Ex Students Association Plans Homecoming in Silsbee
Officers of the Ex Students Association of Silsbee Schools met to discuss homecoming on October 14. Ed Tom Worthey the president will convene class agents and officers later to review plans. Other officers include C. R Baker and Mrs Tone Grissom. Robert Neyland retires as president.
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Ex Students Association of Silsbee
Ed Tom Worthey
C. R Baker
Tone Grissom
Robert Neyland
Fire consumes frame home on Fresenius Road
A Monday morning blaze destroyed Mary Simmons’s frame house on Fresenius Road near Silsbee. Fire Chief John Busby said the cause was undetermined. Twelve firefighters fought the two hour blaze, hampered by water shortages and a hot metal roof as flames spread from the back kitchen to the attic.
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Silsbee
Mary Simmons
Fresenius Road
G. W
Gilchrest
Fresenius
Silsbee City
John Busby
Six Die in Friday Crash South of Buna
Six people die in a head on collision three miles south of Buna on Hwy 63 Friday evening at 6 55. Victims include Linde Kay Peters 19 of Kirbyville a student nurse in Houston Wes ter Lee Sowell 28 Helen Marie Sowell 27 and her children Chester Ray 5 Belenda Kay 5 Debra Bailey 11 of Palestine Marvin Lee Sowell 9 in critical condition and Terri Marie Sowell 1 month Ernest Joe Sowell 2 in fair condition Investigating patrolmen say Peters traveled north alone while the other vehicle carried the Sowell family and were consulting on cause of the wreck
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Buna
Hwy
Linde Kay Peters
Kirbyville
Houston
Wester Lee Sowell
Helen Marie
Chester Ray
Belenda Kay
Debra Bailey
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Terri Marie Sowell
Ernest Joe Sowell
Miss Peters
Lowell
Keith Wingfield to Receive Master Degree at A&M
Among 250 masters degree candidates at Texas A M University is Keith Wingfield son of Mrs M D Jordan Jr of this city Wingfield will receive a masters degree in mechanical engineering at commencement exercises on Aug 26 Registrar H L Heaton announced.
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Texas A&m University
Keith Wingfield
M. D. Jordan Jr
Wingfield
H. L. Heaton
Area Low Level Flights To Be Combat Training
Aircraft and crews of the 1st Air Commando Wing will begin low altitude navigation training flights over routes across Louisiana and parts of east Texas and west Mississippi. Flights run five days weekly from 50 to 230 feet by day and 200 to 800 feet at night, using several propeller driven aircraft. The routes avoid airports and populated areas to minimize disturbance and continue indefinitely to maintain readiness for future combat. Mrs. Albert McBroom and family attended Stephen F. Austin College graduation for Miss Lynn McCuistion, her granddaughter.
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England Air Force Base
1St Air Commando Wing
Louisi
Air Commando
Air Comandos
Lowever
Shreveport
Mansfield
Newelton
Beaumont
Terx
Lake Charles
Oyette
Baton Rouse
McComb
Miss. i
Lufkin
Tex
Air Commandos
Albert McBroom
Edward McBroom
Nacogdoches
Stephen F. Austin College
Lynn McCuistion
McBroom
Registration For Silsbee High To Begin Today
Registration opened for Silsbee High and Waldo Mathews schools amid expected district turnout of about 3700 students. Returning juniors and new elementary enrollees were instructed on registration days ahead of classes, with new junior high entrants urged to report before August 27.
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Silsbee High
Waldo Mathews
Silsbee
Silsbee Junior High
Read- Turrentine
Kirby Elemenaary
Waldo Gridmen to Meet Friday at Robinson Stadium
Waldo boys from Mathews School will meet with Wesley Shaw head football coach Friday at 4 p.m. in Frank Robinson Stadium. Shaw says all players should have completed medical examinations. There are 12 returning lettermen expected.
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Waldo Mathews School
Wesley Shaw
Frank Robinson
Shaw
Five From Silshee To Receive Degrees From Lamar Tech
Five graduates of Silshee High School will receive bachelor’s degrees from Lamar State College of Technology this Saturday. Included among the candidates are Carole Cobble, Sandra Davenport, David Drake, Wesley Simpson and Billy Tarver. Summer commencement exercises will be held in Lamar Tech’s McDonald Gymnasium at 9:00 a.m. Saturday.
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Silshee High School
Lamar State College of Technology
Carole Cobble
Sandra Davenport
David Drake
Wesley Simpson
Billy Tarver
Lamar Tech
McDonald Gymnasium
Evadale School Delays Start Date to September 6
Evadale School will open on Tuesday September 6 not August 29 as previously announced. The delay follows a building program adding six classrooms and an audio-visual room. the school is not yet complete. Registration for all grades is scheduled for today August 25. Students begin classes September 6.
