Hunter Returns Opening Kickoff For Lions In Exhibition
Detroit Lions rookie Hunter from Silsbee High and Grambling All-American displayed explosive starting power by returning a kickoff 97 yards against the Miami Dolphins at Pontiac Stadium. His run highlighted a 30 21 loss as he seeks a starting role in the National Football League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mes Hunter
Silsbee High
Detroits
National Football Inc
Ontine
Mich
Hunter
Dolphins
Yepremian
Pontiac Stadium
Thanks for support during hospitalization
T. L. Smith expresses gratitude to friends, family, and caregivers for flowers, calls, and visits during hospitalization. Special thanks to Dr. George L. Wobell and the staff of New and Children Hospital. She also thanks daughter-in-law Judy Smith for traveling from Capeake, Va., to be with her during the operation at home. Judy and her sons Sean Beaux and I will stay until Aug 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Smith
Spe
George L Wobell
New and Children Hospital
Dld
Judy Smith
Bob
Gapeake
Judy and Sons
Sean
Beaux
Volunteer Firemen Answer Four Alarms
The Silsbee Fire Department answered four alarms this week under Fire Chief Russell Busby. On Aug. 4 crews fought a grass and woods fire off US 92 for two hours and quickly contained it. Later that day a trash fire near the old Donalson Motor Co. was suppressed. On Aug. 6 the Search and Rescue Unit helped in a highway 96 East search for Aaron Williamson 14, who was found in an Evadale empty house after three hours. Early Saturday a 418 intersection incident involved blown electrical wires as heavy winds dropped tree limbs, quickly corrected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Russell Busby
Donalson Motor Co
Highway 96
Aaron Williamson
Evadale
Church of Christ Vacation Bible School in Silsbee
The Church of Christ on Highway 92 North in Silsbee invites children from nursery through the sixth grade to a one day Vacation Bible School on Saturday August 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. A noon meal will be served and prizes given for bringing the largest number of visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Highway 92 North inSilsbee
Scout Troop 88 Honors Earned at August Meeting
Scout Troop 88 met August 10 with Ralph Seaman David Luttrell Tony Stines and Will Neyland earning awards Plans for a Court of Honor August 17 at 7 00 pm in McDonough Hall First United Methodist Church Awards will be presented then with Will Neyland acting as scribe
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Seaman
David Luttrell
Tony Stines
Will Neyland
School Goals Group To Meet On Aug. 26
Silsbee Public Schools updates on a delayed goals writing process. TEA granted a time extension. targets include a July 1 1977 self study, August 1 1977 prioritized needs, and March 1 1978 five year plan. Next meeting set for August 26 at 7 p.m. in the High School Cafeteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Texas Education Agency
Division of Accreditation
Lumberton School District Adopts Bus Riding Regulations
Lumberton Independent School District adds two bus routes and revises existing ones for nine buses this year. State bus riding regulations will be issued to riders. Parents must explain rules. a Transportation form must be signed and filed. Forms distributed by homeroom teachers. return to bus driver by Friday Aug 20. Contact Charles B. Stephen at 755 1443 for questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberton Independent School
Charles BE. Stephen
Stephen
Rites Held For Mrs Katherine Comeaux
Funeral services for Katherine Comeaux 33 of Liberty formerly of Silsbee were at Farmer Funeral Chapel with Rev Charles Willis Bishop Richard Worley and Rev J W Joiner officiating Burial followed at Turner Branch Cemetery She was killed instantly August 4 in Liberty in an auto truck crash Survivors include her daughter Aneela Kaye Hargraves son Brian Christopher Comeaux her parents Mr and Mrs A B Kelley of Silsbee two sisters Mrs Aaron Richardson and Mrs Kirk Marshall of Silsbee and a brother David Kelley Pallbearers were Jerry Adaway James Fisher Danny Tracy Glen Tracy Wayne Baumann and Tommy Baumann
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Comeaux
Liberty
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral
Charles Willis
Richard Worley
J. W. Joiner
Turner Branch
Aneela Kaye Hargraves
Brian Christopher Comeaux
A. B. ‘Kelley
Aaron Richardson
Kirk Marshall
David Kelley
Jerry Adaway
James Fisher
Danny Tracy
Glen Tracy
Wayne Baumann
Tommy Baumann
Richard Stanford Earns Law Degree at UH Bates College
Richard Alan Stanford of Houston, formerly of Silsbee, graduated mag na cum laude from the University of Houston Bates College of Law. He was an associate editor of the Houston Law Review and earned honors at Silsbee High School and UT Austin. He and his wife Angela live in Houston where he practices with Vinson Elkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Alan Stanford
Houston
Silsbee
University of Houston
Bates College of Law
The
Houston Law Review
Silsbee High School
University of Texas At Austin
