Capacity Crowd Attends Silsbee Chamber Banquet
A capacity crowd gathered Tuesday night at the Silsbee junior high cafeteria for the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet. Chester Lauck, Continental Oil executive and former radio star, entertained with witty commentary and urged greater individual responsibility. Paul Georgas thanked the board as outgoing president and announced new and holdover directors. Frank Rudisaile, new president, thanked members and introduced leadership. E M Wilson Jr. served as master of ceremonies. Entertainment included the Silsbee Woman's Club Chorus and the Silsbee High School Orchestra, directed by Melvin Winger.
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Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Chester Lauck
Continental Oil
Lauck
Chamber of Commerce
Paul Georgas
Frank Rudisaile
E. M. Wilson Jr
Silsbee Woman's Club Chorous
Silsbee High School Orchestra
Melvin Winger
Chance Loeb Volunteer Fire Department Organization Discussed
A local meeting chaired by Otis Worry formed the Chance Loeb Volunteer Fire Department with L A Mc Necil elected president and officers C J Martin Roy Spell Ray Martin and L J Garner. About twenty eight attendees including Silsbee officials heard 35 prospective volunteers sign up and a special 7 30 p m session was set to adopt bylaws and file for a state charter with County Judge Fletcher Richardson assisting.
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Chance-Loeb Volunteer Fire Department
Otis Worry
L. A. McNecil
C. J. Martin
Roy Spell
Ray Martin
L. J. Garner
L. A. Yankie
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
John Busby
Silsbee
Beaumont
Hardin County
Fletcher Richardson
Austin
Light Voters Return Silsbee Incumbents in Uncontested Election
Silsbee held an uncontested city election with a light turnout of 114 votes. Election judge Ernie Dietrich reported results showing H. C. Hopkins 109, Lenox Hawthorne 110, and Dr. R. O. Jackson 112, with D. M. Short earning one write-in vote. Other council members are Bert Slaydon and Elton Brookins, and F. L. McClanahan Jr is mayor.
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Silsbee
Ernie Dietrich
H. C. Hopkins
Lenox Hawthorne
Dr. R. O. Jackson
D. M. Short
Bert Slaydon
Elton Brookins
F. L. McClanahan Jr
35 Are Jailed For Week at Hardin County Lockup
Hardin County jail records show 35 inmates jailed in the past week. Deputy Dave Rountree reports most detainees were charged with drunkenness and disturbing the peace, with several other offenses including felony drunken driving, assault and attempted rape, child desertion, and drunk driving.
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Hardin County
Dave Rountree
Eastex Records Two Million Safe Man Hours
East Texas Pulp and Paper Co. reached two million safe man hours without a lost time accident on April 2 at 2 p m after starting October 18 1960. The 1961 portion placed East Texas atop the Southern Pulp and Paper Safety Association mills. At its March 26 28 Meridian Mississippi meeting G L Magee safety coordinator received two major awards for greatest percentage of improvement.
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Eastex
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
East Texas
Southern Pulp and Paper Safety Association
Meridian
Miss
G. L. Magee
Royal Globe Insurance Group
National Safety Council
R. M. Buckley
Buckley
Ray Brown
National Safety Congress
Chicago
Tiger Trackmen After District Title
The Silsbee Tigers travel to Huntsville for the district 10 3A track meet led by Pudgy Black and David Drake. Conroe is favored to repeat. Silsbee and Nederland aim for an upset. Key events feature Clawson in the 880, Hartman in the 440, and Hargrove, Windham, Drake, and Black as top contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Tiger
Huntsville
Tigers
Conroe
Bengal
Silsbee and
Nederland
Chief Dauphin
Silsbee Tigers
Liberty
Trinity Valley
Don Hartman
Clawson
Jimmy Green
Hargrove
Windham
Drake
Black
Dishus
McManus
Channelview
Deer Park
Rex Jacobsen
Chandler
Silsbee
Silshee
Pony League To Name Managers In Silsbee Meeting
The Silsbee Pony League will meet at 7 30 p m at Apache Lumber Company to name team managers and team names. New equipment and uniforms will be decided. The Ladies Auxiliary plans to organize for the season and D R Stuart invites attenders. Chance Loeb Kountze and Silsbee will field teams this year. BE E Satterwhite left Sunday for Santa Fe Hospital in Temple for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Pony League
Apache Lumber Company
D. R. Stuart
Chance-Loeb
Fred
Kountze
Silsbee
BE. E. Satterwhite
Santa Fe Hospital
Temple
Girls Tie For Top Grades at Junior High
Principal I B Griffith reports the 1962 junior high graduating class has two top students with identical three year averages of 97.527 Judy Harvey Jones and Barbara Perkins share the highest mark. Sandra Kay Hile is second with 96.057. Britton Edward Plunk leads the boys at 95.333. Closing exercises are Friday May 25.
