Deadline extended for $1000 Clark Gable scholarship
The Jefferson Amusement Co and Metro Goldwyn Mayer offer a $1000 scholarship to area high school seniors in connection with the Gone With the Wind show at Pines Theater. Manager D. H. Suitt announced the extension to two weeks after the film’s run. Contestants must answer three film questions and write an essay. rules are at the theater box office.
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Clark Gable
Jefferson Amusement Co
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Pines
D. H. Suitt
Silsbee Ladies Aid Evadale Group On Making Dressings
Mrs Elton Jardell and Mrs Kate Hargrove led Evadale ladies in a March 28 session at Central Baptist Church to demonstrate making cancer bandages. Eight attendees were present. Volunteers with clean worn sheets may contact Mrs Wardie Odom at EV 54575 in Evadale as Cancer Crusade month prompts help.
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Elton Jardell
Kate Hargrove
Evadale
Central Baptist Church
Wardie Odom
Nu Upsilon Unit Hears Mrs Grote Speak On Nature
Beta Sigma Phi Nu Upsilon met March 27 at Mrs. B C Taff home with cohostess Mrs. Jimmy Smith. Guest speaker Mrs. Frank Grote presented Nature. A rummage sale was planned for April 28. Members will accompany the Exemplar chapter to the Beaumont Art Museum Sunday. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday night at Mrs. Douglas Edwards home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nu Upsilon Unit
Nu Upsilon
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
B. C. Taff
Jimmy Smith
Frank Grote
Beaumont Art Museum
Douglas Edwards
Mrs Worley to Host Spring Piano Recital Saturday
Mrs Rex Worley presents her piano pupils in a spring recital Saturday night at 7 30 in Read-Turrentine Cafetorium. The public is invited with no admission charge.
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Rex Worley
Mrs Hill Takes Over Langhammer Package Store
Mrs Louise Hill has taken over the operation of her deceased brother Langhammer's Package Store on Highway 96 south of the railroad crossing. She invites friends and her brother's friends to call by at any time.
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Louise Hill
Langhammer’s
Highway 96
Card of Thanks for Langham relative loss
Card of thanks expresses deep appreciation for kindness during bereavement for K. E. Langham mer. Gratitude for sympathy cards flowers and tokens. blessing wished to all.
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K. E. Langhammer
Garden Club Flower Show Comes Tuesday at Cravens Hall
The Silsbee Garden Club will stage its annual flower show on Tuesday from 2 to 7 p m in Cravens Hall at First Methodist Church. Theme is Memoirs of a Flower with committees led by Mrs Paul Georgas and others handling general show staging classification judging hospitality publicity and cleanup.
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Silsbee Garden Club
Cravens Hall
First Methodist Church
Paul Georgas
Henry Horka
B. D. Banks
I. F. Eldredge Jr
Doyle McKeown
H. C Hopkins
W. C. McNeil
J.G. Cullinan
H. Fuller
Mrs. Smith
S. T. Walker
Alvin Hall
Houston Woman To Speak Tonight At Episcopal Church
Mrs. Guy McDaniel of Houston, diocesan chairman for United Thank Offering, will be guest speaker at the Women of St Johns Episcopal Church meeting tonight held at the Parish House. Mrs. George D. Tennison will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy McDaniel
Houston
United Thank Offering
St. John’s Episcopal Church
George D. Tennison
Bob McClelland
Leon Stokesbury
T. M Tennison Jr
UTO
Local and Personal News Notes on Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs Albert McBroom visited Houston with daughter family. Mrs T J Trotti in Liberty. now in Kersting hospital. SP-4 RC Watts arrived for Korea visit with parents. Forneys and children from Liberty visited Grace Daniel. Cheatham visited Bridge City. Smiths of Effingham, IL stayed with Hugh Smiths. Jett family and Tom Favors guests of Tom Favors. Scruggs family of Texas City visited Choate family. Nelson Bruns of Sam Houston College spent Easter with mother Mary Bruns. Mrs A B Kelly underwent surgery in Beaumont Baptist. Kountz family from Orange visited Calhoun and Brewer. W H Holland and daughter hosted relatives from Lampasas. Lee Whisencant returned after Baptist hospital Beaumont. Henry Holland visited Lake Charles with brother Homer Holland. Mattingly, Venson and son from Baytown visited Cook home. Patricia Register of Dallas visited parents Joe and Patricia. Imogene Wells and Liberty group toured Avery Island Flow er Garden. Jimmy McLaughlin visited San Augustine. Jackie Harris and son moved to Silsbee after Harris’s Fort Hood discharge. Doyle McKeown and sons visited Tom McKeown in Jacksonville. Hughey Lee Richardson, recently in San Antonio, visited grandmother H F Wiggins. Weath ersby and others attended Sammie Wingate funeral in Merryville. Hughes family visited College Station. Jerry McMicken from Huntsville visited ISHSTC parents. Pfe Jack Bates, stationed Fort Sill, will report May 10 to Oakland for Korea duty.
