Buna News Highlights Burns at Buna Crossroads and Lions Club Awards
John Nedley, 64, suffered facial and feet burns in a trailer fire behind Skinner's Service Station at Buna Crossroads. Firefighters, led by Captain Joe B. Davis, extinguished the blaze. Nine Buna Lions Club members will receive special awards next Thursday at 7 p.m. for long service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nedley
Skinner
Buna Crossroads
Mr. Nedley
Donald
Nedley
Buna Fire Department
Joe B. Davis
Fire Department
Mark Moseley
Buna Lions Club
Lions Club
Lions
J. C. Marshall
Earl Weaver
Osburn Wea
Silsbee area social notes long weekend visits
Over the weekend residents and friends traveled and hosted visitors from Beaumont, Dallas, Shreveport, and other towns. Families mentioned include the Wal ters, Lindsey, White, Rawlinson, Moseley, Turner, Tidwell, Rogers, Gunter, Bridges, Childress, Mock, and Weldon, with several trips to Jasper, Roganville, Alexandria, and Biloxi. A newborn Candice Renee Dyson joins the Buna area. Dock Davis Service Station changes hands. and local clubs plan an outing to Wilsons Camp on Cow Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Bee
W. L. Walters
Carl Lindsey
Winnie Frassie
New Orleans
Sharon
Marilyn Whitehead
Tom Frazer
Silsbee
Earl Rawlinson
el Centro
Calif
Thomas Moore
North Little Rock
Ark
M. K Moseley
Lionel Turner
Louisiana
James Tidwell
St. Therese Hospital
Beaumont
C. A. Riddle
Phillip Rogers
Richardson
Jasper
Buna
Mike Rogers
Griffin Richardson
D. B. Ferrell
Kay Ann
Victor Rogers
Philip
Pearl Walters
Delman Rogers
Marshall
Dan Jones
Houston
Frank Childress
Sallie Mock
Victor
Jesse Gunter
Friendship
Roganville
Robert J. Weldon
Biloxi
Gene Dyson
Candice Renee
Memorial Clinic
Herman Whitehead
Nelwyn Carter
Kirbyville
R. Smith
Mary Conley
Allen Smith
Conroe
M. E. Brown
Shreveport
Tony O. Zager
Dock Davis
Buna Volunteer Fire Department
Laverne Davis
Verlon Walters
C. R. Ward
Stephenville
Timp Ward
Fort Worth
Ralph Jenkins
Nell Harding
Buna Home Demonstration Club
Tony's Gulf Station
Wilson
Cow Creek
Downs announces engagement of Dortha Lee Downs to W H Simmons
Mr and Mrs A L Downs announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of daughter Dortha Lee to W H Simmons son of Mr and Mrs Walter Simmons of Kountze. Dortha Lee is a 1959 graduate of Silsbee High School and Simmons is a Kountze High School graduate planning to enter Southwestern Business University in the fall. Wedding plans are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Downs
Dortha Lee
W. H Simmons
Walter Simmons
Kountze
Miss Downs
Silsbee High School
Mr. Simmons
Kountze High School
Southwestern Business University
Cake Sale Attracts Church Group In New Orleans
The MYF of the First Methodist Church sponsors a cake sale Friday morning in front of Maida's Dress Shop and Birdwell department store in New Orleans. Mrs. Owen Frassie accompanies her sister. Buna Business and Professional Women's Club meets at 6 30 p m Thursday at Jenkins Superette and proceeds to Cow Creek camp for swimming. Official board of First Methodist meets 7 p m in Fellowship Hall. wives invited. ice cream social at parsonage at 7 30.
