Community notices from Chance-Fletcher area churches and families
Local social notes report visits among Hicks, Sampson, Hooks, Knupple, and other families in High Island and Silsbee. Church circles from Woodcrest, Fletcher Emanuel, Loeb, and United Pentecostal groups meet. revival ongoing in Loeb with evangelist Jimmy Templait. Local health updates include A. F. Butler with pneumonia and W. Corley recovering in Beaumont Hospital. Royal Ambassadors basketball runs begin Feb 11. various family visits to Port Lavaca and Burkeville noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Butler
Wayne Hicks
H. C. Sampson
High Island
WSCS
Woodcrest Methodist Church
Preston Hooks
Beaumont
C. S. Hooks
Selman Hooks
J. Knupple
Silsbee
Louis Fravier
J. P. Choate
Kirk
Houston
Lottie Moon
J. D. Walton
M. E. Warner
Burkeville
Carroll Walton
Jesse Walton
Fort Hood
Missouri
United Pentecostal Church of
United Pentecostal Church of Loeb
KKAS
United Pentecostal Churches
Fletcher United Pentecostal Church
Loeb
Joe David Stanley
E. W. Stanley
Chance- Loeb
Victoria Cariker
C. B. Guthrie
Port Lavaca
Jack Shaffer
Effie Chance
Youth Week Noted At Negro First Baptist Church
The Negro First Baptist Church observes National Youth Week from January 29 to February 5 with nightly programs at 7 o clock. Rev. S Booker speaks on Into All the World Together with district youth leading services and activities each evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negro Church
Negro First Baptist Church
Rev. S Booker
Episcopal Women To Hear Welfare Speeches Tonight
Representatives of four welfare and social agencies will speak at the Women of St John’s Episcopal Church meeting. Hardin County Welfare Dr George D Tennison Red Cross Mrs Lammie Jordan Salvation Army Rev Grant A Herbst Silsbee Ministers Fellowship Rev Larry Correu. The session runs 7 30 to 8 15 with a Q A and round table discussion open to all interested in agency work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women of
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Hardin County Welfare
George D. Tennison
Red Cross
Lammie Jordan
Salvation Army
Grant A. Herbst
Silsbee
Larry Correu
St. John’s
Mmake
Eastex Varsity Falls to Deweyville in Close Home Game
The Eastex Varsity basketball team lost 52 to 46 to the Deweyville Independents at Evadale gym last Saturday. A further topflight game is set for Evadale Saturday night. Upcoming Feb 8 league games include Day Workers versus Finished and Shipping at 7 pm and Paper Mill against Pulp Mill at 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastex
Deweyville Independents
Evadale
Master Point Bridge Tourney Scheduled
Hardin County Country Club will sponsor its first master point bridge tournament tonight and future events will be held on the first Thursday nights each month starting at 7:30. The contests are open to all bridge players in the area regardless of country club membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Country Club
Beaumont Minister To Conduct Revival
The Evergreen Assembly of God Church will hold a revival meeting starting Monday night led by Rev. Leroy Fleck of Lamar Assembly of God Church in Beaumont. Services begin at 7 15 each night with Rev. F C Drake listed as church pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evergreen Assembly of God Church
Leroy Fleck
Lamar Assembly of God Church
Beaumont
F. C. Drake
Fellowship Meeting At New Hope Church Friday Night
Rev. Mason Starks of Jasper will be guest speaker at a fellowship meeting Friday night at 7 30 at New Hope Pentecostal Church of Christ north of Silsbee on the Spurger highway, according to Rev. C N Wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hope Church
New Hope Pentecostal Church of Christ
Mason Starks
Jasper
C. N. Wells
Silsbee
Spurger Highway
Azalea Garden Club Meets At Getchel Home
The Azalea Garden Club met January 25 at Mrs R A Getchel's home with Mrs W S Ray as cohostess. Nine members attended. Mrs E Warren presented a program titled Bottle Gardens. The next meeting is set for February 8 at Mrs Ray Cowart's home with Mrs Léon Toe as cohostess. Mrs F M Bowers will present Clematis. A plant sale will follow the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Azalea Garden Club
R. A. Getchel
W. S. Ray
E. Warren
Ray Cowart
Léon
Toe
F. M.bowers
Jon “Clematis
Bridge Tourney Set For Tuesday At Country Club
The ladies of the Hardin County Country Club will host a bridge tournament and luncheon Tuesday starting at 9 15 a m. December bridge winners were Mrs George Wright first, Mrs Frank Rudisaille second, and Mrs B A McMahon low. December golf winners were Mrs John Spillar first and Mrs McMahon second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Country Club
George Wright
Frank Rudisaille
B. A. McMahon
John Spillar
McMahon
Order Of Rainbow To Install New Officers Saturday
Rebecca Yawn will be installed as worthy advisor of Susbee Assembly 282 at 7:30 p m. in the Masonic Temple. Other officers include Sharon Simmons and Ann Hayes with a long list of named officers and choir members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Yawn
Susbee Assembly
