Weekend Auto Crashes Claim One Life Four Hurt
A two car sideswipe north of Silsbee on FM 92 left John Cecil Glenn and Walter Blair with facial injuries. In a separate Sunday wreck near Silsbee Harold Caraway and William Lee suffered minor injuries after a ditch rollover. Charles Edward Wood died in Beaumont after colliding with a tractor trailer on Eastex Freeway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cecil Glenn
Route 1
Silsbee
Walter Lenard Blair
Star Route
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Truman Dougharty
Glenn
Blair
Dougharty
Barry Bell
Spurger
Harold D. Caraway
Willian E. Lee
Houston
Farmer Funeral Home
Charles Edward Wood
Lumberton
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Eastex
Oakcrest
Beaumont
Wood
Stedman Co
Kelley - Hixson
Refrigerator Transport Co
Hempstead
Jasper l
Air Force
Kelley- Hixson Funeral Home
Jasper
Ruby Wood
Linda Gail Wood
David Wood
Leo Wood
el Paso
J D Wood
Pauline Duckworth
Dorothy Warthel
Marie Ray
Dianne Wood
Mitigwa Road
Harold Denton Caraway
William Edward Lee
Caraway
Call Draft Indicts 33 Area Men for April 21 Induction
Thirty three men from Hardin Liberty and Chambers counties have been called for induction into the Armed Forces on April 21 after passing qualification tests. Another 75 men are summoned for the April 21 physical examination, including Winifred Carroll Hill and James Allen Smith among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin, Liberty
Chambers Counties
William Curtis Conner Jr
Dayton
Ernest Larry Haynes
James Ethan Crawford
Cleveland
Richard Byron Findley
Liberty
Elmer Dwight Stephens
Russell Long Brown
Kountze
Gary Bryan Wright
Hariy Weldon Arline
Silsbee
Larry Valant Jr
Kenneth Samuel Turner
Robert Hardy Brown
Saratoga
Thomas Andrew Clakley
Lonzo Carlos Kirkendall
Billy Glenn Wallace
L. C. George
Winnie
Donald Keith Rutledge
Charles Lynn Starkey
Denny Erbin Gilbert
Charles Fletcher Lee
Sour Lake
Tommy Marion Guynes
Gary Lynn Bryant
Nelson Lloyd Hall
Arthur Dean Willis
Joseph Anthony Fregia
Walter Allen Dishman
James Daniel Durham Jr
Ben Jackson Jr
Richard Allen Noack
Jimmy Glenn Walker
James Lioyd Garland
Garland Wayne Caraway
Kenneth Eugene Gray
Eddy G. White Lankaimer
Armed Forces
Winifred Carroll Hill
Cecil Allen Robertson
Charles Johann Kohl
James Allen Smith
Jay Stewart Walker
Dalton Smith Lane
Matthew David
James Anthony Hatcher
Anahuace
Wilford Simien
Aubrey Mervin Smart Jr
Silsbee City Receives Second Quarter One Cent Sales Tax
The City of Silsbee collected 27,204.65 for the second quarter of the one cent city sales tax with a three month total of 28,023.80. The state retained 560.48 as a collection fee and 1,359.66 for error allowances, plus 1,100.00 from the first quarter. The tax began July 1, 1968 and was expected to raise about 40,000 yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Dr R O Jackson Jr Named Director At Silsbee State Bank
Dr R O Jackson Jr D D S was elected to the Board of Directors of Silsbee State Bank at Tuesday night’s meeting. Barbara Thompson and Carol Jordan were promoted to assistant cashier. Jackson began dentistry in Silsbee in 1947 and has ties to local civic groups, teaching, and professional associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O. Jackson Jr
Silsbee State Bank
E. M. Wilson Jr
Barbara Thompson
Carol Jordan
Dr. Jackson
Dhenistry
Silsbee
Everett
Wash
Beaumont High School
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Huntsville
University of Tennessee College of Denistry
Texas Dental Association
The
Association
Silsbee Lions Club
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee Country Club
First Presbyterian Church of
Jackson
Silsbee Chamber Banquet to Feature Charlie Flowers as Speaker
The Silsbee Chamber of Commerce banquet is set for 7 p m next Tuesday in the high school cafeteria. District manager Charlie Flowers of American General Life Insurance in Marshall will headline as principal speaker with honors for former presidents and new officers introduced. Tickets are sold at Neches National Bank, Silsbee State Bank, and the Chamber office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee High
Charlie Flowers
