Silsbee School Board reviews $949,000 budget plan
The Silsbee Independent School District expects expenses of $949,293.50 for the 1960 61 year with anticipated revenue of $959,117, and seeks adoption of a new tax rate of $1 65 per $100. Four resignations are listed and several staff appointments and transfers are proposed, including new hires for biology, coaching, and Kirby and Robinson elementary grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Independent
Don L. Hough
C. E. Gills
Lightning Triggers Two Small Fires in Silsbee
Silsbee volunteer firemen were called out twice Wednesday afternoon about 2 40. Both fires were believed caused by lightning and were not serious. The first struck Albert Sharp’s home on N Third Street, hitting an electric stove. The second started at the W S Crowley home on Laurel in Woodlea when lightning hit a TV antenna and ran into wiring in the utility room. it was put out with a garden hose. A severe thunderstorm accompanied the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Albert Sharp
N Third St
W. S. Crowley
Laurel
Woodlea
Evadale High Starts Aug 29 With New Coach
Evadale school opens Monday August 29 under Supt. FE C Nash with first graders registering August 15 and birth certificates required. Football workouts begin August 22 as Herman Hodges new Evadale coach with Verlon Bobbitt and Harold Smith on staff. District 32B schedule lists games against Shepherd Jasper Chester Silsbee B China Fannett Hamshire Hardin Saratoga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evadale
FE. C. Nash
Nash
Herman Hodges
Silsbee
Sam Houston State College
Hodges
Verlon Bobbitt
Harold Smith
Rebels
Shepherd
Waldo Mathews Panthers Begin Football Practice Aug 22
Waldo Mathews High School Panthers start football practice Monday August 22 under Coach Wesley Shaw. An organizational meeting for interested players is set for 1 p.m. August 21. The 1960 squad includes 14 returning lettermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo Mathews High School Panthers
Wesley Shaw
Waldo-Mathews
Liberty
Montgomery
Woodville
Jasper
Hebert
Charlton Pollard
San Augustine
Cleveland
Livingston
Crockett
Six of seven burned in gas plant blaze at South Hampton plant
Six of seven men injured in a Friday flash fire at the South Hampton recycling plant on Highway 418 remain in good condition at Baptist Hospital. A. C. Herrington was discharged Saturday. others, including Arped Balla and C. R. Fresmeyers, are improving. The cause remains unknown though gasoline near a fractionator tower fed the blaze, which caused about $750 in equipment damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Left Center
South Hampton
Highway 418
Baptist Hospital
J. L. Turner
A. C. Herrington
Mr. Turner
Laymoyne Goodwyn
Silsbee
Gulf
Tennison
Algie Williford
Kountze
Herrington
Mr. Odom
Mr. Williford
Turner
Arped Balla
Fresmeyers
W. J. Poshataske
Sam Copeland
Tennison Clinic
George Tennison
Evadale
Farmer
Qbacks To See 60 Bowl Game at Silsbee Club Meeting
Silsbee Quarterback Club opens its season with a 7:30 pm showing of a play by play film of the 1960 Cotton Bowl between Syracuse and Texas in the high school auditorium. Officers will be elected and staff introduced. Syracuse won 33 to 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse University
Texas University
Silsbee
Mr. Sellers
Syracuse
Father of Jim Cawley Dies in Rising Star
J. W. Cawley aged 34 died in Rising Star Texas August 2 after a lengthy illness. Services were held August 3 at Orka Baptist Church of which he was a member. Burial followed in Rising Star cemetery with survivors including his wife five sons including J T Caw ley of this city three daughters and seventeen grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Cawley
Rising Star
Texas
Orka Baptist Church
J. T. Cawley
Tee
Mrs. Pinkie Wooldridge Funeral Held at Silsbee
Funeral services for Mrs. Pinkie Petronia Wooldridge 72 were held at 2 p m Sunday at First Methodist Church with Rev Eugene Jonte officiating. She died Saturday afternoon at her sister’s home in Silsbee after a long illness. She lived much of her life in Shreveport La and was active in the Methodist Church. Burial followed at Old Hardin Cemetery. Survivors include son D A Brittain of New Orleans and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkie Petronia Wooldridge
First Methodist Church
Eugene Jonte
Pinkie
Bartle
Shreveport
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Silsbee
D. A. Brittain
New Orleans
J. D. Rice
Houston
L. A. Stapp
Conroe
Dora Brackin
Jasper
Old Hardin Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home
A. C. Bartle
J. D.brackin
Buna School Calendar Sets 1960 61 Opening Date
