Half Block Area To Become City-Owned
The Santa Fe park in Silsbee will become city property Friday morning as Santa Fe officials present the deed to city leaders. The shaded site, long home to the railroad roadmaster’s office, has hosted civic events and may be developed for a future city hall and other municipal facilities. A. R. Neyland led negotiations. no definite plans exist yet for park use beyond preservation and eventual municipal building construction.
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Santa Fe
Silsbee
Railroad
L. M. Olson
The
Kelly M. Fogg
A. R. Neyland
Eastex Eds Unions End One Year Labor Pact
East Texas Pulp and Paper officials and unions reach retroactive contracts from Aug 1 1958 to Aug 1 1959. Wage increases 4 to 8 cents per hour, changes to group insurance hospitalization and sick leave. Negotiations described as amiable, with signing expected within days.
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Menius
Residents Return From Florida Visit to Eau Gallie
Mrs William Whitaker Miss Emma Bell Mrs Joe Gregory and Isvabel Bledge returned Friday after a visit in Eau Gallie Florida in the home of Mr and Mrs Arnold Wegory. They toured Cypress Gardens and Silver Springs during the stay.
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William Whitaker
Emma Bell
Joe Gregory
Isvabel Bledge
Eau Gallie
Fla
Set
Arnold Wegory
Cypress Ardens
Silver Spring
Silsbee Firms Plan Labor Day Closures
Silsbee business houses and Silsbee State Bank will close all day Monday for Labor Day. State police estimate 29 highway deaths statewide during the holiday. Area residents planning trips over the long weekend are urged to heed highway hazards and exercise caution.
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Silsbee
Silsbee State Bank
State Department of Public Safety
Depth and Experience Highlight 1958 Tiger Grid Squad
The Silsbee Tigers begin fall workouts at Kirby Stadium with 65 hopeful players. Veteran leaders Kenneth Parker and Ysidro Rodriguez anchor a deep line while backfield depth grows thinner, as coach Hobbs stresses pace, defense, and versatility for Sept. 12 opener in Cleveland.
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Tiger Grid
Urice Hobbs
Ray McGallion
Tigers
Cleveland
Silsbee
Kenneth Parker
Tiger
Parker
Hobbs
Jimmy Turk
Edwin Hughes
Johnny Johnson
David Blake
Letterman
Andrew Hare
Bobby Pontes
Ben Connor
Larry Wilson
Gordon
Wilson
John Hartman
Stanley Bell
Elton Nolen
Ysidro Rodriguez
Ysidro
Mike McMahon
McMahon
Johnny Barr
Barr
Billy Barclay
Centennial Parade Sparks Hardin County Celebration
Hardin County marks its 100th year since 1858 with a Sept 27 parade in Kountze and a Silsbee hosted centennial pageant. Martin Wilson leads as general chairman with Ernie Dietrich overseeing the Miss Hardin County contest and other events. Local organizers include Pete Farmer parade chairman and G W Gilchrist food chief with Crockett and Gilchriest Groves coordinating growing contests and relics gatherer N A Cravens collecting artifacts for a museum.
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Hardin County
Kountze
Silsbee
W. P. Crockett , Crockett & Gilchriest Groevy
Martin Wilson
Ernie Dietrich
Dford
N. A. Cravens
Carl Paramore
Bill Pennington
Pete Farmer
G. W. Gilchriest
Tom K. Allen
Lester Landgraf
Hardin County Approves Silsbee Subdivision and Tax Deputies
Hardin County Commissioners approved the plat of a new subdivision off Farm Road 418 in Silsbee after city Planning Commission clearance. They also hired two tax deputy replacements June Daniels and Aline Arper with starting salaries of $225 monthly and canceled 67 erroneous or duplicate tax roll entries.
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Silsbee
Hardin County Commissioner’s Court
City Planning Commission
June Daniels
Effie Cree
Aline Arper
R. J Crow
Haynes and Dies Triumph in Light Second Primary
Clyde Haynes of Silsbee defeats incumbent Sabra Hollister 2212 to 1505 to secure the Democratic nomination for County Treasurer. Martin Dies Jr wins the statewide district three contest over Frank Carpenter, while J Edwin Smith loses to Bob Baptilton in the statewide race. D W Rocky Richardson retains the Precinct Two County Commissioner seat in Kountze 1032 to 946 over Oscar Overstreet.
