Silsbee Association Published Weekly Since 1919
The Silsbee association notes its second class mailing permit date April 10 1919 and weekly publication every Thursday from 410 Highway 96 Silsbee Texas. It lists subscription rates 3.50 yearly within Hardin Jasper Tyler Jefferson counties and 4.00 outside these counties. Names Mecha Harold Leigh Mrs Ruth Stirling James Johnson Charles Green among staff roles are shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Texas
Highway 96
Hardin
Jasper
Tyler
Jefferson
Harold Leigh
Ruth Stirling
James Johnson
Charles Green
Mrs. Bessie Stuckey Dies in San Angelo
Mrs. Bessie Durham Stuckey age 67 of Hobbs New Mexico formerly Gansville died Friday in San Angelo while seeking treatment. Funeral services were held Monday at Vernie Keel Funeral Chapel in Gainsville. She was a Church of Christ member. One of two surviving daughters is Mrs. T P Dilbeck of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Durham Stuckey
Hobbs
N. M
Gansville
San Angelo
Vernie Keel
Gainsville
Church of Christ
T. P. Dilbeck
Beta Sigma Phi rummage sale planned at Santa Fe Park
Nu Upsilon Chapter will sponsor a rummage sale Friday from 2 to 5 30 p.m. at Santa Fe Park. Proceeds support sorority activities and scholarships.
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Nu Upsilon
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Santa Fe Park
Bewley D. Fuller Observes Birthday in Newton Home
Bewley D. Fuller of Newton celebrated his 86th birthday while visiting his son Bruce Fuller. Out of town guests included his daughters Mrs. E. K. Ward and husband from Houston and Mrs. R. T. Evans of Spring, and his son C. F. Fuller and wife of De Ridder, La. He has five children, 13 grandchildren, and 20 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bewley B. Fuller
Newton
Bruce Fuller
Mr. Fuller
E. K. Ward
Ward
Houston
R. T. Evans
Spring
C. F.fuller
Fuller
de- Ridder
Hardin County Singers Hold Convention in Votaw
Hardin County Singing Convention meets at the Assembly of God church in Votaw Saturday night at 7 30 and Sunday services begin at 10 30 with a basket lunch at noon. President H W Ener of Honey Island leads the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Snday
Assembly of God Church
Votaw
H. W. Ener
Honey Island
Descendants of Tobe Levins to meet April 5 at Frank's Branch
The Levins family gets together on April 5 at Frank's Branch near Fred for their annual gathering. A basket lunch will be served at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobe Levins
Frank
Fred
Miss McKnight and C L Thompson wed in First Baptist
Miss Barbara McKnight and Curtis Lloyd Thompson married Friday at 8 p m in the First Baptist Church with Rev R E Barclay officiating. The couple will reside in Silsbee after a wedding trip to Hot Springs Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss McKnight
C.L. Thompson
Barbara McKnight
Curtis Lloyd Thompson
First Baptist Church
R. E. Barclay
Malcolm M. Gunter
Port Neches
Maude McKnight
City
S. W. McKnight
W. D. Tucker
Kirbyville
Curtis M. Thompson
Houston
Funeral Services Held Tuesday For Grady Buckner
Grady Buckner 57 of Center died in Shelby County General Hospital Center at 12 15 a m Monday. Retired Texas Company worker from Port Arthur moved to Center two years ago. Services at Good Shepherd Baptist Church Silsbee Tuesday 10 a m with Rev Rayford Harrison officiating. Burial in Knupple Cemetery. Survived by wife Macil Buckner Center son Harold Dean Buckner Nederland daughter Mrs A W Holder Port Arthur five brothers Johnnie Marvin Silsbee Fred Buna Waylon Port Arthur Mallie Fred three sisters Mrs Cecil Boles Silsbee Mrs Willis Oliver and Mrs Audrey Spann Neuville stepmother Mrs J W Buckner Silsbee Pallbearers Maxie Buckner Jerry Lynn Buckner Buel Flanakin Don Sanford Dave Sanford Pat Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Buckner
Center
Shelby County General Hospital
The
Texas Company
Port Arthur
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
Silsbee
Rayford Harrison
Nederland
Knupple Cemetery
Macil Buckner
Harold Dean Buckner
A. W. Holder
Johnnie
Marvin
Fred
Buna
Waylon
Mallie
Cecil Boles
Willis Oliver
Audrey Spann
Neuville
J. W. Buckner
Maxie Buckner
Jerry Lynn Buckner
Buel Flanakin
Don Sanford
Dave Sanford
Pat Hill
Former Resident Dies In Longview
Jack Allen Yarborough 68 died Sunday afternoon at Welch Funeral Home chapel in Longview. Dr W Morris Ford officiated with Rev Kenneth Mann assisting. Interment Memory Park cemetery. Retired Santa Fe Railroad employee, he lived in Longview 17 years and belonged to First Baptist Church. Survivors include wife, stepson Maurice Browning Beaumont, six sisters Nora Lee Harrison Willie Mac Brim L H Wade Cecil Smyly Pauline Yarborough and James Durdin Beaumont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Allen Yarborough
Welch Funeral Home
Longview
W. Morris Ford
Kenneth Mann
Memory Park Cemetery
Yarborough
Santa Fe Railroad
First Baptist Church
Maurice Browning
Beaumont
Nora Lee Harrison
Willie Mac Brim
L. H. Wade
Cecil Smyly
Pauline Yarborough
Silsbee
James Durdin
Tiger Cub Tracksters Post Carr Relays Scores in Orange
Silsbee Junior High eighth and ninth graders collected 36 1/5 and 35 3/4 points at the Carr Relays in Orange last Saturday under Coach Leonard Barnett. Top finishers included Don Hawthorne and Eddie Tennison in several events, with relay teams also earning runners up positions.
