End of School Year Brings Awards and Graduations
The 1955 56 academic year closes with final exams for top grades in Silsbee High. Seniors prepare for baccalaureate and commencement led by Dr Harmon Lowman. Four scholarship awards plus Kirby Memorial grant to senior recipients are announced at Wednesday's awards program.
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Silsbee
Harmon Lowman
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Huntsville
Lions Clup
Mack Williams
American Legion Auxiliary
Kireb-Co Club
Kir-B-Co Club
Kirby Lumber Company
John Henry Kirby
Watts
Frank Doremus
St. John’s Episcopal Church of
Waldo
Kountze Leads Little League With Three Wins
Kountze Red Sox top Buna Yankees 6 to 4 for their third win in as many starts. Fire Department Indians hit first home run of the season by James Moore, but the team still lost 4 to 2. Gulf Oilers and Buna Yankees meet at 7 p.m. tonight as standings show Kountze leading the league with 3-0, followed by Crockett & Gilchriest 2-1 and Fire Department 1-1.
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Kountze Red Sox
Silsbee
Buna
Yankees
James Moore
Fire Department Indians
Indians
Crockett and Gilchriest White Sox
Silsbee Dry Goods Athletics
Athletics
Red Sox
Gulf Oilers
Buna Yankees
Fire Department
Kountze
Silsbee Dry Goods
Crockett and Gilchriest
Pet
Crockett & Gilchriest
Gulf
Paving May Start Today On South Portion Highway 96
The highway project on Highway 96 South may begin paving within days with a primer coat completed from Kountze Highway to Beaumont. Resident Engineer R B Terry expects the section to be paved by mid June and notes the north half will start priming next week. Contractors Trotti and Thompson remain ahead of the original 120 work day schedule.
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Highway 96 S
R. B. Terry
Kountze Highway
Beaumont Highway
Trotti and
Thompson
H. F. Fuller Buried After Sudden Heart Attack
Herman Felix Fuller 61 prominent Silsbee businessman died Thursday of a heart attack. Funeral at First Baptist Church Silsbee with Rev. R. E. Barclay and Rev. Bruce Power officiating. Burial Newton Cemetery. Survivors include wife Maida and children Joe Billy David Boyd R. N. Walker. Pallbearers named.
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First Baptist Church of
Silsbee
Herman Felix Fuller
Fuller
Magnolia Consignee
North Fifth Street
Morris Pharmacy
Ensiga
Maida's
Newton
R. E. Barclay
First Baptist Church
Bruce Power
First Methodist Church
Newton Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home
Rainbow Masonic Lodge
Maida Fuller
Joe
Billy
David Boyd
Beaumont
R. N. Walker
Houston
H. H. Fuller
W. H. Kennedy
W. S. Mattox
C. P. Walker
DeQuincy
Pony League Opens With Doubleheader on June 2
The Kountze Cardinals and Kiwanis Giants start Silsbee’s four team Pony League season, June 2 at 6 30 p m, on the high school diamond. The doubleheader begins with Kountze and Kiwanis and ends with the VFW Dodgers and Buna Braves. A full schedule will appear next week in The Bee.
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Kountze Cardinals
Kiwanis Giants
Silsbee
VFW Dodgers
Buna Braves
Golf Club Winds Up With N6 Members After Opening
Silsbee Golf and Country Club opened its course to 116 members after a large turnout from Silsbee Buna Kountze Port Arthur and nearby towns. The club hosted a free barbecue for about 500 guests and the board amended the charter to designate the 116 inaugural members as charter members.
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Golf Club
Silsbee Golf and Country Club
Silsbee
Buna
Kountze
Port Arthur
Conley Bradshaw
Frank McClanahan
Johnsons Visit Jasper With J M Wright
Mr and Mrs F D Johnson and their children Carolyn and Richard visited Sunday in Jasper with J M Wright.
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F. D Johnson
Carolyn and
Richard
Jasper
J. M. Wright
Sheriff Reports 20 Arrests Including Aggravated Assault
The Hardin County Sheriff's Office reports twenty arrests this week at the county jail in Kountze. L B Groves, 25, of Kountze, is charged with aggravated assault for cutting J W Boykin, 22, in a Friday night incident. Boykin was treated at Hardin county hospital. Other charges include four traffic offenses three disturbing the peace one DWI one drunk in public and one runaway. Runaway Esther Lilly Davis, 14, of Houston, was arrested in Silsbee and returned to Houston by her parents.
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Dave Rountree
Kountze
L. B. Groves
Groves
J. W. Boykin
Boykin
Hardin County Hospital
Rountree
Esther Lilly Davis
Houston
Silsbee
Ira Moore
Silsbee Honor Society Trip Reassures About Youth Leadership
The editor's chaperone account of Silsbee High School National Honor Society weekend beach party describes energetic teens, cooperative behavior, and leadership potential. A cabin voyage to Bolivar included swimming, fishing, a ferry ride, and late-night storytelling, ending with renewed confidence in the future of civic engagement.
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Silsbee
Silsbee High School
National Honor Society
Hy Gulf
Bolivar
Mrs. McMillan
Archie Murphey
VEW To Sell Poppies For Three Days
Silsbee VFW How ard Clinefelter Post and Ladies Auxiliary plan a three day Buddy Poppy sale in Silsbee Thursday through Saturday. They aim to sell 2500 poppies with tables at Mini maximal store Birdwell's Earnest and Young's and poppy sales at Kirby saw mill Thursday and Friday. Mayor H M Jones proclaims May 24 25 and 26 as Buddy Poppy Days to honor veterans and aid injured in veterans hospitals.
