Rev Oldenburg to Deliver Silsbee High Baccalaureate Sermon
The Rev Charles C Oldenburg pastor of First Assembly of God Beaumont will preach the baccalaureate sermon for Silsbee High School graduates in the high school auditorium at 7 45 p m Sunday Supt Don L Hough notes Oldenburg a former Jefferson County Ministerial Alliance chair will be guest speaker in the program also set are junior high graduation Tuesday May 25 with Rev R E Barclay and senior graduation Thursday May 27 with R W Akers Beaumont Enterprise editor delivering the address all programs start at 7 45 p m and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School
Don L. Hough
Oldenburg
Jefferson County Ministerial Alliance
Hough
R. E. Barclay
First Baptist Church
Silsbee
R. W. Akers
Beaumont Enterprise and Journal
Akers
Far East
Elmer Hollyfield
W. G. Chartes
Audrey Smith
Pony League
Link Skillern
Undefeated Kountze Buna Lead Local Little League
The Kountze Conoco Red Sox and Buna Auto Yankees remain undefeated after two games each. Silsbee teams have each lost at least once. Notable results include Buna topping the Fire Department, Kountze beating Gulf 7-5, and Crockett Gilchriest narrowly defeating Silsbee Dry Goods 2-0 while Gulf beat Silsbee Dry Goods 24-9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kountze Conoco Red Sox
Buna Auto Yankees
Silsbee
Buna
Fire Department
Kountze
Gulf
Crockett & Gilchriest
Silsbee Dry Goods
Guests enjoy weekend activities with local hosts
Sandra Burnett and Mary Wall of Houston and Colleen Buckley of Jasper were guests of Miss Sally Dee Cole at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Cole, last weekend. They and several Silsbee friends enjoyed a hay ride, picnic, swimming party and theater party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Burnett
Mary Wall
Houston
Colleen Buckley
Jasper
Sally Dee Cole
Clyde Cole
Mayor appoints special committees at Tuesday meeting
Mayor H M Jones named department heads and special committees at a City Council meeting. H C Hopkins heads the purchasing department, Howard Hargrove leads the water and sewer collection, and A R Neyland runs the city tax department. A traffic committee was planned and pesticide spraying of the dumping ground will continue. The city tractor helps cut weeds to deter insects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Jones
Howard Hargrove
Water and Sewer Collection Department
A. R. Neyland
Jones
Frank Payne
Silsbee Pool Fund Gains California and Texas Members
The Silsbee swimming pool fund added 25 from Mrs. Harry N. Holt of Oceanside and another 25 from Mrs. Howard M. Smith of Port Arthur. Holt, spouse of Marine sergeant major Harry Holt, plans retirement to move to Silsbee in 1955. Fund drive totals 1035 from 16 of 125 workers.
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Silsbee
Harry N. Holt
Oceanside
California
Holt
Harry Holt
Marine Corps
Frank S. Payne
Free Summer Band Classes Start Monday
Free summer band classes begin Monday May 31 at the High School Band Hall and run for six weeks per band director M. L. Winger. Schedule will be announced in next week's Bee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Winger
The
Bee
Former Silsbee Man Faces Dope Charges
Beaver Hamilton Williams, 33, a disabled World War II veteran and former Silsbee resident, surrendered to a federal marshal in Beaumont after a grand jury indicted him for unlawfully importing a narcotic drug. He was arraigned and released on a $1000 personal recognizance bond and must answer in Brownsville federal court.
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Texas
U. S
Otto P. Pool
Beaumont
Beaver Hamilton Williams
Silsbee
Avenue E
Nederland
Williams
U. S. District Court
Brownsville
Lanora Collier Engaged to Houston Man Priests
Mr and Mrs H G Collier of Silsbee announce the engagement of their daughter Emma Lanora to James Leroy Priest son of Mrs Jewel Priest of Houston. Plans for the wedding are not yet made. Miss Collier is a Silsbee High School graduate now with Silsbee Drug Co. Mr Priest attended Jefferson Davis High School in Houston and works for Manning and Lance Drilling Co.
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Emma Lanora
James Leroy Priest
Jewel Priest
Houston
Miss Collier
Silsbee High School
Silsbee Drug Company
Mr. Priest
Jefferson Davis High School
Manning and Lance Drilling Company
Edgar A. Eaves Announces Candidacy for Hardin County Sheriff
Edgar A. Eaves of Silsbee declares via Bee his bid for Hardin County sheriff subject to Democratic primaries. A 46 year old World War II veteran, he owns Eaves Barber Shop, has resided in Hardin County 12 years, and chairs his local church and lodge. He pledges humane prisoner treatment and youth welfare, seeking voter support.
