Masonic Lodge Promotes Door Prize During School Week
Silsbee Masonic Lodge announced a door prize to boost attendance for Public Schools Week March 2 6. Visitors at Kirby Elementary Read/ Turrentine Elementary Silsbee Junior High and Silsbee High School may register. The drawing airs at the high school auditorium Thursday night. winner not required to be present.
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Silsbee
Silsbee Masonic Lodge
Kirby
Turrentine
Silsbee Junior High
Silsbee High School
Lodge
Buddy Jones
Tracey Robinson
Chester Hooks
Incumbents File as Few Candidates Enter School Board Race
With days left before deadlines Baker and Dainwood filed for re election and are the only announced candidates for the school trustees. The city posts held by Aldermen Landolt Jr and Bert Slaydon and the mayor's office on the April ballot remain open as of Wednesday with no filings yet for re election. The school trustee deadline is March 4 and the city election deadline is March 7 with votes on April 7.
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Baker and
Dainwood
C. R. Baker
A. W. Dainwood
Satuday
C. E. Landolt Jr
Bert Slaydon
H. M. Jones
Landolt
Slaydon
Junior High Joins New Beaumont District for Football
Silsbee Junior High School has joined the Beaumont Junior High School League for football and basketball. Coach Jim Rand announced a switch last week. Silsbee will stay in the Sabine league for track this spring if no conflicts arise. seven Beaumont teams join the new district.
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Beaumont
Silshee Junior High School
Jim Rand
Silshee
Sabine
Rand
Stephen F. Austin
James Bowie
Davy Crockett
Dick Dowling
MacArthur
Amelia
Friendship Baptist Church Plans Educational Annex
Friendship Baptist Church near Silsbee announces a 12000 educational annex to be built this year weather permitting. The plan includes 10 classrooms an assembly room offices and a kitchen with labor from church members and a July 25 homecoming target.
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Friendship Baptist Church
W. F. Winger
E. E. Castilan
Silsbee
Beaumont Highway
Winger
Firemen Complete Busy Week With Six Alarms
Firemen answered six alarms last week in Kountze area including three on Feb. 17 with fires at a Reeves rental house north of town and in Ray Hutto’s trash lot. Damage to the Reeves house was about 300 dollars insured. other calls caused no serious damage.
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Jim Reeves
Kountze
John Busby
Ray Hutto
Santa Fe
A. E. Read
Reeves
Busby
North Fifth Street
Hardin County Savings and. Loan
Atlantic Refining Co
Evadale Highway
Jane Milam
Atlantic
Spurger
Weather Report From Silsbee Shows Wide Temperature Range
Readings from the Houston Natural Gas Co thermometer behind Silsbee State Bank record daily highs and lows from February 18 to February 24, with temps from 33 to 71 degrees and a total weekly rainfall of 6.1 inches recorded in the Bee rain gauge.
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Silsbee
Big Houston Natural Gas Co
Silsbee State Bank
Bee
Brief Local Health News and Social Visitations
G L Turk returned home Saturday from Baptist hospital in Beaumont after emergency appendectomy. Numerous visits noted include Mrs LeRoy Jordan and daughter in Orange, Mrs Kate Blackwell in Houston, and guests in Beaumont, Kirbyville, Carthage, and Port Arthur. Verrell Buchanan entered Monday for observation and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Turk
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Dan
LeRoy Jordan
Linnie Benoit
Orange
Don Lee Hawthorne
K. FE. Langhammer
Kate Blackwell
Houston
W. H. Beazley
Myrene Dinan
B Landry
Ashley
Spinclair Oil and Gas
Dave Inman
Hardin County Hospital
Kountee
F. A. McMicken
Jerry
Baytown
Lenox Hawthorne
Jerry Auber
Bellville
J. R. Ryle
G. R. Bacon
W. S. Barclay Sr
Verrell Buchanan
Kiwanis Hot Cake Supper Is Tonight
Silsbee Kiwanis members host their annual hot cake supper tonight at the junior high school cafeteria from 5 to 8. Tickets cost 1.00 and cover all hotcakes bacon and coffee. Proceeds fund school safety patrol equipment. Pete Farmer, club president, expects a large turnout.
