Open House Honors Mr and Mrs Wright on 50th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Chancie Wright will host an open house at their Port Neches home from 2 to 5 p.m. honoring their 50th wedding anniversary. They are parents of a son Kenneth Wright and have seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The event is on the Spurger Highway five miles from Silsbee. Mrs Elsie Jones of Victor will be guest host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chancie Wright
Elsie Jones
Victor
Kenneth Wright
Port Neches
Wright
Sils
Tee
Spurger
Alma Dillon
Births continued list includes multiple newborns
Birth announcements from Silsbee and surrounding towns note Robert Earl Eddings born at Fred in Silsbee Doctors Hospital, Zaharalyn Gabriel le born May 5 in Silsbee Doctors Hospital to Dave Warren and wife, Barbara Lynn born May 7 in Silsbee Doctors Hospital to Billie James Wiese and wife, Jason Lee born May 5 in Silsbee Doctors Hospital to Gerald Ray Dever and wife, Courtney Suzanne born April 27 at Memorial Hospital in Lufkin to Bruce McGallion and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Earl Eddings
Fred
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Dave Warren
Kountze
Zaharalyn Gabrielle
Billie James Wiese
Beaumont
Barbara Lynn
Gerald Ray Dever
Jason Lee
Bruce McGallion
Lufkin
Silsbee
Courtney Suzanne
Memorial Hospital
Community mourns loss of Gracie Carmeaner’s husband
Gracie Carmeaner thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during her difficult time after the loss of her husband. She notes appreciation for flowers, food, cards, prayers, letters, and words of encouragement, saying they will always be remembered.
Polk County Couple Remembers 1925 Boise Marriage
Polk County and Mr Wright, a Louisiana native, married in 1925 at Boise. They have lived in Silsbee for 25 years. Mr Wright retired from Mobil Oil in 1968 after 23 years of service. Friends are invited through the press.
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Polk County
Mr. Wright
Louisiana
Boise
Silsbee
Wright
Mobil Oil Company
Volunteers Answer Fire Call On Last Day Of April
Silsbee volunteers reported five fire calls through Wednesday April 30 per Fire Chief Russell Busby. The final call at 5 p.m. April 30 involved a Gulf States Utilities power line fire near Flanakin's Drive-In at Old US 96 and FM 418.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Card of Thanks for family and hospital care
Gratitude to family for concern and care while in hospital and at home. Thanks for visits cards flowers calls and prayers. Special thanks to Dr Sam P Copeland and Doctors Hospital staff. God bless for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam P. Copeland
Doctors Hospital
Fire damages unoccupied home linked to James W Roberts
On April 25 a fire damaged an empty residence owned by James W Roberts near Flanakin Drive Tir off Old US 96. The blaze triggered the fire alarm at 6 55 p m as investigators begin locating the cause and origin of the blaze.
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James W. Roberts
Flanakin Drive-Tir
US 96
Tulips Sparked Early European Market Talks in 1600s
The first tulips reached Europe from Turkey in the 1500s and by 1634 the Dutch traded them like a stock market. Bulb collectors once paid up to 10 000 dollars for a single bulb, reflecting dramatic price inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Turkey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Wright
Gracie Carmeaner
Olivetti Copia 405
Olivetti
Etex Typewriter
North Fifth Street
Silsbee, Texas
Billy Fontaine
Pine Island Bayou
Billy
W. A. Fontaine
Skie Odom
Rusty West
Warren
Darrel Gore
Barbers Hill
Kilgore
West Sabine
South Hampton Oil Co
Sillbee Future Farmers OF America
FFA Booster Club
Godfrey Donkeys, Inc
Crescent
Okla
FFA
Harriet’s Flowers & Gifts
North Fourth Street
Moujtiame
Armstrong
Tillers
Atlas Tillers
Briggs Stratton Motor
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