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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1964
Page
6
Local residents and relatives gathered across Beaumont Orange and Silsbee for holiday visits and family celebrations. Notables include Minerva Moye, Willie and Grandma Teal birthdays, Viet Nam veteran Eddie Beeson arrival, and Frnaces Hooks tenth birthday. Hospital stays noted for Mrs. E C Collins.
The New Bethel Baptist Church youth mission will sing Christmas carols to the sick and shut-ins today between 5 and 7 p.m. Youth meet at 4:45 p.m. in the church educational building. Pastor Rev. H. L. Foster leads the church.
The Royal Cloverleaf Club will hold its annual Christmas party at Mrs. Delores Kyle's home Saturday from 8 to 10 p m. Exquised Club members and their husbands are invited as special guests. Mrs. Mattie Barlow is club president.
Texas Era Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa educators group held its annual holiday party at Mrs. Irene Holland home on Thursday night December 10. Yuletide decor featured red and green themes with a snow scene mantel and beaded gold buffet. A Junior High Band trio performed and Bertha Mason read a January style birth narrative from a historical newspaper. Refreshments followed, served by Mrs. Holland Mrs. Vernon and Mrs. Garner.
Miss Carolyn Sue Tanton, bride elect of Robert Wayne Russ, was honored at a miscellaneous Monday night shower at 345 Briarwood home of Mrs. Carl Max Stark. Red, white and green decor reflected the holiday theme with guests including Mrs. Lothell Tanton and Mrs. Ogden Rosier. Hostesses were Mrs. Chester Hooks, Mrs. Ramsey Hooks, Mrs. John Rawlinson, Mrs. James Skinner and Mrs. Donald Webb. The couple plans to wed December 18 at 7 p.m. at Good Shepherd Baptist Church.
The Silsbee Builders Association holds its monthly meeting at 7 p m in the Blue Bennett Cafe banquet room. The event is dedicated to the wives of SBA members with a “Treat the Wives” evening featuring suitable food and entertainment.
Mr and Mrs C R Baker visited their daughter Carolyn in Baytown Sunday afternoon. Eugene Smith and son of Houston visited their mothers in Beaumont. Mrs H M Shreve of Beaumont visited her sister Mrs Bryant Butler. Mrs Frank L McClanahan is confined to St Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont for treatment. S W Larkin left for Baton Rouge and New Orleans during holidays. J T Graham and son visited Edward Killough in Beaumont. O L Redmonds visited in Houston at the home of Mr and Mrs Joe Diaz. Gilbert Dominguez is confined to Santa Fe Hospital in Temple after eye surgery. Seaman Douglas W Overstreet Jr USN, son of Mr and Mrs Douglas W Overstreet of Village Mills, took part Dec 9 12 in Operation Tall Back in the Western Pacific aboard USS Goldsborough. A 2C David King of Abilene visited over weekend at F D Johnsons. en route to Keesler AFB Mississippi for three months training.
Mrs. W. J. Roebuck and granddaughter Tressia spent last week visiting relatives in Pasadena with Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jacobs and in Houston with Robert Roebuck, a patient at St. Luke's Hospital.
Silsbee Chapter No. 298 holds its regular meeting on Tuesday December 22 at 7:30 pm in the Masonic hall. A special program honors past matrons and patrons with Mrs Freeda Duffle as worthy matron and Dean Duffle as worthy patron.
Den 3 of Cub Scout Pack 201 met at Mrs. Robert Griffin’s home with eight boys present. They made pine cone bells for Christmas and Mark Wiggins served refreshments as scribe.
Prices start at 18.75 for the 26 variety and shoppers may buy up until Christmas.
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