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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1961
Page
7
The ceremony united Erma Lee Mc Galin and Walter Burks of Fort Hood on June 26 at the Mc Galin home. Best man James Henry Whitmire and maid of honor Glenda Ruggles of Silsbee attended.
Four new enlistees join the Marine Corps Reserves Six Month Program. Pvt. Charles M. Hooks of Silsbee, Pvt. James W. Poe of Voth, Pvt. Terry L. Jordan of Maplewood La, and Pvt. Richard W Park of Beaumont will complete active duty then return to civilian life while remaining in the local reserve units.
Plans for the Fraternity of the White Heron fish fry shift from June to September in Liberty to align with Trinity River developments. J M Rich and Guy C Jackson Jr outline the move to accommodate Lower Trinity interests and cooler weather. The event features a film The Last 400 Miles showing Trinity navigation plans, with Liberty gearing for visitors from across the nation. A new river landing ramp and a 15 acre park will serve boats, and Trinity Project magazine will be distributed before the fry.
Willis A West a Sinclair Oil & Gas roustabout in the production department at Silsbee retires July 1 after more than 22 years with Sinclair and predecessor firms. He joined American Republics Corp. May 16 1939 as a fireman at Dassetta Texas and stayed after the Sinclair ARC merger. Born June 13 1896 in Hood County Texas he and his wife live at 625 N 5th St Silsbee. They have three children Gene E West Merryville Madeline Carrier Denver and Betty Venerable Thornton. He plans to travel and fish in retirement.
Pvt. Ernest L. Phelps has returned to his base at Fort Sill Oklahoma after visiting his grandparents Mrs Pearl Jordan and Mr Kirby and his parents and friends. He notes his mailing address is Pvt Ernest L Phelps RA 1819217 B Berry 7th Tag Bn USATC FAB 22K Fort Sill Okla.
The seventh annual Vegetable Show and Sale will be held at the Farmer's Market shed at 2095 St. Helena Street in Beaumont today. Sponsored by the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee and Beaumont High School vocational agriculture department. About 100 entries will be entered for judging. ribbon winning baskets will be sold at auction.
The Texas Highway Department is divided into 25 highway districts. Each district oversees about ten counties and roughly 2,000 miles of roads.
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