Hardin County Court Debates Right of Way Appraisers Pay
Hardin county commissioners voted to pay Burke A. Hargrove 2000 for right of way appraisal on the Neches River bridge project after earlier contracts. O P Roden sought 1160 for 105 item job claiming they completed it in 1957, while commissioner Tom Burch pressed that payment depends on Carpenter Case forms. Court friction and calls for cooperation continued as forms were discussed and tax office staff needs were raised.
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Hardin County
Burke A. Hargrove
Silsbee
Mgaway Ivy
Svur Lane
Tom Burch
Sour Lake
Hargrove
Neches River
Burch
Carpenter
Fletcher Richardson
Highway Department
Tan
Richardson
Stover
Mr. Hargrove
Burke
Mr. Burch
Roden
Pat
Rocky Richardson
Willie
Mrs. Katie Jenkins Buried at Frank's Branch
Final rites for 74 year old Mrs. Katie Ola Jenkins, lifelong Hardin county resident, were held Monday at Frank's Branch with Elder Clede Dulaney officiating. She died Saturday night in Hardin County Hospital. Survivors include four sons, six daughters, one brother, four sisters, 37 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Pallbearers were her nephews. Arrangements by Farmer Funeral Home.
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Katie Ola Jenkins
Hardin County
Frank
Fred
Clede Dulaney
Silsbee Church of Latter Day Saints
Mormon
Jenkins
Hardin County Hospital
Harry
Herman
Daniel Jenkins
Silsbee
A. J. Jenkins
First Baptists To Hold Revival
Rev. J. O. Morman of the First Baptist Church of Tort Neches will open a revival at the First Baptist Church in Beaumon) from March 22 to 29. Services are at 9 30 a m and 7 30 p m daily. Cottage prayer meetings were hosted by the Yolish home with Jerry Mallett and Mr and Mrs Charles Senight of Fort Arthur attending.
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J. O. Morman
First Baptist Church of
Tort Neches
First Baptist Church
Detvices
R. A
Jerry Mallett
Beaumont
Charles Senight
Fort Arthur
Bowles life term upheld. Kiwanis talent show headliners named
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Bryant W. Bowles Jr. life sentence for the May 4 1958 murder in Loeb. Meanwhile Kiwanis Club in Silsbee hosts Ted Mack style talent show at the high school auditorium with Don Mahoney Jeanna Clare and Professor Joe headlining and more than 40 amateur acts competing for a Houston TV appearance. Proceeds benefit Kiwanis Charities.
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Don Mahoney
Jeanna Clare
Professor Joe
Kiwanis Club
Mahoney
Miss Clare
Discovery
Mer
New York City
Joe
West
Silsbee
Ted Mack
Houston
Mack
Jack Hedge
Mixed Foursome Tourney Slated At Silsbee Club
Silsbee Golf and Country Club to host a mixed two ball Scotch Four some Sunday afternoon. Members should sign up with Club Pro John Spiller as early as possible. Play begins at 2 p m with contact via the club telephone EV 4372.
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Silsbee Golf and Country Club
John Spiller
Spiller
Oddfellows to Organize Youth Chapters March 21
Silsbee Oddfellows plan a March 21 meeting at the lodge hall with two out of town speakers. M. M. Sprinkle will explain the Junior Oddfellows and a junior chapter will be organized here. A Touston woman will discuss the girls organization. A door prize will be awarded and the public is invited.
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Silsbee Oddfellows
Lodge
M. M. Sprinkle
Texas
Junior Oddfellows
Touston
Tax Office Extends Hours In March Says Bean
Kountze tax assessor Willie Bean announced longer March hours to serve the public. The office will stay open through noon March 16 to 31 and be open all day Saturday March 2 and 22, despite staffing shortages.
