Court to Decide Fate Of Six Small Children In Kountze
Six Hardin county children ages 1 to 12 face court action Friday at 10 in Kountze to determine if they will be removed from their parents. Parents jailed for drunkenness with a history of offenses. A 12 year old girl and siblings aged 10 6 4 1 year old twins cared for by a 12 year old sister. Children housed in a shared hovel and a neighbor's car while authorities seek foster or orphan placement. Hearing set in 88th District Courtroom before Judge H A Coe.
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Kountze
Hardin County
County
Torney
Earl Stover
Sheriff’s Office
William Whitaker
H. A. Coe
Veterans to Be Honored on Memorial Day Observance
Members of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will place small flags on graves at Knupple and Resthaven cemeteries for Memorial Day observance. They conducted a buddy poppy sale in Silsbee and plan to share funds with disabled veterans, the veterans orphans home, and a local fund aiding needy veterans and families.
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Ladies Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Knupple
Resthaven
Earline DeHart
VFW Auxiliary
Silsbee
Veterans Orphans Home
Mrs. Edris McKinney Visited H. W. Lowe Home
Mrs. Edris McKinney of Comp u Louisiana visited last week in the H. W. Lowe residence.
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Edris McKinney
Compu, la
H. W. Lowe
Parade to Open Vacation Bible School at First Baptist
A parade Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. will launch the Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church. Registration at the church, then a parade departure. Bible School runs June 2–6 each morning 8 to 11 for ages 3 through 16 with about 65 workers led by Rev. R. E. Barclay who invites the public.
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First Baptist Church
R. E. Barclay
Polio Foundation Officers For Coming Year Elected
The Silsbee Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis elected new officers for the year. W. E. Martin of Kountze was named chairman with M. L. Wilson as vice chairman and George N. Christian as secretary and treasurer. Directors include F. H. Carpenter and Russell Allen of Sour Lake and W. D. Cruse. Cecil Cobble reported the finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Pete Farmer
W. E. Martin
Kountze
M. L. Wilson
George N. Christian
F. H. Carpenter
Sour Lake
Russell Allen
W. D. Cruse
Evadale-Gist Road Bond Hearing Set for Saturday
A bond election hearing for Road District Seven in the Evadale Gist area will be held Saturday May 31 in the Jasper County courthouse. Commissioner J W Jones and the Road District Seven Committee urge Jasper County residents to express views to county officials at the meeting.
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Evadale
Gist
Jasper
Road District Seven
Evadale-Gist
Jasper County
J. W. Jones
Precinct Four
Jasper County Commissioners Court
Neches River
Wiess Bluff
Commissioners Court
Jones
Gas Company Workers Have Fish Fry Near Neches River
Houston Natural Gas employees and their families held a fish fry at John Teel's camp on the Neches river at Damp Satur. Fish and tramings were served. Twenty attended.
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Houston Natural Gas
John Teel
Neches River
Negro Man Is Charged For Murder In Kountze
LeRoy Cotton 39 is charged with murder after a confrontation with Herbert Long located on a Kountze back porch Saturday. Cotton says Long attacked him with a garden rake. Cotton struck back with the rake head. Cotton provided a lie detector test result supporting his story and is held on $5000 bond as the grand jury probes the case.
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Cotton
Long
Kimball Scott
Kountze
Beaumont
William Whitaker
Silsbee Little League Minors schedule 25 games listed
Mrs. M. M. Bell says 25 of a 36 game Minor League schedule remain in Silsbee Little League Baseball. All games are at Little League Park starting mostly at 5 p.m. Details include teams Morris Chance-Loeb Minimax East Texas and dates from May 29 through July 10 with 4:00 p.m. times noted.
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Silsbee
M. M. Bell
Little League
Morris
Chance-Loeb
Minimax
Chance- Loeb
East Texas
Mor
Bank Presents Gifts To Schools Of Area
Silsbee State Bank has purchased six large framed copies of the Declaration of Independence to present to local schools. Executive vice-president E. M. Wilson Jr. notes the lithographic reproductions were created over years by Czech immigrant Theodore W. Ohman, inspired by this country and its founding document.
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Silsbee State Bank
E. M. Wilson Jr
Theodore W. Ohman
Ohman
BANK
Council Opens Bids On Water Distribution Job
Six bids were received for city water system improvements in Silsbee. Engineer Spence T. Love explained unit price tabulation to determine the true low bidder. Residents near Dardin Drive urged street lights to curb thefts. Gulf States engineers to survey, recommend locations. Council approved up to 300 for three Fire Dept men attending school in College Station. Bills from Rauscher Pierce and J R Phillips Investment Co. totaling 11 355 and 1686 reimb. for bond issue work were ordered paid.
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Silsbee
Spence T. Love
Charles R. Haile & Associates
Houston
Dardin Drive
Wader Strother
Gulf States
L. A. Yankie
John Busby
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
College Station
Yankie
Pete Landolt
City Council Special Meeting Sets Bids on Water Distribution
Tonight the city council meets to review bids on water distribution projects. Apparent low bidder is Gerald Mora of Houston at 171486.75, second low Century Construction of Houston at 176022.40, with revised figures around 143000 and 146000 within bond limits.
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Gerlad Mora
Houston
Century Construction
Low Bidder Named in City Contract Awards
The council announced a low bidder for a city contract with Gerald Mora of Houston submitting $171,486.75. Century Construction Co. of Houston followed at $175,707.40, with Wyman Construction and Texala Construction in the high four figures. A council delegation of eight residents attended the bid opening and routine business was conducted prior to the bids.