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Albert Mc‘Broom
Houston
Robert McCuiston
T. J. Trotti
Liberty
W. Z. Trotti
Kersting Hospital
R C. Watts
J. C. Watts
Korea
Sabrina
Tommie Favors
Longview
Tom Favors
Joe Scruggs
Texas City
F. L. Choate
Nelson Bruns
Sam Houston College
Huntsville
Mary
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Henry Holland
Lake Charles
Homer Holland
Miles Mattingly
Andy Venson
Baytown
David Cook
Patricia Register
Dallas
Joe Register
Imogene Wells
H. F
US ‘Armed Forces
San Antonio
H. F. Wiggins
B. J. Davis
Sammie Wingate
Merryville
Harmon Weathersby
Minnie Gunter
George Bellenger
Edwin Hughes
College Station
Etta Mae Johnson
Jerry McMicken
Ishstc
F. A. McMicken
Pfe
Jack FE. Bates
L. A Bates
Fort Sill
Okla
U. S. Army
Oakland
Calif
School Menus for Silsbee Public Schools Week
April 10 to 14 menu cycle lists meals for each weekday. Monday offers meat loaf and rice with pear salad green beans bread and milk. Tuesday features pork chop hominy pineapple salad green lima beans bread and milk. Wednesday serves hot dogs with chili carrot celery sticks cake squares and peaches milk. Thursday presents stew with vegetables cabbage slaw cobbler bread and milk. Friday plans fish sticks potato salad green beans chocolate pudding bread and milk.
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Silsbee
Woodrow Baptists To Have Youth Night
The Woodrow Baptist Church invites the young people to Youth Night Sunday at 8 p.m. Speaker Donald Hutto, youth pastor Chuck Gray, singer Lynn Ester, deacons Richard Sutton James Burdette James Moore and Robert Roebuck, and tester Faye Smith will participate with special music by Sandra Gee Wanda Roebuck Betty Stuart and Loretta McKee.
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The
Woodrow Baptist Church
Donald Hutto
Chuck Gray
Lynn Ester
Richard Sutton
James Burdette
James Moore
Robert Roebuck
Faye Smith
Sandra Gee
Wanda Roebuck
Betty Stuart
Loretta McKee
City Wide Youth Sing-Song at New Bethel Church
A Negro Church program will hold a City Wide Youth Sing-Song at New Bethel Baptist Church Sunday at 3 PM. Theme is Put Your Trust in God with guest speaker Mrs. Alzetta Sharp. Waldo Mathews High School choir and Junior Band will participate.
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New Bethel Baptist Church
God
Alzetta Sharp
Waldo Mathews High School
Easter Den Meeting Held At Mrs Odoms Home
Den 4 of Cub Scout Pack 88 met Thursday at Mrs. S T Odoms home with Easter songs and roll call tales of Easter events. After the meeting an Easter egg hunt and refreshments of cake rabbits punch and Easter basket cupcakes were served. Easter favors were given and the den closed with a yell.
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Den 4
Cub Scout Pack
S. T. Odom
Dewey
Deryl Ray
Negro Girls Club meeting hosted by Annie Ray Brown
The Flaming Star Teenage Club held a meeting at Annie Ray Brown's home with 10 members present. Joan Fou lie presided and Mrs Grace Brown hosts the next gathering. Members were honored at a dinner in honor of B. B To get your second wind, Smith and Shirley Giles noted the club’s need for members and improved oxygen access. Jean Follie reported.
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Flaming Star
Annie Ray Brown
Joan Foulie
Grace Brown
James Singleton
B. B
Smith
Shirley Giles
Jean Follie
Negro Homemakers Week Activities Planned by NHA Unit
New Homemakers of America in 1334 chapters designate April 9 15 as a time to recognize NHA contributions to personal family and community living. Waldo Mathews Chapter schedules church service April 9 an assembly program April 10 initiation of new members April 11 NHA social April 12 good deeds day April 13 career day April 14 yard beautification project April 15.
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New Homemakers of America
NHA
Waldo Mathews
New Bethel Baptist Church
Negro Band Concert At Waldo Mathews High
The annual band concert will be held at Waldo Mathews High School at 7 30 p m Friday. Abram Miles J Jr band director says George W Carver Anahuac Charlton Pollard and Hebert High Beaumont bands will participate. Band students are selling tickets.
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Waldo Mathews High School
Abram Miles
J Jr
George W. Carver
Anahuac
Charlton Pollard
Hebert High
Beaumont
Busy Session Looming For Game Group
The Game and Fish Commission plans a busy quarterly session in Austin on Friday April 7 led by executive secretary H D Dodgen. The agenda will be finalized the day before and may include temporary proclamations for counties under current legislative regulatory authority. Topics include shell dredging permits on the Texas coast and reports on artificial reefs at Port Isabel Port Aransas Freeport and proposed reefs at Galveston and Pass Cavallo with a request for another reef near Beaumont Port Arthur.
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Game and Fish Commission
Austin
H. D. Dodgen
Texas
Port Isabel
Port Aransas
Freeport
Galveston
Pass Cavallo
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Services Are Held Saturday For Mrs. Gertrude MacGowan
Mrs Gertrude Fisher Mac Gowan longtime Silsbee resident dies at 87 near 89th birthday widow of Delbert E Mac Gowan. A former teacher in Harris Montgomery and Hardin counties she leaves Ruth Cowart Beaumont Irene McGowan five grandchildren 10 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Funeral held Saturday at two in Farmers chapel with Rev Eugene Jonte officiating burial in Knapple Cemetery.
