Silsbee DeMolay Week Observance Highlights Local Chapter
The Silsbee DeMolay chapter hosts National DeMolay observance March 12 to 19 with activities led by Master Counselor Copeland and board chair Dear. Tasks include litter barrel donations, city government exposure, courthouse tours, highway cleanup, police car washing, a Saturday barbecue, and a Sunday Mass at All Souls Church. The chapter, sponsored by Silsbee Masonic Lodge, has 35 active members.
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Sam Copeland Jr
Murray Dear
Silsbee
Hardin County
Kountze
All Soul
Dear
DeMolay
Silsbee Masonic Ledge
Copeland
Fred Hardy
Don Hardison
Bill Hardy
Mark Stevens
Mike Collier
Joe Kirby
Marc Barclay
Marshall Wesley Hodges
Paul Sweatt
Jim Kirby
Mark Denson
Emolay
Duane Beckett
Toler of DeMolay
Jnior
Elie Green
Donnie Hardison
Last Rites For Ed Hawthorne, 82, Held Mar. 11
Funeral services for Ed Hawthorne 82 of Silsbee were held at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Farmer Funeral Home chapel with Rev. R. E. Barclay officiating. Burial followed in Franks Branch Cemetery. Hawthorne died at 4:45 a.m. in Silsbee Doctors Hospital. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife Mary Hawthorne five sons R. E. Hawthorne Madis onville and W. T. Hawthorne Beaumont five grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Fd Hawthorne
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Home Chapel
R. E. Barclay
Franks Branch
Hawthorne
Trips Outlined At Warren Band Booster Meeting
Warren Band Booster Club met in the Warren High School Band Hall on March 14. Parents learned of spring trips for Warren bands including the Warren Junior High to Beaumont on April 28 to hear the Navy iBand from Washington, D C. The Warren High School Band will join the Jefferson Pilgrimage in Jefferson, Texas. Band Director Bill Barton distributed reprints from Texas Star magazine. The 7th grade band prepared the meeting program.
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Warren Band
Warren High School
Warren
Beaumont
Navy iBand
Washington, D. C
Warren High
Jefferson
Texas
Bill Barton
Texas Star
Final Rites For M. J. Jarrell Jr. Held Mar. 15
Funeral services for Murphy John Jarrell Jr 31 of 2123 Wilson Beaumont were at 10 a m March 15 at Farmer Funeral Home Chapel Silsbee with Rev James Stephenson officiating Burial followed in Cunningham Cemetery Jarrell died around 4 a m Tuesday after being shot in the head by a Beaumont police officer He was found inside a Beaumont food store during a burglary investigation He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs M J Jarrell Lum area a son M J Jarrell III of Wimberton and a sister Mrs Nelda Allen of Port Neches
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Murphy John Jarrell Jr
Wilson
Beaumont
Farmer Funeral Home
Silsbee
James Stephenson
Cunningham Cemetery
Jarrel
D Jdarrel
Jarrell
M. J. Jarrell
Lum
M. J. Jarrel TU
Wamberton
Nelda Allen
Port Neches
Hardin County Sees One Fatal in Feb Rural Accidents
The Texas Highway Patrol reports one fatal rural accident in Hardin County during February among 25 rural incidents that left 13 injured. Across District 2B for February 1972, 337 rural accidents caused nine deaths and 177 injuries. Army Private First Class Robert P. Davis of Kountze completed a 15 week tactical microwave systems course at Fort Monmouth New Jersey after enlisting in July 1971, and is a 1971 Kountze High School graduate.
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Kountze Seldi Dps
Merovere
Texas Highway Patrol
Hardin
Highway Patrol
C. H. Rudd
Rudd
Army
Robert P. Davis
Rose A. Davis
Kountze
U.S. Army Signal Center
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Pvt
Davis
Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo
Kountze High School
Nu Upsilon St Patrick's Social Plans Revealed
Nu Upsilon Chapter of Bets Sigma Phi met with 24 members and three guests at Hardin County Savings and Loan. Cherrie Jo Curtis led the meeting with committee reports and final plans for a St Patrick's Day social at the Watson home. Candy Coldren demonstrated ballet exercises and routines. Sheriff Billy Paine and Highway Patrolman Wayne Pullen discussed law enforcement. Refreshments were served by Sue Roach and Jane White.
