Local Man Charged In Saturday Assault
Wesley Clark in hospital with a broken jaw after an incident at his fishing camp on the Neches River near Silsbee. Frederick Eque of Silsbee and Houston was arrested after the Saturday night assault and faces two charges of assault with attempt to murder. M. M. Stewart of Houston was also detained. Clark aide R. W. Hargraves aided Clark and assisted in summoning help. Clark remains in serious condition with multiple facial injuries and a broken nose after the bearers, with transfer to Beaumont hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Clark
Silsbee
Clark
Neches River
Frederick Eque
Houston
Rountze
Dave Rountree
Eque
M. M. Stewart
W. Whitaker
Moore
Mr. Rountree
R. W. Hargraves
Hargraves
Bear Man’s Bluff
Hardin County Hospital
St. Therese Hospital
Beaumont
Vet Clinic Vaccinates Dogs Next Tuesday
Dr J L Garrett will vaccinate dogs at the city office next Tuesday March 2 from 8 am to noon with a special 1 50 price. Mayor R S Farmer announced the rabies vaccination and traffic rule updates. The city enforces no turn on red at two lights and erects 30 mile speed limit signs on North Fifth street. Police will ticket speeding and a directional light may be tested at the post office corner with no U turns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Garrett
R. S. Farmer
North Fifth Street
Newborns Reported in Silsbee and Surrounding Areas
A series of births announced in Hardin County and nearby towns. Oscar Eugene Crain Jr born February 18 in Silsbee with Dr. F J Robinson attending. Ricky Lynn Burnett born February 18 at Silsbee Clinic. Lucy Elaine Watts born February 19 in Tennison Hospital. Patricia Freeman born February 20 in Hardin County Hospital Village Mills. Norma Kay Riley born February 23 in Kountze Hospital. Twin boys Todd born February 22 in Hardin County Hospital Kountze. Arthur Charles Rodriguez born February 23 in Silsbee Clinic. Doris Denise Williams born February 23 in Hardin County Hospital Kountze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Eugene Crain
Oscar J. Crain
Silsbee
F. J. Robinson
New Kirby
J. T. Burnett
Silsbee Clinic
Ricky Lynn
John D. Watts
Fred
Lucy Elaine
Tennison Hospital
Patricia
Elbert Freeman
Village Mills
Hardin County Hospital
R. L. Riley
Warren
Norma Kay
Kountze
Paul Todd
Sour Lake
J. A. Rodriguez
Arthur Charles
R. C. Williams
Doris Denise
Planning Committee Begins Silsbee City Limits Study
The Silsbee Chamber of Commerce planning committee met at the Silsbee Bee to outline extending city boundaries and creating large scale maps. Members discussed visiting the League of Texas Municipalities in Austin for guidance after mayor and city council approval, with next meeting set for Thursday night at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce Planning Committee
Silsbee Bee
Silsbee
H. N. Hopkins
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Highway Department
League of Texas
Austin
League of Texas Municipalities
R. L. Read
C. M. McKay
Joe Markley
H. C. Hopkins
R. O. Jackson
L. D. Self
Bee
Texas League of Municipalities
Silsbee Teachers To Get Service Awards
Silsbee Independent School District honors all teachers and officials with over five years of service during Public School Week. Awards span five to twenty-five years, with separate recognitions for Waldo Mathews colored school faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Independent School District
Don L. Hough
Evelyn Allen
Mary Bertram
Frances Brookins
Martha Jane Campbell
Jewel Ehrensberger
I. B. Griffith
Maurice Hobbs
Irene Holland
Graye McClinton
Wilma Nash
Lola Read
Gladys Rhodes
Teressa Singletary
Winnie Sullivan
Ermine Vanderburg
Mary Lou Wagstaff
Ethel Wallace
Mildred Wiess
Margaret Choate
Jacqueline Hooks
Janie Hough
Lloyd Markham
E. C. Nash
Lydia Neuville
Helen Read
Marguerite Gunter
Don L
Hough
O. O. Miller
Stella Vanderburg
Irene McGowan
Sallie Jake Mack
Stella Cook
Ida Lewis
Leola Richardson
Mary E. Sheffield
Lester D. Self
Mae Self
A. W. Dainwood
Waldo Mathews Colored School
Hattie Blackmon
Mathleen Brent
Mildred Govan
Willa Mae Johns
Eloise Vanner
Lloyd Ewing
Jessie
Piano Recital Scheduled Saturday Night
Mrs. Rex Worley will present her piano pupils of all ages in a recital Saturday night February 27 at 7 30 in the high school auditorium. The four part program showcases the progress of these young musicians and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Worley
Action On Swimming Pool Land Expected Soon
Silsbee's plan for a six acre swimming pool and picnic grounds moves forward as Kirby Lumber Corporation is expected to transfer the land to the swimming pool association within days. The wooded site east of town will be cleared and landscaped with benches and tables and may serve as a park area once acquisition is complete. Announcement of the land deal is anticipated next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Swimming
