Silsbee Doctors Hospital Plans Move Toward Bidding
Dr. George Tennison says plans for Silsbee Doctors Hospital total 47 beds with 16 or 17 private rooms and 30 semi private beds. About 50 staff needed including a registered nurse per shift, aides, and other personnel. Emergency services and general surgery obstetrics and medical care with outpatient lab and x ray are planned. The hospital aims to benefit the Silsbee area and attract additional doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
George Tennison
Tennison
Silsbee State Bank Celebrates 60th Year
Silsbee State Bank, the city’s oldest business, marked sixty years of continuous service and invites friends and customers to its lobby this Thursday for refreshments. The bank, organized in 1906 by John Henry Kirby and partners, has grown with the town, with deposits rising from 848 thousand in 1940 to over 8.6 million in recent statements. Current officers include N A Cravens as chairman and president, E M Wilson Jr as vice chairman and executive VP, Rex Worley, Cecil Cobble, Wm A Barclay Jr, E W Gilchrist, Jack Evans, and Elijah Slavik Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee State Bank
Silsbee
John Henry Kirby
N. A. Cravens
W. H. Turner
James L. Kirby
R. L. Weathersby
Robert
E. M. Wilson Jr
Rex R. Worley
Cecil E. Cobble
Wm. A. Barclay Jr
E. W. Gilchrist
W. T
Jack) Evans
Elijah Slavik Jr
Wilson
Former Resident Charged in Beaumont Homicide
Early Lynch, 33, a former Silsbee resident now living at 3565 Washington in Beaumont, was charged with murder with malice in the Sunday shooting death of Arthur Hadnot, 28, of Jasper. Lynch, held without bond, reportedly fired from a passing car in the 5900 block of North Eleventh. The victim rode as a passenger with Alma Jackson of Silsbee. motive cited as a dispute over a woman. Police arrested Lynch at his home hours after the slaying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Early Lynch
Silsbee
Washington
Beaumont
Court of Justice of the Peace
Wallace McCasland
Arthur Hadnot
Jasper
McCasland
Lynch
Jefferson County
Hadnot
North Eleventh
Alma Jackson
Nash to Receive Degree at Stephen F. Austin State College
Ronald James Nash of Evadale is among 460 candidates for degrees at Stephen F. Austin State College. Summer commencement exercises Aug 23 will confer degrees. Nash majors in mathematics and is the son of Superintendent and Mrs E C Nash of Evadale. Commissioner of Higher Education Dr Jack Kenny Williams will give the commencement address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald James Nash
Evadale
Stephen F. Austin State College
Nash
E. C. Nash
Texas
Jack Kenny Williams
Walter W. Weber Dies In Hospital Rites In Illinois
Funeral services for Walter W. Weber, 75, of Farm Road 1122, were held in Lombard, Illinois, after his death Friday in Hardin Memorial Hospital. A native of New York, Weber was a retired iron worker. Survivors include two daughters Alyce Myles of Lombard and Ada Wood of Van Alstyne, Texas, and two sons Walter William Weber Jr. and Roland Weber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter W. Weber
Farm Road
Lombard, Il
Hardin Memorial Hospital
New York State
Weber
Alyce Myles
Lombard, UL
Ada Wood
van Alstyne
Texas
Walter William Weber Jr
Roland Weber
Two Car Collision at Highway Intersection Causes No Injuries
A Wednesday morning crash at the Highways 96 and 327 junction caused moderate vehicle damage with no injuries. Mrs. L. H. White of 220 West Avenue F Silsbee drove a 1962 Oldsmobile eastbound while Paula Perryman of 4840 Laredo Beaumont drove a 1960 Ford northbound on Highway 96. Silsbee officer Morris Cole investigated.
