Houston Natural Gas Rate Increase Granted in Silsbee
Silsbee City Council approved a local residential rate hike for Houston Natural Gas marking the 13th city in its system wide move. The rise affects residential and small commercial users immediately with large contracts to follow on new agreements as Houston Natural seeks relief within 30 days and postponement if possible until spring 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Natural Gas Company
Silsbee
Sils
Cliff McKay
Tthat
Houston Natural
Bean Fails To Get Motion For Rides
Hardin county commissioners again balked at approving two more full time employees in the county tax office. County Judge Fletcher Richardson halted the dispute after the failed motion while bonds for right of way and a new county service officer appointment were approved.
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Bean
Willie Bean
Hardin County Commissioners’ Court
Mr. Bean
Frank Payne
Silsbee
Willie
Judge Richardson
Richardson
French Bops Tigers 79-48 in 1AAA District Tilt
French of Beaumont led 79-48 over the Silsbee Tigers in a district clash. Johnny Johnson scored 15 points to top the Silsbee scorers, James Cawley added 12 as French remained undefeated in district play while Silsbee dropped to second place with a second loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Bops Tigers
Silsbee Tigers
Beaumont
Tigers
French
Johnny Johnson
James Cawley
Gene McMicken completes infantry officers leadership course
Lt. Farris G. McMicken, 22, of Silsbee, finished the infantry officers leadership course at Fort Benning Georgia. A Webster High School and 1958 San Houston State College graduate, he is son of Farris A. McMicken and member of Kappa Kappa Psi. He worked for Humble Oil in civilian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army 2d Ut
Farris G. McMicken
Silsbee
Infantry School
Fort Benning
McMicken
Farris A. McMicken
Seaman
Webster High School
San Houston State College
Huntsville
Kappa Kappa Psi Fraternity
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Houston
Mrs. Markham Improves After Serious Operation
Mrs J G Markham Sr is reported to be improving this week after a serious operation last Friday at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont She is expected to remain in the hospital a week or longer before returning home to continue recuperation Mrs W C Ratchford Jr and her nephews Doug and David have returned to Lafayette Alabama after visiting her parents Dr and Mrs W C McNeil
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Markham Sr
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
W. C. Ratchford Jr
Doug
David
Lafayette
Alabama
W. C. McNeil
M. E. Brown
St. Therese Hospital
Béaumont
Port Neches Visit Ties Cawley Family to Nearby Kin
Mr and Mrs J T Cawley and children visited Sunday in Port Neches with relatives. Mr and Mrs W W Bland and children of Baytown, Mrs Ben Allen and J W Wiggins of Beaumont were recent visitors in the Alf Bartle home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Cawley
Port Neches
W. W. Bland
Baytown
Ben Allen
J. W. Wiggins
Beaumont
Alf Bartle
A. N. Scott
J. E. Mask
J H. Brown
Gatesvile
W. E. Dennis
Port Arthur
Alf Battle
M. F. Brown
Hot Springs Ark
Paul Himmelreich Funeral Held in Silsbee
Funeral services for Paul Himmelreich 73 who died Sunday morning in Hotel Dieu Beaumont were held Monday afternoon at First Methodist Church Silsbee. Survivors include wife three sons four daughters two brothers and several relatives. Burial followed at Forest Lawn Beaumont with Farmer Funeral Home directing.