American General Life Insurance Co
Marshall
Silsbee Organization
Flowers
Texas
South
The
Marshall Chamber of Commerce
Marshall Rotary Club
Neches National Bank
Silsbee State Bank
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Earl B. Stover
Ceremon
Trustees Canvass Vote At Wednesday Meet
Incumbents Dr W J Poshataske and Earl Stover won Silsbee School Board seats. Poshataske Place 1 received 250 votes, Barclay 15. Stover unopposed Place 2 with 238 votes. Board to declare results official at regular meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee School Board of Trustees
Poshataske
Raymond Barclay
Earl Stover
Board of Trustees
Silsbee to host 9 AAA track meet Friday at Kirby Stadium
Silsbee High School will host the 9 AAA district track meet on Friday April 11 at Kirby Memorial Stadium junior high track. Preliminaries start 1 pm with finals at 7 pm. Teams include Silsbee Jasper Livingston Cleveland Liberty West Orange Port Acres Forest Park moves to 22 AAAA. West Orange is favored. Tiger Kurt Benson leads 440 and Don White tops shot put. Matt Dinkle strong in 330 hurdles and high jump. Mile relay team 3 32. Liberty leads in that relay. About 150 to 200 athletes expected. prelims free spectators, finals require small fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School
Kirby Memorial Stadium
Silsbee
Jasper
Livingston
Cleveland
Liberty
West Orange
Bridge City
Port Acres
Forest Park
Chiefs
Tigers
Tiger Kurt Benson
Big Don White
Matt Dinkle
Rocky Kelley
Adam Keel
Jesse Shaw
Benson
Tiger Track
Wayne Riley
Man Dies in Jail After Illness Thursday
James G. Sirmonds, 46, of Newton, died after becoming ill while in Hardin County jail. He collapsed and later died at Hardin Memorial Hospital as autopsy found a fractured skull likely from a fall, possibly after a seizure or heart attack. An inquest was held, with autopsy pending cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
James G. Sirmonds
Newton
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Hardin County
Henry Overstreet
Sirmonds
Sherifff Department
Texas
Silsbee
Emmett Lack
Overstreet
Whenev
Kountze
Justice of the Peace C. A
Simmonds
Friday Final Registration Day for Little League
Friday is the final registration day for Little League. All boys, managers, and others are invited to meet at the park Saturday at 6 p.m. to clean the grounds and prepare for the new season. Martin Wilson, president, asks helpers to bring mowers and rakes. Boys unable to register on appointed days may register Thursday or Friday. Friday afternoon is the last day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Wilson
Two Charged With Burglary Of Sour Lake Firms
Beaumont men Marvin Roland Kenneson and John William Judson were charged in Kountze Justice of the Peace Court with burglaries at Mize Doors Motor Co and Russ Wilson Super Market in Sour Lake. About 951 dollars in goods were taken from the car dealer and an unknown cash amount plus a stereo from the market. Kenneson is in Lake Charles jail while Judson faces a 50000 dollar Jefferson County bond on other charges. Rangers and Hardin County officers helped arrest them after March 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judson
Jefferson County
Kenneson
Texas Ranger
L. C White l
Hardin County
School trustees elected in Silsbee and adjacent districts
Dr. W J Poshataske and Earl B Stover won re election to the Silsbee Independent School District board with 250 and 238 votes respectively while Raymond Barclay trailed with 65. Newcomers Johnny Baker and George Thompson led a three at large slate. Lum berton and Eradale boards also filled seats amid 105 and 4384 total votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Poshataske
Earl B. Stover
Silsbee Independent
Poshataske
Raymond Barclay
Stover
Eradale Independent School Board
Johnny Baker
George Thompson
Kenneth D. Sylvester
Millard Stringer
Joe Ferrell
Alvin C. Courts
James D. Lowry
Lumberton Independent School District Board
Courts
Flashing Lights Near O'Neil School Approved by Silsbee Council
