Beaumont Developers Buy Huge Tract
The largest land purchase in Hardin County history bought 1 748 acres from the B. F. Eilis Estate by Colony Development Co. of Beaumont for about half a million dollars. The land near Kountze, eight miles south of the city, will become subdivisions for industry, homes, shopping and some veteran housing under the State Veterans Act. The Ellis family history, Hooks Cemetery, and old County sites are noted in the narrative.
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Hardin County
B. F. Eilis
Colony Development Co
Beaumont
Kountze
State of
Texas
L. G. Ellis
Port Arthur
P. G
Pete) Ellis
L. B Ellis
P. G. Ellis Jr
Read . Turrentine Elementaly Bchool
Silsbee
Bip
Ellis
Hooks
William Hooks
Copeland Gang
Maxey
Wisland
Republican County Primary Set For May 4 At Silsbee Fire Hall
The Har din County Republican primary will be held May 4 at the Silsbee Fire Hall from 7 am to 7 pm with George O'Brien of Silsbee as election judge. All precincts vote at a single polling site. Mrs. Katherine Guilbeau of Lumberton, new county chairman, urged participation to build a two party state and determine the gubernatorial nominee.
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Republican Party
Hardin County
Silsbee
Katherine Guilbeau
Lumberton
J. Keith Gary
George O'Brien
Rites Held For Mrs Spoonemore in Victor
Funeral services for Rosie Lee Spoonemore 85 of Victor were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Victor Memorial Home. Rev W L Williams officiated. She died Sunday morning in Milam Nursing Home Beaumont after a long illness. Burial was in Restlawn Memorial Park. She was grandmother of Mrs James Jonnson of this city.
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Rosie Lee Spoonemore
Victor
Victor Memorial Funeral Home
W. L. Williams
Assembly of God Church
Newton
Spoonemore
Milam
Beaumont
Restlawn Memorial Park
James Jonnson
Letter from Larkin Hooks defending her father in DA race
Larkin Hooks writes Hardin and Tyler Counties voters defending R B Coe for district attorney, challenging opponent's 35 years of practice claim, noting Coe's family support and education funding while arguing public office should not be taken to support a family.
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Hardin and
Tyler Counties
Larkin Hooks
R. 8
Stanley) Coe
88Th Judicial District
Mardin and
Supreme Court of the United States
Silsbee Teens Fined for Restroom Vandalism at IH 10 Rest Area
James L. Simmons 17 and Randall C. Jordan 18 of Silsbee were fined 50 dollars each for damaging the Texas Highway Department rest area on IH 10 west of Orange. Judge Lawrence Gray warned of higher fines up to 100 dollars per count for future offenses as vandalism persists. Rest area damage exceeds 1,000 dollars over four months. Herd County jail reports 16 inmates held for various offenses since last Thursday.
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James L. Simmons
Randall C. Jordan
Read St. Silsbee
IH 10
Orange
Orange County
Lawrence Gray
Silsbee
Beaumont
Gray
Herdin County
Curtis Davis
Little Theater Postpones Mousetrap Play at Silsbee
Hugh Smith of the Silsbee Little Theater announces the postponement of the spring production The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie. Difficulty casting the five male roles delayed the show, shifting a late May date to avoid teachers’ heavy schedules. casting and direction were otherwise considered high caliber.
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Hugh Smith
Silsbee Little Theater
Agatha Christi
James Leigh
Smith
Rebels Win 14-5 At Little Cypress
Evadale Rebels defeated Little Cypress Junior Varsity 14 to 5 on 13 base hits. Joe Stringer led with four hits and five RBIs, Gary Hester had three hits, Mike Chambers earned the win with six strikeouts in five innings, and William Travis finished with four strikeouts in two innings. The teams will play again Thursday at 4 p.m. in Evadale.
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Evadale
Rebels
Little Cypress
Joe Stringer
Bet
Gary Hester
Mike Chambers
William Travis
Gilchriest Joins Navy Aboard Forrestal in Norfolk
Tom Gilchriest reported to Norfolk Virginia to board the USS Forrestal after visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs W Everett Gilchriest. He entered the US Navy in January 1968 with basic training at Great Lakes Illinois and will later serve aboard the nuclear powered USS John F Kennedy scheduled for commissioning in September.
