Council Huddles With School Heads On Traffic
Silsbee city council planned a session with Superintendent Don L. Hough to address parking and traffic near schools after Comptroller Bill Pennington cited several traffic hazards. The meeting sought Attorney Carey Williamson for city attorney duties as Terrell Buchanan plans to step down. Williamson expressed interest and planned to discuss Oct 8. The council also approved sewer work at Roosevelt Dr and 11th St and South Eighth St, and ordered $1096 for hoses and nozzles for the new fire truck arriving soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Don L. Hough
Bill Pennington
Carey Williamson
Terrell Buchanan
Williamson
Roosevelt Drive
11Th Street
South Eighth Street
Silsbee Man Fined in Beaumont Court for DWI
William Walter Hall aged 33 of Silsbee was fined $50 and costs and sentenced to three days in jail for driving while intoxicated in Beaumont. Hall appeared in Judge L B Hightower's county court at law with a Port Arthur man and a Beau mont woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Walter Hall
Silsbee
Beaumont
Hall
L. B. Hightower
Port Arthur
Local Service Station Operators Attend Lamar Tech Course
Ben Walker of Silsbee Eugene Hicks of Spurger M A Key of Kountze and C E Landolt Jr of Silsbee attend an 18 week service station management course at Lamar Tech Beau with Landolt as area marketer for Sinclair Refining and the others as Sinclair service station operators the Texas Service Station Association sponsors the program open to all operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Walker
Silsbee
Eugene Hicks
Spurger
M. A. Key
Kountze
C. E. Landolt Jr
Lamar Tech
Beaumont
Mr. Landolt
Sinclair Refining Company
Sinclair
The
Texas Service Station Association
Lee Yawn Opens New Welding Shop In Silsbee
Lee Yawn completes a steel and sheet iron building to house Silsbee Welding Works. The 30 by 40 foot shop features an overhead electric crane and concentrates on oilfield work fabrications and general welding including steel bridge construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Yawn
Silsbee Welding Works
Yawn
Kountze
Silsbee H D Club Hears Miss Causey
The Silsbee Home Demonstration Club met Sept. 20 at Mrs J W Hamilton's with nine members and one guest. President Mrs J E Smith opened with the club collect. Members answered roll call with new products. Ruth Causey discussed living room accessories and demonstrated table arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Home Demonstration Club
J. W. Hamilton
J. E. Smith
H. D
Ruth Causey
Negro Church to Have Sunday Dinner
Rev. A Williams, pastor, will deliver the Sunday morning message at 11 in the New Bethel Baptist church. Baptising will follow. Tribe 1 of the WMU with Mrs. Frances Alford in charge will sponsor a noon dinner in the church annex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Williams
New Bethel Baptist Church
Tribe 1
WMU
Frances Alford
Lyndon Johnson Announces 1957 Service School Examinations
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson announces Civil Service exams for Texas boys seeking appointments to Army Navy and Air Force service schools in 1957. Exams on November 20 across 71 Texas cities and towns. Applicants must be US citizens Texas residents 17 to 21 single and pass medical and aptitude tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Army
Navy
Air Force
Senator Johnson
United States
Air Force Academy
Senate
Washington, D. C
Drunks Lead Week’s Arrest Parade at County Jail
Sheriff’s officers jailed 41 offenders over the past week, Deputy Dave Rountree said. Drunk arrests topped the list with 26, along with four child desertion, one theft, two drunk in car, two traffic, one wire desertion, and seven affray cases. Petty Smith was fined 50 dollars and costs and given three days in jail by County Judge Fletcher Richardson on Sept. 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Rountree
Petty Smith
Fletcher Richardson
J. T. Hawthorne of Kirbyville Is Buried Monday
Funeral services for J. T. Hawthorne 72 of Kirbyville were held Monday at 3 p.m. He died unexpectedly at his home last Saturday morning. Rev. Jimmy Burks officiated at First Baptist Kirbyville. Burial followed at Friendship Cemetery near Roganville with Rev. Walter Hawthorne conducting graveside rites. Nephews Guy Hawthorne J C Hawthorne Jr Lenox Hawthorne Allen Hooks Virgil Jones and Polk Hawthorne Jr served as pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Hawthorne
Kirbyville
Hawthorne
Jimmy Burks
First Baptist Church of
E. E. Stringer
Friendship Cemetery
Roganville
Walter Hawthorne