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L. H. White
West Avenue F
Silsbee
Ford
Paula Perryman
Laredo
Beaumont
Morris Cole
Concrete Bridge Poured on Durdin Extension
City Manager Wayne Du Bose announced the concrete bridge across the drainage ditch on Durdin Extension had been poured. The all concrete and steel structure will provide a 27 foot roadway clearance and traffic is expected to resume in about a month. The old South Third Street bridge will be removed and replaced similarly after opening. City crews perform the work. Two new police cars, maroon with white tops and full police equipment, will be in service next week to replace the older vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne DuBose
Dardin Extension
DuBose
South Third Street
Births of twins and several newborns in Silsbee and Madrid
Hello world to twins Christine and Kathaleen Cobb born August 2 in Madrid Spain to Mr and Mrs Charles Cobb with Mrs Cobb previously Judy Jackson of this city. Tammy Elizabeth daughter of Mr and Mrs Den Roy of Silsbee born July 31 in Beaumont and grandmother Mrs Earnest Jackson. Emmett Harold son of Lupe Flores and spouse born August 1 in Hardin Memorial Hospital Silsbee. Robert Thomas Jr. born July 24 to Mr and Mrs Robert Beckman Sr of Silsbee. Grandparents include Charlie Doucette and W C Roy combined for several families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cobb
Madrid
Spain
Christine
Kathaleen
Cobb
Judy Jackson
This City
Earnest Jackson
den Roy
Silsbee
Tammy Elizabeth
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Charlie Doucette
W. C. Roy
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Emmett Harold
Lupe M. Flores
Robert Thomas Beckman Sr
Robert Thomas Jr
Marine Cpl Bohler Returns Home After Head Injury Surgery
Virgil L Bohler, a Silsbee marine who suffered a near fatal head wound in Vietnam, is back home after surgery at Houston Veterans Hospital. Metal plates were inserted where the bullet hole exited. He will stay about 30 days before a checkup, and President Johnson visited him during his Bethesda hospital stay. The President invited him to the White House when recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil .L Bohler
Silsbee
Vietnam
Veterans Hospital
Houston
E. A. Bohler
Chance Loeb School Budget Hearing Set
A public hearing on the 1966 1967 Chance Loeb School District budget will be held August 11 at 7 30 p.m. in the school. Charles H. Smith, president of the school board, will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chance-Loeb
Chance- Loeb
Charles H. Smith
J B Thompson Deck Engineer Found Dead in Hold
James Buddy Thompson 56 of 901 Perry found dead in the hold of a ship docked at New Orleans Sunday. He worked as deck engineer for T J Stephens Co which sailed from Galveston July 27. Inquest held by Orleans Parish coroner's office. funeral services Tuesday at Farmer Funeral chapel. Burial Cravey Hooks Cemetery. Survived by wife Clara a stepson Fred Samford and two stepdaughters Blanche Thomas and Mary Lee Tilman. Native of Canada, resident of Silsbee three years, member of National Maritime Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Buddy Thompson
Perry
New Orleans
T. J. Stephens Co
Galveston
Orleans Parrish
Farmer Funeral
Vernon Madeley
Cravey-Hooks Cemetery
Clara
Fred Samford
Jacksonville
Fla
Blanche Thomas
Silsbee
Mary Lee Tilman
Long Beach
Thompson
Canada
National Maritime Union
Pudgie Black To Teach P. E. Next Year At Huntsville
Pudgie Black, son of Mrs. Bert Black of Silsbee, has been hired by Huntsville ISD to teach physical education at Sam Houston High School for the 1966-67 school year. He earned a BS from Sam Houston State College and in college was a standout, finishing second in the NAIA track meet and helping Sam Houston's 1964 NAIA co champion football team. He graduated from Silsbee High School in 1962 with a strong football and track record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H
Pudgie) Black
Bert Black
Silsbes
Huntsville Independent School District
Oscar Thorne
Black
Sam Houston High School
Sam Houston State College
Sam Houston
Silsbee High School
Tragedy at University Tower Leaves UT in Shock
A sniper attack on the University of Texas campus in Austin killed 13 and wounded 31. The gunman Charles Whitman also killed his wife and mother before being shot by police. The report details heroism of students and eight Silsbee residents amid the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas
Austin
Charles Joseph Whitman
University
Silsbee
Carolyn Baker
John Isbell
Car
Olyn
Isbell
Darlene Gill
Darlene
The
A.C
Final phase of Hwy 327 construction begins
Austin Road Co and Worth Construction Co lead the final phase of Highway 327 bypass work from Hwy 96 to Santa Fe crossing east of town. The plan includes 92 foot wide concrete paving with a central median, curb and gutter to South Third Street, and signals at the railroad crossing with future underpass plans. Completion is estimated at 200 working days. current highway projects total 939,732.95 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway 327
Austin Road Co
Worth Construction Co
Santa Fe Crossing
South Third Street
Highway Department
FM 418
EasTex
Trustees Hold Hearing On Budget For Silsbee Schools
Silsbee School Board held a called meeting for the annual public budget hearing totaling 2,856,559 dollars. The board planned set tax rate at 1.60 per 100 valuation on an assessed value around 40 million, reflecting 50 percent of actual value. Taxes may rise about 24 percent to service a 1.5 million bond for a new high school and improvements. Also reviewed bids for library and home economics furniture. Resignations were received from Glenwood Vernon and Charles Stephen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Don L. Hough
Equalization Board
Acc
Glenwood Vernon
Charles Stephen
UT honor roll includes two from Silsbee
Two University of Texas students from Silsbee earned honors on the College of Arts and Sciences second semester honor roll announced by Dean J. Alton Bardine. Joan Meyers was Magna Cum Laude and Barbara Perkins Cum Laude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas
Silsbee
College of Arts and Sciences
J. Alton Bardine
Joan Meyers
Barbara Perkins
Silsbee Students Win Honors At A and M
Silsbee High School students earned three awards at the Texas A&M Publications Workshop for schools under 750 enrollment. Eddie Tennison won first in interview writing. Rey Buchanan earned first in yearbook cover design. Marsha Wooley received third in newspaper feature writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School
Texas A&m University
Tiger Rag
Satsuma
Rodney Warren
Marsha Wooley
Eddie Tennison
Ruth
Gilbert Dominguez Featured in Austin Paper
Silsbee’s Gilbert Dominguez, longtime community figure, is profiled in an Austin newspaper the Citizen. The piece traces his Mexico City birth, education at the University of Mexico, Texas move, Santa Fe Railroad work in car repair, and his wood carving church furnishings. It notes the family’s Methodist roots and his philanthropic craft helping local churches and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Dominguez
Silsbee
Austin
Citizen
Travis County
Dominguez
Mexico City
University of Mexico
Texas
Santa Fe Railroad
Silsbee Social Notes Highlights Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs Tom Williams and children visited in Friendswood in the home of Jimmy Williams and family. Lenox Hawthrone Jr and family from Oklahoma City visited their parents in Silsbee. Elizabeth McClelland plans a Bow ie Md visit, and Doyle Sangwin reports overseas duty in Viet Nam. The notes note travels from Texas to Arkansas and Virginia with several families visiting relatives in Houston El Paso Irving Pineland Hemphill and Longview.
