Watts Advises Student Registration For Silsbee Schools
Bruce Watts, assistant superintendent, announced fall registration ahead of the Sept. 5 start. High school bus students register Aug 30 from 8 to noon, non bus students 1 to 3. Elementary grades 1-6 in Silsbee may register any weekday morning until Sept 5. Sixth graders attend Read-Turrentine and Kirby campuses. Junior high students register Aug 30. Waldo Mathews and Frank Robinson students register Aug 30 from 8 a.m. First graders must present birth certificates and smallpox vaccination records. Bus drivers meet Aug 28 at 7 p.m. at the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Watts
Silsbee
Read- Turrentine
Kirby
Waldo Mathews
Frank Robinson
Watts
School Board Takes No Action on Tax Row
Southwestern Settlement and Development Division of Eastex and the Silsbee school board debated land tax values for 1961. Board members did not attend. presenters urged reassessment, citing low income and planned layoffs. Kirby proposed several valuation schemes and a possible across the board increase, with emphasis on oil properties and minerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Settlement and Development Division
East Texas Pulp and Paper
Silsbee
Board of Equalization
L. A. Yankie
E. M. Prewitt
Herbert G. Elmore
Paper Company
Glen L. Kirby
O. R. Crawford
Eastex
Southwestern Division
Crawford
Southwestern di
Orange County
Kirby
Kirby Mill
Self
Woman Beaten in Silsbee as Family Receives Fines
A Silsbee woman, 20, was severely beaten in her home. Her husband Billy Roy Lee, 22, Lula Mae Lee, 52, and Dorothy Weeks, 24, pled guilty to aggravated assault and were fined a total of 1000 plus costs. The victim sustained facial cuts, bruises, a black eye, and leg welts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Dwayne Overstreet
Grady Tarver
The
Vic
Tims
Billy Roy Lee
Lula Mae Lee
Dorothy Weeks
Port Neches
Overstreet
Fletcher Richardson
Lee Bell Lee
Tarver
Lions Club Labor Day Radio Show Planned for Silsbee
Silsbee Lions prepare for the second annual Labor Day radio show on KKAS Silsbee Monday September 4. General chairman Frnie Dietrich says plans are on schedule Paul Georgas heads the announcers committee completing disk jockey line up. Dietrich urges sales teams to finalize spots for advertisers President W W Howell names Earl Wills crippled children committee chairman for the year. R E Bistline of Mobil Oil Beaumont spoke on enthusiasm at the meeting with J D Donalson as program chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Lions
Kkas Silsbee
Frnie Dietrich
Paul Georgas
Lion Dietrich
W. W. Howell
Lion Earl Wills
Crippled Children’s Committee
R. E. Bistline
Mobil Olin
Tigerettes Begin Fall Workouts At Silsbee High
Tigerettes Silsbee High School drill squad will start fall workouts Tuesday at 9 30 a m in the gymnasium, announced sponsor Mrs L O Wray. Four lieutenants join a 35 member squad returning from a training camp at Lake Caddo led by Denard Haden. Members Terry Lynn Smith Ann Hayes and Beth Madison were named as trip participants. others reminded to bring doctor and parental permits.
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Tigerettes
Silsbee High School
L. O. Wray
Trail Riders Rodeo Set For Friday And Saturday
Silsbee Trail Riders outline a two night amateur rodeo with opening performance at 8 p.m. Friday at their arena. Parade Saturday at 3 p.m. starts at Apache Lumber on Highway 96S and proceeds to the arena. Events include bare back bronc, calf roping, steer riding, ribbon roping, wild cow milking, bull riding and barrel racing. Jackson Bailey Cattle Co supplies stock. committee chair John Hoke leads arrangements.
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Silsbee
Conner’s Drive
Highway 496S
Johnny Hoke
Apache Lumber Company
Rodeo
Earl Hutson
Silsbee ‘Trail Riders
Jackson- Bailey Cattle Company
Bridge City
Woody Spurlock
Satsuma Yearbooks Arrive for Silsbee Signing Party
Silsbee High School staff celebrate the 1961 Satsuma yearbooks arrival. The signing party for distribution to students is set for Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Junior High cafeteria. Free admission with refreshments sold. outstanding balances must be paid. Extra copies in $5, with photos and snapshots for sale. Music will accompany dancing.
