Thanksgiving Services Planned Next Thursday Silsbee holds union Thanksgiving service at First Baptist Church with area ministers leading and choir from participating churches
A citywide Thanksgiving service will be heldThursday morning November 28 1957 at 8 30 at the First Baptist Church Silsbee with Rev Bruce O Power presiding Rev Grant Herbst delivering the message Rev Kent Newman directing singing and a choir from all churches The service supported by the Silsbee Ministers Fellowship and Silsbee Kiwanis Club invites the public and asks for an offering to aid relief work and fellowship expenses
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
First Baptist Church
Silsbee and
Community
Bruce O. Power
First Methodist Church
Silsbee Ministers’ Fellowship
Grant Herbst
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Kent Newman
First Christian Church
J. H. Hendrix
First Assembly of God Church
Bobby G. Roberts
Woodrow Baptist Church
J. W. Joiner
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
W. A. Rashall
Wiley Mae Pentecostal
Ular
Silsbee Ministers
L. L. McCutchen
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
Brief News Items From Beaumont Area
Local notes report Mrs. J H Richardson and daughter Mrs Wick Nolan visiting in Mena Arkansas with the Read family while other Beaumont residents travel to Fort Ar thur Lovelady and Houston for funerals, visits, and events. Several people are listed with kinships and destinations across Arkansas Texas and Iran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Richardson
Wick Nolan
Beauron
J. F. Lockhart
Port Arthur
Mena
Arkansas
Buna High Cage Squad Releases '57-58 Schedule
Buna High announces its 1957-58 basketball schedule for both boys and girls. The Buna Cougars, defending state champions, travel to Big Sandy, Fenton, Bellaire, Port Arthur, and other sites with district games and tournaments listed through February. Home and traveling designations included with dates across November to February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buna High Cage Squad
Buna High School
M. N. Robinson
Buna Cougars
Buna
Big Sandy
Central Consolidated - T
Fenton
Big Sandy - T
Fenton - T
Central Consolidated - H
Smiley - T
Smiley - H
Bellaire - T
Beaumont - T
Lufkin - H
South Park
Beaumont Tourney
Bellaire
Milby
Dayton
Livingston
Cleveland
Liberty
Port Acres
Retail Merchants To Launch Holiday Season Saturday
Silsbee merchants gear up for a five week holiday push starting Saturday with a 100 dollar prize in Santa Fe park at 2 pm. Santa Claus arrives on the second Saturday November 30 at 2 30 pm to hand out candy and take Christmas orders. Rayford Birdwell, Chamber of Commerce merchant committee chair, leads the drive backed by a city sponsored free parking on December 23 and 24 to boost decorations and rival regional cities in Christmas display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Santa Fe Park
Santa Claus
Retail Merchants Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Rayford Birdwell
Retail Merchants
Birdwell
Drunk Driver Fined in County Court Here
One man, Fred Swearingen, pled guilty to driving while intoxicated in Judge Fletcher Richardson's county court last week and received a $50 fine plus costs and three days in jail. He appeared on Nov. 14. County law enforcement reported 23 arrests during the week including 14 drunks, two hot checks, two drunk in car, two DWs, two pickups for other counties, and one simple assault. Floyd Wray McDaniel, 22, of Silsbee, also pled guilty in Jefferson County court to carrying knuckles and drew a one-year probationary jail sentence plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher Richardson
Fred Swearingen
Dave Rountree
Asault
Floyd Wray McDaniel
Silsbee
Jefferson County
Loeb Woman Margie Tanner Dies at 43 in Beaumont
Mrs. Margie Tanner of Loeb died Wednesday in a Beaumont hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Friday at Farmer Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. E. W. Stanley officiating. She is survived by her husband Wiley Tanner, her mother Annie Hosea, daughter Dorothy Flowers, brother Albert Hosea, and three sisters T. H. McDaniels, Pete Smith, and A. A. Delatte. burial will follow at Resthaven under Farmers Funeral Home direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Funeral Home
E. W. Stanley
Loeb
Tanner
Wiley Tanner
Annie Hosea
Beaumont
Dorothy Flowers
Mount Belvieu
Texas
Albert Hosea
Houston
T. H. McDaniels
Pete Smith
Inquirer's Classes Are Scheduled at St John’s Church
