Chamber of Commerce backs integration stance in Silsbee
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce President C R Baker presented a letter to the city council outlining the group's position on racial tensions and integration. Mayor Frank L McClanahan supported pursuing civil rights law remedies in court if necessary. The council discussed road surfacing plans, street sign bids, and sewer line approvals tied to state health codes.
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Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
C. R. Baker
Baker
Frank L. McClanahan
Woodrow
Kirby Lilljedahl
Lilsbee
Lilljedahl
City Planning Commission
State Health Department
Spence Love
Health Department
Love
Roosevelt Drive
C of C
Council
Silsbee School District schedules budget hearing next Wednesday
The Silsbee Independent School District sets a public hearing for August 26 at 7 30 p m to review the 1964 65 budget which totals 1 263 934 00 with a 42 424 increase. Salary raises and debt service drive most of the higher expenditures while the tax rate remains 1 65.
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Silsbee Independent School
Evadale School Sets August Registration and Open Day
Evadale students will register Wednesday August 26 starting at 8 a.m. with both high school and elementary students registering. Textbooks and bus routes will proceed as usual and new students may register August 25 in the principal's office. The opening day is August 31 supervised by Superintendent E C Nash.
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R. B. Fling
Fling
Evadale
E. C. Nash
Wayne Hatcher Injured in Oil Field Accident
Wayne Hatcher, 22, of Silsbee, was injured in an oil well accident yesterday morning at Saratoga. He was rushed to Baptist Hospital in Beaumont and underwent surgery for a fractured skull. He and his wife Alice Curry live with her parents Mr and Mrs W M Curry in Silsbee.
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Wayne Hatcher
Silsbee
Saratoga
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Hatcher
Alice Curry
W. M. Cur
Burdette Family Plans Move to Silsbee Amid Arctic Station
Mrs. Robert Burdette and her son will live in Silsbee while SP/4 Robert Burdette is stationed in Thule Greenland with the US Army. He serves in the artillery missile division and recently transferred from Malibu California. He is the son of Mrs. Janie Mock of this city.
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Robert Burdette
Silsbee
Thule
Greenland
US Army
Artillery
Malibu
Calif
Janie Mock
Tigers Open 85 Man Conditioning For Football Season
Ray McGallion leads 85 Tiger hopefuls through two days of workouts at Kirby stadium emphasizing conditioning and drills. Returnees provide line depth while the backfield appears thin. juniors Norman Wallace Steve Diden Mike Doiron and seniors Harold Blithland David Barnes expected to boost the squad. pace and power noted with strong JV and ninth grade prospects, including ends John Jones Paul Neal.
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Tiger
Ray McGallion
Kirby Stadium
McGallion
MecGallion
Norman Wallace
Steve Diden
Mike Doiron
Harold Blithel
David Barnes
Wallace
Diden
Doiron
Blithe
Barnes
Bruce Parten McGallion
John Jones
Paul Neal
Darrell Dennis
Bert Carpenter
Arthur Witte
Don Lewis
Reserved football seats go on sale August 24 at Tiger games
Bruce Watts announces reserved season tickets for all Tiger home games go on sale to the public on Monday August 24. Last year’s holders must pick up their seats by 4 p.m. Friday to retain the same seats. otherwise, those seats will be released for sale on Monday.
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Tiger
Bruce Watts
Supt. Vyersons
Tigers Open Practice With Scrimmage Next Thursday
The Tigers begin drills with plays and passes as practice runs 7:30 am and 3:30 pm daily, lasting about two hours. A scrimmage is set for next Thursday Aug 27 at 6 pm on the local field, opponent unnamed.
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Ing
The
BEE
McGallion
Tiger
Silsbee High School Homecoming Events Tentatively Set
Officers of the ex-students association scheduled Silsbee High School Homecoming activities for October with a parade at 10 p.m. on Saturday October 17 parade marshal Houston Thompson firework display October 16 Old Timers reunion October 18 at the junior high cafeteria and a Sunday brunch after the festivities Betty Mitchell chairs the Saturday dance at the country club with a dinner and class meetings and receptions planned throughout the weekend.
