Wind Blown Fire Destroys Negro C.M.E. Church
Silsbee volunteer firefighters battled a wind driven blaze Tuesday afternoon at the Negro C.M.E. church on North First Street. High March winds from the south fed the flames, destroying the frame church after nearly an hour of effort. Sparks set a nearby house on Kirby switch tracks, but a garden hose prevented major damage there. Rev. Eddie Joyce, pastor of a Negro church in Orange, lived in the burning house but was away at the time. Fire Chief John Rush led the response with three trucks and about 14 volunteers.
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Silsbee
Kirby Switch Tracks
Eddie Joyce
Orange
Kirby Lumber Corp
John Rush
Woodlea Residents Plan Civic Club Tonight
Woodlea subdivision south east of town hosts an informal meeting at 7 30 p m at the Bluebonnet Cafe to discuss organizing a civic club. Carey Williamson says residents aim to promote development and beautification and invites all in terested neighbors to attend.
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Woodlea
Bluebonnet Cafe
Carey Williamson
Williamson
Civic Club
Silsbee Man Pleads Guilty To Second Offense DWI
Paxton Chancey Loviness, 44, pleaded guilty in Beaumont to a second offense DWI and received a two year term in Jefferson County Jail with 10 days to be served before probation. Judge Owen M. Lord ordered the remainder suspended on probation.
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Silsbee
Paxton Chancey Loviness
Jefferson County
Loviness
Criminal District Court
Beaumont
Owen M. Lord
California visitor departs after ten day stay
Mrs. Vern Hagermann of Oakland California stayed ten days with Mr. and Mrs. N A Cravens in Oakland and left this week for Houston before returning home.
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Vern Hagermann
Oakland
Calif
N. A. Cravens
Houston
California
Public Schools Week Publicized With Evening Program
Junior high students will feature a program during local Public Schools Week observance tonight at 7 p m in the junior high school auditorium. Afterward an abbreviated schedule of classes will be held.
A C Watkins Returns Home After Emergency Operation
A C Watkins, connected with Tinkle Furniture, returns home from an emergency operation this week in Silsbee. He hopes to be back on the job soon as activities tied to Public Schools Week continue. Tomorrow night a second program is planned at Silsbee Senior High School at 7 p.m. Visitors have increased at Silsbee schools this week, with local merchants displaying school exhibits in shop windows and the school board dining at Waldo Mathews cafeteria.
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A. C. Watkins, Co
Tinkle Furniture
St. There
Beaumont
Silsbee
Don L. Hough
Up Public
Waldo Mathews
Cayce Moore
Chamber
John Skinner
Wade Parker
Robert Neyland
Jimmy Jeffrey
Lloyd Brannan
C of C
L. D. Self
Twenty Six Are Jailed At Rountze In Past Week
Twenty six persons were incarcerated at the county jail during the past week. Drunkenness arrests led with fifteen. One hot check, one traffic, one air force deserter, one DWI first offense, three DWI second offenses, and four drunk in car arrests followed. No cases were heard in county court, per County Judge Fletcher Richardson's office.
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Dave Rountree
Air Force
Fletcher Richardson
Silsbee Boating Revival Sparks Local Spring Excitement
In East Texas and along the Gulf Coast the author recalls past boatbuilding dreams and describes recent return to boating on the Neches River and Sabine Lake. He notes vibrant activity at Beaumont Yacht Club and Beaumont Country Club and announces Earl B. Smokey Stover as the new Silsbee Chamber of Commerce president for the coming year with plans for the March 27 banquet.
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East
Texas
Gulf Coast
Sabine Lake
Galveston Bay
Bob
Bay
Gulf
Neches River
Randy
Paul McClinton
Ed Yoksh
Pine Island Bayou
Bayou
East Texas
Yacht Club
Silsbee
Village Creek
Town Bluff Lake
Earl B. “Smokey” Stover
Buchanan
Easter Seal Drive Aids Crippled Children Funds
Hardin County Chapter of the Texas Society For Crippled Children launches the Easter Seal drive next week to fund shoes braces transportation medical care and other needs. A March 1 clinic at First Baptist Church Kountze aided 103 crippled children sponsored by the State Health Department of Crippled Children.
