Silsbee Observer recounts Time publisher Bernhard Auer visit
Silsbee welcomed Bernhard Auer publisher of Time Magazine who toured local sites and lectured on media. The piece recalls Auer rise from Time office boy in 1939 to publisher and his roles in publishing associations. It notes a luncheon at Eastex Guesthouse with Eastex officials and others from Time and the Silsbee Bee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Bernhard Auer
Time Magazine
New York
Auer
News
Texas
Museum of Fine Arts
Houston
Mr. Auer
Time
U. S. Army
Magazine Publishers Association
Select Magazines, Inc
New York State
Citizens Committee For the Public Schools
East Texas
Eastex
R. M. Buckley
Joshua J. D. Derry
Chicago
Midwest
A. G. Natwick
Clark Morian
Clyde E. Cole
Ray Brown
O. R. Crawford
Time, Inc
Henry R. Luce
Time and Life
Bernard M. Auer
Ewadale
Texas Pulp and Paper Co
Fast Texas Pulp and Paper Co
Mr Auer
David Read
The
Silsbee Bee
Ray Borwn
BR. Crawford
Southwestern Settlement & Development Division
A. G Natwick
R. L. Read
Bee
Mrs. Sterling Kirby Dies at 72 in Silsbee Home
Mrs. Sterling Elizabeth Kirby 72, longtime Silsbee resident, died at home on Baby Galvez Road Tuesday afternoon after weeks of illness. Funeral at 4 p.m. today at First Pentecostal Church of Silsbee with Rev. H. B. Morgan officiating. Burial in Resthaven Cemetery with Farmers Funeral Home directing. Survived by husband David E. Kirby, five sons F E and John Q of Silsbee A Kirby of Plattsburg NY D L Kirby of San Augustine L Kirby of Houston a sister Marion Courtney of Houston two brothers R E Jordan of Silsbee Luther Jordan of Jasper 14 grandchildren nine great grandchildren.
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Sterling Elizabeth Kirby
Silsbee
Baby Galvez Road
First Pentecostal Church of
H. B. Morgan
Farmer Funeral Home
F. E
John Q
A. Kirby
Plattsburg, N. Y
D. L. Kirby
San Augustine
L. Kirby
Houston
Marion Courtney
R. E. Jordan
Silshee
Luther Jordan
Jasper
Resthaven Cemetery
Farmers
Earl B. Stover To Speak At Masonic Installation Friday
Silsbee Lodge 927 A F and A M plans an unusual open installation Friday at 8 pm in the Masonic hall with W L Wiess to be seated as worshipful master. Hon Earl B Stover will deliver the principal address on Masonry as officers including F H Jordan T E Chumley L M Prather F L Choate R O McClelland C N Bonner C E Kelley P A Parsley P R Bradshaw Y M Evans are listed for the lodge duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Lodge
A. F
A. M
Silsbee
W. L. Wiess
Masonic Hall
Earl B. Stover
G. F. Phillips
F. L. Choate
Robert O. McClelland
Mr. Wiess
Lodge
F. H Jordan
T. E Chumley
L. M Prather
R. O. McClelland
C. N. Bonner
C. E. Kelley
P. A. Parsley
P. R. Bradshaw
Y. M. Evans
Quiet Fourth Weekend in Hardin County Ends Calm
Silsbee and Hardin county saw a quiet July 4 weekend with no major accidents. One Batson man died in a nearby auto crash near Batson. Deputy Rountree reported 38 arrests for the week and $1282 in fines, including six drunkenness cases, three traffic infractions, four disturbances, four fights, and 21 drunks.
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Silsbee
Hardin County
Batson
Bill Fields and Harold Bean Tour Key Club Convention
Silsbee Key Club members Bill Fields and Harold Bean attend the 17th annual Key Club International convention in Boston with a Texas Oklahoma District tour. The 13 day itinerary visits Ford's River Rouge Detroit, Great Lakes cruise, New York and Boston, starting June 28. Bill is son of Gertrude Fields. Harold son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Bean of Silsbee.
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Harold Bean
Bill Fields
Silsbee Key Club
Boston
Mass
Ford
River Rouge
Detroit
Great Lakes
New York City
Bill
Gertrude Fields
Harold
M. M. Bean
Home Grown Apples Brought To Bee Office
Laura Kennerly delivered a small branch with three Silsbee grown apples to the Bee office this week. She notes her yard has three five to six year old trees that bore fruit for a second year, with apples still green but tinged, ready for perhaps an apple pie.
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Bee
Laura Kennerly
510 South 11Th Street
Buna Leads In Local Little League Race
Buna Little Leaguers tightened control of the second half standings with two wins, leading Young's Super Markets by two games. Four games remain including two more nights of play, and the Little League Queen’s race climaxes Friday July 15 with coronation ceremonies for major and minor leagues.
