County Polio Drive Fund Reaches $2813
The Hardin County March of Dimes drive totals $2813.42 and nears closing next week per county fund drive chairman Ed Nash. Silsbee leads with $1640 plus about $600 awaiting reports, while Kountze has $1091.55 and other towns report smaller amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Ed Nash
County Fund Drive
Silsbee
Robert Neyland
Tully’s
Blue Bonnet
Hardin Drug
Waldo Mathews
Clarence Johns
Kountze
Loeb
Chance
Five New Directors named by Silsbee Chamber
The Silsbee Chamber of Commerce elected five new directors for three years. Elected were Frank Caskey H M Jones J C Perkins David Read and E M Wilson Jr. The retiring members are N A Cravens Newton Hopkins Joe Markley L D Self and A W Dainwood. The board will elect officers tonight for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
L. D. Self
Frank Caskey
H. M. Jones
J. C. Perkins
David Read
E. M. Wilson, Jr
N. A. Cravens
Newton Hopkins
Joe Markley
A. W. Dainwood
W. P. Crockett
Doyle Swarthout
Chamber of Commerce
Evadale Church Sets Revival Beginning February 8
First Baptist Church of Evadale announces a revival starting Monday night February 8 led by Rev. A B Smith with nightly services at 7 30 p m Rev B A Carlin of Calvary Baptist Port Acres will preach All are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church of
Evadale
A. B. Smith
B. A. Carlin
Calvary Baptist Church of
Port Acres
Lamar Dorms to Open at Lamar Tech This Fall
Lamar State College of Technology at Beaumont will open two new dormitories for men and women in September to house 102 students each. Reservations for rooms are being accepted with a $10 deposit. The project aims to accommodate spiraling enrollment, with Lamar Tech now over 3,000 students and among Texas state colleges fifth in size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Lamar State College of Technology
Beaumont
F. L. McDonald
G. A. Wimberly
Lamar Tech
McDonald
Texas
Gulf Coast
Combs Hall
North Hall
Gulf
Twin Birth Notices From Silsbee and Kountze
Hello World James Thomas Jr. is the son born to Mr and Mrs J T Gore of Silsbee on January 29 at Tennison Hospital. Ernest Wayne was born February 1 to Mr and Mrs E L Sims of Kountze at Hardin County Hospital in Kountze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thomas, Jr
J. T. Gore
Silsbee
Tennison Hospital
E. L. Sims
Kountze
Ernest Wayne
Hardin County Hospital
Kiwanians Hear Red Cross Program
John Blair of Kountze chairs Hardin County Red Cross drive talk at Kiwanis Club. He urges cooperation, introduces L A Yankie, and presents a financial report. A Red Cross film is shown. The group plans Hotelake Day on February 20 at the junior high cafeteria with 1500 potential customers and advance ticket sales updates next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Blair
Kountze
Hardin County Red Cross
Kiwanis Club
Blair
L. A. Yankie
Red Cross
Ed Nash
Kiwanis
Saturday Night Brawls In Kountze Injure 4
Four men and women were injured in three fights around Kountze last Saturday night. Arthur George Mitchell faced assault charges after shooting J T Joiner with a shotgun. Joiner may lose an arm. Will Newton and Leon Johnson fought with knife injuries and Newton was jailed for assault with intent to murder. Eddie Lee Powell beat Herman Cornell. Powell faces aggravated assault charges. Two Silsbee residents, Sam Kirkland and Eva Davis, paid fines after a separate cutting scrape. James E Fowler, a white man, was jailed in Kountze on forgery charges after being returned from Oberlin Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur George Mitchell
J. T. Joiner
Joiner
Dave Rountree
Will Newton
Leon Johnson
Johnson
Newton
Eddie Lee Powell
Herman Cornell
Powell
Rountree
Eddie Lee
Silsbee
Sam Kirkland
Eva Davis
James E. Fowler
Rountze
Oberlin
Kountze
Truck-Cow Collision Injures Saratoga Man
Weston Oliver of Saratoga was injured when his pickup struck a cow on a Saratoga highway eight miles west of Kountze Saturday night. He was treated at Hardin County Hospital and released Sunday morning. the truck overturned several times. Deputy Sheriff L C Kirk investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston Oliver
Saratoga
Saratoga Highway
Kountze
Oliver
Hardin County Hospital
L. C. Kirk
John B Power First Editor Here Dies in San Angelo
Funeral services were held in Nacogdoches for John B Power 81 who died in San Angelo the prior Tuesday. He served as Silsbee schools superintendent from 1914 to 1916 and founded Silsbee Signal newspaper. He later moved to Sour Lake and then near Nacogdoches where he lived until about a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nacogdoches
John B. Power
San Angelo
Oak Grove
Power
Silsbee
Silsbee Signal
Sour Lake
Pony League to Elect Officers Monday Night
Silsbee Pony League officers managers and interested personnel meet Monday night Jan 8 at the Junior High auditorium to plan the coming season. The session will cover sponsor selection stadium site and National Pony League affiliation forms. New officers for 1954 will be chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pony League
