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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1972
Page
3
Wanda Ann Gordon and Paul Edward Watts exchanged vows on December 1 at the Harrell home with Rev. Donald Willis officiating. The couple, from the same city, will reside in Silsbee. Watts works for Bethlehem Steel in Beaumont.
Cloverleaf Club hosts a Christmas party at Prince Hall Villa on Saturday December 16 at 8 p.m. Jacqueline Sims presents The Christmas Story as special guest Marion Fonte of Working Together will attend and be honored as the club thanks members for year-long support and contributions to the Christmas Basket Fund and Silsbee Convalescent Center.
A figure quoted states that members of the white race average about 50 000 hairs on their heads. No further context or source details are provided.
Two children from Texas write Santa with lists of toys. Timmy Franks of Lumberton asks for a trieyele, a typewriter, a football, an inch worm, a baseball and glove, plus clothes. Shane, age two, from Silsbee via Shirley, requests a horse, a truck, and a story book.
Crawford lauds Silsbee Ministers Fellowship workers from Xi Kappa Nu Beta Sigma Phi and SHS National Honor Society for their Christmas Basket Drive efforts. Funds fell about 400 dollars short. donations may be sent via listed contacts. Toys for Tots distribution set for December 20, with a collection point at Etex Typewriter and committee members named.
The Silsbee Trail Riders held their Christmas dinner and officer election on December 12. About 60 members attended as the group elected N C McMillian as president for the 1973 club year with Howard Grant, A B Weeks, Janie Parrish, Edna Grant and George Boswell filling key roles.
The senior choir of the First Baptist Church will present the Christmas play Lay Down My Cross, and I Get My Crown on Sunday December 17 at 3 p m. The program at 625 North Second Street aims to raise funds for a church bus as announced by pianist and publicity chair Gladys Scott and Pastor Rev. Sampson Booker.
The Rt. Rev. J. Milton Richardson confirmed four children and four adults at St. John's Episcopal Church on Wednesday night. The bishop, a Texas episcopal leader and former dean, presented the candidates, with Rev. Donald A. Sheffield presiding the service and a reception held afterward in the parish room.
Funeral services for Guy E. Conner 42 of Warren were held at 2 p m Sunday at Edwards Funeral Home Woodville Burial was in Davis Cemetery near Colmesweil He died Friday from a heart attack as he drove to work at the Texaco plant in Port Arthur He had worked for Texaco 22 years Survived by wife Betty Joyce Conner two daughters Mrs Larry Neal and Sheryl Ann Conner mother Mrs L C Conner of Warren five brothers Lou Chester Leo Groves Carroll Harrell of Warren Kenneth Conner Houston a step brother J T Fox Groves
Pine Burr Chapter of ABWA will hold its annual Christmas party Monday at 7 30 p m in the home of Mrs Loyd Barnes Mrs Sue Gray will preside over the meeting Mrs Barnes Belk and Mrs Linda Brown will be guest speakers Gifts will be exchanged.
The Silsbee Area Chapter of AARP will hold its regular meeting today at 6 30 p m in O Neill Cafeteria with an installation of new officers. Retiring president T E Staten notes a covered dish dinner and games will follow.
Miss Nancy Stanford and Raymond Stout exchanged vows in a 7 p.m. December 2 ceremony at the First Baptist Church. Rev. R. E. Barclay officiated as families from Silsbee and Grand Prairie Texas attended. The bride wore an empire satin gown with lace roses and pearl crown, carried red carnations, and was joined by a choral trio from Kountze for the music.
Funeral services for Mrs Ethel Jones 51 of Silsbee will be Friday at 10 am in the Farmer Funeral Home chapel with Rev J A Hendrix and Rev R E Barclay officiating. Burial follows in Rest Haven Cemetery. She died Tuesday in Baptist Hospital Beaumont. She was born in Hardin County and was a member of the First Assembly of God Church. Survivors include husband W C Jones Sr and son W C Jones Jr both of Silsbee, daughters Doris Anderson and Charlotte Sue Jones of Silsbee, four brothers Raymond Green Fred Jessie Green Silsbee Charles Green Lumberton Ernest Green Ft Riley Kan, three sisters Ruby Rogers Daisy Busby both of Silsbee and Juan Ward of Beaumont, and two grandsons.
Sabrina Birdwell a Silsbee High School senior and Drum Major of the SHS Tiger Band and Mark Wilson a fifth grade student at O’Neil Intermediate were named Silsbee Optimist Club Youth of the Month for December.
Sergeant C L Graham of the Texas Highway Patrol announced that in Hardin County during November there was one rural fatal accident with one person killed. He said 29 rural motor vehicle accidents were investigated resulting in 20 injuries and 179 total injuries for the year to date.
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