Silsbee Hospital Open House Set for Sunday
A formal dedication marks the completion of Silsbee Doctors' Hospital with Mayor Frank L McClanahan to cut the ribbon. The public may tour the new brick and steel facility, next to Kirby Elementary, Sunday afternoon. the hospital opens officially after finishing work and stocking are completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silshee Doctors’ Hospital
Robert Neyland
Silsbee Ministerial Alliance
Silsbee
Frank L McClanahan
Silsbee High School
Maroon and White Club
Ray Windsor
Kirby Elementary School
Neyland
Buna Man Killed In One-Car Crash Near Evadale
Nathan C Whitmire 68 of Buna died Tuesday at St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont from injuries in a noon one car crash four miles south of Evadale on FM 105. He was a front seat passenger in a car driven by daughter Beatrice Stewart 38 Buna. Another daughter Nerlene Richards 40 Buna was also in the car. Both women listed in good condition. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Causey Stringer Funeral Home Buna.
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Nathan C. Whitmire
Puna
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Evadale
FM 105
Ile
Beatrice Stewart
Buna
Nerlene Richards
St Elizabeth Hospital
Whitmire
Causey- Stringer Funeral Home
Bona Highway Patrol
R. L. O@uinn
R. E. Hutchins
Stewart
Whitmure
Help
Hershel Whitmire
Houston
Eston Whitmire
Pasadena
Two Boys Held For School Office Burglary
Silsbee police arrested two teenage boys Wednesday afternoon and jailed them pending burglary charges. The pair were linked to a Monday night break in at the Silsbee School District business office annex on North Sixth Street. A locket watch and a tape writer were missing. entry was likely through an unlocked back window. Charges were expected to be filed early Thursday.
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Silsbee
Yardin County
Morris Coje
Silsbee School District
North Sixth Street
Sat
Cole
Commissioners Approve Per Diem Indigent Child Care
Hardin County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to pay up to 5.00 per day for indigent child care on a temporary basis until permanent custody. The court also authorized 120 to Marie Ard and 100 to Doris Jeffcoat for care of indigent children and discussed setting a standard rate. They directed bid advertising for a new Sheriff’s Department automobile and studied a license plate station proposal. They canvassed and approved the County School Trustee election vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Marie Ard
Doris, Jeffcoat
Emmett Lack
Sheriff's Department
Willie Bean
Silspee
Sour Lake
Panthers Qualify Four For Prairie View State Meet
Four Waldo Mathews athletes qualified for the spring state meet at Prairie View A&M on April 27 and 28, selected after District 4-AA results in Woodville. Morvan Lewis placed second in tennis singles. Lowman and James Taylor won first in tennis doubles. Chester Burks Jr. won first in 180 yard low hurdles and second in discus. Dan White finished second in shot put. Burks also earned third in shot put and Chester Tyler third in 120 yard high hurdles. Rowe High School led team standings as Waldo Mathews placed fourth overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo Mathews
Prairie View A&m
Panther
Wesley Shaw
Panthers
Morvan Lewis
Lowm
James Taylor
Chester Burks Jr
Dan Wiite
Burks
Chester Tyler
Woodville
Rowe High School
Richard Stanford Named Charter Member Of Lamar Honor Society
Richard Stanford has been notified of acceptance as a charter member of Phi Beta Sigma honorary fraternity at Lamar State College of Technology in Beaumont. Initiation is May 11 at the Royal Manor. Stanford, a chemistry major and Silsbee High School graduate, maintains a 25 grade point average to be eligible. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Sanford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Stanford
Phi Bto Sigma
Lamar State College of Technology
Beaumont
Stanford
Royal Manor
R. W. Setzer
Silsbee High School
Leroy Sanford
Mrs Jerald Peveto Visits Orange Parents
Mrs Jerald Peveto of Orange visited her parents Mr and Mrs J H Richardson on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerald Peveto of
Orange
J. H. Richardson
Little League Work Night At Baseball Park Planned
A work session at Little League Park is set for tonight at 7. Managers and fathers of players are asked to attend to repair the field for opening day on May 11. A follow up meeting is Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Neches National Bank with officers directors and other interested persons invited.
