Silsbee district approves building bids and tax hike
The Silsbee Independent School District awarded repair bids for the old elementary building and approved a 20 percent across the board property tax valuation increase to cover local operations. The board accepted resignations of two teachers and a secretary and hired replacements, adding three more teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees
Warren Bower
Kirby Elementary
Bill Wright
Selna McDonald
Waldo Mathews
Don L. Hough
Martha Courtney
John Q. Kirby
Jewell H. Jones
Read Turrentine
Billy Wayne Washburn
Kirby
Carolyn Gilchriest
Kathy Norton
Robert Yawn
East Texas Typewriter and Supply
Olympia
Southern Building
Silsbee
Ford Electric Co
Silsbee Electric Co
Ford
A. McKinney & Son
Ray
Local births listed for families in Hardin County and area
Mr and Mrs J A Rice of Cleveland announce a son born June 16 at Leggett Memorial Hospital Cleveland. Mrs Rice the former Neva Richardson. Mrs Mary Richardson grandmother. Mr and Mrs W R Burrell of Beaumont announce daughter Christy Kohlman born Friday at Baptist Hospital Beaumont. Mrs Burrell formerly Sylvia McDaniel. Mr and Mrs McDaniel maternal grandparents. Mr and Mrs J R Woods Sr of Buna announce son Jerry Ross Jr born June 10 at Hardin County Hospital. Dennis Rene born June 1 at Hardin County Hospital to Mr and Mrs O T Wee Jr of Silsbee. Mr and Mrs J D Chance of Pred announce son Lonnie Paul born June 14 at Hardin County Hospital. Felicia Ann daughter born June 12 at Hardin County Hospital to Mr and Mrs G F Caywood of Silsbee. A 10 and Mrs J C Parrott of Silsbee announce son Jerry Wayne born June 15 at Hardin County Hospital. Mrs Parrott is the former Kavena Laid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Rice
Cleveland
Leggett Memorial Hospital
Rice
Neva Richardson
Mary Richardson
City
W. R. Burrell
Beaumont
Christy Kohlman
Baptist Hospital
Burrell
Sylvia McDaniel
M.ss McDaniel
J. R. Woods Sr
Buna
Jerry Ross Jr
Hardin County Hospital
Dennis Rene
Hardin County Hostal
O. Twee Jr
Silsbee
JD. Chance
Pred
Lonnie Paul
Felicia Ann
G. F. Caywood
A-10
J. C. Parrott
Jerry Wayne
Parrott
Kvalena Laid
Kiwanians Hear Of Telephone Inventions
Glen E. Scott of Southwestern Bell Dallas outlined recent voice and sound transmission advances to the Silsbee Kiwanis Club. He demonstrated loudspeakers tape recorders and a television set and replayed the train sound to end the lecture. Bill Pennington led the program and introduced Elmer Ingle, with Rev. Eugene Jonte attending as a guest of Dr. W C McNeil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen E. Scott
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Dallas
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
Bill Pennington
Elmer Ingle
Eugene Jonte
W. C. McNeil
Visit of Gordon relatives ends in Picayune and Fort Gordon
Mrs W H Holland and daughter Nancy V along with Mrs Etta Mae Johnson and daughters Jo Ann and Clara Sue returned Tuesday from a trip to Fort Gordon Georgia where Harold Holland is stationed with the US Army. They also visited Johnson relatives in Picayune Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Holland
Nancy V
Etta Mae Johnson
Jo Ann
Clara Sue
Fort Gordon
Harold Holland
US Army
Johnson's
Picayune, Miss
Townsend and Simmons Visit Port Arthur This Week
Janice Townsend of Port Arthur is visiting this week with Sharon Simmons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Townsend
Port Arthur
Sharon Simmons
Local and Personal News From Silsbee Area
Discharges and travel update as Larue Haynes of Kountze returns from 20 months in Germany with his family visiting in Silsbee. Multiple notices report visits, moves, weddings, and hospital stays involving residents from Silsbee, DeRidder, Beaumont, Port Arthur, and surrounding towns.
Zeller Captures 2 Burglars At Walter's Gulf Station
Civ policeman Max Zeller chased Sunday morning burglars at Walter's Gulf service station Sour Lake. He found one man asleep in a car and another hiding inside while the pair had taken 4.80 from a Coke machine and cash register. Both men, Martin Segardo and Donald Andrew Jackson, are held on 2500 dollar bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sour Lake
Civ
Max Zeller
Jimmie Walters
Gulf Service Station
Zeller
C. S. Sherrell
Grady Tarver
Tarver
Martin Segardo
Donald Andrew Jackson
Justice of the Peace
Louis Sellers’ Court
Segardo
Jackson
Three Way Tie Tops Silsbee Little League Race
Silsbee Little League standings show Buna Buna East Texas Transit Mix and Optimists each at three wins two losses leaders. Minimax Morris and Kountze trail with two one and four records respectively. Johnny Hodges Minimax leads batters with .441 while Carrol Hale Buna has seven wins as top pitcher followed by Larry Hateh also Buna with five wins.
