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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1973
Page
3
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The Silsbee Women's Golf Association hosts its third annual Guys And Dolls style show at Silsbee Country Club on March 27. A buffet begins at 6 30 p m and the show at 8 p m Tickets are available from members or at the door with fashions provided by Jacque's Shop and Earl Nerren's.
Funeral services for 73 year old Mrs Laura C Moore of Dickinson were held Friday at 2 pm at Jack Rowe Funeral Home with graveside rites at Van Vleck Cemetery near Bay City. She died Thursday in Galveston County Memorial Hospital. A native of Tyler County she had lived in Dickinson 29 years and was a member of Howell Memorial Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband Donald Moore and sister Mrs Edith Yankie.
Funeral services for Wesley Perry Jones age 23 of San Jose California were held March 15 in Farmers Funeral Chapel with burial at Village Mills Cemetery. Jones died March 9 at his California home. He was a native of Silsbee and longtime Austin resident. Survivors include his father John D. Jones of Austin mother Mrs. Jack Burns of California brother Ronald D. Jones of Austin and grandmother Mrs. Levie Jones of Buna.
Silsbee Jaycees meet at Pizza Inn on March 14 to launch a revenue project selling tomato sticks at Apache Lumber Co. each Saturday morning in March and April. David Snell chairs the project with Gravis Alexander, Richard Hardy, Bob Burgess, Bob Larsh, and Don Lipscomb on the committee.
The Jones Quartet will give a gospel music concert at North Hardin Baptist Church on Sunday, March 25 at 6 30 p m. The group is well known in the area and has performed in several states. The church sits 10 miles north of Silsbee on Highway 92 under Rev. R J Simpson.
Miss Donna Lewis and David Lester Player Jr. announce their engagement and plan a May 5 wedding at Woodrow Baptist Church. Donna attended Silsbee High and Evadale High School and Durham Business College Beaumont. David is a Silsbee High graduate, Lamar University student in business, and employed by White's Auto in Silsbee.
A Silsbee Lodge No. 927 communication will be held at 7 p.m. at the Masonic Temple to work in the B A degree. All members are urged to attend and visiting brethren are invited. M D Moore is WM and D L Webb is the secretary.
Port Neches announces the engagement of Connie Sue Phillips to Kurt Thomas Benson son of Mrs. F. H Singletary of Monroe Louisiana and the late L Thomas Benson formerly of Silsbee The wedding is planned for May 26 at Trinity Presbyterian Church Port Neches Rev John Hunt officiating The bride elect a 1970 Port Neches Groves High School graduate Miss Groves of 1970 employed as a registered X Ray Technologist at St Elizabeth Hospital The bridegroom a 1969 Silsbee High School graduate and senior business major at Louisiana Tech Ruston Louisiana
The Magnolia District of the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs held its district convention March 13 and 14 at the Red Carpet Inn Beaumont with 30 clubs represented. Silsbee club received numerous first and second place awards for legislative public affairs community improvement education scholarship conservation and a standout club program. Craft displays earned top honors for C B Stevens embroidery and a hooked rug while Hugh Smith won for tapestry and crewel. C R Baker earned second for needle point and Louise Hill received an inspirational poetry award.
Rupert Montalvo 79 of Silsbee died Thursday at 2 15 p m in Silsbee Doctors Hospital He had lived in Silsbee 37 years a native of Bracketville He is survived by his wife Liaura a son William Montalvo of Silver Springs Maryland and three daughters Margaret Austin Clara Flores and Eather Callaway Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p m in All Saints Cathol ic Church with burial in Resthaven Cemetery A Rosary was recited Friday at 7 30 p m in Farmer Funeral Chapel
Scout Troop 186 met at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Wesley Salsbury opened the meeting and Scoutmaster Gene Wilson led the group in work toward citizenship awards. Notes were given by the two junior assistant scoutmasters as Felton Williamson served as scribe.
Funeral services for the Rev. James E. Ferguson aged 76 of Houston were held Sunday at Reid Memorial Methodist Church. A retired minister, he formerly served at First Methodist Church in Silsbee. Survivors include wife Ruby Ferguson two sons James Ferguson of San Antonio and John Ferguson of North Carolina four brothers and three sisters in states including Sour Lake Gladewater Tyler and Albuquerque.
Evadale Junior High sponsors a donkey basketball game at the Evadale gym on Tuesday March 27 at 730 p.m. Ralph Godfrey’s Donkeys from Crescent Oklahoma perform with a trick mule. Advance tickets from Katherine Gravis at 276-1620. Proceeds go to the summer cheerleading camp.
A two day workshop at Prince Hall Villa in Silsbee will offer information on stretching household dollars. Vivian Goodrum county extension agent leads sessions from 10 to 11 a.m. on March 27 and 28 open to all homemakers.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Rich mark their Golden Wedding on March 31 2 to 6 p.m. at their Buna home with a reception hosted by their children and spouses from Buna Victor and Waco. Married March 31 1923 in Jasper the couple living in Old Blox Bon Wier Silsbee Orange before Buna. They have 15 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
The Piney Wood Indian Singers of Livingston will present a musical program at Woodrow Baptist Church Sunday at 7 p.m. Sponsored by the church's Junior High Department, the church is located at 1320 Woodrow Road with Pastor Bernard Stott.
The Psalms of Joy of Houston will present a program at 3 p m Sunday at the Saint Chapel of God in Christ 510 North First Street Rev H J Simon is pastor of the church The group will be guests at the House of Prayer located on Twenty Second Street Sunday night Rev A B Robinson is pastor of the church.
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