Sheriff's Posse To Sponsor Gospel Benefit in Silsbee
Hardin County Sheriff's Posse will sponsor a four hour benefit concert at Silsbee Junior High auditorium on Saturday February 1 from 7 to 11 p.m. Proceeds go to the Posse. Performers include Wally Fowler and Sounds of Nashville with The Jourcine The Singing Christians Texas Ambassadors Hanks Family and Jeanette Lunsford. Barbara Waits of Orange County will host. Tickets available from Posse members or N C McMillan president.
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Hardin County Sheriffs Posse
Wally Fowler
Silsbee Junior High
Posse
N. C. McMillan
Sheriff's
Nashville
Grand Ole Opry
Jour- Cine the Singing Christians
Texas Ambassadors
Hanks
Hardin County Sheriff’s Posse
Hardin
Billy Paine
John Hanks
Kirby Lumber appoints William Gieseke accounting manager
William R. Gieseke named accounting manager for Kirby Lumber Corp reporting to vice president B. R. Doughte. He succeeds N. E. Grandt who moved to audits and taxes in Silsbee. Gieseke formerly held president and controller roles at Diversified Plastics and Texas Instruments. He and wife Virginia reside in Beaumont with four children and will relocate to Silsbee.
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William R. Gieseke
Kirby Lumber Corp
Gieseke
B. R. Doughtie
N. E. Grandt
Silsbee
Kirby
Diversified Plastics, Inc
Houston
Texas Instruments
Stafford
Lamar University
Beaumont
Virginia
Altar Society Plans Gumbo Benefit on Sunday
The Altar Society of Infant Jesus Mission on Kountze Highway Lumberton will host a chicken gumbo fundraiser in the parish hall from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday January 26. Proceeds fund mission improvements. Deserts coffee and drinks available. hot gumbo may be taken home. frozen quarts sold.
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Altar Society of Infant Jesus Mission
Kountze
Lumberton
C. R. Dollinger
Thomas Allen
Joe Daigle
Stanley Orr
Emile Mocha
Jessie Barland
R. L. Durdin
Cole Slaw
Glen Cook
R. R. McRoberts
Ted Wills
Joe Guillory
John Darby
J Robin
Rio Upsilon Rho Upsilon Chapter Plans Valentine Party
The Rio Upsilon Rho Upsilon chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met January 13 at Silsbee State Bank with 12 members. Cynthia Jones presided, Carolyn Perkins hosted and led the program on Nature. A Valentine Party was planned for February 10.
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Rho Upsilon
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Silsbee State Bank
Cynthia Jones
Carolyn Perkins
Winnie Jones
Frances Shows
Susan Ferguson
Kathy Caraway
Two From Silsbee Are On Bean's List at Texas Tech U
Texas Tech University released its fall semester dean's honor list. Silsbee residents Pamel a L Ireland and Walter R Scarbourough earned the distinction with a 3.0 GPA or higher. The university reports about 22,000 students enrolled across colleges such as Agricultural Sciences Arts and Sciences Business Administration Education Engineering Home Economics and the Graduate School.
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Silsbee
Bean
Texas Tech U
Lubbock
Texas Tech University
Pamela L. Ireland
Rt. 1
Box
Walter R. Scarbourugh
P. O. Box
Texas Tech
Kountze Rubber Plant Signs Lease Purchase Agreement
General Intermodal Services of Baton Rouge signed a long term lease purchase for rubber upgrading operations in Kountze. The plant known as Texas Rubber Upgrading will expand with a new 5,000 square foot building doubling storage as residents support the move. The Kountze Development Co president George N. Christian organized the land and improvements deal to promote local economic growth.
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Kountze
General Intermodal Services, Inc
Baton Rouge
Southern Pacific Railroad
Kountze Development Co
Texas Rubber Upgrading
Peoples State Bank
Ernest D. Wilson
General Intermodal
Texas
George N. Christian
Frances Creel Named Practical Nurse Candidate
Mrs Frances Creel of Dardenelle Ark was a candidate in the practical nursing capping services at Petit Jean Vocational Technical School in Russellville Ark on January 10 She is the wife of Edwar Allen Creel of Dardenelle and they have two sons She will be employed by Dr Harbison in Dardenelle Ark
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Frances Creel
Dardenelle
Ark
Petit Jean
Cub Scout Den 1 Visits Parkdale Circus in Beaumont
Den 1 of Cub Scout Pack 88 attended the circus at Parkdale Mall in Beaumont on Tuesday January 7. Afterwards the Scouts enjoyed hamburgers at Dairy Queen and, at the January 14 meeting, started wolf wall plaques with refreshments provided by Mrs Hallmark. Denner for January is Lyndon Hallmark, with assistant denner Paul Martin and scribe Kenneth Suitt.
