Four Capital Cases Set On October Court Docket
Hardin County 88th District Court schedules civil trials in weeks one to three and criminal trials to begin October 27 with four capital cases set for weeks five and six starting November 2 and November 9. Hewitt faces murder charges, Burnett Tony and Bryant Jr. charged with rape, and other civil matters listed with multiple defendants and insurers across weeks and docket entries.
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Hardin County
Willis Selman
James Earl Hewitt
John Thomas Burnett
James
John A. Whitmore
Cave Bassett
Roy Morris
Robert T. Scott Jr
James E. Overstreet
Martin Cox
Harold Dear
Perry L. Tidwell
Otis M. Hancock
R. A. Bean
Raymond Loftin
Franklin D. Basham
James Tony
Willie Bryant Jr
Vehicle Sales Tax Changes Explained By Tax Collector
County Tax Assessor-Collector Willie Bean outlines new tax and title rules effective Aug 11 1959 and Sept 1 1959. Title required for certain trailers, sales tax rises to 1.5 percent, gift taxes apply, initial title and use tax set at 15 dollars, penalties and weighing rules for trucks, and forms available at the Automobile Division.
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Willie Bean
Texas
Automobile Division
County Tax Assessor-Collector’s
Local Song Writers Produce Hit Record on Trey Records
Silsbee writers Tommy Curtis and Bill Taylor produced a Trey Records recording gaining play on area jukeboxes and radio. The Chelette sisters of Port Arthur provide vocals on My Rocking Horse and The Angels Sing A Love Song. Curtis and Taylor authored both tunes. records are on sale locally.
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Tommy Curtis
Bill Taylor
Silsbee
Trey Records
Curtiss
Chelette Sisters
Port Arthur
The
Angels
Taylor
Curtis
Services For C. H. Shawver Held In Loeb
Funeral services for Charles H. Shawver 79 longtime Loeb resident were conducted at 10 am Monday at First Baptist Church of Loeb with Rev. Marcantell and Rev. Vance presiding. He died Saturday in Baptist Hospital after years of illness. Survivors include wife Ollie Mae Shawver three sons Ernest Homer Lynn Roberson a sister seven grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Burial followed at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Beaumont.
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Charles H. Shawver
Loeb
First Baptist Church
Dwight
Kansas
Shawver
Ollie Mae Shawver
Ernest Shawver
Liberty
Homer Shawver
Silsbee
Lynn Roberson
Jasper
H. G. Hanes
Keys, Oklo
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Beaumont
Roberts and Pipkin-Brulin Funeral Home
J. T. Williams
R. R. Beard
W. C. Butchee
John B. Faggard Jr
Orville Bloomfield
George Mitchell Sr
Tigers Fine Tune Offense Ahead of Opening Night
Tigers work on offense under Coach Maurice Hobbs at Kirby Stadium with Cleveland looming next Friday. Players drill on linemen and guards as the squad of 52 prepares for scrimmages and a season opener against the Indians at Murby Stadium.
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Kirby Stadium
Maurice Hobbs
Ray McGallion
Jack Hetherington
Cleveland
Hobbs
Tigers
Kountze
Lions
Tiger
Cleveland Indians
Murby Stadium
Masons To Meet In Silsbee Lodge Friday Night
A called meeting of the Silsbee Masonic Lodge is set for Friday at 7 in the lodge hall for work in the master mason degree. John Meek returned from Navy discharge aboard the USS Kitti Wak in Norfolk and plans to enter Lamar College this fall.
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Silsbee Masonic Lodge
John Meek
Navy
Kitti Wak
Norfolk
G. W. Meek
Lamar College
Saratoga Man Is Sentenced To 30 Days For Theft
Four cases heard in county court this week. 22 jailed. Saratoga men S P Stanley and James McGee pled guilty to theft with fines and jail terms. Irene Phillip and Ruth Taylor also fined on alcohol and hot check charges. D C Griffin held on $15,000 bond for statutory rape. week end arrests totaled 22.
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Theounty
Kountze
Fletcher Richardson
S. P. Stanley
James McGee
Saratoga
Stanley
McGee
Irene Phillip
Silsbee
Ruth Taylor
Dave Rountree
San Augustine
D. C. Griffin
Village Mills
Local Businesses To Close Monday For Labor Day
Silsbee firms will be closed all day Monday for Labor Day. The Silsbee Post Office will also close with no mail delivery, per Postmaster L A Yankie.
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Silsbee
L. A. Yankie
Musical Instrument Display Set By Santa Runyon
Nationally known musician Santa Runyon will present a musical instrument demonstration and display next Tuesday September 8 at 7 p.m. in the junior high auditorium. Band leader Melvin Winger Glen Vernon organize the event and invite parents of students from 5th to 10th grade. Edith Moore returned home Saturday from Baptist hospital where she had been receiving treatment.