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Silsbee High School
C. E
Pete” Landolt
Houston Thompson
Ete Bradshaw
Silsbee Fire Department
General Assembly
Silsbee Country Club
Betty Mitchell
Supt Don Hough Suffers Heart Attack at School Office
Superintendent Don L. Hough suffered a heart attack at 11 55 a m Wednesday while at the school administration office. He was rushed to St Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont where tests confirmed the heart attack and doctors noted uncertain extent of damage. Assistant Superintendent Bruce Watts found him slumped at his desk and called a Farmer ambulance. Dr W J Poshataske treated him and he was transported to the hospital where he received oxygen and endured extreme chest and shoulder pain. A no visitors sign was set on the door to his room.
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Don L. Hough
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Bruce Watts
W. J. Poshataske
Silsbee Quarterbacks Plan Membership Drive
The Silsbee Quarterback Club elected Edwin O'Dell as president and Jesse Sanchez as vice president. They seek a city-wide drive Monday to reach a 1500 member goal, up from 400 last year, with meetings at 5:30 PM and 7:30 PM in the Silsbee High cafeteria. The group supports the Tiger football team, hosts a yearly barbeque, and reviews game films with Coach Ray McGallion.
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Silsbee
Edwin O'Dell
Jesse Sanchez
O'Dell
Silsbee High
Tigers
Tiger
Ray McGallion
Three Juvenile Auto Thieves Apprehended in Silsbee
Deputy Ira Moore reports the arrest of three white Silsbee juveniles aged 16 and 14 for four auto thefts and related vandalism and boat thefts. One 14-year-old had only partial involvement. the others faced charges for multiple crimes. The 16-year-old was sent to Gatesville state school for boys, while the others received another chance.
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Silsbee
Ira Moore
Moore
H. A Coe
Kountze
Gatesville
Donalson Motor Co
Village Creek
Tommy Lewis
South Hampton
Santa Fe
Kirby Lumber Corp
Neches River
Evadale
Jones 72 Dies Suddenly in Silsbee Area
Johnnie Wesley Jones 72 of Route 1 Silsbee died Sunday night at 11 25 p m. Graveside rites were held at Village Mills Cemetery with Rev J L Sylvester of Buna officiating. He was a retired machinist member of the Pentecostal church and is survived by his wife five daughters two sons and a sister from several Texas and Michigan locales.
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Village Mills
Johnnie Wesley Jones
Route 1
Silsbee
J. L. Sylvester
United Pentecostal Church of
Buna
Jones
Pentecostal Church
Leavy Jones
Juanita Sheppherd
Gladys Nunn
Houston
Frankie Simmons
Patsy Gage
Lakeview
Mich
Sue Rhodes
Kountze
J. D. Jones Fof Austin
James L. Jones F
Freemont
Calif
Ella Ekman
Elbert Thomas Dies in California at 19
Elbert Thomas, 19, of Hayward California, formerly of Honey Island, died last Thursday at his home from a gunshot wound. No details on the death are available. He was a former Honey Island resident. Burial was Tuesday at Old Hardin Cemetery with Rev. W O Holmes and Rev E C Holland officiating. Burial by Farmer Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife Connie Thomas, two sisters Loraine Shehorn and Jimmie Dale Thomas, maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Jones, and great grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J J Presswood.
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Elbert Thomas
Hayward
Calif
Thomas
Honey Island
Old Hardin
W. O. Holmes
First Baptist Church of
E. C. Holland
Farmer Funeral Home
Connie Thomas
Loraine Shehorn
Dallas
Jimmie Dale Thomas
Silsbee
Johnny Jones
J. J Presswood
Splendora
Silsbee Boy Wins Golf Tournament
Joe Willie Price Jr 11, son of J W and Geneva Price, won the Tri City Golf Association Junior Tournament at Tyrrell Park Beaumont. He shot 56 for nine holes, his first complete round, and received a trophy for first place.
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Joe Willie Price Jr
J. W
Geneva Price
Tri City Golf Association
Tyrrell Park Municipal
Beaumont
Price
Waldo Mathews School
Allen J. Scott
Young Price
Joe
Nash Eddy Receive Awards At Jasper
Supt Ed Nash of Evadale and W A Eddy of Jasper were honored in an awards ceremony at Southwestern's Jasper office on August 12 Representing Texas United Fund president Frank H Keller was O R Crawford Texas United Fund aids United Funds in the state and represents 11 health welfare and character building agencies Nash and Eddy were recognized for their service to the united way of giving in Texas.
