Village Mills Notes Highlight Local Births, Elections and News
Village Mills community briefs include births in Morgan City and Beaumont, engagement announcements, and a scheduled June wedding in Village Mills. Also noted are regional journalism contestants, cheerleader selections at Warren High, a Warren graduation tea, and local visits and hospital updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Peter Jr
A. P. Foret
Morgan City
Lakewood Hospital
Y. O. Guillory
Village Mills
Max
Bonnie Hoffman
Las Vegas
Charlene Hoffman
Lumberton
Sam Mixon
Port Neches Hospital
Mixon
Village Mill
Pace Funeral Home
Kountze
Contact Your Social Security Rep Before Reaching 62
The article advises contacting your Social Security representative at least three months before turning age 62 to discuss benefits and eligibility. It emphasizes early planning and proper scheduling for retirement options and benefit estimates.
Woman's perfect auto mishap tops 1969 weirdies list
Aetna Life & Casualty highlights the year’s oddest insurance claims led by a Montreal woman who claimed no car damage while another vehicle was involved. The roundup includes a 61 and 71 year old grandmothers on tricycles, a driver with a palm tree accident, a two headed cow pull, and more bizarre incidents across the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aetna Life & Casualty
Montreal
Canada
Hopkinsville
Atlantic
Vermont
Mid-West
Aetna
Virginia
Cincinnati
Huntsville
Ala
Reading
Bearden Named President of Azalea Garden Club
Mrs. Bobby Bearden was installed as president of the Azalea Garden Club at the May 13 meeting in Silsbee State Bank. Installing officer was Mrs. J. W. Oldham. Other officers include Mrs. H. C Scoggins and Mrs. Sam Farrell as vice presidents, with Mrs. C. A. Jones secretary and Mrs. C. J. Thorn treasurer. The club voted to donate 50 dollars to the Library building fund and to place a book in memory of Mrs. Odessa Caraway in the Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Bearden
Azalea Garden Club
Silsbee State Bank
J. W. Oldham
H. C Scoggins
J. F. McGee
Sam Farrell
C. A. Jones
C. J. Thorn
R. G. Atwood
L. R. Jackson
Library
Odessa Caraway
John K. Bower
F. M. Bowers
Ray Brown
Chris Tucker 19 Former Resident Dies In Collision
Funeral services were held for Chris Tucker 19 of Friendswood at First Baptist Church Woodville. He died Friday at 445 PM two miles west of Woodville on Highway 190 in a rain slick two car crash. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs Olen Tucker formerly of Silsbee now of Friendswood one sister Ann and one brother Philip both of Friendswood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Tucker
Friendswood
First Baptist Church
Woodville
Henry Shettles
Raymond Parker
Tucker
Highway 190
Silsbee
Boy Scouts
Little League
Blinn Junior College
Brenham
Olen Tucker
Ann of
Philip of
Luncheon Honors Carol Kay Ragan
Miss Carol Kay Ragan bride elect of Gene Yoksh was honored at a Saturday luncheon hosted by Mrs. O. C. Seely with cohostess Mrs. Sam P. Copeland. Attendees included Mrs. E. E. Yoksh Lee Ellen Yoksh A J Ragan and Linda Redkey with out of town guests from several named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Kay Ragan
Gene Yoksh
O. C. Seely
Sam P. Copeland
E. E. Yoksh
Lee Ellen Yoksh
A. J. Ragan
Linda Redkey
Ronnie Stockholm
Phyllis Allman
Holly Hyman
Charlene Hawks
Cindy Wilkinson
Patsy Allen
Ronnie H. Ingram
Mrs. L. E. Martin Installs Kountze Club Officers
Mrs. L. E. Martin installed officers for the Woman's Club of Kountze at an 8 p m meeting hosted by Mrs. John Blair. Mrs. L. E. Jenkins led the last meeting of the season as reports on the year were shared. The ceremony with a Ranch theme presented each lady a miniature label. officers named are James Read president H A Coe Sr vice president W B Carriker recording secretary W A Pray corresponding secretary Grady Trimble treasurer L R Jenkins parliamentarian. Mrs. Martin attended with Mrs. Sam Farrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Martin
