Free Saturday Parking Boosts Bargain Days
Ernest E. Baker named Acting Superintendent of the Santa Fe Southern Division during Arthur Clements illness absence. Community Bargain Days in Silsbee draw shoppers with free Saturday parking and merchant meetings planned to review results and ideas.
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Ernest E. Baker
Temple of the
Santa Fe Southern Division
Arthur B. Clements
L. M. Olson
Clements
Southwest
Santa Fe
Southern Division
Baker
Temple
Plantersville
Texas
Gulf Division
Beaumont
Galveston
Brownwood
Stabbing In Buna Leaves Man Injured. Suspect Arrested
A Buna man with serious stab wounds was rushed to Hotel Dieu in Beaumont following a cafe confrontation at Buna crossroads. Barney Jordan was arrested by Jasper County Deputy Leonard Franklin and jailed in Jasper. Police said there were no known witnesses to the stabbing. In other news, Silsbee schools reported 2680 students enrolled in the first two days, with 1038 in elementary, 522 in junior high, and 578 in high school.
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Buna
Hotel Dieu
Beaumont
Farmer
Blackie Headsley
Barney Jordan
Jasper County
Leonard Franklin
Dave Rountree
Hardin County
Rountze
Jasper
Mr. Rountree
Silsbee
Don Hough
Waldo Mathews
Hough
Bruce Watts
Sinclair Dealers Meet in Beaumont to Launch Power-X
Silsbee area Sinclair dealers, service station operators, and refinery staff attended a dinner and sales meeting in Beaumont last Thursday. Twenty three men traveled from Silsbee in a bus to learn Sinclair's new Power-X with X chemical, a super premium gasoline set to market next month. The fuel aims to reduce engine knock and piston deposits and lessen preignition and spark plug fouling in high power engines.
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Silsbee
Sinclair
Beaumont
Sinclair Bulk
C. E
Pete” Landolt
Mr. Landolt
Landolt
Citywide Court of Honor to honor Silsbee scouts
Area Scout Leader presides as Dogwood district officers present at Silsbee citywide Court of Honor held at the old Houston Oil grounds. About 30 scouts will receive advancement awards tenderfoot second class first class and merit badges. Kelsey Lamb chairs with Earl Stover and Earl Wills assisting. exploring posts 88 34 and troops 88 34 86 attend.
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Boy Scouts
Cub Scouts
Silsbee
Earl Stover
Dogwood
Houston Oil Company
Eastex
Kountze
Village Creek
Stover
Kelsey Lamb
Beaumont
Court of Honor
Lamb
Trinity Neches Council
Boy Scouts of America
Beaumont Symphony Orchestra
University of the South At
Sewanne, Tenn
Episcopal Diocese of Texas
Episcopal Church of
Earl Wills
Hardin
Tyler
Explorer Post
Extremely Light Vote Approves Tax Reallocation
Hardin county held a sparsely attended tax reallocation election with about 250 votes cast and roughly 25 or 30 against according to County Judge Fletcher Richardson. Silsbee also saw light turnout with 45 votes, all in favor, while countywide polls total about 4000 potential ballots.
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Hardin County
Fletcher Richardson
Richardson
Silsbee
No Major Highway Accident In County Over Labor Day
Hardin County enjoyed a quiet Labor Day weekend with no major traffic incidents. Deputy Dave Rountree attributed the lull to patrols on duty from Friday midnight through Monday night, while adding 37 arrests since the last report including six traffic offenses and three drunken drivings.
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Hardin County
Dave Rountree
Miss Billie Strother Returns to Dallas After Visit
Miss Billie Fern Strother returns to Dallas on Tuesday after a week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Wade Strother. She is a junior medical student at Southwestern Medical School in Dallas.
