Flu Sickness Swells Absences Across Silsbee Schools
Silsbee school system reports rising flu and cold illnesses with 317 students absent Thursday. Elementary absentee rates remain around 84 to 96 per day, while junior and senior high record higher losses. Five teachers are home ill. weather worries hover as possible dismissals loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Sheffield
Ed Nash
Hough
Bruce Watts
Clarence Johns
Waldo Mathews Negro School
Three DWI Fines Total $175 In County Court
In Hardin county court last week three DWI cases were heard by County Judge Fletcher Richardson. E. J. Bishop of Saratoga was fined 50 dollars with costs and three days in jail. Jimmy Turner of Cleveland received 50 dollars plus costs and three days in jail. Lara Rhodes of Newton was fined 75 dollars with costs and 30 days in jail suspended for six months. The week saw 21 arrests including three DWIs three disturbances of the peace and 15 drunks.
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Hardin
Fletcher Richardson
E. J. Bishop
Saratoga
Jimmy Turner
Cleveland
Lara Rhodes
Newton
Gladys Tarver and J V Fann Wed in Silsbee Church
Mrs Gladys Tarver and J V Fann both of Silsbee were married in the parlor of the First Baptist church Friday January 28 at 10 00 oclock Rev R E Barclay performing. The couple traveled to Tyler Austin and Houston for their wedding trip and plan to reside in Silsbee. Mr Fann works in Port Arthur and Mrs Fann is employed by Southwestern Bell in Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Tarver
J. V. Fann
Silsbee
First Baptist Church
R. E. Barclay
Tyler
Austin
Houston
Fann
Port Arthur
Boy's Haven Work Discussed At Lions Club Luncheon
Silsbee Lions heard Fred Kay of Boys' Haven in Beaumont discuss five years of work at the Haven. Boys come from Sabine area through welfare agencies and are orphaned or from broken homes. The annual operating budget is $31,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Lions
Fred Kay
Boys
Haven
Beaumont
the Haven
Sabine
Kay
A. E. Johnson
Edward Barry
Lions International
Long Island
Harvest Club
Randy Carpenter
Lions Club
Dr. Parker
Saratoga Wets Win Local Option Election By One Vote
The 88th district court contest in precinct 7 Saratoga ended with wets leading by one vote. Dry challenges totaled 25 with 17 dismissed or overturned. Final tally showed 253 wet votes to 252 dry, keeping Saratoga wet for another year.
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Saratoga Wets
Saratoga
Funeral Services For William C. Brown Held Tuesday
Final rites for 82 year old William C. Brown were conducted at 2 p m Tuesday in the Farmer Funeral Home chapel. He died Sunday in a Beaumont nursing home after eight months illness. Burial followed at Knapple cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mrs J M Broussard of Beaumont brother J D Brown of Silsbee and sister Mrs Naomi Pope of Beaumont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Brown
Farmer Funeral Home
Mr. Brown
Beaumont Niring
Knapple
Eldon Reed
Port Arthur
Bascomb Merchant
Roberts Avenue Methodist Church
Beaumont
J. M. Broussard
J. D. Brown
Silsbee
Naomi Pope
Houston
Docket Setting for March Term of 75th District Court
The March 1955 docket lists Civil cases set for trial across four weeks. Initial week starts Monday March 7 at 9 A.M. with parties including Bowers versus Parker and Nona Mill Company versus Moore. subsequent weeks add numerous civil actions against insurers, railroads, and corporations with trials through March 28 and potential re-setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
75Th District Court
J. W. Matthews
Charles E. McCartney
Earl Harvey
Texas Employers Ins. Association
O. D. Adams
E. M. Prewitt
C. N. Kolter
Gulf, Colorado
Santa Fe
R. R. Co
Julia Rhones Cox
Floyd Eliis
Texas General Indemnity Co
Kelly Gore
Texas
Ins. Association
J. R. Tomlinson
J. S. Kidwiler
Robert Hooks
E. T. Hyde
James R. Eaton
Century Indemnity Co
T. M. West
Edward J. Campbell
Clarence Howard
Globe Indemnity Company
Southwestern Settlement and
Dev. Corp
R. A. Tomlinson
E. C. Walker
Carl Goff
Lloyd T. Alexander
Mary Slavik
Cecil Casity
Southwestern Settlement and Dev. Corp
B. D
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co
Masons To Hear Talk On George Washington
L. D. Self will speak on Highlights in the life of George Washington at the next stated meeting of Silsbee Masonic Lodge No 927 on February 15. Refreshments will follow in the banquet hall per R. H. Ernst worshipful master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Self
Silsbee Masonic Lodge
Mr. Self
George Washington
R. H. Ernst
Silsbee to Hold April Elections for School Board and City
The Silsbee Independent School District set a trustee election for April 2 at the school tax office. City elections in Silsbee are planned for April 5 with a special city council meeting on February 14 to announce filing deadlines and election judges. School board candidates include incumbents Ben Walker G W Gilchriest Alf Fullingim all seeking reelection.