Candidates Rally For May 4 Democratic Primary In Herdin County
As the May 4 primary nears Herdin County voters face long ballots with six candidates for Precinct 5 constable and two for Precinct 1 commissioner in Silsbee. Absentee voting totals 103 by Wednesday noon with a deadline of April 30. County records show 13 248 registered voters with Silsbee comprising about 40 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herdin County
Silsbee
Caney Head
Chance-Loeb
Clyde E. Smith Jr
H. A. Coe
R. A. Richardson
R. S. (Stanley) Coe
Dwayne Overstreet
Gene Barrington
Fred Alders
Willie Bean
Tommy Clark
Henry O. Overstreet
Billy E. Paine
Ernest Spell
Luther F
Clarence McNeely
City Council weighs master plan costs and city finance
Silsbee City Council discussed proposed master plan costs during the May timetable with Mayor McClanahan and planning commission input. Budget notes showed year-to-date revenues $3677.80 under estimate while expenses ran $2410.88 below, with expectations of a small annual surplus. Public safety and infrastructure questions included pellet gun ordinances and downtown railroad crossing maintenance. Delinquent tax roll stood at $8,745 and current collections at 93.3 percent.
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City of
Silsbee
Silsbee City
J. C. Busby
Frank L. McClanonan
Busby
Planning Commission
Board of Equalization and Fire Commission
DuBose
Gulf States Utilities Co
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
38 Area Men Leave May 1 For Induction
Thirty-eight young men from Hardin Liberty and Chamber counties leave for induction into the armed forces, per Selective Service Board 86. An additional 85 men report for physical examinations on May 1. Inductees include Joe Edward Taylor and Jesse Frank Lee of Silsbee, and Carl Richardson of Kountze, with others from Winnie, Liberty, Cleveland, Sour Lake, Mont Belvieu, Saratoga, Anahuac, Dayton, Thicket, Daissetty, and Baytown.
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Hardin
Liberty
Chamber
Selective Service Board 86
Twe
Joe
Billy Don Rich
Rodger Clayton Beenar
Thomas Elwood Bailey
Jesse Frank Lee
Lionel David
Michael Ray Taylor
All
Carl Arthur Richardson
Lemuel Nathan Jordan
Johnny Lamar Moss
Kountre
Philip Joseph Miguel
Winnie
Donnie Ray Gigout
Mont Belvieu
C. B. Faulkner
Freddie Joe Ward
Frank Cole
Tommy Rey Edwards
Cecil Ray Reed
Ernest Daniel Reed
Richard Ralph Santos
Ben Lee Hines
Cleveland
James Michael Stepanski
Fred
7 County School Board Workshop Here Today
The tenth annual School Board Workshop Series ends with a dinner today April 25 from 5 30 to 8 30 p m at Silsbee High School Sponsored by the Texas Association of School Boards Sabine Neches Administrators and School Boards Association and Lamar University. Administrators and school board members from Jefferson Orange Newton Chambers Hardin Jasper and Tyler counties are invited Delmas L Hybarger Lamar Tech education professor will preside Speakers include Dr George D Tennison Silsbee School Board president and Don L Hough Silsbee ISD superintendent with guest speakers Harriet Griffin Fort Worth ISD and Glen H Ivey Austin director of the Governors Committee on Public School Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Texas Association of School Boards
Sabine Neches
Administrators and School Boards Association
Lamar State College of Technology
Jefferson
Orange
Newton Chambers
Hardin
Jasper
Tyler
Delmas L. Hybarger
Lamar Tech
George D. Tennison
Silsbee School Board
Don L. Hough
Silsbee Isd
Glen H. Ivey
Austin
Harriet Griffin
Fort Worth Independent
Two Area Athletes Qualify For State Meet
Two local athletes earned state track qualification after strong regional showings. Danny VenPelt of Sushee Tigers cleared 13 feet 4 inches to take second in pole vault. Cary Hester of Evadale qualified in discus 130 feet 4.5 inches and shot put 46 feet, finishing second in both events.
