Three Council Members File To Run For Mayor Post
A full slate for the April 3 city election forms as H. C. Hopkins filed for alderman Tuesday becoming the last incumbent to enter the race. No council seats are contested yet. Filing deadline is March 3. City Secretary Edna Guynes and incumbents Howard Hargrove A. R. Neyland and Mayor H. M. Jones are on the ballot. For school board the April 7 election has four candidates for two seats: incumbent A. W. Dainwood Conley Bradshaw Jimmy Stoeppleman and D. W. Johnson. Sim Ward has not announced. Filing for the school board ends March 24.
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H. C. Hopkins
Edna Guynes
Howard Hargrove
A. R. Neyland
H. M. Jones
A. W. Dainwood
Conley Bradshaw
Jimmy Stoeppleman
D. W. Johnson
Sim Ward
D C K K Ceremonial Scheduled Here Saturday March 3
A ceremony to initiate candidates into Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan will be held Saturday in Silsbee at the community hall. Ten candidates from Beaumont and Silsbee will be admitted with El Vic Temple No 211 officiating. Participants include J H Schoelz chen Williard Love Norman Church and others from Beaumont Silsbee and nearby towns.
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Dramatic Order
Knights of Khorassan
Silsbee
Order
el Vic Temple No. 211
Beaumont
DOKK
Knights of Pythias
J. H. Schoelzchen
Williard Love
Norman Church
Clarence Parker
Houston
Suruk
D. C. Lane
Satrap
Zeke Shane
Sahib
R. E. Jacobs
Roy H. Babb
Royal Vizier
Lake Charles
Jennings
Port Arthur
Lufkin
Vinton
Grand Jury Returns 11 Indictments in Hardin County
The Hardin County grand jury returned 11 true bills to 88th District Court last Monday per Willis Selman. They reconvene March 5 with criminal district court in April and a new grand jury to be named. 11 indictments include two timber theft cases one burglary one molesting a minor and seven second offense driving while intoxicated.
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Hardin County Grand Jury
H. A. Coe
Willis Selman
Criminal District Court
Flu and Measles Absences Hit Silsbee Schools
Silsbee schools report absentee rates easing by Wednesday after flu colds and measles sent 318 white and 47 colored students absent Monday rising to 267 white 32 colored Tuesday and 264 white 29 colored Wednesday. Elementary led with 204 175 and 172 absences respectively.
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Silsbee
Don L. Hough
Hough
Parley On Coming Little League Play Set Friday
Plans for the 1956 Silsbee Little League season will be set at a Friday 7 30 p m meeting of Little League directors. President Robert Neyland announced the session at the Hardin County Savings and Loan offices 129 N Fifth Street. The gathering is open to all interested in assisting with the league and park preparations before opening games.
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Silsbee
Robert Neyland
Body identified as county man found in Neches River
The body of 61 year old John D Sullivan of Honey Island was found in the Neches River near the Gulf States Utilities plant in Beaumont. Death listed as drowning. Sullivan had been missing from the veterans hospital in Houston since February 18. Funeral services set for 10 a m at Forest Lawn cemetery in Beaumont. He is survived by his widow and five children.
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Neches
Beaumont
Gulf States
John D. Sullivan
Honey Island
Dave Rountree
Rountze
Jefferson County
Hardin County Sheriff's
Kountze
Rountree
Sullivan
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Dan Gardner
First Baptist Church of
Stabbing at Waldo Mathews School Involves Two Eighth Graders
A 14 year old Negro girl was stabbed in the right hip by a 15 year old classmate after an argument at Waldo Mathews school. The boy was punished at the school and the fight continued after hours. The girl received four stitches at a local clinic and charges against the boy were to be filed.
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Waldo Mathews
Grady Tarver
W. Whitaker
Time Inc Gains Full Ownership of Eastex and Southwestern
Time Inc completes negotiations to acquire Houston Oil and its half in East Texas Pulp and Paper and Southwestern Settlement. Eastex mill near Silsbee to stay with current staff and policy under R. M. Buckley. Southwest timberlands planned as a prime timber reserve supporting the Eastex operation.
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Time Inc
Houston Oil Company
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Southwestern Settlement and Development Corporation
Charles L. Stillman
Pulp and Paper Company
Houston Oil
Time
Southwestern
Eastex
Silsbee
R. M. Buckley
Buckley
W. E. Merrem
Time, Inc
Stillman
Bundles of Magazines Stolen From Local News Stands
A Beaumont company reports three bundles of magazines stolen from news stands between 5 and 6 am. One bundle disappeared last Tuesday from Clark's drive in grocery, another from Collier's News Stand, and a third from Texas Package Store this Tuesday. Items include comics romance and pocket books valued about 50 dollars.
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Beaumont
Clark’s
Collier’s
Texas
Pocket Books
Commissioners Vote Sale Of Right Of Way Bonds
Hardin county commissioners approved selling 100000 dollars in right of way bonds at the Monday morning session in Kountze. Funds fund 418 cutoff right of way north of Silsbee and other areas with 40000 dollars estimated for 418 corridor purchases. Deeds expected in coming weeks as highway officials approve the plan.
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Hardin County
Kountze
Silsbee
Frank Payne
Highway Department
White Oak
Armor Piercing Artillery Shell Found Near East Texas Wood Yard
A 155 millimeter armor piercing artillery projectile was found at the gate of the Eastex Pulp and Paper Woodyard near the Neches River. The shell, heavy and likely charged, was identified by plant security head Harry Dunn and removed by Sgt. Donald Calhoon of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit from San Antonio. It is suspected to have been lost during World War II maneuvers.
