Silsbee School Board approves staff moves and testing plan
Silsbee School Trustees approved new teaching positions including art and home economics at junior high, a sixth grade post, and extra elementary posts. They created admin roles starting fall 1967 and backed a summer recreation program, science lab funding, and a pilot special education unit for mildly retarded students with June 1 application. They discussed the National Teacher Examination, encouraging voluntary testing with district cost support and using results for program evaluation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee School
NDEA
Read-Turrentine
S. A. Wallace
Silsbee High
Philip Ellis
Read- Turrentine
Lorilei Ragan
Jane Cole
Read Turrentine
Cole
Dan Montgomery
Don L. Hough
National Defense Education Assistance Program
Hough
Texas Education Agency
Supt Hough
Supt. Hough
Silsbee
Supt
Educational Testing Service
PFC Albert Williams Receives Air Medal for Valor
PFC Albert L. Williams of Silsbee is awarded the Air Medal with V devise for heroism during a Vietnam airlift mission on November 15, 1966. Col Edward B. Kitchens Jr presented the medal in Vietnam on March 16, 1967 after Williams helped locate a landing zone under extreme darkness and heavy Viet Cong fire aboard a CH-47.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert L. Williams
Silsbee
V” Devise
Vietnam
Edward B. Kitchens Jr
1St Infantry Division
Williams
Attleboro
Nui Ba den
United States Army
Little League Tryouts Set for Silsbee Weekend 1967
Silsbee Little League announces tryouts for the 1967 season with 11 year olds on Thursday at 5 pm at the Little League Park and 12 year olds on Friday. Senior league 14 year olds try Thursday afternoon and 15 year olds Friday at Santa Fe Park. Player draft Friday night. Practice begins Monday. A fathers work night is scheduled tonight at 7:30 to prepare the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Little League Park
Santa Fe Park
Funeral rites held for Lisa Lynette McNeely in Kountze
Lisa Lynette McNeely four daughter of Mr and Mrs Elvin S McNeely of Victor died after being struck by a pickup driven by her father in the Smith Fagan addition Kountze She died at St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont The family attended the funeral of Orland V Williford of Honey Island Surviving are her parents a brother Evlin De Wayne and grandparents William and Henry Nichols of Silsbee Funeral arrangements were handled by Pace Wells Funeral Home Kountze
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Lisa Lynette McNeely
Elvin S. McNeely
Victor
United Pentecostal Church
Kountze
Melvin Spears
W. A. Rashal
Silsbee
Knupple
Pace - Wells Funeral Home
Smith - Fagan
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
McNeely
Orland V. Williford
Honey Island
Evlin DeWayne McNeely
William Nichols
Henry McNeely
Lions-Little Theater Brings Inspector Calls to Silsbee
Ticket sales are brisk for the play An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley co produced by the Silsbee Lions Club and Silsbee Little Theater Inc. Performances are Friday May 5 and Saturday May 6 at 8 15 p m in the High School Auditorium with all seats reserved. Adults 1 50 students 75c tickets from Lions Club members or Cravens Insurance Agency or at the box office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Priestley
Silsbee Lions Club
Silsbee Little Theater Inc
Cravens Insurance Agency
Lineman Burned By 7500 Volt Line Friday
P. O. Savant of Beaumont was rushed to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont at 1:30 p m Friday after a high voltage line incident on Avenue L Extension. While changing over lines from an old pole, he touched a 7500 volt feeder and was burned and briefly unconscious. Co workers helped him down and he was transported by Farmer Funeral Home ambulance. he regained consciousness shortly after and was listed in good condition the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. O. Savant
Beaumont
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Avenue L
Savant
Gulf States Utilities Co
Farmer Funeral Home
Beaumont Hospital
Juniors and Thespians Present The Mouse That Roared
The Junior Class and Thespians of Silsbee High School stage a two act comedy The Mouse That Roared. Show dates are Thursday and Friday in April at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium.