Buna Consolidated Independent School District adopts 1960 61 calendar. School opens September 2 at 8 a m. Holidays include Labor Day September 5 Thanksgiving November 24 25 Christmas December 23 to January 1 inclusive and a March holiday with a May 22 closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buna Consolidated Independent School District
Local births in Silsbee and surrounding areas announced
Hello World Mr. and Mrs J T Tarver of Silsbee welcomed a daughter Mary Shawn born Aug 9 at Baptist hospital Beaumont. Mrs G W Gilchriest of this city is maternal grandmother. Vicki Michelle born Aug 4 to Mr and Mrs D L Jordan of Silsbee Hardin Memorial Hospital. Mathew Jr born Aug 8 to Mr and Mrs Mathew Daigle Sr of Kountze. Ronnie Lynn born Aug 7 to Mr and Mrs J D Sheffield of Silsbee. Felicia Anita born Aug 6 to Mr and Mrs A K McInnis of Kountze. David Russell born Aug 2 to Mr and Mrs R M Bumstead of Silsbee. Henry son of W H Holland and wife visited Fort Gordon and son Cpl Harold Holland in Georgia plus vacation trip entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Tarver
Silsbee
Mary Shawn
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
G. W. Gilchriest
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Vicki Michelle
D. L. Jordan
Mathew Daigle Sr
Kountze
Mathew Jr
Jerry Elton
G. W. Eddings Jr
J. D. Sheffield
Ronnie Lynn
Daugter
Felicia Anita
David Russell
R. M. Bumstead
W. H. Holland
Henry
Florida
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Cpl
Harold Holland
Fort Gordon
Army
Lake Charles
Charles R. Smith
Earnest Powell
Texas City
E. M. Doggett
Tom Tennison Jr
John Parker
Livingston
W.H. Steward
Louis Territo
Corsicana
Ollice Steward
M. E. Garland
Fort Morgan
Colo
Bob Smart
Cortez
Judy Winger
Fred Winger
John Hartman
Mexico City
Acapulco Mexico
Stella Cook
Springfield
Mass
Nelson Bruns
Johnny Isbell
Gene Richardson
Ray Whitney
Edwin Read
Joey Taylor
Fort Worth
T. M. Tennison Sr
M. L. Osborn
Houston
Curtis Homeyer
Osborn
W. W. Windham
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Doris Roe
Tyler
Earnest Nerren
Virgina Gale
Twirling School
Lamar College
Willie Lyman
Shelbyville
Weekend trip of the Hutto and Martin couples
Mr and Mrs Earnest Hutto and Mr and Mrs Roy Martin spent the weekend traveling through San Antonio Austin and Marble Falls with local visits and leisure time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest Hutto
Roy Martin
San Antonio
Austin
Marble Falls
Jr High Twirlers Plan New Uniforms After Camps
Patsy Mullins attends twirlers school in Huntsville while Loyce Ann Jardell Carol Hicks Sharon Sizemore Linda Gore and Nancy Tucker train at Lamar Tech Beaumont. Mothers gathered at Mrs Elton Jardell's home to choose uniform style and color for the upcoming year. Uniforms feature white high neck bodice with large white S, short maroon pleated skirt, and white military jacket for cold weather. Drum major uniform is all white with gold trimming mirroring the twirlers style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patsy Mullins
Huntsville
Loyce Ann Jardell
Carol Hicks
Sharon Sizemore
Linda Gore
Nancy Tucker
Beaumont
Lamar Tech
Elton Jardell
Lions State Interclub Softball Showdown Planned
Evadale Lions Club announced a forthcoming interclub softball game with the Silsbee Club to be held Friday night Aug. 19 in Silsbee. A Buna Lions Club challenge was issued with a pending reply. Commissioner Dock Davis spoke on office goals and local expansion plans. Evadale members also plan a riverfront public park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evadale Lions Club
Evadale Lions
Silsbee Club
Silsbee
Buna Lions Club
Dock Davis
Buna
Evadale Group
Evadale
Chitty Family Visits Dallas and Wills Point
Mr and Mrs L F Chitty and daughter visited over the weekend in Dallas at Mrs Paul Lackey's home and in Wills Point at J M Chitty's home. Mrs Lyn Hargrove and her baby son left by plane to join her husband in San Diego California where he is assigned to the US Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Chitty
Dallas
Paul Lackey
Wills Point
J. M. Chitty
Lyn Hargrove
San Diego
Calif
Hargrove
US Navy
Assault To Murder Charge Filed In Kountze Justice Court
Twenty three persons were lodged in the county jail after weekly hearings in Kountze. James Carson of Silsbee faced assault with intent to murder charges with bond set at 2500. Carson's wife, an expectant mother, was treated for arm and head injuries. Other cases included Willie Reese fined 100 dollars for unlawful pistol carrying and Louis Powell fined 50 dollars for drunk driving. Additional arrests included 15 drunks, two DWIs, three drunks in a car, plus a case held for Jefferson county and one army deserter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