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Silsbee
Carr
Orange
Leonard Barnett
Don Hawthorne
Harold Blythe
Eddie Tennison
David Barnes
Cub
Joe Bellenger
Danny van Pelt
Claude Tarver
Robert Nixon
David Stutts
Mrs. Pearl Walling Laid To Rest In Silsbee
Funeral services for Mrs. Pearl F. Walling 89 were held at 10 a m Wednesday in First Methodist Church Silsbee with Rev. Eugene Jonte and Rev. Joseph C Harrison officiating. Burial followed in Resthaven Cemetery. She died Monday night in Hardin Memorial Hospital after living in Silsbee 14 years. A Caldwell Texas native she belonged to Christ Episcopal Church of San Augustine and held high offices in Eastern Star. Survived by daughter Julia Bell Boyett and granddaughter Mrs. Philip Allen both of Silsbee. Pallbearers listed.
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Pearl F. Walling
First Methodist
Silsbee
Eugene Jonte
Joseph C. Harrison
Episcopal
Resthaven Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home
Walling
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Caldwell
Texas
Christ Episcopal Church of
L. E. Martin
F. B. Dardin
Leon Boyett
Forrest Griffin
Harmon Weathersby
Tiger Nine Opens Season With 7 4 Win Over Little Cypress
Silsbee Tigers rally after 3 0 deficit to beat Little Cypress 7 4 in season opener. Robert Hare pitched all nine innings with 10 strikeouts and seven hits allowed. Bob Roberts hit a two run homer in the fifth to put Silsbee ahead for good. Bert Carpenter Mac Rose and Gerald Walker had two hits each. Next up travel to Little Cypress was set for today with a return game and a trip to Forest Park in Beaumont next Thursday.
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Little Cypress
Tigers
Bob Roberts
Bert Carpenter
Mac Rose
Gerald Walker
Silsbee
Tiger
Hare
Jane
Beaumont
Forest Park
Gratitude for Sympathy After S O Jones Death
The family of S. O. Jones thanks friends for sympathy, floral gifts, meals and prayers. Special thanks go to Rev Blalock Rev Harding Dr Poshataske and the nurses at Hardin Memorial Hospital from Olen C. Jones Wendell Bill Jones and family.
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S. O. Jones
Blalock
Harding
Poshataske
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Olen C. Jones
Wendell
Bill) Jones
School bond plans discussed amid tax concerns and delays
Board members weighed building options from 2.5 million to 1.5 million as the best feasible plan. Jim Heath warned tax rolls would rise and industry valuation would drive higher taxes. Dudley Stone urged more study, while Bergman noted Sinclair’s stance once plan is set. Postponed decision on hiring Pritchard and Abbott.
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Fullingim
Jim Heath
Fender
Heath
Sinclair
Dudley Stone
Kirby
Stone
Bergman
Pritchard
Abbott
Silsbee Tigers eye district track crown after strong pre meet shows
Deer Park placed third in the mile with a season best. Clyde Drake tied for third in high jump. Sammy Ashworth tied for third in pole vault. Silsbee beat Nedernland and Orange for fourth in the mile relay. Saturday Trinity Valley Relays at Liberty precede the district carnival. Drake and Sirmons nursing leg injuries. Silsbee favored to win district meet on April 11 at home.
