Silsbee voters face three council seats in April election
Three newcomers Robert Ford Lenox Hawthorne and Jr KR Jackson announce bids for Silsbee city council as incumbents H C Hopkins A R Neyland and Frank C Choate hold open seats. Ford cites planning commission service and local ties. Hawthorne highlights WW II service and civic work. Jackson emphasizes orderly growth and community involvement. The city election is set for Tuesday April 5 with three seats open.
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Silsbee
Robert F. Ford
Lenox Haw
Ford
Planning Commission
Jackson
Hawthorne
Baptist Church
Lions Club
Schools Shut Down Again As Illness Continues
Illness across the Silsbee area forces a midweek school closure for the second straight week as more than six hundred students were absent. Superintendent Don Hough noted Friday’s counts rose to 619 after 627 on Monday and 560 on Tuesday, with Kountze also closing Tuesday due to heavy absences. classes to resume Monday.
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Silsbee
Don Hough
Kountze
Parker Announces Run for State Representative in District 19
John Parker of Livingston announces candidacy for State Representative District 19 covering Hardin Polk and San Jacinto counties. Parker filed Tuesday with the Democratic Executive Committee and cites business leadership and civic service in Livingston and Polk County.
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John Parker
Livingston
Hardin
Polk
San Jacinto
Parker
Democratic Executive Committee
Harris County
Polk County
Livingston Chamber of Commerce
East Texas
Harrisburg
Houston
Business College
John
Texas University
Mike
Central Baptist Church of
Rocky Creek Hunting Club
Services Held for Six Year Old Shooting Victim
Funeral services were held Monday for Kathy Jo Sirmons six the Beaumont area girl fatally shot by a .22 rifle while in a grandparent home. Sheriff’s account says the gun discharged while a two year old brother slept nearby. The inquest labeled accidental death. Kathy Jo survived by her parents and brother with extensive grandparents and great grandparents listed. Interment followed at Frank's Branch Cemetery.
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Kathy Joe Sirmons
Floyd H. Sirmons
Beaumont
J. L. Sirmons
Franklin Lake Road
Frank's
W. A. Rashall
Wiley Mae Pentecostal Church
William Whitaker
Pancake Supper To Benefit March Of Dimes Drive
A pancake supper is planned for Thursday February 4 at Cravens Hall First Methodist Church to raise funds for the March of Dimes. Serving runs 5 to 7 pm with tickets at 50 cents each available through Kiwanis and Lions Club members.
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March of Dimes
Cravens Hall
First Methodist Church
L. Goodwin
Kiwanis Club
Lions Club
Stover
Trinity-Neches Council
Boy Scouts of America
District Land County Attorneys Association of Texas
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
Division 10
Kiwanis International
U. S
Nu Upsilon
Rho Upsilon
Beta Sigma Phi
Silsbee Woman's Club
Exquised Club
Robert Paret
Birdie Singleton
Melahon
Open House For Woodrow Baptist Parsonage Completion
The Woodrow Baptist Church completed its new parsonage begun October 17, 1959. Members led by Jack Segrist did most work. plumbing by Edward Davis and cabinets by R. C. McBryde. Open house Sunday January 31 from 2 to 4 p m. Reverend Bob Bateman is pastor.
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Woodrow Baptist Parsonage
Woodrow Baptist Church
Jack Segrist
John D. Self
Edward Davis
Buck Gibson
Milton Lewis
Our Church
Lewis Ester
R. C. McBryde
B. G. Roberts
First Baptist Church
Winnie
Texas
Bob Bateman
City Arrests Total Twenty-Five For Two Week Period
City police officers Grady Tarver and Max Zeller reported total arrests of 25 over the past two weeks. The week included offences such as noise violations, driving without a license, failure to yield, illegal turns, speeding, and defective brakes. The prior week logged five drunks including one in a car and one driving while intoxicated, two runaways from Boys Haven in Jefferson County, plus several license and traffic infractions. Fines were paid in each case by local residents.
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Grady Tarver
Max Zeller
Tarver
Boys Haven
Jefferson County
Hardin County Board Settles Right of Way Claims
Hardin County Commissioners in Kountze approved paying Burke A. Hargrove and Pat Roden 1160 dollars each for three year old right of way appraisal work in Sour Lake. The court also renewed hospitalization coverage with Blue Cross Blue Shield for 106 of 115 county employees.
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Hardin County Commissioners’ Court
Kountze
Burke A. Hargrove
Silsbee
Pat Roden
Sour Lake
Hargrove
Roden
Commissioners Court
Tom Burch
Blue Cross-Blue Shields
Fletcher Richardson
One Vote Can Make a Difference in Poll Taxes
The Silsbee Bee reprints arguments from Texas Outlook urging timely payment of poll taxes by Jan 31 to exercise the ballot. It cites historical examples where a single vote decided elections and statehood, and notes letters from readers in Portland and Hardin County praising the paper.
