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Silsbee Bee

Location

Silsbee, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1974

Page

2

Local Staff Directory Snippet Shows Names and Roles

A listing of staff and roles including Mrs Leona Whitman Lee Kelly Doris Woolley Mrs Fern McAdams Richard Weathersby with Reporter-Photographer Secretary Controller Harold Leigh and others in the mechanical department. Foreman-Operator Linotype Operator Printer-Pressman names John Basye James Johnson Billy Joe Williams appear with job titles.

Lee Kelly Doris Woolley Fern McAdams Richard Weathersby John S. Basye James Johnson Billy Joe Williams

Crume's Grass Roots Comment on Dairylea Milk Adulteration

Rep Edward J Kock cites widespread adulteration by the Dairylea Cooperative New York involving millions of quarts of watered down milk over five and a half years He urges Justice Department action and stronger FDA oversight while questioning local and state milk inspections.

Edward J. Kock N.Y Dairylea Cooperative New York State Food and Drug Administration FDA D.C William Saxbe U.S. Justice Dept Washington, D.c Saxbe Earl Butz Department of Justice

Last Rites Today For Mrs. Nora Holland 68 Warren Resident

Funeral services for Mrs Nora Elmer Holland 68 will be held at 2 pm today at Mount Olivet Baptist Church Fred with Rev Emmett Zavisch officiating Burial will be in Franks Branch Cemetery She died at 8 am Tuesday at her daughter’s residence A native of Fred she had lived in Warren 20 years Survivors include a daughter Mrs Yvonne Holland of Beaumont and two sons Henry Holland of Lumberton and James Holland of Roelport Iria

Nora Elmer Holland Pam Mount Olivet Baptist Church Fred Emmett Zavisch Franks Branch Holland Warren Dangh Fer Yvonne Holland Beaumont Henry Holland Lumberton James Holland Roelkport Iria

Pastor Receives Parsonage Deed At First Baptist

Rev R E Barclay and wife were given the deed to the church parsonage at morning services. Barclay since 1950 led the First Baptist Church of Silsbee after earlier roles in Pineland Neches Karnack and other Texas churches. He holds multiple church and hospital board positions and has four daughters and seven grandchildren.

First Baptist R. E. Barclay First Baptist Church Phil Potter Deasons Barclay Cypress, Woodlea Addition Angelina County East Texas Baptist College Taylor University Pineland High School Karnack Neches Pineland Silsbee Baptist General Convention of Texas East Texas Baptist Hospital Board Beaumont Jan Calvert Jacksonville N. C Nancy Bell Phill Potter

5000 Scouts Set for Good Turn Bags Drive Oct 27

More than 5,000 Scouts in the Three Rivers Council prepare for the Good Turn Day Drive led by Gene Geyer. They will distribute 90,000 bags across the Golden Triangle on Oct 27 and collect filled bags by 1 p.m. on Nov 3 for shipment to Goodwill Industries facilities in Beaumont.

Three Rivers Goodwill Industries Beaumont Three Rivers Council Texas

Mexican Citizens Are Arrested As Illegal Aliens

Four Mexican men were arrested by Silsbee Police after being found in the U S illegally. Officers took Alfonso De la Cruz Rivera 17 Alejandro Vizepuez Torres 17 Carlos Hernandez Torrez 25 and Valdemos Reuz Perez 19 into custody at a West Avenue home on Oct 10 and forwarded them to Hardin County authorities after notifying federal immigration officials in Beaumont. The group crossed the border at Del Rio Texas on Oct 6 or 7 and only one spoke English.

Hardin County Silsbee Bob L. Ogden Darrell Hartman West Avenue Beaumont Alfonso de la Cruz Rivera Alejandro Vizepuez Torres Torreon Coahuila Carlos Hernandez Torrez Matamoros Tamaulipas Valdemos Reuz Perez Monclova Mexico Ogden del Rio Texas

Funeral Services for Tom McNeely Held in Silsbee

Funeral services for Tom McNeely 74 of Kountze are set for today at the Farmer Funeral Home Chapel Silsbee with Rev A A Drennen officiating. Burial will follow at McNeely Cemetery. He died Oct 15 after a brief illness in Hardin Memorial Hospital. He was a retired pumper for the Lower Neches Valley Authority and a life long Hardin County resident survived by daughter Aline Harper and brother George McNevely.

Tom McNeely Kountze Ilam Farmer Funeral Home Silsbee A. A Drennen McNeely Hardin County Hardin Memorial Hospital First Baptist Church of Lower Neches Valley

Funeral Services Held for Isaiah Yount 94 in Texas

Isaiah Yount 94 of Houston died at 3 p m Monday after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held October 15 at 3 p m in Farmer Funeral Chapel with Rev Noreen Yarborough officiating. Burial followed at Antioch Cemetery in Buna. He was a Louisiana native who lived in Texas 25 years. Survived by two sons Fred and I J Yount of Houston and two daughters Alma Ham Crosby and Ethel Myers Warren.

