Coe wins Hardin Tyler runoff for 88th district judge
District Judge H A Coe of Hardin and Tyler counties captured a 441 vote majority to win the 88th judicial district seat. Unofficial tallies show Coe 3112 to 2667 for Earl B Stover with 2142 and 1701 in the two counties. D E Lack defeated John Parker for State Representative District 19. W T McDonald defeated Lloyd Davidson for judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Coe
Tyler
Aturday
Hardin County
Coe
Hardin
Earl B. Stover
Silsbee
Judge Coe
Mr. Stover
Stover
D. E. Lack
Kountze
John Parker
Livingston
W. T. McDonald
Bryan
Lloyd Davidson
Travis County
Court of Criminal Appeals
Board reviews school calendar for 60 61 year
The board discussed the 60 61 calendar presented by Supt Don L Hough noting Aug 31 start after a summer break with holidays listed including Labor Day Sept 5 Thanksgiving Nov 24 25 Christmas Dec 17 Jan 3 Easter Mar 31 Apr 3 and May 24 1961 closing date The calendar remains tentative subject to changes The board also reviewed school insurance remodeling bids revenue bonds and potential staffing changes resignations were accepted and teacher recommendations for the new year studied
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don L. Hough
May Building Permits Total 81 755 In Silsbee
May building permits in Silsbee totaled 81 755 with issuances to Spencer Armour Jr J C Reeves Vern McDaniel Calvary Baptist Church Frank Bechtel W A Barclay Robbie Jones C H Watts Grady Adams James Henderson C G McClinton W S Crowell H W Davis Gilbert Henley M Shoupe J D Roy D M Short for new construction repairs reroofs frames and dwellings across multiple addresses and a church extension ending with a final listed permit amount of 7 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Spencer Armour Jr
Cypress
J. C. Reeves
Woodrow
Vern McDaniel
4Th
H. V. Madeley
Cook's Road
Calvary Baptist Church
Roosevelt Drive
Frank C. Bechtel
W. A. Barclay
Robbie Jones
Mimosa St
C. H. Watts
Grady C. Adams
Gerson
James T. Henderson
Singleton
C. G. McClinton
7Th
W. S. Crowell
Laurel
H. W. Davis
Gilbert E. Henley
E. Ave. R
M. Sho
Trail Riders Rodeo Planned Near Silsbee
The Silsbee Trail Riders announce a June 18 rodeo at 4 p.m. in the Silsbee arena west of town on Farm Road 418 with events including tie down calf roping rib bon roping barrel racing bull riding and bareback riding. Proceeds fund arena lighting. Contact I T Odom president to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Trail
W. P. Crockett
Silsbee Rodeo Arena
Silsbee
Farm Road
Marvin Willis
Luther Chitty
Earnest Tucker
Jim Rawls
I. T. Odom
Flood Of Papers Come In Answer To Plea For Old Issue
The Bee asked for copies of the March 10 issue and readers sent a flood of papers. By noon Thursday the needs were filled and by Tuesday this week more copies arrived by mail. The paper thanks all who contributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Bee
County Cancer Group To Meet In Kountz
The Hardin County chapter of the American Cancer Society will hold its annual meeting Monday June 13 at 7 30 p m in the courthouse auditorium. Mrs J D Mann of Beaumont will speak and a progress report plus nominating committee results will be shared. Officers for the coming year will be elected. Mrs Stanley Coe of Kountze is chapter president and 200 invitations have been mailed. Shirley Boykin and Jayne Odom left for summer school at SHSTC in Huntsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
The
American Cancer Society
J. D. Mann
