Editor Builds Yacht at Rosie Ridge Shipyard
The shipyard project near Rosie Ridge continues despite hunting season as the editor reports progress on a yacht. Hull and cabin are complete, windshields installed, interior varnished, and steering gear being fitted amid team help from relatives, friends, and advisors. Phyllis Ann, the editor’s granddaughter, remains the enthusiastic highlight as launch nears.
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Rosie Ridge
Gulf Coast
Bob
Tommy
Harmon Weathersby
Gilbert Dominguez
Ed Nash
Ed Yoksh
Don Hough
John Bower
John Busby
Phyllis Ann Receives Coast Guard Certification Number 21 F 80
The owners note the craft Phyllis Ann has been awarded Coast Guard certification and the boat number 21 F 80. They expect a good year on the water across Galveston Bay Gulf and Dam B Lake as winter ends.
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United States Coast Guard
Galveston Bay
Gulf
Dam B
Phyllis Ann
Evadale PTA Plans Meeting With Guest Speaker
Evadale PTA will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday at 7 30 pm in the Evadale school. Guest speaker Mrs Walter Clark will discuss Christian Education and J L Scheirer district executive of Trinity Neches Boy Scouts will discuss forming a cub scout group. Mrs L P Bundy invites all members.
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Parent-Teacher Association of
Evadale
Walter Clark
J. L. Scheirer
Central District
Trinity Neches Boy Scouts
L. P. Bundy
PTA
Tigers Open New Silsbee Gym Against Livingston
The Silsbee Tigers debut in their new $172,000 gym Tuesday night when Livingston visits. The 16,469 square foot facility features a maple playing floor, portable bleachers for 785, two basketball courts or two tennis courts, separate dressing rooms, acoustical ceiling, and a spacious lobby. After the opening game, Silsbee travels to Orange and then returns post Christmas.
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Silsbee Tigers
Livingston Cage
Bruce Watts
Silsbee
Don L. Hough
Jack Hetherington
Tigers
Evadale Rebels
Evadale
Young Mormon Missionaries in Silsbee Invite Services
Miss Vergie Speed and Miss Jacqueline Glines, both in their twenties, are Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints missionaries serving an 18 month term in the Silsbee area. They work without pay, supported by families, as part of the Gulf States Mission headquartered in Houston with 140 missionaries in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Their home cities are San Angelo and Salt Lake City, and services are held Sundays at 10 AM and 7 PM at the local church one and a half miles north off the Spurger highway.
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Vergie Speed
Jacqueline Glines
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Mormon Church
Silsbee
Gulf States
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Lincoln F. Hanks
Salt Lake City
Utah
Houston
Miss Speed
San Angelo
Miss Glines
Spurger Highway
Thanksgiving and Overseas Duty News From Fort Hood Area
Private William C McCloud left for overseas duty in Germany after visiting his parents in Fort Hood. Ray L Harper and wife sailed Nov 26 for Ulm Germany where he will serve three years. Harpers have ties to the Brooksfield Sinclair plant and Mrs W R Duhr. Multiple local families spent Thanksgiving visiting relatives in Jasper Houston Freeport and Beaumont.
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William C. McCloud
Fort Hood
Texas
O. K. McCloud
McCloud
Germany
R. L. Harper
Allen Military Academy
Bryan
Harper
W. R. Duhr
Brooksfield Sinclair Plant
J. D. Moore and
Jasper
J. L. Dean
E. A. Simmons
Ross Harmon
Kirbyville
Weslaco
A. P. Miller
Kent Newman and Sons
E. L. Smith
Freeport
W. J. Newman
Houston
Corpus Christi
Neil
George E. Samuels
F. Scroggins
W. D. Kinard
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Glenda Bracken
Baylor University
Waco
G. C. Bracken
Paul Fee
T. A. Hicks
Thomas
Hicks
Ray L. Harper
States
Ulm
Sgt. Harper
23Rd
Inf
E. W. Coward
Beaumont
Edith Yankie
Joe Savage
Arlington
Joe Porter
Birth Announcements in Hardin County Hospital Set
Delayed birth notices from Hardin County hospital report multiple newborns across nearby cities. Names include Donald Ray Day, Cheryl Annette Whitmire, Evelyn LaRue Roberts, Jane Dean Eason, Steven Wallace Sharp, and a daughter for Leroy Rush of Silsbee. Dates range late November to December 1.
