Annual MOD Walkathon Gets Underway Saturday
The Silsbee Optimist Club plans a 12 mile March of Dimes walk on Saturday March 22 starting at 8 a.m. at West Gibson Department Store. Participants collect sponsor signatures for per mile pledges with prizes for youngest oldest and top fundraiser. Contact James Arledge Jerry Pond or Cesar Dominguez for details.
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Silsbee March of Dimes
West Gibson Department Store
Silsbee Optimist Club
James Arledge
West Gibson
Jerry Pond
Cesar Dominguez
March of Dimes
Chamber Banquet Tickets On Sale for April 10 Speech
Tickets on sale for the Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet featuring Reagan V. Brown executive assistant to Governor Briscoe. Event April 10 at 7 p.m. in the Silsbee High School Cafeteria with Moncia's of Beaumont catering and Silsbee Garden Club decorations led by president Mrs. Beverly Price.
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Reagan V. Brown
Briscoe
Chamber of Commerce
First National Bank
Silsbee State Bank
Chamber
Highway 96 South
Silsbee High School
Moncia’s of Beaumont
Silsbee Garden Club
Beverly Price
Mystery Person honored at First Baptist Church plan
Card of Thanks from Mrs Gladys Scott thanks contributors to the plan promoting me as the Mystery Person at First Baptist Church. Signed by Mr James Clayton Perkins, wife and daughter.
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Gladys Scott
First Baptist Church
James Clayton Perkins
Easter Services Planned at Mount Nebo Church
Mount Nebo Baptist Church in Fred hosts Easter revival with Good Friday service at 7 30 p m and two Easter services at 11 a m and 7 30 p m Evangelist Rev Dale Spurlock officiates with song director Robert Roebuck Nursery facilities available per Rev Woodrow Brown
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Mount Nebo Baptist Church
Fred
Dale Spurlock
Woodrow Brown
Robert Roebuck
Brown
Funeral services for Mrs Louise Lock held March 7
Funeral services for Mrs Nancy Louise Lock 85 of Victor were held at 2 p.m. March 7 at J O Stringer Funeral Chapel with Rev Douglas Fincher officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery. She died March 5 in Baptist Hospital. Survivors include one daughter Mrs Robert E Lakey of Silsbee one grandson Robert W Lakey Nashville Tenn and three great grandchildren Kerry Lakey Lee Lakey and Penny McCormick.
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Nancy Louise Lock
Victor
J. O. Stringer
Douglas Fincher
Evergreen Cemetery
Baptist Hospital
Robert E. Lakey
Silsbee
Robert W. Lakey
Nashville
Poverty in Texas single-parent families with young children
A Texas Department of Community Affairs report notes that 65 percent of one-parent families with children under six live in poverty and 23 percent are near poverty. Definitions set poverty at $4,300 yearly for a nonfarm family of four and near poverty at $8,600 or less.
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Texas
Texas Department of Community Affairs
Office of Early Childhood Development
Last Rites Held For Beaumont Jeweler Alton E Young
Funeral services for Alton Estes Young 65 of Beaumont were held at Forest Lawn Funeral Home with Rev Luther A Dillard officiating. Burial followed at Forest Lawn Cemetery. He died Sunday morning at St Elizabeth Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Brontsville Alabama he had lived in Beaumont 30 years and worked as a jeweler for Bealls Department Store. Survivors include his wife Opel E Young two sons Derrell T Young of Silsbee and David George Young of Sour Lake two sisters Rosa Ridgeway of Brontsville and Wilma Tyler of Macon Georgia and three brothers Grady Young of Birmingham Victor Young of Bessemer and Looney Young of Cullman Alabama.
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Alton Estes Young
Beaumont
Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Luther A. Dillard
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Young
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Brontsville
Ala
Beall’s Department Store
Opel E. Young
Derrell T. Young
Silsbee
David George Young
Sour Lake
Rosa Ridgeway
Wilma Tyler
Macon
Grady Young
Birmingham
Victor Young
Bessemer
Looney Young
Cullman
Last Rites For Mrs Lorida Rivet 59 Held On Monday
Mrs Lorida Rivet 59 of 4640 Gatewood Lane Beaumont died 2 47 am Sunday in Baptist Hospital after illness She was a native of Somerville lived in Beaumont 31 years Employed by Gus Mayer 30 years Catholic Church St Anne s Funeral at 4 pm Monday in St Anne s with Father W Bosworth Burial Forest Lawn Pallbearers named Survivors include husband Gilbert L Rivet one brother two sisters and three nieces and one nephew
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Lorida Rivet
Gatewood Lane
Beaumont
Baptist Hospital
Forest Lawn Cemetery
H. A. Calver
C. E. Mente
G. L. Kelley
P. M. Wagnespack
L. P. Landgraf
John Edgar Schuler
D. C. Tydlacke
H. M. Guillet
Gilbert L. Rivet
John Henry Schuler
Silsbee
Mildred Slavik
Elouise Poshataske
Funeral Rites Held For Bert Vann 70 In Jasper
Funeral services for Bert Vann 70 were held at 2 p m March 16 at J O Stringer Funeral Home with Rev Travis Kellum officiating Burial was in Attoyac Cemetery Vann died Friday at Jasper Memorial Hospital Survivors include Mrs Bobbie Leonard of Silsbee his wife Pearl Vann a son Eugene Vann two daughters Mrs Bobbie Newman and Betty Sue Vann both of Jasper and Miss Betty Sue Vann of Dallas
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Bert Vann
J. O. Stringer
Travis Kellum
Attoyac Cemetery
Vann
Jasper Memorial Hospital
Bobbie Leonard
Silsbee
Pearl Vann
Eugene Vann
Jasper
Bobbie Newman
Betty Sue Vann
Dallas
Newcomers Club Coffee for Silsbee Welcomes Guests
The Silsbee Woman's Club hosts a newcomer coffee at 2 to 4 p.m. on Thursday March 20 at 335 Briarwood, home of Mrs. David Hearne. Mrs. Jan Wilson invites newcomers to attend even without an invitation.
