Ferguson-Ferguson Couple Set Feb 6 1971 Wedding
Mrs E J Ferguson announces the engagement of Martha Ferguson to John Is, son of Mr and Mrs Fields of Harlingen. Martha is a graduate of Isbee High School and attends East Texas Baptist College in Marshall. John Fields attended Pen Junior College and East Texas Baptist College and works at Fields Motor Company in Mineral Wells. The wedding is planned for the evening of February 6 1971 at Woodrow Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Ferguson
Iis City
Martha Ferguson
John Is
Fields
Harlingen
Ferguson
Isbee High School
East Texas
Marshall
Pen- Junior College
East
Texas Baptist College
Fields Motor Company
Mineral Wells
Woodrow Baptist Church
Bluebonnet Blue Birds Hold November Meeting
The Blue Bird group met November 9 at 3 00 p m in the Bluebonnet club room with all members present. They made wooden snowflake Christmas decorations and refreshments were served by Mary Samuels. The next meeting is set for November 23. Jackie Mitchell, scribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluebonnet Blue Birds
Bluebonnet Club
Mary Samuels
Local Taxes Rise Nationwide Sharp in 1969
Hardin County residents paid about 230 dollars per capita in state and local taxes for 1969, while Texas averaged 276 dollars and New York showed the widest disparity. A Commerce Clearing House study based on Census Bureau data notes escalating costs for education, health, welfare, and services, with overall local and state taxes rising 52 percent in five years and 155 percent in the last decade from 33 billion to 84 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hardin County
Texas
Commerce Clearing House
Department of Commerce
Census Bureau
Davis Family To Observe 25th Anniversary
Rev and Mrs Reece G Davis Jr celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house Saturday November 14 at their home on FM 418 west of Silsbee. Four children Reece G Davis III Timothy L Stephens Bobby R Biddle Rosann Davis and one grandchild attend. Friends and relatives are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reece G. Davis Jr
Silsbee
Reece G. Davis III
Timothy L. Stephens
Bobby R. Biddle
Rosann Davis
Senator Wilson To Speak At ABWA Meeting
The Pine Burr Chapter ABWA will host Boss Night on Tuesday November 17 at 7 30 PM at Silsbee Country Club. Reservations due by Saturday noon November 14. Guest speaker will be Senator Charles Wilson of Lufkin discussing Texas and Nation in 1971. Hazel Scoggins owner of A H Hair Fashions will be vocational speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Burr
American Business Women's Association
Silsbee Country Club
Lois Tarver
Charles Wilson
Lufkin
Texas
Nation
Hazel Scoggins
A & H Hair Fashions
Evadale Exes Plan Donkey Basketball Event
Evadale High School ex students meet at 7 30 p m at the high school to discuss plans for a donkey basketball game set for Saturday December 12 in the gym. All Evadale ex students are urged to attend.
Xi Zeta Rho Sorority Sets Supper on November 23
Xi Zeta Rho Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at Mrs. Flo Coldren's home with 15 members present. Mrs. Bonnie Hays led final plans for the Beta Sigma Phi City Council covered dish supper on November 23 in the junior high cafeteria. Mrs. Ann Jeffrey demonstrated yoga positions and members joined in activities. A dinner for members and their husbands was planned for December 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xi Zeta Rho
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Flo i Coldrren
Bonnie Hays
Beta Sigma Phi
Ann Jeffrey
Jeffrey
WWI Veterans to Gather Weekend VA Help Friday
Arthur G. Lundine of Beaumont will be at Neches National Bank Friday from 9 a m to 4 p m assisting veterans and war widows with VA questionnaires. Barracks 2641 of World War I Veterans and auxiliary will meet Saturday at 2 30 p m in the Neches National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur G. Lundine
Beaumont
Neches National Bank
Veterans and Auxiliary
Davenport Receives Safe Driving Award in Vietnam
