Claude Reads To Mark Sixtieth Anniversary
Rev. and Mrs. Claude S. Read celebrate 60 years of marriage with a July 7 reception from 2 to 4 p.m. at First Baptist Church Warren. Hosts are their children and grandchildren. They have five children and 12 grandchildren plus 23 great grandchildren. Read began ministry 53 years ago at New Hope Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude
Claude S. Read
Fellowship Hall
First Baptist Church
Warren
John D. Morgan
Silsbee
Benton Bowen
Huntsville
Sam Read
Geneva Johnson
Houston
Eugene Read
Conroe
Warren Area
Rev
Read
New Hope Baptist Church
Glasspool Joins White Sands Rocket Band
Sp/4 George A Glasspool Jr 1969 Silsbee High School graduate is a member of the Good Life five member rocket group at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. He is the son of Mrs Esther Hext Evadale and George A Glasspool Sr Silsbee. He entered the U S Army in 1972 and is stationed at White Sands. He is married to Mary Elkins of Port Arthur and has a daughter Mara. His brother Charles serves aboard the USS Forrestal in the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Glasspool Jr
Silsbee High School
White Sands Missile Range
Glasspool
Esther Hext
Evadale
George A. Glasspool Sr
Silsbee
U.S. Army
New Mexico
Mary Elkins
Port Arthur
Mara
WSMR
Silsbee-Beaumont
Charles
Forestall
Navy
Mediterranean Sea
New Hope Church Plans July 14 Homecoming
New Hope Church invites all churches and fathers to attend its homecoming Sunday on July 14. The church sits eight miles east of Warren on FM 1943 in the New Hope community, amid Big Thicket scenery. It notes over 100 years of Baptist history in East Texas with all day services, gospel preaching, dinner on the grounds, and afternoon singing and fellowship led by Pastor Wayne Watkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
F.M
New Hope
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Mattie Barlow
Mrs. Mableen Brent thanks friends, Silsbee Doctors Hospital staff, and St Beulah Baptist Church for flowers, visits, meals, and sympathy during the illness and loss of her aunt, Mrs. Mattie Barlow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
St. Beulah Baptist Church
Mattie Barlow
Estate of A. G. Witte Letters Testamentary Issued
Legal notice states that original Letters Testamentary for the estate of A. G. Witte were issued on June 24 1974 in Cause No 3748 pending in the County Court of Hardin County Texas to the designated executors.
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A. G. Witte
Hardin County
Texas
Silsbee approves ordinance amending 71-11 insurance panel
City of Silsbee council met June 25 1974 passed Ordinance 74 7 amending Ordinance 71 11 creating the Insurance Advisory Commission to provide for workers compensation insurance under Article 8309h and to enact it as an emergency measure with Edna E Brown as City Secretary attesting.
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City of
Silsbee
THE
Insurance Advisory Commission
R.C.S
74 4-H Record Books Judged At County Level
A record number of 74 4-H record books were submitted for county level judging this year. Awards will be presented to outstanding 4-H Club members in the fall based on their submitted books. Best junior and senior books in each project area advance to district judging on July 29, with state level judging later this year and potential bonds, trips, and scholarships for winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitted
Stacy Lutz
Mary Shoenfeld
Anna Root
Karen Monger
Ann Harell
Deanne Dubose
Lea Harrell
Ky Harrell
Tricia Fuller
Sandy Kirkpatrick
Debbie Savage
Lumberton
Lynne Dorman
Pine Ridge
Cynthia Cannon
Renee Cowdray
Debra Salyers
Nancy Fuller
Ronda Rogers
Shelia Thompson
Gay Lynne McDaniel
Shirley Thompson
Georgia Tallinn
Home Health Agencies Aid Texans Pursuit of Care at Home
States that 451 home health agencies in Texas provide daily skilled care to thousands, mainly the elderly, allowing recovery at home with physician orders and visits from nurses, therapists, and aides. If no local agency exists, nearby branches or city health departments may offer services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Health Department
T. E. Dodd
Home Health Services Division
West 49Th St
Austin
Dr. Dodd
Health Department
Home Health Services ‘Division
Eleven HNG Drivers Honored for Safety
Eleven Silsbee area drivers for Houston Natural Gas Corp and Houston Pipe Line Co honored for accident free driving records in 1973. Top awards went to Floyd Goodman and Kenneth E. Richardson with 17 straight accident free years. Other honorees included Therman D. Warren Doyle G. O Quinn Omer Ray Joseph Breaux Arlen Williams A. E. Johnson Leon Drew Harry L. Allen and Clarence Flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Houston Natural Gas Corp
Houston Pipe Line Co
Houston Natural
Phil Armbrecht
Floyd Goodman
HPL
Kenneth E. Richardson
Therman D. Warren
Doyle G. O’quinn
Omer Ray
Joseph Breaux
Houston
Arlen Williams
A. E. Johnson
Leon Drew
Harry L. Allen
Clarence Flowers
Jesse Atkins 51 Dies in Kountze Texas
Jesse Atkins 51 of Kountze Texas died June 26 at Hardin Memorial Hospital. A Sour Lake native he had lived in Kountze many years. Funeral services were June 30 at Coleman Mortuary Silsbee with burial Kirby Cemetery. Survived by wife Harriet Atkins a son Jessie Atkins Jr of DeRidder La one sister of Dayton and two brothers Robin Clusky Silsbee and Henry Lee Clusky Jasper.
