Silsbee Declares Home Rule City After Vote Canvass
Silsbee becomes a home rule city after a Saturday charter election, with 137 yes to 23 no. The city council canvassed the results Monday, planning to appoint a city manager and police chief. The town, founded as a lumber camp in 1896 by John Henry Kirby, now has about 6000 residents.
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Silsbee
C. T. Belt
J. C. Branham
J. P. Upchurch
Sam Shackester
Whit Miles
W. B. Stewart
W. D. Harris
Percy Bailey
David Read
Roy Brown
Edgar O'Neil
I. R. Fowler
Ed Brookins
R. R. Mission
R. S. Farmer
John Henry Kirby
Longtime Silsbee Operator Jerry Shackelfer Dies at 63
Jerry O. Shackelfer 63 a Santa Fe telegraph operator for 43 years died at Santa Fe hospital in Temple after recent surgery. Funeral at First Christian Church with Rev Kent Newman. Burial Resthaven Cemetery. Survivors include wife two daughters mother sister and seven grandchildren.
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Jerry O. Shackelfer
Santa Fe
Temple
Mr. Shackelfer
Shackelfer
First Christian Church
J. O. Shackelfer
Sam Shackelfer
Silsbee
Bert Slaydon
Ellie McAvoy
Houston
Bessie Branham
Beaumont
Kent Newman
Resthaven Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home
Frank Bechtel
E. F. Bistline
J. J. Taylor
W. B. Miller
A. E. Whitmire
Garl Sallender
Abe Lincoln
W. W. Branham
Santa Fe Associates
Windham Couple Spend Weekend Visiting Relatives
Mr and Mrs V W Windham spent the weekend in San Augustine visiting relatives.
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V. W. Windham
San Augustine
Eastex, Electrical Workers Sign New 2-Year Contract
The East Texas Pulp and Paper Company and Unit 3 Local 479 of the IBEW signed a two-year labor agreement on Monday at the Eastex Mill. The pact includes wage increases for 1956 and 1957, job and shift pay boosts, a retirement plan, higher Sunday premium, and reduced vacation qualifying hours. Both sides anticipate continued good relations through 1958.
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East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Unit 3
The
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Eastex
Ibew Union
Butterfly tagged on wing travels from Toronto to Silsbee
Carl Williams 11 of Silsbee captured a swallow tailed butterfly alive at his grandmother’s home. The wing tag reads 1208 X and return to Museum Toronto Canada. He plans to mail the butterfly to the Canadian museum for developments.
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Silsbee
Toronto
Canada
Bee
Carl Williams
C. L. Williams
Woodrow Rd
A. A. Moore
Museum
Carl
Melvin Winger
Canada Museum
Saratoga Drys Win By 49 Vote Margin Saturday
Proponents of legal beer in Saratoga won the local option election by a 49 vote margin Saturday. The measure authorized sale of all ages beer in the area, reflecting a hotly contested referendum with strong turnout.
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Saratoga Drys
Saratoga
Local cafe owner recounts banded goose tale and migration notes
R D Tatman owner of the Bluebonnet cafe killed a banded goose last hunting season and sent the band to the federal wildlife service. The bird was traced from Swan Lake Refuge Missouri to Roe Monroe County Arkansas and the tracker details extend to several migratory waterfowl bands with long travel distances.
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R. D. Tatman
Bluebonnet Cafe
Federal Wildlife Service
Beaumont
Labrador
Canada
England
Kenmare
North Dakota
USA
Columbia
South America
Tulelake
Calif
Cook Island
New Zealand
Innoko
Alaska
Delaware City
Delaware
Maui Ss
Hawaii
Edmonton
Alberta
Vandals Hit Silsbee School System On Halloween Night
Vandals struck Silsbee on October 30 breaking ten field house windows, painting obscene slogans and the phrase Beat Hull Cassetta. Similar vandalism appeared in Kountze. investigators say a single group may be linked. In the same period, Silsbee Junior High and Elementary were broken into. small cash and supplies were stolen as officers probe.
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Silsbee
Field House
Rhodes
Grady Tarver
Sheriff's
Mr and Mrs Leon Boyette Visit Houston Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Leon Boyette visited in Houston over the weekend with friends. The note records a social visit in the city, with no further details about events or accompanying persons.
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Mrs. Leon Boyette
Houston
Silsbee Winners March in Decoration Parade
Silsbee Business and Professional Women awarded top honors for best decorated car with the band sweetheart and the cheerleaders’ car placing next. Pete Landry and Gordon Rogers rode the best decorated bicycle. Charlotte Doucette won prettiest child, Marvin Josey ugliest, J. Cowan most original, Liegellyn Dickerson most appropriate, Ronald and Skippy Weeks honored, and Mrs Ella Brown praised for most entertaining costume.
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Silsbee
Pete Landry
Gordon Rogers
Charlotte Doucette
Marvin Josey
J. Cowan
Liegellyn Dickerson
Ronald
Skippy Weeks
Ella Brown
Ballot Shortage Hurts Silsbee Box Votes in Hardin County
Hardin county backed Stevenson 2371 to Eisenhower 2130 in the general election. Silsbee and nearby boxes ran out of ballots around 6 pm, denying about 200 voters in Silsbee a voice. Judge Richardson blamed ballot shortages on underestimated demand and urged better provisioning for future elections.
