Two Men Hospitalized After Saturday Collision at Maxwell and Dardin
Two men were hospitalized after a crash at Maxwell Drive and Dardin Drive around 11:30 a.m. A 1953 Chevrolet driven by Lloyd T. Alexander of Buna, with Charles Corley of Bessmay as passenger, sustained serious back injuries and a broken jaw respectively. The 1954 panel truck owned by Silsbee Bakery driven by Marvin Brown also suffered extensive damage. Brown and Joe Butcher sustained minor injuries.
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Maxwell
Dardin Drive
Lloyd T. Alexander
Buna
Charles Corley
Bessmay
Silsbee Bakery
J. W. Ward
Maxwell Drive
Hardin County Hospital
Kountze
Hotel Dieu Hospital
Beaumont
Grady Tarver
Silsbee
Tarver
Alexander
Marvin Brown
Marshal Tarver
Hotel Dieu
Brown
Joe Butcher
Little League Play Reaches Final Week
Silsbee’s Little League races toward the season end as Buna holds a one game edge at 7-1 atop standings through July 13. Kountze sits 6-2 with Silsbee and others close behind. past week results include Buna 10 Gulf 1 and Fire Department 22 Gulf 6.
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Silsbee
Buna
Kountze
E. M. Tebbs
Ww. L. Pet
Fire Department
Pony League To Play Orange Here Saturday
Silsbee Pony League All Stars meet Orange Teen-Age team Saturday at 5 in Silsbee field in a final prep before the district tournament in Kilgore July 22 where 15 players will head to Kilgore and face Alexandria, La. after travel on the morning of July 22.
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Pony League
Orange
Silsbee Pony League
Burke Hargrove
Link Skillern
Silsbee
Alexandria
Stars
Beaumont
Joe Simmons
Frank Payne
Silsbee Chamber Plans Fall Celebration Name Search
Silsbee across town aims to boost the town with the Crossroads of Industry slogan. The chamber committee, led by Walter Murphy, discussed postponing the event to October due to school-year conflicts and set a tentative September 18 date. Proceeds will fund the town swimming pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Chamber of Commercce
Walter Murphy
Chamber of Commerce
W. P. Crockett
Ralph Ellsworth
R. O. Jackson
Pete Farmer
Earl Stover
H. M. Jones
W. C. McNeil
A. E. Johnson
Kathryn Smith to Wed W D Haynes on August 10
Announcement from Mr and Mrs Frank Smith of Silsbee reveals the engagement of their daughter Kathryn to W D Haynes of this city. The couple plans a forthcoming marriage with details pending and no definite date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Smith
W. D. Haynes
Frank Smith
Silsbee
Aryn
Kirby Corporation
J. H. Gilmore
Absentee Balloting To Continue Through July 20
Absentee voting in Hardin county runs from July 4 through July 20 per County Clerk Clarence McNeely. Of 39 ballots mailed, 22 returned, leaving 17 outstanding. Democratic primaries set for July 24. Election judges listed by Mrs. Ona McGinty with precinct allocations and paid poll taxes and exemptions for each precinct.
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Hardin County
Clarence McNeely
McNeely
Ona McGinty
Democratic Committee
Silsbee
L. D. Self
Kountze
Caney Head
John Eason
Chance
H. E. Sullivan
Loeb
Wm. Tanner
Plank
F. B. Price
Village Mills
J. D. Waddell
Honey Island
H. L. DeVaney
Thicket
John D. Loftin
Votaw
Bush Musgrove
Saratoga
Jim Foster
Batson
S. B. Durham
Sour Lake
A. L. Cain
Grayburg
A. M. Floyd
Plak
Sample Ballot Details in This Week's Bee
The Bee prints a sample ballot on page two section two to help voters and candidates review how names and offices appear before actual voting. It notes the sample shows candidate lines and offices for comparison ahead of Election Day.
Silsbee Slugs New York City Adventure Report
A Silsbee writer recounts a cross country trip from Tennessee through Kentucky Ohio and Pennsylvania to New York City. He describes landmarks such as Gettysburg Rockefeller Center Radio City Music Hall St Patrick's Cathedral Times Square Empire State Building and neighborhoods around Harlem. He notes heavy traffic smooth highways friendly police and plans to cover New York for two weeks while in Manhattan. He asks about happenings back home with Bee office Double R and local political campaigns.
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New York
Humbolt
Tennessee
Kentucky
Mississippi
Mammoth Cave
Rocky Mountain
Ohio
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Pennsylvania
Hotel Washington
Washington
America
George Washington
Pittsburg
Allegheny Mountains
Harrisburg
Gettysburg
National Cemetery
Abraham Lincoln
New Jersey
Holland Tunnel
Hudson River
Manhattan Island
Eighth Avenue
Fifth Avenue
West 51St Street
Houston
North Fifth Street
Silsbee
Rockefeller Center
Radio City Music Hall
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Times Square
Empire State Building
NBC Radio and Television
Time and Life
Manhattan
United Nations Building
Harlem
Bee
First Christian Church Names New Board Officers
Official board officers for the First Christian Church of Silsbee were elected in meeting Wednesday, July 7. Chairman Frank Caskey, Sam Farquhar as vice-chairman, O. D. Heffner as secretary, and W. G. Hancock as treasurer. The board grew from 12 to 15 members and a new program for the year starting July 1 was presented by Mr. Bunjes.
