Silsbee Banquet to Feature Catfish Smith Speaker
The Silsbee Chamber of Commerce banquet on April 7 at 7 30 p m in the Silsbee High School cafeteria will include Baylor athletics promotion director M A Catfish Smith as guest speaker. Master of Ceremonies will be Earl B Smokey Stover. The Caterer of Beaumont will serve a buffet with shrimp creole and prime roast beef.
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Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Art Cawthon
Silsbee High School
Cawthon
Chamber
Baylor Athletic Promotion
Silsbee
Earl B “Smokey” Stover
Beaumont
Gibson Store Planned West of Pine Plaza in Silsbee
City Manager Ronald Hickerson said Gibson's Department Stores of DeRidder La plan a new store at the intersection of Highways 418 and 92 west of Pine Plaza Shopping Center in Silsbee. He noted Gibson hopes to start construction this summer and cited water and sewer readiness and permit applications as part of the process.
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Gibson's Department
Pine Plaza
Ronald Hickerson
Gibson Department Stores
DeRidder
Hickerson
Gerald Johnson
Gibson
Silsbee
Tri-State Building Co. Inc
Texarkana
William S. James
Rites Held for Dozier Parrish Wreck Victim
Funeral services for Dozier Parrish 77 of Lumberton were held at 2 p m April 1 at Kelley-Erixson Chapel Beaumont. Burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Parrish killed Monday when his car collided with a pickup at Boare Oak and Fastex Freeway in Beaumont. Survived by wife Minna, daughter Mrs J L Broxson, four sons, two brothers, four sisters, 19 grandchildren.
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Dozier Parrish
Lumberton
Kelley-Erixson
Beaumont
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Henrys Shettles
Millister
Doug Fincher
Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church
Parrish
Elk P
Boare Oak
Four Wrecks In Silsbee Cause Minor Injuries And Citations
Four wrecks reported in Silsbee with four minor injuries and four citations for failure to yield right of way. At FM 418 FM 92 intersection a 1950 Ford and GMC pickup collided injuring two. Eu gene Sapp 77 and Alvin B. Kelley 57 involved.
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Silsbee
Toield
M. D. Merrill
Alvin B. Kelley
Eugene Sapp
Sapp
Kelley
Ford
Thomas Howard
Sapp Auto
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Merrill
Louis E. Evans
Sour Lake
Dodge
Lucille Hawthorne
Jasper
Silsbee to vote on school board and city council seats
Voters in Silsbee face 13 candidates for three school board seats and eight for three city council posts in elections on April 4 and April 7. Incumbents face challengers in several trustee and council contests. Absentee ballot deadlines are April 3 for city, March 31 for school. E J Dietrich to oversee both contests.
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Silsbee
SISD
E. J. Dietrich
C. B
Bud” Stevens
Kirby Lumber Co
Darrel D. Shine
Mar
Don L. Hough
the Bee
Burglars Strike Three Times In Silsbee
Silsbee police report three burglaries Friday and Monday targeting Silsbee Junior High School and two local businesses. At the school, thieves opened west doors, used a key to enter the wood shop, and stole about 1.50 in change, a switch blade, and a bulldog emblemed Mack truck ashtray from the counselor’s office. a master key to outside doors was taken. Earlier, Brown’s Laundry at 925 North 5th Street was broken into with a screwdriver, stealing 10 to 15 dollars in change, and at McGallion Service Station a vent window was pried, leaving pennies and three unknown tires.
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Silsbee
B. Williams
Sgt
Morris Cole
Marvin Morgan
Cole
Don Merrill
I. N. Brown
Brown
Merrill
Bill Nash
McGallion
North 6Th
Nash
Ooe
James MecGallion
Dowdy Indicted by Federal Grand Jury in Bribery Case
U S Representative John Dowdy of the Congresssional District faces charges of conspiracy perjury and use of interstate facilities to promote bribery. Also named are Myrvin C Clark and Nathan H Cohen. Indictment alleges Dowdy received 25000 dollars for services tied to a Justice Department inquiry. Dowdy seeks reelection in the district covering multiple Texas counties with ballots on May 2 and November 3.
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U.S
John Dowdy
The
Anne Congressional District
Associated Press
Myrvin C. Clark
Monarch Construction Co
Silver Spring, Md
U. S
Baltimore
Dowd
Clark
Nathan H. Cohen
Justice Department
Dowdy
Henderson
Anderson
Houston
Walker
Trinity
Montgomery
San Jacinto
Liberty
Polk
Tyler
Hardin
Angelina
Nacogdoches
San Augustine
Sabine
Jasper
Newton
Orange
Funeral Services for Odell Hester 44 Held at Evadale
Funeral services for Odell Hester 44 of Evadale were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Wiest Baptist Church with Rev. Chester Carpenter and Rev. Sam Starks officiating. Burial followed at Morse Cemetery. Survivors include wife Dorothy Jean and children Delta Jean Katie Ruth Ronnie Joe Carl Wayne William Ray all of Evadale, parents Arthur and Mrs. Hester, four brothers and one sister.