Silsbee Woman’s Club
Woman's Club of
Kountze
John Blair
L. E. Jenkins
James Read
H. A. Coe Sr
W. B. Carriker
W. A. Pray
Grady Trimble
L. R. Jenkins
Martin
Sam Farrell
R. J. Simpson Named New North Hardin Baptist Minister
Rev. R. J. Simpson of Mesquite is appointed pastor of the North Hardin Baptist Church located 12 miles north of Silsbee on FM 92. He is a Southwestern Theological Seminary graduate who has led revivals across the United States and served as assistant pastor to Dr W. A. Criswell at First Baptist Dallas. Simpson and his wife Lola have two daughters, Mrs Nancy White and Mrs Joel Ferguson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Simpson
Mesquite
North Hardin Baptist Church
Silsbee
Simpson
Southwestern Theological Seminary of
Fort Worth
United States
Texas
W. A. Criswell
First Baptist Church of
Dallas
Lola
Nancy White
Burleson
Joel Ferguson
AARP To Meet Tonight At O Neil School Cafeteria
The Silsbee Area Chapter of Retired Persons will meet Thursday May 21 at 7 pm in the O Neil School cafeteria. Members should bring card tables and dominoes and refreshments will be served according to publicity chair Mrs L H Wade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Area
Chapter of Retired Persons
AARP
O’neil
L. H. Wade
Either Sex Turkey Season Is Successful in Texas Panhandle
Texas Parks and Wildlife biologist Jim Dillard reports the either sex turkey season in the eastern Panhandle since 1964 has added harvests without harming the overall population along the Canadian River. He notes hens rose to 43 percent of kills in 1969, with 800 birds, and totals increased after limiting hunters to one hen per season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Rio
Texas Panhandle
Jim Dillard
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Wheeler
Dillard
Wildlife Restoration Function
Busy Blue Birds Tour KKAS Station Visit
The Busy Blue Birds met on May 12 and visited the KKAS radio station then stopped for refreshments at a drive inn. The group will gather again on May 26 with Conie Arnold serving as scribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KKAS
Conie Arnold
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lester Landgraf
E. B. Clark
Morris Pharmacy
Clark
Landgraf
FM 418
FM 92
Pine Plaza Shopping Center
Deborah A. Guillory
Warren High
Kilgore
Stephen Thomas
Deborah Guillory
Laverne Stackpole
Nancy Pitts
Jane Elliot
Ray Navarre
Dianne Adams
Jimmie Womack
Laverne Langston
Barbara Kimbrough
Warren
Valerie Wortham
Paula Rice
Rhonda Dickey
Ginny Holmes
Genny Suttle
Kellam Kimbrough
Anita
David Paul Waller
Sylvester Wallet
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
East Texas Baptist College of Marshall
Tessa Ann
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Glynn A. Redmon
Beaumont
W. A. Redmon
M. W
Pete) Stackpole
Becky Goolesbee
Grady Hatton
Jessie Goolesbee
Becky
Warren High School
Vernon Gore
Fred
Silsbee Doctor's Hospital
Bar K Ranch
Alamo
United Methodist Church of
Buster Wiggins
Paul Hicks
Ray Beaugh
Roger Ray
Larry Gordon
Lois Collins
Carl Pounds
Pasadena
Ella Neal Lott
Blue Bonnet Junior
North Fifth
Good Food
U.S
High Finance
America
Deve Eat
Keanewhee Peery
Ane Diaorce Department
Frankenstein
Salt Lake City
Topeka
Whittier
Calif
Hardin County
Dozier Orris Parrish
Minna Seibert Parrish
County Court
Minna_ Seibert Parrish
San Jacinto Building
Minna Seibert Parrish Independent Executrix
Silsbee Independent School District
Harold Gardner
Avenue H
Don L. Hough
New North Hardin Baptist
Turkey
Blue Bird Group
Fran
Henry M. Donelson, JR
Dixie Overstreet
Oscar Overstreet
James
Lamar Tech
Kathleen
First United Methodist Church
Sam Houston State University
A. Democratic
March of Dimes Drive
Boy Scouts of America
Silsbee Lions Club
East Texas Shrine Club
Hardin County Wildlife Association
Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
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