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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1962
Page
2
Mrs. A F Butler reports Fletcher Home Demonstration Club meets Tuesday at 10 am at Mrs W A Wright's home. Bookmobile schedules in Milner's store and J M Bowman's office. Various visits, illness, funerals, and church activities are noted, including WMU circles, a birthday party for Sandra Neely, and neighborhood visits through Tuesday.
The Epsilon Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society met February 10 in Livingston at 8:30 for coffee. President Mrs Few opened the session and panel discussion on promoting literacy featured Mrs Louise Seale, Mrs Gladys Stewart, Mrs Jennie Cayton, and Miss Ethel McCardell. Proceeds from a white elephant sale supported the scholarship fund. Attendees from Silsbee were Adale Youngblood, Buna guests listed.
Mr and Mrs James Gibson and their children from Port Arthur visited recently in the home of Mr and Mrs Tryon Gibson, sharing a warm family gathering.
Mrs Minnie Lou Gordon of Houston visited her mother Mrs J H Rankin over the weekend. Charles Tarver a SHSC Huntsville student visited. G C Bracken entered Baptist Hospital Beaumont for treatment. Ann Morgan was released from Baptist Hospital Beaumont after car accident. Weekend guests included many from Houston, Beaumont, Port Arthur and Galveston. a Houston man died in a private plane crash near Houston’s Airman Field.
Hello World reports three local births this month. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Louviere of Silsbee welcomed Charles Allen on February 7. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Buckner of Silsbee welcomed Johnny Wayne on February 12. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Clinard welcomed Delbert Ray on February 13.
First Baptist Circle Alma meets Tuesday morning at Mrs. E. B. Simpson’s home. Five members attend with Mrs. Simpson presiding. Mrs. F. D. Johnson leads devotional and Mrs. J. E. Whitehead teaches the Bible lesson on Christ's Plan of Work. Love offering discussed for the Southeast Texas building program.
Nancy Cook was honored with a party Monday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Sharp for her fifth birthday. A white cake decorated in pink and green was served with cake ice cream and punch to 15 guests. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs French Cook.
First Presbyterian church will host a District Men's Rally Sunday with about 100 men from a dozen churches attending. The 3 to 5 p m program includes prayers, greetings from presbytery leaders, scripture reading, a sermon by Rev. Ben Gillespie, special music by Westminster Beaumont and a 40 member Junior Choir. Refreshments will be provided by First Presbyterian women. Worship begins at 11 a m and church school at 9 44, with no youth or evening program due to the rally.
Silsbee Junior High Cubs basketball split four games this week under coaches W. P. McGarahan and Leonard Barnett. Ninth graders beat Stephen F. Austin 75 50 with Hobbs scoring 16 and Bellen ger 12. eighth graders fell 37 19 to Amelia. ninth graders edged Amelia 40 39 on a late free throw by Bobby Lowery. fifth graders Calvin Wells led with 18 points.
The Mevenah Lodge No 155 will host a chili gumbo supper Saturday night in the Odd Fellows hall. serving starts at 5 30 with free coffee and desserts available for purchase.
The family of Mrs. Etta Arrington thanks neighbors and friends for kind deeds at their mother’s death. God bless each of you.
Mis e Ann Morean thanks friends for cards calls visits prayers and flowers during hospital stay after a car accident.
Funeral services for Robert Clyde Bradshaw 59 of 530 N Ninth Silsbee were held Friday at First Baptist Silsbee with Masonic graveside rites at Rest Haven Cemetery. A Santa Fe Railway conductor born in Longview he lived in Silsbee 33 years and held multiple Masonic and Shrine memberships.
Interested residents may enroll for free Spanish lessons taught by Mrs. R. T. Gore. Registration runs now through February 22 at 645 North 10th Street or by calling EV 5-4888. The beginners class meets Fridays 7 to 9 PM. advanced class Wednesdays 7:30 to 9:30 PM at the IOOF hall.
Miss Karen Derr and David Cobble were married Friday at First Methodist Church Quitman Texas. The couple will reside in Beaumont where he works for First Security Bank.
The First Baptist church held a Sweetheart banquet with the theme Hitch Your Wagon to a Star honoring the youth and intermediates. Carolyn Johnson was crowned queen and Martin Nevills king as 1961 royal pair. Linda Hazel and Jesse Hawthorne were prince and princess with Janie Marshall and Mark Eason as duke and duchess. Rev. E. Thiele spoke on Love Stories of the Bible. About 135 attended.
J D Sheffield announces candidacy for Chance-Loeb School Board in April elections. A Tyler County native and Navy WWII veteran, he now lives in Hardin County with Opal Levins and five children. Former Pure Oil employee and DuPont worker, he seeks fair taxes, prudent spending, quality staff, and improved school community relations.
The Nowlin family gathered Sunday at Frank Nowlin's home in Somerville for a reunion. Pat and wife previously lived in the city and were active in Woodrow Baptist Church. he worked for Santa Fe. Thirty-two relatives attended including sons Frank Claude and Orvis and daughter Patricia Town with spouses and grandchildren from Silsbee Nederland Norfolk Hearne Beaumont and Warren.
Funeral services for Mrs Etta Leona Arrington 965 Dard in Drive Silsbee were held Sunday at 2 pm at the First Baptist Church of Silsbee Rev R E Barclay and Rev Bob Bateman officiated Burial followed at Beech Grove Cemetery in Jasper County under Farmer Funeral Home direction Pallbearers were L G Jordan Bob Glenn Joe Rivers Buck Gibson Elbert Ferguson and F E McMicken She lived in Silsbee 15 years was a member of Silsbee and the Order of the Eastern Star Surviving are her husband W T Arrington three daughters Mrs E A Jordan of Houston Mrs Doris R Marshall of Dallas and Mrs Willie Mae LeBoeut of Loeb two sons Worthy Ratcliff of Groves and James Arrington of Nederland a brother Alvin Smith Beach Grove five sisters Mrs Sam Dowden of Jasper Mrs Clyde Porterfield of Shreveport Mrs Roy Richardson of Mansfield La Mrs Charley Massey of Beach Grove and Mrs W O Martindale of Jasper seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren
John Blair of Kountze told Silsbee Lions Club at their Tuesday luncheon that Hardin Memorial Hospital payroll totals 137000 dollars. The county hospital employs 55 people, with 25 residents from Silsbee. Blair and Hospital Administrator Dudley Keith led the program and discussed the facility.
The Trinity-Neches Council forms a new Boy Scout district including Sour Lake Kountze Silsbee Chance Loeb Evadale and Buna. County Judge Fletcher Richardson will chair a 7 p m meeting at Kountze High School cafeteria with officer elections and a complimentary dinner.
Mr Keith states the hospital board and county judge are weighing a 30-bed addition to the existing 32-bed hospital. Increasing old age assistance and upcoming federal medical care laws make the expansion desirable. Since Jan 1 there have been as many as 45 patients, forcing hall or triple-room placements.
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