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Newspaper

Silsbee Bee

Location

Silsbee, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1967

Page

3

Hardin County clubs plan Christmas luncheon event

Hardin Monty Home Demonstration Council members will meet Wednesday December 6 from 10 a m to 3 30 p m in the Hardin County Courthouse auditorium. Dor y Taylor county agent will speak and a decorated Christmas tree and gift exchange are planned. Each member brings one or two jars for a Boys' Haven project in Beaumont.

Hardinmonty Home Christas Hardin Mounty Courthouse Dory Taylor Aven Beaumont Fred Anders Dur Muncy Perkins New Orleans Gibson Perkins Doyle Perkins Nederind Gladysford San Augustine Ednald Alford Lufkin Steve Pickerty Kingsville James Larry Davis Bobby Templeon Jorn Baptist Hospital Thelma Perkins Austin Fort Orth Mrs. Hard Patio Texas Tcu Fortarth Arvey Carlo Stacy Eeves

Stover Moves Office to Wills Building in Silsbee

Attorney Arl Stover known as Smokey relocates his practice to the Earl Wills Building at 95 North Fifth Street after leaving 110 North Fifth. Stover arrived in Silsbee in 1958, served four years as county attorney, and has held numerous civic church roles and board positions including on the Silsbee School Board and as a Neches National Bank director.

Stover Silsbee Earl Wills North Fifth Street North Fifth Terrell Buchanan Tover Smokey Sbee Har County Silsbee School Direcor Neches National Bank

Silsbee First Christian Disciples Advent Activities

The Silsbee First Christian Church distributes Advent events including a Christmas supper on Sunday December 10 at 5 30 hosted by Christian Women’s Fellowship. A Christmas cantata is planned for Sunday December 17 at 7 p m with public invitation. A Christmas birthday observance is set for Friday December 22 at 7 p m. The Christian Men’s Fellowship gathers December 23 at 7 p m and a Christmas Eve service occurs December 24 at 7 p m. All events are open to the public.

Silsbee First Christian Arch Disciples Robert A. Scott Iich E Christian Church School Jess Christianen Benning

Silsbee School Menus for December Week

Silsbee Public School menus list daily meals from Monday to Friday for December 11 through 16. Items include barbecue beef with sides, vegetable stew, fried chicken, chili and rice, and tuna salad with baked potato, all served with milk and fruit or dessert options.

Silsbee

Adult Reading Classes At Robinson School Begin Soon

Robinson Elementary hosts adult reading classes on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 at the school campus. The first session starts January 4, 1968 with Mrs Mathleen Brent leading. Call Mrs Brent at EV 5-4241 or EV 5-3670 to join.

Robinson School iRobinson Mathleen Brent Brent

Airman Sirmons Completes Basic at Lackland AFB

Airman Jerry W. Sirmons son of Mrs Ruth L Sirmons of Silsbee completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. He is assigned as a fuel specialist with a Strategic Air Command unit at Dyess AFB Texas and is a 1965 graduate of Silsbee High School.

Jerry W. Sirmons Ruth L. Sirmons Silsbee Lackland Afb Texas Strategic Air Command Dyess Afb AirmanSirmons Silsbee High School

St Johns Episcopal Church Chicken Spaghetti Supper

The Women of St. Johns Episcopal Church host their annual chicken spaghetti supper and bake sale this evening at the Junior High School Cafeteria from 6 to 8 pm. In addition to the main dish, green salad French bread coffee and baked goods will be sold. Tickets are available from church volunteers or at the door.

St. John’s Episcopal Church St. John’s

Singing Blue Birds Meet At Teacher’s Home For Party Preparations

The Singing Blue Birds gathered Tuesday at Mrs. Bill Hilliard’s home with Mrs. Joe Nelson assisting. Susan Seamans called the meeting to order, roll was called by Becky Nelson, dues collected by Vicki Nelson, and Jeanne Jordan led the pledge. Members drew names for the Christmas party and refined gifts for their mothers. Jeanie Stanford served refreshments. The meeting closed with the Blue Bird wish led by Nancy Duffle. Pamela Tobey served as scribe.

