Bicentennial Plans Move Forward In Our Town
Lola Burgess reports our town gears up for the nation’s 200th birthday and the city’s 82nd. A Bicentennial Committee meeting on January 5 shows calendars selling to fund celebrations. Blue Birds Camp Fire girls and local businesses volunteer to sell calendars. Broadway musical George M will be produced under Betty Shinn with Roy Bean and Barney Ross assisting.
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Oyurolohee
Blue Birds
Camp Fire
Avin Reagan
Festival
Betty Shinn
Betty
Roy Bean
Barney Ross
Many
Local notes on committees weddings and community events
Community notices list standing committee chairs at Heritage ’76 and civic groups including Azalea Garden Club and Silsbee clubs. Bridal party at Christopher's Restaurant for Joyce Reeves. Joyce and Jimmy Jones wed in Evadale with attendees and moves to Nederland. Local updates include a Bowl game pick and defense award, with corrections on last week’s column.
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Dot Smith
Oneral
Ernie Dieivich
Betty Ann Mitchell
Treasuer
Barbara Paret
Farley Bow
Horizon
Weeks Crawford
Wrester
Azalea Garden Club
Della Iota Sororiy
Chamber of Commerce
Aons Club
Exquisett Club
Friendship Garden Club
Harin County Helping Hands
Iisbee Little Theatre
Nu Uption Sorority
Silsbee Assocition For
Silsbee Garden Club
Silsee Woman's Club
Key Club
Future Homemakers of America
Christopher
McGarahan and Tennison Jr. Exchange Vows at First United Methodist
Marilyn Sue McGarahan and Raymond P. Tennison Jr. wed in a candlelight ceremony at the First United Methodist Church on January 9. Rev. Eugene Jonte and Rev. Donald Sheffield officiated. The couple, both of Silsbee, plan to live there after a wedding trip to Austin.
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Marilyn McGarahan
Raymond Tennison Jr
Marilyn Sue McGarahan
Raymond P. Tennison Jr
First United Methodist Church
Eugene Jonte
Donald Sheffield
St. John's Episcopal Church
William P. McGarahan
Raymond P. Tennison
Pat MceGarahan
Houston
Laurette de
First National Bank of Silsbee
Woman's Club Group Presents Program To Read-Turntine Fourth Graders
Members of the Silsbee Woman's Club Conservation Department spoke to Read-Turrentine School fourth graders about space colonies and conserving natural resources. They urged help for keeping the land beautiful and donated a subscription to Ranger Rick Magazine from the National Wildlife Federation.
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Conservation Department
The
Silsbee Woman's Club
Read - Turrentine School
Byrnes Belk
Michael Hale
A. L. Burleson
C. E. Landolt Jr
National Wildlife Federation
Woman's Club
Reception To Honor Mrs. Horka In Silsbee Library
The Mayor and Council of Silsbee plus the Library Board invite the public to a reception for Mrs Marguerite Horka on Thursday January 22 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Silsbee Library. She retires this month after many years of service to the library.
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City of
Silsbee
Board of Trustees
Silsbee Public Library
Marguerite Horka
Silsbee Library
Spring Tour to Amsterdam and Russia from Houston
A round trip transportation package from Houston includes first class hotel accommodations and three meals daily. The tour features a ballet in Leningrad, with additional activities in Russia and Amsterdam, plus related arrangements. Contact HW 885-3888 or 385-6204 in Silsbee for details.
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Amsterdam
Russia
Houston
Leningrad
Reus
Episcopal Church Holds Annual Meeting at St John’s
Rev Don Sheffield presided over St John’s Episcopal Church annual meeting after a covered dish supper. Edward Dominguez Vernon Gray and Zach Taylor elected to Bishop's Committee. Sybil Dean elected delegate, Bob Hughes alternate to Diocesan Council in Houston Feb 5 7 at AstroWorld Hotel.
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Don Sheffield
St John’s Episcopal Church
Edward Dominguez
Vernon Gray
Zach Taylor
Sybil Dean
Bob Hughes
Diocesan Council
Southeast Texas
Houston
Astroworld Hotel
St. John’s
Don Longenberger
Foster Cannon
Margaret Longenberger
John Sossaman
Women of
Janet Hughes
Donna Sheffield
Ninette Tennison
Episcopal Church Women
Diocese of Texas
St. Mark’s
Beaumont
Evergreen Revival at Evergreen Assembly of God
The Evergreen Assembly of God Church in Silsbee hosts a revival January 21 to 23 at 7 p.m. Evangelists Kenneth Williams and wife from Newton lead services with Mrs Williams providing nightly special singing. Pastor F C Drake leads the church.
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Evergreen Assembly of God Church of
Silsbee
Kenneth Williams
Newton
Jimmy C Smith Named Music and Youth Director in Silsbee
Jimmy C Smith a Port Neches High School graduate and Lamar University senior was named music and youth director at Good Shepherd Baptist Church of Silsbee effective January 12 announced by Pastor Rév Willis. He will graduate in August with a Bachelor in Music and has previous roles at West End Baptist Beaumont veit Baptist Nederland and Evadale Cenisit Baptist. He is married to Lynette Powell a sophomore at momar University.
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Hugh Smiths
Randy
Corliss Smith
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Lamar
The
Diamonds
Crystal Forest
Hyatt Regency
Bob Wendler
Portland
Ore
Bob
Kirby Lumber
Steelers
James Hunter
Silsbee and
Grambling
Mack
Theodora Bullard
Spring
Texas
Kirby
Jimmy C. Smith
Port Neches High School
Lamar University
Good Shepherd Baptist Church of
Silsbee
Smith
Avnar
Heise
West End Baptist Church
Beaumont
Iet Baptist Church
Bevit Jaks
Contrary Baptist Church
Nederland
Ermandel Fiaptist Association
Evadale’s
Ceniisit Baptist Church
Slishee
Lynette Powell
Momar University
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Wwe
Lola Burgess
Bluebirds
Silsbee Packing Co
Kim Earnest
Basie Cobble
Robyn Guillory
Talk of the Town
Marie Bomer
Sara Krutt
Avalon Garden Club
Dorothy Modisette
Silsbee Womans Club
Bicentennial Committee
East Avenue L
Kim Bruder
Diane DeLuca
Kathy Saad
Lois Ann Conner
Laura Copeland
Austin
University of Texas
Mack Lacy Accounting
Tennison
University of Houston
Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
Glenn R. Efaw
Baltimore
Jacques
Woman’s Club
R-T
H. E. Munden
North Sun Street
Episcopal Church
Good Shepherd
Kk. Willis
Kargrove Hotel
Roosevelt Drive
ZZA
Pine Plaza
Otis Gore
Marvel
Ann Gore
Hardin County
Big City
North
First National of
Silsbee Bank
P.O
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