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Paul Himmelreich
Hotel Dieu ‘N Peaumont
First Methodist Church
Bruce O. Power
J. A. Hendrix
First Assembly of God Church
Silsbee
Himmelreich
Fredl
Walter
Victor
Leslie Himmelreich
Cleburne
Thelma Nolen
Nederland
Alice Faye Jones
Elsie Andrews
Galena Park
Rosalie Jones
Kountze
Alfred Himmelreich
Path
Texas
Adolph King
Freeport
Silsbee Ice Co
Gulf States Utilities Company
Silsbee Dayton
Sour Lake
Newton Hopkins
C. L. Allen
E. J. Dietrich
C. A. Littlepage
Ray Guidry
F. C. Spivey
H. C .Hopkins
Tom Ridley
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Beaumont
Farmer Funeral Home of
Local residents share visits and travel notes across Texas
Homer Craft of Silsbee attended a 10 day heat pump school in Indianapolis with Leon Lacey and J L Jones. Several families visit relatives in Beaumont Temple Luling Shreveport Houston Austin and other cities as husbands wives and parents travel for medical care and homecomings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Craft of
Silsbee
Jones Sheet Metal Works
Beaumont
Indianapolis
Indiana
Leon Lacey
J. L. Jones
Jones Firm
Miss Shirley Garner Weds Weldon Gilchriest in Beaumont
Miss Shirley Garner daughter of Estelle Garner and Luther Garner of Beaumont married Weldon Gilchriest son of Mr and Mrs Gillum Gilchriest at St Mark's Episcopal Church in Beaumont. The ceremony was attended by immediate family with Rev Charles Wyatt Brown officiating. The couple will reside at 745 Roosevelt Drive Silsbee where Gilchriest works at the Silsbee State Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Lee Garner
Estelle B. Garner
Luther J. Garner
Beaumont
Eugene Weldon Gilchriest
Gillum Weldon Gilchriest
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Charles Wyatt-Brown
Jtiara
Carolyn Gilchriest
Thomas Oliphant
Mr. Gilchriest
Joe Garner
Roosevelt Drive
Silsbee
Silsbee Interview Board Chooses DPS Patrol Recruits
A Texas DPS interview board evaluated about 35 applicants for Highway Patrol positions, testing attitude, appearance, and fitness before admitting successful candidates to a Camp Mabry three month training. Patrolman C Shirrell also attended the session, while local neighbors shared garden harvests and a new bull calf joined the Double R Angus herd as signs of spring emerge despite cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Department of Public Safety
Highway Patrol
Department of Public Safety
Camp Mabry
Austin
Texas
West Highway Patrol
Silsbee
C. Sherrill
Poll Tax Sales End Saturday in Silsbee and Kountze
Poll taxes may be sold until Saturday January 31 with sales locations at Silsbee Electric Company and Pa Go grocery in Silsbee and Willie Bean’s office in Kountze. As of now 373 receipts have been issued by the Silsbee B and P W Club led by Mrs Ona McGinty.
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Ona McGinty
Silsbee B & PW Club
B & P W Club
Silsbee Eelectric Company
Electric Company
Eight Year Old James Mullins Dies After Home Fire
Funeral services were held for eight year old James Arthur Mullins of Silsbee at the Church of Christ with two ministers officiating. He died at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont after a Friday accident where gasoline in a can splashed the boy, burning 90 percent of his body. He is survived by his parents, two brothers, two sisters, grandparents, and a great grandmother. Burial followed at Warren Cemetery under Farmer Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Arthur Mullins
Rufus Mullins
Silsbee
Fred Church of Christ
T. C. Freeman
J. F. Pourner
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
James Arthur
Rufus Mullins Jr
Dock Dewayne Mullins
Patsy
Beverly Jane
Dock Nichols
Warren
J. E. Mullins
Segno
H. C. Langham
Larry Harrison
Charles Harmon
Paul Freeman
Allen Dale Moore
Reggie Davis
Reese Davis
Kirby
Warren Cemeery
Farmer Funeral Home of
School Census In Final Week At Silsbee ISD
The Silsbee Independent School District census enters its final week. Sept. 1, 1959 age six eligibility requires parents to contact elementary principals. Mr. Don L. Hough leads census efforts, with school principals serving as census trustees. Census conducted during January.