Silsbee Pony League
Link Skillern
National Pony League
Washington
A. W. Dainwood
Texas Newspaper Men Set Discussion on Mechanical Problems
Texas newspaper professionals gather at Texas A M College on February 20 for the fifth annual Mechanical Conference. Harold Bredlow of Austin will speak on stereotyping and ad mat services. Roy Craig and J C Smyth lead a roundtable on Shop Kinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Harold Bredlow
Austin
Texas
A. & M. College
Texas Press Association
Bredlow
Stamps-Conhaim-Whitehead
Roy Craig
Stamford American
J. C. Smyth
Liberty Vindicator
M. F. Wehmeyer
Fredericksburg Standard
Wesley A. Defibaugh
Silsbee Bee
Merle Luker
Grapeland Messenger
Harry Burke
Conroe Courier
R. V. Hendrix
Mack Goode
A. & M. Press
Rigby Owen
Howard King
R. F. Bruckart
A. & M. King
Bruckart
Service Cafe Girls Lead In M O D Drive
Silsbee cafes and restaurants raised 71.35 with special Coffee Days last week. Doris Adams Robbie Jones and Johnnie Parsley of the Service Cafe led receipts with 25.65, matched by Tullys Cafe. Others participating included Blue Bonnet Cafe and Hardin Drug Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Robert Neyland
Doris Adams
Robbie Jones
Johnnie Parsley
Service Cafe
Tully’s Cafe
Blue Bonnet Cafe
Hardin Drug Company
Seasonal Musings From Silsbee Editor On Town And Spring
The Silsbee column muses on city improvements and forgotten plans as spring arrives. Readers note gerrymandered boundaries, housing needs, curb and gutter work, and reflected town life from the lake to the fields. The piece contrasts civic projects with outdoor scenes of lespedera, clover, nesting birds, bass in the lake, and alfalfa growing after winter.
Seeds Sprout In Pine Thicket As Garden Whispers
In a secluded spot by a young pine thicket some vegetable seeds sprout with tender shoots. Rabbits and bugs may feast soon, but the writer hopes for home harvest. A gourd nests in a tree for a bluebird, and a cow oak tree was planted near the tool shed after a trek to Big Thicket last November.
Housewarming Honors Mr. and Mrs. Lakey
Mr and Mrs Lakey were honored with a surprise house warming by their Sunday School class and friends. The couple moved from Port Arthur to their new home, with lunch served outdoors at noon and numerous gifts received from attendees. Local guests named include Mesdames Jackson Shine Sparks Greer Marutzky Davenport Arington Richardson Yawn Lindsey Nolen Wilson Allen Ashworth. Out of town guests came from Port Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Lakey
R. E. Rethke
J. D Reed
C. A. Smith
Port Arthur
Mrs. Harrison Heads Mission Bible Club
A Mission Bible Club organized Wednesday at 2 30 p.m. in Mrs. S H Jordan's home. Mrs R L Harrison was elected leader and a book titled The Thread That Runs So True was ordered. The next meeting is set for March 1 at Mrs Steve Redmond's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Jordan
R. L. Harrison
Steve Redmond
Walter Williams Returns to Work After France Discharge
Walter Williams has completed a several months stay in France and has been discharged. He is back at work with American Republics Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Williams
France
American Republics Corporation
Fifth Lions Minstrel Show At Silsbee High Tonight
The Silsbee Lions present their fifth annual benefit minstrel show at Silsbee High School auditorium starting at 8 p m tonight and Friday. A G Al Mashburn directs the production with Dr R O Jackson as interlocutor and Mrs Robert Neyland directing the chorus. Proceeds go to the Lions Crippled Children’s Camp of Texas and local civic projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Lions
A. G
al” Mashburn
Lions Crippled Children’s Camp of Texas
R. O. Jackson
Robert Neyland
Thomas Bell
Ruben Martin
Jerrell Dona
J. E. Ferguson
Danny Lindow
Joe Register
Bonnie Bray
Sproule School of Dancing
Johnny Dietrich
W. P. “Buttermilk” Crockett
G. W. “January” Gilchriest
George
Honey Boy" Allison
Television artists scheduled for show here
Curley Fox and Miss Texas Ruby, Houston entertainers, will perform a two hour stage show in the high school auditorium on February 25. The event is sponsored by the Key Club and Student Council to raise funds for a public address system and record player for school functions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curley Fox
Texas Ruby
Houston
Key Club
Bruce Watts
Hobson Enters Silsbee School Board Race
W T Hobson Jr announces candidacy for Silsbee school board in the April trustee election joining a slate of five candidates. Other contenders include E M Prewitt seeking reelection J W McGinty H Newton Hopkins and D W Johnson. Hobson has worked for the Houston Oil Company 20 years and has lived in Silsbee eight years. He is married with two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Hobson, Jr
