City to raise taxes to 35 percent of market value in 1963
City of Silsbee will set the tax rate at 35 percent of market value for 1963, with the rate per 100 valuation at 1.25 dollars. City assessor Cesar Dominguez estimates a typical 10 000 dollar home would pay 43 75 next year, a 40 percent rise from current 31 25. The mayor and council say higher taxes are needed to fund a 400 000 dollar water and sewer bond and city growth, with a public hearing set for September 10 at 7:00 PM at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. McClanahan
Cesar Dominguez
Dominguez
BEE
McClanahan
Silsbee
Texas
Silsbee Schools Bracing for Record Enrollment
Silsbee schools expect a record headcount with four days left before classes. Silsbee High School logged 510 students and Waldo Mathews 111 on Wednesday, with principal Weeks Crawford predicting about 596 at Silsbee High this year and Waldo Mathews around 150 in grades seven through twelve. Superintendent Don L. Hough announced teacher orientation day is mandatory.
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Silsbee
Silsbee High School
Waldo Mathews High School
Silsbee High
Waldo Mathews
Weeks Crawford
Clarence Johns
Four Youths Injured in One Car Mishap Near Silsbee
Four teenaged youths were injured Monday night around 9:30 in a one car wreck on a graded road about 12 miles northeast of Silsbee, east of Gore's Store in the river bottom. Farmer ambulance transported the four to Tennison Clinic. Earl Glen Gore, Ronnie Hall, and Norwood Simmons were later sent to Baptist Hospital in Beaumont for treatment. Paul Gaison was treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Gore
Farmer Ambulance
Tennison
Earl Glen Gore
Ronnie Hall
Norwood Simmons
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Paul Gaison
Car Mishap Injures John Floyd Tanton in Silsbee Area
John Floyd Tanton, 35, of Star Route Box 69, E Silsbee, was listed in good condition at St Elizabeth Hospital after a one car crash seven and a half miles north of Silsbee on State Highway 92. He sustained bruises lacerations two broken ribs and a head injury while alone in the vehicle. Highway Patrolman Leo Hickman noted no other occupants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Floyd Tanton
E. Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Tanton
Silsbee
Leo Hickman
Country Club Plans Old Time Picnic For Next Monday
Silsbee Country Club will open on Labor Day for an all day picnic event for members and out of town guests. Golf pro John Spillar said lunch baskets should be packed and spread at 6 pm under the pine trees near the clubhouse. The AC clubhouse will host bridge TV and dancing while the pool and fairways remain open for a family occasion to welcome new and old members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Country Club
John Spillar
Zellmer Services Set For Saturday In Silsbee
Funeral services for Walter Cary Zellmer 72 will be held Saturday at 10 am in Farmer Funeral Chapel Silsbee burial Resthaven Cemetery He was a plumbing contractor and died Sunday at 830 am at his Avenue L Extension home Survivors include son Reatey Gatings University City Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Cary Zellmer
Farmer Funeral
Silsbee Burie
Resthaven
Zellmer
Avenue L Extension
Reatey Gatings Et Uniersity City
Evadale Sawmill Under Construction to Employ About 35
Construction has started on a new sawmill at Evadale planned as a Hart Creosoting Co division. Dewey Hart and Carl Bledsoe of Jasper are named as principal stockholders. The plant would invest several hundred thousand dollars and produce 2x4 lumber and wood chips for paper, located near Eastex paper mill east of Mauriceville highway by the Santa Fe Railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evadale
BEE
Hart Creosoting Co
Dewey Hart
Carl Bledsoe
Jasper
Eastex
Mauriceville Highway
Santa Fe Railway
Funeral Services Held Wednesday For Mrs Castolenia
Mrs. Elizabeth Castolenia seventy four of Loeb died Tuesday at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kountze after a lengthy illness Funeral services were held at 4 p m Wednesday at the New Loeb Pentecostal Church Rev FE W Stanley officiated Burial was in Loeb Cemetery Kelley Hixson Funeral Home Beaumont in charge She was a Pearl River Mississippi native who had lived in Loeb since 1941 and belonged to the New Loeb Pentecostal Church Survivors include three sons Robert of Beaumont Delbert of Loeb and Virgil of Bryan one daughter Mrs C B Williams of Loeb one sister Mrs John Leatherwood of Loeb
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Castolenia
Fof
Loeb
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
New Loeb
Robert Castolenia
Beaumont
Delbert Castolenia
Virgil Castolenia
Bryan
C. B Williams
John Leatherwood
