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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1976
Page
3
The piece advises assessing space and seed packet data to choose crops for containers. It suggests pole beans need 30 to 36 inches per plant with 4 to 6 plants per pole, planning three plants per family member, and rotating crops with quick plantings like garden cress or radish in emptied planters. It notes tomatoes may yield through fall, while pole beans fade mid summer.
Shirley Bernice Cain of Lumberton and Stephen Rod ney Broussard Jr. of Silsbee were married July 24 at 7 30 p m in First Baptist Church of Loeb. Rev James W Bradford officiated. The ceremony featured gladiolas mums and daisies with candles. The couple will reside in Lumberton and work in Beaumont and Silsbee respectively.
The City of Silsbee on July 27 1976 passed Ordinance 76-3 amending Ordinance 71-3 to rezone a 4 acre R-1 tract on Highway 327 from single family to C-2 Community Business district. Also Ordinance 76 provides railroad crossing safety and maintenance rules with penalties and an effective date. Edna Brown City Secretary and James L Hays Mayor attest.
The City Council on July 27 1976 passed the second reading of Ordinance 76 4 authorizing Gulf States Utilities Company to implement new electric rate schedules in Silsbee with attached copies. The measure includes severability and repeal provisions. Mayor James L. Hayes.
A doctor cautions that bladder infections rarely cause chronic backaches and urges proper diagnosis. He notes that urinary symptoms include burning and urgency, while back pain with infection implies kidney involvement and fever. He criticizes pharmacists who dispense meds without tests, urging consults with medical experts.
John Gibson 85 died at 2 30 am July 23 in Silsbee Doctors Hospital after a brief illness. A native of Fred he lived most of his life in Silsbee. He was a retired constable. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 pm at Farmer Funeral Chapel with Rev. E E Castilan officiating. Burial in Franks Branch Cemetery. Survivors include four daughters Reta Allen Beaumont Ordie Harper Pasadena Verline Buxton Orange Hazel Foley Orange two brothers Oliver Gibson Warren Emory Gibson Silsbee and one sister Fannie Overstreet Village Mills. Pallbearers were Herman Smith Jerry Gibson William Earl Allen John Allen Raymond Master and Johnnie Clark.
Funeral services are set for A A Pat Thever 68 at 2 pm in Farmers Funeral Home with Masonic graveside rites at Forest Lawn Cemetery Beaumont. Thever died at St Elizabeth Hospital after a short illness. He was a native of Seward Crossing Nebraska and lived in Lumberton six years. Survivors include his wife Beth two daughters Velda Ethridge Glen Burnie Maryland and Patricia Rae Peak Florida three sisters Frances Annett Washington Marian Cowan California and Marjorie Hendrickson California and four brothers John Daniel David Wall California and Jack Wall Alabama.
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Opal Inman 65 of Silsbee will be at 2 pm Thursday at Pace Funeral Home Kountze with Rev Kenneth Thorne officiating Burial will follow in Allison Cemetery Warren She died Tuesday night at Silsbee Convalescent Center A Warren native she had lived in Silsbee for years She was a member of the OES in Warren and the First Christian Church in Silsbee Survivors include a daughter Violet M Wethington of Arlington two stepsons Floyd Inman of Warren Edwin Inman of Engleside a sister Henrietta Fleetwood of Silsbee two brothers Clifford Miller of Houston Donald Miller of Abbeville La
Vacation Bible School will be held at North Hardin Baptist Church in Duy from 6 to 8 p.m. for beginners and intermediates. A nursery will be available. Rev. Dave Hartman is pastor. The church is located along Highway 92.
Local residents Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Deutsch mann returned to Gladbeck Germany after six weeks visiting their daughter and family Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Brodie. A birthday party for Amy Cansler and a July 1 barbecue in their honor were hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Doug Allen. They toured Texas and Louisiana. Michael M. Ellis will transfer July 15 to the Houston office as staff assistant minerals focusing on Kirby lands management.
The Evadale Lions Club sponsors its second annual open horse show at the Silsbee Trail Riders arena on Highway 92 Aus. 1 starting 9 a.m. Judge Carol Williamson of Natchitoches La. presides over halter and performance classes with trophies awarded to first through sixth places and an all around trophy per age group. Proceeds benefit Evadale Lions Club projects. Details by calling Dillon Ferguson at 276-1643 or J. D. Burnett at 276-1590.
The family of Simon D Prince Jr thanks friends and relatives for flowers cards food and deeds of kindness after the loss of their loved one. Special thanks to Rev William Brooks of All Souls Catholic Church for support before and after the Los t. God bless all of you Mrs. Ann Prince and children.
Nickel silver is a silver white alloy of copper, zinc and nickel, not actually containing silver. The term nickel silver is the common name used today for this copper zinc nickel alloy.
Cynthia Diane Smith married Sergeant Freddy Glenn Richardson in a June 24 ceremony at First Methodist Church Silsbee. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C C Smith, wore a lace trimmed polyester gown. groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Freddy Earl Richardson, serves with the U S Marines in Okinawa.
The Marcontell reunion singing convention will be held July 31 and August 1 at the Center Baptist Church in Thicket. Singing begins Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. A basket lunch is planned at noon Sunday. Pat Hollinesworth of Beaumont invites relatives and friends.
The family of C. W. McGinty thanks friends and relatives for food flowers visits and kindness shown during their loss. Your words of sympathy will be remembered.
Mercury outboards review shows catfish favor murky waters and night feeding due to a keen sense of smell, while northern pike rely less on scent and prefer clear water with minnows or baitfish lures. Olfactory chambers need fresh water, and some fish use scent to track prey before striking.
Funeral services are set for Sgt Keith Allen DeRouen 20 at Kelley Hixson Chapel Beaumont with burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery. He died in a head on collision near Camp Pendleton California along with five others. Survived by mother Patsy Bates of Beaumont and three brothers Ricky Kenneth and Buck.
Evadale residents and former residents plan a reunion on Sunday August 8 at 10 am in Evadale High School auditorium. Rip Reeves will MC the event. The oldest attendee and the farthest traveler will be recognized and presented prizes. A basket lunch will be served at noon with plates utensils and drinks provided.
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