The second in a series of adult inquirer's classes will be held Tuesday night at 7 o'clock at St. John's Episcopal Church. Visitors are invited, Mrs Elizabeth Williams said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adult Inquirer
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Elizabeth Williams
United Appeals Fund Drive Starts Dec 3rd
Plans to launch a countywide United Appeals Fund drive by December 3 in Hardin county are being completed. A budget and admittance committee meeting is set for Monday in Kountze to finalize charities and requested amounts. Directors from Silsbee and others met at Boyd's cafe to map plans with L J France of Houston outlining procedures. A breakfast board meeting is planned next Tuesday at 7 am at Boyd's cafe to review final drive plans. The drive is sponsored by the Hardin County Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Appeals Fund
Hardin County
Lamar Hargrove
Kountze
Hargrove
Boyd's
Silsbee
United Appeals Board
J. C Perkins
Gus Hussman
Wade Parker
A. L. Warnick
H. N. Hopkins
L. N. Brannan
Robert Neyland
E. M. Prewitt
L. J. France
Houston
United Appeals
Texas
Hardin County Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee Hunters Return From West Texas Deer Trip
Silsbee hunters led by Sherman Worthey and Jack Shepherd returned from Meadows Rugged End Ranch near Ingram West Texas with several deer killed Wednesday afternoon. Among the trophies was an oil pointer at 225 steps. Tom Worthey soon reported a 12 point buck, one of the largest for the group. Other hunters included Silverland Busby Yawn Donelson Pope Hawthorne Hooks Busby Moreland Pic kett Tucker and Henry Moreland of Silsbee Beaumont and Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Worthey
Jack Shepherd
Meadows Rugged End Ranch
West
Texas
Ingram
Shepherd
Tom Worthey
Wortheys
Silverland
Russell Busby
Lee Yawn
Henry Donelson
Quarterback Club Set to Test SHS Cage Squad Here
Silsbee Quarterback Club elected Bill Sellers Stuart Reeves George Turk and Monroe Hart as directors at the regular meeting in the high school building Final club meeting of the year will be held Tuesday night with films of the Silsbee Neder land football game to be shown A basketball game between quarterback club members and the high school team was discussed and will be scheduled soon A hamburger supper for squad members and coaching staff is planned in the near future
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Sellers
Stuart Reeves
George Turk
Monroe Hartman
Silsbee Quarterback Club
Silsbee-Nederland
Kirby Mill Employee Loses Hand in Silsbee Sawmill Accident
L. A. Reeves of Buna, a Kirby Lumber Corp. sawmill worker, suffered a badly mangled left hand when caught in mill machinery. He was taken by ambulance to Parker and Copeland Clinic in Silsbee for emergency care and later transferred to Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Doctors were unsure if the hand could be saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby Mill
L. A. Reeves
Buna
Kirby Lumber Corp
Parker and Copeland Clinic
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Home
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Thanksgiving Closures For Silsbee Businesses And Schools
Practically all Silsbee business houses and public schools will be closed all day next Thursday for Thanksgiving. Schools will release Wednesday afternoon for the long holiday. Silsbee State Bank and the post office will also be closed Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Silsbee Public
Silsbee State Bank
Brother of Mrs. Self Dies in Nacogdoches
John Rawlinson, 62, died Saturday morning in Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital after a heart attack. Services were held Sunday at Oakley-Metcalf Funeral Home with burial in Redland Cemetery near Nacogdoches. He had lived in Nacogdoches for 20 years. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. L. G. Hilliard of Houston and Mrs. L. D. Self of Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rawlinson
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital
Oakley-Metcalf
Nacogdoches
Redland Cemetery
L. G. Hilliard
Houston
L. D. Self
Silsbee
Volaw Stock Law Vote Due Saturday At Schoolhouse
The Volaw-Thicket stock law election in Justice Precinct 6 is set for Saturday November 23 at White Oak School. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. If approved, only Honey Island Precinct 5 remains without stock law, affecting about nine tenths of the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volaw
Volaw-Thicket Area
Justice Precinct
White Oak School
Fletcher Richardson
Honey Island