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Silsbee Vfw
Howard Clinefelter
VFW
Silsbee
Bill Hulin
Stanley Lindsey
Grady James
Minimax
Birdwell’s
Earnest
Young’s
Commander Hulin
Kirby
H. M. Jones
United States of America
Veterans Hospitals
Methodist Board Elects Officers for First Methodist Church
Bert Durdin was reelected chairman of the board of stewards at First Methodist church Silsbee. Cecil Cobble was reappointed treasurer with David Read as vice chairman. A new secretary Earl Wills was chosen to share duties. The 1957 church budget of 28033 was adopted, with over 90 percent pledged, a 25 percent rise from 1956. The board also planned to hire a SOMU student to aid youth work in summer.
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Bert Durdin
Silsbee
First Methodist Church
Durdin
Cecil Cobble
Silsbee State Bank
David Read
Silsbee Bee
Earl Wills
Stewards
Southern Methodist University
B P W Social Tonight in Silsbee
The Silsbee Business and Professional Women's Club meets tonight at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Robert W. Holmes 635 North Seventh.
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Silsbee Business and Professional Women’s Club
Robert W. Holmes
Waldo Mathews Clinches District Baseball Championship
Waldo Mathews defeated Chester colored High School 5-0 at Panther stadium to win the district championship. Murdell Carmena struck out 17 to pitch his second no hitter of the season, adding to a 6-1 record with four shutouts and 60 strikeouts in seven starts. Only Charlton Pollard of Beaumont beat Polk's squad, with seniors Blackmon Jr Grubbs Whittie Conner and Carmenar graduating.
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Waldo Mathews
Chester Colored High School
Panther Stadium
Murdell Carmena
Scott High School
Woodville
Panther
Charlton
Beaumont
Polk
Henry C. Blackmon, Jr
George Grubbs
Tormmy L. Whittie
Cecil Conner
Murdell Carmenar
Silsbee School Board Hires Six New Teachers
The Silsbee school board hired six new teachers in a special session on Monday afternoon. New staff include two junior high coaches and four classroom teachers. Appointments feature Charles I. McCandless as junior high football and boys P E instructor, Jimmy Joe Rand as assistant junior high coach and social studies, Huey A. Owings for 7th grade social studies, Ruby Rachel Perdue for 11th grade English, Hannah Robinson for 4th grade, and Charlotte Fay Rand for arts and grade duties.
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Silsbee
Charles I. McCandless
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
College Station
McCandless
Dallas
Jimmy Joe Rand
Groesbeck
Sam Houston State Teachers College
China
Texas
Huey A. Owings
Port Arthur
Lamar ‘Tech
Beaumont
Ruby Rachel Perdue
Lamar Tech
Uth
Hannah ©. Robinson
Ashville Teachers College
North Carolina
Pasadena
Charlotte Fay Rand
SHSTC
Deep East Texas Singers To Meet In Woodville
The Deep East Texas Singing convention will be held Saturday night and all day Sunday at the First Assembly of God church in Woodville. Chairman Fred Anders from Silsbee said they expect many singers and quartets and hope all will attend to make this among the most outstanding Deep East Singings. A basket lunch will be served at noon Sunday.
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Deep East Texas
Assembly of God
Woodville
Fred Anders
Deep East
Mr. Anders
Silsbee
Disturbing The Peace Charge Filed After Peeping Incident
G A Stutts of Silsbee faced a disturbing the peace charge in justice court after an alleged peeping incident May 15 in Woodlea addition. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs by Judge Louis Sellers after being accosted by Maurice Hobbs and Jack Hetherington who reported the incident. Stutts claimed he stopped to check sparks from a transformer near the home. The charge was filed by Silsbee police officer Grady Tarver.
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Dalton Griffin
Kountze
Joey Carpenter
Russell Carpenter
Pecan Street
Griffin
Louis Sellers
S Thira Street
Whit Whitaker
Whitaker
Hotel Dieu
Beaumont
Joey
Ensign Clinic
Justice Court
G. A. Stutts
Silsbee
J. P. Louis Sellers
Stutts
Maurice Hobbs
Jack Hetherington
Woodlea Addition
Hobbs
Mr. Hetherington
Woodlea
Mr. Hobbs
Sturts
Grady Tarver
Silsbee Banker Returns From State Convention in Dallas
E. M. Wilson Jr. executive vice president of Silsbee State Bank and Mrs. Wilson attended the Texas Bankers Association convention in Dallas. As First District chairman, Wilson had a prominent role and reported an interesting three day program.
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E. M. Wilson, Jr
Silsbee State Bank
Chance School Patrons Vote On Independent Status Saturday
Chance school patrons will vote Saturday June 9 on whether the district will become independent, County Judge Fletcher Richardson reports. Election judge C. E. Reed will be assisted by Mrs. B. A. Seigler and Mrs. Harold Cudd. If independent, a bond election for a new Chance elementary school may follow. Chance High students now attend Silsbee High School.
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Chance School
Fletcher Richardson
C. E. Reed
B. A. Seigler
Harold Cudd
Common School
Chance
Chance High School
Silsbee High School
McKay to Attend Houston Natural Gas Managers Convention
C. M. McKay will attend the Houston Natural Gas Corporation managers convention in Houston on Thursday and Friday. Mrs. McKay will accompany him and visit relatives.
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C. M. McKay
Houston Natural Gas Corporation
Houston
Mrs. McKay
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Gulf Vs. Buna
H.F. Fuller
Sinclair
Binns
John Breaker
J. D. Kuykendall
Huntsville Lions Club
Lions Club
Gene R. Paramore
Gene
Carl Paramore
Sheriff's Office
Bignea
Methodist Board
B&pw
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