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Evadale School
Evadale
E. C. Nash
Nash
Grand Jury Probes Brutality Charge In Hardin County
After seven hours and 14 witnesses, the Hardin County Grand Jury recessed an investigation into a brutality allegation against Sheriff Henry Overstreet. The probe, sparked by a letter read on KTRM, will resume September 19 with a possible findings statement.
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Hardin County Grand Jury
Henry Overstreet
Grand Jury
Margie Englin
Leon Williams
Chance-Loeb
Elmer Brown
KTRM
Gordon Baxter
Brown
Jardin County
Williams
Overstreet
Dollie Lee
E. D. King
C. H. King
Darrell King
Huey Eddins
Oscar Smith
O. L. Allen
Lee
The
BEE
Larkin
Chance-Loc
Curtis Davis
Davis
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Beaumont
Kountze
Ozarks
Dwayne Overstreet
R. A. Richardson
Four indicted in Hardin County crimes including forgery and theft
Four of the six Hardin County Grand Jury defendants were captured and booked after indictments for forgery and passing worthless checks. Walter E. Burks and Will Monse face forgery charges, Johnny Grisham is indicted for seduction, and Tommy Murphy Jt is charged with second offense driving while intoxicated. Twenty people were jailed last week with several held on varied offenses including three 17 year olds accused of stealing a car in Houston.
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Hardin County Grand Jury
Walter E. Burks
Kountze
Will Monse
Henry Anderson
Silsbee
Johnny Grisham
Tommy Murphy Jt
Honey Island
Houston
Richard Lockwood
Billy Jay Wheeler
Vernon Renfro
August Rainfall Near Ten Inches in Silsbee Area
August rainfall has neared 10 inches providing relief from heat and keeping lawns green. In Silsbee the total exceeded 9 inches with about 5 inches falling last weekend from Friday 6 a.m. to Saturday 6 p.m. W. C. Britton, who maintains local precipitation records, notes the rain also reduces fire risk and benefits forest landowners with greener pastures for grazing and hay.
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Silsbee
W. C. Britton
Silsbee Council OKs Woodlea water sewer reimbursement
Silsbee City Council with three absentees approved continuing payments to Evadale Realty Co for Woodlea Addition water and sewer revenues at 75 percent for one year. The outstanding balance near 23000 could be paid in four years if kept. Relocation of a 20 foot alley behind Big Star Store was approved to enable supermarket expansion. Delinquent tax roll fell below 12000 after receipts of over 3065.49. audit by Neushater Browning to be reviewed next meeting. Planning commission asked to draft a plumbing code. Council to attend Southeast Texas Regional Council of Governments meeting in Orange. Public works supervisor and a city employee attended a water and sewer school at Lamar Tech.
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Silsbee City
Evadale Realty Company
Woodlea Addition
Woodlea
Evadale Realty Co
Wayne DuBose
Big Star
East Avenue N
I. V. Mel Whorter
Cesar Dominguez
Earl Stover
Dominguez
Beaumont
Neushater and Browning
DuBose
City Planning Commission
Tigers Scrimmage Friday Amid Early Injuries
Tigers face an inside scrape session Friday at Kirby field against Port Acres as early season injuries test depth. Coach Ray McGallion notes key players sidelined but returns from most setbacks, while 33 juniors move up from the junior varsity and 17 lettermen back. The squad aims to tighten timing before season opener with Huntsville.
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Tigers
Tiger
Ray McGallion
McGallion
Harold Blythe
Lynn Cooper
Joel Allen
James Smart
Allen
Cooper
Smart
Kirby Field
Port Acres
Eagles
Conroe
Huntsville Hornets
Huntsville
Parade And Rodeo Set For Weekend In Silsbee
The Silsbee Trail Riders host a rodeo Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m. in the Trail Riders arena off Farm Road 418 with a rodeo queen crowned Saturday night by Miss Sharon Chitty. Parade Saturday at 10:00. Other events include tie down calf roping, ribbon roping, steer dogging, and junior bareback riding.
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Silsbee Trail Riders
Trail Riders
Farm Road 418
Sharon Chitty
Conner's
Orange County Sheriff’s Posse
Britton - Cravens Insurance Agency
Pat Holland
Jay
N. P. McCarney
West Brothers
Edith Yankie Visits Dickinson Relatives Over Weekend
Mrs. Edith Yankie and her sister Mrs. George Claude of Kirbyville visited Dickinson to see another sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Moore, over the weekend.
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Edith Yankie
George Claude
Kirbyville
Dickinson
Donald Moore
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A&m
1St Air Commando
Waldo
Robinson Stadium
Silshee
Mrs. Lee
Chance
Leel
Victor
Lockwood
Grady Tarver
Wheeler
Gatesville
Council
Frank L. McClanahan
Southeast
Bill Allen
Public Works
Jerry Jones
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Tom Knighten
C of C
Allen Warrick
Merchants’ Association
O. L. Beck
Edna Arinder
Ming Warrick
John Skinner
Beverly Fordinal
Kathy McCarney
John Fordinal
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