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Billie Fern Strother
Dallas
Wade Strother
Miss Strother
Southwestern Medical School
Area residents announce newborn arrivals in late August and early September
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Duffle announce the arrival of their son Roy Nelson Duffle on August 27. Gregory Richardson is born to Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Isabell of Buna on August 29 at Tennison hospital. Michael Wayne is born to Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Wayne Theus of Evadale on August 30 at Hardin County Hospital. Regina Lynn is born to Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Neff Hancock of Silsbee on August 31 at Hardin County Hospital. Peggy Louise is born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dell Jones of Kountze on September 2 at Hardin County Hospital. Calvin Wade is born to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Moss of Buna on September 2 at Hardin County Hospital. Jerry is born to Mr. and Mrs. Charley Lyons of Honey Island on September 3 at Hardin County Hospital. Tenna Louette is born to Mr. and Mrs. Tine Turner Jr. of Kountze on September 4. Diana Gayle is born to Mr. and Mrs. William Woodward Sr. of Silsbee on September 4 at Hardin County Hospital. Carolyn Ann is born to Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Flowers of Thicket on September 5 at Hardin County Hospital.
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Dean Duffle
Roy Nelson Duffle
Gregory Richardson
S. J. Isabell
Buna
Tennison Hospital
Ivan Wayne Theus
Evadale
Michael Wayne
Hardin County Hospital
Regina Lynn
Tommy Neff Hancock
Silsbee
Thomas Dell Jones
Kountze
Peggy Louise
Calvin Wade
Bruce Moss
Charley Lyons
Honey Island
Jerry
Tenna Louette
Tine Turner, Jr
William Woodward Sr
Diana Gayle
Carolyn Ann
G. W. Flowers
Thicket
Smiths finish 5500 mile vacation tour across western states
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Smith Sr. and J. E. Smith Jr. returned last week from a 5500 mile trip to Los Angeles via the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas. They traveled through Reno, Salt Lake City, Denver, and Colorado Springs with many other points of interest visited along the route.
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J. E. Smith, Sr
J. E. Smith, Jr
Los Angeles
Calif
Grand Canyon
Las Vegas
Nevada
Reno
Salt Lake City
Utah
Denver
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Eledge Moore Wedding Is Performed in Silsbee
Betty Jo Eledge and Billy Dean Moore were married August 31 at First Baptist Church in Silsbee with Rev. R. E. Barclay officiating. The couple will reside in Houston after a reception in the church recreation hall and a Galveston honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jo Eledge
Ruby Eledge
Billy Dean Moore
Dave Moore
Houston
First Baptist Church
R. E. Barclay
Patsy White
John K. Bower
Ruby Jean Bledge
Ray Dacus
Kenneth Harris
Joe Nixon
Silsbee
William Whittaker
Cerise Glamella
Galveston
Mrs. Moore
Silsbee High School
George Trahan
Delmer Haney
R. L. Harrington
Ruby Holmes
Port Arthur
Jay Morvant
Sulphur
Bee updates its printing plant with a modern Little Giant replacement
Silsbee’s Bee newspaper replaces its 1942 Little Giant auto press with a new American Type Founders model, a costly upgrade expected to boost speed and automation. The paper notes over recent years its machinery investments total near twenty thousand dollars and praises local street improvements while urging drivers to slow for schoolchildren.
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the Bee
Type Founders
Bob
The
Bee
Silsbee
Humble Service Station Opens at North 5th and Roosevelt
The Charles I Wisdom Humble service station opens Friday at the corner of North 5th street and Roosevelt drive in Susbee. It is Humble’s second new Susbee outlet in recent weeks. A Hawaiian Woodrose will be given to every lady on opening day and favors for all the family.
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Charles I, Wisdom Humble
North 5Th Street
Roosevelt Drive
Humble Company
Susbee
Wisdom
The
Bee
Woodrow Baptists To Begin Revival
Woodrow Baptist Church will hold an old time revival starting September 9 with two services daily at 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Visiting evangelist Rev. Jack Minyard from Doucette Texas will lead the meetings, S L Neely will direct the choir, and Rev A H Reeves invites the public to attend and enjoy fellowship.
