Heart Attack Fatal To Mrs. J. N. Collier Sr in Beaumont
Mrs. Leona Viera Griffin Collier a Silsbee pioneer and widow of J. N. Collier Sr died Tuesday morning after a heart attack in Beaumont at Hotel Dieu. She had accompanied her son in law Charles Howell to an attorney's office earlier and died minutes after arrival at the hospital. She was 78 and survived by a son, a daughter, two stepdaughters, a sister, five grandchildren, and a great grandchild. funeral was held at First Methodist Church in Silsbee with burial in Magnolia Cemetery Beaumont.
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Silsbee
J. N. Collier
Hotel Dieu
Beaumont
East Texas
Colliers
Collier
Silsbee State Bank
The
Eastern Star
Daughters of the Revolution
First Methodist Church
R. W. Collier
Charles Howell
W. C. Clark
Mart Ebling
Dallas
W. B. Hayes
Liberty
Bruce Power
Farmer Funeral Home
Magnolia Cemetery
L. A. Yankie
Frank S. Payne
E. M. Wilson, Jr
L. P. Skinner
Emil Slavik
Y. M. Evans
E. M. Prewitt
McCarney Named New Manager at West’s Department Store
N P McCarney appointed manager of the local West’s Department Store replacing L E Hutchins who moves to Baton Rouge to manage a new West store. McCarney, previously with Jasper’s Birdwell Department stores, and his wife have one daughter Kathy May. They will reside at 640 N Fifth. The family attends the Methodist church.
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N. P. McCarney
Jasper
West Department
L. E. Hutchins
Baton Rouge
West
Mr. McCarney
Kathy May
McCarney
N. Fifth
Hutchins
Methodist Church
Birdwell Department Stores
Knighten Seeks County Commissioner Seat in Precinct 1
D J Knighten announces this week as candidate for County Commissioner Precinct 1. A carpenter by trade, he has lived ten miles north of Silsbee for 41 years and vows to oppose higher taxes while challenging two professional politicians with a vigorous, voter outreach before election day.
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D. J. Knighten
Bee
Knighten
Silsbee
Mr. Knighten
Masons To Meet At Hall Friday Night
Masons plan a meeting at the Masonic Hall Friday night January 20 at 7 oclock for work in the Fellow craft degree.
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Masons
Masonic Hall
Dimes Campaign Progress in Silsbee Raises $780 So Far
Local efforts for March of Dimes continue in Silsbee with street collections by Shriners and the American Legion totaling $780 to date. Next Saturday Kiwanis club members work in the morning with VFW taking over in the afternoon, while Key Club sells peanuts and girls at Southwestern Bell phone office host a Friday coffee. A sausage supper Tuesday aims to boost infantile paralysis funds, with Mothers March on Polio planned January 31 led by coordinated Black and old town divisions and appointed captains.
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March of Dimes
Silsbee
Silsbee Shriners
American Legion
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
VFW
Key Club
Southwestern Bell Telephone Office
Exchange
Shriners
Evadale Plans Dedication of New $200,000 School Plant
Evadale hosts dedication tomorrow night for its new school building, with Dr. Joe Gerber as principal speaker. A. A. Wood will introduce guests, S. L. Andrews gives remarks, and George Ingram of Beaumont is designed the facility. Jordan Reese of Lone Star Construction helped, with U. S. Lucky and Bud Bynum giving invocations and benediction.
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Joe Gerber
Stephen F. Austin State College
Nacogdoches
Evadale
A. A. Wood
S. L. Andrews
George Ingram
Beaumont
Ingram
Jordan Reese
Lone Star Construction Company
U. S. Lucky
Evadale Baptist Church
Bud Bynum
First Baptist Church of
L. A. Slaydon
McGee Bend Dam Seeks Four Million Budget Boost
The U S Budget Bureau recommended four million dollars to fund McGee Bend dam work on schedule for the 1957 fiscal year. Congressman Jack B Brooks announced by telegram that the U S Corps of Engineers expects operation in 1961. Brooks helped push initial funding of one and a half million dollars for the watershed project.
