Absentee voting opens for Silsbee area city and school races
Voters may cast absentee ballots in Silsbee city and district contests. City filings closed with three mayoral hopefuls and two incumbent councilmen seeking re election. School races across Silsbee, Chance Loeb, and Evadale show seven candidates for three or two seats, with several incumbents seeking another term. Absentee dates run March 13 to March 31 in city and district races, with the US Senate race following March 14 to 31.
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Kountze
Silsbee
Texas
Clifton Caraway
IF. L. Choate
F. L. McClanahan
H M. Jones
Bert Slaydon
C. E
Pete” Landolt
Elton Brookins
Ellis King
Silsbee Independent
James Kr
Pete” Farmer
George Tennison
Alf Fullingim
Jare
B. A. McMahon
Village Creek
Chance-Loeb
W. O. Worry
C. E. Meadows
Benny Bottrell
Jack H
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce Seeks Members
A call to local business leaders and citizens to renew or join the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce. The piece highlights the organization's volunteer effort, library support, and community projects, urging cooperation and providing contact with Warren Bower to arrange a visit.
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Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee
Chamber
Conroe
Warren Bower
Junior High Test Results Offered To Parents Of Students
Parents of junior high students may consult Counselor Maurice Hobbs about Mental Maturity and Achievement test results recently given. Hobbs said high school results are also available. Seventh graders took the mental maturity test and ninth graders the achievement tests. Parents may visit starting Monday or arrange appointments by calling EV 5 3412.
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Maurice Hobbs
Hobbs
Mr. Hobbs
Third Civil Defense Class To Begin At Evadale
The third civil defense class at Evadale will start March 14 and meet March 16 21 and 23 at Evadale School from 7 to 10 p m. Norman Wallace of Evadale High School teaches under the Texas Education Agency adult education program. The course is free to the public. a certificate is given on completion and attendees receive civil defense pamphlets. Thirty people in Evadale have already completed the course.
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Evadale
Evadale School
Norman Wallace
Texas Education Agency
Wallace
Evadale High School
Tigers Host Bridge City Friday In Home Opener
Silsbee begins its 1961 season with a home game against Bridge City Cardinals Friday at 4 p m. The Tigers lost 9 7 to Bridge City in the season opener called after five innings due to rain. Johnny Upshaw is the likely starting pitcher for Silsbee perCoach Tony Rothrocks.
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Tigers
Bridge City
Silsbee
Bridge City Cardinals
The
Cards
Tiger
Johnny Upshaw
Tony Rothrocks
Eagle Relays Test Faces Silsbee Track Squad
Head Coach Ray McGallion leads the Silsbee Tigers to Port Arthur for the Eagle Relays the season’s first major test. Prelims begin at 12 45 with finals to follow and team members expect strong performances.
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Ray McGallion
Silsbee Tiger
Port Arthur
Eagle
Joe Penry 55 Dies Suddenly At Home Saturday Night
Funeral services were held at Woodrow Baptist Church for Joe Penry 55 of Silsbee who died suddenly at his home Saturday night. He was an electrical contractor, longtime area resident, and a director of East Texas Wildlife Conservation Association. Survived by wife Ruth, son Ray, daughter Loraine Baden, six brothers, one sister, and four grandchildren. Burial in Knapple Cemetery.
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Joe Penry
Woodrow Baptist Church
R. L. Bateman
Mr. Penry
Silsbee
East Texas Wildlife Conservation Association
Penry
Ruth Penry
Ray Penry
Port Arthur
Loraine Baden
Aaron
Lee Penry
Beaumont
Jewel Penry
Orange
Tommy Penry
Overton
Jesse Penry
Smithville
Mark Penry
Kirbyville
Lizzie Cummings
Livingston
Knapple Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home
Nick Mitchell
Johnny Nixon
Howard Hargrove
Russsell Busby
Bobby Yawn
Aubrey Busby
Local births noted in Silsbee and Palacios area
Hello World Mr. and Mrs Jerry Martin of Wharton welcomed a daughter born March 38. Grandparents include Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Martin and Mr. and Mrs. Ben D. Smith. Elizabeth Annette arrived Feb 23 at Wagner General Hospital in Palacios, with Ella Crain and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Foster listed as grandparents. Charles Winston Green born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles A Green of Silsbee. Gav Nell Brown born March 3 to Mr. and Mrs. A. L Brown of Silsbee. Tina Mane Griffin born March 3 to Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Griffin of Sour Lake. Jim Wille born March 6 to Mr. and Mrs. B. G Kelly of Silsbee.
