Ratliff Elected Vice President of Sigma Delta Chi Unit
Richard Ratliff of Silsbee was elected vice president of the undergraduate chapter of Sigma Delta Chi at Texas Christian University. The Delta Tau fraternity member, son of Mr and Mrs L J Ratliff of 118 Cravens Drive Silsbee, was chosen at a luncheon of the journalism group.
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Fort Worth
Richard Ratliff
Silsbee
Sigma Delta Chi
Texas Christian University
Delta Tau Fraternity
L. J. Ratliff
Cravens Drive
Den 5 Pack 88 Study Bobcat Badge Nov 19
Nine boys met at the den mother's home on Thursday November 19 at 4 00 p m to study for the Bobcat Badge. They discussed repairing a toy for the Christmas toy drive. Games were played and refreshments were served by Leonard Morgan. Steven Caraway was scribe.
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Den 5
Den
Leonard Morgan
Silsbee Soldier Completes Pershing Missile Crew Course
Pvt Ronald Eaves son of Mr and Mrs Edgard A Eaves of 105 W Avenue J Silsbee finished an eight week Pershing missile crewman course at Fort Sill Oklahoma on November 20 He entered the Army last June and completed basic training at Fort Polk Louisiana The 17 year old attended Silsbee High School.
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Army
Ronald L. Eaves
Edgard A. Eaves
W. Avenue J, Silsbee
Fort Sill
Okla
Eaves
Fort Polk
Silsbee High School
Otakiwanka Camp Fire group elects officers
Camp Fire girls met November 19 at Mrs. L. R. Clawson's home with six members present. Officers elected: Anita Clawson president Judy Messer vice president Debbie Kilcrease secretary Melanie Tennison treasurer Nanell Hancock scribe Paula Peppers candlelighter. Mrs. L. M. Messer is guardian, Mrs. L. R. Clawson assistant guardian, Mrs. Carl Peppers sponsor. Centerpieces were chosen for the banquet.
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Otakiwanka
L. R. Clawson
Anita Clawson
Judy Messer
Debbie Kilcrease
Melanie Tennison
Nanell Hancock
Paula Peppers
L. M. Messer
Guardian
Carl Peppers
Supper and bake sale planned by St. John’s Ladies
The Ladies of St. John’s Episcopal Church sponsor a chicken spaghetti supper and bake sale on December 3 in the Silsbee High School cafeteria. Serving hours are 5 to 8 p m. Homemade candy cookies and cakes will be sold. Mrs Roy Brown is president of the Ladies Auxiliary.
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Ladies of St. John's Episcopal Church
Silsbee High School
Roy Brown
Shakespeare Four Hundred Years Later Program At Silsbee Club
The Twentieth Century Club of Silsbee met November 18 at Mrs. L. D. Self’s home with co host Mrs. I. G. Markham Sr. Present were 23 members one honorary member Mrs. W. L. Brigance and a guest Mrs. A. R. Neyland. Mrs. L. P. Skinner and Mrs. E. M. Prewitt led the program reviewing Shakespeare’s life works and language.
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Twentieth Century Club of
Silsbee
L. D. Self
I. G. Markham Sr
W.L. Brigance
A. R. Neyland
L. P. Skinner
E. M. Prewitt
James Leigh Teaches English at Decatur High
James Leigh of Silsbee joins about 460 North Texas State University students in the fall teacher training program serving in Dallas Fort Worth Denton area schools. Some student teachers work full days for nine weeks others half days for 18 weeks. Leigh teaches English at Decatur High School in Decatur.
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Denton
James Leigh
Silsbee
North Texas State University
Dallas - Fort Worth-Denton
NTSU
C. M. Clarke
Leigh
Harold E. Leigh
Decatur High School
Decatur
Bookmobile schedules December stops in Hardin County
The Har din Polk Tyler Multi County Library bookmobile lists December visits in Hardin County with patterened times at Village Mills Honey Island Wotaw Thicket Saratoga Batson Pine Ridge Sour Lake Pine Wood and routine stops at Kountze and Silsbee libraries. Holiday reading suggestions include Christmas Tales for Reading Aloud and The Nutcracker among others.
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Hardin - Polk - Tyler
Hardin County
Village Mills
Milner
Jeffcout
Honey Island
Wotaw
Thicket
Saratoga
Batson
Pine Ridge
Sour Lake
Pinewood
Transcontinental
Kountze
Silsbee
Lohan
Brown
Chappel
Davies
Dolbier
Torten
Fisher
Sedhrist
Nash
McCall
Special Gospel Services At Church Of Christ
Thomas J. Seay Jr of A M Church of Christ in College Station will begin a series of gospel meetings at the Church of Christ 605 North Street Silsbee on Nov 29 with services each evening at 730 p m Seay earned a Bible degree from Abilene Christian College in 1950 and did 1961 graduate work in counseling and guidance at the University of Arizona He has taught Bible at Fort Worth Christian College and preached gospel meetings nationwide J David Taylor is minister of the church and invites the public to attend.
