Silsbee Storm Tests Hope And Rails In Brief Night
After a Tuesday thunderstorm the Silsbee area faced power outages for hours. Linda Green 15 nearly electrocuted by a high voltage line while shielding family car. Gulf States Utilities reports a main transmission line hit by lightning and repaired, with minor injuries and two inches of rain flooding Fifth Street downtown and Payne Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Green
Green
Silsbee
Mr. Green
Linda
W. J. Green
Parker-Copeland Clinic
Wade Parker
Lamoyne Goodwin
Gulf States Utilities
Beaumont
Gulf States
Fifth Street
Payne Road
Pony League All-Stars Head To Regional Playoffs
Silsbee All-Stars advance to the Pony League regional after sweeping W inn ie Stowell in Kincannon Park. Tommy Hartman pitched a no hitter and a homer as Silsbee won 10 0, then Jerry Hatton added two homers in a 15 1 victory. Series shifts to Silsbee Friday at 7 30 with a potential third game following.
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Silsbee Pony League
Lufkin
Silsbee All-Stars
Winnie Stowell
Kincannon Park
Tommy Hartman
Silsbee
Jerry Hatton
Diboll
Al-Stars
Morris Mixson
Buna
Jesse Sanchez
Governor Price Daniel Visits Silsbee For Coffee
Governor Price Daniel of Liberty visited Silsbee with his family and spoke at a Bluebonnet cafe reception. About 50 locals attended as he recalled early politics and voiced opposition to a general sales tax and a state income tax, urging turnout for Saturday polls and precinct conventions.
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Price Daniel
Liberty
Silshee
Bluebonnet Cafe
Silsbee
Daniel
Chemist Charles Priest to lead Caracas mill project
Charles J. Priest, chemist at Fast Texas Pulp and Paper in Evadale, will fly to Caracas to head the technical and research department at C. A. Venezolana Pulp and Paper, a new mill near Puerto Cabello. His family will join him in August with operations expected by September 15 for a three year term.
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Charles J. Priest
Fast Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Evadale
Caracas
Venezuela
C. A. Venezolana Pulp and Paper Company
Puerto Cabello
Priest
Lady Go's Tourney Winners Named
The Ladies Golf Tournament was held Tuesday morning at the golf course. Mrs. Bruce Watts Jr and Mrs. R A McMahon tied for first place. The next meeting will be August 12 at the golf course with Mrs. Watts presiding.
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Bruce Watts
Watts
Funeral services for W. H. Rose of Silsbee
W. H. Rose 56 a local building contractor died at work Tuesday morning. Services were held at 10 a.m. at Farmer Funeral Home with Rev. T. C. Vaughn officiating. He had 31 years as a carpenter in Silsbee and recently contracted to build the Presbyterian manse. He is survived by a wife, a son, seven daughters, two brothers, two sisters, 23 grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. burial at Knapple Cemetery.
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Chapel of Farmer
W. H. Rose
Rose
Cravens Drive
Justice of the Peace
Louis Sellers
Silsbee
Illinois
T. J. Humphrey
Orange
E. R. Severs
Nederland
R. J. Cheshire
Port Neches
Ed Lawrence
Tully Edwards
Dick Droddy
Chester Hooks
E. C., Haynes
Fred Anders
S. M. Miears Jr
David Gillespie
Last Minute Appeals Ahead of July 26 Primary Elections
Voters face final campaign pushes statewide and in Hardin County as ballots near the July 26 primary. In Silsbee precincts county judge, treasurer, and tax assessor positions are contested plus a race for justice of the peace. Absentee voting total reaches 237 through Tuesday.
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Hardin County
Silsbee
Justice of the Peace
Clarence McNeely
Fletcher Richardson
Dwayne Overstreet
Kountze
Stout Collier
Willie Bean
Sabra Hollister
Carl Wilson
Clyde
Methodists Vote To Continue Early Services
The First Methodist Church will keep Sunday worship at 8:30 a.m. through August and September. Rev. Bruce Power announces the official board approved continuing the early services after a July trial gained general congregational support. Sunday School times remain unchanged.
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First Methodist Church
Bruce Power
Three From Tyler County Pay Fines For Letting Livestock Run At Large
Three Tyler County men Tim Nelson E F Nolan and Robert Olson paid fines and costs in county court for letting cattle run at large. Robert Hood paid 25 and costs for driving with license suspended. County records show 23 arrests that week including one felony DWI one DWI one license suspended and several traffic theft and drunkenness cases.