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Silsbee Kiwanians
Kiwanis Club
Pete Farmer
Camp Fire Girls Dad Daughter Banquets Set Mar 17 and Apr 3
The Camp Fire Girls Leaders Association announces a Mar 17 banquet at 7 p.m. in the Junior High School cafeteria for Blue Birds and their fathers. A second banquet for Camp Fire girls and dads is planned for Apr 3 at 7 p.m. in the same cafeteria. General chairmen named are Mrs. J. A. Fuller for the Blue Birds event and Mrs. J. D. Shephard for the Camp Fire girls event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Fire
Camp Fire Girls Leaders Association
Blue Birds
J. A. Fuller
J. D. Shepherd
Camp Fire Girls
Evadale Schools Action Highlighted by E C Nash
E C Nash superintendent of Evadale schools spoke to the Silsbee Lions Club on Progress in the Evadale School System. He gave a brief resume of experiences over the past year and a half and recounted changes that have occurred there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Nash
Evadale
Silsbee Lions Club
Land Sale for New Post Office Site Near Silsbee
Final vote by the First Baptist Church of Silsbee membership on selling the old North Fifth Street church property was held last night. Floyd S. Harris is the purchaser who will build a post office there and lease it to the Post Office Department. the sale funds are held by Hardin County Abstract Co. in Kountze. The Post Office previously announced the new Silsbee Post Office would open by June.
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First Baptist Church of
Silsbee
North Fifth Street
Hardin County Abstract Co
Kountze
Thela Collins
Shurch
Floyd S. Harris
Post Office Department
Britton-Cravens Burglary Solved By Houston Suspect Arrest
Houston Black man Cleveland Levo, 30, brought from Brenham, signed a statement before District Attorney Stanley Coe admitting he burglarized Britton-Cravens Lumber Co. in Kountze on Jan. 10. Levo, under 10 year probation for burglary, admitted telephoning the yard and using a brace and bit to enter. Two Skil Saws and two public safety items were recovered. search for an accomplice continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Brenham
Stanley Coe
Kountze
Britton-Cravens Lumber Co
Ira Moore
Silsbee
Grady Tarver
Moore
Cleveland L.evo
Tarver
Levo
Country Club Membership Drive Ends Soon
Silsbee Golf and Country Club will stop selling stock memberships after March 1. President Frank McClanahan announced the drive has sold about 15 memberships so far and noted the club’s progress with the new ballroom dances deemed a success. Additional growth would fund future improvements.
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Silsbee Golf and Country Club
Frank Mce Clanahan
McClanahan
Cub Scout Blue Gold Banquet Draws Crowd
About 160 attendees packed Kirby Elementary School for Cub Scout Pack 88 Blue Gold banquet Tuesday. Cubmaster Bill Wright presided as Cub Scouts and parents saw progress awards presented by Alvin Rapan, the institutional representative.
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Cub Scout Pack
Kirby Elementary School
Alvin Rapan
Institutional
Bill Wright
Silsbee Student Finalist in National Merit Program
Silsbee High School senior Danna Holmes reached the finals of the 1958 59 National Merit Scholarship Program and received a certificate of merit. Her high score on the college aptitude tests and strong grades across leadership and activities helped her stand out among about six tenths of a percent of state seniors. The 700 finalists will be awarded merit scholarships in 1959 with more than 80 sponsors providing aid totaling about 2.5 million dollars for freshman year.
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Silsbee High School
Bruce Watts Jr
Danna Holmes
Billie J. Holmes
Danna
Miears family travels to Savannah for grandmother's funeral
Mr and Mrs S M Miears and their children left Friday to attend the funeral of Mrs N H Hill grandmother of Mrs Miears. She was buried Saturday in Savannah Georgia.
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S. M. Miears
N. H. Hill
Savannsh
Georgia
Services Held Sunday for Mrs. Enana Ventura
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p m Sunday at the First Pentecostal Church for 94 year old Mrs Enana Ventura who died Friday night in a Beaumont nursing home. She lived in Silsbee 38 years after moving from Edna Texas and is survived by three sons, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers included W A Oliver, T J Ward, E E Merritte, W Denson, W J Jackson and Robert Caraway. Burial followed at Resthaven Cemetery under Farmer Funeral Home supervision.
