Christmas Baskets To Go Out Saturday
Distribution of Christmas baskets for about 130 needy area families begins Saturday morning with roughly 140 baskets to be prepared. Each basket will include staple foods, canned goods, fresh milk, meat and toys. Donations are welcomed at the Silsbee Bee office or by calling Johnny Duval for pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drive
Ernie Dietrich
Dietrich
Silsbee Bee
Johnny Duval
Silsbee
Silsbee Campfire Girls
Jolly Bluebirds
Silsbee Key Club
School Board Hires Property Value Firm For Next Year
Silsbee Independent School District will fix values on land timber industrial and mineral properties next year via appraisal firms. Pritchard and Abbott will value industrials and dry minerals, while W P Owens of Nacogdoches handles land and timber. Board split votes approved hiring after prior tabled discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Independent School District
Board of Equalization
Pritchard and
Abbott
W. P. Owens
Nacogdoches
Alf Fullingim
Earl Wills
Fullingim
Wills
Pete Farmer
W. J. Poshtaske
A. W. Dainwood
C. R. Baker
George Tennison
Silsbee Pioneer Robert Yoksh Laid To Rest In Silsbee
Funeral services for 88 year old Robert Andrew Yoksh were held at First Methodist Church in Silsbee with Rev. R Eugene Jonte and Rev. Larry Correll officiating. Interment followed at Resthaven Cemetery with Silsbee Masonic Lodge and Farmer Funeral Home in charge. Yoksh a longtime Santa Fe Railway engineer and Silsbee pioneer died at Harden Memorial Hospital in Kountze. He is survived by his wife Queenie Yoksh a son two daughters seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Robert Andrew Yoksh
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
First Methodist
Silsbee
R. Eugene Jonte
Larry Correll
Resthaven Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home
Silsbee Masonic Lodge
Santa Fe Railway
Yoksh
Ellis
Kansas
Queenie Harris
Masonic Lodge
First Methodist Church of
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Queenie Yoksh
Edward E. Yoksh
J. O. Polk
Corpus Christi
Vera Seibert
Beaumont
Junior Varsity Football District Is Organized In Beaumont
Coaches from District 9-AAA and 11-AAAA met at South Park High School to form a 10 team Junior Varsity Conference in two divisions. Division One includes Silsbee Orange Jasper Port Arthur and French. Division Two has Nederland Victor Beaumont High Port Neches and South Park. Top teams by win loss percentage will play a conference championship game and the schedule aims for at least nine regular season games plus the playoff.
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South Park High School
Beaumont
Silsbee
Ray McGallion
Orange
Jasper
Port Arthur
French
Nederland
Victor
Beaumont High
Port Neches
South Park
Oil Field Accident Injures Worker Near Silsbee
Clyde Phillips 42 of Spur ger was hospitalized in Beaumont with burns and injuries after a tank battery accident at Oil Reserves Corp near Beech Creek northwest of Silsbee Monday afternoon. A broken gauge glass on a heater sparked a fire as Phillips descended a ladder, causing spine and heel injuries. He was treated at Hotel Dieu Hospital after a Farmer Funeral Home ambulance removed him from the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Phillips
Spurger
Hotel Dieu Hospital
Beaumont
Oil Reserves Corp
Beech Creek
Silsbee
Mr. Phillips
Ray Martin
Martin Swabbing Service
Reuben Martin
Martin
Phillips
Farmer Funeral Home
Hotel Dieu
Joe T Thompson Former Resident Buried in Lufkin
Funeral services were held for Joe T Thompson 48 who died Monday in Lufkin with Dr Arthur DeLoach officiating. Interment followed at Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Thompson, a former Silsbee Bee employee and Lufkin News veteran, was born December 6 1913 in Chireno and lived in Lutkin. He leaves wife Lois Hightower Thompson four children his mother two sisters and one brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe T Thompson
Lufkin
Oakley- Metcalf
Arthur DeLoach
Lufkin First Baptist Church
Garden of Memories Memorial Park
Thompson
Silsbee Bee
East Texas
Chireno
Lufkin News
Baytown
Silsbee
Jasper NewsBoy
Lufkin High School
Stephen F. Austin State College
Lufkin First
Lois Hightower Thompson
Sandra Kay
Frances Prisilla
Joe T. Jr
Jim Morvan
David Wayne
Fannie P. Thompson
Lutkin
Arthur Nelson
Lem W. Kerr
Norfolk
Robert Thompson
Woodville
Wages Of Railroad Employees In Hardin County
Hardin County hires 220 railroad workers contributing 1 320 440 yearly to the local economy based on a U S Department of Labor consumer survey. Average railroad pay rises to 6 270 with a five year gain of 1 661. Tax and spending patterns include 523 taxes and 877 transportation per worker, with 53 603 paid in taxes by railroads in 1959 for schools counties cities and road funds.
