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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1974
Page
3
The Sixth Annual Alabama Coushatta Indian Pow Wow will run May 31 and June 1 at the East Texas Indian Reservation 90 miles north of Houston, featuring drumming and chanting by Native American performers in a weekend cultural event.
Livingston and Woodville on U S Highway 190 host an annual Pow Wow drawing tribes from Texas Oklahoma and nearby states. The event runs 8 p m each evening with contests from tiny tots to the men’s fancy war dance on Saturday. Public invited with lawn chairs and Indian dishes at concession stands.
Savon Drugs and Ranger teams share the lead in the Hardin Softball League at 6-1 through May 28. Other teams include Shanes Mobil 5-2-1 and First National Bank 4-3-2, with upcoming game First National Bank vs Shanes Mobil at 6:15 p.m.
Joe E. Taylor, former Silsbee resident and Baylor University development aide, elected faculty deputy for Omicron Delta Kappa ODI Province VII. He leads the Amarillo Baylor development office since December 1973 and has practiced law in Post and Albuquerque.
Den 7 of Cub Scout Pack 88 met at Mrs. Avis Carruths home with seven cubs present. David Luttrell from Reston Virginia was welcomed into the den. The group made posters for the Keep America Beautiful theme and practiced their skit and played ball. Refreshments were served by Matt McElwain. Rossi Carruth, scribe.
Calvary Missionary Baptist Church at 1360 Roosevelt Drive offers Bible School June 3 to 7 from 6:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. for children from age three through teenage. Principal is Mrs. Willie Morgan and reporter is Mrs. Frank Neff.
Lola Burgess wins the top honor at the Silsbee Jaycee-Jaycee ette Awards Banquet held May 25 at the Crescent Club. She also placed third in the state for Outstanding Jayceeette of the Year at the El Paso convention and received the Travel Award for miles traveled to events.
The Bonny Blue Birds met on Thursday May 23 at the First Presbyterian Church with Becky Ratliff presiding and Tracy Koeppe leading the Blue Bird Wish. All members attended and hosted a mother's tea, marking the final meeting until after the school summer holidays. Sheila Bertling, reporter.
The Silsbee Jaycees held their third annual Awards Banquet on May 25 at the Crescent Club. Vernon Gray won Jaycee of the Year and earned the Travel Trophy and Roadrunner Award for the year, with other honors going to Teddy S Calhoun Jim Ohlrich Johnny Franklin and Richard Meers. Noel Copeland joined as a new member and Vernon Gray was noted as future state vice president and to be installed at the Beaumont event on May 28. Officers for the new year were Kerry Armstrong president Jim Ohlrich internal VP Jim Watson external VP Doug Ingram secretary Jeff Hobbs treasurer John Finley state director Bo Horka director Ken Barrington director Ron Scarborough director Teddy Calhoun director of concessions.
The descendants of Bud Gibson will hold their annual reunion Saturday June 1 starting at 9 am at the Honey Island Pool Picnic Area Shed 1A. Bring a basket lunch. Ice drinks coffee cups napkins plastic silverware will be provided per L. V. Gibson of Fred.
The Jordanairs and The Golden Tones of Beaumont will present a spiritual music program at Saint Chapel. A family reunion was held for Mrs. Gertrude Johnson’s relatives on May 26 at the church, 510 Highway 327 North First Street, with Rev. H. J. Simon, pastor. Mrs. Richard Johnson departs June 8 for England. Families represented include Johnsons from Fred, Jasper, Oklahoma City, and Silsbee, along with Earl Wiggington of Beaumont.
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