Beaumont
Lloyd McNeill
Chance
Shirley Boykin
Jayne Odom
SHSTC
Huntsville
Miss Boykin
George L. Boykin
Miss Odom
Jesse Odor
Rainbow Girls Install Officers at Silsbee Temple
Silsbee Assembly of the Order of Rainbow for Girls will hold an open installation on Saturday at 7:30 p m in the Masonic Temple. Alicia Ann Ragan will be installed as worthy advisor with a slate including Lenora Brown Rebecca Yawn Sharon Simmons and others. Reverend R Eugene Jonte will deliver the benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Assembly of the Order of Rainbow
Masonic Temple
Alicia Ann Ragan
Alvin Ragan
Lenora Brown
Rebecca Yawn
Charity
Sharon Simmons
Hope
Ann Hayes
Clara Sue Johnson
Marvel Ann Moore
Diane Creasy
Tan Wills
Kay Yoksh
Vicki Jonte
Shirley Eaves
Nature
Delores Register
Immortality
Terry Lyn Smith
Fidelity
Beth Madison
Janie Sue Clark
Service
Virginia Woodard
Confidential Observer
Bessie Parker
Outer Observer
Joyce Rhea Miller
Frankie Lee Hignet
Elaine Register
Barbara Ann Clark
Paula Moseley
Mary Bledge
Jayne Odom
Betty Simmons
R. Eugene Jonte
First Methodist Church
Basil Jones Rites Held On Friday Near Kirbyville
Funeral services for Basil Buzz Jones aged 44 were conducted at Bleakwood Cemetery near Kirbyville after his drowning in the Pearl River near Jackson Mississippi. Charges of murder are filed in Hinds County against Hiram Williford and an accessory count against King Vincent. Surviving relatives include his mother Mrs L E Edwards and two sisters Mrs Jimmy Cole and Miss Shirley Edwards of Beaumont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basil ‘Buzz” Jones
Pearl River
Jackson
Miss
Bleakwood Cemetery
Kirbyville
R. L. Bateman
Woodrow Baptist Church
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Home
Hinds County
Hiram Williford
Jones
Dave Rountree
Rountze
David Vincent
Hardin County
Jay Wingfield
Mississippi
L. E. Edwards
Beaumont
Jimmy Cole
Shirley Edwards
City Manager Bob Banks Attends Annual Conclave
Silsbee City Manager Bob Banks attended the Texas City Managers Association annual meeting in Edinburgh Texas this week. The event ran Sunday through Tuesday at the Echo Hotel with sessions on water supply public relations and other city management topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Bob Banks
Texas City Managers Association
Edinburgh
Texas
Echo Hotel of
Brother of Local Resident Dies in Tyler Texas
Dr. Duren Benner pastor of the First Baptist Church of Austin died of a heart attack Tuesday night in Tyler Texas while visiting a daughter there. He is a brother of Mrs. E E Yoksh of Silsbee. Mr and Mrs Yoksh Kay and Gene Yoksh left for Gilmer Texas to attend the funeral services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duren Benner
First Baptist Church of
Austin
Tyler
Texas
E. E. Yoksh
Silsbee
Yoksh
Kay
Gene Yoksh
iGilmer
Arson Suspected in Silsbee Home Blaze
Fire Chief says a Saturday fire at the Dick Rose home north of Silsbee was apparently set. Estimated damage was 3000 dollars and the Rose family was away. The blaze affected a bedroom, living room, and another room, with a state fire marshal expected to investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Rose
Silsbee
John Busby
Rose
Busby
County Sportsmen Set Meeting On Hunting Rules
A public meeting of the Game and Fish Commission at 8 p m June 16 1960 will take place in the Hardin County courthouse to discuss proposed hunting fishing and trapping regulations for Hardin County. Olan Davis Hardin County Game Warden and Charles Gray from Marshall will join representatives from Texas. Public invited to attend and comment on changes and current regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Game and Fish Commission
