Witte announces engagement of Lynette to SP/4 Thomas R. Philips
Mr and Mrs Albert G Witte announce the engagement of their daughter Lynette to SP/4 Thomas R Philips son of Capt and Mrs D W Thompson US Navy retired of Honey Island The wedding is set for Saturday Sept 12 at 7 pm in the local First Methodist Church Bride is a Silsbee High School graduate and East Texas Pulp and Paper Co employee The groom is a Silsbee High School graduate serving in Korea and reassigned to Fort Hood Friends are invited through the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert G. Witte
Lynette
Thomas R. Philips
D. W. Thompson
U. S. Navy
Honey Island
First Methodist Church
Silsbee High School
Chenier Business College
East Texas Pulp and Paper Co
Bride Bonnie Greene Weds George Tennison In Friendship Church
Miss Bonnie Bell Greene and George Nelson Tennison wed July 31 in Friendship Baptist Church. Attendants included Sherry Kay Greene and Mary Alice Gallion. Bride’s gown of white lace over mystic taffeta featured a bouffant floor length skirt. They will reside in Beaumont with families of both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Bell Greene
George Nelson Tennison
Friendship Baptist Church
D. P. Greene
George Tennison
Sherry Kay Greene
Mary Alice Gallion
Janis Elise Tennison
Douglas Tennison
Wayne Tucson Calvert
Charles Randall Jeans
Beaumont
Wayne Nash
Wyman Wilson
Buna
Cecile Cobble
Dianne Henshaw
Silsbee teen wins Sears A and M scholarship
Billy Winger, son of Mrs Doris Langton and Fred Winger of Silsbee, received a one year agricultural scholarship to Texas A&M University. The Sears Foundation award provides $150 per semester for two semesters. Winger, a 1964 Silsbee High School graduate, was active in the Silsbee FFA and the National Honor Society, serving as vice president, and will study agricultural education at A&M starting this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Winger
Doris Langton
Fred Winger
Silsbee
Texas A&m University
Sears Foundation
Winger
Silsbee High School
Silsbee Ffa
National Honor Society
A&m
Miss Odom and Vernon Fields wed at First Methodist Church
Miss Jayne Elizabeth Odom and Vernon William Fields II were married at 7 p.m. Saturday at the local First Methodist Church with Rev. Eugene Jonte officiating. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jess L. Odom, wore peau de soie with Venice lace and an empire waist. Bridesmaids included Carol McWhorter, Mrs. Jim Keller, and Carolyn Welford. Carol Cobble was organist. Best man was Michael Nolan Fields. groomsmen and ushers included Jerry Wilkerson and Harold Bean. A church parlor reception followed. a wedding trip to New Orleans precedes their move to Groves where Mrs. Fields will teach and Mr. Fields pursues studies at Lamar Tech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jayne Elizabeth Odom
Vernon William Fields II
First Methodist Church
Eugene Jonte
Jess L. Odom
Gertrude Fields
Vernon Fields
Johnny Johnson
Carol McWhorter
Jim Keller
Bryan
Carolyn Welford
Houston
Carol Cobble
Howard Parker
Michael Nolan Fields
Linda Waters
Mary Caldwell
Nancy Cribben
Beaumont
Charles Woodard
Neva Moulder
New Orleans
Groves
Fields
Sigma Nu
Lamar Tech
Vineta Gafford and Rev George McCall Wed in Sulphur Springs
Miss Vineta Joyce Gafford daughter of Dr and Mrs N B Gafford of Sulphur Springs wed Rev George A McCall of Silsbee son of Mrs George Mc Call and the late Mr McCall at the First Christian Church Sulphur Springs Rev Roy S Martin officiated. After a wedding trip to Charleston and the Great Smoky Mountains the couple will reside in Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vineta Joyce Gafford
N. B. Gafford
Sulphur Springs
George A. McCall
Silsbee
George McCall
Mr. McCall
Weatherford
First Christian Church
Roy S. Martin
J. Dan Sanders
Janice Joachimi
Memphis
Tenn
Jerry Kelley
Houston
James L. McCall
Comanche
Warren Scott
Jim Carter
Edna
Dick Poteet
Quanah
John Reed
Charleston
S.C
Great Smokey Mountains National Park
N. C
Read Street
McCall
