Teachers to Present Arsenic and Old Lace Tonight and Friday
The Silsbee High School auditorium hosts a six week effort by the Silsbee Classroom Teachers Association to stage Arsenic and Old Lace. Evelyn Allen Ida Lewis lead the two sweet aunts as the Brewsters with John Warren Smith Bob McClelland Earl Stover and Jack Evans in key roles. Tickets are on sale and all seats are reserved with no lobby standing due to fire laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School
Silsbee Classroom Teachers Association
Silsbee
Abby
Martha Brewster
Evelyn Allen
Ida Lewis
Brewster
Mortimer
John Warren Smith
Teddy
Bob McClelland
Theodore Roosevelt
Jonathan
Earl Stover
Einstein
Jack Evans
Elaine
Jo Ellen Fry
Housing Survey Initiates Plan for Employee Homes
Nationally known planner S B Zisman and architect O'Neil Ford are surveying Buna Evadale and Silsbee to plan more than a hundred individually owned homes for East Texas Pulp and Paper Co employees. Construction should start soon pending property and other issues. An official location announcement is expected in coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
East Texas Pulp and Paper Co
O’neil Ford
S. B. Zisman
Buna
Evadale
New Kirby Doctor Takes Over Duties
Dr. F. J. Robinson becomes the new physician for Kirby Lumber Corporation arriving in Silsbee to assume duties with Kirby Hospital Association. He fills the post left by the death of Dr. J. E. Moffett several weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Robinson
Kirby Lumber Corporation
Silsbee
Kirby Hospital Association
Dr. Robinson
J. E. Moffett
Charlie Bell Dies In Hospital At 63
Charlie Bell 63, a longtime locomotive engineer for Kirby Lumber Corp, died today at Hardin County Hospital in Kountze after a month and a half of hospitalization. He retired about a year ago and was a member of the Silsbee Masonic lodge. Surviving sisters are Mrs. George Jordan, Mrs. Joe Gregory, Mrs. William Whitaker, and Mrs. J. W. Kirkpatrick. Funeral arrangements by Farmer Funeral Home are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Bell
Kirby Lumber Corporation
Hardin County Hospital
Kountze
Bell
Kirby
Silsbee Masonic Lodge
George Jordan
Joe Gregory
Silsbee
William Whitaker
J. W. Kirkpatrick
Houston
Farmer Funeral Home
H. C. Hopkins
Jack Wilson
Hopkins
Silshee
Hopkins-Willis
Honey Island
Call
Silsbee and Kountze Ice Company
Texas Regional Negro C of C Hearing Next Sunday
The State Regional Negro Chamber of Commerce meeting is set for Sunday February 14 at Waldo Mathews High School. Activities include registration at 10 30 dinner 12 to 1 tours Kirby Lumber plant and a main program at 2 with welcomes from local officials. Noted speakers from across Texas and a guest soloist will highlight the day theme Better Jobs an Aid to Economic Improvement. A local Negro chamber of commerce may form and a smoker at the Keystone will close the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negro Chamber of Commerce
Waldo Mathews High School
Kirby Lumber Corporation
R. S. Farmer
Newton Hopkins
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
C. A. Johns
Texas
Fannie Gregory
Silsbee
Velleta Samuel
F. C. Bluitt
Chester Burks
L. H. Busby
Hattye Blackman
Silsbee Welder Claud Coward Seeks School Board Seat
Claud C Coward a Silsbee resident of seven years announced he will run for a seat on the Silsbee school board. He lives in Caney Head north of town has two children and says Caney Head citizens should be represented. He works as a welder for the American Petroleum Company and belongs to the Silsbee Masonic Lodge and Good Shepherd Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claud C. Coward
Silsbee
Coward
Caney Head
American Petroleum Company
Martin McKinney
A. McKinney and Son
McKinney
Silsbee School Board Sets April 3 Election Date
