New Parsonage Planned by First Methodist
The First Methodist church board approves a $27,000 parsonage on a new 4th Street lot. Construction starts in 30 days and includes air conditioning 2200 square feet brick veneer with a double carport and pastor study. Project details list Neyland as committee chair with Weathersby and Dardin coordinating bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
4Th Street
Robert Neyland
F. B. Dardin
S. M. Miears, Jr
Earl Wills
Howard Hargrove
B. O. Power
Dardin
Harmon Weathersby
Little League All Stars Open District Play In Beaumont
Silsbee Little League meets Beaumont National League All Stars Monday night at 7 15 to begin a single elimination district tournament that could lead to Williamsport. If Silsbee wins, next games and possible Jasper or Spindletop matchups follow. Fans urged to attend meeting at 7 30 to elect officers and plan all star games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Beaumont
Williamsport
Fairgrounds
Fort Worth
Beaumont Evening
French High School
Jas
Jasper
Bubba Kaine
Glenn Reid
Sam Cerniglia
Cerniglia
Silsbee Little League
B&PW Club Maps Year Calendar And Socials
The Silsbee Business and Professional Women's Club outlines its July social at Mrs. Billie J. Holmes home and a year of projects and dances. The box a month drive benefits Ward B at the State Mental Hospital in Rusk with items scheduled by month. Dances include Hallowe en Costume Ball Autumn Harvest Valentine Ball and Spring Ball with net proceeds to the Alice Beleford Memorial Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Business and Professional Women’s Club
Billie J. Holmes
N. 7Th St
Rusk
Alice Beleford
Lions Plan Broom n Mop Sale and Softball Game
The Silsbee Lions schedule a Broom n Mop sale for Friday August 2 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Chairpersons Marion Almond and Bob Hayes head the drive. The Lions Kiwanis softball game is set for Friday August 9 at Little League Park, 8 p.m., with proceeds shared for boys and girls programs.
Paper Company Promotes Two Officials in Woodville District
Stanley Lindsey formerly district forester for International Paper Company in Silsbee is promoted to district supervisor for the Woodville district effective August 1. James L. Smith of Silsbee becomes unit forester for the newly formed Nacogdoches area within the Woodville district, covering Hardin Orange South Jasper South Newton Liberty and Jefferson counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley L. Lindsey
International Paper Company
Silsbee
Woodville
F. C. Gragg
Paper Company
Woodlands
James L. Smith
International
Nacogdoches
Lindsey
Newton
Jasper
Orange
Tyler
Hardin
Liberty
Polk
Jefferson
Smith
South Jasper
South Newton
Florida Vacation Dispatch for Lee Family
Mr and Mrs Jim Lee and their sons Jimmy and Douglas are vacationing in Florida, enjoying a seaside stay and sunny days together. The family highlights a beach outing and local attractions during their getaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Lee
Jimmy and
Douglas
Florida
County Studies Oil Lease Bids To Name Winner
County commissioners met in Kountze to review bids on county owned oil lease tracts. The winning bidder will be announced after all bids are computed. H A Thomas of Honey Island was awarded 500 dollars for right of way on Honey Island property used for a road project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kountze
H. A. Thomas
Honey Island
Mrs. I. M. Davis 18 Dies After Auto Crash
Mrs. I. M. Davis aged 18 died after a car accident on the Baytown Pasadena highway July 11. Services were held Saturday in Baytown for the wife of I. M. Davis, party manager for Pope Geophysical Co. who recently moved to Silsbee. She was formerly Sandra Hayes before her February marriage. Surviving relatives include her husband, her parents, two brothers and one sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M. Davis
Baytown
Pasadena
Davis
Pope Geophysical Company
Silsbee
Sandra Hayes
City Manager and Water Superintendent Get Salary Increases
The Silsbee city manager Bill Pennington was raised from 500 to 525 monthly and water superintendent Leslie Rainey from 425 to 450 monthly after a Monday night city council meeting. Wilburn Sheffield was made salaried at 225 monthly to cover weekend duties, relieving Rainey and Assistant Water Superintendent Bill Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Bill Pennington
Leslie Rainey
Wilburn Sheffield
Water Department
Rainey
Bill Allen
R. A Ward
Knupple Drive
Ward
Earl Thompson Sr Funeral Held in Mt Olivet Church
Funeral services for Earl Thompson Sr a Fred logging contractor killed in a woods accident near Rusk last week were held Friday at 2 pm in Mt Olivet Baptist Church. Burial followed in Resthaven Silsbee with Farmer Funeral Home directing. Pallbearers were Morris Thompson Sam Thompson Jr George Thompson Clint Bass Almond Bass R V Hendrix Harold Gillis Coy Ford. Survivors include his widow Esther Thompson one son Earl Jr Evadale a daughter Ava Mae Gary Port Arthur mother Savanah Holleman Starks La brother Sam Thompson Beaumont two sisters Mabel Gillis Mary Base Starks La and one grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Thompson
Fred
Rusk
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
David Lee Jenkins
Resthaven
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Home
Morris Thompson
Sam Thompson, Jr
George Thompson
Clint Bass
Almond Bass
R. V. Hendrix
Harold Gillis
Coy Ford
Merchants To Play Kountze Tonight On Local Diamond
