Warren Homecoming Clash To Highlight Friday Schedule
Warren Inde pendent School District hosts homecoming Friday and Saturday October 15 16 with a bonfire pep rally at 7 30 p m Thursday and a 7 30 p m football clash between Shepherd Pirates and the Warriors Exes may register during the game and the queen will be crowned Saturday in the high school auditorium Miss Lynette Standley a Lamar University freshman queen from 1970 will crown the new queen and Gordon Brothers will perform entertainment numbers
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Warren
Warren Independent
Shepherd Pirates
Warriors
Linda Ann Johnson
Julia Jordan
Charlotte Spurlock
Lisa Chandler
D. B. Chandler
Pam Mobley
S. E. Mobley
Village Mills
Christine Swearingen
C. W. Swearingen
Peggy Wortham
R. E. Wortham
Sheila Ard
J. C. Ard
Fred
Bridget Yawn
Lynette Standley
Lamar University
Gordon Brothers
Firemen Answer Two Calls Here
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department battled two major fires this week. Fire Chief Russell Busby said a barn on Old US 96 east of Silsbee was destroyed after 10:30 a.m. Monday, with several animals killed. A stove fire at 7401 South Third in Robert Langton’s home caused minimal damage at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Silsbee
Russell Busby
Edgar Brown
Busby
US 96
Robert Langton
South Third
Silsbee Grain Co
The
BEE
Billy Slaydon
Jimmy Wright
Third Street
Santa Fe
Twentieth Century Club Meets for First Year Kickoff
The Twentieth Century Club opened its year with a meeting October 6 at Mrs. D. D. McGowan home. Co host Mrs. John Meade. Mrs. David Read reviewed the book Miss Willie and Mrs. W H Holland spoke on the author life.
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Twentieth Century Club
D. D. McGowan
John Meade
David Read
Willie
W. H. Holland
Marvin Williams Undergoes Surgery in Beaumont
Marvin Williams underwent surgery Monday at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. The report notes no further details of procedure or recovery provided.
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Marvin Williams
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Strictly Fresh Playing Dumb and Gossip Gags
In a lively collage of quips the piece notes how gossip spreads fast through many hands. It wryly compares old timers remembering flashy garages to year round hot dogs for supper and jokes about nagging spouses and TV ads.
Sagstetters Called to Shreveport for Wolfe Death
Mr and Mrs L J Sagstetter traveled to Shreveport Louisiana with their sons William of Fort Worth and Raymond of Houston after the death of Mrs Sagstetters brother in law Joseph C Wolfe.
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L. J. Sagstetter
Shreveport
Joseph C. Wolfe
William
Fort Worth
Raymond
Houston
Evadale Firemen and Wives Take Home Trophies at Texas Meet
Evadale volunteer fire department members and wives returned from Huntsville with a first place in the three woman pumper team and a second place for the men’s team at the East Texas Firemen and Fire Marshal's Association Convention held October 8 to 10. Attendees included Chief Joe Ferrell and others. Nine departments competed including Huntsville Lufkin Victor Bridge City Kirbyville Diboll Sour Lake and Buna.
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Evadale
D. A. Johnston
Alvin Ramsey
Johnston
Huntsville
Lufkin
Victor
Bridge City
Kirbyville
Diboll
Sour Lake
Buna
Big Thicket Trek and Motorcade Oct 31
Kountze Chamber of Commerce sponsors a Big Thicket Trek and Motorcade to highlight Hardin County sites on Sunday Oct 31. Depart 1 30 p m from the Hardin County Courthouse in Kountze with guides Mrs Geraldine Watson Mrs Dolly Hoffman Harold Nicholas James Rosier and Carroll Hendrix. Tours include Saratoga Museum virgin palmetto forest Concord Baptist Church established 1845 and several nature trails. Free to participants. for more information contact Chuck Newsom or chamber members.
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Kountze
Hardin County
Geraldine Watson
Silsbee
Dolly Hoffman
Saratoga
Harold Nicholas
James Rosier
Wotaw
Carroll Hendrix
Honey Island
Saratoga Museum
Palmetto
Concord Baptist Church
Chuck Newsom
Newsom Center
Final Rites For A T Gibson Held In Silsbee
Funeral services for Arnold T Gibson 72 of Silsbee were held Oct 8 at Farmer Funeral chapel with Rev. James Stephenson and Rev. Robert Roebuck officiating. Burial followed in Cunningham Cemetery. Gibson died Oct 6 at Silsbee Doctors Hospital after a brief illness. He was a native of Gueydan La and a retired oilfield roughneck. Surviving: wife Aleta Gibson three sons Kenneth Gibson Russell Gibson Buddy Gibson two daughters Mrs Fred Horton Mrs James Cockfield two stepdaughters Mrs Adwell Odom Mrs Johnnie Elgene two brothers A A Gibson Dewyy Gibson a sister Mrs Pearl Motty and 33 grandchildren.