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First Christian Church of
Silsbee
E. H. Burnes
Frank Caskey
Sam Farquhar
O. D. Heffner
W. G. Hancock
Bunjes
School Board Announces Fall Semester To Start August 31
Betty Gilmore and Billy Vandiver plan marriage with ceremony set for August 7 at First Baptist Church. Bride’s attendants include Ruby Gene Bleduye. Gordon Tucker serves as best man. Both are Silsbee High graduates. Vandiver to work with Ben Hawkins Drilling in Grand Chenier, Louisiana, and plans to reside there.
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Betty
Billy Vandiver
Ernest Vandiver
Silsbee
First Baptist Church
B. A. Sigler
Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church
Ruby Gene Bleduye
Gordon Tucker
Silsbee High School
Vandiver
Lamar College
Beaumont
Ben Hawkins Drilling Company
Grand Chenier
Louisiana
Tommy Hardy Receives Honors From Texas A and M College
A letter to Tommy Hardy, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Hardy of Silsbee, from John R. Bertrand, Dean of Basic Division at Texas A and M, congratulates him on his spring semester record and presents a distinguished student card. Mr. and Mrs. George Hart of Hart's Garage returned from a ten day trip visiting relatives in Wichita Falls and Manitou, Oklahoma.
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Tommy Hardy
T. J. Hardy
Silsbee
John R. Bertrand
Basic Division
Texas A. & M. College
Thomas Hardy
Basic
George Hart
Hart
Beaumont Highway
Wichita Falls
Texas
Manitou
Oklahoma
Silsbee Board Names Raymond McGallion Assistant Coach
The Silsbee Independent School District hires six new teachers for the coming year, including Raymond Stud McGallion as assistant football coach, a former Silsbee Tiger star and North Texas State Teachers College standout. The board sets school dates August 31 to May 31 with holidays and approves bus route extension and cafeteria pay raises.
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Silsbee Independent School District
Raymond
Stud" McGallion
Silsbee Tiger
North Texas State Teachers College
Greenville
Nena M. McKinney
Silsbee
Elizabeth Crawford
Z. B. Thornton
Chance
Huey Dan Phillips
Gary
Joan Sarver
Beaumont
Ollie Crawford
Kirby Lumber Corporation
American Republics Corporation
Southwestern Settlement & Development Corporation
Houston Oil Co
Marvin Willis
J. M. Biano
Good Shepherd
Don Hough
Dallas
Equalization Board
E. M. Prewitt
A. W. Dainwood
Hough
Colored Baptist Con“sa
L. D
Wilson, Jr
Buna girl crowned Little League queen in park ceremony
Ramona Duhon of Buna was crowned Queen of the Little League after a vote by donations collected in local businesses. Gary Ellison served as escort. Receipts totaled 608.17 dollars with proceeds donated to a United Nations related project.
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Ramona Duhon
Buna
Little League
Gary Ellison
Miss Duhon
Kate Hargrove
Little Little League Auxiliary
District Court Docket Set for August Session
The August session docket for Judge H. A. Coe's 88th District Court at Kountze lists civil trials starting August 2 and 9, with week-by-week schedules through August 27 including murder trial for Leon Sims and open time for resets. Civil cases from various plaintiffs and companies are grouped for first and third weeks, ordinary felonies for second week, and additional criminal cases upcoming in later weeks.
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H. A. Coe
Kountze
Leon Sims
Edward D. Brandt, Jr
Frank Polley
Nellie Hart
W. E. Pope
Rosie Cryer
Ralph Womack
Weston Harrison
Natural Gas & Oil Co
Butler L. Haynes
John Whisenant
R. J. Matthews
A. V. Andries
Leon Ward
Ida Lyle Reeves
W. W. Cochran
Claude Jackson
L. C. Brister
Texas Employers’ Insurance Association
State of Texas
Oscar Garcia
R. D. Hooks
Leon Skinner
Vernon C. Matthews
James T., Stuwls
O. H. Bussey
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Gulf
Crockett & Gilchriest
Buck Smith
Smith
Lufkin
Lufkinites
VFW Dodgers
Kiwanis Giants
Buna Yankees
Kountze Oilers
Ab EE Pet Lawrence Giants
Dodgers
Tebbs Kountze
Roberts
Stancil Buna
Parker
Giants
Kinard
Jones
K. Cobb
Wotaw
David Read
First Christian Church
Betty Gilmore
Basic Divison
Raymond McGallion
Ized Nations
Friends Ration
United Nad
Benjamin Neval
United Nations
Quinwood
Mr. W. Gilchriest
Walker
The
Priest
daugh_r
W. Gil- Sunday
Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Co
J. Franklin Brooks, Co. C. Allen
Thelma Lee Richmond
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