First Presbyterian Church
Texas Christian University
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Austin College
Sherman
Sigma Tau Epsilon
Alpha Chi
Austin Presbyterian Seminary
Dan G. Lubbock
Silsbee Junior High Holds Rummage Sale for New Uniforms
The Silsbee Junior High School twirlers host a rummage sale today in the city park from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Proceeds fund new athletic uniforms with clothes for children and adults available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Junior High School
Miss Jean Miears and William Black to Wed Aug 21
Mr and Mrs S M Miears announce the engagement and marriage plans of their daughter Jean to William Black son of Mrs Willia D Black and the late Bert Black. The ceremony will be August 21 at Pinecrest Baptist chapel at 8 pm Rev Eddie Smith to officiate. Jean is a 1963 graduate of Silsbee High School and works for East Texas Wildlife Conservation Association. Black is a Silsbee High School graduate and a student at Sam Houston State Teachers College. Relatives invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Miears
Jean
William Black
Willia D. Black
Bert Black
Pinecrest Baptist Chapel
Eddie Smith
Miss Miears
Silsbee High School
Eeast
Texas Wildlife Conservation Association
Black
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Huntsville
Merline Jordan and Charles Hight Wed in City Home
Miss Merline Jordan daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jordan and Charles Hight son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Hight were married at 6 30 Friday in the bride’s parents' home. Rev. Charles Pringle officiated. Bride wore navy blue two piece dress with white accessories. Best man was Earnest C. Hight and maid of honor was Harriet Warnick. After a wedding trip they will reside in Silsbee where Hight is employed by Apache Lumber Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merline Jordan
J. E. Jordan
Charles Hight
E. H. Hight
Spurger
Charles Pringle
Woodrow Baptist Church
Harriet Warnick
Orange
Earnest C. Hight
Silsbee
Hight
Apache Lumber Company
Pinecrest Youth Revival Promises 1800s Theme
The Pinecrest Baptist Chapel youth hold a 1800s themed revival Friday at 7 30 p m with song and preaching. Attendees dress in old fashion clothes and a wiener roast follows the service. Rev Louie Self and Rev Eddis Smith announce daily sessions and a large attendance goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinecrest Baptist Chapel
Louie Self
Hempstead
Lloyd Francis
Paris
Eddis Smith
Guests From Mexico Visit Tom Tennison's Home
Visitors from Piedras Negras Coahuila Mexico stayed with Mr and Mrs Tom Tennison Jr in Silsbee. Senora Lila Harper and Senores Jose Victor Villarreal Saul Villarreal and Armando Martinez toured local businesses and attended a get acquainted party hosted by Mr and Mrs Billy Dinkle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Tom Tennison Jr
Mexico
Senora
Lila Harper
Jose Victor Villarrel
Saul Villarrel
Armando Martinex
Piedras Negras
Coahuila
Billy Dinkle
Margaret Gilmore Visits Parents After Recruit Training
Margaret Gilmore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Gilmore of 955 Dardin Drive, has completed 10 weeks of basic training at the Recruit Training Command Women, Bainbridge, Maryland. She will report to Great Lakes, Illinois for Navy Hospital Corps duty after enlisting on June 20, and previously worked for Houston Corporation Courts while active in the USO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Neil Gilmore
T. S. Gilmore
Dardin Drive
Recruit Training Command (Women
United States Naval Training Center
Bainbridge
Cleveland High School
U. S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Navy Hospital Corps
Navy
Miss Gilmore
Houston Corporation Courts
United Service Organization
Houston
Birthday Party for Mary Shawn Green