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U. S. Budget Bureau
McGee Bend
Jack B. Brooks
The
Bee
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Brooks
House Appropriations Committee
Robert Neyland Elected President of Silsbee Little League
Robert A. Neyland was chosen president of Silsbee Little League Baseball at a meeting in J. D. Donalson’s home. Mayor H. M. Jones became vice-president. Bill Barclay named secretary and treasurer. Eddie Van Winkle named commissioner. Directors include Donalson, Wills, Landgraf, Garrison, Read, Baker, Almond and Epps. Marvin Bradford will attend a Beaumont meeting Friday at Coca-Cola auditorium.
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Robert A. Neyland
Silsbee
J. D. Donalson
Mr. Neyland
Hardin County Savings and Loan Association
H. M. Jones
Jones
Bill Barclay
Eddie van Winkle
Earl Wills
Lester Landgraf
H. J. Garrison
R. L. Read
Clifford Baker
Marion H. Almond
Ross Epps
Marvin Bradford
Beaumont
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Representa
Silsbee Masonic Lodge to mark golden anniversary
The Silsbee Masonic Lodge No. 927 A F and A M will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary with a Friday program February 10. Right Worshipful R. Bruce Brannan, past Grand Master of Texas, will speak. The event includes a 6 p.m. chicken dinner and a 7:30 p.m. lodge meeting. history will be presented.
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Silsbee Masonic Lodge
Frank L. Choate
R. Bruce Brannan
Grand Lodge of Texas
G. F. Phillips
Brannan
Emmanuel Presbyterian Church
Grand Prarie
Illinois
Arkansas
Walnut Ridge
Austin College
Sherman
Texas
University of Edinburgh
Scotland
Grand Lodge
Choate
Nalam Corp To Figure In Sale of Houston Oil
Houston Post oil editor Harold LeBourgeois writes that Nalam Corp may repurchase Houston Oil holdings for cash with an oil payment pledge. He notes Atlantic Refining Co will not legally own Houston Oil for years, and ownership of Nalam remains unknown.
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Nalam Corp
Houston Oil
Houston Post
Harold LeBourgeois
Atlantic Refining Co
Houston Oil Company
LeBourgeoi
Philadelphia
Houston
Atlantic
Houston Ol
Nalam
LeBourgeois
Firemen's Auxiliary Elects New Officers
The Firemen's Auxiliary met Tuesday night at Mrs Grady James home with seven members present. Elected officers for the new term were Buck Bar clay president Emil Slavik vice president Bobby Parks secretary and Norman Walters treasurer A dinner will honor the new officers on Thursday night.
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Grady James
Buck Barclay
Emil Slavik
Bobby Parks
Norman Walters
Poll Tax Sales Lag Behind Last Year in Hardin County
Hardin county poll tax receipts trail 1500 tallied at the courthouse with 194 paid in Silsbee. Silsbee Business and Professional Women's club members have sold 300 poll taxes downtown on Saturdays and will operate a tax station in front of Birdwell's department store from 9 am to 5 pm this Saturday and next.
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Hardin County
Stout Collier
Kountze
Silsbee
Edna Guynes
Professional Women's Club
Clayon Stutts
B&pw Club
Birdwell’s
Carey Williamson To Head City Charter Commission
The Silsbee city charter commission named Carey Williamson chair at its first meeting to study a proposed home rule charter. A. E. Johnson was elected secretary as members prepare committee work and plan public sessions. The panel includes Williamson, Johnson, Mrs. Elmore, Mrs. Read, Stover, Wills, Wilson Jr., Neal, Read, Bistline, Cole, Self, Rev. Barclay, Dr. Parker and Markley.
