City Limits Extension Voted by Silsbee Council
Silsbee will extend and straighten city limits affecting about 150 families as the council approved the ordinance on first and second readings. The plan tightens boundaries near Kirby Lumber Co. and Valinda Estates while a September final reading and a Public Housing petition were also addressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Limits
F. L. McClanahan
H. C. Hopkins
Val Hickman
Valinda Estates
Valinda
Kirby Lilliedah
City Planning Commission
Lee Miller Road
Planning Commission
Hopkins
Earl
Wills
Silsbee
Silsbee School Board Sets 1963 64 Budget and Tax Rate
The Silsbee Independent School District approved a 1963 64 budget totaling about 1.22 million with a 1.65 per hundred valuation tax rate. Collections are projected at 478 500. A tax collection start date of Sept 1 was authorized. Seven resignations were accepted and ten new staff hired for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Silsbee Independent School
Marion Tipton
Sammie Armour
Read-Turrentine
Nancy Bell
Louise Aylin
Luedesta Graham
Waldo Mathews
Brooksie Mathews
Frank Robinson
Bobby G. Martin
Eleanor Fay Morris
Eleanor Catherine Hamilton
Billy J.youngblood
Richard Francis
Julia Voss
Beatrice ‘Simmons
Kirby
Essie M
Worthey Girls Safe After Village Creek Search
An intensive search near Silsbee, Texas, found Diana Worthey 18 and Brenda Worthey 13 safe around 10:20 p.m. They had been down Village Creek about three miles as their outboard motor ran out of gasoline. The sisters, residents south of Silsbee, were located by a downstream fire department boat and had attempted to paddle upstream before sheltering in the boat. Brenda is an eighth grade student. Diana plans to enroll at Lon Morris or North Texas next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village Creek
Silsbee
Diana
Brenda
Sherman Worthey
Wortheys
Cook's Bluff
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Worthey Landing
Baby Galvez
Lon Morris
North Texas
Fines levied in county court for four defendants
Judge Fletcher Richardson presided as four defendants appeared. J B Govnes of near Kountze paid 1.00 fine with costs after guilty plea. John Briscoe of Port Arthur fined 10.00 with costs for operating a meter vehicle with suspended registration. Douglas Tanner of Liberty pled guilty to a hot check and paid 1.00 with costs. Don B Smith of Silsbee paid 1.00 with costs after guilty plea to theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher Richardson
J. BE. Govnes
Kountze
John Briscoe
Port Arthur
Douglas Tanner
Liberty
Don B. Smith
Silsbee
Applications For New Bank Are Denied In Silsbee
The Comptroller of the Currency in Washington denies both charter applications for a National Bank of Silsbee and a First National Bank of Silsbee. Telegrams to Rob ert A Mann of Woodville and Willie Whitehead of Kirbyville confirm the decision with letters to follow. Local citizens engaged in talks with a bank department investigator who visited Silsbee about six weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank of Silsbee
Washington, D. C
Robert Allen Mann
Woodville
Willie Whitehead
Kirbyville
First National Bank of
Landis pleads not guilty to meter jumping charge
C. C. Landis of Silsbee told the Bee he pleaded not guilty to stealing water from Silsbee and posted bond. He argued a 49.24 dollar bill reflected a city outlet left 19 years ago, used for a dog pen, not metered, and that he would have removed any meter jumper if he had known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Landis
Silsbee
The
BEE
Mr. Landis
Kirby Lilleredahl
Landis
BEF
Mayor McClanahan Recaps Washington Conference on Federal Aid
Silsbee mayor Frank L. McClanahan and councilmen Lenox Hawthorne Elton Brookins and attorney Earl Wills returned from Washington after meeting CFA officials. They said Congressman Jack Brooks arranged talks and voiced support for Silsbee municipal projects and job creation through public works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. McClanahan
Silsbee
Lenox Hawthorne
Elton Brookins
Earl Wills
Washington
McClanahan
Jack Brooks
Community Facilities Administration
CFA
Football Hopefuls Asked to Get Medical Exams
Prospective members of the 1963 Tiger football team must report to the field house this afternoon or any time Friday to pick up medical report forms from Head Coach Ray McCiallion. So far few players have been examined. exams are required before workouts start Monday. Only high school squad hopefuls must be examined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiger
Ray McCiallion MccCallion
Restraining order hearing set in Hardin County tax case
Sinclair Oil and Gas Company seeks to block Hardin County officials from fixing or adjourning 1963 ad valorem assessments until the assessor complies with Article 7211 VATS. Judge Max M. Rogers set a 10 a.m. Friday district court hearing in Kountze. Defendants include County Judge Fletcher Richardson and the Board of Equalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Board of Equalization and
W. T Bean
Kountze
Max M. Rogers
Huntsville
12Th Judicial District of Texas
Sinclair Oil and Gas Company
Jack Binion
Fletcher Richardson
Frank S. Payne
Tom Burch
Rocky Richardson
E. E. Cotton
Mr. Bean
Sinclair
Vernon
Texas
Hardin County
Hardin County Commissioners Court
County Board of Equalization
Bean
Equalization Board
Pritchard and Abbott
