Silsbee Tigers Open District Play October 22 at Home
Silsbee hosts Liberty Panthers on October 22 to start district 28AA play after a rugged pre district schedule. The Tigers, led by McKinney Kinard and Wingfield, posted a 1-4 record with losses to Henderson Jasper Huntsville and Bishop Byrne, earning Homecoming against Nederland on October 29.
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Silsbee Tigers
Billy Dinkle
Raymond McGallion
Liberty Panthers
Silsbee
Bishop Byrne
Pete McKinney
D. W. Kinard
McKinney
Tigers
Byrne
Tiger
Tiger Rag
Sanford Jones
Kinard
Bruce Carlson
Jay Wingfield
Robert Davis
Ralph Willerman
Henderson
Jasper
Huntsville
Cleveland
Port Arthur
Kirby Memorial Stadium
Liberty
Nederland
Victor
St Anthony
Port Acres
St. Anthony
Road Bond Issue Passes By Two Thirds Margin In Hardin County
Hardin county voters approve a 575000 right of way bond by 877 to 399, just 67 votes over the two thirds requirement. The funds will finance Cypress creek bridge right of way purchases as a state road building program advances. County officials praise county unity and a shared goal for infrastructure.
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Hardin County
Fletcher Richardson
Cypress Creek Bridge
Thomas Burch
Sour Lake
Hardin County Loan Association Plans Discussed in Austin
A Hardin County group met State Banking Commission officials in Austin on Wednesday to discuss forming the Hardin County Loan Association. Attendees included A. R. Neyland R. A. Neyland Earl Stover H. C. Hopkins W. P. Crockett G. C. Brackin H M Jones and State Rep F H Carpenter. Final steps require capital stock payment a manager and final banking commission approval.
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Hardin County
State Banking Commission
Austin
A. R. Neyland
R. A. Neyland
Earl Stover
H. C. Hopkins
W. P. Crockett
G. C. Brackin
H .M. Jones
F. H. Carpenter
Hardin County Loan Association
Banking Commission
225 Old Timers Meet Here Sunday Afternoon
Two hundred twenty five current and former Silsbee residents gathered at the elementary school cafeteria for their annual gabfest. F T Woolum, 93, was named oldest man. Mrs. Sam Shackelter, 83, oldest woman. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Edmonston, now of Jacksonville Florida, were honored as the oldest married couple with 59th anniversary. W W Selman of Beaumont was elected next year’s chairman.
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Silsbee
W. J
Bill” Davis
F. T. Woolum
Sam Shackelter
G. W. Edmonston
Jacksonville
Florida
W. W. “Bill” Selman
Beaumont
Evadale Telephone Project Expands Service
J L Blair of Southwestern Bell in Silsbee says the Evadale project will serve about 100 applicants on Highway 96. The $62000 plan covers poles cable wires new equipment and labor and signals growth tied to Silsbee industrial expansion.
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Evadale
Highway 96
J. L. Blair
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Silsbee
Blair
Miss Walker to Speak at P T A Meeting
Miss LaVert Walker of the University of Houston Reading Clinic will address Junio High School PTA members on Tuesday October 19 at 7 30 in the auditorium. Her talk titled A Challenge to Parents and Teachers emphasizes the Reading Readiness Program and its role in future school success.
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P.T.A
Junio High School
LaVert Walker
Reading Clinic
University of Houston
Mississippi Southern College
Methodist Fellowship Supper Friday Planned by Bartle
W S Bartle announces Methodist Fellowship supper to be held Friday night October 15 at 7 o clock. An interesting evening is assured and everyone is urged to attend.
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W. S. Bartle
Methodist Fellowship
Boy Scout Fund Drive Planned on October 21
Sam Gordon of Caney Head was elected supervisor of Lower Neches Soil Conservation District Subdivision 1 at a Oct 5 meeting in Silsbee high school. The district includes Hardin county Precinct 1. The one day drive on Oct 21 will mobilize about 125 volunteers for a kickoff breakfast at Blue Bonnet cafe.
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Sam Gordon
Caney Head
Lower Neches Soil Conservation District
B. E. Rea
Hardin County
Silsbee High School
Gordon
Banks Cook
Cook
David Read
Fiveman Board of Supervisors
Soil Conservation District
Vocational Agriculture Teachers
County Agricultural Agent
Soil Conservation Service
Agricultural Conservation Service
Texas Forestry Service
The
Farm Home Administration
Silsbee
Joe Markley
Lloyd Brannan
Blue Bonnet Cafe
Walter Block
Arvin Yankie
Lester Landgraf
Earl Stover
Howard Hargrove
Ed Nash
L. D. Self
Pentecostal Church Fellowship Meeting Set At First Church
The regular monthly fellowship gathering is planned for Monday night October 18 at 7 30 p.m. at the First Pentecostal Church led by Rev W H Dunn. Visiting ministers from the area will attend and Rev H L Bennett of DeQuincy La will be the guest speaker. Music by visiting quartets will accompany the program. All are invited.
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First Pentecostal Church
W. H. Dunn
H. L. Bennett
DeQuincy
Prewitt Consolidates Vidor and Silsbee Stores
E. M. Prewitt owner of Silsbee Dry Goods and Vidor Dry Goods plans to consolidate the two stores and close the Vidor location soon. W. L. Fouts, veteran store promoter, handles the consolidation sale. Prewitt has run Silsbee Dry Goods for twenty years.
