Post Office Improvements Included In Proposed Bill
Congressman Jack Brooks announced that the district’s post office would be included in a bill to authorize 15 new or expanded federal buildings at about 7.72 million dollars. The plan allows lease purchase for acquisition and construction, with Silsbee earmarked for 225 thousand dollars for a site and building as growth continues.
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Jack Brooks
The
Bee
Congress
Brooks
Postmaster General
General Services Administration
Silsbee
Herbert Tucker Dies Unexpectedly In Odessa
Herbert Tucker age 25 son of J. T. Tucker of Silsbee died suddenly in Odessa Sunday. An oil field worker, he is survived by his wife of Odessa, a daughter Sherline of Silsbee, his father seven brothers and three sisters. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 4 pm at the Farmer Funeral Home Chapel with Murphy McNeil officiating and burial in Knapple Cemetery. Pallbearers named W C Roy Pete Sheffield Charlie Hall W J Burge Robert Earl Nelson Elray Hall.
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Herbert Tucker
J. T. Tucker
Silsbee
Odessa
Mrs. Tucker
Sherline
Frank
Beaumont
R. E
Port Arthur
Leon
Leroy
Johnny
Earnest
B. B
Houston
L. N. Nelson
B. J. Kelly
J. J. Hutto
Farmer Funeral Home
Murphy McNeil
Church of Christ In
Knapple Cemetery
W. C. Roy
Pete Sheffield
Charlie Hall
W. J. Burge
Robert Earl Nelson
Elray Hall
Richard Busby Heads SDX President of UT journalism group
Richard Edward Busby of Silsbee is elected president of Sigma Delta Chi at the University of Texas. A UT senior in journalism, he writes for the Daily Texan and serves as associate editor of the Ranger. He is son of Mr and Mrs Russell Busby of 735 Highway 96.
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Austin
Richard Edward Busby of
Silsbee
Sigma Delta Chi
University of Texas
Busby
Daily Texan
The
Ranger
Russell Busby
Highway 96
Pony League Organizes Auxiliary Meeting Set
Mothers of players and interested personnel are invited to a Monday 3:30 PM meeting at the Junior High School to organize a Pony League Baseball League Auxiliary led by Mrs. O B Caraway.
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O. B. Caraway
Crockett and Gilchriest Mark Fifth Anniversary
Crockett and Gilchriest Grocery and Market celebrate five years serving the area. W. P. Crockett and G. W. Gilchriest are active in civic groups, churches, and local governance, and invite friends and customers to join in the anniversary celebration.
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Crockett & Gilchriest Grocery
W. P. Crockett
G. W. Gilchriest
Crockett
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
First Methodist Church
Gilchriest
Silsbee
First Baptist Church
the Bee
Ruby Jean Eledge Elected Treasurer at SHSTC Society
Ruby Jean Eledge of Silsbee has been elected treasurer of the Carolyn Belvin Society at Sam Houston State Teachers College in Huntsville. A freshman business administration major, she will hold the post for the next school year. She is the daughter of Mrs. Rubalee G. Eledge and a Silsbee High graduate who served as cheerleader and editor of the school paper.
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Huntsville
Sps
Ruby Jean Eledge
Silsbee
Carolyn Belvin Society
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Eledge
Rubalee G. Eledge
Silsbee High
Future Teachers of America
National Honor Society
Episcopalians To Meet Tuesday Night May 18
A business meeting of local Episcopalians is set for Tuesday night May 18 at 7 30 at the fire hall. Rev Frank Doremus and St Stephens Mission members from Beaumont will help plan a mission in Silsbee. Bishop John E Hines will meet the group May 31. A covered dish supper precedes the gathering.
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Frank Doremus
St. Stephens
Beaumont
John E. Hines
Diocese of Texas
Silsbee
Bell Family Visits In El Campo Texas
Mr and Mrs M M Bell and their son James Marvin visited Mrs Bell s parents Mr and Mrs Chas Bacak Sr in El Campo Texas over the weekend.
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M. M. Bell
James Marvin
Chas. Bacak, Sr
el Campo
Texas
Tigers Seek 23 A Baseball Pennant in Nederland
Silsbee battles Nederland Friday afternoon for the district 23 A title after a 7-6 win over Victor Pine from Monday. A Nederland victory would crown Silsbee after they clinched a co championship with a win over Victor and a prior upset by Jasper. Tiger catcher Billy Dan Van Winkle suffered a jaw injury and awaits another X ray result before deciding on Friday’s lineup.
