Stock law passes by margins in precinct votes
County Judge Fletcher Richardson announced that the stock law approved last Saturday will become law after publication and a 30 day waiting period. Enforcement by the sheriff will begin post proclamation with no funds available until year end. Ballot results favored restrictions on cattle at large by 428 189 and hogs etc 449 176 with varying city results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher Richardson
Sheriff's Office
Richardson
Silsbee Coach Billy Dinkle Resigns For Insurance Work
Billy Dinkle head coach of the Silsbee football team for the last three seasons informed School Superintendent Don L. Hough on Wednesday that he is resigning to take a position with an insurance firm. Hough said the move came as a surprise but wished him success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Dinkle
Silsbee High School Footsball
Don L. Hough
Aflfantionn
NK Fanna
Liam
Claw Lve
Dinkle
Supt
Hough
Kiwanis elects Cliff McKay president for next year
Cliff M. McKay district manager for Houston Natural Gas was unanimously elected Kiwanis Club president for next year after 19 years as a member. He has led in various local organizations and serves on multiple boards. Dinkle resigns to join American General Life Insurance. head coach to be named before spring training. current staff to run team this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cilff
M. McKay
Houston Natural Gas Corporation
Kiwanis Club
Club
McKay
Silsbee Boat Club
VFW
The
Odd Fellows Lodge
Silsbee Golf and Country Club
Chamber of Commerce
Knights of Pythias
Masonic Lodge
el Mina Shrine
Beaumont Shrine Club
Hardin County School Board
Hardin County Wildlife Association
East Texas Wildlife Asociation
Southern Gas Association
First Baptist Church of
Silsbee
Dinkle
Hough
Ray McGallion
Jack Hetherington
Jury Deadlock in Kountze Case Ends Without Verdict
In Hardin County district court Judge H A Coe dismissed a nine men and three women jury after a hopeless deadlock in the Jimmie Green case. This marked the first Hardin County jury with women jurors overnighting at a Kountze motel due to courthouse facilities. Silsbee and Sour Lake residents served on the panel including Mrs O C Seely Mrs Robbie Jones and Mrs Vivian Jordan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Green
Silsbee
H. A. Coe
O. C. Seely
Robbie Jones
Vivian Jordan
Sour Lake
Eleven Patients Enter County Hospital In One Week
Har din County hospital admitted eleven patients over the past week. New arrivals include Bennett Haynes Fred Bremer Buster Rogers and R C Davis from Kountze Lottie Drake from Spurger Winnie Cryer and Lottie Cash from Saratoga Frank Grace Alice Brown Fate Hooks and Laura Ashcraft from Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Hospital
Bennett Haynes
Fred Bremer
Buster Rogers
R. C. Davis
Kountze
Lottie Drake
Spurger
Winnie Cryer
Lottie Cash
Saratoga
Frank Grace
Alice Brown
Fate Hooks
Laura Ashcraft
Silsbee
Junior High Clash Sets North Zone Final Tonight
Silsbee junior high meets Amelia at Kirby Stadium for the North Zone championship in a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. Both teams enter undefeated in Southeast Texas district play. Silsbee sits 3-2 after beating Port Acres 27 to 7. prior wins over Nederland and St. Anthony. A triple header precedes the main game with Silsbee B vs Nederland B at 3:30 and a 6th grade intrasquad at 5:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia
Kirby Stadium
Silsbee
Texas
Nederland
Port Acres
St. Anthony
Victor and
Groves
Silsbee Garden Club Rose Order Drive
The Silsbee Garden Club opens rose orders via Civic Beautification picks. Varieties include Etiole de Holland red Editor McFarland pink Golden Dawn yellow and climbers Talisman Poinsett red and Golden Charm yellow. Price 45 cents each for large orders, usual 75 cents elsewhere. Order and money due by November 20 with delivery before December 15. December is ideal for planting roses in this area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Garden Club
Civic Beautification Committee
Etiole de Holland
McFarland
Golden Dawn
Poinsetts
Golden Charm
Otto Harvey 50 Dies After 10 Month Illness
Otto Harvey 50 of Spurger road died Tuesday in St Marys Hospital Port Arthur after a 10 month illness likely leukemia He worked 22 years for the Texas Employment Service with stints in Orange Port Arthur Lufkin and Beaufort Silsbee Baptist church member survived by wife Annie two sons James and Tommy his mother Mrs Mattie Harvey and brother William C Harvey Burial in Hinson Knight Louisiana funeral today at Mt Carmel Baptist church Knight officiated by Rev David Jenkins
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Harvey
Spurger Road
St. Mary’s Hospital
Port Arthur
Harvey
Texas Employment Service Office
Beaumont
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
Knight
David Jenkins
Silsbee
Hinson Cemetery
Annie
E M Wilson Jr Reported Improved After Health Crisis
E M Wilson Jr vice president of Silsbee State Bank suffered a coronary spasm at work last Thursday. He showed improvement and was allowed brief mobility at home after initial bed rest, with further rest prescribed for another week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Wilson, Jr
Silsbee State Bank
Final Rites Held Sat For Addie Taylor 74
