Boy Scout Troop 88 Honor Court At Silsbee Methodist Church
Troop 88 holds its second recent court of honor tonight at 7 30 in the social hall of Silsbee Methodist Church. About 19 scouts will receive Tenderfoot to merit badge awards as leaders from Troop 34 and others attend. The ceremony includes candlelight investiture and a charter presentation by George Scott Beaumont district man.
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Silsbee
Silsbee Methodist Church
UPI
Lindel Nd
Hardin
Tyler
Clifton N. Francis
Francis
Methodist Men
First Methodist Church
Court of Honor
Troop 88
Mr. Wills
W. A. Barclay Jr
Wills
Explorer Post 88
George Scott
Beaumont
Barclay
Pearce J. Burns
First Christian Church of
Burns
Roland Darby
Morris Windham
Sammy Cerniglia
Jimmy Brown
Jerry Donalson
Talbert Meadows
Jimmy Wills
Edwin Sloat
Ronny Nash
George Tennison
Cecil Cobble
Robbie Ford
Wayne Francis
Buddy Jones
Gehrig Brown
Danny Grace
Mike Cooper
van Hargrove
J. W. Johnson
Johnny Dietrich
Mickey Nash
Young Dietrich
W. H. McMullen
Trinity- Neches
Bruce O. Power
Wildlife Group Seeks Temple Lumber Co Land Lease
East Texas Wildlife Conservation Association officials Howard Hargrove and Hanse Cunningham met Temple Lumber Co executives in Pineland to discuss leasing 4800 acres on the Neches River's west side and 10 440 on the east side for a hunting preserve. Temple may respond in 10 days. Aware of other land bids, Hargrove invites interested hunters to Tuesday meetings at 7 30 PM.
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Howard Hargrove
Hanse Cunningham
East Texas Wildlife Conservation Association
Pineland
Temple Lumber Company
Neches River
Evadale
Temple
Neches
E. G. Prudhomme
R. G. Goodrich
Land Department
R. A. Smith
Hargrove
Prudhomme
Wildlife Group
Kirby and Southwestern Settlement and Development Corporation
Chlorine Gas Fumes Send Two To Hotel Dieu
A chlorine gas release at Eastex mill injured three workers. V J Fontenot and Earl Fontenot along with Melvin Janise were treated locally then Fontenot and Janise were sent to Beaumont hospital for further care. All are Lone Star Construction Company employees from Houston.
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Eastex
Hotel Dieu
Beaumont
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Silsbee Clinic
V. J. Fontenot
Earl Fontenot
Port Arthur
Melvin Janise
Vicor
Beaumont Hospital
Lone Star Construction Company
Houston
Fontenot
Janise
Walter Herndon Dies in Fred Log Truck Accident
Walter L. Herndon 41 of Fred died when crushed unloading a log truck at Lowery Brothers Pine Mill in Spurger at 8 Friday morning. Funeral services were held Saturday at Frank's Branch cemetery with burial at the grave site. He was a WWII veteran, member of the First Pentecostal church of Fred, survived by wife Willie Mae, three sons, four daughters, three brothers and three sisters.
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Walter L. Herndon
Fred
Frank's Branch Cemetery
Mr. Herndon
Lowery Brothers Pine
Spurger
J. H. Durham
Tyler County
Dan Johnson
First Pentecostal Church of
Conroe Hoke
Willie Mae Herndon
Roger Herndon
Woodville
Walter
Emery Herndon
Geneva
Peggy Herndon
Linda Lee
Judy Ann Herndon
Ernest Herndon
Rockland
Arvy Herndon
Houston
Wayne Herndon
Doucette
Vida Barnett
Groves
Pearl Dulaney
Simon Durham
Mike Henson
Richard Tredway
Junior Tredway
Claude Hamilton
J. P. Walters
Volice Moore
B and P W Club To Meet Thursday in Silsbee
The Business and Professional Women's Club of Silsbee will hold its January social at Billie J. Holmes home Thursday at 7 30 p m This launches the 1956 membership drive and members are urged to bring one or more prospective members as guests The party is named a WHITE ELEPHANT party Each member and guest should bring a white elephant wrapped for use as game prizes
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Business and Professional Women’s Club of
Silsbee
Billie J. Holmes
Silsbee Gas Rates Debate With Houston Natural Gas Officials
Silsbee city council met with Texas Houston Natural Gas Co representatives to discuss rate rankings. Officials cited higher costs due to a spread-out town and future customer growth as factors. A May meeting will review 1955 investment returns and plan a rate study pape.
