Second and Final Hearing on Silsbee Zoning Ordinance
The second and final public hearing on the proposed zoning ordinance for Silsbee is set for 7 30 p m Friday April 2 in a joint session of the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council City Manager Ronald M Hickerson and Commission Chairman Wesley Latham urge citizens to attend the meeting to review the ordinance and express opinions The first hearing was March 12 and the council may vote or table the measure at this hearing or postpone to April 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Planning and Zoning Commis
Wesley Lathem
Hickerson
Latham
Leonard Passmore to Speak at Silsbee Chamber Banquet
Leonard Passmore, Austin attorney and secretary for the Texas Bankers Association, will be guest speaker at the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce banquet on Tuesday April 6. Beaumont catering firm to provide menu. Cecil Cobble to serve as master of ceremonies. tickets on sale at the Chamber office and local banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Passmore
C of C
Austin
Texas Bankers’ Association
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Pickton
Texas
Passmore
East Texas State Teacher's College
East Texas State University
University of Texas
Sulphur Springs
Mt. Vernon
Franklin County
TBA
Evelyn Birdsong
Beaumont
Cecil Cobble
Silsbee State Bank
Chamber
Neches National Bank
W. A.cawthon
Nine Injured In Two Auto Accidents In Silsbee
Silsbee police reported two automobile crashes on March 27 and 29 in the city limits injuring nine people. At St Elizabeth and Silsbee Doctors Hospital officials, Jerry Gloria Hobbs 30 Apr 44 Prince Hall Villa was in fair condition, Henry Earnest 440 Division St was admitted to ICU at St Elizabeth, others treated for minor injuries.
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Silsbee
St. Elizabeth and
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Jerry Gloria Hobbs
Prince Hall Villa
St. Elizabeth
Henry Earnest
Division St
Little League Tryout State Announced for Silsbee
Silsbee Little League schedules Majors tryouts at Little League Park at 5 p m on April 5 to 9 for several age groups. Seniors and 7 to 15 year olds have sessions at Senior League Park on April 8 and 9 with drafting set for April 9 at Silsbee State Bank at 7 30 p m. Managers must attend and unregistered players may still join this week.
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Silsbee Little League
Little League Park
Senior League Park
Silsbee State
Five Injured In Auto Crashes Reported By Patrolmen
DPS Highway Patrolmen N W Barrow Wayne Pullen investigated three wrecks near Silsbee on Sunday and Monday. Mrs Ollie Watson of Victor suffered critical injuries and was taken to St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont. Charles Reed unhurt. Cathy Webley and James Roach treated and released. Marie Cruse and Charles Cruse sustained minor injuries and were released.
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Silsbee
DPS
N. W. Barrow
Wayne Pullen
Barrow
Bobby Franklin
Ollie Watson
Victor
Charles Reed
US 96
Beaumont
Billie Haynes
Woodville
Jim Baldwin
Vivian Gordon Thornton
Rueben Cruse
Marie Cruse
Charles Cruse
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Ispokesmen
Voters to decide SISD Lumberton school posts and Silsbee mayor and council
Three area elections run within days. On April 3 Silsbee selects four SISD school board places and Lumberton chooses three trustees from seven. On April 6 Silsbee voters pick mayor and three city council members with multiple incumbents facing rivals. Absentee voting noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Lumberton
SISD
Silsbee Firehall
Herman Adams Jr
Lumber
Rifle and Carburetor Stolen in Silsbee Burglary
Last week in Silsbee burglars took a .22 caliber rifle from H and M Grocery after a break in on West Avenue. A Holley carburetor was stolen from Stephens Texaco on US 96 South and found mounted on a suspect’s car at a local garage.
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Silsbee
Arthur Lewis
H & M Grocery
West Avenue
Don Merrill
Morris Cole
Neil Heston
Heston
Kenneth Stephens
Stephens Texaco
US 96 South
Lamar O'Barbo
Stephens
O’barbo
Silsbee Adopts Trailer Ordinance 71-2 Overhaul
The Silsbee City Council approved Ordinance 71-2 on March 29, redefining mobile home and travel trailer parks and lots. The measure adds licensing, annual fees, and planning and zoning review for park licenses and external trailer permits, with enforcement provisions and a 180 day compliance window. City Manager Ronald Hickerson noted wheels removed earlier would shift to real estate tax rolls and urged public review at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Hickerson
City Hall
Hickerson
Tigers Open District Play With 5-0 Shutout of Livingston
SHS Tigers beat Livingston 5-0 in District 11-3A opener as Jim Bowen fires a no hitter with 11 strikeouts and two walks. Next, Tigers host French in Beaumont Coaches Tournament opener at 8 p.m. Twenty four teams compete across four Beaumont area diamonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Day
SHS
Tiger
Livingston
Jim Bowen
Tigers
Beaumont
Silsbee
Jasper
South Park
Rufus Cook
Kountze
Beaumont High
Bowen
Silsbee Library Announces Ninth Annual One Dollar Drive
Silsbee enters its ninth annual voluntary library contribution drive via April water bills. Funds cap copying costs and book purchases while supporting ongoing expansion and equipment. Donations welcome at Library, City Hall, or by mail. National Library Week plans are in progress.
