Bargain Texas Oil Slips as Depletion Increases
Texas oil production slips after the Railroad Commission trims the allowable to 99 percent in December and 98 percent in January. Despite past conservation, fields wear down under high flows, with total Texas output down 6.5 percent year over year. Producers ramped drilling. completions up 14 percent, yet overall output falls. Prices rise as imports fill gaps, with Texas crude costing about 7.64 per barrel to producers and consumers paying around 11.50 for imported oil.
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Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
Saudi Arabia
Commission
OPEC
Life of Christian Joy Drawing Others to Jesus
Meditation Reflects on Acts 4 13 and the power of living Christ like the farm couple described by H L Gee A visitor worker and prayerful thought invite daily opportunities to witness through happy Christian living The message asks if one’s life is so joyful in Jesus that others seek Him and prays for awareness and active commendation of Christ as Savior.
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Jesus
H. L. Gee
Lord God
Christ
Peter
Jesus Christ
Births in area add eight new arrivals this January
Mr and Mrs Claud Goffett of Kountze welcome a son born January 7 at St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont. Mr and Mrs Michael Lof tin of Thicket celebrate a son born January 6 at Women and Children Hospital Beaumont. Trent Tracie Lynn born to Mr and Mrs James Noel Anderson of Kountze January 7 at Silsbee Doctors Hospital. Mandy Annette born to Mr and Mrs Michael Wayne King of Silsbee January 9 at Silsbee Doctors Hospital. Mr and Mrs Gerald Ben Muckelrath of Beaumont greet a daughter Donna Lynn born January 10 at Silsbee Doctors Hospital. A daughter Darra Dawn born to Mr and Mrs Darrell Gene Veneable of Silsbee January 11 at Silsbee Doctors Hospital. Mr and Mrs Jerry Lynn Williams of Silsbee announce a son Craig Myles born January 11 at Silsbee Doctors Hospital.
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Claud Goffett
Kountze
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Michael D. Loftin
Thicket
Women and Children Hospital
Tracie Lynn
Ito
James Noel Anderson
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Mandy Annette
Michael Wayne King
Silsbee
Gerald Ben Muckelrath
Donna Lynn
Darra Dawn
Darrell Gene Veneable
Jerry Lynn Williams
Earl Swinford Dies in Delta Colorado Father of Mrs Ragan
Funeral services were held for Earl R Swinford 87 of Delta Colorado who died December 29 Burial took place in Olathe Cemetery He is survived by a daughter Mrs Alvin J Ragan of Silsbee A former oil exploration driller he spent years in Bolivia and Chile and did seismic work in the U S with major companies
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Earl R. Swinford
Delta
Colo
Olathe
Swinford
Bolivia
Chile
U.S
Alvin J. Ragan F
Silsbee
Theus invites to Sunday morning KKAS radio sermon
Ivan Wayne Theus welcomes listeners to hear him preach on KKAS 1300 every Sunday from 9:15 to 9:30 a m. Call 385-3171. Also inviting attendance at Pentecostal Lighthouse Church located five miles north of Silsbee.
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Ivan Wayne Theus
KKAS
Pentecostal Lighthouse Church
Silsbee
Panhandlers HD Club Hosts Membership Tea in Silsbee
The Panhandlers Home Demonstration Club of Silsbee will hold a membership tea on January 20 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Silsbee State Bank. The group aims to promote family home and community welfare with programs on Home Gardening, Sewing with Professional Touches, leadership, and “Create the Look You Like With Line” by Mrs. Toy Smith. Mrs. Carolyn Bowman is president. meetings occur the first and third Thursdays of each month at 10 a.m. in the same bank, except in summer.
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Panhandlers Home Demonstration Club of
Silsbee
Silsbee State Bank
Jimmy McCelvey
Toy Smith
Carolyn Bowman
Evening Lions Hear Industrial Teacher
The Evening Lions Club met Tuesday with supper at the Pizza Inn. Archie White, industrial cooperative training teacher at Silsbee High School, spoke on the vocational education program. He outlined on the job training for students and the aim to prepare them for gainful employment. The program has run four years, teaching trades and skills to many students.
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Lions Club
Pizza Inn
Archie White
Silsbee High School
Navy Seaman Recruit Johnson Completes Training
Thomas W. Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Peavy of Lumberton, completes eight weeks of recruit training at the Naval Training Center in San Diego. The program covered seamanship, drill, Naval history and first aid as preparation for further schooling and one of the Navy’s 85 basic occupational fields.
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Navy
Thomas W. Johnson
Donald G. Peavy
Lumberton
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Two Silsbee Students Receive Degrees From Sam Houston State
Two Silsbee area students earned degrees from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville for the Fall 1976 semester. William Mark Yawn of Silsbee received a B S in law enforcement and political science, and Sammie J. Stephen of Lumberton earned a Master of Library Science with a library science major. Dean's List honorees included Linda Sharyl Bond Buna Suzanne Brandon Cathy Ann Breaux Peggy Wortham Cauthen Jane Frances Elliott Deborah Lynne Mattingly Warren Joe Wiley Copeland William Mark Yawn Cynthia Bowman Garrison Lumberton and David Ernest Johnson Spurger.