The Silsbee school board set the trustee election for April 3 with a March 20 filing deadline. Polling will be at the fire hall with Election Judge Joe Markley and assistants Bruce Fuller, Mrs Jennings, Carl Paramore, and Steve Redmond. Caney Head voting occurs at Wiley Mae church under Rev. Rashall with assistants Sistrunk and Mrs Gore. The board also discussed new band uniforms bids and reported tax collections totaling $200 658.07 from Sept 1 1953 to Feb 10 1954, plus delinquent $4 657.41. Enrollment rose from 1794 in 1948-49 to 2164 in 1953-54, with census showing 2245 school ages now. Public School Week is set for March 16. Pete Sheffield attended the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee School Board
Silsbee
Fire Hall
Joe Markley
Bruce Fuller
Leon Jennings
Carl Paramore
Steve Redmond
Caney Head
Wiley Mae Church
W. A. Rashall
Jesse Sistrunk
A. J. Gore
Don L. Hough
Silsbee High
L. D. Self
Pete Sheffield
Booster Club to Help Send Band to New Orleans
Silsbee High School band invited to march in the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans on February 23 to 25. The Booster Club aims to raise about 250 for meals and transportation, with a March 4 meeting set to plan fundraising and remind members by phone. Committees named for recognizing top athletes and a May 5 sports banquet will award trophies from local firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School
New Orleans
Silsbee Athletics Booster Club
Bill Sellers
Sellers
Silsbee Dry Goods Co
Crockett and Gilchriest
Hardin Drug
H. M. Jones
Britton-Cravens Lumber Co
Silsbee Expands Reach as New Residents Seek City Ties
A Silsbee column notes growing interest from residents just outside city limits to join the municipality. It highlights lower fire insurance rates inside the boundaries and a planning committee led by Newton Hopkins with expert S B Zisman. The piece also previews the forthcoming impact of two new industrial plants and a large East Texas Pulp and Paper site employing hundreds, signaling rapid growth and civic integration ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
W. P. Crockett Elected Head of Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
W P Crockett was unanimously elected president of the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce at the board meeting. He previously served as vice president and is active in civic groups. Newton Hopkins to resign as president at the March meeting. Dusty Jones elected vice president. Doyle Swarthout reelected secretary and Frank Caskey treasurer. A planning committee was named to guide city growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
W. P. Crockett
Crockett
Newton Hopkins
H. M
Dusty” Jones
Jones
Doyle V. Swarthout
Frank Caskey
Hopkins
R. L. Read
Silsbee Bee
C. M. McKay
Houston Natural Gas Corporation
H. C. Hopkins
R. O. Jackson
Joe Markley
Silsbee Auto Company
Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee
Markley
Texas University
Slisbee Auto Company
Ford Agency
Trinity-Neches Boy Scout Council
Kiwanis Club
Red Cross
Maggie Spurlock Cafe Owner Dies in Silsbee
Maggie Spurlock 48, operator of Maggie's Cafe in Silsbee, died suddenly Tuesday of a heart attack. She lived in Silsbee 18 years and is survived by husband Sam Spurlock, daughter Mrs Wallie Lakey, two sons George D. and Britton Spurlock, five grandchildren. Graveside rites directed by Funeral tory with Rev W H Dunn officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Spurlock
Silsbee
Sam Spurlock
Maggie’s Cafe
Wallie Lakey
George D
Britton Spurlock
Oe Funeral Tory
W. H. Dunn
Guy Walker
T. B. Patillo
James Glidwell
Kenneth Bell
Dick Gore
Lee Spurlock
Horse Law Election Set For March 27th
County taxpayers asked the Commissioners Court for an election to decide if horses mules jacks and jennets may run at large in Harden County. Two petitions with 78 signatures were presented led by J L Sistrunk and W F Peck. The court set March 27 for the county wide vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Commissioners Court
J. L. Sistrunk
W. F. Peck
Silsbee Visits Hit Local Week
