The Silsbee Bee Publication Details and Staff
The Silsbee Bee is published weekly on Thursdays at 410 Highway 96 in Silsbee Texas under a second class permit dated April 10 1919. Subscription rates are 3.50 yearly in Hardin Jasper Tyler and Jefferson counties and 4.00 elsewhere. Co owners and publishers are David Read and R L Read with Jerry Zuber City Editor and Mrs Leona Whitman Society Editor. Mechanical department staff include Tommy Read Harold Leigh Mrs Ruth Stirling James Johnson Charles Green and Linotype Operator and Pressman.
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Silsbee
Texas
Highway 96
Exas
Hardin
Jasper
Tyler
Jefferson
David Read
R. L. Read
Jerry Zuber
Leona Whitman
Tommy Read
Harold Leigh
Ruth Stirling
James Johnson
Charles Green
Another year gone to pot in Silsbee memories
A reflective piece recalls 1961 events in Silsbee including the Berlin wall, orbital flight, local cockfights, and Hurricane Carla. It highlights Bluebird toy drives, key club activities, fishing trophies, a new city mayor, library growth, and community resilience as the twist era begins.
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Beaumont
Hardin County
Wayne McClanahan
Silsbee Country Club
F. L. McClanahan Jr
John Birch Society
Silshee High School
Silshee
Silsbee
Carl Bonner
Richard
Clifton Hargraves
Beech Creek
Nat Marutsaky
W. R. Pittman
Carla
Silsbee Library
Eastex Wildlife
Christmas Visitors Fill Homes Across Local Area
Local families in the Port Arthur vicinity hosted relatives over Christmas. The document lists dozens of visitors from Dallas, Meridian, Houston, Livingston, Liberty, Dayton, Pittsburg, Silsbee, and Shreveport, plus Army personnel from Fort Chaffee and Fort Carson, gathering with residents including the Collins, Teal, Sumrall, and Rhodes families.
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Fred Steigler
Dallas
Port Arthur
Cecil Collins
Jane Collins
James
Conroe
Helen Jackson
Ada Rhodes
Laura Rhodes
Cleveland
W. E. Bailey
Archie Warren
Meridian
J. T. Dillon
Donald Warren
Houston
Larry Bailey
Livingston
W. H. Tanton
Ronnie
Emma Knight
Tomball
J. A. Folten
Virginia
Gwendolyn
Gregory Dettling
Dayton
Joe Dettling
Emery Collins
Pat
Mark
Pittsburg
E. C. Collins
Esther
Mark Nugent
Orange
E. L. Teal
Emma Nell
Benny Lea
Gary Binson
Hartsburg
Kountze
Buck Teal
Bob Bailey
Earl Walters
Morris Rhodes
Arnold Allamans
Jimmy Kelley
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Huntsville
Jesse Leo Jackson
Fort Chaffee
Ark
U. S. Army Base
Buddie Kelly
Fort Carson
Colo
R. E. Jackson
Lloyd Kelley
Ruth Hobden
Joe Love
Clarence Gore
Silsbee
Dewey Hoke
Friendship Baptist News notes travel and service updates
Rev Milton McGowan and family left Sunday afternoon to visit his parents in Florida. Banks Cook served as spokesman for the prayer meeting on Wednesday night. Rev McGowan will return in time for Sunday services at the church.
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Milton McGowan
Florida
Banks Cook
McGowan
Gratitude for sympathy after loss of Robert A Yoksh
Mrs R A Yoksh and family express deep gratitude for the many kind acts and expressions of sympathy from friends and neighbors after the death of Robert Andrew Yoksh.
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Robert Andrew Yoksh
R. A. Yoksh
Dying Soldier Seeks Wages From Father Before Death
A dying Union soldier asks the chaplain if his father can draw his wages after death. Report from Yankee lines near Louisville notes chaplaincy duties and interdictions on seceded-state communications. Also mentions local commerce, Arizona letter, and a cautionary note on a defunct bank bill circulating in Texas.
