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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1972
Page
8
Silsbee volunteers battled a March 2 fire that destroyed one dwelling at 505 S 2th and heavily damaged Gertrude Andrews' home at 665 Avenue M. Delays and equipment failures hampered response. grass fires later that day and on March 6 were reported outside city limits.
The Pat Day coached Tigers sports a 1 1 season mark through midweek play at Bee presstime. March 8 slate shows a 4 p m game at Beau mont High with Silsbee prior results including Gary Laskoskie Jim Tiowen and Grant Dean delivering key hits.
The Optimist Club named three February Youth of the Month recipients from Silsbee High School, Silsbee Junior High, and O Neil Elementary. Charlene Free, Nancy Duffle, and Donna Phillips received certificates from District Governor Otto A. Yelton at a dinner.
Ancient stories recount Alexander the Great testing a burning water found in the Persian Gulf and Mesopotamia by pouring it on a boy and lighting him. The region today centers on petrolean, its chief product.
Miss Pamela Parr and Dale Langley announce their engagement and forthcoming wedding. Miss Parr is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parr of Silsbee. Langley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Langley of Silsbee. Both are seniors at Silsbee High School and plan an early fall wedding.
Funeral services for Jack Richardson 94 of Silsbee were March 5 at Farner Funeral Chapel with Dale Varnon Church of Christ minister of Orange officiating. Burial followed at Fellowship Cemetery in Warren. Richardson died Friday at Milam Nursing Home No 2 after a long illness. He was a Pineville Texas native, longtime Silsbee resident, retired sewing machine agent and Southside Church of Christ member. Survivors include two daughters Mrs H L Forrester and Mrs Rave Hayes, one son Cecil Richardson, two brothers John J Richardson and Jesse Richardson, one sister Mrs Lassie Wiggins, six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Three Silsbee students are named to Lamar University School of Business Dean's List for Fall 1971, based on 12+ hours and high GPAs. John Eppes, a freshman accounting major, earns a perfect 4.00. Stephen Thomas and Douglas Dwight Fullingim post GPAs between 3.25 and 3.87 as a sophomore and senior respectively.
Silshee Chapter of the International Order of DeMolay joins more than 2 500 chapters in 11 countries and territories for National DeMolay Week March 12 18. Local activities are planned throughout the week. The order, founded by Frank S Land in 1919, aims to train young men for leadership in industry government business the military and the professions.
Mrs Lloyd Byram of Beaumont vice president of the State Republican Women s Club will speak at the Hardin County Republican Women meeting next Thursday March 16 at 2 p m in the clubroom of the Hardin County Savings and Loan Co Plans for the election year and a membership drive will be discussed All members and interested persons are invited according to Mrs Tom Tennison president
We express deep appreciation to friends neighbors and relatives for concern sympathy flowers food cards and acts of kindness during the loss of our loved one L. Minton Hooks Sr The family thanks Rey Bar clay Dr Poshataske nurses at Silsbee Doctors Hospital Mrs Paula Simmons Mrs Jake May and telephone company employees.
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