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Hardin County
U.S Department of Labor
Labor Department
J. W. Turner 36 Dies in Houston
Funeral services were held in Houston for J W Turner 36 after a two month illness. He was president of J W Turner Chemical Co in Houston where he lived since childhood. Survivors include his wife mother and sister of Houston, one son in Long Beach California, one brother of Austin. Mrs Harvey Ashcraft of this city was a cousin to Mr Turner.
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Houston
J. W. Turner
J Ww. Turner Chemical Co
Long Beach
Calif
Austin
Harvey Ashcraft
Turner
Prather Named Grand Visitor by Texas Masons
Lawrence M. Prather of Silsbee Masonic Lodge 927 R A M and R L M was appointed grand visitor of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters Fourth District Texas at the December 5 meeting in Waco. The Fourth District covers Hardin Jefferson and Orange counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence M. Prather
Silsbee Masonic Lodge
R A. M
Grand Council of Royal
Texas
Hardin
Jefferson
Orange Counties
Mr. Prather
Grand Council
Waco
Tigers Beat Port Neches To Stretch Win Streak To 6
The Silsbee Tigers won 59-52 at home to extend their streak to six victories, overcoming Port Neches Groves after trailing 21 10 in the first quarter. Drake led with 16 points as the Tigers pressed aggressively and built an 11 point edge in the opening period.
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Tigers
Port Neches
Silsbee Tigers
Port Neches Groves
Silsbee Gym
Indians
Drake
Bandmen
Silsbee Fe
Billy Tarver
Hargrove
Haynes
Cones U
Haley
Biddle
Bo Tarer
Jones
Holland
Parks
Gilbert Port Newhes
Broussard
Jackson
Wallace - Norman
Byrd
Silsbee
Kirbyville WildiSec Tigers
Junior High TigersBeat Crockett 39 38
Silsbee ninth grade Tiger Cubs edge Crockett 39 38 in Beaumont as coach McGarahan uses five players. Cubs trail 18 26 at halftime and surge in third quarter led by Sane Guin with 11 points, Tennison and Hobbs 10 each. Eighth graders lost 24 42. MacArthur eighths won 49 34. Next game at Port Neches on Jan 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Tiger Cubs
McGarahan
Crockett Junior High
Beaumont
Cubs
Saneguin
Tennison
Hobbs
Bellenger
Gilbert
Crockett
MacArthur Junior High
Munce-Arthur
MacArthur
Port Neches
Santa Claus Returns for Final Santa Fe Park Visit
Santa Claus is due in Santa Fe Park downtown for the fourth straight Saturday and will stay from 9 a.m. to noon, then return from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. to meet local children. This will be his last park appearance until next Christmas season, aside from the Christmas Eve home visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Santa Fe Park
Santa
Jall
Weekend Visitors and Travel Notes From Local Families
A crowded round of weekend visits includes Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Waddell of Houston and others in the W. A. Oliver home. funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude York in Conroe. trips to LaMarque, Houston, and Jordanian towns. SHSTC student Martha Ashworth returning for Christmas. and numerous relatives gathering across Texas for holidays. Events cover hospitalities, hospital visits, and planned travels of locals and kin, with names such as the Yorks, the Olivers, the Browns, and the McDonalds prominent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Waddell
Houston
A. Smith
P. J. Oliver
