Three Enter Guilty Pleas In County Court in Hardin
Three men pleaded guilty in Hardin county court last week two for drunk driving and one for hot check charges J C Samuels fined 100 dollars and costs and three days in jail on DWI J H Richardson fined 50 dollars and costs plus three days in jail on DWI J C Grigsley fined one dollar and costs for hot check restitution made Arrests for the week total 16 including 12 drunks two traffic one DWI and one hot check A two year probationary sentence of Paxton Chancey Leviness was revoked and he was ordered to serve the full two years in Jefferson county jail on a second offense DWI sentence was ordered following arrest in Hardin county on a new DWI charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin
Fletcher Richardson
J.C. Samuels
DWI
J. H. Richardson
J. C. Grigsley
Dave Rountree
Paxton Chancey Leviness
Silsbee
Jefferson County
Leviness
Owen M. Lord
Beaumont
Hardin County
Semipro Basketball Tournament Set In Kountze Gym
Eight team semipro basketball tourney in Kountze this weekend December 26 27 28 announced by Edgar Brown Evadale Eagles manager Four games start Thursday at 6 7 05 8 10 and 9 15 p m with Pineland versus P staff Eva dale versus Local 450 Kountze versus Beaumont Mormon church and Big Sandy versus Texas Gas Winners may play Friday night Consolation Saturday at 6 and third place and championship at 7 15 and 8 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kountze
Edgar Brown
Evadale Eagles
Kountze High School
Pineland
P.staff
Beaumont
Evadale
Beaumont Mormon Church
Big Sandy
Texas Gas
Winnie
Services Held In Kirbyville For Mrs Nancy Alford
Funeral services for Mrs Nancy Ann Kelley Alford 80 of Kirbyville were held Friday at 3 p.m. at the Kirbyville Church of Christ. She died at a daughter's home after a long illness. A native of Sabine County she had lived in the area 30 years. Rev Bob Franks officiated. Burial followed at Banc Cemetery with E E Stringer Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers were Winfred Alford H V Alford Jr Vance Cartee Jr R K Epps Will Van Pelt and J O Albritton. Mrs Cartee is a daughter and another daughter S W Cole of Liberty. five sons Harvey of Buna Marvin of Baytown Tincy of Hull Wiley of Silsbee and W E Alford of Kirbyville. 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Ann Kelley Alford
Kirbyville
Kirbyville Church
E. E. Stringer
Winfred Alford
H. V. Alford Jr
Vance Cartee Jr
R. K. Epps
Will van Pelt
J. O. Albritton
Cartee
Tincy
Hull
Wiley
Silsbee
W. E. Alford
Cub Scout Den 10 Holds Christmas Meeting
Cub Scout Den 10 met with all members present and finished wrapping Christmas presents for their parents. Mrs. Harry Holt den mother and Gene Richardson den chief assisted. Russell Holt provided refreshments. The group will not meet again until January 2. Gene Yoksh served as scribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Den 10
Harry Holt
Gene Richardson
Russell Holt
Cub Scout Den 3 Meets for Christmas Present Work
Den 3 of Pack 88 met on December 18 with seven attendees to finish Christmas presents. Den mother Mrs. Ray Dixon assisted by Mrs. Doyle McKeown served refreshments. Steve Jordan was the scribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Den 3
Pack 88
Ray Dixon
Doyle McKeown
Steve Jordan
Linbeck Bids Law On Courthouse Contract
Linbeck Construction of Houston won the Hardin County courthouse project with a 694000 general contract bid. Other awarded and recommended contracts include Otis Elevator $50539 and air conditioning and plumbing firms with various prices, totaling the project near 1486873 with 455 calendar days to complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linbeck
Ment
Hardin County
Linbeck Construction Company of
Houston
Bill Dickson
Beaumont
Otis Elevator Company
Hinote Electric Company
Beau
Natkin and Co. of
Beaumont Steel Construction Company
Great Southern Supply Company of
Bethleham Steel of
Southern Steel Company of