Kirby Lumber Corporation
Final Issue Baptist Bonds Go On Sale
The final issue of bonds for financing the new First Baptist Church goes on sale this week. About 30,000 dollars worth are available and pledged funds may be converted to bonds if action is taken promptly. The 5 percent bonds offer early maturities and can be purchased by calling the church at 366. Construction on grounds is underway and the church will face the highway, opposite the junior high school. Total plant cost is expected to reach about 250,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist
G. F. Phillips
Boy's Puppy Poisoning Spurs Eight Offers Of Replacements
In Lae area eight residents offered to provide a replacement puppy for a boy after his dog was poisoned weeks ago. Names include Mrs. W A Rashall Mrs C W McGinty Tom Single tary Ben Smith and others. Mrs T J Trotti requests Bee to clarify she did not poison the dogs despite chickens killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lae
Bee Office
Doyle McKeown
W. A. Rashall
C. W. McGinty
Tom Singletary
Ben Smith
Jack Simmons
Paul Keith
Bruce Reid
T. J. Trotti
Royal Arch Masons To Confer Degrees Saturday
Silsbee Chapter 465 Royal Arch Masons will meet at 12 00 noon Saturday with E S Winfree the grand high priest of Texas attending along with other officials. Degree teams from Orange Port Arthur Port Neches Park Place and Beaumont will confer all degrees in the afternoon. A 6 30 dinner at the lodge hall precedes evening degree work. High Priest L E Martin urges members to attend this outstanding affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Royal Arch Masons
Frank L. Choates
E. S. Winfree
Texas
Orange
Port Arthur
Port Neches
Park Place
Beaumont
L. E. Martin
Silsbee Citizens Urged to Help Town Grow and Grow
The Silsbee Bee columnist lauds civic spirit and calls on residents to donate land for executives seeking homes near the city. He notes the planning committee’s work on extending city limits, says a trip to Austin is planned, and thanks readers for steady support while estimating readership near 10 000.
Silsbee Fire Dept Receives $50 Donation From Kirby Lumber
The Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department received a $50 check from Kirby Lumber Corporation. A. W. Dainwood signed the letter accompanying the voucher praising the department for its work suppressing house and grass fires on Kirby premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Kirby Lumber Corporation
A. W. Dainwood
Osteopathic Physician To Open Office Here
Dr. R. E. Ensign, an osteopathic physician, will open general medical practice at Morris Pharmacy on March 1. Remodeling in Morris Pharmacy rear rooms will be completed soon. He earned a BS from Concordia College in 1947 and a Kirksville osteopathy degree in 1951, with internship at Waldo General Hospital Seattle. He practiced in Fergus Falls before moving to Silsbee. married with three sons, his family now in Port Arthur, planning relocation to Silsbee when quarters available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Ensign
Morris Pharmacy
Ensign
Concordia College
Moorhead
Minnesota
Kirksville College of Osteopathy
Kirksville
Missouri
Waldo General Hospital
Seattle
Washington
Fergus Falls
Silsbee
Port Arthur
Right Of Way Bond Proposal Circulating in Hardin County
Petitions circulate seeking a 650000 bond election by the Hardin County Commissioners Court to finance right of way purchase for widening highways. Backers cite rising costs and planned four lane projects as the reason, noting curb and gutter work requires more width. Petitions will be presented soon with the vote expected to be called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Commissioners’ Court
State Highway Department
Tommy Hardy Named To Annapolis Naval Academy
Tommy Hardy son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Hardy of Silsbee and A. & M. College freshman receives a U. S. Naval Academy appointment from Senator Lyndon B. Johnson. He was salutatorian of Silsbee High School, is majoring in Aeronautical Engineering, and was initiated into Phi Eta Sigma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Hardy
T. J. Hardy
Silsbee
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Tommy
U. S
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Silsbee High School
Phi Eta Sigma
Mrs. Nellie V. Betts Rites Held in Silsbee
