Silsbee hosts Beaumont Symphony first of annual concerts
The Beaumont Symphony Orchestra, in a joint effort with Silsbee Little Theatre and Temple-Eastex, staged a Sunday matinee at Silsbee Junior High. Dr. Joseph Carlucci conducted selections from No No Nanette, Gaslight Gaities, South Pacific, Hullabaloo, Bad Bad Leroy Brown, and The Sting. A standing ovation followed and a reception with Temple-Eastex officials and local leaders capped the event. The program aims to become an annual concert with future performances planned at the theater campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont Symphony Orchestra
Silsbee Little Theatre
Temple-Eastex, Inc
Silsbee
Joseph Carlucci
American Musical Theater
Vincent Youmans
Richard Rogers
Little Theatre
Beaumont Symphony
Little Theatre Board of Directors
Temple-Eastex
Sisd Board of Education
Felix Hammack
Eastex
J. R. Weaver
Carl Fickenscher
Carol Tyrrell Kyle
Jack Evans
Kyle
Beaumont Art Museum
The
Symphony
Don Sheffield
SLT
Carlucci
Temple-Eastex Inc
Talk of the Town
Marvin Zoschke
Barbara Paret
Area Youths Take Top Honors In Food Show
Seven area youths won top honors at the Hardin County 4-H Food Show among 34 entrants in senior junior and sub-deb divisions. First place seniors Renee Hodge and Arlene Garratt, juniors Colleen Deitche and Karen Monger, sub-debs Veronica Hartley Troy Stratton and Renee Zoschke won medals blue ribbons and advancement to the District 4-H Food Show in April.
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Hardin County
Renee Hodge
Arlene Garratt
Colleen Deitche
Karen Monger
Veronica Hartley
Troy Stratton
Renee Zoschke
Molly Craft
Kimberly Crouch
Elizabeth Erwin
Deena Harrell
Remona Huddleston
Kim Meinscher
Bradley Standlee
Brenda Tallina
Lisa Wood
Patty Conway
Sheri Grant
Julie Hargrave
Ann Harrell
Debbie Helton
Trudy Kendrick
Cathy Leyendecker
Michele Mazzola
Mary Schoenfeld
Donna Williams
Laura Wooten
Nancy Fuller
Francene Garrard
Wendler Named Staff Engineer at Kirby Silsbee Plant
Robert E. Wendler is appointed staff engineer at Kirby Lumber Corporation's Silsbee operations. He will design new systems and improve existing ones at the Silsbee sawmill and plywood plants. A Washington University civil engineering graduate, Wendler is from Los Angeles and will reside in Silsbee.
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Robert E. Wendler
Kirby Lumber Corporation
Silsbee
Washington University
St. Louis
Wendler
Charles T. Main Engineering
Portland
Ore
Los Angeles
Final Rites For Mrs. Margaret Thomas
Mrs. Margaret Ann Thomas 79 of Silsbee died February 18 after a lengthy illness. Funeral services February 20 at Farmer Funeral Chapel with Dan Gibson officiating. Burial at Resthaven Cemetery. Survived by son Vernon Thomas of Houston, daughters Mrs Eugene Marrish Port Neches and Mrs A P Ratcliff Silsbee, brother Carl Hughes Jacksonville, sisters Mrs Osailure Silsbee and Mrs Vertie Herbst Angleton. Pallbearers R B Parrish J L Parrish Dickie Charles Sharp James P Francis Roy Baker.