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Silsbee High School
Two Burned In Monday Fire At Sinclair Plant
George Verret and Jack Sheffield suffered extensive second and third degree burns in an early Monday accident at Sinclair Gas Products Plant No. 25 north of Silsbee. Verret was more severely burned. They were treated at Silsbee Clinic and then transferred to St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont after a dehydration heater blew and caught fire during a valve closure attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Verret
Dassetta
Jack Sheffield
Spurger
Sinclair Gas Products
Silsbee
Verret
Sheffield
Silsbee Clinic
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Farmer Ambulance
Ludke and McDaniels Host Weekend Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Ludke spent the weekend visiting Mr. and Mrs. Vern McDaniel, sharing a social weekend gathering at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Homer Ludke
Vern McDaniel
Thieves Loot Evadale School In Monday Night Burglary
Supt. E. C. Nash reports burglars struck Evadale School Monday night taking over 100 in cash damaging two office machines and a public address system. They broke a plate glass window to enter the principal’s office and opened a locked file cabinet in the tax office. Miff Bruce Gravis and deputy Carlton Cook were investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evadale
E. C. Nash
Jasper County
Sher
Read Family Visits Brother After Houston Surgery
Mr and Mrs R L Read traveled to Houston Friday to be with his brother J R Read of Port Arthur who underwent surgery at Methodist Hospital They also visited overnight with Mr and Mrs Randy Read
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Read
Houston
J. R. Read
Port Arthur
Methodist Hospital
Randy Read
County Offices Banks To Be Closed Friday
All Hardin County offices at the courthouse in Kountze will be closed Friday April 21 for San Jacinto Day observance. The sheriff's office is the exception. The tax office will open Saturday April 22 until noon. In Silsbee banks and the Hardin County Savings and Loan Association will close for the holiday while most other offices and businesses remain open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Kountze
Willie Bean
Silsbee
Hardin County Savings and Loan Association
Silsbee Band Earns Excellent Rating in District Contest
Silsbee High School Band received an Excellent rating at the District 9-AAA contest in Port Neches, the highest in school history. They performed Coat of Arms, Chant and Jubile, and Portrait under band director James A. Jones, with judges Dr. L Bruce Jones Norman Smith and Jack Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School
Port Neches
Silsbee
George Kenney
W. Francis McBeth
Homer LaGassey
L. Bruce Jones
Louisiana State University
Norman Smith
McNeese State College
Lake Charles
Jack Smith
John Tyler High School
Tyler
James A. Jones
Silsbee Floods From Heavy Rains Flood City Roads
A rare Thursday downpour across Silsbee and surrounding areas caused heavy flooding. Rainfall in three hours, estimated up to six inches, overwhelmed ditches and streets, with Fifth Street north of the railroad and Highway 96 flooded. City crews worked to keep sewers open as showers lingered.
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Fifth Street
North Fifth
Payne Road
Silsbee
Wayne DuBose
Local Births Reported Across Beaumont Silsbee and Nearby
Mr and Mrs George Landry of Silsbee welcomed a son born April 15 at St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont. A son Melvin Lee born to Mr and Mrs Arthur M Spears of Silsbee at Baptist Hospital Beaumont. Grandparents Boyce Spears of Silsbee. Amanda Kay Taylor born April 14 to Mr and Mrs Larry Don Taylor of Silsbee at Hardin Memorial Hospital Kountze. Charles Shane born April 14 to Thad C Smith and wife Buna. Henry Allen born April 15 to Mr and Mrs Robert Eugene Van Horn of Sour Lake. Sheila Lajuan born April 15 to Mr and Mrs Earl Jerome Moye of Kountze. Derrick Dwayne born to Mr and Mrs Jimmy Lee Jackson of Silsbee.
