Kirby Lumber Workers Win Pay Boost in New Agreement
Kirby Lumber Corporation and Local S-114 IOA CIO signed a July 1 contract raising wages for 105 classifications by two to forty cents and increasing minimum wage by three cents. The package includes group insurance, five holidays, a one year vacation, and two weeks after three years. Negotiators named from the union and Kirby were listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby
Kirby Lumber Corporation
S- 114
International Woodworkers of America, Cio
Robert B. Taylor
International
Taylor
Southern Pine
James M. Payne
Harold Westmoreland
L. B. Williams
C. Smith
the International
Mr. Taylor
J. B. Hanna Kirby
Quiet July 4 Weekend in Hardin County Reports
The Hardin County area saw a very quiet Fourth of July weekend with only one minor wreck around 3 am Monday near Kountze. A total of 25 routine arrests occurred last week including aggravated assault and drunk in cars, with fines and jail time noted for several individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Dave Rountree
Rountze
Kountze
Rusk
Rountree
Roscoe Davis
Homer Evans
Jodie Dixon
Ray Lee Harper
Silsbee
L. B. Hightower
Beaumont
Dr D L Landrum to Preach Sunday at Silsbee Church
Dr D L Landrum district superintendent of Beaumont district and former Lakeview Methodist Assembly leader will preach at 10 50 Sunday service at First Methodist church in Silsbee. He will lead the church quarterly conference after the service, announced Rev Bruce O Power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Landrum
Beaumont
Lakeview Methodist Assembly
Palestine
First Methodist Church
Silsbee
Silsbee Pony League All Stars Open Play Saturday Night
Silsbee's Pony League all stars start their schedule with a Saturday night game at the local high school diamond against Liberty-Hull Cassetta area. Buna Braves lead the league while Giants and Kountze Cards sit near the bottom. First all star game vs Beaumeont begins July 18 in a two out of three series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Liberty-Hull
Cassetta
Buna Braves
Giants
Kountze
VFW Dodgers
Kiwanis Giants
Buna
Braves
Cardinals
Dodgers
Elbert Kinard
Gene Hollyfield
Billy Caraway
Virgil Williams
Mike Brookins
Andrew Hare
W. C. Brewster
Tony Crosby
Glen Work
Douglas Williams
Ozzie Gilmore
Dennis Roberts
Kountze Cardinals
Beaumeont All-Stars
Alexandria
Civil Docket and Criminal Terms for Eight District Court
The August term docket for the 8th District lists civil cases including Commercial Finance Co. vs R L Boyd and others, J I D Pate vs Herrin Transportation, and multiple insurer and corporate actions. Ordinary felonies slated for trial Monday August 8 1955 include man cases of assault murder DWI burglary theft and forgery as listed for State of Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtie Jordan Garrett
Earl Harvey
Texas
Ins. Association
Alice Taylor
Myrtie Griffith
Claude Gore
Southwestern Settlement and Dev. Corp
Kelly Gore
Ruby C. Jernigan
Gulf, Colorado & S.F.R.R. Company
J. R. Tomlinson
J. S. Kidwilder
Virgie McNeely
Ethel Cowart Field
State of Texas
A. G. Holman
Percy L. Tomlinson
Obed Fults
DWI
Walter E. Pevito
Taylor Tarver
Bailey Sheffield
Isiah Cooper
Jodie L. Shephard
Lewis P. Powell
Junior Hutto
A. L. Holleman
W. M. McDowell
Roy L. Cade, Jr
Roy L. Cade
Fire Department Piles Up 22-4 Drubbing in L League
Silsbee Fire Department surged to a 22 to 4 win over Gulf Oilers as Buna Yankees maintain first place despite a 5 to 4 loss to Gulf. Week results include Silsbee Dry Goods 10 Fire Department 8 and ties Gulf 2 Kountze. schedule runs through Monday July 11 with tie games and rainouts possibly next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Fire Department
Gulf Oilers
Gulf
Buna Yankees
Silsbee Dry Goods
Fire Department
Kountze
Buna
Crockett and Gilchriest
Crockett and
Gilchriest
Gulf, Silsbee Dry Goods
Silsbee Slugs By David Read On A Summer Drive
A narrator describes a summer road trip from Humbolt Tennessee to Washington Pennsylvania. They pass Clarksville Bowling Green and Louisville, tour Langhorn Cavern, note Kentucky Derby links and Denton Hines, cross Ohio River into Ohio and Pennsylvania, meet locals in Washington Pa, learn of a 200th anniversary in 1956, and keep a souvenir china cup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humbolt
Tennessee
Clarksville
Kentucky
Bowling Green
Duncan Hines
Mannoth Cave
Altraevan
Texas
Langhorn
Burnet
Louiville
Louisville
Fort Knox
Ohio River
Ohio
Washington Court House
Cincinnati
Circleville
Lancaster
Zanesville
Pennsylvania
Wheeling
Washington
United States
Rosie Ridge
Washington, Pa
Rev Power Addresses Kiwanis On Fourth Of July
