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Miles Franklin "Frank" Yount (born January 31, 1880, in Monticello, Arkansas, died November 13, 1933, in Beaumont, Texas [1]) eventually came to head up one of the most successful private oil companies in the United States.
Century Tower may refer to: Century Tower (Beaumont) in Beaumont, Texas, U.S. Century Tower (Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Century Tower (Sydney) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Century Tower (University of Florida) in Gainesville, Florida, U.S; Century Tower (Tokyo) in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
KBMT (channel 12) is a television station in Beaumont, Texas, United States, affiliated with ABC and NBC. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside low-power MyNetworkTV affiliate KUIL-LD (channel 12.5). The two stations share studios along I-10/US 69/US 96/US 287 in Beaumont; KBMT's transmitter is located in Mauriceville, Texas.
It became a daily under editor W.W. McLeod in 1896 or 1897, to compete with crosstown rival Beaumont Journal [4] (founded 1889). [5] In 1907, William P. Hobby became manager and part owner of the Enterprise [6] and bought the paper outright in 1920, [7] while Governor of Texas. One of his co-owners was general manager/associate publisher James ...
John Henry Phelan (December 11, 1877 – May 19, 1957), was an American oil producer and philanthropist. In partnership with Miles Franklin Yount, he worked for the Yount-Lee Oil Company.
The Examiner is an investigative weekly newspaper based in Beaumont, Texas published by the Examiner Corporation. It calls itself "The Independent Voice of Southeast Texas ". [ 1 ] The paper was founded in 1996 and its staff has been awarded a variety of local, state and national awards.
Beaumont is a city in the U.S. state of Texas.It is the seat of government of Jefferson County, [5] within the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area, located in Southeast Texas on the Neches River about 85 miles (137 km) east of Houston (city center to city center).
The San Jacinto Building in Beaumont, Texas was built between 1921–1922 and was completed for the San Jacinto Life Insurance Company. The building is 15 stories tall and supports a large clock tower on top. Each dial is 17 feet in diameter. [2]