Wotaw Community Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Visits
Community notes list visitors to N J Love at John Sealy hospital and Teal family members in multiple towns. Entries include relatives from Kountze Orange Moss Hill Galveston Evadale Port Arthur and Houston with updates on hospital stays and weekend visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Love
C. M. Rhodes
Albert Fletcher
Junior Lindsey
N. J. Love
John Sealy Hospital
Mickey
Buck Teal
Kountze
W. E. Stewart
Richard
S. F. Hobden
Orange
W. E. Bailey
Z. Davis
Will Fillingim
Moss Hill
Lloyd Kelley
Coy Bridges
Galveston Hospital
H. Bean
W. B. Corley
Ren
Billie Stewart
Stoney Betts
Richards
Houston
Joyce Tanton
John W. Dryden 66 of Votaw Dies in Liberty
John Washington Dryden aged 66 of Votaw died Friday morning at Kersting Hospital in Liberty. Funeral services were held Saturday at Assembly of God Church in Wotaw with Rev. Clyde Drake and Rev. J. W. Fullingim officiating. Burial followed at Moss Cemetery in Buna under Pace- Stancil Funeral Home of Liberty. He is survived by his wife, four daughters, five sons, a sister, a brother, 40 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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John Washington Dryden
Votaw
Kersting Hospital
Liberty
Assembly of God Church
Wotaw
Clyde Drake
Silsbee
J. W. Fullingim
Moss Hill
Moss Cemetery
Bune
Pace- Stancil Funeral Home of
Joe Love
Britton Grissom
Spurger
Sam Parker
Hardin
Ray Mason
E. D
C. C
M. L. Dryden
J. D. Dryden
Jasper Dryden
Evadale
Clay Whitmire
Buna
Jessie George Dryden
Birthday Party for Sandra Gail Burlin Fifth Birthday
Sandra Gail Burlin daughter of Mr and Mrs Milam Burlin was honored with a party on her fifth birthday May 30 at their home. Refreshments were served to 23 guests and games were played.
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Sandra Gail
Milam Burlin
White charger rescue trucks aid Civil Defense efforts
Civil defense units field about 600 rescue trucks, including the Calamity Jane heavy and light models, backed by around 60,000 trained volunteers. The all organized teams stand ready to aid communities for hours or days if a disaster or attack disrupts outside help.
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U. S
America
Presbyterian Day Circle Meeting At Home of Mrs. Tennis
The Day Circle of the First Presbyterian Church met Wednesday morning at 9 30 in the home of Mrs H M Tennis with seven members present Mrs Joe Savage chaired the business meeting Mrs Edgar O Neil gave the devotional Plenty and Want The session closed with prayer by Mrs O Neil The next meeting is set for July 3 at 9 30 am in the home of Mrs Kate Bilbro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
H. M. Tennis
Joe Savage
Edgar O’neil
O‘neil
Kate Bilbro
Cub Scout Den 10 Meets With Five Members
Cub Scout Den 10 of Pack 34 met on Wednesday May 29 at the home of Mrs R E Ensign assistant den mother with five members present. A business meeting was followed by games. No meetings the first two weeks in June due to Vacation Bible School. Gary Felps served refreshments. Russell Holt was scribe.
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Den
R. E. Ensign
Harry Holt
Gary Felps
Russell Holt
Negro Church Plans Vacation Bible School
First Baptist Church Colored offers Bible Vacation School from June 10 to 15 for children aged four to sixteen, daily 6 to 9 pm. An adult class will be held directed by Dean Lela Lacy of the Trinity Valley District Association, with Rev. G B Holdman as pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Dean Lela Lacy
Trinity Valley District Association
G. B. Holdman
Jerry Jones Enters Texas A and M College
Jerry Jones entered Texas A and M College last weekend to attend summer school in Junction. He traveled with his parents May and H M Jones and his brother Buddy. the family later returned to Silsbee. Flood waters halted the group about two miles from the camp, leaving students stranded on suitcases as they waited for the stream to subside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Jones
Texas A & M College
Jerry
H. M. Jones
Buddy Jones
Junction
Texas
Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting Scheduled
An open AA meeting will be held on June 10 at 8 p.m. at 210 South 7th Street. An out of town guest speaker will attend. Persons with alcoholic problems are invited to attend this gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcoholics Anonymous
South 7Th Street
Silsbee Seeks Bid for 1955 Ford Sedan with Equipment
The City of Silsbee will accept bids until 10:00 A M on June 14 for one 1955 black eight cylinder four door Ford sedan with standard equipment plus directional lights, spotlight and heater. The trade-in vehicle may be viewed at the city office. City Manager W M Pennington notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
County OF Hardin
Silsbee
Civil Defense Worker Saves Drowning Boy in Waterbury Ditch
A seven-foot deep sewer excavation in Waterbury left three year old George McLean in danger until Richard Lawson, a Waterbury civil defense worker, and a friend pulled him from the water and performed 10 minutes of artificial respiration. Lawson had completed basic civil defense rescue training and first aid courses.
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Waterbury
Conn
Richard Lawson
George McLean
Lawson
Time of the Twister
The piece explains tornado formation in spring as warm and cold air collide, causing funnel formations. It notes about 800 tornadoes annually in the United States and highlights the 3 April 1960-like event that killed 30, injured 415, and caused extensive damage. It emphasizes warnings, precautions, rapid rescue, and federal disaster aid to restore communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Federal
Civil Defense Administration
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David RE
R. L. Read
Jerry Zuber
R. R. Burgess
Joe Thompson
James Johnson
Louis Johnson
Wotaw Community Briefs
E. L. Teal
John W. Dryden
Cd’s Good Samaritans
LaVerne Hintzman
Brodhead
Wis
Hintzman
Presbyterian Circle
Cub Scout
Negro Church
W. M. Pennington City
Frank Paula
Billy Thompson
Chessington
England
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Hanford
Richland
Wash
S.S. United States
New York
North River
Don Murphy
San Francisco
Phillips Amerman
Sewickley
Morton S. Smith
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh
Eastern Railroads Conference
Los Angeles
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Air Force Air Defense Division
Ingrid
Sweden
Sodra Sandby
Buescher State Park
Smithville
Bastrop State Park
Roger Parker
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