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Tom Williams
Friendswood
Jimmy Williams
Methodist Hospital
B. F. Newsom
California
Disneyland
Marine Land
Knott Berry Farm
D. V. Swarthout
Van
G. C. Gibbs
el Paso
B. J. McGowan
Irving
Arizona
New Mexico
North Texas
F. L. Swarthout
R. E. McClelland
Elizabeth McClelland
Pineland
Hemphill
M. A. Severinson
Bowie
George Langwin
Doyle
US Army
Saigon
Cam- Ron Bay
Viet Nam
R. C. Riker
Longview
Colorado
George Sangwin
Houston
Gloria Sangwin
C. H. Watts
Major
H. Benton Watts
Fort Lee
Douglas Dreddy
Baby
Watts
Final Rites For Mrs. Addie Vincent
Funeral services for Mrs. Addie Bell Vincent aged 70 of Silsbee will be held Friday at 10 am at the Farmer Funeral Home Chapel with Barry Jones pastor of the Silsbee Church of Christ officiating. Burial follows in Resthaven Cemetery. A Hardin County native born in Village Mills she died Wednesday at 9 45 am in Hardin Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Silsbee Church of Christ. Her home was a mile north of Silsbee. Surviving are husband Mack Vincent of Silsbee three sons Chester Walker Los Angeles J C Overstreet Nederland and James F Overstreet Pasadena three daughters Mrs Mattie Nolen Silsbee Mrs Marie Swor Houston and Mrs Edith Riley Houston two brothers Steve and Algie Williford Kountze and one sister Mrs Jessie Wallace Kountze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie Bell Vincent
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Home
Barry Jones
Sisbee Church of Christ
Resthaven
Mack Vincent
Chester Walker
Los Angeles
J. C. Overstreet
Nederland
James F. Overstreet
Pasadena
Mattie Nolen
Marie Swor
Edith Riley
Houston
Steve
Algie Williford
Kountze
Jessie Wallace
Silsbee Packing Moves to New 17,000 Sq Ft Store
Silsbee Packing Company relocates to a new 17,000 square foot steel and masonry building at South 7th Street and Highway 327. The store features 60 feet of refrigerated produce, 112 feet frozen foods, meat and dairy showcases, seven 56-foot gondolas, over 200 fluorescent fixtures, a full automatic sprinkler system, air conditioning, walk-in vaults, six checkouts, and a courtesy station. Grand opening planned within weeks while the old building is demolished for parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silshee Packing Company
South 7Th St
Hwy. 327
Silsbee Packing Company
Mike Herren
Fred
Bob) Herren
Knighten Releases Budget For UA Drive In Hardin County
Jesse Knighten, drive chair, released the United Appeals campaign budget. The committee includes Clark Allen as chair and John Blair, Marvin Pipkin, Glenn Dromgoole, and B A McMahon. The Boy Scouts of America receive 7101.37, with Health and Welfare 7000 and Red Cross 3895 among others. Knighten aims to finish the drive soon in Hardin County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Knighten
United Appeals
Clark Allen
John F. Blair
Marvin Pipkin
Glenn A. Dromgoole
B. A. McMahon
Boy Scouts of America
Health and Welfare
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Texas Rehabilitation Center
Cerebral Palsy Foundation
United Service Organization
Texas United Fund
Medical Research Foundation
The
Administration Fund
Bill Spillar To Teach At North Texas U
Bill Spillar, son of Mr and Mrs John Spillar of Silsbee, has been offered a teaching position at North Texas State University while pursuing his PhD. If he accepts, his wife will be employed by the school next term according to his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Spillar
John Spillar
Silsbee
North Texas State University
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Ronnie Nash
SFA College
Illinois
Durdin
Lance Cpl. Bohler
J. B. Thompson
Pudgie Black
P. E
Huntsville
Grover Halliburton
Whitman
Paul Georgas
Steve Eppes
British Broadcasting Co
Kennedy
United States
T. U
A&m
Austin Paper
Silsbee Social Notes
Silsbee Packing
Knighten
Hardin County
North Texas U
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