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Silsbee Independent
Don L. Hough
Mr. Hough
Six Plead Guilty In District Court in Kountze
Six men pleaded guilty before District Judge H. A Coe in 88th district court last Friday. Five received two year prison terms and one, John Henry Goodman Susbee Negro, 10 years for burglary. others got two year sentences for forging instruments and related counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
88Th District Court
Kountze
Huntsville
H. A Coe
John Henry Goodman
Susbee Negro
Collier Hardware
Eddie Edwards
Lon Preston Cowan
Alvin E. Powell
Billy Frank Weeks
Billy Jones
Jones
Weeks
Houston Thompson
Silsbee c
Henry Coe
Hardin County Grand Jury
Rainbow Girls Install Officers Saturday Night
Miss Ronnye Cones, daughter of Mr and Mrs J D Cones, is to be installed as Worthy Advisor of the Rainbow for Girls at 7 30 p m Saturday January 31 at the Masonic Temple. Other officers named include Barbara Clark and Jayne Odom among several. Installing officers are Betty Simmons and others. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Mondays at 7 pm. Cones is senior class president and most popular girl, granddaughter of Mr and Mrs J M Byerly south of Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnye Cones
J. D. Cones
Dainwood Drive
Order of the Rainbow
Masonic Temple
Barbara Clark
Charity
Mary Ebledge
Hope
Jayne Odom
Faith
Paula Moseley
Jackie McMillan
Jeanne Collier
Paula Prewitt
Mrill
Sherry Hinkellove
Carolyn Baker
Elizabeth Wilson
Cathryn Thornton
Eastex Employees Credit Union Declares Five Percent Dividend
The Eastex Employees Federal Credit Union announced a 5 percent dividend at its annual meeting held January 21 in East Texas Pulp and Paper Company’s conference room. Assets as of December 31 totaled 116 996.66. shares 99 185.80. loans 96 406.43. Harriet R. Stutts reelected president for a third term. officers and committee members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastex Employees Federal Credit Union
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Harriett R. Stutts
John C. Toole
Elaine Hill
T. E van Winkle
W. E. Black
Sam Hare
Clifton Francis
Charles Whitmire
W. J. Kirkpatrick
T. B. van Winkle
Ralph Roberts
Jine Turner
Catherine Magee
Tommy Ward
Walter R. Glenn
Ether
Dallas Market Trip Noted by Local Women
Mrs. Jacque Collier accompanied by Mrs. Kathleen Coe of Kountze is attending markets in Dallas this week.
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Jacque Collier
Kathleen Coe of
Kountze
Dallas
Visitation Recalls Groves Meeting with Rev Lockhart
Mr and Mrs L. and Martin and Larry visited Rev and Mrs John R Lockhart in Groves recently. Rev Lockhart, former pastor of the First Methodist Church, hosted the visit with his wife.
Civil Defense Setup Planned for Silsbee City
A Silsbee civil defense and disaster relief plan was outlined at the fire hall for volunteers, ladies auxiliary, and city council members. George Gary and Frank Estis discussed forming a local group and suggested appointing a director to lead the effort. Cake and coffee capped the meeting served by the auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Volunteer Fire Department
George “Red” Gary
Direcor
Civil Defense
Jefferson County
Frank Estis
Beaumont
Ladies Auxiliary
Henry Alexander Funeral Services Held Tuesday
Graveside services for Henry P. Alexander, 81, of Silsbee, were held at Cunningham cemetery at 2 p m with Rev F G Harding officiating. He died Sunday at his Spurgeon highway home. Survived by wife Addie Carrie Alexander of Silsbee, six sons B G W R E J S E Sherman and Hir man Alexander of Silsbee, two daughters Mrs J A Johnson of Beaumont and Mrs Myrtle Gandert of Houston, four sisters and pallbearers W B Bingham Burtus Alexander Johnny Gray Bill Sheppherd Jeff Moore and Mitchell Murphy. Arrangements by Farmers Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry P. Alexander
Silsbee
Cunningham Cemetery
F. G. Harding
Evadale
Mr. Alexander
Spurge Highway
Addie Carrie Alexander
E. J
S. E., Sherman
Hirman Alexander
Silshee
J. A. Johnson
Beaumont
Myrtle Gandert
Houston
Zenie Bingham
Buna
Effie Jones
Eunice Murphy
Leona Moore
Rosepine
W. B. Bingham
Burtus Alexander
Johnny Gray
Bill Sheppherd
Jeff Moore
Mitchell Murphy
Farmer’ Funeral Home
Mothers To March Tonight For Dimes Drive
Silsbee and surrounding communities push March of Dimes fundraising with Mothers March tonight at 7 1 9 p m porch light signals and volunteers from Beta Sigma Phi wo men s club and PTA collecting in designated areas. Local events include C Z Popes sausage and hot cake day at the fire hall Kiwanis street collection and a benefit musical program at Kountze Central Baptist church with free will offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Rho Upsilon
Nu Upsilon
Beta Sigma Phi
Women's Club
Exquisette Club
C. Z. Pope
Fire Hall
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
Kountze
Central Baptist Church
Dimes Drive
Chance Lock
C. M. Lamb
PTA
Grady Ellis
Lumberton Cafe
March of Dimes
Tiger Cubs Win Two More and Prepare for Carr of Orange
The Silsbee Junior High Tiger Cubs have 21 wins and 4 losses after two more victories this week. They host Carr of Orange at the high school gym and sit tied for first in district with Woodrow Wilson Bears of Port Arthur. A squad beat Victor 66 to 36 and B squad won 21 to 18. A’s edged Groves 38 to 36 while B lost to Groves 37 to 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiger Cubs
Silsbee
Carr of Orange
Port Arthur
Woodrow Wilson
Bears
Tiger Cub
Victor
A’s
Groves
Funeral Services Held for Mrs Delilie Winegeart
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at Woodrow Baptist Church for Mrs Delilie Ann Winegeart 60 who died Sunday at her home in Silsbee. She had lived in the area 46 years. Survived by husband Alford four daughters two brothers two sisters two stepsons one stepdaughter. Burial was at Old Hardin Cemetery under Farmer Funeral Home Isbee. Pallbearers named Johnny Bates Marshal Vidrine Bill Winegeart Jimmy Holbert.