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Enana Ventura
First Pentecostal
W. H. Dunn
Kimble Watson
Ventura
Beaumont
Silsbee
Edna
Texas
Larry Creekmore Joins Kountze Tax Office Staff
Larry G. Creekmore of Silsbee has joined the staff of W. T. Bean Hardin County Tax Assessor-Collector as deputy. He previously worked at Baptist Hospital Beaumont as a technician and with Tobin Aerial Map Co San Antonio doing title and abstract work. A Navy veteran June 1951 to November 1958, he received a bravery citation after rescuing injured persons in a car crash. He is the son of Mr and Mrs T V Creekmore of Silsbee and resides on Winters St with his wife and two children. He replaces Dean Haynes who was inducted into the Army in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry G. Creekmore
Silshee
W. T. Bean
Hardin County
Bean
Creekmore
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Tobin Aerial Map Company
San Antonio
U.S. Navy
Rom
Mr. Creekmore
T. V. Creekmore
Silsbee
Newton High School
Winters St
Dean Haynes
Kountze
Army
Evadale Rodeo Delayed To March 8 By Rain
Fundale Riding and Roping Club postpones the Evadale rodeo from March 1 to Sunday afternoon March 8. Secretary treasurer Ww. C. Roy says ground is too soft after recent rains. Rodeo starts at 1 pm at the club arena two miles from Weiss Bluff road Evadale.
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Fundale
Ww. C. Roy
Wiess ‘Bluff
Evadale
Silsbee Trail Riders Return In Tuesday Rain
A large group from Silsbee and nearby areas joined the Salt Grass Trail ride from Brenham to Houston. Most returned to Silsbee Tuesday afternoon as rain and cold slowed the trek. Participants included Paula Prewitt Dan nah Ford Diana Worthey Jerry Skinner Isabel Bledge Linda Swinney Buddy Jones Bill Fields Mike Fields Mrs. Gertrude Fields Bo Tarver Jim Barnes Sheriff William Whitaker and Deputies E. W Coleman Dock Million Dudley Young Dwayne Over street and Shorty Langston.
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Silsbee
Paula Prewitt
Dannah Ford
Diana Worthey
Jerry Skinner
Isabel Bledge
Linda Swinney
Buddy Jones
Bill Fields
Mike Fields
Gertrude Fields
Bo Tarver
Jim Barnes
William Whitaker
E. W Coleman
Dock Million
Dudley Young
Dwayne Overstreet
Shorty Langston
Bertrams Called to Leesburg After Father-in-Law's Death
Mr and Mrs O H Bertram travel to Leesburg Florida following the death of C T Lowrey, father of Mrs Bertram, with funeral arrangements expected.
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O. H. Bertram
Leesburg, Florida
C. T. Lowrey
Court Moves To Complete Purchase Of Evadale Bridge
Hardin County commissioners moved to secure right of way for the Evadale Neches River bridge project. They tentatively approved deals with four individuals and one company and authorized condemnation in eight cases, with awards totaling about 15.63 acres of land valued at several thousand dollars.
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Evadale Bridge
Evadale- Neches River
Kountze
Hardin County
Earl Stover
J. C. Patterson
J. E. Lewis
R. Hare
Southwestern Settlement and Development
Burke Hargrove
Silsbee
T. L. Hare
O. C. Choate
Sam Denman
T. L. Fare
Tate
Leon Tull
Bert Black
Alton Ackridge
Lihetate
Ourt County
Fletcher Richardson
Monlay
Final Rites For E. L. Skinner
Funeral services for E. L. Skinner 67 a Silsbee resident and retired logging contractor were held at 10 a m Wednesday at Farmer Funeral Home chapel with Rev R E Barclay officiating He died suddenly at his home early Tuesday He is survived by his widow four sons two brothers a sister and 11 burial followed at Union Spring cemetery in Corrigan Pallbearers named and arrangements by the funeral home
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E. L Skinner
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Home
R. E. Barclay
First Baptist Church
Mr. Skinner
Corrigan
Lilsbe
Russell Busbs
Homer Craft
Cecil Cobble
Douglas Grimes
Olin Redmond
Lions Minstrel Set With Blackface Comedy Friday Night
The Sils ee Lions present their 10th annual minstrel show at the high school auditorium Friday at 8 pm Proceeds aid the Lions scholarship fund and service work Dr R O Jackson leads as interlocutor with longtime favorites Crockett Parker Gilchriest Georgas Dietrich Birdwell plus acts from Woodville Beaumon Lions and dances from Sproule School of Dance Beaumont The show promises top quality entertainment for all ages with several specialty numbers and a Can Can dance planned
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Sils‘ee Lions
Lions Scholarship Fund
Serview Work
R. O. Jackson
Jackson
Buttermilk Crockett
Satchel Parker
January Gilchriest
Georgas
Rastus Dietrich
Snowball Birdwell
W. P. Crockett
Wade Parker
G. W. “Snub
Gilchriest
Paul Georgas
Ernie Dietrich
Rayford Birdwell
Woodvill Lions Club
Beaumont Lions Club
Sany Copeland
Sproule School of Dance
Beaumont
J. K. Grice dies suddenly in Silsbee at 73
J Kidd Grice longtime Silsbee Negro leader dies of a heart attack at home after visiting a friend at Pa Go Grocery. Survived by wife Annie Grice, son J K Grice Jr, daughter Morell Solomon, plus one sister and four brothers. Funeral arrangements incomplete at press time pending relatives.
