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Silsbee Bee

Location

Silsbee, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1973

Page

2

Johnson and Williams Named Foreman and Printer Pair

James Johnson and Billy Joe Williams are listed as Foreman and Linotype Operator with Michael Minton noted as Printer-Pressman Apprentice in the same notation.

Jaycees Run 24 Hour Rest Stop For Labor Day Weekend

Silsbee Jaycees join the National Safety Council to urge motorists to take ten for two during Labor Day weekend. Aeriola Road roadside park along Highway 69 will host a 24 hour rest stop August 31 to September 3, offering coffee and drinks. Wayne Spurlock chairs the effort with Vernon Gray, Jim Oblrich, and John Finley on the committee.

Silshee Jaycees National Safety Council Wayne Spurlock Aeriola Road Highway 69 Silsbee Jayceees Texas Jaycees Royal Globe Insurance Companies Texas Department of Public Safety Vernon Gray Jim Oblrich John Finley Jayceeette Jim Olrich

Lions Club Seeks Donated Eye Glasses in Silsbee

The Silsbee Lions Club asks residents to donate old eye glasses at Hardin Drug Store. John Skinner will distribute the glasses to those in need, under the committee's guidance chaired by F. M. Bowers.

Lions Club The Hardin Drug Store Silsbee John Skinner F. M. Bowers Silsbee Lions Club

Langley Reports for Duty at New River Marine Base

Marine Cpl Michael J Langley son of Mr and Mrs B J Langley Route 1 and his wife Mona daughter of Mr and Mrs Marvin Lewis of Silsbee reported for duty at the Marine Corps Base New River North Carolina He will serve as aircrew survival equipment man A 1970 graduate of Silsbee High School he joined the Marine Corps in March 1971.

Marine Cpl Michael J. Langley B. J. Langley Route 1 Mona Marvin Lewis Silsbee Marine Corps Base New River N.C Silsbee High School Marine Corps

Bicycle riders must obey traffic laws, urges community

A reader supports Chief Ogdens warning to motorists to watch for children on bicycles and emphasizes parental duty to teach youths to stop at red signals and yield to traffic. The letter cites two near accidents on Payne Road and 4th Street, calling bicycles not toys and urging constant alertness.

4Th Street

Envelope of Money Returned To Owner

A grateful note thanks a Christian person who found and turned in an envelope of money dropped in the post office. The writer, Sister A. E. Sykes, expresses thanks and prays God’s blessing on the honest finder.

Motorama Labor Day Races Set at China Texas

Motorama Speedway in China Texas announces a three day Labor Day race program from September 1 to 3. NODA sanctioned stock car races on Sept 1 offer a $1250 purse. Sept 2 features a demolition derby with multiple categories and exhibitions. Drivers from Texas and Louisiana are entered for the Monday Sept 3 championship race.

Motorama Speedway China Texas Leo Kettl Kettl Dallas Houston New Orleans NODA Louisiana

Kindergarten Parents To Meet At Robinson School

Parents of kindergarten pupils at Robinson School will meet Friday August at 1 30 p m in the cafeteria for a get acquainted session and to elect officers for the year.

Robinson School

Nursing Home Seeks Auxiliary Organizations Meeting

Organizations invited to join an auxiliary for the Silsbee Convalescent Center to plan a handicraft program and aid patients. Mrs Nellie Odom social director will host the meeting in the Center dining room on September 4 at 2 p.m. Representatives are asked to attend and contact Mrs Odom for more information.

Silsbee Convalescent Center Nellie Odom the Center Odom

Fred Lions Plan Benefit Barbecue For Sept 1

The Fred Lions Club Labor Day weekend fund raising barbecue will be held all day Saturday September 1. Located south of the Fred Grocery on Highway 92 in Fred the Lions will serve beef chicken and links fresh off their roadside barbecue pit.

Fred Lions Club Fred Highway 92 Lions

Buckle up or buzz urges from Rep. Collins over car safety

Rep. James M. Collins protests federal seat belt and shoulder harness mandates, opposing an amended National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. He argues optional safety tech would raise car prices, recounts a buzzer failure in a rental car, and urges constituents to contact him with views.

