Local births listed for Silsbee area families
Mr and Mrs Weldon H Mc Bride of Silsbee welcome a daughter Virginia La Rona born Sept 22 at Mixson Memorial Hospital in Kirbyville. Mrs Thomas Jordan of Silsbee has a son born Sept 22 at Beauforts St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon H. McBride
Silsbee
Virginia la Rona
Mixson Memorial Hospital
Kirbyville
Thomas Jordan
Beaumont’s
St. Elizabeth Hospital
David Gallier
Beaumont
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Lawrence J Garrett
Donald Glenn
Dena Michelle
Michael
Rayford Gore
Warren
Edward Landry Sr
Edward Dean Jr
Harold Boyett
Kountze
Joel Edward
Crawford Son Returns for Hawaii Leave From Vietnam Duty
J T Crawford son of Mr and Mrs W R Crawford will reunite with his wife Gladys in Hawaii on December 1 for a short leave before resuming duty with the MACV unit in Vietnam. He plans discharge in April after further service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Set. J. T. Crawford
W. R. Crawford
Vietnam
MACV
Crawford
Warren High School
Gladys
Hawaii
Railroad spikes for tent stakes
Driving wooden tent stakes into hard ground is tough. Use old railroad spikes to grip the rope and resist slipping. The lip helps keep the rope in place and prevents bending when hammered into hard dirt.
Xi Zeta Rho to Attend Houston U Tulsa Grid Game
The Xi Zeta Rho Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at 7:30 p m with 17 members. Plans were made for members and guests to attend the University of Houston versus Tulsa football game in the Astrodome on Nov 23 and an afternoon game party at Mrs Elizabeth McClelland's home after the Silsbee Jasper game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xi Zeta Rho
Beta Sigma Phi
Hardin County Savings and Loan
Teresa Dominguez
University of Houston
Tulsa
Astrodome
Elizabeth McClelland
Silsbee
Mildred Worthey
Hawaii
Olympic Torch Carrier From Columbus Line Heads To Mexico
Columbus descendant Cristobal Colon Carvajal will carry the Olympic Flame into Mexico City marking the opening of the 19th Olympic Games on October 12. The ceremony includes a Greece-led parade, a flag raising, and a release of balloons pigeons and confetti to welcome delegations and 40,000 spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Mexico
Americas
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Mexico City
University City
Cristobal Colon Carvajal
New World
Greece
Pierre Coubertir
Silsbee Social Notes Reflect Local Visits and Dem Demo Attendance
Silsbee residents share weekend visits with relatives in Baytown Longview and Dallas while Mrs. Kirchhoff and Mrs. Collier attend the 42nd Annual State Home Demonstration Meeting in McAllen with about 1000 participants. Delbert Earl Ross returns home on 20 day leave from Vietnam before continuing training and deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Smith
Nacogdoches
Robert Collier
Earl Kirchoff
McAllen
Texas
Kirchhoff
Collier
Hardin County
CSSN
Delbert Earl Ross
H. C. Ross
Susbee
Vietnam
Delbert
Davisville
R. I
Genealogical Society To Meet In Fort Worth
Fort Worth invites local church and family historians to the Texas State Genealogical Society Convention November 8 and 9 in Austin at the Driskill Hotel. Dr. Walter Muir Whitehill of Harvard and John Insley Coddington of Bordentown lead lectures and luncheons. Information by writing TSGS, 2528 University Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas State Genealogical Society
Austin
Driskill Hotel
Walter Muir Whitehill
John Insley Coddington
Bordentown
N. J
American Society of Genealogists
Edna Perry Deckler
TSGS
Fort Worth
Austin Genealogical Society
University Fort Worth
Silsbee Flower Shop Opens New Pine Plaza Location
Silsbee Flower Shop announces its grand opening at 125 Pine Plaza Shopping Center this weekend. Owners Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kent say the larger building will showcase more gift items. Official openingFriday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Flower Shop
Pine Plaza Shopping Center
Charles Kent
Silsbee
Band Calendar Sale Promises Early October Start
The Silsbee High Tiger Band opens its Calendars of Events sale on October 1, continuing through October 18. Calendars, featuring band events, are sold by High School Band students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High Tiger Band
Mrs. Wightman Dies In Beaumont At 81
Thetus Wightman, 81, died at 1:30 a m Wednesday in Baptist Hospital Beaumont after a long illness. A Buna native and former resident, she was mother of Mrs. Tommy Alford of Silsbee. Funeral today at 10 a m in Carroll-Wallace Chapel Beaumont with Forest Lawn Cemetery burial. Survived by another daughter Mrs D T Gunter of Beaumont and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thetus Wightman
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Schlesinger
Wightman
Buna
Tommy Alford
Silsbee
Carroll-Wallace Funeral Home
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Alford
D. T. Gunter
New Paper Vendor Installed In Silsbee
The Beaumont Enterprise & Journal installed a new paper vending machine at Silsbee Post Office for a 60 day test. Jimmy F Sasser of Silsbee says the dispenser issues one paper per change and holds 100 papers. If successful, more machines will roll out to other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont Enterprise & Journal
Silsbee
Jimmy F Sasser
Advertising for Spring Musical Festival Fundraiser
The advertisement offers notices of birthdays and special occasions to be purchased from James Jones band director and assistants Buddy Herrington and Linda Savant. Proceeds support expenses for the Spring Musical Festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jones
Buddy Herrington
Linda Savant
Final Rites Held In Woodville For Mrs Lanie Milstead
Funeral services for Mrs Lanie Florance Milstead 65 of Victor and formerly Woodville were conducted at Edwards Funeral Home chapel Woodville with Rev George Britain officiating. Burial followed at Camp Ground Cemetery west of Woodville. She died at 4 45 am Tuesday in Schelinger Nursing Home Beaumont after a long illness. A Baptist, she was a longtime Tyler County resident who moved to Victor last year. Survivors include son Tommy Milstead of Silsbee three daughters Mrs Aster Cormier and Mrs R W Robison both of Silsbee and Mrs Glen Conners of Evadale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanie Florance Milstead
Victor
Woodville
Edwards Funeral Home
George Britain
Mauriceville
Tommy Milstead
Silshee
Aster Cormier
R. W. Robinson
Glen Conners
Evadale
Also Mentioned on This Page
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Dallas
Livestock Coliseum
Southwestern
Sgt
J. T. Crawford
Husband
Houston
Utulsa
Silsbee Social Notes
Jerald Peveto
J. H. Richardson
Laura Foster
Kansas City
Kans
Ervin Zvolanek
Baby
R. A. Er
Marie Menney
Lillie Belle Collier
Nora Colvin
Baytown
J. L. Eubank
James Hays
Longview
Lloyd Hays
George Badge
Pra- Zoria
Eva Foreman
I. F. Eldredge Jr
Dassetta
Cline Yarbro
Genelogical Society
Pine Plaza
Lanie Milstead
Dera Ment Stores
Thermo-Aire
Mediterranean
LACE
Everton
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!