Local and Personal News Highlights of Visits and Travel
Mr and Mrs Pete Petroelje and daughter Karen of Holland Michigan returned home after a two week visit to the Lincolns in Silsbee. Thomas Wayne Drake and baby are spending a 30 day leave with Rev and Mrs F C Drake. he will discharge after 30 days in Rockport Massachusetts Coast Guard duty. Various relatives and friends visit in Houston Fort Worth Baton Rouge and other cities with mentions of hospitals and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Petroelje
Karen
Holland, Mich
C. A. Lincoln
Silsbee
Thomas Wayne Drake
Baby
F. C. Drake
Drake
Rockport
Mass
Coast Guard
Doris McKay
C. W. Hendrix
Deer Park
Huntsville
Wanda Kay Hendrix
SHSTC
Betty Beam
Magnolia
G. L. Boykin
Patsy Jo Boykin
Pasadena
Boykin
Irby Hyde
Russell McDonald
McGregor
Gatesville
Ralph Disch
Dallas
J. O. Turner
Wiley Lastrapes
Baton Rouge
R. D. Reeves
Little Rock
Ark
T. M. Picket
Sam Kaemmerling
Lufkin
D. S. Barrow
H. Moody
Houston
S. F. Hobden
Benny
Alice Lagrove
Dorothy
Orange
W. J. Jackson
Clifton Francis
Janie Hough
Barbara Jane Hough
Cathryn Thornton
Annapolis
Wayne Francis
Naval Academy
J. T. Cawley
J. L. Turner
Gerald Ashley
Newton County
Mary Busby
Audrey Busby
Percy McKinney
Beaumont
Fort Worth
J. F. Fortenberry
Leon Jennings
Allen Littlepage
Baptist Hospital
K. E. Langhammer
C. A. Pratt
Edgar O'Neil
J. J. McMinn
Port Neches
L. F. Reeves
Port Arthur
Jerry Martin
Ronald
Terri Calvert
Cleburne
M. M Barnes
Check Points For Motorists Listed By Safety Expert
Safety expert J. O. Musick outlines three quick checks for defensive driving. He advises testing headlight focus, then driving with headlights on high beam in the garage, placing the right foot on the brake ready to stop, and pumping brakes at low speed to detect uneven braking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Musick
Texas Safety Association
Musick
Japan Signs Formal Surrender of World War II
On September 2, 1945, Japan's formal surrender ended World War II. The ceremony occurred aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. The United States Navy's fleet stood at anchor in Japan's main seaport.
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Japan
U. S. Navy
Tokyo Bay
U. S
No bills in Smart death case. Wood of Saratoga freed
Jerry Wood, 21, of Saratoga, faced charges for carrying a pistol after an accidental fatal shooting of Robert Lee Smart, 48, of Kountze. The Hardin county grand jury did not indict Wood on the shooting or the pistol charge. Wood and Smart had been drinking when Wood handed back an automatic pistol during a woods outing near Kountze. Smart died from a self-contained firearm incident. Wood was released on bond and underwent a lie detector test after questioning. Smart, a longtime Kountze resident since 1946, is survived by wife Jenny Smart, a daughter Earl Marie Smart, four brothers Oliver, James, John, Otis, two sisters, and his mother Emma Jane Smart.
