Burglary at Collier Hardware Discovered Saturday
Police found a padlock broken off at Collier Hardware on Third Street and two motorcycles missing from the warehouse. One bike a red bridgestone with black headlight was found on a weed-grown lot off Avenue J while the other remains missing. City patrolmen issued 132 moving tickets in July and investigated seven major traffic crashes plus 15 minor crashes and 135 criminal cases in the month.
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Collier Hardware
Collier
Bridgestone
Avenue J
Silsbee
Edgar Blood
Car in four pieces after late night crash injures driver
Jimmy Howard Hargrove, 23, of 550 Roosevelt Drive escaped injury when his eastbound car on Highway 327 near Silsbee struck a parked Austin Road Co maintainer, then hit a barrier and tore into four pieces. He wasn’t wearing a seat belt. Earlier, four Silsbee women were injured in a separate one car crash on F. M. 1293 at Honey Island about 9 p.m. Deputy Sheriff Haynes investigated.
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Jimmy Howard Hargrove
Roosevelt Drive
Wayne Pullen
Gale McMullen
Hargrove
New Highway 327
Silsbee City
Austin Road Co
Pullen
Honey Island
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Pat Burch
Rose Gayne
Ann Bohlen
Evelyn Klok
Bennett Haynes
Whittington To Head Planning Commission
Silsbee Planning Commission elected Horace Whittington as chairman and Wes Latham as vice chairman with Aline McMahon as secretary. The group planned a feasibility study of a zoning ordinance and approved Valinda Estates subdivision pending city council review before final approval.
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Silsbee Planning Commission
Horace Whittington
Planning Commission
Bill Barclay
Wes Latham
Aline McMahon
N. G. Ferrell
Jim Heddleston
Barclay
Valinda Estates
Final Rites For Harold F. Peck Held In Kountze
Harold F. Peck 69 of Kountze died after a brief illness and was honored with funeral services at First Methodist Church Kountze. Rev Jim Crawford officiated with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery Port Arthur. Peck held multiple local posts including Pine Lodge No 642 and Rainbow Assembly director roles.
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Harold F. Peck
Kountze
First Methodist
Jim Crawford
Greenlawn Memorial Park
Port Arthur
Pine Lodge No. 642
Peck
Hotel Dieu Hospital
Sherbrook
Quebec
Texas Forestry Service
First Methodist Church
Pine Lodge
Eastern Star
Hardin County United Appeals
American Red Cross
Hardin County
Lillian Peck
J. O. Fountain Jr
del Rio
Texas
Claxton Seely Re-elected To Texas Trial Lawyers Board
Claxton Seely formerly of Silsbee and son of Mr. and Mrs. O C Seely has been re elected to the Board of Directors of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. The Dallas meeting re elected him to a second term as 4 ULA Director. A Lamar State College grad and UT Law School 1963 graduate, Seely also served on the Honor Council and did three years in the U S Navy Submarine Forces.
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Claxton Seely
Silsbee
O. C. Seely
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
San Antonio
Dallas
ULA
Lamar State College of Technology
Seely
University of Texas Law School
United States Navy
Local Births Reported for Silsbee Beaumont and Nearby
Mr and Mrs Joseph Rae of Silsbee welcomed a son born July 31 at Baptist Hospital. Several other area families announce July births: Artis Hunter Sr in Kountze, Dean Warrer in Beaumont, Meredith Richardson in Evadale, Larry Dewees in Silsbee, Garland Patterson Sr in Silsbee, Earl Crawford, Robert Jordan in Pasadena, Jerry Stott in Silsbee, Albert Haynes Sr in Kountze, and Bobbie Clenon coon Sr in Silsbee.
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Joseph B. Rae
Silsbee
Baptist Hospital
Dean Warrer
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Artis Hunter Sr
Artie Leonard
Meredith Wayne Richardson
Evadale
Ronald Wayne
Larry Ray Dewees
Chris Dewaine
Garland Wayne. Patterson Sr
Gary Lynn
Earl Crawford
Cherry Denise
Robert Lewis Jordan
Pasadena
Brenda Gail
Jerry Lynn Stott
Karen Michelle
Albert Dean Haynes Sr
Christine Mashelle
Bobbie Clenon Coon Sr
Bobbie Clenton
Rites Held for Elmer P Elliott
Funeral services for Elmer P. Elliott 77 were held Saturday at 10 a m in Franks Branch Cemetery. He died July 26 at Hotel Dieu Hospital in Beaumont after a short illness. A Marion Illinois native he lived in Fred for 16 years and was a retired carpenter and Mt Nebo Baptist Church member. Survivors include a wife two sons and a daughter.