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Hardin County
The
Texas Society For Crippled Children
State Health Department of Crippled Children
First Baptist Church
Kountze
Golf Course Getting Lots of Play Says Frank McClanahan
Frank McClanahan president reports Silsbee Golf and Country club course has seen rising play from members and non members alike. He notes enthusiasm among players and says a pro shop construction announcement will come soon.
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Frank McClanahan
Silsbee Golf and Country Club
McClanahan
Rev Bruce Power to Speak to Spurger Methodist Men
Reverend Bruce O Power of the First Methodist Church Silsbee will address the Spurger Methodist Men's Club on Tuesday March 13 at 7 p m at the home of Mr and Mrs H C McClain in Spurger.
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Bruce O. Power
First Methodist Church
Silsbee
Spurger
High Rate Of School Absences Continues Here
Silsbee schools faced high absenteeism early this week per Superintendent Don Hough with slight improvements by Wednesday. Monday saw 385 students out due to colds and flu, 335 Tuesday, 308 Wednesday. elementarys bore the brunt with 224, 199, 188. High school and junior high also recorded notable absences. Weather could affect future rates.
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Silsbee
Don Hough
Hough
Dickinson Choate File For Silsbee City Council
Two last minute filings bring five candidates for three alderman seats in Silsbee with election set for April 3. The final two filers are C. L. Dickinson and F. L. Choate, Santa Fe railroad employees, with City Secretary Edna Guynes noting the March 3 filing deadline. Incumbents H. C. Hopkins A. R. Neyland and Howard H. Hargrove also run. Mayor H. M. Jones and Miss Guynes are not contested.
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Silsbee City Council
Building permits total $73960 in first two months of 1956
In Silsbee the city office records show building activity totaling 73960 dollars for January and February 1956. Fourteen permits were issued with projects ranging from repairs to new construction including the First Presbyterian church addition and multiple homes along Highway 96 and nearby streets.
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Silsbee
B. W. Graves
S. 7Th Street
S. D. Armour
Seaman Drive
First Presbyterian Church
Charles Kelley
Pecan Street
John Dulaney
Highway 96
Ave. J
Jessiela McDonald
S. 14Th Street
Rex Worley
N. 4Th Street
Masons to Meet for Masters Degree Work
A called meeting will be held March 14 at 7 p.m. in the Masonic Hall for work in the Masters degree.
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Masonic Hall
Nephew of Mrs. M L Wilson Drowns In Farm Pond
James Andrew Jordan 25, nephew of Mrs. M L Wilson of Silsbee, drowned chasing ducks on his grandfather’s farm near Lufkin. Born July 8 1953 in Essex England he was living with relatives here. Funeral at Gipson Funeral Parlor Lufkin followed by burial in Resthaven Silsbee. Pallbearers were uncles Talmadge Paul Lester and Earl Harrison. He survived by parents James E Jordan and his mother. grandparents J W Jordan Bald Hill and Edna Williamson Newton.
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James Andrew Jordan
Marlin L. Wilson
Silsbee
Lufkin
Thenma
Little Bay
Wilson
Essex
England
James E. Jordan
J. W. Jordan
Bald Hill
Edna Williamson
Newton
Annual Spring Flower Show Set for March 13
The Silsbee Garden Club presents the annual spring flower show and silver tea on March 13 at the First Baptist church recreation hall. Club president Mrs. H C Hopkins announced the event open to the public with flower exhibits by members and guest speaker Mrs Rube Stewart of Beaumont.
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Silsbee Garden Club
First Baptist Church
H. C. Hopkins
Rube Stewart
Beaumont
Stewart Wier
Ben Lindsey
Virginia Howell
Buna Wilson
First Methodist Church
Larkin Couple Spends Weekend Visiting Relatives in Houston
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Larkin traveled to Houston for a weekend visit with relatives, returning refreshed.
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Mrs. S. W. Larkin
Houston
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Negro C.M.E
A. C. Watkins
Rountze
Silsbee Elementary
Harry Dunn
Eastex
Negro Wood Rauler
C. L. Dickinson
F. L. Choate
C. N
Read Street
Eva McWilliams
Pine Street
Caraway Motor Company
Masons
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