Silsbee School Board
E. M. Prewitt
J. W. McGinty
H. Newton Hopkins
D. W. Johnson
Hobson
Houston Oil Company
Silsbee
Cushman Named New Sales Manager at Read Co
H. W. Cushman, longtime appliance industry figure, joins A. E. Read Company as general sales manager. A World War II veteran and former Colonel, he currently resides in Beaumont and plans to move to Silsbee soon. He expresses enthusiasm for Read’s merchandise and aims to settle permanently in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cushman
Read Co
H. W. Cushman
A. E. Read Company
Beaumont
Silsbee
Read Company
Jay Collier Composition To Be Played At Concert
Jay Collier will perform an original accordion piece Frugue in B-Flat Major at the University of Houston student concert tonight at Cullen Hall in Houston. Collier is a UH senior majoring in piano and also studying accordion while teaching a piano class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Collier
University of Houston
Cullen Hall
Houston
Richard Collier
More School Week Committees Named
Melvin Winger announced new committees for Public School Week from March 1 to 6. Adds to publicity and school room groups plus civic, fire, chamber, and industry roles. events chaired by Don L. Hough. Friday program teams include Mrs. Sullivan, Newell, and Vanderburg among others with detailed grade level assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Winger
Bruce Gravis
Evadale
Sparky Gibson
Loeb
D. J. Knighten
Caney Head
Sim Ward
J. W. Oldham
T. K. Allen
Silsbee
Jimmie Wilkins
R. L. Read
John Busby
L. A. Yankie
Chamber of Commerce
W.T. Hobson
Don L. Hough
Winnie Sullivan
Duane Newell
Faye Welk
Doris Oldham
Doris Neyland
Gayle Ratliff
Autie Hill
Wilma Nash
Stella Cook
Jack Apshire Joins Korea Hospital Staff
Private First Class Jack N. Apshire has joined the staff of the 343rd General Hospital in Koizumi Japan. The 1000 bed facility serves U S personnel in Korea and Japan. Apshire is in the hospital mess department and enlisted in December 1952 after serving as a cook with the 45th Infantry Division in Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koizumi
Japan
Army
Jack N. Apshire
Ethel May
J. H. Apshire
Silsbee
343Rd General Hospital
U.S
Korea
Apshire
45Th Infantry
Port Neches Family Visits Richardson Kin Over Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Mays and daughters Carolyn and Marilyn visited in the home of Mrs. Mays' parents Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Richardson over the week end in Port Neches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Mays
Carolyn
Marilyn
Port Neches
Mays
J. H. Richardson
Mrs. I F Daniel Visits Son in San Antonio
Mrs I F Daniel spent the weekend with her son and family, Captain and Mrs Roy Daniel, in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. F. Daniel
Captain
Roy Daniel
San Antonio
County Poll Taxes and Collections Reported for the Year
Stout Collier the county tax assessor and collector announced that 5 350 poll taxes and 37 exemptions were secured by county voters this year. Property tax collections reach about 87 percent of assessed value. total county tax bill stands at 841 958 53 with 739 798 77 collected. Auto licenses for 1953 total 132 406 68 with 90 992 63 kept locally and 41 414 05 sent to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stout Collier
Collier
Registration Closed Early for Methodist Youth Institute
The Methodist Youth Fellowship Mid-year Institute of the Texas Conference at Lakeview, Feb 5 7 1954 closed two days early due to high demand. Pre registrations reached 232 by Tuesday night, exceeding the total attendance limit. Rev Rubal Moore announced the early close while Rev William C Webb Jr of Buffalo served as dean for the theme Discovering the Will of God with eligibility for local church officers from 55 eastern Texas counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Lakeview
Rubal Moore
Texas Conference Board of Education
William C. Webb, Jr
Buffalo
God
Texas
Baptist Youth Rally Set for Beaumont Tuesday
The district Young People's Rally for Baptist youth is scheduled for Tuesday February 9 at 730 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Beaumont. Mrs L E Hutchins of Jasper will preside with Miss Eula Mae Henderson Dallas state W M U secretary as principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Beaumont
L. E. Hutchins
Jasper
Bible and Missions
Floyd E. Moore
Silsbee
Y.W.A
Woodville
Hutchins
Anahuac Group
Eula Mae Henderson
W.M.U
Dallas
C. B. Bass
Also Mentioned on This Page
Evadale Church
Lamar
Duane Beck
Kirbyville Highway
Joe E. Brown
Pony League Baseball, Inc
National Board of Directors
Brown
Lewis W. Hays
Washington, Pa
M.O.D
Sudan
Mrs. Harrison
Mission Bible Club
Lions
Jack Apshire
Korea Hospital
Methodist Youth Institute
Baptist Young People’s Rally
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