Tigers Scrimmage Forest Park Tonight in Silsbee Preview
Silsbee Tigers under Coach Ray McGallion prepare for the season opener with Center Rough Riders. After two-a-day practices and minor bruises, Amelia hosts a 7 o clock scrimmage to assess ball movement and defense. The Tiger B squad also scrimmages Evadale Friday at 7:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tigers
Forest Park
Silsbee Tigers
Center Rough Riders
Silsbee Sept
Ray McGallion
Amelia
Tiger
Evadale
Evadale Rebels
R J Robertson Suffers Heart Attack On Job In Evadale
R J Robertson 54 of 505 North Fifth Street Silshee suffered a heart attack Tuesday afternoon about 2 o clock while working as pipefitter general foreman for Brown and Root Inc at the East Texas Pulp and Paper plant project in Evadale He was rushed to Silshee Clinic then Baptist Hospital Beaumont by a Farmer Funeral Home ambulance and was reported resting well by hospital sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Robertson
North Fifth Street
Silshee
Brown and Root Inc
Evadale
Silshee Clinic
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Farmer Funeral Home
Robertson
Brown and Root
East Texas Pulp & Paper
Evadale Baptist Hospital
24 Persons Held In County Jail The Past Week
Drunk and disorderly charges led the county jail tally this week per Office Dave Rountree. Sixteen were booked for misdemeanor driving while intoxicated with other bookings including burglary theft by check simple assault and two for disturbing the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Rountree
Births Report From Evadale and Silsbee Area
Hello World Janine Elaine joins Mr. and Mrs. Jim N Moss of Evadale born Aug 24. Samuel Irving born Aug 23 to Clifford H Sharp and wife of Silsbee. Jimmy Randolph II born Aug 21 to Jimmy Randolph Doyen Jr. and wife in Silsbee. Joey Dee born Aug 20 to Arthur Lee Russell and wife of Kountze. Danny Ray born Aug 27 to Glenn R Connor and wife of Evadale. Darlene Denise born Aug 22 to Herman L Tucker and wife of Mesquite with Leon Tucker and Herman Alexander as grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janine Elaine
Jim N. Moss
Evadale
Clifford H Sharp
Silsbee
Samuel Irving
Jimmy Randolph Doyen Jr
Jimmy Randolph II
Joey Dee
Arthur Lee Russell
Kountze
Glenn R. Conner
Danny Ray
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
E Milstead
Darlene Denise
Herman L. Tucker
Mesquite
Texas
Leon Tucker
Herman Alexander
Baugh Family Completes Smoky Mountain Vacation
Mr and Mrs Ike Baugh and their children finish a trip visiting relatives in Houston and vacationing in the Smoky Mountains and Arkansas before returning home Sunday.
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Ike Baugh
Smokey Mountains
Arkansas
Houston
Silsbee to Observe Labor Day Monday
Silsbee businesses will close Monday September 2 for Labor Day. The bank post office and city offices will shut, county offices at Kountze also close. Some service stations stores and cafes remain open, but overall town expected to be quiet.
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Silsbee
Bank
Kountze
Jacie Poland Dies in Palms Hospital Beaumont
Jacie N. Poland 58 of 785 Azalea Victor died at 5 a m Friday in Palms Hospital Beaumont after a lengthy illness. Funeral at Gipson Funeral Home Lufkin 2 pm Saturday. Burial Manning Cemetery. Native of Manning Texas former Silsbee resident and Rose City Baptist Church member. Veteran US Army and local 825 of International Brotherhood of Pulp Sulfite and Paper Mill Workers. Survivors include wife Lena Poland of Victor two sons Billy Poland Victor Norman Poland California one stepson Phillip Chariton Victor six brothers and five sisters.
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Jacie N. Poland
Azalea
Victor
the Palms Hospital
Beaumont
Manning
Texas
Silsbee
Poland
Rose City Baptist Church
U. S. Army
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulfite and Paper Mill Workers
Lena Poland
Billy Poland
Norman Poland
California
Jone
Phillip Chariton
Vicor
Mrs Nancy Conway Dies in Beeville
Mrs Nancy Conway 72 former Beaumont resident died Thursday in Beeville. Final rites were held Saturday at 2 pm in Neuville First Baptist Church with ministers Frank Johnson and Britton Lowry officiating. Burial followed in Neuville Cemetery. Survived by sisters Mrs Rosie Morse and Mrs Ide Lewis of Silsbee.
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Nancy ¢ Conway
Beeville
First Baptist Church
Neuville
Frank Johnson
McClellan
Britton Lowry
Center
Rosie Morse
Ide Lewis
Silsbee
Local Railmen Tense On Eve of Strike Threat
Railroad workers in Silsbee and nationwide hold tense by awaiting final word on a threatened nationwide strike set for 12.01 Thursday. Dispute centers on work rules expected to affect operations and labor relations with railroads.
