Weekend fishing at the dam and offshore hit or miss
Water conditions were good at the dam over the weekend but fishing was slow offshore. Randy Read landed a 15 lb king mackerel from Freeport with a small group including R L Read, David Read, Tommy Read and Don Hough. Dad reported ten specks at the Fort Bolivar piling last Thursday and smaller catches Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy Read
Freeport
Randy
R. L. Read
David
Tommy Read
Don Hough
King
Dad
Houston
Bolivar
Johnny Vanderburg Recuperating After Emergency Operation
Johnny Q Vanderburg, a friendly local man, is hospitalized at Baptist Hospital recovering from an emergency operation last Friday. His wife reports he is doing fine and expects to be released to come home later this week. Room 3040. They mention asking about nurses on that floor. Bob McClelland, Ray McGallion and Ray's father Sam McGallion delivered a stringer of white perch, bass, and goggle eye from the river bottom last Tuesday. They caught whopper goggle eye and white perch. freshwater fishing remains pretty fair along the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Q. Vanderburg
Baptist Hospital
Bob McClelland
Ray McGallion
Ray
Sam McGallion
Bob
Lester Landgraf
Texas Highway Department
Cecil Toms
Chester Bowles
Neches River
Evadale
Landgraf
New Swimming Pool Opens At Loeb
A new Nelza-Ann swimming pool opened this week in Loeb east of Cottonwood Drive near the interchange. It began business Monday and will operate daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loeb
Cottonwood Drive
Gold Medallion Home Showing On Sunday Afternoon
Open house Sunday afternoon showcases the new all electric Gold Medallion home of Mrs. Joe Ramsey on Oglesbee Road Woodlea addition. Builder W C Bill Seaman notes a two bedroom layout with heat pump built in oven and range walk in closet and panelled kitchen den. Visiting hours 1 30 to 5 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Ramsey
Oglesbee Road
Woodlea
W. C
Bill” Seaman
Silsbee Twirlers Attend McNeese State Band Camp
Seven members of the Silsbee High School band travel Sunday to McNeese State College in Lake Charles Louisiana for a week long twirling camp led by Band Director Melvin Winger. Selected new twirlers include Annette Ebarb Sharon Robbins Linda Yawn and Daphne Ashworth with Llovee Jadell named alternate. Free summer classes run four mornings weekly and beginner enrollments for children are invited at band hall Friday 8 30 to 10 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
McNeese State College
Lake Charles
Melvin Winger
Daphne Ashworth
Norma Doucette
Annette Ebarb
Sharon Robbins
Margaret Scoggins
Becky Yawn
Linda Yawn
Annette Eharb
Llovee Jardell
Bruce Hughes
Kountze
Jean Aechternacht
Stephen F. Austin
Winger
Advances And Visits In Texas Town Community Notes
Arthur Lewis Jr. of Silsbee, a machinist’s mate third class, is among about 200 men advanced on the USS Hornet operating from Long Beach. Numerous local residents and visitors from Austin to Beaumont plus TWU nursing students shared family visits, trips, and attendance at graduations, open houses, and ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Lewis Jr
Silsbee
Hornet
Long Beach
Calif
J. W. Lancaster
Elizabeth
Lynne
Christiana
Austin
C. E. Landolt Sr
Pete Landolt
Silsbee Seamen Commended For Charity Work
Two Silsbee seamen aboard the USS Cimarron and Radarman 3/c Erwin Pardue are commended for their work in Operation Handclasp to send clothing to the needy in Hong Kong and Japan. The first large shipment was handed to welfare organizations in the colony. Sandy Drennen and Robert Jones helped organize DeMolay support in California and coordinated with the Mothers' Club to sort packs, while fathers arranged free transport to the naval depot. An autumn drive is planned to stock shipments for Hong Kong and Japan with navy overseas transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Cimarron
