Local Social News Highlights From Houston and Nearby Areas
Mrs. James B. Curry of Houston is reported fully recovered and plans to return to work this week. The McGinty families and their children visited relatives in Zwolle Louisiana. Mrs. Elsie Buckner of Houston visits the Satterwhite and Hargrove homes. The Morgan reunion was held at Zion Hill near Jasper. Shirley Battle of Beaumont visited her parents in town. Wiggins family hosted relatives from Nederland and Port Arthur. Maurice Hobbs and children visited Deer Park and attended the TCU Rice game in Houston. Charles Beck of Houston visited his parents. Sallie Huff visits Burkeville this week. Weekend guests in Port Arthur and Houston area homes included the Free and Methvin families and others from Houston, Norman Oklahoma, Henderson, and Grove Oklahoma. Reisistant notes mention Rayford Birdwell and Claude Beams visiting Jackson Mississippi with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Curry
Houston
J. W. McGinty
C. W. McGinty
Zwolle
Elsie Buckner
E. E. Satterwhite
Howard Hargrove
Zion Hill
Jasper
Shirley Battle
Beaumont
C. M. Battle
J. W. Wiggins
Nederland
Port Arthur
Maurice Hobbs
Deer Park
James H. Frazier
Charles Beck
O. L. Beck
Sallie Huff
Burkeville
Tommie Huff
R. R Burgess
William Free
G. B., Methvin
L. B. Kelley
Bill Free
Matthew Free
Norman
Oklahoma
Herbert Free
Henderson
Rodney Free
Grove
Leslie Rainey
Claude Beams
Jackson
Miss
Rayford Birdwell
Kaby
Camden
T. T. Jordan
Livingston
George Hart
M.N. Goode
D. Reddell
New Orleans
Carl Platt
Maplewood
Sam Cerniglia
Bogalousa
Gon
Earl D. Gilmore
M. N. Goode
R. P. Palmer
Dalsetta
R. R. Palmer
B. C. Taff
Sherry
Houma
Robert Caraway
Bobby
Bonnie Meigs
Tyler
Howard Lee McDonald
Barton Collier
Meigs
Germany
Maude Tullos
Austin
Charles Priest
Gus Perry
Anniston
Alabama
Ward Bush
Gertrude Johnson
Ella Brown
Margaret Shaw
Pythian Sisters Lodge
Silsbee
Local births and community notices posted in Silsbee area
The item lists numerous newborns with birth dates in November from families in Riverton Beaumont Silsbee Buna and nearby counties. It also notes professional recognitions including Clarke Morian Jr being elected director of the National Paperboard Association and East Texas Pulp and Paper Co executive roles. Social visits and travel of residents are mentioned along with Pythian Sisters district School of Instruction notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke H. Morian, Jr
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
National Paperboard Association
Haverford College
Mr. Morian
W. C. Hamilton & Sons
Cherry River Paper Company
Hollingsworth and Whitney
DRIVE SAFELY Life is not so short that there is time for courtless
A compact clash of aphorism and opinion urges vigilance on road safety. The line frames life as brief yet busy with choices beyond formal legal action, cautioning readers to prioritize safe conduct over litigation.
