Silsbee Industrial Roundup draws thousands for festival
The Silsbee Chamber of Commerce reports over 10 000 people attended Saturday's Industrial Roundup. Carol Sue Brown was crowned queen. Kirby Lumber pageant honored company with a large crowd at Kirby Stadium. Float prizes awarded and parade called the biggest and best in Silsbee.
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Walter Murphy
General Arrangements
Chamber of Commerce
W. P. Crockett
Silsbee
Mr. Crockett
Crockett
Kirby Lumber Company
Silsbee Flower Shop
Silsbee Garden Club
Ralph Benson
Houston
L. C. Menius
J. R. Keig
Beaumnot
Hardin Drugstore
Eddie Plunk
Jack
Sharon Ann Robbins
Chuck Wright
Babette Landry
Llewellyn Dickinson
Robert Gore
Deer Hound
Queenie
Melba Calhoun
Shirley Ann Riley
Paula Prewitt
Dianne Jardell
Dannah Ford
No. 35
Jim Burns
Don Roy
Hank Locklin
Carol Sue Brown
Ann Markley
Joe Markley
Martha Murphy
Carol Sue
Buster Brown
Striking Boilermakers Halt Paper Mill Work
Picket lines of Boilermakers Local 587 halted construction at the East Texas Pulp and Paper Mill in Evadale, stopping multi million dollar activity. By week’s end only office staff remained. Kirby Lumber’s new mill stayed unaffected as boilerwork was finished.
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Local 587
East Texas Pulp and Paper
Evadale
Kirby Lumber Company
A. W. Dainwood
Alf Fullingim Heads New Grand Jury
The Hardin county 88th district court fourth term grand jury began its first session on Monday October 4 with Alf Fullingim of Silsbee as foreman Other jurors include Harman White and G W Gilchriest of Silsbee T T Billings and W C Gilcrease of Sour Lake Owen Davis of Thicket R R Moore and Charles Vanderburg of Kountze Willie Yeagin and A L Gore of Honey Island Ira Flowers and Burt Collins of Saratoga
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Hardin County
88Th District Court
Alf Fullingim
Silsbee
Harman White
G. W. Gilchriest
T. T. Billings
W. C. Gilcrease
Sour Lake
Owen Davis
Thicket
R. R. Moore
Charles Vanderburg
Kountze
Willie Yeagin
A. L. Gore
Honey Island
Ira Flowers
Burt Collins
Saratoga
Silsbee Bond Election Promises Road Improvements
Hardin County voters decide on 575000 in bonds to widen roads and secure right of way for a four lane Highway 96 from Santa Fe rail to Silsbee city limits. Local officials civic groups and business leaders back the plan with state highway support. The Fire Hall in Silsbee hosts the vote with L D Self as judge.
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Hardin County
State Highway Department
Commissioners’ Road and Bridge Fund
Silsbee
Santa Fe Railroad
L. D. Self
Chamber of Commerce
Business Men
the Bee
Mrs William Russ and daughter head to Biloxi for training
Mrs William Russ and her daughter Jeanita Kay travel to Biloxi Mississippi to join her husband who is undergoing radar and radio training at Keesler Air Base in Biloxi.
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William Russ
Jeanita Kay
Biloxi
Mississippi
Keesler Air Base
Mrs. Eliza Weaver 89 Dies in Silsbee Car Crash
Silsbee's first 1954 traffic fatality occurred Tuesday when Mrs. Eliza Weaver 89 was killed in a two-vehicle crash at 14th street and the New Kountze highway. A pickup driven by her daughter Mrs. Walter Bell skidded into an oncoming Ford driven by Ozro Parker of Silsbee Auto Co. Hawthorne, 23, an employee, was with Parker. Hawthorne and Bell were taken to Hotel Dieu in Beaumont in good condition. Hawthorne suffered rib fractures and cuts, Bell neck injuries. Parker was released from Ensign Clinic. Eyewitnesses Houston and Annie Elam said the truck slid into the westbound car after a eastbound vehicle passed. The wreck demolished the pickup. its bed torn from the chassis. Services for Mrs. Weaver were held at Farmer Funeral Home and she was interred at Brookeland. She is survived by husband S. B. Weaver. sons Jim and Frank. daughter Mrs. Walter Bell. a brother Deeb Rhoades. nine grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
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Walter Bell
Weaver
Ford
Ozro Parker
Silsbee Auto Company
Parker
Don Lee Hawthorne
The
Motor Company
Hawthorne
Bell
Hotel Dieu
Beaumont
Farmer
Houston
Annie Elam
Grady Tarver
Ensign Clinic
Deeb Rhoades
Ydolice
City Hires Comptroller-Collector Tuesday Night
City council voted to hire a $6000-a-year comptroller and tax recorder Bill Pennington from the Beaumont auditing firm to assume duties about November 1. He will join Edna Guynes in city records, replacing long-time treasurer E. M. Wilson Jr. and work with police and sheriff on new radio and vehicle equipment purchases.
