Hardin County Bond Vote Promise for Highway Growth
Community urged to approve 1.5 million dollars in bonds to finance right of way for future highways. Emphasizes Neches River bridge at Evadale and road network planned by the Texas Highway Department, urging turnout for the December 13 election.
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Hardin County
East Texas
United States
Texas Highway Department
Neches River
Evadale
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
The
Bee
State Highway Department
Richardson
Silsbee
Frank Payne
Burke A. Hargrove
Neches Bridge
Fletcher Richardson
Sour Lake
Ing Board
Kountze
Honey Island
Wotaw
Polk County
Sour Lake Road
Liberty County
Tyler County
Village Mills
Honey Island Road
Pine Island Bayou
Chance Loeb
Eugene Flanakin Buried After Tragic Gunshot Death
Funeral services for Eugene Flanakin 37 of Kountze were held at 2 30 p m Sunday in the First Baptist church of Silsbee with pastors E E Castilan and R F E Barclay officiating. A Justice of the Peace ruled death by self inflicted gunshot wound and a .22 rifle was found at the scene. Survived by wife Mildred one daughter Barbara Ann Womack and numerous siblings. Burial followed at Klemett? cemetery under Pace Wells Funeral Home.
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Eugene Flanakin
Kountze
First Baptist Church
Flanakin
Silsbee
Peachtree
Jasper
Kirby Lumber Corp
Mildred Flanakin
Barbara Ann Womack
Julian
James J. Flanakin
Eva Jewel Flanakin
Inez Sharp
Sally Sharp
Betty Caraway
Mulqueen West
Essie Dixon
West Columbia
Funice Bledsoe
Dallas
Austin Kilpatrick
Houston
Vernice Woods
Samson Reeves
Buna
Mary Jean McNeely
Virginia Griffith
Dolly Cammill
Beaumont
Knapple Cemetery
Pace- Wells Funeral Home
Wiley Alford
Claud Coward
Homer Craft
TD. W. Richardson
Clarence Bryant
Charlie Lindsey
Slim Simpson
W. C. Blackburn
Weldon Jackson
Frentice Thomas
Notice: Felice Chief Grady Tar ver adds new phone line
The notice states Chief Grady Tarver Felice has a new telephone number EV 45 2261 for after 5 PM salies officers.
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Felice
Grady
Tarver
Salies
Thanksgiving Slayings Prompt Self Defense Plea
Thanksgiving Day violence ends in two deaths and one fatality as G M Gilder claims self defense after a struggle with Rossum and an unnamed man over a pistol and knife. Gilder released pending grand jury action. no charges filed. The incident involved Sheriff Whitaker and District Attorney Stan Coe. The report also covers a $15 million Hardin County highway program and a Dec. 13 right of way bond election, detailing projects, funding gaps, and contract readiness.
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Gilder
Rossum
Stanley Coe
Albert Sharp
I. W. Moore
E. W. Coleman
C. S. Sherrell
Tiger Cage Season Opens Here Tonight
The Silsbee Tigers host Port Neches Groves to begin the 1958 59 cage campaign with a 6 30 p m B game and 8 p m A game Coach Jack Hetherington expects Billy Caraway to start at guard with Rickey Goodman Roy Reeves and James Cawley or Marvin Parker likely in the lineup Johnny Johnson is out several weeks after a throat operation from football injuries Parker if in starts shifts Caraway to center Basar Holt also considered as middleman The Tigers had postponed a game with Liberty and 40 players. over 20 sophomores remain in this year’s squad The Silsbee Invitational tournament is set for Jan 8 9 10 with 14 teams including Buna Port Neches Orange Victor Port Acres Woodville Evadale Beaumont High Kirbyville South Park Chester French and Kountze The schedule lists multiple games through February with district play beginning mid February
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Silsbee Tiger
Port Neches Indians
Jack Hetherington
Tiger
Johnny Johnson
Billy Bruce Caraway
Rickey Goodman
Roy Reeves
James Cawley
Marvin Parker
Basar Holt
Silbee
Tigers
Buna
Port Neches
Orange
Victor
Port Acres
Woodville
Evadale
Beaumont High
Kirbyville
South Park
Chester
French
Kountze
Three Capital Cases Listed On 88th District Court Docket
The January session docket for the 88th District Court in Hardin County lists three capital cases, two rapes and one murder, among civil and felonies. District Clerk Willis Selman released the docket for the October term, with a first-week civil set for January 5 1959 at 9:00 a.m.
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88Th District Court
Fast Draw Artist Defers To Experts After Accident
Lynwood Jones, 21, son of Ester Jones of Silsbee, was injured when a misfired fast draw with a .22 pistol at Village Creek struck the back of his thigh and slid toward his knee. He and a friend Jay Wingfield were sketching the stunt when the hammer slipped. Jones underwent surgery at Hardin County Hospital to remove the bullet and is expected to recover without complications per Dr. W. J. Poshataske and Mrs. Jones.
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Lynwood Jones
Ester Jones
Silsbee
Wyatt Earp
Matt Dillon
Jones
Village Creek
Jay Wingfield
Hardin County Hospital
Santa Claus to Visit Silsbee Saturday Schedule Set
Santa Claus arrives in Silsbee for a family friendly day visiting local spots. He will be at DeHart's Grocery from 10 to 11 a.m. Fuller Building on N 5th from 11 to noon. He then visits Young's Supermarket from 1 to 2 p.m. Cit's Park downtown from 2 to 4 p.m. and Neches Miniman from 4 to 5 p.m.
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Santa Claus
Silsbee
Santa
the Bee
Fuller
N 5Th
Young's
Cits Park
Neches Miniman
OES to Honor Deputy Grand Matron at Port Arthur event
The Order of Eastern Star will honor deputy grand matron Mrs. Maccie Barrier of Port Arthur at the Masonic Temple Tuesday. A 6 p.m. covered dish supper precedes a 7:30 p.m. meeting led by Mrs. Willie Mae Brim. Eva Mae Van Winkle and Harry Van Winkle hold local lodge offices.
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Order of Eastern Star
Maccie Barrier
Port Arthur
Masonic Temple
Willie Mae Brim
Eva Mae van Winkle
Harry van Winkle
Evadale Hosts Weekend Basketball Tournament Debut
Evadale high school kicks off its first invitational with eight girls teams and eight boys teams starting this afternoon at 1 30. The Evadale girls meet Deweyville in the opening game as part of a weekend tournament.
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Evadale High School
Evadale
Deweyville
Little League to Elect Officers Tuesday Night in Silsbee
Silsbee Little League will hold an organizational meeting at the fire hall Tuesday December 9 at 7 30 p m to elect officers for the ensuing year and plan a tentative program Emmett Powell serves as president of the group all men interested in joining Little League baseball are eligible to participate
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Silsbee Little League
Fire Hall
Emmett Powell
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Katherine Gilder
G. M. Gilder
William Whitaker
John D. Rossum
Gore Store
Parker
Caraway
Holt
Sche
Liberty
Panthers
Hetherington
Y. M. B. L. Tourn
Brit
Cove Tourn
Kirbyville (T
Nederland
Vidor
E. W. Easterling
Winston A. Silvia
David H. Hornback
Billy L. Wolcott
David H Hornback
Lonnie L. Brown
Virginia W. Crockett
Lula Tucker
Sour Lake Drug Co
Fred Perlitz
Deering Air Conditioning Co
Julia Drake
J. O. Hicks
Emma Lummus
OES
Little League
Saratoga
Batson
Hiphy
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