Wilson's Rise From Silsbee High to Banking Executive
A memoir describes E. M. Wilson Jr. from his Silsbee High School days in the 1920s to his ascent at Silsbee State Bank. The narrative highlights his debater wit, work ethic, rapid advancement to executive vice president, and steady personal life with wife Lucille Weatherby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Wilson Jr
Wilson
Silsbee High School
Dallas
Southern Methodist University
Silsbee State Bank
Cindy” Weathersby
Lucille
City wide cleanup planned for Silsbee this spring
Silsbee officials plan a painting and fixup drive led by the Chamber of Commerce. Frank Rudisaile announced the campaign at a recent meeting and met with Mayor Frank L. McClanahan Jr. to outline steps. The peak week begins April 30 with city and county trucks aiding the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Frank Rudisaile
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Rudisaile
Frank L. McClanahan Jr
Frank S. Payne
City to Study Streets and Drainage Upgrades
Silsbee city government plans a move to Earnest Ave with April 23 operating date. Mayor McClanahan announced a drainage study and street repairs session for April 26. The plan includes 24 hour police dispatch, taxi permits review, trash pickup drives, and coordinated cleanup with state highway rights of way.
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Silsbee
Earnest Ave
F. L. McClanahan
Charles R. Haile and Associates
Spence Love
Bob Blair
Houston
Council
Elton Brookins
McClanahan
New ‘City
Bob Peavy
City Cab
W.C. Boyett
R. O. Jackson
Hawthorne
City Planning Commission
Commissioners Canvass County Trustee Results
County commissioners accepted nineteen thousand seven hundred twenty seven dollars in right of way payment from the state for Sour Lake area projects during Monday’s meeting in Kountze. The board also canvassed school election results naming Otto Walker and J K Salter to the Pet 3 seat. Walker defeated R C Wilson while Salter was unopposed. Walker replaces Jim Rogers who did not seek reelection.
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Kountze
Sour Lake
Otto Walker
Saratoga-Batson
J K. Salter
Walker
R. C. Wilson
Salter
Jim Rogers
Saratoga
Incumbents Unseated In Chance Loeb School Board Race
David Sheffield and C E Meadows won seats on the Chance Loeb Consolidated Independent School District board Saturday in an election that unseated Louis Frayter and Leroy Templeton. Sheffield 289 votes Meadows 287 Frayter 250 Templeton 247 total 537 Reed served as election judge.
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David Sheffield
C. E. Meadows
Chance-Loeb Consolidated Independent School District
Louis Frayter
Leroy Templeton
Sheffield
Meadows
Frayter
Templeton
C. E. Reed
Ernie Dietrich Elected Silsbee Lions Club President
Ernie Dietrich Kirby Lumber office manager was elected president of the Silsbee Lions Club at the annual officers election earlier this month. The installation and ladies night will occur after the May District 2 S-1 convention, with new officers and directors announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Dietrich
Kirby Lumber
Lions Club
Kirby Lumber Corp
Silsbee Lions Club
S-1
Dietrich
George Goynes
S M. Miears Jr
Lenox Hawthorne
C. E
Pete” Landolt
L. G. Jordan
Lion Tamer
Jerry Zuber
H. M Donelson Jr
D. M. Short
Walt Howell
Warren Bower
J. A. Hendrix
Rayford Birdwell
Bluebonnet
Earl Wills
Mack Williams
Silsbee High School
G. W Gilchriest
Chance Loeb Firemen To Get Charter Tonight
L. A. McNeil president of the Chance Loeb Volunteer Fire department announces a special meeting tonight Thursday April 12 at 7 30 p m in the old school auditorium Judge Fletcher Richardson will present the charter to the group inviting all interested citizens to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. McNeil
Chance -Loeb Volunteer Fire Department
McNeil
Fletcher Richardson
Local families visit relatives in Beaumont from South Carolina
Mr and Mrs John M Gillison of Clemson College Clemson SC and Dr and Mrs Howard Snyder of Summerville SC visit sisters Miss Mary Snyder and Mrs L G Speer and family in Beaumont. Miss Mary Snyder is librarian at Silsbee High School.
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John M. Gillison
Clemson College
South Carolina
Howard Snyder
Summerville
Mary Snyder
L. G. Speer
Beaumont
Silsbee High School
City to Decide on Gas Rates in Special Session Today
A special city council session is set for this afternoon to decide on Houston Natural Gas Co. rate changes. Mayor McClanahan announced the session after the company rejected a compromise offer, with current proposals seeking a $2 minimum and 1.02 per thousand cubic feet on the first tier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Natural Gas Co
Frank McClanahan Jr
Grover Cobb
Houston
Houston Natural
Silsbee
Houston Natural System
McClanahan
I M Thompson Breaks Arm and Hip in Fall
I M Thompson of Silspec suffered a broken arm and broken hip in a fall at his home Monday night. He was carried to Baptist Hospital in Beawnont Tuesday morning, then taken by Farmer Ambulance to Tennison Clinic for X rays and later admitted to the hospital.
