City Council orders overhaul after police chief probe
City council led by absent Mayor Jones held a three and a half hour inquiry into four charges against Police Chief Grady Tarver by City Manager Banks. Witnesses including Tarver and Banks testified on missing fines and receipts, a lack of record keeping, and alleged intimidation, with council approving new system and noting no evidence of wrongdoing.
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City Council
H. M. Jones
B. D. Banks
Grady Tarver
Lenox Hawthorne
C. E
Pete” Landolt Jr
H. C. Hopkins
Earl Wills
Tarver
Banks
Wills
Dr. Jackson
Hawthorne
Hopkins
Bert Slavdon
Jackson
Landolt
Hollis Williford
Ronnie Copellar
W. J. Davis
Chief Tarver
Mr. Banks
Mr. Wills
Dusty
Mr. Jones
Grady
Mr. Tarver
Mayor Jones
Jones
Mr Tarver
Johnne
Volunterly
Williford
Hollis
Beau‘mont
Beaumont
Teel
Silsbee
Earl
Willis
Copellar
Jon
Slaydon
Pete
Carpella
John Teel
Davis
Bill Davis
Max Zeller
Harthorne
Counteilman Landolt
Police’ Department
R. F. Ford
City Planning Commission
City Council Debates Dump Plan and Budget Shifts
City Health Officer Dr Wade Parker warns the garbage dump poses a fly and health risk prompting stepped up insecticide spraying by City Manager Bob Banks. Councilman Landolt favors reallocating 6000 from a water department budget to buy a dump as others weigh costs and bids.
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Wade Parker
Parker
Allen Hooks
Kountze
Bob Banks
Pete Landolt
Dusty
Landolt
Water Department
Banks
W. C. Boyett
Jackson
Hopkins
John Teel
Teel
Mr. Banks
J. D Cones Elected New Silsbee Quarterback Club President
J D Cones was elected president of the Silsbee Quarterback Club at its organizational meeting. Outgoing president was B A McMahon. Also chosen were B C Modisette as first vice president J T Gilbert as second vice president Clifton Caraway as secretary treasurer. Bill Sellers to head the father son supper committee Modisette to head membership. Meetings set for Mondays at 730 with Friday game films shown.
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J.D. Cones
Silsbee
B. C. Modisette
J. T. Gilbert
Clifton Caraway
Bill Sellers
Modisette
Two Lawsuits From Fatal Beach Road Crash
In Jefferson County district court two suits total 158,753 dollars arise from a fatal headon near Sabine Pass. Otis A. Gulledge seeks damages for his wife Funice Gulledge and Betty Lois Gregg sues for 66,753 dollars. Defendants include James Douglas Cox David Albert Cook and O E Ellisor alleged to have raced, causing the collision that killed the woman.
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Jefferson County
Sabine Pass
Otis A. Gulledge
Funice Gulledge
Port Arthur
Betty Lois Gregg
James Douglas Cox
Cold Springs
Tex
David Albert Cook
Silsbee
O. E. Ellisor
Clute
Cox
Cook
Ellisor
Optimists to Award Lamar Tech Scholarship
The Optimist Club of Chance-Loeb held its monthly meeting at Norman Cowdray’s home and voted to award a Lamar College of Technology scholarship for the 1960-61 semester. Applicants must graduate high school in 1960 and may contact Rey Bronson at Plaza 5 4393 for details.
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Optimist Club of Chance- Loeb
Norman Cowdray
Lamar College of Technology
Beaumont
Rey Bronson
Plaza 5
Caraway to Fill Presbyterian Pulpit
Clifton Caraway, deacons chairman at First Presbyterian Church, will preach at morning worship this Sunday August 21. Pastor Larry M Correy supplies for Laredo congregation. he and Mrs Correll return to Silsbee Tuesday. Church school starts at 9 44 with classes for all ages. Women of the Church meet August 24 at 6 p m.
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Clifton Caraway
First Presbyterian Church
Larry M Correy
Laredo
Correll
Silsbee
Caraway
The
Presbyterian Church
the Church
Driver Tests Not Held Friday August 19
Charles Crawford the driver license patrolman will not be in the city this Friday to administer driver tests but will return at the usual time and place the following Friday.