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Woodrow Baptist Church
Jack Minyard
First Baptist Church
Doucette
Texas
S. L. Neely
A. H. Reeves
Mrs Russell Fulton Visits The Maxwells This Week
Mrs Russell Fulton of Corsi Cana is visiting this week in the ae of Mr and Mrs J J Maxwell.
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Russell Fulton
Corsicana
J. J. Maxwell
Tigers Open Football Scrimmage at South Park Tonight
The Silsbee Tigers travel to Beaumont to scrimmage South Park tonight as coach Maurice Hobbs leads a 43-player squad in preparation for the 1956 season. The program includes two drills, a 6:30 p.m. supper, and a 9:30 p.m. Eighth Order ceremony for local Knights of Pythias.
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el Vie
DOKK
Silsbee
K. P
Ike Shane
Beaumont
Bert Wallace
Ray Babb
Knights of Phythias
S. M. Miears
Phillip McKinney
Silsbee Tigers
Panthers
Liberty
South Park
Maurice Hobbs
Ray McGallion
Jack Hetherington
Ralph Gillham
Charles MecCaules
Jim Rand
Larry Cleveland
Mike McMahon
Kenneth Keith
Johnny Cernigla
Frenchy Darby
Johnny Barr
MoeMahon
Roger Ratliff
Norman Reddell
Lee O'Paine
Allen Johnson
Kenneth Parker
Bob Smith
Larry Warner
George Keith
Jerry Smith
Hal Boardman
Hobbs
George Smith
Douglas Arnold
Buford Curtis
Clyde Springer
David Blake
Wayne Cerniglia
Tommy Childress
Jimmy Bates
Billy Hicks
Childress
Bates
Tiger
Ysidro Rodriguez
Bruce Gravis
Elton Knowland
Knowland
Jasper
Tigers
Billy Dinkle
Missing Boy Returns From All Day Fishing Jaunt
Ron nie Rhodes seven year old vanished after asking his grandmother for permission to fish with a neighbor woman. Firemen and police mounted a city wide search through the north side before Ronnie reappeared at nine p m saying his grandmother had allowed the trip. The investigation traced the boy’s absence to a faulty alarm and a misunderstanding about his whereabouts.
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Ronnie Rhodes
Ronnie
School Head Clarifies Law On Passing School Buses
Texas buses caused 379 rural crashes in 1955 with three children and two adults dead. Commissioner J W Edgar urges drivers to stop and proceed with caution when meeting a stopped bus. law applies outside city limits and varies by roadway type. He notes the word SCHOOL BUS on front and rear helps identification.
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Texas
J. W. Edgar
Edgar
Boy Scouts Launch National Get Out The Vote Campaign
Dr. Arthur A. Schuck announced a nationwide nonpartisan effort under the Four-Year Program Onward for God and My Country to urge registration and voting this Fall. More than 4.1 million Scouts and leaders will participate in the 1956 campaign, a collaboration with the Freedoms Foundation.
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Boy Scouts of America
Arthur A. Schuck
The
Freedoms Foundation, Inc
Valley Forge
Homes of
America
Dr. Schuck
Former Silsbee athlete seriously injured in oil rig accident
James Red Willett age 18 of Silsbee sustained a fractured vertebra and internal injuries when a drill stem section struck him at a Layfayette Louisiana oil well rig operated by Clegg and Hunt. He remains on the serious list at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital with his family at his bedside.
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James “Red” Willett
Silsbee
Layfayette
Temple Willett
Willett
Clegg and Hunt
James
Garden Club To Judge Yard Of The Season
The Silsbee Garden Club will judge the yard of the season next week. Mrs. A L chairs the committee. Yards are judged for color arrangement beauty and overall picture for June July and August.
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Silsbee Garden Club
A. L
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E. E. Baker
Buna Man
Laka
Labor Day
Eledge-Moore
David Read
New Humble
North Fifth
Roosevelt Dr
Woodrow Baptists
Silsbee High
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