Silsbee Council Approves Fire Department Ordinance
The Silsbee City Council adopted an ordinance defining the fire commission duties and establishing the Fire Department as a unit with the volunteer fire department. The chief will lead firefighting and manage equipment while the commission mediates grievances. The vote followed a two hour meeting with the three man commission and city officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Commission
Silsbee
Frank L. McClanahan
Pete Landolt
Paul Georgas
Bert Slaydon
John Fordinal
H. C. Hopkins
C. R. Baker
E. M. Simmons
Rex Moore
Silsbee Fire Department
VFD
VED
Volunteer Fire Department
John Busby
Busby
Grand Jury Returns 16 True Bills in Hardin County
Hardin County Grand Jury returned 16 indictments and two no bills at their regular meeting Monday per district clerk W L Selman. Most indicted are in jail or under $1000 bond. Griffin Jr. faces $5000 bond for rape. Indicted include Bellenger Benson Percy Thomas Powell Prophet Cox Tanton Jones Clowers and Gilmore for offenses ranging from burglary theft driving while intoxicated and default with a bad check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Grand Jury
W. L Selman
Sheriff's Department
Charles Griffin Jr
Silsbee
Sherry Jean Bellenger
Henderson
James H. Benson
Woodville
George Percy
Kountze
Garcia Thomas
Gene Powell
LaPorte
Louis Prophet
George E. Cox
Terry O. Tanton
James E. Jones
Gene Clowers
George Clowers
Elmer Lee Tanton
D. G. Gilmore
Ceremony Saturday To Note Library Progress
Open house and note burning ceremony at 10 a m Saturday at the Silsbee Public Library conclude Library Week activities. City Manager Wayne DuBose and Mayor Frank L. McClanahan will speak and preside. Art show with works by area artists and shells from Buna will be on display. The Little Theater group participates. Volunteers will guide guests. refreshments served. The $5 000 library note issued in 1962 will be burned to mark progress on the $9 300 library project. Recognition given to eight of nine women who formed the library coordinating committee in 1960. Original sponsors were the Silsbee Womans Club and Xi Zeta Rho Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. The library became a city department in February 1961. trustees oversee routine duties. Additional honors go to Jones Frank Grote Horka Georgas Jim Sims Jr E J Dietrich and Allen Freeman. Special guests include Mrs B L Cornwell Sour Lake Region II American Library Trustees Association Miss Freida Shea Houston Miss Mary Snyder Silsbee High School librarian and local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Silsbee Public Library
Wayne DuBose
Frank L. McClanahan
Earl Watson
Frank Shavers
Buna
Little Theater
Paul Georges
J. F. Eldredge Jr
B. A. McMahon
Henry Donelson
S. A. Wal
Horka
Jones
Frank Grote
Georgas
Jim Sims Jr
E. J. Dietrich
Allen Freeman
B. L. Cornwell
Sour Lake
Ili
American Library Trustee Association
Freida Shee
Houston
Texas State Library
Mary Snyder
Silsbee Area Sees Booming Commercial Construction
The Silsbee region reports a surge in building activity this month led by the Evans Products plant north of town near Kirby Lumber. The $3.3 million Evans mill aims for July completion with full fiberboard production by Jan 1, 1967, and about 45 initial workers. Major projects include a 16,800 sq ft Silsbee Packing Co. building nearing finish, a $115,000 Good Year Service Store foundation underway, and a 22-car Neyland parking lot on North Fifth Street with drainage fixes completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Evans Products
Kirby Lumber Corporation
Evans
B. E. Mikulka
Silsbee Packing Co
Avenue M
South Seventh
Goodyear Service
W. C. Britton
Mitchell Engineering Co
Robert Neyland
Neyland
North Fifth Street
Easlex Inc Announces 35 Million Expansion Plan
Easlex Inc unveils a 35 million expansion at the Evadale pulp mill to lift production 35 percent. R M Buckley Eas Tex president says the plan adds a 300 ton per day facility with a 256 inch fourdrinier machine for light weight printing and converting papers, plus upgrades to wood handling, pulp mill, bleach plant, converting gear, and warehousing. The project aims to raise annual capacity to over 400 thousand tons, a 300 percent rise since 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easlex Inc
Evadale Pulp and Paper Mill
R. M. Buckley
EasTex
Silsbee Trustees Debate Desegregation Steps and Faculty Plans
Silsbee ISD trustees discussed desegregation under 1966 federal guidelines with focus on faculty integration and continued student desegregation. preliminary data show 146 Negro students enrolled in formerly white campuses with many slips outstanding. Aiming for minimal faculty integration this year and expanded plans later, the board approved a summer program and set the 1966-67 calendar, with school start Aug 31 and graduation May 26, 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Board of Trustees
