Tiger gridiron hopefuls begin 1966 season build
About 80 Tiger football players started first day practice under Head Coach Ray McGallion. He emphasized conditioning and basics, noting half the squad in good shape and the rest needing days to adjust. The roster includes two 1965 All-District 9-AAA selections, five transfers from Waldo Mathews Panther team, and five JV players, with depth and possible two unit start planned. The team, heavier in the line with ends around 180 pounds, will scrimmage Port Acres Eagles Aug 26 at Kirby Memorial Stadium, then open the season Sept 9 in Huntsville, followed by three consecutive 11-AAAA opponents and a district opener Oct 7 versus Bridge City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiger
Ray McGallion
McGallion
Harold Blythe
Larry Wallace
Waldo Mathews
Ior
David Barnes
Cooper
Bo Roy
John Nichols
Tigers
Kirby Memorial Stadium
Port Acres Eagles
Varsity
Huntsville
Beaumont High
French
Victor
Bridge City
Tennis tourney set for Silsbee High courts next weekend
Silsbee Kiwanis Club sponsors a two day tennis event Friday and Saturday August 26 27 at Silsbee High School courts to aid youths under 18 with brackets for adults. Entry is 1 cent for adults and 25 cents for youths payable by mail or phone follow details. Balls and racquets provided, dress optional but athletic shoes advised. expected 50 entries.
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Silsbee High School
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
Silsbee
Wayne Robinson
Read Street
Robinson
West Hardin and Votaw to Vote on Consolidation
West Hardin and Votaw residents will vote on September 3 to decide whether Hardin County's last common school district Votaw should unite with West Hardin Independent School District Saratoga Batson White Oak. County Judge Fletcher Richardson called the election after petitions from both communities. Polling sites are the local schoolhouses with Laura Rhodes and Dolly Jewel Hoffman as election officials. If the measure fails it cannot be brought to vote again for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Votaw
West Hardin
Saratoga - Batson White Oak
Fletcher Richardson
Laura Rhodes
Dolly Jewel Hoffman
Richardson
Grand Jury probes sheriff over alleged brutality charges
Crowds gathered outside Hardin County Courthouse as the grand jury opened a probe into an alleged jail brutal incident involving Sheriff Henry Overstreet. Witnesses, including Brown and local attorneys, testified while officials said the inquiry would continue until a clear finding is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Grand Jury
Henry Overstreet
Chance-Loeb
G. W .Lamb
Thompson
Kountze
Gene Barrington
KTRM
Gordon Baxter
Beaumont
Sheriff Overstreet
Baxter
Elmer Brown
Leon Williams
Dwayne Overstreet
Brown
FE. Ricks
Chance- Loeb
Dolly Lee
Western Week Ends With Rodeo at Farm Road 418 arena
Western Week features Trail Riders Rodeo Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm near Farm Road 418 arena. A Saturday parade at 10:00 am and Rodeo Queen selection highlight the weekend. Orange County Mounted Sheriff’s Posse performances on horseback accompany square dance acts. Bull O Dan offers $100 to a rider meeting the time requirement. Tickets via Conner's Drive In from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm today. Free rodeo tickets for best decorated business.
