Senator Johnson Accepts 1956 Texas Heart Fund Chair
Senator Lyndon Johnson will serve as state chairman of the February 1956 Texas Heart Fund campaign. Despite recovering from a July heart attack, he praised lifesaving research funded by voluntary contributions and urged Texans to support the effort. Dr. Kleberg Eckhardt and R. L. Thomas welcomed his acceptance, projecting stronger local Heart Association support under his leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon Johnson
Texas Heart Fund
Kleberg Eckhardt
Corpus Christi
Texas Association
Johnson
Texas
Texas and
American Heart Associations
Dr. Eckhardt
R. L. Thomas
Dallas Bank
Texas Heart Association
Senator Johnson
Heart Fund
First Day Planned for Silshee Golf Course
Members voted Thursday night to set Saturday November 19 as opening day for Silshee Golf and Country Club's new course. Official opening date awaits completion of the club pro shop and may be announced soon.
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Silshee Golf Course
Silshee Golf and Country Club
Patsy Brown to star in 1956 junior play The Curious Savage
Patsy Brown has been chosen by director L Duane Newell to play the title role in The Curious Savage a comic fantasy the 1956 Junior class will present at Silsbee High School auditorium for two performances December 8 and 9 Reversals for the play are underway The curious heroine is a wealthy widow who puts her late husband's fortune in a Happiness Fund to help people do their dreams The step children seek the missing bonds while a sanatorium hosts amiable fugitives and staff manage the refuge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patsy Brown
L. Duane Newell
Silsbee High School
Italy
Garderner
Mrs. Savage
Mr. Newell
Carolyn Adams
Linda White
Jerry Jones
Anne Sommers
Judy Farmer
C. W. Lawrence
Patricia Richards
Tigers Face St Anthony In Beaumont Tonight
Football workouts at Kirby Stadium were hampered by weather. Coaches say the Tigers will be ready to play St Anthony tonight at 8 in Royal Purple Stadium Beaumont with Parker out for the season and Smith unlikely to play against Port Neches. Starting lineup features Smith Stanford Redmond Moore Van Winkle Arnold Thornton Hargrove Childress McDonald Battle Hudgins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby Stadium
Ray McGallion
Jack Heatherington
Heatherington
St. Anthony
Royal Purple Stadium
Beaumont
Keith Parker
Victor
George Smith
Parker
Smith
Port Neches
Jerry Smith
Tommy Stanford
Jack Redmond
Ray Moore
Billy van van Winkle
Douglas Arnold
Glenn Thornton
Larry Hargrove
Tommy Childress
Doyle “Buzz” McDonald
Bobby Battle
Ikie Hudgins
McGallion
Santa Fe President and Directors to Visit Silsbee
Santa Fe Railway President Fred G. Gurley and a large board plan a December 6 visit to Silsbee to tour two local mills, attend a noon stag luncheon, and enjoy a Santa Fe Industrial Day with a parade, a rubber tire miniature freight train display, and school holiday events.
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Fred G. Gurley
Santa Fe Railway
Silsbee
Mr. Gurley
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Gurley
Hospitalized Patients in Hardin County List Names
Patients admitted to Hardin County Hospital since November 2 include R. H. Fountain and Mrs. Edward Haynes, Glen Allen Stutts of Silsbee, Vera Ann Hart of Kountze, and John L. Jackson of Buna.
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Hardin County Hospital
R. H. Fountain
Edward Haynes
Glen Allen Stutts
Silsbee
Vera Ann Hart
Kountze
John L. Jackson
Buna
Veterans Day Observance Set By Local Legion And VFW Posts
Silsbee prepares for Veterans Day with plans by the American Legion Troy F Rhymes Post 452 and VFW Howard Clinefelter Post 5685. Services at First Baptist Church begin 1:50 pm with speaker Rev Alvin Hendrix and a patriotic program ending with taps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
First Baptist Church
Stanley Lindsey
VFW
Sam Ce
Darrell D. Shine
R. E. Barclay
Alvin Hendrix
First Assembly of God Church
Act of Congress
U. S
Texas
E.L. Berry
Austin
United Spanish War Veterans
Shaver Girl Recovers After Near Car Tragedy
Eight year old Mildred Shaver daughter of Mrs John Bush of Silsbee rests at home after a near fatal incident Monday night. She was struck at Ernest Ave and South Third by a car driven by Mrs Bascom Graves and saved from serious harm by a quick stop. Mildred received facial stitches at Parker Clinic and returned home with her father Henry Shover of Newton at her bedside.