Silsbee semipro merchants team hosts Kountze tonight in a non league game. Manager Sleepy Sanford announced the lineup as Silsbee sits third in the Southeast Texas Semipro standings behind Kountze and Nederland. Four Silsbee players earned league All Star honors Sanford Bubba Kaine Tommy Clark and Tommy Childress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Merchants
Kountze
Sleepy Sanford
Silsbee
Texas
Nederland
Beaumont
Sanford
Bubba Kaine
Tommy Clark
Tommy Childress
Beaumont Pirates
Jasper
Port Arthur
Local Lions Hear McGee Bend Dam Stand In Kountze
H Newton Hopkins and L A Yankie describe the McGee Bend Dam on the Angelina River as essential for water conservation and power, outlining two dam options and the vast recreation potential while urging Kountze and Silsbee residents to join the McGee Bend Dam Development Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGee Bend
Angelina River
Kountze Lions Club
H. Newton Hopkins
L. A. Yankie
Stlsbee
McGee Bend Dam Development Association
Kountze Lions
Ancolina
Neches
Congress
Gulf States Utilities
Angelina County
Jack Brooks
East
Texas
Grand Opening Set For Three Sinclair Stations In Silsbee
Three Sinclair service stations in Silsbee hold grand opening ceremonies Saturday with ribbon cutting at 10 am in front of B and B Service Station. H. A. Hassan of Houston and other Lincairn Refining officials will attend. prizes include motor, air conditioner, portable TV, tires. music by Charles Drake and Star Lighters. public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinclair
Silsbee
Highway 96
Ave. N
H. A. Hassan
Houston
Lincclair Refining Company
Ben Walker
5Th
C. Johns and Sons
Bonner St
Mr. Hassan
O. F. Birkett
W. M. Kelly
Fort Worth
C. W. Coleman
Cc. E. “Pete” Landolt
Charles B. Drakg
Starlighters
Chance Loeb School Water Well Contract Let
The Chance Loeb school board held a called meeting to award the water well contract to J. D. Iker of Gateway Well Co and to reject all bids on school property while requesting new bids by August 2 at midnight. Officials say school work is advancing on schedule for opening day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chance-Loeb School Board
Chance and Loeb
J. D. Iker
Gateway Well Company
C. E. Meadows
Still No Clues In Beating Of Alfred McCallum
Silsbee police reported no new leads in the assault on Alfred McCallum of Silsbee. He remained in a Houston VA hospital after a Saturday July 1 attack that left him blind in one eye and with a broken cheekbone. he did not identify the assailant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred McCallum
Silsbee
McCallum
Houston
Mrs J J McMinn Visits Port Neches Friday
Mrs J J McMinn of Port Neches visited Monday in the T M Pickett home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. McMinn
Port Neches
T. M Pickett
Two Plead Guilty In County Court DWI Cases
In county court, Marshall Hight and Richard E Oddler pleaded guilty to DWI charges and received fines of 50 dollars plus costs and three days in jail. J W Hyatt pleaded guilty to being drunk and was fined 1 dollar plus costs. Deputy Dave Rountree reports twelve arrests at the county jail, including eleven drunks and one insane. Two Silsbee men face aggravated assault charges in Beaumont court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Hight
Richard E. Oddler
J. W. Hyatt
Dave Rountree
Silsbee
Milton McGowan
Kenneth Moulder
Beaumont
Silsbee Firemen Attend Training Session At A and M
Three Silsbee firemen Tom Barnes J C Busby and Russell Busby are at College Station this week attending the annual fore mens and fire marshalls school Their attendance and the training they receive at the school lower the city fire insurance key rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Tom Barnes
J. C. Busby
Russell Busby
College Station
Lions Kiwanis Softball Clash Set For Friday Night
The Silsbee Lions Club faces the Silsbee Kiwanis Club in the annual softball battle Friday August 9 at 8 pm at Little League park. Both clubs plan to field full rosters with secret training camps and lineups due next week. Proceeds benefit boys and girls programs and community service projects. Advance tickets go on sale next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Lions Club
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
Little League Park
Jimmy Jeffrey
The
Kiwanis Club
J D. Donalson
Lions Club
Thacker Couple Return From Ten Day Southern Trip
Dr and Mrs Louis Thacker returned Monday from a ten day vacation trip to Memphis Tennessee visiting Mr and Mrs E Cowan and Tullahoma Tennessee visiting Mr and Mrs Sam Cowan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Thacker
Memphis
Tenn
E. Cowan
Tullahoma
Sam Cowan
Methodist WSCS District Meeting at Beaumont
The W S C S at First Methodist Church invites members to a district terminal at Beaumont on August 21 at 9 30 a m. The session will cover local church study courses and Mrs John Herbert notes no further general meetings until district seminar. Christmas card orders are being taken by several WSCS members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Beaumont
John Herbert
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Kiwanis
KEY Club
Kiwanis Clubs
Oklahoma
Washington
Little League All Stars
B&pw
Lions Planning
Silsbee Lions
Allen Johnson
Marion Almond
Bob Hayes
Lions-Kiwanis
Walker
Sinclair Service Station
R. O Jackson
J. D. Donalson
al Mashburn
Pete Landolt
Stanley Lindsey
J. L. Smith
County Studies
Janis Morris
Earl Thompson, Sr
Lions
Bee
Bee Office
Hardin County
Neches River
Walloper
DP. A
P. Pountain
Bb. A
Aubrey Caraway
Susbee
hance-Loeb Board
Fletcher Richardson
A&m
Lions - Kiwanians
Methodist Wscs
Joan Holt
Doyle McKeown
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