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Gertrude Fisher Mac Gowan
Silsbee
MacGowan
Ruth Cowart
Beaumont
Irene McGowan
Lou Henderson
West Liberty
Eugene Jonte
First Methodist Church of
Farmer Funeral Home
Knapple Cemetery
Lumberton Church Names New Pastor
Rev and Mrs Clyde Rieson are named pastors at Midway Assembly of God Church in Lumberton. They come from Glad Tidings Assembly of God in Kountze, previously pastored Central Assembly of God in Beaumont. Sunday School starts 9 45 am with a children opening service, the pastor speaks at 11 am, and Mrs Rieson speaks at 7 30 pm.
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Clyde C. Reison
Midway Assembly of God iChurch
Lumberton
Glad Tidings Assembly of God Ichurch
Kountze
Central Assembly of God Church
Beaumont
Rieson
Easter message echoes in wartime chapel gospel
During World War I a chapel service in Arkansas drew 1100 officers as Air Pilot Smith now Bishop Angie Smith shared Harry Lauder’s faith journey. He spoke of loss, hope, and the Easter truth that Christ rose, lifting grief and offering new purpose.
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Jesus
Smith
Angie Smith
Harry Lauder
Scotland
Arkansas
Calvary
Rummage Sale For Assembly of God Church
The Ladies of the First Assembly of God Church sponsor a rummage sale Friday and Saturday in the old post office building.
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Assembly of God
Ladies of the First Assembly of God Church
Presbyterian Church Service and Activities Schedule
Morning worship at First Presbyterian Church is at 11 o clock on Sunday. Church School begins at 9 44. Pioneer Youth meets at 6 30 on Tuesday for fellowship and program. Youth choir practice is at 7 p m. Deadline for family camp registrations for Presbyterian families attending is tomorrow Friday.
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First Presbyterian Church
Pioneer
Cancer Society Aids Thousands With Treatments and Care
In a single year the American Cancer Society distributes over 20 million cancer dressings serves 12 000 cancer patients with drugs and medications and provides nearly 275 600 nursing visits to needy cancer patients.
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The
American Cancer Society
Door-To-Door Cancer Crusade DriveMapped in Silsbee event
Cancer crusade drive for residential areas of Silsbee begins Tuesday April 11 at 10 am Mrs R O Jackson and Mrs W P Crockett announce a meeting of section captains at Mrs Jacksons home for instructions Captains named include Mesdames Weldon Gilchriest Hugh Smith D E Davenport Billy Welborn Ramsey Hooks John Martin and others to recruit workers for districts.
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Silsbee
R. O. Jackson
Cochairman
W. P. Crockett
Mesdames Weldon Gilchriest
Hugh Smith
D. E. Davenport
Billy Welborn
Ramsey Hooks
John Martin
Doug Jordan
Lona Mix
Buster Rucker
Rayford Birdwell
C. A. Hancock
Curtis Frazier
R. C. Riker
Bert Slaydon
Jim Sims
R. H. Ernst
Allen Freeman
B. F. Newsum
Cecil Smyly
Merle Jayroe
Joyce Wray Elected President Of Rho Upsilon Chapter
Mrs Joyce Wray was elected president of the Rho Upsilon Chapter with Mary Grace Bower as cohostess. Fourteen members attended as plans were made for the Founders Banquet on April 28. Officers chosen for the new club year include Frieda Johnson vice president Sidney Miller secretary Pat Kirby treasurer Lee Van Winkle correspondent secretary Jackie Read extension officer Jane Kelly city council representative Iris Whittington alternate city council representative. Jo Ann Hignett presented a program titled A Tool For The Art of Life Action.
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Rho Upsilon
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Pat Kirby
Mary Grace Bower
Joyce Wray
Frieda Johnson
Sidney Miller
Lee van Winkle
Jackie Read
Jane Kelly
Iris Whittington
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Seoul
Rhee
Silsbee Ladies
Evadale Group
Dumont Picture Tubes
Owens Mobile
Mrs. Worley
Mrs. Hill
Langhammer Business
Dr. A. Kirkberg
Calder
Sears Optical
Weingarten
Garden Club
Episcopal Church
Women of the Church of the Epiphany At
Kirbyville
Leona Whitman
Clyde Beatty
Billy English
Detroit
Mich
Beatty
Negro Church Program
Nelza
Beaumont Plaza
Loeb
Teddy Calhoun
Negro Girls Club
Negro Band
Lumberton Cafe
W. E. Parnell
Gertrude MacGowan
Lumberton Church
M. A. Childers
Sele
Presbyterian Services
Jim
Walter
Woodville Highway
Jesse “Hub” Moore
Jim Walter Slames Corporation
Moore
Walter Corporation
Jim Walter
TM EL Ae
Cancer Crusade
Jo Ann Hignett
Eddie’s Plumbing
Silsbee Highway
Eddie Warren
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