Lumberton Fire Chief Explains Hazardous Tank Truck Situation
Lumberton Fire Chief C Be Taggert explains how a 10800 gallon Ethylene tank truck overturned near the Highway 69 96 Y in Lumberton. Fire crews from Lumberton Kountze and others managed a foam seal and safe removal with no leaks after vapors were detected but contained by temperature.
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Lumberton
Ham
D.P.S
Department of Public Safety
Texas Highway Dept
Silsbee
Mobil Chemical
Baton Rouge
Taggart
Bill Lauderback
Longview
Beaumont
Kountze
Earl Gibbon Co
Mobil Chemical Co
Cone And Tassel Club Hears Show Judge
The Cone and Tassel Garden Club of Lumberton met Tuesday at 9 15 a m in Mrs Edna Neffs home with Mrs R W Ownby presiding Demonstrations of flower show arrangements were given by Mrs M W Wier a nationally accredited judge from Milady Garden Club Beaumont She will chair three shows with the South East Texas State Fair in Beaumont beginning Oct 12 Members plan entries for the fairs The next meeting is Oct 9 at 9 15 a m at Mrs F A Boudreaus home
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Cone and Tassel Garden Club of
Lumberton
Edna Neff
R. W. Ownby
Stanley Orr
F. A. Boudreau
Thomas Allen
Peter Tortoria
M. W
Milady Garden Club
Beaumont
Cone and Tassel Club
M. Wier
Cone and Tassel Garden Club
Xi Kappa Nu Hears Attorney on Wills
Xi Kappa Nu Sorority met Monday Sept 24 at Mrs. Maurine Hanks home with 12 members. Mrs. Jane Kelley presided and plans were made for the area convention in Port Arthur in November. Attorney Roger Ratliff spoke on wills. Refreshments by Mrs. Cherrie Jo Curtis and Mrs. Maurine Hanks. Next meeting Oct 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Martha Paine home.
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Xi Kappa Nu Sorority
Maurine Hanks
Jane Kelley
Port Arthur
Roger Ratlliff
Cherrie Jo Curtis
Martha Paine
Mrs. Kessinger 80 Dies in Silsbee Convalescent Center
Mrs. Mamie Moody Kessinger, 80, of Lumberton died at 10:55 p.m. Saturday at Silsbee Convalescent Center. A Fort Smith Ark. native, she lived in Lumberton 60 years. Funeral 4 p.m. Monday at Farmer Funeral Chapel Rev. Cecil Davis officiating. Burial Knupple Cemetery. Survivors: daughter Laura Reeves Silsbee. sons Harley E. Kessinger Beaumont and Wallace C. Kessinger Robins Air Force Base Ga.
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Lumberton
Mammie Moody Kessinger
Silsbee Convalescent Center
Laura Reeves
Silsbee
Harley E. Kessinger
Beaumont
Wallace C Kessinger
Robins Air Force iBase, Ga
Last Rites For Mrs Alberta Maxie
Mrs Alberta Maxie, 64, of Silsbee died at 5 20 p m Sunday in St Elizabeth Hospital after a brief illness She was a native of Navasota and lived most of her life in Silsbee Funeral services will be at 2 p m Sept 29 at New Bethel Baptist Church with Andy Williams officiating Burial will be in Kirby Cemetery She is survived by her husband Vance Maxie of Silsbee sisters Ella Williams of Silsbee and Mattie Manning of Conroe brothers James Singleton of Silsbee and O C Williams of California
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Alberta Maxie
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Navasota
New Bethel Baptist Church
Andy Williams
Kirby Cemetery
Vance Maxie
Ella Williams
Mattie Manning
Conroe
James Singleton
O. C Williams
California
Adams to Speak at Hardin County Teachers Meeting
State Representative Herman Adams from District 7 will be the principal speaker at a Hardin County Texas State Teachers Association dinner meeting. President Don L. Hough will preside at West Hardin ISD on Oct 2 at 7 30 p.m. Adams will discuss proposed changes to Texas public school education. Adams is a former teacher with firsthand insight into educator challenges.
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Herman Adams
Hardin County
Texas State Teachers Association
Don L. Hough
Silsbee Schools
West Hardin Isd
Adams
Texas
Last Rites For Virgil Chance at 69 Held Sept 24
Funeral services for Virgil F Chance 69 of Silsbee were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Farmer Funeral Chapel with Rev R E Barclay officiating. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery Beaumont. Chance died Saturday in a Temple hospital. He was a retired safety supervisor for the Santa Fe Railroad. Pallbearers included Abe Lincoln Bluntt Miller Ed Yoksh Burl Slaydon C G McClinton W S Caskey. Survivors include his wife Elva Lucille Chance his mother Martha Pickett Silsbee and sister Mattie Leigh Austin.
