Kirby Lumber plans large particleboard plant at Silsbee
Kirby Lumber Corporation announced a multi million dollar particleboard facility beside its Silsbee mill in Hardin County. The plant will produce about 80 million square feet yearly, create over 100 jobs, and start up projected for late 1974 as part of a broader Silsbee manufacturing expansion begun in 1971.
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Kirby Lumber Corporation
Silsbee Lumber
T. M. Orth
Kirby
Silsbee Particleboard i
Evans Products Company
Hardin County
East Haridin County
Silsbee
Thhird Kirby
Tom M. Orth
Oregon
Texas
Silsbee Plywood
Orthy
Niew
Fawil
Newton County
Bon Wier
Bleakwood
DETCOG Approves Police Study Grant For Silsbee
DETCOG approves a $8,500 grant toward a police department master plan style study for Silsbee to assess ranks pay and operations. City officials expect a $1,500 local share in the next budget with a team of professionals evaluating department staffing and future needs.
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Detcog
Silsbee
R. M. Hickerson
Bob Ogden
Hays
BEF
Ronald Hickertson
North Lumberton backs incorporation by wide margin
North Lumberton voters approved incorporation by 154 to 39 after balloting at the high school. The four square mile area runs from Wagon Wheel Restaurant to Village Creek and from Old Silsbee Highway to Kountze Highway. A county canvass will lead to a petition and a call for an election to choose city officials within 10 to 20 days.
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North Lumberton
Wagon Wheel
Village Creek
Silsbee
Kountze
Commissioners Court
Time Inc. eastex expansion may cost 100 million
A proposed Eastex Inc expansion at Evandale would require about 100 million dollars in capital and raise capacity by roughly 200 000 tons annually. Pending factors include permits from Texas Air and Water Boards, long term financing, and Time Inc board approval.
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Eastex Inc
Evandale
Texas Air Control and Water Control Boards
Time Inc
Eastex
BEE
Andrew Heiskell
James R. Shepley
Time
Temple Industries
New York
Fastex
Evadaie
Evadale
Board of Directors
Silsbee High School Tiger Band to start drills Monday
The Silsbee High School Tiger Band opens summer rehearsals Monday morning August 6 from 8:30 to 11:30 in the High School Band Halls. Director B W Ross expects record participation as grades 9 12 meet to review music marching fundamentals and plans for the football season.
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Silsbee High School
B. W. Ross
Wanda Hansen
Beaumont
Cindy McClung
Donna Lindsey
Tiger
Lynn David
Webbie Rash
Stephen F. Austin University
A9 To Play In Jaycee Tennis Tournament Here
Forty nine entries in eight events are set for action this weekend in the Silsbee Jaycees first annual tennis tournament. First and second place trophies will be awarded in all events. Due to insufficient entries in several events, entry fees will be returned. Schedule begins Saturday at 8:00 with play at City Park Courts on South 8th.
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Silsbee Jaycees
City Park
Local Births and Tennis Tournament Notes
Births list includes Mr. and Mrs. Truett Bennett of Silsbee with a son on July 28 at Women's and Children's Hospital, and other July births to Solly, Pipps, Stephens, Wilson, and Conway families in Beaumont and Orange. The rest covers tennis tournament schedules, pairings, and officials with venues at City Courts and Junior High Courts, distributed by tournament director Ronnie Nash.
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Billy G. Wilson
Silsbee
Paul Dean
Women's and Children’s Hospital
Beaumont
Bove
Jayceeettes
Ronnie Nash
Cochairmen
Jim Stiba
Dan Montgomery
Rupert Horka
Huddy Jones
S. People
B. Spurlock
D. Roberts
B. Smith
M. Coleman
T. Pace
L. Copeland
N. Behnken
C. Paret
P. Spurlock
C. Coleman
P. Head
L. Bowen
C Paret
D. Bean
C. Grant
T. Daniels
G. Clarke A. Alford
A. Coleman
R .Walker
D. Webb
Two Are Fined In Beaumont Courts
Court records in Jefferson County Courts At Law show last week Jerry Howell Kelley 30 of Silsbee pled guilty to attempted to elude police and was fined 400 dollars plus court costs. In other action Robert Clinton Dagle 31 of Silsbee pled guilty to driving while intoxicated first offense and was fined 100 dollars plus court costs with 90 days in jail two years probation.