Guy Hawthorne
J. C. Hawthorne, Jr
Lenox Hawthorne
Allen Hooks
Virgil Jones
Polk Hawthorne Jr
Mrs Leavines Rites Held In Deridder
Mrs. F Leavines longtime Deridder resident and former schoolteacher died September 15 at Longview. Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery Deridder Louisiana with nephews serving as pallbearers. Mrs Collins returned from Longview for the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Collins
Longview
F. Leavines
Woodlawn Cemetery
Deridder
Leavines
First Christian Church
Silsbee Girls Pledge Lamar Tech Sororities
Gretchen Ernst and Joyce Dietrich, both of Silsbee, pledged Alpha Delta Pi and Delta Zeta at Lamar State College of Technology Beaumont. Ernst is a freshman history major, Dietrich a freshman commercial art major. Sixty-eight Lamar Tech women pledged four sororities this week, with Alpha Delta Pi drawing nineteen pledges, Alpha Chi Omega twenty, Delta Zeta seventeen, and Kappa Delta twelve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretchen Ernst
Joyce Dietrich
Silsbee
Lamar State College of Technology
Beaumont
Miss Ernst
Alpha Delta Pi
Miss Dietrich
Delta Zeta
R. H. Ernst
9Th Street
E. J. Dietrich
Lamar Tech
Alpha Chi Omega
Kappa Delta
Rites Held Wednesday For D W Dainwood Brother of Local Man
Funeral services were held for D W Dainwood 72 at Pineland Baptist Church with Rev. A McKee officiating. He died of a heart attack at his Pineland home Tuesday morning. A native of Texas he was a retired foreman for Temple Lumber Co. He was a brother of A W Dainwood of Silsbee the Kirby Lumber Corp. sawmill general superintendent. He is survived by his wife two daughters two sons three sisters three brothers four grandchildren and one great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Dainwood
Pineland Baptist Church
Rev
A. McKee
Longview Baptist Church
Mr. Dainwood
Pineland
Texas
Temple Lumber Co
A. W. Dainwood
Silsbee
Kirby Lumber Corp
Parking Meters Resume After Bargain Days
Mayor H. M. Jones announced meters will again be in operation this Saturday and tickets will be issued for overtime parking violations. The city had suspended meter use for the past four Saturdays to aid the chamber of commerce bargain days program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Jones
Silsbee
Silsbee Area
Chamber of Commerce
Hardin County Man Wins $10,025 Verdict In Compensation Suit
K L Mitchell of Hardin County won a $10,025 jury verdict in Beaumont for total and permanent disability from a workmen’s compensation suit against Queen Insurance Co of America. Mitchell claimed injury while employed by Tellepsen Construction Co on a Jasper County project in September 1954. The amount matches the maximum for total and permanent disability under the Texas workmen’s compensation law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. District Court
K. L. Mitchell
Hardin County
Beaumont
Mitchell
Queen Insurance Co. of America
Tellepsen Construction Company
Jasper County
Queen Insurance
Mrs. Sam McGowan Buried at Zion Hill Near Kirbyville
Funeral services for Mrs. Sam McGowan 50 were held at Zion Hill Cemetery near Kirbyville with Fimer Irby officiating. She died September 19 in Houston and is survived by her husband two sons three daughters a sister and three brothers plus a grand total of in law and extended family as listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam McGowan
Zion Hill Cemetery
Kirbyville
Fimer Irby
Church of Christ of Buna
McGowan
Anderson Hospital
Houston
Jasper County
Church of Christ of
Albert
Dallas
Delber
Silsbee
Red Willett Returns Home From Louisiana Injury
James Red Willet was returned to his home last Thursday from Louisiana where he was injuredAugust 31 while on his job. Red is a 1955 Silsbee High School graduate and the son of Mr. and Mrs Temple Willett Sr He is able to receive visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James “Red” Willet
Louisiana
Red
Silsbee High School
Temple Willett
Silsbee Tigers Fumble, Fall 18-0 to Bishop Byrne at Shamrock
Silsbee struggles with 10 fumbles as Bishop Byrne scores twice in the first quarter and wins 18 to 0 at Shamrock Stadium in Port Arthur. Silsbee, with two early turnovers, drops to 0-2 and hosts Port Acres next, while Byrne records its first win of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Tigers
Shamrock Stadium
Port Arthur
Bishop Byrne
Silsbee
Port Acres Eagles
Shamrocks
Lawton
Okla
Byrne
Tigers
Tiger
Hobbsmen
Shamrock
Roger Ratliff
Kenneth Parker
Parker
Mrs. L O Wray Jr Returns from Knox City and Fort Worth
