Senior Play Our Town Set For Two Performances
The senior class presents Our Town with Doyle Riley as Stage Manager and a full cast including Leon DeMary Joe Goins Lois Blackmon and Herman Hodges. Production staff lists Marie Ferguson Ann Fuller Paul Vanderburg and a large team handling sound make up lighting and ticketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Town
Doyle Riley
Dr. Gibbs
Leon DeMary
Joe Crowell
Tommy Joe Goins
Howie Newsome
Paul James Thomas
Gibbs
Jo Beth Williams
Mrs. Webb
Shirley Harding
George Gibbs
Herman Hodges
Sont Gibbs
Eloise McDona
Ann Fuller
Paul Vanderburg
Gene Sawyer
Talmadge Metz
Charles Caraway
Elsie Jo Parker
Paul Vandeburg
Jean Erwin
Ruth Williamson
Sam Harvill
Jerry Esmond
Eugene Greene
Clifford Turk
Leonard Brown
Ward McDonald
Doyce McNeil
Alvin Strother
Ivan Theus
Byron Rutledge
Jimmy Spell
Archie Fridelle
Little League Officials To Meet Next Tuesday
Schedule shows Gulf, Croc kett & Gilchriest, Silsbee Dry Goods, Buna, Fire Department, Kountze, and Crockett & Gilchriest in a sequence of games through May to July. End of first half and end of second half marked with key matchups and dates.
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Little League
Gulf
Crockett & Gilchriest
Silsbee Dry Goods
Buna
Fire Department
Kountze
Baptist Pastors Form Conference in Silsbee
On March 22, 1954, Baptist pastors from the Silsbee area gathered at First Baptist Church to form The Baptist Pastor's Conference of the Silsbee Area. Rev. R. E. Barclay named temporary chairman with Rev. J. W. Joiner as president, Rev. K. W. Terrell program chairman, and O. L. Beck secretary. A revival planned for District 3 began April 18 was discussed.
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Silsbee
First Baptist Church of
R. E. Barclay
J. W. Joiner
K. W. Terrell
O. L. Beck
Handy Insect Control Guide Off the Press
The 1954 Guide for Controlling Insects on Ornamental Plants in Texas lists control methods and insecticide doses for over 50 pests. Compiled by Neal M. Randolph and F. M. Fuller Jr. it covers identification, storage, handling of household and bulk insecticides, poison types, and mixing dilutions. Copies C-341 available from the County Agent in Kountze, Texas.
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Texas
Neal M. Randolph
F. M. Fuller, Jr
Texas A & M
Kountze
Brooks to witness Nike missile firings at White Sands
Congressman Jack B. Brooks will depart Washington on March 25 to observe Nike guided missile firing demonstrations at White Sands Proving Ground New Mexico. A combined Army demonstration at Fort Hood Texas will follow as Brooks stresses protecting major industrial areas from aerial attack and the need for informed congressional votes on defense spending.
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Jack B. Brooks
Washington
White Sands Proving Ground
New Mexico
Fort Hood
Texas
2Nd District
Brooks
Congress
Rebekah Lodge to Install New Secretary
Mrs Leona Whitman will be installed as secretary of the Silsbee Chapter Rebekah Lodge Monday night March 29. Installing officers will be Mrs Mining deputy and her staff Sadie Forsite Anna Burkhart Mrs Jones and Mrs King all of Jasmine Lodge No 71 Beaumont.
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Leona Whitman
Silsbee
Rebekah Lodge
Mining
Sadie Forsite
Anna Burkhart
Jones
King
Jasmine Lodge
Beaumont
Calvary Baptist Sets Sunday Services in Kirby Town
Rev D A Starks pastor of Calvary Baptist Church will conduct services Sunday afternoon at 2:00 in the home of Mrs Dona Wilson. The public is cordially invited to attend these services.
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D. A. Starks
Calvary Baptist Church
Kirby Town
Dona Wilson
Stop Taking Harsh Drugs for Constipation
Advice against harsh laxatives and salts for temporary constipation. Promotes Dr Caldwell's Senna Laxative with natural senna extract as gentle relief for the family. Includes mailing offer and address at 284 New York 18, N Y.
Letter to the Editor on Beer Can Litter on Highways
J F Goodwyn criticizes roadside litter from beer cans in Hardin county and proposes a Texas state law banning beer sold in cans. He suggests deposits or higher prices to curb disposal, asks local legislators to help draft an appropriate bill for the Texas House.