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Clyde Drake
Sammy Ashworth
Silsbee
Nederland
Orange
Tigers
Trinity Valley
Jerry Sirmons
Drake
Sirmons
Dauphin
Last Rites Held Monday For James M Hutto 86
Funeral services for James Martin Hutto 86 of Fred were held Monday at Mount Olivet Baptist Church Fred with Rev W D Sherman and Rev W A Rashall officiating. Burial followed at Frank's Branch Cemetery near Fred. Surviving are his wife Gertrude four sons A M Hutto George Hutto Jeff Hutto Sam Hutto all of Fred three daughters Myrtle Cunningham Ruth Tanton and Bessie Hutto of Fred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Martin Hutto
Fred
Mount Olivet Baptist Church
W. D. Sherman
W. A. Rashall
Wiley Mae Pentecostal Church
Frank's
Farmer Funeral Home
Silsbee
Britton Hutto
James H. Cunningham
Jim Watts
Harvey Cunningham
Ruth Tanton
Bessie Hutto
Two Cases Heard In County Court
Judge Fletcher Richardson heard two cases this past week. On March 19 James Merchant of Route 1 Silsbee was fined 50 dollars and court costs and given three days in county jail for driving while intoxicated. Marion S Ward of Beaumont was fined 25 dollars and court costs on March 21 for driving while license suspended. Both pleaded guilty.
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Fletcher Richardson
James Merchant
Route 1
Silsbee
Marion S. Ward
Beaumont
Silsbee Resident Favors Park Charm Over Parking Lot Plan
Writer urges Silsbee to beautify Santa Fe Park instead of paving it for a parking lot. She advocates landscaping wisteria displays, community efforts by social clubs and high school volunteers, and promoting a Wisteria Trail to attract visitors and enhance civic life. The letter argues preservation of rural charm benefits business and quality of life.
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Santa Fe Park
Silsbee
East Texas
Earl P. Watson
Rt. 2
Texas
Funeral Services Held For M. Murphy 87 Near Silsbee
Charlie M. Murphy 87 of near Silsbee died at noon March 18 in a Palestine nursing home where he had lived three years. Services were Friday at Farmer Funeral Chapel with Rev. Woodrow Wilson officiating. Burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery Beaumont. He was a Polk County native, retired Kirby Lumber Co. employee. Survived by wife Eunice Murphy of Silsbee, two sons H. A. Murphy of Silsbee and C. M. Murphy of Beaumont, seven daughters including Catherine Murphy, Gladys Casey, and Jake Cochran of Beaumont, W. L. Moulder of Silsbee, Fred Himelreich of Silsbee, A. J. Hall of Victor, L. J. Chamberlain of Port Arthur, two brothers Larkin and David Murphy of Buna, one sister Mrs Amos Williams of Buna, 36 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren.
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Charlie M. Murphy
Near
Silsbee
Palestine
Farmer Funeral Chapel
Woodrow Wilson
Victor
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Beaumont
Polk County
Kirby Lumber Corp
Eunice Murphy
H. A. Murphy
C. M. Murphy
Catherine Murphy
Gladys Casey
Jake Cochran
W. L. Moulder
Fred Himmelreich
A. J. Hall
L. J. Chamberlain
Port Arthur
Larkin Murphy
David Murphy
Buna
Amos Williams
Kirby Lumber Official Talks Plywood Plant Plans
Tom Orth of Kirby Lumber Corp spoke at the Silsbee Lions Club luncheon about plywood production and the new Silsbee plant scheduled to be ready in July. He showed a film on plywood processes and discussed Southern pine plywood production and company reasons for entering the field. The club selected a local girl as duchess for the Jasper Rodeo May 6 to 10, with Miss Sally Hartman having served last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Orth
Houston
Kirby Lumber Corporation
Silsbee Lions Club
Orth
E. B. Brown
Silsbee
Kirby
Brown
W. H. Lawson
Southern Pine
Lions
Sally Hartman
Lions Club
Jasper
Stuart Smith
W. D., White
Beaumont
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Ixas
David Read
R. L Tommy Read
Leona Whitman
CAL Dei
Society
Ters and Publishers
Linotype
Pressman Stereotyper
Bessie Stuckey
Teuuts
J J
Bewley D. Fuller
Levins
Lilsbee State Bank
the Pines Theatre
Pines
Dean Martin
Sports Sun
Cary Grant
Audrey Hepburn
Technicolor
Panavision
Charade
Stanley Donen
Walter Matthau
James Coburn
Isue
Henry Mancini
Sowepiety
Peter Stone
Sn Dewclad
Harold E. McDonald
Steve Eppes
Weldon McBride
Church Recreation Hall
Kathy Tucker
Margaret Bell
Beverly Hare
Hot Springs
Ark
South Hampton Co
Silsbee State Bank
Tiger Cub Tracksters School Board
Pearl Walling
Cypress
Tiger Baseball
Robert Hare
Dominy
Borden
Spurger Highway
Deer Park
James M. Hutto
Eaitor
M. Murphy
Kirkpatrick
Henry Overstreet
Wortrey Glass & Mirror
J. W. Savage
Silsbee, Texas
P. O. Box
S. D. Armour Sr
Home Supply
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