Sharon Simmons to Wed Dan Herron this Friday
Mr and Mrs Kenneth C Simmons announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Sharon Anne to Daniel Herron son of Mike Herron and Mrs Zeliah Herron of Winnie The couple plan a Friday wedding at the bride’s home Sharon is a Lamar State College of Technology graduate and a Kirby Elementary School teacher Dan owns Dan’s Restaurant and is employed at Du Pont in Orange
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth C. Simmons
Sharon Anne
Daniel Herron
Mike Herron
Zeliah Herron
Winnie
Miss Simmons
Lamar State College of Technology
Kirby Elementary School
Herron
Dan
DuPont
Orange
Hough and Whitney Tie Knot in Knoxville Ceremony
Barbara Hough and Ray Whitney were married at Bell Avenue Baptist Church in Knoxville Tennessee. The bride is daughter of Supt and Mrs Don L Hough of Silsbee and the groom sons of Mr and Mrs H J Whitney of Knoxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Hough
Ray Whitney
Bell Avenue Baptist Church
Knoxville
Tenn
Don L. Hough
Silsbee
H. J. Whitney
City
John McGuinnes
Don H. Hough
Lamar State College of Technology
Howard Vesser
Marine Corps
North Texas State University
Delta Airlines
Elizabeth
N. J
Rummage Sale in City Park Supporting Children’s Home
Silsbee Rebekah Lodge holds a rummage sale Saturday from 8 a.m. in City Park offering clothing dishes and shoes. Proceeds benefit the Children’s Home in Round Rock Texas with Mrs Francis Gore as noble grand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Rebekah Lodge
Roundrock
Texas
Francis Gore
Noble Grand
Births Celebrate Brief in Silsbee Area
Multiple newborns are announced with parents in Silsbee Buna Sour Lake and nearby towns. Dates range Feb 9 to Feb 21 with births at Beaumont hospitals and local facilities. Names include Bradley Justin Paula Kay Steven Edward Hooper Jackson II David Garland Jr Roy Glenn Jr Melissa Inez and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James N. Ward
Silsbee
Paula Kay
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Sim Ward
City
John Whisenant
Fred
Harold F. Householder
Edward Patrick Day
Lof
James V. Jacobson
Sour Lake
Steven Edward
Randy Joe
O. J. Busby
David Garland Matthew Sr
Buna
David Garland Jr
Hooper Jackson Parsley
Hooper Jackson II
Robert Sullivan
Robert Bruce Presley
Roy Glenn Potts Sr
Roy Glenn Jr
Melissa Inez
Erma Ray Collier
Victor
Johnna Kay Toole Weds MacArthur Gibson in Fort Riley
Evadale native Johnna Kay Toole married MacArthur Gibson son of Buna couple in a Fort Riley chapel ceremony on February 11 at 7 p.m. Lt. Col. C. Boggs officiated. Bride’s sister Pat Ester served as matron of honor. cousin Jerry Rich was best man. Mrs Gibson is Evadale High School graduate. he is Buna High School alumnus and former Britton Cravens Lumber employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Toole
Evadale
Johnna Kay
MacArthur Gibson
S. F. Gibson
Buna
Col. C. Boggs
Fort Riley
Kans
Pat Ester
Garland
Jerry Rich
Manhattan
Eastern Star Workshop Set by Mayflower Chapter No. 81
Mayflower Chapter No. 81 Eastern Star will hold its second workshop on February 28 at the Masonic Hall on South 11th Street from 4 to 7 p m Members are urged to attend. Special guests include Mrs Leola M Ewing worthy matron Mrs E B Hibblen district deputy District 7 of Port Arthur and Mrs Gertrude Clemmons of Beaumont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayflower
Co. E. S
Masonic Hall
South Llth St
Leola M. Ewing
E. B. Hibblen
Port Arthur
Gertrude Clemmons
Beaumont
Pack 88 Blue Gold Banquet Tuesday at School Cafeteria
Cub Scout Pack 88 holds its annual Blue and Gold banquet Tuesday at 6 30 p m in the Silsbee Junior High School cafeteria The event marks Anniversary Month with the 57th birthday of scouting Rev Garrett Wingfield of St John s Episcopal Church will give the invocation Lincoln Skillern will present special awards The Lloyd Shawl School of Self Defense featuring boys aged six and up will present the program
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Garrett Wingfield
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Lincoln Skillern
Lloyd Shawl
Panther Tackle Signs Letter With Prairie View A&M
Kenneth Shelton 260 pound senior right tackle on the 1966 Panther football team signed a four year athletic scholarship with Prairie View A&M College. Coach Wesley Shaw announced the signing in late December and Prairie View coach Hoover J. Wright attended to discuss moving the player to guard. He is son of Mr and Mrs Wade Shelton of 270 South 15th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Shelton
Panther
Prairie View A&m College
Wesley Shaw
Shelton
Prairie View
Hoover J. Wright
Kenneth
Wade Shelton
South 15Th Street
Silsbee Social Notes Highlight Local Travel and Visits
Silsbee residents and amigos visit kin across Texas and Louisiana. Highlights include R C Townsend recovering after surgery in Beaumont, Kelleys, Whitneys, and multiple family gatherings in Kountze Crockett Shreveport and Baytown with relatives in hospitals and at home.
