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Silsbee Bee

Location

Silsbee, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1975

Page

3

Toyota to donate 1974 model cars to auto programs

Nine cars go to gulf states institutions and eleven to schools in central and northern regions. Clifton Caraway notes vehicles or parts will not be sold for salvage and none will be registered. Distributors Gulf States Toyota and others join in distributing to qualified programs.

Caraway Motor Co Gulf States United States Clifton Caraway Toyota Toyota, Inc Toyota Distributors, Inc Caraway

SHS Auto Mechanics Receives 1974 Toyota Donation

The SHS auto mechanics program gains a 1974 Toyota from a dealership magazine donation drive. Twenty Toyotas with minor marine damage are reserved for student technicians, including one valued at 3597 dollars donated to Silsbee High.

Toyota Silsbee Clifton Caraway George Tutt Gulf Sales SHS S. A. Wallace Caraway Silsbee Hight

L. M. Brown Jr Installed as Silsbee Shriners President

L M Brown Jr was installed as president of the Silsbee Shrine Club at a Saturday dinner at the Silsbee Country Club honoring members and their ladies. El Mina Potentate W E Russell and staff from Galveston were installed officers. Board of Directors includes Claude Coward M R Adams Thurston C F Walker Lester A Henderson John Kirby James Dear Claude Worthey Bill B Tipton Bronson Jeffcoat. Brown gave a $200 check to Russell for the Burns Institute in Galveston. Next meeting set for Feb 13 at Harold's Restaurant.

L. M. Brown Jr Silsbee Shrine Club Silsbee Country Club el Mina W. E. Russell Galveston J. E. Lowell E. Z. Harper H. J. Bourgeois Henry Thurston A. G. Mashburn Claude Coward M. R. Adams Thurston C. F. Walker Lester A. Henderson John Kirby James Dear Claude Worthey Bill B. Tipton Bronson Jeffcoat Brown Russell Burns Institute Harold

Card of Thanks for Claude Holland family

The family of Claude Holland expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for food flowers visits calls cards prayers and other acts of sympathy during their loss. Your kindness will be remembered.

Claude Holland

Final Rites Held in San Augustine For Lee Baldree

Funeral services for Lee Baldree 79 of San Augustine were held on Saturday at 10 a m in Wyman Roberts Funeral Chapel with Rev McClain of the United Pentecostal Church officiating. Interment followed at Rosevine Cemetery. Baldree, a longtime San Augustine County businessman owner of Baldree's Grocery Service Station and Motel, was shot and killed during a robbery as he closed his store on US 96. Survivors include his wife Leola two daughters and two sons including Milton W Baldree of Silsbee.

Lee Baldree San Augustine Wyman-Roberts McClain United Pentecostal Church Rosevine Baldree US 96 Leola Milton W. Baldree Western Auto Store Silsbee

Cub Scout Den 4 Plans Banquet and Sea-Arama Trip

Den 4 of Cub Pack 88 met January 28 at Mrs. Vivian Stines home to work on Blue and Gold Banquet decorations. They received hot dog supper tickets for February 11 and planned a Sea-Arama visit in Galveston on February 8. Refreshments were by James Cawley. Keith Yeager reported.

Den 4 Cub Scout Pack Vivian Stines Sea- Arama Galveston James Cawley Keith Yeager

Den 1 Cub Pack 88 elects February den chiefs

Cub Scout Den 1 of Pack 88 met Tuesday January 28 in their cub club. Officers elected for February are Paul Martin denner Kenneth Suitt assistant denner and Terry Stanley scribe. The group worked on Wolf plaques and played a game of skill. Refreshments were served by Mrs Hallmark and Kenneth Suitt.

Den 1 Cub Scout Paul Martin Denner Kenneth Suitt Terry Stanley

Fasci nating Woman program to be offered publicly

Nu Upsilon chapter of Betal Sigma Phi held a meeting on January 27 at Hardin County Savings and Loan. Mrs. Russ Wilson presented The Fascinating Woman, based on a Houston course she took in November, and announced the public course at the First United Methodist Church during February. A brief business session led by Mrs. Robert Tatum followed, with refreshments by Mrs. Sam Roach and Mrs. Tatum.

Chili Supper by First United Methodist Church

The men of the First United Methodist Church will host an annual chili supper in McDonough hall on Saturday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are available from church members or at the door. the church sits on North 5th Street. Rev. R. Eugene Jonte serves as pastor.

First United Methodist Church McDonough Hall North 5Th Street R. Eugene Jonte

Family thanks for kindness after loss of Guy Whiteside

We thank friends relatives and neighbors for food prayers flowers and deeds of kindness during illness and death of Guy Whiteside. Special thanks to Woodrow Baptist Church staff at Kountze hospital and Dr Hooks. Mrs Rex Moore and family

Guy Whiteside Woodrow Baptist Church Kountze Hospital Hooks

County Court Hears Road Dispute And Pay Raises Plan

Barrington seeks to buy a truck at about 10 000 but cannot afford the higher price. Commissioners discuss a road crossing dispute involving Walters and Flowers, consider making a county road, and plan a Friday work session. Constables and judges seek a $40 monthly pay raise, plus deputies and other county employees. The board also addresses flooding in Colonial Acres and road maintenance requirements for developers.