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Tyler County
Tim Nelson
E. F. Nolan
Robert Olson
Robert Hood
Fletcher Richardson
Dave Rountree
Local B P W Club Officers Attend Port Arthur Buffet
Mrs Mary Louise Fore of Groves district director of district 14 of the Texas Federation of Business and Professional Women's clubs entertained presidents and guests of ten clubs at a buffet luncheon Sunday at the Port Arthur Country Club. A planning meeting for the district conference on September 27 28 at the Jack for Orange House in Orange followed. Attending from Silsbee were Mrs C W McGinty president of the local club and Mrs Tom Barnes.
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Mary Louise Fore
Groves
Texas Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Port Arthur
Orange House
Orange
Silsbee
C. W. McGinty
Tom Barnes
Grand Jury Indicts 5 in Hardin County
Five indictments were returned to 88th District Court in Kountze by the Hardin County grand jury. The counts include two theft charges, one child desertion, one attempt to commit rape, and one forgery. A related embezzlement case involving Frank Aldridge was not docketed, and the grand jury will reconvene August 18 unless a special session is called. Frank Doyle Farmer pled guilty to a second offense DWI and was fined $250 plus costs after a plea agreement with the district attorney.
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Kountze
Hardin County Grand Jury
Willis Selman
Frank Aldridge
Frank Doyle Farmer
H. A. Coe
District Attorney's Office
Judge Fletcher Richardson Named On Grievance Body
Silsbee attorney and Hardin County Judge Fletcher Richardson was named to the Texas State Bar grievance committee for the Second Congressional District for a three year term. President Leo Brewster of Fort Worth made the appointment. Joe H. Tonnhill of Jasper was named an ex officio member representing Hardin County lawyers.
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Silsbee
Hardin County
Fletcher Richardson
Texas State Bar
Leo Brewster
Fort Worth
Joe H. Tonnhill
Jasper
New $27,000 Baptist Parsonage Nears Completion in Woodlea
The First Baptist church parsonage on Cypress St. and Woodlea Blvd in Woodlea Addition is nearing completion with occupancy hoped by mid August. Construction by S. D. Armour of Silsbee with Carey Williamson as building committee chair reports a 2000 square foot layout featuring three bedrooms two and a half baths combined living and dining room kitchen large family room sun porch patio and two car garage.
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Woodlea
First Baptist Church
Carey Williamson
Cypress St
Woodlea Boulevard
Woodlea Addition
S. D. Armour of
Silsbee
Birth notices from Hardin County and surrounding areas
Hello World Mr and Mrs Edward Woolley of Chicago Illinois are the parents of a daughter Karen Suzanne born July 19 Mr and Mrs E P Woolley are the grandparents Karen Lee a daughter was born July 16 to Mr and Mrs W H Simmons of Snyder Texas Mr and Mrs H B Simmons are the grandparents Mr and Mrs R A Maynor of Beaumont are the parents of son Richard Adrian born July 18 in Hardin County hospital Deborah Ann a daughter was born July 19 in Hardin County hospital in Kountze to Mr and Mrs W A McGallion of Silshee Mr and Mrs P H Cherry of Silshee are the parents of a daughter Patsy Delene born July 21 in Hardin County hospital Virgil Lynn a son was born July 21 in Hardin County hospital to Mr and Mrs L D Parsley of Evadale Dr and Mrs Sam P Copeland Jr of Silsbee are the parents of a son Joe Wiley born at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont July 13
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Edward Woolley
Chicago
Ill
Karen Suzanne
E. P. Woolley
Karen Lee
W. H. Simmons
Snyder
Texas
H. B Simmons
R. A. Maynor
Beaumont
Richard Adrian
Hardin County Hospital
Deborah Ann
Kountze
W. A. McGallion
Silshee
P. H. Cherry
Patsy Delene
Hardin Coun
Virgil Lynn
L. D. Parsley
Evadale
Sam P. Copeland Jr
Silsbee
Joe Wiley
Baptist Hospital
Bequemont
Bee To Publish The Upper Room Feature
The Bee announces a weekly meditation feature titled The Upper Room to be published on Page 2. The devotional selections come from a global pool of writers and are used in over seventy thousand churches across the United States, Canada, and elsewhere.
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United States
Canada
Grace Daniel and A G Mashburn Wed in Quiet Ceremony
Mrs Grace Daniel and A G Mashburn were quietly married in a simple ceremony at Mrs Daniel's home on Saturday at 4 p m Rev R E Barclay of the First Baptist Church officiated. The couple left for a wedding trip to Louisiana and plan to visit relatives in Alabama before returning to Silsbee to establish their home.
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Grace Daniel
A. G. Mashburn
Yoksh family returns from Streeday visit at Port Bolivar
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Yoksh and children Kay Gene and Lee Ellen and Bobby Jo Shep herd returned Monday from a Streeday visit on the Gulf at Port Bolivar.