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Silsbee
Nationwide
Texas Hot Check Law Imposes Severe Penalties
New Texas hot check law effective last Friday subjects offenders to strict penalties. It bans writing checks without sufficient funds and requires notice and a 10 day grace period to cover the shortfall. First conviction for under 50 dollars carries up to two years in jail and a 1000 dollar fine, with escalating penalties for repeat offenses. For checks of 90 dollars or more, penalties range from two to ten years in the penitentiary.
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Texas
Pasadena visit set by Mrs. Cones and Kenneth Cones
Mrs J D Cones and Kenneth plan a today visit to Pasadena at the home of Cy and Mrs Louis H Thacker Jr and family as hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Cones
Gon
Kenneth
Pasadena
Louis H. Thacker Jr
Kennedy Signs Compulsory Arbitration Law Ending Rail Strike
Wires report Congress passed a compulsory arbitration bill and President Kennedy signed it, ending the railroad strike.
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Congress
Kennedy
Locomotive Firemen Face Nationwide Strike Impact
Thousands of locomotive firemen could lose their jobs as unions, railroad management, and government officials fail to reach an agreement after months of talks. In Silsbee about 280 workers would be affected if a strike occurs, while Congress rushes legislation to head off a nationwide shutdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
United States Congress
Reception for Lt Gov Smith Scheduled in East Texas
A reception and coffee for Lieutenant Governor Preston Smith is set for September 9 at 9 a.m. at Boyd's Café in Kountze as he tours East Texas. Friends are invited to meet him during the stop.
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Preston Smith
Boyd's
Kountze
Smith
East Texas
Kountge
Mrs Sue Bullock and Modiselle relatives visit Texas
Mrs Sue Bullock along with Robert and John Pat Modiselle left Sunday to visit relatives inGreham Texas.
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Sue Bullock
Robert
John Pat Modiselle
Greham, Texas
Silsbee Woman's Club Nets Two Merit Awards
The Silsbee Woman's Club won two merit awards at a luncheon in Beaumont. One award recognized opening the first library during the May state convention. the second honored a $100 scholarship for a Silsbee High School graduate. New officers were announced and a rummage sale planned for mid November. Special guests and musical entertainment accompanied the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Woman's Club
Ridgewood Motor Hotel
Beaumont
Herbert Plummer
Port Arthur
Magnolia District
TFWC
R. L. Paret
A. T. Carlton
D. D. Shine
Pete Farmer
Jess L. Bain
W. A. Barclay Jr
Plummer
C. E. Yates
L. A
Chief G. C. Tarver Returns From Convention
Silsbee Police Chief G. C. Tarver returned from the East Texas Peace Officers Association annual convention in Longview. About 6800 attended the two day meeting. Tarver praised the program and noted Gov. Connally and Harris County District Attorney Frank Briscoe gave pertinent speeches. The theme focused on juvenile crime delinquency and combating it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
G. C. Tarver
East Texas Peace Officers Association
Longview
Tarver
John Connally
Frank Briscoe
Harris County
Three Convicted In County Court In Kountze
Judge Fletcher Richardson heard three cases in county court in Kountze. James Spurlock was fined $1 plus costs for theft. Ray Pennington got $50 fine plus costs and three days in jail for driving while intoxicated. B. D. Hibard faced $1 plus costs for theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher Richardson
Kountze
Hie
James Spurlock
Ray Pennington
B. D. Hibard
Barclay Family Visits Grandfather Amid Hospital Leave
Mr and Mrs William David Barclay and son of Mobile Alabama arrived home on a four day leave to be with his grandfather R D Daniel during his stay at the Veterans Hospital in Houston. They were escorted home by Mr and Mrs Lord A Barclay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William David Barclay
Mobile
Caime
R. D. Daniel
Veterans Hospital
Heouston
Aie Lord
Barcay
Also Mentioned on This Page
Don L. Hough
Crawford
Country Club
Bert Carpenter
Buddy Upshaw
Kenneth Crocker
Bill Bellenger
Harold Graves
Ted O'Dell
Dale Dillon
Robert Powell
Cecil Arnold
Billy Winger
Richard Head
Mike Hollyfield
Sammy Ashworth
Gerald Walker
Paul Johnson
James Bell
Jack Swenson
Dan Jordan
Robert Hare
Carl Adams
Reggie Madison
Phillip Bufkin
Castolenia
Kountsee
Jacie Poland
Palms Hospital
Gipson Funeral Home
Lufkin
Hurial
Manning Cemetery
Nancy Conway
Silsbee Woman’s Club
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