Four Year Term For City Officials Talked Here
A special Silsbee city council session discussed a proposal to elect city officials to four year terms beginning with the April 7 election. No candidates had filed. taxi permits for Conley Boyett were considered. fire department and church property alley issues were raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conley Boyett
Silsbee
H. M. Jones
C. E. Landolt Jr
Bert Slaydon
Boyett
Roy Fones
Bill Pennington
Fones
Public Schools Week Program Is Announced In Silsbee
Supt Don L Hough announced Public Schools Week in Texas set for March 26 with classroom visit days at Kirby Waldo Mathews Read Turrentine Frank Robinson Silsbee Junior High and Silsbee High School from March 2 to 5. Lions and Kiwanis clubs join meals and the science fair opens Tuesday night with pins for teachers on multiple anniversaries.
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Silsbee
Texas
Supt
Don L. Hough
Kirby
Waldo Mathews
Read-Turrentine
Frank Robinson
Hough
Silsbee Lions Club
Silsbee Kiwan
Oldlementary School
Neyland to Be Installed as Silsbee Chamber President
Robert Neyland, executive vice president of Hardin County Savings and Loan, will be seated as president of the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce for the year at the annual banquet in April. Neyland, a Silsbee High School graduate and UT alum, is the son of A. R. Neyland. He has worked since the savings and loan’s organization four days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neyland
Robert Neyland
Hardin County Savings and Loan Association
Silsbee Chamber
Mr. Neyland
Silsbee High School
A. R. Neyland
Silsbee
The
Savings and Loan Association
University of Texas
Valentine Dance Draws Capacity Crowd at Silshee Country Club
A capacity crowd of about 400 filled the Silshee Golf and Country Club for the first Valentine dance. The event overflowed the ballroom and spilled onto the lounge and porch as the Novatones of Port Arthur provided music. Club president Frank McClana han announced stock memberships would end after March 1, switching to members-only status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silshee Golf and Country Club
Earby
Novatones
Port Arthur
Frank McClanahan
Ministers Group Studies Silsbee Welfare Program
The Silsbee Ministers Fellowship met Feb 17 at First Assembly of God with eight ministers. Reports covered welfare work for Silsbee, jail inmate ministry, and a city park. A permanent committee, led by Rev. Bobby G. Roberts, was formed to seek local organization support for a park. Rev. Herbst to attend a state government seminar in Austin on Mar 9. March meeting to be at All Souls Catholic Church on Mar 9.
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Silsbee
Assembly of God Church
F. C. Drake
Bobby G. Roberts
Grant Herbst
J. P. Dazio
Herbst
Austin
J. A. Hendrix
John Lovett
P. F. Herndon
L. M Correll
Bobby Roberts
All Souls Catholic Church
Aldridge to Begin 3Year Prison Term in Embezzlement Case
Frank M. Aldridge Jr pleaded guilty in Kountze district court to embezzling 43407 from Kirby Lumber Corp. He was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary by Judge H A Coe and will leave Kountze Friday for Huntsville to begin serving the term. The jury of 11 men and one woman returned the three year sentence after Aldridge had sought a suspended sentence at trial.
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Frank M. Aldridge Jr
Kountze
Kirby Lumber Corp
Huntsville
Aldridge
Kountve
H. A. Coe
Classroom Space Pinch Hits Local School System
The school board discussed shrinking classrooms as two more classrooms are needed for next fall. Supt. Don L. Hough said the old elementary building behind the junior high could be repaired for two rooms but the roof must be fixed. Enrollment projections show rising junior high and high school populations through 1960, with 3023 pupils in the district. Architects estimate $12 000 per room for additions at Kirby or Read Turrentine. Public Schools Week is set for March 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don L. Hough
Hough
Read Turrentine
John Kirby
Atsoa
George Ingram
Beaumont
Kirby Elementary
Read-Turrentine
George Tennison
Alt Fullingim
Nine Indicted by Hardin County Grand Jury
Hardin County Grand Jury returned indictments Monday in 88th district court before Judge H A Coe. Leon Courmier Johnny Busley face two burglary counts. J W Barfield charged with second offense drunk driving. Elden Reeve defrauding with bad check. James Vernon Fannett Thomas Mishel William Farr Saylor indicted for robbery by assault over the Bell Service Station stickup on highway 965S. All suspects in jail. District Clerk Willis Selman noted appeal timing for L C Young life-term habitual criminal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Grand Jury