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Buna Little
Young’s Supermarkets
Doyle McKeown
Little
Lions Rally For 6 2 Softball Victory Over Kiwanis
The Silsbee Lions beat the Silsbee Kiwanis 6 to 2 in the annual Lions Kiwanis softball game. Don L. Hough hit a Kiwanis homer, while Lionsoutfielder Paul Georgas leapt to rob Pete Farmer of a homer. J. D. Donalson earned the win. Dr. D. G. Brewer pitched for Kiwanis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Lions
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
Lions-Kiwanis
Don L. Hough
Paul Georgas
Pete Farmer
Lions
Felines
J. D. Donalson
D. G. Brewer
Kiwanis
Local birth notices from Rochester to Silsbee area
Hello World Dr and Mrs Robert Harp of Rochester Minn are parents of Rhonda Lee born June 21. Paternal grandparents are Dr and Mrs R F Harp Silsbee and maternal grandparents are Mr and Ms Fred Millard St Charles Minn. New arrivals at Hardin Memorial Hospital: Douglas Carnell De Vore born July 4 to Mr and Mrs R C DeVore Buna. Orlan Bruce Williams born July 4 county hospital to Marshall Williams Village Mills. Robert Earl Hutto born June 29 to Troy Hutto Silsbee. Craig Linn McGallion born July ? to R A McGallion Silsbee. Kelly Markham born July 2 to J J Dans Sour Lake.
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Robert Harp
Rochester
Minn
Rhonda Lee
R. F. Harp
Silsbee
Fred Millard
St. Charles
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Douglas Carnell DeVore
R. C. DeVore
Buna
Marshall Williams
Village Mills
Orlan Bruce Williams
County Hospital
Troy Hutto
Robert Earl Hutto
Ladies Golf Tournament Set to Begin at Country Club
Sixteen ladies attended a business meeting at the Country Club on Tuesday where bridge winners were Mrs Helen Wright high, Mrs Gertrude Fields second high, and Mrs Barbara Paret low. The ladies club championship golf tournament starts today as a matched play event.
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Country Club
Helen Wright
Gertrude Fields
Barbara Paret
Funeral Services Held for Mrs Mary Cravey
Funeral services for 62 year old Mrs Mary Mae Cravey who died June 29 in Baptist hospital Beaumont after a short illness were conducted Friday at Frank's Branch Church near Fred. Rev David Jenkins officiated. She was long time Fred resident and survived by husband Henry Cravey of Fred, three sons Bob Earnest Bronson, three daughters Sylvester McNeely Buster Watts and Robert Vela, one brother Allen Jenkins, two sisters Will West and C C Smith, 32 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed. Interment Frank's Branch cemetery under Farmers Funeral Home Silsbee.
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Mary Mae Cravey
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Frank’s Branch Church
Fred
David Jenkins
Lee Whisenant
Bill Jenkins
Elmer Hollyfield
O. J. Gordon
Arthur Cravey
Clarence Cravey
Frank's Branch Cemetery
Farmers Funeral Home of
Silsbee
Speakers Club To Meet Again July 14
Silsbee Speakers Club met Thursday at the First Presbyterian church annex with nine members present. Jim Heddleston presided. Carl Britton offered the opening prayer. Speakers for the July 14 meeting will be Rev. Larry Correll, Wayne Robinson and Calvin H. Hancock. Meetings run from 8 to 9 p.m. and are open to prospective members per Mrs. Mary Lou Brown.
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Speakers Club
Silsbee
First Presbyterian Church
Jim Heddleston
Carl Britton
Larry Correll
Wayne Robinson
Calvin H. Hancock
Mary Lou Brown
Testimony Begins In $102 000 Suit In Kountze
In 88th district court in Kountze Mrs Zelma Fay Levins sues Claude Coward et al for 102000 dollars after an oil field explosion near Silsbee on July 11 1958 that killed her husband Edward Levins. The case opened after jury selection with Judge H A Coe presiding and a panel of local jurors.
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Kountze
Zelma Fay Levins
Claude Coward
H. A. Coe
Silsbee
Fannie Jenkins
Arden Hooks
Juanita Downing
Joe Allen
Don W. Roberts
Bessie Brown
Jerry
Morris L L Moms And Dads Benefit Game For Team
Members of the Morris Pharmacy major Little League will host a benefit game Saturday at 8 p m at Little League park. Parents on the lineup include Mr and Mrs J H Thomas Burl Modisette Joe Gosset George Bellenger Jim Lee Earnest Tucker Bill Wright Frank Rudisaille Glen Reid with others named Mrs Rea Darby Mrs Doris Suitt Tom Barnes Emory Reeves and Frank and Marion Al.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Pharmacy
Little League Park
J. H Thomas
Burl Modisette
Joe Gosset
George Bellenger
Jim Lee
Earnest Tucker
Bill Wright
Frank Rudisaille
Glen Reid
Rea Darby
Doris Suitt
Tom Barnes
Emory Reeves
Frank
Marion
Downtown stores set new evening closing hours
Downtown merchants announce new weekday hours from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Friday and Saturday hours largely unchanged with many shops open 8 to 6:30 or 8 to 7, depending on the merchant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Perlitz
Ferdinal
Henry B Paine in Hotel Dieu for eye surgery today
Henry B. Paine is at Hotel Dieu awaiting eye surgery today. The item lists numerous weekend and holiday visits by local residents to relatives in nearby towns, states, and countries, with multiple family and travel updates.
