Bernard Barnes to headline Silsbee Chamber banquet
Hundreds of Texans will hear Bernard Barnes of Time Inc at the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce annual banquet next Tuesday night. The event sells out quickly as membership reaches a record high, with plans for a catered dinner and an entertainment program led by E. M. Wilson Jr. and featuring pantomime artist Uncle Willie. Barnes, a Harvard graduate and former wartime officer, will be introduced by R. M. Buckley.
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Texas
Bernard Barnes
Time, Inc
New York
Chamber of Commerce
G. W. Gilchriest
L. A. Yankie
W. H. Taylor
Silsbee
Home Economics
E. M. Wilson, Jr
Uncle Willie
Pueblo
Colorado
Barnes
Office of War Information
Harvard University
Time
Jim Pitt
R. M. Buckley
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Charles Stillman
Kirby
W. P. Crockett
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
H. Newton Hopkins
George Martin Weds Tinelee Shepherd in Buna Home
Miss Tinelee Shepherd daughter of Mr and Mrs W V Sheppard Buna Texas and George Martin son of Mr and Mrs Jack Martin Silsbee were married Saturday at 8 pm in the groom's parents home. Rev L B Dearmond Orange Texas officiated with only relatives present. Maid of honor Miss Sarah Zavada and best man James Martin. They will reside at Loeb and Mr Martin works at Magnolia Distrib Station in Silsbee.
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Tinelee Sheppard
W. V. Sheppard
Buna
Texas
George Martin
Jack Martin
Silsbee
L. B. Dearmond
Orange
Sarah Zavada
James Martin
Steam Laundry Opens by O M Stansbury at 125 Avenue I
O M and Mrs Stansbury opened Quality Laundry and Dry Cleaners at 125 Avenue I next to the fire hall. Equipment installation finished and operations began Wednesday though a formal opening will be held later. The couple, former Newton cleaners, live in Silsbee and plan to move here with their two children.
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O. M. Stansbury
Avenue I
Stansbury
Newton
Silsbee
The
Baptist Church
Prewitt marks twenty years in Silsbee business
E M Prewitt, owner of Silsbee Dry Goods Co, recalls opening his first store in 1934 and growing into a large Southeast Texas department operation. Now president of the Silsbee School Board, he oversees a Victor store, grocery, hardware and furniture departments, and other interests.
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E.M. Prewitt
Silsbee Dry Goods Company
Texas
Kirby
J. David Dry Goods
Victor
Silsbee
Prewitt
Hardin County Sets Cancer Fund Quota At $1560.80
Hardin County officials announce a fund drive quota of $1560.80 to support cancer treatment and research with Ernie Dietrich as county chairman. Promotion and local committee leaders are named across Sour Lake Loeb and Chance areas and Silsbee business zones.
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Hardin County
Ernie Dietrich
Dietrich
American Cancer Society
J. D. Donalson
H. G. Elmore
A. G. Murphy
George Dixon
Sour Lake
A. L. Mason
Loeb and Chance
Kountze
Silsbee Group
Mesdames
W. P. Crockett
A. W. Overland, Sr
W. G. Chartes
Frank Rudisaile
O. C. Seely
John Martin
Elmore
Mesdame
Joyce Wallace
Yvonne Neyland
Janet Jackson
Mary Cravens
Virginia Watts
Evelyn Murphy
Kate Hargrove
Dorothy Jones
Dorothy Dietrich
Dixie Donelson
Janie Hough
Juanita Stover
Elizabeth Slaydon
Lucille Wilson
Modie Parker
H. P. Moran
Cc. A. Johns
Ocis Cleaver
Othella Clark
Heavy Penalties In Forgery Cases By Hardin County Judge
Judge H A Coe of the 88th District Court in Kountze imposed heavy penitentiary terms in two forgery cases. Ray Wood of Kountze received 15 years. James Fowler of Kirbyville got 10 years. Both had prior penitentiary sentences. They were brought from Louisiana for trial. Raymond Burrow got 5 years probation on a first forgery offense, and Jesse Harville received 2 years probation for child desertion. The two felons will be taken to Huntsville Friday.
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H. A. Coe
88Th District Court
Kountze
W. “Whit” Whitaker
Ray Wood
James Fowler
Kirbyville
Louisiana
Hardin County
Whitaker
Raymond Burrow
Jesse Harville
Huntsville
Silsbee Golfers Form Organization and Elect Officers
Fourteen local golfers met Friday night at Junior Fashions to organize the Silsbee Golf Club. F. L. McClanahan Jr. was elected chairman and Earl B. Stover secretary-treasurer. Committee members named include L. D. Self and Dick Burgess for land procurement and Bob McClelland and Joe Fuller for membership. The club will meet again Friday night April 23 at 7 30 at the Coca Cola warehouse.