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MYF
The
First Methodist Church
Maida’s
Birdwell Department Store
Buna Business and Professional Women’s Club
Jenkins Superette
Jenkins Camp
Cow Creek
Jenkins
Fellowship Hall
Sparsonage
Marie Young and Otis Will Marry in Kountze
Marie Young niece of I T Odom of Silsbee and Otis Will of Kountze wed in First Methodist Church Kountze Friday at 8 p m The informal ceremony included close friends and relatives Bride given in marriage by her uncle Odom Mrs Olan Davis served as matron of honor Leake Bevil was best man The couple plans to reside in Beaumont where Will is employed by the city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Young
I. T. Odom
Silsbee
Otis Will
Kountze
First Methodist
First Baptist Circle Holds Meeting With Eight Members
The WMU Circle of the First Baptist Church met Tuesday in the church with eight members present. Mrs. E. B. Simpson presided, Mrs. F. D. Johnson opened with prayer, Helen Hickey read the previous minutes, and Mrs. Johnson led the Bible lesson on "The Christian Home" before dismissal by Mrs. C. E. Hudgins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Graves
WMU
First Baptist Church
E. B. Simpson
F. D. Johnson
Helen Hickey
Johnson
C. E. Hudgins
Negro Church Convention Draws 500 Delegates
The fifty-fifth annual General Bowen District Missionary Baptist Sunday School and BYPU Congress met at St. John's Baptist Church June 30 to July 3 with the theme Meeting the Challenge of World Problems Through Christian Training. More than 500 delegates attended. Lenola Busby served as organist and Rev. N. P. Johnson is pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Bowen District Missionary Baptist Sunday School
BYPU
St. John's Baptist Church
Lenola Busby
N. P. Johnson
Early origins of midshipmen in the Navy described
The article traces midshipmen to early naval days when ships carried boys as messengers and order runners. Generally seen as officer candidates, these youths moved orders from officers at the stern to sailors forward.
Loon's Remarkable Diving Ability and Upright Limitation
The loon shows exceptional diving skill with legs positioned far back on the body causing an inability to walk upright on land. It instead moves by sliding on its breast across surfaces.
Rehearsal Dinners For Miss Sue Yankie Bride Elect
Rehearsal dinner for Miss Sue Yankie bride elect of Grover Halliburton of Orange will host 35 guests and wedding party members. Mrs Bertie Robinson of Orange will be hostess at Monda’s in Beaumont. Breakfast, luncheon, and additional hostesses are noted with 25 guests invited. The couple will wed Saturday night at the First Baptist Church of Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Yankie
Grover Halliburton
Orange
Bertie Robinson
Monda’s
Beaumont
Pat Collier
Don Coleman
Richard Collier
Miss Yankie
George Sims
C. B. Stephenson
Port Arthur
George Dickey
George Rubesch
Houston
Yankie
Mr. Halliburton
First Baptist Church
Reeves announce Joy Cox to Mason in Saratoga
Mr and Mrs Richard Reeves announce the marriage of their daughter Joy Louise Cox to Howard Jack Mason son of Mr and Mrs Homer Mason. The wedding was held June 23 at the home of Rev O T Bolton Baptist minister in Saratoga. The couple will reside in Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Worsham
Tandy Worsham
Woodville
Ralph Skipper
Patsy
June Fawer
Port Acres
William Walters
Clute
Richard Reeves
Joy Louise Cox
Howard Jack Mason
Homer Mason
O. T. Bolton
Baptist Church of
Saratoga
Silsbee
Westmoreland Young Wedding Held In Evadale
Sherry Ann Westmoreland and Charles Ray Young wed June 26 at 8 am in First Baptist Church Evadale with Rev. Aubrey Vealeman officiating. Bride is daughter of O A Westmoreland Dover Delaware. groom is son of Melvin Young Evadale. Guests included relatives Gene Richardson Buna and Marlene Richardson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherry Ann Westmoreland
Charles Ray Young
First Baptist Church
Evadale
Aubrey Vealeman
O. A. Westmoreland
Dover
Del
Melvin Young
Gene Richardson
Buna
Gene Mayo
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Progressive Builders Inc
Alan Freed
Jimmy Clanton
Sandy Stewart
Chuck Berry
Riche Valens
Jackie Wilson
Eddie Cochran
Harv! the Cadillacs
Flamingoes
Joane Campbell
Bugs Bunny
Buna News
Mrs
Nell Kaine
Larry
Sun - Mon
Shirley
David Shirley
Gig Niven - Maclaine
Young Army
Rod Taylor
Backus
Claire Kelly
METRO
E Cinemascom
Tom and Jerry
Tarawa
Beachead
United Artists
the Pines
David Niven
Shirley MacLaine
Gig Young
MGM
New York
Dortha Downs
Miss Dortha Downs
W. H. Simmons
Owen Frassie
Bubba Kaine
Mary Norton
Otis
Will
First Baptist Circle
John Henry Schuler
Miss Sue Yankie
H. J. Mason
Cox-Mason
Dallas
E M Simmons
Studebaker - Packard
Studebaker Lark
Fred
Spurger
Chance-Loeb
Voth
Ming Resort
Silsbee Swimming Pool
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