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Newspaper

Silsbee Bee

Location

Silsbee, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1961

Page

2

Local and Personal News Briefs

Mrs Leona Whitman and Millard Gallien undergo Mayo Clinic surgery in Rochester Minnesota. Mrs Bert Carpenter and sons attend homecoming at South Park Baptist Church in Beaumont. Mr and Mrs Charles Smith and daughter Karla of Lake Charles Louisiana visit Cecil Skinner’s family. The Brownlee couple Frankie and Charlie spend days at Cold Stream Ranch Polk County. The Batens return from visiting Shreveport with relatives. Cecil Dickinson of Houston visits the Wilsons. Gene Sawyer discharged from US Army after time in Germany. Mr and Mrs Jess Odom plan to attend their son Dwight’s wedding in Minneapolis Minnesota and his fiancee Jayne joins pre nuptial parties. The Odoms host a rehearsal dinner at Curtis Hotel. Lee and daughter visit Eunice Louisiana. J H Richardson hosts visitors J F Lockhart Mena Arkansas and Mrs Jerald Peveto. John Martin returns from surgery in Temple. H F Teer of Edna visits George Boykin’s. Betty Beurn and children visit the Boykin home. The Harville and Wilsons visit Big Sandy.

Millard Gallien Mayo Clinic Rochester Minn Bert Carpenter South Park Baptist Church Beaumont Charles Smith Karla Lake Charles Cecil Skinner Charlie Brownlee Frankie Cold Stream Ranch Polk County W. H. Baten Shreveport Cecil Dickinson Houston Sarah Wilson FE. J. Wilson Gene Sawyer Tom Sawyer US Army Germany Louisiana Mississippi Arkansas Oklahoma Illinois Jess Odom Dwight Jayne Minneapolis Mitch Mary Alice Rollins Jayne Odom Curtis Hotel Eunice James Curry J. H. Richardson J. F. Lockhart Mena, Ark Jerald Peveto Sons Orange John Martin Santa Fe Hospital Temple H. F. Teer Edna George L. Boykin Columbus Lee Mitchell Phil Engelke Jerry Zuber O. C. Seely L. H. Simpson Mexia Ruidoso New Mexico Steve Seely Fl Paso Galveston Ted Lamert Buna C. H. Watts D. M. Short and Sons Jeannie Faye Shine Center Louis H. Thacker Jr Pasadena J. D. Cones R. W. Rethke Marvin Cammack Port Arthur D. W. Johnson Clara Sue College Station Edwin Hughes J. E. Hooks Thicket G. O. Hooks E. A. Davis Charles Barnes Glenn Walker Fairbury Neb Harvey Jones W. M. Huddleston Hubbard Texas H. Benton Watts Chicago, Il C. H Watts

Weekend visits spread through locals and kinship networks

A crowded roundup reports numerous residents visiting relatives across Texas and beyond. Families and friends travel from Phoenix to Corpus Christi and Columbus to Beaumont, with several locals hosting or joining holiday weekends. Notables include college plans, relocations, hospital stays, and travel to Florida, New Mexico, and Nebraska.

Austin-Silverberg Wedding Set For Saturday Night

Miss Lee Ann Austin and Carl Rodney Silverberg plan a 7:30 p m Saturday ceremony at First Baptist Beaumont with Rev James Wray officiating. Attendants include Lorene Marburger as vocalist, Janice Gilbert as maid of honor, and Preston Stinnett as best man. The couple will reside in Silsbee where she teaches at the junior high.

Lee Ann Austin Carl Rodney Silverberg First Baptist Church Beaumont James Wray Miss Austin Rufus Herman Austin Austin Mr. Silverberg Leonard Silverberg Lorene Marburger Wharton Howard Perkins Silsbee Janice Gilbert Port Arthur Robert Spell Robert Henson Jimmy Roen Los Angeles Calif David Netter Ville Pasadena Glanda Cox A. L. Henderson H. C. Austin Winnie Lloyd Swinney Sam Barrington Groves Porres Lou

Jasper Delta Epsilon Society Meets at Mrs Leafy Few Home

Mrs Leafy Few hosted Delta Epsilon Society committee chairmen on August 10 in Jasper. Attending were Mrs Ruby Youngblood Buna Mrs Beryl Jones Silsbee Mrs Clara McNeil Brookland Mrs Pauline Smith Evadale Mrs Oza Snell Mrs Leona Veatch and Mrs Clara Lilley of Jasper.

