Kirby Donates Early Records to SFA Library
Kirby Lumber Corp of Houston donates a historic collection to Stephen F. Austin State University library in Nacogdoches. Thomas M. Orth accepts the records dating to 1893, including 135 volumes of John H. Kirby correspondence and 105 volumes from other executives. The Kirby company marked its 70th anniversary in July.
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Nacogdoches
Stephen F. Austin State University
Kirby Lumber Corp
Houston
Thomas M. Orth
Lumber Corporation
Laurence C. Walker
School of Forestry
SFA
John H. Kirby
SFA University
Forest History Foundation of
Santa Cruz
Calif
July Offenses Reported By Hardin County Sheriff
Hardin County Sheriff Billy E. Paine reports 291 total offenses in July including 48 felonies 50 misdemeanors and 193 JP offenses. The office served 170 civil documents booked 248 prisoners and transferred two to Huntsville State Prison and Rusk State Hospital. Key counts include Drunk 82 Driving While Intoxicated 18 Disorderly Conduct 48 and numerous assaults thefts and traffic violations.
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Hardin County
Billy E. Paine
Huntsville
Hosital
Rusk
Stevens Completes USC Economics Course
C B Stevens of 201 Redbud Silsbee has completed a six week residence course in business economics at the University of Southern California Los Angeles. Stevens is vice president manufacturing with Kirby Lumber Company Silsbee a Santa Fe Industries Inc company. He was accompanied by his wife Ardith and their children Debra Greg Mark and Scott.
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C. B. Stevens
Redbud
Silsbee
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
Stevens
Kirby Lumber’ Corporation
Santa Fe Industries, Inc
Ardith
Debra
Greg
Mark
Scott
Firemen Fight Three Major Fires This Week
Silsbee volunteers battled three large blazes since July 30 led by Fire Chief John Busby. A grass fire on Tom Clark's pasture off Biskamp Road was stopped at 1 15 p m Monday, an electric fire at Simmons Motor Co on July 31 was contained, and the Haynes home on Loading Rock Road West suffered total loss after the 1 08 p m Friday blaze.
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Silsbee
John Busby
Busby
Tom Clark
Biskamp Road
Simmons Motor Col
Edward L. Haynes
Loading Rock Road
Strike broadens across rail and metal industries
The rail wage settlement mirrors prior union deals with a three year 30 percent steel wage boost seen in aluminum, can manufacturing and copper sectors. UTU began strikes against Southern Railway and Union Pacific on July 16 and expanded to Southern Pacific and Norfolk & Western by July 24. Last Saturday additional actions hit Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Houston Belt and Terminal Alton Southern Duluth Mesabi Iron Range Elgin Joliet and Eastern and Bessemer Lake Erie with five more set for next Friday and further dates.
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Don’t
UTU
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Norfolk & Western
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Houston Belt & Terminal
Alton & Southern
Duluth
Messabi and
Iron Range
Elgin
Joliet
Eastern
Bessemer
Lake Erie
First Baptist Revival Set For August at Hwy 96 South
Evangelist Bobby Mankin of Marshall leads a revival August 8 to 15 at First Baptist Church on Highway 96 South. Billy Foote of Longview oversees the music and youth program. combined choirs will perform. Services daily at 10 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. Rev. R. E. Barclay is pastor. A nursery will be provided.
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Bobby Mankin
Marshall
First Baptist Church
Hwy 96 South
Billy Foote
Longview
Mankin
Houston
East Texas Baptist College
Foote
Dallas
R. E. Barclay
Births in Silsbee and nearby towns report multiple newborns
Mr. and Mrs. Steve O'Dell of Silsbee welcome daughter Stacie Lynn born July 30 at St Elizabeth Hospital. Several other families in Silsbee, Fred, Sour Lake, Evadale, and Beaumont announce births from late July to early August at St Elizabeth, Doctors Hospital, and Hardin Memorial Hospital, naming the babies and parents.
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Steve O’dell
Silsbee
Stacie Lynn
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Henry F. Rodrigues
L. Edwin O'Dell
Ronald Beauchamp
Donald Moran
Jimmy Bell
Fred
David Jones
Norman Collier
Carl A. Littlepage Jr
Carla Ann
Women’s and Children’s Hospital
J. A. Simmons
Ethel Littlepage
Beaumont
C. A. Littlepage Sr
Silsee
Crystal Ann
Doctors Hospital
Doyle Fred McKeown Jr
Billy Wayne
Melvin Wayne Mack
Carl Maurice Kelley
Sour Lake
Ronnie Maurice
Bradley Keith
Lawrence Angelle Jr
Food For Thought Dessert Recipe Tip
A compact note shares a dessert idea using condensed milk cream cheese lemon juice in a graham crust topped with cherry pie filling. It also suggests waiting to add salt substitute until serving and praises a wife who enjoys cooking.
Mrs M O Brown Admitted for Treatment at Baptist Hospital
Mrs. M. O. Brown entered Baptist Hospital on July 26 for treatment and diagnostic tests, with physicians planning ongoing observation and care during the stay.
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M. O. Brown
Baptist Hospital
Services Held In Zavalla For Mrs Genia Havard
Mrs Genia C Havard 83 died at 12:30 pm Monday in Silsbee Convalescent Home Funeral services were held at 10 am Wednesday in Cord Baptist Church in Zavalla
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Zavalla
Genia Havard
Genia C. Havard
Silsbee
Concord Baptist Church
Legacy of Mrs Havard Remains Strong in Texas Communities
Burial was in Concord Cemetery. Mrs Havard belonged to Needsville Baptist Church in Jasperton Angleton and is survived by three sons Sanford Havard of Lufkin Eugene Havard of Jasper and Harding Havard of Vidor four daughters Mabel Flowers of Vidor Quinn Dodson of Zavalla Carrie Pullen of Silsbee and Bobby New. She left 19 grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren with one brother Riley Walker of Cleveland Texas and other relatives.
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Concord Cemetery
Havard
Needsville Baptist Church
Jasper
Ton
Angleton
Riley Walker
Cleveland
Texas
Sanford Havard
Lufkin
Eugene Havard
Harding Havard
Vidor
Mabel Flowers
Quinn Dodson
Zavalla
Carrie Pullen
Silsbee
Bobby New
Marine Lance Corporal Grisham graduates from Okinawa Supply School
Marine Lance Corporal Don ald W. Grisham, son of Mr and Mrs E R Grisham of Route 1 Silsbee, completes the Third Marine Division Supply School on Okinawa in a formal graduation.
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Donald W. Grisham
E. R. Grisham
Route 1
Silsbee
Third Marine Division
Okinawa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kirby
SFA Library
Jo Cravey
Silsbee Junior High
Ina
TWIT
Silsbee State Bank
Silsbee, Texas
Warrick TV & Appliance
Food For
By Russ Wilson
Russ Wilson
Odis Gore
NORTH
Marvel
Ann Gore
of Financial Facilities
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Night Depository
ANN Slimeches National Bank
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!