Editor Ad Manager R L Read and Tommy Read Acknowledgments
A listing of staffers including MRS LEONA WHITMAN as co owners Society and Personal Editor REPORTER PHOTOGRAPHER LEE KELLY MISS DORIS WOOLLEY MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT HAROLD LEIGH MRS JOHN S BASYE JAMES JOHNSON BILLY JOE WILLIAMS MICHAEL MINTON BRYANT FREEMAN Secretary Foreman Operator Linotype Operator Printer Pressman outlines roles for a newspaper staff in a historical page segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Kelly
Doris Woolley
Harold Leigh
John S. Basye
James Johnson
Billy Joe Williams
Michael Minton Bryant Freeman
Exquisett Club Tea Event At Masonic Hall
Exquisett Civic Club hosts a green leaf tea on Sunday May 21 at Masonic Hall 15th Street Avenue J. Hours 3 to 5 pm with donations funding a Silsbee High School graduate scholarship. Public encouraged to attend. Regular meeting May 25 at 7 30 pm at Mrs Sam McDonald home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exquisett Civic Club
Masonic Hall
15Th Street
Avenue J
Silsbee High School
Sam McDonald
Birdie Singleton
Susie Watkins
Houston Natural Names Bell Gulf Coast District Manager
Howard E. Bell named manager of Houston Natural Gas Gulf Coast Districts succeeding J. M. Young who retires after 44 years with the company. Bell, Corpus Christi native and UT graduate, joined in 1960 as residential sales rep in Alice and has led centers in Silsbee Beeville and Kingsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard E. Bell
Gulf Coast
Houston Natural Gas Corp
J. M. Young
Bell
Corpus Christi
University of Texas
Houston Natural
Alice
Silsbee
Beeville
Kingsville
Inouston
Young
Baytown
Texans favor change as Briscoe and Farenthold surge in primaries
Texas voters showed a strong appetite for new leadership with Dolph Briscoe of Uvalde and Frances Farenthold of Corpus Christi advancing to the Democratic gubernatorial runoff. Farenthold upset Lt. Gov. Barnes while Gov. Preston Smith trailed. Republicans see Grover and Fay as runoff rivals. Bill Hobby led Wayne Connally in the lieutenant governor race. In Houston a crowded field produced multiple runoffs and incumbents mostly stayed on top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Reform
Dolph Briscoe
Uvalde
Frances (Sissy) Farenthold
Corpus Christi
Farenthold
Ben Barnes
Preston Smith
Henry Grover
Albert B. Fay
Houston
Bill Hobby
Wayne Connally
Floresville
John R. Diasselliss seeks wine only package store permit
Notice is given under the Texas Liquor Control Act that John R. Diasselliss seeks a wine only package store permit from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. The business would operate at intersection of 3rd Street and Knapple Road, northeast corner, Silsbee in Hardin County, Texas. Owner, Box 416, Kirbyville, Texas 75956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Inter. L
Mrs Farmer Praises Nursing Home Care in Silsbee
Mrs Pete Farmer writes during Nursing Home Week praising the care at Kountze Convalescent Center. She commends Wilma Anderson and staff for their dedication and compassion shown to her father and family in Silsbee Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kountze Convalescent Center
Daddy
Wilma Anderson
Wilma
State officials honor retiring Chief Justice Calvert at ceremony
The piece notes tributes to retiring Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert W. Calvert during a special ceremony. It also reports on political moves involving Rep. L. DeWitt Hale, potential House speaker ambitions, Fritz Lanham resigning from the Department of Community Affairs to become Baytown city manager, Leroy Jeffers leading the State Bar of Texas, James T. Shahan heading Discover Texas, and publication cost practices. University of Texas finds Texas business recovery steady amid pockets of trouble and the designation of a new State Textbook Committee by the State Board of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
Sabine River
Sabine Lake
Sabine Pass
Louisiana
Martin
Travis County Grand Jury
David Ratliff
Stamford
John Allen
Longview
Ratliff
Allen
House
Senate
State Board of Public Welfare
Austin
Supreme Court
Robert W. Calvert
L. DeWitt Hale
Corpus Christi
Rayford Price
Palestine
Price
Fritz Lanham
Texas Department of Community Affairs
Baytown
Leroy Jeffers
Houston
State Bar of Texas
Jack Hebdon
San Antonio
James T
Happy) Shahan
Brackettville
Discover Texas Association
State Department
Texas Business Recovery
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
State Board of Education
Graduate Honored Ronnie Calvert At Home Celebration
Ronnie Calvert a May graduate of Silsbee High School was honored at a lawn party and barbecue supper held Tuesday night at his parents home. Hostesses included Mrs. W. S. Calvert Mrs. Wayne D. Calvert and Mr. and Mrs W. T. Hobson. About 20 friends and fellow graduates attended played volleyball and croquet and enjoyed barbecue with all the trimmings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Calvert
Silsbee High School
G. W. Calvert
W. S. Calvert
Wayne D. Calvert
W.T. Hobson
Holding Elections in Hardin County Faces Barred Candidate
A local notice notes voters confront a contentious election as the county excludes a longtime bar owner accused of harming the public. The issue centers on governance and public trust in Hardin County.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ni Waeee Association
Highway 96
Hardin, Jasper
Tyler Jefferson
R. L. Read
Tommy Read
Mrs. Leona Whitman
Exquisett Club
H. E. Munden
North 5Th Street
Houston Natural Names
Bell Gulf Coast Manager
Justice OF the Peace
Bennie L. Como
Controlsi
John Hill
Atty Gen
Crawford Martin
Bill Pate
el Paso
Robert S. Calvert
Jim Wallace
U.S
Ralph Yarborough
Barefoot Sanders
John G. Tower
U. S. Department For Agriculture
Rio Grande Valley
Hidalgo
Cameron
Willacy
Starr
U. S
John Tower
Tower
Florida
Moscow
Bucharest
Texas Industrial Commission
Europe
State Department of Public Welfare
Jon
Hemphill
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Hays
Holiday Inns
W. E (Buck) Tinsley
Texas Water Development Board
Smith
Jefferson Kenney Brim Jr
Sulphur Springs
W. L. Kindle
Ida L. Kenny
Printis E Ellis
Paris
John T .King
Governor’s Committee On
Orange
Port Arthur
Fabric Shop
Spurger
Mrs
Pete Farmer
Roosevelt Drive
Kirkpatrick
R.C. Williams
Williams
Democratic Party
John Connally
Allan Shivers
Connally
North Silsbee
Hardin County
R. C. Williams
Albert and
Myrtle Cunningham
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!