Adult Reading Class Is Planned For Silsbee
The Silsbee Woman's Club and Library Board sponsor an adult reading class starting March 14 for non-readers. Open to white and colored students, the six week course meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to 9 in the aluminum building behind Read-Turrentine School. Teachers are Mrs. Mona Plunk and Mrs. Shirley Hermanson with volunteer aids. Enrollment is limited and contacts are Mrs R L Paren EV 5 2305 and Mrs Byrnes Belk EV 5 5258.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Woman's Club
Library, Board
Read-Turrentine School
Mona Plunk
Shirley Hermanson
R. L. Paret
Byrnes Belk
Cub Scout Den 4 Plans Blue and Gold Banquet Decor
Den 4 of Cub Scout Pack 88 met Tuesday at Mrs. Richard Jones home with seven boys and den chief Pat Pryor. They prepared table decorations for the Blue and Gold Banquet and Robert Jones served refreshments. David Bradshaw was scribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Den 4
Richard Jones
Den
Pat Pryor
Robert Jones
David Bradshaw
Teel Infant Rites Held Saturday
Funeral services were held Saturday at 4 p m in Knapple Cemetery for David Gordon Teel infant son of Mr and Mrs Tommy Teel of Highlands. Dr Bonner Magness and Rev Eddis Smith officiated. Surviving are sister Cheryl grandparents John L Teel Trotti Sheffield Henry Ratcliff and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knapple Cemetery
David Gordon Teel
Tommy Teel
Highlands
Bonner Magness
First Baptist Church of
Eddis Smith
Pinecrest Baptist Church
Cheryl
John L.teel
Trotti Sheffield
This City
Henry Ratcliff
Victor
Trail Ride Party At Silsbee Sunday Details
Silsbee Trail Riders plan a Sunday gathering at Sherman Worthey in George Barclay's pasture at 3 30 p m with a 2 p m ride from Trail Riders arena. Attendees should bring a sack lunch. Olan Davis will lead the business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Trail Riders
Sherman Worthey
George Barclay
Trail Riders
Worthey
Olan Davis
B and PW Club Dinner Tonight in Silsbee
Silsbee Business and Professional Women's Club meets tonight at 7:30 p m at the R and R Cafe. Mrs H C Scoggins will chair the business session, with program head Pat Ward introducing Gene Barrington on The Importance for a Will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Business and Professional Women’s Club
R & R Cafe
H. C. Scoggins
Busness
Pat Ward
Gene Barrington
B&pw Club
Kountze
Mayburn LaBrache
Miss Rudisaile Named to TCU Dean’s Honor List
Fort Worth Silsbee student Miss Rudisaile appears on the Tex as Christian University Dean's Honor List for the 1966 Fall semester in the School of Business. She is among 246 TC U students honored, member of Phi Chi Theta and Beta Gamma Sigma, daughter of Frank Rudisaile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Dagma Fay Rudisaile
Silsbee
School of Business
Texas Christian University
TCU
Addman College of Arts and Sciences
School of Education
Harris College of Nursing
School of Fine Arts
Frank Rudisailes
South 7Th, Silsbee
Phi Chi Theta
Business Sorority
The
Marketing Club
Beta Gamma Sigma
Bake Show at Courthouse Tuesday in Hardin County
The Home Demonstration Club bake show will be held Tuesday from 9 30 a m to 3 p m in the Hardin County Courthouse. Judging at 1 p m, open house for the public 1 p m to 3 p m. Entries judged by accredited judges with ribbons red blue or white. top product earns a purple rosette. Committee chairs listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
S. W. Simmons