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Tom Gilchriest
W. Everett Gilchriest
Norfolk
Forrestal
Gilchriest
US Navy
Great Lakes
Silsbee High Sea
Lamar State College of Technology
Beaumont
US Armed Forces
Funeral Services For Thomas Mathis Held Sunday
Funeral services for Thomas S Mathis 73 were held at 2 1y m Sunday at Farmer Funeral Home with Rev Woodrow Copeland officiating Burial was in the Knupple Cemetery Mathis died Friday at Hardin Memorial Hospital after a long illness He was a native of Point Blank and lived in Honey Island and Silsbee as a saw filer and Baptist Church member Surviving wife Laura Mathis five sons Thomas F John L Darby L Jack Q and Raymond Mathis all of Silsbee a brother H L Mathis of Groves two sisters Lilly Shirley Camden and Lee Gates Dallas Pallbearers were C W Rose Sherman Worthey Harmon Weathersby Roy Martin Phillip Droddy and Tom Chenault
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Thomas
S. Mathis
Farmer Funerial
Woodrow Copeland
Knupple
Mathis
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Point Blank
Honey Island
Silsbee
The
Baptist Church
Laura Mathis
Thomas F
John L
Darby L
Jack QO
Raymond Mathis
H. L. Mathis
Groves
Lillie Shirley
Camden
Lee Gates
Dallas
C. W. Rose
Sherman Worthey
Harmon Weathersby
Roy Martin
Phillip Droddy
Tom Chenault
Final Rites Held In Liberty For Ronald G. Phears
Funeral services for Ronald Phears 25 missing in action in South Vietnam were held at the First Methodist Church in Liberty with multiple ministers officiating. Burial followed at Pairlawn Cemetery with pallbearers named. he leaves a wife Marion Jean and daughter Rhonda Jean, plus his parents Mr. and Mrs. Bert Phears of Liberty. Phears, a helicopter pilot, was shot down over Khe Sanh during reconnaissance missions. death confirmed April 13. He was a Liberty native, Liberty High School graduate, attended Stephen F Austin College, and had served in the Army since January 1966 with overseas duty starting January 8, 1968. Prior employers included Thermofax in Houston and Texaco in El Campo.
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Ronald Phears
South Vietnam
First Methodist Church
Liberty
Homer T. Fort
Archie Fleming
J. W. Lovett
Pairlawn
Kenneth Smith
Charles Dickerson
Robert Kallas
Raymond Kallas
Lester Smith
Edward Holesovsky
Dale McFarland
Frank Neal Griffin Phears
Marion Jean Phears
South Sixth
Silsbee
Rhonda Jean Phears
Bert Phears
Phears
Khe Sanh
Liberty High School
Stephen F. Austin State College
Nacogdoches
Thermofax
Houston
Texaco Inc
el Campo
UNICEF Kits Taller Than Empire State Building Hypothetical
A hypothetical comparison says UNICEF midwife kits stacked upright would be 100 times taller than the Empire State Building, illustrating the vast scale of aid supplies in a vivid, if fantastical, visualization.
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Unicef
Empire State Building
Card of Thanks for Lillie Long loss
We thank friends for kind deeds during the loss of our loved one. Special thanks to Rev. E. Joyce from the family of Lillie Long.
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Rev. E. Joyce
Lillie Long
Silsbee Social Notes Highlights Local Health and Travel
Mrs. Glen Peverill entered Baptist Hospital in Beaumont for Friday surgery. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Chitty and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chapman attended the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Chitty in Wills Point. Mrs. J. Whiddon undergoes tests in Beaumont. Fred Davis of Jacksonville visited his parents in Silsbee. Joe Bell had surgery in Beaumont. James I. Cawley was discharged from the US Army Nurses Corps after 14 months overseas. Mrs. Edward Curtis returned from back surgery in Port Arthur. Mrs. Carl G. Milstead and sons visited Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bell traveled to San Antonio for Hermis Fair and to Laredo to see relatives. Mrs. Louise Stracener and Mrs. Betty Hurst visited in the Evans home.
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Glen Peverill
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
L. F. Chitty
Robert Chapman
Wills Point
Mr. Chitty
J. M. Chitty
J. ©. Whiddon
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Fred Davis
Jacksonville Fla
Army Nurses Corps
Tasan
Seoul
Edward Curtis
Park Place
Port Arthur
Carl G. Milstead
San Antonio
Carol
Fort Sam Houston
Eugene Bell
Frank Allen Bell
Laredo
Louise Stracener
Betty Hurst
Young Fvans
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Schoolhouse Pond
Elise H. Barrows
Bronson Barrows
St. Louis
Marie Leatherwood
Lufkin
S. G. Ellis
T. E Sharp
John Bryan
Allen Hooks
C. Stevens
Joel Lewis
L. Lewis
L. DeLesslie League
A. Ellis
B. S. Ellis
Fire Hall
Stanley Coe
Little Theater
Thomas Mathis
Ronald G. Phears
Leona Whitman
Ee Lindsey
the Complete Variety Store
Rotary
Briggs & Stratton
Jim Dandy
Tecumseh
Tiller
Edger
Briggs and Stratton
Morgan & Lindsey
Pine Plaza Center
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