Army Specialist Four Larry C Davenport, 21, son of Mr and Mrs Claude Davenport of Silsbee Texas, earned a safe driving certificate in Vietnam for driving military vehicles over 10 600 miles with no accidents or traffic violations. He serves as a truck driver with the 572nd Transportation Company near Long Binh. He entered the Army in 1969 after basic at Fort Bliss and was last stationed at Fort Ord. His wife Sylvia resides in Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Binh
Vietnam
Larry C. Davenport
Claude Davenport
Rt. 1
Silsbee
4Th Transportation Command
Spec. Davenport
572Nd Transportation Company
Army
Fort Bliss
Texas
Fort Ord
Calif
Sylvia
Inoculation Clinic Friday at Silsbee Junior High Gym
A free diphtheria tetanus polio inoculation clinic for Silsbee area residents is set for Friday from 9 30 a m to 4 p m at the Silsbee Junior High School gymnasium. Supt Don L Hough announced the Jasper Hardin Newton Tri County Health Unit staffs the event. Permission slips are required before shots. Adults and preschool children may pick up slips at the clinic and slips will be distributed to students through their schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Area
Silsbee Junior High School
Don L. Hough
Jasper-Hardin- Newton Tri - County
Tiger Scrimmage With Kountze Five Set For Nov 16
Silsbee High will host a 2 30 p m scrimmage between the varsity cagers led by Coach Dan Montgomery and the Kountze Lion state champions on Monday November 16 at Tiger Gym. The regular season opens November 19 against J V and Orange Stark with junior varsity games at 6 p m except for tournaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Montgomery
Silsbee High
Tiger Gym
Silsbee High School
Tiger
J-V
Orange Stark
B E Rea To Be Honored At A M Banquet
The Texas A&M Extension Service and Epsilon Sigma Phi plan a Nov 19 banquet at the Ramada Inn College Station honoring B E Rea and 24 other staffers retiring after 28 years of service. Rea, active in pest control and fire ant eradication, will attend with his wife and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A & M University
Alpha Zeta
Epsilon Sigma Phi
Ramada Inn
College Station
John E. Hutchison
Texas A & M University Extension Service
Hutchison
B. E. Rea
Texas
Rea
Hardin County
Montgomery County
Texas A & M
South
Southwest
Kountze Lions Club
Kountze
Linda Beth
Sam Houston
Carol Fay
A&m
Twentieth Century Club Met On Nov 4
The Twentieth Century Club met November 4 at Mrs. Lewis White’s home with Mrs. Tommy Read as cohostess. Twenty one members attended. Mrs. Byrnes Belk led the business meeting after social hour. Program leaders were Mrs. J. C. Jeffrey Jr. and Mrs. W. C. McNeil who presented Angkor Wat: The Lost Civilization of the Khmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentieth Century Club
Lewis White
Tommy Read
Byrnes Belk
J. C. Jeffrey Jr
W. C. McNeil
Angkor Wat
A. Jones
Warren Bower
Heart Group To Organize Unit In Hardin County
Robert A. Scott a Silsbee Christian Church leader is joining Miss Margaret Gloger and Mrs Christine Read to form a Hardin County affiliate of the American Heart Association. An organizational meeting is set for Monday evening Nov 23 at 7 30 at the Christian Church 204 East Avenue K. The group aims to mobilize countywide support to curb heart disease in the U S which accounts for over 53 percent of deaths, while cancer stands at about 17 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Scott
Silsbee Christian Church
Disciples
Hardin County
American Heart Association
Margaret Gloger Beaumont
Texas
AHA
Christine Read
Scott
The
Christian Church
United States
East Avenue K
Silsbee
Local Visit Highlights Lake Charles Couples and Houston Trip
Mr and Mrs Winfred Langley of Lake Charles visited the Cook family over the weekend. Sunday they traveled to Houston with Mrs Cook to see her mother Mrs J B Wade who recently had eye surgery. Other guests included Mrs Bryan Mays Mrs Elmo Vinas and son David of Port Neches visiting Mrs H Richardson. Mr Vinas serves in Vietnam with the Medical Corps. Additional calls came from Calvert couple Mr C W Leggett and Beau mont residents Mr and Mrs B G Ener and family visiting Mr and Mrs M O Leggett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfred Langlley
Lake Charles
Woodrow Cook
Cook
Langley
Houston
J. B. Wade
Bryan Mays
Elmo Vinas
David
Port Neches
H. Richardson