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Thomas J. Seay Jr
A&m Church of Christ
College Station
Church of Christ
North Street
Silsbee
Mr. Seay
Abilene Christian College
University of Arizona
Tucson
Ariz
Fort Worth Christian College
Thomas A. Long of Kirbyville Dies at 79
Funeral services for Thomas A. Long 79 of Route 3 Kirbyville were held at 10 a m in the Farmer Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Charles Pringle officiating. Burial followed in Bean Cemetery. Long died Saturday evening at Baptist Hospital Beaumont. He was a retired Kirby Lumber Corp employee and a Call Junction Baptist Church member, survived by four daughters, two sons, a brother and three sisters.
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Farmer Funeral Home
Thomas A. Long
Route 3
Box 154
Kirbyville
Charles Pringle
Woodrow Baptist Church
Bean Cemetery
Long
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Dave Wright
Silsbee
Kirby Lumber Corp
Call Junction Baptist Church
Hayward Young
Adam Jannice
Florine Kilpatrick
China
J. W. Long
Wesley Long
Evadale
John D. Long
Lake Charles
D. W. Derrick
Orange
Cliff Brinkley
Corsicana
Willie Maude Jordan
Chicago, IL
Teachers Sorority Dinner Held In Beaumont
Texas Beta Eta Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa held its annual Thanksgiving dinner and program at the Ramada Inn in Beaumont on Wednesday evening November 18. After a brief business period led by president Mrs Irene McGowan, the group noted success of the Toys for Tots drive chaired by Mrs Jo Ann LaToot.
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Texas Beta Eta
Alpha Delta Kappa, Honorary Teachers Sorority
Ramada Inn
Beaumont
Irene McGowan
Jo Ann LaToot
Bertha Mason
McGowan
LaToof
Irene Holland
Silsbee
Ethel Ward
Mary Grace Bower
Eleanor Hamilton
Church Group Goes to Fall Conference in Beaumont
Arthur Henry, presiding minister of the Sillsbee Northwest Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, announced about 12 members will travel to Beaumont this weekend for a three day Fall Circuit Conference. The highlight is a movie titled Proclaiming the Everlasting Good News Around the World shown at 7 30 p m Saturday in Claver Auditorium.
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Arthur Henry
Sillsbee Northwest
Jehovah's Witnesses
Beaumont
Claver Auditorium
Cub Scout Pack 88 Den 3 Meeting Report
Den 3 of Cub Scout Pack 88 met November 17 at Mrs Nelson Long's home with 10 boys and den chief Charles Landgraf present. They made yard bird baths and practiced their skit for the upcoming pack meeting. Ricky Hatton served refreshments. Harold Gardner was scribe.
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Den 3
Nelson Long
Den
Charles Landgraf
Ricky Hatton
Harold Gardner
Silsbee Soldier Granted Air Policeman Duty
Airman Terry S. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Smith Jr. of Silsbee, completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. He is assigned to a Strategic Air Command unit at McConnell AFB Kansas for training and duty as an air policeman. He is a 1964 Waldo Mathews High School graduate.
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Terry S. Smith
Andrew Smith Jr
Silsbee
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Texas
Smith
Strategic Air Command
SAC
McConnell Afb
Kan
Waldo Mathews High School
Methodist WSCS Walk-In Coffee Set for Dec 2
The annual Walk-In Coffee by the WSCS at First Methodist Church will be on Wednesday December 2. From 8 30 a m to 4 p m the Fellowship Hall will serve homemade pies cakes and coffee with all invited to stop in. Proceeds benefit the church missions projects.
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Methodist Wscs
WSCS
First Methodist Church
Howard Hagrove
Harry Holt
A. W Overland
Travis Votan
L. R. Clawson
N. P. McCarney
Doyle McKeown
J. F .Eldredge Jr
Homer Scoggins
L. E. Martin
Final Rites Held For J. B. Harvill Jr
J. B. Harvill Jr. 41 of Beaumont died from a self inflicted gunshot wound in his garage after telling his wife he would clean his rifle. His funeral was held Tuesday at Frank's Branch Church with burial in Frank's Branch Cemetery. He was a WWII veteran and worked for Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. Survivors include wife Margaret and children Lynda, Polly, and David, plus his parents and siblings.
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J. B. Harvill Jr
Fairway
Beaumont
Baptist Hospital
Harvill
Navy
Beaumont Justice of the Peace
Wallace MecCasland
Fred
Maintenance Department of
Texas Gulf Sulphur Co
Magnolia Avenue Baptist, Church of
Frank’s
Frank’s Branch
E. C. Andrews
Magnolia Avenue Baptist Church
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Decatur High
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N. 5Th St
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Chance-Loer Independent School District
Transportation Bund
Food Service
Interest & Sinking Fund
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ALO
Reuben W. Blackburn
Certified Public Accountant
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Margaret
Lynda Soffes
Polly Harvill
David Harvill
Austin
Dorothy Tousha
J. B. Harvill Sr
Frank
Donald Harvill
Lavelle Clark
Royal Manor
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