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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1965
Page
2
The notice shows a Thursday publication schedule at 410 Highway 96 Silsbee Texas and lists subscription rates 3.50 yearly in Hardin Jasper Tyler Jefferson counties and 4.00 yearly outside these counties.
The piece lists staff roles at the paper including co owners and publishers David Read and R L Read, editor and manager Tommy Read, society editor Mrs Leona Whitman, personal editor Harold Leigh, and others Stirling James Johnson and Charles Green.
About 45 Silsbee residents and other interested persons heard Sawyer Wolston of Jefferson County CD and Frank Estes of Beaumont outline a coordinated Civil Defense plan at the Silsbee fire hall. The speakers, plus nurse Doris Woodell on fallout shelters, stressed emergency duties and food stocking. The next meeting is March 15 with department head appointments and city plan discussion.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Harris and their children from Dallas spent the weekend with the Jones family in this city and with Mr. and Mrs. George Harris in Evadale, visiting relatives over the period.
Hello World Richard William a son was born February 12 to Mr and Mrs R W Holcombe of Village Mills. Mr and Mrs H C Ratcliff of Spurger are parents of Milton Earl born February 19. Mr and Mrs R F Fikes of Kountze are parents of Robert Edward born February 20. Deana Faye a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs C E James of Kountze February 21. Ricky Wayne a son was born February 22 to Mr and Mrs T J Mullins of Silsbee.
The Texas Lumbermen's Association board will meet at the Stagecoach Inn Salado tonight at 7 30. The two day session includes finalizing plans for the 79th Annual Exposition and Convention set for Corpus Christi April 10 12. Richard E Jones of Buck Jones Lumber Co. serves on the board.
The Royal Cloverleaf Club met February 17 at the home of Mrs. Lucille Miles with Mrs. Mattie Barlow presiding. They planned the district meeting to be held April 24 at Waldo Mathews School. Eight members attended and refreshments were served. Next meeting is at Mrs. Grace Carmeanor’s home Tuesday at 7:30.
The Bee contest offers prizes for new Silsbee subscriptions during Feb 23 to Mar 1. First place selects from a Samsonite luggage set, a Western Auto Buzz Bike, Goodyear tires, or a Warricks living room suite, with previous winners ineligible. A bonus prize, a $250 Angus yearling, goes to the top new subs during Feb 16 to Mar 8.
Silsbee Public Schools presents weekly lunch items. Monday offers chuck wagon steak with rice and gravy, string beans, apple pie, hot rolls and milk. Tuesday features roast beef with creamed potatoes peas and carrots beets pineapple upside down cake and milk. Wednesday serves baked ham yams green lima beans fruit cup apple goody and rolls. Thursday options include hamburgers with lettuce onions and tomatoes potato salad fruit cobbler and milk. Friday plans fried catfish with catfish up baked corn french fries banana pudding and rolls with butter.
A light snow fell in Silsbee for about an hour on Wednesday morning as temperatures dipped to 22 degrees. The wind chilled the air and hydrants froze. a low near 22 degrees was forecast for Thursday with a warming trend to around 50 degrees and a light freeze overnight.
Over 300 attend two Blue and Gold banquets for Cub Pack 201 at Kirby Elementary with 72 at the dinner. Maurice Hobbs and Robert Brunner lead future plans as awards and advancement noted. Pack 88 at First Methodist Church also draws 250 plus with awards, Indian ceremony, and magician show informing parents about Scouting.
Dr. H. E. Munden attended the annual X-ray Seminar in Austin over the weekend. The event, sponsored by the Texas State Chiropractic Association, was held at the Stephen F. Austin hotel. Guest speaker Dr. James J. McCartney of Sweethome, Oregon, presented slides on conditions detectable by X-ray.
Mr and Mrs Milton McKinney and their baby reside in Galveston at the home of her father W J Jackson and his mother Mrs Albert McKinney Sr.
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