McKee-Sheffield Vows Taken At Midnight
Miss Sue McKee wed Wayne Sheffield in a Sept 2 midnight ceremony at First United Methodist Church Silsbee. Rev R Eugene Jonte officiated a double ring service with organist J N Collier and soloist Randy Skillern. The couple, to reside in Houston, plans a wedding trip to New Orleans after a reception at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue McKee
Wayne Sheffield
United Methodist Church
George McKee
Paul Ames
Tommy Paulsel
Randy Fouts
Mike Moseley
Betty Ruth Mitchell
The
Methodist Church
New Orleans
Sheffield
Houston
Texaco
Rosewood General Hospital
Pilot Club Official To Speak Sept 13 At Silsbee Club
Mrs. Dorothy R. Saari 2nd Lt. Governor District 8 will address the Silsbee Pilot Club at 7 p.m. Sept 13 at the Silsbee Country Club. She is personnel director at Owens-Illinois Jasper and has held multiple Pilot Club offices. The Executive Board meets at 6 p.m. prior to the evening session.
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Dorothy R. Saari
District 8
Silsbee Pilot Club
Silsbee Country Club
Saari
Owens-Illinois Inc
Jasper
Pilot Club of
First United Methodist Church
Council On Ministries
Conya
Newton Homecoming Parade Set for October 22
Newton Ex-Students Association hosts a Homecoming parade Saturday October 22 featuring Wild Wild West themed floats built with tissue and wire. Entries from schools businesses and civic groups will be judged with bands and individual entries also planned. Homecoming events start Friday October 21 with a football game against Woodville and a Saturday talent show and courthouse business session follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Newton Ex- Student’s Association
J. D. Miller Jr
Newton Eagles
Woodville
Newton County
Coast Guard Arctic Cruise For Raymond Zarzycki
Raymond D. Zarzycki of Silsbee is aboard the Coast Guard cutter Burton Island on an Arctic West summer cruise. The 1974 Silsbee High School graduate serves as crew with science and navigation duties near Alaska. Port calls include Juneau Nome and Point Barrow. The 269 foot icebreaker carries 135 crew and supports oceanographic research with aviation detachments and two helicopters. He joined the Coast Guard in January 1975.
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Coast Guard
Raymond D. Zarzycki
Stanley Zarzycki
Route 4
Silsbee
Burton Island
San Francisco
Alaska
Juneau
Nome
Point Barrow
Silsbee High School
Partridge and Yawn Engage. October Wedding Planned
Deanna Partridge of Nederland and William Mark Yawn of Silsbee announce their engagement. The couple will wed October 8 at the First Baptist Church in Nederland. Partridge trained in radiology technology in Beaumont and Houston. Yawn is a Sam Houston State graduate employed by the Department of Public Safety.
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Dean Partridge
Nederland
Deanna Partridge
William Mark Yawn
Sam Yawn
Silsbee
First Baptist Church of Nederland
Miss Partridge
St. Elizabeth School of Radiologie Technology
Beaumont
Dept. of Radiology
Doctors Center
Houston
Yawn
Sam Houston State University
Department of Public Safety
Cone and Tassell Garden Club Meets September Thirteenth
Cone and Tassell Garden Club of Lumberton holds its first meeting of the year at 385 Neel Artesian Acres home of Mrs. Linda Lemke on Tuesday September 13 at 9:30 a.m. A short business session and yearbook distribution follow under president Mrs. Lou O Quinn with plans for the Fair Flower Show in October and the Christmas home tour. Charlotte Rand of Rand's Florist presents a corsage making and flower arranging demonstration as part of the program. publicity chairman is Mrs. Bessie Clairday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cone and Tassel Gaden Club
Lumberton
Linda Lemke
Neel
Artesian Acres
Gerry Nickles
Lou O’quinn
Charlotte Rand
Rand's, Florist
Bessie Clairday
Hardin County Youth Fair Set for September 24
The Hardin County Youth Fair will run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. September 24 at the Chamber of Commerce arena one mile south of Kountze. Contests in livestock foods and arts will be held with games like chicken scrambles greased pigs and a greased pole. A hay judging and a rabbit show are planned. Sponsored by Hardin County 4 H Club FFA and FHA.
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Hardin County
Chamber of Commerce
Kountze
Hardin County 4-H Club
Future Farmers of America
Future Homemakers of America
Peso Devaluation Cuts Mexican Visitors to Texas in 1976
The Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation reports 37 percent fewer Mexican visitors in 1976, down from 1,222,000 in 1975 to 770,000, with total Mexican spending dropping from 392.2 million to 245.2 million dollars. The average Mexican travel party spent 668 dollars, far above U S visitor averages, as Winter Texans remained the top comparable group.
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Austin
Mexico
Texas
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Department
Immigration and Naturalization Service
U. S. States
Midwest
Funeral Services Held Saturday For David Davenport
Funeral services for David E. Davenport Sr. 53 of Silsbee were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Farmer Funeral Home with Rev. R. E. Barclay officiating. Davenport died on arrival Sept. 1 at Silsbee Doctor's Hospital. He was a lifelong Silsbee resident and a pump er for Atlantic Richfield. Survivors include his wife Thelma Davenport, son David Davenport Jr., daughter Sandy McLendon, and daughter Toni Davenport. Pallbearers were C. L. Dickinson, C. W. Hudgins, Bill Harper, Billy Harper, John James Meigs, and Herman West.
