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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1969
Page
2
The Silsbee Bee marks fifty years from 1919 to 1969 with staff listings and publication details. Editorial leadership includes R. L. Read, Tommy Read, Leona Whitman, and Doris Woolley. The paper operates from 410 Highway 96, Silsbee Texas, with regional and out of county subscription rates.
Beau mont and Port Neches guests visit in Lumberton homes. Ches ter and Lumberton families mourn losses with funeral services for James Mahaffey and Eloise Ellis. Community groups hold prayers and WMU activities as schools host band contests and reunions across the area.
Mrs Myrtle Shine Holfhous er announces the engagement of her daughter Nancy Carol Shine to Terry Clyde Bradshaw son of Conley C Bradshaw A double ring ceremony will be held March 15 at noon in the First Assembly of God Church The bride to be is the daughter of the late D D Shine Sr They are Silsbee High School graduates After the ceremony they will depart for Camp LeJeune NC where Mr Bradshaw serves in the US Navy Friends and relatives are invited by press release.
Scotty Ryder nine month old son of Mr and Mrs Don Ryder was named an honorary member of Spanish Trails Inc Sour Lake on the Sour Lake to Houston Fat Stock Show and Parade trail ride. The Night Riders next ride is the Dogwood ride from Buckboard Inn to Woodville. Public invited to trail ride dances March 28 and 29 with no charge for children under 12.
Graveside services for James A Craddock 78 of Evadale will be at 2 p m today in Morse Cemetery near Buna. Craddock died Monday at a Rusk hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Missouri and lived in Evadale 32 years. He was a retired pipefitter. Survivors include son James R Craddock of St Louis Missouri two daughters Vivian Griswold of Kansas City Missouri and Zela Jabson of Santa Barbara California two sisters Mary Stromberg and Lillian R Vincent both of Los Angeles California.
Rev and Mrs J D Bangus will conduct a two week revival at Gladwater Baptist with Rev E W Stanley as pastor. Prayer for Home Missions observed this week at Lumberton First Baptist by Lumberton Woman's Missionary Union. A Pickering of Buna visited with family in Lumberton. Tommy Cowen hospitalized at Baptist. Cain family visits across Village Mills Lake Charles Eunice New Iberia Morgan City and Franklin with tours of KFRA radio station by Chris Duplechain.
Meydon Lymberry III son of Mrs Louise Brown of Palestine has been promoted to sergeant in the U S Air Force. He is an air armament mechanic assigned to a Strategic Air Command unit at Carswell AFB Texas. He graduated from Nacogdoches High School and attended Tyler Junior College. His wife Virginia is daughter of Mr and Mrs Chester Carpenter of Silsbee.
The World Day of Prayer will be observed at First United Methodist Church at 9 30 a m Friday with the theme Growing Together In Christ. Members from First Christian Presbyterian St Johns Episcopal and Methodist Churches will present the program featuring organist Mrs B L Coldren soloist Mrs Robert L Riceman and several singers. A nursery will be provided and refreshments will follow the service.
The Flying Blue Birds gathered last Friday at Mrs. Lee Van Winkle’s home to play games and learn dance steps from Native American origins. Laura Belk hosted the meeting with Terri Dean serving as scribe.
If a family member dies, contact the social security district office to determine if monthly survivor benefits are payable and what steps are required to apply.
The City of Silsbee applies to the Texas Water Quality Board for an amendment to Point No. 10282 to cover North Plant discharging 150000 gallons per day of treated domestic sewage and South Plant discharging 70000 gallons daily. A public hearing is set for March 28, 1969 at 10:00 A.M. in the City Hall to determine conditions for granting the discharge. Further data will be developed at the hearing. additional technical information can be requested from the Texas Water Quality Board in Austin.
Mr and Mrs L O Phophit and family of Rayne Louisiana visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Harvey Ashcraft. Harvey Ashcraft and L O Wray Jr and family of New Orleans visited over the weekend at L O Wray Sr's home. Mrs Charlie Wright will enter Baptist Hospital Beaumont Sunday for surgery Monday. Tom Singletary and wife returned home Sunday after visiting in Carrollton in the home of their daughter and son in law James Goodman and other Dallas relatives.
Pine Burr ABWA outlines a St Patrick Enrollment Party on March 13 at 7 30 p.m. in Silsbee State Bank with Mrs L P Havens as party chairman The Pine Burr Chapter celebrates its sixth anniversary this May and has 42 active members The ABWA has grown to over 800 chapters and sponsors the Miss Silsbee Pageant to award scholarships.
Xi Kappa Nu Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in the home of Mrs Tommy Hancock Mrs Warren Bower will preside over the business meeting Mrs Charles Kelly will present the program.
The 1969 meditation reflects on West German refugee women who kept faith without clergy or church. They saved strength in memory of German prayers and Bible verses, teaching their children and using scripture in weddings deaths and holidays. The prayer asks for Gods unmeasurable power and joy to grow in believers.
The voluntary medical insurance portion of Medicare will not pay for prescription drugs or drugs that individuals can administer themselves.
Temple Industries president Diboll Arthur Temple reports 1968 year end results with sales of 40.39 million and net income of 4.07 million or 1.66 per share. The year shows a 57 percent earnings rise from 1967, offset by a 261 thousand charge from abandoned venture and a 2 million pre tax insurance claim for the Diboll mill fire. A new sawmill began operating in October 1968 to replace the destroyed unit.
Miss Satsuma candidate Miss Bette Blythe will be sponsored by the Student Council for a car wash to aid her campaign. The event runs Saturday from 7 a m to 5 p m at Slaydon's Gulf Service Station on Highway 96 South. Call 385 9045 for pickup and delivery.
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Wil ford Cooper expresses gratitude to friends neighbors churches and doctors for kindness food flowers and deeds during their time of grief. May God bless each of you. Signed by Mr and Mrs Will Cooper and their children aunts uncles and grandparents
At age 72 a person can receive social security regardless of annual earnings, reflecting rules that allow benefits without earnings-based reductions.
An advertisement touts chiropractic care as a natural solution for pain relief without dangerous drugs, claiming health restoration without unnecessary surgery and promising longer life at economical cost.
Silsbee Garden Club meets March 11 at 9 30 a m in the home of Mrs Tom Tennison with Mrs Jack McAnulty presiding A pre flower show workshop will be held Mrs H C Mound of Deweyville will speak Members asked to bring an arrangement to be judged A sack lunch will be served Mrs Douglas Bockstanz will be cohostess Mrs L H Wade is publicity chairman
Silsbee Texas Masonic Lodge announces its stated meetings on the first and third Tuesday each month at 7 30 PM Visiting brethren are invited Thomas Hooks W M Fred H Jordan Secretary
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