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Donald Ray
Archie Ray Day
Evadale
Hardin County Hospital
Cheryl Annette
Kountze
Carl Whitmire
Silsbee
S.T. Roberts
Evelyn LaRue
J. B. Eason
Jane Dean
Steven Wallace
C. H. Sharp
Shelia Gail
Leroy Rush
Special Golf Event Planned Sunday At Local Country Club
Silsbee Golf and Country Club hosts a mixed Scotch Foursome Sunday at 2 PM announced by club pro John Spillar. Players must contact Spillar by 5 PM Saturday to enter. The event pairs a man and a woman who alternate shots throughout the round.
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Silsbee Golf and Country Club
John Spillar
Mr. Spillar
Hardin County Wildlife Association Barbecue Sunday
The annual barbecue of the Hardin County Wildlife Association will be Sunday at 1 pm at the clubhouse near Ariola oilfield on the edge of the Big Thicket. It is a family event with members, wives, and children, featuring barbecue beef and venison with coon for variety. About 150 guests expected. Carl Paramore is general chairman of the feed.
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Hardin County Wildlife Association
Ariola
H. H. Harrison
Carl Paramore
Mosaic Study Delights 20th Century Club Members
The Twentieth Century Club met at Mrs. Edgar O'Neil’s home with Mrs. W H Holland assisting to hear a mosaic study. President Mrs. O H Bertram led as leaders Mrs J K Bower and Mrs H C Hopkins discussed Mosaic art, Christian origins, modern hobby value, and Sicily palace excavation. A salad social followed for 22 members and one guest. The Christmas meeting is set for Dec 18 at Mrs. W C Britton’s home with co-hostess Mrs. Eddie Plunk.
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Twentieth Century Club
Edgar O’neil
W H. Holland
O. H. Bertram
J. K. Bower
H. C. Hopkins
Sicily
L. L. McCutchen
W. C. Britton
Eddie Plunk
Birthday Party Honors Linda Craft
Miss Linda Craft was honored with a birthday party held Friday night at the home of Barbara Reddell’s parents Mr and Mrs W D Reddell Hostesses were Barbara Reddell Lola Mathews Cherrie Jo Ennis Greta McKay and Lillian Whitman Refreshments were served to 35 guests attending.
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Linda Craft
Barbara Reddell
W. D. Reddell
Lola Mathews
Cherrie Jo Ennis
Greta McKay
Lillian Whitman
Azalea Garden Club To Present Flower Show On December 11
The Azalea Garden Club will present a flower show titled When Christmas Comes at the home of Mrs. C J Thorn on Spurger Highway with visiting hours from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Mrs. C R Baker serves as show chairman and Mrs. F M Bowers, president, invites the public to attend.
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Azalea Garden Club
The
C. J. Thorn
Spurger Highway
C. R. Baker
F. M. Bowers
Kiwanis Mexican Supper Tonight At Local High School
The Kiwanis Mexican Supper will be held tonight from 6 to 8 p m in the senior high school cafeteria. Proceeds support Kiwanis work with boys and girls. Tickets are available from any Kiwanis member or at the cafeteria per Richard Jones. All are invited to attend and help in the club s charitable work.
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Kiwanis Club
Richard Jones
Pines Motel Becomes New Name At Silsbee Site
O Bannion motel in Silsbee on U S Highway 96 South changes name to Pines Motel. Owners Mr and Mrs Louie B Foster announce the renaming as remodeling proceeds with new air conditioning heaters insulation painting and other upgrades.
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O’bannion Motel
Pines Motel
Louie B Foster
Motor Hotel
Silsbee
U.S. Highway 96 South
Five Drunk Drivers Plead Guilty In County Court
Five drunk drivers pleaded guilty in county court this week per Judge Fletcher Richardson. Others faced hot check and related charges with sentences including fines, jail terms, and probation. A total of 17 persons were jailed that week, with arrests ranging from second offense DWI to drunk in a car and traffic offenses.
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Fletcher Richardson
James Ray Hulet
Hulet
Ramsey Cole
L F. Schultz
James Tyler
D. Williams
J M. Burnett
Howard Dowden
Dave Rountree
William Travis Parker
Silsbee
Jefferson County
George Bass
Loeb
Rites Held For Mrs Lola Sell At Local Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Lola Louella Sell age 59 were conducted Wednesday at 11 AM in the Farmer Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Grover Gries officiating. She died Monday morning at her brother Brown Sheffield’s home in Silsbee. She is survived by two sons J R Smith and Floyd V Smith, three daughters Mary Morgan Alice Anding and Violet Rhodes, three brothers and three sisters, twenty two grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Burial followed at Friendship Cemetery near Roganville with nephews as pallbearers.