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Bill Pennington
B. H. Hughes, Juncker and Norfeldt, Beaumont
Pennington
Edna Guynes
H. M. Jones
E. M. Wilson, Jr
Silsbee City
Wilson
Donalson Motor Company
Ballard Equipment Company
Grand Prairie
Grady Tarver
Whit Whitaker
Jones
Evadale Bridge Undergoes Three-Week Repairs
Traffic on the Neches River bridge at Evadale on U S 96 will slow for about three weeks while extensive repairs are made. The bridge is open at nights and weekends. weekdays 7 a m to 4 30 p m may include delays up to three hours. Detours via U S 90, FM 105, U S 96, and Mauriceville routes advised for light and heavy traffic.
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Neches River
U.S. 96
Evadale
W. E. Simmons
Beaumont
State Highway Department
Simmons
Jasper
U. S
Former Kountze Cashier Charged in Houston Embezzlement
Frank Oliver Oxley, former cashier of Peoples State Bank of Kountze, is charged with misappropriation of deposits totaling 1100 to 1200. He was charged in Houston last week, released on personal recognizance, and the case is in the eastern district of Texas federal courts. Oxley served as cashier from January to June, later living in Houston with his mother and has repaid the funds.
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Frank Oliver Oxley
Peoples State Bank of
Kountze
Houston
U. S
Ralph Fowler
Fire Prevention Week drives strong public turnout
Fire Chief John Busby hailed Fire Prevention Week as very successful. Open house at the fire station drew a large crowd with over 1000 cups of ice cream served, and children rode city fire trucks. A water demonstration at Santa Fe Park energized attendees, while first graders in Silsbee enjoyed truck rides. Busby thanked Silsbee Volunteer Firemen and Kir by Lumber, Santa Fe Railroad, and the Texas Forestry Service for their support.
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John Busby
Santa Fe Park
Silsbee
Busby
Kirby Lumber Company
Santa Fe Railroad
Texas Forestry Service
Road Right-of-Way Bond Election Set for Saturday
Hardin county voters will decide on right-of-way purchases worth up to four million dollars for roads in an upcoming bond election this Saturday October ninth. The state seeks thirty five hundred thousand dollars in county right-of-way and plans construction of roads and bridges, with financing details to be decided at the polls. Polls in Silsbee open at 8 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Election judge L. D. Self said if the bond measure fails the county would issue time warrants at four percent interest.
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Hardin County
Silsbee
Self
Franklin Biery to Perform at Silsbee High School
Famous American organist Franklin K Biery will give a concert on Monday October 11 at 12 30 PM in the Silsbee High School auditorium. The program features popular and classical numbers and proceeds go to the student council.
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Franklin K. Biery
Silsbee High School
Tigers Ready for Tough Test at Bishop Byrne Tonight
Silsbee the Tigers travel to Port Arthur after a 6 to 0 Huntsville setback. Key players Hargrove McKinney Swinney Davis Moore Murray and defensive back McMurray starred. Coach Dinkle emphasizes tighter pass defense and coordinated offense as Bates sits with a hip injury.
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Silsbee
Tiger
Huntsville
Tigers
Hornets
Larry Hargrove
Pete McKinney
Bryan Swinney
Robert Davis
Ray Moore
Jimm McMurray
Port Arthur
Bishop Byrne
Billy Dinkle
Byrne
Dinkle
Red Willet
John Bates
Silsbee Boat Club Receives State Charter
The Silsbee Boat Sporting Club Inc received approval for a charter filed in Austin on September 29. C. M. McKay serves as president H. N. Lee as vice president and Robert Earl Gore as secretary and treasurer.
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Silsbee Boat Sporting Club, Inc
Department of State
Austin
C. M. McKay
H. N. Lee
Robert Earl Gore
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Silshee
Treasury
Eliza Weaver
14Th Street
New Kountze High
New Kountze Road
City
Silsbee Boat Club
Silsbee’s
Gabfest
W. J. Davis
Davis
W. W
Bill” Selman
Minnie Short
C. W. McGinty
Vera Harris
C. B. Watts
Alf Bartle
Hart Brookins
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