In memory of E.L. Kurth, Kurth Primary would like to invite you to our Fall Festival held on Thursday, November 16th from 5:00-7:30 pm. We will have lots of activities which include an Onsite AND Online Auction! Many items to choose from. All proceeds will be donated to the Kurth PTK.
E. L. Kurth was a pillar of the community and an innovative entrepreneur! Mr. Kurth was born at Kurth Station in Polk County on July 25, 1885. He was a Southwestern University 1905 graduate and joined the family business at the Angelina County Lumber Company. In 1930, he advanced to Vice President and then took over direction of the company in 1936. Kurth’s greatest business venture was his decision to manufacture quality newsprint from southern yellow pine, a process that had never been attempted commercially. He brought together fellow lumbermen, publishers, and other paper users to organize the Southland Paper Company, the first factory to use the laboratory process developed by Georgia chemist Charles H. Herty. The newsprint mill, located near Lufkin, began operation in 1940 and soon grew into a multimillion-dollar corporation. The original mill expanded and additional paper mills sprang up in Texas and other parts of the South. Eventually as much southern pine timber went into wood pulp for paper products as into saw logs. As a result of the success of the “Herty gamble” the press hailed Kurth as a leading industrial statesman, and many organizations heaped honors upon him. One governor addressed him as “Mr. East Texas.” In 1949, the Texas Manufacturers Association, elected him “The Man of the South”. His innovative leadership practices inspired us to create our first online auction that will benefit the children of Kurth Primary.
Click the below links in order to bid on the item. Please fill out the first link titled “Auction Bidder’s Information Form” so that Kurth Primary Administration has your contact information for your winning bids! Each link opens in a new tab. To return to this page, click the tab at the top that says “Kurth Primary”.
Click this link to access Auction Bidder’s Information Form
Item 1: Crown Colony Luxury Basket link
Item 2: Lufkin Panther Washer Boards link
Item 3: Country Christmas Wreath and Candle Holders link
Item 4: Custom Boy’s and Girl’s Stick Horses link
Item 5: Ellen Trout Zoo Year Family Membership link
If you would like to make a donation in lieu of bidding on an auction item,
please visit the link below!
Item 6: Donation Pledge Link