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Arnold T. Gibson
Silsbee
Farmer
James Stephenson
Robert Roebuck
Cunningham Cemetery
Leroy Tucker
S. D. Barbee
Leroy Wright
David
Mark
Albert Plaunty Jr
Gibson
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
James Cockfield
New Orleans
Adwell Odom
Spurger
Johnnie Elgene
Basile, la
A. A. Gibson
Carencro
Dewyy Gibson
Mobile
Pearl, Motty
Abbeville
Final Rites For Mrs. G. E. Hatton Held Oct. 8
Funeral services for Mrs. Grady E. Hatton Sr., 74, of Warren were held at 11 a m Oct. 8 at Edwards Funeral chapel with Rev. Alvin Tomlinson officiating. Burial followed at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery near Woodville. She died at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont after a short illness. Surviving are her husband, one son Grady Hatton Jr. of Beaumont, a daughter Joada Rogers of Dallas, a sister Miss Jessie Goolsbee, a brother Z A Goolsbee of Port Arthur, and three grandchildren.
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Grady E. Hatton Sr
Warren
Edwards
Alvin Tomlinson
Mt. Pizgah
Woodville
Final Rites For George T. Hutto Held Saturday
Funeral services for George Thomas Hutto 88 of Fred were held at 2 p m Saturday at the Farmer Funeral chapel with Rev Claude Reed officiating Burial followed at Franks Branch Cemetery Hutto died at 8 30 a m Friday in Kountze Nursing Home He was a retired farmer and rancher and a member of Mount Olivet Baptist Church Surviving are five sons two daughters a brother a sister 17 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren
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George Thomas Hutto
Fred
Farmer
Claude Reed
Franks Branch
Hutto
Kountze Nursing Home
Mount Olivet
Little League Ladies Plan October 18 Meeting
The Ladies Auxiliary of Silsbee Little League will meet Monday October 18 at 7:30 p m at Hardin County Savings and Loan. New officers will be elected. All ladies interested in Little League are invited.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary of
Silsbee Little League
Hardin County Savings and Loan
Little League
Stover to Attend Directors Meeting of State Bar
Silsbee attorney Earl B Stover will participate in the Texas State Bar board of directors fall meeting in Austin He represents lawyers of the Second District on the Bar's governing board and serves as advisor to committees on admission standards disciplinary procedures and the Junior Bar Section He will report on the groups progress
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Silsbee
Earl B. Stover
Texas State Bar’s Board of
Austin
Stover
Second
Five New Members Join Nu Upsilon
Beta Sigma Phi Nu Upsilon Chapter met at Har Din County Savings and Loan with 18 members present. Hostesses were Mrs. Billy Barclay and Mrs. Leon Crum. New members welcomed: Mrs. Joe Watson, Mrs. Jack McMahon, Mrs. Don Kay, Mrs. Robert Tatum, Mrs. Charles Bonner.
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Nu Upsilon Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Hardin County Savings and Loan Association
Buford Curtis
Billy Barclay
Leon Crum
Joe Watson
Jack McMahon
Don Kay
Robert Tatum
Charles Bonner
Roger Ratliff
Doug Fullinghim
Rusk State Hospital
Mobil Oil Deep Test Wildcat In Texas Ends As Dry Hole
Mobil Oil Corp.'s No. 1 Arca Fee Block "D" deep wildcat near Silsbee on a 640 acre lease in Leman D Lessley survey was plugged and abandoned as a dry hole. It reached 19 153 feet in the Wilcox formation after a 19 500 foot permit. The well lay west of Silsbee between Fresenius Road and Highway 327.
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Mobil Oil Corp
Silsbee
Leman D. Lessley
Wilcox
Fresenius Road
Highway 327
Births in the region include three newborns
A daughter Mary Elizabeth arrived Oct 8 to Capt. and Mrs. Patrick Richardson of Fort Rucker Alabama with grandparents Dr. and Mrs. Earnest Weiss of Seoul Korea and Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Richardson of Silsbee. A son Ross Aaron born Oct 7 to Mr. and Mrs. Milton A Cheshire of Spurger at Doctors Hospital Beaumont. Wallace Thomas born Oct 2 to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bean of Lumberton at St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Bean of Kountze and Mr. and Mrs. W. T Coffey of Beaumont.
