Right-of-Way Appraisers Named By Commissioners
Hardin county appoints a three member right of way appraisal panel Burke Hargrove E A Luce and O P Roden to appraise future purchases and report to the commissioners court The panel may handle highway 418 extension matters discussed earlier in Silsbee The court approved relocation costs for L O Turrentine service station and a payment to Nona Mills for Bragg to Honey Island right of way Mills acquisition set at 100 per acre May tax equalization session to follow with May 1 property deadline The Fletcher Richardson noted club members served coffee and cake to attendees
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Hardin County
County Commissioner's Court
Burke Hargrove
Silsbee
E. A. Luce
Sour Lake
O. P. Roden
Kountze
Turrentine
Richardson
Nena Mills
Fletcher Richardson
Commissioners’ Court
Board of Equalization
Fletcher Home Demonstration Club
Local Track Team Finishes Fourth at District Meet
Silsbee placed fourth at the district meet held Saturday at Liberty, with Liberty, Nederland, and Victor finishing ahead. Individual runners led by Jim McMurray and Keith Parker earned seconds in sprints and high jump, while Larry Hargrove added seconds in shot and discus. Jerry Smith finished third in the half mile. all are eligible for the regional meet.
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Silsbee
Liberty
Nederland
Victor
Jim McMurray
Larry Hargrove
Keith Parker
Jerry Smith
Home Rule Charter Draft Nears Final Study in Silsbee
Carey Williamson says a vote on a home rule charter may come by mid May. The charter commission will refine rough provisions, study city manager form, and distribute copies to all qualified voters before an election.
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Williamson
Silsbee
Carey Williamson
Home Rule Charter Commission
Commission
Charter Commission
Texas
Willianson
R. E. Barclay
E. F. Bistline
Karl Wills
Far Stover
Joe Markley
L. D. Self
R. L. Read
Louise Elmore
Wade Parker
Sam Neal
C. E. Cole
E. M. Wilson, Jr
David Read
Silsbee Garden Club Visits Magnolia Camp
The Silsbee Garden Club met Tuesday at the Flying Red Horse Club for a field day trip. Sixteen members enjoyed barbecue and fried chicken with cake and ice cream. Mrs Schley won the door prize and the group toured nearby clubs after lunch. the final meeting for the year is April 24 at Mrs Hopkins's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Garden Club
Flying Red Horse Club
T. FE. Schley
L. O. Turrentine
Garden Club
H. C. Hopkins
Mrs. R. L. Read Named President of Literary Club
The Twentieth Century Club met April 4 at Mrs. R. L. Read's home for its annual business meeting. Read was elected president for the next year. other officers include Bertram as vice president Moreland as secretary Poshataske as treasurer Read as reporter and Jones Plunk Markham Sr as program committee.
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Twentieth Century Club
R. L. Read
M. M. Bell
Eddie Phink
Read
O. H. Bertram
R. L. Moreland
W. J. Poshataske
D. J McGowan
David Read
A. Jones
Eddie Plunk
I. G. Markham, Sr
Two Teens Arrested In Break-Ins Linked To Series Of Thefts
Two Silsbee boys aged 14 and 16 confessed to a string of break-ins including Dairy Queen Simmons Motor Company Silsbee High School and a Gulf station The boys were picked up after a night ride in a stolen car and later turned over to their families No charges were filed Absent voting on a 1 15 million Silsbee ISD bond issue proceeds underway with absentee ballots through April 17 and polls April 21 at the Silsbee Fire Station and Caney Head church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
John” Gibson
Simmons Motor Company
Ira Moore
Dairy Queen
Silsbee High School
Redmond
Texaco
Seely
Gulf Station
Don’s
Silsbee Independent School District
Don Hough
Kountze
Waldo Mathews
Waldo Mathews School
South End
North End
West End
Silsbee Fire Station
Wiley Mae Pentecostal
Caney Head
John Busby
Claude Coward
George Ingram
Beaumont
Homer Meyers
Evadale Realty Company
Kirby Lumber Corporation
Fresen
Night Games Rained Out Tigers Open District Play
Silsbee high school postponed two night baseball games due to rain. The Tigers will open district against Victor at Victor next Tuesday, then host the Pirates next Friday under lights. They have a 2 1 record with four cancellations affecting practice and makeup plans.
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Tigers
Victor
Silsbee High School
Maurice Hobbs
Pirates
Jasper
Buna
Boat Club Auxiliary Holds Meeting
The Silsbee Boat Club Auxiliary met Thursday night at Mrs. E. L. Skinner's home with 14 members. They drew secret pals names. The next meeting is set for May 3 at Mrs. L. R. Shull's home.