Order of Rainbow
Masonic Temple
Sharon Simmons
Ann Hayes
Charity
Annette Ebard
Hope
Diane Creasy
Alicia Ragan
Terry Lynn Smith
Joyce Rhea Miller
Shirley Faves
Kathleen Daniels
Virginia Woodard
Bonita Gibson
Nature
Vicke Jonte
Immortality
Beth Madison
Fidelity
Kay Yoksh
Margaret Scoggins
Service
Joy Hopkins
Confidential Observer
Glenda Geisendorff
Outer Observer
Charlotte Doucette
Gail Overland
Judy Jones
Linda Jones
Margaret McLean
Barbara McConnell
Delores Register
Dagma Rudi
Various Local Personal Visits and Travel Notes
Howard Keeling of Houston visits in Silsbee with his Clinefelter grandparents. Mrs. Tommy Clark visits her husband at Fort Hood. Charlie Watts and daughter visit the Watts family in Port Arthur. Drewy Droddy and wife visit Merryville parents. Theresa Dominguez to All Texas Beauty Show in Dallas. Roy Brown family visit Jasper relatives. A. D. Schnaithman returns from her father Johns Christy’s funeral in Cleveland Ohio. Mary Lou Brown to serve on Adolphus Beauty Show committee in Dallas. L. E. Pierce of Cebu City visits in the Brown home. J. C. Jeffrey hospitalized in Beaumont. Alice Conner visiting son Bill Conner. Carolyn Baker returns to college in Denton. Deanna Lightfoot visits Groves friends. A. J. Brown visits Bay City relatives. Beaumont guests Hendrixes and Austin Hendrixes visit in Conner home. Becca Clark and Loree Stott accompany Barbara Clark to North Texas State College in Denton. Jerry McMicken, SHSTC student, visits Huntsville home. R. R. Beard to undergo Beaumont hospital surgery. Jim Ed Franklin home from Hotel Dieu in Beaumont. R N Kindley returns from Itasca and El Paso. Kennard Wood of Waco visits mother Mrs. Wood. to move to Houston with Southwestern Bell. R D Daniel returns from Amarillo visit with son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Keeling
Houston
Silsbee
C.D. Clinefelter
Tommy Clark
Fort Hood
Texas
Clark
Charlie Watts
G. A. Ratcliff
Port Arthur
C. H. Watts
Douglas Droddy
Earnest Droddy
Merryville
Theresa Dominguez
Adolphus Hotel
Dallas
Roy Brown
Jasper
A. D. Schnaithman
John T. Christy
Cleveland
Ohio
Gilbert Dominguez Sr
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Mary Lou Brown
L. E. Pierce
Cebu City
Philippine Islands
A. J. Brown
J. C. Jeffrey
Hotel Dieu Hospital
H. C. Hendrix
Bryan Hendrix
Austin
Bill Conner
Becca Clark
Loree Stott
North Texas State College
Stott
Jerry McMicken
SHSTC
Huntsville
F. A. McMicken
R. R. Beard
Jim Ed Franklin
Sermon Theme on Spiritual Priorities Over Material Needs
A religious notice urges believers to realign focus from food and material goods to spiritual growth. It cites Romans 8 5 and the need to conform desires to God's will, urging households to examine what they value most and pursue spirit over flesh.
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Iman
Dental Health Week Highlights Early Dentist Visits
February 5 through 11 marks Children's Dental Health Week. The Sabine Dental Society answers common questions on when to first see a dentist, why primary teeth matter, and the need for space maintainers after early molar loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabine Dental Society
Honorary Choir Members and Installations Noted
A list names saille Tan Wills Janis Witt Linda Lee Yawn Sandra Hill Donna Yawn Shirley Barnes Rhonda Carlton Brenda Bartle Cynthia Richardson and others as honorary choir members. Mrs Joe Register serves as mother advisor and Ronnie Cones will be installing officer with Lenora Brown Paula Moseley Alicia Ann Ragan Linda Lee Yawn and others assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B Greenroyd
J. J. Taylor
Bob McClelland
Harriett Stutts
F. L. Choate
Melvin Winger
M. K. McDaniel
Frank Rudisaille
Rebecca
Bobby Yawn
Silsbee High School
Former Citizen Promoted to District Manager at USS Port Arthur
James C. Nash promoted to district manager of the accounting department for United States Steel Products Division in Port Arthur. Promotion effective January 1. Nash, a Silsbee High School graduate, holds BA and MA from Stephen F. Austin College. He served as a WW II pilot instructor and completed 32 missions with the 71st Fighter Squadron in Italy. Nash participated in the presidential escort to Yalta with FDR and later owned a Phillips 66 agency in Nacogdoches. He coached at Roberts Junior High and is married to Jane Summers. they reside at 3251 North Drive in Groves. He has been with USS since 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C
Jake) Nash
United States Steel Products Division
Port Arthur
New York
Nash
Silsbee High School
Stephen F. Austin College
Nacogdoches
Kelly and Lackland Fields
Italy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Yalta
Phillips 66 Gasoline Agency
Roberts Junior High
Jane Summers
James Jr
North Drive
Groves
United States Steel
Prayer and Thought for the Day by John Marvin Rast
God expresses his will through His Son and Spirit guiding believers. Prayer asks for Christlike motivation and humility, to seek a divine nature beyond small character. Thought for the Day notes inescapable Christ reveals God’s purpose for man. John Marvin Rast, South Carolina.
