Silsbee Bee Publication Details and Staff Listing
The Silsbee Bee notes its second class mailing permit date April 10 1919 and Thursday publication at 410 Highway 96 Silsbee Texas with subscription rates 3 50 yearly in Hardin Jasper Tyler Jefferson counties 4 00 elsewhere. Editorial staff names include David Read R L Read Tommy Read Leona Whitman Harold Leigh Ruth Stirling James Johnson Charles Green and others.
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Silsbee
Texas
Highway 96
Hardin
Jasper
Tyler
Jefferson
Mechanical Department
Harold Leigh
Ruth Stirling
James Johnson
Charles Green
Afternoon Tea Honors Silsbee High School Graduates
Miss Lynn Miears and Miss Martha Smith, May graduates of Silsbee High, were honored at a Sunday tea hosted by Miss Katherine Cawley. Seventeen guests attended including out of town visitors from Port Neches and Beaumont. Decorations featured miniature caps gowns and diplomas.
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Lynn Miears
Martha Smith
Silsbee High School
Katherine Cawley
J. C. Davis
Ann Davis
Gail Cawley
Port Neches
Susan Wilson
Beaumont
Miss Miears
S. M. Miears
Miss Smith
Eddis Smith
Witnesses Plan Three Day Conference in Alexandria
Arthur Henry presiding minister of Silsbee Northwest Unit Congregation of Jehovahs Witnesses announces a three day training program May 8 to 10 in Alexandria Louisiana. The event features a highlight lecture titled Facing up to the Urgency of Our Times by James A. Thompson Jr. of Brooklyn New York. Henry notes local congregational meetings will not be scheduled during the weekend.
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Arthur Henry
Silsbee Northwest Unit
Jehovah's Witnesses
Alexandria
James A. Thompson Jr
Brooklyn
N.Y
Henry
Births in Silsbee and Kountze Families
A 6 pound 6 ounce girl was born at 4 39 a m Wednesday at St Elizabeth Hospital to Mr and Mrs Steven George Sprancel 1133 Railroad Silsbee Also Randy Leon born May 4 to Mr and Mrs Harvey McCormick of Silsbee Jason George Jr born April 29 to Mr and Mrs George Lowe of Kountze Clarence Dalton born April 30 to Mr and Mrs Clarence Barnes of Kountze
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St. Elizabeth Hospital
Steven George Sprancel
Railroad
Silsbee
Randy Leon
Harvey McCormick
George Lowe
Kountze
Jason
George Jr
Clarence Dalton
Clarence Barnes
Havard Reunion Held Mother's Day at Havard Cemetery
The Havard family reunion returns on Mother's Day at Havard Cemetery ten miles west of Zavalla and seven miles south of Shawnee Prairie. The annual singing and dinner gathering is East Texas largest of its kind and open to all the public. The arrangements are by Lee Outlaw Jim Olds and Leon Havard with coffee and cold drinks provided.
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Havard
Havard Cemetery
Zavalla
Shawnee Prairie
Texas
Lee Outlaw
Jim Olds
Leon Havard
Den 3 of Cub Scout Pack 199 Meets at Den Mother Home
Den 3 of Cub Scout Pack 199 gathered at Mrs. James L. Terrell home Monday with five boys and den chief. The new Indians theme introduced sign language and symbols and cubs made cards for Keith Goins while refreshment service was provided. Mark Lee served as scribe.
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Den
James L. Terrell
False Imprint From Letter To Editor Sparks Clarification
Robert Ward of Silsbee Texas writes to the Pine Needle Newspaper denying authorship of a signed letter to the editor dated April 30. He explains he is 20 years old, not the letter’s author, and lists his family business address at Ward's Furniture, 955 North Sun Street.
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Robert Ward
Silsbee Bee
Mr. Read
Pine Needle
Sim Ward
Ward
North Sun Street
Robert W. Ward
North 5Th Silsbee, Texas
Ratliff Receives Dallas Press Club Journalism Citation
Richard L. Ratliff, son of L. J. Ratliff of Silsbee, earned one of four Dallas Press Club Journalism Citations at Texas Christian University. The ceremony, part of the Communications Awards Banquet at the Western Hills Hotel, honored top students from the TCU journalism and radio-TV films departments. Max Thomas spoke on the communications gap. Ratliff is a Silsbee High School graduate and a junior journalism major.
