Chance-Loeb group sets sights on consolidation plan in Silsbee election
Silsbee School Board members affirmed April 3 trustee results. C. R. Baker and John Meyers won re elections. George Tennison named board president, Alf Fullingim steps aside. Budget impact of Chance Loeb consolidation estimated at 72 000 to balance combined district after tax rate rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee School Board
C. R. Baker
John Meyers
George Tennison
Alf Fullingim
Fullingim
Chance-Loeb
Silsbee Bee
Chance - Loeb
L. J. Garner
Chance- Loeb
Silsbee
Hough
Silsbee and Chance-Loeb
County Board canvasses returns from school board election
Hardin County Commissioners convened on Monday to certify results of the county school board race. O. O Miller won in Precinct 1 Silsbee and R. L. Yawn captured the at large seat. A Silsbee delegation led by Wayne Dubose Mayor Pro Tem Paul Georgas and H C Hopkins asked about funds for volunteer fire crews outside city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Commissioners Court
O. O Miller
Silsbee
R. L. Yawn
Wayne Dubose
Protem Paul Georgas
H. C. Hopkins
Willie Bean
Don Allums
Bean
Art Green
Woodville
Texas Forest Service
Silsbee Chance Loeb Consolidation Election Set
Hardin County Judge Fletcher Richardson schedules a May 15 election to consolidate Silsbee and Chance Loeb school districts. Absentee voting runs April 26 to May 11 with two Silsbee boxes at the Fire Hall and Caney Head Wiley Mael Church. Election judges and absentee clerks named for both locales.
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Hardin County
Fletcher Richardson
Silsbee
Silsbee Fire Hall
Wiley Mael
Caney Head
E. J. Dietrich
Alf Bartle
W. A. Rashall
Elizabeth Williams
Rashall
Chance Loeb
Ray Spell
Kenneth Kirkendall
Harold Cudd
Leo Landrum Injured in Construction Accident Near Silsbee
Evadale resident Leo Landrum was struck by an empty concrete bucket at a highway project east of Silsbee on U S 96. The R C Buckner Construction Co employee was rushed by Farmer ambulance to St Elisabeth Hospital in Bemusmont after the 3 p m incident.
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Leo Landrum
Evadale
Silsbee
R. C. Buckner Construction Co
Jacksonville
U. S. 96
Landrum
St. Elisabeth Hospital
Bemusmont
Silsbee Chamber Banquet Draws Sellout Crowd
A sellout crowd of 500 attended the 11th annual Silsbee Chamber of Commerce banquet Tuesday night the largest attendance in the event’s history. New President Victor Norvell announced committee chairs and praised progress, with remarks from dignitaries and musical interludes by local performers.
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Silsbee
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Richard Jones Named Texas Lumberman of the Year
At the Lumbermen's Association of Texas 79th annual convention in Corpus Christi on April 11 Richard Jones was named Lumberman of the Year. A Silsbee native, he is Buck Jones Lumber Co. president and is active in civic and church work along with several business and service organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Jones
Lumbermen’s Association of Texas
Corpus Christi
Charles Schulze
Jones
Buck Jones
Silsbee
A&m
2Nd Armored
Germany
Buck Jones Lumber Co
First Baptist Church of
Sabine Area Lumber Dealers Association
National Federation of Ind
Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis Club
Lumbersmen’s Association of Texas
City Officials Take Oath Of Office After Vote Certified
Mayor Frank L. McClanahan and councilmen Bert Slaydon and C E Landolt were sworn in by city judge George Goynes after certification of election results. A protest over a poll list item involving Nick Hill led to one vote being discarded. Mayor pro tem Paul Georgas was chosen, and city officials discussed sewer work, roof repairs, and fire-fighting funding with plans to pursue $800 promised by Hardin County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. McClanahan
Bert Slaydon
C. E
Pete” Landolt
George Goynes
Old Council
H. C. Hopkins
Nick Hill
Dick Hill
Paul Georgas
Bob Ford
Martin McKinney
J. C. Busby
Kenneth Shavers
Mond
Planning Commission
Wayne DuBose
Hardin County Commissioners Court
DuBose
Council
Election Contest in 88th District Courts Continues
The 88th District Court suit challenging White Oak and West Hardin school district consolidation votes proceeds in Kountze. Two challenged ballots were ruled valid and three voided. Oct 24 1964 election results are disputed with eight more witnesses sought.