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Fice
Carey Williamson
Williamson
A. E. Johnson
Commission
Mr. Williamson
Mr. Johnson
Herbert Elmore
R. L. Read
Earl Stover
Earl Wills
E. M. Wilson, Jr
Sam Neal
David Read
E. F. Bistline
C. E. Cole
L. D. Self
R. E. Barclay
Wade Parker
Joe Markley
Episcipals Elect Council Delegates at St Johns Parish Supper
At St Johns Episcopal church a parish supper elected Tom Tennison as delegate and Bruce Reid as alternate to the Diocese of Texas annual general council in Tyler January 26 to 29. Mrs. Tennison and Mrs. Reid were elected delegates to the womens auxiliary council. Rev Frank Doremus announced Dr George Tennison’s reappointment as warden and Charlie Collins as treasurer with Bill Hilliard as secretary. An inquirers class starts February 23 at 7 30 p m in the parish house on Roosevelt Drive Extension. Classes run eight to ten weeks and are open to the public. Driveways and parking lot hard-surfacing will be completed this week with grounds landscaping to begin soon.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
Tom Tennison
Bruce Reid
Diocese of
Charlie Collins
Bill Hilliard
Doremus
Inquirer
Roosevelt Drive
Busy Week in Hardin County Court Nine Cases Heard
County records show four driving while intoxicated and four theft cases tried last week in Hardin county court with all pleas of guilty. Fines range from 50 to 100 dollars plus costs and three days in jail. 22 arrests were logged, including four DWI and three theft cases. Willard H. Reece pleaded guilty to a DWI in refferse county court for an offense on November 24, fined 50 dollars and three days in jail.
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Hardin
Fletcher Richardson
Albert Hamilton
Murray Allen
Robert E. McCormick
Kirgus F. Lowell
Isaid Samuel
Jessie Cleaver
Fred Jones
Ollie Erwin
Floyd Greer
Dave Rountree
DWI
Silsbee
Willard H. Reece
Refferse
Reece
DuBose Baby Still Critical Not Polio Found
Six month old Karen DuBose remained in critical condition at Hotel Dieu Beaumont late this week. Family friends said she was to be transferred to Galveston. Daughter of Mrs Cornelia DuBose of Silsbee, she fell ill two weeks ago. doctors confirmed polio was not the cause.
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Karen Dubose
Hotel Dieu
Beaumont
Galveston
Cornelia DuBose
Silsbee
May Let Courthouse Contract By October
Hardin county plans a new courthouse with related facilities as voters approve a $1,500,000 bond issue by a 2 to 1 margin. Judge Fletcher Richardson said bids will be advertised after about 90 days of paperwork and bond printing. Cost estimates total 1,478,601 dollars including 144,000 for the jail as architects Dickson and Dickson proceed to detailed planning.
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Richardson
Hardin County
Fletcher Richardson
Silsbee
Caney Head
Village Mills
Dickson and Dickson
Beaumont
Kountze
Plank
Saratoga
Sour Lake
Honey Island
Batson
Grayburg
Wotaw
Thicket
Loeb
Chance
Absentee
Silsbee school district to vote on 1.15 million building program
The Silsbee Independent School District will seek a 1.15 million bond to build two elementary schools, a gym and shop at the high school, with repairs at junior high and Waldo Mathews. Land purchase is noted, and a Kirby Lumber tract is being considered. The board approves study of costs and seeks legal help from Gibson Spence Gibson. Delinquent tax suits are to be filed per board direction after attorney report.
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Board of Trustees
Don L. Hough
George Ingram
Beaumont
Silsbee
Waldo Mathews
Gibson, Spence, and Gibson of
Austin
L. D. Self
Kirby Lumber Corporation
New Farrm Market
J. Kirby Herndon
Terrell Buchanan
Buchanan
Three Silsbee Youths Caught Stealing Hubcaps
Three Silsbee teenage boys were apprehended by sheriff officers last week for stealing hubcaps from an auto near Caraway Motor company. Neighbors alerted authorities after hearing a noise, and the youths were found at the car. No charges were filed and the sheriff remanded them to parental care.
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Silsbee
Caraway Motor Company
District VFW Commanders to Visit Local Post Meeting
Port Arthur District 2 VFW Commander Carl Ash and regional VFW commander will attend the next Tuesday night VFW Post meeting led by Commander Stan Ley Lindsey. A discussion on changing meetings to the second Tuesday aims to allow dual members to attend both VFW and American Legion meetings.
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Carl Ash
Port Arthur
District 2
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Stanley Lindsey
Ash
American Legion Post
Legion
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Lucy Smith
Earline Smith
Eloise Brackins
Adelaide Sykes
Imogene Lane
Old Town
Mattie Barlow
Suzy Watkins
Little League
Robert Neyland
Firemen’s Auxiliary
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Silsbee Grain Company
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W. C. Roy
Silsbee Independent School District
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