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Jesse Atkins
Kountze
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Sour Lake
Coleman Mortuary
Silsbee
Kirby Cemetery
Harriet Atkins
Jessie Atkins Jr
DeRidder, la
Dayton
Robin Clusky
Henry Lee Clusky
Jasper
Revival Underway at Eva dale Apostolic Church
A revival is in progress with the Foster family at Eva dale Apostolic Church one half mile south of Evadale School on Highway 105. Services are held nightly at 7 30 p m and the public is invited to attend according to Rev Ed Burch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evadale Apostolic Church
Evadale School
Highway 105
Burch
Mrs Richardson and daughter plan Hawaii visit this Tuesday
Mrs Freddy Richardson and her daughter Patty will depart Tuesday to visit Sgt Freddy Glenn Richardson and Mrs Richardson in Hawaii. The passage discusses Home Health Agencies, Medicare payments through intermediaries, and the benefits of home care for homebound Texans amid hospital bed shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddy Richardson
Patty
Sgt
Freddy Glenn Richardson
Hawaii
E L Slankard 79 Dies in Waco
Funeral services for E L Slankard 79 of Waco and formerly of Kountze were held July 3 at Pace Funeral Home in Kountze with Rev. A Watson officiating Burial was in Guedry Cemetery. He died Sunday evening in a Waco hospital. He formerly operated Slankards Variety Store in Kountze. Survivors include his wife Pearl Slankard of Waco a son E W Slankard of Silsbee and two daughters Mrs J J Anderson and Mrs Roy Moses of Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Slankard
Waco
Kountze
Pace Funerals Home
Rev
A. Watson
Guedry Cemetery
Slankard
Pearl Slankard
E. W. Slankard
Silbee
J. J. Anderson
Roy Moses
Dallas
Funeral Services For Mrs Allie McCarter Held
Mrs Allie Bryant McCarter 63 of Silsbee died at 2 p m Tuesday in Doctors Hospital She was a Jasper native who had lived in Silsbee 24 years Funeral services were held at 11 am June 29 at Rockhill Baptist Church with Rev B M Kinnebrew officiating Burial was in Zion Hill Cemetery Survivors include a daughter Mrs Willia Mae Beatty of
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Allie Bryant McCarter
Silsbee
Doctors Hospital
Jasper
Rockhill Baptist Church
B. M. Kinnebrew
Zion Hill Cemetery
Willia Mae Beatty
Alfred Maynard dies in Arizona former resident
Funeral services for Alfred Bonmi Maynard 71 of Flagstaff Arizona were held at 2 30 p m in the First Baptist Church. Maynard died Friday night in a Flagstaff hospital after living in the Beaumont and Silsbee area for 20 years then moving west. Survivors include brother John Maynard of Silsbee.
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Alfred “Bonmi” Maynard
Flagstaff
Ariz
First Baptist Church
Maynard
Beaumont and Silsbee
Arizona
John Maynard
Silsbee
Helicopters Rebranded From Whirlybirds to Choppers
Helicopters once called whirlybirds now commonly go by choppers a term derived from the loud chop chop rotor noise reflecting a shift in nickname usage.
