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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1959
Page
4
The notice lists second class mailing permit date April 10 1919 at Silsbee Post Office Texas under the 1879 act. It states publication every Thursday at 410 Highway 96 Silsbee Texas and subscription rates of 3 50 per year in Hardin County and 4 00 outside Hardin County.
The note lists newsroom roles including co owners and publishers David Read and R L Read City Editor Jerry Zuber Society and Personal Editor Leona Whitman Mechanical Department R R Burgess composing Tom Read James Johnson Louis Johnson foreman printer pressman stereotyper.
Jerry Zuber recounts numerous deer and turkey kills across Austin County Hardin County and West Texas, naming hunters and bucks from eight to sixteen pounds. He notes bass catches near Dam B and a favorable trout and redfish run around Galveston while people focus on hunting.
Community notices include Thanksgiving weekend travel and church activities. Loeb-Chance School dismisses from Wednesday to Monday for holidays while Loeb First Baptist Church held its monthly meeting and greeted the pastor with a kitchen pounding after services. Families visit relatives across Texas and Louisiana as plans unfold for reunions and travel.
A Houston angler reports fair luck with Trinity Bay specks and Galveston trout counts from the weekend, while Santa Fe slip flounder fishing varies with cold weather. Thanksgiving notes urge safe travel, gratitude, and reflection on the blessings from God.
A stream of real estate documents and assignments file in Hardin County, detailing general warranty deeds, mineral, oil and gas leases, deeds of trust, affidavits, and partial releases. Multiple transfers involve individuals and companies including Sinclair Oil and Gas Co, Atlantic Refining Co, West Coast Lumber Sales, First Federal, and local banks.
Den 5 of Pack 199 met Monday at Mrs Jewel Hartman home with 11 cubs and leaders. Arthur Ruggles den chief and two den mothers attended. S A Ruggles helped with smoking articles for the country store. Dwayne Anderson served refreshments. Freddy Hartman scribe.
Mrs Harry Holt and Mrs Chester Hooks led 16 boys in a meeting opening with roll call. The group thanked someone, made paper mustaches for fathers and sun bonnets for mothers, planned Christmas gifts, played games, and closed with singing Taps. Russell Holt scribe.
The Hardin County Singing Convention will meet Saturday night and Sunday in the Saratoga High School auditorium. Sunday morning singing starts at 10 with a basket lunch served. President H. W. Enner invites the public to attend.
The City of Silsbee invites sealed bids to furnish an industrial type pneumatic tied tractor with power steering hydraulic pumps heavy front axle sealed-beam lighting two bids for 30 and 40 drawbar horsepower and a backhoe 24 bucket. Bids due by 4 00 p m December 10 1959 at the City Manager's office. The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
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