Junior High Students Shine At Two Academic Tourneys
Silsbee Junior High eighth grade advanced math team won first place at the Kelly Math Tour nament in Beaumont with Dawn Seamans Michele Woodson Karen Wright. Seamans earned an individual first place, while Wright and Woodson took second and third. Seventh grade team members Worley White Whitney placed second in team. Worley also won an individual first. Eighth grade regular team earned two individual awards Claudia Broddie first and Jeannie Couture second. Lanita Ross also on the team. The district U I L tournament in West Orange on March 29 saw six first place ribbons awarded Dawn Seamans Claudia Broddie Lanita Ross Sherrod Johnson Kyle Worley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Beaumont
Dawn Seamans
Michele Woodson
Karen Wright
Miss Seamans
Miss Wright
Miss Woodson
Brenda Ogden
Kyle Worley
Jana White
Charles Whitney
Claudia Broadie
Jeannie Couture
Lanita Ross
Silsbee Junior High
Michelle Woodson
Numbers Sense
Claudia Broddie
Sherred Johnson
Tom Bailey
Merle Cawthon
Stamp Out Screwworms effort grows in Hardin County Texas
Texas livestock producers rally in a Governor’s Conference labeled Mission 77 to stamp out screwworms. Hardin County leaders including Clarence Moeller and Jerry M Anderson coordinate kits and outreach with local farmers, veterinarians, and stores to collect samples and eradicate the pest amid 30 000 confirmed cases last year and a new Mexico plant operation.
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Texas
Jimmy F. McCelvey
Hardin County
McCelvey
W. W. Howell
Village Mills
Jerry M. Anderson
Kountze
Emmett Lack
Soil Conservation Service Office
County Extension
Mexico
Rites Held for Beaumont Youth Jon Honsberger
Funeral services for 17 year old Jon Dav id Honsberger of Beaumont were held at Broussard's Mortuary at 11 a.m. Tuesday with burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery. He died after being accidentally shot with a shotgun late Saturday. He attended Beaumont Charlton Pollard High School and died on arrival at St Elizabeth Hospital. Survivors include grandfather Gene Honsberger of Silsbee.
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Jon David Honsberger
Beaumont
Broussard
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Justice of the Peace
Paul McNeill
Honsberger
Beaumont - Charlton Pollard High School
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Gene Honsberger
Silsbee
Steaks Stir Debate Over Cholesterol Health Claims
A reflective note questions public fascination with cholesterol fears as diners crave marbled steaks. It contrasts health warnings with appetite, hinting at tensions between nutrition guidance and indulgence.
Outstanding Citizens Honored At Chamber Banquet
Mrs. Mary Ella Sheffield and L. P. Skinner received plaques as outstanding citizens at the Chamber of Commerce banquet with 372 in attendance. Mayor James Hays proclaimed a special day, and James Blakely entertained with humor focusing on God love energy youth and marriage.
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Mary Ella Sheffield
L. P. Skinner
The
Nual Chamber of Commerce
Sheffield
Silsbee
Skinner
W. A. Barclay Jr
Chamber
James Hays
Bly
Blakely
David Stanley
Chamber Board of Directors
Farley Bowers
Earl Stover
Chamber of Commerce
Friendship Chapel Plans Homecoming on Easter Sunday
Friendship Chapel on FM Highway 945 near the county line at Segno will host an all day homecoming with Easter activities. An Easter egg hunt, special singing and preaching are planned, followed by a basket lunch at noon. The Alabama Coushatta Indians will present a song program. Members and guests are invited by Pastor Harold Holland.
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Friendship Chapel
FM Highway 945
Segno
Cancer Crusade Residential Drive Begins This Week
The Silsbee Cancer Crusade fund drive starts this week with Pilot Club leading a door to door effort through April 12. Funds are due at the Silsbee Public Library on April 12, with packets at schools distributed April 13-14. Hardin County chairman is Mrs. H. A. Coe, with Harold Norris as Silsbee chairman and helpers Mrs. Charlyne White and Charles Watts. April is Cancer Crusade Month.
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Silsbee
Pilot Club
Silsbee Public Library
H. A. Coe of
Kountze
Hardin County Cancer Crusade
Harold Norris
Charlyne White
Charles Watts
Hadnot and Elam Wed In March Home Ceremony
Miss Gloria Hadnot daughter of Mr and Mrs John Richard Stittem of Woodville and Johnny Lee Elam son of Mrs Lena Elam of Silsbee were married Thursday March 31 in the home of Kyle Reeves Justice of the Peace. A reception followed April 2 at the groom’s sister’s home. They will reside in Silsbee.
