County Tax Board Hears Oil and Industrial Taxpayers
A standing room only crowd filled the Hardin County commissioners courtroom in Kountze as the County Board of Equalization heard from oil and industrial property owners. About 55 attorneys and tax representatives occupied the benches, with a solid wall of people along the back. Court reporter Buddy was present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Tax Board
Kountze
County Board of Equalization
Dustrial Properties
Hardin County
Buddy
Pritchard
Abbott
J. M. Slater
Atlantic
Tom Burch
Richardson
Board of Equalization l
Many Nearby Residents Visit Relatives and Attend Local Events
A long list of visitors traveled to or from Newton, Beaumont, Houston, Baytown, Shreveport, and other towns. Residents hosted relatives from Evansville Indiana, Monro La, Winnfield Kans, and more, with trips to Six Flags, Arkansas Ozarks, and Missouri noted along with ongoing tax budget discussions in the county government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Hile
Newton
Alf Bartle
C. H. Graves
R. R. Palmer
Dot Sion
Toby Tabor
Evansville
Ind
Vivian Doucette
J. S. Arnold
Beaumont
Mamie Palmer
Dalsetta
Jessie Rudolph
Houston
A. L. Wornick
Myrie Willingham
Abilene
O. C. Seely
W. L. Spurlock
Corbitt Jones
Miami
Fla
Johanna Thomas
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Shreveport
Adam Honsberger
Gordon Smith
Bryan
Twin Bridges
Mont
Robert Walsh
Yellowstone Park
Morman Temple
Salt Lake City
Sharon
Frank Rigsby
Texas
Arlington
D. V. Swarthout
B. J. McGowan
San Antonio
el Paso
F. L. Swarthout
C. G. Gibbs
New Mexico
Old Mexico
W. H. Simmons
Victoria
H. B. Simmons
Simmons
Marvin Williams
Larry
Washington, D. C
Florida
Melvin Liebau
Winnfield
Kans
N. Pp. McCarney
J. W. Soward
Pic
Cecil Skinner
Fort Riley
US Army
Lurline Todd
Center
W. E. Sheffield
Brenda
W. S. Bartle
Kathy McCarney
W. W. Bland
Baytown
D. V. Swarth
Jake Mack
R. W. Collier
Oschner
Della Smart
R. E. Dunbar
Laplata
Bessie Goetzmann
Will Smart
Cahone
Colo
Milton Bradshaw
Jacksonville
Milton A. Bradshaw
Keitha
Georgia
Ozro Parker
Ozarks
Marvel Cave
Silver Dollar City
Missouri
John Williamson
Nacogdoches
Wayne Spurlock
USS Ranger
San Francisco
US Navy
James R. Sanford
Lufkin
Home Life Chain Saw Company
Basar James Holt
W. C. Holt
Grace Bryant
Louise Sparks
Douglas
Denver
R. A Yoksh
Bryant
Grace Long
Frank Yarborough
Edith Moore
H. L. Nebel
Poseidena
M. R. Severinson
Hyattsville
Elizabeth McClelland
Jack Shepherd
A. Wallace
Gladys Stewart
John Stewart
Hull
Baptist Hospital
S. W. Tobey MN
S. Woobey Jr
Nederland
Ray Collinge
Pre-Registration Set at Chance Loeb District
J. J. Garner announces pre registration for all new students and first graders not registered in spring in the Chance Loeb district. Registration will be August 26 and 27 from 8 30 am to 4 pm. All first grade pupils must present an official birth certificate. Hotel and baptismal certificates will not be accepted. Birth certificates may be obtained from city hall or the state vital statistics bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Garner
Chance-loeb
Bureau of Vite Statistics
Hough
Silsbee High School
Waldo Mathews High School
Silsbee Man Hospitalized In Beaumont After Drum Hit
Carl Golden of 955 Dardin Drive was injured when an oil drum struck him at Gulf States Asphalt Co. in Beaumont around 1 am. He was taken to Baptist Hospital with pelvic injuries and cuts and bruises. He is expected to stay several days to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Golden
Dardin Drive
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Gulf States Asphalt Co
Golden
Asphalt
Explorer Post 88 Installs New Officers
Explorer Post 88 will install new officers Monday at 7 p.m. in Cravens Hall First Methodist Church. Terry Cr eekindre becomes president, Jeff Hobbs is vice president, Roger Baton secretary, Gary Stanford treasurer, Billy Winger reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Creekindre
Explorer Post 88
Cravens Hall
First Methodist Church
Jeff Hobbs
Roger Baton
Gary Stanford
Billy Winger
Grid Season Tickets On Sale For Football Season
Football season tickets go on sale Aug 15 at school administration offices through Sept 6. First two days, Aug 15 and 16, reserved for last year’s holders to keep same seats. Tickets priced at 6 dollars covering five home games. No telephone reservations. Ample seating available says Supt Don L Hough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don L Hough
Hough
Washington trip aims to secure federal funds for Silsbee projects
Four Silsbee officials led by Mayor F L McClanahan traveled to Washington to press for matching APW funds 567 600 to update sewer and water systems and build a north side sewage plant. They will meet Congressman Jack Brooks and Housing and Home Finance Agency staff and return by Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.L. McClanahan