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E. E. Yoksh
Kay, Gene
Lee Ellen
Bobby Jo Shepherd
Gulf
Port Bolivar
Not Too Soon For Master Plan Here Silsbee Lions Told
Silsbee Lions heard that it is not too soon for the city to start a master plan for development. Tom Campbell, Beau mont master plan commission planner, spoke and was introduced by Darrell Shine. Dr Wade Parker called a directors meeting for Friday at his home and asked reports from budget and program committees. The club voted 25 for Pony League expenses with guests Elizabeth Wilson Xander Jim Scheirer and Grady Walters attending.
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Silsbee Lions
City of
Silsbee
Tom Campbell
Beaumont
Master Plan Commission
Darrell D. Shine
Planning Commission
Wade Parker
Elizabeth Wilson
Frances W. Xander
Mt. Rainier
Jim Scheirer
Grady Walters
Lum Easons Home Destroyed By Fire
The home of Mr and Mrs Lum Eason eight miles north of Silsbee on the Spurger highway was completely destroyed by fire. They could not save furnishings or clothing. The elderly couple, aged 70, need donations. call EV 5-3259 or EV 3-3263 for pickup and delivery.
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Lum Eason
Silsbee
Spurger Highway
Easons
Silsbee Polio Case Involves Six Year Old Girl
Silsbee reports its first polio case of the year a six year old girl Ladelia Moshay admitted to Martin DePorres hospital Beaumont with anterior polio. Dr George Tennison says she has shown some improvement and will survive. Upon admission she could not walk and later developed residual weakness in the hip. The girl had one Salk shot months ago. Parents are Mr and Mrs Levi Moshay.
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Silsbee
Ladelia Moshay
Martin DePorres
Beaumont
George Tennison
Tennison
Levi Moshay
Silsbee All Stars Defeat Fannette Hampshire Winne-Stowell 4-1
Silsbee Little League routed Fannette Hampshire Winne-Stowell 4-1 on Punky Parks 10 strikeouts. Parks and Carroll Hale homered as Silsbee committed three errors while fielding two, with a strong team effort from the lineup led by Parks.
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Silsbee
Little League All Stars
Port Neches All-Stars
Port Neches
Fannette
Hampshire
Winnie-Stowell
Punky Parks
Parks
Carrol Hale
Hale
P. Johnson
R. Hollyfield
P. Parks
C. Hale
C. Worry
J. Tate
B. Upshaw
Aunt of Local People Buried Near Center Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Otis Hughes 73 of Center Texas were held at Short community near Center Tuesday afternoon. She was the aunt of Martin Wilson and Mrs. Joe Register of Silsbee. Mrs. Hughes was found dead in bed Monday morning by relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Register attended services.
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Otis Hughes
Center
Texas
Short Community
Martin Wilson
Joe Register
Silsbee
Cunningham Seeks New Trial In Murder Case
Convicted killer T. C. Cunningham appeared in district court in Hardin County requesting a new trial and appeals review. Judge H. A. Coe noted the motion was late but allowed consideration while Cunningham pressed for a review by the Court of Criminal Appeals. He then went before the Hardin County grand jury with new evidence and maintained his innocence. Cunningham was returned to Huntsville after the session, guarded in prison whites and shackles.
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Cunningham
T. C. Cunningham
Kountze
Huntsville
Frank Knight
Beaumont
H. A. Coe
Coe
Court of Criminal Appeals
Hardin County Grand Jury
Grand Jury
William Whitaker
E. B. Coleman
Dale Smith
Masons To Meet In Lodge 927 Friday Evening
A called meeting of Masonic Lodge 927 will convene Friday at 7 p.m. in the Masonic Temple for fellowcraft degree work. Roy Rodgers serves as worshipful master. Dr and Mrs FR O Jackson are auctioning at the beach.
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Masonic Lodge
Masonic Temple
Roy Rodgers
FR. O Jackson
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David Read
Bee
Pony League All-Stars
Deniel
Charles Priest
Lady Go's
WH. Rose
Silshee Carpenter
Sour Lake
D. W. Richardson
O. O. Overstreet
Ben Williams
Billy Joe Haddox
Tom Burch
Nell Ewing
F. I. Swain
Justice
Berniece Seale
W. C. Brewster
R. G. Milner
J. M. Bowman
Loeb
Lester Caraway
Democratic
Wiley Mae
Caney Head
R. J. Crow
L. D. Self
W. A. Rashall
Charlie Reed
C. H. Wotan
Sam Durham
Frank Mitchell
Plank
B&pw Club
Ruggles Variety Store
Ave
J. A. Ruggles
Ruggles
Irs
Grace Daniel, A. G. Mashburn
Little League All-Stars
FWSH
Lonnie
Danny Felps
Mrs
1B. Felps
Masons
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