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Charles Crawford
Arrest Report Sums 23 Jailed in Week at County Jail
Arrests reported at the county jail for the week totaled 23. Lloyd Lee Kennedy, 18, Silsbee, fined 50 dollars and court costs for drink driving in Jefferson county. Johnny Leon Eason, 26, Silsbee, held on 500 dollar bond for carrying a concealed weapon with a .25 caliber pistol found in his car.
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Dave Rountree
Lloyd Lee Kennedy
Silsbee
Beaumont
Jefferson County
Johnny Leon Eason
R. S. Richardson
Eason
Rites For James M Gore 84 Held At 2 P M Friday
Funeral services for James M Gore 84 were held at 2 PM Friday at Village Mills Cemetery with Rev W A Rashall officiating He died at his home north of Silsbee at 145 AM August 11 A retired farmer and stockman he was a lifelong Hardin County resident and Pentecostal church member Survivors include wife Mattie Gore of Silsbee a daughter Ellen Denman of Silsbee four brothers and four sisters ten grandchildren 43 great grandchildren and 10 great great grandchildren Pallbearers were Emmett Gardner Theodore Pussell Clyde Haynes Junior Baker Elmer Hollyfield and James Sanford Services were conducted by Farmer Funeral Home.
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James M. Gore
Village Mills
W. A. Rashall
Wiley Mae Pentecosal Church
Gore
Silsbee
Hardin County
Pentecostal Church
Mattie Gore
Ellen Denman
Jack Gore
Holland
Texas
Dennis Gore
Beaumont
Dennard Gore
Kountze
Archie Gore
Honey Island
Josephine Haynes
Ella Cain
Alline Lindsey
Winnie
Letha Geisendorff
West Westfield
Emmett Gardner
Theodore Pussell
Clyde Haynes
Junior Baker
Elmer Hollyfield
James Sanford
Farmer Funeral Home
H D Clubs To Sponsor Blood Typing In County
Hardin county Home Demonstration Clubs urge families to file health records and know blood types. Miss Faye Riley will be at the courthouse auditorium in Kountze on Thursday August 25 at 7 p m to type blood with a 50 cent minimum charge. Parents urged to have children blood typed.
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Hardin County
Swann Wright
Sour Lake
Faye Riley
Court‘house
Kountze
Open Letter to a Teenager from Houston Crime Commission
A reprinted open letter urges teens to quit whining and take responsibility. It advises chores and self reliance, urging study, service, and personal effort to contribute to society and avoid war poverty illness or loneliness.
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Houston Chronicle
Denver
Houston Crime Commission
School Registration Set For High School Junior High
Registration for Silsbee High and Junior High is set for Thursday August 25. Bruce Watts Jr high school principal announced. First day of school is Wednesday August 31. Bus students register 8 am to noon town students 1 pm to 4 pm. Junior high register at junior high and high school in the main hall. Elementary registration for first graders runs 8 am to noon daily.
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Silsbee High
Bruce Watts Jr
54 Gridders In Training Camp
54 enthusias tic players began a first week of football workouts in Sils bee. Ray McGallion notes progress as the Tigers plan a Wing-T with some T formation, aided by Jimmy Joe Rand, Charlie McGinty, and Tony Rothrock. Sixteen lettermen return led by Cones and Cunningham, with early squad projections and promising B squad prospects.
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Silsbee
Ray McGallion
Tiger
Tigers
McGallion
Jimmy Joe Rand
Charlie McGinty
Texarkana High School
Tony Rothrock
East Texas State Teacher College
Kenneth Cones
Dee Cunningham
Randy Read
Joe Blackmon
Bill Fields
Nicky Gilbert
Bo Tarver
Richard Ratliff
Harold Bean
Sammy Barrow
Don Ward
John Clawson
Robert Modisette
John Harrell
Raymond Grissom
Don Hartman
Blackmon
Jimmy Hargrove
Tommy Hare
Ronnie Domino
Birth Announcements From Hardin Memorial Hospital
New Orleans couple Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Redmond Sr. welcome Donna Lynn born August 16 with paternal grandparents O. L. Redmond. Silsbee couples Mr. and Mrs. W. E Crawford welcome Cheryl Ann born August 14. James Ray born August 14 to Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Baker of Silsbee. Carolyn Sue born August 15 to Mr. and Mrs. J. Davis of Cleveland. Jane Marie born August 15 to Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Guillory of Teee. James Walter born August 16 to Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Womack of Buna. Robert Earl Jr born August 16 to Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Eaves Sr. of Buna.