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I B. Griffith
Judy Harvey Jones
Harvey D. Jones
Barbara Perkins
J. D. Perkins
Sandra Kay Hile
Sandra
H. C. Hile
Britton Edward Plunk
Eddie Plunk
Attempted Rape Charge After Saturday Incident
Charges of assault and attempted rape were filed against Robert Lou Denby 28 of Kirbyville Saturday in local justice court. State troopers Hickman Cain and Set Mark Allen arrested Denby in a wooded area off Evadale highway after the incident. He is accused of striking a local white woman and tearing her clothes before fleeing. he was recaptured. Judge Louis Sellers set bond at 5000, with Denby held in jail as grand jury will study the case.
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Robert Lou Denby
Kirbyville
Dave Rountree
Bounty
Leo Hickman
Cecil Cain
Mark Allen
Evadale Highway
Denby
Louis Sellers
Silsbee
Hardin County Grand Jury
Junior High Band Set for Evening Concert
The Junior High School band, directed by Glen Vernon, will perform tonight at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium. The 140 piece group will feature Thendarah Overture and novelty tunes with no admission charged.
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Glen Vernon
Four Hopefuls Seek 2 Seats On School Board Saturday
Voters in Silsbee Independent School district go to the polls Saturday to elect two school board members. Four candidates compete including incumbents A. W. Dainwood and C. R. Baker and challengers Sam Cerniglia and Johnny Fordinal. Voting hours run 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the fire station with Busby as election judge.
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Silsbee Independent
A. W. Dainwood
C. R. Baker
Sam Cerniglia
East Texas Pulp and Paper
Johnny Fordinal
Board of Education
Vandalism disrupts power to Silsbee residents
An apparent act of vandalism cut electrical service to about 1500 people on the north side of Silsbee for 30 to 50 minutes Sunday. A wire was thrown across a 13 000 volt line at Gulf States Utilities North Silsbee Substation, causing the outage. Crews repaired the substation by Monday and preliminary damages were pegged around 500 dollars.
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Silsbee
Gulf States Utilities Company
North Silsbee
Gulf States
Victor Norvell
Kountze
East Texas
Mr. Norvell
Jasper Man Dies in One Car Crash Near Silsbee
Marvin Ray Smith Jr., 36, of Jasper, a service station operator, died after a one car crash on the Beaumont highway seven miles south of Silsbee about 1:25 am Wednesday. The car owned by Joe Louis Brooks, 28, driven by Brooks, veered after a tire blowout, struck two culvert dumps, and stopped in a driveway. Ima Gene Brooks, 33, and L. C. Sells, 36, were hospitalized. Brooks was released earlier. Smith died on arrival at the hospital.
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Jasper
Silsbee
Beaumont
Marvin Ray Smith Jr
E. Rick
Chance Loeb
Ima Gene Brooks
Brooks
L. C. Sells
Baptist Hospital
Cain
Sells
Smith
Roberts and
Pipkin-Brulin
Evadale Dominates District 61 B Track Meet
Evadale Rebels won the District 61 B track meet with 199 points, High Island 152, Sabine Pass 78, Deweyville 2014, and Evadale also taking the elementary division with 133 points. Johnnie LeBlanc swept multiple events including the 100 and 220 yard dashes and anchored the winning 440 relay.
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Evadale Rebels
High Island
Sabine Pass
Deweyville
Evadale
Chance Loeb
Johnnie LeBlanc
Rebels
McCormack
Ettie
Shemons
Parsley
Neches
Broussard
Richardson
Simmons
LeBlanc
Etue
Moore
Moss
Payton
Elue
Sirmons
Rigsby
Williams
IsoSiv Process Enables Low Cost Normal Paraffin Recovery
South Hampton plant at Silsbee adopts IsoSiv System using molecular sieves to separate normal paraffins from branched and cyclic hydrocarbons. Two adsorption beds enable continuous operation with high purity recovery and reduced activation downtime. The method cuts costs versus prior techniques and supports new market opportunities for paraffins.