H. A. Coe
88Th District Court
Willis Selman
Leon Wilford Courmier
Johnny Busley
J. W. Barfield
Elden Reeve
James Vernon
Fannett
Thomas Mishel
William Farr Saylor
Health welfare plan explanation to railroad employees in Silsbee
A. S. Reed of Gainsville will join an insurance representative in Silsbee to explain the Grand Lodge health and welfare plan for railroad employees. The meeting is Saturday at 1 30 p m in the Fire Hall, with N L Pryor inviting members and their wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Reed
Gainsville
Bot Lf&e
Silsbee
Grand Lodge
The
B of Lrat
N. Lt. Pryor
Rebekahs Plan to Form Junior Oddfellow Lodges
The Blue Bonnet Oddfellow Lodge 79 and Rebekah Lodge 155 plan to sponsor a Junior Oddfellow Lodge and a Pharaoh Girls Lodge for youths aged 12 to 18. Interested persons may call 56 2586 or 45 4392 for details. Further announcements will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Bonnet Oddfellow Lodge
Rebekah Lodge
Oddfellow Lodge
Pharoah Girls
Grandson Improves After Severe Flu
Mr and Mrs L E Martin learn their three months old grandson Mike Sole is improving after confinement in a hospital with a serious flu. He is the son of T Set and Mrs John Sole of Sioux City Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Martin
Mike Sole
T/Set
John Sole
Sioux City
Iowa
Science Fair Opens At Silsbee Junior High March 3
The second annual Science Fair at Silsbee Junior High starts Tuesday night March 3 with junior high and senior high divisions. Ribbon and two medals will be awarded. winners may advance to Lamar Tech and the district science fair in Galveston. Last year Jola Griffith won first place and Johnnie Sue Muntz placed fifth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Senor
Medical College
Galveston
Silsbee
Lamar Tech
Jola Griffith
Johnnie Sue Muntz
Hooks
Jimmy Rand
Bill Geryand
James Stephens
Dixie Donelson
Herman Johnson
Greater Hardin County Chamber outlines progress and efforts
A report by President Russell Allen of the Greater Hardin County Chamber of Commerce summarizes the organization's work to date. Notable efforts include United Appeals sponsorship, a surplus food program for low income families, promoting the right of way bond issue, addressing the imported fire ant problem, a beef cattle demonstration, annual forestry school sponsorship, collaboration with state forestry and soil conservation services, independent surveys, and initiatives to attract new business. Officers listed include Ray L. Boyd, C. F. Meadows, A. E. Johnson, Lee Smith, Slankard Ing, Laura Mitchell, and Miss Ourda Schaeffer as office manager. Membership is 10 dollars for businesses and professionals, 5 dollars for individuals. contact local officers to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Allen
Greater Hardin County
Frakse
Sour Lake
Texas Forestry Service
Sol Conservation Service
Ray L. Boyd
Keountze
C. F Meadows
Chance
A. E. Johnson
Gilebec
Lee Smit
Batson
Slankard Ing Kountze
Laura Mitchell
Saratoga
Ourda Schaeffer
GHCCC
Sikbee
Lester Landers
Billy Ward
Ru‘pea Maran
Beaumont Art Exhibit Set By Local Artists
The annual Beaumont and Sabine area artist exhibit sponsored by the Women's Chair Art Department opens with an open house Sunday afternoon. Paintings will be judged Saturday and show runs February 21 to 23 from 1 p.m. to 4 30 p.m. in Beaumont.
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Beaumont and
Sabine Area
Beaumont
The
Woman’s Chuir
Tor Ooen
Masons To Meet Friday For Master’s Degree Work
A called meeting of Masonic Lodge 927 will be held Friday at 7 p.m. for work on the Master’s Degree. All visiting members are invited, according to Roy Rodgers, worshipful master.
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Masonic Lodge
Roy Rodgers
Kiwanis Congress Honors U S Government Leaders
Pete Farmer of the Silsbee Kiwanis Club notes one sixth of the 6th U S Congress are Kiwanis. At Kiwanis International's Biennial Congress Minner in Washington on February 18 attended by about 800, with Kenneth B. Loeheed of Toronto as principal speaker.
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U.S. Congress
Pete Farmer
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis International
Kiwanis
Mr. Farmer
Kenneth B. Loheed
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Ha- Wétes Internations
59 License Plates On Sale At Silsbee Auto Sales Lot
1959 license plates are on sale at Silsbee Auto Company on Highway 96 S. Owner Alf Fullingim notes many customers stop by the garage but directs buyers to the Highway 65 and Dardin Drive lot for sales this year.