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Jerry Wood
Saratoga
Robert Lee Smart
Kounize
Wood
Hardin County Grand Jury
William Whitaker
Smart
Kountze
Whitaker
Hillister
James R. Smart
John A. Smart
Port Arthur
Otis Smart
Jasper
J. F. Stanley
Rockland
Lloyd Levy
Fred
Emma Jane Smart
Wade becomes president of Beta Sigma Phi Rho Upsilon chapter
Mrs J T Wade assumed duties as president at the May 11 meeting held at the home of Mrs Frank Rudisaile with Mrs Cyd Miller as co host. Re opening of the club library and improvements were discussed. Next meeting set for May 25 at Mrs C M Stark s home. Wade announced committee appointments across multiple roles including Courtesy Membership Library Parliamentarian Program Yearbook Publicity Service Social Telephone Ways and Means with named members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Wade
Rho Upsilon
Beta Sigma Phi
Frank Rudisaile
Cyd Miller
C. M. Stark
Rudisaile
Melvin Winger
Dean Duffle
Fredda Johnson
Mildred Weiss
Joe Hignett
Mrs Stark
W. M. _ Drinkle
Charles Kelley
Tommy Read
Warren Bower
Norma Brumley
Jo Ann LaTo
Mrs Griffith to Teach Summer Classes at Her Home
Mrs Griffith announces summer school starts June 1 with morning sessions at her home near the Read Turrentine Elementary campus. She teaches remedial reading to fourth through sixth graders and will offer reading and other subjects needing extra attention during the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Griffith
Silsbee Man Treated After Beaumont Collision
J. W. Burns Jr., 28, of Silsbee, was treated at Hotel Dieu Hospital in Beaumont for head and back injuries after his car struck the rear of a pickup on Washington Boulevard. He was released after a short hospital stay. Beaumont officers said the pickup stopped for a traffic light.
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J. W. Burns Jr
Stilsbee
Hotel Dieu
Beaumont
Washington Boulevard
Burns
Engagement of Carolyn Gillum Gilchriest Broken
Mrs. Gillum Weldon Gilchriest and Mr. Eugene L. Greene announce the engagement has been broken by mutual consent. The couple had planned a future together but ended the relationship amicably.
Mrs McNeil Returns Home From Alabama Visit
Mrs. W. C. McNeil came home last weekend after visiting in Lafayette Alabama with her daughter Mrs. W. C. Ratchford Jr. and family. Her grandson Doug Ratchford accompanied her back for the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. McNeil
Lafayette
Ala
W. C. Ratchford Jr
Doug Ratchford
Sour Lake Residents Seek Injunction Against Church
A group in Sour Lake plans to seek a restraining order in Judge H A Coe's 88th district court to stop the First United Pentecostal Church from holding services in a residential Sour Lake district tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sour Lake
H. A. Coe
88Th District Court
First United Pentecostal Church
TWU Graduation Exercises Set with Virginia Gould as Speaker
Tex as Woman's University will hold graduation ceremonies Sunday May 31 with President John A Guinn as principal speaker. Baccalaureate at 830 a m and commencement at 10 p m in the Main Auditorium. Virginia Gould of Silsbee named senior class beauty. her photo will appear in the TWU annual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Woman's University
John A. Guinn
Virginia Gould
Silsbee
Gould
TWU
Thomas P. Gould
Buna man dies of heart attack at 43
Funeral services are planned for Hillis Hillin of Buna after he died suddenly from a heart attack about 3 p.m. Monday while working in Orange. Survived by wife Vernie, two daughters Wilda Jean and Barbara, six sons, mother Elvora Willin, a brother and sister. Stringer Funeral Home of Kirbyville in charge. The article notes the Nautilus nuclear powered submarine was commissioned in 1954 at Groton, marking the Navy as first to use nuclear propulsion.
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Wills Hillin
Buna
Aaron Hillin
Robert Hillin
Anthony Pullin
Bruce Hillin
Elvora Willin
Nacogdoches
KE. KE. Stringer
Groton
Conn
U.S. Navy
Fragmented Thought on Time and Turmoil
A brief meditation contrasts the vastness of world turmoil with the seeming smallness of a single minute. The fragment hints at perspective and the human urge to measure meaning in fleeting moments.
Harvill Family Reunion Held in Polk County
F A Harvill Sr and family along with Charlie Brownlee and Frankie attended the Harvill reunion in Polk County on May 17. A basket lunch was served at noon with attendees including Erma Stutts F A Harvill Jr and families and Tom Barnes and family.