Don L. Hough
Supt
Hough
Texas Education Agency
Waldo Mathews School
Primus McDonald
Silsbee High
Final Rites Held Saturday For Ragen Langston
Funeral services for Ragen Langston 64 of Silsbee were held at 4 p m Saturday at the Farmer Funeral Home chapel with Rev R E Barclay officiating. Burial followed in Rest Haven Cemetery. Langston died at 2 30 a m Friday at his brother Cruse Langston’s home in Beaumont after a long illness. He was a native of Silsbee and worked in the oil fields. Survivors include three brothers Bill Herbert and Pug Langston of Silsbee and sister Mrs Lou Selma Trimble of Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ragen Langston
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Home
R. E. Barclay
First Baptist Church
Resthaven
Langston
Cruse Langston
Fairway
Beaumont
Insurance office manager returns after ruptured appendix
Paul Georgas, who spent several weeks in the hospital after emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix, returned last week to his job as manager of Britton-Cravens Insurance Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Georgas
Britton-Cravens Insurance Agency
Judge Coker to hear Spike suit April 29
District Judge Ernest Coker will preside in Hardin County 88th District Court on Friday April 29 at 10 30 a m over a libel suit filed by Howard Barrington of Kountze against Tom Easley Archer Fullingim James Read Nona Mills Lumber Co and The Houston Chronicle. Regular 88th District Judge H A Coe Sr disqualified himself due to close relatives added to the defendant list. The suit seeks an injunction to halt publication of the anonymous LOBLOLLY SPIKE political paper. Barrington will be represented by Gene Barrington of Kountze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Barrington
Kountze
Tom Easley
Archer Fullingim
James Read
Jerry Zuber
Houston
H. A. Coe Jr
Stanley Coe
Nona Mills Lumber Co
Houston Chronicle
Hardin County
88Th District
H. A. Coe Sr
Three From Silsbee Named To Lamar Honor Society
Ninety Lamar Tech freshmen were initiated into the Freshman Honor Society for a B plus average. Dr. F L McDonald spoke on Advice for Scholars. Initiates include Patricia Cook Lorna Hamilton and Don Sturrock from Silsbee. Mrs Harold McGee of Los Angeles visits relatives in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar State College of Technology
F. L. McDonald
Lamar Tech
Patricia Cook
Lorna Hamilton
Don Sturrock
Silsbee
Bids On Highway 327 Delayed To May In Hardin County
The Texas Highway Department will accept bids in May for the pavement extension of State Highway 327 and the US 96 relocation near Silsbee. The delay, about one month, reflects a oyster shell shortage for flexible base and design changes. The project surpasses one million dollars, with state and federal funds covering most costs and Hardin County funding three blocks of curb and storm sewer. Lester P. Landgraf oversees construction in Silsbee. This contract is part of seven highway projects in the Silsbee area this summer totaling about 2.3 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Hardin County
Lester P. Landgraf
House Fire Causes Smoke But Little Damage
An early Wednesday fire at 7 02 a m at 6501 West Avenue N owned by Nona Dear sent heavy smoke but caused little damage. Nine volunteer firefighters quickly controlled the flames and Fire Chief John Busby cited an electric stove in the kitchen as the probable cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Avenue N
Nona Dear
John Busby
Chance-Loeb Citizens League Holds Regular Meeting
The Chance-Loeb Citizens League met April 12 at J. W. Baird’s home where J. W. Baird was elected president. Members supported attendance at a rally and pie supper benefiting the band mothers project to fund uniforms. Next meeting is July 12 per Mrs Richard Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ChanceLoeb Citizens League
J. W. Baird
Chance - Loeb
Richard Dean
Minor League Players To Meet In Silsbee Little League
Young players eight to twelve years old planning to play on Silsbee Little League teams meet Monday at 5 30 p m at Santa Fe Baseball Park to be assigned to teams. Mr and Mrs Thomas E Harris and sons of Dallas visited over the weekend in the home of her parents Mr and Mrs E J Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Santa Fe
Thomas E. Harris
Twenty Six Voters Turn In Absentee Ballots This Week
