McNeelys to Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Claud McNeely mark fifty years of marriage with a Feb 23 celebration at the Wiley Mae Pentecostal Church parsonage. The couple wed Feb 24 1924 in Hicksbaugh Texas and have lived in Wiley Mae since 1934. Rev Roy L McNeely and others will host the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. C. McNeely
Claud McNeely
Wiley Mae
Bailey
Tobe McNeely
Umulitie LiceSse Muuis
Roy L. McNeely
Grapevine
Gordon F. Holding
Arlington
Milton L. McNeely
Hicksbaugh
Texas
Tare Water Purity Compared to Distilled Water
Hydrologists tested water from the Amazon River and found chemical purity nearly equal to distilled water indicating remarkable cleanliness. The finding positions the river as an exceptionally pure natural water source amid global rivers.
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Amazon
Cub Pack 88 Blue and Gold Banquet Feb 26
Cub Scout Pack 88 will hold its annual Blue and Gold Banquet Tuesday Feb 26 at 6 p.m. in Read Turrentine Elementary School cafetorium with Mardi Gras theme. Out of town guests Mr and Mrs Billy Sneders will attend. Sowders will present the opening. Rev Donald Willis will give the invocation. Den mothers assistant den mothers and committeemen will be recognized. Link Skillern and Henry Smith will present special awards. A magic show will be the main event and Cecil Cobble will offer closing remarks.
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Pack 88
Read-Turrentine
Billy Sneders
Big Thicket
Sowders
Donald Willis
Pinecrest Baptist Church
Link Skillern
Henry Smith
Cecil Cobble
Mitchell Conner Engagement Set in Silsbee
Miss Marianne Mitchell and Everett Wayne Conner announce their engagement. The wedding is planned for April 13 at 7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Silsbee. Miss Mitchell is a 1971 Silsbee High graduate and nursing student. Conner is a 1970 graduate with a BBA in accounting from the University of Texas and will live in Baton Rouge where he works for Shell Chemical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick W. Mitchell
Silsbee
Marianne
Everett Wayne Conner
James S. Conner
First United Methodist Church
University of Texas At Austin
Baton Rouge
Shell Chemical Co
Miss Martha Skinner Stars in Junior Recital at TWU
Miss Martha Skinner daughter of Mr and Mrs John P Skinner of Silsbee is presented in her junior piano recital at Texas Woman's University Denton on February 21. She studies under Dr J Wilgus Eberly and has earned the Paderewski Award and Frank Sanucci scholarship. The program includes Bach Mozart Brahms Faure Ravel and Debussy.
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Martha Skinner
John P. Skinner
Silsbee
Texas Woman’s University
Denton
Miss Skinner
Department of Music
TWU
Iota Omega
Sigma Alpha Iota
Alpha Lambda Delta
Baptist Student Union Executive Council
Bach
Mozart
Brahms
Faure
Ravel
Debussy
Genealogical Group To Meet March 30 In Beaumont
The Southeast Texas Genealogical and Historical Society holds its Second Annual Conference at Red Carpet Inn Beaumont on Saturday March 30 with registration at 8 30 a m Cooper K Ragan of Houston is the first of three speakers His talk Vignettes off some early Southeast Texas Pioneers depicts life during and before the Texas Revolution Mrs Mitzi Barnett Fort Worth speaks Arm chair Research Dr Ralph A Wooster Lamar University discusses military operations and life in East Texas in the Civil War
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Southeast Texas Genealogical and Historical Society
Red Carpet Inn
Beaumont
Cooper K. Ragan
Houston
Southeast Texas
Mitzi Barnett
Fort Worth
Ralph A. Wooster
Lamar University
East Texas
Pvt Herman Howard Jr Completes Army Basic Training
Pvt Herman Howard Jr son of Mr and Mrs Howard Sr of this city has completed basic training with the US Army Patton CD 2 at Fort Polk Louisiana He attended Silsbee Schools He and Mrs Howard are parents of two sons Michael and Herman Howard III His mother and two sisters and a brother attended the ceremonies February 14 Howard received a rifle shooting award He will be stationed at Fort Hood Texas
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Herman Howard Jr
Howard Sr
US. Army
Patton CD 2
Fort Polk
Silsbee
Howard
Michael
Herman Howard III
Fort Hood
Texas
Ramp To Be Built At Sabine Pass Park
A bid for a two lane boat ramp at Sabine Pass Battleground State Park was awarded to Marine Inc. of Kemah. The project includes timber bulkheading and concrete ramp work. Completion is planned for 1974 with a bid of 23975.60 dollars.
