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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1960
Page
3
National Safety Council warns Fourth of July holiday hazards with 1959 counts of 276 traffic deaths and 178 drownings plus 65 miscellaneous deaths. Campaign urges safe driving and water safety measures.
Winnie Landry doing business as Arrow Dafe seeks beer on premises license for Arrow Cafe located two point three miles north of Silsbee city limits on the east side of Highway 92 Hardin County Texas. Landry is sole owner of the business.
D H Suitt announces that the Ingemar Johannson Floyd Patterson heavyweight title bout will be shown at the Pines Theatre shortly after the June 20 New York fight. Viewers can watch blow by blow action with slow motion of key moments from a ringside feel in a cool relaxed setting.
Texas reports a hepatitis wave with 1 061 cases by May 2 1960 and gamma globulin rushed to health authorities. The piece notes heart disease and cancer as top killers, with 73 753 total deaths in Texas last year and four leading causes accounting for about two thirds of deaths.
Texas Game and Fish magazine June issue presents a four-snake study in Texas. Dr. Clarence W. Cottam writes on rattlers and moccasins, William K. Davis covers coral and copperhead. Both discuss habitats, danger, and poison capacity.
Carlton Touchet, field representative for the Beaumont district SSA, will be at the Silsbee Fire Department hall each Thursday at 8:30 a m to assist eligible residents with filing claims and provide information on disability benefits and trial work periods.
A law feature explains how contingencies govern inheritances and contracts. It urges readers to specify outcomes in wills and agreements by asking what if scenarios and naming contingent beneficiaries.
Foresters and landowners met at District No. 4 Headquarters Woodville Texas on Friday June 10 1960 to discuss controlling Southern Pine Beetles. A E Green highlighted spread since May 1959 with 300 locations, most in West Hardin and Liberty counties, and outlined control methods including burning bark on cut logs and spraying remaining brood trees with BHC and diesel.
Last week the Read residence welcomed guests from Floydada Alabama Dallas Albuquerque Groves Nederland Houston Thornton Colo and more. The visits included Mr and Mrs Grun dy Gay Grundy Jewel Martin Norma Martin C G McClinton Mrs C B McClinton D M Short Frank Dwight Jeanne Faye Shine Banks Cook E G Thornal Mrs C W Hendrix family in Deer Park H M Jayroe Wayne Carpenter Harold Burlin Deb orah West and others with many traveling to see relatives in Silsbee Beaumont Dallas Ennis Corsicana Honey Island and Merryville Louisiana California visits wrap up with Lela Osteen returning home.
Preparations underway for a four day Peace Pursuing District Assembly at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum Fort Worth June 23 to 26 presiding minister L M Cooper of the Silsbee Congregation announced A number of Silsbee delegates are expected The assembly will be Jehovah's Witnesses largest in Texas since Houston 1957 with about twelve thousand delegates expected.
Silsbee Cubs beat Kountze Cardinals 17-16 in a six inning game halted by the time limit. Early scoring put Silsbee up 5-0, then 7-5, then 11-7 and 16-7 before a late rally. Walker Dillon Parks Upshaw Rose led Silsbee offense as Johnson and Parks key infield plays secured the win.
Robert Parks and Buddy Upshaw each tripled and drove in four as Kountze offense balanced. Tate and Sparks added two hits each for four plate appearances. Silsbee hosts Kountze Friday night at 7:00.
A driver known for flawless judgment makes a mistake, leading to a rare miscue on a local route. Investigators review the incident and note the error did not cause injuries but sparked renewed calls for cautious driving and road safety.
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