Lenox Hawthorne
Elton Brookins
Earl Wills
Washington, D. C
Silsbee
Jack Brooks
Housing and Home Finance Agency
McClanahan
Brooks
APW
Kirby Lliijedahl
Port Arthur
Silsbee School Opening Delayed to September 3
Silsbee Independent School District sets Tuesday September 3 as opening day. Buses start regular service, classes run full day, and principals open offices August 15. Registration windows for various grades run through August 29 with birth certificates and smallpox vaccines required for new first graders. Band practice begins August 12 and Tigerettes drill team starts August 26, leading to the September 6 stadium event against Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Independent School District
Don L. Hough
Supt. Hough
Silsbee
25 Held In County Jail The Past Week
County jail deputy Dave Rountree reports 25 inmates held in the lockup over the past week. Of these, 14 were jailed for drunkenness, with others for threats, intoxicated driving, drunk in car, aggravated assault, a liquor violation, and a grand jury indictment for theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Rountree
Rountree
Sabine Neches Pro-Am Tourney Set for Friday at Silsbee
The Sabine Neches Pro Am Golf Tourney is scheduled for Friday at Silsbee Country Club. Eight clubs in the district, including Beaumont Port Arthur Orange and Silsbee, will participate. Play begins Friday morning with entries closed after 1 30 p m. Players will pair themselves and start when ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabine-Neches
Silsbee Country Club
John Spillar
Sabine- Neches
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Orange
Silsbee Club
Spillar
New Social Security Representative Named Here
Miss Marlene Pegg has transferred to the area to head the Social Security office in Beaumont and will succeed Murray Lieberman in Silsbee. She will be on hand at the City Office each Tuesday to discuss Social Security problems with Silsbee residents. Pegg was formerly with the New Orleans office. Lieberman has moved to Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlene Pegg
Beaumont
Murray Lieberman
Silsbee
Pegg
Miss Pegg
New Orleans
Lieberman
Houston
Buna Youth to Attend Attorney General’s Meeting
James Earl Richardson of Buna, son of Warren Richardson, named by State Attorney General Waggoner Carr as Buna’s delegate to the first Attorney General’s Youth Conference in the Texas State Capitol August 17 and 18. Three Hardin County youths previously named join him. The conference aims to empower youth to combat crime through workshops, leadership, and community programs with 600 delegates expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Earl Richardson
Warren Richardson
Buna
Waggoner Carr
State Capitol
Hardin County
Lenox Hawthorne Jr
Robert Parks
Silsbee
James Dennis Bazan
Sour Lake
Texas
Austin
Carr
James
Buna High School
Buna High
Southwestern Settlement and Development Company
E. M. Long Named Assistant Forester in Texas Forest Service
Ernest M. Long is named assistant forester in District No. 4 based at Woodville by A. E. Green. A 1963 Arkansas A&M College graduate and former U. S. Army member, Long will assist private landowners in Polk Tyler Hardin Liberty and Jefferson Counties and plans to reside in Woodville with his wife and child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest M. Long
Texas Forest Service
Woodville
A. E. Green
Long
Arkansas A&m College
United States Army
College Priory
FE. 1. Dupont
Wood- Ville
Polk, Tyler
Hardin, Liberty
Jefferson
Silsbee Firemen Attend A&M Training School
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department sent Chief John Busby and six others to the Texas A and M Firemen's School on July 22 to 27. Busby led a pump operation course while others studied fire marshal, firefighting, and instruction. Busby noted his first A and M school was 1942 and attendance has continued. about 1400 firemen attended this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Busby
J. C. Busby
Russell Busby
Tom Barnes
Junior Grisham
E. J. Jones
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Texas A&m
A&m
Busby
Silsbee
Local Birth Announcements from Southeast Texas
Hello World Mr. and Mrs. C. David Blake of Nederland welcome daughter Belinda Joy born Aug 5. Several families from Fred, Wotaw, Silsbee, Sour Lake, Buna, Kountze, Orange and Saratoga report births on dates in late July and early August including Sandra Maurine Paula Ann Hugo Scott James Edward Margie Lynn and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. David Blake
Nederland
Belinda Joy
Jack Douglas
J. V. Eason
Fred
Albert Fletcher
Wotaw
Sandra Maurine
Richard Glenn
Jimmy Dale Powell
Silsbee
Sandra Ann
Billy Edward .Simmons
Orange
James Edward
Timothy Powers
J. PB. Greer Jr
Elbert J. Mesver
Saratoga
Margie Lynn
St Paul Insurance Buys Majority of Silsbee Bonds