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Clyde Haynes
Martin Dies, Jr
Silsbee
Sabra Hollister
Frank Carpenter
Sour Lake
Hardin County
Martin Dies
Angelina County
J. Edwin Smith
Bob Baptilton
Hamilton
Kountze
D. W. Rocky Richardson
Precinct Two
Oscar O. Overstreet
Singers to Meet Here This Week End
Hardin County singing convention will be Saturday night and Sunday in the First Assembly of God Church in Silsbee. Singing begins Saturday at 7 30 and Sunday at 10 with a basket lunch at noon. Several out of town quartets and singers are expected to attend. Fred Anders is president.
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Hardin County
First Assembly of God
Silsbee
Fred Anders
Allen C Johnson Named Distinguished Student at A and M
Allen C Johnson of Silsbee was named a distinguished student at Texas A and M College for the spring semester 1958. The honor requires 15 or more hours registered, a grade point ratio of at least 2.25, and no grade below C.
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Allen C. Johnson
Silsbee
Texas A. and M. College
Barney McMahon Elected President of Silsbee Quarterback Club
Barney McMahon was elected president of the Silsbee Quarterback Club at the initial meeting in the high school gym. J. D. Cones and Edwin Hughes were named vice president and secretary treasurer, with weekly meetings set for Tuesdays at 7:30 pm. A get acquainted supper for players and fathers is planned, and committees were formed to organize rides, rosters, and weekly lineman selections.
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Barney McMahon
Silsbee
McMahon
J. D. Cones
Edwin Hughes
Buck Barclay
Pete Farmer
Sam Copeland
Weeks Crawford
Stuart Reeves
Wiliam Seler
Autopsy Returns in Death of Oakdale Employee
Edward Frown of Oakdale La an employee at East Texas Pulp and Paper died suddenly at work last week Autopsy shows death caused by a coronary thrombosis Justice of the Peace Gay Hargrove of Buna ordered the autopsy and L C Menius the mill personnel director announced the findings
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Edward Frown
Oakdale
East Texas Pulp and Paper
L. C Menius
Mill
Justice of the Peace
Gay Hargrove
Buna
Brown
Fort Worth Youth Escapes Hardin County Jail
Fort Worth youth Jesse Lee Coe, 19, escaped from Hardin County jail using saw blades Friday. Deputy Dave Rountree said it was the jail’s first escape in 20 years. In the week ending, 19 arrests included two new bonds, a forgery, a DWI on warrant, two carrying pistols, a minor with beer, and multiple drunkenness charges.
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Fort Worth
Hardin Counts
Jesse Lee Coe
Dave Rountree
Rountree
Fletcher
Tax Raise Defeated By Chance Loeb Voters
Chance Loeb independent school district failed to approve a tax levy increase from $1.25 to $1.50 per hundred in a close vote. Voters did approve Senate Bill 116 enabling the board to levy unlimited tax to retire bonded indebtedness. The board thanked residents and said resubmission plans for a bond issue and tax increase are being prepared.
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Chance-Loeb Independen
Chance-Loeb
Ashown
Silsbee Boy Enters Immaculate Seminary in Louisiana
Roland Darby 13 son of Mr and Mrs Antoine Darby leaves Saturday for Immaculata Seminary in Lafayette Louisiana to begin six years of minor studies toward priesthood. He plans a full twelve year course with assignment after minor study by the Lafayette diocese. He has considered the move about two years.
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Roland Darby
Antoine Darby
Silsbee
Immaculata Seminary
Lafayette
Young Darby
Evadale Forester Dies From Sudden Heart Attack
Evadale Tex forestry worker Al Wicker age 40 died Wednesday afternoon about 3:45 after suffering a sudden heart attack while climbing a fire tower between Evadale and Victer. Funeral plans are by Stringer Funeral Home Kirbyville with burial in Alexandria Louisiana. He leaves a wife in Evadale, four children Bobby Billy Audry Katherine, his mother in Douglas Georgia, and a brother and sister in Douglas Georgia.
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al Wicker
Evadale Texas
Evadale
Wicker
Victer
Stringer Funeral Home
Kirbyville
Alexandria
Bobby
Billy
Audrey
Katherine Wicker
Douglas, Ga
Dougas
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