Kountze Captures Pony League Crown
Kountze Cardinals won the Silsbee Pony League title with one loss. A doubleheader lunch and a swim party were held at local facilities. The All-Star subdistrict playoff begins Monday in Winnie with Beaumont, Silsbee, and Twin County teams, followed by games in Kincannon Park. Silsbee’s 15-player All-Star roster and coaches are named.
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Silsbee
Kountze Cardinals
Beaumont
Twin County Pony League
Kincannon Park
Winnie
Highway 124
Burglary Suspect Fails to Get Away as Flashlight Foils Entry
A Silsbee burglar, targeted Joe Fuller's Hardware and Dr. R E Einsgen's office, was spotted by local resident C B Drake who flashed a light and was threatened with a gun. The thief fled via a drainage ditch after stealing about 120 dollars from the doctor’s office and attempting further entry. Police note similar daytime break ins in the area and ongoing suspect narrowing with no arrests yet.
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Silsbee
Joe Fuller
Hardware and Sporting Goods
R. E. Ensigen
C. B. Drake
South 4Th Street
Fuller
Momnms Pharmacy
Fuller's
Grady Tarver
Collier's Hardware
H&h Drive Inn
Ben Walker
Silsbee Creosoting Plant
Sisbee Iron Works
Seely
Beazley, Silsbee School Board Leader, Dies in Baytown
Dr. W H Beazley longtime Silsbee Independent School District president died Thursday in Baytown at 74. He led the board 18 years 1933 to 1951 oversaw stadiums high school Waldo Matthews and district consolidations. He built Silsbee Clinic later sold it and owned real estate in Silsbee Baytown and Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Beazley
Baytown
W. H Beazley
Silsbee
Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees
Houston
Beazley
Forest Lawn Park Cemetery
Bay
Board of Education
Waldo Mathews
Wiley Mae
Caney Head
Smart
Silsbee Independent School Dstrict
Tyler County
Silsbee Clinic
W. J. Poshataske
Kirby lumber strikers in Sils vote to return to work
IWA Local 114 reports Kirby Lumber Corp employees in Sils back to work by 20 vote margin after a two year contract signed in Houston. The deal includes a cost of living escalator, one extra holiday, hospitalization insurance costs paid by employee, and a one week vacation for staff with one year grace. Electrical and maintenance crews returned earlier in the week.
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Kirby Lumber Corp
Silsbee
IWA
Robert Morris
South
Morris
Houston
Mr. Morris
Silsbee Little League All Stars Begin Practice
The 14 member Silsbee Little League tournament team began workouts Monday night led by Bubba Kaine with assistant Glenn Reid. District meeting in Beaumont set playoff dates July 29 and games to be scheduled for Silsbee. Players include Hatch, Grant, Smith, Lindsey, Windle of Buna and Walker, Hare, Hatch, Jones, Roy of Gulf Oilers, Richardson of Kountze, Simmons of Chance Loeb, Ruggles and Flowers of Morris Pharmacy. Janis Morris elected Silsbee Little League queen. Buna and Gulf Oilers shared first half wins with Buna taking the second half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cerniglia
Kaine
Reid
Earl Wills
Beaumont
Silsbee
Ronald Hatch
Wayne Grant
Clifton Smith
Jerry Lindsey
Stephen Windle
Buna
Gerald Walker
Robert Hare
Johnny Hatch
Buddy Jones
Pee Wee Roy
Gulf Oilers
Robert Richardson
Kountze
Mike Simmons
Chance Loeb
Monte Ruggles
Donald Flowers
Morris Pharmacy
Janis Morris
Baker Morris
Queen of Silsbee
Janis
Gulf
Southwestern Bell Names Manager to Replace John Blair
Elmer Ingle of Austin named manager for Southwestern Bell in Liberty replacing John Blair who moves to Beaumont as public office manager. Ingle will oversee Liberty Dayton Buna Kountze Silsbee Sour Lake Woodville and Spurger exchanges. he previously served in Austin since 1956 and worked in Fort Worth since 1948. He is married with one child and attended Arlington State College.
