Highway 96 curb and gutter job let to Trotti Thompson
The state highway department awarded a $204 912 contract to Trotti and Thompson Beaumont contractors for eight tenths of a mile of Highway 96 paving in Silsbee. Work includes grading and structures with a four lane curb to curb road, pending two right of way acquisitions.
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Trotti and
Thompson
Beaumont
Silsbee
State Highway Department
Landolt
Santa Fe
Register
Hardin County Commissioner
Final Rites Held For Ray DuBose In Silsbee
Funeral services for Ray V. DuBose were held at the First Baptist Church in Silsbee. He died of a heart attack in Rosenburg while working a job. Survived by wife Cornelia, two daughters Judith Ray and Karen Anne, mother Mrs. C. C. Dubose, and sister Mrs. O. H. Sullivan of Harlingen. Burial at Resthaven Cemetery with Farmer Funeral Home directing. Pallbearers named.
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First Baptist Church
Ray V. DuBose
Rosenburg
Mr. DuBose
Newton County
Silsbee
Armed Services
Cornelia DuBose
Judith Ray
Karen Anne
C. C. Dubose
O. H. Sullivan
Harlingen
R. E. Barclay
Paper Mill Picnic Draws East Texas Workers To Houston Grounds
About 1,000 East Texas Pulp and Paper Company employees and families will attend a Saturday picnic at Houston Oil Company grounds in Silsbee. L. C. Menius says barbecue lunch from Swayze's of Houston will start at noon with continuous serving and afternoon games, contests, sno balls, and prizes for all.
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East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Houston Oil Company
L. C. Menius
Silsbee
Houston
Swayze's
Menius
Baptist Missionary Association Church Tent Services
Roderick Tate the pastor says the Baptist Missionary Association Church holds tent services on the Spurger highway two miles north of Silsbee near Hares grocery tonight at 7:30 p.m. Sunday services start 9:45 a.m. with preaching at 11 a.m. Ordination is planned for Saturday at 7 p.m. The public is invited.
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The
Baptist Missionary Association Church
Spurger Highway
Silsbee
Roderick Tate
Hares Grocery
Yokshs Attend Funeral for Mrs Yokshs Uncle Seagel
Mrs. E. E. Yoksh and her husband returned to Silsbee from Shreveport after attending the funeral of Mrs. Yokshs uncle Hense Seagel who died Friday in the Texas and Pacific hospital at Marshall Texas.
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E. E. Yoksh
Silsbee
Shreveport
Citizens Push Stock Law For Precinct One
Scores of residents sign petitions calling for a stock law in Precinct One Hardin County to prohibit cattle hogs sheep and goats from running at large. Petitions aim for a September commissioners court meeting and a possible election. Hardin already enforces a horse and mule law and sheriffs deputies would enforce the new livestock rules and general livestock law.
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Hardin County
Commissioners Court
Teacher Workshop Set to Start August 22
Silsbee schools plan a two week in service training for teachers to coordinate curriculum and set up courses for the coming year. Supt Don I Hough says a general meeting for white school teachers will be August 22 at 8 am in the high school cafeteria. Negro teachers will meet at 1 pm the same day at Waldo Mathews school.
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Silsbee
Don I. Hough
Hough
Waldo Mathews
Ing
Watts
Judy Winger Recovers From Ear Infection Cheer
Judy Winger daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Winger suffers an ear infection. Uncle Willie of the Uncle Willies TV program phoned to cheer her up and wish her a quick recovery.
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Judy Winger
Fred Winger
Uncle Willie
Uncle Willies
Judy
Second Salk Shots Drop 50 Percent in Hardin County
Dr. J J McGrath, acting director of the Hardin Jasper Newton health unit, reports 410 second round Salk vaccines in Hardin County, about half of first round numbers. He notes some counties lagging, explains gamma globulin limits, and cites ongoing vaccine access at the Kountze county office.
