Tax Dispute Sparks City Council Session
City council session erupted after Fire Chief Busby sought raising firefighters from 24 to 30 and equipment planning. City Tax Assessor Dominguez released a letter defending 1964 tax equalization, saying valuations were adjusted to fair shares without external pressure. The meeting also covered street work, garbage ordinance enforcement, and plans to repurpose a warehouse for a civil defense hospital.
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John Busby
DuBose
Dominguez
Council
Silsbee
Tax Department
Board of Equalization
Final Rites Held Friday For Mrs Bertie Skinner
Mrs. Bertie Skinner 76 of 904 Landolt Lane Silsbee died 8 20 am Thursday at St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont after a long illness She widow of E L Skinner a Silsbee logging contractor Funeral services were Friday 10 am at Farmer Funeral Home chapel with Rev George McCall First Presbyterian Silsbee Burial Friday 2 pm Union Springs Cemetery Corrigan She a Corrigan native resided in Silsbee since 1938 member of Damascus Baptist Church Corrigan Surviving four sons Otto Skinner of Lufkin Cecil Leon and Myrtis Skinner all of Silsbee a daughter Mrs Gladys Grubb of Silsbee Grandsons served as pallbearers
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Bertie Skinner
Landolt Lane
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
E. L. Skinner
Farmer Funeral Home
George McCall
First Presbyterian Church
Union Springs
Corrigan
Damascus Baptist Church
Otto Skinner
Lufkin
Cecil
Leon
Myrtis Skinner
Gladys Grubb
Little Leaguers Register at Park This Saturday
Silsbee Little League will register players this Saturday and April 10 from 8 a m to noon at the Little League Park. Birth certificates are required. Applications available at Kirby and Read-Turrentine schools today and Friday. Glenn Reid and Dale Grisham will be at the ball park to register the boys.
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Silsbee Little League
Little League Park
Kirby
Read-Turrentine
Glenn Reid
Dale Grisham
Ball Park
Wayne Nash Burned At Pasadena Paper Mill Work Site
Wayne Nash 20 son of Mr and Mrs Bill Nash of Silsbee was badly burned Saturday afternoon while working as an electrician's helper for Brown and Root at a Pasadena paper mill. He suffered severe burns to hands and eyes but his mother said no permanent eye damage is expected and he remains in Bayshore Hospital Pasadena.
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Wayne Nash
Bill Nash
Silsbee
Pasadena
Bayshore Hospital
Brown and Root
Local Elections Bring High Interest in Silsbee
Voters head to the polls Saturday and Tuesday in Silsbee for school and city elections. Trustees Clifford R. Baker and John C. Meyers seek re election to the Silsbee Independent School District board with Baker facing no opposition and Meyers a first full term. On Tuesday mayor Frank L. McClanahan faces H C Hopkins for the mayor’s job and five candidates compete for two council seats including incumbents Slaydon and Brookins. Polls open 8 am to 7 pm at the Silsbee Fire Hall. Absentee voting closes in the school election Tuesday and city voting ends Friday at 5 pm.
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Silsbee and Area
Clifford R. Baker
John C. Meyers
Silsbee Independent School District
Frank L. McClanahan
Bert Slaydon
Elton Brookins
McClanahan
H. C. Hopkins
Silsbee
Hopkins
Ellis King
C. E. Landolt Jr
Billy Dan VanWinkle
Slaydon
Brookins
Landolt
King Nor van Winkle
Silsbee Fire Hall
E. J. Dietrich
Ocean
Cesar Dominguez
Lions Schedule 16th Annual Variety Show in Silsbee
Silsbee Lions announce the 16th annual Variety Show on Friday April 9 at 7 30 p m in the Silsbee High auditorium. The act lineup features 12 local talents including folk singers flute trio choral group and a rock n roll band with proceeds benefiting Lions charity work.