C. A. Kimball
Kountze
James
Carson
Silsbee
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Dave Rountree
Willie Reese
Buna
Fletcher Richardson
Louis Powell
Jefferson County
Rountree
Tigers Begin Two A Day Workouts For Football Season
Silsbee prepares for grid season with two a day practices starting Monday. Coach Ray McGallion and staff plan morning sessions at 6 or 7 am and 5 pm until school starts. Junior high also begins 7 am workouts under Coach S A Wallace with eighth and ninth graders reporting to the junior high gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Ray McGallion
Tigers
McGallion
Tony Rothrock
East Texas State Teachers College
Charlie McGinty
Texarkana High School
S. A. Wallace
W.p.mcgavahan
Leonard Barnett
Wallace
Silsbee
Beaumont and Area
Liberty
Victor
Dick Dowling
Stephen F. Austin
Police Arrest 35 on Various Charges
City police say 35 arrests have been made since the last report. Chief Grady Tarver listed offenses including one drunk in car six no driver license five running red light two unnecessary noise three illegal parking two failing to yield right of way five speeding one following too close six drunks four juveniles for possession of peer and one prowler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Tarver
Numerous Beaumont Area Visitors and Remainig Guests
Local residents and relatives exchanged visits across Texas and Louisiana. Beaumont families hosted guests from Mc Gregor Baton Rouge Lake Charles and Jacksonville while others ranged from Galveston to Houston for weekends. Several readers moved hospital stays and travel updates with future plans noted.
Wingfield Wins Country Club Golf Title in 20 Holes
Keith Wingfield defeated Jay Turner one up in 20 holes to capture the Ines w Hardin County Golf and Country Club championship. Elton Brookins won over Wayne McClanahan in the first flight, with Wayne finishing second. Bob Sissell of Evadale beat Jim Cawley of Silsbee to win the third flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Wingfield
New Country Club
Jay Turner
Ines W Hardin County Golf and Country Club
Doug Jordan
Wingfield
Elton Brookins
Wayne McClanahan
F. L. McClanahan
Mrs. J. W. Hamilton Services Held in Silsbee
Mrs. J W Hamilton 56 died Aug 3 after a lengthy illness in M D Anderson Houston. She lived in Silsbee six years from Port Arthur and was a member of Good Shepherd Baptist Church and the Silsbee Rebekah Lodge. Burial at Greenlawn Port Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hamilton
Farmer Funeral Home
J. W. Joiner
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
Hamilton
M. D. Anderson Hospital
Houston
Silsbee
Port Arthur
Silsbee Rebekah Lodge
J. W. Green
Alis Mouton
Greenlawn
Grade Schools To Open After Aug 15 For Registration
Both Silsbee elementary schools Kirby and Read-Turrentine will open each afternoon after Aug 15 to register students not yet registered. Read-Turrentine principal Mrs. W. E. Sheffield said the program covers movers to Silsbee, transfers between schools, and first graders who missed May registration. First graders must have birth certificates and smallpox vaccinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Kirby
Read-Turrentine
W. E. Sheffield
PTA Birthday Calendar Orders Open Through Sept Ten
The Silsbee area PTA plans a birthday calendar sale chaired by Mrs. Allen Freeman. Orders may be placed until Sept 10. Contact EV 5-2689 if not previously contacted. The PTA president is Mrs. Bob Paret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Allen Freeman
Silsbee
Burl Bradshaw
W. R. Hulin
Olin Tucker
Gerald Sanford
W. L. Jones
Edward Yoksh
Burke Hargrove
R. O. Jackson
C. F. Walker
H. L. Lack
Freeman
Bob Paret
Weekend Visit Recalls Nerren Family in Waco Home
Mr and Mrs Earnest Nerren visited over the weekend in the home of their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Clarence Nerren in Waco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest Nerren
Waco
Mrs
Clarence Nerren
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Sistant High
Mary McCameron
P. E
Maryvonne Fredien
June Samuel
Robinson
Lou E. Brewer
Raymond Charles Mc
Chester
Colmesweil
China
Fannett
Hamshire
Hardin
Saratoga
Waldo Mathews
Marvin Bowmer
Pasadena
J. C. Breaker
Jim Cawley
Jr. High
Lions State
Aft Kountze
Bowie
Amelia
McArthur
Leona Whitman
J. F. Hill of
W. J. Davis
Barbara Adams
Patty Benson
Hieward Banks
Mark Allen
Marion H. Almond
Joe Zackary
McGregor
J. P. Almond
Baton Rouge
Ross Eppes
Galveston
Tom Woods
RB. L. Moreland
Santa Fe Hospital
Temple
Rueben Doggett
Italy
Patty
Eddie Tennison
R. E. Dunbarland
Indiana
C. B. Vermillion
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