J Kirby Herndon Promotes Multipurpose Forest Lands Use
Houston August 20 J Kirby Herndon executive vice president of Kirby Lumber Corp says forest lands should serve many needs not just growing trees. He cites leasing lands for hunting fishing outdoor recreation cattle farming 4 H and FFA clubs and university research with four area colleges using facilities.
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Houston
J. Kirby Herndon
Kirby Lumber Corp
Housston
Herndon
East Texas
FFA
Silsbee Youths Drive Into Incomplete Bridge On US 96
Five Silsbee area youths driving east on an uncompleted US 96 bypass bridge site south of Silsbee fell into a 15 foot drop after hitting a bridge abutment. One boy Larry Curtis fractured his ankle. others, all minors, were treated and released. No charges filed.
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Silsbee
US 96
Lester Cowart
Larry Curtis
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Silshee
Doctors Hospital
Cowart
Norman Barrow
Sales Brisk On Tiger Games Season Tickets
Silsbee School administration reports brisk sales of reserved seat season tickets for Tiger games. Option buyers must pick up by Friday 4 p.m. Tickets go on sale to the public Monday at 8:00 a.m. First come first served. Also available are tickets for three away games at Jasper, Nederland, and Port Arthur. Lincoln High game tickets in Port Arthur not yet received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee School
Bruce Watts
Tigers
Jasper
Nederland
Thomas Jefferson
Port Arthur
Lincoln High
Nixon Names Lumberton Man US Marshal
J Keith Gary an insurance agent from Lumberton was nominated by President Nixon for U S Marshal of the Eastern District of Texas to succeed Tully Reynolds. If confirmed by the Senate he will serve a four year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberton
U.S. Marshal Post
Texas
J. Keith Gary
Nixon
Tully Reynolds
Gary
Senate
Silsbee Chamber Backs 35000 Acre Big Thicket Park Plan
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce directors unanimously endorsed a Big Thicket park of not more than 35 000 acres aligning with National Park Service plans. The board also discussed Diamond Jubilee preparations with banners due before Sept 1 and other celebration items. The group noted a new runway over 5000 feet was planned for Hardin County Airport to attract federal and state grants for paving and lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
National Park Service
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Arthur Cawthon
Silsbee
Lenox Hawthorne
Jack Droddy
Cawthon
Hardin County
Charles E. Stephen to Receive Master of Education
Charles Ernest Stephen of Silsbee will receive a Master of Education degree from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville at commencement exercises Saturday night. Stephen has taught math at Silsbee High School and Silsbee Junior High for eight years and plans to teach at Lumperton this year.
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Charles Ernest Stephen
Silsbee
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville
Stephen
Silsbee High School
Silsbee Junior High
Lumperton
Local Woman Indicted For Husband's Murder
Mrs Mae Belle Hageon, 47, of Silsbee, indicted by Hardin County Grand Jury for murder of her husband Willie Hageon, 58, on July 25. She is jailed in Hardin County on $5000 bond awaiting trial. Grand Jury returned 21 other indictments. other details unavailable.
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Mae Belle Hageon
Silsbee
Hardin County
Grand Jury
Willie Hageon
Hageon
Court of Justice of the Peace
Rex Moore
Die to Receive Masters Degree at UH
Jerry Glynn Die son of Mr and Mrs J D Die of Silsbee is among over 1200 candidates to degrees at the University of Houston Summer Commencement exercises Friday August 22 at 7 30 p m. Die will receive a Master of Arts in Psychology in an outdoor ceremony led by UH President Dr Philip G Hoffman and with Dr Willis McDonald Tate of Southern Methodist University delivering the commencement address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Glynn Die
J. D. Die
Silsbees
YW Houston
Willis McDonald Tate
Southern Methodist University At
Dallas
Philip G. Hoffman
Ezekiel Cullen Auditori- Ulli
A. L. Gore Arrested For Impersonating Officer
A. L. Gore, whose authority as a deputy constable was in question, was arrested by Silsbee Police and the Sheriff's Department on charges of impersonating a peace officer. The warrant originated from Lumberton Justice of the Peace J. M. Bowman and was delivered Tuesday evening. Bond set at 500 dollars. Gore booked at 11:40 p.m. and released on bond early Wednesday. Commissioner Howard Barrington and Glen Kirby stood as bondsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Gore
Commissioners Court
Silsbee Police Department
Sheriff's Department
Henry Overstreet
Gore
Lumberton
Justice of the Peace
J. M. Bowman
David Eaton
Silsbee
Lamar O’barbo
Ed Thedford
D. G. Gilmore
Kountze
Gilmore
the Bee
Commissioners
Albert McKinney
Dwayne Overstreet
Commissioner’s Court
Howard Barrington
Glen Kirby
Atlantic
Emmett Lack
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Lack
Kenneth Sherman to Receive Degree From Auburn U
Kenneth Leroy Sherman of Silsbee will join 1057 graduates at Auburn University summer commencement on August 23. He earns a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering as part of a large class including 28 doctorates and 335 master's degrees.
