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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1961
Page
3
Mrs Shawver and Mrs Davis travel Sunday afternoon to Jagoula Mississippi to assist Mrs Killen with moving to her Beaumont home. Sympathy extended to the Ruth Plaia family.
Multiple Beau mont and surrounding area residents are named in notices of funerals visits and family health events. John Killen and Ruth Plain funerals draw kin from Jasper Cypress and Sulphur while others visit beaumont households. Mrs. L A Holland suffers a stroke. Jessie Hooks recovers after surgery. and local Little League and hospital movements are noted with several households hosting guests.
St John’s Episcopal Church youths will lead the worship service this Sunday with Nelson Tennison delivering the sermon. M Leon Stokesbury will handle prayers at the altar and Doug Tennison will read the lessons as part of the church’s youth participation.
Silsbee Public Schools menus for April 24 through 28 list daily meals. Monday offers barbecued beef on bun with potato salad homemade cookies peaches and milk. Tuesday serves stew with vegetables cake squares peaches vegetable salad. Wednesday features hamburgers lettuce tomatoes onions shoestrings fruit cobbler milk. Thursday presents baked ham candied sweet potatoes vegetable salad buttered peas bread and milk. Friday ends with tuna fish salad french fries baked corn apple sauce cake.
The Wilma Weeks WMU Circle of First Baptist Church met Monday night with eight members. Mrs. Agnes McMillan presided, Mrs. J L Shine led the program on Prayer, and Mrs. D H Suitt taught the Bible lesson. The next meeting will be May 15 at Miss Jake Mock’s home.
Courthouse filings list transfers deeds releases and trusts in Hardin and Liberty counties including Downey Brothers Inc to Jerry Y Burks Sr and reverse, Hardin County Savings and Loan Assoc to Carl D Brammer et ux, estates releases for Warren Johnson and Harral, multiple quitclaims deeds of trust and assignments among individuals such as Hob Warren Jr Elvin Warren and Laird, and corporate entities including American National Bank Beaumont and Beaumont Credit Corp with various instruments recorded like warr deeds and releases during April 5 to 12 1961.
The Call school will host its annual homecoming on Sunday April 30. Registration starts at 10 a.m under Mrs Fayda Kent with Gladys Allison directing. A basket lunch is planned at 12:30 p.m followed by a program. Hugh and Russell Stovall lead entertainment. Dr John T. Moore presides over a short business meeting for officer elections.
A long list of real estate actions appears, including warr deeds releases and trust deeds. Transfers involve individuals such as Lee Wolcott Joe Gomez Johnny R Hancock and heirs to multiple entities including East Texas Pulp and Paper Co and Britton Cravens Lumber Co. Also noted are oil and gas leases assignments and acknowledgments across several firms and banks.
Waldo Mathews School earned multiple first places at the District 7AA Inter scholastic League meet in Jasper last week. Debating honors went to John L Rogers and Tom Fulton, junior declaring to Charles Diamond, and senior declaring to Francis Pryor. Athletics recognized Johnny White in 120 yd high hurdles, John Rogers in 880 yd dash, Jewel Stevenson in the mile, Thomas Harris in the 12 pound shot, Steven Deyo in discus. Willie James Collins won boys singles tennis while Collins and Brooks won doubles, Willie Faye Lane took girls discus, and Mae Margaret Dabney claimed girls tennis singles. The top performers advance to the state contest at Prairie View State College next week.
The Exquisett Club met at Mrs. James Singleton home with cohostess Mrs. H P Morin. Twelve members attended along with five junior members. Officers of Exquisett Flaming Star and Satelite clubs will be installed at the PTA meeting on Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Waldo Mathew School. The district meeting is set for April 29 at Frank Robinson Elementary School starting 9 a m with Orange Port Arthur and Beaumont clubs to be represented. The next local meeting is May 1 at 7 p m in Mrs Curtis Stephens home.
Mrs Tommye Bozeman was honored with a surprise birthday dinner on April 12 at the home of her daughter Mrs Rene Trahan. Twenty six people attended including 13 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
A brief note explains that the term Sierra Nevada derives from Spanish meaning snowy range with the letter j appearing in English usage as the pronounced sound.
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