Justifiable homicide verdict in Greenwood slaying
Ernest Greenwood, a Silsbee Negro, was killed by Policeman Grady Tarver during an arrest en route to jail after a Buick veered off Spurger highway near Turney’s grocery. Tarver said Greenwood attacked, choked, and reached for a knife, prompting two chest shots. Sheriff William Whitaker confirmed death from two gunshot wounds.
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Louis Sellers
Ernest Greenwood
Silsbee
Greenwood
Grady Tarver
Tarver
Spurger Highway
Turney’s Grocery
Billy Turney
Turney
Mr. Tarver
Grenewood
Vandals Strike School Buses and Campus
Teen vandals damaged Junior High buses last Thursday night costing district funds. They removed gas and drained tanks, damaged seats with knives, and broke windows in buildings. Other locations in the Silsbee area reported vandalism and stolen gasoline that night.
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Silsbee
Searchers probe Village Creek banks for missing woman
Searchers combed Village Creek banks south of Silsbee for Mrs. Dewey Van Valkenburg a 56 year old Beaumont resident missing since 1 30 p m Wednesday. She was with family at the outing when she left the car and walked toward the creek where others swam and played.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village Creek
Silsbee
Dewey van Valkenburg
Lee Street
Beaumont
van Valkenburg
Kenneth VanValkenburg
Louise May
VanValkenburg
Citizens Council Forms in Silsbee Texas
A local Citizens Council in Silsbee Texas was formed Friday at the junior high auditorium with over 100 attendees. Dr B E Masters urged the group's purpose and a state charter application was prepared for submission and approval. Officers and directors were elected but not released. A second meeting will be held after charter approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee, Texas
Citizens Council
Citizens Councils
B. E. Masters
Texas Association of Citizens Councils
Silsbee Golf Club hires seasoned pro Spillar
John Spillar, longtime Beaumont golf figure, is hired as pro at Silsbee Golf and Country Club. He will oversee course maintenance, greens, pro shop, and will be aided by his family. Spillar has prior golf instruction, course experience, and ties to regional golf groups. The club notes memberships remain open as it plans for growth. The Silsbee Charter Commission has completed its draft home rule charter and will meet next week to review final changes before sending it to the city council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Spiller
Beaumont Municipal
Southwest
Silsbee Golf and Country Club
Frank McClanahan
Spillar
Beaumont Golf Association
Frank S. Bertschler
Beaumont Parks
Silsbee
City of
Carey Williamson
Charter Commission
Texas League of Municipalities
Austin
Free Saturday Parking Placed On Four Bargain Days
Silsbee council approves free all day parking on four Community Bargain Days Saturdays to aid merchants and cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce. Merchants at a August meeting backed the plan. employees urged to park outside the district. A charter proposal for a city manager form of government was discussed, with a citizen vote planned.
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Silsbee
Chamber of Commerce
A. R. Neyland
Rayford Birdwell
KE. M. Prewitt
W .P. Crockett
H. M. Jones
Registration Opens for Silsbee Elementary First Graders
Mrs. Sheffield says new entrants to Silsbee Elementary must register August 27 31. Entering first grade or new students require birth certificate and smallpox vaccination. Returning students need not register. Junior high and high school registrations run August 29 30 and August 30.
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Silsbee
W. E. Sheffield
Silsbee Elementary School
Second Primary Voters Will Choose Governor Saturday
Silsbee voters face a second Democratic primary for governor with Price Daniel of Liberty County and Ralph Yarborough of Travis County contesting the nomination. Absentee voting has been brisk with 138 ballots issued, 65 returned. deadlines require postmark by Tuesday midnight and ballots in the county clerk office by Saturday noon. Election polls open 8 am to 7 pm at the junior high school. Banks Cook serves as election judge.
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Texas
Price Daniel
Liberty County
Ralph Yarborough
Travis County
Clarence McNeely
Silsbee
Banks Cook
Lions Kiwanis Softball Epic Rosters Released
The Silsbee Lions clash with the Kiwanis Killers at Little League Park tonight at 8 p.m. in a planned classic.Managers Carey Williamson and Bill Pennington boast secret camps, revised lineups possible, and a host of named players ready to swing for the championship in a hard hitting contest.
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Little League Park
Silsbee Lions
Kiwanis Killers
Carey Williamson
Lions
Bill Pennington
Newton
Hopkins
Tery
Earl “Yogi” Stover
J. D
Donalson
Marion
Almond
Killers
George “Dull Needle” Tennison
Pete “Digger” Farmer
Don Hough
Jack” Hedge
Bill” Pennington
Ed “Flash” Nash
Carl “Casey
Paramore
J. C. “Puny” Perkins
Carey “Stretch” Williamson
Tom “Southern” Bell
W. M
Parker
W. C
Roy
A. E
Johnson
Sam “Crazy Legs” Copeland
Louis “Eagle
Grand Jury Indicts One In Kountze Slaying Case
Hardin County grand jury indicted a Black man linked to a fatal Kountze public safety shooting about two weeks ago. Four additional indictments were returned for second offense DWI, timber theft, and burglary. Judge Coe had minor surgery and will be out about a week.