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Woodrow Baptist Church
Delilie Ann Winegeart
Sulsbee
B. G. Roberts
Winegeart
Alford Wineveart
Ruby Vidrine
LeCompt
J. A. Bates
Osaae Farris
Silsbee
Tyaneis Carrier
Houston
Wo Brothers
Thomas Messer
Sam Messer
Fountze
Jake Tergins
Glenmora
Pearl Durant
Oakdale
Alford Winegeart
Alexandria
Phillip Winegeart
Sour Lake Mye
Marie Tesco
Perth Amboy
N. J
Old Hardin Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home
Isbee
Johnny Jimmy
Jack Bates
Marshal Vidrine
Bill Winegeart
Jimmy Holbert
Azalea Garden Club welcomes new members and guest
The Azalea Garden Club met at Mrs. Thorn's home with co-hostess Mrs. Muddleston. Guest Mrs. A. L. Tucker attended, and new members Mrs. Leon Boyett and Mrs. H. E. Warren were welcomed. Mrs. Huddleston presided as Mrs. Bruce Reid led a program on Conservation. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Bowers' home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Azalea Garden Club
Cc. J. Thorn
J. M.muddleston
A. L. Tucker
Leon Boyett
H. E. Warren
Huddleston
Bruce Reid
F. M. Bowers
Brittons Host Baytown Visitors Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Perry Britton of Baytown visited the parents Mr and Mrs W C Britton during a weekend gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Perry Britton
Baytown
W. C. Britton
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Fletcher Richardson
W. H. Dunlap
Clack
Cawley
Cole
Johnsen
Vastor
Caraway
Williams
Giesendorf
Landrum
Goodan
Reeves
Flowers
Gilbert
Hare Myers
A Sishee
SA Eee Sr
Gene McMicken
LT. McMicken
Markham
Keona Whitman
L. J. Sagsteter
Temple
Santa Fe Hospital
Ropert
Raymond
Fort Worth
William
Jerry
W. F. Lambert
Luling, Texas
Mr. Lambert
Sinclair
D. G. Carpenter
Shreveport
Homer Holland
Lake Charles
W. H. Holland
L. H. Thacker Sr
Louis H. Thacker Jr
Don Lee Hawthorne
Kirbyville
D. S. Barrow
Sammy
Lufkin
Sam Kaemmerling
W. B Haves
James
Katy
A. L. Register
Opal Ellison
San Augustine
John Oglesbee
Clifford McKay
Fred Nason
Jackie Harris
Jack Harris
Ben Shropshire
R. W. Wooley
Shirley Garner
Weldon Gilchriest
David Read
C. D. Clinefelter
Clinie
Hardy Harris
Harris Homestead
Woodrow
Hardy
Rainbow Girls
Eastex Employees Credit Union
Henry Alexander
Vidtor
Tarver
Billy If
Pantalion Riddle
Burnet Gilbert
Moore Read
Franklin Drake
Shaver
Hartman
Pitts Tarver
Bob Silsbee
Holland
Blake Walker
Chesser Brown
Davidson & Daniels Parks Combs
Sanford
Winegear
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