Local Boy Hit By Car After Bus Stop Near Silsbee
Robert Donald Odom a Kirby Elementary pupil nine was struck by a car on farm road 92 a mile and a half north of town after leaving his school bus He sustained a bruised kidney and was taken to Parker Copeland Clinic Johnny Hall Domino of Silsbee pleaded guilty for failing to stop for a school bus He was fined five dollars and costs totaling twenty five dollars and was investigated by Deputy I W Moore Judge Louis Sellers presided
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Donald Odom
Kirby Elementary
Farm Road
Johnny Hall Domino
Silsbee
Louis Sellers
Sellers
I. W. Moore
Young Odom
Parker & Copeland Clinic
Sam Copeland
Fire chiefs seek county aid for firefighting outside city limits
At a Hardin County court meeting fire chiefs from Silsbee Sour Lake Saratoga and Kountze urged $2000 yearly from the county to cover outside city fire fighting costs. Judge Richardson said funds would be considered while budget planning and promised some aid now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson
Silsbee
Kountze
Sour Lake
Saratoga
John Busby
Terrell Buchanan
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Busby
Townsend
Sarratoga
Ritory
Tom Burch
Burch
Mr. Buchanan
Buchanan
Mr. Burch
Terrell
Earl Stover
Beaumont
Hardin County
Willie Bean
William Whitaker
Clarence McNeely
Justice of the Peace
W. C. Brewster
Justices of the Peace
Port Neches Gambles to Tournament Title in Silsbee Meet
Port Neches Groves Tigers beat Silsbee 52 to 49 in the Silsbee Invitational final as Billy Tav er and Roy Reeves led with 19 and 17 points respectively. Reeves and Tarver earned all tourney honors while Neder land topped Victor 60-40 for third. Kountze defeated Port Acres 46-36 for consolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Neches-Groves
Silsbee
Silsbee High
Jack Hetherington
Hard Fighting Tigers
Nederland
Victor
Kountze
Port Acres
Billy Tatver
Roy Reeves
Tigers
Reeves
Tarver
Neches
Silshee
Neches Silshee
Talif'o
Brkine
Smith
Wats
Cones
Willis
Parker
Dom
Carroll
Green
Edgerly
Drake
Lalonde
Brook's
Will
Walters
Crow't
Cones Brum't
Gilbert Miller
Little
Hartman
Evadale
Gravis
Law
W'ton
Jacks
Hill
Harel
Lewis
T Gers
P’thion
A IK
Seere
Vidtor
Silsbee Victor
Smith A
Walton Cones
Packer
Har's
Koke's
Sarver A
Ui Rr
Victorain
Kountze Rt Acres
Jetfe't
LaL'de
Willins
Crosby
Miller A
Bar Gton
Bi'kmon
Bland
Rob'ts
Jack
Mabry
Domz
Cast
Victor Nederland Vider
Skog
DeV's
Meldey
Walt'n
Gi Fith
Perk
Har
Barlow
Sarver U
Nedy A
Hw Vidtor
Eighteen Arrests Reported At County Jail Monday
County authorities report 18 inmates jailed for the week at Hardin County Jail including one second offense DUI two intoxicated drivers and several traffic and affray cases. G W Flowers of Honey Island received a 30 day sentence after pleading guilty to aggravated assault and appeared before County Judge Fletcher Richardson on Jan 6. Carl Lewing 20 of Village Mills was brought from the federal reformatory at El Reno Oklahoma on burglary charges for Ann's Shop in Kountze with district court set for Jan 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Flowers
Honey Island
Fletcher Richardson
Flowers
Dave Rountree
Carl Lewing
Village Mills
Hardin County
William Whitaker
Federal Reformatory
el Reno
Oklahoma
Lewis
Ann
Kountze
88Th District Court
Fire Ant Poison Now Issued At Local Feed Store
Jack Dean in charge of issuing heptachlor for fire ant treatment says the program operates at Battle and Son feed store on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays for residents north of town. January praised as best month for treating ants. those needing poison or advice should sign up or contact Mr Dean at the feed store or call EV 5 2188.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Dean
Battle and Son Feed
Dean
Mr. Dean
Trail Riders Met In Sanford Home
The Silsbee Trail Riders met January 8 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Sanford with 25 members present. Plans were made to install lights around the rodeo arena. The next meeting is set for Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. JC Some.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Trail Riders
Gerald Sanford
Chief Tarver Reports Weekly Arrests in Silsbee
Chief Gra dy Tarver announced 19 persons were arrested in Silsbee last week by city officers. The group included drunks, a drunk while driving, a hit and run, and a simple assault with fines paid after guilty pleas. Additional city court cases covered speeding red light violations and noise complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Grady Tarver