Singing Blue Birds Bill Hilliard Joe Nelson Susan Seamans Becky Nelson Vicki Nelson Jeanne Jordan Jeanie Stanford Nancy Duffle Pamela Tobey Scribe

Christmas Trees Available At Kiwanis Lot

Christmas trees were delivered to the Kiwanis Club lot on Highway 96 South this week and sales began. Cub Scouts and Silsbee Youth Center members, along with Kiwanis volunteers, sold trees and tickets. Profits will be split with the Youth Center receiving the major portion to fund the new facility.

Kiwanis Club Highway 96 Richard Jones Cub Silsbee Youth Center Board Jones Cubs

Garden Club Christmas Party Tuesday

Silsbee Garden Club meets Tuesday at 2 30 p m in the home of Mrs W C McNeil for their Christmas Party Co hosts are Mrs Clifton Pelton Mrs C Seely Mrs Weldon Ashworth and Mrs James L Smith Gifts will be exchanged and a cash donation will be received for the Community Christmas Basket Fund Mrs Jack McAnulty chairs the club Ed Brown presents a program Getting into The True Spirit of Christmas.

Silsbee Garden Club W. C. McNeil Clifton Pelton C. Seely Weldon Ashworth James L. Smith Community Jack McAnulty Ed Brown

PTA Unit To Hear Christmas Music

Read Turrentine Elementary PTA meets Tuesday December 12 at 3 30 p m in the cafeteria. President Mrs Jack Rolls presides. Mrs Tom Tennison arranges a Christmas music program with the Miniature Music Makers directed by Suzanne Barfield. Students from Read Turrentine participate. Social hour led by Mrs Jerry Seamans. Nursery provided for preschool children.

Read Turrentine Elementary Parent-Teacher Association Jack Rolls Tom Tennison Miniature Music Makers Suzanne Barfield Read Turrentine School Jerry Seamans

HD Club Dresses Dolls For Needy

Members of the Town and Country Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Mark Allen's home to dress dolls for Community Christmas Baskets. A sack lunch was carried and drinks were served.

Town and Country Home Demonstration Club Mark Allen

ADK Christmas Meeting Set For W H Holland Home

Texas Beta Eta sub chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa will meet at 7 30 p m December 14 at the home of Mrs W H Holland 1109 North 2nd Street for a Christmas dinner and party Hostesses include Mrs W E Sheffield Mrs Ruth Meek Mrs Ethel Ward and Mrs Dixie Collier

Texas Beta Eta Alpha Delta Kappa International Teachers Sorority W. H. Holland North 2Nd Street W. E. Sheffield Ruth Meek Ethel Ward Dixie Collier

Bazaar and Bake Sale Planned by Relief Society

The Relief Society of the Mormon Church will hold its annual bazaar Friday December 8. Handmade articles bake and candy sale and a fish pond for children will be available. An apron and children's wear sale and a turkey dinner from 6 p.m. Mrs Bill Hartman serves as president.

Relief Society Organization of the Mormon Church Bill Hartman

Jolly Blue Birds Make Christmas Gifts for Parents

The Jolly Blue Birds met their den mother, read minutes, and pledged allegiance with the Blue Bird Wish. Dona Kaye and Cheryl Matthews served refreshments. Cheryl Matthews acted as scribe.

Jolly Blue Birds Dona Kaye Cheryl Matthews

Evadale School Menu Lineup by Day

Evadale school meals list weekly options with Barbecue on bun on Monday and beans with chili on Tuesday. Other days offer peanut butter and jelly or ham sandwiches, navy beans with kraut, and tuna salad on bread, with sides like greens cucumber salad and peach halves.

Mondey

Ed Sylvester Retires From Texaco Port Neches Plant

Ed Sylvester retires after 24 years with Texaco Inc. at the Port Neches Plant effective December 1, 1967. He began work January 5, 1943, most of his service in the Package and Shipping Department. He and wife Alice reside at 830 East Avenue H in Silsbee and attend St John Baptist Church.

