Charter Election For City Set For Saturday
Silsbee residents vote Saturday November 3 on adopting a home rule charter mailed a month ago. With no apparent opposition, turnout is expected light at the fire hall where only property owners may vote. The charter creates a city manager while keeping a mayor and five aldermen to set policy and speed up municipal activities.
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Silsbee
Carey Williamson
A. E. Johnson
R. L. Read
E. F. Bistline
David Read
R. E. Barclay
E. M. Wilson, Jr
Lester D. Self
W. M. Parker
Earl Wills
Earl B. Stover
Louise B. Elmore
Sam Neal
Clyde Cole
Ministers Form Fellowship As Heavy Vote Looms In Tuesday Election
Silsbee ministers met October 29 to organize the Ministers Fellowship of Silsbee Area with Bruce Powers as president and Kent Newman as vice president. Election coverage notes heavy turnout expected Tuesday with eight Texas constitutional amendments and presidential race in focus. Absentee voting continues with 48 reported by press time. Election judges named for Caney Head Chance and Loeb precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Bruce Powers
L. L. McCutchen
Kent Newman
J. W. Joiner
W. A. Rashall
Pascal D Harris
Ministers Fellowship of
Silsbee Area
Powers
Newman
Harris
Executive Com
United States
Fire Hall
L. D. Self
Texas
Caney Head
Claude Coward
C. E. Reed
W. A. Tanner
Loeb
Cub Pack 34 Plans Camp Ike Daniel Meeting
Cub Scout Pack 34 holds a Friday night meeting at Camp Ike Daniel with Dens 4 and 5 in a cbunforizées program. Families bring sandwiches and drinks. coffee provided. Prospective members invited. many boys earned awards this month. Pack seeks den mothers and assistants to manage growing membership. Pack 34 to march in Industrial Round-up parade Saturday wearing uniforms. assembly at 9:45 a.m. at the Senior High School.
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Camp Ike Daniel
Shivers Plans Two Speeches in Texas Campaign Tour
H C Hopkins, chairman of Texans for Eisenhower in Hardin county, announced Governor Allan Shivers would speak Monday in Tyler at noon and in Houston at 8 30 p m at Herman Park televised by major networks.
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Shivers
H. C. Hopkins
Texans For
Eisenhower
Hardin County
Allan Shivers
Tyler
Herman Park
Houston
Hopkins
Mattox And Jones Open New Gulf Station
Mattox and Jones open a Gulf Service Station at 205 Highway 96 in the former John Dulaney home site. The station operates 6 a m to 10 p m. Owners hail from Jasper and plan to live in Silsbee. Pancho Barclay joins as assistant manager. A formal opening date will be announced later.
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B. V. Mattox
E. J. Jones
Gulf
Highway 96
John Dulaney
Mr. Mattox
Mr. Jones
Jasper
Silsbee
Pancho Barclay
Ashcrafts Attend Birth Day Party in Houston
Mr and Mrs Harvey Ashcraft and his father traveled to Houston Saturday for the birth day party of their granddaughter Catherine Ann daughter of Mr and Mrs L O Prophit.
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Harvey Ashcraft
Houston
Catherine Ann
Rethkes Visit in Houston Home of OConners
Mr and Mrs R W Rethke visited Sunday in Houston in the home of Mr and Mrs L C OConner.
P-TA Halloween Carnival Gross Receipts Declared
Thousands braved damp conditions to attend the P-TA Halloween Carnival where Miss Eddie Hicks was crowned queen. The event featured performances from elementary and junior high units with gross receipts of 853.15 from concessions admissions and sales. The project committee will announce allocation plans.
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P-Ta
Eddie Hicks
PTA
County Jail Records Show 20 Arrests In Hardin County
Twenty persons were arrested and placed in Hardin County jail last week per sheriff records. Five charged with driving while intoxicated, one with simple assault, fourteen for being drunk. Grand jury returned five indictments: two theft, three for child desertion. District court did not convene.
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Hardin County
Sheriff's Office
Lions Club Hears Talk On U S Army Reserve Plans
Major John Fel Met spoke at the Silsbee Lions noon meeting about reserve activities in the 12 county Beaumont district. He noted a Port Arthur center nearing completion and proposed centers in Jasper and Cleveland, with a Silsbee unit of 15 enlisted men and two officers. Lions endorsed the idea.
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John Fel Met
U. S. Army Reserve
Silsbee Lions Club
Major Met
Beaumont
Jack Hedge
Silsbee
Port Arthur
Jasper
Cleveland
The
Lions
Lions Club
Tke Daniel
A. G Mashburn
W. C. Roy
Little League Officials Plan For Next Season
Silsbee Little League officers, directors and managers met at Hardin County Savings and Loan Office last Monday to plan the coming season. Urgent need is for team managers, assistant managers and umpires, urged by President Sam Cerniglia who invites qualified locals to contact Commissioner Eddie Van Winkle. He stresses anyone with basic baseball knowledge and a desire to work with boys can be a good manager.
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Silsbee
Little League
Hardin County Savings and Loan Office
Sam Cerniglia
Eddie van Winkle
Cerniglia
Forty Hours Devotion Ceremony at All Souls Church
All Souls Catholic Church schedules its annual Forty Hours Devotion on Thursday November 8. The event begins with a 6 30 a m Missa Cantata sung by a Sisters' choir from St The rese Hospital Beaumont followed by a Eucharistic procession with parish grade school children. Parish women will preside over Adoration and the day closes at 7 30 p m with Litany of the Saints procession and Benediction.
