Silsbee High prepares strong football season
Silsbee head coach Ray McGallion expects one of the state’s best teams if this week’s hard work continues. Ten returning lettermen anchor the squad with seniors Steve Diden Bruce Parten Melvin Spell Tibby Scarborough Arthur Witte Mike Gossett Phillip Buskin John Jones and others. Tony Rothrock’s replacement is Pat Day new assistant coach.
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Tigers
Fettermen
Steve Diden
Bruce Parten
Melvin Spell
Tibby Scarborough
Arthur Witte
Mike Gossett
Phillip Buskin
John Jones
Mike Doiron
Harold Blythe
John Nichols
Larry Wallace
Steve Jordan
McGallion
Tony Rothrock
Silsbee High
Pat Day
Rothrock
Resig
Ray McGallion
Silsbee Tiger
John
Silsbee to Seek 14 Million Bond for New High School
Silsbee trustees plan a fall bond election of 14 million dollars to fund a new high school building as enrollment grows. petitions circulate. public hearing set for August 23. budget for 1965-66 proposed at about 1.415 million with a 1.65 tax rate. district receipts and salaries updated. several staff changes and resignations noted. desegregation plan approved, enabling continued federal aid under Title VI with parental school choice across grades 1-12.
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Silsbee
Silsbee School District Board of Education
Countant
Read - Turrentine
Kirby
Waldo Mathews
Robinson
Tony Rothrock
Daingerfield
Lee O. Paine
Naomi Paine
Kirrby
Linden- Kildare
Oma Odom
Riverside
Ali
Bill Spillar
West Columbia
Pat Day
Jerry Boardman
Bobby J. Meigs
Monica Harbour
Gulf Oil Corp
Taystee Bread Co
Carnation Co
George Ingram
Beaumont
Snow
Harris Fender
Tyler
U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Don L.hough
U. S. Commissioner of Education
Hough
Equalization Board In Session At Courthouse
Hardin County Board of Equalization meets at the courthouse and plans hearings for industrial taxpayers on Monday Aug 30. County Judge Fletcher Richardson cites budget pressures from the new criminal procedure revision and outlines anticipated changes in court costs jury pay and attorney fees under the new code. Seminars will be held to familiarize officials with the regulations.
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Board of Equalization
Hardin County
Fletcher Richardson
Richardson
Justices For the Peace
Referendum Sought on Closing of South Third Street
Silsbee citizens circulated petitions after a split vote to close part of South Third Street in exchange for right of way to extend Dardin Drive. The proposed referendum would nullify the council action and place the decision before voters. Petitions were led by J. L. Shine with 439 names, backed by local supporters and circulated through the Bee office.
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Silsbee
South Third Street
Dardin Drive
Georgas
Landolt
Fordinal
Frank McClanahan
Hopkins
J. L. Shine
Mrs Effie Jones 84 Laid To Rest In Silsbee
Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p m in Silsbee Church of Christ for Mrs. Effie Jones 84 who died Friday morning in St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont after a short illness. Burial was in Cunningham Cemetery with Farmer Funeral Home directing. Survivors include three daughters two sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Silsbee Church of Christ
Effie Jones
E. R. Warner
Jones
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Louisiana
Silsbee
Guy Chessier
Edna Sheffield
J. T. Grissom
Mark Kelley
J. H. Davis
E. E. Bean
A. R. Hard
James L Leigh to receive degree at North Texas State
James L Leigh among 665 seniors applying for bachelor’s degrees at North Texas State University Den ton. Summer commencement set for 8 0 p m August 24 at Fouts Field. Leigh son of Mr and Mrs Harold E Leigh seeks bachelor of arts in English. 1961 Silsbee High School graduate.
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James L. Leigh
North Texas State
North Oe State University
Denton
Fouts Field
Leigh
Harold E. Leigh
Silsbee High R
Rites Held for Mrs. Lightfoot Former Beaumont Mayor Candidate
Graveside services for Mrs. A W Lightfoot 60 former Beau mont mayor candidate were at Rest Haven Cemetery with Rev Paul Radke officiating. She died after a sudden illness at her home in Silsbee where she had lived. Pallbearers named. The McDonald family returned from Indiana visiting relatives including Artie McDonald and also toured Canada Niagara Falls and Bellingrath Gardens in Alabama.
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A. W. Lightfoot
Beaumont
Rest Haven Cemetery
Paul Radke
Westwego
Howard Lee McDonald
W. H. McDonald
Indiana
Artie McDonald
Canada
Niagara Falls
Bellingrath Gardens
Alabama
Gilchrist Attends 38th Texas Retail Grocers Convention
G W Gilchrist of Crockett and Gilchrist attends the 38th annual Texas Retail Grocers Association convention in Dallas this week to network and discuss industry issues.
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G. W. Gilchrist
Crockett and Gilchrist
Texas Retail Grocers Association
Dallas
Twenty Three Held In Hardin County Jail
Twenty three persons were held in the Hardin County jail the past week according to Sheriff Henry Overstreet. Offenses included one DWI misdemeanor, four major traffic violations, one simple assault, one disturbing the peace, one armed robbery, one juvenile parole violation, and one contributing to delinquency of a minor. Harmon Kelley of Thicket was fined fifty dollars and costs plus three days in jail for DWI.
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Hardin County
Henry Overstreet
Fletcher Richardson
Harmon Kelley
Thicket
DWI
Edwin O'Dell Re-Elected Head Of Silsbee Quarterback Club
Edwin O'Dell was re-elected president of the Silsbee Quarterback Club for the coming season at last Monday's meeting. Jesse Sanchez and K. E. Bell were named to another term as vice president and secretary-treasurer. The club launched its annual membership drive and will meet Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. in the Neches Room. A yearly father-son dinner is planned for Sept. 7, location to be announced, and Coach Ray McGallion unveiled new equipment for the Silsbee Tiger football team.
