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Newspaper

Silsbee Bee

Location

Silsbee, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1972

Page

3

Warren Schools See Enrollment Jump With 84 Additional Students

Warren Independent School District reports first day enrollment of 890, up 84 from last year as 18 new teachers and two new principals join. Grover Die from Hardin Jefferson and Henry Pitts from Spurger lead as new school principals. multiple new hires across Fred, Warren Elementary, Junior High, and Warren High School. Ernest Findley adds business manager duties alongside tax assessor collector role.

Fred School Helen Ratliff Fred Warren Elementary Susan Pat Shirley Atwood Cynthia Kay Farris Sammy Atwood P.E Donald Lee Powers CVAE Patricia Rogas Waynette Seamans Dixie Weeks June Williams Elizabeth Mattingly Rex Neel James McDougal Roberta Pitts Joe Woodland Mae Rhodes Sarah Jo Parsley Warren Junior High Patsy Dean Dorothy Sepulveda Ruth Shepherd Carrie Chambliss Norma Werner Jim- Imie Goolsbee Learlean Byrd Warren Vera Morgan Pickett Sims Fay Eason Ernest Findley Warren Independent

Project FIND to Identify Elderly for Food Aid Campaign

President Nixon announces Project FIND a nationwide effort to locate older Americans eligible for Federal Food Assistance Programs. Dr Arthur S. Flemming chairs with Mrs Nixon as co chair. four agencies and the American Red Cross join in a 27 million mail campaign and up to 50 000 volunteers. The program uses food stamps and commodities to aid seniors based on income assets and family size.

Washington White House Nixon FIND Arthur S. Flemming Flemming American Red Cross Action U. S. Department of Agriculture Office of Economic Opportunity Social Security Administration Department of Agriculture United States Social Security Citizen Service Corps

Texas Parks Splits Mourning Dove Season For Experiment

Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission splits the mourning dove season into a fall and a winter segment. North Zone runs Sept 1–Oct 14, 1972 and Jan 6–21, 1973. South Zone Sept 23–Nov 5, 1972 and Jan 6–Jan 21, 1973, with county white wing open seasons affecting dates. Biologists say the split is an experiment to gauge impact on dove populations and cross‑state implications.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Texas

Quarterback Club Barbecue Set for Silsbee Monday

The Silsbee Quarterback Club father son barbecue will be Monday at 7 p.m. at Village Creek Club. Coach Ray McGallion will introduce the team and a Houston Cougar highlights film for 1971 will follow dinner. Fathers of players invited. menu includes barbecue chicken and sides. tickets from club members. Weekly meetings start September 4 at 7 p.m.

Silsbee Village Creek Ray MccGallion Houston Cougar

Works of Mrs. Fauk at Scurlock Gallery Beaumont

Area artist Catherine Fauk will display works at the Beaumont Art League show opening Sunday Aug 27 at the Scurlock Gallery Beaumont 2675 Gulf. Gallery hours are 7:30 9:30 p.m. Mondays and 1 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Receptions Sundays 2 5 p.m. She has won regional and national honors and prizes and studied at Newcombe College Tulane Farnsworth School of Art and the Houston Museum of Fine Arts.

Catherine Fauk Beaumont Art League Scurlock Gallery Gulf Beaumont Fauk

Troop 9 Campout Highlights Lamerton Scouts

A weekend campout drew 20 boys and several adult leaders from Troop 9 in Lamerton. The scout meeting shifted from 7 15 p m to 8 15 p m on Monday night and all scouts were urged to attend.

Lamerton

Pizza Inn Opens Here August Twenty Second

Donnie Broussard’s Pizza Inn opens in Pine Plaza Shopping Center Silsbee as the chains fifth in the Golden Triangle area. The restaurant offers takeout and a private dining room for up to 50, hours 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. weekdays 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. weekends.