County
J. W. Coleman
Tarver
Lions Club Chartering Boy Scout Troop 34 in Silsbee
The Silsbee Lions Club received the official charter for Boy Scout Troop 34 during a Tuesday luncheon. Earl Stover of the Trinity Neches Council praised sponsor support and Scoutmaster Warren Bower, as the troop prepared to award slenderfoot badges in a later ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Silsbee
Silsbee Lions Club
Earl “Smokey” Stover
Trinity Neches Council
BSA
Hardin County
Stover
Warren Bower
Bower
Calvary Missionary Baptist Organized in Silsbee
Nearly 150 attendees met January 1 1960 at First Methodist Church to form Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Silsbee. Eld Edd Rhodes led, a 17 minister and seven deacon presbytery, with 12 transfer letters joining. Rhodes named missionary pastor. services to be held at Roosevelt Drive location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
Silsbee
Eld
Edd Rhodes
Missionary Baptist Association of Texas
Ray O. Brooks
J. W. Griffith
Terrell Ener
H. L. Johnston
Harold Nichols
C. L. McCall
Missionary Baptist
Calivary Missionary Baptist
American Baptist Association
Bethlehem Association
Roosevelt Drive
Rhodes
District Census Office Opens in Beaumont Texas
The Census Bureau announced a district office for the 1960 Population and Housing Census in Beaumont Texas led by M Roland G Harper with 24 crew leaders and 381 enumerators planned for Hardin Jasper Jefferson Liberty Newton Orange Sabine San Augustine and Tyler counties. The nationwide census will use 160000 enumerators 10000 crew leaders and 400 district supervisors as temporary staff. The district supervisor will recruit train and supervise crew leaders staff and review questionnaires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Texas
James W. Stroud
Census Bureau
Dallas
M. Roland G. Harper
Hardin
Jasper
Jefferson
Liberty
Newton
Orange
Sabine
San Augustine
Tyler
M. Miears Jr To Lead Silsbee Little League For 1960
M. Miears Jr., manager of Apache Lumber Co., was named president of Silsbee Little League for the coming year at a directors meeting held Tuesday night at the Silsbee fire station. Officers include Burl Modisette, Doyle McKeown, and H. H. Harrison as vice presidents and E. L. Norris of Buna as secretary treasurer. First game is set for April 30 with an opening day parade and ceremonies planned. Next officers meeting is January 28 at 7 30 at the fire hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apache Lumber Co
Silshee Little League
Silsbee
Burl Modisette
Doyle McKeown
H. H. Harrison
E. L. Norris
Buna
Severetary
Infant Son of J L Mathis Buried in Silsbee
Funeral services for Alton Ray Mathis six month old son of Mr and Mrs John Lewis Mathis of Silsbee were held at 2 p m Saturday at the Mathis home on the Evadale highway. He died at 11 50 p m Thursday in Beaumont after a brief illness. He is survived by two sisters a brother and grandparents and great grandmother. Burial was in Knapple cemetery under direction of Farmes Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Ray Mathis
John Lewis Mathis
Silsbee
Mathis
Evadale Highway
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Altha Jean
Sally Ann Mathis
John Dennis Mathis
T.S. Mathis
Alma Drake
Roganville
Georgia Sewell
Buria
Knapple Cemetery
Farmes Funeral Home
Sinclair Transfers E. H. Sheffield of Oklahoma Here
E H Sheffield assistant gas analyst for Sinclair Oil and Gas Company at Seminole Oklahoma has been transferred to Silsbee He joined American Republics Corporation in 1943 and became a gas measurement meter man at Silsbee in 1953 He was named assistant gas analyst for Sinclair at Silsbee in 1955 and was transferred to Gevaunole in May 1906
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Sheffield
Sinclair Oil & Gas Company
Seminole
Okla
Silsbee
Sheffield
American Republics Corporation
Sinclair
Oto Gevaunole
Twentieth Century Club Hears Mrs O Neil Review Hart Act
The Twentieth Century Club met January 6 at Mrs L D Self's home with 18 members and 3 guests. Mrs Edgar O Neil led the program reviewing Act One, Moss Hart's autobiography, with brief biographical notes on the author and his Broadway plays. The next meeting is set for January 20 at Mrs Bm Read's home with cohostesses Jobs and Bower. All attendees included guests from Lafayette and Leesburg Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentieth Century Club