James M. Collins Tex- Jas Secretary of Transportation Plavov L J. M. Collins Lonngworth House Washington, D.C

Lumberton Girls Earn Rangerette Spots at Kilgore College

Twenty six freshman girls joined the Kilgore College Rangerettes with Lynn Danna of Lumberton among the new members and Cindy Bowman as an alternate. More than 100 auditioned. 24 were chosen as alternates. The Rangerettes, famed for national TV appearances and international travel, perform at football games, parades, and events nationwide.

Kilgore College Rangerettes Masters Gym Lynn Danna Lumberton Cindy Bowman Kilgore College Rangerettes New York Ed Sullivan Eisenhower Ifor Nixon Texas Venezuela Chambers of Commerce Caracas Ranger Band Gussie Nell Davis Rangerette Deana Bolton

Xi Zeta Rho Salad Supper Meeting Notes

The Xi Zeta Rho Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at Mrs. Melba Taffs home for a beginning day salad supper. Plans for the coming year were discussed including refreshments for home football press boxes and the Silsbee Convalescent Center project. Members were asked to bring old hose materials scraps toilet articles writing supplies and craft items to next meeting. Next meeting set for Monday September 10 at 7 30 p.m.

Xi Zeta Rho Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Melba Taff Silsbee Convalescent Center

Legal notice to unknown heirs in Hardin County case 1973

Citation commands unknown heirs of Sarah Harris to answer in Hardin County District Court Kountze Texas by Oct 1 1973 in suit filed Aug 15 1973 by Kirby Lamber Corp and Atlantic Richfield Co for trespass to try title to 300 acres and related land described by patent deeds.

A. D District Court of Hardin County Kountze Texas Kirby Lamber Corp Atlantic Richfield Company Sarah Harris Foster Lumber Company Kirby Lumber Company Houston Oil Company Atlantic Refining Company

Sealed bids sought for fence sale by Silsbee district

The Silsbee Independent School District invites sealed bids in the superintendent's office at 215 W Avenue H until 4 pm September 12 1973 for about 670 feet of five foot high chain link fence from the old Waldo Matthews School campus. Information available at the same address. The Board reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Don L. Hough Superintendent.

Superintendent of Schools W. Avenue H Waldo-Matthews Silsbee Independent School District Don L. Hough

Sealed bids sought for pickup truck by Silshee IDS

The Board of Trustees of the Silshee Independent School District invites sealed bids by August 31 1973 or sooner for a 1973 or 1974 three quarter ton pickup. Specifications available at the above address. The district reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Don L Hough Superintendent.

W. Avenue H Board of Trustees Silshee Independent School District Don L. Hough

Bids Sought For Silsbee Bank Depository

Notice to bidders calls for sealed bids in duplicate to be received by the City Manager at City Mall 260 Ernest Avenue Silsbee Texas 77656 by 8 00 pm on Tuesday September 11 1973 for the City of Silsbee Bank Depository. The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive formalities Edna Brown City Secretary.

City Mall Ernest Avenue Silsbee Texas Tureday City of Silsbee

Bebe and Laura Coe Win Regional 4-H Horse Show

Bebe and Laura Coe of Kountze won first and third in pole bending and first and seventh in barrel racing at the Southern Regional 4-H Championship Horse Show in Dallas. They competed against about 200 state winners from eleven states. Jerry Gaines of Sherman took second in pole bending.

Kountze Ers Bebe Laura Coe Dallas H. A. Coe Jr Oklahoma Arkansas Mississippi Louisiana Georgia Alabama Tennessee South Carolina North Carolina Florida Jerry Gaines Sherman Texas Laura

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No Nember Association Silsbee, Texas Hardin, Jasper Tyler Jefferson R. L. Read Mrs. Leona Whitman Lee Kelly Doris Brewer Fern McAdams Harold Leigh John Basye James Johnson Billy Joe Williams Michael Minton Jaycees Rest Stop Marine Base Pawn’ S Tromncolor Werner Brossom Werner Communications Company Charlton Heston the Omega Panavision Warner Bros Kinney Leisure Service A. E. Sykes Motorama Nursing Home Fred Lions Plan Miami Crump By Joe Crump Congressional Record Daily Lumberton Girls Charlotte P. S Hardin Drug LEGAL State OF Aline Harper Carol Wytovak Edna &. Brown City Secretary Shugart Jay’s W. E. Brownlee Morris Moore Chevrolet Lilsbee Leon Kelly Mr. Brownlee Leon Morris Moore Chevrolet, Inc DuPont Mission
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