Pizza Inn Silsbee Silsbee’s Pizza Inn James L. Hays Donnie Broussard Chamber of Commerce Roger Ratliff Gerald Hebert Hays Stacy Broussard Pine Plaza Broussard Golden Triangle Port Arthur the Bee

Debbie Whitehead to wed David M. Jones in Buna home

Mr and Mrs Cecil White head of Buna announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Miss Debbie Laverne Whitehead to David Monroe Jones of Silsbee. The ceremony will be at 8 p.m. Saturday August 26 in the bride elect’s parents home with friends and relatives invited by press notice.

Cecil Whitehead Buna Debbie Laverne Whitehead David Monroe Jones Silsbee

Police Officers Praised By Theft Bureau Manager

C. C. Benson of the National Automobile Theft Bureau commends Silsbee officers Patrolman James Fulgham Hubert Davis and James Doane for attending an auto theft seminar at Lamar University August 8 to 10. Benson notes their dedication working shifts and returning for full class sessions with little sleep and says the effort will benefit the community.

Silsbee Bob L. Ogden C. C. Benson National Automobile Theft Bureau Silsbee Police Ogden James Fulgham Hubert Davis James Doane Lamar University Benson

Rev John S Snow Appointed New Pastor at Evadale Church

Rev John S Snow of Beaumont has been named the new pastor of the United Pentecostal Church in Evadale. A Winnfield La native, he brings 21 years in ministry including eight years with the Home Mission Department of the United Pentecostal Church and time as an evangelist.

John S. Snow Beaumont United Pentecostal Church Evadale Winnfield Home Mission

Card of Thanks from Hospital Stay

We thank friends for visits flowers and other deeds during my hospital stay at Doctors Hospital. Special thanks to Dr Poshataske and blood donors C Z Pope Sr for support during this time.

Doctors Hospital Dr. Poshataske

Silsbee Social Notes Highlight Travels and Visits

John W. Maxwell left Wednesday for Fort Bevins Mass after visiting his mother in Silsbee and has been stationed at Fort Clayton Canal Zone. Leo Sapp Sharon Bickerdike and Silsbee visitors joined D. E. Wilsons over the weekend with trips to Sea Arama and Galveston Beach. Mrs. W H Sheffield returned from funeral services for sister Lurline Todd in Center and notes of other local visitors.

John W. Maxwell Fort Bevins Mass Mangrum Funeral Home Center Todd Silsbee

Mrs. Nelda Snell New Silsbee Chamber Secretary

Mrs Nelda Snell began work as secretary at the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce Tuesday morning. She is wife of David Snell manager of Apache Lumber Co and they live at 1210 Eagle with their three children. She succeeds Gloria Baker who has served about a year and a half and will move to First National Bank of Silsbee this week.

Nelda Snell Silsbee Chamber of Commerce Art Cawthon

AARP To Meet Silsbee Area Chapter

The Silsbee area AARP will meet today at 6 30 p.m. in the First National Bank clubroom. Visitors are welcome, according to Mrs L H Wade.

Silsbee Area Chapter of Retired Persons AARP First National Bank L. H. Wade

Births in Silsbee and area add three newborns

Birth announcements from Silsbee report a daughter Janie Elizabeth born Aug 16 at Women’s and Children’s Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Whitney. Grandparents H J Whitney Supt. and Mrs. Don L Hough of Silsbee and Mr. and Mrs. John Fortenberry of Silsbee are listed. Also a son born Aug 20 at St Elizabeth Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. John Fortenberry of Silsbee, and a daughter born Aug 20 at St Elizabeth Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M Price Jr. of Silsbee.

Ray Whitney Silsbee Janie Elizabeth Women’s and Children’s Hospital H. J. Whitney Don L Hough John Fortenberry St .Elizabeth Hospital St. Elizabeth Hospital Thomas M. Price Jr

Homecoming at Midway Baptist Church Aug 27

Midway Baptist Church located ten miles east of Warren on FR 1943 hosts its annual homecoming on Sunday August 27. Services begin at 10 30 a m with a basket lunch at noon followed by singing in the afternoon. Reverend Claude Read serves as pastor.