Pythagoras First Linked to Round World Belief
Pythagoras is credited with introducing the idea that the world is round. This early claim reflects ancient Greek scholars challenging the flat-earth notion and shaping early cosmological thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythagoras
Memorial services and obituaries from local paper
Fred A. Mullins of Watertown New York had a memorial service at the First Presbyterian Church conducted by Dr L L McCutchion. Beleford, private secretary to L C Menius at the paper mill, is survived by her parents and siblings. McDonald, a trucking contractor, had funeral rites in Houston with burial in Garden of Gethsemani. survivors include parents siblings and aunt. pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Mullins
Watertown
New York
Mullins
First Presbyterian Church
L. L. McCutch
Miss Beleford
L. C. Menius
First Baptist Church
Business and Professional Women's Club
Silsbee
Eastern Star
C. E. Releford
Roy Releford
Galveston
David Blackburn
Beaumont
McDonald
Kirby Corp
Evadale
Earthman
Houston
Saint Anne's Catholic Church
Basilian Fathers
Garden of Gethsemani
T. W. McDonald
Louise Ball
T. W. McDonald Jr
Kathryn McDonald
G. L. Magee
F. W. Nason
Tom Orth
E. C. Scurlock
W. P. Lucy
W. B. Duncan
Joe Frazier
Kountze
Hardin County
Frazier
Crosby
Alice Beleford
Elliott McDonald
T. R. Mullins
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
United Church of God
A. J. Sutton
Old Hardin Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home
H. W. Frazier
E. D. Goodling
Tigers Bow To Nederland Here Friday On Home Field
Silsbee Tigers end a winless 1956 football season with a 35-0 loss to Nederland on home field. The Bulldogs, top ranked in state schoolboy football, scored in the second, third, and fourth quarters after a tight first period. Tigers’ B team saw notable contributions from Lee OPaine, Larry Cleveland, Roger Ratliff, and Barr, with solid line work by Jimmy Bates and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tigers
Nederland
Silsbee Tigers
Bulldogs
Maurice Hobbs
Lee O'Paine
Larry Cleveland
Roger Ratliff
Barr
Jimmy Bates
Jerry
George Smith
Buford Curtis
George Keith
Douglas Arnold
Morgan Family Attends Funeral After Auto Crash
Mr and Mrs B H Morgan and daughter attend the funeral of her uncle Mr Spell in Huntsville after his death in an automobile accident. WMU groups from Fletcher Emanuel Lum berton and Voth Baptist churches meet in Fletcher for the Lottie Moon Mission Study Book on Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Morgan
Spell
Huntsville
WMU
Fletcher Emanuel Baptist
Lumberton
Voth Baptist
Fletcher
Japan
Lottie Moon
H. C. Davidson
North End Baptist Church
Beaumont
Fletcher Emanuel Wmu
R. J. Bridges
George A. Vaughn
J. D. Iker
Fletcher Home Demonstration Club
L. Frayter
Wright
Wood
W. A. Wright
R. H. Fountain
E. L. Woods
Lions Hear Talk On Nation's Health At Luncheon
Dr. Phil Russell of Fort Worth addressed the Silsbee Lions on Health of the Nation's People at a Tuesday luncheon. He cited a cycle involving hospitals, insurers, and doctors and noted his memberships in state and national osteopathic groups. Introduced by Dr. R. E. Ensign, the program chairman, the meeting of directors followed with guests Boyce Birdwell and Earl Bradford of Woodville present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Russell
Fort Worth
Silsbee Lions Club
Russell
American and Texas Osteopathic Association
State Board of Medical Examiners
R. E. Ensign
Reuben Martin
Board of
Boyce Birdwell
Earl Bradford
Woodville
Services Held For Mrs Lucy Lee Y Barbo In Beaumont
Funeral services were held at Roberts and Pipkin Brulin Chapel in Beaumont for Mrs Lucy Lee Y Barbo 75 who died early Saturday. Rev W S Haley presided at Magnolia Avenue Baptist Church ceremonies. Burial followed at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. She leaves seven daughters three sons two sisters three brothers and 11 grandchildren with eight great grandchildren listed among survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts and Pipkin-Brulin
Beaumont
Lucy Lee Y’barbo
Houston
Y’barbo
Spurger
W. S. Haley
Magnolia Avenue Baptist Church
Forest Lawn
Ronnie Guynes
Ed Hawthorne
Jim Lightfoot
Silsbee
Douglas Sheffield
Livingston
Allen Sheffield
Jasper
Lee Sheffield
Campfire Girls Meet at Navy 27 Home
The Ta Wee Ha campfire group met at Mrs. G. C. Shepherd’s Navy 27 residence. Bobby Jo Shepherd led the meeting, Sharon Simons read minutes, Carole Cobble noted clues, and Carmen Dominguez served refreshments. Marilyn McGinty reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Shepherd
Navy
Bobby Jo Shepherd
Sharon Simons
Carole Cobble
