City Begins Mowing For Clean-up Drive
Silsbee launches weed cutting and ditch clearing as part of the Clean-up Paint-up campaign led by Chamber of Commerce with H M Jones. City crews and a state sweep plan street work while three trash trucks to operate Monday through Thursday. Citizens and businesses urged to place debris curbside in proper containers for pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Lenox Hawthorne
Chamber of Commerce
Ave. L
H M. Jones
State Highway Department
B. D. Banks
Mr. Jones
Santa Fe
Jones
City Manager resigns over incompatibility in Silsbee
B C Banks announces resignation effective June 30 1961 citing marital split and incompatibility with city leadership. He reports planned population growth and bond funded sewer and water improvements but says council rejected his growth recommendations. He offers to help locate a replacement and notes ethics prevent endorsing any candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Banks
City of
Silsbee
Clean-up Fix-up Paint-up drive urged for Silsbee
The Silsbee Chamber of Commerce leads a community campaign to improve the town’s appearance. Citizens, with city and county aid, will clear trash, weed lots, sweep streets, and freshen homes and fences. The effort aims to inspire pride and attract future growth as Gulf States Utilities expands facilities nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Gulf States Utilities Co
Beaumont
Roy Nelson
Texas
Silsbee
Evadale
County Arrests Reach 52 Since May 1 Reported
County arrests at the county jail since May 1 total 52 with four leases heard in county court. Arrests include two felony drunk drivers, three first offense drunks, two hot checks, six drunken in car, four traffic, two illegal weapons, one grand jury indictment, and 32 drunks. Guilty pleas in county court include W. E. Stamback on pistol toting, Austin Robertson hot check, D. L. Williams theft and carrying illegal weapon, and Alvin M. Christopher carrying illegal weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Rountree
W. E. Stamback
Austin Robertson
Silsbee Negro
D. L. Williams
Fred
Alvin M. Christopher
Silsbee
Lions Club Install Officers Tuesday May 30
Silsbee Lions club plans its annual installation at the Bluebonnet Cafe Tuesday night May 30. Incoming president W W Howell and officers including D M Short Marion Almond Horace Whittington Warren Bower Al Mashburn and Rev A J Hendrix plus directors will be welcomed. The event doubles as ladies night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Lions Club
Bluebonnet
J. D. Donelson
W. W. Howell
Village Mills
D. M. Short
Marion Almond
Horace Whittington
Warren Bower
al Mashburn
A. J
City Budget Nears Completion and Board Vacancy
City council nears wrap up on the revised budget for the coming year with bids sought to sell a 1957 Chevrolet police car. L. G. Jordan named to fill a vacancy on the board of equalization alongside Frank Grote and D. M. Short. amended budget shows expenditures of 237353 against 247300 in revenues, with no tax increase expected. Several items remain under study before final figures are published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Jordan
Board of Equalization
Iear
Frank Grote
D. M. Short
Weekend visits fill Sulphur Springs lines of kin
A string of social notes lists Mr. and Mrs. Ray McGallion and sons visiting in Sulphur Springs in the home of Mrs. Ellie McCool. many relatives from Woodville Houston Beaumont Jasper and other areas also visited kin across several towns over the weekend. The items name numerous families including the Crawfords Wood Hawthorns and Smiths, with trips to Livingston Kirbyville Galveston and College Station, plus hospital and wedding mentions across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray McGallion and Sons
Sulphur Springs
Texas
Mmother
Ellie McCool
R. L. Crawford
Woodville
Harry Day
Kennard Wood
Houston
G. J. Wood
L. P. Skinner
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Stella Cook
Wekend
Breaux Bridge
Ila
Keith Cook
Tom Schofield
Kathy
Tommy
Jasper
J. H. Tucker
B. E. Tucker
Walter IL. Tucker and Sons
Groves
L. C. Bailey
C. QO. Purvis
S. M. Baxter
Livingston
Edward Dominguez
Alexandra
A. L. Williams
W. H. Cowart
Virgil Eason
Jerome Morriss
Dry Creek
Loui Sanders
Lenox Hawthorne and Sons
Kirbyville
Walter Hawthorne
J. O. Allbritton
M. FE. Mallett
EK. E. Nausen
Iola
Helen Griffith
Cleveland
E. Wall
H. B. Simmons
Martha
Billy Martin
Betty Beam
George L. Boykin
Mona Cropley
Splendora
Boykin
Frank Allen Bell
R.H. Ernst
Eugene Bell
Roy Hill
City
Alpha Jones
Mary Frances Hill
Longview
Jimmy Jones
Palacios
Eugene Smith
Robert Cobb
Billy D. Moore
Pennington
Ala
Ruby Bledge
Moore
James Eason
Port Arthur
Lonnie Jones
Kenneth Bell
Weldon
Albert McBroom
Edward McBroom
McBroom
J. &. Weatherford
J. W. Lee
Victor
S. N. Hinson
C. J. Thorne
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
I. W. Landry Jr
Evadale Buna Little League Fete to Open Park
Evadale Buna Little League opens a new ball park at Evadale with a Saturday program headlined by A G Natwick and an Old Pros game. Four teams from Evadale and Buna will play all afternoon, with lunch proceeds to the Little League treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evadale-Buna
Evadale
Leon Curtis
Little League Treasury
A. G
Buff” Natwick
Eastex
Natwick
Yesteryear