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All Souls Catholic Church
Milan
Italy
St. Therese Hospital
Beaumont
Progress on New Silsbee School Buildings Advancing
Supt. Don L. Hough reports two of Silsbee's three new elementary schools under construction. Foundations for the six classroom building on Fresenius road are being poured next week, while the 24 class building at South Seventh and Avenue O begins site clearing and rapid construction. The 20 classroom North Silsbee building also slated to start next week.
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Silsbee
Don L. Hough
Fresenius Road
South Seventh
Avenue O
Entertainment To Be Kiddie Rides Free TV Set and Booths
Four bands have accepted invitations to the Industrial Round-up parade on Saturday at 10 30. The event starts at the high school with eight floats a mounted division decorated cars bicycles and marching units from Cub Scouts. Kiddie Rides five ponies and a TV set giveaway at 3 pm are planned at Santa Fe Park.
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Pete Farmer
Cub Scouts
Farmer
Warren
Evadale
Silsbee
Sour Lake
Jimmy Jeffrey
Santa Fe Park
Lions Club
Beta Sigma Phi
All Faith Church
Methodist Wscs
Kiwanis Club
Boy Scouts
Episcopal Ladies
VFW
Fire Department
County Tax Collector Dates In Silsbee For December January
Hardin County tax assessor-collector Stout Collier announces four December and January visit days in Silsbee for taxpayer convenience. Deputy collectors will be at the Silsbee fire station on December 18 19 and January 24 25. Milner's Store Chance hosts January 16 1 to 4 pm. Loeb January 15 9 am to noon Aaron's Store and 1 to 4 30 pm Star Store Grocery.
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Stout Collier
Hardin County
Silsbee
Loeb
Aaron's
Star Store
Second Grader Struck by Truck on Bus Route in Silsbee
Eight year old Larry Spell, pupil at Silsbee Elementary, was struck by a log truck Tuesday around 4 15 PM nine miles north of Silsbee while crossing Highway 92 after exiting a school bus. He suffered a broken leg and head injuries and remained unconscious Wednesday. Driver of the bus Cicero Kirkendall. truck driver A V West was charged with aggravated assault with a motor vehicle.
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Silsbee
Larry Burton Spell
L. B. Spell
Fred
Sam P. Copeland
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Cicero Kirkendall
A. V. West
I. W. Moore
Bill Warren
C. S. Sherrill
Walker's Sinclair Service Station Opens in Silsbee
Walker opens a new Sinclair service station at 1116 N Fifth Street Silsbee in a recently completed masonry building with equipment installed. Grand opening planned later. Walker a former Sinclair Pipeline employee and Oil Workers Local Union official, with wife and Raymond Brim assisting.
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Walker
Sinclair
N. Fifth Street
Silsbee
Sinclair Pipeline Company
Oil Workers Local Union
N. Sixth Street
First Baptist Church
Boy Scout Fund Drive Reaches $2198 In Silsbee
City Chairman Alf Fullingim reports the annual Boy Scout fund drive collected 2198 dollars in Silsbee last Tuesday. Some cards remain outstanding and he urged workers to turn them in to him or Lloyd Brannan at Gulf States to finalize the report. He thanked contributors and volunteers for their diligent efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Alf Fullingim
Fullingim
Lloyd Brannan
Gulf States
Tigers Fall 13-7 in Homecoming Clash With French
Silsbee Tigers entertain the French Buffaloes in a packed Kirby Stadium thriller. Kenneth Parker's third quarter touchdown gave Silsbee a brief lead before French answered late, as four Tigers fumbles and key miscues hampered a late rally. Larry Cleveland paced Silsbee with 123 rushing yards and a stubborn defense limited French to 11 first downs.
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Kenneth Parker
Silsbee
Tchdown
Allen Johnson
Tigers
Buffalo
Ronnie Medford
Larry Cleveland
Norman Reddell
Tiger
French
Roger Ratliff
Lee’o Paine
Parker
Cats
Rennie Henderson
Buffaloes
Buford Curtis
Jimmy Bates
George Keith
George Smith
Douglas Arnold
Clyde Springer
Lamar Tech Dean Tells Kiwanians About Amendments
Dr. Richard Setzer, dean of the Lamar College of Technology School of Business Administration, spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon. He explained Texas amendments 3 and 4, urging passage for college building funds and teacher retirement changes, and answered questions. The club reminded members of their role in Industrial Roundup Saturday with a hot dog stand.
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Richard Setzer
School of Business Administration
Lamar College of Technology
Kiwanis Club
David Read
Setzer
People of Texas
Buckner Wins Hardin County FM Road 92 Contract
A contract for grading structures base and surfacing on Farm to Market Road 92 in Hardin County was awarded in Austin. R C Buckner of Jacksonville Texas submitted the low bid of 36530866 dollars for 7 5 miles from Silsbee. R B Terry of Silsbee will supervise the project for the Highway Department and completion is set at 145 days.
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Hardin County
Austin
W. E. Simmons
Beaumont
R. C. Buckner
Jacksonville
Texas
Silsbee
R. B. Terry
Highway Department
Beau Mont guests visit Bozeman home Saturday
Mrs. Tommie Bozeman hosted guests including Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Moore and their children Charlotte and Norman, along with Mrs. Charles Tyer of Dallas and Mrs. H. L. Tyer. Also present were Mrs. H. L. Tyer and Mrs. G. L. Tyer of Beau mont.
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Tommie Bozeman
Floyd Moore
Charlotte
Norman
Charles Tyer
Dallas
H. L. Tyer
G. L Tyer
Beaumont
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French High School
Tigere
Mattox and Jones
New Gulf Station
U.S. Army Reserve
Catholic Church
Freedom Foundation
Narl Stover
James E. Haynes
Beech Creek
Mr. Haynes
Joe Shuptrine
Aga
Tigrave
Kirby Stadium
Lamar Tech
Kiwanians
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