Hardin County
Olan Davis
Charles Gray
Marshall
Texas
Korean Official Visits In Silsbee
Young-Chull Kim of Seoul visited Silsbee area as a guest of the U S Department of Labor. J R Read of Port Arthur accompanied him. He is assistant manager at the Korean Reconstruction Bank and in the United States to study management methods. He attended Temple University for four months and plans about two more months in the United States before returning to Seoul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young-Chull Kim
Seoul
Korea
Bee
Silsbee
U.S. Department of Labor
J. R. Read
Port Arthur
Mr. Kim
Korean Reconstruction Bank
U. S
International Cooperation Administration
Temple University
Philadelphia
Buna Wins First Half Little League Playoff
The Buna Yankees beat Youngs 4 2 in a playoff game to capture first half honors in Silsbee Little League. Bo Roy hit a home run for Buna as the los ing pitcher carried the fight for Youngs. Evans earned the win for Buna after a 17 2 victory over Morris earlier. Scarborough pitched for Morris. A Tuesday game between East Texas Transit Mix and Chance Loeb Optimists was rained out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buna Yankees
Silsbee
Young
Bo Roy
Evans
Buna
Morris
James Scarborough
East Texas Transit! Mix
Chance-Loeb
Three Capital Cases To Be Heard In July Court
The July session of the 88th district court will hear three capital cases. Defendants James Earl Hewitt Curtis Levins and Donald Lee Ward face murder and rape charges respectively. Trials are set for the week of July 19 with dates July 5 9 and 12 listed among docket entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
88Th District Court
James Earl Hewitt
Curtis Levins
Donald Lee Ward
Week of Civil Trials Lists Multiple Cases Set
Second Week docket lists trials starting Monday July 11 including Bowen vs Tull Fontenot vs Loy Reeves vs Liberty Mutual Dowdell vs Bituminous Casualty Myers vs Mazzola Trucking Stringer vs Will Jackson Cobb vs Ed ison Carvell Parker vs Atlantic Refining Rose vs Orbry Walker Wilson vs Temple Lumber Paine vs Gyynes Crain vs Frazier Livingston-Shrader Co. vs Knight Green vs Texas Employers Insurance Association Burch vs Kansas City Fire Marine. Third week begins July 19 with Hewitt rape cases, Ward rape, Hewitt murder and Fourth week July 26 includes fraud by check cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.m. J
A. Bowen Cux
W. B. Tull
Lester Fontenot
B. E. Haynes Sr
Loy
A. Reeves
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co
Vivian Raymond Dowdell
Bituminous Casualty Corp
Earl R. Myers
Mazzola Trucking Co
Creola Stringer
Will Jackson
James G. Cobb
Edison Carvell
William L. Parker
Atlantic Refining Co
Carl Weldon Rose
Orbry
Clifton Walker
Lewis Wilson
Temple Lumber Company
Crawford B. Paine
Robert R. Giynes
Archie A. Crain
W. C. Frazier
Livingston-Shrader Co
A. L. Knight
Henry Green
Texas Employers Insurance Association
Albert D. Burch
Kansas City Fire & Marine Ins. Co
Pony League opener slate after rainouts at Silsbee
Silsbee Pony League baseball starts tonight at the high school diamond with Buna squaring off in a nine inning opener at 7 p m. Opening day games were wiped out by rain and Buna vs Kountze is rescheduled for Friday night. Monday features Kountze vs Silsbee and Tuesday paces Silsbee against Buna.
