Pinckney and Moss to marry in Lumberton church
Miss Bonita Louise Pinckney and Larry Gene Moss of Silsbee will wed March 21 at 7 30 p m in the First Pentecostal Church Lumberton. Rev Cecil Davis to perform the ceremony. The couple plans to reside in Silsbee with Moss employed by Paul Cormier Drilling Co. A reception will follow in the church fellowship hall. Relatives and friends invited through the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonita Louise Pinckney
Larry Gene Moss
Silsbee
Lumberton
Cecil Davis
John Joseph Pinckney
Portland
Ore
C. C. Moss
Paul Cormier Drilling Co
Silsbee Schools Menues
Silsbee schools present weekly meals with daily options. Monday offers barbecued buns dried blackeye peas cheese slices fruit cinnamon rolls and milk. Tuesday features country fried steaks rice and gravy green beans fruit peanut butter cake rolls and milk. Wednesday serves fried chicken mashed potatoes gravy fruit cobbler rolls and milk. Thursday includes fish squares with catsup french fries green beans pudding rolls and milk. Friday provides hot dogs with chili pinto beans green salad jello with fruit and milk.
John Costner to Head Hardin Tyler Probation Office
John D. Costner, a former Kountze Police Chief and Silsbee officer, will lead the Hardin Tyler County Adult Probation Office starting March 10. He succeeds B. J. Vardeman, now Chief Probation Officer for the Deep East Texas Regional Probation Department. Vardeman, Woodville resident, has served Woodville Police and Tyler County Sheriff and will oversee a regional shift affecting Hardin, Tyler, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and Walker counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kountze
Silsbee
John D. Costner
Hardin-Tyler
B. J. Vardeman
Costner
Hardin
Tyler
Polk
San Jacinto
Trinity
Walker
Walker County
Vardeman
Woodville
Tyler County
Loucille Plane
Huntsville
Texas
Mountain View
Gatesville School
Little Dribblers All Star Tourney Saturday in Silsbee
Silsbee Junior High gym hosts the Little Dribblers All Star Tourney on Saturday March 15 with an 9:30 a.m. opener Silsbee All Stars vs Friendswood and 11 a.m. Sour Lake vs Fairfield. Evening session features Silsbee Minor vs Friendswood Minor at 6 p.m. and a 7:15 p.m. consolation game. The 8:30 p.m. championship pits morning winners. Trophies for champion runner-up and consolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisbee Little Dribblers
Silsbee Junior High
Silsbee All Stars
Friendswood
Sour Lake
Fairfield
Silsbee
All Stars
Friendswood Minor All Stars
Huntsville
Sam Houston State University
John Lewis
David Simmons
David Tarver
Greg Hulet
Andy Barclay
Tony Vanner
David Melandes
Robert Walters
Mance Cutbirth
Vernon Thomas
Andy Hollyfield
Gene Burdette
Billy Tarver
al Ashworth
Ricky Kolls
Wade Richardson
Carlton Green
Kevin Ridley
Wade Forse
Steve Hollyfield
Carey Willingham
Terry Stanley
Paul Brown
Nathan Scott
Rodney Adams
Bobby Simmons
John White
Gene Hollyfield
Randy Fuller
Michael Dabney
Red Hot Lovers Tickets On Sale For Silsbee Play
Tickets for Neil Simon comedy Last of the Red Hot Lovers go on sale March 14 to theater members and guests at The Daisy 830 North 5th Street from 10 am to 5 pm Monday through Saturday. Remaining seats go to the public April 1. Performance dates are April 11 12 17 18 and 19 with social hour at 6 30, dinner 7 15 and curtain 8 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Little Theater
Neil Simon
Little Theater
Daisy
North 5Th Street
Becky Churchwell
Public City
Kindergarten Committees To Meet At Kirby March 13
A combined meeting of the Robinson Kindergarten and Kirby Elementary Title I Parent Advisory Committees is set for March 13 at 1 30 p m in the Kirby Elementary School cafeteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson Kindergarten
Kirby Elementary School
History of the Atascosita District and Liberty County
A 1974 history by Miriam Partlow surveys the Atascosita District across Southeast Texas, detailing its political leaders, economic growth, and pivotal events. It notes the region’s lumber, cattle, rice, and oil booms, early missions, Indigenous groups, and notable figures, with appendices and notes highlighting sources and the Sam Houston Regional Library's 1973 establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Liberty County
Atascosita District
Miriam Partlow
Atascosita Historical Society
Sam
Houston Regional Library and Research Center
Pemberton Press
Austin
Texas
Liberty District
Mexico
Atascosita
Liberty, Chambers, Jefferson, Orange, Jasper
Newton
Tyler
Polk
Hardin
San Jacinto
Galveston, Harris
Montgomery
Atascosito-Liberty
Orcoquita
Alabama
Coushatta
Muldoon
Hardin Brothers
Turtle Bayou
Velasco
Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center
Atascositan Historical Society
Miss Toni Joines and Joe Carmichael Repeat Vows