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George Landry
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Melvin Lee
Baptist Hospital
Arthur Melvin Spears
Boyce Spears
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Larry Don Taylor
Amanda Kay
Charles Shane
Thad Charles Smith
Buna
Robert Eugene van Horn
Sour Lake
Henry Allen
Sheila Lajuan
Earl Jerome Moye
Jimmy Lee
Three Beaumont High Students Found Safe After Sunday Stranding
A search for three Beaumont High School students ended at dawn Monday when Mark Wagstaff 16 Joel Plangman 17 and Andy Buchanan 17 walked from the woods to a rain swollen Village Creek in Hardin County They had been missing since Sunday after swimming near Beaumont and became lost after taking refuge overnight in the woods Mosquito bites fatigued them as rescuers used boats and dragging operations to locate clothing and a path to safety
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Bottoms
Beaumont High School
Mark Wagstaff
F. E. Wagstaff
Beaumont
Supt
Schools
Don L. Hough
Silsbee
Joel Plangman
J. F. Plangman
Andy Buchanan
Fred E. Buchanan
Young Wagstaff
Orange Rescue Squad
Ors
Richardson Home Hosts Mayes Guests Saturday
Visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Richardson Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Mayes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Richardson
McGill Family Weekend Visit Spanning Cities
Mr and Mrs J D McGill of Littlefield visited his brother D H McGill and family in Silsbee over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. McGill
Littlefield
D. H. McGill
Silsbee
Arson Suspected In Fire At Pine Needle Office
Fire Chief John Busby and Police Chief Edgar Blood investigated a Sunday fire at the Pine Needle political paper's office at 945 Highway 96 South. A window was broken, rags and ashes were found, and torched spots on the aluminum frame suggested arson but with minimal flames and no wiring damage. Publisher Houston Thompson said no one was in the building Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Needle Political Paper
Highway 96 South
John Busby
Busby
Edgar Blood
Houston Thompson
The
Pine Needle
Noone
Silsbee Drive In Fined For Illegal Sale Of Beer
Three guilty pleas were entered in Hardin County Court before Judge Emmett Lack. Wayne Byrd of Kountze was fined $5 for theft. Shannon Mumphrey of Kilgore got three days in jail and $50 fine for driving while intoxicated. Charles Deir of Silsbee was fined $100 for selling beer to a minor and his Deir's Drive In liquor license was suspended for seven days.
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Hardin County
Emmett Lack
Wayne Byrd
Kountze
Shannon Mumphrey
Kilgore
Charles Deir
Silsbee
Deir
Carpenters Stop Work on 580 Building in Silsbee
Construction on the Gulf States Utilities Co office building in Silsbee halted Monday as Beaufortimont Carpenters Union members struck area sites. A lone picket remained at the Gulf States Utilities site Tuesday and Wednesday, with no other unions crossing the line and no negotiations details released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf States Utilities Co
Silsbee
Beauimont
Gulf States Utilities
Funeral Services For J. L. Hardy 60 Held Sunday
James L. Jack Hardy 60 of Evadale former Nederland resident died Friday in Hardin Memorial Hospital Kountze. Services 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Welldon Davis Funeral Home Chapel with M. J. Walker and Joe F. Moore officiating. Burial Oak Bluff Memorial Park with Port Neches Lodge 1163 rites. Survived by wife Catherine, four sons James Jr Buna Jack Ross Evadale Larry Navy Jacksonville, two daughters Glenda Vincent Nederland Patricia Evadale, two sisters Wilma Davila Nederland Eva Montondon Deweyville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L
Jack) Hardy
Lor Evadale
Nederland
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Weljdon Davis
M. J. Walker
Church of Christ
Joe F. Moore
Evadale
Oak Bluff Memorial Park
Port Neches
Records Show 18 Jailed During Week
Eighteen persons were held at the Hardin County jail in the past week, per deputy Curtis Davis. Charges include eight for drunkenness, one for drunkenness and disturbing the peace, two for felony driving while intoxicated, one for aggravated assault, one for selling beer to a minor, one for felony hot check, one for driving with suspended license, and three for training violations.
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Hardin County
Curtis Davis
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Lamar Tech
George Tennison
Pete Farmer
Farmer
Board of Trustees
Pfc
Albert Williams
Air Medal
Little League
Victor Child
Lions-Little Theater
Sinclair
Frank Rudisaile
Leon Boyett
Douglas Dyer
John J. Jamil
Mr. Dyer
Marjorie Burns
Miff
Bruce Gravis
Carlton Cook
Silsbee High Band
Silshee
U. S. Weather Bureau
Texas
Louisiana
Silsbee Drive
J. L. Hardy
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