L. D. Self
Kate Blackwell
W. C. Ratchford Jr
Lafayette
Ala
O C. Seely
T. Lowery
Leesburg
Fla
Edgar O'Neil
Moss Hart
C W. McGinty
Bm. L. Read
Bory
Jobs & Bower
Ruggles Variety Store to Close in Silsbee
J A Ruggles owner of Ruggles Variety Store plans closing the Silsbee location after over 20 years of operation to consolidate his Jasper and San Augustine stores. He will vacate February 1 and lease the building to Warrick Television and Appliance, which will move in once clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Ruggles
Ruggles
Silsbee
Jasper
San Augustine
E Ave. H
Warrick Television and Appliance
Ave. H
Warrick
Mr. Ruggles
Woman's Club Sets Afternoon Meeting in Silsbee
The Silsbee Woman's Club meets this Thursday at Mrs. W. J. Davis home with co-hostesses Mrs A. T. McDonough and Mrs R. H. Ernst. Program head Mrs. F. M. Bowers presents a panel on Traffic Safety and Nursing featuring Mrs. J. D. Moore, Mrs. L. R. Brim, and Mrs. A. C. Bartle. Jess Odom presides as president and officers will be elected for the new club year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Woman's Club
W. J. Davis
A. T. McDonough
R. H. Ernst
F. M. Bowers
J. D. Moore
L. R. Brim
A. C. Bartle
Jess Odom
Silsbee Shriners To Work Streets Saturday For Dimes
Silsbee Shriners will handle street collections for the March of Dimes drive this Saturday Jan 16 said county drive chairman Henry Donelson. Donelson noted Kiwanis collected 35 last Saturday with Lester Landgraf reporting. Joe Register pledges all donut sales receipts to the drive for Saturday. The MOD telethon will air Feb 6 on KFDM Beaumont at 12 noon with Milburn Stone Clint Eastwood and Shep Woolly as guest stars. Plans for Silsbee participation to be announced by Alyne McMahon. Donelson calls for renewed effort with Salk vaccine to wipe out polio and notes funds support vaccine development and lowering costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Shriners
Henry Donelson
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
Lester Landgraf
Shriners
Joe Register
Register’s Bakery
Kfdm TV
Beaumont
Donelson
Milburn Stone
Doc
Gunsmoke
Clint Eastwood
Rawhide
Shep Woolly
Purple People Eaters
Silsbee
Alyne McMahon
Mr. Donelson
Drive
Local families announce newborns in Hardin County area
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L Thompson of Wadamaw North Carolina are parents of son James Earnest born Dec 12. Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Hutto of this city are grandparents. Danny Ray Ferguson born Dec 20 in Dallas McKinney Hospital to Lonnie Ferguson and Berneice Sheffield. Delbert Nay Ryan Jr son born Dec 31 in Hardin County Hospital to D R Ryan of Saratoga and wife. Timothy Lowell born Jan 11 in Hardin County Hospital to R D Bishop of Silshee. Carolyn Jeanette daughter born Jan 10 to Billy and Mrs Sheffield of Silsbee. John Ray son born Jan 6 to Jerry M Anderson of Kountze. Bill Monroe son born Jan 7 to W M Carrell of Silsbee. Mark Allen son born Jan 4 to R L Stewart of Silsbee. Dale Thomas son born Jan 10 to D T Langford of Sour Lake. Ted Laland son born Jan 3 to T W Harvey Sr of Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert L. Thompson
Wadamaw
North Carolina
James Earnest
Dee
Earnest Hutto
This City
Lonnie Ferguson
Dallas
Danny Ray
McKinney Hospital
Ferguson
Berneice Sheffield
Brown Sheffield
Delbert Nay Ryan Jr
Hardin County Hospital
D. R. Ryan
Saratoga
R. D. Bishop
Silshee
Timothy Lowell
Carolyn Jeanette
Billy McAdams
Silxbee
John Ray
Jerry M Anderson
Kountze
W. M. Carrell
Silsbee
Bill Monroe
Mark Allen
R. L. Stewart
D. T. Langford
Sour Lake
Dale Thomas
Ted Laland
T. W .Harvey Sr
Bell Family Returns to Silsbee Home
Mr and Mrs Walter F Bell and their family move back to Silsbee after living in St Francisville La They had resided in Silsbee for four years prior to relocating for work with East Texas Pulp and Paper Works note their return to the community and employer context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter F. Bell
Lindsey Announces Candidacy for Hardin County Sheriff
A. D. Red Lindsey, Hardin County former sheriff from 1942 to 1952, declares his bid in the Democratic primaries. The Honey Island resident cites past improvements in safety and law enforcement and pledges economical, efficient operation and youth outreach. He and wife Edna Musgrove have three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D