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Silsbee Independent School District
Silsbee
H. M. Jones
Edgar O'Neil
E. L. Brookins
Jones
Joe Markley
W. A. Rashall
Caney Head
Ben Walker
G. W. Gilchriest
Alf Fullingim
Gilchriest
E. M. Prewitt
A. W. Dainwood
Sim Ward
Newton Hopkins
Silsbee Board Advances Right of Way Deal for County
Silsbee Independent School District voted to deed about six tenths of an acre of land in front of the junior high to the county for $1 and other considerations to allow state road widening. Judge Fletcher Richardson warned against setting a precedent of taxing units charging each other for services. Frances Brookins resigned as elementary teacher and Ray Brown of Evadale was hired to replace her. Board opposed routing Farm Road 418 near Kirby Stadium as it could affect the high school campus and track. Census shows 2,490 district students with ~200 pre school age. Public school week set for March 7-12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher Richardson
Silsbee Independent School Board
Richardson
Mardin County
Frances Brookins
Brookins
Ray Brown
Evadale
Kirby Stadium
Willie Sheffield
Hough
Silsbee
Flu Tops Disease List In Health Unit Monthly Report
Influenza led the January list of communicable diseases in Hardin county with 51 cases, followed by 42 chicken pox and additional cases of measles gonorrhea mumps pneumonia infectious hepatitis and other illnesses. The report notes 151 inoculations and 1217 booster shots including smallpox diphtheria and whooping cough. Dr J J McGrath serves as acting director of the tri county health unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Velma Lee Holzapfel
Jasper
Newton
Tri-County Health Unit
Holzapfel
E. D. Kennedy
County Sanitarian
El Paso Cited As Uranium Hot Spot
El Paso is highlighted as the most likely site in Texas for commercial uranium mining. Dr. S P Ellison Jr of the University of Texas notes finds in Central Texas Llano and North Texas but no commercial discoveries yet. He cites Utah Colorado New Mexico as the only major U S deposits and mentions Congo and Lake Athabasca as large global reserves.
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el Paso
S. P. Ellison, Jr
University of Texas
Texas
Llano
Utah
Colorado
New Mexico
Ellison
Belgian Congo
Africa
Lake Athansa
Ablkberta
Canada
Rep. Carpenter Details Land Deal in Letter to Editor
Rep. Frank Carpenter describes his 1953 to 1954 interest in a Kinney County ranch and asserts he had no involvement in the Veterans Land Board sale via W. L. Ruffin. He says he sought a public hearing, released files, and regrets the publicity that followed.
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The
Bee
Frank Carpenter
Carpenter
Kinney County
Texas
Veterans Land Board
W. L. Ruffin
Brady
Senate
Stanley Stribling
B. R. Sheffield
Sheffield
Ruffin
National Childrens Dental Health Week Feb 7 13
The seventh annual National Childrens Dental Health Week runs February 7 through 13. Sponsored by the American Dental Association the week promotes dental care with the slogan Fewer Sweets mean better teeth. Talks in public schools aim to raise conciousness about teeth health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Dental Association
Kiplinger’s upbeat 1955 counts show broad American gains
The Kiplinger magazine reports striking figures across politics, health, labor and travel. It tallies 162,922,000 not in the Communist Party, 37,011,460 happily married couples, 162,717,890 not dying of cancer, 162,380,580 safe from heart attacks, 15,720,000 organized workers not on strike, 43,846,154 correct tax returns, 63,880,000 earning bacon, 18,902,134,841 airline miles, 31,674,931,200 passenger miles, and 83 countries without the hydrogen bomb secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
U. S
Filieets
Kiwanians Stage Third Annual Hotcake Day at Junior High
Silsbee Kiwanis Club members don chef caps for a all you can eat hotcake day at the Junior High School cafeteria. First shift starts 5 30 am and service runs until 7 30 pm with music by the Dixielanders. Proceeds fund child welfare work. Tickets are 50 cents. guests welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
Earl “Smokey" Stover
Jack Marshall
Karo Syrup
Odis Taylor
Pillsbury
Eddie Costilow
Carnation Milk
Phelan's
Duncan Coffee Companies
Dixielanders
Joe Nixon
Green Miller
Bill Moore
Marvin Brown
Dwight Short
Poll Taxes Hit High Mark For Off Year
Hardin county sales of poll taxes reached over 4900 for the year says tax assessor-collector Stout Collier. He noted totals by precinct were not yet tallied but called the figure high for an off election year compared with 5377 sold last year in an election year.
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Hardin County
Stout Collier
Collier
Funeral Services for Mrs Nancy Yawn Held in Fred
Funeral services were conducted at Frank's Branch Baptist church in Fred for Mrs Nancy Melnnis Yawn 79 who died February 5 at her daughter’s home in Warren. She lived in Warren four years after a lifetime in Fred and was a Free Will Baptist. Survivors include son J T Yawn Warren brother Rod McInnis Fred sister Mrs Mary Gibson Fred and three grandchildren. Rev B F Harper Warren Baptist church officiated. pallbearers were Curtis Phillips John Yawn A J Spurlock William Whitaker Lee Yawn and L C Yawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank's Branch Baptist Church
Fred
Nancy Melnnis Yawn
Willie L. Holland
Warren
Yawn
Free Will Baptist Church
J. T. Yawn
Rod McInnis
Port Neches Banquet Features Bank Executive Speech
E. M. Wilson Jr., executive vice president of Silsbee State Bank, was principal speaker at Port Neches annual football banquet held last Thursday night. He spoke on the benefits of football for boys. About 91 attended, including 65 football players and their coaches, with Mayor Cecil Halstead serving as master of ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Wilson Jr
Silsbee State Bank
Port Neches
Cecil Halstead
Jim Nichols
Worthy Ratcliff
Groves
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Payne Road
Don Hough
G.W. Gilchriest
Board
Health Unit Monthly Report
J. J. McGrath
Tri-County
Rep. Carpenter
David
Silsbee, Texas
Kiplinger Magazine
Communist Party
Nancy Yawn
KE. M. Wilson Jr
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