Religious Census In City To Be Taken Here Sunday
A city wide religious census will be taken in Silsbee Sunday January 13 between 2 and 5 pm. Sponsored by the Silsbee Minister's Fellowship cooperation from multiple churches aims to visit every home with area leaders coordinating sections. Rev L L McCutcheon and Rev Kent Newman oversee the project with a 2 pm start at First Baptist to begin the census.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
L. L. McCutcheon
First Presbyterian Church
Kent Newman
First Christian Church
First Baptist Church
McCutchen
Area sportsmen meet with game director in Silsbee
A gathering of area sportsmen heard Howard Dodgen executive secretary of the state Game and Fish Commission outline game legislation and game wards for east Texas counties. Present were Henry LeBlanc Port Arthur Game and Fish member Captain Lewis Morris Beaumont Game Warden and Dan Lay game department biologist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Howard Dodgen
State Game and Fish Commission
Craven’s Hall
First Methodist Church
Dodgen
Howard Hargrove
East Texas Wildlife Conservation Association
East Texas
Henry LeBlanc
Game and Fish Commission
Port Arthur
Lewis Morris
Beaumont
Dan Lay
Hollis Paine Charged In Silsbee Woods Fire
Hollis Paine is charged with felony arson for setting fire to grass and timberland near Silsbee on January 4. Bond set at 500 dollars in Judge Louis Seller’s court as the Hardin County grand jury terms up. Billy Eaves of the Woodville forestry service filed the charges. rangers extinguished a blaze on John’s Lake road area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Seller
Hollis Paine
Paine
Silsbee
Hardin County Grand Jury
Billy Eaves
State Forestry Service of
Woodville
John’s Lake Road
Mrs. T. J. Trotti Ill at Son’s Liberty Home
Mrs. T. J. Trotti is ill and staying at the home of her son W. Z. Trotti in Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Trotti
W. Z. Trotti
Liberty
Two Pay DWI Fines In County Court
Two men paid DWI fines in county court in the latter half of December. Fred Burke paid 50 dollars and costs and served three days in jail after pleading guilty on December 17. Charlie Jones received a like penalty on December 28. County records show 17 total arrests in the period, including 12 drunks, two traffic, one disturbing the peace, one pickup for Clovis, New Mexico, and one game violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher Richardson
Fred Burke
Charlie Jones
Dave Rountree
Clovis
New Mexico
Five Shotguns Stolen From Local Store
Fuller's Sporting Goods and Hardware Store reported five shotguns and shop items stolen Tuesday night. A rear window was broken for entry and the thief fled via the front door with the back door padlocked. Value estimated at 400 to 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuller
Sporting Goods and Hardware
North Fifth Street
Joe Fuller
Judge Orders Instructed Verdict In Civil Rights Case
In Beaumont Judge Lamar Cecil ordered an instructed verdict for defendants in a civil rights suit brought by Helen Simmons against Hardin County officials including the sheriff and hospital board. Simmons sought $10,000 in damages and $1,164.55 for a hospital bill claiming unlawful arrest and coercion to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. District Court
Beaumont
Lamar Cecil
Hardin County Commissioners
Helen Simmons
LaMarque
Fletcher Richardson
William Whitaker
L. C. Kirk
Kountze
B. P. Dockery
Kirby Lumber
Frank S. Payne
E. E. Cotten
Thomas Burch
Kountze Votes Wet In Local Option Election
Hardin county precinct one including Kountze Village Mills and Plank voted to keep alcohol sales legal with 644 to 433 wets. Kountze swung the result 572 wet to 230 dry while Village Mills split 49 to 49 and Plank went 23 for sale 44 against. Saratoga Batson and Honey Island remain dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kountze
Village Mills
Plank
Hardin County
Saratoga
Batson
Honey Island
Dogwood District Studies 1957 Council Program
The Dogwood district committee of the Trinity Neches Council Boy Scouts of America met in Kountze on January 7 to study the 1957 program planned for Tyler and Hardin counties. The plan includes camporees, exposition shows and activities beyond any single unit. Institutional representatives attended from Silsbee Lions Club First Baptist Church Woodville Kountze Methodist Church Methodist Men's Club and First Methodist Silsbee. W G Birdwell presided and reports from operating committees were given. The February meeting is set for February 4 at 7 30 in A L Bevil’s Kountze office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dogwood
Trinity Neches Council
Boy Scouts of America
Kountze
Tyler
Hardin
A. E. Johnson
Cecil Cobble
Silsbee Lions Club
Gerald Maynard
First Baptist Church of
Woodville
Robert Gilpin
Parent-Teacher Association To Meet Tuesday Night
The Parent-Teacher Association holds its regular meeting Tuesday night Jan. 15 at 7 30 p m in the Junior High School auditorium. The program theme is We the People Invest in Education with Dixielanders led by M L Winger. Mrs C R Baker invites members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
I. V. McWhorter
Dixielanders
M. L. Winger
C. R. Baker
Silsbee Fire Protection Deemed Inadequate by State
The Fire Insurance Division of the state board of insurance commissioners says Silsbee needs a new water well, higher storage tank, extended water mains, and better pumping capacity. A Jan 2 letter from chief engineer George Hawley outlines multiple inadequacies found during a recent inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
State Board of Insurance Commissioners
George Hawley
Dimes Drive Progress and Local Fundraising Details
The 1957 March of Dimes drive in Silsbee reports $1333.46 collected locally with $631.23 raised by Shriners last week. Kiwanis and Lions groups plan street collections this Saturday as part of broader county totals of $3000.45. A benefit event by telephone company operators is set for Jan 17 from 10 am to 10 pm to boost donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Martin Wilson