San Antonio
Dickson
Mrs. R. H. Ernst Wins Christmas Lighting Contest
Mrs. R. H. Ernst at 625 N Ninth wins first place in overall lighting in the annual Christmas lighting contest sponsored by the Silsbee Garden Club Azalea Garden Club and the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce. Second place goes to Mrs. E. M. Wilson Sr and several residents receive honorable mention. Doorway and window contest winners are named with prizes to be shrubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Ernst
Silsbee Garden Club
Azalea Garden Club
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
H. C. Hopkins
L. P. Skinner
C. W. McGinty
E. M. Wilson Sr
S. P. Copeland
Ross Epps
North 11Th
Barney McMahon
Oglesbee Road
B. L. Moreland
S. Sixth
Hart Brookins
N. Eighth
A. L. Tucker
E. B. Brown
Pecan
F. M. Bowers
West Ave. M
Henry Donelson
Bowers Rd
Wade Parker
Britton Dr
Beaumont Soldier Bound Over To Hardin County Grand Jury In Slaying
Pvt. Donald McCollum, 24, of Fort Riley Kansas, held without bond, charged with murder in the Sunday slaying of his 19 year old Beaumont wife Hazel Jane McCollum. He said in a signed statement he strangled her after she admitted seeing another man, placing the body in his car and telling his brother Janie was dead as the body was shipped for burial in California. Grand jury to investigate the case in Hardin County with Sheriff Whitaker and District Attorney Coe leading the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald McCollum
Fort Riley
Kansas
Hazel Jane McCollum
Beaumont
McCollum
Justice of the Peace
Berniece Seale
Kountze
Hardin County
William Whitaker
Fletcher
Highway 69
Fort Polk
John Wayne McCollum
Swing Drive
Janie
Brawley
Calif
Hardin County Grand Jury
Whitaker
Stanley Coe
Beaumont City
H. C. Jackson
Walter Alexander
Local Families Share Holiday Visits Across Southeast Texas
Numerous relatives from San Diego to Groves gathered in homes in Beaumont, Woodville, Nederland and surrounding towns for Christmas and holiday visits. Guests include Thornal, Fuller, Hook, Johnson, Barnes, Hancock, Jayroe, Yawn and Williams families, with trips to Houston, Sherman, Kansas and San Augustine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Texas Highway Department
Dafton Grimes
Sherman
W. E. Sheffield
Sam Yawn
Houston
Durwood Yawn
Robert McCuistion
Albert McBroom
Tom Barnes
Woodville
C. H. Durham
Harold Simmons
Mark
D. B. Simmons
Silsbee
Victor
U .S Air Force
Tommy Hancock
Brewton
Alabama
A. Hancock Sr
L. M. Hooks
Milam Burlin
George Burlin
Henry Hargraves
S. R. Johnson
Sam Davis
Daisetta
Riley Davis
Stovall
Harold Davis
Devers
R. J. Bloomfield
Stella Burlin
W. J. Rains
Anna
Bob Jayroe
Groves
Circy Dainwood
Nederland
H. M
Fourteen Year Old Silsbee Girl Dies In Galveston
Evelyn Eason aged 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Eason of Silsbee, died after a short illness in John Sealy hospital Galveston. Graveside rites set for 2 p.m. at Cunningham cemetery with Rev. A. C. Hoke officiating. Survived by parents, two brothers C J Eason Jr and John, five sisters Oma Lee Walker Faye Mary Pearl Lois, grandparents Mrs Clara Ard and Lon Eason of Silsbee, great grandfather Jim Eason. Funeral arranged by Farmer Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Eason
C. J. Eason
Cunningham Cemetery
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Home
Fred Worman
C. J. Eason Jr
John Eason
Oma Lee Walker
Haze Lee Jackson
Mary Pearl
Faye
Lois Eason
Fred
Clara Ard
Lon Eason
Jim Eason
A. C. Hoke
Warren awarded soil conservation prize in Houston
Gene Warren of the Soil Conservation Service received a cash prize and certificate of merit for outstanding work in conservation from May 1955 to December 1956. The Houston ceremony recognized Warren for leading SCS efforts across 13 counties in the Gulf Coast Area, including the Lower Neches district where Hardin County lies, with strong cooperative uptake and plan adoption in 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Warren
