Jimmie L Curtis Aboard Destroyer Off East Africa
Jimmie L. Curtis SH3, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Curtis, serves aboard the destroyer USS Blue with the Concord Squadron. The squadron sailed into the Indian Ocean with a first port of call Diego Suarez Madagascar on April 14 and moved toward the Gulf of Oman near Iran. They expect a six week voyage, targeting waters near Zanzibar, with Curtis due back in July after two and a half years in Yokosuka Japan. He plans a Navy career and has reenlisted for six more years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie L. Curtis Sh3
Edward Curtis
Blue
Concord
Indian Ocean
East Africa
Diego Juarez
Madagascar
Gulf of Oman
Iran
Zanzibar
States
Yokosuka
Japan
Navy
Silsbee High Band Plans Annual Spring Concert
The Silsbee High School band presents its annual spring concert Friday at 7:30 p m in the high school auditorium. The program includes a flute trio Tropical Flutes a trombone trio Trombero and a sousaphone solo. The Sousa Award will be given to a standout senior. Proceeds fund senior award jackets. M L Winger directs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School
John Phillip Sousa
Jasper
Sabine Area
Beaumont
M. L. Winger
Miss Cecile Verdine and Richard Sutton Wed in Silsbee
Miss Cecile Marie Verdine and Richard Daniel Sutton were married at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the First Baptist Church with Rev. RE Barclay officiating. The couple will reside in Silsbee where Sutton works for Kirby Lumber and Verdine is a Lamar Tech senior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecile Marie Verdine
Richard Daniel Sutton
RE Barclay
First Baptist Church
C. A. Verdine
Fiord J Sutton
Mary Elizabeth Cook
Neva Moulder
Jerri Arlene Boardman
Beaumont
Lynn Ester
Aaron Richardson
Paul Breder
Orange
Bobby
This City
Bobby G. Verdine
San Antonio
Paul A. McMinn
Nederland
Paul Bredler
Silsbee
Sut‘ane
Kirby Lumber Corporation
Silsbee High School
Lamar State College of Technology
Insurance studies cite driver error causes 34,700 deaths in 1963
The Travelers Insurance Companies report attributes U.S. highway fatalities in 1963 to driver error and lack of judgment, estimating 34,700 deaths and nearly 3,000,000 injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travelers ‘Insurance Companies
U. S
Riders To Leave Monday On 52 Mile Trek To Jasper
The Silsbee Trail Riders plan the Neches River Trek to Jasper on May 5 and 6. Marvin Willis leads as trail boss with Olan Davis as assistant and L F Chitty as chief of scouts. They will camp at Sheffield Ferry Tuesday night and hold a later dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Trail
Ben Jones
Conner
Jasper
Sheffield Ferry
Silsbee
Marvin Willis
Olan Davis
L. F. Chitty
Lifesaving Courses To Be Held At Silsbee Pool
The local Red Cross offers junior and senior lifesaving courses. Juniors must be 12 or older and swim 220 yards. seniors swim 440 yards. Required skills include breaststroke, elementary backstroke, American crawl, and sidestroke. Registration Friday May 1 at Silsbee pool. Classes start the following Monday at 4:00 to 5:30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Silsbee Pool
Cub Scout Pack 199 Meets With Four Boys Present
Den 3 of Cub Scout Pack 199 gathered Monday at the home of den mother Mrs. James L. Terrell with four boys in attendance. They drew faces on footprints and played outdoor games. Mike King served a birthday cake for refreshments. Bill Wright served as scribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Den 3
Den
James L. Terrell
Mike King
Bill Wright
Music Program Set For Waldo Mathews
Music department at Waldo Mathews School presents an annual music extravaganza with the theme Music, A Universal Language. The event begins at 9 a.m. Monday in the school auditorium directed by Mrs. Ruby Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo Mathews School
Ruby Thompson
Local and Personal News Highlights From Silsbee Area
