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First Liberty National Bank held their official Groundbreaking Ceremony this week, as the longtime local banking institution will be expanding the banking services in Mont Belvieu, TX. Members of the Board and staff were on hand to do the honors at their new location.
Read more(1) A tribute to Mark Phillips, who used to do woodworking for my father, Hershel Dixon Sr. at his Dixon Furniture Store in Lufkin. In either the spring or summer of 1974, I was delivering some furniture on Banks Street near the water tower on Kurth Drive when I noticed someone was throwing away an oak buffet and had it conveniently located near the edge of the street. I asked at the house, and they said I was welcome to it. I took it over to Keltys Street, a block north of Wilson, to the woodworking shop of Mark Phillips. It was in bad repair when I left it with him: (i)The front right leg, though there, was off. (2) The top was bowed (3) There were no doors underneath the top drawers (4) There was no hardware on it anywhere (5) The wood needed to be refinished. Mark worked his magic on it, solving every problem I just listed except refinishing it—and that for only $30.
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