Silsbee Pool Drive Reorganized With Three Campaigns
Silsbee pool directors re organize fund raisers choosing Pennies for the Pool a membership sales drive and an automobile giveaway. The auto raffle will close the Oct 2 Industrial Roundup while the other campaigns run through winter. Mrs H M Jones heads Pennies for the Pool and Mrs Kate Hargrove directs memberships with installments accepted at the city water office. Mrs John Meyers leads automobile donations coordinating with civic clubs.
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H. M. Jones
Silsbee
Jones
Kate Hargrove
John Meyers
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs To Meet Here Saturday
Southeast Texas I L O and Rebekah Lodge hold a meeting in Silsbee at the Junior High School cafeteria Saturday August 28. Registration starts at 1 30 PM and the public is invited to attend.
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Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
C.F
Rebekah Lodge
Silsbee
Rummage Sale Scheduled Sept 4 at Santa Fe Park
The women of the House of Mar ha announce a rummage sale set for Saturday September 4 at Santa Fe park. Items will be offered at very cheap prices. Vinton residents Mr and Mrs Carlton Malone Mr and Mrs Billy Quinn and children Glenda Sue and Ricky visited Fletcher Richardson's home Sunday.
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Carlton Malone
Billy Quinn
Glenda Sue
Ricky
Vinton, la
Fletcher Richardson
Lions Hear George Gary On Disaster Relief Plan
George Red Gary outlined a Jefferson county disaster relief program at a Silsbee Lions meeting. A 10 member county group would direct relief from a near scene headquarters, coordinating with police, transport, medical staff, and Red Cross. A committee will consult County Judge Fletcher Richardson. another will pick a queen candidate for the October 2 Industrial Roundup.
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Silsbee
Beaumont
Port Arthur
George “Red” Gary
Jefferson County
Silsbee Lions
Gary
Red Cross
Silsbee Lions Club
Fletcher Richardson
W. C. Roy
Lions Club
James Robert Yawn Dies Suddenly at 76 in Silsbee
James Robert Yawn 76 a longtime Silsbee resident died suddenly this morning at 8 30 while in his garden. Funeral arrangements by Farmer Funeral Home expected in Silsbee pending word from out of town relatives. He is survived by wife Aggie Yawn a son Bobby Yawn two daughters Effie Lakey and Judy Bell Ball.
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James Robert Yawn
Silsbee
Yawn
Farmer Funeral Home
Aggie Yawn
Bobby Yawn
Effie Lakey
Port Arthur
Judy Bell Ball
San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce Directors Meet Planned
A meeting of chamber of commerce directors was scheduled for Thursday night to discuss business matters. John D. Miller of Jackson Alabama arrived for the event, visiting at the home of G. M. McClinton.
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John D. Miller
Jackson
Ala
G. McClinton
County Jail Crowded As Hardin Sheriffs Reports Weekend Arrests
Hardin County law enforcement logged 23 jail bookings over the weekend including seven drunks five thefts three held for investigation two vagrants one burglary and two driving while intoxicated One man James R Moore Jr on federal parole toppled into further charges after burglary at Batson Stolen truck tires linked to Moore Two others from Jasper and Silsbee faced aggravated assault charges Three men were moved to HuntsvillePenitentiary for burglary and parole violations August arrests total 94 in the month The weekend activity highlighted gasoline thefts at Saur Lake and a cutting incident at Keystone Klub in Jasper ruled by Deputy Ira Moore and Chief Deputy L C Kirk.
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Hardin County
L. C Kirk
Saur Lake
Asa Hickman
Jefferson County
Kirk
Dave Rountree
Batson
James R. Moore, Jr
Moore
C. S. Grigsby
Jasper
Silsbee
Keystone Klub
Ira Moore
Grigsby
Redell Hadnot
Billie J. Jackson
Fletcher Bridge On Old Highway To Be Sold
Hardin county commissioners approved the Woodlea addition plat for record and accepted 24000 in state bond monies for the lateral road and bridge fund. Fletcher bridge a steel structure on Old Highway 96 over Village Creek east of the Beaumont Silsbee bridge will be sold and torn down due to high maintenance costs.
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Hardin County
Silsbee
Woodlea
Fletcher Bridge
Village Creek
Beaumont-Silsbee Highway
Silsbee“Beaumont
E. Cotten
Frank Payne
Oscar O. Overstreet
Thomas Burch
Fletcher Richardson
Don Allums
Carl Wilson
Scraps from a Silsbee Scrapbook Inspire Tonight’s Work
The writer recalls yellowed pages from a long- held scrapbook with poems and sayings that still resonate. Classic pieces include The Bridge Builder and lines about doing one’s best, along with short verses about sea life, nature, and paying bills as the author contemplates finishing a task tonight.
