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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1960
Page
2
A collection of brief items notes Americans spent 280 million dollars on shoes in 1949 and mocks wordplay from a local paper. It also covers a hunter survey by Game Biologist Bill Wright with 4469 postal cards and 1366 returns, music trends, and a rattlesnake story from Dam B Lake.
Thad Johnson and Louise Hill reported fair fish activity Tuesday while Hill and another pair boasted a 26 bass string from Village Creek. W R Pittman of Dam B claims Dam B paid off with four bass weighing 200, 12, 8 pounds and assorted catfish.
The Texas Forest Service announces seedling prices for 1960 61 excluding windbreak species. Loblolly from Bastrop and Fayette sources sells at 6.50 per thousand FOB Indian Mound. other pines at 5.50. Minimum order 500. 0.75 per hundred under 1 000. Production totals: 22 million seedlings across two nurseries.
The Beaumont Academy of Medicine schedules a one day Fall meeting on Wednesday September 7 at the Beaumont Country Club. Dr. Bedford F. Pace announces the event with doctors from Jefferson Angelina Hardin Tyler Jasper Newton Liberty Chambers Nacogdoches Orange Shelby San Augustine and Sabine counties attending. The program combines entertainment with scientific lectures and offers golf swimming boat rides and water skiing for physicians and wives in the morning.
A taxpayer is defined as someone who may work for the government without the requirement to pass a civil service examination. This classification contrasts with positions that mandate competitive testing.
Mr and Mrs J N Hare announce the engagement of their daughter Patricia Ann to James W Wingfield Jr son of Mrs M D Jordan Jr and J W Wingfield of Houston. The wedding is set for October 7 at 7 30 pm at the local First Baptist Church.
Mrs. Marvin Williams learned that her nephew David Warren played Little League baseball with a Port Lyautey team in North Africa. The group won a regional title, then went to Wiesbaden Germany and split two of three games, earning a berth to Williamsport for the Little League World Series. Warren is 11, the son of Cmdr A P Warren and Mrs Warren, stationed with the U S Navy on the Africa base. he attends a Navy school and the club is composed of sons of armed forces families. Mrs Warren is the former Sara Jane Brookins.
Texas City’s five mile fishing pier attracts hundreds daily with new roadway access from downtown between Galveston and Houston. Bank and wade fishing yield sand trout and speckled trout while a planned 72 room motel and a new marina at the base of the dike promise boats, motors and fueling facilities.
The first automobile insurance policy was issued in 1898 as the nation had about 800 registered cars.
Marvin Brown visited his parents then went to Mt Enterprise to serve as best man at Judy Woriey’s wedding before teaching in Luling public schools. Kirbyville and Woodville residents also visited relatives as Midshipman Wayne H. Francis completed training in Pensacola. Mrs. J A Beeson’s Lake Charles trip and Baytown, San Antonio area visits are noted along with Bartle Bracken family travels.
The WSCS of First Methodist Church will meet Wednesday at noon in Cravens Hall for a covered dish luncheon and program. Mrs Paul Georgas leads the program and Mrs C E Richmond chairs the program committee. Mrs Burke A Hargrove presides and nursery care is provided for babies and small children.
A meeting of the IMA fellowship is set for Friday night at 7 30 in the New Hope Pentecostal Church led by Rev Mason Starks of Jasper and with Rev C N Wells the church pastor inviting the public and pastors of all faiths to attend.
An all day working bee is planned at Cunningham Cemetery 10 miles north of Silsbee on Spurger Highway. J N Gore asks volunteers to bring rakes hoes lawn mowers and other tools. A basket lunch will be served at noon.
Miss Alice Faye Curry bride elect of Wayne Hatcher of Saratoga was honored at a Saturday bridal shower hosted by Mrs. Gertie Humble with pink gladiolas pink chrysanthemums and glittered umbrellas as decorations. The couple plans to wed in September.
Recent visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Wilson included James B. Miller and wife and children from Fort Worth, J Walt Cannon and son from Saint Louis, J Stuart Wilson and children from Bellaire, Elizabeth Wilson, D C Wilson and children, W Dickinson and family, Joe A Dickinson and children, Edwin Anderson and children from Nederland, and H A Coe from Kountze.
The Aug issue misstated Jimmy Reeves returning from service. He left overseas and will visit Silsbee in September per his mother Mrs. J C Reeves. A Hardin County budget hearing by the Commissioners Court is set for September 12, 1960 at 10 a.m. County Judge Fletcher Richardson invites taxpayers.
Mr and Mrs W M Curry announce the engagement of their daughter Alice Faye Curry to Wayne Hatcher son of Mr and Mrs T B Hatcher of Saratoga. Alice Faye a May 4 graduate of Silsbee High School Wayne Hatcher a graduate of Saratoga High School is now stationed in San Diego with the Navy. Wedding plans are incomplete.
In a historical meditation W. E. Sangster recalls Christian martyrs who endured mines in Numidia and harsh handling, noting their chains, branding, and brutal whippings as part of early endurance under persecution.
Four Silsbee students joined seven graduates at Lamar Tech on August 27. James Edward McMurray earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology, Leonard Joy Farr and Charles Ernest Stephen earned B S in Secondary Education, Phillip George Allen earned a B S in Elementary Education. Dr. F. L. McDonald presided and conferred the degrees.
The Business and Professional Women's club met at Mrs Letha Smiths home for a covered dish luncheon and business session. Plans for the Orange conference at the Jack Tar Orange House on September 10 and 11 were discussed with Mrs Marie McKinney named delegate and Mrs Louise Barnes as alternate. Other attendees include Mrs Billie Holmes, Mrs Sybie Moore, and Mrs LaVera Landis.
Messages on mine walls celebrate life and friends with the word vita life amid appalling conditions. A prayer and thought for the day praise God’s eternal presence and victory through faith in Jesus Christ, credited to David Irvine of Canada.
A record notes the worst Labor Day holiday in recent Texas history with 46 deaths over a 72 hour weekend from 1951. The event marks a somber point in state history reflecting fatalities across multiple incidents.
A guide describes finishes for floors and woodwork including shellac varnish lacquer and wood sealers. Shellac uses insect resin dissolved in alcohol dries quickly but is moisture sensitive. Varnish hardens and protects yet darkens with age. Lacquer dries fast but is costly and tricky to apply. Sealers penetrate wood leaving a polished appearance when buffed.
Local service offers licensed and bonded plumbing with guaranteed work and free estimates. Contact Eddie at EV for inquiries and quotes.
Total registered motor vehicles in Texas grew from 4,210,000 in 1959 to 4,399,000 in 1960, an increase of 196,000 or about 4.5 percent.
Local ad lists Sampson's TV Service on Pinecrest Drive offering TV repair and sales. The brief notice marks the business as serving the Lumbert area with home electronics support and deals on new and used sets.
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