Ed Sylvester Texaco Port Neches Texaco Inc C. M. Harless Sylvester Jasper Texac East Avenue H Alice St. John Baptist Church of Silsbee Slyvester

Village Mills Notes In Region Socials and Visits

Mrs Lilly Mae Rogers is visiting her daughter in Victor this week. Beaumont visitors J C Edmon ds, Bob Spévack and Gene Knight visited Miss Mae Hoffman. Raymond Prewitt of Nacogdoches visited the Bobbitts. Irene Taylor spent midweek in Nome with the Kennedy family. Merriman relatives visited Beaumont. Rev Delbert Lamb held a revival in Rose City and visited Joe Wilson in Houston who is ill. Marjorie Sims is home from Hardin Memorial Hospital. Ira Faulkner and wife of Sulphur La spent weekend with Jessie Gardner. Langst one family attended a Houston banquet. James Wray preached in Lamar College’s absence. Delbert Lamb remained away in Rose City.

R. V. Keel Beaumont J. C. Edmonds Bob Spévack Gene Knight Houston Mae Hoffman Raymond Prewitt Nacogdoches Clifton Bobbitt Irene Taylor Nome Jerry Kennedy Cora Kennedy T. C. Merriman Béaumont Delbert Lamb Hardin Memorial Hospital Ira Faulkner Sulphur Jessie Gardner Jack Gardner Emmitt Brazeil Livingston Max Langstone James Wray BSA Lamar College Rose

Illness Strikes Joseph Hospital Patient in Poyston

Weekend visitors came and went as Billy Taylor of Port Arthur, grandson of Mrs. Irene Taylor, visited. Mrs. Katy Bass and Susie Wiggins assisted Ada Richardson on her birthday. The Graws from Katy Texas visited L Y Evans family with Ken. The Moon mission offering began at First Baptist on Monday December 3 and closes December 8. Ernest Fowler and family spent the weekend in Houston with Mike Cook's family.

Katy Bass Susie Wiggins Ada Richardson Lonnie Grawunder Ken Katy Texas Lee Evans L. Y. Evans Pat Hardy Silsbee Lottie Moon

Exquisett Club Plans Yule Party

The Exquisett Club met Nov 309 at Mrs Ella Prescott home with 13 members present. Mrs Birdie Singleton presided. Plans were made for the Christmas party to be held Dec 14 at Mrs Susie Watkins home with the Royal Clover Club as guests.

Exquisett Club Ella Prescott Birdie Singleton Susie Watkins Royal Clovers Club

Thanks for Kind Deeds During Illness

Mrs. V. S. Calvert thanks friends neighbors and nurses for many kind deeds during recent illness.

V. 8S Calvert

Stella Sunday School Class Meeting Report

Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Wheeling ton hosted the Stella Sunday School Class in the home of C. Holland. Eight people attended the gathering Thursday.

Stella C. Holland

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Chance Fletcher News Jack Jordan Tommy Jordan Lena Lair Fletcher Emanuel WMU Lara Pattillo Gladys Shettles W. A. Wright Gail McDaniel Woodcrest Addition Chance-Loeb Volunteer Fire Department Beaumont Fire Department McDaniels Arthur T. Alford J. O. Stringer Memorial Park Cemetery Alford Richardson Hospital A. and J. Food Ora Mae Alford Arthur Mae McFaddin Tommy Alford Troy Alford Mary Schroder Arl Stover Wills Hristian Sirmons Jerry W. Sermons St. John’s Church Kiwanis Garden Club PTA HD Club ADK W. H. Holland Home Evadale Village Mills Lilly Mae Rogers Victor Joe Wilson Mrs. C. D. Wheelington Birdwell S All Ladies Birdwell Fruit of Om — Siz Birdwell’s Lorraine Katz Philmaid Pam-Traversal Justin, Dan Post Tony Lama Acme Haggar E Man ST. Mary’s Daniel Green
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