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Tiger
Bulldogs
Silsbee
Billy Dan van Winkle
Billy Dan
Victor
Tigers
Nederland
Silsbee Boys
Dinkle
Tiger Diamond
Don L. Hough
Capt. Roy Daniel joins 4th Regimental Combat Team in Alaska
U S forces report Capt Roy E Daniel and his wife Wanda and mother I F Daniel live in Silsbee Texas. He has joined the 4th Regimental Combat Team at Ladd Air Force Base Alaska. He is a five year Army veteran who attended Texas A and M College and the University of Texas.
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U. S. Forces
Alaska
Roy E. Daniel
Wanda
I. F. Daniel
P.T.A. To Install Officers Tuesday
Installation of P T A officers will be held Tuesday night May 18 at 7 30 in the high school auditorium. Mrs E M Prewitt incumbent president will preside as Mrs L N Brannan president elect and the new officers take office with Mrs W C McNeil as installing officer. Public is invited.
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P-T. A
E. M. Prewitt
L. N. Brannan
W. C. McNeil
Vandals Target Graves and Public Spaces in Silsbee Alarming Letter
Silsbee editor urges harsh action against graveyard vandals after an eyewitness recounts shrubs uprooted at Rest Haven Cemetery on Mother's Day. The piece condemns vandals as scavengers and urges stronger penalties, while also criticizing beer can littering along roads and public places.
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Silsbee
Mr. Read
Resthaven Cemetery
Livestock Producers To Meet Wednesday In Kountze
The Southeast Texas Livestock Producers Association will meet next Wednesday night May 19 at 7 30 at the Courthouse in Kountze. Dwayne Overstreet says state representative Frank Carpenter will be principal speaker with Rep. Bob Patton expected to attend. Overstreet urges all Open Range supporters in Hardin County to attend. Mr. and Mrs. P T Shepherd visited their daughter and son in law Dr E M Hood in Orange over the weekend.
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Southeast Texas Livestock Producers Association
Kountze
Dwayne Overstreet
Frank Carpenter
Bob Patton
Jasper
Overstreet
Hardin County
P. T. Shepherd
Mrs
E. M. Hood
Orange
Two Injured In Collision At Service Cafe
At 1 40 PM Monday two people were injured in a pickup versus auto crash at the Service Cafe. Norma Jean Kelley sixteen a waitress at the Service suffered a bruised knee a bump on the head shock and possible internal injuries while riding south in the Kelley pickup driven by her father W H Kelley who turned toward the cafe. David Jenkins of Fred driving the northbound car sustained a deep cut on his left leg near the knee.
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Norma Jean Kelley
Miss Kelley
W. H. Kelley
David Jenkins
Fred
M Swearingen Dies At Home In Silsbee
Charles Marvin Swearingen 74 a Silsbee resident for 31 years died Saturday at 510 p m at his home after a long illness He was a retired machinist logging contractor and school teacher Survived by two sons five daughters three brothers one sister and 11 grandchildren Funeral services were at 2 pm Monday at Farmed Funeral Home chapel with Rev A H Reeves of Woodrow Baptist Church officiating Burial followed in Resthaven Cemetery Pallbearers named.
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Charles Marvin Swearingen
Silsbee
Swearingen
R.V
Beaumont
Henry
Lara Alice Swearingen
Ione Swearingen
Mattie la Fose
H. W Nelson, Jr
Resthaven Cemetery
Bobby Yawn
Andrew Hicks
Allen Reeves
Joe Knupple
S. A. Wallace
van Wallace
Azalea Garden Club Hosts Speaker on Native Flowers
The Azalea Garden Club met at Mrs. C. A. Jones home with co hostesses Mrs. J. E. Smith and Mrs. Jones daughter Mrs. George Councill. Mr Williams presented a talk on native flowers and showed Panama Canal Zone slides. The next meeting will be May 26 at 2 30 p.m. at Mrs. W. F. Caskey home with co hostesses Mrs. W. H. Nixon. Refreshments were served to 10 members and one new member Mrs. Stout Collier.
