Christmas Party at the County Courthouse Social
Helen Ratliff notes a County Courthouse Christmas party with Judge Lack and Mae Nichols. Attendees include Linda Gilchriest of the Beaumont Enterprise, Sheriff Billy Paine, County Attorney Rupert Horka, and other county officials. Out-of-town guests include the Burgesses from Burlington, NC hosted by Carol Seabrooke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Lack
Mae Nichols
Linda Gilchriest
Beaumont Enterprise and Journal
Bill Dickson
Rupert Horka
Billy Paine
Horace Moye
Clarence McNeely
Kountze
O’neil Buesing
George Kirkpatrick
Hardin County Courthouse
College Students Return Home for Holidays in Silsbee
Silsbee's college students arrive from across Texas for Christmas. Banners wave as families greet returning scholars from A&M University, University of Texas, Rice, and more. Names include Richard Jones, Jay Collier, and Betty Ann Mitchell among others visiting relatives and planning holiday gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Texas
Blue Bonnet Cafe
A&m
Richard Jones
Benton Watts
Bill McGowan
Gordon Tucker
Jimmy Weeks
Perry Smith
Texas University
Richard Busby
Sue Yankie
Carolyn Gilchriest
O. P. Ellison
Jerry Anne Sagstetter
TSCW
Jacqueline Wilson
Celia Dominguez
Sylvia Swarthout
Sam Houston
Philip Allen
Jerry Martin
Sammy Quisenberry
Don Brim
Tommy Read
Jeanette Donaldson
Jo Anne Slavik
Charlotte Caraway
Glane Williams
Janye Barclay
Mary Barclay
S.F.A
Homer Holland
John Vandenburg
University of Houston
Jay Collier
Lamar
Jo Ann Gibson
Raymond Russ
Howard Minter
R. F. Sanford
Charles Stephens
Donald Sanford
Carmel Nesbit
Charles Busby
Carl Knighten
Kelly McGowan
Kenneth Barland
Mary Moffett
Jo Neil Thompson
Ava Mae Thompson
Rice Stephen James
S.M.A
Betty Ann Mitchell
Nothing In Common Divorce Quip Sparks Lively Debate
A humorous exchange centers on why couples seek separation with the line We have nothing in common. We don't even hate the same people. The remark circulates in social circles, illustrating wit amid domestic discussions.
Funeral services held for W. E. O Bannion Jr in Beaumont
Funeral services for William Edward Pete O Bannon Jr 65 of Lumberton were held at Forest Lawn Cemetery Beaumont after he died Sunday morning at Baptist Hospital He was a Ellis County native and longtime Beaumont resident a retired grocer Survivors include two sons Ray Lynn and Robert plus daughter Sandra Chapman and his mother Edna O Bannion and five brothers and a sister from nearby towns
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Edward
Pete” O’bannion Jr
Lumberton
Forest Lawn
Beaumont
O’bannion
Baptist Hospital
Ellis County
Robert O’bannion
Houston
Ray Lynn O’bannion
Silsbee Schools Menus for Next Week
Silsbee schools announce the upcoming weekly menu. Monday no school. Tuesday features barbecue on buns with chips beans pickles carrot sticks fruit and milk. Wednesday serves fried chicken mashed potatoes peas carrots cinnamon rolls corn bread and milk. Thursday offers spaghetti with cheese corn green salad peanut butter cake rolls. Friday meal includes turkey and stuffing cranberry sauce green beans cheese fruit cookies rolls and milk.
Silsbee Picks Top 10 Local News Of The Year
The Bee lists ten major area stories from the past year including a $23 million Eastex mill expansion, a murder trial, tax disputes over school valuations, a fatal house explosion, record athletic seasons, polio clinics, a new library and city hall, a $275,000 hospital expansion, and a pine beetle outbreak. Jerry Lindsey named to the state dream team pivot at 212 pounds for Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
The
Bee
Eastex Mill
Gordon Dickinson
Melvin Graham
Silsbee Tigers host Big Sandy in return game
Texas Sports Writers Association lists Orange players Foster and Owens on the Class AAA all state team. Lind sey discusses a potential Texas University scholarship with Coach Ray McGallion. Big Sandy visits Silsbee for a home court rematch after a January 3 trip to Big Sandy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Sports Writers Association
David Foster
Charles Owens
Orange
Lindsey
Ray McGallion
Texas University
Big Sandy
Tigers
Silsbee
Tiger Cagers
Brutal Hardin County murder tops last year’s news
Five years ago the Hardin County case of Mrs. Mabel McCormick and her granddaughter Leslie Bowman dominated headlines. Belton jury found Fred Foy Young Jr. guilty of murder and imposed a five year probated sentence after full area media coverage from the start to the trial’s verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Mabel McCormick
Leslie Bowman
Silsbee Bee
Belton
Fred Foy Young Jr
Household Budget Booklets Available
Mrs. Toy Smith county extension agent urges year end organization of family records. She cites $15 billion unclaimed in banks and businesses due to poor record keeping. Free single copies of Setting Your Household In Order D-985 are available from county Extension offices to help document assets and liabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toy Smith
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Helen Ratliff
Bob
Lola
Bob Burgess
Mrs. J. Vance Burgess
Burlington
N.C
East Texas
Burgesses
California
Carol Seabrooke
Connie Gill
Billy Pipkin
Jo Ann
Jeannette MceCreight
Aline Harper
Drew Dahl
Kirsten
Lee Seabrook
Mead
Navy
Georgia
Kert Stanton
Paul Shep
Herd
Austin
Raymond and
Marilyn Tennison
Laura Belk
Laura Bow
Sausalito
Calif
Byrnes Belk
Laura
College of Marin
Kentfield
Laurie
Lisa
Lydia McCall
David Ratchford
Earl, Stover
St. Mary’s Law School
Mark
Kuwait
Dave Cristopherson
Mrs
Bryan White
Justice OF the Peace
Bennie Como
Texas Ranger
Haskell Taylor
Karen Clark
Eddie Doggett
Shugart
Insurance Agency
Paul Georgas
Carey Cegrgas
Aline McBryde
W. E. O’bannion Jr
Jerry Lindsey
Tiger
Silsbee High School
Eastex Freeway
H. E. Munden
North 5Th Street
Allen
Photography
Oak Crest Lumberton
Hardin County Savings and Loan Association
Silsbee, Texas
Lavenge Bore
Hardin County Savings & Loan
Sour Lake
Rainbow Roller Rink
Luna Canal
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