Silsbee Firm Ships 250 Ton Steel for Puerto Rico Project
Industrial Welding Inc. of Silsbee ships 250 tons of fabricated steel to Procon International for a new oil refinery in Puerto Rico. The beams are cut and welded locally, galvanized in Houston, and returned for final checks. About 25 trucks will deliver the order which runs Feb 15 to April 30 with six more workers joining the crew. Also noted is Army veteran Glenn D. Ward returning to the U.S. after service in Germany and discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puerto Rico
Silsbee
Houston
Carribbean Island
Industrial Welding Inc
Claude Coward
John Dollinger
Beaumont
Procon International
Glenn D. Ward
Haun
Germany
States
Ward
Silsbee High School
J. W. Ward
Colmesweil
Becher Baby Born in Houston March Fifth
Mr and Mrs Gary L Becher of Houston announce their daughter Amanda Lee born March 5 at St Luke Hospital in Houston. Grandparents are Mrs C F Ernest Jr and Delbert Ray Lakey Sr, both of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary L. Becher
Houston
Amanda Lee
St. Luke Hospital
C. F. Ernest Jr
Delbert Ray Lakey Sr
City
Three Teens Charged In Dominy Burglary Near Silsbee
Three 18 year old Silsbee youths, Thomas Eddy Jr Michael Provost and Charles Sims, were charged in Rex Moore court with the March 228 burglary of Dominy Drive groceries north of Silsbee on FM 92. Bonds set at 1000 each. Merchan dise and cash totaling about 340 recovered from a culvert and attic. Also 13 Silsbee minors cited for liquor violations with 35 fines each.
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Silsbee
Rex Moore
Dominy
Thomas Eddy Jr
Michael Provost
Charles Sims
Bully Paine
Paine
Hardin County
Kountze
Moore
City election in Silsbee sees light turnout and mixed results
Three city council seats and the mayoral post in Silsbee went to incumbents and a new member as turnout stayed under 20 percent. Mayor Frank L. McClanahan Jr. was re elected with 392 of 404 votes and several write ins appeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Frank L. McClanahan Jr
John Smith
Lee Miller
Tom Tennison
H. C Hopkins
Grady Walters
George Bellenger
E. Landolt Jr
Frank K. Rudisaile
James L. Hays
Bert M. Slaydon
Landolt
T. C. Freeman
Joe Bell
Hays
Slaydon
Richard Worley
Rudisaile
Elton E. Smith
Donald Ruggles
City Begins Crackdown On Bad Garbage Cans
Silsbee sanitation workers are red-tagging rusted or broken garbage containers as part of a cleanup campaign. After a five week warning, tagged cans may not be picked up until replaced, with broader tagging planned for non compliant cans under the city garbage ordinance.
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Silsbee Sanitation Department
Cesar Dominguez
Silsbee
Dominguez
Rites Held For Sangwin Infant
Funeral services for Michael Sangwin seven weeks old son of Mr and Mrs Chester Sangwin were held at Calvary Missionary Baptist Church with Rev P A Du Bose officiating. Burial followed at Cunningham Cemetery under Farmer Funeral Home. The infant died at 815 p m Wednesday in St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont. Survivors include grandparents Mr and Mrs Clarence Langwin and Mr and Mrs W W Fletcher, all of Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Sangwin
Chester Sangwin
Silsbee
Calvary Missionary Baptist Church
P. A. DuBose
Cunningham Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Clarence Langwin
W. W. Fletcher
Past Grand Master to Lay Silsbee High School Cornerstone
Henry Will Fullingim of Odessa, past grand master of Texas Masons, will lay the corner stone of Silsbee High School on Saturday at 2 p.m. A Grand Lodge procession will start at 12:30, then proceed to the site. A 7:30 p.m. program by a Fort Worth Ma sonic Home and School group will be held in the auditorium.
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Texas ‘Masons
Henry Will Fullingim
Odessa
Silsbee High School
Frank Choate
Grand Lodge
Masonic Home
Fort Worth
Fullingim
Texas
Alf Fullingim
Silsbee
Kountze
Wise County
Burglars Try Again At Collier's Hardware
Silsbee police report Collier's Hardware suffered a second break in within a month. A rear washroom window was forced Monday night but no entry was found. fingerprints were recovered and investigators pursue leads this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier's Hardware
Thomas Gore Decorated for Valor at Fort Wolters
First Class Thomas Gore of Gore Silsbee receives the Bronze Star Medal for Valor from Col. FE Fleming Jr at Fort Wolters Texas. The award honors heroic actions on October 10 1966 in Vietnam where he helped repulse a Viet Cong force as an Intelligence and Operations Advisor. He serves as platoon sergeant at the Fifth Warrant Officer Candidate Company US Army Prep at Fort Wolters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wolters
Texas
Franklin
Thomas Gore
Gore, Silsbee
William B. Gore
Vietnam
FE. P. Fleming Jr
U. 3S. Army
Republic of Vietnam
Usaphc
Headon Collision Claims Two Silsbee Residents
Funeral services Monday for Mrs. Dorothy Whaley and Willie McKee, both of Star Route Silsbee, killed in a Saturday headon crash about four miles north of the city on the old Spurger highway. The charted wreck left Mrs. Whaley trapped and later dead. McKee died instantly. An inquest ruled both drivers dead at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Whaley
Pete Farmer
Jim Conner
Conner
Farmer Funeral Home
Silsbee Area
Headon
Spurger Highway
Dorothy Juanita Whaley
Willie Alford McKee
Star Route
Silsbee
Mrs. Whaley
McKee
Justice For the Peace
Rex Moore
Whaley
Cunningham
Notable Silsbee Chamber Banquet Honors Youth Work
Over 450 attended the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce annual banquet at Silsbee High gymnasium. Olympic great Bobby Morrow urged youth work and personal standards. W. O. Holmes praised 10 charter members. Earl Wills awarded Morrow carved candleholders from ancient pine, with Gilbert Dominguez praised as an outstanding Christian citizen.
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Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee High
Bobby Morrow
Morrow
W. O. Holmes
Silsbee Chamber
Silsbee Pair Ranked Among Top Honor Students at Texas University
Lance Latham son of Mr and Mrs Wesley Latham of Silsbee placed in the top five honor students at Texas University last semester with 457 grade points. He is a SHS graduate and ranked Summa Cum Laude. Joan Meyers another SHS graduate also earned cum laude and campus leadership honors.
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Lance Latham
Wesley Latham
Silsbee
Texas University
Lance
Silsbee High School
Joan Meyers
John Meyers
SHS
Also Mentioned on This Page
Silsbee Firm
Willie McKee
Silsbee Independent
Board of Trustees
George Tennison
J. E. “Pete” Farmer
Robert Neyland
Lumberton Independent School District Board
Jim B. Stinson
George R. Illes ‘Jr
Kenneth R. Kirkendall
Kenneth W. Beasley Sr
James W. Baird
Joe N. Ramsey
T. L. Parker
John Busby
Collier's
Evans Products
B. E. Mikulka
P. Zenczak
R. F. Mattheison
Evans
William Hoffman
Seangeny
Zenczak
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