Two Night Run Of Annual Junior Play Starts Thursday
The Junior Class play Ghost Road a comedy mystery opens Thursday January 17 and Friday January 18 at 8 pm in the high school auditorium. Barbara Reddell leads as Miss Cleo Patra with Peggy Brookins Mildred Berry and Bobby Ford Matt Walters among cast. Tickets available from the high school office or cast members with box office seating fully reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherrie Jo Ennis
Miss Potter
Lena Wells
Hardin County Home Demonstration Council Reports Busy Year
The 1956 Hardin County Home Demonstration Council reports ten meetings with 198 total attendees and multiple county wide events. Clubs educated members on foods home improvement and family planning while partnering on Ground Observer Corps projects and community outreach raising 327.90 for meeting expenses and district state participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
State Home Demonstration Association
United States Air Force
THDA
C. C. Ewing
A. W. Hart
J. E. Smith
Soil Conservation District News Highlights 1956 Progress
In 1956 the Lower Neches Soil Conservation District expanded to 263 landowners on 51 278 acres with 9 045 acres under new cooperators. The Soil Conservation Service provided full time technical aid and many acres were seeded to cover crops and pastures while hardwood control and clover plantings improved land management. Cooperators named include Frank Carpenter James Parker P S Erhard John Tom Kirby Hob Warren H C Hile and S-1 white clover gained traction with Fralise Farms Corvinpeg Farms E H Mauboules Billy Matthews Charlie Fritsche Mrs E E Ryan and Bill Bush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Neches
Soil Conservation Service
Frank Carpenter
James Parker
P. S. Erhard
John Tom Kirby
Hob Warren
H. C. Hile
B. F. Cornwell
Oil City
C. E. Meadows
Cub Scout Den 1 Elects New Officers
Den 1 of the Cub scouts met Monday afternoon in the home of James Collins with all cubs present and in uniform. Officers elected were Doyle McKeown denner Britt Plunk assistant denner James Collins secretary J Q Vanderburg treasurer and Billy Slaydon scribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Den 1
James Collins
Doyle McKeown
Denner
Britt Plunk
J. Q. Vanderburg
Billy Slaydon
An Automobile Opens Doors to Many Worlds
An article reflects on how a car expands travel possibilities and personal choice, arguing that technology enables exploration but leaves the decision to the driver. It contrasts practical routes with imaginative journeys, urging mindful use of mobility to shape one’s own experiences.
408 Marriage Licenses Issued In County In 1956
Hardin County issued 408 marriage licenses in 1956 as reported by County Clerk Clarence McNeely. January 27 to December 36 licenses per month, with December list including Clarence E Davis and Carolyn Wieser, Johnnie Smith Sr. and Viola Martin, and others such as James Rhodes with Mae Bell Hutto and Bert Van Pelt with Bessie Langston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Clarence McNeely
Clarence E. Davis
Carolyn Frances Wieser
Johnnie Smith Sr
Viola Martin
Thomas E. Chambers
Oma Mozelle Condrey
Robert Allen
Dorothy Della Jones
James P. Rhodes
Mae Bell Hutto
Minor L. G. Wilson
Addie Jenkins
Robin G. Huff
Betty Loretta Leone
Bert van Pelt
Bessie Mae Langston
Curtis J. Dillon
Lillian Clara Glover
Carl W. Golden
Betty Aline Mandeville
Lonnie R. Shavers
Vera Doris Clark
Jessie Kelley
Velma Robbins
Dave M. Dixon
Charlene Marie Cormier
Elton Gore
Dannetta Nora Stevenson
Edward L. Brown
Eunice Faye Odom
Virgil C. Johnson
Wilma Henderson
Leonard M. Driskell
Patricia Anne Powell
William J. Gault, Jr
Jo Ann West
L. R. Flowers
Lillian Geraldine Parrish
Elbert L. Foster
Minnie Ada Wilson
Harold G. Woods
Sara Clarke Spruell
Tom Matthews
Mary Louise Oliver
John H. Chessher
Bertha May Purvis
Tommy Ard
Patsy Kirkendall
Robert V. Harrington
Addie Bell Jordan
Charles E.james
Iris Jean Weaver
James H. Brashear
Tommy Jean Eaves
Fred W. Glaze
Dorothy Ellen Landis
Richard Gordon
Velma Marie Creel
Thelma Clark Fulton and Rosa Lee Christian In Brief
Thelma Clark, Robert McLean Fulton and Mrs. Rosa Lee Christian are named in a local brief. The notice notes their roles in a civil matter with no further details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Clark
Robert McLean Fulton
Mrs
Rosa Lee Christian
Doris Simmons Elected President of Boat Club Auxiliary
The Silsbee Boat Club Auxiliary met at Mrs. W. B. David's home January 4 with 12 members. New officers named: Doris Simmons president, Edna Earle Smith vice president, Jo Allen secretary and treasurer, Audie Maxwell reporter. Next meeting set for February at Mrs. Marie Edwards's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Simmons
Boat Club
Silsbee Boat Club
W. B. David
Renia Strahan
David
Edna Earle Smith
Jo Allen
Audie Maxwell
Marie Edwards
Automotive brakes that tighten with driver action proposed
An inventor advocates brakes that automatically tighten as the driver applies force. The concept aims to improve stopping power and vehicle safety by creating a responsive braking system aligned with driver input.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ground Observer Corps
Village Mills
Village Creek
Silsbee
Sour Lake
Home Demonstration Association
San Antonio
Home Demonstration Council
Abilene Hospital
Boy’s Haven
Beaumont
Beaumont Fair
Vernon Jacobson
Pine Ridge
Julie Britton
School OF Dancing
Hardin County Savings & Loan Ass'n
State of Texas
Federal Home Loan
U. S
Hardin
A. R. Neyland
R. A. Neyland
Hardin County Savings & Loan Ass’n
Silsbee, Texas
Terrell Buchanan
Louise B. Elmore
Robert A. Neyland
G. C. Brackin
Herschel B. Meyers
Notary Public
Texas
Soil Conservation District News
Cub Scout den 1
Britt Plunk, Scribe
L. C. Landry
Ethel Catherine Jones
Clayfort B. Stagg, Jr
Margarete Estelle Victor
Stanley R. Hammond
Mary Lou Norton
Ralph E. Beazley
Jo Ann Dobbins
Leon Goodman
Mable Mitchell
L. Allen Frye
Maxine
Philco
Norge Refrigerator
Norge
Philco Refrigerator
del Rio Ranch
Ford
Silsbee Auto CO
Bonneville
Utah
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