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Mr. Read
Methodist Church
Kountze
Hardin County
Texas
J. F. Goodwyn
Preferential Tea Honors Beta Sigma Phi Pledges
Texas Nu Upsilon chapter of Beta Sigma Phi staged a Preferential Tea Sunday afternoon at 3 to 5 in Mrs. Dixie Donelson’s home to honor new pledges including Betty Heatherington Juanita Stover Charlie Nell Hancock Liz Crawford Pat Moody Jo Ann Rush Kitty Schuler and Betty Jo Oliver. Chapter members and hostesses served cokes and cookies as plans for the April 12 initiation were set.
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Texas Nu Upsilon
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Dixie Donelson
Beta Sigma Phi
Betty Heatherington
Juanita Stover
Charlie Nell Hancock
Liz Crawford
Pat Moody
Jo Ann Rush
Kitty Schuler
Betty Jo Oliver
Exa Farmer
Joyce Birdwell
Rebecca Hobbs
Betty Skillern
Doreen Parks
Pat Sellers
Pat Skinner
Tommye Smith
Mildred Schuler
Jo Ellen Fry
Rowena Caraway
Myrtle Landolt
Joyce Wallace
Kate Hargrove
Elizabeth McClelland
Political Announcements for Democratic Primaries
The Bee lists candidates subject to July Democratic Primaries. Commissioner Precinct 1 Frank S Payne (Re election) D J Knighten. County Clerk Clarence McNeely. State Representative District 19 Frank H Carpenter. County School Superintendent Neal House. Assessor-Collector Stout Collier. Justice of the Peace Louis Sellers. Sheriff Whit Whitaker. State Senator Ottis Lock (Reelection). District Attorney Everett H Cain. County Attorney R A Dick Richardson.
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Frank H. Carpenter
Residents Face Tight Spaces in Modern Apartment Living
Readers reflect on the constraints of urban living as contemporary apartment dwellers contend with limited rooms and compact layouts. The piece highlights how design choices impact daily life and comfort in dense cities.
Texas coffee hopes fade as climate blocks industry
Dr. R. G. Reeves of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station says coffee trees do not adapt to Texas climate. He notes frost and heat limits, with Central America proving ideal. Long-term breeding offers slim odds and seven to ten years to first harvest.
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R. G. Reeves
Texas Agriculural Experiment Station
Texas
Central America
Reeves
South Texas
Bids Sought to Sell Church Building on North Fifth Street
Advertisement for bids to sell a 28 by 74 foot building owned by the First Pentecostal Church located on North Fifth Street. Bids due April 1 1954 at 930 North Fifth Street. Successful bidder must move the building within 60 days. Church reserves right to reject any or all bids.
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North Fifth Street
W. H. Dunn
First Pentecostal Church
Sealed bids sought for Veterans Workshop in Honey Island
The county school board invites sealed bids for the sale of the Veterans Workshop in Honey Island Texas. Bids will be accepted until 7 p.m. Monday March 29 in Neal House courthouse Kountze Texas. The board may reject any or all bids. Neal House County School Superintendent.
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Veterans Workshop
Honey Island
Texas
Neal House
Kountze
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Sillbee Bee
David Read
Bob Read
Ally Webb
Clemit Cotton
Emily Webb
Lois Blackmon
Mr. Webb
Leon Brown
Marie Ferguson
Lady In the
Elsie Jo Park
Simon Stimson
J. W. Bumstead
Mrs. Soames
Ella Marie Delaune
Constable Warren—Harrell Holland
Si Crowell
George Thompson
Joe Stoddard
Bill Mitchell
Sam Craig
Cesar Dominguez
Asistant
Marie Fergu
W. S
Roosevelt & Tenth Streets
Rupert Childress
Woodville
W. J. Daves
POST
Collier’s
Gtezud Oaicinat
Hardin Drug CO
L. P. and
J. P. Skinner
Rexall
Baptist Pastors
A. & M. Cafe
Fred
Brook-Mays Piano Co
Jack Brooks
Calvary Baptist
Frank S. Payne
D. J. Knighten
Clarence McNeely
Stout Collier
For Justice of the Peace
Pet
Louis Sellers
W. “Whit” Whitaker
Ottis Lock
Everett H. Cain
R. A
Dick) Richardson
Best Plumbing Company
Joe B. van Eman
Cee
Turk
L. Jones
P van Winkle
U. S
Esmond
Rf — Ester
A Sweeney
Lf Parker
Hodges
Tigers
Livingston Lions
the Milner’s Children’s Shop
Mrs
Frances Milner
Milner’s
Silsbee-Beaumont
Deepfreeze
Philco
Norge
ABC
Whirlpool
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