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Elmer P. Elliott
Franks Branch
Elliott
Hotel Dieu Hospital
Beaumont
Marion
Ill
Fred
Mt. Nebo Baptists Church
Henry A. Byerly Dies in Beaumont at 87
Henry A. Byerly, 87, died Friday in a Beaumont hospital. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Farmer Funeral Home Chapel. Interment was in Ebenezer Cemetery near Jasper. Survived by daughter Mrs. Levi Haire of this city.
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Henry A. Byerly
Beaumont
Farmer Funeral Home Chapel
Ebenezer Cemetery
Jasper
Levi Haire
Silsbee High Band Rehearsals Start August Fourteen
Silsbee High School band will begin rehearsals Monday August 14 at 6 30 p m in the old high school band hall. Members are to bring instruments. Former and prospective members should be present says band director James A Jones. Pictures for the football program will be taken Tuesday August 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School
James A Jones
Damage suit filed after Beaumont collision that killed two
A $554,500 damage suit filed in U S District Court Beaumont stems from the Feb 8 1966 truck auto crash near Loeb that killed Henry Campbell Ellis and Danny J Davis and injured James Franklin Keith. Keith's mother Mrs Mary Charlene Keith seeks $520 000 for her son and $34 500 for herself alleging negligence by Ducy J Courville the truck driver.
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U. S. District Court
Beaumont
Loeb
James Franklin Keith
Mary Charlene Keith
Silsbee
Ducy J. Courville
Lafayette
Henry Campbell Ellis
U. S. 69
Keith
Danny J. Davis
Ellis
Davis
Courville
Younger Bros
Neyland Building To Become Silsbee Youth Center
Silsbee Youth Activities Association and Youth Advisory Board plan Aug 3 meeting at 7 30 p m in Neches National Bank to tour the Neyland building near the Santa Fe lot and discuss remodeling committees and an opening date for a youth center.
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The
Silsbee Youth Activities Association
Neches National Bank
Hugh Smith
Neyland
Santa Fe
Silsbee
Engeling Area to Get Shelters and Grills
The Parks and Wildlife Department seeks eight screened shelters with cooking grills, four rest rooms and four trash units at Gas Engeling Wildlife Management Area near Palestine in Anderson County. Final plans await approval and then bidding. Each 216 square foot shelter will have a concrete floor, full screening, and a composition roof, with no electricity or running water. Two clusters of three shelters will be at Cattish Creek locations and two near the three acre lakes on the northern section of the area.
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Austin
Parks and Wildlife Department
State Building Commission
Gas Engeling Wildlife Management
Palestine
Anderson County
Building Commission
Cattish Creek
Beaumont Men Chase Ends With Jail Time
Four Beaumont men led Silsbee patrolmen on a wild chase through city streets last Saturday night before being stopped. The driver was charged with aggravated assault on a peace officer, the others with aiding and abetting. They appeared before Justice Rex Moore and were jailed in the county facility. Other inmates listed include DUI, drunkenness, disturbances, thefts, juveniles for destruction of property, and forgery as part of a week’s counts.
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Beaumont
Silsbee
Morris Cole
Larry Jackson
Justice of the Peace
Rex Moore
Curtis Davis
Dillon Ferguson Named President of Evadale Riders
The Evadale Rebel Riders elected Dillon Ferguson as president at their July meeting. Other officers include Robert Murphy as vice president and Tommy Hammonds as trail boss. Rebecca Burnett was named club queen candidate with blue and gold colors chosen for the group.
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Evadale
Silsbee
Dillon Ferguson
Robert Murphy
Tommy Hammonds
Lucy Murphy
J. D. Burnett
Sam Humble
Buddy Murphy
David Murphy
Rebecca Burnett
Silsbee Council Passes Mobile Home Tax and Regulation
The City of Silsbee enacted an ordinance taxing and regulating occupied mobile homes and trailer spaces. It imposes a $1 annual permit for trailer park operation and a $2 monthly per-space fee for licensed parks or out-of-park trailers. The measure, tied to local taxes, was approved at first and final reading, followed by talks with the Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department.
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City of
Silsbee
City l
Silsbee Bee
Wayne DuBose
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Silsbee Fire Commission
Hardin County
Frank L. McClanahan
Silsbee Fire Department funding and equipment debate
Silsbee officials discussed county funding of the volunteer fire department and approved emergency gear purchases totaling about 1460 dollars. Fire Chief Busby requested a new pickup and radios to improve response times, while the council weighed budget timing and use restrictions.
