County Halted On Right Of Way Purchases As Funds Run Short
Hardin County commissioners wrestled with funding for farm road 418 right of way and highway widenings in Silsbee Sour Lake and Loeb. They cited $200,000 in unsold bonds and $78,000 cash while federal aid may cover half, urging careful pricing and revised tax values before proceeding.
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Richardson
Loeb
Silsbee
Sour Lake
Tom Burch
Congress
Hardin County
Payne
Burch
Stout Collier
Board of Equalization
Collier
Masons To Install New Officers Friday Night
Bob McClelland of Coca Cola Bottling will be installed as worshipful master of the Silsbee Masonic Lodge in a Friday 7 30 p.m. ceremony at the Silsbee Masonic Hall. Also to be installed are Louis Cole senior warden Thomas Bell junior warden J W Oldham treasurer and F L Choate secretary. McClelland a lifelong Silsbee resident active in Masonry since 1950 is a Silsbee High School graduate and attended Texas A and M College. Refreshments will be served with James Dardin the installing officer and R H Ernst the installing marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob McClelland
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Silsbee Masonic Lodge
Silsbee Masonic Hall
Louis Cole
Thomas Bell
J. W. Oldham
F. L. Choate
McClelland
Silsbee
Silsbee High School
Texas A Ana M College
James Dardin
R. H. Ernst
Marshall
Rev Kent Newman Accepts Silsbee Christian Church Pastorate
Rev Kent Newman accepted a call to return to Silsbee as pastor of the First Christian Church, announced by Frank Caskey, chairman of the official board. Newman, who served in the Marines after leaving Silsbee in 1948 and led the Texas City church since 1952, will move with his family in about 30 days. Rev Roy L Daniel of Beaumont will preach at 11 o clock Sunday at the Silsbee church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent Newman
Silsbee
First Christian Church
Frank Caskey
Newman
Marine Corps
Texas City
Roy L. Daniel
Beaumont
Bee Office Records Odd Ear of Corn and Large Eggplant
The Bee office received two agricultural oddities this week. Murrah Drake and Mrs. Drake brought in a seven surrounding ears corn with a single well developed center ear. They cultivate 18 to 20 acres of corn and expect a bumper crop. K E Langhammer delivered a three pound two ounce eggplant, noting and weighing multiple vegetables from his garden.
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Bee
Murrah Drake
Langhammer Garden
VFW Auxiliary Installs Officers and Honors
The VFW Auxiliary met at the City Hotel with 16 members. Mrs. W. H. Nixon presided as president and Mrs. Jack Harris joined as a new member. The group reported a successful poppy sale and earned a trophy and $10 prize for high attendance. Dr. W. J. Poshataske donated a hospital bed. Meetings will be the first Tuesday monthly in the Fire Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
W. H. Nixon
Jack Harris
W. J. Poshataske
Loeb School Patrons Set Independent District Election Saturday
Voters in Loeb decide July 7 whether to form an independent district or remain a common school district. A seven member board will be elected with W A Tanner as election judge and Mrs J M Bowman and Mrs D A Gibson as clerks. Chance district recently went independent nearby.
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Loeb
W. A. Tanner
J. M. Bowman
D. A. Gibson
Fletcher Richardson
Citizens of the Chance
Chance
Trek Riders Read And Pennington In Fine Shape
Trek riders pulled into Batson ahead of schedule and planned to depart for Sour Lake at 2 p.m. John Busby and Nick Mitchell of Silsbee met with City Comptroller Bill Pennington and Bee Co-publisher David Read at Batson for lunch. They described Read and Pennington as in fine shape after the first leg of their horseback trek.
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Batson
Sour Lake
John Busby
Nick Mitchell
Silsbee
City
Bill Pennington
Bee
David Read
Enterprise
Read
Mr. Pennington
Chance Silsbee Board Eyes Consolidation With Chance District
The Silsbee school board discussed a potential consolidation with the Chance Independent district at a special meeting. Officials noted Chance residents pledged signer support and favored a Chance school building soon, though a new Chance building could not be promised by next fall.
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Chance
Loeb
Hough
E. M. Prewitt
Adams
Silsbee
Prewitt
Silsbee Board
Chance-Loeb
C. E. Meadows
Chance School Board
Business Houses To Be Closed On The Fourth
Silsbee business houses will close on Wednesday July 4 per Retail Merchants Association. The Silsbee Bee will stay open July 4 but close all day July 6 due to publication dates.
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Silsbee
Lloyd Brannan
The
Retail Merchants Association
Association
Silsbee Bee
Sinclair to Build Two New Filling Stations in Silsbee
C E Landolt Jr announces two Sinclair stations at Silsbee priced about 20000 each. One on Highway 96 S and 327 with J W McWhorter owner, the other on North 5th Street near Neches Minimax. George Broxton of Lovelady bags contract. work starts in 15 days, due about 60 days. A bulk plant on North 2nd and Railroad opens Thursday July 5. A larger station on Highway 96 S Fresenius road awaits easements with Santa Fe and is pending legal clearance.
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J. W. McWhorter
Silsbee
Highway 96 S
Highway 327
Kountze Highway
Mr. Landalt
North 5Th Street
Neches Minimax
Sinclair
George Broxton
Lovelady
Sinclair Bulk
North 2Nd Street
Railroad Street
Highway 96
Fresenius
Earnest Market
City to Discuss Drainage with Highway Department
Silsbee city council plans a special meeting with highway engineers to review drainage on 5th street and the long ditch from the tracks behind the Baptist church to Bakers Camp. Photos show flooding May 28 and culverts near the business district.