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South Hampton
Silsbee
H. F. Avery
Mr. Y. Lee
Linde Company
Union Carbide Corporation
National Petroleum Refiners Association
San Antonio
Linde
South Hampton Company
Houston
NPRA
Silsbee Wins District Literary Meet at Huntsville
Silsbee High School topped the district Inter scholastic League events with 148 points and five first places. Sharon Richey led as top contestant, with multiple students earning top and placings across poetry, contest reading, sentence and typing events. The district winners advance to the regional meet in Houston on April 14.
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Silsbee High School
Huntsville
Silsbee
Sharon Richey
Houston
Jerry Die
Leon Stokesbury
Vivian Dietrich
Nelson Tennison
Jimmy Wills
Franklin Dyer
Randy Read
Tighr
John McLean
Buna's Dan Stancil Heads Bearcal Cage Lettermen
Buna's Dan Stancil and Mike Schmidt of Giddings lead a nine man basketball lettermen list at Sam Houston State College compiled by Head Coach Bruce Cras. Stancil posted a 541 percent field goal mark, 118 made of 218. Four of last season's starters return among seven award winners as Cras aims for a winning 1962 season with lettermen at every position.
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Dan Stancil
Buna
Mike Schmidt
Giddings
Sam Houston State College
Bruce Cras
Stancil
Craig
Weekend Guest Visit Ties Three Families Across States
Mr and Mrs Ollie Steward of Beaumont along with Mr and Mrs Louis Teriola and their children of Corsicana spent the weekend at the home of Mr and Mrs Tomi Tennison Jr and family visiting.
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Lee Smyly
Woodville
Vinnie Poindexter
Ollie Steward
Beaumont
Louis Teriola
Corsicana
W. H. Steward
Fort Morgan
Colo
Tomi Tennison Jr
Brooks to Dedicate New Union Hall At Evadale Friday
The Lo cal 801 union hall for the International Brotherhood of Pulp and Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers of America will be dedicated Friday at 10 30 am on Highway 105 Victor road south of Highway 96 in Evadale. Congressman Jack Brooks will deliver the principal address with Lloyd Oliver of Mobile and other leaders present. A barbecue dinner follows at 11 30 am hosted by union members.
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East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Local 801
City Chief Reports Sixty Arrests In March
Police Chief Grady Tarver reports sixty arrests in the city for March with thirty-two traffic violations and twenty-eight persons jailed. Misdemeanor cases include sixteen drunks four disturbing the peace one petty theft two drunk drivers two picked up on warrants one house breaking one drunk in car and one malicious mischief.
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Grady Tarver
Scout Leaders To Hold Roundtable Session Today
Hardin county district Boy Scouts of America will host a roundtable for adult scout and cub leaders at Cravens Hall at 7 30 tonight. Pete Farmer district commissioner says J D Cones will preside over cub leaders and Allen Freeman will preside over the scouting table. leaders from Silsbee Buna Irondale Chance Lock Kountze and Sour Lake will attend.
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Hardin County
Boy Scouts of America
Cravens Hall
Pete Farmer
J. D. Cones
Allen Freeman
Silsbee
Buna
Irondale
Chance-Lock
Kountze
Sour Lake
Connally Visits Silsbee Ahead of May Governor Race
John Connally, former Navy secretary and Democratic governor hopeful, stopped in Silsbee for a brief afternoon visit after appearances in Kountze and Jasper. About 30 residents joined a coffee session at the Bluebonnet Cafe to meet the candidate.
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John Connally
Silsbee
Connally
Kennedy
Kountze
Jasper
Ibluebonnet
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Pony League
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Carocle Cobble
Glen Renfro
David Davenport
Joey Taylor
Carmen Dominguez
Sue_ Letherwood
Katherine Cawley
Lucille Prewitt
Dixie Donelson
Jean Dinkle
Curtis
International Union
Godfrey Ruddick
Monroe
Leon Rodgers
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