The St Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company purchased 70 percent of the Silsbee Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, about $110,000 of the initial $150,000. Proceeds fund water and sewer system improvements including a new water well. The firm has over 25 million invested in Texas sub divisions and cites confidence in Silsbee and Hardin County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Waterworks
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Silsbee
Texas
St. Paul
Reas
Britton - Cravens Insurance Agency
Paul Georgas
Hardin County
Four Charged In County Court This Past Week
County court proceedings led to fines for four individuals: Carl Dardin of Rusk received 50 dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated on Aug. 1. Earnest Crocker of Jasper was fined 50 dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated on Aug. 3. Ollie Ray Hendrix of Sour Lake faced aggravated assault charges and was fined 250 dollars plus costs on Aug. 6. Lexie Thomas of Kirbyville was fined 250 dollars and costs for bootlegging on Aug. 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher Richardson
Carl Dardin
Rusk
Earnest Crocker
Jasper
Ollie Ray Hendrix
Sour Lake
Lexie Thomas
Kirbyville
Band Practice To Begin Monday In Silsbee
Band practice for the Silsbee bands starts Monday August 12. The junior high meets at 8:00 a.m. at the high school band hall and the senior high schedules 4:30 p.m. Band Director M. L. Winger urges attendance for the upcoming marching season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
M. L. Winger
City Files Charge of Meter Jumping in Silsbee
City files charge of meter jumping against C. C. Landis of 815 N Fifth Street. Complaint signed by City Manager Kirby Lilljedahl. Water line tapped behind the meter discovered when crews checked a high bill. city to review private property meters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilljedahl
Lions Hear GSU Atomic Energy Expert
John Irwin of Gulf States Utilities spoke at the Silsbee Lions Club luncheon at Blue Bonnet Cafe about Atomic Energy. He showed a film on fusion electricity, outlined Texas Atomic Foundation research, and noted Gulf States’ participation in two other atomic projects. Guests included R. S. Scott of Houston and Mrs. Billie Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Irwin
Gulf States Utilities Co
Silsbee Lions Club
Blue Bonnet Cafe
Irwin
Texas Atomic Foundation
Gulf States
A. G. Mashburn
R.S. Scott
Houston
Billie Roberts
Grid Hopefuls Gather for Medical Certificates
Head Coach Ray McGallion calls all potential high school football players to Kirby Stadium field house on Monday Aug 12 from 9 p.m. to 12 noon to secure medical certificates before examinations and regular workouts begin Aug 19. About 85 to 90 players expected for early practices. First game set with Center at Sorby Stadium on Friday Sept 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hough
Melvin Winger
Tigerettes
Tigers
Kirby Stadium
Ray McGallion
McGallion
MecGallion
Houston
Sorby Stadium
Tommy Simmons Plans Kuwait Tour Departure
Tommy Simmons of Silsbee says he will leave Sunday August 11 for Kuwait in the Persian Gulf after nearly a year back from South America. He is employed by Lotland Brothers Drilling Co and expects an indefinite stay. his family will remain in Silsbee for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Simmons
Silsbee
South America
Kuwait
Persian Gulf
Mr. Simmons
Lotfland Brothers Drilling Co
Susbee
Father of Local Man Dies in Port Arthur
Funeral services were held Wednesday for C. L. Watts 85 in Grammier Overle chapel Port Arthur. A native of Jasper County and retired lawyer he died Sunday night after a two month illness at his daughter Mrs Garland A Ratcliff home in Port Arthur where he resided. Survivors: three daughters Mrs Riley B Jeuneau Port Arthur Mrs Wyda Lambert Buna and Mrs Ratcliff one son Charlie Hubert Port Arthur two brothers three sisters 10 grandchildren seven great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Watts
Grammier-Overle
Port Arthur
Garland A. Ratcliff
Watts
Jasper County
Riley B. Jueneau
Wyenda Lambert
Buna
Ratcliff
Charlie Hubert
This City
Meeks of Arizona Visit in Warren
Mr and Mrs Jess Meek from Arizona and Mrs Meeks sister visited RK Lindsey home in Warren on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Landry
Anita Graham
Waco
Benny Parker
Jamuy
Jess Meek
Arizona
Mrs. Meek’s Sistes
Warren
RK. L. Lindsey
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Loeb
Explorer
Jesse Hawthorne
Roger Baten
Wayne Yankie
Rodney Silverberg
Howard Grant
Washington
Federal
Silsbee School
Attorney General's Meeting
E. M. Long
Silsbee Firemen
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountie
GSU Atomic Energy
Dor
Arthur
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