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Peavy-Moore Lumber Company became Newton County Lumber Company beginning May 3, 1943, in Deweyville, Texas. The main office for the Lumber Company was in Shreveport, Louisiana. Unfortunately the boiler and fuel house of the Planing Mill burned on August 22, 1943, the sawmill and power house burned August 6, 1944.
Most of the collection consists of routine correspondence for both John B. McGee, chief clerk at Deweyville mill and Cecil Smith, manager of the Deweyville mill for the year 1940, as well as others.
The collection consists of business correspondence, pamphlets, applications, inventories, lists and miscellaneous business records.
[Forest History - N], Range 24B, 20 Archival Boxes
Box 1 1940
Corres. with A. D. Chapman and Comp., Inc.
Corres. With Caleasien-Marine National Bank
Corres. With Sabine and Neches Valley Railroad Comp.
Corres. With Olin Culbersyn
Corres. With Commercial Metals Comp., Ltd.
Corres. With Wm. Cameron and Comp., Inc.
Corres. With Peavy-Moore Lumber Comp.
Corres. With Continental Box Comp., Inc.
Corres. With Cincinnati Gear Comp.
Corres. With Conroe Lumber Comp.
Corres. With Champion Paper and Fiber Comp.
Corres. With Crawford-Austin Mfg. Comp.
Corres. With Peavy Hardwood Agency
Corres. With Bell and Howell Comp.
Booklet - Torain Draglines
Inventory Bean Mid Lumber
Teachers Application File- Deweyville, Texas
Corres. With American Locomotive Comp.
Corres. With J. T. Adams
Corres. With American Equitable Insurance Comp.
Applications for Employment
Corres. With Angelina County Lumber Comp.
Corres. With Able Supply Comp.
Box 2 1940
Corres. With Gulf Production Corporation, Houston
Corres. With Peavy-Moore Lumber Comp., Shreveport, La.
Corres. With Federal Underwriters, Dallas
Federal Underwriters Loss Cost Statement
Corres. With L. M. Feagin, President of the Citizens State Bank, Woodville,
Texas
Corres. With East Texas Motor Freight lines, Beaumont
Corres. With Emerson Electric Mfg. Comp., St. Louis, Mo.
Corres. and business transactions of Deweyville Consolidated School District
Timber report estimate in Orange County, Texas
Corres. of Cleaveland Dean
Corres. Of Mr. Cecil Smith, Deweyville, Texas
Box 3 1940
Corres. With Peavy-Moore Lumber Comp.
Corres. With Phelan Comp.
Corres. With Pacific Finance Corp.
Corres. With Peden Iron and Steel Comp.
Corres. With Private Truck Owners Assn. of Texas
Corres. With Phillips Petroleum Comp.
List of Cars and Loads
Statement of Pulp Wood Account
Supplies purchased
Dimension of Logs
Price List on Poles
Corres. With C. T. Patterson Comp.
Business with Orange National Bank
Corres. With Orange Chamber of Commerce
Corres. With Gibbs Brothers and Comp.
Statement of Operating Costs, Profit and Loss, 1924-1939
Corres. With National Supply Comp.
Corres. With National Safety Council
Corres. With Missouri Pacific Lines
Corres. With Masonic Lodge
Corres. With Myers-Spalti Mfg. Comp.
List of logs
Corres. With Lufkin Foundry and Machine Comp.
Notice of Levy
Safety Recommendations
Inventory of stock at little mills
Statements of Logging and Manufacturing Cost for 1924-1939
License Fees on Motor Vehicles
Application for Registry
Carloads received and forwarded
Cars handled
Corres. With Kirby Lumber Comp.
Corres. With Roy Jones Lumber Comp.
Industrial Safety Review
Corres. With A. M. Huffman
Box 4 1940
Corres. regarding repairs to Buckeye Engine with blueprint of sectional
view of cylinders and valves
List of Box material for sale
A list of machines for sale by W. G. Avery Reedy Company
List of unsold planing mill equipment by Conroe Lumber Comp.
List of machines for sale by DeQueen Mill Supply Comp.
Corres. to Cecil Smith, Mgr. of Peavy-Moore Lumber Comp. from Texas State
Manufacturer Assn.
Pamphlet of sawmill Machinery and Logging equipment for sale by the Magnolia
Corp.
Box 5 1940
Social Security file
List of Social Security Tax deductions
Sabine Motor Comp. - Profit and Loss Statement
Statement of Cars Handled
Corres. With Standard Supply and Hardware Comp.
Corres. With Sabine Supply Comp.
Corres. With Sabine and Neches Valley Railroad Comp.
Corres. With Peavy-Moore Lumber Comp.
Corres. With Southern Pine Assn.
Inspectors report for Southern Pine Assn.
Estimate of land owned by William Wise
Box 6 1940
Corres. Of United Gas Comp., Beaumont, Texas
Records of Pine Timber Purchased through Payroll
Records of Poles cut by Texas Creosote Comp.