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Boat Club
Silsbee Boating Club
E. L. Skinner
L. R. Shull
Woodlea Civic Club Set to Meet Friday Evening
The Woodlea Civic Club will hold a meeting Friday at 7:30 PM in the junior high school auditorium. Pete Landolt reports important discussions on Woodsea development and invites all members and interested persons to attend.
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Woodlea
Fox Named The Fox In Hardin County Escape
Hardin County sheriff officers and a local highway patrolman joined area agencies in a search for escaped convict Ted Thomas dubbed The Fox. Sightings were reported near Saratoga last Thursday and the trail was followed to the San Jacinto river bottom south of Cleveland by Monday night. Thomas, a Montgomery County native, has spent much of his life in the woods and vowed not to be captured, keeping sheriff's offices and neighboring counties on alert for eight days.
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Hardin County Sheriff’s
C. S. Sherrell
Ted Thomas
Fox
Thomas
Saratoga
San Jacinto
Cleveland
Montgomery County
Sheriff's Office
County officers report light week with 12 arrests
County officers documented a very light week per Deputy Dave Rountree. The report lists 12 arrests, including seven for drunkenness and one each for simple assault forgery aggravated assault disturbing the peace and traffic offenses.
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Dave Rountree
Beaumonters Tour Two Big Mills Here
In recognition of Texas Industrial Week about 26 Beaumont business and professional people visited East Texas Pulp and Paper Company Eastex plant and Kirby Lumber Corp. L. C. Menius arranged the tour and hosted the group. The Beaumont Chamber of Commerce organized the trips to industries in the Beaumont area.
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Texas
Beaumont
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Kirby Lumber Corp
L. C. Menius
Menius
Eastex
Beaumont Chamber of Commerce
Little League Player Auction Set for Friday
Spring training for Silsbee Little League continues with Friday's annual player auction. About 70 boys will be available to managers Glen Reid Bascom Graves Grady Walters Walter Grisham and Bubba. Opening game is targeted for May 12 and team workouts begin Monday after the auction.
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Silsbee Little League
Little League
Eddie VanWinkle
Glen Reid
Silsbee Dry Goods
Bascom Graves
Crockett and Gilchriest
Grady Walters
Fire Department
Walter Grisham
Gulf Oil
Bubba
Buna
Kountze
McMahon Departs on Business Trip to Mobile Alabama
B A McMahon left Tuesday on a business trip to Mobile Alabama.
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B. A. McMahon
Mobile
Alabama
Trustees Approve 1956 57 Silsbee School Staff List
The Silsbee Independent School Board approved a comprehensive list of personnel for the 1956-57 year including high school teachers such as Bruce Watts Jr and Evelyn Allen, junior high staff, elementary staff, bus drivers, custodians, and cafeteria supervisors. Additional names will be considered later as noted by Supt. Hough.
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Silsbee Independent School Board
Supt. Hough
Bruce Watts Jr
Evelyn R. Allen
Dorothy Brevard
Dixie Donelson
Kenneth Fouts
I. B. Griffith
Jack Hetherington
Jacqueline Hooks
Janie Hough
Ida Lewis
O. O. Miller
Raymond McGallion
Margaret Nantz
Lydia Neuville
Duane Newell
Huey D. Phillips
Norma G. Ratliff
Helen Read
Leola Richardson
Jo Anne Sarver
Teressa Singletary
Stella Vanderburg
S. A. Wallace
Melvin Winger
R. B. Withers
Laverne Barclay
Elizabeth Williams
E. C. Nash
Mary Bertram
Jane Cole
Ida M. Collins
Weeks Crawford
Dean Duffle
Jewell Ehrensberger
Pierce Hall
Betty Hetherington
Maurice Hobbs
James C. Jones
Irene McGowan
Bertha L. Mason
Sallie J. Mack
Gladys Rhodes
Mae R. Self
Joyce Wallace
Faye Welk
Lee Y. Evans
P. J. Jenkins
Joe Davis
Stella Murray
Lula Curry
Lee Smyly
Iola Ard
Joe Clark
Wesley Clark
Lena Isabell
Ola Grant
Opal Hargraves
Will Hooks
Charlie Eddings
J. R. Smart
Lillie Sanders
Gussie Wallace
Waldo Mathews
Marie Nelson
W. H. Taylor
Wallie Smith
Lela Parker
Ada Bateman
Pearl Neely
Frances McClelland
Johnnie Smart
Jewell Blankenship
Pat Phelps
Ollie Davis
Inez Grisham
Ruby Morgan
Ruth Simmons
Mary F. Taylor
Ruth Burkes
Minnie Frazier
Mattie Barlow
FFA Boys Share Vocational Agriculture Work with Kiwanis
Silsbee Kiwanians heard a discussion of vocational agriculture at their meeting on Wednesday April 4. Richard Gordon president of the local FFA chapter led five Silsbee high school boys and was joined by Adviser O O Miller. The group outlined their projects leadership contests class work field trips and related phases of the FFA training program.