Carmen Dominguez
Marilyn McGinty
Wotaw Community Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Birth
Silsbee residents Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Plake hosted visitors with the Whitmires and Drydens. Evadale and Beaumont families spent weekends with locals. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tanton in Hardin County on November 24. R. L. Moye returns to work after vacation. Thirty three years make up a generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
D. W. Adame
Buna
Hardin County Hospital
Daniel Brent
Bobby Norman
Evadale
H. T. Odom
Beaumont
Randy Elton
Barbara Ann
W. IL. Tanton
Wotaw
E. L. Davis
Kountre
Donald Edward
Debbie Elizabeth
R. G. Weems
Silsbee
Dalton S. Griffin
Kountze
Deborah Sue
Myrtle Lee
J. L. Jones
Heney Island
P. H. Plake
Whitmire
John Dryden
John Moss
D. H. Teal
Walter Tanton
Bob. Bailey
Syble Bailey
Roland Kennedy
Nederland
H Bean
W. A. Simmons
Oda Powers
Alford Powers
R. L. Moye
Funeral Services Set for Rosa Blackmon at Baptist Church
Funeral services for Rosa Emaline Blackmon 69 are scheduled at 11 a.m. today at First Baptist Church, with Rev. R. E. Barclay officiating. Burial will follow at Rest Haven under Farmer's Funeral Home. She died Tuesday night at her daughter’s home in Silsbee. Surviving are daughters Mrs. Theo Robbins and Mrs. Johnnie Benton, sons W. J. Blackmon and Samson Blackmon, sisters Artie and Charlsie Brister, and brothers Connie, Spruce, Jesse, and John Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Rosa Emaline Blackmon
Theo Robbins
Silsbee
Blackmon
Robbins
W. Ave
R. E. Barclay
Resthaven
Farmer's Funeral Home
Monarch butterfly migrates from Canada to Texas in just over a month
Carl Williams of Silsbee receives confirmation from the Royal Ontario Museum that a butterfly tagged in Highland Creek Ontario on Sept. 30 arrived in Silsbee Texas on Nov. 7, showing Monarchs migrate like birds. The museum notes the long-distance journey and thanks Williams for participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Williams
Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto
Canada
F. A. Urquhart
Museum
Carl
Highland Creek
Ontario
Texas
Card of Thanks from D E McGowan
Heartfelt appreciation to friends for flowers cards messages and help during a three week hospital stay. May God bless you all. D E McGowan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. McGowan
Bereavement thanks from the Beleford family
The family and relatives of Miss Alice Beleford express sincere appreciation for flowers messages of sympathy and kindness shown during their bereavement. Your support helped them bear their grief. The note ends with a reference to the national flower goldenrod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Beleford
Woodrow Baptist Brotherhood Meets
The Brotherhood of Woodrow Baptist Church met Monday night with 12 members present. Rev. Bobbie Robe opened with prayer and Edward Davis presided over a program titled Church Budget. Brotherhood meetings are held each Monday at 7 30 o clock at the church. All church men are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Woodrow Baptist Church
Membe
Bobbie Robe
Edward Davis
Brotherhood
PIANO BARGAIN FOR SALE OR TRADE
Local ad offers a spinet and a one size piano with demand to transfer remaining balance to a reliable party. Easy terms available. Interested parties may contact Palestine Piano Company at Box 157 Henderson Texas or call 2347.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine Piano Company
Henderson
Texas
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Leona Whitman
Nolan Nevill
Riverton
Wyoming
Nolan Mark
Ted Rawls
Phyllis Diane
Baptist Hospital
Stanley Hollyfield
E. M. Powell, Jr
Texas City
Belinda Lee
Galveston County Hospital
Little Lady
E. M Doggett
FE. M. Powell
Monroe Findley
St. Therese Hospital
W. D. Haynes
Betty Joyce
Eastex
Paperboard Association
Roundtables
U. S
Kirby Lumber Corp
Roundtablers
Chance - Fletcher
I. M. Butler, Jr
W. B. Waters
W. A Wright
EB. D. Vandiver
Grand Chenier
Vandiver
Tolbert Cocks
Chance
Charlie Bostick
B. A. Sigler
L. V. Sigler
Grant
Paul Ewing
Roberts Avenue Methodist Church
Billy Graham
Elmer Pattilo
Beeville
D. B. Pattilo
C. D. Barland
San Antonio
San Benito
Alice T. Goolsby
Sidney Davis
Joe Johnson
Starks
Federal Civil Defense Administration
FCDA
American Red Cross
Wotaw Community Briefs
Rosa Blackmon
Baptist Church
The
United States
Goldenrod
Woodrow Baptist Brotherhood
Cee
Yvonne’s Club
11Th Street
Rick Johnson
Melody Masters
Slim Watts
All Stars
Leon Payne
FORD
Silsbee Auto Co
Dardin Drive
Savings and Loan Ass
5Th St
Silsbee, Ph
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