Funeral services for 65 year old Mrs. Nellie V. Betts who died Monday at her Silsbee home were held today at 10 a.m. at Farmer Funeral Chapel with Rev. J. E. Ferguson and Rev. R. E. Barclay officiating. Burial followed in Magnolia cemetery Beaumont. She was born in Montgomery City Missouri and married H. C. Betts in 1907. Surviving relatives include a foster son Leon Betts, sisters Hattie Brefeld and Ruth Greggs, and brother A. C. Estes. Pallbearers were Henry Hurd Dan Cook B. A. Rucker S. S. Strahan Cecil Cobble and W. H. Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie V. Betts
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Chapel
J. E. Ferguson
First Methodist Church
R. E. Barclay
First Baptist Church
Magnolia
Beaumont
Betts
Montgomery City
Missouri
H. C. Betts
The
Eastern Star
Methodist Church
Leon Betts
Kansas City
Hattie Brefeld
Beckemeyer
Ill
Ruth Greggs
Houston
A. C. Estes
San Francisco
Calif
Henry Hurd
Dan Cook
B. A. Rucker
S. S. Strahan
Cecil Cobble
W. H. Holland
Rev F A Stephenson to Lead Calvary Baptist Services
Beau mont preacher Rev F A Stephenson will conduct five Calvary Baptist Church services from Monday March 1 through Friday March 5 at 7 30 p m each night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Stephenson
Beaumont
Calvary Baptist Church
Jimmy Jeffrey Heads Local Red Cross Drive
Jimmy Jeffrey head of the Silsbee Red Cross Fund drive, named by county chairman L. A. Yankie. He said workers are not yet named, but the campaign will start early next week to raise funds for American Red Cross activities. Citizens are urged to give generously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Jeffrey
Silsbee Red Cross
L. A. Yankie
Jeffrey
American Red Cross
Tiger Nine Baseball Roster to Play Chester Wednesday
Tiger Nine under Coach Billy Dinkle announces a 19 man squad with seniors George Thompson Roland Million Clifford Turk Herman Hodges Jerry Esmond and others. First game vs Chester at 3 45 pm Wednesday on the Silsbee diamond. district play begins April 6 with practice games listed through April 8 and additional upcoming scrimmages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Dinkle
Tiger Baseball
Chester
Silsbee
Senior High
Dinkle
Livingston
St. Anthony
Jasper
Buna
Beaumont High
Bishop Byrne
South Park
Orange
George Thompson
Roland Million
Clifford Turk
Herman Hodges
Jerry Esmond
Tommy Childress
Keith Parker
Billy Dan van Winkle
Buzz McDonald
Sidney Ester
Thomas Templeton, Jr
Bryan Swinney
Larry Hargrove
Red Willett
Sanford Jones
Dale Grissom
Cecil Skinner
Lynwood Jones
Douglas Stark
Louisiana
Milton Bradshaw
Pony League To Meet Tonight At 7 30
Officers and directors of Silsbee Pony League will meet this evening at 7 30 in the Junior High Auditorium. Link Skillern president will lead discussion on the coming season and ordering equipment for the teams. Skillern thanked Blackie Tingle for helping level the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Pony League
Link Skillern
Skillern
Blackie Tingle
Executives Attend Meeting in Dallas This Week
D C Collins M B Parks and R Stanford of American Republics Corporation attend a meeting in Dallas this week to discuss school participation and corporate affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Collins
M. B. Parks
R. Stanford
American Republics Corporation
Dallas
Silsbee Observes Texas Public Schools Week
Silsbee Schools prepare for Texas Public Schools Week March 1 to 6 with classroom visits, window exhibits by departments, and a Friday night program at the high school auditorium. Awards will honor teachers and school board members with 5 to 25 years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Texas Public Schools
Jay's
Jacque’s
Silsbee Dry Goods
H. and
H. Dry Goods
Birdwell’s
Hardin Drug
Morgan and Lindsey
West
Dairy Queen Set to Open in Silsbee This Saturday
Dairy Queen plans a grand opening in Silsbee on Saturday February 27 at Highway 96 South near Busby and Son Garage. Odell Segrest will manage. all menu items offered at half price to entice customers, with free balloons for children. Approximately 2500 independently owned Dairy Queen stores operate nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairy Queen
Silsbee
J. B. Segrest
Highway 96 South
Busby and Son Garage
Odell Segrest
Home Economics Class Dresses Displayed at Jacque's Shop
About 20 dresses made by Mrs. Singletary's home economics class will be shown at Jacque's Shop for a week. Citizens may vote for the best design with a prize from the shop and a hair styling by Mrs. Mary Lou Brown. Mrs. Brown lectured on hair care and will speak next week to the second class.
Also Mentioned on This Page
David Read
Hardy Hicks
Dr. S. A. Gracey
J. A. McKim
Fire Department
Silshee
Red Cross
Tiger Nine
Bunn
Pony League
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