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Bean
Kountze
Willie Bean
Mr. Bean
Silshee PTA Meeting Postponed To Tuesday Afternoon
The Silshee Parent-Teacher Association will meet Tuesday at 3:30 PM in Read-Turrentine cafeteria due to a conflicting program. The St Patrick's Day theme will be featured and the nominating committee will submit names for officers of the new year.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Mormon Church to Sponsor Jamboree Saturday Night
The Silsbee Mormon Church hosts The Western Jamboree on Saturday night March 14 at 8.0 pm. Featured acts include Move Quintet The Bluebird Singers Ellis Hayes as magician and Bobby Battle as Slum the clown with George Owens of Sour Lake as master of ceremonies. Tickets from D R K Ruggles.
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Silshee
Family Visit Highlights Jasper Weekend
Mrs J Stringer and daughters of Jasper visited over the weekend at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs H C Hopkins.
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Mrs. J. ©. Stringer and Ilaughters
Jasper
Nys
H. C. Hopkins
Accident Near Village Creek Hospitalizes One
Miss Mary Bell Sanders of Silsbee was hospitalized with head and face lacerations after a two car collision on Highway 327 near the Village Creek bridge. Sanders was taken to Wardin County Hospital by a Farmer Funeral Home ambulance. Jones Jr. of Silsbee, a passenger, was in a car driven by Corbitt Lee Jones Jr.. Jones is with the 66th Armored Division at Fort Hood. The crash involved John Aden Matula of Beaumont and was investigated by a Hardin County deputy sheriff and the Texas Highway Patrol.
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Mary Bell Sanders
Silsbee
Village Creek
Sanders
Wardin County
Farmer Funeral Home
John Aden Matula
Beaumont
Corbitt Lee Jones Jr
Miss Sanders
Jones
66Th Armored Division
Fort Hood
Hardin County
Sherif
Texas Highway Patrol
Births in Silsbee and nearby areas reported
A series of births is recorded from Hardin County Hospital and area homes. Delbert A. Burroughs Jr appears in Atlantic City for March 5, with other newborns including Vickie Renee Bullock Kathy Darlene Buckner Sandra Gail McKee Cynthia Gwen Johnson Anita Kaye and Debora Carol Watts and Pamela Ann Tobey UT listed with parents from Silsbee and surrounding communities.
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Delbert A. Burroughs
Atlantic City
N. J
Delbert A. Burroughs Jr
Silsbee
Burroughs
Silsbee Bee
Vickie Renee
H. Ll. Bullock
Houston
Mareh 9
Hardin County Hospital
C. L. Buckner
Susbee
Kathy Darlene
Sandra Gail
W. Ht. MekKee
Silshee
F. H. Johnson
Kountze
Cynthia Gwen
Anita Kaye
City Election Contests Bloom As Hopefuls File
A writer reports on a Beaumont dinner at Gulf States Utilities hosted for press and radio staff led by Roy Nelson. Nelson praised industrial growth and favored the McGee Bend Dam while discussing local energy plans and dam projects. The piece also notes inadequate Dam Blake launch facilities and potential community efforts to improve the lake ramps and boost local recreation.
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Bob
Roy Nelson
Gulf States Utilities Company
Beaumont Club
Beaumont
Goody” Goodwyn
Silsbee
GSU
Bob Akers
Beaumont Enterprise
Red” Wilkerson
Port Neches
Mr. Nelson
Blakey Locke
Kfdm-Tv
Dave Russell
Nelson
Gulf Coast
McGee Bend
Dam Blake
Five vie for two council posts in Silsbee election
H C Hopkins files for mayor while five candidates compete for two city council seats in the April 7 election. Incumbents C E Landolt Jr. and Bert M Slaydon join challengers William Free Dr Louis Thacker Sam Cerniglia and H C Hopkins with Jones seeking reelection as mayor.
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H. C. Hopkins
H. M. Jones
William Free
Santa Fe
Silsbee
Louis Thacker
Thacker
City Planning Commission
Sam Cerniglia
Eastex Pulp and Paper
Coun
Junior High Science Winners and Class Favorites Named
Silsbee Junior High held an assembly Tuesday morning recognizing science winners and class favorites. Ann Hayes led biology with first place while Carmen Dominguez and Wanda Caraway topped the physical division. John Clawson and Sharon Simmons were named top overall favorites.