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F. A. Harvill Sr
Charlie Brownlee
Frankie
Erma Stutts
F. A. Harvill Jr
Tom Barnes
Harvill
Polk County
Services For R. L. Hollyfield Set Today At 1 30 P M
Funeral services for R. L. Hollyfield 27 who died suddenly Tuesday after being rushed to Hardin County Hospital will be held at 1 30 p m today at Cunningham cemetery about 10 miles north of Silsbee. Rev W A Rashall and Rev Ernest Gore will officiate. He was a Korean War veteran. Survived by parents Claude and Mrs Hollyfield two brothers Chester and Lester and two sisters Mrs Elbert Moore of Fred and Mrs J W Smart of Liberty. Funeral arranged by Farmer Funeral Home.
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R. L. Hollyfield
Hardin County Hospital
Kountze
Silsbee
Spurger Highway
Cunningham Cemetery
W. A. Rashall
Wiley Mae Pentecostal Church
Ernest Gore
Hollyfield
Local Women Elected To District VFW Unit Posts
At the District 4 VFW Auxiliary convention in Port Arthur at the Goodhue Hotel the local unit elected three officers Mrs Clarence Nerren junior vice president Mrs Clarence Dehart patriotic leader and Mrs Stella Cook trustee. The group won a $10 bonus and a trophy for the largest membership turnout and planned a Buddy Poppy Day drive for May 30 led by Mrs Nerren and Mrs Harris with Mrs Harris as Silsbee Auxiliary president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Port Arthur
Goodhue Hotel
Clarence Dehart
Stella Cook
G. J. Wood
C. M. McKay
Clarence Nerren
Minnie Greer
Jack Harris
Nerren
Harris
Silsbee
The Holy Spirit as a Real Person in Faith
The piece reflects on Romans 8 11 and the Holy Spirit as a real person not just a doctrine. It shares personal experience of fear of death and finding comfort through Christ and the Spirit. It ends with a prayer and a devotional note from Mildred Allen Jeffery on Bible reading.
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Jesus
Christ
Heavenly Father
Mildred Allen Jeffery
Oregon
Pan American Round Table Meets at Camp
Pan American Round Table of Beaumont met with Mrs. N A Cravens for the last meeting of the club year. Thirty nine members gathered at the Gaylyn Theater and drove to the Cravens home on the Neches River for a lunch and business session. Officers elected include Director Mrs Arthur B Wilson and associate director Mrs Charles F Heidrick. Guest speaker Mrs W W Hawkins of BE Paso, state director of Pan American Round Tables of Texas, urged stronger US Latin America understanding.
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Pan American Round Table of
Beaumont
N. A. Cravens
Gaylyn Theater
Cravens’ Immer
Neches River
Arthur B. Wilson
Charles
F. Heidrick
W. W. Greer
Doyle Moreman
R. L Vernor
Homer Dennis
James Tinkle
Wit Res Fortenberry
W. W. Hawkins
BE Paso
Hawkin
Pan American Round Tables of
Texas
Alliance of Pan American Round Tables
Western Hemisphere
Alliance of Round Tables
Latin America
United States
Hospital entries report two local medical procedures
Mrs. F. A. Harvill Sr checked into St. Therese hospital for treatment on Saturday. L. P. Skinner underwent surgery Friday at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont.
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F. A. Harvill Sr
St. Therese Hospital
L. P. Skinner
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Circulation Company Head Visits Silsbee Campaign
Silsbee Bee editors host S. J. Liner national director and owner of Liner Circulation Service visiting for several days to review the local circulation campaign run by Bill and Doris Gupton. Liner, a Hillsboro native, founded the firm in 1906 with Chicago headquarters and Jackson Mississippi offices.