Midway Baptist Church Warren Claude Read

Velma Henry to Wed Benjamin Kelley in Silsbee

Mr and Mrs Arthur Henry of Silsbee announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Velma Lynn Henry to Benjamin Kelley son of Mrs Alzella Kelley of Silsbee The wedding is set for August 26 at 7 pm at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses Velma is a Silsbee High School graduate attending Southeast Beauty College in Beaumont Fiance works for Evans Products.

Arthur Henry Silsbee Velma Lynn Henry Benjamin Keley Alzella Kelley Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witnesses Henry Silsbee High School Southeast Beauty College Beaumont Evans Products

Methodist Revival To Begin Sunday At Silsbee

Revival at First United Methodist Church in Silsbee starts Sunday at 7 p.m. and runs to Thursday morning. Morning services 7 to 7:30 in McDonough Hall for students and workers, with coffee and donuts after. Evening services 7:20 in the sanctuary led by Dr. John W. Hardt and Sam Marley. Youth Choir from First-Beaumont to perform Tuesday. Rev R Eugene Jonte is pastor at Silsbee.

First United Methodist Church Silsbee McDonough Hall John W. Hardt Beaumont Sam Marley First Beaumont First-Beaumont R. Eugene Jonte Pasat Silsbee

Latter-Day Saints Conference in Port Arthur

Elder A Theodore Tuttle of the First Council of Seventy will speak at the Beau mont Stake Conference in Port Arthur September 2 and 3. The session is Sunday at 10 a.m. in Port Neches High School with Stake President Donald L. Hilton welcoming visitors. For more information contact Bishop Richard Worley in Silsbee.

A. Theodore Tuttle First Council of Seventy Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Beaumont Elder Tuttle Port Neches High School Donald L. Hilton

Birthday Party for Larry Shane Jenkins Celebrated

Larry Shane Jenkins son of Mr and Mrs Larry Jenkins of Silsbee was honored on his first birthday with a party at home on Aug 8. Thirteen little friends attended along with grandmothers Mrs Myrtle Hooks and Mrs Bobbie Jenkins and great grandmothers Mrs Ruby Frazier and Mrs Patience Hooks Neely. Refreshments included cake home made ice cream and cold drinks.

Larry Shane Jenkins Larry Jenkins Silsbee Myrtle Hooks Bobbie Jenkins Ruby Frazier Patience Hooks Neely

Car Wash Benefit by Evadale Church Set for Saturday

The Young People of the First Pentecostal Church Evadale hold a car wash Saturday from 8 am to 5 pm at Hobbs Trailer Park. Call 276-1341 for pickup. Proceeds support the parsonage building fund.

First Pentecostal Evadale Hobbs Trailer Park Parsonage

Hollands Visit Tolland Home in Jackson Ala

Mr and Mrs Harrell Holland visited the home of his parents Mr and Mrs W H Tolland in Jackson Alabama recently bringing the Holland family together for an informal gathering at the Tolland residence in Jackson.

Harrell Holland Land Jackson, Ala W. H. Tolland

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Keuntze Austin CR Nations Flowers & Gifts North 4Th Quarterback Club Debbie Whitehead David M. Jones Theft Bureau Evadale Church C. Z. Pope Sr Silsbee Social Notes Ralph Johnson Hugh Wallace Oklahoma City Tom Stone Jack Gould Dallas Tom Singletary Russel Rawles Frank Fitzsimmons Teamsters Fitzsimmons George Meany Afl-Cio David Snell C of C The Velma Lynn Henry Benjamin Kelley Latter-Day Saints A, Theodore Tuttle Lady Carolee Cosmetics Holy Land Syria Lebanon Jordan Israel Egypt Carl Burris Central Baptist Church Odis Gore Marvel Ann Gore Hardin County Town and Country Maddox Bassett, Coleman Young Hinkle North
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