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Silsbee City
Highway Department
5Th Street
Baptist
Bakers Camp
H. M. Jones
H. C. Hopkins
Bert Slaydon
Arch Neyland
Burroughs
W. H. Long
M. H. Campbell
Silsbee Slugs On Big Thicket Trek With Bill Daniel's Ranch
The Big Thicket Trek returns for a 60 mile ride from Bill Daniel's Plantation Ranch near Romayor to Beaumont. Riders including David Read travel with Smo the cow pony, camping at Pelt's Ranch in Sour Lake before continuing to Beaumont. The voyage recalls antebellum scenes and pioneer spirit amid dusty trails and horse stamps.
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Bill Pennington
Bill Daniel
Beaumont
Smo
Trinity River
Romayor
Daniel
Pelt’s
Sour Lake
Methodists Open Summer Youth Center Fridays at Pec hive
First Methodist Church youth director Miss Marty Broughton leads a summer Friday night center in the Pec hive area of Cravens hall. After returning from Lakeview Assembly near Palestine the group plans a beehive of activity with volleyball ping-pong shuffleboard and more starting June 29 at 7 30 p m. Food refreshments will be provided and all youths groups and couples are invited.
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Marty Broughton
First Methodist Church
Pechive
Cravens Hall
Lakeview
Silsbee Youths Attend Methodist Lakeview Assembly
Sixteen young people from the First Methodist Church returned from the Lakeview Methodist Assembly near Palestine Texas. The group attended June 18 through 23 with Mona Sanford Lynn Hargrove John Hartman Johnnie Johnson Mike Murphey Jane Odom Barbara Hough Shelia Donalson Larry Martin Dolores Register Buddy Jones Jack McMahon Sally Hartman Don Hartman Peggy Welk and Jimmy Hargrove. About 500 children and sponsors from the Beaumont district gathered for the encampment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Lakeview Methodist Assembly
Palestine
Texas
Mona Sanford
Lynn Hargrove
John Hartman
Johnnie Johnson
Mike Murphey
Jane Odom
Barbara Hough
Shelia Donalson
Larry Martin
Dolores Register
Buddy Jones
Jack McMahon
Sally Hartman
Don Hartman
Peggy Welk
Jimmy Hargrove
Beaumont
Rayford Birdwell Named to Hardin County Hospital Board
Rayford Birdwell, manager of Birdwell's Department store in Silsbee, was appointed to the Hardin County hospital board of supervisors at the county commissioners court meeting. He succeeds Newton Hopkins of Silsbee. other members include Stanley Coe of Kountree as chairman, George Dixson of Sour Lake, J. W. Oldham of Silsbee, and L. C. Truitt of Thicket.
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Rayford Birdwell
Birdwell’s
Silsbee
Hardin County Hospital Board of Supervisors
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Newton Hopkins
Stanley Coe
Kountee
George Dixson
Sour Lake
J. W. Oldham
L. C. Truitt
Thicket
Harris and Hollyfield Tie Knot in Evadale Ceremony
Alice Faye Harris daughter of Mr and Mrs Miller Harris of Evadale and James Arvin Hollyfield son of Mr and Mrs Stanley Hollyfield of Silsbee were married Friday night at 8 30 in the home of Mr and Mrs H D Cunningham. Rev W A Rashall performed the double ring ceremony with Katherine Hollyfield and Herbert Hooks attending. A reception followed at the Cunningham home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Faye Harris
Miller Harris
Evadale
James Arvin Hollyfield
Stanley Hollyfield
Silsbee
H. D. Cunningham
W. A. Rashall
Katherine Hollyfield
Beaumont
Herbert Hooks
Cunningham
Annual Lindsey Reunion Held at Lindsey Home
The annual Lindsey reunion was held Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs R L Lindsey with two hundred or more relatives and friends in attendance. Represented were several states and many Texas cities. A basket lunch was served at noon.
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Lindsey
R. L. Lindsey
Texas
Sacred Harp Singing Convention July 1 near Warren
The Sacred Harp singing convention will meet next Sunday July 1 at Pineville six miles southeast of Warren. Lunch will be served at noon, says secretary Mrs Perry Yawn.
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Sacred Harp Singing Convention
Pineville
Warren
Perry Yawn
Largest Private Tree Nursery In South To Be Established
The largest private tree nursery in the South will be built near Boncher in Newton county by Southwestern Settlement and Development Company, division of Texas Pulp and Paper. It will produce 15 to 20 million pine seedlings annually to reforest 660,000 acres in Southeast Texas, on a 40 acre site with irrigation. About 20 acres planted each year and 15,000,000 seedlings target 15,000 acres. Announcement first came from R. M. Buckley of East Texas Pulp and Paper.
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South
Southwestern
Boncher
Newton County
Southwestern Settlement and Development Company
The
Bee
Texas
Webb Pedigo
Fas, Texas Pulp and Paper Company
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Silsbeek
Frank Payne
Lee Yawn
Lucy Palmer
Masons
VFW Auxiliary
Silsbee Independent
Pennington
Silsbee School Board
Chance Independent
Don L. Hough
Oscar Adams
Clyde Chance W
C. E. Landolt, Jr
Campbell
Jones
State Highway Department
Elmore Insurance Agency
Slaydon
Landolt
Britton-Cravens Insurance Agency
Britten- Cravens
Methodists
Methodist Lakeview Assembly
County Hospital Board
James Hollyfield
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