Estimates of standing timber
Records of timber cut in woods, 1939-1940
Corres. With Peavy-Moore Lumber Comp., Inc.
Corres. Of T. E. Trigg, General Auditor of Peavy-Moore Lumber Comp.
Corres. Of Texas State Board of Health and Peavy-Moore Lumber Comp.
Corres. And business reports of Texas Power and Light Comp.
Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission
Box 7 1940
Pamphlets on fire prevention
Duties of Clerks
List of Office Equipment
List of Wages for jobs
Sale of land to Conroe Lumber Comp. by Gulf Oil Comp.
Price list from American - La France and Foamite Industries
Corres. With J. S. Welsh
Corres. With R. L. White
Booklet - Pollution Hazards ~
List of Used machine tools, Nessendorff, Nelson and Comp.
Corres. With Westinghouse Electric Supply Comp.
Box 8 1941
Corres. With Federal Underwriters Exchange
Lost Cost Statement
Corres. With Firestone Auto Supply
Corres. With Equitable Equipment Comp.
Corres. With U. S. Epperson Underwriting Comp.
File of Deeds
Corres. With De Sota Foundry Inc.
Corres. With Peavy-Moore Lumber Comp., Inc.
Corres. Of 0. N. Cloud of Peavy Hardwood Agency
Corres. Of John B. McGee, Chief Clerk of Peavy-Moore Lumber Comp., Inc.
Corres. Of Mr. Percy Bass, American National Bank
Corres. between Non. N. O. Burnaman , State Representative, and Mr. Cecil
Smith
Applications
General Business Correspondence
Box 9 1941
Corres. With Royal Typewriter Comp.
Corres. With Judge G. E. Richardson, Jasper, Texas
Corres. With B. E. Ouinn Realty-Comp., Beaumont, Texas
Corres. Between John B. McGee, Chief Clerk and Peavy-Moore Lumber Comp.,
Shreveport, La.
Corres. Between N. A. Peavy and Cecil Smith
Corres. With Orange National Bank
Corres. With Newton County's Newspaper, The Newton Herald
Corres. With J. P. McMahon, Deweyville, Texas
Corres. With J. C. Markstein, New Orleans, La.
Corres. With Massman and Comp., Beaumont, Texas
Corres. With Myers-Spalti Mfg. Comp., Houston, Texas
Corres. With Missouri-Pacific Lines
Corres. With Judge Causey Mattox, County Judge, Newton, Texas
Corres. With Lufkin Foundry and Machine Comp.
Corres. With Lumbermen's Underwriting Alliance of Kansas City, Ma.
Corres. With The Hargford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Comp.,
New Orleans
Corres. With Gulf Oil Corp., Houston, Texas
Corres. With General Electric Comp.
General Business Correspondence
Box 10 1941
Business with Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission
List of Social Security Deductions by the month
Report of Taxable Wages paid to each employee
School business
Lists of secondhand machinery for sale from various companies
Cecil Smith personal file
Peavy-Moore Lumber Comp. store file
Corres. With Sabine Supply Comp.
Corres. With Sabine and Neches Valley Railroad Comp.
Corres. With A. G. Spalding and Bros.
Corres. With Southern Iron and Metal Comp.
Corres. With State Comptroller of public accounts
Corres. With Standard Supply and Hardware Comp.
Corres. With Southwestern Settlement and Development Comp
Corres. With Southern Pine Inspection Bureau
Box 11 1941
Railroad right-of-~ay pipe line crossing agreement
Corres. With J. S. Welsh
Corres. With Treasury Dept.
Corres. With U. S. Department of Agriculture
Corres. With U. S. Epperson Underwriting Comp.
File of timber purchases
Estimates of timber on various lands
Corres. With the Texas Comp.
Corres. With Texas Mill Managers Assn.
Corres. With Twi-Ro-Pa Mills
Corres. With Texas Creosoting Comp.
Abstract of sales office
Timber purchased
Overdrafts on payroll
Occupational list with rates
Uncollected accounts
Oil leases and Land rents
Pales cut
Corres. With T. E. Trigg
Box 12 1943
Corres. With the Wheland Comp., Chattanooga, Tenn.
Corres. With Wickes Brothers of Saginaw, Michigan
Corres. With War Price and Rationing Board
Corres. With White House Dry Goods, Beaumont, Texas
Corres. With J. S. Welsh, Peavy-Moore Lumber Comp., Shreveport, La.
Corres. With Utility Supply Comp. Stationers, Chicago, Ill.
Corres. With T. E. Trigg, Gen. Auditor, Peavy-Moore Lumber Company
Corres. With D. W. Thompson, Secretary-Treasurer of the Newton County
Lumber Comp. Corres. With Standard Supply and Hardware Comp., New Orleans,
La.
