Spencer W Kimball Named President of Mormon Church
Spencer W. Kimball was named the twelfth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on December 31 following the death of Harold B. Lee on December 26. Ezra Taft Benson was named president of the Council of the Twelve Apostles. Kimball becomes prophet seer and revelator to about 3.2 million Mormons. He joined the Council in 1943 when the church numbered 937,050 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer W. Kimball
Council of the Twelve Apostles
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Harold B. Lee
Mormon Church
Ezra Taft Benson
U.S
Eisenhower
Kimball
Buard Named Radio Trainee For WFAA and KZEW
Rebecca Buard, selected from East Texas State University graduates, will begin a broadcast journalism trainee position January 2 with WFAA AM and KZEW FM in the Dallas Fort Worth area. She majors in speech and drama and aims to a career in broadcasting.
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Rebecca Shervlann Buard
Radio-Tv
Wfaa-Am
Kzew-Fm
Dallas-Fort Worth
Miss Buard
East Texas State University
Sammie Bowie
Silsbee
Silsbee High School
Stated Meetings For Hercules Masonic Lodge 295 Texas
Hercules Masonic Lodge No 295 F and AM meets the first and third Tuesday each month at 7:00 PM in Silsbee Texas visiting brethren are invited L K Johnson W M J D Lane Secretary
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Hercules Masonic Lodge
F&am
S&s
Llth Street
Silsbee
Texas
L. K. Johnson
SBA Loan Officer To Be In Beaumont On Wednesday
John L. Carey the SBA district director announces continued guaranteed loans for the Golden Triangle Area. Al Walsh and Albert J Coburn will attend the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday Jan 16 from 8 30 to 4 30 p m to explain the lending program and offer counseling. appointments via the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce at 638 6581.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Carey
Small Business Administration
SBA
Golden Triangle
Houston
al Walsh
Albert J. Coburn
Beaumont
Beaumont Chamber of
Funeral Services Held Tuesday For Dennis V. Felps 70
Funeral services for Dennis V. Felps 70 of Route 1 Fred were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday Jan 8 at Farmer Funeral Home Chapel Silsbee with Rev Emmitt Pugh and Rev Elbert Freeman officiating. Burial followed at Turner Branch Cemetery near Spurger. Felps died Monday at Tyler County Hospital Woodville He was a retired field engineer for Sinclair Oil Co now ARCO Survivors include his wife Mrs Mary Edna Freeman a brother Lee Felps John Felps Allen Felps and a sister Mrs Fannie Tarver all of Fred
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Dennis V. Felps
Fred
Farmer Funeral Home Chapel
Silsbee
Emmitt Pugh
Elbert Freeman
Turner Branch
Spurger
Felps
Tyler County Hospital
Woodville
Sinclair Oil Co
ARCO
Retired Federal Employees Install Officers Jan 16
Silsbee Chapter No. 1319 of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees will install officers for 1974 at the First National Bank at 10 a.m. Wednesday Jan 16. Noel D Patterson of Dallas, president of the Texas Federation of N A A F E Chapters, will be special guest speaker and install the officers. Officers elected include George A. Goynes president Richard Weathersby vice president Bruce W Gravis secretary treasurer Thomas B Coe Jr chaplain Bessie A Tuxworth chaplain. NARFE headquartered in Washington D C has about 185 000 civil service annuitants and survivors. Chapter No 1319 has 10 other charter members.
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Sils‘bee
National Association of Retired Federal Employees
First National Bank
Noel D. Patterson
Dallas
Texas Federation of N.A.A.F.E
George A. Goynes
Silsbee
Richard Weathersby
Bruce W. Gravis
Evadale
Thomas B. Coe Jr
Kountze
Bessie A. Tuxworth
NARFE
Washington, D.C
Smith Henry Are Married in First Baptist Church
Susan Karyn Smith and Rodney Lee Henry exchanged vows January 5 at 7:30 pm in First Baptist Church. Rev Ro E B Barclay presided the double ring ceremony. The couple, Baylor students, will reside in Waco after a New Orleans wedding trip.
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Susan Karyn Smith
Rodney Lee Henry
Rodney Lee
Ro E B. Barclay
First Baptist Church
James M. Smith
James L. Henry
Duncan
Oklo
Jana Revels
Nelson Duffle
Heather Holdsclaw
Okla
Tommy Tatum
Silsbee
Sharyr Tatum
Carla Baggett
Waco
Robert Kirkland
Beaumont
Louanne Weathersby
Aubrey Ferguson
Baylor University
Community State Bank
Cottonwood Baptist Church
New Orleans
New Game Wardens Assigned to Three Texas Counties
Three new game wardens join the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to fill vacancies in Chambers Hardin and San Jacinto Counties. Granviley Wyatt Moore 24 from Austin will live in Mont Belvieu with his wife and son Warren Bluntzer 26 from Sour Lake will reside with his wife and daughter Jack W Kohleffel from Columbus will settle in Cold Springs with his wife and two sons.
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Chambers
Hardin
San Jacinto
Ben Urban
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Beaumont
Granviley Wyatt Moore
Chambers County
Park Lane
Mont Belvieu
Moore
Austin
Lanier High
Warren Bluntzer
Hardin County
Sour Lake
Bluntzer
Tarlton State
Parks and Wildlife Department
San Jacinto County
Jack W. Kohleffel
Columbus
Columbus High School
Kohleffel
Wharton
Southwest Texas State
Cold Springs
Lumberton Adds Teen Division to Little Miss Pageant
Lumberton announces three age divisions for the annual Little Miss and Ideal Miss Pageant with a new Ideal Miss teen division for ages 13 to 17. Divisions include Miss LaPetite 3 to 6 and Our Little Miss 7 to 12. All contestants model sports and dress outfits. talent is required only for Ideal Miss. For information contact Shirley Escleven or Sue Recla listed with phone numbers.
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Lumberton
Shirley Escleven
Sue Recla
Waldo Mathews Grad Finishes Safety Patrol Training
Mary Alice Johnson, a Waldo Mathews High School graduate, completed Safety Patrol training in Galveston and now serves as a Safety Patrol Officer. She is the niece of Mrs. Rendie Williams of South 10th Street, Silsbee.
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Waldo Mathews
Galveston
Mary Alice Johnson
Waldo Mathews High School
Mary
Rendie Williams
South 10Th Street
Silsbee
AARP Chapter To Meet In Silsbee For Covered Dish
The Silsbee area AARP group gathers at O'Neil School cafeteria today at 6 30 p m for a covered dish supper. A program will be presented.
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Silsbee Area
Chapter of Retired Persons
AARP
O'Neil
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