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I. M. Thompson
M. Thompson
Silspec
Baptist Hospital
Beawnont
Mr. Thompson
Tennison Clinic
Spring Grand Jury To Meet Monday
Hardin County Grand Jury will convene on Monday April 16 for the spring term. Foreman Walt Howell of Village Mills is named with members including Mrs Peggy Hinckley K C Bowie Harold Grimes N L Cowdray Leon Rabalais E J Dietrich all of Silsbee. Also on the panel are Mrs Lamar Har grove Alvin A Stephenson of Kountze Mrs N A Guilbeau of Chance Loeb Roy K E Jordan of Sour Lake and Cecil J Collins of Votaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Grand Jury
Walt Howell
Village Mills
Peggy Hinckley
K. C. Bowie
Harold Grimes
N. L. Cowdray
Leon Rabalais
E. J. Dietrich
Silsbee
Lamar Hargrove
Alvin A. Stephenson
Kountze
N. A. Guilbeau
Chance-Loeb
Roy KE. Jordan
Sour Lake
Cecil J. Collins
Votaw
Houston Visitors Spend Time with Biscamps
Mrs. J. B. Herrington and her son Johnny from Houston visited Thursday and Friday at the home of their parents and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. EF. W. Biscamp. Johnny serves in the US Navy aboard the Ranger.
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J. B. Herrington
Johnny
Houston
EF. W. Biscamp
Ranger
Dainwood and Baker Win Silsbee School Trustee Race
A. W. Dainwood and C. R. Baker were re elected to the Silsbee Independent School District board of trustees after a four man field. Dainwood led with 260 votes and Baker followed with 221 as Johnny Fardinal earned 200 and Sam Cerniglia 104. election judge John Busby presided.
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A. W. Dainwood
C. R. Baker
Silsbee School
Silsbee Independent School
Dis
Mr. Dainwood
Mr. Baker
Johnny Fardinal
Sam Cerniglia
John Busby
Silsbee Man Injured In Beaumont Accident
Parra Stutts, 40, of Route 1 Silsbee, received a left knee contusion after a two car crash at North Main and Magazine streets in Beaumont. He was treated at Hotel Dieu hospital and released. The other driver was Earl Day, 53, of 6075 Ricki.
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Parra Stutts
Silsbee
Hotel Dieu Hospital
Mr. Stutts
North Main
Magazine Streets
Earl Day
Ricki
Gravis And Stimus Win Evadale Trustee Election
Gravis and Stimus won the Evadale trustee election as J. J. Stringer was reelected president of the Evadale Independent School District board at its reorganizational meeting with Hardy appointed on Monday.
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Gravis
Stimus
Evadale
Hardy
Evadale Independent School District Board of Trustees
Tigers to defend region track meet in Houston
Silsbee, Nederland and Conroe lead 19 qualifiers for the region IIT meet at Jeppesen Stadium with Tiger stars Pudgy Black and Morris Windham among record holders. Drake, Hartman, Spurlock and teammates also eye events as Huntsville crews strong.
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Silebee
Nederland
Houston
Jeppesen Stadium
Victor
Huntsville
Conroe
Silsbee
Tigers
David Drake
Pudgy Black
Morris Windham
Windham
Signorelli
King of Nederland
Wayne Spurlock
Don Hartman
Jimmy Green
John Clawson
Jimmy Hargrove
Black
Rex Jacobsen
Jacobsen
School Board Sets Calendar For Year End
The board plans May 25 as last day with Waldo Mathews seniors commencement May 24 7 30 pm at Kirby stadium and junior high closing May 24 2 pm Baccalaureate May 20 7 30 pm Reorganization and reelections of A W Dainwood and C R Baker noted Sept 4 first day Sept 4 and calendar includes Nov 22 23 Thanksgiving Dec 20 Jan 1 Christmas Easter and May 25 last day of school a proposed next year by Sept Don Hough
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Kirby Stadium
Waldo Mathews
A. W. Dainwood
C. R. Baker
Don Hough
Junior High Track Squad Heads For District Meet
Silsbee Junior High will send eighth and ninth grade squads to District 18 1 track meet at Beaumont High this Thursday and Friday with the ninth grade team among the favorites alongside MacArthur of Beaumont. Finals in field events start at 3 p.m. Thursday, with prelims in running events, and races finals begin at 4 30 p.m. Friday. Silsbee placed third in a six team meet at Forest Park Amelia on April 7.
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Silsbee Junior High
Beaumont High
MacArthur
Beaumont
Silsbee
Forest Park
Amelia
Sammy Ashworth
McCallums Visit Kin in California and Across the South
Mr and Mrs J N McCallum of Sacramento visited last week at the home of his sister Mrs J O Turner. They are now visiting friends in Centero New Orleans La and Jacksonville Fla and will visit in Silsbee again before returning home.
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J. N. McCallum
Sacramento
Calif
J. O. Turner
Centero
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Fla
Silsbee
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P. F. Haberstick
Exploration and Land Department of
Atlantic Refining
Mr. McClanahan
State Highway Department
Judy Jones
Barbara Perkins
Sandy Hile
Britt Plunk
Commissioners Canvass County
hance-Loeb
Trict Board of Trustees
J. J. Stringer
Tiger
Sammy Outis
Bay City
John Butler
Channelview
Butler
B. W Gravis
J. D. Stimits
Stimits
Jack Hardy
Bob Sissell
Robertson Transport Lines
R. F E. Burrell
Garvis
Harry SS. Williams
Liberty
E. C. Nash
Vernon Bobbitt
Hays
David Jack Lucas
Belgin
Bro
Af PS
Cpmw
Afl-Cio
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite
Highway 105
Fast Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Lloyd Olliver
Sth
The
International
Mobile
Ala
Leon Rogers
Leon Curtis
Jack Brooks
Bob Paret
Leonard Menius
East Texas Pulp and Paper Co
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