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Hardin County
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Silsbee
Loeb
Chance, Thicket
Sour Lake
Poluna
AL Utyow
L. D. Self
Chance
Thicket
Fletcher Richardson
Richardson
Price Daniel
Bryant
Pappy O’daniel
O’daniel
Daniel
Brother of Silsbee Woman Believed Murder Victim
Cecil Bennet Rouse, 49, was found dead in his front yard near the Dawson community, Ty ler. Sheriff investigators traced the case to a gunshot wound from a .22 caliber rifle, with a 12 gauge shotgun found nearby. Rouse’s siblings include Mrs. H C Riley of Silsbee and Clyde V Bouse of Voth.
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van Zandt County — Sheriff's
Cecil Bennet Rouse
Dawson
Tyler
H C. Riley
Silsbee
Clyde V Bouse
Voth
Bouse
Canton
Drunk Drivers Pay $50 Fines In County Court
Four men pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in Judge Fletcher Richardson’s court. Each was fined $50 plus costs and sentenced to three days in jail with automatic six month license suspensions. Names: Clyde T. Chambers James Pitman Jim Brown Jr. and Sam Jones.
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Fletcher Richardson
Clyde T. Chambers
James Pitman
Jim Brown Jr
Sam Jones
PTA President Thanks Contributors
Mrs. C. R. Baker, president of Silsbee Parent-Teacher Association, praised the Halloween carnival's success despite rain and mud. The event drew many citizens and raised well over 800 for worthwhile school projects. She thanked merchants, teachers, and others for their contributions and hard work.
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C. R. Baker
Silsbee Parent-Teacher Association
Tigers Rally To District Clash At Victor In Late Season
Silsbee high school faces Victor in district 11 AAA football after a 61 to 6 Friday defeat. Kenneth Parker leads Victor at Vidtor while Silsbee prepares for the Victor B team at Kirby Stadium tonight at 7 30 with coach Jack Hetherington providing the early outlook.
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Tigers
Victor
Silsbe High School
Victor Pirates
Vidtor
Pirates
Kenneth Parker
Silsbee Tiger
Kirby Stadium
Jack Hetherington
Doubtful starter due to stomach injury in practice
Reserve quarterback and top defenseman Allen is listed as doubtful after an injury sustained in Tuesday's practice. The note directs readers to Tigers Absorb on page 8, section 1 for details.
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Allen
Tigers
Sabine District Dentists To Meet In Silsbee Tonight
Silsbee hosts the Sabine District Dental Society monthly meeting with about 60 to 70 members expected. The event includes a social hour, dinner at 7 20, and a scientific session headlined by Dr Norman B Shipley of Orange with Dr Paul Hicks of Conroe as guest. Local legislators Jack Brooks and others are invited.
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Silsbee
Sabine District Dental Society
Norman B. Shipley
Orange
Paul Hicks
Conroe
Texas State Dental Society
Carl C. Hardin
Austin
State Dental Board
Jack Brooks
Beaumont
Harrington
Zbrani
Hooks
Shackelford
W. C. McNeil
I. G. Markham
R. O. Jackson
Markham
The
Sabine District Society
Services For Mrs Elizabeth Swearingen Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Elizabeth Swearingen 684 longtime Loeb resident were held at 10 am Wednesday at United Pentecostal Church Loeb. She died at home after a weeklong illness. A Tyler county native and widow of W L Swearingen she was well known in East Texas. Rev Landry Buller officiated assisted by Rev Stanley. Burial followed at Camp Ground cemetery near Woodville under Farmer Funeral home direction. Grandsons served as pallbearers.
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Elizabeth Swearingen
Loeb
United Pentecostal Church
Legion Auxiliary Poppy Sale On Saturday
The American Legion Auxiliary will sell Poppies Saturday on the Streets and outlying stores. These poppies are made by disabled veterans in hospitals and the auxiliary buys them. The money derived from this sale will be used for child welfare in the community.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Barrow Family Visits Relatives in Wichita Falls and Lufkin
Mr and Mrs D S Barrow and son Sammie returned from trips to Wichita Falls and Lufkin where they visited relatives.
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D. S. Barrow
Sammie
Wichita Falls
Lufkin
Silsbee School Board Hopes to Sell Bonds Wednesday
The Silsbee Independent School District board planned a special Wednesday night meeting to sell 610000 dollars in school building bonds after the general election. Houston fiscal agent James C Tucker and Associates warned that Dallas bonds recently sold at about 4.56 percent, suggesting a similar rate for Silsbee, though the election order caps interest at 4 percent.
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Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees
Harris Finder
James C. Tucker and Associates
Houston
City of Dallas
Silsbee School District
Silsbee
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Arkansas
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Ford
Oii
2Cy
Brannan
Eddie You
Pekeagarton
Wart Jr
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hardin
Kountze
Caney Head
Plank
Village Mills
Honey Island
Volaw
Batson
Grayburg
Dave Rountree
Leo Beal
South Second Street
Beech Creek
Mr. Beal
W. H. Pickett
Grover Fletcher
PTA
Sabine
Legion Auxiliary
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