Erwin Pardue
Honk Kong
Japan
Sandy Drennen
A. A. Drennen
Hickory
Robert Jones
Sils
Funeral Services For H. O. Edwards Held Wednesday
Funeral services for H. O. Cow Edwards longtime Silsbee resident were held at 10 a m Wednesday at First Baptist Church with Rev R E Barclay officiating He retired after 30 years as an engineer for Santa Fe Railroad and died Monday night in Temple Hospital after a lengthy illness He was a World War I veteran and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers member Surviving are his widow Bertie Mae Edwards of Silsbee a son Tully Edwards of Silsbee a daughter Mrs G G Jordan of New Orleans La two sisters Mary Ella Hardt of Temple and Miss Irwin Edwards of Linton two brothers Charles Edwards of Palacios and John Otis Edwards of Somerville four grandchildren and one great grandchild Burial was in Knapple Cemetery under Farmer Funeral Home Pallbearers were Earl Stover Frank Payne Wm Whitaker Al Mashburn Robert Neyland and Tom Easley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. “Cow” Edwards
Silsbee
First Baptist Church
R. E. Barclay
Edwards
Santa Fe Railroad
Temple Hospital
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Earl Stover
Frank Payne
Wm. Whitaker
al Mashburn
Robert Neyland
Tom Easley
Carolyn Mays Candidate for Local School Board
Carolyn Mays, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Mays of Port Neches, and granddaughter of Mrs. Richardson, was valedictorian of a class of 255. Rev and Mrs Frank W Wheeler and daughters of Fsanancia New Mexico visited relatives in the McKay home. Owen Vincent of Beaumont visits grandparents Mr and Mrs M A Belt this week. J E B Mask had surgery in Baptist Hospital Beaumont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen F. Armstrong
Tallulah
Betty Ann Williams
Leon Williams
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Patricia Eppes
Livingston
F. C. Drake
Assembles of God
McAllen
Texa
Virgil Watts
Tatum
New Mexico
Sam Larkin
St Therese Hospital
H. G. Hendricks
San Antonio
J. J. Richardsson
Hendricks
Silsher High School
Cindy Grimes
Beaumont Ls
W. E. Sheffield
Dwight Morris Short
Blytheful Air Force Base
Blytheful
Ark
W. A. Rudloff
Bellville
Arnold Leenen
Hilda Meier
Sealy
T. M. Hickey
Leon Ashworth Land Sons
David and
Bill
Houston
L. W. Belt
Claud Ashworth
David
John Price
M. A Belt
Johnny
Vanderburt
Marvel Conway
Linda
Orange
J. H. Richardson
Carolyn Mays
Miss Mays
Bryan Mays
Port Neches
Richardson
Frank W Wheeler
Fsnancia
CC. M. McKay
Owen Vincent
M. A. Belt
J. EB. Mask
Born in Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kountze
Birth notices from Hardin Memorial Hospital Kountze list multiple newborns with parents from Silsbee Buna Evadale and Kountze. Anthony Allen May 31 to E A Creel. Brenda Sue May 31 to L M Goodson. Susan Kay May 30 to F M Denman. Stephen Howard June 3 to B C Harding. Garland Floyd June 4 to J R Callaway. Paul E June 4 to H H Dryden. Linda Kay June 6 to H E Singletary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Anthony Allen
E. A. Creel
Silsbee
L. M. Goodson
Brenda Sue
Susan Kay
F. M. Denman
Buna
Stephen Howard
B. C. Harding
J. R. Callaway
Garland Floyd
H. H. Dryden
Evadale
Paul E
Linda Kay
H. E Singletary
Herbert Coles 68 Dies In Beaumont Services Tuesday