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Hardin County
J. J. McGrath
Hardin-Jaspers Newton Tri-county
Jasper
Newton
McGrath
Honey Island
Sour Lake
Kountze
Batson
White Oak
Wotaw
Saratoga
Grayburyg
Silsbee
Chance
Loeb
Hardin County Health Unit
Tri-County
Jeannette Clark
Conservation call urges compliance and wardens’ protection
In Hardin County sportsmen groups urge wildlife conservation and enforcement of game laws. They warn against violators and threats to game wardens, stressing cooperation with the Game and Fish Department of Texas to preserve habitat and future hunting opportunities. Citizens are urged to join clubs and support wardens.
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Game and Fish Department of Texas
Hardin County
Silsbee Budget Sees Deficit and Study of Home Rule
The city projects 106000 in expenditures against 102057.88 in income as public hearings draw light turnout. Chamber committee including Karl Stover Arvin Vankie and David Read to study city government with home rule options discussed by Mayor Jones and councilmembers.
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Bill Pennington
The
Bee
Chamber of Commerce
Karl Stover
Arvin Vankie
David Read
Silsbee
Stover
H. M. Jones
L N. Brannan
Gulf States Utilities
C. W. McGinty
Silsbee Electric Co
Billie J. Holmes
W. P. Crockett
Silsbee School Board Adopts Budget With New Staff
The Silsbee Independent School District approved a budget about 60 000 higher than last year at the August 10 meeting. The plan includes five new teachers and a 20 93 0 town for a school site, with 80 of tax dollars for maintenance and 20 for sinking funds. Superintendent Don Hough announced 105 teachers total, upcoming vacancies, and annual tax rate of 1.50 per 100 value.
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Silsbee Independent School
Don Hough
Hough
Waldo Mathews School
Hazel Brock
Silsbee
Frances Brookins
Kenneth Fouts
Carl Jones
Marie Frazier
Waldo Mathews
E. M. Wilson Jr
L. D. Self
Meet
Sam Houston State to award degrees to Don Brim and I B Griffith
Don Brim and I B Griffith of Silsbee will receive degrees from Sam Houston State Teachers College at summer commencement on August 26. Griffith earns a Master of Education and Brim a Bachelor of Business Administration. Commencement at 7:00 p.m. in Pritchett Stadium. A total of 209 candidates will receive degrees.
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Don Brim
I. B. Griffith
Sam Houston State
Horace Don Brim
Silsbee
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Griffith
Brim
Pritchett Stadium
Mrs Fannie Turner Returns to Silsbee for Vacation
Mrs Fannie Turner of New Orleans arrived in Silsbee last Saturday and plans a two week visit. Turner formerly lived in Silsbee and still owns a home there.
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Fannie Turner
New Orleans
Silsbee
Silsbee Man Shows Improvement After Oil Field Accident
John E. Rawls Jr 27 son of Mr and Mrs John Rawls of Kountze returned from Beaumont hospital after a week of treatment for eye injuries from a drilling rig accident near the Ariola field. A lid on a pump blew free at 4 am sending mud with chemicals into his face. He is expected to keep his left eye after emergency treatment at Tennison clinic and St Therese hospital.
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Red” Kinard
Britton-Cravens Lumber Company
W. L Miller
Kinard
Silsbee Clinic
John E. Rawls, Jr
John Rawls
Kountze Road
Beaumont Hospital
Rawls
Sinclair Oi
Ariola
Prospects Seen For New Oil Field Near Silsbee
In Hardin County near Weiss Bluff Sinclair drills nine miles southeast of Silsbee at the Van Meter League on the Neches River bottom. Early 08 pressure looks promising but gas shows and repeated blow attempts suggest the well may not be as strong a producer, with drilling continuing for about two more weeks.
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Silsbee
Sinclair
Neches River
Weiss Bluff
Village Creek
Hardin County
Syble Cravey to Marry Dallas Man Friday
Mr and Mrs Bill Cravey announce the engagement of their daughter Syble Cravey to Clays Lee Pierce son of Mr and Mrs J M Pierce of Mohank Texas. The wedding is set for August 19 at 8 p m at the bride’s home in Silsbee with Rev Risen of Kountze officiating. The couple will reside in Dallas after a short trip to Freeport.