Toni Joines and Joe Carmichael were married February 28 at the Skylight Room of the Holiday Inn with Rev. Eugene Dickey officiating. The couple plans to reside in Beaumont after a brief wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toni Joines
Joe Carmichael
Holiday Inn
Eugene Dickey
Raymond Jones
Lumberton
J. C. Carmichael
Fred
Joni Joines
Trudie Nelson
Frankie Joines
Lynn Edgar
Houston
Beaumont
Births in Silsbee and Bridge City families
Mr and Mrs Charlie E Brydson of Silsbee welcomed a son born March 10 at Women and Children Hospital. Mr and Mrs Tim David Hoke of Silsbee welcomed son David Matthew born March 10 at Silsbee Doctors Hospital. Mr and Mrs Carl Tynes of Bridge City welcomed son Gregory Scott born Feb 127 at Orange Memorial Hospital. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Clifton Tynes of Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie E. Brydson
Silsbee
Women and Children Hospital
Beaumont
Tim David Hoke
David Matthew
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Carl Tynes
Bridge City
Gregory Scott
Orange Memorial Hospital
Clifton Tynes
Mrs Mavis Rodrigues Receives Multiple CIC Honors
Mavis Rodrigues, field manager at Cosmetics International Corp, earned top salesperson and recruiter honors for 1974 in the Golden Triangle Area at the CIC National Convention in Dallas on March 7 and 8. She joined CIC in July 1972 and became field manager that October, with Mexico City trips and numerous prizes since. The Rodrigues family lives at 1125 Cravens Drive with her husband Henry and daughter Darla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mavis Rodrigues
Cosmetics International Corp
CIC
Dallas
Golden Triangle
Rodrigues
CIC Association
Mexico City
Henry
Darla
Cravens Drive
Last Rites For Mrs. Mary Jordan 84 Held March 9
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ellen Jordan 84 of Silsbee were conducted at 3 p.m. March 9 in Causey’s E. E. Stringer Funeral chapel with Rev. Van Moreau officiating. Burial followed in Antioch Cemetery. She died at 2 p.m. Friday in Silsbee Doctors Hospital. A Leesville Louisiana native and Buna resident for many years she had moved to Silsbee. She is survived by several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Jordan
Silsbee
Causey
E. E. Stringer
Rev. van Moreau
Antioch Cemetery
Leesville
Buna
Little Miss Pageant Registration Deadline Set
Deadline for registering for The Little Miss pageant is March 17. The pageant occurs March 22 at 7 p.m. in the Silsbee Junior High auditorium. Sponsored by the Silsbee Optimist Club. Details from Jerry Pond at Silsbee Print Shop or James Arledge at Silsbee Auto Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Junior High
Silsbee Optimist Club
Jerry Pond
Silsbee Print Shop
James Arledge
Silsbee Auto Co
Harvin County Seeks Big Thicket Park HQ and zoning changes
City council approved bids for building and equipment costs at 825 to 805 plus fittings and okayed a change to Community Business District for 1.3 acres at Kirby Elementary Park. A second hearing was set for April 8 on rezoning blocks for an apartment complex by Tim Meigs. A resolution urged the National Park Service to place Big Thicket HQ and visitor center in Hardin County, citing 55 percent of the park's 84 550 acres there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby Elementary
Tim Meigs
Planning and Zoning Commission
Meig
National Park Service
Big Thicket National Park
Hardin County
Reso
SVFD Reports Routine Week Of Fire Calls
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department responded to several calls in a routine week. A petroleum tank fire at the Atlantic Richfield Oil Co plant was contained to a heat exchanger atop a tank, preventing danger. Other incidents included two grass fires on Willis and Dewberry Roads and a stove grease fire at Alberta Walker’s home on Kendal Street with minimal damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silssbee
Atlantic-Richfield ‘Oil Co
Silsbee
Russell Busby
Willis Road
Dewberry Road
The
Alberta Walker
Kendal Street
Hardin County Texas Center Location Resolution Passed
The council approved a resolution on locating a center in Hardin County Texas. The vote mirrors a prior measure by the commissioners but removes wording seeking a central location within the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Texas
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Bonita Pinckney
Silsbee Schools
K. W. Moye Welding Service
John Costner
Hardin-Tylerrobation Office
Sabine Monument Company
Grand — Beaumont
North 4Th Street
Farmer Funeral Home
Navy
Orleans Street
Little Dribblers
Red Hot Lovers
Ronnie LaBlanc
Bubba Nelson
Mrs. M. Rodrigues
Batiste
Bankamericard
City Hall
Ernest Avenue
Mary Jordan
Little Miss
SVFD
Harriett
Sue Lindsey
First Savings Association of
Southeast Texas
Glenda Woods
Harriet
Harriet’s Flowers
Helen Larsh
Silsbee Independent School District
Board OF Trustees
Ila Ag Ce
First National
Ak of
Silsbee P. O
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