Silsbee Bee publication and mailing details 1919
The Silsbee Bee notes a second class mailing permit dated April 10 1919 and lists publication as every Thursday at 410 Highway 96 Silsbee Texas with subscription rates of 3 50 per year in Hardin Jasper Tyler Jefferson Counties and 4 00 per year outside. It also credits the inmical department inter operator linotype operator printer pressman and stereotyper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Texas
Highway 96
Hardin
Jasper
Tyler
Jefferson
White perch brought in by Nick Hill and Robert Parks
The big lake ran muddy except Gum Slough clear as a bell. Northwest log jam was very muddy with limited fishing near the north shore. Hill and Parks hauled an unusually large string of white perch on Monday, including several fine specimens. details of the location were not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Hill
Robert I. Parks
Chance Fletcher News Highlights Local Births and Events
Mr and Mrs W K Swearingen announce son Frank born Monday at Baptist Hospital Beaumont. D H Norvell recovering after heart attack. Local families visit and attend hospital births. Funeral for Tommy S Wells held in Beaumont. A L Mason seriously ill in Baptist Hospital. Mrs J W Horn and others at Wells funeral. Churches host meetings and club activities. RA basketball schedule and fruit sales planned. Many notices of visits, illnesses, and community events in Fletcher Emanuel area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Swearingen
Frank
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Frank Swearingen
F. Guillory
Chance-Loeb
D. H. Norvell
Hardin County Memorial Hospital
Boyd Condray
Channelview
J. P. Condray
Jimmy Beard
Darrell
Harlen McKnight
Jay McKnight
DeQuincy
J. W. Horn
E. Coffey
Jerry Taylor
Tommy S. Wells
Williams Funeral
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Mr. Wells
Loeb
E. N Coffey
Harvey Myers
E. N. Coffey
A. L. Mason
Seri
Nolan Beth McEwin
David Paul
J. D. McEwin
H. A. Royse
Baton Rouge
al Witte
Silsbee Highway
Ivy Butler
M. Leatherwood
Sue
Silsbee
C. P. Blackmon l
D. B. Pattillo Jr
J. D. Walton J
M. EF. Warner
Burkeville
Robert Nelson
N. E. Hamm
Town Bluff
H. R. Hamm
Bill Hamm
United Pentecostal Churches
United Pentecostal Church of
Wiley May
W. A. Raschall
E. W. Stanley
United Pentecostal Church of Loeb
Fletcher Home Demonstration Club
Phil Keener
B. H. Morgan
Jasper ‘Choate
L. E. Blanton
Jessie Lee Pattillo
Bryant Harris
R. D Tatum
Fletcher Emanuel Baptist RA
Crockett Junior High School
Fletcher RA
Woodland Baptist RA
Doyk Haley
Fletcher Ra‘’S
Central Baptist of
Jesse Walton
Mary Alexander
Roy Spell
Mildred Wilcox
WMU
C. Chance
Lovie Moon
L. Templeton
Alice Bagby
Gladys Brewer
Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church
YWA
J.C. Taylor
J. Hamilton
Busy February week listings and local fishing note
The piece lists multiple awareness weeks from February and March including National Engineers Week FFA Week Public Schools Week and Children’s Dental Health Week. It also mentions National Library Week and various observances in February. A Massey Lake fishing report notes S C Busby catching 14 nice bass in three days including a four pounder and another over three pounds near Mrs B B David’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Engineers
FFA
Texas
Future Farmers of America
Public Schools
Jones
The
Bee
National Library
Massey Lake
B. B. David
S. C. Busby
Card of Thanks for Dollene McLe more
The family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for support during illness and death. Special thanks to the staff at Hospital Dieu in Beaumont and Dr. Poshataske, plus the girls at the Silsbee telephone office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dollene McLemore
Hotel Dieu Hospital
Beaumont
Dr. Poshataske
Silsbee
Letter to the Editor asks officers to obey traffic laws
Mrs Leon Brown writes the Silsbee Bee urging law enforcement to set a proper example by obeying traffic rules. She questions officers’ use of signals at lights and stop signs, sharing observations of polite driving and parking tickets, and asks if respect must be earned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Brown
Silsbee Bee
Silsbee
Texas
Leon Brown
Houston Natural Names Supervisor of Air Conditioning
Houston Natural Gas announces Bob Lee Corbell as residential air conditioning sales supervisor for the Texas Gulf Coast service area. Corbell, former Houston Pasadena area rep, will oversee residential and small commercial HVAC sales and advise homeowners builders and contractors on unit sizing duct design and installation. Navy veteran Corbell is a University of Texas graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Lee Corbell
Houston
W. F E. Long
Corbell
Houston Natural
Houston- Pasadena
Texas Gulf Coast
Thomas Stinnett
Silsbee
Houston Natural Gas
University of Texas
Santa Fe unveils wind powered car cleaning system
Santa Fe Railway officials announce a new windjammer cleaner developed with Farr Company and Chicago partners. Two 24 inch exhaust fans move 32 000 cubic feet per minute through a portable unit attached to a car entrance. One worker directs an air hose to blast ash trays and debris into a receptacle as the opposite end remains open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe Railway
Farr Company
el Segundo
Calif
Chicago
Local Gazette Notices and Family Travels