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Syble
Clays Lee Pierce
J. M. Pierce
Mohank
Texas
Barbara Hinckley
Loeb
G. B. Cravey
Miss Cravey
Silsbee High School
Mr. Pierce
Eustace High School
Pierce
Highway Patrol
Austin
Risen
Kountze
Dallas
Freeport
Tiger Schedule Set For 1955 Silsbee Football
Silsbee Tigers football schedule released by Principal Bruce Watts. Head coach Billy Dinkle seeks a large aggressive squad with workouts twice daily before the season starts. The opener is Sept 9 against Kirbyville at home followed by eight district 28AA games through Nov 18 with Homecoming on Nov 4.
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Silsbee Tiger
Bruce Watts
Tigers
Billy Dinkle
Field House
Wildcats
Kirbyville
Dinkle
Ray McGallion
Jack Hetherington
Weeks Crawford
Cleveland
Jasper
Huntsville
Bishop Byrne
Liberty
Nederland
Victor
St. Anthony
Port . Acres
New Auto Club Is Organized Monday in Silsbee
The Kustom club formed in Silsbee held its first meeting at the Silsbee Auto Company with eight boys and two men present. Officers elected include Doyle Riley president and Ken Lambert secretary. Members include Don Lee Hawthorne, Roger Ratcliff, Jack Redmond, William Clark, Paul McClinton, James Hobson, Butch Suitt, Charles Hare and Charles Staley. Meetings set for each Monday at 7 pm. Members must hold Texas licenses and follow police and school board rules. The president encouraged members to propose a club name with a prize of a month’s dues paid.
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Kustom Club
Silsbee
Silsbee Auto Company
Don Lee Hawthorne
Doyle Riley
Roger Ratcliff
Ken Lambert
Jack Redmond
William Clark
Paul McClinton
James Hobson
Butch Suitt
Charles Hare
Charles Staley
Nacogdoches All Stars Set for Two Game Series
Nacogdoches All Stars face Silsbee Pony League All Stars in a Friday and Saturday 8 p.m. doubleheader. Nor outcome: first game 2-1 Nacogdoches, rematch 7-1 Silsbee. Standings show Buna Braves leading with 13-8, Kiwanis Giants 8-8, Kountze 6-10, VFW Dodgers 5-10. Leading hitters include Cobb, Work, Caraway, Kinard, Barclay, Brewster, Reeves, Graham, Parker.
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Nacogdoches All-Stars
Silsbee Pony League All-Stars
Pony League
Pete Farmer
Nacogdoches
Silsbee
Buna Braves
Eugene Smith
Giants
Cardinals
VFW Dodgers
Buna
Kiwanis Giants
Kountze Cardinals
Braves
Card
Dodgers
Cards
Cobb
Work
Caraway Giants
Kinard
Barclay
Brewster
Stancil
Reeves
Graham
Parker
Fuller’s L P Gas Service Opens in Silsbee
Magnolia distributor Bill Fuller announced the opening of Fuller's Liquid Petroleum Gas Service in Silsbee. He will supply butane and propane gas and systems, offering bottled and bulk sales through the Magnolia warehouse to meet local domestic needs.
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Bill Fuller
Magnolia
Fuller
Silsbee
Golf Club To Meet Tomorrow Night
Silsbee Golf Club will meet tomorrow night at 7 30 at the fire station. President Frank McClanahan announced the agenda includes discussion of the constitution and by laws and the assignment of greens committees.
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Golf Club
Silsbee Golf Club
Frank McClanahan
Greens
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Trotti - Thompson
Ray DuBose
Salk
Council
Syble Cravey
Bill Cravey
Tiger
Kirbyville Orpianent
New Auto Club
Fuller's
L.P. Gas Service
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