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Satsuma
Silsbee High
Bee
D Clinefelter to Receive 50 Year Masonic Pin Award
D Clinefelter of Silsbee will receive a 50 year Masonic service award at a dinner meeting on Wednesday August 30 in the local lodge hall. Lodge secretary F L Choate said district deputy grand master H M Starkey of Beaumont will present the pin and Hardin County attorney Dwayne Overstreet will deliver the principal address. Dinner at 6:30 p m and all master Masons invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Clinefelter
Silsbee
F. L. Choate
H. M. Starkey
Beaumont
Dwayne Overstreet
Hardin County
Choate
Supt Don Hough Named To Southern Association Unit
Don L. Hough of Silsbee schools was elected to the district committee at an Aug 16 meeting of the Southern Assn of Secondary Schools and Colleges held at South Park High School Beaumont. He replaces A B Coleman of Jasper whose term expires. About 50 area officials attended as Lloyd K Gilbert of Dayton led a standards discussion with A P Griffin W B Killebrew Lennie DeVall and C M Owen among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt
Don L. Hough
Silsbee Schools
Southern Assn
South Park High School
Beaumont
A. B. Coleman
Jasper
Lloyd KE. Gilbert
Dayton
A. P. Griffin
Beaumont High School
W. B. Killebrew
Port Neches
Lennie DeVall
Port Arthur
C. M. Owen
Hull- Daisetta
Mr Aubrey Bradley Visitors in the Han e with Wuikle
Mr and Mrs Aubrey Bradley and children of Cleveland visited over the weekend in the home of Mr and Mrs Morris Wuikle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Bradley
Cleveland
Morris
Ven Wuikle
Woodville Comes Here Friday For Grid Scrimmage
Tiger Coach Ray McGallion praised Tuesday’s scrimmage against Woodville but noted much remains to be done. Silsbee faced Woodville and will return scrimmage here tomorrow. Future plans include a Beaumont scrimmage next Monday and a Sept. 1 home workout with French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiger
Ray McGallion
Woodville
Silsbee
Charles McGinty
McGinty
McGallion
Beaumont
Wayne Nash
Jerry Lindsey
Tommy Hare
Nicky Gilbert
Bo Tarver
John Upshaw
Paul Johnson
Pee Wee Roy
Johnson
Randy Read
Read
Cub Tracks to be distributed at junior high
Principal I D Griffith announced that the junior high annuals titled Cub Tracks will be distributed to students next Wednesday, August 30, with new district students to register then. Existing students from Silsbee schools will report for registration on September 9 at the start of the new school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffith
Silsbee
Hunting seasons outlined by area warden
State Game Warden Olan Davis released area hunting regs covering doves ducks geese quail squirrels and deer for Hardin Tyler Jasper Newton Orange Jefferson Liberty Polk and Montgomery counties. Highlights include zone dates dove limits ducks geese crane deer season specifics and shotgun requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olan Davis
Hardin
Tyler
Jasper
Newton
Orange
Jefferson
Liberty
Polk
Montgomery
Kiwanis Family Night Barbecue Planned Tonight
Kiwanis Club of Silsbee hosts a family night barbecue at 7 p m on the Fast Texas Pulp and Paper Co picnic grounds by Village Creek. Carl Paramore, chairman, said members and their families will attend for a barbecue meal followed by a games program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
Fast Texas Pulp and Paper Co
Village Creek
Carl Paramore
Grand Jury Indicts Four in Hardin County
Hardin County grand jury returned four indictments on Monday including three felony drunk driving charges and one forgery. Indicted defendants include Walter Echols Ty water of Dallas J D Dryden and Herman Lee Haynes both of Silsbee and Stephen Thebedeaux currently jailed in Beaumont. Deputy Dave Rountree noted 18 arrests for the week at the county jail with 11 alcohol and disturbance cases, three aggravated assaults, two traffic offenses and two child desertion cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Grand Jury
Dave Rountree
Walter Echols Tywater
Dallas
J. D. Dryden
Silsbee
Herman Lee Haynes
Stephen Thebedeaux
Beaumont
Mr. Rountree
City Police Jails 15 Persons in Two Week Report
City arrest report for the past two weeks shows 15 persons carried to jail and 12 traffic arrests. Chief Grady Tarver notes three aggravated assaults, one drunk driver, nine drunks, one drunk in car and one pickup on warrant. Traffic violations include seven running red lights, two speeding, one unnecessary noise, one no driver’s license, and one hitting a parked vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Tarver
Winners Named In Ladies Gell Mated Golf Teams
Twenty seven Sabine Ares ladies played in the Ladies Pro Am at the Silsbee Country Club Tuesday. Teams were drawn for play. Harriet Hyde Jo Heider and Billie Bower won first with 154 points. Two teams tied for second with 151 points: Myra Kent Cissy Tendross Alyene McMahon Edwina Reid Evelyn Shanks and Betty Barrows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabine Ares
Silsbee Country Club
Harriet Hyde
Jo Heider
Billie Bower
Myra Kent
Cissy Tendross
Alyene McMahon
Edwina Reid
Evelyn Shanks
Betty Barrows
Library Membership Hits 963 Total and Committees Named
Silsbee Public Library reports 963 members and 2426 volumes after a library advisory board meeting. Board Chairman Mrs Paul Georgas announced committees including building, county activities, librarians, budget and finance, and special activities with members such as Mrs Eldridge Mrs Read Mrs Donelson and others. Treasurer’s report shows a $753 balance. Library hours are 2 to 4 pm Mondays and Wednesdays and 11 am to 3 pm Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Wallace
Library Advisory Board
Paul Georgas
Frank Grote
W.C. Britton
R. O. Jackson
J. F. Eldridge
Jim Heddleston
C. J. Thorn
David Read
Read
Jack Emns
Sims
Bain
Mrs. Powers Visits Daughter in Le Porte Area
Mrs. Fannie Powers of Le Porte is visiting in the home of her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. McMieken. The brief social item notes the family gathering and location.