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Salt River
Louisville
Bellville
Life at the Capital and War News Roundup
Washington gossip says gaiety rules the capital with none seeking serious debate while officers and civilians dance, drink, and ignore war concerns amid desolation back home. Reports recapitulate the Butler Expedition, Trent affair, Colonel Terry’s death, and letters to the seceded states seeking contact with relatives.
Significance of Lincoln’s War Preparations Amid Tension
The article notes Lincoln signals preparations for war without explicit mention of the Trent affair. He urges Congress to fund defenses for lakes coasts and rivers and to build fortifications for ports, indicating mistrust of peace. It argues the government will not await ultimatums before adopting a defensive posture.
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Lincoln
Trent
Congress
Lord Lyons
War Now Seems Almost Certain The New York Times Report
The New York Times states war now seems almost certain and notes its reprint in several Texas newspapers. The article highlights growing international tension and potential conflict, with emphasis on broad newspaper coverage and public concern. The timing and specifics remain uncertain.
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The
New York Times
Texas
Wool Wanted for Prison Wool Exchange Notice
General Besser the penitentiary financial agent announces the prison is supplying troops with clothing and no cloth is sold for other uses. They seek to exchange surplus cotton cloth for wool due to wool shortages and a lack of money. Those with wool and cotton cloth can respond as noted in the weekly notice.
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Besser
England Bent Upon War at all Risks
The Liverpool England Post argues Britain risked escalation toward war with the United States and possibly Europe. It cites the Trent affair as triggering an inflated alarm, claims government haste relied on Downing Street facts not public, and questions why troops were dispatched amid a presumed threat absent real danger to Canada or home shores.
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England
America
Europe
Trent
Downing Street
Great Britain
Canada
Lincoln
Liverpool
Estimation of Texas to Mississippi troop movement cost
The Weekly Telegraph estimates that if war continues at least 10 000 Texas troops will move to the Mississippi between September and September, costing the government at least 900000 for transport and return. A completed road would cut this to 11 per round trip for all 10 600 troops, saving about 680000 and finishing in six months.
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Texas
Mississippi
Card of thanks from Leta Watts
Mrs Leta Watts expresses gratitude to friends for cards prayers and blood donors during her stay at M D Anderson hospital Special thanks to Woodrow Baptist church organizations for gifts and support during recovery.
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M. D. Anderson Hospital
Woodrow Baptist Church
Leta Watts
New Year Record Keeping Aims at Safe Future
Pioneer era notes on keeping family records evolve into modern advice. The piece urges a centralized file system, safe deposit box use, copies of birth certificates and marriage details, a will, annual tax records, asset inventories, address and employment histories, and notes on potential profit sharing benefits. The guidance stresses clarity and thorough documentation for later generations.
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Grandpa
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Pressman
Bluebirds
Key Club
Frank Payne
Votan News
FE. L. Teal
Ocity
North Fifth Street
Friendship Baptist News
Mrs. French Cook
Galveston
New Orleans
New York
Hempstead
Arizona
Fort Bliss
Reily
Rakuet
Raguet
Sibley
Weekly Telegraph
Rassflas
Exchange Bank
P. Morrison
C. W. Moore
Horace Bean
Capital
Washington
New York Evening Post
Federal Capital
Herman
Telegraph
Constitution
Maine Twelfth Regiment
Bay State Regiment
Seward
Terry
Col. Terry
Texas Rangers
South
Bowling Green Courier
Seceded States
Yvonne
Big Sambo
the Swingsters
Henry Gregory
OLD North Church
Nacogdoches
John M. Sparks
Nacogdoches County
Silsbee Lodge
Fred H. Jordan
Knights of Pythias
MM. O. Brown
Phillip McKinney
Order of DeMolay
Nelson Tennison
M. C
Joey Taylor
Scribett
Amicable Life Insurance Company
Silsbee, Texas
Ove
Mercury
Motor Company
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