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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1973
Page
2
A Beaumont Enterprise summary notes a Louis Harris survey showing Americans praise the press for Watergate reporting. Large majorities view newspapers as exemplars of a free press and credit exposes with uncovering the Watergate mess.
Meditation in The Upper Room reflects on Psalm 93 and Matthew 8 23 27. It recalls the Chemung and Susquehanna floods in upstate New York and Pennsylvania and how Amsterdam residents helped neighbors. The piece urges reliance on God and spiritual growth through hardship.
Rep Jack Edwards cites the Supreme Court ruling as allowing states and localities to ban obscene material using local community standards. The Chief Justice notes national standards are impractical, and Mobile Alabama is cited as an example where local norms determine obscenity.
Arthur A. Churchwell son of Mr and Mrs J H Churchwell of 136 Lindsey Road enlisted in the US Navy on July 13 He will attend basic training in Orlando Fla and then go to radiomen school A 1973 graduate of SilBee High School the article notes followed by state and local court references amid broader Supreme Court remarks about smut and community impact.
Federal Environmental Protection Agency plans to enforce car smog controls in Texas starting August 15. Proposals include bus lanes, anti smog devices on older cars, downtown parking bans, gasoline quotas, and stricter storage and truck rules. Opposition cites traffic, constitutional issues, and costs while other notes cover price surges and public notices.
Miss Belinda Yvet Hooks and Tony Earl Mathis married July 6 at Friendship Baptist Church Silsbee. Rev R J Simpson officiated with Arch decor and a church reception. The couple will reside in Silsbee with Mathis employed by Kirby Lumber.
The family expresses sincere gratitude for sympathy, flowers, food, cards, and calls after the death of Gerald Spell. They thank Rev. Melvin Spears, Rev. Billy Stanley, and Farmers Funeral Home for their support. May God bless everyone.
The family of Willie L. Stackpole expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for prayers food flowers visits and other acts of kindness during the illness and loss of their loved one.
Mrs Gladys Barclay and Mrs L O Turrentine have returned home after a vacation in Jamaica, arriving with stories of the trip and plans to resume daily routines.
A College Station club across from Texas A&M campus was closed after a temporary restraining order. Judges cited obscene films and nude dances observed by plainclothes officers. A July 30 hearing set for permanent injunction against operators Burke A. Hargrove and Robert M. Mancil.
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