National Editorial asp ofqribyn publication at Silsbee Texas
The Silsbee Editorial section lists owners publishers and staff including David Read R L Read Tommy Read and Leona Whitman with Society and Personal Editor Sherry Skinner. It notes publication every Thursday at 410 Highway 96 and subscription rates of 3 50 within four Texas counties and 4 00 outside.
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Silsbee
Texas
Highway 96
Hardin
Jasper
Tyler
Jefferson
David Read
R. L. Read
Tommy Read
Leona Whitman
Sherry Skinner
Texans Brace for Labor Day Traffic Toll
The Texas DPS estimates 45 deaths during the Labor Day weekend as thousands travel statewide. Col. Homer Garrison Jr urges caution while 150 officers supplement patrols from Friday through Monday. A coordinated safety drive spans TSA, the Highway Department, and the Texas Council of Safety Supervisors with 12,000 Junior Chambers volunteers and a Holiday Road Patrol to aid motorists.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Homer Garrison, Jr
DPS
Garrison
Austin
Tex
Homer Garrison Jr
Former Addict To Conduct Services At Woodrow Baptist
Joe Lee Kirkpatrick, a reformed addict, will lead revival services at Woodrow Baptist Church. Events are Friday and Saturday at 722 p.m. and Sunday morning, with Kirkpatrick sharing his personal testimony on Saturday night September 2. Public invited with nursery provided.
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Woodrow Baptist
Joe Lee Kirkpatrick
Woodrow Baptist Church
Kirkpatrick
Houston
Teen Liberators
Jesus
James Robison
Christ
Lamar Offices To Be Open Tuesday Night Until 7 30 P M
Lamar State College of Technology announces Tuesday evening hours for admissions registrar graduate and evening classes offices from 6 30 to 7 30 pm to help students complete schedules admissions applications and prep for fall registration. Dean Norris H Kelton notes the deadline next Friday and outlines preferential times for early and late applicants and normal schedule arrivals.
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Lamar
Lamar State College of Technology
Norris H. Kelton
Liberal Arts
Dean Kelton
George Marshall to Retire From Gas Company
George C. Marshall 62 of 670 North 6th St will retire today after 19 years with Houston Natural Gas Co. He started May 7, 1948 as a serviceman and has worked in Silsbee. He plans to travel and fish for a while, likely in Arkansas near Hot Springs, where he owns property.
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George C. Marshall
North 6Th St
Houston Natural Gas Co
Marshall
Silsbee
Arkansas
Hot Springs
Kindergarten To Be On North Second
A nursery kindergarten will be held this fall in the First Baptist Church educational department on North Second Street. Interested parents with children ages 3 to 5 may attend a meeting in the church cafeteria Friday September 1 from 4 to 6 p.m. Details from Mrs Earl Smith.
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First Baptist Church
North Second Street
Earl Smith
Local thanks for support after loss of Mrs Margie Ennis
The Ennis family expresses gratitude for food, flowers, visits, cards and kindness shown during the illness and death of Mrs Margie Ennis and to all who offered sympathy.
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Margie Ennis
George Ennis
Texas to curb Labor Day road deaths with statewide patrols
DPS will deploy 150 additional officers and a 35 to 40 car fleet during Labor Day weekend to cut fatalities. Aimed at curbing reckless driving, the effort includes a coordinated program with the Texas Safety Association and 12,000 Junior Chamber members at 200 rest stops offering free coffee. Radar sets will be used statewide to enforce speed laws. last year speeding accounted for 41 percent of fatal accidents.
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Junior Chambers of Commerce
Texas Highway Department
Texas
Texas Council of Safety Supervisors
Texas Motor Transportation Association
Council
Texas Safety Assocation
TSA
W. F. Leonard
Chambers of Commerce
DPS
Col. Garrison
Smith
Preston Smith
John Conally
Connally
House
Ben Barnes
Corpus Christi
James S. Bates
Edinburg
Joe Christie
el Paso
A. R. Schwartz
Galveston
Schwartz
Jack ‘Hightower
Vernon
Criss Cole
Houston
Charles Herring
Austin
George Parkhouse
Dallas
Westmoreland
Dorsey Hardeman
San Angelo
Bill Patman
Canado
Barnes
Ralph Wayne
Plainview
James Slider
Naples
Grant Jones
Abilene
Gene Hendryx
Alpine
Menton Murray
Harl
Fee Cane
Welfare Officer Named To Panel
George Lemley, supervisor of the state welfare office in Kountze, will represent Hardin County on an inter agency coordination task force for the Beaumont Region in the Vocational Rehabilitation Services project. He will be county chairman assisted by W. H. Dunlap, Dorothy Taylor, and Rev. Glenn Dromgoole as members from Hardin County.