Barrington Means Emmett Doc Flowers Buck Walters Honey Island Walters Flowers George Kirkpatrick Olan Davis L. C. Kirk Kirk Wildwood Davis Paine Rex Moore G. Chirk Billy Joe Rascoe Colonial Acres Clarence McNeely Hardin County Don L. Hawthorne

Funeral services for John S Bates at Clayton-Thompson

Funeral services for John S Bates 90 were held January 29 at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home with Rev Charles R Tanner officiating. Burial followed at Greenlawn Cemetery. Bates died at 6 am Tuesday in Gaspard's Nursing Home. He lived in Port Arthur since 1922 and retired from Gulf Oil in 1945 after 24 years as a pipe department foreman. Survivors include son Lloyd A Bates of Silsbee two daughters Zimmie Simmons of Lufkin and Robert J Broussard of Port Arthur, a sister Jimmie Goodrich of Lyons and a brother Eugene Bates of Lyons Texas.

Port Arthur John S. Bates Clayton - Thompson Charles R. Tanner Greenlawn Gaspard’s Caldwell Texas Bates Gulf Oil Co Lloyd A. Bates Silsbee Zimmie Simmons Lufkin Robert J. Broussard Jimmie Goodrich Lyons Eugene Bates

Silsbee Woman Hurt in Interstate 10 Crash

Officials at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont identified one of five treated in the emergency room after a 3:15 p.m. Tuesday auto wreck on Interstate 10 just east of Bergeron's as Mrs. Jean Varnon, 50, of Route Two, Box 652, Silsbee. The accident injured four others as well.

Baptist Hospital Beaumont Jean Varnon Silsbee

Lights at County Site Off Highway 327 Between Kountze and Silsbee

Workers install lighting at the county site along Highway 327 in the area between Kountze and Silsbee, expected to improve visibility and security after dusk.

Highway 327 Kountze Silsbee

Funeral Services for Ben H. Smith 77 Today

Funeral services for Ben H Smith 77 will be held at 2 p m today at the Farmer Funeral Chapel with Rev R E Barclay and Rev A A Drennen officiating. Burial will be in Knupple Cemetery. Smith died Monday night at Santa Fe Hospital in Temple. He was a Polk County native who lived in Silsbee 70 years a retired machinist and WWI veteran. He belonged to AARP and Friendship Sunday School Class. He is survived by daughter Mrs Wallie Smith wife of Walter L Tucker of Beaumont son Elton Smith of Gillette Wyoming brother Ernest Smith of Silsbee and two sisters Mrs Mollie Lindsey and Mrs Emma Lou Belt of Silsbee. Pallbearers are J E Harvey C C Travis Harold Smith and Cecil Hollerman Jr.

Ben H Smith Farmer Funeral R. E. Barclay A. A. Drennen Knupple Cemetery Smith Santa Fe Hospital Temple Polk County Silsbee AARP Friendship Wallie Smith Walter L. Tucker Beaumont Elton Smith Gillette Wyo Ernest Smith Mollie Lindsey Emma Lou Belt

Den 7 Cub Pack 88 Meet And Hike On Jan 27

Den 7 of Cub Scout Pack 88 met January 27 at leader Mrs. Avis Carruths home with six members present. After a brief meeting the group took a short hike and enjoyed refreshments at the Dixie Queen. Rossi Carruth, scribe.

Den 7 Cub Scout Pack Avis Carruth The Dixie Queen Rossi Carruth Scribe

Last Rites for Dave Smith 87 Set for Friday

Funeral services for Dave Smith aged 87 are set for noon Friday at North Second Street First Baptist Church of Silsbee with Rev. S Booker officiating. Burial will be in City Cemetery. Smith died at 1250 am Sunday in Hardin Memorial Hospital survived by wife Georgia of Silsbee two sons Paul and Elister Lewis of Silsbee a sister Muler Johnson of Merryville La and three brothers

Dave Smith North Second Street First Baptist Church of Silsbee Rev S. Booker City Cemetery Smith Hardin Memorial Hospital Georgia Smith Paul Elister Lewis Muler Johnson Merryville, la

Silshee TOPS Club Meeting Report

The Silshee TOPS Club met at Hardin County Savings and Loan on January 27 with 18 members weighing in and 1334 pounds lost. One new member joined and two visitors attended the meeting.

Silshee Tops Club Hardin County Savings and Loan

Beaumont Single Adults Club Dance Event

The Beaumont Single Adults Club will meet at Trinity Methodist Church in Beaumont on Tuesday February 4 from 7 to 11 p.m. A covered dish supper will be served and music for dancing will be provided by a country and western band. Dorothy Dixon secretary at 385 2149 has more information.

Beaumont Trinity Methodist Church Harrison and Longfellow Dorothy Dixon

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