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Silsbee City Water
Silsbee Library
Library Board of Trustees
J. C. Jeffrey
Library Board
Jeffrey
Slater
Silsbee Bee
Local draft call issued for April induction and physicals
Local Selective Service offices announce 14 men ordered to report for induction on April 14 and 57 men set for Armed Forces physicals on that date. Inductees and physicals span multiple towns including Silsbee Liberty Devers Baytown Dayton Cleveland Sour Lake Anaheim and others with numerous named individuals listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Forces
Selective Service
Silsbee
James Ray Brown
Michael Lee Grisham
Delbert Arthur Bryan
Liberty
Curtis Lee Johnson
Willie Ray Harmon
Devers
Napoleon Mosley
Odell Burton
Watson
Kenneth Ray DeHart
Hankomer
Aubrey Ray Rhame
Dassetta
Clyde Wayne Watson
Baytown
Jodie Elliott McCullough Jr
Saratoga
Howard Ray Courts
Cleveland
Royce Edward Hoagland
Dayton
Glenn Edmon Kelsey
Thomas Whitman Hall
Leonard Neal Garrett
John Thomas Wright
Russell Franklin Holt
Gary Lynn Felps
Michael Riley Burks
David Earl Harrell
Harold Newton Hopkins
Rufus Mullins Jr
Willie Hadnot Jr
Jerry Young Jr
Claude Edward Westbrooks
John Martin Wilson
Doward Allen Simpson
Gus Edward Davis
John Carl Nicholas
Karl Stephen Jack
James Louis Cook
Overton Williams Jr
Arthur Glynn Burrell
Gary Wayne Scott
Desilva Gobert
Gregg Allan Bell
William Duncan Gay II
Donald Ray Wallace
Larry Charles Porche
William Milburn Scadden
Erroll Gregory St. Julian
Robert Lee Elliott
Herman Lee Grove
Cecil Eugene Ethridge
Archie Eugene Davis
Robert Earl Franks John Arthur Ellis
Sour Lake
Michael Owen Rankin
Richard Henry Beal
Elchico Garcia
Henry Allen Thibodeaux
Charles Mical Williams
Leslie Earl Turner
Lawrence Kenneth Leda
Aaron Lee Francis
Hardin County Rehires Tax Firm and Pays Legal Fees
At a 10 a m special meeting the Hardin County Commissioners Court renewed a contract with R Law Tax Records Co of Austin to compile delinquent tax records 1965 through 1970 and authorized paying a 540.48 back bill. Commissioner Means moved to pay Bob Keith 3000 in legal fees for Atlantic Richfield tax suit and redistributing suit representation, with Caraway abstaining and Barrington absent due to illness.
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Hardin County Commissioners Court
BEE
Co. R. Law Tax Records Co
Austin
Hugh Bevil Means
Virgil Caraway
Sour Lake
Bob Kerr
Hardin County
Means
Beaumont
Bob Keith
Atlantic - Richfield
Kerr
Caraway
Howard Barrington
Silsbee School Attendance Shows Improvement
Silsbee schools show a weekly uptick in attendance though still below ideal. March 26 saw 674 absences (82 percent present, 3740 enrolled). March 29 had 508 absences (87 percent present). Earlier days logged 81 86 88 percent attendance with influenza strep throat and respiratory infections cited by physicians.
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Silsbee
Don L. Hugh
Hough
Burglary Ring Cleared In Silsbee Copper Wire Theft
Hardin County Sheriff Billy E. Paine reports arrests in a January 1970 Silsbee Gulf States Utilities warehouse burglary and 3,000 pounds of copper wire theft. Fred Mc Gee Woods Sr. of Cameron Elmer J. Cooper of Kirbyville and James Conner alias Hicks face multiple charges. Woods and Cooper arraigned and held in county jails. Cooper posted bond set at 1,000. other details note connections to similar East Texas thefts and the Resthaven Cemetery warehouse break in.