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George Parhouse
Dallas
Ira Kohler
Houston
Otha Birkner
Bay City
Matagorda County
Maurice Pipkin
Brownsville
New State Judicial Qualifications Commission
Lee Duggan
Harris County
Bureau of Business Research
J. W. Edgar
Lake Worth
Grady Vaughn
Texas Highway Department
State Health Department
Texas
D. Roy Harrington
Port Arthur
Donald B. Neumann
Austin
National
Employ the
George Lemley
Kounze
Hardin County
Beaumont
Lemley
W. H. Dunlap
Kountze
Veterans’ Service
Dorthy Taylor
Glenn Dromgoole
First Baptist Church
Sour Lake
Airport talk leaves Silsbee doubtful on own strip
ATC ofc Lunc...Luncheon speaker Anton Bingelis, facilities supervisor for the Texas Aeronautics Commission, told 22 attendees in Silsbee that both Silsbee and Kountze need airport access. He noted funding exists for Kountze but warned cities without air access fall behind, estimated runway needs and costs, and urged joint ownership talks among Silsbee, Kountze, and the county to share expenses and expertise.
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Anton Bingelis
Texas Aeronautics Comission
Silsbee
Silssbee
Kountze
Bingelis
Silsbee and Kountze
County
Silsbee Sailor Serves Aboard USS Charles P Ware In Vietnam War
Seaman Kenneth W Clairday of Silsbee Texas serves aboard the destroyer USS Charles P Ware in the Western Pacific as part of Operation Sea Dragon. The ship fired on coastal gun batteries near the mainland, endured shore fire five times with 160 rounds landing within 1000 yards, but sustained no hits or casualties and returned fire causing secondary explosions.
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Charles R. Ware
Kenneth W. Clairday
USN
Virgil L. Clairday
Silsbee
Jalna D. Finch
Taylor St
Beaumont
Western Pacific
Charles P. Ware
U.S. Seventh Fleet
U.S
South
Vietnam
WMU To Meet at Baptist Church Regular Session
WMU of the First Baptist Church holds its regular monthly meeting Tuesday in the church. The council meets at 9 a.m. Mrs Basil Rodgers presides at 9 30 a.m. The Alma Graves circle presents a program titled An Accelerated Witness to An Exploding and Shifting Population in the United States.
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WMU
First Baptist Church
Basil Rodgers
Alma Graves
United States
Rummage Sale by Thrilsbee Woman's Club Planned
The Thrilsbee Woman's Club will host a rummage and white elephant sale in the city park Friday 1 to 6 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 12 noon. Proceeds benefit the library adult reading program and other community projects. Donations contact Mrs. James L. Smith EV 53800.
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Thrilsbee Woman’s Club
James L. Smith
Evadale Marine Lance Corporal Serves in North Carolina
Jacksonville North Carolina Marine Lance Corporal Stephen P. Preston son of Mr and Mrs John B Preston of Evadale serves at the New River Marine Corps Air Facility Jacksonville with Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 26. His squadron is part of Marine Aircraft Group 26 the largest Marine helicopter group. The unit operates CH 53A Sea Stallion helicopters the world s largest and fastest.
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Jacksonville
N.C
Stephen P. Preston
John B. Preston
Evadale
New River Marine Corps Air Facility
Marine Aircraft Group 26
Free World
Olivers to Move to Cleburne from Silsbee
Mr and Mrs W A Oliver and children Gaynell David and Gary will depart Sept 10 to reside in Cleburne where he is transferred by Santa Fe Railway Co. He has worked as an electrician since 1950. The family, active in the United Pentecostal Church, lived in Silsbee since 1939 and four children are Silsbee High graduates.
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W. A. Oliver
Gaynell
David
Gary
Cleburne
Santa Fe Railway Co
United Pentecostal Church
Silsbee High School
Oliver
Silsbee
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