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Edwin O'Dell
Silsbee
Jesse Sanchez
K. E. Bell
O'Dell
Silsvee Tiger
Neches
Neches National Bank
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce Plans City Airport
The Silsbee Chamber of Commerce board unanimously approved pursuing an industrial airport on a 59.69 acre tract six miles north of the chamber office on Highway 92 just west of Oil Reserves Corp. The plan includes FAA and Texas Aeronautics grants and a clearinghouse for solicitations hosted by the chamber. A committee led by Richard Jones will establish the service to curb unethical solicitations and save merchants time and money. A Welcoming Service will begin at once and a general membership meeting is scheduled for September 21.
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Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee
Highway
Oil Reserves Corporation
Earl Wills
Federal Aviation
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce Welcoming Service
Chamber
Puerto Rican Seeks Honorary Citizenship for Silsbee
Rio Piedras resident Johnny Varas asks Silsbee Mayor Frank L. McClanahan for honorary citizenship and scenic cards for a personal photo album. He supplies a Pueblo Gardens Rio Piedras address and includes a postcard of the Christo Chapel in San Juan. The mayor invites any readers with photos or literature to contact him or leave material at the Silsbee Bee office.
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Silsbee
Frank L. McClanahan
Johnny Varas
Howard St
University Gardens
Rio Piedras
Puerto Rico
Mmy
U.S
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Harvard St
U. S
Drowning of J H Amacker Attributed To Accidental River Mishap
J H Amacker age 51 from Jasper drowned in the Neches River about 10 feet deep near Brushy Bluff while swimming with his wife Evelyn and Earl Knighton. Knighton tried to rescue him but failed. Body recovered by Silsbee volunteers after 2 hours 20 minutes. inquest ruled accidental drowning. Burial at Evergreen Cemetery Jasper with survivors including wife three daughters three brothers five sisters and other relatives. Chief John Busby led rescue efforts with Sheriff’s department and Texas Highway Patrol assisting.
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H. Amacker
Jasper
Neches
Silsbee
Brushy Bluff
Amacker
Evelyn
Earl T. Knighton
Knighton
Billy Paine
Silstee Volunteer Fire Department
Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Texas Highway Patrol
Silstee
E. C. Bryant
Martin McKinney
Charlie Allen
H. W. Boddie
John Busby
Bill Sellers
Rex Moore
J. O. Stringer
Berwick
Verna Helston
Poplarville
Maudie Stanford
Lumberton
Gladys Jean Amacker
Lahabra
Calif
Sarah Elizabeth McGalin
Buna
Edna Lois
Woodville Youth Indicted for Grocer Hold Up near Kountze
A 19 year old Woodville youth Frank Risinger was indicted for armed robbery of Phil's Drive In Grocery located 1.3 miles north of Kountze on July 9. He returned $10 of the $46 taken to owner Phillip Burton. Other grand jury indictments included Jerry Reddick Buford Snell William Whitehead Joseph Kyle Larry Curry Hugh Scott with Curry and Scott not arraigned.
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Frank Risinger
Kountze
Phillip Burton
Sheriff's Department
Burton
Jerry Reddick
Silsbee
Buford H. Snell
Victor
Dwi
William C. Whitehead
Buna
Joseph Kyle
Beaumont
Larry E. Curry
Hugh Scott
Curry
Scott
Hardin County Sheriff's Office
Mrs Randall and family return from Colorado vacation
Mrs Sam Randall Mrs L B Creel and daughter Mickey returned home Saturday after a two week vacation in Colorado visiting Mrs Randall's daughters families Mr and Mrs J W Hopkins in Colorado Springs and Mr and Mrs Ebb Levine in Pueblo.
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Sam Randall
L. B. Creel
Mickey
Colorado
Squirrel Season Opens Oct 15 in Hardin County
State game rules list Hardin County opening for squirrels on Oct. 15 with a daily bag limit of ten and 20 in possession. Deer, quail and turkey seasons follow with specified dates and limits for the Southeast Texas Regulatory District.
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Hardin County
William T. Wright
Silsbee
Parks and Wildlife
Tyler
Jasper
Newton
Texas
Hardin
Houston
Jefferson
Liberty
Montgomery
Orange
Polk
Trinity
Walker
Parks and Wildlife Department
Mange
Ste. Opah Selina
Turkey
Tigerette Drill Team Practice Opens Monday Morning
The 1965-66 Tigerette drill team will start Monday at 7:00 in Silsbee High School gym. They perform at each football game as a pep squad and will wear new uniforms seen at the first game with Huntsville. Lieutenants are Linda Abbott Connie Bradshaw Beverly Newsum and Glenda Stutts. They attended drill team school at Stephen F. Austin College in Nacogdoches. Maryvonne Friedien sponsors the group.
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Tigerette
Silsbee High School
Tigerettes
Huntsville
Linda Abbott
Connie Bradshaw
Beverly Newsum
Glenda Stutts
Stephen F. Austin College
Nacogdoches
Maryvonne Fredien
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Newton Hopkins
Pat Hill
Bee
P. Ellison
Soren Jenson
Seattle
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J. R. Ellison
Los Angeles
Tiger
Nichols
Wallace
Jordan
Silsbeecofc
Almond
Allen Warrick
J. H. Amacker
Woodville
Kountze Grocer
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