Stanford
Angela
Vinson, Elkins, Searls, Connally and Smith
St. Christopher Parochial School
Leroy Stanford
Orange
Silsbee FFA Boosters Set August Meeting
The Silsbee FFA Boosters Club will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday August 16 at 7 30 p m in the Silsbee State Bank with Charles Kelley presiding.Plans for the new club year will be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Ffa Boosters Club
Silsbee State Bank
Charles Kelley
Fire guts den and smoke damages home of teacher Judy Hugon
Fire at 118 Bowers destroyed a den and caused smoke damage to the rest of the residence of Judy Hugon a Lumberton schoolteacher. Hugon said she was away from the home on Wednesday afternoon as her daughter Mandy may have moved about the house. Fire Chief Russell Fes Busby and neighbor Mrs Don Houeh reported the blaze originated near the structure but could not yet determine its source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Hugon
Bowers
Mandy
Flora Passerby
Russell
Fes
Ream
Busby
Don Houeh
Services Today For Lonnie B. Jones
Lonnie B. Jones 66 died Tuesday night at St. Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont after a brief illness. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. today at E. FE Castilan officiating with burial in Bobbitt Cemetery Pineland. A native of Negrette Louisiana he retired as a boilermaker for Bethlehem Steel and lived in Silsbee 35 years. Survived by wife Jennie Lee Jones of Silsbee son Jimmy Jones Anglerton daughter Melba Sue Eason Lumberton mother Cynthia Jones Silsbee brothers V. J. Jones Silsbee Clyde Jones Winnie sisters Gladys Berryman Ruth Winger both of Silsbee pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie B. Jones
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Farmer Funeral Chapel
E. FE
Jennie Lee Jones
Silsbee
Jimmy Jones
Angleton
Melba Sue Eason
Lumberton
Cynthia Jones
V. J. Jones Silsbee
Clyde Jones
Winnie
Gladys Berryman
Ruth Winger
Billy Berryman
Frankie Berryman
Robert Clyde Jones
John Michael Jones
V. L. Jones
Jerry Jones
Rites Today For Mrs Maria Bell 46
Funeral services for Mrs Maria Bell 46 of Fred will be at 10 a m today at Farmer Funeral Chapel. Rev C A Woytek of Bethlehem Lutheran Beaumont will officiate burial in Franks Stand Cemetery. Mrs Bell died Tuesday after a lengthy illness in Silsbee Convalescent Center. A native of Germany she had lived in Silsbee the past year and a half. Survivors include husband Cowboy Bell of Fred and sister Mrs Christal Mack of Germany. Pallbearers are R P Callaway Q D Callaway Dudley Denman Earnest Moore Douglas Moore and J W Callaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Bell
Fred
Farmer Funeral Chapel
C. A. Woytek
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Beaumont
Frank’s Stand
Bell
Silsbee Convalescent Center
Germany
Silsbee
Cowboy Bell
Christal Mack
R. P. Callaway
Q. D. Callaway
Dudley Denman
Earnest Moore
Douglas Moore
J. W. Callaway
Birthday Party Honors P. J. Freeman
P. J. Freeman son of Mr and Mrs Paul L Freeman celebrated his first birthday Aug 9 at home with a Bicentennial color scheme. Twenty five guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J Freeman
Paul L. Freeman
Births in Silsbee and Buna Hospital Announcements
A series of birth notices from area families in Silsbee and Buna. Jessie Pryant Laird Jr born Aug 8 to J B Laird Sr and wife in Silsbee Doctors Hospital. Terry Lanelle Long born Aug 8 to Carlton Wesley A Long and wife in Silsbee Doctors Hospital. Audrey Dianne Rouse born Aug 10 to Jimmy Tyler Rouse and wife in Silsbee Doctors Hospital. Barbara Katherine Adams born Aug 11 to Silly Ray Adams and wife in Buna. Mary Elizabeth McGinty born Aug 11 to Lars B McGinty and wife at St Elizabeth Hospital in Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Pryant Laird Jr
J. B. Laird Sr
Kountze
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Terry Lanelle
Carlton Wesley A. Long
Victor
Aus
Audrey Dianne
Jimmy Tyler Rouse
Silsbee
Barbara Katherine
Silly Ray Adams
Buna
Mary Elizabeth
Lars B. McGinty
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Alan Courtney Returns From State Junior Golf Tourney
Alan Courtney son of Myr and Mrs Buddy Courtney returned from San Antonio after competing in the Junior State Championship Golf Tournament held Aug 26 at Breckinridge Park. Forty seven boys competed at Terreyy Park Beaumont July 23 with 12 from this area qualifying. Courtney finished fourth flight, Theos made top 16, about 200 Texas players entered. next year the state tourney shifts to Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Courtney
Myr
Buddy Courtney
San Antonio
Breckinridge Park
Terreyy Park
Beaumont
Courtney
Alan
Theos
Texas
Dallas
Silsbee TOPS Club weighs in with weekly losses
Silsbee TOPS Club met Aug 10 in the Gulf States Utilities building. Nine members weighed in with a six and one fourth pound loss. Mrs. Mifred Parks won the fruit basket with a two pound loss for the week. Linoa Priest was queen for the month of July. A new contest will begin the first week in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Tops Club