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Jerry Martin
Wharton
L. E. Martin
Ben D. Smith
Marvin Foster
Elizabeth Annette
Wagner General Hospital
Palacios
Ella Crain
Joe Foster
Harding Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Charles A \Green
Silsbee
Charles Winston
Gav Nell
Wasorn
A. L Brown
C. W. Griffin
Sour Lake
Tina Mane
Jim Wille
B. G Kelly
ASC Office Seeks Grain Survey Data from Hardin County Farms
The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee requests a Farm Feed Grain Survey for all farms that planted corn, millet, grain sorghum for silage, or grazed grain sorghum in 1959 and 1960. Oats and barley excluded. Farm CSS-532 must be filed at the ASC office by March 16, 1961 to determine 1959 1960 grain history and land use.
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Agricultural Stabilication and Conservation Committee
Hardin County
ASC
Country Club Dance Planned at Silsbee Club
A membership dance is set for Saturday night March 18 at Silsbee Country Club. Pres HM Donelson announced Kerry King and his Orange orchestra will provide music with Mrs B A McMahon as entertainment chairman.
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Silsbee Country Club
HM Donelson
Kerry King
Orchestra of Orange
B A McMahon
County vehicle titles few rejected in roundup
A letter to County Tax Collector Willie Bean from R W Townsley Jr director of the motor vehicle division of the Texas Highway Department praises the county for a low title rejection rate. Only 42 of 1633 titles were rejected yielding 2.68 percent, with the official commending Bean for easing title work for both agencies.
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Willie Bean
R. W. Townsley Jr
Motor Vehicle Division
Texas Highway Department
Foreign Students To Speak At Delta Kappa Gamma Meet
The Delta Kappa Gamma Society will hold an open meeting Saturday at the First Baptist Church starting 9:30 a.m. Mrs Leafy Few of Jasper will preside. Hardin County teachers are invited and lunch reservations should be made with Mrs J Carl Jones. The program Education In the Afro Asian Countries will feature guest speakers Gui Gerro of Bagdad Iraq and Varujan Keramien of Iran, students at Samar College, with Evelyn Ivy of Jasper in charge.
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Delta Kappa Gamma Society
First Baptist Church
Leafy Few
Jasper
Hardin County
J. Carl Jones
Evelyn Ivy
Gui Gerro
Bagdad
Iraq
Varujan Keramien
Iran
Samar College
Evadale PTA Week Set To Showcase School Work
Evadale PTA invites parents to visit the school this week for a regular monthly meeting tonight at 7 30 in the school auditorium. Parents will tour classes with 10 minute per class sessions and teachers will explain classroom procedures. Refreshments and a social hour follow led by Mrs W J Burrell and Mrs C W Weatherford president.
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Evadale School
PTA
W. J. Burrell
C. W. Weatherford
Silsbee Woman's Club to Attend Beaumont Convention
Members will attend the district convention in Beaumont at Hotel Beaumont Monday Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Mrs J W Oldhams will take part in the program for the board meeting Monday evening.
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Silsbee Woman's Club
Beaumont
Hotel Beaumont
J. W. Oldhams
Neild & Son win school addition bid at $191,821
Beau mont firm Neild & Son bid $191,821 for school construction additions including 12 classrooms and admin offices. The bid was accepted at a Thursday night school board session with nine firms bidding and March 15 as the start, 110 working days to complete. Second bid came from P J McGettigan Beaumont at $194,674. Board also voted to place part of bond funds in treasury bills.
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H. B. Neild and Son of
Beaumont
Kirby
Frank Robinson
Don L. Hough
P. J. McGettigan
Treasury
Miss Silsbee crowned at PTA contest in high school
Margaret Scoggins, Silsbee High junior and daughter of H. C. Scoggins, won Miss Silsbee in a PTA contest at the high school auditorium. She twirled with the band and performed a modern dance. Alicia Ragan took second with piano, vocal, and a bassoon novelty routine. Pat Nolen finished third with a vocal number. Funds support the public library teenage reading section.
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Margaret Scoggins
Silsbee High
H. C. Scoggins
Silsbee
PTA
Scoggins
Woodville
Port Arthur
Alicia Ragan
Alvin Ragan
Ragan
Pat Nolen
Buford Nolen
Silsbee Pta
Spring Literary Contests Slated In Huntsville
Preparations are underway at Silsbee High School for the district spring literary contest in Huntsville on April 6 with the Interscholastic League contests leading to a regional meet in Houston about two weeks later. Events include typing shorthand ready writing number sense slide rule poetry reading and declamation. Mrs Mike Ryan and baby of Houston visit the Skinner home while Mr and Mrs C R Bake visit Carolyn in Denton and Mr and Mrs Donald Moore of Dickinson visit Edith Yankee and son Wayne over the weekend.