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C. D. Redmond l
New Orleans
Donna Lynn
O. L. Redmond
Cheryl Ann
W. E Crawford
Silsbee
Hardin Memorial Hospital
D. R. Baker
James Ray
Carolyn Sue
Buna
Robert Earl Jr
Waldo Mathews Football Squad to Report Saturday
Waldo Mathews football players must report Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the school. Coach Wesley Shaw said players should bring 3 dollars for insurance premiums when they report.
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Waldo Mathews
Wesley Shaw
Open House To Honor New Local Teachers
New members of the local school faculty will be honored with an open house on August 30 at 226 Read Street hosted by the Silsbee Classroom Teachers Association. Calling hours are from 7 p m to 9 p m.
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Frank Grote
Read Street
The
Silsbee Classroom Teachers Association
Services for John Hare 66 Held at Silsbee Church
Funeral services for John Hare 66 were held at 10 a m Wednesday at Jesus Christ Church of Latter Day Saints with Bishop Walter Moulde officiating. He died Sunday night in Houston. Burial was at Cunningham cemetery with Farmer Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include his widow and numerous children, grandchildren, and siblings.
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John ‘Hare
Jesus Christ Church of Latter Day Saints
Walter Moulde
Mr. Hare
M. D. Anderson Hospital
Houston
Silsbee
Cunningham Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home of
Sinclair Brings In New Pay Sands At Dry Creek
OU and Gas Co reports a triple discovery oil well in the Dry Creek field three miles northwest of Silsbee opening three new pay sands. The well perforations run 7342 to 7348, 6941 to 6948, and 6681 to 6686 feet with production on three tubing sets. Nearest producing well is No. 5 Vickers dual oil discovery located 9056 feet to the northwest.
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Sinclair OU and Gas Co
Dry Creek
Silsbee
J. A. Vickers
Vickers
Trail Riders Plan Saturday Barbecue
Silsbee Trail Riders met Friday night with 17 members to arrange a Saturday ride. They will depart the rodeo arena at 8 AM and visit the artesian well at Camy Matigwa before a barbecue later that day. Some members will stay overnight. The next meeting is August 26 at the rodeo arena.
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Silsbee
Rodeo Arena
Camy Matigwa
Rodeo Arela
C M McKay Returns To Hospital For Further Treatment
C M McKay district manager for Houston Natural Gas Co. suffered a severe heart attack weeks ago and has returned to Baptist Hospital in Beaumont for further treatment. He may have no visitors and is expected home in two to three weeks per Mrs McKay.
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CC. M. McKay
C. M. McKay
Houston Natural Gas Co
Mr. McKay
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
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J. D Cones
Lamar Tech
Presbyterian
H. D
Crime Commission
Pudgie Black
Marvin Parker
Bobby Modisette
Tommy Hartman
Johnny Upshaw
Black
Edward Pontes
Jerry Lindsey
Mike Simmons
Doug Fullingim
Johnny Cones
John Hare
Pearl Hare
B. A. Rucker
J. P. Hare
Dud Day
Wanda Carson
Drannon Garsee
Evadale
Guy Smith
Pasadena
Charles Iwasko
Jack Sandlin
Groves
Richard Franklin
Marvin Franklin
Douglas Wagstaff
Lev
Plez
Saml
Clyde
Noah
Greens Bayou
Gertie Cravey
Lila Moss
Lula Granger
S. A. Ruggles
Jewel Hartman
Harris Roberts
I. R. O’quinn
Ralph Flanakin
Forest Bailey
Sinclair
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