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Ed Nash
Evadale
W. A. Eddy
Jasper
Southwestern
Frank H. Heller
Texas United Fund
O. R. Crawford
Jasper United Fund
United Funds
Nash and
Eddy
United Way of Giving
Texas
Hardin Grand Jury Returns Twelve Indictments
Hardin County Grand Jury for the Eighth Judicial District returned 12 bills of indictment in a session on August 17. Eight defendants face driving while intoxicated second offense, one forgery and passing a false instrument, one child desertion, one theft, and one defrauding by worthless check. Martin L. Wilson of Silsbee served as man of the jury. Mr and Mrs Cecil Cobble with daughter Cecile attended Lakeview Methodist Assembly near Palestine where she presides as Junior Counsellor for the camp this week.
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Hardin County
B8th
W. L. Selman
Martin L. Wilson
Silsbee
Cecil Cobble
Cecile
Lakeview
Two From Silsbee Earn Degrees At SFA
Nacogdoches Stephen F. Austin State College graduation honors 290 seniors and grads. Dr. Ralph Steen, president, delivered the address. The 8 p.m. outdoor ceremony marked a permanent move from Memorial Stadium. Silsbee graduates Robert Allen Smith and Philip George Allen completed B.S. and M.Ed. programs.
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Nacogdoches
Stephen F. Austin State College
Ralph Steen
SFA
Steen
Stephen F. Austin
Memorial Stadium
Silsbee
Robert Allen Smith
Philip George Allen
DWI Case Heard This Week in County Court
Two defendants faced county court during the week. Edgar Eaves of Silsbee received a three day jail term and a $50 fine plus costs for misdemeanor DWI on August 17. R A Garlington of Victor was fined $10 plus costs for use of an illegal hoop net on August 18.
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Fletcher Richardson
Edgar Eaves
Silsbee
R. A. Garlington
Victor
Week in Hardin County Jail Averages Several Arrests
Thirty-one people were lodged in Hardin County jail during the past week according to Chief Deputy Dave Rountree. Arrests included four juveniles for breaking and entering, one felony driving while intoxicated, three misdemeanor DWI, one felony breaking and entering, one hot check, and the rest for drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
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Hardin County
Dave Rountree
Mercer couple attend funeral for Roy Cale in Pasadena
Mr and Mrs Walter Mercer attended funeral services for Roy Cale in Pasadena on Tuesday. Cale was killed when a car fell on him while he was working under it.
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Walter Mercer
Roy Cale
Pasadena
Ray Biscamp Injured While Servicing Mill Chain
Ray Biscamp about 21 of Route 1 Silsbee suffered severe injuries Tuesday afternoon while maintaining a chain at Kirby Mill. His right hand was entangled in the chain and he was rushed to Dr Sam P Copeland's office then transported by Farmer ambulance to Baptist Hospital Beaumont. Doctors reported half of one finger severed and nearly half of another finger partially severed with surgery in Beaumont to save the partially severed finger. The remaining two fingers sustained severe cuts. the thumb was uninjured.
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Ray Biscamp
Silsbee
Kirby Mill
Biscamp
Sam P. Copeland
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Copeland
Local B&PW Club Members Attend District Meeting
Mrs Mayburn LabBrache Letha Smith Ona McGinty and H C Scoggins of the local B&PW Club attended a district president's meeting in Port Arthur over the weekend. The gathering took place in the clubroom of the First National Bank Building.
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Mayburn LabBrache
Letha Smith
Ona McGinty
H. C. Scoggins
B&pw Club
Port Arthur
First National Bank
Costs And Tax Rate Of Proposed Hardin County Junior College
State education official released a prospectus for Hardin County Junior College District outlining projected enrollment about 500 in year one, county valuations trends, and funding needs. Local maintenance tax would be 10 cents per $100, with total first year tax around 29 cents per $100. building costs could raise it to 29 cents without federal aid, or about 24 cents with federal participation. A homeowner with $1,000 assessed value would pay about $2.40 yearly.
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Don L. Hough
Hough
Pritchard and Abbott
B. W. Musgraves
Junior College
Texas Education Agency
Hardin County
State Board of Education
Hardin County Junior College
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Borden
Foremost
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Billy Youngblood
Waldo Mathews
Evadale School
Evadale Independent School District
Don Hough
J Moore
J. M. Bowman
Raymond Lowery
Andrew Clifford Anderson
J. W. Bumstead
Walton Road
Gertrude Palmer
Division Street
J. W. Jones
California
Silsbee Boy
Nash
Hardin Grand Jury
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