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Mary Elizabeth
Patrick Richardson
Fort Rucker
Ala
Earnest Weiss
Seoul
Korea
Fletcher Richardson
Silsbee
Ross Aaron
Milton A. Cheshire
Spurger
Doctors Hospital
Tom Bean
Lumberton
Wallace Thomas
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
W. T. Bean
Kountze
W. T. Coffey
Rev Charlie Lockett Birthday Open House at 72
Rev. Charlie Lockett of Prince Hall Villa Apt 43 will celebrate his 72nd birthday with an open house Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. His son Charles Lockett and sisters Mrs. Sweetie Holman and Mrs. Bessie Mosbey attend. Born Oct. 15, 1899 in Nacogdoches, he retired after 45 years with Kirby Lumber and has pastored churches in Silsbee Jasper and Orange.
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Charlie Lockett
Prince Hall Villa
Charles Lockett
Sweetie Holman
Nacogdoches
Bessie Mosbey
San Augustine
Lockett
Kirby Lumber Corp
Silsbee
Jasper
Orange
Special Services At First Assembly Church
The First Assembly of God on Highway 96 South hosts special Sunday services sponsored by the youth for Speed the Light missions. Visiting speaker Rev. Bill Babcroft from Canada speaks at 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Pastor Rev. J. A. Hendrix leads the services.
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First
Assembly of God Church
Highway 96 South
Christ Ambassador
Bill Baycroft
Canada
J. A. Hendrix
Cub Scouts Meet At Den Mother Home For Pack Session
Cub Pack 88 Den 4 met at Mrs. Jeff Skinner home. Boys recited the promise and pack law, inspected uniforms, and shared a Wolf book review. Refreshments by Gene Colvin followed a baseball game. David Stutzenburg, scribe.
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Cub Scouts
Den 4
Pack
Jeff Skinner
Gene Colvin
David Stutzenburg
Woman's Club To Meet Today In Silsbee
Silsbee Woman's Club will meet this Thursday afternoon at 3 oclock in Silsbee State Bank. The program Patriotism Through the Home will be presented by the Home Life Department chaired by Mrs Margie Martin.
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Woman's Club
Silsbee Woman's Club
Silsbee State Bank
The
Home Life Department
Margie Martin
Local News: Hooks Sr. Hospitalized After Fall in Beaumont
L. M. Hooks Sr. is confined to Baptist Hospital in Beaumont with a broken hip from a fall at his home. I. F. Eldredge Jr. and wife spent a weekend in Baton Rouge for LSU homecoming with special recognition to the Class of 1946. Visitors included Raymond Brown of New Orleans and I. D. Johnson of Beaumont at C. A. Lincoln’s home for homecoming events. The Shreves of Los Angeles and Maurice Shreve of Beaumont visited Bryant Butler’s home Monday amid weekend activities.
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L. M. Hooks Sr
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
I. F Eldredge Jr
Baton Rouge
LSU
Eldredge
Raymond Brown
New Orleans
I. D. Johnson
C. A. Lincoln
Bob Shreve
Los Angeles
Calif
Maurice Shreve
Bryant Butler
Camp Fire Group A O Wa Ki Ya Plans Oct Cookout
Camp Fire group met Tuesday at leader Mrs Jan Rug gles home. They made wiener roasters for the cookout and hike set for Oct 16. Plans were also made to visit the Silsbee Bee on Thursday. Darlene Cravey, reporter, served refreshments.
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Jan Ruggles
Darlene Cravey
Foy Adcock Named Artist of the Month
Foy Adcock, a senior at Silsbee High School, has been chosen as Artist of the Month by the Silsbee Art League. He has painted for three years and several oil paintings will hang in the Silsbee Public Library during October.
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Foy Adcock
Silsbee Art League
Silsbee High School
Silsbee Public Library
Gratitude to Friends Pastors and Doctors
I thank my many friends and pastor Rev. S Booker for visits, cards, and prayers and Dr Copeland and his wonderful staff while I was confined to the hospital. May God bless you.
Rho Upsilon Plans Halloween Party
Rho Upsilon chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at 7 30 in Silsbee State Bank with 12 members present. Mrs James Gillard presided and welcomed guest Mrs James Bollich. The social committee announced plans for a Halloween party and Mrs David Shows and Mrs Dennis Dace presented a program titled Giving and Receiving Friendship. Mrs James Skinner hosted the evening.
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Rho Upsilon Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Silsbee State Bank
James Gillard
James Bollich
David Shows
Dennis Dace
James Skinner
Sisters from Mexia visit in Mrs Seely’s home
Mrs. L. H. Simpson and Mrs. J. L. Blair of Mexia are visiting this week in the home of their sister, Mrs. O. C. Seely.
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L. H. Simpson
J. L. Blair
Mexia
O. C. Seely
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