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Silsbee Woman’s Club
Silsbee
David Hearne
Briarwood
Jan Wilson
Juniper Bush Symbol of Protection in Biblical Escape Tale
Story notes the juniper bush as a symbol of protection as Joseph Mary and the Infant Jesus fled Herod and found refuge in Egypt behind a juniper ash according to legend.
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Egend
Joseph
Virgin Mary
Jesus
Herod
Egypt
Waller Rankin Nuptials Set in Dallas March 22
Miss Catherine Waller of Little Rock and James Hall Rankin II of Abilene will wed March 22 at the First Baptist Church in Dallas. Parents are Mr and Mrs John Waller Jr and Mr and Mrs Owen Rankin. Waller is a Hall High School and Baylor graduate working for Arlington ISD. Rankin, an Abilene High School alum, attends UT Arlington and works for University Computing Co in Dallas.
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Catherine Lynn Waller
Little Rock, Ark
James Hall Rankin II
Abilene
First Baptist Church of
Dallas
John Waller Jr
Little Rock
Ark
Owen Rankin
Silsbee
Waller
Hall High School
Baylor University
Arlington Independent School District
Abilene High School
Rankin
University of Texas At Arlington
University Computing Co
Fascinating Womanhood Courses to Begin March 31
Two new sessions of the Fascinating Womanhood course will be presented at the First United Methodist Church starting Monday March 31. Morning 10 to 12 and evening 7 30 to 9 30 will run for eight weeks each, with Monday meetings. Mrs. Jan Wilson notes strong response with 70 registrants from Orange Beaumont Sour Lake and Kountze. Sponsors include several local churches and All Souls Catholic Church. For more information call 385 5568 in Silsbee.
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First United Methodist Church
Jan Wilson
Wet Metal Mercury Key Temperatures And Uses
Mercury does not solidify until minus 38.85 degrees Celsius or become a gas until 356.9 degrees Celsius. Glass dipped in liquid mercury emerges dry. The metal, once called the metal of a thousand uses, is produced at an annual rate of 10000 tons.
Read-Turrentine and O'Neil PACs Schedule Combined Meeting
A combined meeting of Read-Turrentine Elementary and O'Neil Intermediate School Title 1 Parent Advisory Committees will be held March 20 at 1 30 p m in the Read-Turrentine School cafeteria.
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Read - Turrentine Elementary and
O'Neil Intermediate School
Read-Turrentine School
Kerry M. Armstrong Named Texas Jaycees State Vice President
Kerry M. Armstrong of Silsbee was elected state vice president of the Texas Jaycees for Region 434 at the District IV Jaycees district convention. He will assume duties June 1 while completing his current role as Silsbee Jaycees president. He serves as liaison between Silsbee Jasper Dayton Liberty and Cleveland chapters and the state group and sits on the Texas Jaycees Board of Directors. Armstrong urged local recruitment with a March 26 meeting at Silsbee State Bank and noted he will focus on local work for now. He is active in Kountze Lions Club and Hardin County civic groups and works as an attorney with J. A. McGaffey & Associates in Kountze.
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Kerry M. Armstrong
Silsbee
Texas Jaycees
Jaycees
Silsbee Jaycees
Armstrong
Jasper
Dayton
Liberty
Cleveland
Silsbee State Bank
Kountze
Lion’s Club
Hardin County
J. A. McGaffey & Associate
Happy Bluebirds Invite Dads to Banquet on March 13
The Happy Blue Birds met March 10 at Mrs. Hartman’s home and sent letters inviting their fathers to a banquet on March 13. They prepared clover and glitter placemats, and Tabby Hartman served refreshments, as reported by Charissa Campbell.
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Happy Blue Birds
Pfc James McGraw Completes Marine Basic Training
Pfc James L McGraw son of Mr James McGraw of Batson Texas completed Infantry Training School at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton California. He received specialized instruction in infantry weapons and tactics.
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James L. McGraw
James McGraw
Batson
Texas
Marine Corps Base
Camp Pendleton
Calif
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Big Thicket Association
Plantation Ranch
Liberty County
Big Thicket
Guam
Bill Daniel
Arledge
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Harriett
Mount Nebo
Rev
Louise Lock
Neriene
North 4Th Street
Lilsbee
By Johnnye & Verona
Bankamericard Ciok
Zhe
Vale Neriene Webb Kulju
Alton E. Young
Newcomers Club
Waller-Rankin
David L. Williams
Jaycee State
Happy Bluebirds
Pfc
Silsbee Union Shop
Helen Larsh
Silsbee Independent School District
Board OF Trustees
Convenient Bank
the Convenient Bank
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