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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1967
Page
3
Village Mills social notes detail visits by relatives from Heavener Dallas Port Neches Beaumont and Warren plus local events. Family gatherings for Mother's Day church services bridal showers ballgames hospital updates and a homecoming at Fellowship Cemetery are reported with numerous names and places throughout the area.
Lumberton School has purchased IBM data processing equipment for pupil accounting reporting instruction testing and tax records. Supt. Nelson F. Eichman says clerical duties will free teachers for preparation and student assistance. Final day of school is Friday May 26. Board to issue periodic newsletters with complete board minutes.
Community notes count several local events including a GA and mother daughter banquet at Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church hosted by Fletcher WMA, RA camping trip to Lake Texoma, and class meetings. Obituaries and hospital updates touch on Tommy Powell’s illness and family visits across Beaumont and Longview. Lions Club fundraisers and school visual testing equipment purchases are noted along with multiple local visits and moves.
The Junior and Miniature groups of the Music Makers hold a recital Sunday at 2 30 p m in All Souls Catholic Church recreation hall. They will perform pieces from the year and solo numbers. Photos from last week’s style show will be on display for parents to select from.
Cook's Bluff Home Demonstration Club hosted the Silsbee group for a May 11 luncheon at Mrs. R. E. McClelland’s home. Ten members and six visitors, plus county agent Miss Dorothy Taylor, attended. Taylor led a program on Special Diets for Obese and Diabetic Patients and related conditions. The next meeting is set for May 25 at Mrs. J. J. Maxwell’s home with Mrs. Ada Dean presiding.
A student suffered a trailer accident injuring her foot and will miss the rest of the term. She will return to headquarters in Beaumont on Wednesday for casting. Funeral attendees from Sweeney Chance-Loeb Port LaVaca and others are noted. Lumberton Home Demonstration Club met with 115 members and a diet program for OBs and diabetics led by Miss Dorothy Taylor. Next meeting set for June 6 at Mrs. Louise Davis in Woodcrest.
The saying, often heard as a toast among friends, means I hope I beat you. It traces to horse racing eras when muddy tracks caused mud to spray rivals, a postrace insult turned celebratory cheer.
Larry Wallace and John Nichols have earned full athletic scholarships to Blinn Junior College in Brenham. They will receive their diplomas from Silsbee High School Wednesday night. John Nichols, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Nichols, made the 1966 All-district 9-AAA team at offensive right tackle and defensive tackle. Larry Wallace, son of Mr. and Mrs. Van Wallace, is listed on the All-District squad as defensive linebacker and offensive right end. Both are three year Tiger football lettermen.
Woodcrest Methodist Church hosts kindergarten pre registration on May 25 and 26 from 8 to 10 am. Eligible children must be five on or before September 1, 1967. Mrs. Philip Allen teaches. For more information contact Rev. Hillenkamp or Mrs. Allen.
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