Mrs. Rosie Ward of Huntington reports a wallaby remark in a light hearted note. Mrs. C. S. Hooks visited her son Lamar Hooks and family in Crosby recently. Mrs. Carol Ainsworth departed by train last week to join her husband in South Carolina where he is stationed. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin McBryde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosie Ward
Huntington
C. S. Hooks
Lamar Hooks
Crosby
Carol Ainsworth
South Carolina
Martin McBryde
Top Rambler Salesman Cecil Cassity Wins Cross Country Trip
Cecil A. Cassity of Caraway Motor Co a Rambler dealer was named among the nation s top 100 Rambler salesmen for 1960. The group earned a five day cross country All Stars trip visiting Kenosha Chicago and New Orleans as Ramblers built and awards banquets followed. The 106 leaders sold 22 753 new cars and 17 394 used cars in 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil A. Cassity
Caraway Motor Co
Kenosha
Wis
Chicago
New Orleans
Alf Roark to Teach Methodist Men’s Class Sunday
Alf Roark, prominent Houston attorney and former Hardin County judge, will teach the First Methodist Church men’s class Sunday. Roark previously lived in Silsbee and served in the Texas legislature. L. D. Self is the regular teacher and Dr. Sam P. Copeland is president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alf Roark
Houston
Hardin County
First Methodist
W. C. McNeil
Roark
Silsbee
Texas
Saratoga
L. D. Self
Sam P. Copeland
Trail Riders Plan Work On Arena
The Silsbee Trail Riders met January 27 in the Fire Hall with 27 members. They discussed setting a work date at the rodeo arena and will announce the date and time later. The next meeting is February 10 at 7 30 PM at the Fire Hall, led by President Woody Spurlock.
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Silsbee Trail
Fire Hall
Rodeo Arena
J & H Cafe Plans Fourth Anniversary Celebration
Mr and Mrs J E Ashworth of Silsbee owners of J and H Cafe announce a three day observance to mark the business fourth anniversary February 15 16 and 17 The cafe on North Fifth Street was enlarged last year to add drive in service space and more inside room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Ashworth
Silsbee
J & H Cafe
Drive In
North Fifth Street
Waldo Mathews Seniors Prepare Valentine Show
The Waldo Mathews High School senior class will present a Valentine variety show on February 14 at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium. A small admission will be charged. The program features singing dancing and jokes with music by the school orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo Mathews High School
Orchesta
Card of thanks expresses gratitude after illness
Waldo Mathews faculty fifth grade class and Mrs Bernice Coleman thank you for kindness shown during illness. Cards food visits flowers appreciated. May God bless all of you from Willie O Frazier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo Mathews
Bernice Coleman
Willie O. Frazier
National Electrical Week Highlights Rising Home Power Use
Gulf States Utilities notes area electricity usage at 7.24 percent above the national average with customers totaling about 4,070 kilowatt hours per year. Despite higher consumption, local rates remain 35.7 percent cheaper per unit than in 1940, reflecting ongoing price relief amid inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USA
Gulf States
Edison’s “rhagic sun” celebrated year round
A fragment notes that today’s homemaker would likely honor Tom Edison’s “rhagic sun” not just on a holiday but throughout the year with quiet sincerity rather than fanfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Edison
Exquisette Club Forms Pre Teens Colored Girls Group
The Satellite Civic, a 17 member pre teen group, was formed at an Exquisette Civic Club meeting at Mrs. Arvie Hamilton’s home. Rebecca Lane is president. Mrs. James Singleton led the session and Mattie Barlow conducted devotion. Eleven members attended and a Founders Day service is set for February 19 at 11 a.m. at St Beulah Baptist Church. Next meeting is February 20 at 7 p.m. BeBe Smith and Shelly Giles will discuss Dates to Remember.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exquissette Civic Club
Arvie Hamilton
Rebecca Lane
New Colored
James Singleton
Mattie Barlow
St. Beulah Baptist Church
Thank you to friends and neighbors for support
Mrs. George Hart and J. E. Good Tough Good thank friends and neighbors for prayers and help during Mrs. Nannie Good’s hospital stay at Hardin Memorial Hospital. Special thanks to Bro Barclay Dr Copeland and the nurses. May God bless you all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bro
Barclay
Copeland
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Nannie Good
George Hart
J. E. Good
Minnie Greer
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Harry Fontynot
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Mrs. A. FP. Bitier
Earnest McLemore
Dennis McLemore
Hall Wells
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Jack Wells
Virginia Wells
Armstrong
Newland Feed Store
Britton-Cravens
Houston Natural Names
Santa Fe
Silsbee Dry Goods CO
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Trail Riders
Arena
Woody Spurlock
Exquisette Club
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Britton-Cravens Lumber
Silskee
Silikee
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