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E. M. Prewitt
Silsbee Dry Goods Company
Vidor Dry Goods Company
Vidor
Vacationing Johnsons Tour Southern Stops
Mr and Mrs W E Johnson of Silsbee are on a vacation trip to Knoxville Tennessee with short visits in Hot Springs Arkansas and Memphis They report lovely scenery and note they passed through Detroit Paris and New Boston Texas before leaving Texas They plan to contact their son Jack in Norfolk during the trip.
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W. E. Johnson
Silsbee
Knoxville
Tenn
Hot Springs
Ark
Memphis
Texas
Detroit
Paris
New Boston
Jack
Norfolk
Two Men Sentenced In District Court
In Kountze 88th district court two men received prison terms. W P Burnett got five years for timber theft while James McOdom drew two years for truck theft. Judge H A Coe announced the cases and noted docket delays due to District Attorney Grover Lowe’s illness.
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Lowe
Everett Cain
Liberty
Leon Skinner
O. L. Martin
Foy Leatherman
Roy Wayne Harris
M. D. Ellisor
Oscar Garcia
Frederick J. Elue
East Texas Squirrel Seasons Open Across Ten Counties
Squirrel season starts Friday October 15 across Hardin Jefferson Liberty Nacogdoches Orange Panola Polk Sabine San Augustine and Shelby counties with a ten per day bag limit and twenty in possession. Open seasons vary by county with some areas ending December 31 and others extending to January 15. Deer season begins November 16. Prohibited actions include hunting from vehicles and shooting across roads. searches may be conducted by game wardens.
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Beaumont
Hardin County
Wilson
East Texas
Hardin
Jefferson
Liberty
Nacogdoches
Orange
Panola Polk
Sabine San Augustine
Shelby
Tyler
Texas
Game and Fish
Trustees Approve Girls Playground Area On Campus
The school board voted to construct two asphalt slabs on the high school campus for basketball tennis and volleyball or badminton serving girls PE. The 60 by 100 foot and 40 by 90 foot courts cost about 1100 dollars with west side location behind the high school. Superintendent Hough cited rising enrollment 2454 by September and attendance rates over 97 percent district wide. Tax collections stood at 148066.82 with 188620.13 cash on hand. The board also authorized 1269.95 in instruments for the Negro high school band and accepted a donated three-quarter ton pickup from Silsbee Auto Company for the FFA chapter.
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Don L. Hough
Hough
J. D. Self
Aleady
Silsbee Auto Company
FFA
E. M. Prewitt
Terrell Buchanan
Mr. Prewitt
A. W. Dainwood
Mr. Hough
Alf Fullingi
Ben Walker Newton Hopkins
Sim Ward
Mr. Self
G. W. Gilchriest
Curb And Gutter Problems Will Be Discussed
R. B. Terry of the Texas Highway Department informs Mayor H. M. Jones that highway office personnel will meet with local groups to discuss curb and gutter issues on the U S Highway 96 project from the G C S F Railroad crossing to the city limits of Silsbee. The plans are being prepared and aim to keep affected individuals informed.
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R. B. Terry
Texas Highway Department
H. M. Jones
Highway Department
Terry
Silsbee
First Methodist in Silsbee marks 50th anniversary homecoming
Rev Clyde Woodward of Jasper will preach at the First Methodist church Silsbee during its fiftieth anniversary homecoming on Sunday October 24. Woodward served as pastor there from 1932 to 1935. Current minister is Rev J E Ferguson.
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Clyde Woodward
First Methodist Church
Jasper
First Methodist Church of
Silsbee
Woodward
J. E. Ferguson
Sheriff’s Office Reports 19 Arrests In Week
Hardin County sheriff’s department reports 19 arrests in the past week. Among them are two disturbing the peace cases, two adultery charges, one drunk in car, three affrays, one DWI, one robbery by assault, one traffic violation, one bench warrant from the penitentiary, and seven drunks. W. P. Burnett held on timber theft bench warrant, returned to Hardin County for trial on related charges.
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Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Dave Rountree
W. P. Burnett
Hardin County
Silsbee Garden Club hosts meeting with plant speaker
The Silsbee Garden Club met October 12 at Mrs. E. M. Wilson Sr home with 21 members and one guest. W E Williams of Williams Plant farm spoke on Panama flowers shrubs and trees and growing flowering shrubs here. The next meeting is Oct 26 at Mrs O C Seelys home with Mrs Kate Blackwell co hostess.
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Silsbee Garden Club
E. M. Wilson
Herman Fuller
W. E Williams
Williams Plant Farm
Silsbee
Panama
Joe Markley
Frank Payne
O. C. Seely
Kate Blackwell
T. E. Seber
Foley man arrives for brief Isbee Beaumont visit
E G Thomas of Foley Alabama arrived Saturday to spend a few days in Isbee and Beaumont before leaving for a new assignment in Emerton Washington.
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E. G. Thomas
Foley
Alabama
Isbee
Beaumont
Emerton
Wash
Knupple Cemetery To Get New Fence
A chain link fence will be built around Knupple Cemetery soon with work starting in the near future. The fence will be removed and shrubs and gravesites may be affected. residents are asked to make arrangements promptly.
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Knupple Cemetery
Knupple
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Kountze
Chance
Loeb
Village Mills
Honey Island
Thicket
Wotaw
Saratoga
Batson
Grayburg
Loan Association Group
Miss Walker
Eddie Hicks
Lillian Whitman
Patricia Madeley
Lyndall Landry
Jo Bledge
Glenda Brackin
Velma Creel
Sylvia Landry
Silsbee High
Bend
Peggy Brookins
Frances Million
Wanda Sue Skinner
Martha McGowen
Pentecostal Church States Fellowship Meeting
Prewitt
Vidor and Silsbee
First Methodist
Sheriff's Office
W. E. Williams
Garden Club
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