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Helicopters
Deb Reichardt Herrington to Wed Michael Yarbrough
Mr and Mrs A C Herrington announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Deborah to Michael Yarbrough son of Mrs Pauline Yarbrough and the late Lloyd Yarbrough. The couple will marry July 19 at Woodrow Baptist Church. They are 1974 graduates of Silsbee High School and plan to live in the area. The groom is employed by Kirby Lumber Corp.
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A. C. Herrington
Deborah
Michael Yarbrough
Pauline Yarbrough
Lloyd Yarbrough
Woodrow Baptist Church
Silsbee High School
Kirby Lumber Corp
Butcher Qualifies for Wyly Scholarship at Louisiana Tech
Miss Debra Ann Butcher of Monroe and formerly of Silsbee earned a Wyly Scholarship from Louisiana Tech College of Administration. Selection based on high school records ACT scores and references. Burton Risinger called the award a high honor funded by Sam Wyly Charles Wyly and alumni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debra Ann Butcher
Monroe
Silsbee
Louisiana Tech
College of Administration
Burton R. Risinger
Sam and
Charles Wyly
Dallas
Church Shower Honors Brydsons at Prince Hall Villa
The YWCC of the Church of God in Christ hosts a miscellaneous shower for Mr and Mrs Charlie Brydson on July 6 at 7 30 p m in the recreation center of Prince Hall Villa. Hostesses include Mrs Ethel Washington Cheryl Shelton Mrs Willie Rance and Mrs Delous Brydson. The couple wed June 1. Friends are invited through the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YWCC
Church of God In Christ
Charlie Brydson
Prince Hall Villa
Ethel ‘Washington
Cheryl Shelton
Willie Rance
Delous Brydsoan
Jewel Burnett
Mr Brydson
Parade Launches Kountze Youth Rodeo Week
A parade will start at 4 p m on Thursday July 18 in Kountze before the first performance of the First Annual Kountze Youth Rodeo. The three night run begins July 18 at 8 p m with rodeo clowns Bill Garcee and son from Moscow Texas and Sabrina Schmidt National High School Rodeo Queen. Advance tickets are available at local law offices and several Kountze shops and banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kountze
Bill Garcee
Moscow
Texas
Sabrina Schmidt
Rosanky
Six Hardin County 4-H Members Enter District Horse Show
Hardin County 4-H Club members Randy Dorrell Dan Pool Bebe Coe Patti Jenkins Jackie Louviere and Tracie McAlister competed at the District 11 4-H Horse Show in Angleton on Saturday June 29. Pool placed third in balter class and tenth in poles after a coin toss for ninth. McAlister took fourth in halter. Top 20 advance to the State 4-H Horse Show in Dallas July 29 to Aug 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Turner
Ernie Koch
Robert Zoschke
James Armstrong
Danal Mullins
Lumberton
Douglas Nett
Alan McDaniel
Pine Ridge
Randy Rash
Tommy Fuller
Kelly Davis
Eddie Laudig
Jule Brown
Bradley Standlee
Kountze
Jeffrey Standlee
David Baker
Paul Baker
Billy Copeland
Randy Dorrell
Bebe Coe
Laura Lee Coe
Donna Smith
Dennis Will
David Pool
Dan Pool
Jackie Louviere
Brenda Edwards
Francene Garrard
Deborah Savage
Ky Harrell
Sheila Thompson
Tricia Fuller
Mary Schoenfeld
Anna Root
Denise Savage
Ann Harrell
Gay Lynne McDaniel
Latce Travis
Lynda Dorman
Leal Harrell
Charlotte Brown
Mildred Glover
Shirley Thompson
Nancy Fuller
Jeffrey Anderson
Johnny Holston
Jimmy Clark
Stacy Lutz
Sandy Park
Miss Lutz
J. C. Dorrell
Mollie Dorrell
Hardin County
Vance Garrard
Sharon Lutz
Joyce Park
Cynthia Goodman
Glenda Standlee
Angleton
Dallas
Gulf Coast
Orange
Hardin
Victoria
Calhoun
Patti Jenkins
Tracie McAlister
Sour Lake
Silsbee TOPS Club Sees 19 Members Lose 12 Pounds
The Silsbee TOPS group met in the Hardin County Savings and Loan building on July 2 with 19 members weighing in for a combined loss of 12 pounds. Wanda Miller won the fruit basket.
