Library Bookmobile Brings Free Service to Silsbee
A state funded bookmobile opens in Silsbee at Santa Fe Park on Saturday from 12 15 to 3 30 p m with service every three weeks for a year. The program serves Hardin Jasper Tyler and Polk counties guided by local volunteers. A ceremony includes Cindy Shepherd cutting the ribbon and Lester D Self speaking. Woodville hosts the vehicle between stops.
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Silsbee
Santa Fe Park
Hardin County
Hardin
Jasper
Tyler
Polk
B. A. McMahon
M. Donelson Jr
Ward Pollard
David Read
Cindy Shepherd
Jack Shepherd
Lester D. Self
Woodville
Ex-Student Class Agents To Meet At Farmer's Sept. 1
Silsbee High School Ex-Students association will hold a class agents meeting Thursday September 1 at Farmer Funeral Home. Pete Farmer president said a date for the 1960 home coming will be set then. Agents are needed from the classes of 1943 1933 1924 1922 and 1921.
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Silsbee High School Ex-Students Association
Farmer Funeral Home
Pete Farmer
Farmer
Services Held For Charles E. Rawls In Texas
Funeral services for Charles Edward Rawls 74 of Silsbee were held at Ebeneazer Methodist Church near Jasper with Rev. Dalton Durham officiating. Rawls died at 1 30 a m Monday in Beaumont hospital survived by his widow, son, daughter, two brothers, three sisters and several nieces and nephews. Burial followed at Ebenezer cemetery under Stringer Funeral Home direction.
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Charles Edward Rawls
Silsbee
Ebeneazer Methodist Church
Jasper
Dalton Durham
Rawls
Beaumont Hospital
Amanda Jane Rawls
Port Arthur
Carl H. Rawls
Estelle Rawls
Everett Rawls
Stewart Rawls
Galveston
Alice Byerly
Vergie Hamilton
Lois Byerly
Euda Dean
Snooks Dean
James Dean
Hugh Hamilton
Gerald Primrose
Robert Byerly
Ebenezer Cemetery
Stringer
Evadale Lions Edge Silbee Lions In Softball Clash
Evadale Lions defeated Silbee Lions Club 5 4 in an inter club softball game last Friday night. Evadale issued a challenge to area service clubs to a rematch. State Patrol Officer C B Isbell of Beaumont spoke to the club about patrol operations.
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Evadale Lions
Silsbee Lions Club
Evadale
C. B. Isbell
Beaumont
State Highway Patrol
J. A Black
Hardin Forests Could Yield 5000 Deer Annual Kill
W T Wright of Silsbee Texas Game and Fish Commission reports Hardin County southeast Texas hunted 1959 show potential deer harvest of 5000 annually. Data include 691 licensed hunters 1687 fishermen. 67 legal deer killed. 68 days hunting per deer. license vs unlicensed, resident versus non resident shares. out of county hunters from Jefferson and Orange counties. methods include 3000 personal contacts and 4500 postcard survey.
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W. T. Wright
Silsbee
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Texas
Hardin County
Jefferson
Orange Counties
Students Sign For 1960 61 School Term Here Today
Registration at Silsbee High School and Silsbee Junior High School is held today. Fall term starts next Wednesday morning August 31 in the Silsbee system.
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Silsbee High School
Silsbee Junior High School
Silsbee
Social rounds bring visitors to Lake Charles and area
Mr and Mrs T H Blake host relatives in Lake Charles while Mr and Mrs Dennis Weeks travel from Goldonna after surgery in Kountz. Many families from Beaumont, Nederland, Buna and Port Arthur visit relatives in local homes and travel to Gainesville and San Antonio for trips and events.
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T. H. Blake
Lake Charles
T. J. Blake
Dennis Weeks
Goldonna
Arline
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountz
W. J. Jackson
Houston
D. R. Sherbrook
Lake Jackson
G. J. Vanhooser
P. L. Sullivan
Buna
Sarasota
Florida
Lower West Coast
J. W. Dowden
Nederland
T. M. Pickett
A. A. Sparks Sr
Bessie Sparks
Lula Wallace
Fort Jessup
Earl McAllister
Pegey and Ward
Flint
Mich
John S. Hartman
Joe Diaz
Buenos Aires
O. L. Redmond
Eugene Jonte
Jacksonville
Texas
Bobby Taylor
Beaumont
J. J. Taylor
Elizabeth Wilson
Port Azur
I. R. Brown
G. W. Golliher
Virginia
George
San Antonio
Los Angeles
Calif
Ucla
I. R. Brownlee
Donald Webb
Texas Baptist
WMU
Waco
Glen Darby
A. Darby
George Hart
Bill Moseley
San Angelo
Robert Newell Bacher
Albuquerque
N. M
Georgia Good
Earl Gilmore
Felix Strahan
Nancy Good
Port Arthur
Luther Danford
Bernard Danford
Navasota
Birth announcements from several Texas towns
A series of birth notices lists newborns with parents in Sour Lake, Cleveland, Silsbee, Buna, Voth, Chester, Kennedy, and other nearby communities. Names include World Frederick Lloyd, Carolyn Sue, Melica Marie, Cheryl Ann, Daniel Tobie, Dennis Dee, James Walter, Ronnie Dale, Robert Leo Jy, Amy Colleen, Jerry Walter, and Tony Lee, with birth dates in August.
Hunting Seasons Outlined by State Warden Olan Davis
Olan Davis state game warden announced the hunting and trapping seasons. Licenses go on sale August 25 and are valid from September 1. Deer season runs November 16 to December 31 with two bucks allowed and spike buck rules. Squirrel, quail, duck, goose, and trapping periods and bag limits are detailed for Hardin county.
