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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1962
Page
7
Hot dry weather faned by southwesterly winds triggers rapid wildfires across East Texas Piney Woods. Texas Forest Service reports 112 fires in July and over 120 since August, mainly from burning household trash farmers field clearance and careless smokers.
Lee Bell Lee, daughter of Mr and Mrs J B Prine Evadale, and Monroe A Hare, son of Mr and Mrs S M Hare Evadale, were married Friday at 10 am with J C Kimball justice of the peace presiding in the Hardin County courthouse Kountze. The bride attended Evadale High School, the groom Buna High School graduate and they will reside in Evadale where he works for East Texas Pulp and Paper Co.
Silsbee Marines train on San Clemente Island and at Coronado in a two week active duty exercise. They overran an aggressor on the island and completed amphibious assaults via air and sea with 125 men aboard the Tioga and vehicles rolling from the LST into the surf. Training overseen by Brigadier General John G. Booker’s Pacific Landing Force.
The Bookmobile now serves Jasper Hardin Polk and Taylor counties and has released a detailed Aug 21 to 25 schedule. Readings by Ruth White list routes and times at Hillister Baptist Church Warren Spurlock's Store Village Mills Jack's Grocery Honey Island Grand's Grocery Doucette Jordan Vegetable Stand Colmeswell Ogden Humble Station Rockland May's Store Chester Harry Lewis Store Pine Ridge First Baptist Church Sour Lake American Legion Com Center Fletcher Milner's Grocery Chance Loeb Judge Bowman's office Kountze Library Deposit and Silsbee Library Deposit with specific time slots each day.
Mr and Mrs Green Miller of Dallas visited over the weekend in the homes of their parents Mr and Mrs A L Register and Mr and Mrs J W Anderson.
Morris A Belt has returned home following several weeks at Santa Fe Hospital in Temple where he underwent surgery.
Peggy Laird of Pine Ridge 4-H and Patricia Wood of Chance Loeb represented Hardin County in the 4-H Dress Revue at Richmond Rosenberg. Patricia led the club pledge. Peggy modeled a red green and black wash and wear jumper with white blouse. The luncheon was held at Bill Williams Restaurant with judges interviewing but not scoring in district event. Peggy's mother Mrs. E W Laird and Miss Ruth Causey accompanied the group.
Mrs. E. J. Jones came home Saturday from a trip to her daughter and son in law Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Jones's home where she spent time with the family and visited.
Miss Margaret Bell returns to Silsbee to make her home after living in Washington D C for several months where she was employed.
Connie La Fue Fedrick and Jack Clark plan a September 1 wedding at 7 30 p m in Good Shepherd Baptist Church Rev David Blalock to officiate Miss Fedrick and Mr Clark are Silsbee High School graduates Mr Clark recently graduated from Lamar College of Technology in Beaumont and works for Gulf Coast Machine Supply Company Invitations are press issued
A bee needs around two thousand flower visits to produce a single spoonful of honey. This highlights the intricate foraging pattern of honeybees and their role in honey production.
The Lige Walters family reunion is set for next Sunday August 19 at Kirkland Springs Park north of Woodville starting 11 a.m. A basket lunch will be spread at noon and all descendants of Mr and Mrs Lige Walters and friends of the family are invited.
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