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Nu Upsilon Chapter
Bets Sigma Phi
Hardin County Savings and Loan
Lola Burgess
Helen Larsh
Norma Lindsey
Cherrie Jo Curtis
Joe Watson
Gayle Woodson
Candy Coldren
Miss Brenda Parks Named to Lamar University Dean's List
Miss Brenda Parks daughter of Mrs Helen Parks and the late Robert J Parks of Silshee is among 168 Lamar University School of Engineering students on the Dean's List for the 1971 Fall semester. She majors in math and is a senior. Dean Lloyd B Cherry announced the honor with criteria of 12 hours or more. GPA 3.25 for freshmen and sophomores and 3.45 for juniors and seniors.
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Brenda Parks
Helen Parks
Robert J. Parks
Silshee
School of Engineering
Lamar University
Lloyd B. Cherry
Pendy Skillern to Perform With Lamar Group in Washington
Randy Skillern son of Mr and Mrs Lincoln Skillern of Silsbee guitar player for the Cardinal Singers of Lamar University will travel to Washington DC this weekend as the Singers join dedication ceremonies at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts they will perform at a luncheon following the dedication of a twice life size bust for former President Eisenhower Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen will serve as emcee and John Connally is to dedicate the bust The Cardinal Singers directed by Dr John LeBlanc were invited to the event President Nixon has been invited to accept the bust.
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Randy Skillern
Lincoln Skillern
Silsbee
Cardinal Singers
Lamar University
Washington D. C
Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
John LeBlanc
Eisenhower
Texas
Lloyd Bentgen
Secretary of the Treasury
John Connally
Texas State Society
Nixon
1972 Hardin County 4 H Food Show at Lumberton High
The 1972 Hardin County 4 H Food Show will be held March 25 in the Lumberton High School cafetorium. Exhibits are set up from 9 to 10 a.m. judging begins at 10. Public viewing starts at 1 p.m. The theme is Foods For Special Occasions. Planning committee includes Gary George chairman Sandra Ladd Henri Etta Butler and Carolyn Park.
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FFA
Lumberton High
Hardin County
Lumberton High School
Gary George
Sandra Ladd
Henri Etta Butler
Carolyn Park
Gore's Spring Meat Sale Prices Area Meats and Cheese
Gore's announces a spring meat sale with Smoked ham at 89¢ per lb and Smoked shoulder 69¢ per lb. Country sausage 99¢, sliced bacon 79¢, Hoshead cheese 49¢ per lb, fresh cracklings 29¢, plus several listed items at 10¢ 29¢ 19¢ 65¢ and 59¢ per lb.
McDonald Completes Mission Aboard USS Enterprise
Navy Seaman Michael W. McDonald son of Mr and Mrs Howard I L McDonald of 870 N Seventh St Silsbee has completed nearly two months of continuous operations in the Indian Ocean and South China Sea aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise The Enterprise was sent to the Indian Ocean during the Indo Pakistan war to evacuate Americans from East Pakistan A visit to Subic Bay in the Philippines ended the deployment.
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Navy
Michael W., ‘McDonald
Howard IL. McDonald
870
N. Seventh St
Silsbee
Indian Ocean
South China Sea
Enterprise
East Pakistan
Subic Bay
Phillippines
Railroad Films At O'Neil School March 26
Railroad Man and Moving On will be shown at the O'Neil Intermediate School March 26 at 4 30 p m. Sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary to the United Transportation Union the films trace railroading from its beginnings to present day operations and are open to the public.
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O'Neil Intermediate School
Highway 96 South
The
Ladies Auxiliary
United Transportation Union
Couple Dan Jay Irvine Leave City After Visit
Capt and Mrs Jay Irvine departed last week after visiting at the home of her grandparents Mr and Mrs Herbert G Elmore. He serves with the US Marines in Vista California. Mrs Irvine is formerly Cynthia Taylor of this city.
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Jay Irvine
Herbert G. Elmore
Vista
Calif
Irvine
Cynthia Taylor
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East Avenue H
Ed Hawthorne
M. J. Jarrell Jr
Kirkpatrick
Jay
Nu Upsilon Press
St. Patrick’s Social
Roosevelt Drive
Liberty
Raywood, Texas
Raywood Texas
Informaton
Pendy Skillern
Methodists Plan
Lamar
Washington
Paul Moore
First United Methodist Church
Galveston
W. C. McNeil
Hoeshead
Monit
KPBO
Briggs G Stratton
Sary
Lney Oote Kottom
Anea
Samy Wits
Mike McDonald
North Country
American National Enterprise
Pines
Depezens
Aroelnd
Bob and
Dan Herron
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