County Clerk Clarence McNeely reports absentee voting for the May 17 Democratic Primary is slightly above average with 26 residents having returned ballots by noon Wednesday. Filing period opened Monday and continues through Tuesday, May 3, while about 8000 residents either paid poll tax or signed up for free votes. Many residents over 65 are exempt from registration. Observers for several county candidates were present in the clerk’s office, all representing opponents of incumbents. A sample primary ballot appears on page 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence McNeely
McNeely
Silsbee Bef
Reception for Sen. Martin Dies Jr draws 200 plus crowd
More than 200 Silsbee residents welcomed Senator Martin Dies Jr at a Wednesday morning reception. Hostess was Mrs. Betty Ann Mitchell, a State Democratic Executive Committee member. At noon he presided as principal at the Kiwanis Club meeting, introduced by Richard Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Senator Martin Dies Jr
Betty Ann Mitchell
Democratic Executive Committee
Senator Dies
Silsbee ‘Kiwanis Club
Richard Jones
Deed For Silsbee Airport Taken To Houston For Final
The Silsbee City Council signed a deed for about 50 acres donated by Oil Reserves to the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce for the airport. The deed will go to Houston for final execution. A $3000 federal grant will be used, and reservations include oil well drilling. The board also discussed a Beaumont style poison control with antidotes available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Airport
Silsbee City
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Earl Wills
Houston
Wayne DuBose
Silsbee
Chamber Board
Texas Aeronautical Board
John Mead
Beaumont
Fines Suspended At Silsbee Library For One Week
The Silsbee Public Library suspends fines on all overdue books for one week from Thursday to the following Wednesday. Librarian Mrs. H T Horka urges patrons to return items with no questions asked and notes the library’s small size and reliance on circulation. A book slot beside the entrance assists those unable to visit during hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Public Library
H. T. Horka
Mrs. W. E. Sheffield Honored With City Day
Silsbee honors Mrs. W. E. Sheffield, Read-Turrentine principal, as city proclaims Tuesday “Mrs. W. E. Sheffield Day.” Mayor read proclamation, six second generation students from Read-Turrentine presented an orchid, and a scrapbook with signatures and speeches was given. PTA then installed new officers for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Sheffield
Silsbee
Frank L. McClanahan
Read- Turrentine
PTA
Sheffield
Read - Turrentine
Don L. Hough
R. L. Read
Bob McClelland
Jack Rolls
Tom Tennison
Joe Nelson
Basil Rodgers
Robert Neyland
Clifton Caraway
Thirteen From Local Counties Inducted Into Armed Forces
Thirteen men from Hardin and Liberty Counties were inducted into the armed services on Wednesday, April 20, while 33 others reported to Houston for physical examinations. Local Board 86 in Liberty lists three registrants needing location updates, and a long list of inductees and those reporting for physicals or forwarding for induction on April 20, 1966, including residents of Silsbee, Cleveland, Mont Belvieu, Anahuac, Baytown, Liberty, and other nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin
Liberty
Armed Services
Houston
Lolan Grilliette
Bee
Draft
Forest Emory George Jr
P. O. Box
Silsbee
Willie Davis Johnson
Ave. M
Andrew Renfro Jr
John Milton Reeves Jr
Kountze
Roy Vivian Purvis
John Lyle West
Cleveland
Charles Raymond Cotten
Batson
Chester Williams
Billy Lee Williams
Mont Belvieu
Richard Sullivan Smith
Anahuac
Roy Douglas Sullivan
Monroe City
Tubery Gene Porter
Mrs Chapman Family Visit in Houston for Birthday
Mrs. Joe P. Chapman and her children and Jackie Callaway visited her father B. H. Royall in Houston Sunday to celebrate his 82nd birthday. Mrs. R. P. Chapman returned home with them for a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe P. Chapman
Jackie Callaway
B. H. Royall
Houston
R. P.chapman
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Commission
the Bee
L. A. Yankie
Martin McKinney
Silsbee Area
Mikulka
Austin Co
Ohio
Tteir
U.S
Silsbee Schools
Evelyn Aller
Bobby Meigs
Robert Sharp
Ernest Coker
Spike
Ernest Cokeryants
of Conroe
Lamar Honor Society
Harold McGee
Los Angeles
Frank Bechtel
F. R. Becktol
Texas Highway Department
L Citizens League
Sen
Martin Dies Jr
Council
James Larry Bailey
Wotan
Alonzo Alexander
Gary Lee Theriot
Albert Paul Fontenot Jr
Willie Frank Martin
Gerald Edward Follie
James Bush
Larry Gene Mitchell
Jesse Billie Evans
Stowjell
Larry Whitmire
Ernest Harmon
Tommy Earl Hartman
Jerry Darrell Trahan
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