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Margaret Ann Thomas
Silsbee
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Cherokee County
Northside Church of Christ
Farmer Funeral Chapel
Dan Gibson
Royal Warner
Restaaven Cemetery
Vernon Thomas
Houston
Eugene Marrish
Port Neches
A. P. Ratcliff
Carl Hughes
Jackopville
Olasewell
Vertie Herbst
Angleton
Myrtie Herbst
R. B
J. L. Parrish
Dickie
Charles Sharp
James P. Francis
Roy Baker
Williams Named Chairman of Texas Forestry Association Drive
Dr. David Williams of Silsbee is named Hardin County chairman for the Texas Forestry Association membership campaign as the 62nd anniversary year of the TFA approaches in 1976. The drive aims for 2,400 members by July 1, with 2,109 members recorded last year. Founded in 1914, the TFA is a nonprofit statewide group promoting forestry conservation and wise use of forest resources.
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David Williams
Forestry Campaign
Lufkin
Silsbee
Hardin County
theTexas Forestry Association
Morrison Hayden
Ken McLaughlin
TFA
Association
Texas
Rayburn Fishermen Found With 1400 Pounds Of Catfish
Rayburn warden patrol on Lake Sam Rayburn in East Texas spotted two fishermen tied to a stump. Investigators found a submerged catch basket with 235 catfish and later recovered four more baskets totaling 736 catfish. Additional details describe the illegal catch and authorities' response.
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Rayburn
San Augustine
Mike Ray
Billy Timms
Lake
Sam Rayburn
East Texas
Timms
Ray
Parks and Wildlife Department
Silsbee State Bank Elevates Two To Vice Presidents
Silsbee State Bank promotes Mrs. Carol B. Jordan and Joe K. Watson from assistant vice presidents to vice presidents. Ed M. Wilson credits their banking expertise and friendly spirit as assets, noting Jordan’s American Institute of Banking certificates and long service, and Watson’s consumer credits background guiding new installment loan programs.
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Silsbee State Bank
Carol B. Jordan
Joe K. Watson
Ed M. Wilson
Jordan
Watson
Silsbee State
Pacific Finance
Nacogdoche Wilson
Joe
Fishermen Held on Catfish Quotas Violation
Two men weighing about 1,400 pounds were jailed on illegal catfish fishing charges in San Augustine County court. They are free on $2,200 bond each and await further legal action.
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San Augustine
Temple-Eastex Employee Service Awards Highlight
One hundred and twenty two Temple-Eastex Eastex Division staff received service pins at the Ridgewood Motor Hotel Beaumont on February 17. Lincon Skillern led the seniority list as a 25 year veteran district supervisor in Evadale while 75 workers were recognized for 20 years of service with personal biographies narrated by Leonard Mentius.
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Tvo
Eastex
Temple-Eastex Inc
Ridgewood Motor Hotel
Beaumont
Lincon Skillern
Evadale
Skillern
Southwestern Timber
Silsbee
Leonard Mentius
Felix M. Hammack
Enfield Ford
Time Inc
New York
Termple-Eastex
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Lola Burgess
A.A.R.P
O'Neil
Silsbee High School
Susan Shine
Harold Evans
Charles Burns
Laura Allen
Leslie Birdwell
Pam McMillan
Melinda Grantham
Vinton
Hank
Betty Ann Mitchell
Ward
Nan Bush
David
Linda Bush
Stephen F
Donna Pender
Ricky King
Russell Morgan
Arthur Pender
David Arabie
Melissa Kendrick
Sunni Newsom
Charlotte Brown
Lou Ann ‘Cavasar
Debby Dees
Mazzola
Kim Nelson
Georgia
Tallinn
Debbi Dickey
Tricia Fuller
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University System
Morrison Milling Co
Denton
Kirby
Margaret Thomas
Austin
Lee
Insurance Agency
Paul Georcas
Silsbee, Texas
Lumberton, Texas
Billy Barclay
Warrick TV
Roosevelt Drive
James Buckley
R-N.y
Eugene McCarthy
of M & M Grocery and Rentals
Workshoe
Birdwell’s of
Silshee
Foster Grant
BIG
Hwy
Lumberton
Davis Whitted
Tommy Wright
Aaron McBride
Linda Cox
Kountze
Dean Lyda
Roy Daves
South Brown Kountze
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