Red) Lindsey
Lindsey
Honey Island
Hardin County
Edna Musgrove
Donalene Heaton
Kountze
Verda Mae Behannon
Western Auto Store
Bevil Lindsey
Warren
Silsbee
Heating and Oxygen Systems Installed at Hardin County Hospital
Hardin County Hospital begins installation of a new hot water heating system and piped oxygen to all rooms including emergency and operating areas. Administrator Dudley Keith says the project, approved by county commissioners in December, costs about 15000 dollars with Bill Clay of Kountze handling the work. Air conditioning is planned later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Hospital
Dudley Keith
Hardin County
Keith
Bill Clay
Kountze
Sheriff and Clerk Release 1959 Activity Reports
County Sheriff William Whitaker and District Clerk Willis Selman issued annual 1959 activity reports. The sheriff cites 1470 prisoners housed, fines of 25814.32, 9225 in car and radio expenses, two deputy cars plus a stock car, and 9535 for prisoner feeding. Selman notes 88 tax suits pending, 82 divorce suits filed, 1453 disposed, 110 granted, 93 pending. civil suits 1201 pending, 140 filed, 168 disposed. criminal cases 222 pending, 315 filed, 448 pending, one appeal. district judge H A Coe Sr spent 145 days in Hardin county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Department
Selman
88Th District Court
H. A. Coe Sr
Hardin County
Retired Railroad Man Robert L Ratliff Dies in Silsbee
Robert L Ratliff aged 70 of Silsbee dies Thursday in Hardin County Hospital. Funeral services were held Sunday at Henniger Allen Funeral Home Enid Oklahoma. He is survived by wife Audie Mae Ratliff of Silsbee a son Jack Ratliff of Silsbee his mother Eliza Huffman of Wichita Kan two sisters Pearl Combs Grace Barber Alice Lackey and two grandchildren. The body was moved from Silsbee to Houston then Enid for services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Henniger-Allen
Enid
Oklahoma
Ratliff
Hardin County Hospital
Baptist Church
Audie Mae Ratliff
Jack Ratliff
Rivers and Westmoreland Family Visit Claudia Cain in Houston
Mr and Mrs Joe Rivers and Mr and Mrs O L Westmoreland and children visited Sunday in Houston with Mrs Claudia Cain sister of Mr Westmoreland who recently underwent surgery in Herananh hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Rivers
O. L Westmoreland
Houston
Mr. Westmoreland
Claudia Cain
Herananh Hospital
Mrs Cora Eilers Buried Friday in Stuttgart Ark
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Amenta Eilers 77 who died January 6 at home in Cook settlement were held in Stuttgart at 2 p m. She had lived in Silsbee three years and was a Baptist. Survivors include two sons J H Eilers Little Rock and E H Eilers Silsbee one sister Mrs Mattie Hargroves Dallas one brother Tobe Gattis Fayette Ala seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Burial followed at Ulm cemetery with services at Turpin Funeral Home chapel Stuttgart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Amenta Eilers
Cook Settlement
Stuttgart
Arkansas
Eilers
Silsbee
The
Baptist Church
J. H. Eilers
Little Rock
Ark
E. H. Eilers
Mattie Hargroves
Dallas
Tobe Gattis
Fayette
Ala
Farmer Funeral Home
Turpin Funeral Home Chapel
Ulm
Calvert and Neal Families Weekend Visit in Conroe
Mr and Mrs V S Calvert and Mr and Mrs Ottis Neal were weekend visitors with friends in Conroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. S. Calvert
Ottis Neal
Conroe
Highway Department Plans $130000 Hardin County Road Upgrades
The Texas Highway Department will spend 130000 for safety and improvement of Hardin County roads in 1960. District 20 funds cover widening pavements sealing surfaces and shoulder work on US 69 US 96 SH 326 SH 105 and nearby routes. Projects include seal coats resurfacing and minor right of way purchases where needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Department
Hardin County
Texas Highway Department
D. C. Greer
State Highway Commission
District 20
Also Mentioned on This Page
Port Neches
Kirbyville
Saint Anthony of Beaumont
Neches Silsbee
Sanford
Missionary Baptist Church
S. M. Miccars Jr
J. L. Mathis
20Th Century Club
Woman's Club
Dimes
Robert L. Ratliff
Cora Eilers
Centre
St. 326
FM 92
Neches River
St. Highway 326
FM 770
State 105
Fannin Street
Jefferson County
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