Funeral services for Herbert John Coles 68 who died Tuesday morning in a Beaumont nursing home were held Wednesday at 2 p m in the Farmer Funeral home chapel with Rev E P Ramsey of Kountze officiating. He was a retired pipe fitter foreman and Baptist. Survivors include six sisters Mrs Annie Gunter Forest Hill La Mrs Dee Tanner Chaneyville La and Mrs Kate Stephenson Mrs Mary Miller Mrs Babe Davison and Miss Tete Coles all of Kountze Pallbearers were Whit Whitaker Dave Rountree I W Moore Dock Million Clyde Haynes and Olan Davis. Burial was in Allison cemetery Tyler county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert John Coles
Beaumont
Farmer Funeral Home
E. P. Ramsey
Kountze
Coles
The
Baptist Church
Annie Gunter
Forest Hill
Dee Tanner
Chaneyville
Kate Stephenson
Mary Miller
Babe Davison
Tete Coles
Whit Whitaker
Dave Rountree
I. W. Moore
Dock Million
Clyde Haynes
Olan Davis
Allison Cemetery
Tyler County
Silsbee High Math Teacher To Attend Summer Institute
Norma Ratliff of Silsbee High School is among 85 teachers from 10 states the Canal Zone and the Philippines chosen for the University of Texas 6th summer institute for secondary school science and math teachers. The nine week session runs June 12 to August 17, funded by a 114100 NSF grant. Participants receive 675 dollars plus allowances for dependents and travel. Teachers hail from Texas Louisiana Oklahoma Michigan Ohio Arkansas Kansas New Mexico Wisconsin Oregon the Canal Zone and the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Ratliff
Silsbee
Canal Zone
Philippines
University of Texas
National Science Foundation
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Michigan
Ohio
Arkansas
Kansas
New Mexico
Wisconsin
Oregon
Mrs Emma Stott 79 Dies in Jasper
Mrs Emma Stott age 79 of Jasper died Monday in a local hospital Funeral services held today at 4 p m in North Jasper Baptist church with Rev Norris Scott and Rev Jack Coker officiating Burial in North Jasper Baptist cemetery under Stringer Funeral Home direction Survivors include son J C Stott of Evadale and sisters Mrs Minnie Greer and Mrs Nannie Good of Silsbee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Stott
Jasper
North Jasper Baptist Church
Norris Scott
Jack Coker
North Jasper Baptist Cemetery
Stringer Funeral Home
Stott
J. C. Stott
Evadale
Minnie Greer
Nannie Good
Silsbee
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Highway 96
Hardin
Tyler
Jefferson
David Read and
L. Read
Publishers City Editor
Ional Editor
Jenee
Leona
Whitman Mechanic
Harold Leigh
Ruth Stirling
James Johnson
Charles Green
Ies
Pressman
By Jerry Zuber
Briggs & Stratton and Clinton
Homesite Chain Saw Shop
Silsbee Swimming Pool
McNeese College
Charles Breaun
Leona Whitman
Albert McBroom
R. M. McCuistion
W. T. Hobson
Corpus Christi
Billy Joe McGowan
Lubbock
D. V. Swarthout
Irene McGowan
Fred L. Caro
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Fla
Jack Hill
Charles R.smith
Celci] Skinner
Lela Nowlin
Dallas Ls
W. FE. Sheffield
Sandra Bouse
Baby
San Diego
Bobby Jo
Homer Holland
Pat Register
Margaret Wann
TWU School of Nursing
Iin
Dallas
Joe Register
Register
H. T. Roberts
Groves
Beverly Roberts
Arlene
Davey Lee White
Cleveland Gene McCartney
American National Insurance Co
Galveston
United States
W. A. Ferguson
Baton Rouge
J. W. Soward
Steve Seely
el Paso
Fort Bliss
U.S. Army
Fort
O. C. Seely
M. F. Thorna
R . Thorna
Na. Spurdie Beaumont Vibe Eda
Thore
M. F. Thornal
A. G. Murphey
Sharon
Sheila
A. B. Murphey
Greenville
Doyle Crowell
Claxton Seely
R. R. Palmer
Ruel Palmer
Mike Whittle
Benton City
Wash
Mamie Palmer
Dassetta
Syble Roberts
Leroy Holt
Lynn Wheat
Larry Rigsby
C. O. Williams
Nederland
Charles Rhett Megint
H. O. Edwards
Herbert Coles
Silsbee High
Summer Institute
Pal
Lo Eae
Burt Lancaster
Harold Hecht
Marti
Rye Aa
Oerison Curie
Normarane
BeaLa
Cartoon Prbs
Alo
Artoon
Silsbee Drug
Ja cMe
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