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F. L. McClanahan, Jr
Silsbee Golf Club
Earl B. Stover
Mr. McClanahan
L. D. Self
A. W. Dainwood
L. G. Jordan
Billy Dinkle
Dick Burgess
Robert Neyland
Frank Rudisaile
Malcolm Williams
Bruce Edmonds
Bob McClelland
Joe Fuller
Elton Smith
Cc. C. Bradshaw
W. K. Lee
W. J. Poshataske
Coca-Cola Warehouse
City Studies Delinquent Taxes And Water Bills
Silsbee City Council met with all members present to set policy on delinquent taxes and water bills. The council will pursue collection and approve city bills monthly. The dumping grounds will be kept clean using the city tractor, and H C Hopkins was named Mayor Pro-Tem.
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Silsbee
H. M. Jones
H. C. Hopkins
Davis and Mrs Eddie Hill Arnold Married in Beaumont
The wedding of W. J. Davis of Silsbee and Mrs. Eddie Hill Arnold of Houston took place Easter Sunday at the Hill home in Beaumont. The single ring ceremony was performed by Dr. T A Patterson. Ruth Hill of Corpus Christi was maid of honor with Hugh F Davis of Woodville as best man. The couple, who will reside in Silsbee after a brief honeymoon to Gulfport Mississippi, are noted local figures. Davis is a former postmaster and Mrs. Davis has been a Houston resident.
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W. J. Davis
Silsbee
Eddie Hill Arnold
Houston
J. F. Hill
Beaumont
T. A. Patterson
First Baptist Church of
Ruth Hill
Corpus Christi
Hugh F. Davis
Woodville
Gulfport
Mississipi
Jasper Law Firm Dissolved in Jasper Texas
The law firm of Fisher Tonahill and Reavley dissolved on April 15. Joe J Fisher and Tom Reavley will practice as Fisher and Reavley at 212 West Houston Street Jasper. Joe H Tonnhill withdrew and moved to 200 West Houston Street Jasper to continue general practice.
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Fisher, Tonahill and Reavley
Jasper
Texas
Joe J. Fisher
Joe H. Tonahill
Tom Reavley
Fisher and Reavley
West Houston Street
Joe H. Tonnhill
Donalson to Wed VanWinkle in June Ceremony
Mr and Mrs George E Donalson Sr announce the engagement of their daughter Janette Lee to Thomas Edison VanWinkle son of Mrs M G VanWinkle Both families reside in the city The wedding is set for June 12 at the First Methodist Church with Rev J E Fergnson officiating Miss Donalson is a Silsbee High School and Sam Houston State Teacher's College graduate and teaches in Hull Dassetta VanWinkle is a Silsbee High School graduate who attended Lamar College and works for the Houston Oil Company in Silsbee
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Lamar College
The
Houston Oil Company of Texas
Silsbee
Booster Club To Meet Tonight In Silsbee
Silsbee booster club and sports fans gather tonight at 7 30 in the fire hall to finalize plans for the All Sports banquet on May 1 at the Junior High cafeteria. Rice Institute coach Jess Neely will speak and present a color movie of the Rice Alabama Cotton Bowl game.
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Silsbee Athletics
Jess Neely
Rice Institute
Silsbee High School
Newton Hopkins
Earl B. Stover
Shrine Club Picnic Set For Sunday May 2
The Beaumont Shrine Club annual picnic is planned for Sunday May 2 at the Southwestern Settlement and Development Corp. clubhouse near Spurger. J W Pedigo is general chairman and the lunch will be served at 2 p.m. by Martin Wilson entertainment committee chair. Ladies are invited and many Silsbee Shriners are active members.
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Beaumont Shrine Club
Southwestern Settlement and Development Corp
Spurger
J. W. Pedigo
Martin Wilson
Shrine Club
Silsbee Shriners
Evadale School District Votes To Become Independent
Citizens of Evadale district approve change from common to independent by a 97 to 9 margin in last Saturdays election. School board winners include R. E. Burnell 99 votes and B. W. Gravis 94. other candidates and PTA officers listed.
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Evadale
R. E. Burnell
B. W. Gravis
B. B. Thomas
W. C. Simmons
F. L. Andrews
J. B. Stimits
Ray Gurnee
D. Adams
H. W. Kirkpatrick
Bond Election In Hardin County For Highway Right‑of‑Way
Voters in Hardin county go to the polls this Saturday to decide on issuing 650000 dollars in bonds for highway right‑of‑way. Officials say bonds save interest versus warrants and funds would buy and clear land for road projects over three years. In Silsbee the fire station is the voting place with L. D. Self as election judge.
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Hardin County
Silsbee
L. D. Self
LL Managers To Receive Equipment On April 28
Player uniforms caps and other shipment will be issued to Little League team managers next Thursday night April 29 according to an announcement by Jerrell D Donalson league president. The meeting will be held at the Junior High School at 7 30 o'clock.
