What Is A Little Girl A Timeless Essay Piece
A reprinted postcard essay extols little girls as a mix of innocence and mischief. It describes their charm from mud play to fashion, notes their colors as metaphor for individuality, and praises motherhood’s joy while acknowledging the challenges and life lessons they bring. The piece concludes with a tender image of a child whispering I love you best of all.
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Conroe Courier
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Eve
Salome
Florence Nightingale
Odis L. Kelly Services Held Sunday Afternoon
Funeral services for 57 year old Odis L. Kelly lumber grader for Kirby Lumber Corp were held Sunday afternoon in Cunningham cemetery area with Rev. E E Castelow officiating The body lay in state at the Kelly home before transfer to the grave The arrangement was by Farmer Funeral Home Survivors include wife Lela Kelly of Silsbee mother Frances Kelly of Jasper four sons Bruce Jack Billy Mack Earl all of Houston a daughter Syble Kelly of Houston six step children several siblings and grandchildren.
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Odis L. Kelly
Kirby Lumber Corporation
Hardin County Hospital
Kelly
Kirby
Kelly Home
Cunningham Cemetery
E. E. Castelow
Farmer Funeral Home
Lela Kelly
Silsbee
Frances Kelly
Jasper
Bruce
Jack
Billy Mack
Houston
Earl
Onie Kelly
Elizabeth
Estel Kelly
Bill Kelly
Voth
Walton Kelly
Kirbyville
Ramsey Neely
J. S. Pickle
Hill Thomas
John L. Cunningham
J. C. Hurst
James Kelly
Milton Kelly
Tommy Ray Kelly
Joe Edward Kelly
Tommy Hooks
Tommy Adams
Mrs Wilkinson Returns Home From California Visit
Mrs. Mattie Wilkinson, who has been visiting her sister Mrs. S. C. Littlepage and other relatives, returned to her home in Monterey Park, California, this.
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Mattie Wilkinson
S. C. Littlepage
Monterey
Returned Park
California
Let Us Bow Our Heads in THANKS
A reflective exhortation invites readers to give thanks to the Creator for blessings in a free country. It echoes Pilgrim ideals and urges humility before Divine Providence as part of national gratitude.
Carol Sue Brown to Wed Jack Jordan in Silsbee
Mrs. Buster Brown announces the engagement and December 21 wedding of Carol Sue Brown to Jack Jordan both of Silsbee. Rev. J. E. Ferguson will perform the double ring ceremony with attendants Mr. and Mrs. Gene Jordan. The couple plans to reside in Silsbee.
Lions Hear Message On Origin Of Thanksgiving
Silsbee Lions heard a talk on the origin of Thanksgiving by Rev. Thomas Dillard of Woodcrest Methodist Church. He traced Thanksgiving from Hebrew and Roman roots to English and American forms, contrasting it with the Pilgrim era. Guests included John Ferguson, Ray Peveto, and Howard Hicks.
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Silsbee Lions
Thomas Dillard
New Woodcrest Methodist Church
Dillard
J. E. Ferguson
Julie Britton
Lynette Witte
Joan Myers
Shelia Donalson
Joy Fullingim
Charlotte Doucette
Bill McGinty
Brenda Young
Llewellyn Dickinson
Gail Overland
Cecile Bendy
Nancy Holland
Nan Miller
Barbara Jane Hough
Sammie Savage
Marvin Brown
Raymond Allen
D .H. Suitt
W. C. Roy
John Ferguson
Illinois
Ray Peveto
Beaumont
Howard Hicks
Lions Club
Silsbee Schools Dismiss For Thanksgiving Break
Silsbee schools closed on Wednesday afternoon for Thanksgiving. Supt Don Hough says students will return Monday morning after Thursday and Friday off for the holiday.
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Silsbee
Don Hough
Harris Family Visit Described in Beaufort County
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Harris and daughter Rhonda Jean of Beaumont visited his mother Mrs. C. H. Smart on Sunday, detailing a family reunion moment in local social notes.
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G. E. Harris
Rhonda Jean
Beaumont
C. H. Smart
Marie Ferguson to Marry Wennith Dear
Mrs. F A Dacus of Beaumont announces the engagement and forthcoming marriage of her daughter Marie Ferguson to Wennith E Dear son of Mr and Mrs B F Dear of Silsbee. The ceremony will be November 26 at Woodrow Baptist Church performed by Rev A H Reeves. Attendants Wanda Sue Skinner and Charles Watson. The bride is a 1954 Silsbee High School graduate employed by Southwestern Bell. The groom attended Silsbee schools and works for Miller Dunbar Motor Company. The couple will live in Silsbee with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Oliver Breaux.