The Sabine Supply Comp. Correspondence
Corres. With the Stedman Comp., Beaumont, Texas
Corres. With the Phelan Comp., Beaumont, Texas
Box 13 1943
Corres. With Angelina [hardwood Comp.
Shipments from Angelina Hardwood Comp.
Corres. With U. S. Epperson Underwriting Comp.
Prices of standing timber purchased
Southern Pine Inspection Reports
Corres. With Southwestern Settlement and Development Corporation
Statement of regular and overtime
War prisoners records
Box 14 1943
Shipments from Angelina Hardwood Comp.
Box 15 1943-1944
Corres. With office of Defense Transportation
Corres. With Oil City Brass Works
Corres. With Orange National Bank
Office Contracts
Corres. With Manning, Maxwell and Moore, Inc.
Corres. With Magnolia Airco Gas Products Comp.
Corres. With Magnolia Petroleum Comp.
Corres. With Lufkin Foundry and Machine Comp.
Corres. With Kirby Lumber Comp.
Corres. With Angelina County Lumber Comp.
Garage Inventory
Supply house inventory
Insurance on steam boilers
Insurance on automobiles
Corres. With Industrial Accident Board
Fire insurance
Corres. With Gulf Tractor and Equipment Comp.
Corres. With Federal Underwriters Exchange
Application for Federal Certificate of Age
Statement of Fire Loss, 1943
Contracts signed by logging contractors
Corres. With Comptroller of Public Accounts
Corres. With Department of Revenue
Corres. With Angelina Hardwood Comp.
Corres. With Angelina County Lumber Comp.
Files of John B. McGee
Box 16 1944
Corres. With Wickes Brothers
Corres. With Willamette Hyster Comp.
Tax report for Humble Independent School District
Corres. With War Production Board
Rating of Textiles for the War Production Board
Report of Newton County Tax Assessor
Report of Jasper County Tax Assessor
Report of Harris County Tax Assessor
Report of Liberty County Tax Assessor
Report of Orange County Tax Assessor
Report of Montgomery County Tax Assessor
Report of Buna Independent School District taxes
Report of Sam Lahe Independent School District taxes
Report of Batson Independent School District taxes
Report of Dayton Independent School District taxes
Box 17 1944
Business with Louisiana Department of Labor
Unemployment coverage certificate
Copy of unemployment compensation law
Corres. With Lufkin Foundry and Machine Comp.
Corres. With Kirby Lumber Comp.
Corres. With J. H. Kurth
Corres. With Gulf Oil Comp.
List of vehicles insured
Corres. With U. S. Epperson Underwriting Comp.
Fire insurance file
Corres. With Firestone Comp.
Corres. With Chris Erhart Foundry and Machine Comp.
File of Deweyville Consolidated School
Corres. With Columbia Casualty Co.
Report of Inspection Columbia Casualty Company
Corres. With Cloud Lumber Company
Corres. With Prisoner of War Camp
Application of Blanket Position Bond
Box 18 1944
Corres. Of the Orange National Bank, Orange, Texas
Corres. Of U. S. Epperson Underwriting Company, Kansas City, Mo.
Corres. reports concerning Excise tax for year of 1943
Corres. Of D. W. Thompson, Newton County Lumber Co., Keltys, Texas
Louisiana Severance Tax Law Corres. Of Standard Supply and Hardwood Company.,
New Orleans, La.
Corres with Social Security Board, Beaumont, Texas
Corres. With Sabine Supply Company, Orange, Texas
Corres. With C. T. Patterson Company, Inc., New Orleans, La.
Corres. With Peden Iron ~ Steel Company, Houston, Texas
Corres. With Nabors Trailer of Mansfield, La.
Second hand machinery lists
Corres. With Magnolia Airco Gas Products Company, Houston, Texas
Box 19 1944
Corres. about oil leases
Corres. With Louisiana Land ~ Exploration Co.
Woods Report
Corres. With Jasper County Lumber Co.
Statement of Assets
Corres. With Angelina Hardwood Comp.
Corres. With A. M. Huffman
Fire Loss - August 6, 1944
Corres. With Selective Service System - Classification, Deferments, and
Letters to Boards
Corres. With Cloud Lumber Comp.
Corres. With Cunningham Machinery Comp.
Report of Inspection of Fire Equipment
Box 20 1944
Corres. With War Manpower Commission
Corres. With Prisoner of War Camp
Corres. With War Production Board
Releases for Employees
Land purchases from I.O.O.F. Of Texas
Corres. With E. G. Prudhomme
Corres. With McDonald Lumber Comp.
List of Log cutters
List of fee lands belonging to Newton Lumber Comp.
List of current mineral leases
Statement of standing timber
List of land in Newton and Sabine Counties
Estimates of timber
Land deeds
R. S. Welch Survey
Oil lease contracts
David Cole Survey
Lewis Donoho Survey
Corres. About Kurth timber
Corres. About Adams Ranch land
Right of Way Agreement
Corres. With Bertha Cofeld
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