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White Oak Common
West Hardin
W. L. Selman
Kountze
Thicket
Saratoga
Selman
Four Local People Injured In Two Auto Accidents
Two separate crashes sent four residents of Silsbee to hospital. Diane Davis Leon and her two children Cambie Lynn and Trent Louis were treated after their car overturned on West Lucas Street in Beaumont. In a second wreck near North Sixth Street and Roosevelt Drive, Mrs M E Ener was injured. J B Lewis reported stopping for a turn and not seeing Ener’s car.
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Diane Davis Leon
Cambie Lynn
Trent Louis
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
West Lucas
Leoni
M. E. Ener
St. Elizabeth's
Farmer Funeral Home
North Sixth Street
Roosevelt Drive
J. B. Lewis
Max Zeller
Sixth
Ener
Roosevelt
Hartman To Pursue Graduate Work At Harvard Business School
John S. Hartman, son of Mrs. J S Hartman and the late John S Hartman of Silsbee, has been accepted to undertake graduate work at Harvard Business School starting next September for a two year MBA program. He holds a B S in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas 1964 and is pursuing a master's in Chemical Engineering at MIT researching catalyst behavior. Hartman will wed Miss Judge Galeener of Houston on August 14. she is also UT graduate.
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John S. Hartman
J.S. Hartman
Silsbee
Harvard Business School
Hartman
Silsbee High School
University of Texas
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Judge Galeener
Houston
Monday Coffee Kickoff For Silsbee Cancer Drive
Over 300 workers prepare to canvass the Silsbee area for a four day cancer crusade beginning next Monday April 19. A kickoff coffee at the Blue Bonnet Cafe at 9 30 a m will precede the door to door campaign led by captains listed from Burt Dardin to Cecil Smyley and up to ten additional workers per captain.
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Silsbee
Blue Bonnet Cafe
BEE
Burt Dardin
T. B. Bullock
Leroy Stanford
Clifton Caraway
Tommy Alford
J. F. McGee
J. P. Miller Jr
Charles King
Sybil Moore
Bruce Watts
Seam Farrell
L. E. Martin
L. A. Walton
Evadale Wins District 47 B Literary Meet
Evadale racked up 130 points to win the District 47 B literary meet held at High Island. High Island was runner up with 99 points and Mauriceville took third. in the elementary division Evadale edged Mauriceville 56 to 54. Regional meet in Kilgore April 23 and 24 offers advancement.
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Evadale
High Island
Mauriceville
Deweyville
Sabine Pass
Chance Loeb
Jack Rigs
Mike Stratton
Lisy Fling
Anna Beliecki
Myralyn Sylvester
Ffirst
Jackie Harris
Rowellash
Charlotte Newman
Wayne Dickerson
Bobby Love
Bert Fling
Kilgore
Compassionate letter from Silsbee woman about James French tragedy
Mrs. Rose Caraway of Silsbee writes an editor's note letter recounting the night of April 6 1965 when James Irving French 33 died by suicide at her home while officers sought to arrest him. She claims to tell the truth, defends French's actions and criticizes police handling, church critics, and neighbors while reflecting on forgiveness and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Irving French
Rose Caraway
Silsbee
East Ave. C
James French
Jimmy
Ave. C
Law
Freeport
N. 4Th St
Lufkin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chance-Loeb Citizens Group
Silsbee Trustees
Earl Wills
Supt
Don L
Kenneth Kirkendahl
Don J. Hall
Jerry Richmond
Commissioners Canvass County Board Election
Robert McCuiston
John Mullin
Albert McBroom
L. P. Skinner
Hardin Drug Co
American Cancer Society
E. M. Wilson
Jimmy Rand
Groesbeck
Lester Caraway
Victor Norvell
Karl Simpson Jr
Paper Industry Management Association
E. M Wilson
Norvell
Silsbee Chamber
Earl Stover
Constitution
Bob Paret
Allan Johnson
J. R. Sims Jr
Nelson Long
Allen Warwick
Robert Neyland
John Fordinal
Tommy Read
Dianne Henshaw
Texas
George McCall
Carol Ragan
Silsbee Woman's
Paul Georges
Ann Bain
Joseph C. Harrison
Marion Almond
Warren Bower
Val Hickman
Frank McClanahan
Wills
Hickman
Silsbee Builders Association
City Planning Commission
Harvard
Silsbee Cancer Crusade
Olen Tucker
John Schuler
Cecil Smyley
Silsbee, Texas
Christ
Weeete
Cone
Taddew
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