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F. A. Dacus
Beaumont
Marie Ferguson
Wennith E. Dear
B. F. Dear
Silsbee
Woodrow Baptist Church
A. H. Reeves
Wanda Sue Skinner
Charles Watson
Voth
Silsbee High School
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Mr. Dear
Miller Dunbar Motor Company
Miss Ferguson
Oliver Breaux
Miss Tommie Smith Visiting Relatives in Louisiana
Miss Tommie Smith is spending this week with relatives in Elizabeth and Oakdale Louisiana visiting family and sightseeing.
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Tommie Smith
Elizabeth
Oakdale
Silsbee Tigers Clinch Second in 28AA With Port Acres Win
The Silsbee Tigers finished 4 5 1 for the season and 2 1 1 in district after beating Port Acres 19 12 to grab second place. Standouts include Ralph Willerman and Milton McKinney on the defensive side. Nederland tops the district and advances to the playoffs.
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Tigers
Port Acres
Silsbee
AA Nederland
John Teel
Pete McKinney
Joe Greer
Tiger
Stanley
Eud Williams
Eagles
Teel
Parker
McDonald
Davis
Larry Hargrove
Eagle
Hargrove
Ralph Willerman
Milton McKinney
Nederland
Liberty
Victor
Two Injured When Auto Overturns Near Evadale
Two men en route from Silsbee to Sulphur, Louisiana, were injured Tuesday night when their car overturned on a curve near Evadale on the Evadale Victor highway. Passenger Jack McGann suffered possible internal injuries and was moved to a Beaumont hospital. driver Harman E. Thomason had head lacerations. The car left the road, struck a tree, and stopped. State Patrolman C S Sherrell and Shirley Swift investigated.
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Silsbee
Sulphur
Evadale
Evadale-Victor
Jack McGann
Tennison Clinic
Beaumont Hospital
Harman E. Thomason
Kiwanians Hear Wildlife Biologist Dan Lay Speak
Kiwanis Club luncheon featured Dan W. Lay, wildlife biologist for the Texas Game and Fish Commission, speaking on quail habitat and conservation. Lay, a former Silsbee resident, discussed increasing quail numbers and feeding and cover needs. His book Quail Management Handbook for East Texas is being distributed by the commission, based on five years of research including a 640 acre Buna area experiment.
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Dan W. Lay
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Kiwanis Club
Lay
Silsbee
Alf Fullingim
East Texas
Game and Fish Commission
Heavy area fire damage in Silsbee region last week
Two homes destroyed in the Silsbee area with additional alarms handling grass fires and house fires. The Cowart home near Mill Creek burned around midnight Friday, and the Graham country home near Willard's Lake suffered a $40,000 loss with antiques felled by fire early Thursday.
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Silsbee
Chester Cowart
New Kountze Highway
Mill Creek
C. A. Graham
Willard’s Lake
Beaumont
Grahams
Albert McKinney
Fourth Street
Port Acres
Emil Slavik
M. ©. Brown
Red Cut
Magnolia Refinery Promotes Leon Jennings to Assistant
Magnolia Refinery announces Leon H. Jennings is promoted to assistant to the mechanical superintendent in the Magnolia Beaumont plant. Jennings previously served as senior engineer in the conservation division and joined the engineering department in 1946, with later transfers and a 1954 promotion. He is a Silsbee native and resides at 1585 Fairway, Beaumont.
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Leon H. Jennings
Magnolia
Beaumont
C. M. Fabian
Jennings
Silsbee High School
Tri-State College
Angola
Indiana
A. & M. College
L. H. Jennings
Silsbee
Fairway
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L. Kelly
Divine Providence
C of C
Carol Sue Brown
Jack Jordan
Buster Brown
Carol Sue
M. D. Jordan
Gene Jordan
Silsbee High
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
W. P. Crockett
Chamber of Commerce Managers Meeting
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Farmer's Funeral Home
R. O. Jackson
Silsbee Swimming Club
L. A. Yankie
Wennith
Don Harrison
Raymond Doucet
Robert Main
H. H. Harrison
Howard Hargrove
Orange County
Pete Sanford
Buna
Magnolia Refinery
Leon Jennings
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