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Olan Davis
Game and Fish Commission
Hardin County
Davis
Tigers Impress Fans In Kirbyville Scrimmage
Silsbee Tigers showcased the 1960 squad in a Kirbyville scrimmage, defeating the Wildcats four to one. Standouts included Bo Tarver with two scores, Tommy Hartman on an 80 yard run, Harold Bean for the other TD, and Richard Ratliff adding a 50 yard gain before leaving with a broken nose. Coach Ray McGallion praised the effort despite Kirbyville being UA. Two players suffered injuries but were expected to recover quickly.
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Silsbee Tigers
Kirbyville Wildcats
Tigers
Bo Tarver
Silsbee
Tommy Hartman
Harold Bean
Richard Ratliff
Kirbyville
Ray McGallion
High School Band To Receive Uniforms Beginning Friday
Band uniforms will be issued Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. and Tuesday afternoon from 1 p.m. to 3 30 p.m. at the high school band hall. Junior high uniforms will not be issued until after school starts.
Drill Team To Practice Monday At High School Gym
The drill team begins practice Monday and Tuesday at 8 30 a m until 11 p m in the high school gym. Members should have boots hats and uniforms ready by Wednesday when school starts. Miss Jean Miller of Beaumont will be the instructor.
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Joe Hignett
Jean Miller
Beaumont
McMahon to Report for UH Grid Drills
Mike McMahon of Silshee is among 63 candidates reporting to the University of Houston football practice on September 1 in Houston. The 60 year old, 190 pound former freshman team member from 1959 will seek a fullback position as the Cougars begin the season September 17 at Rice Stadium against the 1960 Sugar Bowl champion Ole Miss.
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Mike McMahon
Silshee
University of Houston
Houston
McMahon
Cougars
Rice Stadium
University of Mississippi
E. J. Wilson Grows Record Cucumbers in Texas
A photo in a daily paper shows a 19 inch cucumber. E. J. Wilson of Silsbee grows bigger. He sent a 25 inch long cucumber with 104 inch circumference raised by Mrs. Wilson in Woodrow. The cucumbers are tasty and a jar of pickles was sent to the editor for the manse.
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Louisiana
E. J. Wilson
Silsbee
City Officers File 15 Charges Here
City police officers have made 15 arrests since the last report. Chief Grady Tarver said the breakdown includes 10 traffic arrests and 5 jail arrests. Traffic violations include four running stop signs four failing to yield one running red light and one speeding.
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Grady Tarver
Tyler County
Junior High Annual To Be Distributed At School
The 1959 60 Cub Tracks yearbook for Silsbee Junior High arrives and will be issued during registration. Joey Taylor oversees distribution to students who reserved them last year. The book costs 2.50 dollars. students should bring the balance due and collect in the cafeteria from Joey Griffith in Prin I. B. Griffith.
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Silsbee Junior High School
Joey Taylor
Joey
Prin
I. B. Griffith
Two Men Charged With Assault To Murder In County Arrests
Sheriff’s weekly report lists two assault to murder charges from Hardin County. Jodie Dickson, 45, Silsbee, shot H. L. Issac, injuring an arm. Issac not in serious condition. Jerry Harrison, 50, Wotaw, charged with assault with intent to murder O. R. Bartel. Bartel shot in the hand. Bonds set at 1500 and 1000 dollars respectively. Arrests for the week total 30 with multiple charges including DWI and affray.
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Hardin County
Dave Rountree
Jodie Dickson
Silsbee
O. R Bartel
Votaw
H Rountree
Bartel
Harrison
Dickson
Mr. Rountree
Tyler County
Arringtons Return From Texas Relatives Visit
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Arrington returned home after visiting relatives in Dallas Fort Worth Houston and Baytown.
Brother Of Local Men Killed In Conroe Crash
Funeral services for Virgil Stutts of Cleveland were held at First Baptist Church of Cleveland after a fatal automobile accident six miles from Conroe on the Cleveland highway. He was the brother of Clayton and Para Stutts of Silsbee and survived by his wife Dorothy, a son Virgil Jr, a daughter Beverly, his mother Alma Stutts of Livingston, two brothers Hightower and Judson, seven sisters, and other relatives. The body was taken to Camp Ruby for burial.
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Virgil Stutts
Cleveland
Conroe
First Baptist Church of
Stutts
Clayton
Para Stutts
Silsbee
Dorothy Stutts
Virgil Jr
Beverly Stutts
Alma Stutts
Livingston
Hightower Stutts
Judson Stutts
Oklahoma
Verlis Rizzo
Nevada
Merle Andrus
Elena Leon
California
Winnie Riggs
Texas City
R. A. White
Mazie Maxwell
Elie Anderson
Caimp Ruby
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Rville
Silsbee Tiger
Joy Fullingim
Jo Hicks
Margaret Scoggins
Becky Yawn
Norma Jean Doucette
Tiger
Tarver
Don Word
Dee Cunningham
Farmer's
Charles E. Rawls
Brain Trust
Jimmy Rand
Tony Rothrock
Charlie McGinty
Leona Whitman
J. J. Maxwell and Sonn
Galton
Mary Touch
Lincoln Skillern
Arkansas
Missouri
L. G. Jordan
Baptist Hospital
Robert Neviland
Susan
E. M. Wilson Jr
Vicksburg
Natchez
Miss
New Orleans
Wilson
A. E. Read
Edwin
Linda
Aline McBryde
Kansas
Ronnie Domino
al U of H
Robert Modivette
Don Ward
Sammy Barrow
Bill Fields
Kenneth Cones
Joe Blackmon
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