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Odell Hester
Evadale
Wiest Baptist Church
Chester Carpenter
Sam Starks
Morse Cemetery
Sam Moss
Charlie Reyer
Jewett Spell Thomas Rawls
Jewitt Harris
Buster Murphy
Dorothy Jean Hester
Delta Jean
Katie Ruth Hester
Ronnie Joe
Carl Wayne
William Ray
Arthur Hester
Bill
Victor
Truman
Buffalo
N. Y
Lyle
Buna
Cary
Willard Lunsford
Little League Sets Saturday Registration Deadline for 1970 Season
League president Martin Wilson announced a Saturday deadline for boys to register for the 1970 Little League season. Registration runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the old Little League field near Kirby with blanks available from Silsbee schools. Major league try-outs begin Monday April 6 at 5 p.m. at the Little League park with age groups April 6 to 10.
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League
Martin Wilson
Little League
Kirby
Silsbee
Silsbee State Bank
Miss Gladys Avera Dies in San Antonio at 72
Miss Gladys Avera age 72 of 118 West Harlan San Antonio died March 18 in a San Antonio hospital. A Kentwood Louisiana native she lived in San Antonio eight years and belonged to Harlandale Methodist Church.
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Gladys Avera
San Antonio
West Harlan
Avera
Kentwood
Harlandale Methodist Church
Silsbee Group Urges Action on County Redistricting
A Silsbee delegation of about 18 attended the Hardin County Commissioners Court work session on redistricting to achieve equal representation with the western portion. The meeting ended with a vote to delay action again and plan another session, as Silsbee seeks to divide its precincts to place more citizens on the commissioners court and counter western dominance.
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Silsbee
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Supreme Court
Commissioners Court
Tthe
Hardin County
Virgil Caraway
Commissioners
Santa Fe
Tyler County
Village Creek
Kountze
Sow Lake
Saratoga
Archer Vullingan
Gerald Flowers
Neches National Bank
George R. Robinson
Shell
L. F. Chitty
Houston Thompson
Chitty
Thompson
Mayor Coward Hospitalized After Heart Attack
Mayor Claude Coward suffered a heart attack Saturday at his camp in Damp. He was rushed to St Elizabeth Hospital by ambulance. Doctors reported heart damage but expect he can return home in a few days with restricted activities.
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Claude Coward
St Elizabeth Hospital
Coward
Three Candidates On Ballot For Hardy County Treasurer
Hardin County voters will see three candidates on the treasurer ballot after the 88th District Court ruling, with Henry Doneson Jr and Versie Flowers refiled on March 18 and Chuck Newsom refiled March 31. The court upheld Judge Coe’s ruling that Newsom’s initial filing was invalid and that all three entrants must pay the $22,040 filing fee split among them. An appeal motion was hinted by Newsom’s attorney.
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Hardin County
H. A. Coe
Ninth Court of Civil Appeals
Charles H
Chuck” Newsom
Democratic Executive Committee
Coe
Newsom
Clyde Haynes
B. F. Whitworth Sr
Jasper
Henry M. Doneson Jr
Silsbee
Versie Flowrs
Saratoga
Pet. 1
Wiley Alford
Kountze
Alford
Democratic
Herman Adams Jr
Donelson
Flowers
Body Of Lumberton Man Still Sought In Galveston Bay
Search continues in Galveston Bay for the body of James W. Harvey 66 of Lumberton presumed drowned with his wife Lessie 65 after a boating accident near Smiths Point. Mrs Harvey recovered and funeral plans pending. Harvey body not yet found amid rough seas and high winds.
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Galveston Bay
James W. Harvey
Lumberton
Lessie
Anahua Sheriff's Department
Harvey
Beaumont
Smith's Point
Linda Cowdray i7
Willian Rawls
Fred
Rawls
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Ray Hoke
Work & Daniels Construction Co
Olan Davis
First United Methodist Church
Carter Work
BEE
Mary Richardson
Galveston
C of C
Catfish’ Smith
M. A “Catfish” Smith
Clifford R. Baker
Eastex, Inc
Sidney L. Dauphin
Texas Home Health Service
Place 3
James E
Pete” Farmer
Farmer Funeral Home
Tin McKinney
E. J. Jones
John J. Ferdinal Jr
Jay’s Variety Store
James L. Hays
Atlantic-Richfield
Herbert G. Buckett
Don L. Hawthorne
L Caraway Motor Co
N. G
Federal Grand Jury
Fullingim
Otter
Anahuac
Groves
Asplandic Tree Expert Co
US 96
James L. Martin
Loris William Gregory
Lou Ellen Gregory
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