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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1975
Page
6
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Parks will be honored at an open house at 581 Parks Street on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. Their eight children, 19 grandchildren, and two great grandchildren will join relatives. The couple wed April 19, 1925 in Liberty Texas and reside in Silsbee.
Texas Highway Patrol Sgt. L A Reinhart announced March 1975 rural traffic figures for Hardin County showing no fatalities among the 28 rural crashes with six injuries. Through March the county had 74 rural crashes with one death and 29 injuries. District 2B across 16 counties logged 430 rural crashes, with three deaths and 209 injuries.
The Lighthouse singers from New Covenant Assembly Church will present a gospel concert Saturday at 7 30 p m in Honey Island Missionary Baptist Church. The church sits on Segno road off the Honey Island highway north of Kountze. Rev Jim Cryer invites the public to attend with Glen McCormick as music director.
The First Baptist Church of Loeb announces a week long revival starting Sunday April 20 with evangelist Rev Harold Halcomb of Beaumont and music evangelist Francis LaRocque of Lake Charles. Daily services 10 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. with Sunday School at 9 45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Church Training 6 p.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. Rev James W Bradford is pastor.
Funeral services for Henry Peterson Jr. 66 of 1020 West Ave B Silsbee were conducted at Forest Lawn Chapel with Rev. R Eugene Jonte officiating. Graveside rites followed in Forest Lawn Cemetery under Silsbee Lodge 927 AF&AM. Peterson a Nederland native and former Aransas Pass resident, had lived in Silsbee two years and worked for Sun Pipe Line Co. He was a member of First United Methodist Church and Aransas Pass Lodge 1018 AF&AM and a Scottish Rite Mason. Survivors include his wife Dorothy of Silsbee two sons Jens Henry Peterson III of La Marque and Tom Peterson of Nederland a daughter Mrs John C Morrison of Alvin and sister Mrs Annie Marie McClain of Nederland Pallbearers were Masons from Silsbee Lodge 927 AF&AM.
Silsbee High School FFA sent three judging teams to Huntsville on Saturday April 12. Land judging team members were Darrel Asher Curtis Rogers Forest Carson and Ray White. Dairy judging team members were Alan Tynes Keith Hatton Jerry Joe Wilkerson and Rusty Hargroves. Livestock team members were John Golden Lance Flournoy Mike Lovell and Virgil Stevens. Results to be announced later.
William H. Gieseke 75 of Beaumont and former Gulf States Utilities vice president died at 3 10 p m Tuesday in St Elizabeth Hospital Born in Brenham he helped raise 340 million to finance Gulf States expansion and oversaw term bank credits over 200 million He retired July 1 1964 Funeral and burial details follow with family survivors listed including Jennie Mae Gieseke William R Gieseke Elaine Benn ing and John Gieseke
Twenty three churches in the Emmanuel Baptist Association hold a Vacation Bible School Clinic on April 22 at First Baptist Church on Highway 96 South. The 9 30 a m session features presiding Mrs A A Drennen pianist Mrs Horace Whittington music director and leaders for age groups across preschool to adults with Rev Kenneth Fells as general officer. The meeting adjourns at noon.
The Golden East Court No 284 Heroines of Jericho will mark its 58th anniversary on April 19 at 8 p m in the Masonic Temple West Avenue J. The occasion will be an open meeting led by Mrs Essie M Hamilton noted as most ancient matron.
The Exquisett Civic Club will meet at 7 p.m. in Mrs. Jessie Stevenss home at 305 South 17th Street on April 24. The April 26 district meeting in Port Arthur will be discussed, according to president Mrs Birdie Singleton.
The Meals on Wheels and Activities Program operates Monday through Friday at Prince Hall Villa meeting room from 11 30 a m to 1 p m to provide nutritious daily meals for seniors aged 60 and older who reside in Silsbee. Contact Mrs Willia Mae Beatty at 385 4204. Menu for Thursday and Friday includes cod with tar tar sauce, stewed tomato, lima beans, breads and fruit with milk. beef macaroni with tomato and greens and salad with peach slices and milk.
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