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Silsbee
Texas Houston Natural Gas Co
Texas League of Municipalities
Carrington Mason
Mason
Council
Bill Pennington
Railroad Commission
League of Municipalities
Cliff McKay
Mike Gaines
Houston Natural
City Election Set for April 3 for Mayor and Three Councillors
The city council set April 3 for the election of mayor and three council members plus the city secretary. Incumbents H. M. Jones Edna Guynes A. R. Neyland H. C. Hopkins face the ballot, while Burl Slaydon and C. E. Pete Landolt are not up this year. Filing deadline is March 3, with L. D. Self named election judge.
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H. M. Jones
Edna Guynes
A. R. Neyland
H. C. Hopkins
Howard Hargrove
Burl Slaydon
C. E
Pete” Landolt
L. D. Self
56 Dimes Drive To Be Climaxed Tuesday Night By Mothers
Silsbee's Mothers March on Polio raises near 1200 dollars as Sigma Phi chapters plan the event for Jan 31 from 7 to 8 PM. Fire Chief Busby to sound the siren. routes and workers listed with district canvassing and local contributions totaling 1205.12 through Shriner and Kiwanis street efforts and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Rho- Upsilon
Nu-Upsilon
Sigma Phi
Betty Hetherington
John Busby
Shriner's
VFW
Kiwanis Club
Son Hicks
C. Z. Pope
Woodlea
Barbara Lee
Betty
Lewis
Margaret Shriner
Barbara Paret
Tommye Nell Smith
Louise Douglas
Evadale Highway
Ave B
4Th
5Th
Kirby Ave
Bonner
Exa Farmer
Mary Grace Jones
Charter Commission Sets Up Silsbee Committees
The Silsbee Charter Commission chaired by Carey Williamson named three working committees on Tuesday night. Committees cover Council and Manager, Finance Taxes and Capital Improvement, and Budget with members listed. An upcoming meeting February 7 will hear preliminary reports as the group plans a proposed charter for citizen consideration.
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Charter Commission
Williamson
City of
Silsbee
Carey Williamson
Sils
Seniors to Play Parents Teachers Basketball Game
Two junior high games Friday night feature senior boys versus male teachers and fathers and senior girls against teachers and mothers. Proceeds fund the senior class trip to Bandera. no admission charged with a free will offering.
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Bandera
Florida
Runaway Girls Apprehended By Deputy In Silsbee
Four girls from De Quincey Louisiana left school at noon Monday and rode to Beaumont then to Silsbee by bus. Deputy I W Moore traced them via descriptions and bus company officials. He found them en route to Beaumont and returned them home with a father accompanying one girl.
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de Quincey
Silsbee
I. W. Moore
Beaumont
Moore
County Officials Defer Salary Hikes in Monday Session
County commissioners decided to keep elected official salaries unchanged for at least another year. The vote followed a lengthy discussion with Judge Fletcher Richardson noting finances did not justify a raise. They approved stock law enforcement funding and hired Dale Smith as stock deputy at 250 dollars monthly. The court also approved road closures and Sour Lake paving bids totaling 7332.40 dollars. Commissioner Burch criticized county employees for not supporting courthouse goals.
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Kountze
Fletcher Richardson
William Whitaker
Dale Smith
Smith
J. T. Mousner
Batson
E. E. Cotten
Otto Fregia
Mr. Fregia
Trotti
Thompson
Beaumont
Sour Lake
Tom Burch
Burch
Kountze Jury Acquits Man in Rape Trial
A Grayburg woman rape case ended with Bobby Ray Nelson of Sour Lake found not guilty after about 30 minutes of deliberation in Judge H. A. Coe’s 88th District Court. Four women sat on the jury with Joy Roberts of Kountze as foreman. defense argued five hours, state offered no rebuttal. A second rape charge against Jimmy Green of Silsbee was dismissed and he will face a different offense instead.
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Bobby Ray Nelson
Sour Lake
Nelson
Grayburg
Joy Roberts
Kountze
H. A. Coe
C. F. Sanders
Beaumont
R. S. Coe
Allen Mooney
Herman Reynolds
Henry Allen Coe
Asault
Jimmy Green
Silsbee
Green
Ofiers
Evadale Club Plans Gift Sale February 10
The Busy Hee Home Demonstration club of Evadale met at Mrs. A. A. Wood’s home. Mrs. Wood will attend a training program in Nacogdoches next Tuesday. A relief box was prepared for a needy family. The club donates $5 to the March of Dimes and, on Friday February 10, will display at the Wheel Inn Cafe selling aprons and gifts. The next meeting is set for February 14 at Mrs. Jack Harding’s home.