Hardin County Reassesses Atlantic-Richfield Values
Hardin County Commissioners Court re assessed Atlantic-Richfield property for 1967 and 1968 setting values at 45,357,087 and 40,196,190 with tax due of 200,002 after settling a two year tax suit. Debate over deputy constables A L Gore and Herman Allen followed with questions of authority and arrests.
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Board of Equalization
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Atlantic - Richfield
Atlantic
Lumberton Boy Killed When Bicycle Collides With Car
A six year old Lumberton boy died after his bicycle with no brakes ran into a southbound car on US 96 five miles north of Beaumont. The driver Shirley Ann Holland and two passengers were treated and released at St Elizabeth Hospital. Funeral services for Marvin Howard Taylor Jr were held Aug 15 at Kelley Hixson Funeral Home with burial in Forest Park Cemetery.
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US 96
Beaumont
Truman Dougharty
Wallace Spillar
Marvin Howard Taylor Jr
Marvin H. Taylor Sr
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Shirley Ann Holland
Silsbee
Taylor
Dougharty
Holland Auto
Kelley-Hixson
James W. Bradford
First Baptist Church of
Loeb
Forest Park Cemetery
Virgil Langham
Larry Comier
Gerald Poe
Perry Gore
Hardin County Sheriff July Report Highlights Fines and Arrests
The Hardin County sheriff reported 7 month totals through July 31 1969 with 1184 jailed and 28138.98 in fines. July alone recorded 198 bookings including 59 drunkenness arrests 15 DWI and 32 minors jailed. July fines reached 2845.25. Mrs O C Seely visited her son and family in San Antonio over the weekend.
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Hardin County
O. C. Seely
Mrs. Claxton Seely
San Antonio
Rites For Gore Couple Held Monday Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. An drew Gore 64 of LeBleu near Lake Charles were held Monday at St Josephs Catholic Church Chloe with burial in LeBleu Cemetery. Andrew Gore 57 also died by gunshot in the same incident. his services were held Tuesday at Cane Lead Assembly of God with burial in Cunningham Cemetery. Survivors include Gore family members across Texas and Louisiana with multiple grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Andrew Gore
LeBleu
Lake Charles
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Chloe
LeBleu Ceme
Gore
Texas
Clarence Gore
Wotaw
van Hare
Silsbee
Kenneth
Olan
Stanley Gore
George Gore
Beaumont
James Gore
Phoenix, Ariz
Bessie Sheffield
Nederland
Kountze Ranch Store Burglarized In Aug 14 Break In
Thieves broke into Five-O Ranch Supply in Kountze between 5 p m on Wednesday and 8 a m on Thursday August 14 items stolen valued at 142 70 include boots saddle blanket pony bridle horse bridle double stitched reins and a hackamore bit Sheriff Henry Overstreet said no arrests had been made by Tuesday Chief Deputy Elmer Prosise noted boot sizes 8 12 and 10 1 2 were taken from two pairs of boots and described color details of the boots and scraps of burglary data from the report
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Kountze
Henry Overstreet
Ron Childress
Elmer Prosise
School Board Adopts 69 70 Budget and Plans Dual Insurance
The Silsbee Independent School District will offer two student insurance plans for 1969 70 with Option I and Option II available to parents. The board approved the amended budget with a 1.85 tax rate, projected unencumbered funds, a 200000 borrowing authorization, and depository contracts with Silsbee State Bank and Neches National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Independent
Don L. Hough
Board of Education
Insernational Insurance Co
Dallas
Hough
Silsbee State Bank
Neches National Bank
George Tennison
W. J. Poshataske
Evadale School Registration and Calendar Details
Evadale school registration for grades 1 to 12 is set for Tuesday August 26 from 8:00 to 4:00 with buses on regular routes. New students in grades 7 through 12 register from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. on August 25 in Principal Bert Fling’s office. Classes start September 2 and preschool teaching workshop runs August 5, 26, and 27. Holidays include Thanksgiving November 27-28, Christmas December 22 to January 1, 1970, and spring break April 23-27. last day of school is May 29.
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Evadale
Bert Fling
Evadal
Fling
Tuesay
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J Kirby Herndon
Arthur Spurlock
Bill McWilliams
Earnest Hutto
Herbert Thomp
Jimmy Jeffrey
Merchant's Committee
Charles E. Stephen
Jerry G. Die
U of H
Kenneth Sherman
Auburn U
Auburn
Kenneth Leroy Sherman
Auburn University
Sherman
Montgomery
Air University Division
Auburn Memorial Coliseum
David W Mullins
University of Arkansas
Mullins
Langdon Hall
Union Ballroom
Harry M. Philpott
Milton McKinney
Corpus ,Christi
Tommy Jackson
Durham
N. C
W. J. Jackson
D. Overstreet
Tom Burch
Allen
Constabulary
Hugh Means
Burch
Barrington
McKinney
Overstreet
Commissioner Means
Means
Hale
Chance-Loeb
W. King
Hadeen
The
Tay
Kountze Ranch
Woodrow Washatoriia
John Busby
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