Quarterback Club To Be Discussed Tonight
A meeting to discuss forming a quarterback club or similar group to support the local football team will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday in the high school auditorium. Staff members and school administrators will attend, and homecoming game plans and activities will be addressed. Bob McClelland, president of the ex students association, is noted in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob McClelland
Ex-Students Association
Silsbee Tiger
Woodrow area sewer and water upgrades planned with bonds
The city will extend water and sewer lines in Woodrow and Fast Silsbee areas with a trunk line. Water plant improvements cost about 248,500 and sewer expansion around 415,500 funded by bonds with no tax increase. Meetings shifted to the second and fourth Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. and traffic limited on South Seventh Street near Road-Turretine Elementary School to ease congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Addition
Fast Silsbee
Bill Pennington
J. R. Phillips
Glover Wills
Houston
South Seventh Street
Ave. P
Ave
Road-Turrentine
Silsbee Tigers Open 1957 Season At Liberty Friday
Coach Maurice Hobbs and Ray McGahion lead 27 players to Liberty for the season opener against the Panth ers. Prospective starters include Arnold Johnson Rodriguez at key positions with injuries risked. If Rodriguez cannot play, Blake moves to center with Bates on defense. Liberty won opener 40 6 over LaPorte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Silsbee Tigers
Maurice Hobbs
Ray McGahion
Silsbee
Liberty Panthers
Douglas Arnold
Jimmy Johnson
Ysidro Rodriguez
Larry Cleveland
Kenneth Parker
Mike McMahon
Larry Warner
Billy Po
Hardin County Adopts 1958 Budget At $1.541 Million Expenditures
Hardin County commissioners approve the 1958 budget totaling about $1.541 million in expenditures with $1.106 million income and $571,936 beginning balances. They maintain pipeline tax valuations amid protests from Trunkline Gas Gulf Pipeline and Texas Company and discuss a Gulf bill over road work. Tax rate stands at $1.10 per $100, plus road and school district levies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Don Allums
Board of Equalization
Trunkline Gas
Gulf Pipeline Properties
Texas Company
New Val
Ues
Frank Ward
Gulf
Tom Burch
Rocky Richardson
E. E. Cotten
Frank Payne
Silsbee
Kountze
State President Attends Rebekah Lodge
Mrs Ruth Edmondson of Dallas president of the Texas Rebekah Assembly made her official annual visit to the local Rebekah Lodge 155 on Wednesday night September 4. The Blue Bonnet Lodge Hall hosted the meeting with representatives from several district cities. District deputy presidents Mrs Dorothy Mc Call Beaumont and Mrs Elberta Hamilton Silsbee attended along with lodge deputies Mrs Pearl Busby Beaumont and Mrs Etta Mae Reeves Silsbee. After the meeting refreshments and a social hour followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Edmondson
Dallas
Texas Rebekah Assembly
Rebekah Lodge
Blue Bonnet Lodge
Dorothy McCall
Beaumont
Elberta. Hamilton
Silsbee
Pearl Busby
Etta Mae Reeves
Evangelist W. G. Bass To Lead Tent Revival Here
A tent revival will be held starting Monday at 7 30 p m across from the Silsbee Bee office featuring Bible teaching by evangelist W G Bass a Silsbee native who has preached in the north for several years The revival runs nightly at 7 30 through the week.
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W. G. Bass
Silsbee Bee
Bass
Silsbee
Hopkins Named COFC Manager to Start October First
H. C. Hopkins was confirmed as manager of the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce with duties beginning October 1. Lloyd Brannan noted the chamber is seeking office space for the new manager. Hopkins, a former chamber president in 1948, plans to visit neighboring cities to study management practices and aims to serve city and community interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Hopkins
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Hopkins
Lloyd Brannan
Silsbee
Chamber of Commerce
Richardson Family Visit in Van Horn Home
Mr and Mrs W E Richardson of Van Horn visit his mother Mrs Mary Richardson and brother Mr and Mrs Fletcher Richardson at their home during the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Richardson of
van Horn
Mary Richardson
Mrs
Fletcher Richardson
Postmaster L A Yankie Hospitalized After Heart Attack
Silsbee postmaster L A Yankie suffered a heart attack early Wednesday and was rushed to St Therese hospital in Beaumont for treatment. He was reported resting well, with a likely extended hospital stay ahead.
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Yankie
Silsbee
L. A. Yankie
St. Therese Hospital
Beaumont
Week’s County Jail Report Lists 21 Inmates
A total of 21 arrests were reported at the county jail for the past week. The detentions include two fights, three traffic incidents, one first offense DWI, one felony DWI, one forgery, one child desertion, and the rest for drunkenness. No cases were heard in county court during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Rountree
Evadale Opens School With 270 Enrolled Football Debuts
Evadale schools opened Monday with 270 students led by Supt E C Nash. High school has 63 pupils and 15 teachers cover 12 grades. The Evadale PTA met last night. Evadale football enrolled 20 players. first game vs Shepherd ended 28 to 13 with coaches Bert Fling and Ver lon Bobbitt. They travel to Merryville B tonight. Remaining schedule lists games through October including Little Cypress and West Orange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evadale
E. C. Nash
Evadale Parents and Teachers Association
Shepherd
Bert Fling
Verlon Bobbitt
Merryville
Little Cypress
Newton
West Orange
Orangefield
Silsbee PTA Opens Year With Get Acquainted Meeting
Silsbee Parent-Teacher Association will hold its first meeting of the school year Tuesday at 7:30 PM in the high school auditorium. The event aims to introduce teachers to parents. The theme is Operation with Cooperation and Mrs. Barney A. McMahon serves as PTA president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Parent-Teacher Association
R. L. Read
Barney A. McMahon
PTA
Singers To Meet At Caney Head Church September
A singing convention will be held the fourth Sunday in September at the Caney Head church eight miles north of Silsbee on Spurger highway. A basket lunch will be served at noon. Uncle Fess Jones invites the public to attend.
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Caney Head
Silsbee
Spurger Highway
Uncle Fess” Jones
Silsbee School Enrollment Near 3000 In First Week
Enrollment across Silsbee public schools totals 2889 after the first week of classes. Breakdown shows Senior High 452, Junior High 59, Read Turrentine 691, Kirby 596, Waldo Mathews 367, Robinson 104. Insurance deadline approaches and city votes to make South Seventh Street a northbound one way to ease bus and parent loading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Public Schools
Don Hough
Read-Turrentine
Kirby Elementary
Waldo Mathews
Robinson
Hough
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Huntsville
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Cleveland
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Rebekah
Silsbee Pta
Read- Turrentine
Silsbee High School
Dana Holmes
Peggy Brookins
Mary Ekledge
Barbara Jane Hough
Earl Wills
George Tennison
Alf Fullingim
W. J. Poshataske
A. W. Dainwood
Frank Caskey
Clifford Baker
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