Football Season Tickets Go On Sale Today
Football season tickets go on sale today at the school administration offices for last year’s purchasers. Pre-sale runs through Friday. Aug. 19 opens to all. season begins Sept. 6 in Silsbee vs Center. Tickets are 6.00 for five home games. reservations by phone are not accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tigers
Silsbee
Center
County roads set for 70 mph speed limits in Texas
Texas highway officials announce that several state and U S routes will adopt a 70 mph daytime speed limit and 65 mph at night starting Friday August 23. Roads include U S 96 from Loeb to the Jasper County line, U S 69 to FM 1122, State 326 from Kountze to Jefferson County line, State 105 through Sour Lake, and FM 162 from Batson to Liberty County line. Other Hardin County roads retain 60 mph day and 55 mph night limits with plans to review and extend 70 mph zones within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hedge
Texas Highway Department
Silsbee
The
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Texas
Mr. Hedge
Loeb
Jasper County
Neches River
U. S. 69
Kountze
State
Nouthward
Sour Lake
Jefferson County
Grayburg
Jefferson Line
Saratoga
Batson
Liberty County
Moss Hill
Hardin County
Highway Department
Hedge
Misjlask family visits in Hamden with Thompson kin
Mr and Mrs Charles J Misjlaszek and their sons from Hamden Conn visited last week in the home of Mr and Mrs C D Thompson and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Watts
Douglas Droddy
Earnest Droddy
Merryville, Lu
Bundaey
J. D. Wingate
A J. Watson and Sons
Georgia Good
Beaumont
Charles J. Misjlaszek
Hamden, Conn
C. D. Thompson
Explosion Injures Two at South Hampton Plant
A hydrocarbon flash and oil fire at the South Hampton Company plant on FM 418 Wednesday injured two men. E. J. Ruse, about 48, and Rose were treated. Ruse remained hospitalized while Rose was taken to St Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont in serious condition. Plant superintendent W. L. Moore was treated and released. one cracking tower appeared heavily damaged. Fire Chief John Busby said the fire was out before Silsbee firefighters arrived. The incident followed a severe thunderstorm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Hampton Company
E. J. Ruse
John Busby
Busby
Silsbee Fire Department
W. L. Moore
Silsbee Clinic
Moore
Rose
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Farmer Funeral Home
Teacher Roster Released For 1963 in Silsbee ISD
School year 1963 64 teaching assignments approved by Don L Hough superintendent list administrators special services junior high staff and many teachers by school Rob inson Elementary Kirby Elementary Read Turrentine C A Johns and others named for assignments within the Silsbee Independent School District in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Independent School District
Don L. Hough
C. B. Watts Jr
Weeks Crawford
I. B. Griffith
Maurice Hobbs
Kirby
Mary E. Sheffield
Read Turrentine
C. A. Johns
Waldo Mathews
Mathleen Brent
Robinson
Final Rites Held Wednesday For EM. Wilson Sr.
E M Wilson Sr 83 died at St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont after five days. He came to Silsbee in 1907 to work for the Santa Fe Railway and served as an engineer for 49 years retiring in 1956. He helped found the First Methodist Church and remained active. Funeral 3 p m Wednesday at First Methodist with Rev R Eugene Jonte. burial Forest Lawn Beaumont. Survived by son E M Wilson Jr and granddaughter Mrs Robert Neyland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
E. M. Wilson Sr
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Mr. Wilson
Santa Fe Railway
First Methodist Church
R. Eugene Jonte
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Parmer Funerel
Ralph Wilson
Bert Wallace
H. Pitman
L. D. Self
Cecil Cobble
Ben Smith
Pat A. Heard
Harmon Weathersby
Wilson
E. M. Wilson Jr
Robert Neyland
Silvbes
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Evadale
Kirby Lumber Corp
Kirby Lumber
Kirby Lumber Company
Dave Perrell
Charles R. Haile Associates
Houston
Perrel
Worthey Girls
Ding
Tigerettes
Silsbee High
Lynn Miears
Judy DuBose
Tan Wills
Suzanne Morain
Mayor McClanahan
Ion
Sinclair Oi Gas Company
Hardin County, Et al
Eugene Greene
Angleton
G. W. Gilchriest
Mary Shawn
Joe Hignett
B. L. Willams
Doris Williams
Jackie Gilchriest
Mary E. Snyder
Dena Mattox
Mary T. Dancy
Howard Perkins
Norma Ratliff
Helen Read
Melvin Winger
Elizabeth Madison
Sidney Dauphin
Jewell Jones
Herbert Free
Lee O. Paine
W. H. Baten
Dean Duffle
Jeanell Grubbs
Lioyd Goolsby
Mary Lemiy
Jacqueline Hooks
Herman Johnson
Bill Spillar
Jo Ann la Teot
Martha Vernon
W. P. McGarahan
Irene McGowan
Bertha Mason
Yvonne Neyland
Jean Ratchfford
Gladys Rhodes
Billy Youngblood
Glenwood Vernon
Joyce Wallace
S. A. Wallace
William Ratchford
Philip Ellis
Eleanor Hamilton
Margaret Choate
Beryl Jones
Graye McClinton
Mar
Evelyn Allen
Loy E. Brewer
Dixie Donelson
Jean Dink
Tony Rothrock
Maryvonne Fredieu
Janie Hough
Ida Lewis
Eleanor Morris
Pat Kirby
Ray McGallion
Charles Stephen
Lucile Prewitt
O. Miller
Betty A. Mitchell
H. C Muckelroy
Leola Richardson
Teressa Singletary
Harold Gardner
Stella Vanderburg
Carol Hicks
Tiger Marching Band
Gayle McDonald
Linda Redkey
Sharon Sizemore
Julia Tucker
Linda Gore
Carol Kay Ragan
Tiger Band
EM. Wilson Sr
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