New County CC Head Russell Allen Installed as Chamber President
Russell S. Allen of Sour Lake was installed as president of the Greater Hardin County Chamber of Commerce at the annual banquet held at the junior high school cafeteria. Gordon Turrentine of the Houston Chamber spoke, with C. E. Meadows elected first vice president and A. F. Johnson and Russell Allen named second vice president and third vice president respectively. E. L. Stankard served as secretary and Mrs. Laura Mitchell as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell S. Allen
Sour Lake
Greater Hardin County Chamber of Commerce
Gordon Turrentine
Houston Chamber of Commerce
C. E. Meadows
Chance
A. F E. Johnson
Silsbee
Lee ‘Smith
Batson
Laura Mitchell l
Saratoga
E. L. Stankard
Kountze
M. L. Shoates
Thicket
Meadows
Mitchell
D. E. Rhodes
Cecil J. Collins
Wotaw
Lela Davis
Allene Sumrall
Village Mills
Lee Smith
C. L. Kindle
N. D. Rice
Claude Patterson
Honey Island
Mr. Johnson
Lester Landgraf
Reuben Martin
Billy G. Ward
Mr. Russell
Virgil Bryant
R. W. Jordan
Howard Watson
L. R. Thompson
Pat Pace
W. E. Martin
B. E. Rea
R. L. Boyd
D. E. Lack
B. W. Gibson
Lamar Hargrove
Clark Allen
Earl Stover Named Lieutenant Governor of Kiwanis Division 10
Earl B. Smokey Stover of Silsbee Hardin County county attorney and Silsbee Kiwanis Club president was unanimously elected lieutenant governor Division 10 Texas Oklahoma District Kiwanis International. The Division 10 area includes Beaumont Port Arthur Orange Cleveland and Silsbee with the next governor Cotton Clover of Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl B. “Smokey” Stover
Silsbee
Hardin County
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis International
Stover
R. V. Boyett
Division 10
Cotton Clover
Odessa
Texas
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Orange
Cleveland
United Appeals of Hardin County Extends Drive One Week
The United Appeals of Hardin County extends its 1959 fund drive to October 16 to finish eight agency campaigns including Boy Scouts Red Cross Salvation Army and Muscular Dystrophy. Rev Grant Herbst notes progress remains low with $3161.45 raised and explains cross county transfers and public confusion over the united giving concept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Appeals of
Hardin County
Grant Herbst of
Silsbee
Jefferson County
Magnolia Refining Company
Hardin, Jefferson
Orange Counties
Port Arthur
Rev. Herbs
Herbst
Frank R Grote to Speak at Texas Forestry Meeting in Tyler
Frank R. Grote of Kirby Lumber will headline the 44th Annual Texas Forestry Association meeting in Tyler at the Carlton Hotel on October 24. He will discuss Safety and the Small Wood Producer. The group will consider right of way purchases and a bond issue for county bridge approaches including Evadale river bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evadale River
Sour Lake
Kountze
HCC
Frank R. Grote
Kirby Lumber Corporation
Silsbee
Texas Forestry Association
Carlton Hotel
Tyler
Commissioners Court
Boerick Equipment Company
South Texas Equipment
Brown
Ferris
Payne
Burke A. Hargrove
Hargrove
Hardin County
John Clawson Heads Junior High Student Body
John Clawson, a ninth grader, was elected president of the junior high student body. Other officers include Margaret Scoggins as vice president and Beth Singletary as secretary. Eighth and seventh grade officers are listed with presidents, vice presidents, and secretaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clawson
I. B. Griffith
Margaret Scoggins
Beth Singletary
Donald Hartman
Virginia Woodard
Ann Hayes
Kathy McWhorter
Joyce Rhea Miller
Joan Meyers
Leslie Ashworth
Buddy Upshaw
Judy DuBose
Good Shepherd Baptists Form Youth Program
The Good Shepherd Baptist Church creates a youth program for ages 13 to 18. Adult leaders are Mr and Mrs H E Moore and Mr and Mrs James Skinner. First meeting is October 17 at 7 pm at the church with officer elections and a social planned. Emma Smith and daughter Beverly of Beaumont visited the Shelby Neely home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
James Skinner
Emma Smith
Beverly
Beaumont
Shelby Neely
Former Resident Is Buried In Liberty Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Dittie Ola Havens, 63, longtime Liberty resident and former Silsbee resident, were held at 2 p m Saturday at the First Baptist church of Liberty. She died Thursday in a Liberty hospital after a lengthy illness. Native of Woodville, she was a member of the Order of Eastern Star. Survived by two daughters, one brother, one sister, one niece and four grandchildren. Pallbearers included Dr. W C McNeil and C A Miles among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dittie Ola Havens