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
Silsbee Lions Club
Silsbee Shriners
Wilson
Mrs George Wright Named President of Firemen's Auxiliary
The Firemen's Auxiliary held a social and business meeting at the Service Cafe on Tuesday night. Mrs Emil Slavik presided and installed officers for the new year including Mrs George Wright as president, Mrs Luther Chitty as vice president, Mrs Bobby Parks as secretary, and Mrs Norman Walters as treasurer. The group meets the second Tuesday each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Slavik
George Wright
Luther Chitty
Bobby Parks
Norman Walters
September 1956 Silsbee Bee copies sought for money
The Silsbee Bee seeks two complete copies for each week of September 1956, specifically Sept 6 13 20 and 27. The first two copies received for each week will be paid $1 each at the Bee office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Bee
Letter From Silsbee Native Describes Washington Visit
Paul McClinton, a former Silsbee Bee employee now a Congressional Page, writes from Washington DC about the joint session, meeting leaders like Sam Rayburn and Lyndon Johnson, Capitol security, and his duties on the Democratic staff. He thanks readers and promises a detailed future report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Supreme Court
Capitol
Sam Hayburn
Brooks
Lynddén Johnson
Martin Dies
Price Daniel
Senate
Bond vote planned to finish Silsbee school building program
Silsbee ISD plans a March bond election to raise about 350000 to complete the building program. Principal changes include Crawford becoming John Henry Kirby Elementary principal and Read Turrentine receiving Silsbee Elementary duties after completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeks Crawford
Silsbee Junior High School
John Henry Kirby
Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees
Crawford
Herman Weber
Ground Observers To Meet On January 20
Ground observers announce a meeting January 16 at 7 30 p m in the Junior High School auditorium. An alert is planned for January 20. All volunteer workers are invited to attend, say Pat Moody, chief observer.
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Pat Moody
Firemen Answer Four Alarms Since Jan 1
Silsbee volunteer firemen have answered four alarms since Jan 1 plus one search for a man lost in woods near Peach Tree Point north of Evadale. Marvin Nettles of Beaumont, found safe after wandering between two large fires, had built two fires and slept between them. Earlier calls included a Jan 1 blaze at Joe Jefferson’s 172 Pine Street causing about 350 dollars in damage and a Jan 4 fire destroying Benny Had Not Rent House outside city limits, plus two grass and woods fires on Jan 8 near W. C. Roy and Farm Road 1122.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
John Busby
Peach Tree Point
Evadale
Marvin Nettles
Beaumont
Nettles
Joe Jefferson
Pine Street
Jefferson
Benny Hadnot
Red Cut
W. C. Roy
Knupple Family Relocates to Denver for Air Force Duty
Tec Sergeant Joe Knupple and his wife and two children left last week for new assignments at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver Colorado after a three week visit with his parents Mr and Mrs Joe Knupple. Their previous posting was at Park Air Force Base in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Knupple
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
Colorado
Park Air Force Base
California
Three European Students Enroll In School Here
Three new pupils join Silabee elementary. Edward Nowak ten, Jerry six and Aneila Chetry six start in grades three and one. The Polish brothers and German girl are displaced persons from Europe and their families relocate to Texas. Their father works at a sand pit on the old Beaumont highway, and enrolled the children Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Nowak
Jerry
Aneila Chetry
Aneila
Edward
Germany
Europe
Texas
Beaumont Highway
J. W. Barry
United States
Little League Meeting Set For Friday Night
Silsbee Little League workers plan a Friday night meeting at 7 at Hardin County Savings and Loan to discuss the coming season. President Sam Cerniglia says officers and managers will handle franchise details with the national association and urges mothers to return last season's uniforms for cleaning and reissue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Little League
Hardin County Savings and Loan Office
Sam Cerniglia
National Association
Cerniglia
Membership Drive Of County C of C To Start In Silsbee Friday
Silsbee attorney Carey Williamson elected first vice president of Greater Hardin County Chamber of Commerce and named area director of membership for Silsbee. He announced a Friday start for a Silsbee area membership drive, the first organized effort to recruit local members. B F E Rea named vice president in charge of countywide agriculture committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Carey Williamson
Greater Hardin County
C of C
Mrs C E Richmond Elected President of Silsbee Garden Club
The Silsbee Garden Club met at the home of Mrs B A McMahon with Mrs John Martin as cohostess. Officers elected for the coming year include Mrs C E Richmond president and others: J D Thompson first vice president J D Moore second vice president B A McMahon third vice president W C McNeil treasurer L Tucker secretary and W L Armstrong parliamentarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Garden Club
B. A. McMahon
John Martin
L. P. Skinner
Earl Stover
L. O. Turrentine
C. E. Richmond
J. D. Thompson
J. D. Moore
W. C. McNeil
L. Tucker
W. L. Armstrong
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Woods
S. T. Weaver
Carthage
Marion Almond
Claudia Mae Ford
Sheriff Whitaker
Deputy Kirk
Kirby Lumber Corp
Amt
Finan
J. H. Kirby
Shriners
William Pennington
Hawley
Firemen’s Auxiliary
Paul McClinton
Washington, D. C
Silsbee Bee
United State Congress
Jack Brooks
Mr. Read
Hough
Harris Finder
State Board
Off Education
Silabee Elementary
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