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Texas Rangers
Silsbee Gulf States Utilities
Texas
Hardin County
Billy E. Paine
The
BEE
Silsbee
Fred McGee Woods Sr
Cameron
Elmer J. Cooper
Kirbyville
Land
James Conner
James ‘Hicks
Harris County
Houston
Harriis County
Paine
Woods
Everett Smith
Silsbee Justice of the
Rex Moore
Jasper County
Cooper
Kountze
Smith
Moore
Resthaven Cemetery
Seven Arrested in Hardin County Burglaries and Drive-In Robbery
Sheriff Billy E. Paine says five men and two women charged with nine burglaries dating from January and a March 20 robbery at Fullers Drive-In. Suspects from Silsbee and nearby towns were arraigned with bonds set. authorities seek another suspect linked to a March 24 robbery by assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Fullers’ Drive-In
Billy E. Paine
Paine
Johnny R. Johnson
Silsbee
Linda Holdren
James Moore
Fredrick William Sharp
Felton White
Glenn D. Matthews
Buna
Joanne Moore
Matthews
US 96
Milton McGowan
Ira Moore
Tigers Take Third at Trinity Relays in Liberty
Silsbee thinclads finished third at the Trinity Valley Relays in Liberty behind Humble and Liberty. Ronnie Singleton led with a 158 foot discus and a 15.8 in the 120 yard hurdles, while Bubba McGaha, James Hunter, Charles Carter, and Arthur Churchwell ran the mile medley in 3 39.2. Weeks Crawford Jr. added 15.5 in the 120 yard high hurdles and Carey Georgas clocked 53.1 in the 440. The Tigers aim to rebound at West Orange Relays Saturday at West Orange High School Stadium with prelims at 2 pm and finals at 7 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School
Liberty
Tigers
West Orange
Arthur Churchwell
Weeks Crawford Jr
Carey Georgas
Singleton
Crawford
Carter
Hunter
Humble
Silsbee
Charles Woodard
Tiger
Masons to Meet in Silsbee Lodge Friday Evening
There will be a called communication of Silsbee Lodge 927 Friday night April 2 at 7 p m for work in the F and A degree. All Master Masons are invited to attend per James Dear W M Donald Webb is secretary.
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Silsbee Lodge
James Dear
W. M. Donald ‘Webb
Rites Are Today For Mrs. Ola Lakey 82
Funeral services for Mrs. Ola Boyett Lakey 82 of 165 East Avenue J are set for today at 10 a m in Farmer Funeral Home Chapel Silsbee with Rev R Eugene Jonte and Rev O Bradford officiating Burial will follow at Rosevine Cemetery near San Augustine She died at Buna Nursing Home Tuesday and is survived by one granddaughter Mrs Kay Allen of Lumberton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola Boyett Lakey
East Avenue J
Farmer Funeral Home Chapel
Silsbee
R. Eugene Jonte
O. Bradford
Kountze
Rosevine
San Augustine
Anders McNeely Named County Cancer Crusade Chairs
Clarence McNeely and Fred Anders named co chairmen of the Hardin County Cancer Crusade to be held in April. McNeely is county clerk and Anders is county tax assessor collector. Mrs. Margaret Hartman will head the business area crusade in Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence McNeely
Fred Anders
Hardin County
McNeely
Anders
Hardin County Unit
American Cancer Society
Margaret Hartman
Silsbee
Crusade
John Meade
W. P. Crocker
H. V. Dodd
John Shaw
Sara
Joyce Flowers
Sour Lake
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Sion
Silsbee City
Ronald M. Hickerson
Com
124Th Cavalry
Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees
C. B. Stevens
Kirby Lumber Co
Ellis W. King
Santa Fe
Rayford Birdwell
R. L. Yawn
Avenue 1
E. L. McLaughlin
Santa Fe Railway
Spencer D. Armour
Armour Auto Parts Co
Frank Grote
R. F. Sanford
Silsbee Auto Co
Duane Beck
Simmons Motor Co
Bob Ford
Ford Electric Co
Planning and Zoning Commission
James Micael Jones
Wesley Earl Jordan
Michael Alan Thompson
Clifford Lee Gaines
Hull — Baron
Craig Basham
Michael Gary Shannon
Raywood
Roy Patrick Johnson
Peter Ray Cormier
Stowell
Robert Michael Edwards
Mont Belvieu
Robert Charles Steck
John Evans Whitmire
Devers—Curtis
Roy Simmmons
Wotan— Thomas Jesse J Collins
Daniel Stewart Champlee
Winnie—Timothy James Simon
Kguntze
Justice of the Peace
C. A. Kimball
Johnson
Glenna D
Tiger Thinclads
Trinity Relays
Masons
Ola Lakey
J. C. Hopkins
Viola Evans
Village Mills Crusade
R. A. Whittlesey
Jim Wheeler
Wildwood
Louise McKim
Flora Coe
L. R. Jenkins
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