Vinas
Vietnam
C. W. Leggett
Calvert
B. G Ener
Beaumont
M. O. Leggett
Births in Silsbee Area Highlight Local Families
A series of birth announcements from Silsbee and surrounding towns notes a son Michael Dwayne born Oct 30 to Jimmy T. and spouse in Beaumont Women and Children's Hospital, a daughter Amy Louise born Nov 4 to Phillip L. and spouse in Orange Memorial Hospital, and several other newborns including Cynthia Diane, Laurie Ann, Shan LaRon, Sandra Dee, and a daughter to Willie James Collins, with parents listed for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Dwayne
Jimmy T. Bouse
Silsbee
Women's
Children’s Hospital
Beaumont
Phillip L. Brown
Orange
Amy Louise
Orange Memorial Hospital
J.D. Ray
This City
Joe Brown
Lumberton
J. Williams
Women’s and Children’s Hospital
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Walter Stokes
Cynthia Diane
Emmette J. Duvail
Doctors Hospital
John A. Hamshire
Laurie Ann
Shan LaRon
Sebon Gilder
Sandra Dee
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Willie James Collins
James L. Stephens Promoted to SP/4 in Vietnam
James L. Stephens son of Mr. and Mrs. Clearance R. Stephens of Silsbee was promoted to Army Specialist Four with the 794th Maintenance Company near Pleiku Vietnam. A 1969 Silsbee High School graduate, he is a 20 year old small arms repairman who entered the Army in March 1970. His wife Gage lives in Nederland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleiku
Vietnam
James L. Stephens
Clearance R. Stephens
Rt. 1
Silsbee
794Th
Stephens
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Silsbee High School
Gage
Ave. H, Nederland
Lumberton 4-H Club hears babysitting tips guest speaker
Mrs. G. W. Caywood spoke at the Lumberton 4-H Club meeting on November 3, giving babysitting hints. Nine members attended at leader Mrs. Becky Edwards' home with refreshments by Sandra Ladd. The next meeting is set for November 17. Brenda Edwards, reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Caywood
Lumberton 4-H Club
Becky Edwards
Sandra Ladd
Brenda Edwards
AARP Meeting Set in Silsbee Area Tonight
The Silsbee area chapter of AARP will meet Thursday at 6 30 PM in the O Neill School cafeteria for a covered dish supper. Members are asked to bring card tables and dominoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Area
Chapter of Retired Persons
AARP
O’neil
Services Held For Williams Wales Sr. in Fred
Funeral rites for William Burton Wales Sr. 62 of Fred were held at Mount Olive Baptist Church with the pastor officiating. Burial followed in Franks Branch Cemetery. Wales died Sunday night at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont after a brief illness. He had lived in Fred 14 months, previously from Port Neches, and worked as a Teamsters Local 920 truck driver before retirement. Survived by wife Margaret, daughter Vonita Smith, six sons, one grandchild, two sisters, and many relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Burton Wales
Fred
Port Neches
Mount Olive Baptist Church
Mount Olive Church
Franks Branch
Wales
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Tioga
Teamsters
Margaret Wales
W. O
Vonita) Smith
John Henry Wales
James K. Wales
Huenene
Calif
W. B
Four New Members Join Nu Upsilon
Nu Upsilon Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met Monday Nov. 9 at 7:30 p m in the Neches National Bank with 14 members present. Four new members were welcomed Mrs Wayne Pullen Mrs Marion Sheets Mary Martin and Sue Childress. A preferential tea was held Sunday Nov. 8 in their honor and refreshments were served after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nu Upsilon
Beta Sigma Phi
Neches National Bank
Wayne Pullen
Marion Sheets
Mary Martin
Sue Childress
Billy Barclay
Larry Ford
Leon Crum
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Lindsay
Davis
Wilson
Abwa
Evadale Exes
A&l Tavern
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Reflections
Nippy Morgan
Larry Wilson
Doyle King
Bud Santos
Nightlighters
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Clarence Williford
WWI
20Th Century Club
Club
Helen Barlow
Wylma’s
Spurger Hwy
Williams Wales Sr
Gibson
China
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