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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1958
Page
3
The Esther Sunday School class of First Baptist Church meets Tuesday at 7 30 for a monthly business session and hamburger supper at Mrs Clarence Dehart home. President is Mrs Lois Day and teacher is Mrs Grace Daniel.
Miss Cherrie Jo Ennis and Buford Curtis married in a March 28 ceremony at the groom’s home. Rev. W A Rashall officiated the double ring wedding. The couple, soon to be a May graduate and an East Texas Pulp and Paper employee, plan to reside in Silsbee after a Louisiana wedding trip.
Rev J W Joiner pastor announces the Good Shepherd Baptist Church revival will run through May 11. Evangelist Rev W A Cockrell, missionary for New Bethel Association, directs the event with Bill Dial in charge of music. Services are at 10 am and 7 45 pm daily and the public is invited.
More than 95 percent of vehicles in fatal U S highway accidents in 1957 were in apparently good condition. The finding highlights that factors other than obvious mechanical failure contributed to deadly crashes.
Mr and Mrs Homer C Scoggins announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Marylyn Louise to Pvt Louis Earl Gibbs son of Mrs Belva Miller of Olney Texas Plans have been made for the wedding to be held May 3 at 5 pm in the First Baptist Church Miss Scoggins is a graduate of Olney High School and attended Midwestern University She is employed by East Texas Pulp and Paper Company Gibbs is a graduate of Olney High School attended Midwestern University and enlisted in the U S Army in February.
The Silsbee Business and Professional Women's club invites applications for the Alice Bele ford Memorial Scholarship. It covers tuition for a CPS seminar at Lamar Tech Beaumont this November and pays the CPS examination fee once. Applicants must be 25 or older with four years of public secretary experience. Call Mrs. Perkins for details.
Evangelist Leon Bayless preaches nightly at Evergreen Assembly of God in progress revival. Services start at 7:30 with Mrs Bayless singing specials. Rev F C Drake, pastor, notes ongoing features include special music and singing. Everyone is invited to attend.
In 1957 highway traffic deaths fell by 1300 from the previous year, signaling a notable reduction in road fatalities. The report highlights the year over year improvement in highway safety.
The report notes that 53,000 Americans sustained injuries from car bicycle crashes in 1957. It highlights rising safety concerns and urges vigilance from motorists and cyclists alike to reduce injuries.
Rupert Montalvo ends forty years with Mathieson Chemical Company in Port Arthur. He lives on a 180 acre farm north of Silsbee, where he and his wife will relax. A surprise birthday retirement party was held March 27 for his 65th birthday. He is a Brackettville native who moved to Silsbee in 1938. He has four children: Mrs. Lewis Flores Beaumont, Mrs. Curtis Calloway Philadelphia, Mrs. J. B. Austin Silsbee, and William Montalvo Dallas.
Lloyd C. Howell of Woodville pleaded guilty in Hardin county court on April 24 to driving while intoxicated. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs and sentenced to three days in jail. County records show 37 arrests in the past two weeks, including four disturbing the peace, three DWI, two aggravated assault, two drunk in car, and others drunk.
The Chipper Blue Birds gathered Friday at Mrs. N P McCarney's home with all members present. After the business meeting they finished aprons they had been making. Karen Sue Felps served refreshments. Betty Kaye Sherrell was the scribe.
Buddy Jones thanks friends for cards flowers visits and support after a recent injury. The gestures eased his hospital and home care.
Fred Community Briefs lists Mrs Arthur McInnis and relatives visiting Beaumont and nearby towns with multiple weekend calls. A Willie McInnis funeral is noted in Anacoca Louisiana. Also mentions Charlie Spurlock visiting in Houston and Judy McInnis with Kaye Owens visiting Bonnie Tanner. A U S Navy Fuel Depot at Rota Spain becomes port terminus of a 485 mile pipeline feeding four USAF bomber bases under construction.
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