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Santa Runyon
Melvin Winger
Winger
Glen Vernon
Wingers
Edith Moore
Baptist Hospital
Back from Colorado trip with trailer travel small town life
The writer recalls a family vacation to Gunnison and Rocky Mountain National Park with a trailer. They describe cool weather, mountain scenery, rain, and wildlife, plus stops at Colorado Springs sites and a Santa visit at Pike’s Peak. They note enjoying travel comfort and newspaper duty waiting at home.
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Colorado
Queen of
Gunnison
Rocky Mountain National Park
Aspenglen Campground
Fall River
Trail Ridge Road
Timberline
Big Thompson Canyon
Colorado Springs
Santa Claus
Worthey Acts As Own Attorney Wins Justice Court Case
Sherman Worthey local businessman was found not guilty of speeding in Judge Louis Sellers justice court after defending himself. Patrolman C M Condray testified to a 71 mph clocking, while Worthey claimed about 42 mph and argued the patrol car could not have clocked him in 2.3 miles. Six jurors acquitted, citing insufficient distance to verify 71 mph.
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Worthey
Justice Court
Louis Sellers
Sherman Worthey
C. M. Condray
Beaumont
Earl Stover
Condray
Mr. Worthey
Frank McClanahan
Paul Georloas
Tobe McDonald
Frank ‘Rudisaille
George Barclay
A. M. Bradshaw
Carss
Azalea Club To Hold Meeting
The Azalea Garden Club meets Wednesday at 2 p m at Mrs Leon Boyetts home. Program on Perennials led by Mrs W S Ray and Mrs R E Jackson. President J M Huddleston notes the meeting is called and important for all members. The McKays return from a 10 day Galveston beach vacation. weekend visitors include the Beauchamps Nowell Caton Corsicana Hendrix Deer Park families.
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The
Azalea Garden Club
Leon Boyett
W. 8
Ray
R. E. Jackson
J. M. Huddleston
C. M. McKay
Galveston
C. L. Beauchamp
Dubart Nowell
Jerry Caton
Corsicana
Myo C. W. Hendrix
Deer Park
Family Reunion Set for Segno Camp Grounds
The Overstreet Collins reunion is planned for Sunday September 1 at the regular camp grounds in Segno. Mrs. Floyd Jordan says all friends and relatives are urged to attend and make this reunion the largest.
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Segno
Floyd Jordan
Turn Out To Open School In Silsbee
Total enrollment in Silsbee schools at the end of the second day, Wednesday, reached a record 3093 with an expected rise by week's end. White schools reported 2465 pupils, Waldo Mathews 628, Frank Robinson 628. Senior high 489, junior high 555, Read Turrentine 728, Kirby 693, Waldo Mathews 436, Robinson 192. Cafeterias ran with brisk trade on day one.
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Don Hough
Waldo Mathews
Frank Robinson
Read-Turrentine
Kirby
Robinson
Hough
Texas Municipal League meeting draws southeast Texas officials
Golden Pine and Oil region hosted a Texas Municipal League gathering at Boggy Slough lodge near Lufkin with about 75 city officials from the southeast. Silsbee sent Mayor H. M. Jones and councilmen A. R. Neyland and H. C. Hopkins along with City Manager B. D. Banks as Steve Matthews outlined league services and legislative work at the session.
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Golden Pine
Texas Municipal League
Matthews
Texas
Lufkin
County Savings Bond Sale Progress Report
Hardin County's Savings Bond drive reports total sales of 115 379 dollars with 39 8 percent of the 1959 goal reached. Chairman N A Cravens said July sales were 8534 dollars as the county inches toward the 290 000 dollar target. Texas sales for the first seven months of 1959 amount to 93 477 192 dollars, reaching 51 2 percent of the state goal.
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N. A. Cravens
Hardin County
Texas
Mrs Earl Griffiths Visit San Antonio Beaumont Hampshire
Mrs Earl Griffith and children from San Antonio visited Wednesday in the home of Mrs Earl Griffith in Hampshire, accompanied by Mrs Carl Croffith and children from Beaumont.
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Earl Lloyd Griffith
San Antonio
Carl Croffith
Beaumont
Earl Griffith
Hampshire
Wedinseday
Kiwanis Hosts Silsbee Teachers Reception
Kiwanis Club will host all Silsbee Schools teachers and their families at a get acquainted reception Thursday night September 10 at Read-Turrentine School starting 7 30. The annual event offers light refreshments and introductions for new teaching staff members.
