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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1970
Page
2
A letter from John Brewer of Silsbee expresses gratitude to Mr. Reed and staff, especially Mr. Kelly, for aiding in finding his daughter Kathy. He credits the citizens of Silsbee for much of his progress and thanks them for their support.
Hardin County Fifth Sunday Singing Convention to be held at the Hardin County Courthouse in Kountze. The First Assembly of God Church choir from Silsbee performs Saturday at 7 30 p m. Sunday services start at 10 a m with a basket lunch at noon. Fred Anders, president, invites the public.
Reverend J P Owens of Woodville area Baptist Missionary will be guest speaker Tuesday at 7 30 p m in Pinecrest Baptist Church. He will show slides on Japan and Taiwan as part of the Week of Prayer for Foreign Missions sponsored by WMU president Mrs Leonard Nicholson.
The Mu Me Go Camp Fire group met Monday at 3:30 in the home of leader Mrs. Rita Faye Whitmire with assist from Mrs. Nell Christian. They discussed plans for the year and the girls played a game as Sherry Christian served refreshments. Trenda Snider acted as scribe.
Mrs Frankie L Garrett Harvey daughter of Frank Garrett of West Avenue J and Aggie Lee Miller of Fresenius Road has been assigned to the Veterans Environmental Training School as instructor. She teaches calisthenics social communication assertive training and problem solving and aids in administration and policy making. The VA hospital program at Palo Alto California operates the school for chronically psychiatrically disabled veterans as part of day treatment services. She is a 1962 Waldo Mathews High School graduate and is married to Clarence J Harvey of Galveston residing at Maltipatias California.
The Silsbee AARP chapter will hold a special meeting at 7 p m Monday November 30 in the Gulf States Utilities Co conference room. Members are asked to bring card tables and dominoes.
The Collier and Eubanks families thank friends and neighbors for acts of kindness during the loss of Nora Colvin.
Mrs. Lou Collier and daughters express gratitude for prayers, flowers and cards received during the hospital stay, thanking all their many friends for support.
Texas announces a December draft call of 489 for the Army. Col Charles M Duncan says local boards will fill using random sequence numbers 1 through 160 as far as possible, with higher numbers possible for some boards. Inductions run December 1 to 17, with pre induction exams limited to specific sequence numbers from prior draws. Five Silsbee men and a list of inductees and examees from Liberty, Winnie, Dayton, Cleveland, Sour Lake, and other Texas locales are named for December reporting and exams.
Silsbee High School graduates populate Lamar Tech's 1970 Fall Semester with 144 SHS alumni among 10 852 total students. The list names graduates including Sue Adams Catherine Albretch Glen Alford Jo Ann Allbritton Alan Ashworth Gavin Ashworth Kathy Barclay William Barclay Barbara Barland and many others pursuing degrees at Lamar Tech.
Texas data show Hardin County produced 7,152,268 barrels of crude oil worth 22,953,379 dollars and 30,358,310 thousand cubic feet of natural gas valued at 4,159,087 dollars for a total economic value of 27,112,466 dollars in 1969. The county ranked 52nd among Texas counties in oil and gas production, while state output rose to a record 1,151,775,000 barrels according to the U S Bureau of Mines.
Carol Fay Rea and James D. Park Jr. received the Gold Star Award at District XI 4-H. Dr. Donald L. Stormer presented the honors, recognizing nine and five years of 4-H work respectively. Rea served in multiple leadership roles, while Park led Pine Ridge 4-H Club and chaired county events.
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