Richardson
A. A. McCallum Expires Sunday
Funeral services for Alfred A. McCallum aged 63 of Silsbee were held at 2 p.m. from Mangrum Funeral Home in Center Texas. Burial followed in Fairview cemetery. He is survived by two sisters Mrs J O Turner of Silsbee and Mrs Harold E Hammack of Hillsboro Oregon, and five brothers Don plus more listed in the obituary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred A. McCallum
Silsbee
Veterans Administration Hospital
Houston
Mangrum Funeral Home
Center
Texas
Fairview
J. O. Turner
Harold E. Hammack
Hillsboro
Oregon
Don
Silsbee School Board Approves Business Machine Purchase
The Silsbee Independent School District board approved buying a bookkeeping and business machine for the superintendent's office and authorized bids for paving behind the high and junior high schools. They also approved funds for three Hamilton pianos costing 580 each for new elementary buildings and a trip for the high school band to Emid Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Hough
Hamilton
Piano
Beaumont
Hough
J. W. Summerville
Emid
Oklahoma
Silsbee Tigers Rally Past Indians In Home Finale
Silsbee rode a 25 point night by Polen to beat Cleveland 26 14 in a wild first half with four lead changes. Poland scored from the three yard line with 3 seconds left in the half and added the final TD from the five in the fourth quarter as McMahon Barr and Cleveland combined for key gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tigers
Tiger
Billy Poland
Silsbee
Poland
Larry Cleveland
Mike McMahon
Douglas Arnold
Jimmy Turk
Edwin Hughes
Elton Nolen
Ter
Cleveland
Johnny Barr
McMahon
Parker
W. L. Duff
Indians
Duff
Daft
Redskins
Bedlam
Barr
Azalea Garden Club Attends Houston Convention
Azalea Garden Club members led by Mrs Farley M Bowers attended District IV Texas Garden Clubs convention at the M D Anderson Auditorium University of Houston on Wednesday November 13 Houston Council hosted with Mrs K C Watford presiding Mrs L Z Pledger district governor led the business meeting and Mrs W A Harrison and Mrs C J Hinckley demonstrated the Christmas Glamor program The event closed with a luncheon in Oberholtzer Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farley M. Bowers
J. K. Bower
L N. Brannan
Curtis Isbell
C. J. Thorn
Azalea Garden Club
Texas Garden Clubs
M. D. Anderson
University of Houston
Houston
Houston Council of Garden Clubs
K. C. Watford
L. Z. Pledger
W. A. Harrison
C. J. Hinckley
Oberholtzer Hall
Order of DeMolay To Meet Tonight
The DeMolay Boys organization holds its regular meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple. The Mothers Club co sponsors will also meet at 7 30 p m at Mrs Eugene Keel home with Mrs Sir Ward presiding and inviting members and interested parties to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeMolay Boys
Masonic Temple
Mother's Club
Eugene Keel
Sir Ward
Public Library To Be Open Saturdays
The Silsbee Public library will operate Saturday mornings from 9 to 12. It will be the sole day the library remains open each week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Public Library
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rev
Leona Whitman
W. A. Read
H. E. Harlan
Fayetteville
W. M. Pennington
Anita Keown
Virginia Weeks
Frances Courmier
Jake Mack
Louise Barnes
Rose Room
Hotel Beaumont
Business and Professional Womens Club of
Tom Barnes
Mrr
W. J. Rains
Lovelady
Jim Hammonds
Joe Knupple
Lackland Airforce Base
San Antonio
Grady Shivers
H. F. Wiggins
Eastern Airlines
Teheran
Iran
Drilling and Exploration Company
Ethel Becker
J. O. Shackester
Marrell Conway
Jerald Peveto
Orange
Johnny
Linda Lee Yawn
Paula Prewitt
Rice- A & M
Donald Keprta
East Bernard and
Lissie
A. J. Hussman
David
H. S. Northrup
F. A. McMicken
Jerry
Genoa
McMicken
Mary Flanakin
Sally Sharp
Sammy Reeves
Creede
Colorado
Frenchy Flanakin
Barbara Garrett
O. Olson
Shreveport
L. J. Sagsteter
Pvt
Green Miller
Fort Riley
Kansas
US Army
J. W. Anderson
Germany
Bridge City - T
Gallatin - Sfa
Hampshire - T
Winnie-Stowell - H
Jasper - H
Little Cypress - H
Hampshire - H
Winnie-Stowell - T
Sugarland - H
Kirbyville - T
Jasper - T
Kirbyville - H
Dayton - H
Newton
Liberty - H
Sugarland - T
Margie Tanner
Beaumont Hospital
Inquirer
SHS
A. A. McCallum
James EF
Pete” Farmer
Frank Caskey
Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees
Caskey
Sinclair Oil
Frank McCallum
Prescott
Ariz
Monroe
Sacramento
Calif
Harold E Hammack
McCallum
Bee
Grady Tarver
William Whitaker
Nederland
Silsbee Tigers
Bulldogs
Billy Barclay
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