Richard Busby Named Associate Editor of Texas U Magazine
Richard Busby son of Mr and Mrs Russell Busby of Silsbee has been named associate editor of the Ranger student magazine at the University of Texas He recently received a silver key award for work on the Summer Texan the student newspaper Of the University 37 awards and citations were given to workers on the publication Busby is a graduate student in the school of journalism Henry Pitts of Kountze a senior education major will be promotion manager of the magazine for the coming year
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Richard Busby
Russell Busby
Silsbee
University of Texas
Busby
Texan
Henry Pitts
Kountze
Burroughs Take Weeklong Trip to Mobile and Florida
Mr and Mrs Delbert Burroughs departed Saturday for a week of vacation visiting Mobile Alabama and various points of interest in Florida.
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Delbert Burroughs
Mobile
Ala
Florida
Silsbee Tigers football practice under clouds and rain
Silsbee high school football coach Bill Dinkle reports 49 players at Tuesday practice as the team races to shape for a tough schedule. The Tigers face Henderson, Jasper, Huntsville and Nederland among others with two-a-days planned before opening night. District games begin and all home games start at 8 p.m.
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Silsbee Tiger Grid
Bill Dinkle
Henderson
Silsbee
Terrell
Jasper
Tigers
Huntsville
Nederland
Cleveland
Bishop Byrne
Port Arthur
Liberty
Victor
St. Anthony
Port Acres
Tommy Sanford
Absentee Voting Surges In Second Democratic Primary
In Hardin county absentee voting neared the total of the first primary with 161 ballots cast by Monday morning. Governor Shivers led the field locally in the first primary, while Ralph Yarborough won Hardin county. Commission races showed Richardson 506 and Hendrix 617 votes in precinct 2, with Cotton leading precinct 3 at 465 over Hunt 307.
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Hardin County
Clarence McNeely
McNeely
Silsbee
L. D. Self
Allan Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Few Brewster
Alfred Scott
Supreme Court
Lloyd W. Davidson
Court of Criminal Appeals
D. W. Richardson
Cornell Hendrix
E, Cotton
Joe Hunt
Shivers
Richardson
Hendrix
Moore
Alford
KK. E. Cotton
Warren
Fore
Lions Club To Sell Light Bulbs
The Silsbee Lions Club will run a September 13 drive from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. selling bulb bags at $2.00. Bags include two 40-watt, four 60-watt, four 100-watt, and one 150-watt Kitchen Light bulb. Proceeds support child welfare work.
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Silsbee Lions Club
W. C. Roy
Lions Club
Lions Clubs
Roy
State Patrol Arrests 12 153 Motorists in July
Texas highway patrol reported 12 153 arrests and 23 211 warnings for hazardous violations in July. DWI 621, speeding 4 577, improper passing 851, wrong side not in passing 477. patrols drove 1 116 519 miles across 16 districts. Total man hours 101 859 with 41 982 at night.
Chance School Set to Open August Thirty First
Chance School will begin August 31, aligning with Silsbee schools. Incoming students need birth certificates and smallpox vaccinations. New teachers include Mrs. Victoria Cariker, first grade. Mrs. Corine Fullingim, second and third. Mrs. Miriam Ashworth, fourth and fifth. Mrs. D. L. Collins, seventh and eighth. Lunches start Wednesday.
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Chance School
Silsbee
Victoria Cariker
Corine Fullingim
Miriam ‘Ashworth
D. L. Collins
Wind And Lightning Damage Silsbee Week End
Severe weather over the weekend caused widespread damage near Silsbee including a house destroyed by fire owned by Mathis Bryant. Lightning damaged a Silsbee Bee building window and several transformers caused power outages, with reports of downed antennas and telephone lines. One man, George Sanguin, was jolted by lightning on a clothesline.
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Pete Landolt
Mathis
Bryant
Mathis Bryant
E. Slavik
Silsbee Bee
Leon Williams
Gulf States Utilities
Silsbee
Oldtown
Fred
REA
Gulf States
Williams
Southwestern Bell Telephone
D. M. Short
George Sanguin
Dove season schedules and deer limits set by Texas Game and Fish
The Texas Game and Fish Commission released season rules for dove waterfowl and deer. North zone mourning dove runs Sept 1 to Oct 10. South zone runs Oct 1 to Nov 9 with 10 daily limit. Waterfowl season Nov 5 to Jan 3. Deer season Nov 16 to Dec 31 with two buck limit in Hardin county. Quail season Dec 1 to Jan 16 with 12 daily limit across state. Hardin squirrels Oct 15 to Jan 15.
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Texas Game and Fish Commission
Hardin
Jasper
Newton
Game and Fish Commission
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George Gary
James Robert
Chamber O Directors
Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
W. P. Cro Trident
Mr. Crockett
Fletcher
Ty David Read
Texas U. Magazine
W. E. Sheffield
A. L. Mason
Margaret Ammons
Don Hough
Texas Highway Patrol
Texas Department of Public Safety
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