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Fort Worth
Richard L. Ratliff
L. J. Ratliff
Cravens Drive
Silsbee
Dallas Press Club
Texas Christian University
Western Hills
Max Thomas
Kerrville Times
National Editorial Association
Granite Mountain Quarry Largest of Its Kind in U S
Granite Mountain near Marble Falls covers 180 acres and rises 866 feet in pink granite. It hosts the nation's largest quarry of its kind, a major regional landmark.
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Granite
Marble Falls
U.S
Donelson Jr elected president of Silsbee Lions Club
Henry M. Donelson Jr is elected president of the Silsbee Lions Club for the year starting July 1. Other officers include George A. Goynes secretary L. G. Jordan vice president Tom Tennison second vice president C Bruce Watts third vice president Norman Chafin treasurer Jerry Jones tail twister John Teel lion tamer Lenox Hawthorne and B L Williams directors J T Page and Rev J A Hendrix.
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Silsbee Lions Club
Henry M.donelson Jr
George A. Goynes
L. G. Jordan
Tom Tennison
C. Bruce Watts
Norman Chafin
Jerry Jones
John Teel
Lion Tamer
Silsbee
Sea Explorer
Texas Lions Crippled Children
Kerrville
Ernie Dietrich
Lions International
Nacogdoches
Landolt
W. S Frick
Houston
G. G. Kesner
Beaumont
Billy Holmes
Waldo Mathews to Crown Miss NHA Friday Pageant
Waldo Mathews High School Home Economics department will stage six New Homemakers in a pageant to name Miss NHA Friday at 8 p.m. in the high school gym. Contestants include Joyce Gilmore Sandra Scott Mary Ewing Dianna Irvin Cynthia Dabney and Janet Hitchens. Speeches on home life and talent numbers featured. Featherweight Degree awarded to Akins Ewing Lane and Simmons. Eighth grade initiation and mothers’ Day tribute planned.
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Waldo Mathews High School
Joyce A. Gilmore
Chester Gilmore
Sandra Scott
Nathaniel Scott
Mary C. Ewing
Lloyd Ewing
Dianna Irvin
Vinson Irvin
Cynthia Y. Dabney
A. Dabney
Janet Hitchens
Esters Hitchens
Janice M. Akins
Rebecca Y. Lane
Joyce Simmons
Silsbee school bond election signals new campuses
The Silsbee school board tentatively schedules a May 28 bond election at the Fire Hall to fund two new campuses on 18 acres near the current high school and Frank Robinson Elementary. If approved, grades will realign across Read Turrentine, Kirby, Waldo Mathews, and Frank Robinson campuses, with a 28 percent tax hike to raise valuation from 28.6 million to about 35 million and a rate from 1.65 to 1.75 per 100.
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Silsbee
John Busby
E. J. Dietrich
L. O. Turrentine
L. E. Martin
M. M.williams
Silsbee High
Don L. Hough
Supt. Hough
Frank Robinson
Waldo Mathews
Read- Turrentine and
Kirby
Silkbee High
Frank Robinson School
Alf Fullingim
Jasper Nine Edges Tigers 3-0 In Close Pitcher's Duel
Jasper Nine defeated Silsbee 3-0 in a teness long pitched game. Philip Hennigan earned the win while Robert Hare took the loss as both hurlers went the distance and allowed two runs in the contest. Upshaw played catcher for Silsbee and Muckleroy praised Hare and Upshaw while noting hitting woes for the Tigers as they start the second round against Bridge City.
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Jasper
Bulldogs
Silsbee Tigers
Philip Hennigan
Tiger
Robert Hare
Hennigan
Hare
Buddy Upshaw
Silsbee
Tigers
Orange
Nederland
Victor
Bridge City
H. C Muckleroy
Muckleroy
Upshaw
Tilger
Gerald Walker
Howard Harrison
County Election Totals Show Runoffs in June Second Primary
In the county wide vote R. A. Richardson led with 4185, while Robert Stanley Coe had 2766. Incumbent Willie Bean won county assessor-collector with 5835 to Nick Mitchell’s 1578. Runoffs set for June 6 include Frank S Payne versus Virgil L. Caraway for County Commissioner and E. E. Cotton versus Houston Fields for Precinct 3 Commissioner. Sheriff candidates Ira W. Moore and Henry Overstreet advance to runoff with 2577 and 1508 respectively. Constable races and other precinct totals listed, with final runoffs in the June 6 Democratic Primary.