Victor
W. A. Oliver
E. York
Eddie York
Gertrude York
Conroe
Sam Yawn Jr
C. Whalomey
LaMarque
Harley Bass
Orange
R. W. Worthey
Truman Ward
Sim Ward
Mrs Lela Frazier Dies In Kountze
Mrs Lela Frazier dies in Kountze at the home of a daughter Mrs W H Siminots in Kountze at 7 30 am Monday Funeral services were held at Pace Wells Funeral Home on Tuesday with burial in Fellowship cemetery near Warren Survivors include sons Curtis of San Augustine John A of Silsbee Lonnie and Charlie T Y of Kountze two other daughters Mrs Pearl Byrd of Shreveport La and Mrs Even Bridges of Houston brother Johnny Peebles of Livingston sister Mrs Lou Holland of Livingston 20 grandchildren and 37 great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lela Frazier
W. HH. Siminots
Tueeday
Pace-Wells
Fellowship Cemetery
Warren
Henderson Frankin Frazier
Curtiss
San Augustine
John A
Silsbee
Lonnie
Charlie TY
Kountze
Pearl Byrd
Shreveport
Even Bridges
Houston
Johnny Peebles
Livingston
Lou Holland
Evadale Girl Struck By Car Is Returned Home
Debra Sue Curry four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Alton Curry of Evadale was struck by a car Monday at noon in Beaumont. The girl ran in front of a car driven by Gladstone H Langston of Beaumont. She was unconscious at Baptist Hospital then regained consciousness and was sent home Tuesday with a bruised but not seriously injured condition. She was returned to Beaumont for a checkup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debra Sue Curry
Richard Alton Curry
Envaldale
Lin Beaumont
Debra Sue
Frome
Gladstone H. Langston
van Buren
Beaumont
E A. Marshall
Baptist Hospitaal
Evudate
Yule Windup Finds Area People Busy
With three shopping days left until Christmas residents hurried through last minute purchases and holiday preparations. Silsbee schools held an afternoon session for the annual Christmas break, reopening January 2, 1962. Local businesses will close Monday for Christmas and resume Tuesday. The courthouse plans a shutdown Friday through next Wednesday, December 27, as County Commissioners conclude year end business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Fletcher Richardson
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Dainwood
Baker
Angie Nall
Trict
Kirby Stadium
Flo Ellen Stark
Ward Pollard
Joyce Wray
Dean Duffle
Catherine Williams
Carole Dube
Mr Hough
C. B. Watts
C. A Johns
Mathleen Brent
Mary Snyder
Edna Mattox
Lola ‘Read
Ida Lewis
Jacqueline ‘Hooks
Herbert Free
Mattie ‘Gardner
Jane Cole
Ruby Peridue
Yvonne Neyland
Carl Jones
Hough
Royvee N. Ward
USN
Jess W. Ward
Route 1
Independence
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
J. Briggins
Chicago
Ill
Joe T. Thompson
L. M. Prather
Masons
Zoroaster
Persia
Bethlehem
Junior High Cagers
Leona Whitman
Martha Ashworth
SHSTC
Huntsville
Weldon Ashworth
Leland Stanford
Crosette
Ark
Leroy Stanford
French Cook
Kamily
Gene Crisp
Monroe Crisp
Texas City
Jack Hill
Tom Hill
Virginia Hay
Susan
Lakehurst
N. J
RK. E. McClelland
L. J. Jordan
Steve
Jerry Enseyl
Greensboro
N. C
Scott McDonald
C. C. Ivie
Wall
Tadis
Forest
C.C. Ivie
Iris Pentergrass
Kirbyville
Jesse Lackey
Irby Hyde
Dallas
Ralph Disch
Claxton Seely
Texas University
Steve Seely
Fort Bliss
el Paso
O. C. Seely
T. K. Baten
Follett
W. H. Baten
Bob Baten
Baten
Elizabeth Hardy
Hardy
Cheyenne
Wyo
W. K. Hilliard
Howard Lee McDonald
James Dorman
Sour Lake
W. R. Pittman
J. H Clark
Kountee
Evadale
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