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Silsbee Kiwanians
Silsbee High School
Richard Gordon
Future Farmers of America
O. O. Miller
Reginald Gore
Neuville Miller
Malcolm Seal
Greenhand
Don Spell
Property Owners on New Highway Meet in Silsbee
Property owners along U S Highway 96 South in Silsbee are invited to a Friday 7 pm meeting at the Bluebonnet Cafe to discuss beautification of the completed highway. Houston Thompson, attorney, explains the purpose and urges all owners and interested parties to attend even if not notified.
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U. S. Highway 96
Silsbee
Bluebonnet Cafe
Houston Thompson
Highway Department
Thompson
Golfers Rush Work On Pro Shop At Silsbee Club
Formal opening for the Silsbee Golf and Country Club is expected within two weeks says President Frank McClanahan. The pro shop is nearing completion with 25 more members needed to close the charter and memberships set at 120 dollars including tax. Once opened, play will be restricted to paid members.
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Silsbee Golf and Country Club
Frank McClanahan
McClanahan
Azalea Garden Club Flower Show Set at W L Miller Home
The Azalea Garden Club will present a "Music and Flowers in the Home" flower show on April 18 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Mrs. W. L. Miller's home off the old Kountze highway. It features three divisions including nine song-titled arrangements, horticulture displays, and educational exhibits. Admission is free and entries are limited to club members with judging at 11 a.m. Traffic directions via Route 92, Church of Christ, farm road 418, and Old Konnize Road.
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Azalea Garden Club
W. L. Miller
Kountze Highway
Garden Club
H. A. Porter
Silsbee
New School Board Members Sworn In At Wednesday Meeting
The district board swore in A. W. Dainwood and C. R. Baker after the election results were canvassed. Dainwood led with 471 votes, Baker had 351, with Bradshaw 291 Johnson 172 and Stoeppleman 124. Other directors include Prewitt Fullingim Tennison Hopkins Read.
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Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees
A. W. Dainwood
C. R. Baker
Dainwood
Mr. Baker
Conley Bradshaw
D.W. Johnson
Jimmy Stoeppleman
Baker
E. M. Prewitt
Alf Fullingim
George Tennison
Newton Hopkins
David Read
Beaumont Minister To Conduct First Baptist Revival
Rev. W S Haley pastor of Magnolia Avenue Baptist church in Beaumont will lead a week long revival at the local First Baptist Church. Haley is known in the area for over a decade in Beaumont and church leadership. Pascal Harris of Dallas will direct the music. Services set for 10 AM daily and 7 30 PM evenings. Rev R E Barclay invites the public to attend.
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Beaumont
W. S. Haley
Magnolia Avenue
First Baptist Church
Haley
Pascal Harris
Dallas
R. E. Barclay
Mrs Skinner and Wanda Sue Visit Gholsons in Beaumont
Mrs Cecil Skinner and her daughter Wanda Sue visited in Beaumont at the home of Mr and Mrs Fred Gholson.
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Cecil Skinner
Wanda Sue
Beaumont
Fred Gholson
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Magnolia Camp
Woodlea Civic Club
Beaumonters
Mary F. Sheffield
Cyprene Beck
Juanita Bellenger
Frances Brookins
Dorothy Busby
Margaret Choate
Elizabeth Crawford
Freeda Duffle
F. Will Griffith
Hanna Grote
Marguerite Gunter
Autie Hill
Irene Holland
Beryl Jones
Sue Nell Killion
Graye McClinton
Lloyd Markham
Lydia K. Monk
Wilma Nash
Dorris Neyland
Doris Oldham Coville
Oma M. Odom
Loretta Powell
Lorilei Ragen
Lola Read
Jewell Sherrill
Nancy Skillern
Jesse Stringer
Ruby Mae Thompson
Eloise Vanner
Senna McDonald
Nellie Woodard
Alzettie Sharp
Onnie Sells
Rosa McDonald
A. G. Tarver
Sam Yawn
S. A. Ruggles
W. D. Grisham
Duke Ashcraft
W. K. Gore
Cicero Kirkendall
A. Shavers
J. K. Grice Jr
Louis Sellers
Henry Marshall
FFA
Kiwanis
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