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Sabine Pass Park
Sabine Pass Battleground ‘State Park
Marine Inc
Kemah
C. G. Rutter
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Engagement announced for Dena Kathleen Brown and Gordon Burke
Mr and Mrs Leon Brown announce the engagement of their daughter Dena Kathleen to Gordon Randall Randy Burke of Lake Charles Louisiana. Miss Brown attends Silsbee High School. Burke works for Cities Service in Lake Charles and plays piano for The Revelations evangelistic group known as Happy Burke. Wedding set for December 27.
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Leon Brown
Dena Kathleen
Gordon Randall
Randy) Burke
Lake Charles
Masonic Lodge 385 to Honor George Washington
Snow River Lodge 385 of Spurger calls a meeting Monday February 25 at 7 p.m. in the Masonic Temple to honor George Washington. Worshipful Master G F Phillips invites visiting members. Secretary S H Jordan notes the details.
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Snow River
Spurger
Masonic Temple
George Washington
G. F. Phillips
S. H. Jordan
Neches Valley Vegetable Producers Set Meeting Tonight
The Neches Valley Vegetable Producers Association holds its annual membership meeting this evening at 6 30 p m in the Hardin County courthouse auditorium. Officers and directors will be elected. Dr Wendall Horne from Texas A M University will discuss vegetable disease control methods and advise producers on protecting crops. County Agent Jimmy McCelvey notes the group invites members and prospective joiners to attend, with information via the county Extension office at 246 3393.
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Neches Valley Vegetable Producers Association
Hardin County
Wendall Horne
Texas A&m University
Horne
Jimmy McCelvey
Crosby Winger engagement announced for May wedding
Miss Gail Crosby and John F. Winger announce their engagement. Gail Crosby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Crosby Sr., will wed John F. Winger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Denney Langton, at Friendship Baptist Church on May 25 at 7 p.m. Both graduates of Silsbee High School, Gail studied at Chenier's Business College and works at Fair Inc Service Center. John attended Lamar University and works for Gulf States Utilities Co. Invitations extend to friends and relatives.
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W. J. Crosby
Gail
John F. Winger
Denney Langton
Silsbee
Friendship Baptist Church
Silsbee High School
Chenier’s Business College
Fair, Inc. Service Center
Paret and Reeves to Wed in Silsbee on June 7
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Louis Paret announce the engagement of their daughter Ann Leigh Paret to Kyle Emory Reeves son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Emory Reeves of Silsbee. Miss Paret a May graduate of Southern Methodist University is Gamma Phi Beta and Duches of the Neches River Festival 1970. Reeves attended Lamar University is a Sigma Nu and serves as Justice of the Peace Precinct I Hardin County. A June 7 wedding is planned at the First United Methodist Church in Silsbee.
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Robert Louis Paret
Ann Leigh
Kyle Emory Reeves
Marion Emory Reeves
Silsbee
Miss Paret
Southern Methodist University
Neches
Mr. Reeves
Lamar University
Sigma Nu Fraternity
World Day of Prayer Observed at Local Church
The Day of Prayer will be observed Friday March 8 at 10 am at First Christian Church East Avenue K. Rev Richard Koeppe pastor of First Presbyterian Church will be the guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
East Avenue K
Richard Koeppe
First Presbyterian Church
Silsbee Lodge to Convene for F C Degree
Silsbee Lodge No 927 A F and A M will hold a called communication Friday night February 22 at 7 30 at the Masonic Temple in Silsbee for work in the F C degree All Master Masons are invited per D L Cartrett W M and D L Webb secretary
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Silsbee Lodge
A.F
A.M
Masonic Temple
Silsbee
F.C
D. L. Cartrett
W.M
D. L.webb
Softball League to Hold Meeting Tonight
Members of the Hardin Softball League are invited to an organizational meeting at 7 p.m. this Thursday at the First National Bank. League secretary-treasurer James Sims says the session covers league plans and participation.
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Hardin
First National Bank
League
James Sims
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Kathleen Brown
Gordon R. Burke
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Dena Kathleen Brown
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Neches Valley Vegetable Producers
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