Editorial Staff R L Read and Tommy Read Co-Owners
The page lists editorial staff and roles including publisher editor ad manager society and personal editor reporter photographer secretary foreman operator linotype operator printer and apprentice. Names include Leona Whitman Lee Kelly Doris Woolley Harold Leigh Mrs John Basye James Johnson Billy Joe Williams Michael Minton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.L. Read
Tommy Read
R. L. Read
Leona Whitman Lee Kelly
Doris Woolley
Harold Leigh
John S. Basye
James Johnson Billy Joe Williams
Michael Minton
IRS Director Praises Bee Assistance on Tax Messages
IRS District Director R L Phinney credits local effort in delivering tax guidance during filing period. He notes 300 million in refunds issued to about 1.5 million southern Texas taxpayers and commends Austin District staff for accurate returns by two and a half million filers. He especially thanks for Question and Answer Column materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Austin
Bridal Shower Honors Mrs Larry Osborne
Mrs Larry Osborne former Miss Rosalind Richardson received a miscellane ous bridal shower Friday at the home of Mrs Joe McLemore. Hostess helpers included Mrs Leo Hickman Mrs David Cook and Mrs Don Hawthorne with Miss LaDonna McLemore and Brenda Lewis managing refreshments and guest seating. Pink roses and greenery decorated the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Osborne
Rosalind Richardson
Joe McLemore
Leo Hickman
David Cook
Don Hawthorne
Camping Trailers Displayed By Local Dealers
A display of camping trailers by Silsbee area dealers will be set up on Neches National Bank parking lot today and Friday May 6 7. The bank coffee shop will be open for visitors and candy and gum will be provided for children, said Nelson Long Jr president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee and
Neches National Bank
Nelson Long Jr
Bud Collier Named Artist Of Month In Silsbee
W A Bud Collier selected artist of the month for May by the Silsbee Art League. He has studied at the league for about a year and a half. Many of his oil paintings will hang in the Silsbee Public Library during May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Collier
W. A
Bud) Collier
The
Silsbee Art League
Collier
League
Silsbee Public Library
Den 7 Cub Pack 88 final meeting honors den chief
Den 7 of Cub Pack 88 met April 28 at Mrs. Eugene Wilsons home for a final weekly meeting of 1970 71. Randy Walker received a plaque for service. Plans were made for a May 14 outing and attendance at the BeauMont Motorama stock car races. Roger Thompson served refreshments. Mark Wilson scribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Den
Eugene Wilson
Beaumont
Roger Thompson
Mark Wilson
Kindergarten Field Trip to Busby Collection and Deer Farm
Mrs Mathleen Brent's Robinson Kindergarten toured John Busby's mounted animals and snakes and visited his deer farm. Mothers helping included Edna Faye Dodis Margaret Callaway Don Moore Lillie Westmoreland Imogene Lane Jerry Grisham and Lee Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathleen Brent
Robinson Kindergarten
John Busby
Mr. Busby
Edna Faye Dodis
Margaret Callaway
Don Moore
Lillie Westmoreland
Imogene Lane
Jerry Grisham
Lee Rice
Final Meeting of Blue Birds Group Honors Mothers Day Tea
The Handy Dandy Blue Birds group held its 1970 71 year end meeting May 4 at First Presbyterian Church with nine members present. The girls decorated church tables for a Mother’s Day tea and, after the meeting, mothers were served fake and punch by the girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handy Dandy Blue Birds
First Presbyterian Church
Jeanne Couture
Scribe
Shakespearean School Hours Describe Long Daytime Schedule
In the era, school hours stretched from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in summer and ran from daybreak to dusk in winter, reflecting lengthy instructional days.