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Den
Ccircus
Parkdale Mall
Beaumont
Dairy Queen
Xi Kappa Nu To Sell Cookbooks
Xi Kappa Nu Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met Monday night January 13 at Mrs Buford Curtis home. Ten members attended as Mrs June Flanakin presided. They planned a Mexican supper and a Valentine Social, prepared a fashion show with students from Silsbee High School, and discussed bench repairs in Santa Fe Park.
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Xi Kappa Nu Chapter
Silsbee
Curtis
Allen
Larry Ford
Airman Ray C. Chester Completes Basic Training
Airman Ray C. Chester, son of Mrs. Charlyn A. Chester of Silsbee, has completed six weeks of Air Training Command basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. He will report to the Technical Training Center at Sheppard AFB for specialized transportation training after graduation from Port Neches Groves High School in 1973 and time at the University of Texas. His father James W. Chester resides in Port Arthur.
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San Antonio
Ray C. Chester
Charlyn A. Chester
Holly, Silsbee
Sheppard Afb
Texas
Air Force
Air Training Command
Lackland Afb
Sheppard
Chester
Port Neches Groves High School
University of Texas
James W. Chester
Twin City Highway
Port Arthur
Three Silsbee Students Earn Baylor University Degrees
Baylor University in Waco announces that Gary close, Lou ann Weathersby, and Susan Smith Henry from Silsbee earned degrees in the fall 1974 semester. A total of about 51,300 graduates have completed degrees since 1854, with 322 baccalaureate and 78 graduate degrees in this term. No public ceremony was held. next official commencement is at the end of the 1975 spring term.
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Waco
Baylor University
Silsbee
Gary Close
Butler
Louann Weathersby
Susan Smith Henry
Baylor
Funeral Services for Mrs. Mary Slaydon 89 Held
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Frances Slaydon aged 89 of Lake Charles were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Farmer Funeral Chapel with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. Rev. R. Eugene Jonte officiated. She died Sunday evening in a Lake Charles hospital after a lengthy illness. Survivors include two sons Earl Slaydon of Silsbee and Earl Slaydon of Houston, a daughter Mrs. C. A. Robertson of Lake Charles, a brother Ike Collins of Glenmore, and two sisters Mrs. Ida Pruitt of Port Arthur and Mrs. Pet Yeats of Beaumont.
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Mary Frances Slaydon
Lake Charles
Farmer
Rest Haven
R. Eugene Jonte
Slaydon
Earl Slaydon
Silsbee
Houston
C. A. Robertson
Ike Collins
Glenmore
Ida Pruitt
Port Arthur
Pet Yeats
Beaumont
Last Rites for Albert Satterwhite at 2 Today
Funeral services for Albert White Satterwhite 65 will be held at 2 p.m. today in Farmer Funeral Chapel with burial in Resthaven Cemetery. Rev. Ernest Zavisch will officiate. He died at 8:20 a.m. Tuesday in St. Elizabeth Hospital. A Longview native he lived in Beaumont 25 years and was a retired logging contractor. Surviving are A. J. Satterwhite of Newton L. J. Satterwhite of Kirbyville four sisters Ethel Stott Conroe Delma Jordan Silsbee Jewel Powell Beaumont Annie Bell Rogers Beaumont.