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David E. Davenport Sr
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Home
R. E. Barclay
Silsbee Doctor’s Hospital
Atlantic Richfield
Thelma Davenport
David Davenport Jr
el Paso
Sandy McLendon
Longview
Toni Davenport
C. L. Dickinson
C. W. Hudgins
Bill Harper
Billy Harper
John James Meigs
Herman West
Final Rites For Mrs. Rosa Cook In Friday Funeral
Funeral services for 73 year old Mrs. Rosa Cook will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in Farmer Funeral Chapel with Rev. R Eugene Jonte and Rev. R E Barclay officiating. Burial will follow in Knupple Cemetery. She died after a brief illness in San Angelo at 12 30 a.m. Wednesday. A Newton native she lived much of her life in Silsbee and recently in San Angelo. Survived by daughter Mrs Rosalee Walker two sons Pt Mott and two step daughters Mrs Myrtle Perkins and Mrs Helen Parks.
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Rosa Cook
Farmer Funeral Chapel
R. Eugene Jonte
R. E. Barclay
Knupple Cemetery
Cook
San Angelo
Newton
Silsbee
Rosalee Walker
Pt Mott
Myrtle Perkins
Helen Parks
Rites Held for Mrs Velma Blau 69 in Kirbyville
Velma Blau 69 of Kirbyville died Sept 2 at Jasper Memorial Hospital after living in Port Arthur and Kirbyville. Funeral held Sept 4 at Livingston Funeral Home with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Survived by brother Kermit Robison of Kountze.
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Velma Blau
Kirbyville
Levingston Funeral Home
Greenlawn Memorial Park
Jasper Memorial Hospital
Port Arthur
Kermit Robison
Kountze
Degrees Awarded to Area Students at Sam Houston State
The second summer term of 1977 at Sam Houston State University sees area graduates. George Herman Brown of Spurger earns a Master of Education in education while Donald Wilson Garrison Jr of Lumberton receives a Bachelor of Arts in teaching and physical education. Richard Leslie Havens of Buna earns a Master of Education in vocational education. SHSU, with 10 591 students, hosts the nation’s largest criminal justice education program.
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Sam Houston State University
George Herman Brown
Spurger
Donald Wilson Garrison Jr
Oakcrest
Lumberton
Richard Leslie Havens
Box
Buna
SHSU
Criminal Justice Center
Pie Throwing Contest Raises 115 for Dystrophy
Silsbee Channel 5 CB'ers and friends hosted a pie throwing contest at Silsbee City Park on August 31 to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. They collected 115 dollars and thanked volunteers Ann Smart Claudine Droddy Goods Gore Jerry Williams Charles Burrow Buddy Erwin and Linda Williams for their help and donations from CB'ers and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Channel 5
Cb’ers
Silsbee City
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Ann Smart
Claudine Droddy
Goods Gore
Jerry Williams
Charles Burrow
Buddy Erwin
Linda Williams
Silsbee TOPS Club records weigh in and donation
The Silsbee TOPS Club met in the Gulf States meeting room on Tuesday. Eighteen members weighed in with a 28 percent pounds loss overall. The club voted to donate to the Silsbee Retarded Childrens' Sheltered Workshop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Tops Club
Gulf States
Silsbee Retarded Childrens’ Sheltered
Worshop
Blair Named to Natural Resources Council by Briscoe
John Blair of Kountze was appointed by Governor Dolph Briscoe to the nine member Natural Resources Council. Blair, former school board and Texas Hospital Administration Board member, then chaired the Texas Air Control Board and runs Kountze Insurance Agency. He was among 12 named to the council, including former Governor Allan Shivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Blair
Kountze
Natural Resources Council
Dolph Briscoe
Blair
Board of Equalization
Texas Hospital Administration Board
Texas Air Control Board
Postal site bids sought for new Dallas facilities
The notice specifies minimum interior space and lot sizes of 15 000 square feet or 100 by 150 feet for two locations and invites site submissions by Sept 30 to Robert B. Pencell at the Dallas Field Real Estate and Building Office, USPS, P O Drawer 239, Dallas Texas 75221.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Pencell
Dallas Field Real Estate and Building Office
U.S. Postal Service
P.O. Drawer
Dallas
Texas
Masons To Meet For F C Degree Work
Silsbee Lodge No 927 A F and A M will hold a lodge meeting tonight Thursday at 7 pm for work in the F C degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masons
Communication of Silsbee Lodge No
A.F
A.M
F.C
Azalea Garden Club Plans Year’s Program
The Azalea Garden Club opened its new year with a Aug 31 meeting at Mrs. Anita Wilson’s home. Yearbooks were distributed and plans laid for a flower show bazaar Christmas party and more. Members will hear speakers on flower arranging bulbs and macrame plus a greenhouse tour and a pilgrimage to Brown Center of Orange.
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Azalea Garden Club
Anita Wilson
Brown Center of Orange
Macrame
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Pilot Club
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Pines
Dewees
North Fourth ST
Cone and Tassell Garden Club
No Upsilon Sorority
First Savings Association
Cathi Thompson
Freida Dean
Cindy Jaster
David Davenport
Thee Area
Sam Houston State
Briscoe
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Charlie’s Auto Sales
Hwy
Kountze, Texas
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