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Silsbee High School
Huntsville
Betty Mitchell
Houston
Mike Ryan
Baby
Cecil Skinner
C. R. Bake
Carolyn
Denton
Miss Baker
North Texas State College
Donald Moore
Dickinson
Edith Yankie
Wayne
Lamar Tech Debate Team Wins Sunday Television Debate
Miss Sue Hill, 20, daughter of Nick Hill and Mrs J K Foote, played for Lamar Tech in a Sunday TV debate sponsored by Sinclair Refining Co. Her partner was Jerry King of Orange. The pair won the negative side on Farm Support Prices by two points against the TCU team. Hill is granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Hill of Silsbee.
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Sue Hill
Nick Hill
Silsbee
J. K. Foote
Linton
Lamar Tech
Sinclair Refining Co
Jerry King
Orange
Hill
B and P W Club Meeting Tonight at 7 30
The Business and Professional Women's club will meet Thursday at 7 30 in the home of Mrs Billie Holmes. Mrs Marie McKinney will preside. Plans will be made for attending the presidents luncheon held on Port Arthur Sunday.
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Billie Holmes
Marie McKinney
Port Arthur
Evadale School Heads Atrend Meeting of Small Schools
Evadale High School superintendent F. C. Nash and principal Bert Fling attended a Small Schools Association meeting at Willis on Wednesday. The group meets five times yearly at member schools for business and sessions. Texas A&M student Bill Shepherd visited over the weekend in College Station with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Shepherd.
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Evadale
F. C. Nash
Bert Fling
Evadale High School
Small Schools Association
Willis
Nash
Mr. Fling
Evadale Wednesides
Bill Shepherd
Texas A&m
College Station
G. C. Shepherd
J. T. Brewer
Tom Walters
Anderson Hospital
Houston
R. F. Ford
Hotel Dieu Hospital
Beaumont
Becca Clark
Barbara Ann
North Texas State College
Denton
Drake Biddle And Tarver Draw 103A Cage Mention
Silsbee star David Drake named to all district second team in district 108A by Jasper league coaches. Jasper district winner Raywood Brown and others earned honorable mention. towns include Huntsville Nederland and Jasper.
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Drake
Biddle
Tarver
David Drake
Silsbee High
Jasper Mart
Jerry Biddle
Billy Tarver
Jasper
Raywood Brown
Huntsville
Dewitt Lindsey
Travis Lehman
Nederland
Jack Skog
Victor
Tommy Williams
Weekend Visits Across Texas Towns Noted
A flurry of weekend visits and family gatherings across Galveston Baytown Beaumont and Houston are noted with many relatives and friends of local households hosting or traveling. Names include Verdine Bartle McCarney Gernand Fling Bracken Bracken Wiggins McDonald Birmingham Swinney Trotti Jackson Countz Calhoun Brewer Verdi ne and Upshaw among others. Short hospital and treatment updates are also listed for several residents.
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Clifford
Cecile Verdine
Galveston
Alf Bartle
Brenda
W. S. Bartle
Baytown
W. W. Bland
B. B. Athey Jr
Baby
Houston
N. P. McCarney
Bill Gernand
Dallas
D. D. McGowan
Teachers to Receive Service Pins at Friday Awards
The annual teacher service awards program at the high school auditorium Friday at 7 30 pm marks Public Schools Week. Thirteen faculty and school board members will be honored with five and ten year pins. Recipients include Dr George Tennison C R Baker Weeks Crawford C B Watts Jr Dixie Donelson Fannie Griffith S A Wallace and others. A curriculum synopsis from first through twelfth grades and a demonstration of mechanical aids precede science exhibits in the high school building with a reception in the cafeteria.
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Waldo Mathews
George Tennison
C. R. Baker
Ida Collins
Joyce Hopkins
Beryl Jones
J. Carl Jones
Omar Odom
Alvin Ragan
Weeks Crawford
Kirby
C. B. Watts Jr
Dixie Donelson
Fannie Griffith
S. A. Wallace
Trail Riders Plan Jasper Rodeo Trek
The Silsbee Trail Riders met Feb. 24 in the fire hall with 21 members present. Plans discussed for a Jasper Trail Ride starting in Silsbee this year. Further details will be announced later. Next meeting is Friday night at the fire hall.