Yesteryear In A Few Innnings of Play, Mr. Curtis
Wildcats
Troyce Taylor
Jodie Carroll
Paul Roschek
Red Sox
R. L Rush
H. D. Terry
Larks
Jim Rainey
Francis McDaniel
Buna
Orioles
Josh Hale
Carroll Hale
Yankees
Oscar Curry
W. E. Black
Jets
W. E. Nau
Jack Perry
Panthers
Floyd Denman
Guy van Cleave
J. R. Smiths To Note 60th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs J R Smith celebrate their sixtieth wedding anniversary with an open house in their Silsbee home on the old Beaumont highway. Married May 26 1901 in Tyler County the couple now reside in Silsbee with eight of their ten children living. Mr Smith is a retired farmer and log contractor. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
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J. R. Smith
Mrs. Smith
Tyler County
Mary Richardson
Warren
Silsbee
Mr. Smith
Beaumont Highway
Nash wins Lone Star pole vault at Commerce meet
Mickey Nash, Lamar sophomore vaulter, won first in the Lone Star Conference pole vault at Commerce with 13 feet 9 inches. His win helped Lamar Tech finish second in conference track and field while he prepares for the Gulf Coast AAU meet in Houston. He is the son of Supt E C Nash of Evadale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey Nash
Commerce
Mickey
Lamar
Supt
E. C. Nash
Evadale
Houston
Lamar Tech
Joy Fullingim Wins Medical Auxiliary Essay Contest
Joy Fullingim, honor graduate of the 1961 Silsbee High senior class, won the Hardin-Tyler County Medical Association Auxiliary essay contest. She will receive a $25 prize May 26 at the high school awards day. Second place went to Sally Dee Cole and third to Clara Sue Johnson. The contest, sponsored by AMA and the Hardin-Tyler Medical Auxiliary, asked essays on the advantages of the American free enterprise system over communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Fullingim
Silsbee High School
Hardin-Tyler County Medical Association
Wade Parker
Vicomime
Miss Fullingim
Alf Fullingim
Silsbee
Sally Dee Cole
Clara Sue Johnson
American Association of Physicians & Surgeons
AMA
Hardin-Tyler Medical Auxiliary
City of Kountze to Host Texas Municipal League Event
Mayor W G Birdwell and the City of Kountze will host Region 16 of the League of Texas Municipalities at the Hardin County Golf and Country Club. Members from cities in the region gather at 6 00 pm for dinner at 7 00 pm, followed by a program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kountze
Texas Municipal League
W. G. Birdwell
League of Texas
Hardin County Golf and Country Club
Shriners Plan Annual Picnic After Galveston Meet
About twenty Siltebee Shriners attended the Shrine convention in Galveston last weekend. Ten local men were initiated and Herbert Drake, president of the East Texas Shrine Club, announced this week. Mina Temple of Galveston hosted the meeting. The East Texas Shrine Club will hold its annual family picnic this Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Village Creek picnic grounds of the Pulp and Paper Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Herbert Drake
East Texas Shrine Club
E Mina
Texas Shrine Club
East Texas [Pulp and Paper Co
Village Creek
Silsbee High to Hold Baccalaureate and May 26 Commencement
Baccalaureate services for the 1961 Silsbee High School graduating class will be Sunday at 7 30 p m at First Baptist Church with Rev Larry Correll delivering the sermon. Commencement for 114 graduates is planned for Friday May 26 at 7 30 p m with James Hazen delivering the principal address and Sally Dee Cole valedictorian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School
First Baptist Church
Larry Correll
First Presbyterian Church
A. A. Drennen
R. E. Barclay
Don L. Hough
Correll
James Hazen
Sally Dee Cole
Donna Jeffcoat
Alf Fullingim
Waldo Mathews
Pony League To Hold Tryouts For Silsbee Youth Ball
Registration and tryouts for the Silsbee Pony League are set for Saturday at 9 30 AM at the Pony League Park on Payne Road. Eligible boys are 13 to under 15 before August 1 and are asked to attend with their fathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Pony League
Payne Road
Silsbee Board Adopts Admin Changes and Budget Plans
Silsbee trustees approved administrative reshuffles with Supt Don L. Hough guidance elevating Bruce Watts to administrative assistant and moving Weeks Crawford to high school principal while Maurice Hobbs became Kirby Elementary principal. They discussed student accident insurance from Production National Insurance Co and hedge planting around Frank Robinson Stadium. The board reviewed termite control bids, two new tennis court projects costing about 5224, resignations from three staff, and hiring of five more teachers bringing total to 17. Construction progress on new buildings was reported with changes ordered. completion targeted for September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Don L. Hough
Bruce
Watts
Britton- Cravens Insurance Agency
Georgas
Foster
Nilshee
George
Plaa
Frank Robinson
Oliver Goldsmith
Hough
Jimmie Lee Wright
Helen McMahon
Jo Ann Hignett
Mona Plunk
Sidnye Dauphin
Maryvonne Fred
Harrison Family Weekend Guests in Brownwood Area
Mr and Mrs Z Harrison and their son Kenneth of Brownwood were weekend guests of Mrs L R Brim and Mr and Mrs L E Worley. Mrs John Drake was admitted to Hope Miew Hospital in Beaumont Monday after suffering a stroke.