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Silsbee Lions
Pete Landolt
Silsbee High
Silsbee High School
Ortra
Elvin Winger
Funeral Services Held Saturday For Norman E. Lewis
Funeral services for Norman E. Lewis 67 of Silsbee were held Saturday at 2 p m in the Farmer Funeral Home chapel with Rev E E Adams officiating Burial was in Resthaven Cemetery He died Friday morning at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kountze Survivors include his wife Ruth Lewis of Silsbee one son Lonnie L Lewis of Orange six daughters Lucille Harrison Livingston Louise Washington Shipley Fla C D Burrows Kountze Katherine Cochran Pasadena Ethel Goins Silsbee and Norma Ewald Beaumont one brother Lee M Lewis Woodville three sisters Dan Holland Kirbyville Lena Odum Newton and May Arrant Newton.
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Norman E. Lewis
Dugan St
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Home
E. E. Adams
Kirbyville
Resthaven Cemetery
Lewis
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Ruth Lewis
Lonnie L. Lewis
Orange
Lucille Harrison
Livingston
Louise Washington
Shipley, Fla
C. D. Burrows
Katherine Cochran
Pasadena
Ethel Goins
Norma Ewald
Beaumont
Lee M. Lewis
Woodville
Dan Holland
Lena Odum
Newton
May Arrant
Bee subscrib ers drive nets 1146 new names
The 4 100 press run week ends with 1146 new subscribers and many renewals. R L Read says reach nears saturation as merchants host jackpot prizes. First prize Ford Custom 500 won by Mrs Ford Walters of Silsbee. other top placers listed with towns Silsbee Chance Loeb Village Mills.
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David and
Bob Read
Benford Walters
The
BEE
Smany
Read
Ford Walters
Silsbee
Y. Evans
Village Mill
Splace
Larry B. Hargrove
Virginia Brown
Floria Flanagan
Robert Green
Chance- Loeb
Robert Greene
Sidney Davis
L. Y. Evans
Eagh
Robert A. Neyland
In County Savings & Loan
Paul Georgas
Britton-Cravengance Agency
Wayne DuBose
City of
J C Reeves 80 Dies Suddenl y Rites Held Sunday
James C Reeves 80 longtime Silsbee resident died suddenly Friday at Baptist Hospital Beaumont after a fall injury. Funeral services were Sunday at 2 pm in First Baptist Church Silsbee with burial in Knapple Cemetery. He was a former real estate dealer and an active Odd Fellows member. He is survived by Frances Reeves and three daughters Jimmie O'Brien Maggie Milam Evelyn Lee. four brothers and three sisters. Pallbearers named.
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James C .Reeves
Silsbee
First Baptist Church
Noble Grand
Odd Fellows Blue Bonnet Lodge No. 79
Frances Reeves
Jimmie O’brien
Houston
Maggie Milam
Evelyn Lee
Pasadena
A. C. Reeves
Hartman Named Engineering Fellow At Texas University
Sixty University of Texas engineering students earned Engineering Fellow status by ranking in the top five percent. Dr. John J. McKetta, dean of the College of Engineering, presented awards at a reception. New member Donald W. Hartman of Silsbee was among honorees.
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University of Texas Engineering
John J. McKetta
College For Engineering
Donald W. Hartman
Silsbee
Consolidation Effort Advances in Chance Loeb and Silsbee ISDs
Two petitions to hold elections on consolidating Chance Loeb and Silsbee Independent School Districts were filed with County Judge Fletcher Richardson in Kountze. The Chance Loeb Citizens League gathered 203 signatures and the Silsbee petition collected 57 signatures split into three parts. Judge Richardson may order simultaneous elections in early May.
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Chance-Loeb
Silsbee
Fletcher Richardson
Kountze
Chance - Loeb Citizens League
Newton Guilbeau
Chence - Loeb
Jucage Richardson
Joe Brown
Thomas S. Sturro
Chance-Loeb Citizens League
Richardson
Firemen To Conduct Placard Sale In April And May
The Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department kicks off its annual placard sale this week with April and May as the campaign period. E. C. Bryant again leads the drive under Fire Chief John Busby, with co captains Rex Moore T C Freeman E J Jones and Tom Barnes assisting. Placards are delivered for display to show support for the volunteers and funds fund department needs and equipment.