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Elmer Ingle
Austin
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Liberty
R. M. Lloyd
Beaumont
Ingle
John Blair
Lloyd
Dayton
Buna
Kountze
Silsbee
Sour Lake
Woodville
Spurger
Telephone Company
Fort Worth
Arlington State College
Toastmaster’s Club
Vidor Voters Seek Annexation By Evadale School
A petition signed by 52 Jasper county residents asks Evadale to annex 12.69 square miles from the Victor district. Evadale plans to present the proposal to Orange county officials. Evadale’s tax-supported status and potential shift to minimum foundation aid are noted amid accreditation concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper County
Evadale
Vidor
Leland Slaydon
Victor
Orange County School Board
Slaydon
H. G. Hayes
Vidor Board
Victor Board
State Educational Accreditation Board
Services Held Sunday For Mrs. J. N. Payne
Sarilla Elizabeth Payne 75 died last Friday in Houston. Graveside rites were at Franks Branch Cemetery near Fred Texas at 2 p.m. with Rev. M Spears of the First United Pentecostal Church officiating. Pace-Wells Funeral Home of Kountze directed burial. Survivors include husband preceded in death, brother Thomas H. Burks of Leesville Louisiana and niece Mrs. J. M. Webb of Houston. Pallbearers named Allengbshire Sylvester Rogers James Hicks Joette Haynes Horace Haynes J. M. Webb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarilla Elizabeth Payne
Houston
Franks Branch
Fred
Texas
Rev. M. Spears
First United Pentecostal Church
Pace-Wells Funeral Home
Kountze
Board Hires New Teachers Checks Bids Wednesday
The Silsbee Independent School District hired five new teachers and a custodian for the upcoming school year. Supt. Don L. Hough announced appointments for Read-Turrentine and Waldo Mathews campuses, while bids were opened for janitorial, cafeteria, and duplicating supplies. Cummings Fence Co. won the Kirby Elementary chain link fence bid at 5410 and W C Hickson and Co. topped bids for Waldo Mathews gym bleachers and goals at 2315.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Independent
Don L. Hough
Jacqueline Read
Read-Turrentine
Florine Brown
Mary Ann Davis
James Stephens
Helen K. Armour
Read - Turrentine
Versie Lee Burks
Waldo Mathews
Rufus Holmes
Robinson
George Ingram
Beaumont
Cummings Fence Company
Kirby
W. C. Hickson and Company
Waldo- Mathews Gymnasium
Beaumont Woman Visits Parents This Week
Mrs. Wick Nolan of Beaumont is visiting this week at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rehardson.
Two Fishermen Pay Fines In JP Court
Two commercial fishermen faced fines in Justice Louis Sellers' J. P. court. S. M. Hare of Evadale paid 117.50 after pleading guilty to fishing from a boat without a license. Harry James Newbold of Buna also paid 117.50 for fishing while his license was suspended.
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Louis Sellers
J. P
S. M. Hare
Evadale
Harry James Newbold
Buna
Cunningham Draws 20 Year Sentence
Cunningham will be returned to 88th district court in Kountze Friday to be sentenced for the 1950 murder of Frank Knight of Beaumont Willis Doc Selman district clerk said Wednesday. The jury deliberated about three hours before a guilty verdict was returned.
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T. C. Cunningham
Kountze
Frank Knight
Beaumont
Willis
Doc
Selman
Cunningham
Hanse Cunningham
Silsbee
City moves to annex surrounding area around Silsbee
Silsbee in special session Monday night read the first ordinance to annex a strip around the east and south sides. The ordinance text appears in this issue. Residents have 30 days after publication to contest. after that period the annexation becomes effective and the territory joins Silsbee.
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Silsbee
Bee
Nu Upsilon Sorority Heart Book Review
Nu Upsilon chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met July 8 at Mrs. Rowena Caraway’s home with 19 members present. President Mrs. Elizabeth Crawford led the business. planned year long project for State Mental Health and Development Association. library work and book review by Mrs. E. M. Prewitt on The Silver Chalice. A chicken dinner is set for Friday at Flying Red Horse club on Village Creek. next meeting August 12 at Mrs. Elizabeth McClelland’s home.
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Nu Upsilon
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Rowena Caraway
Elizabeth Crawford
State Mental Health and Development Association
E. M. Prewitt
Flying Red Horse Club
Village Creek
Elizabeth McClelland
Grand Jury Returns Three Indictments in Hardin County
Three bills of indictment were returned to Judge H. A. Coe Sr of the 88th district court by the Hardin county grand jury. The charges include burning mortgaged property desertion of a child and felony theft. The grand jury adjourned until August 19, Willis Selman district clerk said.
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H. A. Coe, Sr
88Th District Court
Hardin County Grand
Willis Selman
Mrs Aubrey Barker Visits Port Arthur Parents
Mrs Aubrey Barker and her children from Port Arthur visited Sunday and Monday at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs W P Crockett.