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Silsbee
Buna
Kountze
Ladies Association Plans Championship Golf Tournament
Sixteen members attended the Country Club Ladies Association meeting. President Mrs Myra Kent reported on the invitational tournament and announced the next meeting for July 5. Plans were made for the Ladies Club Champion Golf Tournament. A bridge tournament and covered dish luncheon followed. Winners: Mrs Charlotte Rand high, Mrs Alyne McMahon second high, Mrs Hannah Grote low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club Ladies Association
Myra Kent
Iadies Club
Charlotte Rand
Alyne McMahon
Hannah Grote
Hargraves Rites Held in Silsbee for James M Hargraves
Funeral services for 83 year old James Monroe Hargraves were held Tuesday at the Farmer Funeral Home chapel in Silsbee with Rev. W A Kashell and Rev C C Lassiter officiating. He died Saturday at his son's home near Silsbee after 26 years residence here. Survivors include his wife, three sons, four daughters, two brothers, 23 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Burial followed at Landrum Cemetery in Fannett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Monroe Hargraves
Farmer Funeral Home
Silsbee
W. A. Kashall
Wiley Mae Pentecostal Church
C. C. Lassiter
Hargraves
Richard Hargraves
Brooks Field
Ethel Hargraves
Fort Worth
Herman Hargraves
Cleveland
Vernon Hargraves
Monroe City
Richard
Mary Rutledge
Beaumont
Della Fannet
Ida Belle Poney
Englewood
Calif
Lena Smith
Houston
Clarence Hargraves
Fannett
Mayo Hargraves
LaBelle
Texas
Robert Johnny
Willie
Charlie
Freddie Hargraves
Roy Roach
Landrum Cemetery
Three more LL Queen candidates named for Silsbee teams
Silsbee Little League announces three additional queen hopefuls after elimination rounds in Kountze Chance Lueb and Buna. Candidates include June Walcott for Coneco Oilers Kountze Glen Ellen Downey for Chance Loeb Optimists Alice Harrison Linda Redkey and Rolanda Rudisaile for Buna Yankees and other teams. A meeting of mothers with sons in Little League is set for tonight at 7 30 at the park called by Mrs Doyle McKeown president of the Little League Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Kountze
Chance-Lueb
Buna
Candy Reese
Elmer Reese
Buna Yankees
Bond Building Materials of
Coneco Oilers
June Walcott
H. R. Walcott
Chance-Loeb Optimists
Glenellen Downey
James E. Downey
Chance-Loeb
Little League Queen
Alice Harrison
East Texas
Transit Mix
Linda Redkey
Youngs Supermarkets
Landa Rudisaile
Morrie Pharmacy
Doyle McKeown
Little League
McKeown
Drowned girl Doris Smallwood funeral held in Kirbyville area
Funeral services were held for Doris Smallwood six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs R V Smallwood Sr of Silsbee The service occurred at 2 30 p m Wednesday at Bean cemetery near Kirbyville Rev W P Drake of Buna officiated The child drowned in the Neches river near the Sheffield ferry while on an outing with grandparents Her body was recovered by a fisherman about 9 30 p m after a four hour search She is survived by her parents a brother and four sisters and grandparents The E E Stringer Funeral Home arranged the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Smallwood
R. V. Smallwood Sr
Silsbee
Bean Cemetery
Kirbyville
W. P. Drake
Buna
Neches
Sheffield Ferry
Raymond Virgil Smallwood Jr
Shirley Faye Delores
Donnie Louise
Margaret Estelle
Dock Trul
A. J Gibson
Jasner
T. R. Whitmire
K. C. Smith
Billy Pate
W.L. Smith
E. E. Stringer
National Little League Week Observed June 13 19
National Little League Week will be observed nationwide June 13 through 19 by more than 5 000 leagues. Silsbee Little League Inc president S M Micars Jr announced events and Foundation Day, a one day drive to support the Little League Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little League Foundation
Local residents and visitors noted in area notices
Albert Cook remains hospitalized at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston for treatment. Tommy Hancock and daughter returned to Wilmington North Carolina after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Hooks. Sammie Savage heads to Henderson to serve as camp counselor at Camp Ton-A-Wanda then returns to SFA College in September. Louis Walker and Arlington visit J D Cones home in a weekend stop. Margie Ennis confined to Baptist Hospital for treatment. Additional visits include the Hackler family and Cheryl Ison of Del City Oklahoma at the Ragans home. Nancy V. Holland moved to Beaumont to attend Lamar College. Mrs. L L Jones of Port Arthur visits J N Poland home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Cook