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Busby
Frank L. McClanahan
Chamber of Commerce
Wayne DuBose
Gerald Mora
Avenue J
Maxwell Drive
Roosevelt Drive
Lee Miller Road
DuBose
Dodge
Donalson Motor Company
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
E. C. Bryant
John Busby
Bryant
Rex Moore
T. C. Freeman
E. J. Jones
Tom Barnes
Chance Loeb Citizens Present Consolidation Plan Before Silsbee Board
A delegation from Chance Loeb met with the Silsbee school board in a special meeting to discuss a forthcoming consolidation election. Attendees represented a citizens committee and requested information on potential impacts, while Supt. Hough pledged a full picture of effects on taxes students space and future needs.
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Chance- Loeb
Silsbee School Board
Chance-Loeb
Silsbee
Newton Guilbeau
Jack York
Jerry Y. Burks Sr
W. A. Theriot
L. J.bond
Harold Delaney
Clifton R. Hargraves
James T. McMahon
Citizens Committee
Alf Fullingim
Silsbee Board
Don L. Hough
Six DWI Offenders Sentenced In Hardin County Court
Six driving while intoxicated cases were heard in Judge Fletcher Richardson’s Hardin County Court this week. Arlan Lewis of Silsbee, Welton Sanguin of Silsbee, Boyce Bucklelew of Silsbee, Curtis Lee Albrow of Sour Lake, Elmer W. Terril of Evadale, and Gabriel Cruz Jr. of Beaumont appeared. All six received three days in county jail and fines varying from 50 to 100 dollars plus court costs.
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Hardin County
Fletcher Richardson
Arlan Lewis
Silsbee
Welton Sanguin
Boyce Bucklelew
Curtis Lee Albrow
Sour Lake
Elmer W. Terril
Evadale
Gabriel Cruz Jr
Beaumont
Terril
30 Held In County Jail Past Week
Hardin County Sheriff Henry Overstreet reports 30 persons were held in the Har din county jail over the past week. Fourteen were for drunk and disorderly conduct. Additional arrests included five for misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, two for felony driving while intoxicated, three for passing bad checks, two for removing mortgaged property, one for felony theft, one for misdemeanor theft, and two for being drunk in a car.
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Hardin County
Henry Overstreet
Hilliard Daughter Wins at Houston Kennel Club Show
Mr and Mrs W K Hilliard attended the Houston Kennel Club annual dog show Sunday in Houston. Their Great Dane Beowulf was named reserve grand champion and won two silver trophies.
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W. K. Hilliard
Houston Kennel Club
Houston
Beowulf
Strother Family Attends Service at New First Baptist
Mr and Mrs Wade Strother attend worship at the new First Baptist Church in Saratoga where their son Rev Alvin Strother serves as pastor.
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Wade Strother
New First Baptist Church
Saratoga
Rev
Alvin Strother
North Texas honors list includes Jola Griffith on 2.5 roll
North Texas State University announces fall semester honor roll results. Jola Griffith of Silsbee appears on the 2.5 honor list along with 491 other students, while 76 made the 3.0 A grade list. Vice President J. J. Spurlock released the pooled figures.
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Jola Griffith
North Texas
North Texas State University
J. J. Spurlock
Silsbee
I. B. Griffith
Naace
More White Elephants Needed For Kiwanis Sale
Leroy Poole, general chairman of the Kiwanis Club White Elephant Sale, said more items are needed for the event set for Saturday April 24. Poor weather reduced donations. items from TV sets to wheelbarrows are welcome and pickup can be arranged by calling Silsbee State or Neches National Bank, or after hours with Lester Landgraf or Mr. Poole.
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Leroy Poole
Kiwanis Club
Poole
Silsbee State
Neches National Bank
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Sparks City Council
Lions
Hist
R. L. Read
Paisie
J. C. Reeves
D. Hartman
Texas University
Silsbee Schools
Chance-Loeb Group
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