Silsbee city council authorized flashing warning lights at the O'Neil Intermediate School on Highway 96 to operate only during school hours, with installation coordinated by City Manager Ron Hickerson and state engineers. The board also discussed bids for a city manager vehicle, curb and gutter programs, a flow meter for the sewer plant, and land sale between South 15th and 16th Streets. Mayor Claude C. Coward and council members were sworn in after April 1 elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
O’neil
Highway 96
Lumberton
Ronald Hickerson
R. F. Sanford
Pete Landolt
Theity Planning Commission
Ferrell
North Second Street
Texas Water Quality Board
Seth Dotson
South 15Th
16Th Streets
Council
Bootleggers Lose Load To LCB Men
A Kirbyville couple, T. L. Brooks and Lucy Brooks, were stopped seven miles north of Silsbee on FM 92 by Texas Liquor Control Board agents. They faced county court misdemeanor charges for transporting liquor in a wet area without a permit and possessing liquor for sale without a permit, with 11 cases of beer 60 bottles of wine and 48 half pint bottles each of whiskey and vodka confiscated and posted bonds of $500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ball
Brooks
TLCB
Silsbee
Donations to Richard Curl Fund Support Hospital Aid
The Silsbee Lions Club created the Richard Curl Fund on April 1 and has received 121.70 in donations. Curl remains in a coma after being struck by a vehicle near a school bus, with funds to aid hospital and related expenses. Contributions may be sent to Silsbee State Bank, checks to Richard Curl Fund. LEOS assist fundraising. Dr. N. G Ferrell to chair the next Lions Club meeting April 15 at the Blue Bonnet Cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Curl
Silsbee Lions Club
Bob Flores
Flores
Richard
Beaumont’s
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Silsbee State Bank
LEOS
Lions Club
N. G Ferrell
Blue Bonnet Cafe
Lions Show to Highlight 20th Variety Event in Silsbee
The 20th annual Variety Show, hosted by the Silsbee Lions Club, unfolds Monday April 14 at 7 30 PM in Silsbee Junior High School. Sidney Ester headlines a diverse bill including The Van Guards from Lumberton and Father Walter Monton jdon. Proceeds fund four scholarships, the Lions Camp in Kerrville, eye care, the Silsbee Library, Youth Center, and Care Inc. Tickets are on sale with free passes for first grade pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Lions Club
Silsbee
Bob Scott
Sidney Ester
The
van Guards
St. Vincent dePaul Seminary
Lumberton
Walter Montonjdon
St. Charles Catholic Church
Nederland
Marsha Woody
Christi Grubb
Silsbee Music Makers
Suzanne Barfield
Zelicia Cuuer
Sharron
Jerry
Gary
Tommy Sue Matthews
Sandy Matthews
Sadie Moiffett
Sandra Davis
Steve Whitlock
William Canton
Kkas Radio
Wes Latham
Lions Club
Lions Crippled Children’s
Kerrville
Silsbee Library
Care, Inc
David Shows
Susbee
LEOS
Kountze Man Faces Murder Charge In Thursday Shooting
John Hancock Jr. 44 of Kountze was charged with murder after a Thursday night shooting at the Paradise Cafe that killed his former wife Mrs. Eric Elois Morgan 30. The case was bound over to the Hardin County Grand Jury for April 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hancock Jr
Kountze
Court of Justice of the Peace
Rex Moore
Silsbee
Eric Elois Morgan
Hancock
Hardin County Sheriffs Department
Hardin County Grand Jury
Hardin County
Lester Cowart
Larry Miller
Sour Lake
Herbert Hargraves
Elmer Prosise
Morgan
Allen-Peavy Lumber Co
Mount Corinth
Air Force Sits in Nashville Visitor from Nearbyenn
Dale M. Rogers son of Mrs Woodrow Cook stationed with the US Air Force in Nashville Tennessee visited here last week He also visited his sisters and their families Mr and Mrs L D Crowell in Beaumont and Mr and Mrs Neal Crosson in Houston
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale M. Rogers
Woodrow Cook
US Air Force
Nashville
Tenn
L. D. Crowell
Beaumont
Neal Crosson
Houston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Leroy Edward Hanes, Day
R.O. Jackson Jr
Silsbee State
Silsbee Garden Club
O'Neil
iCrum
Avenue 1
James Hays
Claude C. Coward
Coward
Sanford
Landolt and
Armour
Landolt
LCB
Kirbyville
Texas Liquor Control Board
T. L. Brooks
Lucy Brooks
Justice of the Peace
C. A. Kim
Kountze Man
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