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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1968
Page
5
Maurice A. Lovelady son of Mr and Mrs Melvin Lovelady of Silsbee has completed two years of service in the Navy. His wife and daughter also live there.
Spring meat sale offers lean ham at 59c per pound shoulder steak 49c pork chops 49c per lb center cut 53c rib roast 53c per lb pork shoulder 49c pork ribs 55c backbone 45c fresh hackbones 25c per lb grade A extra leg eggs 49 1 2 percent pan sausage 49c per lb pure lard 99c per gallon boneless ham 89c smoked sausage 99c per lb smoked hocks 39c per lb whole ham 35c phone EV 5 5095.
The Silsbee Tigers beat the Buna Cougars 7-2 in Buna to move to 2 1 on 1 on the pre district schedule. Pitchers Kenny Gibson and Matt Dinkle combined for a two hitter. Broussard went 4 for 4 with three first inning drives, Coward homered twice.
I thank friends and neighbors for cards letters flowers and many kind deeds during my illness Special thanks to the St. Johns Episcopal Church membership Bertha Mitchel
We express gratitude for your kind words of sympathy condolence flowers telegrams and food during the death of our loved one May the Lord bless and keep you Rev and Mrs T J Harris Sr Mr and Mrs T J Harris Jr and daughter
Malcolm S King of Cooper Texas will be the visiting evangelist for a gospel meeting series at the South Side Church of Christ March 18 to 24. Daily services at 7 30 p m are announced with Woodrow Plyler, minister, inviting the public to attend.
Mrs Jimmie Wright director of the Title I program in Silsbee Schools will join a Beaumont workshop at First Security National Bank today. The event targets reading teachers administrators and library staff and includes a 9 to 4 session with Harvey King TEA speaking on The Culture of Poverty.
Funeral services for Mrs. Maxine Lewis 51 of Buna were held at 2 p.m. Monday in Farmer Funeral Chapel with Rev. Riley Hooper officiating. Burial followed in Antioch Cemetery. She died 7 p.m. Saturday at Baptist Hospital Beaumont after a brief illness. A native of Silsbee she had lived in Buna 20 years. Survived by husband John A. Lewis. sisters Doris Williams Silsbee and Sarah Warren Rockledge Fla. brothers Hart F. L. and Elton Brookins all of Silsbee.
Mrs. Ni Ina Frisby 65 dies after a long illness at Jasper Nursing Center. services at Farmer Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Rev. E C Turner and Rev Ce cil Jenkins. Survivors include husband Henry Frisby son H A Frisby and eight brothers. Burial Resthaven Cemetery.
The Veterans of World War One and Ladies Auxiliary District 2 hold a joint meeting at Hall's restaurant in Silsbee Saturday at 10 30 am with registration at 9 am. Congressman John Dowdy will speak, introduced by Rev John Mills. Separate men and women sessions follow.
Artist and teacher Jeannie Bourke launches weekend art classes for children at Glidden's in the Gateway Shopping Center Beaumont. Classes run Saturdays 10 to 12. Bourke has 15 years of painting experience and is a Baton Rouge native. contact TE 5-S779.
Sealed proposals to construct 42.347 miles of asphalt concrete in multiple segments across Tyler Polk Hardin Liberty counties will be received in Austin until 9:00 AM March 20 1968. Bid plans and specs including wage rates are available from A J Cortez Woodville and the Texas Highway Department. Plans reserved rights.
The Silsbee Jaycees met March 5 at Neches National Bank with Carl Jones presiding. Officers elected: Richard Worley president, Joe Roberts and Robbie Foley vice presidents, Joe Bell treasurer, Wayne DuBose secretary, Edgar Blood interclub director, and Jesse Sanchez Cesar Dominguez C. Z. Pope Jr. Warren Bower serve as directors. The club will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Neches Bank to plan April activities including a visitation meeting and an April oyster supper fundraiser.
Pvt George Foster on 60-day leave visits his mother Mrs Lucy Foster at 185 Bonner Street. A Waldo Mathew High School graduate, he completed basic training at Fort Polk in June 1967 and is stationed in Germany awaiting overseas replacement duty during an 18 month Vietnam tour as a field wireman.
Major Jimmie D Weeks received the Distinguished Flying Cross for Vietnam service General Tolson decorated Weeks for flying cover rescuing a crew from a downed craft Weeks a Silsbee High and Texas A&M graduate son of H D Weeks Chance Loeb Alabama wife and children reside nearby
A March 21 rally and barbecue at Nacogdoches fairgrounds supports Dolph Briscoe for Texas governor. Briscoe, cattle breeder and conservationist, is a former state representative and Farm-to-Market Road Act author. he currently leads the South Texas Chamber of Commerce.
Essie Barclay thanks friends for flowers gifts prayers and thoughtful deeds during her hospital stay expressing gratitude for support and kindness.
The Lamberton Lions Club now meets in the Fellowship Hall of Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church on the first and third Mondays at 7 p m John A Malone will preside over the meeting W R Gilley Baer marshal of the Lumberton Fire Department will be the speaker for the evening.
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