W. S. Calvert
S. S. Cannon
Jack Dean
E. W. Laird
Harlan Behar
H. A. Royse
Former Resident Dies In Crockett
Eugene Kelley age 80 dies after a lengthy illness in Crockett at Waller Funeral Home chapel. He formerly lived in Silsbee where he worked as a yard clerk for the Santa Fe Railway for many years. He is uncle of Mark Kelley of this city and survived by his wife and three sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Townsend
Los Angeles
Ochhs’ Bruce
Georgetown
R. C. Townsend
Silsbee
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Mark Kelley
Eugene Kelley
Crockett
Jeanette Whitney
Knoxville
Tenn
Burthe Ray Whitney
Barbaral Jane Hough
Marvin Williams
Santa Fe Hospital
Temple
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
A. L. Merchant
Lufkin
Billy Merchant
W. H. Holland
D. G. Carpenter
Glenn Mitchell
Shreveport
Louie Barrett
National Motor Club
Ronnie Ward
Thurston Huff
Waller Funeral Home
Kelley
Santa Fe Railway
Defendants In Damage Suit Win Verdict
An instructed verdict for the defendants was returned in Beaumont on Feb. 16 by a 60th District Court jury in a $396 000 damage suit. Plaintiffs Georgetta C. Pearce and the couple’s eight children said her husband William S. Pearce, 41, was killed Oct 1962 near Dayton after contacting a high voltage line while using a post hole digger. Defendants include Gulf States Utilities Co Hurst Contracting Co Joe Thorpe and Hugh B Williams Manufacturing Co. Judge Gordon Gary presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Georgetta C. Pearce
Silsbee
William S. Pearce
Pearce
Dayton
Gulf States Utilities Co
H. J. Hurst Contracting Co
Joe Thorpe
Hurst
Hugh B. Williams Manufacturing Co
Gordon Gary
Lawyers Named in Civil Action Settlement
Granting the motions, the court listed John Tucker as attorney for Gulf States, Charles S. Pipkin for Hurst, James W. Mehaffy for Williams, and William W. Kilgarlin of Houston as plaintiffs’ attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tucker
Gulf States
Charles S. Pipkin
Hurst
James W. Mehaffy
Williams
William W. Kilgarlin
Houston
Pack 201 Blue Gold Banquet Monday Night
Cub Scout Pack 201 will hold their Blue and Gold Banquet Monday at 6 30 p m in the Kirby Elementary School cafetorium. All Cubs of the Pack and their parents are invited for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub
Kirby Elementary School
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Sharon Simmons
Dan Herron
Sharon Anne Simmons
Knoxville, Tenn
Lodge
Silsbee Lodge
Knights of Pythias
B. H. Gilley
Richard Weathersby
Bradley Justin
Jeff Davis
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Easter
Margie Gore - Nelene
Judy Rebedeaux
la Vogue Beauty Salon
North 4Th Street
C. J. Thorn
Johnna Kay Toole
Kansas
Eastern Star
Prairie View A&m
Silsbee Social Notes
Luther B. Creel
Irene Rankin
Marie Shahan
Creel
Baytown
C. L. Scoggins
Robert Dunk
Joe Chapman
Dunk
States
Vietnam
US Navy
H. A. Shannon
K. P. Peery
Glenn Steele
Jasper
Lee Smyly
Alvin Ward
Sam Woodburn
Somerville
W. D. Hatton
Newton
M. H. Almond
Hattons
Larry Cawley
Fort Sam Houston
Gene Bunce
C. M. Cawley
Port Neches
J. T. Cawley
James Cawley
U. S. Army Nurses Corps
Korea
Williams Center
Jardin County
B & PW Club
Louis K. Liggett
United Drug Co
Charles R. Walgreen
Kot
Rescription Valists
J.P Skinner Pharmacists
SILS
Rudisaile
Port Angelia Reddick
Dallas
Stanley Marcus
Marcus
Etex Typewriter & Supply Service
North Fifth St. Silsbee
Commissioners Court
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