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Edgar A. Eaves
Silsbee
The
Bee
Hardin County
Mr. Eaves
Eaves Barber Shop
Odd Fellows Lodge No. 79
Texas
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
Saratoga
Sour Lake
Eaves
Junior High Names Valedictorian and Honors
Kenneth Ray Hutto, son of Mr and Mrs B I Hutto, is valedictorian of Junior High with 98.4 average. Lola Mathews, daughter of Mrs Annie Mathews, is salutatorian at 96.1, Martha McGowan ranks third with 95.6. Commencement at Junior High on May 25 at 7 45 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Ray Hutto
B. I. Hutto
Lola Mathews
Annie Mathews
Martha McGowan
Schools Donate 88.39 to Easter Seal Drive
Easter Seal cards from Waldo Mathews Schools and Silsbee campuses yielded 88.39. The Hardin County chapter of Texas Society for Crippled Children reports more containers in businesses still to collect. Assisting chair Joe Markley are Elsie Reynolds and Woodrow Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo Mathews
Silsbee
Joe Markley
Hardin County
Texas Society For Crippled Children
Markley
Elsie Reynolds
Woodrow Brown
Local Firemen and Bus Driver Honored at Joint Meeting
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen lodge 677 and the ladies auxiliary plan a May 22 joint meeting at the Bluebonnet Cafe with a luncheon. Membership buttons will be presented to eligible members. Also, Silsbee school bus driver R L Lindsey was not re hired by the school board after a split vote amid petitions and board debates with Superintendent Don L Hough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Ladies Auxiliary
Bluebonnet Cafe
A. L. Reed
The
Brotherhood of Gainesville
Whitlock
R. L
Bob) Lindsey
Silsbee
Lindsey
Don L. Hough
Hough
E. M. Prewitt
Ben Walker
Sim Ward
Walker
Ward
Alf Fullingim
A. W. Dainwood
H. N. Hopkins
G. W. Gilchriest
Prewitt
Frank Oliver Shavers Dies After Long Illness
Frank Oliver Shavers, 80, died Wednesday at 1 30 p m in the home of his son Louis Shavers in Silsbee after a long illness. He had lived in Silsbee ten years and was a retired farmer. Survivors include three other sons George of DeRidder Frank of Houston Henry of Silsbee a sister Annie Shavers of Newton 17 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services were held Thursday at 4:00 p m at the Church of Christ with Rev Murphy McNeil officiating. Burial followed in Hooks cemetery at Kountze under Farmer Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Oliver Shavers
Louis Shavers
Silsbee
Shavers
George
DeRidder
Frank
Houston
Henry
Annie Shavers
Newton
Contractor Moves Field House To Subdivision Site Today
Orange builder W. H. Bass moves his field house to the old golf course tract east of Silsbee on Knupple Cemetery road to start laying out streets and landscaping for a new subdivision. About 70 homes priced 6500 to 18500 will house paper mill workers and new residents. Peak employment reaches 60 to 75 workers with 20 initially. FHA final approval and GI approval anticipated. subdivision to join city services.
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W. H. Bass
Orange
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Bass
FHA
Silsbee
Knupple Cemetery
Masonic Past Masters Honored In Silsbee Lodge
The Silsbee Masonic Lodge held a dinner and program honoring past masters last Friday at the lodge hall. Eight lodges and one Grand Jurisdiction attended as L. M. Prather led the event with a meal of baked ham and a color film on the Masonic Home and School. Uptown photo lists 12 Past Masters present, with 31 living past masters in total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Masonic Lodge
L. M. Prather
Silsbee Lodge
B. L. Moreland
F. L. Choate
L. E Martin
Prath
G. W. Gilchriest
B. A. Rucker
James Dardin
W. P. Mayo
T. M. Wren
E. J. Wilson
T. M. Pickett
H. F. Wiggins
A. N. Coburn
A. G. Schroeder
The
Presbyterian Church for Silsbee Approved by Board
At the Brazos Presbytery meeting in Crockett on May 14 a petition to organize a Presbyterian church in Silsbee was accepted and sent to the church extension committee. Dr. Malcolm Purcell of Houston heads the committee and is reviewing building sites. An Austin Seminary student will assist this summer starting June first, and Rev John Braun of Westminster Port Arthur will conduct Sunday services at 9 a.m. in the Fire Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos Presbyteria
Crockett
Presbyterian Church
Silsbee
M. A. Douglass
Joe Savage
Tom Barnes
Presbyteria
Presbyteria Church Extension Committee
Malcolm Purcell
Houston
Silsbee Church
Austin Seminary
Austin
Texas
John Braun
Westminister Presbyterian Church
Port Arthur
C. L. Allen Starts Independent Electrical Contracting
Charlie Allen, local electrician, opens his own business after eight years with Silsbee Electric. He offers wiring and repair services and will soon choose a company name. Reachable by telephone at his home.
Tigers Fall to Nederland In Close Game
The Silsbee Tigers dropped a 3-2 decision to Nederland after a near no hit effort by Lynwood Jones. In the rematch on Saturday, the Tigers were routed 17-1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Tiger
Nederland
Lynwood Jones
Tigers
TB Chest X Rays At Fire Hall In June
The Texas State Department of Health sponsored TB chest X rays will be given at the Fire Hall on June 12 and 14 from 9 am to 6 pm. Don L. Hough, county tuberculosis chairman, says the service is free and aims to screen at least 2000 people. Those with questions can check with the county health nurse for follow up. Early detection aids cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas State Department of Health
Don L. Hough
Hough
Mrs P E Jones Spends Weekend in Many Louisiana
Mrs. P. E. Jones spent the weekend in Many Louisiana visiting relatives and relatives reported she enjoyed the stay and returned home.
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P. E. Jones
Many, la
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Rev
Charles C. Oldenburg
First Assembly of God Church
Swimming
Lanora Collier
H. G. Collier
Mrs. Hollyfield
R. L. Read
Silsbee Bee
EF. C. McCann
Bob” Lindsey
McCann
W. C. Roy
Mr. Lindsey
L. A. Bates
David Cook
Mr. Hough
Don
Uncle Bob
Field House
Presbyterian Church For
Board
C. L. Allen
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