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Silsbee Auto Sales Lot
Silsbee Auto Company
Highway 96
Alf Fulingham
Highway 6S
Dardin Drive
Fullingim
Three Guilty Pleas In Hardin County Court
Three defendants pleaded guilty in county court last week before Judge Fletcher Richardson. Edmund Wright of Beaumont received a $50 fine and three days in jail for drunk driving. Mrs. R. F. Blackwell of Ariola Road paid $1 and costs for a hot check. L. A. Hafford, address unknown, paid $25 and costs and three days in jail for theft. Two county residents, Ernest Dennis Haynes of Kountze and Minnie Edward Foster, 23, of F were given probationary terms and costs on misdemeanor theft charges after pleading guilty in Jefferson County Court At legtw last week. The Hardin County patrol reported eight weekly arrests: three robberies, four drunks, and one theft, per Office Deputy Dave Rountree.
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Kountze
Fletcher Richardson
R. F. Blackwell
Ariola Rd
Edmund Wright
Beaumont
L. A. Hafford
Services For Mrs Patterson Held Saturday At 2
Funeral services for Mrs Ar lena Frances Patterson 684 were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in Farmer's Funeral Home chapel with Rev Bruce Power of First Methodist officiating Burial followed in Magnolia cemetery Beaumont under Farmer's direction She died Thursday in a Beaumont hospital She is survived by two daughters Mrs FE F Bistline of Silsbee and Mrs Louis McDaniel of Beaumont one son R Curtis Sr of Beaumont 15 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren Pallbearers were grandsons Bruce Lackey Davie Lackey Leon Lackey Curth Lackey Ralph Bisthne and Ralph Curtis Jr Mrs Hf L Thompson and daughter Cassie arrived Sunday night from Lake Waccamaw NC for a visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Earnest Hutto She is the former Weld a Jovee Hutto
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlena Frances Patterson
Farmer's
Hf. L. Thompson
Cassie
Lake Waccamaw
North Carolina
Afr
Earnest Hutto
Wei da Jovee Hutto
Little League Meeting Planned By Silsbee Lite League
Burl Modisette announces a meeting for parents and prospective players next Tuesday at 7 30 PM in the fire hall to discuss preparations for the coming Little League season. He says much remains to be done and parental help is appreciated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Lite League
Fire Hall
Burl Modisette
Funeral services for J. N. Ashcraft held Monday
Funeral services for J N Ashcraft 88 were held at 2 am Monday at Good Shepherd Baptist church with Rev J W Joiner officiating. He died in Seaumont nursing home at 3 45 am Sunday. He was born in Tennessee and a Baptist. He is survived by seven sons two sisters one brother fourteen grandchildren and a number of great. Pallbearers included F W Biselamp H C Ross and others. Burial was in Resthaven Cemetery under Farmer Funeral Home supervision.
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J. ON Ashcraft
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
J. W. Joiner
Ashcraft
Seaumont
Tennessee
Tarver
Elmer Lee
Deole Ashcraft
Silsbee
Sam Ashcraft
Decatur
Jack Ashraft
Temple
Jim Ashcraft
Waco
Wattie Wade
Perryton
Nannie Bearden
Marietta Okla
Charlie Ashcraft
Ponder
F. W. Bis‘amp
H. C. Ross
B. W. Domasek
Tom Rashall
W. H. Whiteside
W. C. Wallace
Surial
Resthaven Cemetry
Farmer Funeral Home
Tigers And Tiger Cubs End Season With Wins Over Nederland
Silsbee High School and Mer High School closed their 1996-97 basketball seasons with victories over Nederland teams. Silsbee won 52-49 over the Bulldogs at home, while the Tiger Cubs routed Nederland 75-39 on their court. Johnny Johnson scored 19 to reach 145 season points, placing him third in district scoring. DeVries of Nederland led the district with 147 points, and Jimmy Gilbert of Beaumont's Gastrict tallied 348 points on the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silbee High School
Mer
Nederland
Silsbee High School
Ina’ Bulldogs
Tiger Cubs
Johnny Johnson
DeVries
I Nederland
Johnson
Jimmy Gilbert
French i: Beaumont
Gastrict
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J. C. Handley
Frank Payne
L. O. Turrentine
Lee Miller
W. W. Graves
Newton
Mr. Yankie
Busby
Yankie
Council
First Christian Church
Public Schools
Silsbee Junior High School
Pete Landolt
John Livingston
Bre
John Livingston Jr
Helen
Peter
Mary Martha
Dallas
Livingston
Highway 327
Charles Rawls
Grady Yarver
Clnton Young
Selman
Young
L. J. Sagtetter
Yemple
Houston
William Sagstetter
Jerry Sagstetter
Raymond
Air Force Naissong Guard
Elington Field
Bollere
Rebekahs
Chester Hooks
Chetaiy
County Chamber of Commerce
Masons
Little League
J. N. Ashcraft
Tigers
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