Soil Conservation Service
Houston
Mr. Warren
Department of Agriculture
Gulf Coast Area
Lower Neches
Hardin County
C. E. Meadows of Chance
Board of Supervisors
LNSCO
Warren
Meadows
Cheerie Blue Birds Have Christmas Party
Mrs Doris Tarrant and Mrs C A Littlepage hosted the Cheerie Blue Birds Christmas party at Mrs Littlepage's home Monday afternoon. All members attended as games were played gifts were exchanged and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Tarrant
C A. Littlepage
Cheerie Blue Birds
Silsbee Bee Looks Ahead to 1958 Growth and Projects
The Silsbee Bee notes a bright 1958 outlook with East Texas Pulp and Paper adding a plant expansion, a new Kountze courthouse, highway work, and water and sewer improvements. Local merchants plan modernization while a new printing press for the Bee is hoped to boost production. A golf club clubhouse project may start, signaling broader regional development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Bee
Silsbee
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Highway Department
Golf and Country Club
Texas
Official Income Tax Bulletins Available
The 1958 edition of Your Federal Income Tax for individuals is off the press and may be obtained at The Silsbee Bee for 35 cents per copy. The 128 page booklet, official IRS publication, contains indexed regulations to help individuals compute tax liability and understand the Federal tax law. It includes plain language answers, sample tax forms filled in and explained, and a thorough index to direct readers to specific problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Bee
Internal Revenue Service
The
Treasury Department
B P W Club To Sponsor New Year Eve Dance
The Business and Professional Women's Club will sponsor a New Year's Eve dance at the fire hall. The event begins at 8 30 p.m. and tickets are sold at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women’s Club
March Of Dimes Drive To Begin Here Next Week
The Hardin county burglary wave appears resolved after three youths from Lake Charles are arrested in a stolen car. Richard Wiggins Kenneth Lewis and Larl Luling admit thefts from Birdwell’s Birdwell’s, Williford’s, Marianne Dress Shop and Ann’s Gift Shop plus a Hillister beer tavern and a Hillister business. Martin Wilson announces the annual March of Dimes drive starts Thursday Jan 2 with Shriners Rainbow Girls and DeMolays aiding. fund drive runs through January ending with the Mother’s March Jan 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Lake Charles
Kountze
Woodville
Hillister
Dave Rountree
The
Bee
Richard Wiggins
Houston
Village Mills
Kenneth Lewis
Rountze
Larl Luling
Rountree
Marianne
Ann
Highway 105
Martin Wilson
Silsbee
Wilson
Shriners
Tom K. Allen
Harry VanWinkle
Rainbow Girls
Hardin County Hale Akin Committees To Study Schools Named
Local committee members for the Hale Akin program in Hardin County were announced at a Kountze organizational meeting. EB M Prewitt of Silsbee was named chairman and David Read secretary. Read lists indicate participation from Silsbee, Kountze, Sour Lake, Batson, Saratoga, Thicket, Wotan, and other districts. The group plans a state aligned study beginning next year with findings to be submitted to the Texas Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Hardin County
Kountze
EBM
Prewitt of
Silsbee
David Read
Austin
Neal House
E.M. Prewitt
A. W. Dainwood
C. R. Baker
Earl Wills
Alf Fullingi
W. J. Poshataske
G. D. Tennison
den Hough Kountze
H. ©. Peebles
John L Blair
George N. Christian
John H. Tate
H. F Peck
Qw i Martin
T. H. Hyde
Sour Lake
Jack Ryan
Annie Mae Hardage
F. H Carpenter
G. F E. Dixon
Frank S Swain
J. B. Warren
J. R. Curlee
F. D. Smith
W. B. Jacobson
C. C. Bennett Batson
D. M. Compton
A. C Kincaid Sr
J. M. Rogers
Mays McCreight
Saratoga
J. O. Eakens
Joe C Eakin
Joe Hunt
Wilbert Collins
Oscar Loftin Silsbee
Mrs. Frances Jackson
W. O. Worry
W. & Miller
C. M. Lamb