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S. J. Liner
National Directo
Liner Circulation Service
Silsbee
Bill and
Doris Gupton
Silsbee Bee
Mr. Liner
Hillsboro
Chicago
Ill
Jackson
Miss
Liner
Union
East Texas
Beaumont Enterprise
Silsbee Woman's Club installs new officers and raises membership
The Silsbee Woman's Club closed its 1958-59 season May 14 with a business meeting and officer installation at Mrs. B. L. Moreland's home. New officers include J. L. Odom as President and B. L. Moreland as Second Vice President. The club voted to raise the membership quota from 25 to 28 and welcomed three new members. The event featured a candlelight installation led by E. L. Meloy with guest soloist Howard W. Parker and several out-of-town guests. Monthly meetings resume in September.
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Silsbee Woman's Club
B. L. Moreland
J. W. Oldham
Earl Stover
T. K. Allen
Joe Register
John K. Bower
Texas Federation
I. F. Eldredge
Raymond Brim
Alf Bartle
F. M. Bowers Wa
E. L. Meloy
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
J. L. Odom
Paul Georges
F M. Bowers
A. L. Tucker
Howard W. Parker
Gaul
Jeanne Fillette
Dalavracc
Neidham
Romberg
Goff-Wiley
Kern
B. F. Beck
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
F. H. Warren
Beaumont Woman's Club
Louise Hill
H. C. Hopkins
H. H. Morgan
R. F E. Switzer
L. O. Turrentine
Good Shepherd Circle meets at Ashcraft home
The Ann Harris WMU Circle of the Good Shepherd Baptist Church met Tuesday morning at Mrs. Harvey Ashcraft’s home with eight members present. Mrs. E. L. Ashcraft led the business meeting and prayer, Mrs. Harvey Ashcraft gave the devotional, and Mrs. J. A. Simmons led the program. The next gathering will be at Mrs. Donald Webb’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Harris
WMU
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
Harvey Ashcraft
E. L. Ashcraft
J. A. Simmons
Donald Webb
St John’s Church Sets Summer School Session and Picnic
The final Church School session for summer at St. John’s Episcopal Church is Sunday May 24 at 10 am with 11 am service featuring Rev. G A Herbst. A church school picnic and party will be Thursday at 3 30 pm at Dr and Mrs George D Tennison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church School of
St. John’s
G. A. Herbst
George D. Tennison
Woodrow Baptist Church G A Presentation
The Woodrow Baptist Church held a Junior Girls Auxiliary presentation service on Wednesday night at 7 30 with Mrs Gay Roberts directing. Norma Jean Walters shared the theme, Lona Nix read scripture, Sandra Gee led prayer, and Myrtle Ferguson Yvonne Davis awarded Maiden and Lady in Waiting honors while Maiden Step workers were listed. Rev B G Roberts spoke on What G A s have done for our church as music was provided by Mrs Clay Belt and Mrs Mary Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Baptist Church
Gay Roberts
Norma Jean Walters
Lona Nix
Sandra Gee
Myrtle Ferguson
Yvonne Davis
Glaine Moore
Gayle Davis
Brenda Davis
B. G. Roberts
Clay Belt
Mary Moore
Den 10 Pack 88 Cub Scouts Meet At Mrs Holt Home
Den 10 of Cub Scout Pack 88 meets at Mrs. Harry Holt's home with eight members present. They sing the Star Spangled Banner, play games, and rehearse a skit for the upcoming pack meeting. No meetings until June 6. Russell Holtz serves refreshments. meeting ends with living circle. Mike McDonald scribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Den 10
Cub Scout Pack
Harry Holt
Russell Holtz
Mike McDonald
Masonic Meeting Honors Silsbee Lodge Past Masters
A called meeting starts May 22 at 7 30 p m to honor the past masters of Silsbee Lodge number 927. Dinner served from 6 30 p m. Guest speaker Murray Liber sat, past master of Port Neches Lodge and former district grand master for the 26th Masonite district. Brethren invited by Roy Rodgers Wo M Frank Choate Secty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Lodge No. 927
Murray Libersat
Port Neches
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