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Austin
Danny VenPelt
Sushee Tigers
Cary Hester
Evadale
Local Families Visit Albert McBroom Household
Mr and Mrs Robert McQuiston and family of Houston and Mr and Mrs Edward McBroom and family of Beaumont were former guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Albert McBroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McCuistion
Houston
Edward McBroom
Beaumont
Albert McBroom
Robinson Speaks On Pollution at Houston Exposition
Wayne E. Robinson chief chemist at Eastex Inc in Fun dale presented a paper on pollution abatement at the National Pollution Control Exposition and Conference held April 3 5 at the Astrodome in Houston The event showcased industry and government efforts in air and water pollution control with leaders from public health and federal agencies on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne E. Robinson
Eastex Inc
Fundale
Astrodome
Houston
Fastex
United States
John T. Middleton
National Center For Air Pollution Control
Public Health Service
Joe G. Moore
Texas
George Bush
Bob Eckhardt
Bob Casey
Jack Brooks
J. Caleb Boggs
Delaware
Joseph A. Montoya
New Mexico
William B. Sponger
Virginia
Jennings Randolph
West Virginia
Robinson
Eastex
Kraft Paper
Soldier William son earns Army Commendation Medal for Vietnam action
Sgt. Douglas Williamson of Silsbee, with the 1st Infantry Division, was awarded the Army Commendation Medal with V device for heroism near Lai Khe on January 26. He fired claymore mines and a grenade volley during an ambush, killing nine Viet Cong with no U S casualties, earning praise for Valor and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Williamson
Johnny Williamson
Silsbee
Vietnam
Williamson
1St Infantry Division
Frederick C. Krause
United States Army
Don Sturrock Honored by Lamar Phi Kappa Phi
Don Sturrock, a Lamar State College of Technology junior, was invited to join the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Eligibility requires top class percentile or a 2.5 GPA as a junior, with initiation on May 15 at 7 p.m. Sturrock is the son of Grover and Mrs. Sturrock of Lumberton and serves as organist at First Baptist Church in Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Sturrock
Lamar State College of Technology
Sturrock
Grover JC. Sturrock
Lumberton
First Baptist Church
Silsbee
Silsbee Firemen Inspect Pine Plaza Buildings
Silsbee volunteer firemen continued a Monday inspection program in Pine Plaza Center starting with A&P Food Store. Fire Chief John Busby said all new center buildings would be checked for exits, electrical components, and fire risks. Proceeds from a May June placard sale will fund training, equipment, and a Texas A&M firefighting school for several new firefighters.
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Silsbee
A&p
Pine Plaza Center
John Busby
New
Voluunteer
Busby
Texas A&m Unie
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Silsbee Hospital
Windsor
Ity
Wwe
Prairie View A & M
Lamar Honor Society
J. T. Neveill
Kirby Lumber Corp
Ronnie van Pelt
US Navy
Earl van Pelt
San Francisco
Calif
Baseball
Little League Park
Silsbee Tiger
Enid
Okla
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Phillips University
James Rogers
William Holt
Derry Tutt
Danny Barclay
William McLean
Paul Georsasl
McClanahan
City Planning Commis
Sion
City Hall
Wayne DuBose
Georgas
State Highway Department
Universal Construction Co
Terrell Buchanan
Avenue 1
Wayne E, Robinson
Edward Taylor
Prentice Oliver Cravy
Robert Joe Powell
Larry Murphy LaFose
Willis Eston Compton
William Larry Miller
Lester Percy Moffett
Rufus Nathaniel Sykes
County School Board
W. E. Robinson
Sgt. Williamson
Army Commendation
Lamar
Pine Plaza
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