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East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Neches River
Harry Dunn
Eastex
Donald Calhoon
Fourth Army
San Antonio
Calhoon
Beggs-Yankie Wedding at River Oaks Church
Miss Barbara Ann Beggs wed at River Oaks Baptist Church in Houston last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. L A Yankie attended and Miss Sue Yankie served as bridesmaid. A reception followed at the Beggs home.
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L. A. Yankie
Barbara Ann Beggs
River Oaks Baptist Church
Houston
Beggs
Miss Sue Yankie
D W Johnson Seeks Silsbee School Board Seat
D W Johnson a Sinclair Refining employee and 15 year Silsbee resident asks for a seat on the Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees. He is the fourth candidate joining A W Dainwood Jimmy Stoeppleman and Conley Bradshaw with two seats open at the April 7 election. Johnson says he has no axe to grind and hopes to serve if elected.
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D. W. Johnson
Sinclair Refining Company
Silsbee
The
Bee
Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees
Johnson
A. W. Dainwood
Jimmy Stoeppleman
Conley Bradshaw
Mr. Dainwood
Sim Ward
Ward
Visitors Call on W. P. Crockett Home
Recent visitors to the W. P. Crockett residence included Mrs. J. W. Wright and Mrs. Alto Williams of Buna, Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Barker of Port Arthur, and Mrs. Willie Whitaker and her son W. E. of Orange.
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W. P. Crockett
J. W. Wright
Alto Williams
Buna
Aubrey Barker
Port Arthur
Willie Whitaker
W. E
Orange
Time Inc Now Sole Owner of East Texas Pulp and Paper
Time Inc acquired East Texas Pulp and Paper and Southwestern Settlement and Development, bringing major investment to Silsbee. The move centers Time Inc's vast empire, with plans to base operations locally, expand reforestation, and attract Silsbee executives. R. M. Buckley leads the paper mill as VP and GM, and community life may grow with higher employee engagement in church civic and social affairs.
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Silsbee
Time, Incorporated
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Southwestern Settlement and Development Corporation
Time, Inc
S. W. S. and
D. Co
Time
Life
Fortune
United States
R. M. Buckley
Buckley
Venture to grow Southeast Texas partnership with organization
The forward path for this venture looks promising as the parties anticipate collaboration to further develop Southeast Texas. Officials express eagerness to work with the organization to advance local initiatives and economic opportunities in the region.
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Southeast
Texas
Crippled Children’s Clinic Opens in Kountze Today
A free crippled children clinic opens at the First Baptist Church in Kountze at 8 a.m. with Mrs Jeannette Clark as county nurse. Funded by the Crippled Children's Division of the State Health Department, it brings two Bedtumont specialists and two from Galveston to assess speech defects, crippling conditions, burns needing reconstruction, crossed eyes, cleft palates, and hair lips for children under 21, who must be accompanied by a parent or responsible adult.
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Kountze
First Baptist Church
Jeannette Clark
State Department of Health
Bedtumont
Galveston
Does Anyone Remember J A Bostick in 1911 Silsbee
The Bee received a letter from Thomas R Henry asking for information about J A Bostick who was said to live in Silsbee in 1911 and possibly longer. It is unknown what work he did. If anyone recalls him please inform the Bee so we can forward details to Mr Henry.
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Bee
Thomas R. Henry
J. A. Bostick
Silsbee
Bostick
Mr. Bostick
Mr. Henry
Dad and Daughter Banquet Planned For March 16
Bluebird and Campfire leaders plan the annual Dad and Daughter banquet for March 16 in the junior high cafeteria with a ceremonial theme plant seeds reap friendship. Bluebirds may fly up Campfire girls will receive rank beads. Church service scheduled March 11 in full costume for Campfire birthday.
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Bluebird
First Methodist Church
Bluebirds
I. V. McWhorter
Grass Fire Alarms Rise as Chief Blames Carelessness
Fire Chief John Busby censures public carelessness for a surge of grass and trash fires in Silsbee. He warns repeated alarms, tied to windy dry days, could curtail fire protection services. Over 15 alarms have occurred in 10 days, with multiple incidents at the same blaze.
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Silsbee
John Busby
Busby
Read Relative Dies in Floydada Funeral Ahead
Lacy F. Martin, brother in law of Mrs. R. L. Read of Silsbee, died at his Floydada home after a long illness. Mr. and Mrs. Read and Randy left to attend the funeral and expect to return by Sunday or Monday.
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Lacy F. Martin
R. L. Read
Silsbee
Floydada
Paper Mill installs large digester unit in East Texas mill
The East Texas Pulp and Paper Co. will raise output about 20 percent with a 160000 pound digester unit, hoisted into place beside four existing units. The mill grounds have been fenced and planted with pine seedlings, with landscaping adding to its springtime appearance. Visitors from across the country and abroad tour the mill to observe ongoing improvements.
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East Texas Pulp and Paper Co
A. G. Natwick
Eastex
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D.C.K.K
88Th District Court
Cayce Moore
Silsbee Chamber of
Moore
Hearne
Hearne Democrat
Cayce
Saturday Evening Post
Chambers of Commerce
Jim Farley
Jack Dempsey
Tom Connally
Wilson
I. D. Self
Chamber of Commerce
Self
Dainwood
Saratoga Volunteer Fire Department
Saratoga
Sour Lake
Fletcher Richardson
Tom Burch
Rocky Richardson
E. E. Cotten
Richardson
Dick Mize Motor Company of
Mr. Cotten
David Read
Crippled Children’s
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