April licensing list shows 44 couples wed in Hardin County
County Clerk Clarence McNeely reports 44 couples received marriage licenses in April. The list includes Donnie Ray Burnett and Vada Maxine Bruce, Wallace Dugas Jr. and Mary Clare Iola Mayfield, Charles Marvin Andrews and Brenda Lee Andrews, Paul Calvin LaGrappe and George Ann Smith, and many others in Hardin County with varied spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Clarence McNeely
Donnie Ray Burnett
Vada Maxine Bruce Wallace Dugas Jr
Mary Clare Iola Mayfield
Charles Marvin Andrews
Brenda Lee Andrews
Paul Calvin LaGrappe
George Ann Smith
Joe David Taylor
Thelma
Jane Ard Andon
Henry Lee Guillory
Donna Rue Jackson
David Michael Archer
Kathryn Frances Long Morgan
Oscar Bennette
Elizabeth Diane Murphy
Jimmy Dale Simmons
Jimmie Lee Cravy
James Phillip Waller
Wanda la Russell Michael Leverne Elmer
Eva Jane Hargraves
David Louis Green
Janet Lynn Chapman
Larry Wayne Osborne
Rosaland Richardson James Hebert McGallion
Judy Lynn Tanton
Glenn Dempsey Matthews
Dannie Lee McClelland Crane Benjamin Michael Hawthorn
Donna Jeanette Jones
Thomas Earl Brown
Vargie Jeffcoat
Bobby Ray Edwards
Brenda Jean Sells
William Russell Ellis
Alice Faye King
Willie Andrew Keller
Martha Ann Jones
Robert Thomson Currie
Ruth Ann Ward
John Whitfield Henry Jr
Birdie Lee Carney
Harry Dale Roberts
Marjorie Joanne Lorenz James Franklin Keith
Tommie Jean Dennis David Louis Green
Jule Ray Conarroe
Barbara Joyce Behnken Charles Glenn Randall
Cynthia Lynn Dyson Leonard Howard Castilan
Martha Kay Moore
Andrew Jackson Jones
Eva Mae Carter Samuel Wayne Denman
Sallie Etta Lowe
Henry Gipson Collier
Deguana
Minnie Woodward Ard Terrell Lynn Joseph
Elnora Metz
John Wayne Morris
Gay Nell Morris Lawrence Ray Warren
Josephine Washington
John Michael Jones
Melinda Ann Hooks
Litmon Gay
Vietta Young Smith
Teddy Lee Falcon
Donna Lynn Stuckey Thomas Franklin Berryman
Freda Jo Watts
Maurice Boudoin Jr
Donna Lynn Beckett
Sammy David Grozer
Local Residents Share Weekend Visits and Travels
Local social notes list visits from Seattle to see the Leggetts and from Houston to Lulu Harris family. UT Austin student Wayne Conner spent the weekend with his parents. Dr. and Mrs. Pipkin of sawtown visited friends and relatives. Grady Adams heads to Casper for seven years on a nuclear plant project. Mrs. Keels of Dibol underwent brain surgery in Houston. Ellis Shuptrine returned from a camper trip visiting Arkansas sites and lakes.
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E. A. Carlson
Seattle
Wash
M. O. Leggett
Wayne Conner
University of Texas
Austin
Jim Conner
R. W. Pipkin
Sawtown
Grady C. Adams
Stern Rogers Construction Co
Denver
Colo
Casper
Wyo
W. F. Caskey
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Raymond Pruitt
Houston
Lulu Harris
Lenox Hawthorne Jr
Pearland
Loral Vaught
Lenox Hawthorne Sr
Carrie Keels
Dibol
Methodist Hospital
Neil Helton
Ellis Shuptrine
Arkansas
Missouri
Ozark Mountains
Hot Springs
Little Rock
Conway- Marshall-Choctaw Lake
Bull Shoals Lake
Mark Twain National Forest
Table Rock Lake
Dog Patch USA
Harrison, Ark
Maurine
J. F. Goodwyn
Sherlyn Stephens
John Denson
Silsbee
Hodges Gardens
Shreveport
Lake Charles
Weight Losers Recognized At State Recognition Day
Mrs Jo Nell Fountain was honored by Tops Inc and presented a trophy for the Division T State winner for the greatest loss. Attending in Amarillo were Mrs Norma Roy and Mrs Jocelyn Cammack with Roy representing Silsbee Slim Tops as queen for weight loss. At the last local meeting all but one member had lost weight the previous week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Nell Fountain