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. David and daughters Carol Sue and Jane visited their parents in Silsbee last week. I. C. Phillips, cousin of G. F. Phillips from Lake Charles La, spent last Thursday in Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. David
Carol Sue
Jane
Silsbee
I. C. Phillips
G. F. Phillips
Lake Charles
Lions Minstrel Nets $875 In Two Nights
The fifth annual Lions Minstrel in Silsbee yielded about $875 for the Lions Club to support the Kerrville crippled children’s camp and local civic projects. Proceeds will be split with Honey Island PTA financing 25 percent for expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions
Silsbee
Eddie van Winkle
Lions Crippled Children’s
Kerrville
Honey Island
Parent- Teacher Association
Silsbee Lions
South Park Lions
Sheriff Whitaker Seeks Second Term in Hardin County
Sheriff W. Whitaker announces candidacy for a second term with Democratic primaries in July. He cites long law enforcement experience, a reformed jail, new equipment, and two way radio contact with deputies. He asks county support based on his record and calls for continued focus on law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
W. “Whit” Whitaker
The
Bee
Whitaker
Sheriff's Department
Hopkins and McKinney Seek Silsbee Alderman Posts
Silsbee voters will see bids from H C Hopkins and Martin McKinney for alderman in the April 6 election. The race also features Joe Markley running for mayor, while the city plans a dial telephone switch over on February 27 at midnight with a new directory forthcoming.
Auto Inspection Deadline Set For April Fifteenth
Patrolman Sherrell warns drivers without current stickers face arrest after April 15. Silsbee hosts three inspection stations Caraway Motor Company Silsbee Auto Company and Busby and Son Garage. Auto license tags for 1954 go on sale Monday in Silsbee at Silsbee Auto Company with a March 31 final tag deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CC. S. Sherrell
Silsbee
Caraway Motor Company
Silsbee Auto Company
Busby and Son Garage
Texas
Births in Silsbee and Surrounding Areas
Leona Kay Robertson is born February 5 in Silsbee Clinic to Mr. and Mrs. W A Robertson of Silsbee. Mark Wayne Denson arrives February 6 in Tennison Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Denson of Silsbee. Hazel Leann Williams born February 6 in Hardin County Hospital Kountze to Mr. and Mrs. O L Williams Jr of Sour Lake. Deborah Sue King born February 10 in Hardin County Hospital Kountze to Mr. and Mrs. George King of Sour Lake. Joy Fay Crawford born February 11 in Silsbee Clinic to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Crawford of Silsbee. Douglas William Ratchford born February 8 to Mr. and Mrs. W C Ratchford Jr of Kosciusko Mississippi. mother formerly Miss Jean McNeil of this area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Kay
W. A. Robertson
Silsbee
Silsbee Clinic
Fred Denson
Mark Wayne
Tennison Hospital
O. L. Williams, Jr
Sour Lake
Hazel Leann
Hardin County Hospital
Kountze
George King
Deborah Sue
Joy Fay
Sam Crawford
W. C. Ratchford, Jr
Kosciusko
Mississippi
Douglas William
Tiger Baseball Team Opens Practice on Monday
About 50 candidates for the Silsbee Tiger baseball team are expected to report for practice Monday afternoon, Coach Billy Dinkle said. The squad will be cut to 20 by February 22 and all games will be played on the high school diamond at 3 45 p m with bleachers planned for fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Tiger
Billy Dinkle
Dinkle
Jasper
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bill Dinkle
Alf Fullingim
Jimmy Wilkins
Leica
Kirby Doctor
Claud Coward
Booster Club
David Read
AIA
AIP
San Antonio
R. A. McDonald
A. G. Natwick
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Pulp and Paper Board
Mr. McDonald
Lions Minstrel
Sheriff Whitaker
Dial
Ernest and
Fourth Street
John Blair
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
I. C. Hopkins
Edna Guynes
R. R. Million
Tiger
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