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Gloria Hadnot
John Richard Stittem
Woodville
Johnny Lee Elam
Lena Elam
Silsbee
Kyle Reeves
Betty Young
Rites Held Tuesday For Chester Tucker
Funeral services for Chester R. Tucker 70 of Houston were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Waltrip Funeral Chapel Houston with graveside rites at 2 p.m. in Forest Lawn Cemetery Beaumont. Tucker died Sunday in a Houston hospital after a 45 year career at Atlantic Richfield. He was a former resident of Silsbee. Survivors include his wife Delia M. Tucker a son Gordon R. Tucker of Beaumont a sister Mary Catherine Voss of Conway Arkansas and two brothers Davie E. Tucker of Shreveport Louisiana and David J. Tucker of Anchorage Alaska.
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Chester R. Tucker
Houston
Waltrip Funeral Chapel
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Beaumont
Tucker
Atlantic Richfield
Silsbee
Delia M. Tucker
Gordon R. Tucker
Mary Catherine Voss
Conway, Ark
Davie E. Tucker
Shreveport
David J. Tucker
Anchorage
Alaska
Silshee Tops Club Meeting Notes and Weight Loss
The Silshee TOPS Club met Tuesday in the Gulf States Utilities meeting room with eighteen members weighing in and a total loss of 12.4 pounds. Elaine Le Bouff won the fruit basket for a 4.44 pound weekly loss. Interested persons are invited to join on Tuesday nights at 6 p.m. in the Gulf States Building.
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Silshee Tops Club
Gulf States Utilities
Elaine le Bouff
Gulf States
Rites Are Held For Mrs Ada Ener 81
Funeral services for Mrs Ada Lowe Ener 81 were held at 10 am Wednesday in the chapel of Farmer Funeral Home with burial in Lone Star Cemetery in Brookeland. She died Monday at 5 30 pm at Silsbee Convalescent Center. A native of Spring Hill she had lived in Silsbee 21 years. Survivors include son Dwain Ener of Beaumont two daughters Sue Ketchum of Lumberton and Mrs L J Coward of Kountze three sisters Lottie McNeill Dovie Lavine and Emma Johnson and one brother Curtis C Lowe.
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Ada Lowe Ener
Farmer Funeral Home
Lone Star
Brookeland
Ener
Silsbee Convalescent Center
Spring Hill
Silsbee
Dwain Ener
Beaumont
Sue Ketchum
Lumberton
Negro College Fund Drive Is Planned
The Silsbee Board for Texas Association Developing Colleges will meet Monday at 4:30 p.m. in Prince Hall Villa to organize for the 1977 United Negro College Fund Drive. L. J. Redd and Billy Casey are expected to attend, with Mrs. William Johns inviting interested citizens. Maude Lewis is co-chairman.
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Silsbee Board For Texas Association Developing Colleges
Prince Hall Villa
United Negro College Fund
L. J. Redd
TADC
UNCF
Beaumont
Billy Casey
Houston
Willia M. Johns
Maude Lewis
Lobster life expectancy rises with surging prices
A report notes that lobster life expectancy has increased in proportion to the dramatic price hikes, framing the trend as a curious economic pattern where longer life coincides with higher costs.
Interim Pastor At First Presbyterian Church
Rev G Edward Gearhart of Beaumont serves as interim pastor at First Presbyterian Church on Highway 96 South. A York Pa native raised in Wilmington Del he holds BS MS in chemical engineering from UD and Lehigh and an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary. He previously led Presbyterian churches in Jacoksboro Irving and Garland with wife Sue Anne and four sons Bryce Mark Scott and Rob.
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G. Edward Gearhart
Beaumont
First Presbyterian Church
Highway 96 South
York
Wilmington
Del
University of Delaware
Lehigh University
Princeton Theological Seminary
Texas
Jacoksboro
Irving
Garland
Sue Anne
Bryce
Mark
Scott
Rob
Stretching meat in tough cuts keeps meals affordable
A man notes that stretching meat is the main strategy for cooking with affordable tough cuts. He suggests practical methods to extend portions, aiming to maintain flavor and nutrition while keeping costs low.
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Silsbee Film
Otis Gore
Marvel
Ann Gore
Ste
Morning Glory
James Blakely
Wharton
Gram
Harold Holland
Cancer Crusade
Chiropractic
Martha’s Beauty Shop
de Orme Ee
ETS
Chester Tucker
Datsun
Toyota
Morris Moore Chevrolet
Highway
Ada Ener
First Presbyterian
G. E. Gearhart
Pines
North Fourth ST
ST Noah's AR
Lets
Chaties
Jill Kinmont
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