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Jefferson County Courts At Law
Jerry Howell Kelley
Silsbee
Robert Clinton Dagle
Auto accidents send five to hospitals in two days
A series of rain driven crashes Tuesday and Wednesday left five people hospitalized. Mrs. Mac Odom Norwood of Port Arthur lost control near Silsbee and was treated then released. Eloise Sharp of Silsbee was transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital after initial care. Others in Kountze Buna and Silsbee sustained injuries from a milk truck roll over, a two car collision, and a wrecked vehicle striking signs.
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Mac Odom Norwood
Port Arthur
Highway 327
Silsbee
Silssbee Doctors Hospital
Jim Baldwin
Eloise Sharp
Norman Barrow
Bobby Franklin
Alfred Starks
Tyler
Kountze
Highway 69
Starks
Willie Lee Percy
Buna
Barrow
McCormick
Percy
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
John Henry Jones
Glenda Gayle Sims
Roosevelt Drive
Doctors Hospital
Man Hurt In Fall From Truck Bed Near Silsbee
A Beaumont man, Joseph Spears, 55, was seriously injured July 26 after falling from the bed of a truck on US 96 south of Silsbee while riding on doors blown from the load. He was taken to St Elizabeth Hospital in serious condition. The truck was driven by Robert Stokey of Beaumont.
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Beaumont
Silsbee
DPS
Ralph Seamans
Jim Deal
Joseph Spears
Delaware Street
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Seamans
Spears
Robert Stokey
Victim in Fair Condition After County Hospital Cutting
Lee McKinney in his fifties was reported in fair condition at Hardin Memorial Hospital after an altercation with Esra Lee Camel 63. Kountze officer Richard Little said Camel is charged with assault with intent to murder. The men, both residents of Kountze, argued and Camel slashed McKinney from behind the left ear down his cheek and severed the jugular vein. McKinney walked about a half mile along Highway 418 to reach his home.
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Lee McKinney
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Richard Little
Little
Esra Lee Camel
Camel
McKinney
Little Said
Area horse owners warned of encephalomyelitis threat
Southeast Texas counties may see more Eastern or Western strains if horses go unvaccinated. Two area veterinarians report recent cases in Hardin and Jasper counties, with one positive case from Silsbee and others under investigation. Veterinarians urge immunization to prevent spread.
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Texas
Silsbee
Fred
Gum Slough
Jasper County
J.C. Dorrell
Lumberton
Billy Crenshaw
Hardin County Animal Clinic
Texas A&m Laboratory
Guy Ferrell
Final Day Aug 8 for Grid Physical Forms at Silshee High
Silshee High School football players must submit completed physical examination forms to the athletic office by Wednesday August 8 before practice begins. Eighth and ninth grade players have a separate deadline of Monday August 20, the first day of the fall term, per Head Coach Ray McGallion. Dr. Ferrell discusses encephalomyelitis in horses and potential human contagion, noting Eastern and Western strains and a clinic in Dallas with coaches including Pat Day and Wayne Riley attending.
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Silshee High School
Ray McGahion
Ferrell
Texas
McGallion
Es’ Association
Dallas
Arejit
Pat Day
Wayne Riley
Harold
Lloyd
Charlie Woodard
Ronspine
Nash
Mike Buffington
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Deep East Texas
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Silsbees
Police Department
Tives
Cogdoches
James Hays
Navy
Joe A. Shaver
Kitty Hawk
Homer
San Diego
Hunters Point Naval Shipyard
San Francisco
Western Pacific
B. Haught
Lubbock
R. L. Read
Walker Veneer Company
Cleveland
Silsbeek
Walker Veneer
Mr. Orth
Kirbys
East Texas
John Henry Kirby
Kirby Lumber Company
The
Houston Oil Company
Texas Savers
Industrial
K Kirby
Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Fe Industries
Tne
Santa Fe Railway
Kirby Lumber
Resources Group
Marine Pvt
Rhonda FE. Gaber
OW. Tyler
Warren
Marine Corps
Paris Island
Alvin J. Ragarl
Midwest
Northwest States
Canada
Homer Holland
Beirut
Lebanon
W. Hi. ‘Holland
James Donelson
Houston
Henry M. Donelson
James
University of Texas ‘Dental School
Time Board of Directors
Debbie Rash
Debbie Herrington
Julie Brittain
Nancy Falke
Patty McAdams
Gloria Robinson
Gloria Morgan
Tiger Marching Band
Jaycee
Bean-Dominguez
Morgan-Blair
Goliaz-Brittain
Flowers-McKinney
Burgess-Lipscomb
US 96
Silsbee City
George Eldredge
LSU Law School
Baton Rouge
L. F. Eldredge
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