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Mildred Shaver
John Bush
Silsbee
Mildred
Mary Shaver
Bascom Graves
Ernest Ave
S. Third
Evadale District Approves Bond for School Additions
Evadale voters approved a 54 to 3 decision to float a 200000 bond to fund additions at the district including a new gym and expanded classrooms to support a four year high school program. No contracts yet. the program is planned to start by September 1956.
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Evadale
Buna
Silsbee
Eradale
Mrs McGinty Undergoes Surgery in Beaumont Hospital
Mrs Charles McGinty underwent surgery at St. Therese hospital in Beaumont last Friday and is reported progressing satisfactorily. She may return home this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McGinty
St. Therese Hospital
Beaumont
Weekend wave of violence hits Silsbee area
Silsbee region reports three cut and gunshot incidents over the weekend. Victims include Norman Montgomery of Beaumont with leg and abdomen wounds, and Jack Jeffcoat, Sam Jeffcoat, and Gordon Townsend among those charged or wounded. Deputy Rountree notes 23 arrests, including DWI and assault cases.
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Silsbee
Baptist Hospital
Norman Montgomery
Beaumont
William Kelley
Kelley
Montgomery
Jack
Sam Jeffcoat
Earily
Marshall Gore
Ira W. Moore
Gore
Spurger Highway
Hardin County Hospital
W.W. A. McClelland
Evadale Highway
William Whittaker
Gordon Townsend
Evadale
McClel
Circle Drive Inn
Jeffcoat
Open House Honoring Mrs. Lou Spurlock
Open house will be held Sunday at 2 P.M. in the home of Mr and Mrs Lee Spurlock to honor Mrs Lou Spurlock who will be 84 on November 11. Aunt Lou came from Louisiana at 18 and settled in this vicinity. Relatives and friends are invited.
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Lee Spurlock
Lou Spurlock
Lou
Louisiana
NLRB Upholds Paper Mill Labor Election Outcome
The National Labor Relations Board upheld an August mill election at East Texas Pulp and Paper in Evadale, deciding the theft investigation did not influence the vote. Runoff set between Pulp-Sulphite Union and Paper Makers of America for hourly paid workers. electricians and instrument operators remain with IBEW. Four suspects linked to the thefts face felony charges in Jasper County.
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Paper Makers of America
American Federation of Labor Unions
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Evadale
National Labor Relations Board
Washington
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Beaumont Metal Trades Council
NLRB
Jasper County
Sixth Grade Team Bears Triumph Over Amelia in Muddy Season Finale
Coach Bear Nash’s Tigers finish a perfect season with a 13-7 win against Amelia sixth graders on a muddy field. It was their first out-of-town game and their season finale after intersquad contests.
Judge Richardson Attends County Judges Convention
County Judge Fletcher Richardson was in Austin from Monday to Wednesday for the annual County Judges Convention. He was expected to return to his office Thursday according to courthouse sources.
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Fletcher Richardson
Austin
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. F. McMillan
Linda McMillan
Kirby Stadium Field
Billy Dan VanWinkle
Doyle
Buzz” McDonald
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Winston Cochran
Cochran
Barbara Wyatt
Margaret Clifton
James Hobson
Vana Strahan
Diane Jardell
Clyde Springer
Tigers
Santa Fe
L. M. Olson
Kelly M. Fogg
Norman Chandler
John Luther Cleveland
William Laird Dean
Streeter B. Flynn
Bert L. Hupp
Thomas 5. Lamont
John Lawrence McCaffrey
H. M. Jones
Chamber of Commerce
Bruce Collier
Silsbee Bee
Bruce
the Bee
H. G. Collier
David Read
W. E
Ed” Weathersby
Southwestern Settlement and Development Corporation
Ed Weathersby
Berry
Shaver
Evacate
Amelia
Richardson
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