Liberty
Silsbee
First Baptist Church of Liberty
C. A. Miles
Harry McGuire
Guy DeVore
Phil Silva
O. F. Halstead
Clyde Ejskinbert
Bill Griffin
C. D. Victory
Carroll Mitchell
Ben Hatcher
J N Ashcraft to Celebrate 88th Birthday With House Warming
J N Ashcraft will honor his 88th birthday with a house warming Saturday at his son H R Ashcraft's home. Visiting hours start at 10 a.m. Duke Ashcraft helped build a home for his father on the Spurger highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Ashcraft
H. R. Ashcraft
Mr. Ashcraft
Duke Ashcraft
Spurger Highway
Evadale PTA Meeting Set With Guest Speaker
The Evadale PTA will meet Tuesday at 7 30 PM in the Evadale school. Rev. Bob Waters of First Methodist Church in Kountze will speak on Stepping Stones to Maturity. Fred Winger was admitted to St The rese hospital in Beaumont Thursday and had surgery Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evadale
PTA
Parent-Teacher Association
Bob Waters
First Methodist Church
Kountze
Fred Winger
St. Therese Hospital
Beaumont
Tax Assessor Scolds Judge Over Sick Leave Pay Dispute
Mrs. Lillie Bell Collier county tax assessor denounced County Judge Fletcher Richardson during a Monday session over docking pay for her deputy Mrs. Jeanette Morgan for ten sick days. The dispute centered on legality and consistency with other offices as county officials sought an attorney general opinion before any decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Bell Collier
Hardin County
Collier
Jeanette Morgan
Mrs. Morgan
Tom Burch
Allums
Earl Stover
Morgan
Increased Social Security Checks Due In February
Social security beneficiaries will see higher payments automatically in February. Carlton Touchet of the Beaumont Social Security Office says no action is needed by recipients. Minimum rises to 33.00 and maximum to 116.00, while family maximum jumps from 200.00 to 254.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton Touchet
Treaumont Social Security Office
Social Security Office
Silsbee senior named National Merit Semifinalist
Danna Holmes of Silsbee High School is a 1958-59 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist. She ranks among 10,000 top scorers from 14,000 high schools and will take the Scholastic Aptitude Test on December 6 1958 to advance toward finalist status and potential scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. B. Watts Jr
Silsbee High School
Danna Holmes
Danna
Billie J. Holmes
U. S
Foundaion
E. J. Vickers 82 Dies In Uvalde Funeral Thursday
E. J. Vickers known as Uncle Bud, 82, long-time Silsbee resident, died at 11:30 Wednesday after hospital stay in Beaumont and Uvalde where two sons live. Graveside service set for Thursday at 4 p.m. in Kirbyville with Conner-Frazer Funeral Home of Uvalde directing. Survived by wife Amy of Silsbee, three sons Fred Louis and W J Vickers, two sisters Mattie Gore and Sarah Brown, Bakertown. 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ree
FE. J
Bud” Vickers
Silsbee
Mr. Vickers
Uvalde
Beaumont Hospital
Kirbyville
Conner-Frazer Funeral Home
Amy Vickers
Fred
Louis Vickers
W. J. Vickers
Mattie Gore
Sarah Brown
Bakertown
Texas
Oddfellows Serve Fish Fry for Members and Families
Blue Pennet Oddfellow Lodge 79 sponsored a Saturday fish fry for members and families. Fish supplied by Felley Gore, with 68 guests present including a guest from Houston and Beaumont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Pennet Oddfellow Lodge 79
Felley Gore
Gsitore
Houston
Beaumont
Multiple Births Reported in Hardin County Hospital
A series of birth notices from Hardin County Hospital details births to families in Silsbee Kountze Sour Lake Village Mills Groves and Beaumont. Individuals named include James Willie Metcalf Jr Regina Carol James Arvin Gerald Maxon Debra Faye Vivian Darlene Brenda Jean Barbara Ann Phyllis Renee Michael Darrell Patricia Ann Jerry Lee Phyllis Ann and Phyll Therese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina Carol
Hardin County Hospital
R. C. Eddings
Kountze
T. A. Bell
Silsbee
James Arvin
C. B. Jacks
Sour Lake
Gerald Maxon
Debra Faye
Hardin
B. KE. Nolan
C. W. Golden Lof Groves
Barbara Ann
C. C. Moss
Phyllis Renee
Darrell G Strong
Michael Darrell
Versie Freeman
Street
Alice Freeman
Hospital Auxiliary To Meet Tonight At 7 50
The Hardin County Hospital Auxiliary will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at 7:30 in the staff dining room at the hospital in Kountze. Mrs Mary Lou Brown will preside and invites all ladies interested in this work to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Hosital