Ruby Youngblood Buna Beryl Jones Silsbee Clara McNeil Brookland Pauline Smith Evadale Oza Snell Leona Veatch Clara Lilley Jasper

Home Show Attracts 300 At Kirby Addition 2

Jake May, local builder, reports over 300 attended last Sunday’s showing of homes completed and under construction in Kirby Addition No 2. He praised contractors, thanked supporters, and notes ads promoting the event appear in this issue of the Bee.

Jake May Silsbee May Kirby Addition No. 2 the Bee

Gold Medallion Home Show Draws Weekend Visitors

The showing of the new home of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Grisham at 1240 Bonner St. was held last weekend by Contractor Walter Grisham. The all electric Gold Medallion home features three bedrooms year round heat pump air conditioning tiled baths and kitchen countertops with brick veneer construction. Visitors inspected the house all day Saturday and Sunday.

D. C. Grisham Bonner St Walter Grisham

Den 4 Cub Scouts Elect Officers At Home Meeting

Den 4 of Pack 88 met Tuesday morning at Mrs. S. T. Odom's home with five boys. Officers elected were Ted Sellers denner Craig Creel assistant denner Dewey Odom scribe and Ted Calhoun assistant scribe. Next meeting set for Sept 7 at 3 30 p m at the Odom residence.

Den 4 Cub Scout Pack den Mother S. T. Odom Ted Sellers Denner Craig Creel Dewey Odom Ted Calhoun Odom

Die-Off Of Small Fish Predicted On Texas Coast

Hot weather and stagnant bays along the Texas coast, especially Galveston, may trigger a heavy die-off of small fish this summer. Terrance Leary of the Game and Fish Commission cites oxygen starvation in crowded bays, with menhaden and other small fish most affected. Texas produced 145 million pounds of menhaden last year, and a Port Arthur plant processes them. He cautions sports fishermen not to be alarmed.

Galveston Terrance Leary Marine Fisheries Division The Game and Fish Commission Leary Texas Port Arthur

First Baptist Class Holds Regular Meeting at Calvert Home

The Bonoth Sunday School Class of the First Baptist Church met Tuesday night at Mrs. G. W. Calvert home with cohostess Mrs. E. C. Bryant. Fourteen members and two visitors Rev. and Mrs. R. E. Barclay attended for a barbecue supper. Mrs. L. P. Skinner teaches the class.

Bonoth First Baptist Church G. W. Calvert E. C. Bryant R. E. Barclay L. P. Skinner Kart Ferguson

Waldo Mathews Sets First Grid Session Monday

Waldo Mathews Panthers football opens Monday with practice under Coach Wesley Shaw. Two-a-day sessions run until school starts, with morning reports for players. The squad numbers 40 to 50, including 13 returning lettermen such as Carl Green Albert O Lee Roy Drurh e Willie Collins Nathaniel Scott Leon Harbilton John H Lee Andrew Williams Daniel Williams Jessie Richardson James Cross William Mules and Wilmer Miles.

Waldo Mathews Panthers Wesley Shaw Shaw Carl Green Albert O. Lee Roy Drurh¢e Willie Collins Nathaniel Scott Leon Harbilton John H. Lee Andrew Williams Daniel Williams Jessie Richardson James Cross Wlliam Mules Wilmer Miles

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Leona Whitman F. A. Harville Big Sandy Ray Wilson Albert Mel Brooth R. M. NeCuist John Marsha Ann Mir M K McDaniel Tommy Simmons Cartacena Columbia Simmons Loffland Bros. Drilling Co Jack Harris Ricky Port Neches Harris Eddie Plunk W. C. Plunk Corpus Christi Marvin Brown M. M. Brown Stephen F. Austin College Nacogdoches William Dudley Farmer United Furniture Co Bob Shirley U.A.R United Arab Republic Cairo Nassar Jack Caldwell Burlington American Foundation For the Blind Austin-Silverberg Eas Teachers” Society Aetun Gold Medallion First Baptist Class Silsbee Electric Co East Avenue Waldo Mathews Waldo Mathews High Frank Robinson C. A. Johns Jett Mathleen Brent John Carter Bobby Armour Britton-Cravens Insurance Agency Worthey’s Worthey Glass Apache Lumber
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