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Gerald Mora
Houston
Century Const. Co
Wyman Construction Co
Texala Construction Co
John Q
Mrs Grady James and Rebecca Visit Newton and Merryville
Mrs. Grady James and her daughter Rebecca visited Sunday in Newton Louisiana and Merryville Louisiana, accompanied by Mrs. Robbie Jones.
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Grady James
Rebecca
Robbie Jones
Newton and
Merryville
Corrigan visit notes Mrs Grady Crecelius hosting
Mrs Irby Hyde and Mrs Bob Smart and Mrs Will Smart called on Tuesday at the Corrigan home of Mrs Grady Crecelius, formerly of Silsbee.
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Irby Hyde
Bob Smart
Will Smart
Corrigan
Grady Crecelius
Silsbee
Silsbee High to Close 1957-58 With Friday Commencement
The 1957 58 school year ends Friday at Silsbee High. Alf Fullingim will present diplomas as A G Buff Natwick gives the commencement address. Rev C N Wells will offer the invocation and his daughter Lena Wells Ambrose salutatorian will deliver the salutatory. Janice Sampson valedictorian will speak after Natwick. The high school band will perform Silsbee High Forever and E R Warner Jr will give the benediction.
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Silsbee
Alf Fullingim
Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees
A. G. “Buff” Natwick
East Texas Pulp and Paper Co
Evadale
C. N. Wells
Lena Wells Ambrose
Don L. Hough
Aim High
Terry Gossett
Janice Sampson
Natwick
Bruce Watts
Silsbee High Forever
E. R. Warner Jr
Eastex
Camas
Wash
Crown-Zellerbach Paper Mill
Crown- Zellerbach
Crown Z
Sweden
David Read
Ublisher
the Bee
Twenty Three Have Enforced Visit At County's Expense
Deputy Dave Rountree reported twenty three offenders processed in the county jail over the past week. The arrests included one murder, four robberies by assault, 11 drunks, one game law violation, one bond forfeiture, and one traffic case. Leroy Cotton, 39, of Kountze, was charged with murdering another Kountze man in a Saturday night altercation in the colored quarters.
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Dave Rountree
Rounte
Leroy Cotton
Herbert Long
Kountze
Martin Family Weekend Visit in Wharton
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Martin and their son Larry spent the weekend in Wharton visiting their son Jerry Martin and his family.
Morris Grabs Little League Lead in Final Week
The Morris Pharmacy Athletics lead the Silsbee Little League as the first half ends. Minimax Tigers are second with Buna third. Highlights include Punky Parks of Morris pitching a no hit no run with 17 strikeouts in a 4 0 win over Kountze on May 23 and Mack Rose of East Texas hitting the lone homer against Buna on May 22. Next week’s schedule lists key matchups among Buna Kountze Morris East Texas Minimax Chance Loeb.
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Morris Pharmacy Athletics
Silsbee
Minimax Tigers
Buna
Morris
Kountze
Punky Parks of
Mack Rose
East
East Texas
Minimax
Chance- Loeb
Chance-Loeb
Post Office To Close For Memorial Day May 30
Windows in the Silsbee post office will be closed Friday May 30 in observance of Memorial Day Postmaster L A Yankie announced Mail will not be delivered on routes that day but incoming mail will be collected into boxes and outgoing mail will go out.
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Silsbee
L. A. Yankie
Yankie
Mrs J O Shackelter Returns From Texas Visit
Mrs J O Shackelter came back Tuesday after visiting relatives in Houston and Temple, returning by train and noting a pleasant trip with family.
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J. O. Shackelter
Houston
Temple
Pony League Opens With Two Saturday Night Games
The Silsbee Pony League starts its season Saturday at the high school field. At 5 30 Buna faces Chance Loeb and the Silsbee Giants Kountze meet in the second game. All five teams wear new uniforms and Roy Pool of Chance Loeb invites the public. Concession stand will be open.
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Silsbee Pony League
Buna
Chance Loeb
Silsbee Giants-Kountze
Roy Pool
Chance-Loeb
Senator Lyndon Johnson Letter Urges Renewed American Spirit
A Silsbee reader forwards Senator Lyndon Johnsons letter urging Americans to rekindle boldness courage and initiative. He cites past unity in facing communism and criticizes current indecision while noting anti Americanism abroad and the need to inspire global trust in American freedom.
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Lyndon Johnson
Senator Johnson
America
Venezuela
Peru
Lebanon
France
Canada
Indonesia
Presbyterians Set Vacation Bible School in Silsbee
First Presbyterian Church of Silsbee will host Vacation Bible School from July 2 to July 5. Information released by Mrs. Douglas Scott invites those seeking details to call Mrs. Scott for more information.
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First Presbyterian Church
Mr and Mrs W H Fee Visit Lafayette for Business
Mr and Mrs W H Fee made a business trip to Lafayette Louisiana on Monday confirming observed activity and meeting with local associates during their travel.
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W. H. Fee
Lafayette, la
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de Molay
Silsbee Masonic Temple
Norman Rucker
Wayne Francis
Tommy Butts
Pat Richardson
Frank Short
Jack Clark
Richard Worley
Robert Ward
James Moore
Virgil Williams
Dennis Rogers
Nelson Bruns
Fia
Vacation Bible School
Polio Foundation
Cecil Cobble
Mr. Jones
Jack Jackson
J. J. Stringer
O. D. Adams
Eli Reese
Garland Ratcliff
Duncan
Kounte
Woodrow Road
Jim Anderson
Council
A. G. Natwick
Texas
R. Whittington
Ktz
R. Hollyfield
M'max
P. Johnson
G. Walker
M’max
P. Parks
B. Upshaw
Hale
Ch-Lobe
D. Wheeler
Ch-Loeb
Cc. Worry
J. Coleman
Team Pet. Morris
Pony League
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