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Silsbee
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville
William Mark Yawn
Sammie J. Stephen
Lumberton
Sam Houston
Linda Sharyl Bond
Buna
Suzanne Brandon
Cathy Ann Breaux
Peggy Wortham Cauthen
Jane Frances Elliott
Deborah Lynne Mattingly
Warren
Joe Wiley Copeland
Cynthia Bowman Garrison
David Ernest Johnson
Spurger
A L Self 82 Dies in Beaumont
Funeral services for A L Self 82 of 8530 Frazier Beaumont were held at 1 30 p m Saturday at Forest Lawn Funeral Home with burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery He died at 910 a m Thursday at his home A native of Collin County Texas he had lived in Beaumont 38 years and was a retired dairy farmer Brother Lester D Self of Silsbee is mentioned as a survivor.
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A. L. Self
Frazier
Beaumont
Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Collin County
Texas
Lester D. Self
Silsbee
Xi Kappa Nu Meeting Plans Mexican Supper
Xi Kappa Nu and Xi Kappa Nu Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at the Southwestern Bell Office on January 10 with June Flanakin as hostess. Plans announced for a Mexican supper on January 24 at Linda Allen's home. Refreshments served and a telephone use film shown.
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Xi Kappa Nu
Beta Sigma Phi
Southwestern Bell
June Flanakin
Linda Allen
Nu Upsilon Meets Nu Upsilon Chapter Shower Event
Nu Upsilon met December 11 at Mrs. Mary Ashcraft home with 14 members present. Mrs. Sue Roach co hosted and presided. Mrs. Hilda Arnold received a pink and blue shower. Mrs. Susan Irvine led a program titled JALAC. A Coke party for rushees was announced for January 23 by Mrs. Peggy Scarborough.
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Nu Upsilon
Beta Sigma Phi
Mary Ashcraft
Sue Roach
Hilda Arnold
Susan Irvine
Peggy Scarborough
Blue Bird Group Chooses Helpers for Month at First Meeting
The Chirping Blue Birds held their first meeting of the year at Mrs Janet Ferguson’s home on Thursday. Mrs Ferguson and assistant leader Mrs Lois Guidry named the new helpers for the month. Servers are Margaret Ann Brown and Stephanie Cohman. Clean up girls Kristi Haley and Jana Guidry. Six girls attended the meeting and worked on a service project to be reported next week in the Silsbee Bee.
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Janet Ferguson
Rho Upsilon Holds January Meeting in Beaumont
The Rho Upsilon chapter met January 10 with 18 members at Ethan Allen Furniture Co in Beaumont. They toured the store and discussed home decorating ideas, then revealed Secret Sisters and exchanged gifts over dinner at the Monterey House.
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Rho Upsilon
Ethan Allen Furniture Co
Beaumont
Monterey House
Harwell-Hicks Vows Are Taken January 8
Miss Angela Harwell and Roy Wayne Hicks exchanged wedding vows January 8 at 7 30 p m in the Calvary Missionary church with family and friends present.
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Harwell-Hicks
Angela Harwell
Roy Wayne Hicks
Calvary Missionary
Harwell Hicks wedding at Baptist Church in Silsbee Beams
Rev James T Moon officiated the double ring ceremony for Kenneth L Harwell and Johnny Hicks union. Attendants included Karen Harwell Cassie Thompson Tammy Harwell and Rebec ca Harwell with Phil Hicks as best man. The couple will reside in Silsbee with Mrs Hicks employed by Birwell Department Store and he by Mustang Tractor in Beaumont.
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Karen Harwell
Cassie Thompson
Tammy Harwell
Rebecca Harwell
David Lynn Hicks
Phil Hicks
David Hatton
Richard Harwell
Alton Harwell
Randy Krebs
Deborah Morgan
Chris Kellum
Pam Hatton
Debbie Hicks
Janet Worsham
Melody Morgan
Leslie Birdwell
Silsbee
Hicks
Birwell Department Store
Mustang Tractor
Beaumont
Weekly school lunch menu notes missing final day
Monday offers chili beans rice cabbage slaw pickles fruit cobbler rolls and milk. Tuesday serves hamburgers lettuce tomatoes onions fruit cup french fries cinnamon rolls and milk. Wednesday features meat loaf mashed potatoes gravy green beans banana pudding rolls and milk. Thursday includes turkey dressing cranberry sauce frozen peas fruit cup temptation dessert rolls and milk. Friday lists steak fingers with ketchup potato puffs green limas peanut butter cake with icing and rolls.
Watson to head Texas Medicaid task force and other state actions
W. Marvin Watson of Daingerfield former Postmaster General will head a state wide task force to evaluate the Medicaid program in Texas. Gov Briscoe appointed J Taylor Brite as 81st district judge and Alger H Kendall Jr as 81st district attorney to succeed Brite. Brite replaces Judge John F May who resigned.
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W. Marvin Watson
Daingerfield
Texas
Briscoe
J. Taylor Brite
Jourdanton
Alger H. Kendall Jr
Karnes City
Brite
John F. May
Jim Langdon
Christmas Holiday Visit To Anchorage Family Home
Vivica Moncrief and Patsy Ling and sons Jamie and Ron ald enjoyed Christmas and New Year with their mother Mrs. Ruby Rogers before returning to Anchorage Alaska.
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Vivica Moncrief
Patsy ‘Ling
Jamie
Ronald
Ruby ‘Rogers
Anchorage
Alaska
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Wilson Speir
Tex
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Central Power and Light Co
Joe Ventura
Cail
the Originator Art Gallery
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South Silsbee
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Legal Reserve
Federal Insurance Reserve
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V. C. Caraway
Lenox Hawthorne
Mr. C. B. Locke
David Stanley
Sam Copeland
Ginger DeLoach
H. A. Thomas
Barre Mitchell
Sue Lindsey
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