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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1956
Page
3
IRS District Director R L Phinney in Austin explains dependents earning 600 or more must file and pay tax. Parents may claim a dependent deduction only if they provide more than half the support. A student under 19 or a college student 19 or older meeting full time study requirements may be claimed.
About four hundred boys at the Intermountain Indian Summer School in Brigham City Utah form sixteen Scout units as part of the program.
The Humble Company’s Texas in Review will profile Texas highway patrol training from application to graduation. The program also shows pressed wood made from shavings at a Jacksonville plant. Airing Sunday February 12 at 10 p.m. on KPRC Houston and KTRE Lufkin, and Monday February 13 at 6:30 p.m. on KFDM Beaumont.
The Chance PTA will meet Thursday night February 9 at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium. A Founders Day program and silver tea are planned. A nominating committee will be appointed to select officers for the next school year. The president urges all members to attend.
Thirty couples were granted marriage licenses in January by County Clerk Clarence McNeely. Entries include Manuel M. Gay and Stella Hall on Jan 4, Roy T. Harris and Janie Allen on Jan 7, Johnnie Hoke and Editha La Fitte on Jan 9, and others through Jan 30 with Pink A. Hatcher and Earline Hatcher.
Boy Scouts engaged in rescues and delivered food and water during the eastern floods of 1955 and served as messengers for relief officials.
Texas farmers saw cash income fall 4 percent in 1955 from 1954 levels, dropping from 1.89 billion to 1.82 billion as the University of Texas Bureau of Business Research notes. The Texas Business Review cites price sagging amid surpluses, rising farm costs, and mixed crop production with 24 million acres harvested in 1955.
The birthday club of Circle 2 at the colored First Baptist Church held a covered dish luncheon honoring Mrs. Elna Mae Williams who received many gifts. The next birthday will be in March.
The 8th Infantry Division at Fort Carson Colorado seeks former Army personnel with corporal rank or higher and suitable MOS skills for direct assignment. Limited vacancies exist as the division transfers to Germany this fall under unit rotation. Recruiter Sat Luke at 321 Post Office Building in Beaumont provides full enlistment details.
About 850 Boy Scout groups traveled within a year visiting Canada Mexico Cuba Puerto Rico Alaska and several European destinations. The expeditions showcased international scouting programs and travel opportunities for youth groups.
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