Christmas At Buna Nursing Home Honors 97 Year Old Resident
Mrs. Jennie Ratcliff, 97, formerly of Silsbee, received a Christmas corsage as the oldest resident and longest-staying resident since 1965 at Buna Nursing Home. Six other residents were praised at the December 13 party. Entertainment included the Glad Tidings Trio, the Morgan Family, and local performers from Jasper and Erwin, Texas.
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Jennie Ratcliff
Silsbee
Buna Nursing Home
Frances Adams
Charles Stimits
Rateliff
Glad Tidings
Jasper
Carl Lindsey
New Gospel Quartet
Morgan
Erwin, Tex
Mrs. Snow
Maurine
Junior Alford
Jackie
Jess Harper
600000 Veterans to Receive NSLI Insurance Dividends
The Veterans Administration begins paying dividends on January 1 to about 600000 Korean Conflict veterans with NSLI policies. Dividends vary by policy face value and age. options include cash, credit, or dividend deposition, with several uses such as premium payment and debt reduction. Centers in St Paul and Philadelphia handle records.
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Veterans Administration
National Service Life Insurance
A. A. Hunter
VA Insurance Center
Veteran’s Insurance
St. Paul
Minn
Philadelphia
Hunter
Brother Of Silsbee Man Dies In Woodville Hospital
J P Read 66 of Woodville died at 9 30 p m Dec 16 in Tyler County Hospital. A retired logger born in Tyler County his funeral was held at Edwards Funeral Home at 2 p m Wednesday with burial in Ebenezer Cemetery Survivors include his brother Tommy Read and sister Mrs Mae Lewis both of Silsbee
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J. P .Read
Woodville
Tyler County Hospital
Tyler County
Edwards Funeral Home
Ebenezer Cemetery
Tommy Read
Mae Lewis
Silsbee
Toys For Toys drive calls for toy donations
Individuals, clubs, or organizations with toys to donate are asked to take them to the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce on Highway 96 South. Damaged or soiled toys will be repaired and cleaned, according to Farley M. Bowers.
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Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Highway 96
Farley M. Bowers
Early carols evolved from medieval village dances and Maypole songs
The first carols were dance or ring songs sung by villagers around a Maypole and at various festive occasions. Over time they became linked to Christmas. The term carol derives from choraules meaning chorus and the phrase Christmas Carols appeared in 16th century England in small songbooks printed by Wynken de Worde and Richard Kele.
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England
Wynken de Worde
Richard Kele
Funeral Services For Horace D. Buel Held
Funeral services for Horace Daniel Buel 67 of 2590 FE Lucas Beaumont were held at 7 pm Dec. 18 in Broussard's Mortuary with cremation to follow. Buel died at 12 55 am Dec 17. Survivors include his wife Nova and son R Dan Buel along with two brothers Virge and Nelson and two sisters Vera Spelta and Mildred Chambers.
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Horace D. Buel
Horace Daniel Buel
Lucas
Beaumont
Broussard
Buel
Nova Buel
R. Dan Buel
Lumberton
Virge Buel
Paris
Ark
Nelson Buel
Broken Arrow
Okla
Vera Spelta
Neosho
Mildred Chambers
Quanah
Tex
Christmas Guests From Three Families Reach Clark Home
Mr and Mrs W B Dixon and children from Woodland Hill California Mr and Mrs R S Smith and children from Burns Louisiana and Mr and Mrs W J Krebs and son from Lake Jackson will be holiday guests in the home of their parents Mr and Mrs Thomas E Clark.
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W. B. Dixon
Woodland Hill
Calif
R. S. Smith
Burns, la
W. J. Krebs
Lake Jackson
Thomas E. Clark
A Lasting Christmas
Poem reflects on keeping Christmas peace and joy beyond the season. It contrasts January darkness with lasting warmth and happiness, urging rejection of petty hatred and a hopeful dream that persists into March and beyond. The speaker values Christmas peace as a steady glow in daily life.
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March
Thomases Visit in El Paso Kinfolk Home
Lt. Col. and Mrs. R. B. Thom as of El Paso spent time last week at the home of his sister Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Holland, sharing family company and greetings.
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R. B. Thomas
el Paso
W. H. Holland
Cub Scout Den 88 Meets For Christmas Tree Walk
Den one of Cub Scout Pack 88 held a December 16 meeting at Mrs. Dee Suitt home with eight boys present. The group decorated a Christmas tree and walked the plank. Mrs. Gietzen served refreshments. Lyndon Hallmark was scribe.
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Dee Suitt
Gore's Smokehouse meat sale headline
Local butcher Gore's Smokehouse advertises smoked shoulder at 1.09 per lb smoked sausage 1.49 per lb smoked bacon 1.09 per lb boiling bacon 0.49 per lb fresh bacon pork bones cracklings 0.89 per lb pork chops 0.99 per lb hog head cheese 0.89 per lb pork ham 1.19 per lb sausage seasoning 0.95 per lb black pepper 2.05 per lb contact 385 5095.
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Frances Shutes
Grover Wilson
Lucy Prescott
May Boughon
Docie Kay
Helen Gerald
Merry Christmas
Smitty
Sears
Pines
COM
Awwcashlm Lid
Coppola CO
Universal Picture
Echnicolor
Colex
Victor
Keystone
Etex Typewriter
North Std
NSLI
Milwaukee
Bucks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Knicks
Roosevelt Drive
Mea
Wee NT
Eeeeeege
Magicubes
Egret
Sem
Cross and Parker
Westmoreland Glass
New Games
Hallmark Cards
Revlon, Rubinstein, Dana, Houbigant
Max Factor
Corday
World of Faberge
John
NEW Royal Pub Cologne
Silsbee , Texas
L.P & J. Skinner
BUNA
Johnny Mack Grimes
US 96
Maxwell Drive
Ford
Grimes
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Kenneth Hatcher
Kountze
By Garnett
Ann Schultz
Gietzen
Lyndon Hallmark
Gore’s
Smokehouse
Fred's Package Store
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