R. L. Pool
L. A .McNeil Thicket
J. L. Whiteside
Mordie Marcontell
Otto Swearingen Wotan
Jack Biggs
Ira C. Rosier
Joe Dettling
Word Family Reunion at W N Word Home in Silsbee
A large crowd of 35 to 40 persons attended a combined family reunion and Christmas party at the W N Word home in Silsbee last Sunday. Out of town guests included S E F Norris and family of Baldwin Park California Ben Word and family and Harper and Mrs Word's parents of League City Jeff Word and family Mrs Guy Word and son Harry of Houston Clyde McElroy and family of Port Neches and many Silsbee locals also joined the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Word
Silsbee
S. EF. Norris
Baldwin Park
Calif
Ben Word
Harper
Mrs G A Heard Visiting In Houston Aunt's Home
Mrs. G A Heard of Houston is visiting in the home of her aunt Mrs. Sara Lowrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Heard
Houston
Sara Lowrey
Heart Attack Fatal for Mrs Susie James of Jasper
Mrs Susie Elizabeth James 83 of Jasper died in Jasper hospital Monday at 7 30 p m after a heart attack earlier in the afternoon She was wife of J H James former city night watchman She was a native of San Augustine county and lived in Jasper 33 years A Baptist member funeral arrangements were in complete at presstime Stringer Funeral Home Jasper in charge Survivors include husband two sons Grady James of Silsbee Jim Gerald James of Ozark Ark four daughters Miss Verta James Mrs J B Crawford Mrs Fdell Evans Mrs W A Mallory nine grandchildren two great grandchildren Services were held at 10 am Wednesday from First Baptist Church Jasper
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. James
Jasper
San Aupustine County
The
Baptist Church
Stringer Funeral Home
James
Grady James
Silsbee
Jimmy Gerald James
Ozark, Ark
Verta James
J. B. Crawford
Houston
Fdell Evans
Fort Worth
W. A. Mallory
Norman
Oklahoma
First Baptist Church of
Record of 1957 attendance at Dam B reservoir and Fort Worth lakes
A Fort Worth District Corps of Engineers report shows 511,383 people visited Dam B reservoir in 1957, up 150,000 from 1956. Across nine lakes, more than 14,000,000 visitors toured projects, led by Whitney Reservoir with over 3,000,000 visitors, compared with 2,900,000 the year prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dam B
Corps of Engineers
Fort Worth
Walter J. Wells
Whitney Reservoir
Income Tax School Planned For Area Businessmen
A one day income tax school for Beaumont area business representatives is set for Thursday January 16 1958 from 830 a.m. to 430 p.m. at Beaumont Air Reserve Center 695 Pearl St Beaumont. Invitation mailings in Austin District drew quick response and training materials will be used. Employees may enroll by calling Mr Howard L Ives at Beaumont TE 5 2537.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
B. B. Barkley
Internal Revenue Service
Beaumont Air Reserve Center
Pearl St
Internal Revenue
Austin
Howard L. Ives
Hardin County Singers To Meet in Saratoga
Hardin County singing convention to be held in the Saratoga school auditorium Saturday night and Sunday December 28 and 29. Singing begins 7 30 p.m. Saturday and 10 a m Sunday. Basket lunch at noon. Quartets expected from Houston Jasper Buna and surrounding area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Saratoga
Houston
Jasper
Buna
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nancy Alford
Cub Scout
Gene Yoksh, Scribe
Cub Scout den
Sarily
Niland
L. M. Williams and Sons
Leona Whitman
E. G. Thornal
San Diego, Calif
R. E. Thornal
Jim Fuller
Texas City
JH. M. Jayroe
Christine Woodward
P. L. Wodward
Hardin County’ Hospital
Lewis Townsend
Port Arthur
Allen Johnson
Jerry Jones
Texas A & M College
College Station
A. E. Johnson
H. M. Jones
Lester Landgraf
Texas Public Employees
B&pw Club
March of Dimes Drive
Hale- Akin
W.N. Word Family
Susie James
Susie Elizabeth James
Jasper Hospital
Hardin County Singers
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