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Silsbee
Buna
East Texas Transit Mix
Minimax
Morris
Kountze
Johnny Hodges
Carrol Hale
Larry Hateh
East Texas
Fire Ant Control Plan Outlined At Silsbee Area Meeting
A landowner meeting near Silsbee discussed USDA fire ant eradication. B E Rea Hardin County agent and Charley Williams outlined distributing government heptachlor over a 2000 acre block while landowners and the county handle their respective areas. A demonstration movie and explanation followed on eradication methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooks Bluff
Silsbee
USDA
Banks Cook Home
B. E. Rea
Hardin County
Charley Williams
Williams
Firemen Treated To Steak Supper By New Officers
Thirty firemen were treated to a steak dinner by their newly elected officers last Monday night. The weekly meeting followed the meal and the supper is funded annually by the officers during their installation. Next Monday an outdoor drill at Santa Fe park will show hose use and water control to the public. Fire Chief John Busby urged attendees to wear old clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe Park
Book notes Kirby and Houston Oil Company history
The Texas Gulf Coast Historical Association highlights The Early History of The Houston Oil Company of Texas by John O. King. Covering 1901 to 1908 it details John Henry Kirby and Patrick Calhoun, their timber and oil ventures, legal fights, receiverships, and the eventual roles of Kirby Lumber and Houston Oil in East Texas development. The book, priced at three dollars, is available from the association at the University of Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Gulf Coast Historical Association
Houston Oil Company of
Texas
John O. King
East
John Henry Kirby
Kirby Lumber Company
Houston Oil Company
Dr. A. Warner
Houston Oil Company of Texas
East Texas
Spindletop
Patrick Calhoun
New York
Kirby
Houston Oil
Kirby Lumber
Oil
The
University of Houston
Pennington To Remain As City Manager Temporarily
City council tacitly approves the 1959-60 budget and votes to keep City Manager Bill Pennington temporarily in office after his June 30 resignation. Pennington may apply for the permanent post. two salary raises were debated and delayed for November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennington
Bill Pennington
Bert Slaydon
Mr. Pennington
H. C. Hopkins
C. E
Pete” Landolt
Landolt
H. M. Jones
Slaydon
Hopkins
Jasper
Grand Jury Returns Five Indictments
The Hardin County grand jury handed down five indictments on Monday including two for second offense driving while intoxicated theft charges for two individuals and a burglary with intent to steal. Names were unavailable as those indicted had not been taken into custody. Bond is set at $1000 for all five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Grand
Hardin County C of C Meets Thursday Night
The Greater Hardin County Chamber of Commerce directors hold a monthly meeting Thursday at seven oclock at Boyd's Cafe in Kountze. Vice president Ray Boyd urges directors to attend and bring one or two local business or professional men. A key topic will be a Hardin County retail merchants association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater
Hardin County Chamber of Commerce
Boyd's Cafe
Kountze
Ray Boyd
Chamber
Retail Merchants Association
Hardin County
Thomas Hardie Appointed Sanitarian in Hardin County
Thomas Hardie named sanitarian for Hardin County with the Jasper Newton Hardin County Health Unit. He succeeds E D Kennedy who moves to Jasper County. Hardie attended Estelline high school in the Panhandle and the University of Texas at Austin and served in Austin before moving to Big Spring then Hardin County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hardie
Hardin County
Jasper-Newton-Hardin County
E. D. Kennedy
Jasper County
Mr. Hardie
Estelline
Panhandle
University of Texas At Austin
Austin
Big Spring
Hardin Counts
Prewitt Couple Hosts Beaumont Jasper and Port Arthur Guests
Of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Prewitt were Mr and Mrs. Kyle Wheel us Jr. of Beaumont, Mrs. Earl Collier of Jasper and Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Barelay of Port Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Prewitt
Kyle Wheelus Jr
Beaumont
Earl Collier
Jasper
L. L. Barelay
Port Arthur
Camp Waluta Hosts Shelia Simmons With Camp Fire Group
