Tigers Ready For Saints After Break
The Silsbee Tigers prepare for a Friday night game against St. Anthons after a two win season, with lineup changes including Marvin Gordon at one end, John Hartman at the other, and Bo Tarver sharing backfield duties. Harold Bean and Nicky Gilbert are slated as the other backfield threats, while Kenneth Cones steps in at center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Tigers
Bulldogs
St. Anthons
Maurice Hobbs
Marvin Gordon
John Hartman
Bobby Pontes
Dee Cunningham
Andrew Hare
Don Ward
Kenneth Cones
Huntsville
Gene Roberts
Bo Tarver
Gordon
Harold Bean
Nicky Gilbert
Treaumont Journal Sportwriters
Hornets
Charlie Woodard
Tiger
Woodard
Richard Ratliff
Joe Blackmon
Bobby Modisette
Silsbee United Appeals 32 Percent Done
Silsbee's 1959 United Appeals drive is 32 percent complete, said Gus Husmann local chairman. He urged drive workers to rush their phase and reports. Silsbee's Hardin county total for 1960 is 27000 with a 10000 quota. Husmann expects full meeting once all areas report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
United Appeals
Gus Husmann
Chaiman
Husmann
Hardin County
Cubs Meet Davy Crockett In Beaumont League Clash
Silsbee Junior High School Cubs travel to Beaumont to face the Davy Crockett Junior High eleven in a district game at seven tonight. Coach Jim Rand said the squad is in good shape and ready to take this one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior High
Cubs
Davy Crockett
Silsbee Junior High School
Davy Crockett Junior High
Beaumont
Jim Rand
Oldtimers Reunion Set for Sunday at Junior High Cafeteria
Silsbee Oldtimers plan their annual reunion this Sunday at the junior high school cafeteria. Activities begin at 10 a.m. and run to 3 p.m. Organizers include Frank Payne, C W McGinty, Jack Hill, and Margaret Croucher and son Kirk visited from Chicago. Reservations close Friday. contact Frank Payne by phone EV 5-3558.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Croucher
Kirk
Chicago
B. L. Moreland
Monghais
Frank Payne
C W. McGinty
Jack Hill
Aeng
Silsbee Lions Bow Plan For Civic Center Charter
Silsbee considers forming Silsbee Civic Center Inc to oversee a masonry center seating 150 with library kitchen storage and air conditioning. Estimated cost 30 000 to 40 000 with board power to set final plan. charter drafted by Earl Wills. location eyed near Santa Fe railroad property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Lions Club
Lion Paul Georgas
Sam Copeland
Lions Club
Silsbee Civic Center Inc
Earl Wills
Georgas
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
J Robert Neyland
Silsbee
Santa Fe Railroad
Wills
Brewster Rules death by own action in shooting death
Justice of the Peace W C Brewster ruled the death of Mrs Martin Wells of Silsbee as death by personal safety related gunshot wound. Wells died Oct 12 at Hardin County Hospital after being taken there by her husband Martin Wells. Funeral services were held in Houston last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster
Justice of the Peace
W. C. Brewster
Martin Wells
Silsbee
Local Twirlers To Enter Beaumont Contest
Local girls from the high school Jayne Odom Carolyn Gee Jo Hicks Dannah Ford Annette Ebard and Becky Yawn will twirl Saturday at 9 a.m. near Harvest Club during the South Texas State Fair Beaumont. Junior High participants include Linda Yawn Daphene Ashworth Carol Hicks Nancy Tucker Lovee Ann Jardell Patsy Mullins Sharon Robbins and Sandra Gee. Lamar Teeh supported by director Charles Wiley leads the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvest Club
Beaumont
Jayne Odom
Carolyn Gee
Jo Hicks
Dannah Ford
Annette Ebard
Becky Yawn
Linda Yawn
Daphene Ashworth
Carol Hicks
Nancy Tucker
Lovee Ann Jardell
Patsy Mullins
Sharon Robbins
Sandra Gee
Charles Wiley
Lamar Teeh
Hollo World Baby Listings in Silsbee Care
Silsbee families welcome new births with Oct. 16 and Oct. 17 dates. In Hardin County Hospital a series of newborns arrive including Hollo World Nola Ann James Earl Bryan Allen Winona Kay and Richard Earl to local couples such as Simmons Holland McDonald Adams Ard and Travis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nola Ann
D. E Simmons
Silsbee
Hardin County Hospital
B. C. Holland
Buna
James Earl
F. E. McDonald
Bryan Allen
Winona Kay
C. D Adams
Sandra Gail
T. E. Ard
S. F. Travis
Richard Earl
Gulf States Power Line Nears Half Way Mark
Gulf States Utilities reports the 69 000 volt transmission line from Kountze to Silsbee is half completed. The 10 81 mile route will connect Kountze substation to a new Silsbee substation, with 212 poles and two 7500 KVA transformers. A future extension to Evadale is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL Mashburn
Gulf States Utilities Company
Silsbee
Kountee
Gulf States
John Cassels
Kountse
Mr. Mashburn
Lameone Goodwin
Kountze
Spurger
Nkountze
Sulsbee
Evadale
Miss Silsbee Contest Chooses 12 Entrants
Silsbee PTA funds Miss Silsbee pageant with 12 contestants at the high school auditorium. Winner advances to Big Thicket Heyday Queen preliminaries at Kountze October 30. Gordon Baxter hosts. event includes talent, personality, beauty segments and ticket drives for Fan Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Kountze