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Hee Home
Evadale
A. A. Wood
Village Mills Burglary Suspect In Local Custody
Charles Prentiss Gray 23 of Village Mills is in Hardin County jail charged with the January 9 burglary of the Chesser Sutton construction office. Frances Lee Jones 20 of Pasadena is also sought in connection with the burglary and building arson. Both were parolees and captured near Texarkana. Jones escaped and is being sought near Baytown and Pasadena.
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Charles Prentiss Gray
Village Mills
Hardin County
Chesser-Sutton
William Whitaker
Frances Lee Jones
Pasadena
Whitaker
Texarkana
Jones
Baytown
Dave Rountree
Jim Willie Phillips
Buna
Louis Seller
C. S. Sherrill
Irene Rogers Phillips
Phillipses
Silsbee
Evadale
Pink Allen Hatcher
Beaumont
Jefferson County
Jefferson County Court-At-Law
Gerald I. Yawn
Fred
Yawn
Local Roadwork and Resident Notices on Kountze Highway Area
Residents including Betty Skillern Jeanette Harmon Rebecca Hobbs Rose McGallion and others are listed for road and street boundary references around Kountze Highway from Ave to Griffiths and along Hwy 96 to E Ave R including E Ave L loop near railroad tracks with names such as Joyce Wallace Liz Crawford Pat Moody and Rowena Caraway noted for access and boundary details.
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Kountze
Betty Skillern
Jeanette Harmon
Griffith's
Rebecca Hobbs
Rose McGallion
Wodrow
Dardin Drive
Betty Hetherington
Mildred Weiss
Woodrow
Joyce Wallace
Liz Crawford
Earnest Ave
E Ave
Railroad St
Pat Moody
Joyce Burns
E Ave R
Highway 96 paving project half completed in Silsbee
Silsbee's Highway 96 paving and gutter job is about 50 percent done, says City Highway Engineer R B Terry. He warns the rainy season may delay completion with an estimated finish by June if weather cooperates. Trotti and Thompson of Beaumont have used 72 of 120 contract working days for a $204,912 contract.
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Silsbee
Highway 96
R. B. Terry
Trotti and Thompson
Beaumont
National Honor Society Initiates Eleven Students Here Tuesday Morning
Eleven new members of the Silsbee Chapter of the National Honor Society were inducted at the high school auditorium on Tuesday morning. The ceremony featured a candle lighting, pledges, and addresses by Bruce Watts Jr. and Don L. Hough with student leaders guiding the proceedings.
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National Honor Society
Silsbee
Howard Perkins
R. E. Barclay
Wayne Francis
Sheila Murphey
Silsbee High School
Janis Shepherd
Leona Paine
Linda McMillan
David Read
Marjorie Butts
Suzanne Collier
Joyce Dietrich
Gretchen Ernst
Luke Gholson
Laverne Hanley
Howard Holland
Sara Lane
Jim McMurray
Jack Redmond
Jill Slavik
Legion Post To Receive Distinguished Service Award
Sam Cerniglia commander of the Troy F. Rhymes American Legion post received a national commendation for achieving 100 percent membership or above by November 11 1955. A Special Certificate of Most Distinguished Service is prepared for presentation at department level by a department officer. The post was reactivated this year by Cerniglia and fellow veterans.
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Sam Cerniglia
Troy F. Rhymes American Legion
Addington Wagner
Cerniglia
Officers Nominated By Silsbee Garden Club
The Silsbee Garden Club met at Mrs. O C Seelys home with 18 members and one visitor. The nominating committee proposed officers for the next year: L O Turrentine president, C D Richmond first vice president, J D Thompson second vice president, J S Hartman third vice president, H F Fuller secretary, John Martin treasurer, C B Davenport, A L Tucker, and C R Tucker on the program committee. Plans for a spring flower show and tea in March were discussed.
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Silsbee Garden Club
O. C. Seely
Kate Blackwell
North Carolina
Bruce Power
L. O. Turrentine
C. D. Richmond
J. D. Thompson
J. S. Hartman
H. F. Fuller
John Martin
C. B. Davenport
A. L. Tucker
C .R Tucker
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Boy Scout
Methodist Church
Temple Lumber Co
Walter Herndon
B&pw Club
Commissioner’s Court
Evadale Club
Legion Post
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