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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1958
Page
2
Mrs. T. K. Allen and other leaders of the Women's Club joined members including Mrs A T McDonough and Mrs J W Oldham at the 4th district Institute in Woodville on Tuesday. Several residents report hospital visits, family travel, and community events across Beaumont, Houston, Silsbee, and nearby towns.
A bus load of Beaumont business men spent about 45 minutes in Silsbee on Wednesday to thank local retailers for patronage. The trip tied to Beaumont's Backscratchin Day planned for Oct. 7. Silsbee girls welcomed the visitors by pinning bow ties to their collars for Hardin County Centennial week.
Miss Jean Miller announces ballroom dancing classes starting Monday at 5 p.m. at the community hall. Classes cater to ages 10 to 16 from Silsbee Evadale and surrounding towns and will teach the latest steps.
Mr and Mrs Malcolm Williams of Lake Charles LA welcome daughter Lathryn Dale born Sept 17. Mr Coleman stationed at Fort Monroe VA with the Army and Mrs Coleman living in Woodville with Ruby Riley. Former Silsbee residents. Also Mr and Mrs T S Burnett of Saratoga announce daughter Neil Grace born Sept 19 in Hardin County Hospital. Linda Sue born Sept 19 to Mr and Mrs Andrew Crawford of Silsbee. Mr and Mrs Daniel D Richardson of Silsbee announce daughter Deborah Ann born Sept 22 in Hardin County Hospital. W H Taylor of this city listed as maternal grandfather.
Silsbee High School’s B team coached by Jack Hetherington travels to Jasper for a league game. The squad carries an eight game schedule this season.
Funeral services for Miss Carlie Roberts, 78, who died Tuesday night at a Rusk hospital, were held at Cherino Cemetery. A native of Chireno and former Kountze resident, she is survived by a niece and two nephews. Services were directed by Farmer Funeral Home.
Miss Linda Lou White daughter of Mr and Mrs L G Jordan and Charles Milton McClain son of Mr and Mrs C W McClain of Rogers Texas were married Saturday night at seven in the First Baptist Church with Rev R F Barclay officiating. The ceremony featured a double ring and a white lace ensemble for the bride with orchids in her bouquet and a veil held by seed pearl flowers.
Azalea Garden Club met in the home of Mrs. C J Thorne with 15 members and two guests Mrs C R McGrew of Beaumont as speaker. McGrew demonstrated and spoke on Lines Mass Lines and Mass. Next meeting set for Oct 8 at Mrs C R Bakers.
Graveside services were scheduled at 2 30 p m today in Cunningham cemetery for Nelda Ann Gore two day old infant daughter of Mr and Mrs C W Gore of Silsbee Nelda Ann was born Monday morning in Hardin County Hospital and died at 7 30 a m Wednesday Rev W A Rashall will officiate at services under direction of Farmer Funeral Home The baby is survived by her parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs Hilton Gore and Mr and Mrs Chester Denby all of Silsbee
Word comes of the engagement and forthcoming wedding of Earl E Wiggins Jr to Miss Joan A Brown of Blakeney Norfolk England. The ceremony is planned for October 3 at Sculthorpe England. Wiggins is the son of Mr and Mrs E E Wiggins Sr of Silsbee and serves in the Air Force stationed at RAF Elvington Yorks England.
The Woodrow Baptist Church will sponsor a fellowship and recreation night after the Friday football game. Hot dogs and drinks will be served and various games will be played for all intermediate and young people ages 13 to 18, per Rev. B G Roberts, pastor.
Three people were killed and 89 injured in rural Texas traffic accidents involving school buses in the first six months of this year. Col. Homer Garrison Jr. noted these deaths and injuries came from 197 accidents and outlined highway rules requiring drivers to stop for stopped school buses and proceed with caution at up to ten miles per hour.
Silsbee Garden Club held its first meeting of the 1958 1959 year at the home of C E Richmond with seventeen members and two guests. Mrs Hamp Wade and Mrs Bill Ward attended while Mrs James G Lee joined as a new member. Becomes a member of Beaumont Council of Garden Clubs. Mrs Beulah Eddy of Jasper presented a program on Dry Magnolia Leaves and on Skeletonizing Magnolia Leaves. Refreshments were served by Mrs A J Husmann during the Country Store Sale. Event noted for October 14 at Mrs A L Tucker home with co host Mrs C B Davenport.
A covered dish luncheon and social hour were held Friday night at 7 in the IOOF Hall to observe the birthday of Mrs Pauline Ragsdale of Coleman Texas district president. The Rebekah lodge sponsored the event with 34 guests including members of the Odd Fellows lodge and their families. Mrs Ola Lakey served as noble grand of the Rebekah lodge.
Garison said the driver must take due caution when passing a school bus on a separate roadway or on a controlled access highway loading zone. The driver is responsible for ensuring that proceeding past the bus does not endanger any lives.
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