Kountze
Mary Lou Brown Willl
Two Men Sentenced to Probation in Kountze Court
In 88th District Court in Kountze, L. C. Latham of Borger received a two year probation for using a worthless check to defraud and restitution of $206.32 was ordered. S. J. Gall of Victor was placed on two years probation after pleading guilty to child desertion and was ordered to pay $250 past due child support plus $35 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kountze
Willis Selman
L. C. Latham
Borger
Texas
H. A. Coe
S. J. Gall
Victor
Selman
B&P Club Hears Finance Plans For Year
Silsbee Business and Professional Women's Club met last Thursday and heard from Mrs Kay Magee about the finance committee program for the coming year. Two dances are set for February 14 and April 4. A rummage sale is planned for November 1 at City Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Business and Professional Women’s Club
Kay Magee
Iity Park
Louise Barnes
Laymen's Day at First Methodist Church
Sunday program at First Methodist Church features speaker W. F. Martin of Kountze at the morning service at 10 50 with a men s choir to sing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
W. FE. Martin of
Kountze
Sherry Hinkel Set for Weeks-Long France Visit
Sherry Hinkel left last week to visit her father Lt. Col. C. B. Hinkel in Fontainbleau France. She will tour London Paris Germany England Belgium and see the Brussels World's Fair. On November 4 she sails from Genoa Italy aboard the USS Constitution and plans to return to New York December 20 with her father accompanying her to Harlingen Texas where he is stationed with the air force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherry Hinkel
C. B. Hinkel
Fontainbleau
France
London
Paris
Germany
England
Belgium
Brussels
Genoa
Italy
Wavy
New York
Harlingen
Texas
Air Force
Miscreants Fined In County Court On Guilty Pleas
Judge Fletcher Richardson’s county court fined several defendants after guilty pleas. Robert Dean paid 25 dollars on October 9 for driving with license suspended, Jess Harvill and Thand Hopkins the same on October 11. McGee received 50 dollars and three days in jail for drunken driving. Calacote paid 100 dollars for carrying a pistol on October 11. Arrest reports list jail counts and Beaumont-combined arrests for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher Richardson
Robert Dean
Jess Harvill
Thand Hopkins
Robert Hay McGee
G. W. Calacote
Dave Rountree
Evadale Rebels Open District 32-B Play Friday
The Evadale Rebels head to China Friday to start District 32-B play after a 48-16 thumping of Silsbee B last Thursday. Robert Stimits scored five touchdowns while Mike Gravis and Kenneth Lewis added one each as Evadale pulled away after a 16-12 halftime deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evadale Rebels
Silsbee “B
China
Rebels
Jack Hetherington
Silsbee
Trailng
Robert Stimits
Mike Gravis
Kenneth Lewis
Tigers Are Out-Fumbled In 12-6 Win At Huntsville
Silsbee kicks off to Huntsville who fumbles three times in the first quarter as Kennet Parker reinjures a knee and Charley Woodward leads a third period drive for the Tigers. The game ends 12-6 with multiple turnovers and a hard fought outdoors clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tigers
Huntsville
Silsbee Tigers
Huntsville Hornets
Kenneth Parker
Charley Woodward
Silsbee
Huntvile
Johnny Barr
Mike McMahon
Tiger Demon
Hornet
Kenneth Keithers
Hornets
Marvin Gordon
Hunteville
McMahon
Billy Barclay
Parker
Barclay
Sorority Collecting Old Toys for Community Baskets
The Nu Up silon chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority will canvass Oct. 25 to collect toys for Community Christmas Baskets. Each member pledges four toys. toys will be repaired and donated to underprivileged families. Mrs Barbara Paret, president, urged giving old toys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nu Upsilon
Beta Sigma Ifhi Sorority
Barbara Paret
Also Mentioned on This Page
Russell Allen
New County CC
Earl B. Stover
Frank Grote
Grote
University of Michigan Schoof Forestry
Michigan
Wisconsin
George
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkangwee A and M College
E Ki ‘Lumber Corporation
Good Shepherd Baptists
SHS
E. J. Vickers
Oddfellows
Dello World
James Willie Metcalf Jr
J. W. Metcalf Sr
B&p
Magee
Marie McKinney
Barnes
Ona McGinty
Texas City
Elester Pryor
Nat
Barr
Keith
Navy
Etlsbee
Tiger
Mrc Mahon
Sorority
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