Chance School Patrons Seek Independent District Election
A Chance school district petition seeks an election to convert from a common to an independent district. County Judge Fletcher Richardson will likely order an election within 30 days. Voters also backed a bond for a new school building, with plans to consolidate with Loeb if possible to form a larger independent district.
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Chance
Fletcher Richardson
Richardson
the Bee
Oscar Adams Sr
Loeb
Adams
Chance School
Double Header Opens 1956 Silsbee Little League Season
A 6:30 pm start sets the opening twin bill at Little League Park with Crockett and Gilchriest facing Kountze in the opener and Silsbee Fire Department meeting Gulf Oilers in the nightcap. The article lists a long schedule of future games and mentions stadium repairs and auxiliary preparations led by Mrs. Laverne Barclay.
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Little League Park
Silsbee
Crockett & Gilchriest
Kountze
Silsbee Fire Department
Gulf Oilers
Robert Neyland
Little League
Laverne Barclay
Ratliff
Methodist Minister Praises Church Ads in Silsbee Bee
Rev. Bruce Power of the First Methodist Church of Silsbee thanks sponsors and business firms for the weekly full page church advertisements. He says the series has helped boost church attendance and expresses appreciation for their support.
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Bruce Power
First Methodist Church of
Silsbee
Power
Waco Family Visiting Before Three Year England Stay
Mr and Mrs Bernis Lawrence and daughter Sheila of Waco are visiting her mother Mrs Szlie Ward en route to England where they will stay for three years.
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Bernis Lawrence
Sheila
Waco
Szilie Ward
England
Dr Harmon Lowman To Address Silsbee Graduates On May 29
Silsbee High School prepares for its 1956 commencement with Dr Harmon Lowman president of Sam Houston State College named to give the commencement address May 29 at the high school auditorium. Baccalaureate speaker will be Rev Frank Dormus May 27 at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium. Junior High graduates May 28 7 30 p m at the Junior High auditorium. Waldo Mathews High School graduates May 30 at Waldo Mathews High School. Leona Paine valedictorian with a 97 886 four year average plans industrial mathematics and photography in college.
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Harmon Lowman
Sam Houston State College
Huntsville
Silsbee High School
Don L. Hough
Lowman
Sam Houston
Frank Doremus
St. John’s Episcopal Church of
Silsbee
St. Stephens Episcopal Church of
Beaumont
Waldo Mathews High School
Silsbee Santa Fe Employees Honored With Barbecue
About 350 Santa Fe mechanical department workers and their families from Silsbee joined in a Sunday barbecue at the Silsbee roundhouse to celebrate 1955 safety feat of 776,318 man hours with no reportable injuries by Gulf Division crews across Silsbee Beaumont Galveston Bellville Yard Somerville.
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J. L. Fertig
Santa Fe Railroad
John Decker
Santa Fe
J. W. Murphy
L. L. Luthey
O. G. Pierson
Mr. Fertig
Mr. Decker
B. L. Moreland
W. B. Miller
A. O. Drake
Santa Fe Mechanical Department
Silsbee
Santa Fe Roundhouse
Gulf Division Mechanical Department
Beaumont
Galveston
Bellville
Somerville
Galveston’s
County Memorial Park
E. L. Duggan
Chicago
J. R. Decker
Los Angeles
Thirteen Arrests Reported For Week In Hardin County
Hardin county law enforcement authorities reported 13 arrests during the past week. Sheriff’s deputy Dave Rountree said Monday the arrests included two for DWI two for insanity five for drunkenness three for affrays and one for traffic. No county court cases were heard that week, Judge Fletcher Richardson said.
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Hardin County
Dave Rountree
Rountze
Fletcher Richardson
Lon Avery Family Visits Relatives in Shelby County
Mr and Mrs Lon Avery and their son Dee traveled to Shelby County to visit relatives over the past weekend reporting family ties and a brief homecoming.
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Lon Avery
Dee
Shelby County
Six Local Political Races Shape Up As Filing Deadline Falls
Former Hardin County Sheriff Miles D. Jordan Sr. dies suddenly in Silsbee at 63. His career spanned 1932 to 1942, with three sons and three daughters among survivors. Filing pushes wrap up for six races as deadlines loom with candidates including Jack Brooks and others. primaries begin July 28.