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R. A. Richardson
Robert Stanley Coe
Willie Bean
Nick Mitchell
Bean
Mitchell
B. A. Rucker
Silsbee
Frank S Payne
Virgil L. Caraway
Milton R. McKinney
Silsbee-Caney Head Precinect
I. T. Odom
E. E. Cotton
Houston Fields
Fields
Woe DD
Flint
i.Taylor
Clint Walston
Saratoga
Voltauw
Thicket
Batson
Whit Whitaker
E. Ricks
Chance- Loeb
Walter Baer
John Gibson
Edgar A Eaves
Collision West Of Kountze Injures 2 Persons
A head on crash Sunday afternoon near Saratoga Sour Lakes west of Kountze hospitalized Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bodemuller Jr of Nederland. Their 9 year old daughter Susan rode with them uninjured. The other driver was David C Simpson 23 of Houston. Both cars damaged. injuries not serious.
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Robert Bodemuller Jr
Nederland
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Saratoga-Sour Lakes
Susan
Bodemuller
David C. Simpson
Houston
Leo Hickman
Silsbee
Highway 96
Neches River
George Graves
Lubbock
Andrew John Gibson
Buna
Imeither
Hickman
GOP primary fields set for November general election
The Republican slate advances to the November vote led by Jack Crichton for governor and Horace Houston for lieutenant governor with candidates for attorney general John Trice and other statewide posts. Frank Grote of Silsbee elected Republican county chairman.
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Ces
Jack Crichton
Horace Houston
John Trice
Bill Hayes
T. E. Kennerly
Texas Supreme Court
Don ‘Flanagan
Dallas Calmes Jr
Fred S. Neuman
John A. Mathews
General Land Office
John B. Armstrong
Agriculture
John Greco
U. S
Frank Grote
Silsbee
Republican
Legislative Candidates Back $45 Monthly Teacher Raise
Texas House and Senate candidates in the May 2 primaries largely favored public school needs. A Texas State Teachers Association survey shows 77.1 percent of 441 candidates answered with strong support for the $45 per month minimum salary rise, sick leave, regional film programs, and defense of the Permanent School Fund.
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Austin
Texas
Texas House
Senate
Texas State Teachers Association
TSTA
Texas Outlook
Schoo
Permanent School Fund
Tsta Exec. Secy
Charles H. Tennyson
Joe B. McNiel
Wichita Falls
Tsta Legislative Committee
House
Democratic Party
May Named Senior Citizens Month Observed Nationwide
President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaims May as Senior Citizens Month with the theme Opportunities for Older Americans. Groups across the country promote activities honoring older citizens, with officials and organizations pledging cooperation to publicize services and mobilize support for senior programs. Leaders highlight three former presidents and a large share of the population as those being honored.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Patsy Reynolds
Texas A&m University
United States
U.S
U. S
12 Held At County Jail The Past Week
Hardin County Sheriff Chief Deputy Dave Rountree reports the county jail held 12 inmates last week. Of these, seven were jailed for drunk and disorderly conduct, one for driving while suspended, two for game violations, and two for traffic violations. The two game violators had a .22 rifle and headlights. they claimed to hunt rabbits but violated hunting laws.
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Dave Rountree
Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Rountree
Sinclair Wives Schedule Meeting for May 14
The Sinclair Wives will meet May 14 at 10 a m at 265 South 7th Street, home of Mrs L E Martin. Mrs Clyde Swenson will preside. The prior meeting was April 9 at Mrs O L Redmond’s home.
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Sinclair Wives
L. E. Martin
South 7Th Street
Clyde Swenson
Club
O. L. Redmond
Bazaar and Bake Sale by Camp Fire Girls
Tan Ya Suta Junior High Camp Fire girls sponsor a bazaar and bake sale Saturday with stands in front of West Co store and Neches Minimax beginning at 8 a m. Proceeds support their activities and charity projects.
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Tan Ya Suta
Camp Fire Girls
West Co
Neches
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Wember
David Read
R. L. Read
Tommy Read
Leona Whitman
Linotype
Pressman
Association
Havard Reunion
Buck
Roosevelt Drive
Keith Goins
Mark Lee
Hove
Lesi
Payroll Savings Plan
Lake Constance
SUN FM
Peppi Hausman
Miami Beach
Fla
Richard Ratliff
TCU
California
Pennsylvania
Henry M. Donelson Jr
Treasury Dept
Advertising Council
Ueis Newspaper
GOP Primary
H.p
A. BE. Read CO
Sinclair
Dehart’s Grocery & Market
Buffy
Herbert Elmore
Elmore
Frank S. Payne
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