Mrs. L O Wray Jr returned Monday after visiting Knox City in the home of Rev and Mrs P J Burns and Fort Worth with her brother and sister in law Norman and Lora Burns She attends Lamar College where she is a senior student and lives with L O Wray Sr and wife
Commissioners earmark funds for Sour Lake curb and gutter project
Hardin county commissioners voted to earmark 42000 for the Sour Lake Highway 105 curb and gutter project funded from the 1954 right of way bond issues. Commissioner Tom Burch noted an early start and expanded curb and gutter highways across Hardin county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Sour Lake
Tom Burch
Precinct 4
Burch
County Bond Sales Pass 80 Percent of Quota
Texans continue record purchases of Series E and H Savings Bonds with first eight months of 1956 totaling $130,902,185. Hardin County reports $257,073 in bond sales, reaching 80.3 percent of its $320,000 1956 quota. Cravens urges replacement options for lost stolen or destroyed bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. A. Cravens
Hardin County Savings Bonds
Texas
Hardin County
Cravens
Federal Reserve Bank
Births in Hardin County Hospital Report
A list of newborns includes a daughter to Yawn of Silsbee born Sept 21, a son to Craft of Sour Lake Sept 23, Pamela Kay Loggins Sept 23, Eugenia Dell Walker Sept 24, Pamla Sue Golden Sept 24, Doyle V Swarthout Jr Sept 24, with parental and grandparent details noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pansie Gay
Hardin County Hospital
Henry Richard Yawn
Silsbee
James Mark
Harrison Mark Craft
Sour Lake
Edward Loggins
Pamela Kay
Leland Walker
Warren
Eugenia Dell
Pamla Sue
J. H. Golden
D. V. Swarthout
Doyle V, Jr
St. Therese Hospital
Beaumont
F. L. Swarthout
Clovis
New Mexico
Louis Partlow
Daisetta
Mrs James E Ellis 74 Buried At Resthaven
Final rites for Mrs. James E Ellis aged 74 were held at 2 pm last Thursday at Farmer Funeral home. Rev B A Sigler of Fletcher Baptist church officiated and burial was in Resthaven cemetery. She is survived by her husband a daughter Mrs William Brown of Silsbee three brothers Jim Anderson of Silsbee Pat Anderson of Highlands and T H Anderson of Beaumont and one granddaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Ellis
Chapel of Farmer Funeral Home
B. A. Sigler
Fletcher Baptist Church
Resthaven
Mrs Louella Thomas dies at 83 in Moody Texas
Mrs Louella Thomas 83 died here Tuesday night at her daughter Mrs Irby Hydes home. Funeral services were planned in Moody with burial by Farmer Ambulance to Denny-Witt funeral home. She lived with her daughter four years and is survived by five sons Roger Evan Chester Russell and R V Thomas plus Mrs Hyde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody
Texas
Louella Thomas
Irby Hyde
Denny-Witt
Thomas
Hyde
Roger McDonald
Evan MacDonald
Gatesville
Chester McDonald
San Marcos
Russell McDonald
R. V. Thomas
Fort Worth
McKim Plans Reseeding Crimson Clover on 15 Acres
J A McKim plants 15 acres of certified reseeding Crimson clover this week. Seed bought from Sylacauga Alabama, the original home of the variety, ensures reseeding. Knox Mimms in Honey Island also plants five acres of the same seed, which has reseeded on many Hardin County farms for six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. McKim
Sylacauga
Alabama
Knox Mimms
Honey Island
McKim
B. E. Rea
Syacauga
Hardin County
Batton Brother Dies in Fayette, Alabama
Mrs. T. E. Batton Sr. received a telegram Thursday announcing the death of Fred Batton, brother of the late Dr. T. E. Batton Sr., in Fayette Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Batton, Sr
Fred Batton
Fayette, Alabama
Tigers Show Drive And Hustle In Practice Session
Minor injuries hindered Coach Maurice Hobbs Silsbee Tigers early in the week but by mid week most were recovering. The squad worked on scrimmage with varsity defense sharpening up as they prepare to face Port Acres Eagles at Kirby Stadium. Port Acres, winner 7 6 last week over Winnie Stowell Fast Champions, is a strong foe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Buford Curtis
Tommy Childress
Jimmy Bates
George Smith
Port Acres
Tigers
Jasper
Huntsville
French High School of
Beaumont
Maurice Hobbs
Tiger
Sttep Byrne
Ferguson Olds Tie the Knot in Kountze Home
Mr and Mrs Arthur Ferguson announce the marriage of their daughter Helen Marie to Johnny Eugene Olds Jr son of Mr and Mrs John E Olds Sr of Evadale. The wedding was held Friday at 8 p m in the bride’s parents home with Rev Melvin Spears of the First Pentecostal Church of Kountze officiating. Miss Patricia Hare was bridesmaid and Elton Bean best man. Sixty eight guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Ferguson