Miss Addie Taylor 74 a lifelong Hardin county resident and longtime Silsbee resident died Thursday night after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held in Silsbee at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mrs. R. W. Lowe’s home with Rev. R. E. Barclay officiating. Burial followed in Old Hardin Cemetery near Kountze. Surviving are five sisters Mrs. W. R. Thidebeaux Mrs. H. L. Allen Mrs. Lowe Mrs. Gladys Tucker and Mrs. W. D. Carr, all of the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie Taylor
Hardin County
Silsbee
R. W. Lowe
R. E. Barclay
First Baptist Church of
Old Hardin
Kountze
Farmer Funeral Home
W. R. Thidebeaux
H. L. Allen
Lowe
Gladys Tucker
W. D. Carr
Honey Island Man Killed in 4500-Gallon Tank Truck Crash
Billie Roe Bates 24, of Honey Island, died last week when his 4500 gallon tank truck wrecked on Highway 59 near Wharton. The trailer was demolished. Bates worked for Snoden Oil Transport Co. of Beaumont and was en route from Port Neches to Telferner, Texas with a load of asphalt. He was alone in the truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Roe Bates
Honey Island
Wharton
Snowden Oil Transport Co
Beaumont
Port Nechles
Telferner
Tex
Tigers Ready for Nederland Tilt After Liberty Loss
The Silsbee Tigers, hampered by injuries, prepare for Friday’s Nederland game after a 40 12 defeat at Liberty. Panther backs overwhelmed the defense and helped account for most of the points as Bobby Battle and Buzz McDonald scored late. Tommy Childress returns to bolster the line while Larry Hargrove nurses a tender ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Tigers
Nederland
Tigers
Liberty
Panther
Tiger
Bobby Battle
Buzz McDonald
Silsbee
Tommy Childress
Bulldogs
Billy Dinkle
Larry Hargrove
Battle
Silsbee High Homecoming Honors 1937 and 1938 Tigers
Silsbee High to hold homecoming on Friday November 4 with a 1 p.m. program in the auditorium honoring the 1937 and 1938 Tiger football teams coached by O H Pittman and Don L Hough. The 8 p.m. homecoming game features the Victor Pirates with a halftime queen ceremony.
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Silsbee High
O. H. Pittman
Don L. Hough
Tiger
Victor Pirates
N. C. Brown Jr
Edwin Doiron
R. L. Cook
Jack Temple
J. C. Nash
Ray Ie
William Ponder
Marvin Bryant
Friday Game Tickets At School For Tiger Bulldog Clash
Bruce Watts principal of Silsbee High School says a large block of 50 yard line reserved seats and general admission tickets are available for the Nederland football game Friday night. Local purchase cuts time in line at gametime.
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Tiger-Bulldog
Nederland
Bruce Watts
Silsbee High School
Watts
Williams Family Welcomes Byrd Patrick
Mrs H F Williams returns from La Marque where she visited C S Thompson home. Mr and Mrs Thompson are the parents of a son Byrd Patrick born October 22.
Buried Pioneer Hargrove of Silsbee and Buna
Avery E. Hargrove a longtime resident and hotelman of Silsbee and Buna died Sunday at 5 30 am. He was 1891 born and notable for H and H Cash System Buna Drug Store Hargrove Hotel and H and H Dry Goods. Funeral Monday at Antioch cemetery Buna with Rev Bruce Power officiating. Surviving include wife two sons a nephew ten grandchildren and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery E. Hargrove
Silsbee
Buna
Antioch Cemetery
Mr. Hargrove
Hargrove
Howard Hargrove
Ira Felder
Beaumont
Gay
Norman
J. C. Hargrove
T. S. Hargrove
Vidor
Archie Hargrove
San Antonio
Mary Ferguson
Joe Ramsey
Woodville
Bruce Power
First Methodist Church
Jeff Campbell
Menagerie Draws Praise From Local Theatre Cast
The Glass Menagerie, presented by Beaumont actors last Thursday and Friday, drew small audiences but strong remarks. Director Duane Newell credited set design and lighting for elevating the show and noted plans to possibly stage it in Beaumont again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Williams
Beaumont
Duane Newell
Houston
Galveston
Newell
Mauch
Hehearsall
Also Mentioned on This Page
Caney Head
Silsbee Box
Santa Fe
Cliff McKay
Page
American General Life Insurance
American General Life Insurance Company
E. M. Wilson Jr
Odell Williams
Roy Daniel
Ben Selman
George West
Claude Ashworth
Marell Conway
Garland Walker
George Bellenger
Billy VanWinkle
M. Johnson
Frank VanWinkle
Richard Dean
Wendell Morgan
I L Stowe
LeRoy King
Carra Walker
Perry Britton
Frank Nowlin
Paul Neyland
James F. Farmer
Percy W. Bailey
I. L. Stowe
Harold Lloyd
Elton Brookins
Douglas Barclay
Fred Himmelreich
N. C. Brown
Glenn Anderson
Joe Doiron
Henry Hurd
Howard Clinefelter
Otis Ray Coleman
E. Glenn Thomas
Harold Clinefelter
Horace Sells
Ray Die
Keith Cook
Harry Hopkins
Norman Tillbury
Pat Nash
Jimmy Jeffrey
Billy Free
Delmar Sagstetter
Eugene Brown
Conley Bradshaw
Raymond Tennison
Willie Rodriguez
Claude Nowlin
Parl Fowler
Bruce Taylor
Augustus Dunbar
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Bee
Owers’ Pulp Company, Ltd
Montras
Sweden
United States
America
Eastex
Fred Nason
L. D. McClothlin
Crown Zellierbach Company
Comas, Washington
Carl G. Mikaelsson
Mr. Nason
Fritz O. Hedborg
A. E. Hargrove
Antioch
Larkin Skinner
Aiken, South Carolina
L. P. Skinner
Paul Biallowens
Dr. G. Keiser
Feldmuehle Paper Mills
Duesseldorf
Germany
W. L. Mayer
Frankfurt/Main
A. G. Natwick
U. S
West Coast
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