Silsbee Hometown Notes Brighten Fourth of July Week
July brings changes as families move during summer transfers. New residents arrive in Silsbee, including the Voightmans returning with Walter the painter and his children David and Mary. Olga Diasselliss settles in, while Betty Richardson and Pat join aviation staff. Carl Paramore retires after 37 years with the office, and a Fourth of July party at Bear Man's Bluff honors Kirby employees.
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Silsbee
David
Mary
Olga Diasselliss
Big John
Libbry
Wally
Paul
Pat
Betty Richardson
Kirby Lum
Corp
Office
Betty
Aviation
Carl
Paramore
Bear Man’s Bluff
Kirby
Marvin Davenports
Jim Webster
Spring
Texas
Livingston State Park Opens in Polk County Texas
Lake Livingston State Recreation Area near Livingston Texas opened July 1 offering a 634 acre park in Polk County. Access via U S 59 FM 1988 and Park Road 65. Lake Livingston features three boat ramps docking facilities fish cleaning shelters plus 50 trailer sites 100 campsites and a swimming pool.
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East Texas
Lake Livingston
Parks Operation
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Polk County
Livingston
Ambulance Auxiliary Barbecue Set by Lumberton Fire Dept
The Ambulance Auxiliary of the Lumberton Fire Department will hold its second annual barbecue on July 16 at Central Fire Station on Hwy 96 south of the Kountze Silsbee Y from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Menu features barbequed chicken baked beans salad and drinks. Tickets available at First State Bank of Lumberton and from firemen and ambulance personnel. Proceeds support maintenance and equipment for the Auxiliary.
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Lumberton Fire Department
Central Fire Station
Hwy. 96
Kountze-Silsbee “Y
First State Bank of Lumberton
Four Area Women Attend Clan MacBean Annual Convention
Four area women from Evadale Kirbyville and Beaumont join more than 1 500 Clan MacBean of North America members at the quintennial convention in Wichita Kansas. The Clan MacBean in North America traces to 1291 A D in Scotland and numbers over 4 700 families. The clan publishes The Clan Mac Bean Register from Cut n Shoot Texas. Highlights include the Garthering Banquet with The MacBean Chief and a Clan Ball.
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Martha Bean Jones
Emma Bean Tanton
Evadale
Johnnie Ray Tanton Bonner
Kirbyville
Willie Bean Wright
Beaumont
Clan MacBean of North America, Inc
Wichita
Kan
Clan Association
Clan MacBean
North America
Scotland
Loch Ness
U.S
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
Clan MacBean Register
Cut ’N Shoot
Texas
MacBean
Australian Worms Report Record Size
An Australian report notes earthworms reaching up to 12 feet in length with bodies as thick as garden hoses, indicating extraordinary size variations among native species.
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Australia
The Frank Neffs Observe Anniversary in Silsbee
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Neff of Silsbee celebrate silver wedding anniversary on June 25 with a barbecue hosted June 26 by the Fontenots. Married June 25, 1952, the couple have three children and three grandchildren. Their daughter and son in law, and another son and his wife, share the anniversary observance.
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Frank Neff
Silsbee
Jimmy Fontenot
D. C. Capps
Jean Fontenot
Steve Neff
James Neff
Beaumont
Evadale Couple to Wed at Bride-elect Home
Ted Hagar and Corthia Williams both of Evadale plan a Saturday July 9 wedding at 6 p.m. in the bride-elects home. Rev Phillip Waller of First Baptist Church Evadale will perform the ceremony.
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Ted Hagar
Corthia Williams
Evadale
Phillip Waller
First Baptist Church of
Card of Thanks for Robert Harris
The family of Robert Harris of Evadale expresses appreciation for concern kindness and prayers during his illness and death. They thank those who sat up sent flowers provided food and offered support.
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Robert Harris
Evadale
Robert
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Royce Owens
Shana
Kevin
Yellowstone
Colorado
Tommye Jean Dorrell
Paul Bernard Johnson
Bill McDonald
Gordon Cross
Frank Grote
Levena Landis
Jimmy D. Wright
Howard Lee McDonald
John Meyers
Hinsdale, Ill
Silsbee Independent
Doris Langton
Demey
R. E. McClelland
Honolulu
Hawaii
Paul Johnson
Jean Dorrell
Celeste Johnson
Jean Montana
Ellen Johnson
Anna Mae Bishop
Victor
Calvin’s
Denver
Calvin B. Wells
Kountze
Whirlpool
ALL
Warrick TV & Appliance Co
Silsbee State Bank
Birdwells
Texsheen
Better
Parkhouse
Melissa Lane
Ellen Rogers
Johnny Carson
Church OF Your Choice
Bankamericard Hee Eg
Tooday’s
Thelma C. Johnson
Sioux City
Iowa
Lumberton
James Lemay
Frankfort
Kentucky
Frank Neffs
Pinewood Inn Swimming Club
Chiropractic
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