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Albert White Satterwhite
Farmer
Resthaven
Ernest Zavisch
Satterwhite
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Longview
Beaumont
A. J. Satterwhite
Newton
L. J. Satterwhite
Kirbyville
Ethel Stott
Conroe
Delma Jordan
Silsbee
Jewel Powell
Annie Bell Rogers
Births in Silsbee and area mark Jan dates
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. O Quinn of Silsbee welcome a son born January 11 at Women and Children Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. David Earl Cobble of Silsbee have a daughter born January 10 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Ernie Marion Enloe and Mrs. Enloe of Silsbee are parents of twin sons born January 9 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Arlene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Goodman of Silsbee, born December 31 at Silsbee Doctors Hospital. James Eric, son of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wood of Village Mills, born January 7 at Silsbee Doctors Hospital. Shelly Renee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Selman Jones Mobley of Silsbee, born January 12 at Silsbee. Anthony Shane, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby McClelland of Kountze, born January 14 at Silsbee Doctors Hospital.
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L. P. O’quinn
Silsbee
Women and Children Hospital
David Earl Cobble
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Ernie Marion Enloe
Arlene
Leon Goodman
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Billy Wood
Village Mills
James Eric
Selman Jones Mobley
Shelly Renee
Anthony Shane
Bobby McClelland
Kountze
20th Century Club Hears Book Review
The Twentieth Century Club met January 8 at Mrs. W. C. McNeil’s home with Mrs. J. C. Jeffrey Jr. as cohostess. Mrs. Russell Wilson opened the program and Mrs. R. L. Read reviewed Ann Simer’s Once Upon a Life. Guests included Mrs. Bob Burgess and others.
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Twentieth Century Club
W. C. McNeil
J. C. Jeffrey Jr
Russell Wilson
R. L. Read
Ann Simer
Bob Burgess
L. L. Barclay
Rex Worley
Marie Bomer
R. L. Paret
L. O. Turrentine
Tex La Singers to Meet in Woodville
The Tex La Neches Valley Singing Convention meets at Woodville High School auditorium on Jan 17 18 and 19. Arthur Watson of Dallas promotes the event with guests from Tennessee Georgia and Alabama. Highlights include youth session Jan 18 and daily sessions with regional and interstate groups.
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Woodville
Woodville High School
Arthur Watson
Dallas
Watson
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Waymakers
Lufkin
Harris
Holley
Houston
Woods
Phelps
Evadale
Black
Bethel
Kountze
Ozarkians
Springfield
James
Anacoco
Leon Forbis
Center
Glad Tidings
Jasper
Veterans urged to inform dependents of death benefits
The Veterans Administration notes 355000 deaths in fiscal year 1974 including 206000 veterans with World War II service and urges 29 million veterans to ensure their dependents know about available death benefits.
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Veterans Administration
Susan Shine Named to Texas All-State Choir
Susan Shine of Silsbee High earns a place in the Texas All-State Choir, one of six Region X selections among 240 statewide. She performed at area auditions January 11 at Stephen F. Austin University with pieces by Bruckner Hall and Britten Lift Boy, ahead of a February Dallas clinic and concert.
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Susan Shine
Texas
Darrell D. Shine
Silsbee
Silsbee High
Roy Bean
Miss Shine
Golden Triangle
Stephen F. Austin University
Nacogdoches
Bruckner
Hall
Britton
Susan
Little Dribblers Open Cage Season January 18
Opening ceremonies for the Silsbee Little Dribblers junior basketball league will be held Saturday January 18 at the Silsbee Junior High School gymnasium from 10 to 11 a.m. Billy Tarver says the event will feature six games. The league has two age groups nine and ten and eleven and twelve with seven teams each. Games begin Monday January 20 and run Mondays and Thursdays at 6 30 p.m. Older group games are at the high school gym and younger group games at O Neill Intermediate School.
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Silsbee Little Dribblers
Silsbee
Billy Tarver
O'Neill
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Sheriff's Posse
Rio Upsilon
Kountze Rubber Plant
Xi Kappa Nu
Becky Nelson
Alana Thompson
Connie Perkins
Sonseeahrea McDonald
Suzanne Calvert
Trenda Snider
Sandy McKee
Nathan Chambers
Bobby Phillips
Silsbee High School
Baylor U
Gary F. Butler
Mary Slaydon
Albert Satterwhite
20Th Century Club Hears Book Review
Little Cypress - Mauriceville
Forest Park
Orange Stark
Thomas Jefferson and
Nedersland
Selec
Ted
Convention Center
Miss Susan Shine
Little Dribblers
Gore’s
Smokehouse
Nerene
North 4Th Street
Vale Neriene Webb Kulju
Oda, Loe
First National of Silsbee
First National Bank
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