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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1959
Page
4
The Silsbee Bee lists its mailing permit date April 10 1919 and post office in Silsbee Texas. It publishes weekly on Thursdays at 410 Highway 96 with subscriptions of 3.50 per year in Hardin County and 4.00 per year outside Hardin County.
The notice lists staff positions for the newspaper including editors and department heads. David Read and R. L. Read appear as co-owners and publishers, with Jerry Zuber as city editor and Leona Whitman as society editor. The mechanical department is led by R. R. Burgess, with Tommy Read as composing room foreman, James Johnson as printer, and Louis Johnson as stereotyper.
Open house Sunday honors the 1959 senior class. Calling hours are 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 725 Roosevelt Drive. Mr and Mrs G W Meek host until 6 p.m. Faculty and guests are invited to attend.
Newton Hopkins describes ice making at the ice plant using brine cooled by ammonia coils to remove heat from water, yielding clear ice. Silsbee residents spread Christmas cheer delivering baskets to about 80 families, aided by the Key Club and the Silsbee Ministers Fellowship, with warm regards for the community.
The Texas holiday period from Christmas to New Year 1958 yielded 63 deaths, the lowest tally since 1945, reflecting a notable decline in holiday fatalities within the state.
Jan Holderman faces a flood of audience letters when a Dayton Ohio radio station shifts from nonrock to rock programming. Ninety nine percent oppose the change, prompting the station to revert to its former format.
Zeb Rike of McAllen, president of the Texas Tuberculosis Association, warns that as many as a hundred thousand people unknowingly carry contagious TB. He cites skid row derelicts and steady citizens alike, noting tests and X rays are hard to reach but essential to prevent late, life threatening illness.
The speaker promotes annual medical exams with tuberculin tests or chest X rays to detect tuberculosis early. Early detection yields successful treatment in months and reduces risk to others. The text notes no child under four died in Texas during the 1958 holiday traffic rush.
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