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Lola Louella Sell
Brown Sheffield
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Home
Grover Gries
First Mission Baptist Church
Alice Anding
Buna
Violet Rhodes
Houston
Arthur C. Sheffield
San Bernardino
Calif
Jack Sheffield
Warren
Florence Palmer
Faye Wilkinson
Saratoga
Bill E. Evans
Beaumont
Friendship Cemetery
Roganville
Jasper County
Old Timers Converge On Silsbee For Sunday Meeting
Silsbee old timers from near and far will gather Sunday December 8 at 11 a.m. in the high school cafeteria for the annual get-together and pot-luck luncheon. They will share stories of Silsbee’s past and renew old acquaintances while welcoming new faces who may join the group in the future.
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Silsbee
Barbara Ellen Woodard to Marry Paul Thomas
Barbara Ellen Woodard and Paul James Thomas plan a Dec. 26 wedding. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Plemage L. Woodard announce the engagement. Miss Woodard is employed at Busch Jewelry Shop in Beaumont. Mr. Thomas is a Lamar College senior and Silsbee High School graduate. Patricia Madeley of Lafayette will be maid of honor and George Turk best man.
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Plemage L. Woodard
Barbara Ellen
Paul James Thomas
Thomas
H. H. Knight
Patricia Madeley
Lafayette
George Turk
Beaumont
Busch Jewelry Shop
Lamar College
Miss Woodard
Mr. Thomas
Silsbee High School
OES Christmas Program Set by Silsbee Chapter 298
Order of Eastern Star Chapter 298 will meet Tuesday December 10 at 7 30 pm in the Masonic Temple for a Christmas program and party. Attendees are asked to bring a small inexpensive gift. Mrs Elaine Register is worthy matron and Joe Register is worthy patron.
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Silsbee Order of Eastern Star Chapter
Masonic Temple
Elaine Register
Joe Register
Landis Endures Overnight Stay in Big Thicket
James Landis 23 of Silsbee was lost in the Warren Big Sandy area after a Thursday hunt. He built a fire and spent Friday night in the woods, about 16 miles from his start, with no food and only creek water. About 50 searchers scoured the area and were notified. he left the thicket on his own and reached his car.
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James Landis
Silsbee
Warren-Big Sandy
Gulf States
Landis
Big Sandy
Six Indictments Set For January Term In Hardin County
Six criminal cases have been set for the January term of the 88th district court after the Hardin county land jury action on Nov. 18. Willis Selman, district clerk, said indictments returned by the grand jury name Pink Allen Hatcher Edward Stanley Harold Coleman Travis Gilley Houston Elam and J K Bryant on charges including second offense driving while intoxicated child desertion theft and related offenses.
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88Th District Court
Hardin County Land Jury
Willis Selman
Pink Allen Hatcher
Edward Stanley
Harold Coleman
Travis Gilley
Houston Elam
J. K. Bryant
Lawrence Completes Four Weeks of Marine Combat Training
Charles W. Lawrence son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Lawrence of Rt. 1 Box 1345 Silsbee completed four weeks of individual combat training November 15 at Camp Pendleton California The course covered infantry tactics first aid demolitions field fortifications and weapons schooling Trainees learn all Marines are infantrymen even if they serve as cooks typists or with aviation units
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Marine Pfe
Charles W. Lawrence
H. Lawrence
Rt. 1
Box 1345
Silsbee
Marine Corps Base
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Methodist WSCS Hears Victor Pastor Speak On Japan
Members of the WSCS at First Methodist Church hosted a covered dish luncheon in Craven's hall on Wednesday November 27. Rev Francis Fischer spoke on Japan using colored slides from his time as a chaplain in the armed forces, with out of town guests Mrs Beth Bulgier and Mrs A R Bryant of Beaumont present.
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WSCS
First Methodist Church
Craven's Hall
Japan
Francis Fischer
Doyle McKeown
Fischer
Victor
Beth Bulgier
A. R. Bryant
Beaumont
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Evadale Pta
Terry Gossett
Charlie Robinson
Orange
Sabine City Five
Beaumont High School
Harry Hough
Miss Jacqueline Glines
Leona Whitman
Harold Boyett
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Huntsville
Leon Boyett
Jack Harris
Baptist Hospital
Jerry Martin
Wharton
L. E. Martin
Ben D. Smith
Versie Freeman
Alice Street
M. E. Brown
Bruce O. Power
Morris Huddleston
Howard Hargove
First Methodist
Pat White
SFA
Nacogdoches
20Th Century Club
Pines
O’bannion
Lola Sell
Barbara Ellen Woodard
Paul Thomas
J. Landis
C. W. Lawrence
Methodist
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