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Silsbee
Fire Hall
Junior High Science Fair Winners Named In Two Divisions
Winners in the 1961 Silsbee Junior High Science Fair were named this week by Mrs Chester Hooks and Herman Johnson. Biological division winners included Leon Stokesburs and Robby Leger for an insect display. Physical sciences winner Betty Rose Lane with a Proximity Relay. Second place went to Lovee Jardell in biology with a stuffed hawk and Selma Jean Will third with a microbiology exhibit. Ruston Cable placed second in physical sciences with a Tesla coil, while Sally Hartman and Anita Jo Kirtley earned third with a North America resources exhibit. Exhibits open to the public during Public School Week with a special showing tonight at 1:00 PM.
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Silsbee Junior High
Chester Hooks
Herman Johnson
Leon Stokesburs
Robby Leger
Betty Rose Lane
Current Science and Aviation Magazine
Lamar Tech East Texas
Beamont
Lovee Jardell
Selma Jean Will
Ruston Cable
Sally Hartman
Anita Jo Kirtley
North America
Silsbee Box Tops County With 2185 Paid Poll Taxes
County election precinct results released by County Judge Fletcher Richardson list 13 voting boxes. Silsbee precinct reports 2185 poll taxes with presiding judge I. Self and named assistants. other precincts range from 40 to 891 poll taxes, with judges listed.
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Silsbee Box Tops
Fletcher Richardson
Silsbee
Kountze
Chance Loeb
J. O Fountain
Kindre
Tommie Earley
John Blair
Marjorie Blake
Self
Velma Bartle
Margaret McNeil
Ernie Dietrich
Caney Head
W. A. Rashall
Chance-Loeb
Charlie Reed
Paggard
Will Tanner
Plank
George Jordan
G. D Prince
Village Mills
Mame Waddell
Joe Fran
Hone
Island
Archie Moore
Desk Flowers
Thicket
City Arrests Hit 19 During Week
City police report 19 persons jailed and nine traffic arrests for the week. Chief Grady Tarver said Wednesday the arrests for jailable offenses included six drunks one AWOL from the army one pick up on arrant one impleasant and one GAIRK in caf.
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Grady Tarver
Army
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Pat Andrews
Ed Ivy
Bob Sissell
Carl Britton
Rufus Tanton
S. B. Parsley
John B. Stimuts
David Read
H Brown
iBean
Domino
Cones
Harrell
Harrington
Stagner
Lindsey
Hartman
Upshaw
Enn
Padgett
Theriot
Hebert
Jackson
Crim
Calhoun
Mathews
Architect
George Ingram
Beaumont Delton
Payne
Pudgie Black
Raymond Grissom
Joe Blackmon
Sammy Barrow
Robert ‘Modisette
Richard Ratliff
Robert Modisette
Ronnie’ Nash
Blackmon
Grissom
John Clawson
Ratliff
Black
Tommy Harte
Delta Kappa Gamma
Evadale Pta
Herald
Neild & Son
B& PW
Leona Whitman
H. G. Fling
Jacksonville
Eugene R. Jonte
J. D. Bracken
G. C. Bracken
J. W. Wiggins Sr
Baptist Hospital
Hilton Meigs
Richard Stapelton
Howard Lee McDonald
Nearling Birmingham
Atlanta
St. Therese Hospital
L. E. Swinney
C. L. Quave
Clute
Jack Harris
R. E. Jackson
Frank Griffin
Angleton
Bert Black
Hitchcock
E. FE. Castilan
the Friendship Baptist Church
Nancy V. Helland
Texas City
R. Q. Jones
Patricia Duncan
Billy Dillon
Eddie York
KE. York
York
US Army
Fort Sill
Oklo
David Upshaw
Burley Woods
Crossett
Ark
Charlie Upshaw
Lille
J. J McMinn
Port Neches
C. A. Verdine
Richard Young
Austin
Lb. A. Odom
Datsetta
Thomas F. Burks
Susbee
University of Texas College of Pharmacy
Jasper Rodeo
Eve Leftin
Becky More
Votaw
Karl Bailey
David Bean
Saratoga
Vddie Legendre
Dolly Jewel Hoffman
Elsie Hollider
Batson
Durham
P R. King
Esther Mae Herrington
Jim Donahoe
Frank Mitchell
Jeanette Warren
Wile Brogden
Mildred Bennett
Grayburg
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