Red Worley Captures Broad-Headed Skink
L. E. Worley found a foot long broad headed skink inside a screen door at 730 North Eighth Street. Parks biologists Wright and Barsch identified it as Eumeces laticeps and plan to forward the specimen to a university. The lizard’s range and lore are noted with light historical anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Worley
Worley
Bank
Red
Bee
R. L. Read
Woodrow
Miller’s Pasture
Parks & Wildlife
W. T. Wright
Bob Barsch
Wright
Encyclopedia Britannica
Sahara
Arabian
Eumeces Laticeps
South Central
Southeastern
United States
Pet Show Sponsored by Rho Upsilon Sorority
A Pet Fair and Pet Show sponsored by the Rho Upsilon Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will take place May 20 at Virdessa Farms on the Old Spurger Highway north of Silsbee starting at 10 AM. Entries must be registered by May 13. display is free and up to ten show classes may be entered with a small per class fee. trophies and ribbons awarded. proceeds go to the sorority scholarship fund. For details contact Mrs. James Skinner at 385-2074.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virdessa Farms
Spurger Highway
Silsbee
Gale
Rho Upsilon Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
James Skinner
Weeks Crawford Shatters District Track Marks at Bridge City
Weeks Crawford of Silsbee High set 120 yard high hurdles and 330 yard intermediate hurdles records at the District 11-3A meet in Bridge City, leading Silsbee to third place behind Liberty and West Orange. James Hunter also earned multiple podium finishes, as Jasper and Port Arthur Austin competitors claimed top times and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Riley
Silsbee High
West Orange
Liberty
Bridge City
Panthers
Silsbee
Crawford
Ronald Roberts
Port Arthur Austin
Casey Ray
Arthur Churchwell
Chester Hill
Kenneth Bell
Hunter
Carter
Jasper
James Grubs
Larry Creel
Creel
Hke
United Methodists Set Rule Session in Atlanta
The first regular legislation session since 1968 union will run April 16 to 29 at Atlanta Civic Center. About 1000 delegates from 80 countries will attend the quadrennial meeting. half are ministers and half laity, with 129 women. Many reports urge restructurings, doctrinal review, and changes in church life. Bishop F Gerald Ensley will deliver the episcopal address April 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
United Methodist Church
Methodist and
Evangelical United Brethren Churches
United Methodism
F Gerald Ensley
Columbus
Ohio
Mets Sponsor Cake Sale in Silsbee Saturday
The Mets baseball team of Silsbee Little League sponsors a cake sale on Saturday. The event will be held on the sidewalk in front of Harold's Big Star Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mets
Silsbee
Harold's
Big Star Store
Lumberton X-Raiders meet as members tally weights and awards
The Lumberton X-Raiders met with 26 members recording a 3434 lb loss and 15% gain. New members Flaine Henderson and Thomas Prevost joined, while Lillian Sharp won a fruit basket with a 5 lb loss. Guest Lena Arnold of Beaumont spoke on a reading from The Wedding. Funeral notices, visits, and local events filled the rest of the community notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberton X - Raiders
Flaine Henderson
Thomas Prevost
Lillian Sharp
Lena Arnold
Beaumont
Arnold
North
Thurch
Miss Marilyn Whitehead To Get FHA Award
Buna high school senior Miss Marilyn Whitehead is among 10 Texas seniors to receive a $400 Home Economics Scholarship at the Future Homemakers of America state meeting in Fort Worth April 21-22. Notable speakers include Don Ray Williams and Fort Worth officials. Ten scholarships will be awarded to graduates planning to study home economics next fall, funded by Dr. J. Davidson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Whitehead
Buna
Texas
Future Homemakers of America
Fort Worth
State Association
Tarrant County Convention Center
Don Ray Williams
Pepperdine University
Los Angeles
Broadway Church of Christ
Lubbock
Ted C. Peters
Julius Truelson
Patra Mattix
FHA
John R. Guemple
Texas Education Agency
Rita Travis
Houston
Young Homemakers of Texas
Glende Reed
Pleasanton
Susan Johnson
Amarillo
Area I
Jennifer Duska
East Bernard
Texas Association of Future Homemakers
Kathryn Cawley
Abilene
Lone Star Gas Co
J. Davidson
Barbecue to Benefit Thicket Church of God
A barbecue and singing fund raiser is planned at the Thicket Church of God in Thicket on Highway 105. A barbecue dinner Friday will be served on church grounds and a singing event Saturday at 7 30 p.m. proceeds go to buy new pews for the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thicket Church of God
Thicket
Highway 105
County Teenagers Dominate Local Spending Power
Hardin County teens aged 13 to 19 spent an estimated 3.079 million dollars in the last year on clothes cosmetics snacks and entertainment. Nationwide, 27 percent of U S youths spent about 20 billion dollars with an average of 720 dollars per person yearly. The teen influence over parental purchases reached roughly two thirds of major buys and about 45 billion nationally in 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
American Apparel Manufacturers Association
Gilbert Youtl Research
United States
Ed McNeely of Fred Dies Here On April 13
Funeral services for Ed McNeely 73 lifelong Tyler resident were held at 2 p m Sunday at Baker Bell Cemetery with burial by Edwards Funeral Home Woodville He is survived by his wife four daughters two sons one sister and four brothers from Silsbee Lumberton Buna and Warren. interment under way in Tyler area cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed MceNeely
Fred
Baker- Pell
Silsbee
Tyler County
W. H. Baker
Ed McNeely
Baker - Bell
Edwards Funeral Home
Woodville
Ella McNoeely
Lumberton
B. E. Kimball
Travis Odom
Buna
Hazel
Political Rally Sponsored by Kountze Young Farmers
A political rally is to be held this Saturday April 22 at 7 30 p m in the Kountze Elementary cafetorium. County and state candidates will be on hand to speak stalks and there will be no admission to the general public. The rally is sponsored by the Kountze Young Farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kountze
Kountze Young Farrers
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Nenab Esociation
Highway 96
Hardin, Jasper
Tyler Jefferson
R.L. Read
Tommy Read
Ad Manager
Leona Whitman
Lee Kelly
Doris Woolley
Harold Leigh
John S. Basye
James Johnson Billy Jof Williams Michael Minton Bryant Freeman
Red’ Worley
Broad-Headed Skink
Rho Upsilon
Kirkpatrick
Weeks Crawford
Methodists
Hardin
Jefferson
Tyler
U. S
Chance
Fletcher News
Ruth Rouse
Woodrest Addition
W. O. Gibson
Waco
Orea Gage
Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Mrs
Mamie Faggard
First Baptist Church of
Loeb
James W Bradford
van Lowe
J. B. Faggard Jr
D. A. Gibson
Clara Okun
Victor
Memorial Funeral Home
Hopewell
Okun
Washington County
Lamberton, Paul and
Henry Okun
Hobo’s
Woodcrest United Methods Church
Lena Lair
Betty Holton
Eva Langston
Severa
Shelby N. C
Langston
W. W. Gamble
Jimmy Greene
Port Arthur
Robert Greene
Sharon Greene
Jim Tucker
Oakley- Metcalf Funeral Home
Lufkin
Rockland
Lee Tucker
Tandan
Terrell Park
LaVerne Harrell
Sharon Lutz
Church of God
New York
Enterprise
Rex
Seif Pd
Hooks
Hugh Bevil
Hugh Bevil Means
Precinct
Robert Hooks
R. D. Hooks
Ruth L. Hooks
Arden Hooks
Dr. H. A. Hooks
W. H
Buddy) Parker
H. L
H. A. Hooks
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