Shelia Simmons daughter of Mr and Mrs K C Simmons spends the week at Camp Waluta with a Camp Fire group enjoying outdoor activities and group fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelia Simmons
K. C. Simmons
Camp Waluta
Three Men Charged With Rape Of Warren Woman
James Clowers 20 Warren Dudley Redman 30 Hillister and Robert Powers 21 Beaumont charged in Justice of the Peace court at Krountze with rape of a Warren woman June 6. Woman found unconscious near Village Mills and treated at Tyler County Hospital. bonds set at 4000. Clowers and Powers free, Redman jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Clowers
Warren
Dudley J. Redman
Hillister
Robert Powers
Beaumont
Tyler County Hospital
Woodville
Hardin County
Clowers
Powers
Redman
W. M. Caraway Dies Suddenly Saturday Night
William Marion Caraway aged 59 died suddenly about 7 30 Saturday evening five miles north of Silsbee on the old Spurger highway. He was a refrigeration engineer and a member of the Masonic Lodge at Calvert and the Scottish Rite at Houston. He is survived by his wife Mrs Lela Caraway and one son, Brown of Silsbee, plus nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Monday at Franks Branch church with graveside rites performed by the Silsbee Masonic Lodge. Rev Eugene Jonte officiated. Funeral arrangements were with Farmer Funeral Home, Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Marion
Bill) Caraway
Silsbee
Spurger High
Caraway
Masonic Lodge
Calvert
Scottish Rite
Houston
Lela Caraway
Brown
Franks Branch
Farmer Funeral Home
Sisbee
LL Parents To Play Benefit Game
The Morris Pharmacy Little League parents team will play their sons June 27 at 6 p.m. at the Little League Park. Proceeds go to support their queen candidate Brends Young. advanced tickets are available at the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Pharmacy
Little League
Brends Young
Supt Don Hough Attends Texas Conference in June 1957
Don Hough superintendent of schools at Silsbee took part in a joint Te xas conference at Texas A and M College in June 1957. He led a panel on Ability Growing the more than administrators and teachers attended the combined conference of the Texas Administration Association the Texas Association of County Superintendents and the Association for Supervisors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Hough
Silsbee
Tead A. and
M. College
Texas Administration Association
Texas Association of Count Superintendents
The
Association For Supervisors
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Board
Hello World
John Spillar
Silsbee Golf and Country Club
Tyrrell Park
Mike Spillar
Keith Wingfield
Richard Ratliff
Wayne McClanahan
Mike
Wayne
John Nolte
Nolte
San Antonio
Snillar
Leona Whitman
Larue Haynes
Silsbee Bee
Germany
W. J. Poshataske
Anelle
Halletsville
Spurge
J. H. Richardson
DeRidder
Gussie Stroud
John Costner
Charmaine
Jacksonville
Fla
M. F. Brown
Gail Overland
Shirley Barnes
Cynthia Richardson
Brenda Bartle
Sandy Hile
Joy Hopkins
Janice Morris
Louella Dickinson
Bob Daniel
Veterans Hospital
Winfred A. Barclay
L. O. Wray Jr
Killeen
Sibee
Mr Wray
Fort Hood
Luling
Asa Grant
A. L. Booker
Gloria Grant
W. W. Bland
Baytown
All Bartle
Tommie Smith
St Therese Hospital
R. J. Johnston
Oakdale
Johnny Hinckley
Indiana
Richard E Byrd
Clevan Myers Jr
Orangefield
D. C. Grisham
J. D. Nelson
Baby
Stowell
R. E Nelson
Lenox Hawthorne
Jessie Ruth Hatl
Kirbyville
A. H. Reeves
Estelle Young
Odessa
Pete Slayton
A. T. Haught
BR. T. Howell
Harry Hough
San Diego
Harry
Lamar Tech
Don L Hough
Naval Reserve
Manx Zeller
M. DY. Anderson Hospital
M A. Belt
O. B. Vincent
Alma Carpenter
Mt Vernon
B. FE. Carpenter
J. P. Stockman
Lawrenceburg
G. T. Eason
Mark Kelly
Fort Worth
Cora Nowlin
Colmenei
B. D. Nowlin
Walter’s Gulf Station
Morris Kountee
Kountee
Optimist
East Tex
Morie Oo Bune
Miniman
Nent Weebs Schepuls
East Tex Viiecay
Keuntze
Morris Des
Minton
East Venus
Morre
Woor
Bet
End
B.S Tatman
Mansfield, la
Hatch Biuyn
Tennison
Hale Bune
Butte Optimist iv
Harrison Last Tex
Gerrison
Gafford
Grave
Strickland Burnay
John Busby
David Read
Max Zeller Jr
Water Department
Calvin Lewis
Jim Burks
State Highway Department of
Lester Landgraf
Jack Huffman
Burks
Fifth Street
Highway Department
Highway 96S
Earnest Ave
Santa Fe
Payne Road
Highway 96
10Th Street
Conley Bradshaw
10Th
C of C
W. M. Caraway
Supt
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