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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1976
Page
6
A national buying power survey shows Hardin County residents posted total net earnings of 141.053 million in 1975, up from 123.527 million the prior year. Median household income rose to 12,250, while local retail sales reached 83.907 million, up 9.9 percent from 76.371 million.
Beta Sigma Phi sorority outlines a street dance and cake walk for next weekend October 9. Event activities occur at Santa Fe Park with related dance on East Avenue TE. Community groups wishing to participate should contact Mrs. Bonnie Robinson at 385-5896.
The FFA Booster Club will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in Silsbee State Bank. Charles Kelley will preside and discuss plans for the new club year and for a party for the FFA boys.
Bill Larive of Pasadena will be guest speaker at the 11 a.m. services at Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Sunday, in accordance with the TANE organization. Pastor Woodrow Brown leads the church on the Warren highway, four miles west of Fred.
Rev. Buster Despain will conduct a revival meeting at North Hardin Baptist Church on September 12 and 19 at 7 30 pm. The church sits north of Silsbee on the Spurger highway.
Funeral services for 95 year old Dora Catherine Hancock of Jasper were held September 1 at Stringer Funeral Home with burial in Hancock Cemetery. She died August 31 at Beaumont Medical Surgical Hospital after a long illness. Survivors include two sons Earl and John A. Hancock of Jasper. three daughters Loree Stott Bootie Clark and Becca Ann Carr of Beaumont. a brother O A Prewitt of Beech Groves. a sister Mrs Della Womack of Beville Port. Grandsons served as pallbearers Charles E Dickerson Charles E Kelley J W Hancock John Earl Burrell James Clark and Jack Clark.
Mrs Mollie Gore aged 83 died Tuesday in Silsbee Doctors Hospital after a long illness. Funeral rites were held Wednesday at 2 p m in Farmer Funeral Home Chapel with Rev A C Hoke officiating. Burial followed in Cunningham Cemetery. She was a lifelong Tyler County resident. Survived by six daughters and one son, two sisters and one brother. Pallbearers named Cravey and Caraway relatives and friends.
Funeral services for Jesse Mercer Bean 79 of Beaumont Retirement Hotel were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Caucus Funeral Chapel Kirbyville with burial at Magnolia Springs Cemetery. He died at 12 15 a m Sunday at Doctors Hospital of Silsbee after an illness. A Jasper County native he had lived in Beaumont 17 years. He was a retired truck driver and World War II veteran. Survivors include two sisters Willa Finegold of Warren and Leona Swearingen of Kirbyville, and two brothers Ray Bean of Kirbyville and Manxie Bean of Silsbee.
A western weekend trail ride and dance are planned by the Lumberton Trail Riders for Friday and Saturday September 10 and 11. Riders will depart the FPA farm three miles south of Kountze at 8 am Saturday and ride to the Village Creek Club in Silsbee for a western dance that night. Frank Sullivan is president of the Lumberton Trail Riders.
Vivian Dietrich Werner a native of Silsbee Texas is named in Who's Who in America 1976 biographical records for Child Development Professionals. She taught in Pullman Washington for four years and previously directed Epton Pre School for Developmentally Delayed Children.
The Pentecostal Lighthouse Church will sponsor a youth rally on Friday September 10 at 7:30 PM. Speaker Rev Jerry D Ward of Houston formerly led the United Pentecostal Church in Silsbee and helped build its sanctuary on Highway 327. The church sits five miles north of Silsbee on Highway 92.
Silsbee Jaycees announce the Fourth Annual Tennis Tournament for September 25 and 26 at the Knupple Road city park courts. The event features 13 divisions for girls women boys and men with single elimination and trophies for top places. Enter by September 18 with fees four dollars for juniors five dollars for adults. draw September 19 with early postmarks prioritizing entrants.
The Silsbee AARP Chapter meets at Read-Turrentine Elementary on South 7th Street tonight at 6 30 for a covered dish supper. A business session follows and Keith Jarrell of Dallas will speak on Insurance.
Curtis Dillon Orel Dillon and Mrs Ora Lee Hagler traveled from Texas to attend the funeral services for their sister Mrs Mattie Maye Rigaud in Los Angeles California.
FDA advises caution when taking multiple medicines and alcohol. Do not use someone else’s prescription and check both brand and generic names for all drugs. Free publication detailing drug interactions available from the Consumer Information Center Pueblo Colorado 81009.
Scientists continue to pursue a tranquilizer more effective than mere words. The effort focuses on addressing anxiety and stress through novel approaches and research.
Two preliminary meetings have been held in Silsbee to form a second Cub Scout pack. A third meeting will be next Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Methodist Church. Cub Pack 88 and interested parents will discuss Cub Scouting and organizing Pack 201 to serve more boys ages 8 to 11.
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