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Texas Outlook
United States
Thomas Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
Rutherford B. Hayes
Electoral Commission
Hayes
Indiana
Congress
California
Idaho
Oregon
Texas
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Elijah Graham
Portland
Silsbee
Friendship Baptist Church Dedicates New Educational Building
Dedication services planned at Friendship Baptist Church with an all day meeting for the opening of the new educational building. Dr E L Clark of Dallas to deliver the dedication message and lunch to follow. Ordination of deacons Bill Berryman W D Creel and A L Downs conducted by Rev E P Ramsey with Rhett Simmons assisting.
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Friendshire Baptist Church
E. L. Clark
Dallas
Friendship Baptist Church
Bill Berryman
W. D. Creel
A. L. Downs
E. P. Ramsey
First Baptist Church
Stover Seeks District Judge Seat for 88th Judicial District
Earl Smokey Stover, Hardin County attorney, announces candidacy for District Judge of the 88th Judicial District serving Hardin and Tyler counties. A Silsbee resident with a Vanderbilt BA and Texas University law degree, he cites legal training and court experience and lists extensive civic roles and prior military service.
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Earl
Smokey) Stover
Earl (Smokey) Stover
Hardin County
Hardin
Tyler
Stover
Silsbee
Terrell Buchanan
Vanderbilt University
Texas University
Austin
Overstreet withdraws from state race to seek Hardin County Attorney post
Dwayne Overstreet, who had announced a bid for state representative, withdraws from that race and campaigns for Hardin County attorney. A Kountze lawyer and longtime Baptist, he explains aim to serve locally as county attorney with Earl Stover not seeking reelection. He notes education from Stephen F. Austin College and South Texas College of Law and prior teaching experience.
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Dwayne Overstreet
Hardin County
Overstreet
Kountze
Earl Stover
Shirley Schull
Loeb
The
Baptist Church
Vinson Overstreet
Honey Island
Stephen F. Austin College
South Texas College of Law
Chance-Loeb Patrons Seek Meeting With School Board
Chance-Loeb citizens plan a 7 30 p m meeting to question the school board. Mrs Kathryn Guilbeau says the board is invited and the event is open to all taxpayers and the press.
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Chance-Loeb
Chance-Loeb School Board
Kathryn Guilbeau
Chance- Loeb
Bee
Mother's March Tonight Starts Final Dimes Push
The 1960 March of Dimes drive in the area begins with a 7 p m siren signal marking the start of a city wide canvass. County chairman Henry Donelson and Silsbee drive chairwoman Mrs B A McMahon announce this push to fund research and polio and birth defect care.
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Henry Donelson
B. A. McMahon
Silsbee Drive
March of Dimes
Deadline Approaches for 1960 Poll Tax Sales in Hardin County
Belated tax assessor and local deputies report poll tax sales near 3000 in Hardin County. B&PW Club in Silsbee sold 770 this week, county seat tally shows 2000 sold for 2770 total. About 6500 more expected before January 31 deadline. Pa Go Grocery No 2 will stay open all day Sunday January 31 to sell poll taxes.
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Hardin County
B&pw Club
Silgbee
Willie Bean
H. P. Moran
Silsbee
Pa Go Grocery
Calloway Seeks County Commissioner Slot in Precinct 1
C G Calloway announces candidacy for County Commissioner Precinct 1 in the Silsbee area. He cites 19 years in road building and maintenance, 57 years old, and prior work with Kirby Farnsworth and Chambers and Carl Babbitt. He and his family reside three miles north of Silsbee on Highway 92, moving from Camp Seale 12 years ago.
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C. G. Calloway
the Bee
Silsbee
Mr. Calloway
Shirley
Silsbee High
Highway 92
Camp Seale
Calloway
Kirby
Farnsworth and
Chambers
Carl Babbitt
Lions Club Hears Report On Coming Minstrel Show
Silsbee Lions heard from Minstrel Chairman Charles Suitt that the annual minstrel event is progressing smoothly with all committees functioning. Lenox Hawthorne noted the Jan 23 street collection failed due to bad weather and distributed pancake supper tickets for the February 4 event to members. Visitors included W L Jernigan and R L Harmon with Southwestern Bell and C H S Luttrell with H A Simmons Ltd Vancouver as guests of Bob Ford.
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Lenox Hawthorne
Lions Club
Silsbee Lions
Charles Suitt
W. L. Jernigan
R. L. Har‘mon
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Beaumont
D. M. Short
C. H. S. Luttrell
H. A. Simsons, Ltd
Vancouver
British Columbia
Bob Ford
Tigers Fall To French Buffs In Jasper Consolation
Silsbee Tigers, hampered by flu and injuries, lose 59 38 to the French Buffaloes in Beaumont. Roy Reeves leads Silsbee with 19 points as the Tigers drop their B team 52 26 and struggle for consistency after a Jasper tourney run.
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Jasper
Buffs
Silsbee Tiger
Beaumont
French Buffaloes
Tiger
Victor
Silsbee
Pineland
Kountze
Leggett
Kirbyville
Roy Reeves
Billy Tarver
Fremeb
Cones
Llandrum
Reeves
Cole A
Tarver
Reavis
Drake
Witname
He Walters Broking
Smetailer
Parker
Osude 000
Modwetie
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Snub) Gilchriest
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Silshee
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