This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1970
Page
2
A newspaper page lists key editorial and staff positions including Society and Personal Editor Mrs Leona Whitman, Reporter-Photographer Lee Kelly, and Secretary Miss Doris Woolley, with the Mechanical Department.
Faith Sunday School class of Woodrow Baptist Church met Thursday night in Mrs. John C. Norton’s Norton home with seven members and one guest. Mrs. Norton presided. Mrs. F. R. Fielder gave a devotional on Thanksgiving. Officers include Mrs. W. C. McCloud vice president, Mrs. Bill Black benevolence chair, Mrs. W. R. Fielder outreach leader, Mrs. Jimmy Lapham assistant teacher, and Mrs. M. C. McCullough teacher. Plans were made for the annual Christmas project.
Silsbee area AARP chapter will meet tonight at 7 p m in the O Neil School cafeteria. Attendees are asked to bring tables and dominoes. Refreshments will be served.
Rho Upsilon Sorority Beta Sigma Phi met Monday in Silsbee State Bank with 11 members and two new members Mrs Jerry Jones and Mrs Don Skinner. Mrs Dennis Dace presided. program led by Mrs Ray Hardison and Mrs Bob Riceman. Hostess was Mrs Raymond Keel.
Funeral services for W W Kessinger 78 of Lumberton were held at 10 a m Friday in Farmer Funeral Chapel with burial in Knapple Cemetery Silsbee. He died Thursday in Doctors Hospital Silsbee after a short illness survived by Lena Mae Kessinger two sons Harley and Wallace E Kessinger eight grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. A two car accident in Lumberton claimed 10 month old Morgan Wade Smith and injured his mother Sherry Smith and two others from Kirbyville. Funeral for the baby was at Kelly-Hixson Chapel Beaumont. Community members attend visits and school dismissals noted along with church events and local meetups.
A new Silsbee resident, Lillian Hanah Childress, submits a brief eight word story titled Buck Fever. The piece describes a hunting outing with one shot and no luck, reflecting hunting season excitement in the local paper.
The Silsbee Doctors Hospital Auxiliary will meet Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Silsbee State Bank. Officers will be elected and installed. A report on the Texas Association of Hospital Auxiliaries district meeting in Galveston will be given.
The Lumberton Lions Club hosted a ladies night dinner at the Howard Johnson Motel in Beaumont. District Governor Chester Stout of Lions District 251 was the guest speaker with Roy Ellis and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Morton providing musical entertainment.
Notice to bidders seeks sealed offers by 5 00 P M December 9 1970 for three 72 passenger school buses. Administrative office to supply details. Trustees may accept or reject all bids. Lumberton and Silsbee Independent School Districts.
Rev. J. P. Stockman resumes leadership as interim pastor of Pinecrest Baptist Church after retiring from Central Baptist Church in Evadale. Services are 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sundays with a 7:15 p.m Wednesday prayer meeting at FM Road 1122 and Highway 418 location.
Silsbee School menus list daily meals. Monday offers pit barbecue pork, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potato casserole, turnips and greens, pineapple rings, cornbread and milk. Tuesday serves hamburgers with lettuce and onions, fries, fruit cobbler and milk. Wednesday features turkey and dressing with giblet gravy, cranberry sauce, buttered peas, cherry pie, rolls and milk.
Mr and Mrs James L Hays of Silsbee announce the birth of a daughter Kathryn Arleigh on November 17 at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kountze.
Mrs Mertie Speed residing near Village Creek hosted the Lions Club Ladies Night dinner meeting at the Howard Johnson Motel in Beaumont Tuesday night at 8 30. District Governor Chester Stout of Lions District 2 S 1 was the guest speaker for the Lions and their wives.
Mrs. Edgar Bell remains in Silsbee Doctors Hospital for treatment. Sp/4 Kenneth Buckner left Sunday to serve in Vietnam for a year, with his wife to stay with her parents during his absence. Mr. and Mrs. James Ohlrich plan Thanksgiving visits in Maryland to relatives. John Price and family visited his mother in Orange. visitors at Mrs. J. H. Richardson’s home included Mrs. Edna Gibson and her son Jimmy from Bellaire.
The United Young Church men from St. John's Episcopal First Presbyterian and the Christian Church plan a Friday hay ride. Participants should meet at St. John's by 6:00 p.m. to depart at 6:15. Sponsors are Mr. and Mrs. Donald Miller. The group meets 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Sundays at St. John's. President is Miss Pamela Rodgers.
Richardson and children of Houston join Mrs Iris Conway Mrs Jerald Peveto and sons of Orange and Mrs Donna Nolen of Beaumont for a family gathering, sharing updates and plans.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.