City Council approves 15 mph limit on dead end Britton Street area
The Britton Addition votes to cut speed to 15 mph on dead end Cravens Britton Dainwood and Seaman Drives after residents cited child safety and speeding. Mayor McClanahan requests study for Woodlea speeds and main streets at 20 mph while dead ends stay 15.
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Bee City Council
Cravens Drive
Britton Drive
Dainwood Drive
Seaman Drive
Britton Addition
Jim Hayes
Woodlea
Wayne DuBose
Paul Georgas
Woodlee
Frank L. McClanahan
C. E. Landolt Jr
DuBose
Carnival Atmosphere Marks County Court Hearing
An overflow crowd attended the county court examining trial of Silsbee attorney Houston Thompson for criminal libel against County Attorney Dwayne Overstreet. The hearing, moved to the District Courtroom, featured comments and theatrics from both sides and a recessed schedule due to other business.
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Perry Mason
Silsbee
Houston Thompson
Dwayne Overstreet
Emmett Lack
Lack
Overstreet
Thompson
H. A. Coe Jr
Grady Trimble
Judge Lack
Gene Barrington
Barrington
Peggy Barrington
The
Fine Needle
Margie Blake
Elmer Brown
Coe
Englin
Gordon Baxter
Brown
Katie Bass
Henry Overstreet
Lave Neon Gra
Ieee
Uriee
Richardson
Haskell Wilson
Howard Barrington
Coe Barrington
Edgar Brown
Veteran Sunday School Teacher To Be Feted
Lester D. Self, longtime teacher of the First Methodist Church Mens Bible Class, will retire after 36 years with a dinner and program tonight. The class has grown from 10 to 60 attendees, with Dr. John Wesley Hardt as principal speaker and Dr. W. C. McNeil as master of ceremonies.
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Lester D. Self
First Methodist Church
W. C. McNeil
Self
Geo. W. Evans
Silsbee Schools
Selt
John Wesley Hardt
Beaumont
McNeil
Tommy Shelton
Reception To Honor Mr and Mrs Hare On 50th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs T E Hare will be honored with an open house at their Dardin Drive Extension home in observance of their 50th wedding anniversary. Their children Mrs Jesse Adams and Mrs Eugene Keel of Silsbee along with Robert Hare of Silsbee attend. honoring words from relatives expected.
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T. E. Hare
Dardin Drive
Jesse Adams
Anacoco
Eugene Keel
Robert
Silsbee
Hare
Nordheim
Texas
Silsbee Schools Plan Sept Opening With Grade Split Themed
Silsbee officials prepare for a Sept. 5 start under a revamped grade division. The new high school campus will house grades nine through twelve, with Waldo Mathews High serving seven through twelve and junior and intermediate campuses hosting five through eight. First time enrollees should pre-register by Aug. 31. seniors pick schedules that day, and Aug. 31 bus runs will target senior high. Teacher orientation is set for Sept. 1 at the new high school.
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Silsbee
Don L. Hough
Silsbee High School
Waldo Mathews
Silsbee Junior High
Silsbee High
O’neil
Robinson
Avenue J
Kirby
Read-Turrentine
Joe Hignett Named Texas Youth Leader Honoree
Silsbee High School counselor Joe Hignett received one of seven top adult youth leader awards in Texas. The Aug. 20 ceremony occurred during the Texas Youth Conference awards in the State Capitol House Chamber. Delegates from Silsbee on the Executive Board of the Silsbee Youth Council included Bev Buchannan, Mary Plunk, Randy Smith, and Joel Allen.
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Texas
House
State Capitol
Texas Youth Conference
Robert T. Davis
Texas Law Enforcement and Youth Development Foundation
National Leadership Institute
John Schnaithman
Silsbee
Bev Buchannan
Mary Plunk
Randy Smith
Joel Allen
Silsbee Youth Council
Lumberton High Quarterback Club Gets Underway
The Lumberton Quarterback Club met in the new Lumberton High School cafeteria for its first gathering. Officers named were Rod T. Seales president, Joe Barraque vice president, and Hollis Beard secretary. A Houston Oilers 1966 season highlights movie was shown and the group set a Sept. 5 meeting to hear Raiders prospects.
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Lumberton
Lumberton High School
Rod T. Seales
Joe Barraque
Hollis Beard
Houston Oilers
Lumberton Raiders
37 Held At County Jail The Past Week
Thirty seven persons were held the past week in the Hardin County jail. Among them were 10 juveniles charged with burglary, two for felony driving while intoxicated, three for trespassing, seven drunk in a public place, one disturbing the peace, two misdemeanor DWI, one assault and battery, five minors for possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages, three for night time hunting, two for being drunk in a car, and one for making offensive telephone calls. Mrs Juanita Holland and daughter of Hamlin, Mrs Glorie Lee Baker and children of Mammoth Springs Ark visited recently in the home of Mrs and Mrs I N Brown.
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Hardin County
Curtis Davis
Juanita Holland
Hamlin
Glorie Lee Baker
Mammoth Springs
Ark
I. N. Brown
Silsbee Youth Center Rapid Progress and Community Help
Silsbee youths have painted the north east side and trim, with the foundation being prepared for panel board. Wiring repairs and readiness for panel installation are underway, with fans and Reznor heat units sought from donors. Local leaders urge fathers, boys, and volunteers to help in evenings, bring tools, and join Saturday work sessions at Cravens Insurance Agency.