Helen Marie
Johnny Eugene Olds, Jr
John E. Olds
Evadale
Melvin Spears
First Pentecostal Church of
Kountze
Patricia Hare
Elton Bean
Last Rites For Mrs. Eudora Cramer, 72, Held
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Friday in the Farmers Funeral Home chapel for Mrs. Eudora Cramer 72 who died at 5 15 a.m. Thursday in Hardin County Hospital after a short illness. She is survived by four daughters four sons 27 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren. Burial was in Resthaven under direction of Farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Funeral Home
Eudora Cramer
Hardin County Hospital
Dave Barnett
Baytown
Jobe Frazier
Zwolle
Tup Arnold
Bill Hartman
Silsbee
James
Redland
Calif
Robert
John
Port Arthur
Pat
van Horn
First Assembly of God Church
Milton Cheshire
Resthaven
Mrs. Whitmire Honored With Bridal Shower
Mrs. Charles L. Whitmire of Cleveland received a bridal shower Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. M. Hall Sr. Assisted by several hosts the event honored the former Osa Lou Sharp. Fifty seven guests called and sent gifts for the bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Whitmire
Cleveland
C. M. Hall
Hall
N. P. Thomas
A. J. Henry
R. Hill
Charles Sharp
Whitmire
Osa Lou Sharp
Silsbee Dry Goods Company
Garden Club Meeting Held at Cravens Hall
The Silsbee Garden Club met Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Cravens Hall, First Methodist Church, with president Mrs. L. O. Turrentine presiding. Mrs. H. H. Morgan and Mrs. L. P. Skinner served as hostesses. Eighteen members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Garden Club
Cravens Hall
First Methodist Church
L. O. Turrentine
H. H. Morgan
L .P. Skinner
Cub Scout Pack 34 Plans Friday Meeting and Awards
Cub Scout Pack 34 will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday at 7 30 pm at Camp Nae Daniel. Several boys will receive advancement awards and mothers with 100 percent attendance will be specially recognized. Dens one and two lead the program. a weiner roast will follow with families providing their own food. The pack seeks a secretary treasurer and two Webelos den leaders and invites prospective scouts and their parents to attend. Officers elected last meeting include J H Stoeppleman as committee chairman and Billy David as cub master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Nae Daniel
Dens
Cub Pack
J. H. Stoeppleman
Harry Holt
Billy David
Charles McGinty
J. Q. Vanderburg
Ray Collins
Bert Carpenter
N. V. McWhorter
Beaumont Area Seabees Plan Fall Party
Beaumont area Seabees outline plans for a fall party per Chief Clifton WN Francis of 107 Seaman Dr. Wives and prospective members will be invited. A navy signaling and communications course is offered by Stationkeeper E Lancaster, with classes Mondays at 7:30 p.m. in Beaumont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont Area
Seabee Unt
Clifton WN. Francis
Navy
Seabee
E. ©. Lancaster
Beaumont
First Baptist Circle Holds Meeting at Cook Home
The Lottie Moon WMA group of First Baptist Church met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. Albert Cook’s home with si members and two new members Mrs. Cline Yarbro and Mrs. J. B. Brumley plus visitor Mrs. David Cook. Mrs. Black led the stewardship program and the next meeting is set for Thursday October 4 at 9 am at Mrs. David Cook’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Circle
Lottie Moon
Moulder Returns From Overseas Duty to Corpus Christi Visit
Henry Charles Moulder, son of Mr and Mrs Walter L Moulder, will arrive Thursday for a visit at his parents home after 30 months overseas duty in Japan and Hawaii. He will be stationed in Corpus Christi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Charles Moulder
Walter L. Moulder
Japan
Hawaii
Corpus Christi
Martin couples attend Alabama Rice game in Houston
Mr and Mrs L FE Martin and Mr and Mrs Jerry Martin were present at the Alabama Rice football game in Houston Saturday night showing support for the teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. FE. Martin
Jerry Martin
Alabama
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Beaumont Court
Lamar Tech Vocational School
H-D Club
Miss Causey
Negro Church
Lyndon Johnson
Zion Hill
Hard Fighting Tigers
Britton
Crevens
5Th Street
Gore's
Elity
Kirby Street
Britton and Cravens
Irby Hlyde
Helen Ferguson
Johnny Olds
Mrs. Whitmire
Garden Club
Mro
L. Tucker
C. B. Davenport
W. C
Mr. Aly of
Wood
Paul Trench
Kay
Emil Sla
L. O. Wray
Wray
Ze Ragsdale
J. Day
Cub Scouts
Seabees
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