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Farm Road
Orange County Mounted Sheriff's Posse
O Dan
Highway 96 South
Registration Nears for 3700 Students and Local Parade
Allen Warrick selects hero ticket for rodeo as 3700 students expected for registration. Saturday parade features Tom Knighten of Silsbee Chamber of Commerce as marshal, flagbearers Earl Hutson and Cecil Phillips, with entries from Silsbee Trail Riders Orange County Mounted Sheriff’s Posse Voth Night Riders Buna Lions Club Covered Wagon and Riders Shriner units western bands Teddy Hegan’s Band and Hare Brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trail Riders
Allen Warrick
Tom Knighten
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Earl Hutson
Cecil Phillips
Silsbee Trail Riders
Orange Counts Mounted Sheriff's Posse
Voth
Walter Strain
Jim Rawls
Buna Lions Club
Nick Mixon
Shriners
Henry Dorelson
Shriner
Teddy Heggan
Hare Brothers
Silsbee district readies 3700 students for new year
Registration plans for about 3700 students in the Silsbee School District were announced by Principal I B Griffith and Weeks Crawford. Pre registered pupils from Read Turrentine Kirby Elementary and junior high seventh and eighth grades will not register again until August 31. New district students may register at the junior high office August 25 to 27, while high school registration begins August 25 with seniors in front entrance, juniors in cafeteria, and sophomores in gym lobby. First graders must bring birth certificates and smallpox vaccination proof. Additional registration for grades seven through nine at Waldo Mathews is August 25. Bus service starts August 25 with modified routes. A bus drivers meeting and acts by local groups accompany the opening activities with entertainment and promotions surrounding the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
I. B. Griffith
Read- Turrentine
Kirby
Silsbee High School
Weeks Crawford
Crawford
Waldo Mathews
C. A. Johns
Waldo
Silsbee High
Bruce Watts
Quarterback Club To Reorganize Monday Night
Silsbee Quarterback Club will hold its first meeting of the new season Monday night at 7 30 in the Neches Room of Neches National Bank. Most important item of business will be election of officers and appointment of committees. Edwin O Dell is outgoing president. Special entertainment will be provided by Tiger head coach Ray MecGallion and his staff. O Dell has asked prospective members, especially fathers of the football players, attend this meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Quarterpack Club
Neches
Neches National Bank
Edwin O'Dell
Tiger
Ray MecGallion
Birth Announcements From Victor and Surrounding Areas
Mr and Mrs Robert Carter of Victor welcome daughter Melissa Lynne born Aug 14 at St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont. Grandparents include Mr and Mrs Harold Carter of Victor and Mr and Mrs E C Nash of Evadale. Kimberly Starlene Laurie born July 26 to Cecil and Evelyn Laurie of Waxahachie. Evelyn Moore formerly of this city. Gerald Bertling of Silsbee and Judy Moore birth details for Sheila Maureen Aug 6 at St Elizabeth. Trine Love born Aug 10 at Merryville Hospital to W T Calvert and spouse. Calvert family of Singer, La. Grandparents Mr and Mrs D P Greene and Mr and Mrs W S Calvert. Other births listed include Kimberly Renee Johnson Aug 14. William Curtis Watson Aug 14. Kevin Wade Rose Jr Aug 11. Helen Copeland Aug 7. Sam Willard Jr Aug 6. Andrea Kay Fletcher. Stephen Lee Powell. Ray Gene Anderson born Aug 6. Stephen Lee Watts Aug 9. Timothy Mark Young Aug 7. Also note C G McClinton of this city and Paul McClinton of Waco returned from vacationing in Mexico City, Monterrey and Acapulco.
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Robert Carter
Victor
Melissa Lynne
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Harold Carter
E. C. Nash
Evadale
Cecil Laurie
Waxahachie
Kimberly Starlene
Laurie
Evelyn Moore
City
Gerald Bertling
Silsbee
Sheila Maureen
Bertling
Judy Moore
Trine Love
Merryville Hospital
W. T. Calvert
Singer
D. P. Greene
W. S. Calvert
Hardin Memorial
Kountze
Kimberly Renee
Kenneth Earl Johnson
William Curtis
William M. Watson
Johnny Livingston
Johnny Ray Riley
Sour Lake
Sam P. Copeland Jr
Helen
Albert Fletcher
Wotaw
Andrea Kay
Sam _ Willard McCoy Sr
Sam Willard Jr
Glenn Allen
Billy Joe Powell
Amanda Lee
Arthur Lee Russell
Alvin Ray Anderson
Ray Gene
Willie Lee Watts
Stephen Lee
Timothy Mark
Kenneth Young
Social Security Benefits in Hardin County Reach 3.4 Thousand Receivers
Ralph Wilson reports Hardin County shows 3430 residents receiving cash social security benefits as of June 30 1966 totaling 220 950 monthly. Breakdown shows 2985 on retirement and survivor benefits 445 on disability. Average benefits run 78 for retirees and 94 for disabled, with Texas totals cited for 1965.