Butch Murphy arrives for a 15 day visit with his parents after overseas Navy service. Several families from Beaumont Tyler Dallas Lake Charles and Houston visit Silsbee for weddings and weekend gatherings. Curtis R. Jackson USN son of Silsbee residents toured Sasebo Japan aboard USS Midway in the Far East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butch Murphy
Virgil E. Murphy Jr
US Navy
Henry Holland
Tyler
Dianne Nickerson
Dallas
Nancy V. Holland
Jimmy Jones
Beaumont
Homer Holland
Lake Charles
Harold Holland
Baby
W. H. Holland
Graham Scott
Houston
W. T. Hobson Jr
Bettie Hargraves
James Hobson
E. G. Thornal
R. E. Thornal
Bobby Verdine
San Antonio
J. B. Ennis
J. J. McMinn
Port Neches
E. V. McMinn
Nederland
Paul Breder
Orange
Verdine- Sutton
J. J. Taylor
Center
W. W. Bland
Baytown
J. W. Wiggins
Alf Bartle
H. W. Scoggins Sr
Debbie Scoggins
Ellie Allen
Jessie Rudolph
D. W. Grimes
Ray Walton
W. E. Sheffield
Lela David
Sara Yankie
S. O. Weatherford
Gerald Wilson
Fred Jordan
Kountze
Claude Holland
Warren
Mrs. McGowan Named President of Teachers Sorority
The Texas Beta Eta chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa met at Mrs. Irene McGowan home on April 23 to discuss initiation plans and other business. Officers elected by acclamation: Irene McGowan president Irene Holland vice president Carolyn Lindsey secretary Jo Ann La Toof corresponding secretary Frieda Johnson treasurer Mattie Lea Gardner sergeant at arms Mary Bertram chaplain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Beta Eta
Alpha Delta Kappa
Irene McGowan
Irene Holland
Carolyn Lindsey
Jo Ann la Toof
Frieda Johnson
Mattie Lea Gardner
Mary Bertram
Eastex Chemist To Address National Paper Conference
H. C. Brady chief chemist of East Texas Pulp and Paper Co. will present a technical paper at the 15th Coating Conference of TAPPI in New Orleans May 4 6. His talk Practical Approaches to Gluing of Coated Paper and Board highlights the coating treatment for high quality printing. Brady a TAPPI member since 1955 holds a B S in chemistry from Louisiana College. TAPPI HQs in New York City serves 10 000 industry professionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Brady
Silsbee
East Texas Pulp and Paper Co
Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
New Orleans
Brady
TAPPI
Louisiana College
Pineville
New York City
Walter R. Glenn Named Eastex Traffic Manager
Walter R. Glenn was named Traffic Manager of East Texas Pulp and Paper Co with effect May 1. Ray Brown announced the promotion on April 28. Glenn succeeds E. R. Collins, who becomes freight traffic consultant, following a long history with Eastex and prior work in rail and engineering firms in Evadale and Call Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter R. Glenn
East Texas Pulp and Paper Co
Glenn
Ray Brown
E. R. Collins
Call ‘Junction
Silsbee High School
Lamar College
Santa Fe Railway Co
H. A. Simons Ltd
Eastex
Evadale
Eastex Picnics Rescheduled to May 9 and 10
Eastex Pulp and Paper Company picnics moved from April 25 26 to May 9 10 due to heavy rain. Silsbee school facilities prepared in case of bad weather. Invitations sent to Eastex families and local guests by personnel director L C Menius urging attendance on the new dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Silsbee
Eastex
L. C. Menius
Menius
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jimmie Curtis
Jimmie L. Curtis
Cecile Verdine
Richard D. Sutton
Waldo Mathews
Thi Lay
Argo
Shurfine
Enterprise and Journal
Leona Whitman
Ruth Hall
Texas City
Dora Scoggins
R. E. Alexander
Jacksonville
Olan Scoggins
H. C. Scoggins
G. C. Bracken
Jimmie Alford
W. C. McNeil
Fort Worth
Robert Ward
Jimmy Stephens
Monterrey
Mexico
J. E. Mask
Ralph Isaacks
A. B. Bridges
Hardin Memorial Hospital
McGowan
Teachers
Kirkpatrick
H.p
A. E. Read CO
Big Jaycees
Silsbee Auto Company Service Department
Chamber of Commerce
Britton-Cravens Insurance Agency
Elmore Insurance Agency
Raependent
Sanevny
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!