Tops, Inc
Amarillo
Norma Roy
Jocelyn Cammack
Roy
Silsbee Slim Tops
WWI Veterans Set Saturday Meeting at Neches Bank
Barracks 2641, Veterans of World War I and auxiliary, will meet Saturday at 2 30 p m in Neches National Bank for the regular gathering. John Richardson serves as commander and Mrs Wallie Smith leads the ladies auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neches National Bank
John Richardson
Wallie Smith
Navy Petty Officer Gore graduates avionics technician school
Navy Petty Officer Third Class Michael D. Gore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eunice L. Gore of Route 3, Silsbee, recently graduated from Av ionics Technician School at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Millington, Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Michael D. Gore
Eunice L. Gore
jRoute 3
Silsbee
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Millington
Tenn
Youth Group Plans Mother's Day Program at First Baptist Church
Members of the First Baptist Church youth department at 625 N 2nd Street will present a Mother's Day program Sunday evening at 5 p.m. A banquet for mothers will follow in the church cafeteria. Rev. Sampson Booker is the church pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
N. 2Nd Street
Sampson Booker
Evelyn Bigford and Henry D Johnston Exchange Vows
Mrs. Roy D. Bigford of Houston announces the marriage of her daughter Evelyn Jean to Henry Dudley Johnston son of Mr and Mrs Laverne Johnston of Kountze Justice of the Peace Rex Moore officiated April 28 in Silsbee office A reception followed at the Mullins home The couple will reside in Houston where they are employed The bride is granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Will Hooks of Silsbee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy D. Bigford
Houston
Evelyn Jean
Henry Dudley Johnston
Laverne Johnston
Kountze
Justice of the Peace
Rex Moore
Silsbee
Tommy Joe Mullins
Will Hooks
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Ail SS Mieri
Silsbeef
Highway 96
Eeeetree
Hardin
Jasper
Tyler
Jefferson
IRS
Bee
R. L. Phinney
Internal Revenue Service
CB Radio
Layton's General Store
Raymond Clearwater
Claude Ratcliff
Old Village Creek
U. S. 96
Griffin C. Thrift
Irvin V. Thrift
Martha Bevil Buchanan
Mobil Oil
Auria Hart
George N. Christian
Peter Trest
Paul M. Trest
Clay E Meadows
Bobby Jean Potts
Lizzie Crowson
State of Texas
John H. Simpson
Idba Simpson Auto Parts
T. R. Hannon
M. D
Landers
Et Ux
Hardin County Savings and Loan Assn
William C. “Bo” Roy
Earl T. Reneau
Joe B .Hammock
Joe B. Hammock
Earle T. Reneau
George Crawford
Johnny R. Smith
Valley Hi National Bank
Herbert T. Deaton
Oscar Adams Sr
Ray V. Nichols
North Fifth Street
Cravens Insurance Agency
Paul Georgas
Randy Walker
Blue Bird Group
J. P. Wells
Cordia Gore
A. J. Gore
Ella M. Knighten
Warren F. Tyner
Jefferson Savings and Loan Association
Roger F. Forsythe
Lionel J. Arsement Jr
J. Arsement Jr
Hardin County Savings & Loan Association
Robert A. Taylor
Sears and Roebuck
Jefferson County Savings and Loan Association
Fred B Parsons
Charles L. Hegele
Mobill Oil Pea
Credit Union
L. Hexgele
J. C .Hernion
W. Powell
James W Downing
James W. Downing
Fist Fed, Sav. and Loan Assoc
Southern Neches
R. R. Birdwell
Birdwell
Silsbee State Bank
Mrs. JO Nell Fountain
WWI
Neches Club
Roadrunners
Larry Wilson
David Whitman
James Boren
Malcolm Parker
Terry Smith
Joseph L. Alioto
San Francisco
Washington State
Evelyn Bigford
Henry D. Johnston
Rotor Rooter Service
Brewer Plumbing CO
Silsbee, Texas
Sorat Aultho
Newsom
North 4Th Street
Harriet
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