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Wanda Caraway
Ann Hayes
Kenneth Cones
Carmen Dominguez
Jola Griffith
Wanda
Carmen
Jola
Kenneth
Silsbee
Kk. Griffith
Current Science and Aviation Magazine
Bernell Alexander
Lois Cleveland
Glenda Howell
Rita Brown
Alma Williamson
Patricia Matthews
David Davenport
Jimmy Walls
Buddy Jones
Doris Downs
Carolyn Gee
George Crowson
John Clawson
Carmen Domingues
Jerry Biddle
Margaret Scoggins
Randy Read
Ann Waves
Carole Cobble
Nicky Gilbert
Beth Singletary
David Davencport
Jimmy Wills
Virginia Woodard
Bobby Jo Shepherd
Bo Terver
Sharon Samnone
Sharon Simmons
Bo Tarver
Kay Yoksh
Leslie Ashworth
Reese Lott
Gehrig Brown
Jeanelle Shavers
Robert Parks
Kathy McWhorter
Doug Fullingim
Reeves son to visit home before returning to Navy duty
Jimmy Reeves son of Rev and Mrs A H Reeves will visit his parents in town this weekend from San Diego where he is stationed with the Navy. He will then return to San Diego to attend lelectric:az's school.
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Jimmy Reeves
A. H. Reeves
San Diego
Navy
Lelectric:az
Second Poison Pen Letter Circulated in Silsbee Area
A second obscene poison pen letter circulated in Silsbee and mailed from Beaumont. The four page misspelled screed praises Kid Lloyd and condemns Old Johns while insulting The Silsbee Bee. FBI and postal inspectors are handling the case as letters target school board members and private individuals.
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Silsbee
Beaumont
Lloyd
Silsbee Bee
FBI
Post Office
Post Office Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bee
DWI Charge Leads to $50 Fine and Three Days’ Jail
County court records show Guy T. Hopkins of Corrigan fined $50 and cost, and sentenced to three days in jail after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. Office Deputy Dave Rountree reported 26 arrests last week, including 18 drunks and a hot check case, as judges dealt with multiple offenses.
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Dave Rountree
Rountze
Judgh Fletcher Richardson
Guy T. Hopkins
Corrigan
Final Rites For Selmer Whitaker Held Sunday
Funeral services for Selmer Whitaker age 48 were held at 2 pm Sunday at First Baptist Church with Rev. R E Barclay officiating. He died Friday night at his sister’s home after illness and leaves multiple siblings, a niece and nephew. Burial followed at Old Hardin Cemetery in Kountze.
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Selmer Whitaker
First Baptist Church
R. E. Barclay
Whitaker
Erline DeHart
Nona
Hardin County
Silsbee
Frank Whitaker
DeHart
W. J. Jackson
W. A. Bell
G. W. Snub) Gilchriest
Everett Gilchriest
Free Seeks Council Seat In Silsbee Platform Outline
Wm Free announces candidacy for Silsbee city council. He has worked as locomotive engineer and fireman for Santa Fe Railroad since 1914 and lived in Silsbee most of that time. Free served 21 years as legislative representative for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, endorsing good government, highways, schools, higher teacher salaries, and bond issues. He cites support for property development under Article 8, Sec. 802.
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Santa Fe Railroad
Silsbee
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen
Hopkins Files In Mayor's Race For Silsbee
H C Hopkins announces candidacy for mayor of Silsbee citing desire for growth and stability. He states he can devote time to city interests and finances while noting his stake as partner in Silsbee Ice Company with his son H Newton Hopkins.
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H.C. Hopkins
Silsbee
Silsbee Ice Company
H. Newton Hopkins
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Bowles
State Court of Criminal Appeals
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James Earl Harvey
Loeb
Huntsville
Austin
William Whitaker
Pg County
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Elina Lois Bowles
Oddfellows
Silshee Pta
Mormon Church
Hello World
Cilmen C. E
Pete” Landolt Jr
Bert M. Slaydon
Hopkins
Planning Commission
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Slaydon
Gene Richardson, Barbara King and
Don Hartman
Wm. Free
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