Mrs G W Gilchriest honored her granddaughter Mary Shawn Green on her fourth birthday on August 5 in Angleton. Her parents Eugene L Green and wife Dawn attended with siblings. Guests enjoyed games, cake decorated with rosebuds and pink blue and yellow favors, and cucumber punch from 4 to 6 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Gilchriest
Mary Shawn
Shawn
Angleton
Eugene L. Green
Dawn
Cuke
Punch
Kitchen Shower Honors Bride-Elect Barbara Bullock
The Azalea Garden Club of Silsbee hosted Miss Barbara Sue Bullock, bride elect of Charles Neil Smith, with a Tuesday morning kitchen shower at Mrs. R. H. Ernsts home. Hostesses included Mesdames C. R. Baker, Ray Brown, and J. M. Huddleston, with guests contributing favorite recipes alongside kitchen gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Azalea Garden Club
Silsbee
Barbara Sue Bullock
Charles Neil Smith
R. H. Ernst
Ernst
Mesdames C. R. Baker
Ray Brown
J. M. Huddleston
Walters Family Reunion at Frank's Branch
The descendants of Lige Walters plan a Sunday gathering near Fred at Frank's Branch with a basket lunch served at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lige Walters
Frank
Fred
Miss Jan Tolar and Robert Modisette to Wed in September
Miss Jan Tolar and Robert Paul Modisette announce their engagement. The couple plans a September 4 ceremony at the First Baptist Church in the city with Rev. R. E. Barclay officiating and a reception to follow in the fellowship hall. Both are students at Stephen F. Austin College in Nacogdoches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter
Jan
Robert Paul Modisette
Burl C. Modisette
R. E. Barclay
First Baptist Church
Stephen F. Austin College
Nacogdoches
Modisette
Delta Sigma Phi
Sylvans Club
Grocers Attend State Convention In Corpus Christi
Mr and Mrs Fred W Perlitz of Neches Minimax and G W Gilchriest of Crockett and Gilchriest Big Star Store in Silsbee attend the 37th annual Texas Retail Grocers Association convention in Corpus Christi this week. More than 2000 grocers and allied food trades reps gather under the theme Food Is A Bargain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Perlitz
Neches Minimax
G. W. Gilchriest
Crockett and Gilchriest Big Star
Silsbee
Texas Retail Grocers Association
Corpus Christi
Sunbeam Groups To Have Outing Friday
Sunbeams of the Emmanuel Baptist Association will hold a one day camp Friday at the East Texas Pulp and Paper Co. picnic grounds off Highway 327. All Sunbeams aged 6 to 8 are invited. activities start at 10 a.m. A sack lunch is served at noon with cold drinks provided. Mrs. I R Brownlee leads the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmanuel Baptist Association
East Texas Pulp and Paper Co
Highway 327
I. R. Brownlee
Sunbeam
Recipe Shower Honors Bride-Elect Helen Robinson
A recipe shower Aug. 4 in Miss Barbara Wyatt’s home complimented Miss Helen Jane Robinson bride elect of Lee Roger Ratliff. Hostesses were Mrs. B. A. Parks Mrs. Joe Nelson and Miss Wyatt with 7 to 9 pm calling hours. Pink and white decor featured. On Aug. 6 a kitchen gadget shower at Mrs. Herbert Couture’s home honored the bride elect with cohostess Mrs. M. L. Winger. Miniature houses were used in the decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Jane Robinson
Lee Roger Ratliff
Barbara Wyatt
B. A. Parks
Joe Nelson
Miss Wyatt
Miss Robinson
Herbert Couture
M. L. Winger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lynette Witte
George Nelson
Tennison
Leon Curry
Birdwell
Miss Odom
Bill Fields
Ther
Jerry Wilkerson
Port Neches
Jimmy Blackwood
Jimmy Wratis
Johnny Blackwood
John Caldwell Jr
John Cole
Raynold Lyons
Harold Bean
Klopman Fabrics
Birdwells
Vineta Gafford
Jean Miears
T. J. Trotti
Dayton Memorial Hospital
Dayton
Pinecrest Youth Plan
Tom Tennisons
Margaret Gilmore
Margaret Gilmori
Jan Tolar
Robert Modisette
Homer Tolar
Hilo
Haiwaii
Daugh
H. E. Munden
Chiropractor
N. 5Th St
Texas
Pines
Josh Uaiganoduction
Halafa Wesmatthausinos
Panavision
Warner Bros
Colorcartoon
Pany
Pbs
PCL
Jack Lemmon
Edward L. Alperson
Shirley Maclaine
Billy Wilder
la Douce
Technicolor
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