Silsbee Parent Teachers Association
Gordon Baxter
Beaumont
Margaret Scoggins
Barbara Jane Hough
Dee Boddie
Melba Calhoun
Pat Nolen
Standing
Alicia Ragan
Wanda Roebuck
Beverly Fabrigate
Joy Fullingim
Terry Lynn Smith
Dee Ann Wilson
Beth Singletary
PTA
Shelia Donalson
Sherrell
Iivo
Alma’s
Beauty Shop
Donalson Motor Co
Warrick TV
West's
Beaumont Coca Cola Bottling Co
Frank's Jewelry
Neches Minimax
The
Silsbee Bee
Silsbee Auto Co
Silsbee Dry Goods Co
H & H Dry
Sour Lake
Wotaw
Village Mills
Bevil Ranch
Hardin County Hospital
Courthouse
American Rodeo Cowboy Association
Lawrence Winfree
Orange
Drunk Driver Fined $50 in Hardin County Court
Bill Wolcott of Kountze was fined $50 and costs and sentenced to three days in jail after pleading guilty to DWI in Hardin County Court. County officers reported 33 arrests over the weekend including two DWIs, two traffic, three affray, two disturbing the peace, one aggravated assault, two malicious mischief, and twenty two drunks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin
Kountze
Bill Wolcott
Dave Rountree
Silsbee FFA Boys Exhibit Stock in Beaumont Show
Seven Silsbee FFA members prepare livestock for the South Texas State Fair in Beaumont. Fred Seaman and Johnny Nake show calves, Jack Simmons Norman Rucker and Don Cudd hogs, and Robert Terrell Fred Seaman and Harry Allen capons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Ffa
Beaumont
Silsbee
Future Farmers of America
O. Miller
Fred Seaman
Johnny Nake
Jack Simmons
Norman Rucker
Don Cudd
Robert Terrell
Harry Allen
High Masonic Official To Speak Here Tuesday Night
Fred L. DeVaney grand secretary of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Texas from Waco will speak at Silsbee Lodge No. 927 A F and A M next week during Eastern Star events. A dinner at 7 p.m. precedes the talk with Rev. R. E Barclay giving the invocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. DeVaney
Grand Royal Arch Chapter of
Texas
Waco
Silsbee Lodge
A. F
A. M
Eastern Star
Frank Choate
R. E Barclay
Burt Sradshaw
Lsdge
FF. “L. Choate
Choate
Space pinch prompts five new Silsbee classrooms
Supt Don Hough told the school board that five new classrooms are needed at three Silsbee schools Kirby Read Turrentine and Waldo Mathews to handle rising enrollments. The board reviewed policies for rewriting and approved initiating accreditation talks with the Southern Association. Space at the high school is at capacity and transfers from Chance Loeb were discussed with 96 students currently attending in Silsbee and potential tuition payments proposed for next term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Don Hough
Kirby
Read Turrentine
Waldo Mathews
Hough
ADA Money
Southern Association of Secondary Schools
Chance-Loeb
Firemen's Auxiliary Plans Annual Cancer Drive
The Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Fire Hall to plan the cancer drive. Bernard Klein of Beaumont will speak and show a film on Cancer. The Auxiliary will sponsor the drive this year. Mrs W R Hulin, president, asks all interested and organizations to send a representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Volunteer Fireman’s Auxiliary
Bernard Klein
Beaumont
W. R. Hulin
County C of C Seeks Airport and Fire Ant Program
The Greater Hardin County Chamber of Commerce discussed a county airport, a membership drive aiming for about 600 members, and adding staff to sign landowners for fire ant treatment at the Oct. 15 meeting in Kountze. A committee explored an airport site while plans for next gathering were set for Nov. 19 at Boyd's cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County
C of C
Greater Hardin County
Thhat
Meadows
John White
R. W. Martin
Silsbee
B. W. Gibson
Kountze
Martin
20th Century Club Hears Book Review Wednesday
The Twentieth Century Club met Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Frank Grote's home. Mrs. R. L. Read reviewed Dear and Glorious Physician, a life of St. Luke. Chapter leaders included Mrs. Read and Mrs. Kate Blackwell. Mrs. H. C. Hopkins spoke on the author Tayor Caldwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentieth Century Club
Frank Grote
R. L. Read
St. Luke
H. C. Hopkins
Tayior Caldwell
Read
Kate Blackwell
Seven Hardin County Students Enroll at SFA College
Hardin County youths from Saratoga Kountze Silsbee and Sour Lake enroll for fall at SFA State College totaling 1922 students registered. Students listed by town include Eugene Broussard Mary Francis Taylor Nesl House Jeanne Lilley Sammue Savage Larry Warner Harold Rawlins and Lehe Sour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin Unty
S. F. Austin State College
S. W. McKewen
SFA College
Hardin County
Saratoga
Kountze
Silsbee
Sour Lake
Eugene Broussard
Mary Francis Taylor
Nes! House
Jeanne Lilley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tigers
Silsbee Oldtimers
Union
Our Fair City
Silsbee Civic Center
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Charles “Buddy” Suitt
Silsbee Parent-Teachers Association
C. S. Sherrell
DeVaney
Lodge
Firemen’s Auxiliary
20Th Century Club Hears Book Review
A. T. McDonough
Earl Stover
B L. Moreland
G Markham
S. F. Austin
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