Citizens of Silsbee Face Third Street Closure Vote
Local residents dispute rumors about trading away a section of South Third Street for private interests. The Sept 18 vote asks whether to close the busy artery, with officials stressing road plans can proceed without closing the street. Citizens over 60 retain voting rights by affidavit, and the public seeks a clear majority on the issue.
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Silsbee
Third Street
Knapple Road
Dardin Drive
Knupple Road
Texas
Hardin
Sfor
Apache Lumber Company
Worthey Brother
Worthey Brothers
City of
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Highway 96
South Third Street
New Street
Durdin Drive
Durdin
Buna and Evadale region note events and obituaries
Local notices list visits for Buna Evadale residents including McCulloughs, Franklins and Reeves. Community events cover a Sportsman's barbecue, Franklin Reunion and Labor Day gatherings. Obituary notes honor Amos C Hambrick Buna and Lillian Mack Rogers Buna with funeral details and survivors.
Fletcher Emanuel Baptist revival fills Fletcher scene
A revival led by Rev Shelby Newman from Newton and Edward Wiggins from Beaumont opens at Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church with services at 7 30 nightly. Circle meetings noted and a baby shower held for J Franklin Wiggins. Local families and visitors share Labor Day holidays and hospital updates from Beaumont and nearby towns.
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Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church
Shelby Newman
First Baptist Church
Newton
Edward Wiggins
North End Baptist Church
Beaumont
Fletcher Emanuel Wmu
Zemma Hare
Birdie Riley
Lottie Moon
Buna High School Cou ar Band Debuts Season With New Members
Buna High School Cou ar Band prepares for its season debut under director Anthony J. Michalsky. Nineteen new seventh graders join the ensemble including Bobby Austin trumpet, Dwight Franklin trombone, and Larry Johnson sousaphone. Drum major Donna Anderson returns as a senior after two years in command.
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Buna High School Cougar
Anthony J. Michalsky
Michalsky
Bobby Austin
Morris Austin
Dwight Franklin
J. R. Franklin
Larry Johnson
J. L. Johnson
Donna Anderson
Donna
Week of Silsbee Public Schools Lunch Menu
The Silsbee Public Schools offer a weekly menu from September 13 to 17 featuring beef stew with potatoes and beans on Monday, veal cutlets on Tuesday, chili beans on Wednesday, hamburgers on Thursday, and tuna salad on Friday, each day paired with milk and sides.
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Silsbee
Hawthornes Buried. Two Die After Illness in Houston Home
The Hawthorne family mourns as Walter Hawthorne dies in a Houston hospital after a brief illness and his wife Ola Hawthorne dies at home from a heart attack. The couple, to be buried at Zion Hill near Jasper, left behind children and relatives including Sidney Winfred Kenneth and others. The note of sympathy extends to Lenox and Donald Hawthorne and their families of Silsbee.
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Deweyville
M. M. McCol Sr
M. M. McCullough Jr
Connie
Keven
Scott Tracy
R. G. Franklin
Deborah Kaye
Willis Jedrey Jr
Gist
Newton County Sportsman’s Assn
Devil's Pocket
Sallie Whitmire
Vernon Franklin
Bo Richardson
Houston
J. T. Reeves
Elder Spell
Becky
Caroline
Ronnie
David
Reginia Reeves
Beaumont
Buna Medical Hospital
R. L. Garsee
David Smith
April
Erin
Elmo Strawther
Pat Chandler
Kirbyville
Buna
Buna High School
Florence Flowers
Farid Aalam
North
Carolina
Aalam
Roxanne
Eddie
Iran
Buna Garden Club
East Texas State Bank
Lenora Lee
M. K. Mosley Sr
Ted Kaine
Beaumont’s Baptist Hospital
Pat Collier
Samuel S. Sprague
Groves
Cairo Springs
Noble
Oren Gage
Odell Burkhalter
Longview
C. R. Jones
Ben Burkhalter
Thomas J. Barland
R. D. Folks
Bay St. Louis
Folks
John D. Trahan
Nancy Lou Pickering
F. B. Selman
Woodville
Tommy Newill
Hamshire
J. A
Hinckley
N. A. Dennis J
Austin
Lon Boyett
Silsbee
Lula Pickering
Pete Ener
Silsbee and Evadale Way
Ne Ray's
Jack Kill
Clyde Chance
Alma Drive
Kill
John Metcalf
Silsbee and
Beaumont Highway
Baptist Hospital
Chance
Jackie Alien
Sidney Davis
Walter Hawthorne
Ola Hawthorne
Hawthorne
Zion Hill
Jasper
Sidney
Winfred
Kenneth
Lenox Hawthorne
Donald Hawthorne
Texas Forest Service Reports State Wood-Using Payroll
The annual payroll for full time workers in primary and secondary wood-using plants statewide totals 138 million dollars, per the Texas Forest Service report.
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Texas Forest Service
Family and friends attend diverse Texas and Louisiana events
Chronicles of visits and travel across towns including Shreveport and Jasper as families gather for funerals, visits, and a Buna wedding. Notables include Clyde Porterfield's service in Shreveport and the Buna nuptials of Betty Buffington and Harley Huff with Frank Oglesbee officiating.
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Betty Sue Buffington
H. E. Buffington
Buna
Harley Gene Huff
Harley B. Huff
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Ray
Tyler
Jefferson
David Pana
R. L. Read
Tommy
Leonard Whitman
Judy Jones
Harold Leigh
Ruth Stirling
Buna News
Amos C. Hambrick
Frank Oglesbee
R. E. Barclay
Silsbee First Baptist Church
Antioch Cemetery
E. E. Stringer
Hambrick
Elizabeth Hambrick
Hubert Hambrick
Lake Charles
Herman Hambrick
Alexandria
Helen Pinkston l
Chirreno
Doris Ener Lof
Wilburn Whitmire
Ann McGee
Morile
Ala
George McGee
Dan Vale
Kenneth Whitmire
Evadale
District Court of
Jaspers
Jules Caillier
J. B. Meaux
E. C. Sanford
Cecil Johnson
Betty Evans
Frank Crockett
Noel Freeman
E. E. Self
J. B. Stimuts
Joe Adrian Ferrell
Lillian Beatrice Mack Rogers
First Baptist Church of
J. C. Marshall
Victor Phelps
First Methodist Church
Phelps
DuPont
Orange
Pheps
PTA
Chance-Fletcher News
Mrs
Inez Choate
Mildred Wilcox
Nannie Bell Trahan
Virgie Davis
J. Franklin Wiggins
Bill Wiggins
Marshall Merrill
Nobie Risinger
C. F. Risinger
Silsbee, Texas
Harold Stone
Sammy Swimm
Terry
Michael
San Antonio
Brad
Cindy Stone
Waco
Tommy Stone
Edinburg
Scotland
Joe Davis
Timmy
Six Flags
Carrie Scurlock
L. E. Conn
Ethel Hayes
Monroe
Eddie Mormon
Colleen
Oakdale
H. E. Munden
City of Silsbee
Buster Patterson
Martha
Roy Richardson
H. L. Gatlin Jr
Arcay Walters
Wallace Flowers
Dan
Billy
Karen
Sherry
Galveston
Dallas
Duane Baker
Ray Baker
Center
Clem Young
Cindy
Beeville
Faye Manning
Phillip Rogers
Vivian Gary
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Sue Caillier
John C. Head
Bridge ‘City
Robert Buffington
America
American Motors
Rambler American
Rambler
Caraway Motor Company, Inc
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