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Tommy Hancock
Wilmington
N. C
L. M. Hooks
C. A. Hancock Sr
Sammie Savage
Henderson
Camp Ton-Awanda
SFA College
Nacogdoches
Joe Savage
Louis Walker
Arlington
J. D Cones
W. D. Hatton
Warren
Margie Ennis
Baptist Hospital
Calvin L. Hackler
Cheryl and
Ison, Calvin
del City
Okla Jare
Alvin Ragan
Nancy V. Holland
Beaumont
Lamar College
L. L. Jones
Port Arthur
J. N. Poland
Democrats Ready Hardin County For State Convention
Hardin County delegates head to the State Democratic convention in Austin on June 14 with county resolutions. Delegates include David Read George Tennison Fletcher Richardson Lester Caraway of Silsbee and Thos B Bureh of Sour Lake. Alternates are David Cook Mrs Helen Read Elise Tennison and others. They will vote under the unit rule to back Sen Lyndon B Johnson for president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
David Read
George Tennison
Fletcher Richardson
Lester Caraway
Silsbee
Thos. B. Bureh
Sour Lake
David Cook
Helen Read
Elise Tennison
Thos
B. Bureh
Annie Mae Hardage
Hardin County
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Free Summer Band Classes In Progress At High School
Free summer band classes are underway in the high school band hall with sessions for beginners seventh and eighth graders and a sixth grade meeting for next year. The high school band for grades nine to twelve meets Tuesday nights at 7 00. Richard Ratliff attends Lamar Tech Summer Band Camp conducted by Frederick Fennell. Six high school twirlers plan two week study at Texas Women’s University in Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Winger
Richard Ratliff
Lamar Tech
Frederick Fennell
Eastman Band
Texas Womens University At
Denton
Norma Doucette
Jo Hicks
Joy Fullingim
Annette Ebard
Margaret Scoggins
Rebecca Yawn
McKinney Infant Buried at Resthaven Cemetery
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Wednesday for Lyndon Rodney McKinney one week old son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip McKinney of Silsbee. He died at 6:50 a.m. Tuesday at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Rev. W A Rashall officiated. Survived by his parents a sister Joan Marie McKinney and grandparents Albert McKinney and Alvin Foster of Silsbee. Farmer Funeral Home directed arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon Rodney McKinney
Phillip McKinney
Silsbee
Resthaven
Baptist
Birth announcements from Hardin Memorial Hospital
Hello World Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Louviere of Sour Lake welcomed Judy Marie born June 1. Randy Lynn, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Warden of Kountze, born June 4. A daughter Bonnie Elizabeth born June 4 to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Chessher of Warren. Debbie Carol born June 1 to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Odom of Silsbee. Jerry Claude son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mosley of Kountze born June 5. All births occurred at Hardin Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Louviere
Sour Lake
Judy Marie
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Randy Lynn
J. C. Chessher
Jof Warren
Bonnie
Bonnie Elizabeth
J. R. Rhodes
Fred
Debbie Carol
J. C. Odom
Silsbee
J. T. Mosley
Kountze
Jerry Claude
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trail Riders
County Cancer Group
Kountz
Basil Jones
City Managers
James Allen Hunt
E. A. Johnson & Son
Zelma Fay Levins
Claude Coward
R. C. Buckner
W D. Haden Co
Elvin Arnold Pelt
Jack Pope
Bennie Hart
M. D. Martin
Robert Overstreet
Walter Gauthia
American General Insurance Co
W. H. Wilson
van N. Wilkerson
T. T. Fortenberry
Kirby Lumber Corp
St. Paul Mercury Ins. Co
C. W
Trunkline Gas Co
W. M Moore
EB. C. Griggs
Gery
E. C. Griggs
Otis Mathis Hancock
Eddie Lee Herman
Raymond C. Loftin
Claude Gore
Harvey Arline
Sanford A. Smith J Jr
Elmo Eason
Archie Edwards
Johnnie Charles Wood
DWI
Louis P. Fowell
William Jack Tanton
Charles Edward Byrd
Lindsey F. Byrd
Jimmy Holden
Rufus . Holmes
Thomas M. Million
James E. Overstreet
D. C. Elam
Ed Moore
Thomas Franklin Wood
Virgil A. Trahan
Tracy Ray Hit
C. L. Couie
John C. Vaughan
Pony League
Lady Golfers Plan Championship
James Hargraves
LL Queen
McKinney
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