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Virgil F Chance
Silsbee
Farmer
R. E Barclay
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Beaumont
Chance
Temple Hospital
Santa Fe Railroad
Abe Lincoln
Bluntt Miller
Ed Yoksh Burl Slaydon
C. G. McClinton
Caskey
Elva Lucille Chance
Martha Pickett Silsbee
Mattie Leigh
Austin
Den 1 Cub Scout Pack 186 Meets At Mrs Fannett Home
Den 1 of Cub Scout Pack 186 met Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Fannett with seven boys present. The group made last minute plans for the pack meeting and helped a boy prepare to earn his award Bronson Dominy served as scribe.
Rites Held Here For Jack Hill 94
Funeral services for Andrew Jackson Hill 94 longtime Silsbee resident were held Friday at Farmer Funeral Chapel with Rev R Eugene Jonte officiating Burial followed in Forest Lawn Beaumont He died Sept 19 after a brief illness He retired as a Santa Fe Railway engineer in 1956 after 56 years of service Survivors include wife Louise son E C Hill Beaumont daughter Sally Hazel Vermillion Orlando Fla and brother Ben H Hill Dyer Nev Pallbearers were Robert Neyland R L Read Blunt Miller Leon Boyett Harmon Weathersby Cecil Cobble Honorary pallbearers were Methodist Men’s Sunday School Class
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Andrew Jackson Hill
Silsbee
Farmer
R. Eugene Jonte
First United Methodist Church
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Beaumont
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Gay Hill
Washington County
Texas
Santa Fe Railway
Galveston
Methodist Church
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Louise Hill
E. C. Hill
Sally Hazel Vermillion
Orlando
Fla
Ben H. Hill
Dyer, Nev
Robert Neyland
R. L. Read
Blunt Miller
Leon Boyett
Harmon Weathersby
Cecil Cobble
Methodist Men’s
Rites Held Tuesday In Kountze For J. A. McKim Sr
Funeral services for James Arthur McKim Sr. 89 of Kountze were held at the First United Methodist Church with burial in Old Hardin Cemetery. A retired abstractor, he lived in Kountze 67 years and served as district clerk and tax assessor for Hardin County. He was a Mason Shriner and charter member of the Kountze Lions Club.
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James Arthur McKim Sr
Kountze
First United Methodist Church
Old Hardin
Eldon L. Read
Glenbrook United Methodist Church
David Snowden
McKim
Newton County
Hardin Memorial Hospital
J. B. Hooks Abstract Co
Hardin County
Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Shriner
Xi Zeta Rho Plans Charity Items for Nursing Home
Xi Zeta Rho Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at Mrs. Rowena Caraway’s home with Betty Skillern presiding. The group noted a 3 star rating from Beta Sigma Phi International and organized a chili supper, after game party, and National Honor Society tea for fundraising. They prepared feeding bibs, collected toiletries and sewing materials for Silsbee Convalescent Center and heard a program on the sense of hearing by Mrs. Evelyn Watson.
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Xi Zeta Rho
Beta Sigma Phi
Rowena Caraway
Betty Skillern
Beta Sigma Phi International
Silsbee
Silsbee Convalescent Center
Evelyn Watson
First National Bank
Carol Castle To Head 4-H Group
The Artesian Acres 4-H group met September 18 with leader Mrs. Becky Edwards. Officers elected include Carol Castle as president Mary Margaret Agnew as vice president Karen Monger as secretary and Cindy Castle as reporter. Cynthia Butts provided refreshments for seven members present.
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Artesian Acres 4-Hi
Becky Edwards
Carol Castle
Mary Margaret Agnew
Karen Monger
Cindy Castle
Cynthia Butts
First Baptist Homecoming Service Planned
First Baptist Church at 968 South invites all to its annual homecoming. Sunday School and morning worship begin at the regular times 9 40 and 11 00. A basket lunch will be served at noon on church grounds behind the church. Rev. R E Barclay is pastor.
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First Baptist Church
South
R. E. Barclay
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Earl Gibbon
Transport Co
Eastman Corp
Xi Kappa Nu
Roger Ratliff
Farmer Funeral Chapel
Cecil Davis
Knupple Cemetery
Billy 3Utchee
Roy F. Kendrick
Donald D. Kendrick
J. W. Grimes
Robert Jackson
Donald Arnold
Tom
North 5Th
New York Life Insurance Company Life, Health and Group
Jack Mock
Spurger
Morris Moore Chevrolet
Lilsbee
James Dodson
Mr. Mock
Chevrolet
Dodson
Morris Moore
Chevrolet, Inc
Virgil Chance
Jack Hill
J. A. McKim Sr
CPO
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First Baptist Homecoming
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