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Will Mask
Kountze Negro
Hardin County Grand Jury
88Th District Court
Willis Selman
H. A. Coe
Hardin County Hospital
Local Negro Dies Of Injuries After Being Hit By Car
Wiley Barnet a 34 year old Silsbee Negro died Sunday morning at Baptist hospital Beaumont from injuries after being struck Friday on highway 96 about two miles east of Silsbee. Driver Melvin Clubb 18 of Beaumont and four youths were with him when the crash occurred. Barnet stopped his car then stepped into the highway as Clubb approached. Clubb could not avoid the impact. Barnet had a wife and two children. No charges were filed. the incident was considered unavoidable.
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Wiley Barnet
Silsbee
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Evadale
Barnet
Melvin Clubb
Grady Tarver
Clubb
Mr. Tarver
Swimming Lessons End At Local Pool In Silsbee
Owner Buske Hargrove announced the final week of swimming lessons at Silsbee pool brought the season total to 160 students. The pool will stay open through September with new hours after school starts 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., and may stay open through October if the school uses facilities for physical education. A total of 20,000 swimmers have used the pool this season.
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Silsbee Swimming Pool
Buske Hargrove
Hargrove
Mrs. Tatman Returns From Mexico City Trip
Mrs. R. D. Tatman arrived home in Silsbee Sunday after a 10 day trip to Mexico City. She traveled with her son in law and daughter Judge and Mrs Melvin Combs of Beaumont. The Combs children, visiting relatives in Mexico City, accompanied their parents back to Beaumont.
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R. D. Tatman
Silsbee
Mexico City
Melvin Combs
Beaumont
Combs
First Norther Breaks Heat Wave Across Silsbee
A cool air mass arrived with the first norther of the season, dropping temperatures by as much as 26 degrees. Residents turned on blankets as air conditioners were shut off, with rain totaling only 0.8 inch since July 27 and sparse showers in August.
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Silsbee
Bee Building
Local Boy Spends Night In Hospital After Smashun
Billy Benson, 15, son of Mr and Mrs Milton Benson of 365 Railroad, was shaken up in an auto collision Monday afternoon at Roosevelt Drive and 10th Street. He was taken to Hardin County hospital in Kountae by farmer ambulance, spent the night for observation, and was released Tuesday morning. The crash involved a Benson car and a Slavik Bros. Grocery truck driven by Bob Slavik, with extensive damage to both vehicles.
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Billy Benson
Milton Benson
365 Railroad
Roosevelt Drive
10Th Street
Young Benson
Hardin County Hospital
Kountae
Farmer Ambulance
Benson
Slavik Bros
Bob Slavike
Slavik
Grady Tarver
Tarver
Parker Family Reunion Draws Attendees in Jasper
Mr and Mrs B G Creel Allen and family Ozro Parker and family Grady Walters and Ja n T Barnes and family Mrs A Williamson and baby attended the Parker family reunion Sunday in Jasper.
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B. G. Creel
Allen
Ozro Parker
Grady Walters
Jan T. Barnes
A. Williamson
Baby
Parker
Jasper
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David Whitman
Bobby Jo Shepherd
Gulf Oilers
Gehrig Brown
Carolyn
Silsbee Dry Goods Athletics
Johnny Cones
Sharon Murphey
Crockett & Gilchriest White Sox
Butch Murphey
Marilyn McGinty
Fire Department Indians
Sondra Turner
Buna
Buna Yankees
Negro
Officer
Village
Commission
Hatal
Silsbee Club
Mr. McClanahan
SlUsbee
State of Texas
Hardin County
Sheffield
Will Wilson
Tom Moore
Saratoga
E. E. Cotten
Joe Hunt
Cotten
Lions - Kiwanis
Eye” Thacker
Herbert
Lefty
Elmore
Utility Men
Rayford
Tweety” Birdwell
T. E
Heine” VanWinkle
W. P
Screwball” Crockett
Earl
Wild Man
Wills
D. M
Moose” Short
Dudley
Spud” Young
C. E
Pee Wee” Landolt
W. F
Baldy
Caskey
R. E
Aches & Pains
Ensign
R. O
Jackson
Frank
McClanahan
Ruben “Rube” Martin
John” Skinner
Kiwanis
Clifton “Factory Fresh
Caraway
Lloyd “Low Volt
Brannan
B. A. “Right
O Way” Glasscock
E. M
Butterfingers
Prewitt
Cliff “Blue Flame
McKay
Alf “Shorty” Fullingim
Dave
Big Boy
John
Bower
Winger
Jimmy
Jeffrey
Arthur Olsen
The
Bee
Olsen
Kountze
Smashun
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