Optimist Nine Leads Little League With 5-0 Start
In Silsbee Little League action the Chance-Loeb Optimist Indians sit atop standings after eight games. A highlight was a rare double no-hitter in Saturdays game where Tigers edged Braves 1-0 on a fielder's choice. Tigers pitcher Bobo Roy earned the win while Harold Blythe pitched for Braves. Upcoming schedule features back-to-back doubleheaders and through May 16 standings show Indians 5-0, Cardinals 5-1, Tigers 4-1, White Sox 3-2, Oilers 2-3, Cubs 1-5, Braves 1-4, Pirates 0-5.
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Braves
Pirates
Indians
Suitt
Oilers
Tigers
East Texas
White Sox
Lion
Cubs
Mmorris Pharmacy
Cardinals
Eyadale Cub Scouts Enter Corner Show
Eyadale Cub Scout Pack 49 of Evadale took part in the Trinity Neches Council Scout Exposition and Cub Scout Hobby Show at the Southeast Texas Fairgrounds in Beaumont. Their booth titled covered airplanes earned a Blue Ribbon. it was the pack’s first appearance, sponsored by the Evadale PTA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eyadale
Southeast Texas Fairgrounds
Beaumont
Evadale Parent Teachers Association
Services Held For Longtime County Resident Catherine Miller
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p m from Pace Wells Funeral Home in Kountze for Mrs Catherine May Miller fr of Kountze. Rev W A Rashall and Rev Arthur Brown officiated. Burial followed in Cunningham cemetery north of Silsbee. Mrs Miller died at her Little Rock residence after a lengthy illness. Survived by husband Lee Miller of Kountze a mother Mrs Laura Sanford of Honey Island a daughter Mrs Irene Gilmore of Kountze three grandchildren one great grandchild two sisters Mrs Lorene Williams of Beaumont and Mr Delmer Byerly of Jasper three brothers Richard Sanford Curtis Sanford both of Fort Acres and James Sanford of Silsbee. She was a Pentecostal church member who moved to Hardin county from Jasper county in 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine May Miller
Kountze
Chapel of
Pace Wells Funeral Home
W. A. Rashall
Wiley Mae Pentecostal Church
Arthur Brown
Little Rock
Lee Miller
Laura Sanford
Honey Island
Irene Gilmore
Lorene Williams
Beaumont
Delmer Byerly
Jasper
Richard Sanford
Curtis Sanford
Fort Acres
James Sanford
Silsbee
Pentecostal Church
Hardin County
Jaspers County
City Police Report 58 Arrests Over Two Weeks
City police report 58 arrests since May 3 including 31 traffic violations. Police Chief Grady Tarver cites 15 drunken cases 4 disturbing the peace 1 simple assault 2 drunken in car 4 affiliated offenses and one drunk driver taken to jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Tarver
Local Births Report From Silsbee and County
Major and Mrs Roy and Daniel of San Antonio announce a daughter Mary Grace born May 6. Grandparents H H Morgan and Grace Daniel of this city. Michael Dwayne born May 14 to Wilbert L Hillin of Silsbee. Benne Kyilene daughter born May 15 to Ben T Cox of Silsbee. Joe D. Jackeson of Silsbee parents of Gary Wayne born May 1. Floyd McKee of Fred parents of Sara Jane born May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy &. Daniel
San Antonio
Mary Grace
H. H Morgan
This City
Grace Daniel
Hardin Memorial Hoomtal
Kountie
Michael Dwayne
Wilbert L. Hillin
Silsbee
Benne Kyilene
Ben T. Cox
Joe D. Jackeson
Gary Wayne
Floyd McKee
Fred
Sara Jane
Also Mentioned on This Page
David Read
Rountree
Lions Club
Leona Whitman
Sylvia Monseaux
Sulphur
Louis Sanders
L. M. Brown Jr
South Dakota
J. H. Clark
Janie
Jack
Connie Frederick
L. C. Danton
Clayton Stutts
Baby
Agnes McMillan
Ochis Wood
Susie Brook
Firbyville
J. B. Franklin
Wilburn &Immons
Hallettsiwille
H. B Simmons
H. B Simmons. Mr. and Mrs. 7. F. Eldredge
Little League
Evadale High School
East Texas Pulp and Paper Co
Curtis
J. R. Smiths
Medical Auxiliary
Baccalaureate
George Incram
Optimist
Cards
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