Gulf States Utilities
Mifred Parks
Linoa Priest
Apostolic Ministers Fellowship Convention Schedule
The First Pentecostal Church in Silsbee hosts the Eighth Annual National Convention of the Apostolic Ministers Fellowship August 16 to 19. Rev. Bill Garrett from Joplin Missouri will preside and preach Tuesday night with different ministers speaking each night. Sessions are 10 am 1 pm and 7:30 pm. All sessions are open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Pentecostal Church
Silsbee
Apostolic Ministers Fellowship
Bill Garrett
Joplin
C. M. Duplissey
Highway 92
Community thanks for support after Mrs Juanita King's surgery
The King family expresses gratitude for prayers flowers cords and kindness shown during Mrs Juanita King's open heart surgery and recovery. Barbara King Brophy and family Irvin King and family extend thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita King
Barbara King Brophy
Mrs
Irvin King
Local visitors return after touring 14 states and Ohio
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Shuptrine and Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Tousha completed a trip visiting relatives in Michigan and three World War II buddies in Ohio before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Shuptrine
C. B. Tousha
Michigan
Ohio
Rivers and Ragan Return From Hugo Blue Grass Fest
Melvin Rivers and Alvin J. Ragan returned home after attending a ten day Blue Grass festival in Hugo Oklahoma. About thirty thousand people attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Rivers
Alvin J. Ragan
Hugo
Okla
Mrs Dixie Willermin Returns From West Coast Visit
Mrs Dixie Willermin returns home after months in California with daughter Mrs Rita Szatan. She visited points of interest including Busch Gardens Tijuana Mexico and Las Vegas during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Willermin
Los Angeles
Calif
Rita Szatan
Busch Gardens
Tijuana
Mexico
Las Vegas
Cherry Tree Tale and Weems Biography Critique
The account details Mason Locke Weems' biography of George Washington and its famed cherry tree incident. It notes the work is historically inaccurate and questions the reliability of the tale as part of early American lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Locke Weems
George Washington
Famous Bell Choir to Perform at First United Methodist
The Wesleyan Bell Choir of First United Methodist Church Lake Charles Louisiana travels for a Friday concert at 7 30 p m This renowned ensemble organized in 1966 tours nationwide with four LPs and members Janet Allured Bruce Barnett Laurie Barnett Greg Bergstedt Bobby Craig Donald Craig Gary Craig Jennifer Jones Lynn Mayo and Mike Mayo led by H C Alford Jr uses 64 cast bells spanning five octaves with Schulmerich and Whitechapel bells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Bell Choir
First United Methodist Church
Lake Charles
Hawaii
Alaska
United States
Canada
England
Egypt
Janet Allured
Bruce Barnett
Laurie Barnett
Greg Bergstedt
Bobby Craig
Donald Craig
Gary Craig
Jennife Jones
Lynn Mayo
Mike Mayo
H. C. Alford Jr
Schulmerich Carillons, Inc
Sellersville
Whitechapel
London
City water workers attend 20 hour Lamar Tech course
Four Silsbee water utilities employees attended the Texas Water Utilities Association short course at Lamar Tech August 3 4 and 5. Attendees were Bill Allen Malcolm Clark Jerald Hebert and Ted Fol ley with credits issued for completing the 20 hour program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Water Utilities
Wate Utilities
Lamar Tech
Bill Allen
Malcolm Clark
Jerald Hebert
Ted Folley
Texas Water Utilities Association
Texas Department of Health Resources
The
Water Quality Board
Water Utilities
Fred Johnson Buys Silsbee Farm and Ranch Center
Fred Johnson purchases the Silsbee Farm and Ranch Center from Arlie Rogers. An Oklahoma native living in Hardin County for 20 years, Johnson plans to run a full farm and ranch supply stocked with Ralston Purina products. The business remains on North Third Street at the railroad crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Johnson
Silsbee
Arlie Rogers
Johnson
Oklahoma
Hardin County
Ralston Purina
North Third Street
Norman Hunt Celebrates Seventh Birthday at City Park
Norman Hunt was honored with a birthday party Saturday at 3 p m in City Park. Eleven guests were served cake and homemade ice cream and given party favors. He is the son of Mrs Gene Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Hunt
Gene Scott
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Robert Arline
Ronald Robertson
Tiger
Rayford Dolford
Dwight Fobbsre
Ray McGallion
James Hunter
Nes Hunter
Ening
Lion Ti
Church of Christ Vacation Bible School
Kountry
Richard Stanford
FFA Booster Club
Silsbee Public Library
M. A. Bomer
I. D. Hanchey
Selvin Colvin
Myrtle Perkins
C. L. Deir
J. Rayburn
J. W. Bledsoe
Apostolic Ministers
Ieee
FSLIC
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corp
First United Methodist
City Water
Margaret Sharp
Lance
Jonesboro, Ark
Morris Glass CO
West Avenue
Kountze P. O
Silsbee School
Silsbee, Texas
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