Cravens Honored at Sabine Heart Dinner
N. A. Cravens president of Silsbee State Bank is invited as an honor guest at the Sabine District Heart Association 10th annual dinner July 12 at the Beaumont Club. Special guests include early district board members from 1950. Dr. George Herrman of the University of Texas Medical Branch will speak.
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N. A. Cravens
Silsbee State Bank
Sabine District Heart Association
Beaumont Club
Beaumont
Cravens
George Herrman
University of Texas Medical
Galveston
Pony League Stars To Play Lufkin Here Saturday
The Silsbee Pony League All-Stars host the Lufkin Pony League All-Stars in a Saturday 7:45 p m practice game at the high school diamond. Lufkin, world champion in 1958, fields a strong squad, according to manager Clyde Dulaney.
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Pony League Stars
Lufkin
Silsbee
Clyde Dulaney
Weekend Visits Mentioned Across Bay Town and Galveston
Mrs. Nora Colvin of Bay town visited the J. L. Eubanks home over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Ernst visited Cen terville at her parents home, the Wingfields. Miss McNeil Bell and Ronnye Capps joined Mrs. Bill Bell and Andy Bell of Port Arthur on a New Brausels sightseeing trip. Kenneth Parker of Houston visited holidays with his parents. Mrs. Kenneth Keown and her children from Galveston visited Letha Smith's home last week.
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Henry B. Paine
Hotel Dieu
Lee Smyly
Jasper
Ogden Charlton
Orange
Myrtie Charlton
Bob Smart
Victor
Jack Bodenhamer
K. C. Simmons
Sharon
Sheila
California
Disneyland
Painted Desert
Yosemite Park
Petrified Forest
Carlsbad Caverns
Eugene Smith
Houston
J. A. Smith
Ruby Bledge
J. C. Busby
Kenneth Busby
Panama City
Fla
Tommy Hanlcock
Wilmington
N. C
L. M. Hooks Sr
C. A. Hancock Sr
Butler
Ala
Frank Allen Bell
Eugene Bell
R. H. Ernst
Jayne Odom
Huntsville
Jess L. Odom
A. A. Drennen
Glorietta
New Mexico
Southern Baptist Training Union Convention
Charles Priest
Austin
J. D. Cones
Irby Hyde
McDonald
Mother Neff Park
Moody
Texas
J. W. Lancaster
Co. EB. Landolt
Pete Landolt
Fletcher Richardson
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
L. T. Townsend
Port Arthur
Lillie Bell Collier
Baytown
Clarence Dehart
Bobby Marshall
J. D. Marshall
D. E. Barnes
Vinton
J. A. Rice
Cleveland
Mary Richardson
P. Ellison
J. R. Ellison
Corpus Christi
O. P. Ellison Jr
Soren Jensen
Wichitta
Kansas
John John Oglesbee Jr
Charles Watson J
San Augustine
Billy Grundy
Gay Grundy
Floydada
R. L. Reads
B. F
M. McKay
Port Bolivar
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Dick Nash
Mack Nash
Evadale
Gallup
N. M
Plains
Nash
Nora Colvin
J. L. Eubanks
Centerville
A. F. Wingfield
Miss McNeil Bell
Ronnye Capps
Bill Bell
Andy
New Brausels
Kenneth Parker
Mrs
Otro Parker
Kenneth Keown
Letha Smith
Sund a ys Deadline To Qualify In Country Club Golf Tournament
Qualifying rounds for the Hardin County Golf and Country Club annual championship saw 21 players compete. Elton Brookins of Silsbee led with 78 for 18 holes. Qualifiers must finish by Sunday to reach a projected field of 70 to 80. The event is handicap scored and begins with weekly matches starting Tuesday July 12. The Sabine Golfers Pro-Am returns this Friday at the course, last time drawing 96 entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Golf and Country Club
John Spillar
Elton Brookins
Silsbee
Spillar
Sabine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jim Pitt
First Methodist
Robert Neyland
Board of Stewards
Elijah Conaway
Eugene Jonte
Grady Tarver
Serime
David E. Kirby
Dave Rountree
Little League
Hardin County Savings and Loan Association
Candy Reese
Glenellen Downey
June Walcott
Alice Harrison
Linda Redkey
Rolanda Rudisaille
Carolyn Gallaspy
Brenda Humble
Linda Moore
Cassie Jean Reeves
Barbara Thomas
Bridget Brown
Young’s
Optimists
Morris
Young
Young's
Kiwanians
Craig Linn McGallion
R. A McGallion
Kelly Markham
J. J. Dans
Sour Lake
Mary Cravey
John Fordinal
Chamber of Commerce
Leona Whitman
Area Heart Fund
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