and vehicle inspections begin
Warden Ben Urban releases Hardin County open seasons with deer from November to December and a two buck limit, squirrel, quail, dove, and duck seasons with specific bag limits and hunting hours. Mr Urban notes migratory birds must leave a wing for identification. Col Homer Garrison announces Texas vehicle inspections run Sept 1 to April 15, 1965 with over 5.2 million vehicles to be inspected at 5200 stations. Officials cite reduced defects in fatal and non fatal crashes since 1951.
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Ben Urban
The
Bee
Hardin County
Homer Garrison Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
Garrison
Public Safety Commission
Morehhan
Public Safety
Two Hardin County 4 H Girls Win District Awards
Hardin County 4 H girls Peggy Laird and Mary Carol Jordan earned high honors at the District XI records judging in Richmond on August 27. Peggy, Pine Ridge club member, placed second in junior Home Economics on her 4 H record book and was named 1963 Gold Star Girl of Hardin County. She is a Hardin Jefferson High School freshman and cheerleader, daughter of E W Laird, with 4 H adult leader mother Mrs. Laird. Mary Carol, Batson club member, placed fifth in junior Clothing on her 4 H record book and has sewn 16 garments since starting three years ago, saving $32 in 1964 on her clothing budget. she is an eighth grade student at West Hardin Junior High, daughter of Harold C Jordan, with 4 H adult leader mother Mrs. Jordan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Richmond
Peggy Laird
Pine Ridge
Peggy
Hardin Jefferson High School
E. W. Laird
Mary Carol
Harold C Jordan
Batson
Carol
Alrready
West Hardin Junior High School
Jordan
Check Identity Of People Seeking Information
Unscrupulous persons try to obtain confidential information by using Social Security Administration reputation. Marlene Pegg, Silsbee field representative, warns to verify identification cards and to state name and business on calls. She notes information is confidential and not shared to locate missing persons or gather mailing lists. Pegg will be in Room 8 City Hall Silsbee 8:30 to 11:30 am each Tuesday in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Administration
Marlene Pegg
Silsbee
Social Security
Miss Pegg
City Hall
38 Attend WSCS Meeting September 2
The Women's Society of Christian Service of the First Methodist Church met September 2 with Mrs. Howard Hargrove presiding. There were 38 members and guests present for a covered dish luncheon and business session. Yearbooks for 1964 1965 were distributed and studies for the year were introduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Howard Hargrove
W. A. Barclay Sr
Robert Neyland
Carol Cobble
Harry Mitchell
Beaumont
Eugene Jonte
John Wesley Hardt
Old Sabine County log house gains heritage attention
East Texans spotlight Judge A D Oliphant’s two story Sabine River home near Pendleton Crossing as a rare 1800 era relic. Sabine County historians seek a Texas State Historical Survey Committee medallion for the preserved hand hewn log dwelling dating to 1813. A tour notes museum efforts in Center and dining hall fame in Burkeville with Miss Letitia Lucious serving all you can eat for 1.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Oliphant
Sabine River
Pendleton Crossing
Sabine County
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Kelly Ferguson
Burkeville
Newton County
Farmers Meeting on Fertilizers Planned at Courthouse
A program on fertilizers and their uses will be held tonight at 7:30 in the Hardin County courthouse west wing. B E Rea, county agricultural agent, says the program features two films with discussions. The event is sponsored by the Lower Neches Soil Conservation District supervisors and invites all farmers ranchers and interested persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
B. E. Rea
Lower Neches Soil
Crippled Children Directors To Meet in Kountze Tonight
Hardin County Society for Crippled Children and Adults will hold a 7:30 p.m. meeting in the county courthouse commissioner's court room in Kountze. Mrs. Jess Odom presides, with Mrs. Annie Mae Hardage reporting on services from Easter Seals. Delegates for the Kilgore state conference will be elected. new board members and by laws will be presented. Officers for 1964 65 include Mrs. Pat Pace vice president and Mrs. Carl Crow secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Society For Crippled Children
Kountze
Jess Odom
Annie Mae Hardage
Kilgore
Clyde Swenson
Pat Pace
Carl Crow
Saratoga
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Blinn
Brenham
Grand Junction
Colo
U. S
Roosevelt & 10Th Streets
Chevrolet
Methodist
United States Brewers Association, Inc
International Life Bldg
Austin 1
Uuban
Bob
Loftin’s
Hwy
Villa Road
Bob Vaught
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance
Silsbee State Bank
Charles Deir
WSCS
East Texas
By Bob Bowman
Judge Oliphant
Georgia
Shelby County
Historical Society
T. L. Hurst
East Texas Tourist Association
Nacogdoches
LOFT
Crippled Children
Or Gilmore
Mbing Kountze
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