Isaiah Yount Houston Farmer Noreen Yarborough Anitioch Buna Silsbee Louisiana Texas Fred I. J. Yount Alma Ham Crosby Ethel Myers Warren

Citizen Deplores Uncontrolled Dogs In Woodrow Area

Bayard W. Wilson Sr. voices frustration over roaming dogs in Woodrow Addition Silsbee Texas blaming lax dog control. He cites bites on children and adults, notes vaccination claims, urges strict limits and heavy chaining of vicious dogs, and questions police responsibility.

Woodrow Area Woodrow Woodrow Addition

Rev Jack Holt Jr Appointed New Covenant Pastor

Rev Jack Holt Jr begins as pastor of the New Covenant Assembly of God Church and relocates to Seaman Addition in Silsbee. Formerly led First Assembly in Rosenberg for two years, native of Center, Orange high school graduate, married to Bertie Stone of Orange. They have three daughters with two married in California.

Jack Holt Jr New Covenant Assembly of God Church Seaman Addition Silsbee First Assembly of God Church Rosenberg Center Orange High School Bertie Stone Orange Holt California Southgate Los Angeles Fresno Texas Hartburg LaMarque Palestine

Xi Kappa Nu Beta Sigma Phi Chapter Meeting Highlights

Xi Kappa Nu Chapter met October 14 at Mrs. Perky Hardison home with Mrs. June Flanakin presiding. Thirteen members attended. Mrs. Norman McClain led a program on sense of hearing. Ten members planned to attend the Space Area Convention in Beaumont November 2 and the chapter will donate to Autism Behavioral Studies at Denton as a state project. Next meeting set for October 28 at Mrs. June Flanakin home.

Xi Kappa Nu Beta Sigma Phi Perky Hardison June Flanakin Norman McClain Beaumont Denton

Baptist Revival Set to Begin at First Church

Rev. Donald R. Smith, a foreign missionary on furlough from Venezuela, will lead a revival at the First Baptist Church starting Sunday October 2027 with Jim Bob Griffin directing music. Daily services at 7:30 p.m. include a covered dish lunch and devotional period.

Donald R. Smith Venezuela First Baptist Church Jim Bob Griffin Lake Jackson Smith Foreign Mission Board TCU Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Griffin Louvert Lufkin Lufkin High School Stephen F. Austin University Nacogdoches Elgin Rusk Harlingen R. E. Barclay O'Neil School

FFA Calves Exhibit at Beaumont Fair Show

Silsbee FFA Chapter displays several calves at the South Texas State Fair in Beaumont. Named exhibitors include Pat Exline Jimmy Wilkerson Jer ry Wilkerson Pete Nichols Randy Gore Bobby Kelley James Prince William Go rel Chester Crain. Judging begins 9 am Thursday in the Rodeo Arena. sale starts 7 30 pm Thursday. Greenhand initiation held Tuesday at Silsbee High School.

Silsbee Ffa South Texas Beaumont Pat Exline Jimmy Wilkerson Jerry Wilkerson Pete Nichols Randy Gore Bobby Kelley James Prince William Go Rel Chester Crain Fair Grounds Silsbee High School Robert Glenn

Girl Scouts Invite Girls and Mothers to Informational Meet

Junior and senior high school girls and mothers are invited to a meeting on Tuesday Oct 29 at 7 p.m. in the Neches Room of the First National Bank. Mrs Dixie Donelson and Carol Kehoe will discuss the Girl Scouting program and show a film on area facilities. Silsbee Troop 186 presents the event as part of Founders Day. pins awarded by Mrs Donelson.

Neches First National Bank Dixie Donalson Carol Kehoe Girl Scouts of America Silsbee Carolyn Deutsch Beaumont Girl Scouting Donelson

Art League To Meet In Silsbee Monday Evening

The Silsbee Art League will meet Monday at 7 30 p m at Silsbee State Bank. Mary Voightman invites all interested persons to attend.

Silsbee Art League Silsbee State Bank Mary Voightman

Card of Thanks for 50th Wedding Anniversary

We express sincere thanks to friends and relatives from Silsbee Beaumont Dallas Crockett Huntsville Los Angeles Calif and Worthington Ohio for your kind deeds on our 50th wedding anniversary Oct. 6 1974 You have added many precious stones to our lives May God bless and keep you all.

Silsbee Beaumont Dallas Crockett Huntsville Los Angeles Calif Worthington Ohio

Silsbee Church Publicizes Weekly Services

The article lists services at the church on Highway 92 including 9:45 am Sunday School 11 am worship 6 pm youth activities and 7 pm evangelistic services. A prayer meeting is at 7:30 pm Wednesday and a women's prayer meeting at 9:30 am Tuesday. Mary a junior at Silsbee High School is mentioned.

Fornia Mary Silsbee High School Highway 92

Azalea Garden Club Plans Silsbee Flower Show

The Azalea Garden Club of Silsbee will hold its annual flower show on Wednesday October 23 at the Silsbee Fire Hall. The event titled Nostalgia runs from 2 to 5 p.m. club president Mrs Jeanell Grubbs announced. Show chair Mrs Carol McLain invited friends and the public to attend.

Azalea Club Azalea Garden Club of Silsbee Silsbee Fire Hall Jeanell Grubbs Carol McLain

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