Den 5 Cub Pack 88 Christmas Party Attendance
Den 5 of Cub Pack 88 held its Christmas party on December 17 with all eight members present. Ralph Seamans Jr provided refreshments. Seamans Lowell Myers and Michael Sheffield supplied party favors. Gifts exchanged and special prizes awarded to four boys selling 10 or more Scout Circus tickets. Den Mother Linda Sheffield reported games skits and songs for the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Den 5
Cub Pack 88
Ralph Seamans Jr
Seamans
Lowell Myers
Michael Sheffield
Linda Sheffield
Santa Delivers Pen Surprise in English II Class
On December 13, 1973, Santa Claus appeared in SHS English II class to grant Curtis Braswell's wish for a new ink pen. Wearing his red suit, he borrowed a helicopter to reach the roof, then presented the pen amid his signature greeting. Mrs. Jo Ann LaToof and Curtis expressed deep gratitude for the unexpected kindness.
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SHS
Curtis Braswell
Jo Ann LaTuoot
Santa Claus
Curtis
Santa
Lamar confirms first doctorates and diverse graduate list
Beaumont area graduates lead with Melvin Stephenson Cole receiving the Doctor of Engineering and Margaret Dingle Eschette a law enforcement candidate. The class includes 39 two year program certificates and entrants from 57 Texas cities plus several states and foreign countries.
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Mencement
Lamar
Melvin Stephenson Cole
Beaumont
Margaret Helen Dingle Eschette
U.S
Texas
Port Arthur
Orange
Nederland
Groves
Port Neches
Vidor
Baytown
Silsbee
Houston
Florida
Oklahoma
New Jersey
Louisiana
Nevada
Kansas
Georgia
Idaho
Mississippi
Missouri
Virginia
Iran
Thailand
India
Brazil
Hong Kong
John E. Gray
David D. Geddes
Gray
Multi-vehicle crash near Silsbee leaves one injured
At 9 40 p m four and a half miles south of Silsbee Graham the sole occupant of a 1970 Toyota was admitted to St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont for treatment. The Toyota was hit by wheels of a 1969 Dodge diesel driven by Clarence Mathews then by a 1969 Chevrolet driven by Dennis Inman. The tractor trailer truck was southbound. No injuries to Mathews or Inman. Around 10 25 p m two northbound cars Mills and Clark collided and the Buick left the road hitting a Kirby Lumber Corp parked truck injuring no others. Graham remained the only injured person.
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Silsbee
Graham
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
DPS
Toyota
Clarence Mathews
Dennis Gale Inman
Newton
Mathews
Inman
Govan Clifton Mills
Phillips Eugene Clark
Briscoe Action on 40 Minute School Day Delayed
Silsbee Independent School District trustees took no action on Gov Briscoes bid to shorten the school day through March 1974 pending energy directives from the governor and State Education Commissioner Dr Edgar. The district awaits bond sale for 1.865 million dollars for renovations including air conditioning, a new administration building, and general upgrades.
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Dolph Briscoe
Silsbee Independent School District
Don L. Hough
BEE
J. W. Edgar
Edgar
Texas Education Agency
Briscoe
Hough
The
Augie Saxe
Horace Whittington
iClassroom Teachers’ Association
Whittington
Swimming Pool Donation To Three Rivers Scout Council
John C Worthy and Raymond P Worthy brothers donated the Nelza Ann Swimming Pool and 10 acres at Lumberton to the Three Rivers Boy Scout council. LeBlanc said the gift will become a leading program area for the 13 county council for Cub Scout Explorer and Scout swimming instruction picnics day camps and camporees. John C Worthy is CEO of Worthy Bros Pipeline Corp based in Wilmington and a Beaumont native. Raymond P Worthy is executive vice president of the same firm.
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John C. Worthy
Raymond P. Worthy Brothers
Lumberton
Three Rivers
Boy Scout Council
LeBlanc
Worthy Bros. Pipeline Corp
Wilmington
Del
Beaumont
Raymond P. Worthy
Auto and Barn Burn in Silsbee Fire Incidents
A 1974 Chevrolet owned by Gene Lafitte was destroyed by fire after he started it for warmup near Silsbee on December 14. A barn near Floyd Johnston’s home off Lee Miller Road burned December 17 with undetermined origin. Other calls included a woods fire on December 15 turned over to the Texas Forest Service and a false alarm off Old US 96. The Shellnot home heating leak on December 17 produced smoke but no fire.
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Silsbee
Russell Busby
Chevrolet
Gene Lafitte
FM 1122
Lafitte
Floyd Johnston
Lee Miller Road
Prince Hall Villa
Busby
Highway 327
Texas Forest Service
US 96
Shellnot
Rites Held for Mrs Estelle Jeffcoat in Silsbee
Funeral services for 79 year old Mrs Estelle Jeffcoat of Silsbee were held at Farmers Funeral Home with burial at Franks Branch Cemetery. She died Tuesday evening at St Elizabeth Hospital. She was a Tennessee native who had lived in Silsbee 18 years. Survivors include five sons and four daughters. Grandsons served as pallbearers.
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Estell Jeffcoat
Silsbee
iFarmer Funeral Home
Franks Branch
Jeffcoat
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Tennessee
O. P. Jeffcoat
Beaumont
T. F Jeffcoat
Lumberton
Bronson Jeffcoat
Jack
Sam Jeffcoat
Fred
Fou
Elsie Caraway
Dimples Delaney Beaumont
Raney Lou Barraque
Lillie Vert Krumnow
Roland
Chris
Leon
Robert Lee
Tommy
Craig
Charles
Larry
Gary
Mike
Jimmy
Joel Jeffcoat
Billy Bruce Caraway
Benny Delaney
Denny
Derek Perkins
Gores Smokehouse pork items list prices
The advertisement lists pork chops at 99 cents per pound, fresh bacon 99 cents per pound, pork hams 1.59 per pound, pork shoulder 1.19 per pound, fat bacon 59 cents per pound, pork bones 49 cents per pound, loin roast 1.19 per pound, back bone 1.25 per pound, pan sausage 89 cents per pound, hog headsea 1.00 store phone 385 5095
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Dorothy Overstreet
Englewood
First National Bank
Kountze
Cyndi ED
Meses
Jacqueline Collier
North 4Th Street
Odis Gore
Marvel
Ann Gore
Hardin County
Merry, Chrisi
Luv
North
L. P.M
Claude E. Payne
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church of
Purcell
Raul S. Ornelas
Hubert B. Kasszynski
James Michael Ferguson
Charles Wayne Peden
Theresa Gloria Breaux Charlie
Sherry Jean Pool
Claude Brady Tarver
Melda Daniels Kelly
Robert Lynn Stephenson
Catherine Margaret Albrecht
Charles Douglas Caldwell
Robert Ray Wilson
Martha Louise Maroney Colvin
Deborah Jackson
Charline Adkins Jenkins
Nation
Baker
C. R. Baker
Supt. Hough
Billie Ruth Dotson
Marguerite Weathersby
Doris Coville
Deborah Burk
LaRue Fife
Helen Whitehead
Wanda Morgan
Jewel Jones Douglas Buffington
Janie Hough
Shirley N. Hulett
Marie Miller
Mary Hatton
Nellie McClain
Marvin Buckner
Janice Warren
Dorothy Robbins
Peggy Jo White
Gatlin Asphalt Co
Trotti
Thompson
Estelle Jeffcoat
Gore
CYO of Infant Jesus Catholic Church
Linda Burton
Clay Grant
Jan McRoberts
Lori Grant
Turkey
Ranch Club
Jaycees
Frank
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