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Silsbee Fire Department
DuBose
E. M. Simmons
Silsbee Fire Commission
Fire Commission
Simmons
Ieity
Silsbee
Fordinal
Busby
Cecil Smiley
Better Health Care Extends Life Span in Hardin County
A Statistical Bulletin shows improved survival odds from infancy to old age due to better health care. In Hardin County newborns now have 96 in 100 odds of reaching marriage age, up from 92. Local men aged 18 to 65 show 68.5 percent chance of retirement, up from 62.9 in 1940, while women show higher survivorship at most life stages.
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New York
Hardin County
Statistical Bulletin
Benefit Trail Ride To Aid Beaumont Children's Home
A trail ride benefiting Beaumont Children's Home is set for Saturday August 12. Riders meet at 8 a.m. at Rodair Club on Highway 365 near Nome, with a Friday night dance and club campout. The route ends at South Par Arena in Beaumont around 1 15 p m, followed by a barbecue. Proceeds fund equipment for the home. details from Woody Spurlock in Silsbee EV 15 2894.
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Beaumont
Woody Spurlock
Silsbee
Rodair Club
Highway 365
Nome
South Par
Loop 251
Thearena
Raymond Skinner Injured at Eastex Plant
Raymond Skinner age 28 of West Avenue O was reported in fair condition after a crush injury to his right arm in an industrial accident at the Eastex Inc plant in Evadale. He was found at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, taken to Silsbee Clinic, then transferred to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont for X rays and treatment.
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Raymond Skinner
West Avenue O
Eastex Inc
Evadale
Skinner
Silsbee Clinic
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Bond Sales In County Reach 40 Percent Of 1967 Goal
Nelson Long Jr. reports County Savings Bonds sales for January through June 1967 total $68,796.00 with June at $9,631.00, reaching 40 percent of the local goal. Texas six month sales hit $83,851,046, 46 percent of its goal, up 8.6 percent from last year. National Series E and H bonds posted June totals of $408 million, the best June in 12 years, up 3 percent from a year ago. First six months of 1967 saw $2,617 million, 4.2 percent above 1966.
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Nelson Long Jr
County Savings Bonds Committee
Texas
E E Baker Attends Santa Fe Safety Meeting Here
The Santa Fe Railway held its quarterly safety meeting Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the Store House. E E Baker superintendent Southern Division Temple attended. Curtis Graham conductor brakeman spoke on Safety in Train Engine and Yards and Wade Hamilton section laborer spoke on Safety in Maintenance of Way Department.
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Santa Fe Railway
E. E. Baker
Southern Division
Temple
Curtis Graham
Wade Hamilton
Mrs. Sims’ Father H. C. Meints Dies in Iowa
Word came Tuesday night of the death of H. C Meints of DeWitt Iowa father of Mrs. J R Sims Jr of this city Meints died in a hospital Tuesday at 9 30 p m after a short illness Funeral services will be held Friday.
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H. C Meints
DeWitt
Iowa
J. R. Sims Jr
Meints
Sims
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Beare
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Trav
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Grapevine
D. W. Swarthout
Mr. McGowan
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J. J. McMinn
Port Neches
Cecil Verdine
B. R. Butchee
Victoria
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W. H. Holland
James C. Jones
Shreveport
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Fort Polk
US Airborne
Patt Ward
C. B. Davenport
F. Krust
Houston
Ross Eppes
W. H. Sheffield
Hugh D. Hite
Washington, D. C
C. G. Gibbs
F. L. Swarthout
el Paso
D. V. Swarthout
E. Verdine
Bobby Verdine
Brazoria
D. H. Suitt
D. D. Shine
Colorado
G. C. Montingh
Dassetta
Earl Kirchicott
J. S. Jones Jr
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E. E. Brownlee
S. P. Brownlee
Phoenix
Ariz
Bryan Berryman
B. G. Berryman
Marine Corps
San Diego
Calif
Randy Read
Sons of
Wayne Robinson
Paul Georgas
University of Texas In
Seattle
Wash
Sacramento
Cornelia Knupple
E. J. Jones
Pvt
John FE. Jones
Lee, Va
Thomas Harris
Wills Point
Tom Tennison
Mexico
Padre Island
Ramon Sanchez
SN Delbert E. Ross
US Navy
H. C. Ross
Davisville
Rhode Island
Bee
Spurlock
Eastex
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