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Hardin County
Ralph Wilson
Texas
City Council Accepts Donalson Bid On Five Vehicles
The Silsbee City Council approved Donalson Motor Co as the low bidder for two ton pickups and three dump trucks at 17 596.34 dollars after Holmes Chevrolet’s bid was withdrawn. Delivery may occur before August. The meeting also noted two of three large main sewage plant pumps were back in operation after flood damage, with repairs estimated at 300 to 400 dollars, possibly rising to 6000 dollars but deemed light. The plant shutdown forced sewage redirection for parts of the city while steps were taken to prevent recurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donalson Motor Co
Silsbee
Donalson
Holmes Chevrolet
Wayne DuBose
DuBose
Former Resident Mrs Tom Bryant Dies in Houston
Word reached here of the death in Houston of Mrs Tom Bryant formerly of Silsbee where her husband worked for the Santa Fe Railroad. She is survived by one son Amon Bryant of Beaumont.
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Tom Bryant
Silsbee
Santa Fe Railroad
Amon Bryant
Beaumont
Two Cases Heard In County Court The Past Week
In Hardin County Judge Fletcher Richardson’s court two cases were heard last week. On Aug 15 K T Wilson of Kountze paid a $60 fine plus court costs and received three days in jail for misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. On Aug 16 W T Stark of Kountze paid a $10 fine plus costs for theft.
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Hardin County
Fletcher Richardson
K. T. Wilson
Kountze
W. T. Stark
School Board Hires Personnel and Amends Budget in Meeting
The Silsbee Independent School District board hired Benny Hosak as junior high band director and added Bert Kellar and Betty Evans to staff while approving a budget amendment of 583,267 dollars. They awarded fuel and paper contracts, cafeteria supplies, and an IBM electric typewriter, refused a church revival use of facilities, and awarded hardware for the new high school.
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Benny Hosak
Chance-Loeb School
Silsbee
Silsbee Independent School District
Hosak
Sam Houston State College
East Bernard
Chance Loeb
Groveton
Bert Kellar
Betty Evans
Oma Sharp
Geneva Price
Gulf Oil Corp
Holsum Baking Co
Borden Products Co
IBM Corp
IBM
Etex Typewriter Land Supply
Billings Southwest
Evadale Superintendent Nash Recovers From Surgery
Ed C. Nash superintendent of Evadale schools returned home Monday after major surgery at St. Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont on August 8. He is recuperating at home and can be in his office briefly each day. Full resumption of normal duties is expected in about three weeks.
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Ed C. Nash
Evadale
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Gibson earns Master of Science from LSU in Baton Rouge
Dennis A. Gibson, son of Mr and Mrs D A Gibson of Lumberton, received a Master of Science degree at LSU summer commencement in Baton Rouge on August 12. President John A Hunter conferred the degrees in the morning ceremony at the University Agricultural Center.
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Dennis A. Gibson
D. A. Gibson
Lumberton
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
John A. Hunter
Evadale School Registration Set for August 26
Evadale students in grades 1 through 12 will register August 26 from 8 50 to 11 30 am with bus routes operating that day. Books will be issued during registration per principal Bert Fling. First graders must present proof of smallpox vaccination and birth certificates if not already provided. The first full day of classes is Monday August 29.
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Evadale
Bert Fling
Fling
Texas State Teachers Association
Supt Don Hough Hospital Admission
Supt Don L. Hough of Silsbee entered St Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont Tuesday morning for tests and treatment after becoming ill over the weekend. Doctors sought to determine the source and plan treatment for his condition.
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Don L. Hough
Silshee
St. Elizabeth Hosvee
Beaumont
Hough
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Sen
Gussie Stroud
McAlister
Okla
Bryan Mays
Marylin
Billy Worsham
Port Neches
J. H. Richardson
Stroud
Mays
Ricks
Katie Bass
Lee
Englin
R. A. Richardson
Overstreet
the Bee
Justice of the Peace
J. M Bowman
Barrington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
L. P Wilson
Farndale
Ginger
Boots
Retail Merchants’ Association
Kiwanis Club
Quarterback Club
O'Dell
McCurty Rose Jr
Buna
Kevin Wade
C. G. McClinton
This City
Paul McClinton
Waco
Mexico City
Monterrey
Acapulco
Houston
Dennis Gibson
Don Hough
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