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Silsbee Tops Club
Hardin County Savings and Loan
Wanda Miller
Mrs Theresa Gordon Returns Home From San Antonio Visit
Mrs Theresa Gordon has returned home after visiting relatives in San Antonio. She traveled to the city for a short stay and is now back with family.
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Theresa Gordon
San Antonio
Local Visitor From Cleveland Calls on McAdams Family
Jeffrey McAdams of Cleveland visits the home of his aunt and uncle Mr. and Mrs. Billy McAdams and their family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffrey McAdams
Cleveland
Mrs
Billy McAdams
Births in Silsbee and nearby areas reported
A series of birth notices from Silsbee, Houston, Victor and surrounding areas lists newborns including Kimberly Kate Harvin, Wendy Denice Wells, Michael Henry Holzapfel, and Corey Denvis Griffin. Parents include Mr and Mrs Calvin Wells, Mr and Mrs David Harvin, Mr and Mrs Henry Holzapfel, and others with hospitals named as St Elizabeth and Doctors Hospital. Grandparents noted include Mrs Margaret Hartman and Mr and Mrs Bill Harvin.
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Calvin Wells
Silsbee
St.Elizabeth Hospital
Kimberly Kate
David Harvin
Houston
Margaret Hartman
Bill Harvin
Isom Brown
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Michael Henry
Women
Mrs. Hollyfield Sr
Doctors Hospital
Henley and Lee Engage in Aug. Wedding Plan
Rita Sue Henley and George Henry Lee announce their engagement. Rita Sue, daughter of Gilbert E. Henley of Silsbee, to wed George Henry Lee, son of Wilson E. Lee of Silsbee. The wedding is set for August 9 at 7 p.m. at Good Shepherd Baptist Church. Both graduates of Silsbee High School. Rita Sue works at David Taylor Buick in Beaumont. George Henry works at Lee's Grocery in Silsbee.
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Gilbert E. Henley
Silsbee
Rita Sue
George Henry Lee
Wilson E. Lee
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
Silsbee High
David Taylor Buick
Beaumont
Ilee’s Grocery
New Bethel Revival At New Bethel Baptist Church
New Bethel Baptist Church at 420 South 10th Street will host a revival from July 8 to July 12 with nightly services at 7 PM. Guest minister Rev. Albert Haynes Jr. of Beaumont will lead events. Rev. H. T. Tatmon serves as pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bethel Baptist Church
South 10Th Street
Albert Haynes Jr
Beaumont
H. T. Tatmon
Mr and Mrs W H Holland Visit Austin and Lampasas
Mr and Mrs W H Holland were guests in Austin and Lampasas during a recent visit, staying with local acquaintances and sharing time in these Texas towns with friends.
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W. H. Holland
Austin
Lampasas
Community Thanks for Support After Mother's Passing
The family of Mrs. Ella Freeman expresses gratitude for the comforting sympathy from friends and relatives. They thank Woodrow Baptist Church for food and flowers and other acts of kindness and give special thanks to Pete Farmer and Farmer Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Baptist Church
Pete Farmer
Farmer Funeral Home
Ella Freeman
J. M. Cox
W. F. Gilley
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Glasspool Jr
White Sands Range
Sabine Monument Company
Grand
New Hope Church
Mableen Brent
Stella Witte
J Silsbee
Earl B. Stover
P.O. Bow
Earl B, Stover
James L. Ways
Edna E. Brown
Planning and Zoning Commission
City Hall
Wes Latham
HNG
Social Security
Insurance Company
Allie McCarter
Alfred Maynard
Deborah Herrington
Wyly
Miss Butcher
C. H. Butcher
McGaffey
H. A. Coe Jr
Western Auto
Pilgrim House
Savon Drug
Peoples’ State Bank
Kountze Pharmacy
Top Half Drivein
H&h Cash System
Carriage House
4-H
Rita Sue Henley
New Bethel Revival
Odis Gore
Marvel
Ann Gore
North
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