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Silsbee
Neyland
Eir
Coo‘ote Foundation
Reznor
al Gorgas
Cravens Insurance Agency
Hugh Smith
Cesar Dominguez
Ima Smith
Cubs Close Summer Activities Program Tuesday
Cub Scout pack 88 ends its summer program with a Tuesday night gathering at 7 at the Silsbee swimming pool. Ice cream, pie, and cake will be provided. mothers bring pies or cake. All cubs get a free swim with parental supervision. families invited.
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Cub Scout
Silsbee
Alvnn Ragan
Evadale School Sets August Registration and Term Dates
Evadale School announces 9 30 a m registrations for new seventh to twelfth graders on Aug 29 with classes starting Sept 5. Other students register and collect texts on Aug 30 at 9 30 a m. A teacher workshop runs Aug 29 31. Birth certificates needed for first graders not pre registered. Holidays listed through May 24.
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Evadale School
R. B. Fling
Fling
EasTex Employee Dies in Auto Crash Near Evadale
Mayon Watson Fant 20 of 4453 Ector Beaumont died in a car truck collision near Evadale Saturday. Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Monday at Kelley Hixson Funeral Home Beaumont with Rev. Robert Devin and Rev. Walter Richey officiating. Fant, an EasTex Inc employee at Evadale, died at St Elizabeth Hospital at 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Pallbearers were Bill Porter Doyle Tucker James Worthy Curtis Wade Larry Freeman and Tony Nicholas.
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Mayon Watson Fant
Ector
Beaumont
Evadale
Kelley Hixson Funeral Home
Robert Devin
Washington Boulevard
EasTex Inc
St. Elizabeth Hospital
CofC Plans Second Luncheon With Aeronautics Speaker
The Silsbee Chamber of Commerce hosts a Dutch treat luncheon featuring a Texas Aeronautics Commission representative at noon Friday August 25 at the Blue Bonnet Cafe. Chamber Manager Arthur Cawthon says the talk aims to explore airport options for Hardin County serving citizens and industry. Reservations requested at the chamber office by 8 30 a.m. Friday.
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Texas Aeronautics Commission
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Blue Bonnet Cafe
Hardin County
Arthur Cawthon
Two Are Injured In Separate Car Accidents
Two separate crashes injure motorists in Hardin County. Gary Lynn Boddie of 302 Holly Street sustained minor injuries after a three car collision at the Highway 96 South and Durdin Drive intersection. The other incident on Highway 327 Village Creek bridge left Bob Roy al with serious back injuries and hospital treatment.
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Gary Lynn Boddie
Holly Street
Highway 96 South
Dardin Drive
Morris Cole
Dan Tracy
Boddie
Highway 96
Durdin Drive
Terra Jones Davis
Davis
Boddies
James Michael Gossett
Oglespee
Durdin
Highway 327
Village Creek
Bob Royal
Kountze
Roval
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Farmer Funeral Home
N. W
iBarrow
R F Sanford Heads Quarterback Club in Silsbee 1967
R F Sleepy Sanford elected president of the Silsbee Quarterback Club for 1967 at the first regular meeting. Grady Walters named vice president and Jesse Sanchez secretary as about 35 members heard Tiger head coach Ray McGallian discuss District 9 AAA prospects and an early scrimmage with Port Acres at 4 p.m. next Friday. The club also set an upcoming father son barbecue for 7:30 p.m. next Tuesday with location to be decided.
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R. F
Sanford
Silsbee
Grady Walters
Jesse Sanchez
Tiger
Ray McGallian
McGallian
Tigers
Port Aches
Eagles
B. W. Gibson to Head Hardin County Sheriff's Posse in 1968
B W Gibson of Kountze is to lead the Hardin County Sheriff's Posse succeeding outgoing president Billy Paine of Silsbee. At a Monday membership meeting and barbecue at EarTex Inc picnic grounds officers were elected. Completing the slate for the coming year are First Vice President Bill Hulin Second Vice President J P Dugat Secretary Tom Barnes and Treasurer Billy Paine. Paine reported the organization recently purchased about 600 dollars worth of equipment for emergency and rescue work including a two way radio a resurisor first aid kit hard hats slicker suits rubber boats and coveralls for members.
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DuBose
Silsbee Fire Commission
Silsbee
John Fordinal
Fordinal
Frank Rudisaile
Raymond Bland
B. W. Gibson
Kountze
Hardin County Sheriff's Posse
Billy Paine
Sheriff's Posse
EarTex Inc
Village Creek
Bill Hulin
J. P. Dugat
Tom Barnes
Paine
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L. D. Self
R. A. Richardson
Mrs. Hare
Jerald Peveto of
Orange
J. H. Richardson
Ella Brown
Baptist Hospital
Tully Edwards
Orange, Calif
Mrs
Bertie’ Edwards
Joe Hignett
Lumberton High
Cubs
Evadalels
EasTex
Cofc
R.F. Sanford
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