8-K

                               UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D. C. 20549
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                 FORM 8-K
                                     
                                     
                                     
                              CURRENT REPORT
                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                    THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                     
                                     
                                     
      Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 23, 1998



                        ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       TEXAS                         1-5807                75-0256410
  (State or other Jurisdiction    (Commission          (I. R. S. Employer
        of incorporation)          File Number)        Identification No.)



                 107 N. Sherman Street, Ennis, Texas  75119
       (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)



                              (972) 872-3100
          (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Item 5.   Other Events

           On July 27, 1998, the Company announced management changes along
      with a change in the Board of Directors.

           Nelson  Ward,  the Company's President, Chief Operating  Officer
      and  Director  has  taken early retirement for health  reasons.   The
      Company's  Chairman  and Chief Executive Officer,  Keith  S.  Walters
      will  assume these duties and responsibilities and expects a director
      to be elected as soon as practical.



Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (c)  Exhibits

          99.1 Press Release dated July 27, 1998.



                                SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of  1934,
as  amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                             ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.




Dated: July 28, 1998         By:  /s/ Keith S. Walters
                             Printed Name:  Keith S. Walters
                             Title:  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

                                                                           
   
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE            FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
                                 CONTACT:  Keith S. Walters, CEO
                                 (800) 752-5386

Ennis, Texas, July 27, 1998


ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC. ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT OF NELSON WARD, PRESIDENT
AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

     Keith S. Walters, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, announced

today that Nelson Ward, the Company's President, Chief Operating Officer

and a director, has taken early retirement for health reasons.  Mr. Ward,

(56), joined the Company in 1971 and had served continuously since then.

Mr. Ward was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer in 1996, and

prior to that had served the Company as Vice President - Sales and

Marketing since 1992.  Mr. Walters stated that "Ennis Business Forms was

extremely fortunate to have had Nelson Ward's services for the last (27)

years.  His business experience was valued highly."

     Ennis Business Forms, Inc. expects that as soon as practical its

directors will elect a director to serve the remaining portion of Mr.

Ward's director term, which expires in 1999.  Since the Company's Articles

of Incorporation provide that the Board of Directors shall be comprised of

at least nine directors, the Board of Directors may elect an interim

director until such time as a permanent director is elected.

     Ennis Business Forms, Inc. (NYSE: EBF) is among the largest wholesale

custom business forms and related business products suppliers in the United

States.

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Headquarters in Ennis, Texas, the Company has 16 production facilities in

11 states strategically located to serve the Company's national network of

distributors.  The Company offers an extensive product line, from simple

stock forms to more complex forms, laser-cut sheets, tags, labels,

presentation folders, commercial printing, advertising specialties and

screen printed products that can be custom designed to meet customers'

needs.