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God
Christ
Pridal Shower Honors Mrs. Harry Hough
Mrs. Harry Hough formerly Miss Rosa Lea Dean of Port Neches was feted at a miscellaneous bridal shower Saturday at a home in Port Neches. Guests signed in and gifts, refreshments were served by a volunteer host and hostess group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hough
Rosa Lea Dean
Port Neches
C. R. Baker
Sheila Barclay
Kay Gossett
Carolyn Baker
Barbara Jane Hough
Melvin Winger
H. M. Donelson
Ben Walker
Leona Whitman
W. E. Sheffield
Jake Mack
C. R Wilson
J. B. Gosset
A. W. Lewis
J. Vanderburg
Tan-Ya-Su-Ta Camp Fire plans family night program
The Tan-Ya-Su-Ta Camp Fire group met Monday to plan the February 17 family night program at First Methodist Church. Diane Littlepage hosted and served refreshments for the 10 members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tan-Ya-Su-Ta
First Methodist Church
Diane Littlepage
Full Gospel Church to Host Rev. FE Chandler Speaker
Rev. FE Chandler of Alexandria Louisiana will be guest speaker at the Full Gospel Church on Spurger Highway. Services begin at 7 30 each night Monday and Tuesday with Mrs S C Busley serving as pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. E. Chandler
Alexandria
Full Gospel
S. C. Busley
Spurger Highway
Silsbee Public School Menu Week of February 6 10
School meals list for Silsbee Public School System covering February 6 to 10. Monday offers pork chops and greens. Tuesday features baked ham with sides. Wednesday serves hamburgers with fries. Thursday provides chicken and dumplings with vegetables. Friday includes catfish with slaw and corn. Milk accompanies all meals.
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Silsbee
Ouija Boards Name Origin Blends French and German Terms
A historical note explains that Ouija boards derive their name from a mix of French and German words for yes. The etymology ties to the board’s use as a spirit communication tool in 19th century spiritualist culture.
Notice to bidders for city automobile purchase
Sealed bids to the City of Silsbee Texas must be received by 5 00 pm February 14 1961 for one new 1961 model four door sedan with nine listed features and a trade in of a 1959 Plymouth sedan motor number M233101996 as is where is The city may accept or reject any bid B D Banks City Manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Texas
B. D. Banks
Intention to Designate County Depositories in Hardin Texas
The Hardin County Commissioners Court will designate depositories for all county funds on February 13 at 10 00 am in the Courthouse Courtroom. Bidders must enter pledge contracts pledging securities equal to county deposits as required by Article 2549. County Judge Fletcher Richardson announces the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
Hardin
Commissioners’ Court
Hardin County
Commissioners
Texas
Fletcher Richardson
It's the Law in TEXAS Sub-chapter S tax option for businesses
The 1958 Federal Tax Law offers a Sub-chapter S option changing how business forms are taxed. It lets sole proprietors or partnerships incorporate and still be taxed like a partnership, avoiding corporate income tax while applying taxes to the proprietor. It also lets existing corporations elect partnership or sole proprietor taxation in many cases to reduce taxes.
Evaluating Pseudo-Corporation Under 1958 Federal Tax Law
The text outlines conditions for forming a pseudo corporation including 10 or fewer stockholders a domestic status and one stock class with limited rent and dividend income. It stresses unanimous stockholder approval and the option to revert to the original form, noting estate planning gains and the need for expert advice.
One Moth And Its Family Threaten Wool Stock
A single female moth and her brood can ruin in one year as much wool as twelve sheep would produce. The warning underscores severe impact on textile stores and farmers in the region.
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Chance
Fletcher News
LUM & Abner
Sereal
Eastman
Pany Moore
Ben Jornsa
Jesse White
Agi
Virginia Oe
Tommy Reynolds
William Lightfoot
Francis D. Lyon
Sional Pictures
Universal International
Ren Allen
Cartoon
SUN
MON
TUES
Thelma Rit
Wallach
Gable Monroe
Clift
Miss Ton Rout
Arthur Miler
Frank E. Taylor
John Huston
Alex North
Seven Arts Productions
United Artists
Episcopal
Deweyville
Country Club
R.N. Kindley
Itasca
el Paso
Kennard Wood
Waco
G. J. Wood
Mr. Wood
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
R. D. Daniel
James L Daniel
Amarillo
Edward Boyett
USS
John Marvin Rast
South Carolina
Paul Johnson
Pridal
Small Business
Frigidaire
General Motors
Silsbee Dry Goods CO
Coats
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