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Azalea Garden Club
C. A. Jones
J. E. Smith
Jones
George Councill
R. T. Walker
C. Dehart
Williams
Panama Canal Zone
W. F. Caskey
W. H. Nixon
Stout Collier
Oil Workers Local 592 Plans Cleveland Convention
Local 592 elected Ben Walker and Pat Sheffield to attend a special called convention in Cleveland Ohio to be held June 1, with the purpose of addressing pending labor matters and union actions.
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Oil Workers Local
Ben Walker
Pat Sheffield
Cleveland
Ohio
Enthusiastic Crowd Attends III Opening Night of Silsbee Little League
A large crowd packed the grandstand for the Silsbee Little League opening ceremonies with County Judge Fletcher Richardson and Mayor H. H. Jones officiating. Gulf Tigers beat Five Department Indians 4-2 while Buna defeated Crockett Gilchriest 16-5. Silsbee Dry Goods and Gulf teams split next matchups as schedule unfolds through school break.
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Silsbee
Fletcher Richardson
HH. M. Jones
Melvin Winger
Gulf Tigers
Five Department Indians
Buna
Crockett & Gilchriest
Kountze
Silsbee Dry Goods
Gulf
Mrs. Johnson Presents Final Recital Of The Season
Mrs. Etta Mae Johnson will present her piano pupils in a recital at 8 o clock Saturday night in the Junior High school auditorium. It is the second and final recital of the season following a first recital last Saturday night.
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Etta Mae Johnson
Local Foresters Attend Meeting In Alexandria Louisiana
Four foresters and their wives from Silsbee members of the Society of American Foresters attended the Gulf States Section meeting in Alexandria Louisiana on May 6 and 7. More than 600 foresters and guests from Louisiana Mississippi and Texas attended. The equipment demonstration featured products from firms specializing in forest fire fighting and forestry machinery. The two day meet combined lectures discussions and field demonstrations on up to date forest resource management.
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Silsbee
Society of American Foresters
Gulf States
Society
Alexandria
George Stanley
John C. Meyers
George Wright
L. S. Taylor
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Beau mont Farmers Market appoints Stanley Gore manager
Stanley Gore a Silsbee truck farmer was named manager of the Beaumont Beau mont farmers market announced by Pat Peyton of the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce agriculture committee. The market opens Saturday May 22 with improvements including more shell for the parking lot additional lighting and painted display tables.
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Stanley Gore
Silsbee
Beaumont
Pat Peyton
Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee
Park Benches To Be Painted Saturday
Benches in Santa Fe park built two years ago for retired railroad men will get a new coat of paint on Saturday weather permitting according to W L Uncle Bill Armstrong retired engineer He said he wanted to warn people to avoid getting paint on their clothes
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Santa Fe
W.L
Bill” Armstrong
Armstrong
Clyde Scott to Graduate From Texas School for the Blind
Clyde I Scott grandson of Mrs Dora McDonald of Silsbee will graduate from high school at the Texas School for the Blind in Austin on May 25. He has attended the school for many years and maintains a good scholastic record. After graduation he will return to Silsbee and plan further education later.
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Clyde I. Scott
Dora McDonald
Silsbee
Texas School For the Blind
Austin
Clyde
Stormy school board session over firing rumors and loyalties
A late night school board meeting featured bus driver Lindsey accusing Supt. Hough of stating the board fired him for politics. Hough denied the claim, citing loyalty concerns and urging board action. The session also approved purchases, hired staff, and discussed next year’s budget with further action planned.
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R. L
Bob) Lindsey
Don L. Hough
Mr. Lindsey
Hough
Lindsey
Mr. Hough
E. M. Prewitt
Ben Walker
Walker
Gilchriest
D. J. Knighten
A. W. Dainwood
New Orleans
Doris Williams
Pat Phelps
Jewel Blankenship
Iola Ard
Frances McClelland
Pearl
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Richard Busby
Pony League
College
Victor Slisbee
Pitman
Turk
Dash
Hodges
Lyle
Esmond
Franklin
Parker
Bourg
Nelson
van Winkle
Beard
Moore
Ester
Tucker
Skinner
Jennings
Childress
Idor
Roy Daniel
P.T.A
David Read
M. Swearingen
H. E .Bovay, Jr
H. E. Bovay, JR
Mrs. Johnson
Clyde Scott
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