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Miles D. Jordan Sr
Hardin County
Silsbee
Jordan
Nona
Saratoga
Lena Jordan
M. D. Jr
Jack Jordan
Gene Jordan
Beaumont
Pete Rovers
Lufkin
Jack Tipton
C. W. McGintry
J. C. Hooks
Livingston
Oll
Frank Carpenter
Stout Collier
A. D
Red” Lindsey
Honey Island
William “Whit" Whitaker
John W. Fore
Edgar Braves
Lindsey
E. E. Cotten
M. E. Collins
S. M. Crow
Joe D
R. A. Richardson
H. A. Coe
Kountze
U. S. Representative
Jack Brooks
Melvin Combs
M. T. Banks
Hugh H. Wilson
County Democrats Hold Peaceful Convention Back Lyndon Johnson
About 100 people met in the Kountze district court room for the county democratic convention and approved five resolutions backing Lyndon Johnson for Texas standard bearer and national delegation posts. Delegates listed include Hous ton Thompson, Lester Caraway, D. E. Lack, and others from Silsbee, Sour Lake, Honey Island, Caney Head, and Loeb. The Silsbee precinct convention followed with 65 attendees and 27 delegates to the county gathering.
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Kountze
Hardin County
Fletcher Richardson
Lyndon Johnson
Democratic Party of
Texas
Johnson
United States
Byron Skelton
William Free
Johnny Q. Vanderburg
C. W. McGinty
R. F. Ford
Silsbee
David Lilley
Honey Island
Oscar Adams
W C. Seaman
Chance
Forest King
Frank Carpenter
Sour Lake
Archer Fullingim
H. O. Peoples
D. E. Lack
Bernie Bottrell
D. A. Gibson
Loeb
D. J. Knighten
Caney Head
Reverend Barclay Installed Prelate of Texas Knights Templar
Rev R E Barclay pastor of the First Baptist church of Silsbee was installed as grand prelate of the grand commandery of Texas Knights Templar Tuesday night in Beaumont at the Masonic Temple. C KE Beckley commander presided and J Marvin Pugh of Beaumont is grand commander.
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R. E. Barclay
First Baptist Church of
Silsbee
Texas
Knights Templar
Beaumont
Mr. Barclay
Homecoming in Sabinetown Draws Ward Hawthorne Family
Mrs. Sallie Ward and Mrs. Don Hawthorne with their children attended a homecoming in Sabinetown Texas last Sunday as part of the local community gathering.
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Sallie Ward
Don Hawthorne
Sabinetown
Texas
Hooks Seeks State Representative Post for Polk San Jacinto Area
J C Hooks of Livingston announces candidacy for State Representative of the district covering Harding Polk and San Jacinto counties. A 37 year old business man farmer and Army veteran, he attended Sam Houston State College UT and University of Houston and served as a page during the 44th Legislature. He aims for an active campaign to succeed Frank Carpenter of Sour Lake.
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J. C. Hooks
Livingston
The
Bee
Iardin
Polk
San Jacinto
Mr. Hooks
Sam Houston State College
University of Texas
University of Houston
Hooks
Frank Carpenter
Sour Lake
Visitors from Austin and Texas towns call on Youngs
Recent visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Young were Mrs. Dick Young and children Walter and Diane of Austin, Mrs. Harry Huff of Beaumont, and Mr. and Mrs. Bertis Huff and children of San Diego California.
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Walter Young
Dick Young
Walter and
Diane
Austin
Harry Huff
Beaumont
Bertis Huff
San Diego
Calif
Salutatorian Janis Shepherd and top student Howard Perkins Named
Janis Shepherd named Salutatorian with a four year average of 97.804. She is 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs G C Shepherd, from Silebee, and active as editor in chief of the Tiger Rag pep squad captain and NHS secretary among other roles. Howard Perkins, 17, with a 97.086 average, is son of Mrs Anna Perkins and also a National Honor Society member. He has served on the Tiger Rag and Satsuma staffs and participated in plays and clubs.
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Janis Shepherd
G. C. Shepherd
Silebee
Janis
National Honor Society
Tiger Rag
Thespian Club
Satsuma
FHA
Silsbee State Bank
Howard Perkins
Anna Perkins
Howard
Willis Visits Parents During Navy Leave in Philadelphia
Charles E. Willis of Philadelphia arrived Friday night for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Willis. Willis is serving in the United States Navy.
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Charles E. Willis
Philadelphia
Elbert Willis
Charles
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Chance School Patrons
Chance High School
Silsbee School
Fire Dept
Buna
Silsbee Dry Goods
Gulf
Fire Department
Gulf Oiliers
Leona Paine
H. B. Paine
Leona
Silsbee Santa Fe
Erintendent
E. McCrumb
I. Hyde
C. F E. Ashworth, Jr
A. C. Allen, Jr
J. W. McGinty
L. J. Cartrett
A. Day, Jr
R.N. Ebarb
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