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J. Kidd Grice
Stisbee
Frend
H. P. Moran
Pa- Go
Vicksburg
Miss
Silsbee
The
Santa Fe
New Bethel
J. K. Grice Jr
Los Angeles
Morell Solomon
Sacramento
Calif
Cone
Annual Blue Gold Banquet Draws 225 Scouts
The Blue and Gold Banquet for the Club Scouts was held in Read-Turrentine Cafeteria with about 225 scouts and parents attending. Wesley Jackson presided, Rev R E Barclay gave the invocation, and twenty five boys received awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Read - Turrentine
Wesley Jackson
R. E. Barclay
East Texas Shrine Club Sets Friday Meeting
East Texas Shrine Club will hold its regular meeting this Friday at 7 p.m. at the Blue Bonnet Cafe. President Joe Register urged all area Shriners to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Texas Shrine Club
Blue Bonnet Cafe
Joe Register
Old Washington Independence Day Event March 2
Frank G. Clement of Tennessee will be principal speaker at the annual Texas Independence Day celebration in Old Washington on the Brazos March 2. The program begins at 2 30 p.m. with music tea banquet and public speaking.
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Frank G. Clement
Tennesee
iOld - Washington
Key Club to Play Kiwanis Club In Basketball Game
A benefit basketball game will feature the Key Club against members of the Silsbee Kiwanis Club at 7 p.m. Monday in the high school gym. Admission is charged with proceeds going to the Key Club.
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Kiwanis Club
Key Club
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
Local Births in Hardin County Hospital Reported
Mr and Mrs G S Marlow of Victor welcome daughter Donna Sue born February 13 in Hardin County Hospital. Keith Wasne son of Mr and Mrs J B Harris of Evadale born February 14 in Hardin County Hospital. Nancy Jane Murdock Ivy born February 10 in Hardin County Hospital to Mr and Mrs J A Murdock Ivy of Kountze. Marta Eden Watson born February 14 in Hardin County Hospital to Mr and Mrs E P Watson of Silsbee. Benjamin Wallace NT newborn February 20 to Mer and Mrs B W Bruce II of Evadale. Pamela Ann born February 24 to Mr and Mrs L Earnes of Silsbee in Jardin County Hospital. Rayburn Joe son born February 24 to Mr and Mrs I Wo Theus of Wyndale in Hardin County Hospital. Kenneth Paul born February 10 to Mr and Mrs Paul D Blachan of Silsbee in Hardin County Hospital.
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E. P. Watson
Silsbee
Marta Eden
Hardin County Hospital
Bemanin Wallace NT
Mer
B. W. Bruce II
Evadal
Pamela Ann
Hartman Daughter Hospitalized for Surgery
Sally Hartman was admitted to Baptist Hospital on Wednesday for surgery scheduled today. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John Hartman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Hartman
Bapitist Hospital
John &. Hartman
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Leona Whitman
C. F
Carthage
John Martin
David Cook
Oscar Harris
Kirbyville
Puesday
BR. Kelly
R. R. Bursess
Ed Merritt
Mike
Burice
W. Holland
Homer Holland
Lyon Perryman
Lake Charles
W. H. Holland
George Hart
Texas City
J. O. Hart
L. D. Hepler
Freer
F Hughes
Dan Cook
L. J. Davis
Bon Wier
Sam F. Neal
St. Therese Hospital
G. BE. Methvin
Port Arthur
Witham Free
R. ER. Burgess
Kiwanis
Lions
Evadale Schools
Britton-Cravens
Larry Creekmore
Silsbee Trail
E. L. Skinner
Lion’s Minstrel
J. K. Grice
Old Washington
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