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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1973
Page
3
Application form for the yard of the month contest runs April through October. It asks for name phone address with quadrant, P O Box not enough, and RID. It asks to indicate judging period or special attention month and to sign. Entries drop at the chamber office beside Buck Jones Lumber Co.
Kirby Lumber Co. employees formed a fundraising committee and collected $147 to purchase two wheelchairs for patients at the Silsbee Convalescent Center after the BEE editorial urged community support. Administrator Margie Anders said Medicare would not cover such equipment and at least 10 chairs were needed.
Elizabeth Porter will become Director of Christian Education at First United Methodist Church of Silsbee on April 1. She has led a two-county Head Start program for five and a half years and helped shift preschool care toward a comprehensive child development model.
Mrs. O L Redmond announced on Monday that bluebonnets are blossoming and open for viewing at her home 1070 South Lando lt Lane. She began the display six years ago with two or three plants from a neighbor.
Hardin County Commissioners approved bids for office equipment including calculators typewriters filing cabinets and a record filing counter. They also authorized a part time secretary for the Mental Outreach Clinic and approved a $5 000 per year Kountze Public Library contract along with an $800 Sour Lake Volunteer Fire Department contract.
G Henry Hurd 50 of 6330 Ivanhoe Beaumont died 10 50 am Saturday at St Elizabeth Hospital He native of Silsbee had lived in Beaumont 33 years a Mobil Oil foreman Funeral services were held Monday Burial in Rest Haven Cemetery Susbee Survivors include wife Louise Hurd daughter Terri Hurd Beaumont sister Mrs A L Miles Port Arthur
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Sanders of this city were held in Tulsa Oklahoma after she died March 22 in a Tulsa hospital following a short illness. She had lived in Silsbee for seven years. Survivors include her husband W. W. Sanders of Silsbee, one son and five daughters.
A single tree will grow to produce enough pulp in 18 to 20 years to make 112 pounds of paper. This amount can be turned into 200 bags each carrying 100 pounds, totaling 10 tons of paper.
Miss Connie Graham daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Spurlock of Silsbee will be the Hardin County Wagonmasters entry in the Dogwood Festival Rodeo Sweetheart contest held Saturday March 31 in Woodville She is a mid term graduate of Silsbee High School and former member of the Maroon and White Club and Tigerette Drill Team The Wagonmasters ride from Kountze FFA Farm north of Kountze on US 69 to Turkey Creek Ranch at Hillister departing 7 a m Friday A barbecue and dance headlined by Larry Gordon and the Country Souls will occur Friday night Trail Boss Edwin Courville Chief Scout Al Prichard.
The second bomb threat in three weeks was reported at Lumberton High School on March 26. Sheriff Billy Paine said the Lumberton, Beaumont Fire Marshals, DPS, and Texas Rangers searched the building from 9:35 to 10:50 a.m. with negative results and classes resumed. A similar threat occurred on March 8.
Bruce Cousins 28 of Orange and his wife Joann Graham Cousins 15 were in a northbound crash on FM 92. They were treated at Silsbee Doctors Hospital. Joann was admitted and released on March 24.
Jesse Ray Harwell, longtime Deer Park assistant, was named athletic director and head football coach at Lumberton High School. He succeeds Harold Pollard and was selected from over 40 applicants after a four-person screening and board review. Harwell, 32, has coached at Victor and Deer Park and will hire his staff, with Lumberton in District 18 AA set for possible Class 3A promotion.
A free speech and hearing screen will be held at Cravens Hall First Methodist Church Silsbee on April 3 4 5 from 930 am to 2 pm Sylvia Davis announces Lamar University and Harden County Commissioners Court sponsor event The screens target preschool children.
Mrs. Betty Skillern was elected president of Xi Zeta Rho Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority at a Monday night meeting in First National Bank. Officers include Evelyn Davis vice president Margaret Stom secretary and Sybil Dean treasurer. Plans discussed for Beta Sigma Phi State Convention in McAllen June 22 23 and a Founders Day banquet April 23 at Mondas. The chapter marks its 20th year with a proposed celebration.
A brief note emphasizes that even small trees hold potential wealth as timber remains in demand now and will be needed urgently in the future.
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