Pastor Rev Bruce Power of First Methodist spoke to the Kiwanis Club at noon Wednesday. He highlighted four bulwarks of American freedom in a short patriotic address. E F Bistline introduced the new minister and B A Glasscock reported on last week’s joint with the Orange club and announced the next meeting date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Power
First Methodist Church
Kiwanis Club
Power
E. F. Bistline
B. A. Glasscock
Inter-Club
Orange Club
Condemnation Looms On ROW As Talks Collapse In Silsbee
County officials near a condemnation fight over the land needed to widen highway 96 in Silsbee. County Commissioner Payne warned that if an agreement with Joe Register over the bakery site and related land fails by Monday, condemnation proceedings will be filed. The costly land swap with Landolt and Santa Fe is also under discussion as crews prepare for August letting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Silsbee
Santa Fe
Paynet W. E. Simmons
Beaumont
County Commissioners Court
Landelt
Joe Register
Frank Payne
Register
Simmons
Rocky Richardson
Rountee
Cypress Creek
Highway 69
John Dulaney
Jaw Register
Dulaney
Mr. Heister
Uot Tl Iaos
Old District
L. B. Jones
Pines Theater
E. M. Prewitt
Payne
Landelts
Santa Fe Railroad
Dallas
Pete Landolt
Landolt
Commissioners Court
Tom Burch
Sour Lake
Fletcher Richardson
Bureh
Herman Reynolds
Pace Funeral Home
Livingston
Kountze
Reynolds
Commissioner's Court
Don Brim Elected Veep Of Senior Class At SHSTC For Summer
In last week’s elections Don Brim of Silsbee was chosen as Vice-president of the senior class at Sam Houston State Teachers College Hunteville for the summer session. Brim, son of Mr and Mrs I R Brim, is a business administration major and holds multiple offices including vice-president of the Business Administration Club and member of the Lowman Rifles and Demolays. He is a 1951 graduate of Silsbee High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Keim
Silsbee
Sam Wonston State Teachers College
Hunteville
Seasion Brim
I. R. Brim
Sam Houston
Business
Lowman Rifles and Demolays
Silsbee High School
Presbyterians To Hold First Service In New Church Building
The First Presbyterian Church opens with a 9 30 Sunday service led by Dr David Worth Roberts of Westminster Beaumont. Joe Savage will be ordained elder after worship. Church board members include Dr KR Jackson Melvin Winger Clifton Caraway. The brick building on Highway 96 South features an auditorium and classrooms. Wallace Levesey of Beaumont designed plans. Everyone is invited to attend and tour the new facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian
David Worth Roberts
Westminster Presbyterian Church of
Beaumont
Joe Savage
Tom Barnes
Harry M.tennis
Tom Creekmore
KR. O. Jackson
Melvin Winger
Clifton Caraway
Highway 96 South
Wallace B. Levesey
Directors Meet Tonight of Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
A regular monthly meeting of the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce directors is set for tonight at 7 30 at the school tax office. President A W Dainwood urges all directors and any Chamber members to attend for the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Dainwood
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
J E Gholson Visits Relatives in Houston Over Weekend
J E Gholson traveled to Houston to visit relatives during the weekend. He was accompanied by family members and returned with no reported incidents or complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Gholson
Houston
Local man racks up jail stints since 1941
Sheriff deputy records show a single man linked to 42 jail entries since 1941. Over the past 14 years he has spent nine years, eight months, and 25 days behind bars for drunkenness and related offenses.
Rodgers and Scharbers Return From Brooklyn Vacation
Mr and Mrs Roy Rodgers Mrs Katie Scharber and Mr and Mrs LeRoy Scharber concluded a two week vacation in Brooklyn New York Sigmund Kudyseh brother of Mrs Rodgers joined them for the summer upon their return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Rodgers
Katie Scharber
LeRoy Scharber
Brooklyn
New York
Sigmund Kudyseh
Rodgers
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Methodist Church
Lynn Caldwell
Charles Caldwell
Little League Park
Fire Department Indians
Isabel Bledge
Ivabel
Ruby Eledge
Coretta Halsel
Red Sox
Pert Blonde
Mrs
Truman Halsel
Pony League
VFW
Kountze Cards
Corpus Christi
8Th District Court
David Read
Martha McGowan
Silsbee Band
Louis Stumps
Amelia High School
Frances Million
Barbara Reddell
Pegay Brookins
Tommie Favors
Beulah Bryant
Mary Bledge
Dana Holmes
Myrtis Skinner
Barbara Jean Hough
Winger
Lamar Tech
Don Brim
Veep
SHSTC
Presbyterians
Silsbee Dry Goods Athletics
Gene Thompson
J. D. Thompson
Pat Washington
Pat
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