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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1961
Page
6
Miss Jeanne Faye Shine married Dwight Morris Short in a First Baptist Church ceremony Friday at 7 30 pm. Rev R E Barclay officiated as flowers, music, and formal gowns set a traditional scene. After a reception, the couple will reside in Silsbee where Short works for East Texas Pulp and Paper.
Mr and Mrs David F Cook announce the marriage of their daughter Jo Lynn to L J King Jr of Winnie on Sunday at 4 p m in First Baptist Church. Rev R E Barclay officiated. Mrs Gayle Vaughn was matron of honor. Albert David Cook served as best man. The bride is a 1961 Silsbee High graduate. the groom a Shreveport High School alum who will enter Army basic training after a short honeymoon and will live with his wife in Louisiana during training.
Emmett Perry Jr of Lumberton Baptist Church dies. Survived by wife Elaine Perry of Beaumont and infant son Michael Scott Perry five days old. Also survived by father E. N. Perry of Houston mother M. G. Brewer of Silsbee two brothers M. G. Brewer and Jim Perry three sisters Jim Alston Shirley Perry Sue Perry grandparents J. H. Beardon E. J. Perry all of Beaumont. Pallbearers Dickie Kehtel Johnnie Cline Bruce St Aubin Joe Green Ray Martin Robbie Templeton. Burial Magnolia Cemetery Beaumont.
Silsbee Trail Raiders will join the Saratoga Homecoming trail ride from Kountze to Saratoga on Friday September 29 led by Hardin County Sheriff's Posse. The group will camp in Leak Bevil's pasture behind Hardin Memorial Hospital the night of the 28th. Trail boss L. L. Jones and assistant Jim Barnes, with Olan Davis as chief scout, plan a barbecue and dance in Saratoga to conclude the event.
Mr and Mrs P L Woodward announce the engagement of their daughter Geraldine to Charles Edwin Solly son of Mr and Mrs Leon Solly of Evadale. The wedding is set for Sept 23 at 7 pm at the bride’s home. Geraldine a Silsbee High School graduate works at Silsbee Drug Co. Charles a Evadale High School graduate is in the US Air Force and will be stationed in South Dakota. Friends and relatives are invited.
Mr and Mrs Arby Scott announce the marriage of their daughter Delores Ann to Samuel Lowell Barrow son of Mr and Mrs David S Barrow Fri night Sept 1 at 6 pm in First Baptist Church Only immediate family and close friends attended A reception followed at the bride’s parents home The couple will live in Nacogdoches where Mr Barrow will enter SFA this fall
A sequence of birth announcements lists Gene Romero and wife of Silsbee welcoming a son on Sept 5, Curtis Wade Potts born Sept 1, Tony Lee Cravy Aug 30, Darry Horton Sept 2, Darrell Ray Denton Sept a Carrie Yvonne Thomas daughter born Sept 2, Wallace Dale Greer Beaumont Sept 3, Sam Randall Brown Saratoga Sept 3, with details of each couple and hometowns.
Charlie W. Cain, a Silsbee area pioneer and retired farmer, died Wednesday at his daughter Mrs Harry Albert home in Baton Rouge. He is survived by his wife Eula V. Cain and daughter Mrs Albert. Graveside services were set for 4 p.m. at Knupple Cemetery in Silsbee. Funeral arrangements were handled by Seal Funeral Home of Denham Springs.
Mrs Selna Mae McDonald thanks friends relatives and church for visits flowers cards and gifts during her recent illness and hospital stay. God bless each of you.
Salamanders differ from other amphibians by having tails throughout life while frogs and toads only possess a tail during the tadpole stage.
Funeral services planned for Trine Whitmire 59 of Victor after he died at Baptist hospital Beaumont Monday evening. He was a sawmill worker, native of Evadale and longtime Orange County resident, survived by six brothers and arrangements by Carroll-Wallace Funeral Home of Beaumont.
The Antioch Cemetery committee reports the fence around the cemetery is finished. Gifts exceed fence costs go to the maintenance fund for ongoing care. Special thanks go to Mrs Fairy Richardson Smith for a 1960 land donation of 2 acres. A year round caretaker has been hired and the committee asks families to contribute annually. Arcay Walters chairs, Iris Pope serves as secretary and treasurer.
A retired veteran asks how to learn about VA hospital volunteer programs and how to enroll through veterans organizations or the VA voluntary service director. He also asks if a hospital recheck for a medical research project affects compensation. the answer is no, the project has nothing to do with compensation and reexamination can aid medical science.
The Texas State Historical Survey committee unveiled a fourteen inch cast aluminum medallion to mark about 1100 historic buildings. A red star signals good restoration or public access, a white star signals no public charge, and a blue star signals a fee. A map and guide will be distributed, funded privately, with architects and historians reviewing applications. The program aims to renew interest and pride in Texas landmarks and serves as a tour trademark.
State health authorities ask the public to buy only Texas State Department of Health certified shellfish to curb bootleg oysters grown in questionable water and sold by dubious dealers. About 10 percent of Texas oysters are bootleg, while 90 percent carry official certification and are sold through pr ooper channels. Approved cans display a certification number, embossed on gallon cans and on can lids for smaller packages. The department stresses outlets, including groceries and restaurants, mainly carry certified products to protect consumers and tourism. See note: oysters are filter feeders and require safe harvesting conditions.
Marine Pvt. Kenneth E Kinard, son of Mr and Mrs Elton Kinard of Silsbee, is scheduled to complete four weeks of infantry training with the Second Infantry Training Regiment at Camp Pendleton California this week. The program covers recruit equalization and tax assessor ency in latest infantry tactics scouting patrolling first aid and military explosives.
A complex gill filtration system can process up to 25 gallons daily while filtering suspended organisms and bacteria. If oyster growing water becomes contaminated, the shellfish may harbor infections that can be transmitted to humans.
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