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Aubrey Barker
Port Arthur
Mrs
W. P Crockett
Logging accident claims life near Rusk
Earl Thompson Sr., 47, of Fred, was killed about 2 15 p m Wednesday when a caterpillar overturned in a woods near Rusk. His son Earl Jr of Evadale was a logging contractor. Survived by wife Esther Mae, daughter Ava Mae Gary, and brother Sam Thompson. Arrangements by Farmer Funeral Home. Ambulance response was dispatched.
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Earl Thompson, Sr
Fred
Rusk
Thompson
Earl, Jr
Evadale
Farmer Funeral Home
Farmer's
Mr Thompson
Esther Mae Thompson
Ava Mae Gary
Port Arthur
Sam Thompson
Beaumont
Son Of Silsbee Man Drowns In California Pool
John M. Nixon Jr., 12, son of John M. Nixon Sr. of Silsbee, drowned in a San Leandro California swimming pool. He lived with his mother Dora Rhodes and the body will be sent to Silsbee for services. Survived by three brothers and three sisters, with grandparents listed.
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John M. Nixon, Jr
John M. Nixon
Silsbee
San Leandro
Calif
Dora Rhodes
Farmers Funeral Home
Robert
Randy Gene
Ronnie Rhodes
California
Carolyn Nixon
Sue
Janice Lee Rhodes
D. Nixon
Ewing Hodges
Local Man Beaten in Silsbee. Suspect Sought
Alfred McCullum, a Silsbee resident, was found beaten in his South 5th Street apartment Saturday night. He remained in Houston's Veterans Hospital recovering as Grady Tarver, the police chief, described the assault with a demolished .22 rifle. Police arrested one suspect for questioning. no charges filed yet. Robbery ruled out since about $150 was found on him.
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Earl Wills
Cunningham
H. A. Coe
Wills
Stanley Coe
Earl B. Stover
Knight
Village Creek
Silsbee
John J. Hanicak
Port Neches
Jefferson County
Hardin County
William Whitaker
Hanicak
Whitaker
California
Arizona
A. M Bradshaw
Don Lee Hawthorne
W. P. Crockett
Elmer Peeler
A. Wicks
W. W Kincaid
George Owens
Claude Edge
Sour Lake
G. L. Henderson
Village Mills
W. J. Brackin
D. E. Lack
Mrs. Cecil Harrell
Kountze
Veterans Hospital
Houston
South 5Th Street
Alfred McCullum
Grady Tarver
Hardin County Hospital
Farmer Funeral
Tarver
Two DWI and hot check cases heard in county court
Judge Fletcher Richardson's county court heard four pleas last week including two DWI and two hot check charges. Nine arrests were reported for the week. Sherman Jones Buna and J D Chamler Bridge City pled guilty to hot checks on July 5 and July 10, fined $1 plus costs. James Byford Silsbee pled guilty to DWI July 6 and Steve L. Stanley Saratoga pled guilty to DWI July 15, each fined $560 plus costs and three days in jail. DWI conviction carries six month license suspension.
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Fletcher Richardson
Dave Rountree
Rountze
Sherman Jones
Buna
J D. Chamler
Bridge City
James Byford
Silsbee
Steve L. Stanley
Saratoga
Kountree
Lions Hear Library Talk At Silsbee Luncheon
Silsbee Lions heard a discussion on libraries and their benefits at noon Tuesday at the Bluebonnet Cafe. Beaumont speakers Mrs. FE. W. Gross and Miss Julia Plummer urged community book donations as the group sponsors a local public library with help from Beta Sigma Phi sorority chapters. The project aims to catalog books and open the library, with a second desk requested as cataloging progresses.
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Silsbee Lions
Bluebonnet Cafe
FE. W. Gross
Julia Plummer
Beaumont
Silsbee Lions Club
Silsbee
Nu Upsilon
Rho Upsilon
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Gross
Lions Club
Knights of Pytlhall
Wade Park
Parker
A. E. Johnson
G. W. Dilchriest
Harry N. Edwards
Jacksonville
N. C
Tom Barth
Houston
Earl Huston
Sorority
Mesdames San
Copeland
Carl Stark
S. A. Wallace
Weeks Crawford
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Silsbee League
Buna Cubs
Chance-Loeb Dodgers
Silsbee Giants
Silsbee Braves
Tommy Hartman
Harold Bean
Jerry Biddle
Clifford Castilow
Frank Mabry
Richard Ratliff
Cecil Smith
Johnny Upshaw
Bo Tarver
Kenneth Cones
Bobby
Kirby Union
Silsbee Little League Baseball
Sam Cerniglia
Bubba Kaine
Glenn Reid
Southwestern Bell
J. N. Payne
Silsbee Area
Nu Upsilon Sorority Heart Book Review
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