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Little League
Jerrell D. Donalson
Britton Cravens Buy 117 Acre Kirby Tract For Silsbee Homes
N A Cravens and W C Britton announced they closed a deal with Kirby Lumber Corp for 117 acres in Silsbee including 168 houses. The land will be subdivided and new homes built mainly for Kirby employees, with some houses relocatable or for sale to others as needs arise. The project aims to move quickly with street work, utilities, and potential relocation of older Kirby houses.
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N. A. Cravens
W. C. Britton
Kirby Lumber Corporation
Mr. Cravens
Mr. Britton
Kirby
City of
Silsbee
North Fifth Street
Highway 92
J. K. Herndon
Messrs. Britton
Cravens
The
Bee
Kirby Drive
Britton-Cravens Lumber Company
J. N. Dougan
Joyce Cox
Orange Man Breaks Neck In Fall At Sour Lake
George L Bounds, 41, died of a broken neck after an incident at his mother-in-law's Sour Lake home. The sheriff and deputy, unarmed, confronted Bounds during a scuffle when he allegedly came at them with a knife. Bounds died while en route to Hardin County Hospital in Kountze.
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Orange Man
Sour Lake
George L. Bounds
Hardin County Hospital
W. “Whit” Whitaker
Bounds
L. C. Kirk
Sheriff Whitaker
Mr. Kirk
Kountze
Swimming Pool Fund Drive To Begin April 30
The Silsbee community plans a $50,000 fund drive to build a modern swimming pool and bath house. Directors and committees organize memberships at $25 each, with transferable cards and stock certificates granting votes in annual director elections. Publicity, industrial gifts, and group leaders coordinate the drive, aiming to involve every citizen.
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Silsbee Swimming Club, Inc
Silsbee
H. N. Hopkins
Walter Murphy
W. C. McNiel
Frank Caskey
N. A. Cravens
E. M. Wilson, Jr
David Read
W. C. McNeil
L. A. Yankie
H. C. Hopkins
H. H. Morgan
C. L. Tucker
Azalea Garden Club Visits Dehart Camp
The Azalea Garden Club spent a Wednesday field trip at the Clarence Dehart camp house near Camp with Mrs. Dehart and Mrs. R. T. Walker as hostesses. Mrs. R. E. Jackson spoke on wild flowers and received a club pot plant. the Swimming Pool Association gave $35. The club will send its president as delegate to the State Garden Club meeting in Dallas May 3 and 4. The next meeting is April 28 at 2 30 p.m. at Mrs. Joe Broaddus home with Mrs. J. J. Taylor as cohostess.
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Azalea Garden Club
Clarence Dehart
Camp
Dehart
Swimming Pool Association
State Garden Club
Dallas
Joe Broaddus
J. J. Taylor
Presbyterian Sunday services announced speaker
It was announced this week that Val Sharp of Second Presbyterian Church in Beaumont will speak at the Presbyterian Church services Sunday morning. The service runs from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Silsbee Fire Hall with an open invitation to all.
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Presbyterian
Val Sharp
Second Presbyterian Church
Beaumont
Silsbee Fire Hall
Pony League Officers To Meet Tonight
Silsbee Pony League officials plan a meeting Thursday night at Farmer's Funeral Home at 7 30 to organize the coming season. They seek managers for the two Silsbee teams and ask interested individuals to contact Link Skillern at EV 5 2397.
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Silsbee Pony League
Farmer’s Funeral Home
Silsbee
Link Skillern
Beason Weds Temple Willett Jr in Palestine Home Ceremony
Miss La Valerie Beason daughter of Mr and Mrs M A Beason of Palestine married Temple Willett Jr son of Mr and Mrs Temple Willett Sr at 10:00 a m Thursday April 15 in the bride’s parents home with Rev Flemming pastor of the Assembly of God Church in Palestine officiating. Closest friends and relatives attended. Ceremony shifted to Silsbee afterward.
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LaValerie Beason
M. A. Beason
Palestine
Temple Willett, Jr
Temple Willett
Rev
Flemming
Assembly of God Church
Silsbee
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Tinelee Shepherd
Ane
Silsbee Golfers Farm Organization
Jasper Law Firm
Janette Donalson
Eddie VanWinkle
George E. Donalson, Sr
Booster Club
Britton-Cravens
Mrs. Brannan
Silshee Pta
Parent-Teachers Association
Ida Lewis
Howard Hargrove
L. N. Brannan
A. Johnson
B. Fuller
W. E. Sheffield
Clyde Cole
E. M. Prewitt
L. J. Sagstetter
A. G. Murphey
Evelyn Allen
Emil Burjes
First Christian Church
Presbyterian Services
Pony League
la Valerie Beason
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