Vandals Break Windows at Silsbee High School
Silsbee High School reported vandalism Sunday night with multiple windows broken at the new sciences and home economics building and gymnasium. Eggs were thrown inside one window as officials noted the damage was discovered and police alerted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School
New Sciences Home
Bruce Watts
M G Kuhlman Named Eastex Technical Director
M G Kuhlman named technical director of Last Texas Pulp and Paper Company in an announcement by president R M Buckley. He began at Eastex August 21, comes from Potlisutch Forests Lewiston Idaho where he served as technical director since 1956. He replaces J B Beck who resigned July 12 for another industrial post. Kuhlman is married with two sons and will live in Beaumont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. Kuhlman
Last Texas Pulp and Paper Company
R. M. Buckley
Kuhlman
Eastex
Potlisutch Forests, Inc
Lewiston
Idaho
J.B. Beck
Beaumont
Silsbee Quarterback Club Elects Upshaw President
David Upshaw was elected president of the Silsbee Quarterback Club at a Tuesday meeting at Silsbee High School. The club supports coaches, aids players with rides, funds buses for trips, and sponsors a fourth annual father and son barbecue next Tuesday at East Tex picnic grounds starting 7:30 p.m. John S. Hartman was named vice president and Allen Freeman secretary treasurer. J D Cones and Clifton Caraway retire. About 200 fans already hold 1961 memberships for home-game seating, with weekly meetings and game critiques by Coach Ray McGallion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Upshaw
Silsbee
Huntsville
Conroe
Quarterback Club
Easitex
Sisbee
Kountse
John S. Hartman
Dan Hartman
Allen
Bubba) Freeman
J. D. Cones
Clifton Caraway
Ray McGallion
Evadale School opens registrations and staff names
Evadale Pupils Sign Up Mon Aug 28 for first grade and grades seven through twelve with birth certificates and vaccines required. Bus pickups start early for those grades and return before noon. Second through sixth graders register Sept 5. Enrollment last year was about 350 with a slight rise expected. Mr Nash elected permanent chairman of Region I Pilot School, and secured vice president role in the Texas Small Schools Association. Staff include Lita Youngblood Sarah Fling Maurine Alford Helen Wallace Wilma Nash Harold Smith Verlon Bobbitt Herman Hodges Norman Wallace Joyce Harris Barbara Rainey Ann Horke Walton Hinds Pauline Smith and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evadale School
E. C. Nash
At & A.m
Hoon
Nash Fell
Evadale
Riculum
Regen 7
Nacogdoches
Nash
A. A. Olsen
Barbara Rainey
Bruce Gravis
Bert Fling
Nash Wa Hh
Lox Small Schools Association
University of Texas
Lita Youngblood
Sarah Fling
Maurine Alford
Helen Wallace
Wilma Nash
Harold ‘Smith
Verlon Bobbitt
Herman S Hodges
Norman Wallace
Joyce Harris
Ann Horke
Walton Hinds
Pauline Smith Jeert Fiing
Hatie ‘Smith
Local Birth Announcements From Port Arthur and Silsbee Area
Mr and Mrs Elton Earl Nolen of Port Arthur announce a son Mark Anthony born August 16 at St Marys Hospital. Mrs Nolen is the former Shirkes Jean Eldridge. Grandparents include A C and Mrs George R Finley Jr of PonaluLa Hawaii and Mr and Mrs G E B Finley of Silsbee. Other birth notices list Cheryl Ann Pamela Lee Gary Lynn Mary Lou and more with parents in Silsbee Kountze and Beaumont area. SP 4 Howard Holland left Saturday to return to Fort Hood after visiting his parents in the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton Earl Nolen
Port Arthur
Mark Anthony
St. Mary's Hospital
Nelen
Shirkes Jean Eldridge
B. E. Nolen
George R. Finley Jr
Ponalula
Hawaii
George Howard
Tripler General Hospital
Honolulu
G. EB. Finley
Silsbee
Ted Calhoun
Cheryl Ann
Baptist Hospital
Bewusmont
Raymond Keel
Pamela Lee
R. E. Karelay
City
Eugene Keel
This Cty
Hronde Lee
M. BL. Carter
Silshee
J. R. Lee
Sulshee
Gary Lynn
Mary Lou
J. H. Hargraves
Kountze
Howard Holland
Fort Hood, Texas
Severe Devs
W. H. Holand
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Trail Riders
Don Hough
Southern Association
Shelby
Houston
Leon
Robertson
U. S
del Rio
San Angelo
New Mexico
Kiwanis
Kirby Memorial Stadium
Virginia Woodard
Sue Matthews
Patsy Mullins
Lynn Caldwell
Iva Elledge
Kay Yoksh
Silsbee Public Library
Heilo World
Hardin Memorial Hospital
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