Local newspaper staff list highlights key editors and workers
The page names the editorial and production team including Mrs Fern McAdams, Richard Weathersby, Mr L Read as editor and publisher, Mrs Leona Whitman as Society editor, Le on Kelly as reporter photographer, Doris Woolley secretary, Harold Leigh foreman, Mrs John Basye, James Johnson, Billy Jo Williams as Linotype operator and printer pressman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kr. L. Read
MRS
John S. Basye
James Johnson
Billy JO Williams
Women Marines Hold Convention In Galveston
Rey and Mrs. R G Davis Jr attended the 8th Biennial National Convention of the Women Marines Association at the Galvez Hotel Galveston August 7 10 Addressed by Col Margar et Brewer director and Col Margaret Henderson past director The convention ended with a Moody Civic Center reception and banquet honoring General Robert Cushman and Mrs Cushman Jack Brooks escorted seven grand former Women Marines of World War I to the podium for recognition The 6th Biennial in 1976 will be held in Boston Texas Gulf Coast Chapter formed seeks new members via Star Route Box 1662 Silsbee or phone 385 6406 for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Brooks
R. G. Davis
American Baptist Association
Boston
Mass
Women's Marine Association
United States
Davis
Birthday Party for Five Year Old Norman Hunt
Norman Hunt, who turned five on August 2, celebrated his birthday August 3 with close friends at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Scott of Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Hunt
Gene Scott
Silsbee
Jasper County TSTA Plans Intense Membership Drive
Dixie Collier, president of Jasper County TSTA, travels to Austin for a Presidents Conference to map a 1974 75 membership campaign targeting a statewide record of 156 000 ISTA members and to surpass last year’s 398 members. The drive emphasizes recruiting school secretaries bus drivers cooks and other eligible school employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Collier
Jasper County
Texas State Teachers Association
Austin
TSTA
ISTA
LISD Tax Suits Seek $7,000
Seventeen delinquent tax suits seeking more than $7,000 in tax penalties and interest were filed in 88th District Court by attorney Kenneth D. Furlow for Lumberton Independent School District. Some accounts were settled already, with full payments from Harrells, Claude Hubibard, C. T. Jordan, and others, and several others showing partial or minimal payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
88Th District Court
Kenneth D. Furlow
Lumberton Independent School District
LISD
Billy W. Harrell
Kathryn K. Harrell
Silsbee
Joseph Robert Harris
Mary Louise Harris
Diana
Lumberton
Claude L. Hubibard
C. T. Jordan
James E. Johnson
Mary Nell Lopez
Avenue A
Beaumont
James A. Hartman
Mrs
Johnny ,Hartman
James Blake Hawkins
Anna Marie Hawkins
W. J. Hicks
Juanita Hutto
Richard Jackson
Silssbee
R. D. Kennedy
Billy Langston
Sybil Law
General Delivery
John Lewis
Hugh Clubb
Eastex
Dr. David Jenkins To Conduct Revival At Fred Church
Dr. David L. Jenkins will lead revival services at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Fred August 19 to 25 with nightly 7 30 p m services He is a Bible scholar preacher and writer and has served several Louisiana churches including Mt Olivet Kirbyville and Atlanta Texas prior to leading Queensborough Baptist Church in Shreveport He holds honorary Doctor of Divinity from East Texas Baptist College Gary Wood from Silsbee will lead singing and solo work Revival runs Aug 25 with nursery services offered A separate obituary notes Mrs Louise McGee 65 of Beaumont died August 8 at home survivors include sister and nephews Burial in Magnolia Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David L. Jenkins
Mt. Olivet
Fred
Jenkins
First Baptist
Kirbyville
Atlanta
Tex
Queensborough
Shreveport
Louisiana
East Texas Baptist College
Marshall
New Orleans Baptist Seminary
Gary Wood
Silsbee
Silsbee High School
University of Houston
Stephen F Austin University
Richard Whittington
Louise McGee
Beaumont
McGee
George T. McGee
Jefferson County
Henry A. Murphy
Harold Allen Murphy
Donald Roy Jacobs
Deer Park
Kelley- Hixson Chapel
John Wesley Hardt
First United Methodist Church
Magnolia Cemetery
Elmer Kelley 61 Former Resident Killed In Accident
Funeral services for Elmer W. Kelley 61 who died August 7 when an auto he was working on fell on him at his Lufkin residence were held Friday at Farmer Funeral Chapel Silsbee Rev Delbert Lamb officiating Burial was in Davis Cemetery near Beulah Springs He was a native of Victor and had lived in Lufkin three months Survivors include his wife six sons four daughters a brother and a sister
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer W. Kelley
Lufkin
Farmer Funeral Chapel
Silsbee
Delbert Lamb
Davis Cemetery
Beulah Springs
Victor
Essie Mae Kelley
George Kelley
Pineland
Frank Kelley
Bay Springs
Miss
Preston
Milton Kelley
Kountve
Johnny Walden
Center
Roy Walden
Hemphill
Rena Trahan
Buna
Clara Denby
DeRidder
Judy Latham
San Augustine
Jennifer Walden
Wiley Kelley
Beatrice Walker
Jacksonville
Fla
Silsbee Fire Department names July Fireman of the Month
B H Gilley of Gilleys Wrecker Service was chosen as Fireman of the Month by the Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department. Fire Chief Russell Busby said Gilley is a ten year SVFD member and longtime Silsbee resident who uses his business equipment to aid in fire and disturbance calls. He and his family live on Lee Miller Road in the northwest side of Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Gilley
Gilley’s Wrecker Service
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Russell Busby
Gilley
SVFD
Silsbee
Busby
BEF
Lee Miller Road
Silsbee Man Hurt In Two-Car Crash
Elton Brookins, 51, of 74 South Tenth Silsbee, was injured in a two car collision on North Fifth Street at 12:54 a.m. Aug. 8 involving Karey Dean Carrell, 19, of Silsbee who drove a 1974 Mercury. Brookins received treatment at Silsbee Doctors Hospital and was listed in good condition on Aug. 9 before release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Elton Brookins
South Tenth
Karey
Dean Carrell
Dennis Allen
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Brookins
North Fifth Street
Carrell
North Fifth
Kirby Street
Allen
Mrs Carol Yoksh To Receive Master Degree At U H
About 1500 students are candidates for degrees at the University of Houston summer commencement to be held August 17 at 3 p.m. in Hofheinz Pavilion. Dr Roger W Heyns will deliver the address and UH officials will confer degrees and recognize honors. Mrs Carol Kay Ragan Yoksh of Silsbee is listed as earning a Master of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Houston
Roger W. Heyns
American Council On Education
Heyns
University of California At Berkeley
Hofheinz
Philip G. Hoffman
Also Mentioned on This Page
NEW Alien Association
Texas
Highway 96
Hardin
Jasper
Tyler
Jefferson
Fern McAdams
Richard Weathersby
Harold Leigh
Linotype
Women Marines
Galveston
America
Kountze
United Appeals
Silsbee State Bank
Arlen Williams
Linda Dietrich
F. M. Bowers
Joe Watson
David Jenkins
Jerry Wood
Fred Church
Elmer Kelley
B. H Gilley
Carol Yoksh
U of H
Romascary
Larry Seaman
North
Silsbee, Texas
The
Bells Arena School
STENO
Coloray
World Maps
U.S.A. Maps
World Globes
Cliff
India
Roll Books
Staplers
Assignment Books
FLAIR
Pickett Templets
Clor AS
Highway
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