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Silsbee
theKiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Pete Farmer
Read-Turrentine
Farmer
Stephen James Dominates European Army Track Records
Stephen James a former Silsbee High School athlete now in the Third Army in Germany continues to excel in track and field. The Spearhead reports he shattered three records in pole vault broad jump and hop step and jump with new marks and first places, adding to his earlier 1952 SHS pole vault title and Southwest Conference record. His wife Penny Varn, formerly of Silsbee, has joined him in Germany awaiting his return to the United States.
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Stephen James
Silsbee High School
Third Army
Germany
Bee
James
Broad
Stephen
SHS
Rice Institute
States
Penny Varn
Silsbee
Cafeteria Menus To Be Published In Bee This Year
Silsbee school menus will be printed weekly in the Bee this year under Mrs. W. H. Taylor as manager. Sept 7 to Sept 11 lists meals for each weekday including Labor Day holiday. Weekly options feature baked wiener, meat loaf, fried chicken and fish sticks with sides and desserts.
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Silsbee
The
Bee
W. H. Taylor
Philippine Chemist Visits Eastex Mill in Texas
Eliseo Uy Singson chief chemist for Eastern Paper Mills in the Philippines arrived in Silsbee to observe methods at the Fest Texas Pulp and Paper plant for a week. The exchange, sponsored by ICA and arranged by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, was set up by J R Read of Beaumont. Singson, 28, married with one son, holds a B S in chemistry from National University.
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Eliseo Uy Singson
Eastern Paper Mills Company
Philippine Islands
Silsbee
Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Coun
The
International Cooperation Administration
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training
U. S. Department of Labor
J. R. Read
Beaumont
Mr. Singson
Eastex
National University
Dr Wade Parker Receives Lions Past President Pin
Dr Wade Parker was presented a diamond studded past president pin at the Lions Club meeting. He served as club president last year. Work groups for the current fundraising project were named for Friday and Saturday. Secretary Paul Georgas reported on the past directors meeting. William Deevy of Deevey and Shannon Petro Chemical Engineers will speak on Governmental Affairs next week. A E B Johnson is program chairman.
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Wade Parker
Lions Club
Parker
Paul Georgas
William Deevy
Deevey and
Shannon Petro Chemical Engineers
Beaumont
A. E B. Johnson
Visit of Mr and Mrs Fee to Tom Ball in Richardson's home
Mr and Mrs W H Fee visited over the weekend in Tom Ball at the home of her brother and his wife Mr and Mrs Mabern Richardson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Fee
Tomball
Mabern “Richardson
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Joe J. Fisher
Earnest Gaycia
Sun Oil Company
J. K. Salter Jr
William E. Sims
T. R Hannon Jr
Sabine Oil Corp
Robert Hooks
Trunkline Gas Company
James F. Parker
Harvey Hollyfield
Fred A. White
Pine Grove Club
Dock Flowers
Kirby Lumber Corporation
Jimmie Eastham Montagne
Olive M. Barreau
Fred Perlitz
Deering Air Conditioning Co
Julia Drake
J. O. Hicks
Dock Rogers
Landig Service Insurance Company
Vera Mae Cravy LeClair
Gerry Cravey
Aubrey Holmes
Val Hickman
James Allen Hunt
E. A. Johnson and Son
James Sanford
East Tex
Wild Life Association
Edward O. Hitchcock
Fidelity and Casualty Company
Joe Clark
City Cab Company, Inc
Zelma Fay Levins
Clande Coward
d/b/sa Industrial
R. C. Buckner
Donald Wilson
van Wilkerson
Eva Moore
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
T. T. Fortenberry
Kirby Lumber Corp
Earl Phillips
Oscar Baggett
Davie D. Sizemore
Continental Casualty Co
Lewis Wilson
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co
Solomon Quilliam
Missouri Pacific Railroad Co
Melba Hart
Tex
N. Orleans R. R. Company
Mary McCormick
N. Orleans RR Co
G. E. Glover
Tyrone Lord Green
Eddie S. Brown
George Constance
St. Paul Mercury Insurance Co
C. W. Frazier
Gilbert T. Adams
W. P. Williams
Rayford Freeman
Pan American Insurance Company
Sam Mitchell
G. W. Page
John L. Stanley
Bruce Kinnear
Foremost Milk Co
J. S. Lowe
Texas Employers Insurance Association
Archie Day
Neyland Feed and Appliances
Hattie Steadham
C. H. Shawver
Masons
David Read
Azalea Club
Sandra Gee
Loyce Ann Jardell
Linda Lee Yawn
Daphne Ashworth
Sharon Rommins
Patsy Mullins
League
Austin
Kiwanis Club
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