Evadale Faces Coldspring In Regional Class B Showdown
Evadale and Coldspring meet at Kirby Stadium Friday night in a regional Class B playoff. Evadale, led by Roy Young, averaged 35 points per game and boasts a strong offense and o line. Coldspring, coached by Bill Hunter, relies on Billy Sewell's passing and Dalton Currie’s power runs as they seek to upset.
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Kirby Stadium
Evadale
Coldspring
Silsbee W
van Haverbeke
Rebels
Roy Young
Bill Hunter
Billy Sewell
Lawrence Farr
Sewell
Farr
Dalton Currie
Young
Harold Moss
Robert Beasley
Mack Nesh
Mike Willis
Robert Humble
William Travis
John Burnett
Bruce McCormack
Bills Burrell
Jimmy West
West
Young, West and Company
Centerville
Little Theater Players Stage You Can t Take It With You
Silsbee Little Theater presents You Can t Take It With You this Friday and Saturday at 8 p m in the high school auditorium. Tickets at Britton Cravens Insurance or box office from 6:30 p m. Co directors Evelyn Alten and James Leigh lead a large cast with many local names and backstage volunteers listed. ushers will be from the Okidaka Horizon Club.
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Shirley Eubanks
Howard Perkins
Elizabeth Williams
A. E. Templeton
Silsbee Little Theater
Silsbee High School
Evadale-Coldspring
Brit jton-Cravens Insurance Agency
Evelyn Alten
James Leigh
North Hardin Water District Secures 159000 Loan
The North Hardin Water Supply Corp. won preliminary approval for a 159000 loan from the Department of Agriculture to fund a well and supply system serving 144 families north and west of Silsbee along Farm Roads 1122 and 2. Virgil Eason of Silsbee is president. Work may start soon.
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Silsbee
Department of Agriculture
North Hardin Water Supply Corp
Jack Brooks
Ralph Yarborough
Virgil Eason
Two Game Cases Heard Monday In County Court
Hardin County court Judge Fletcher Richardson heard two game violation cases on Monday November 28. J M Donohoe and M N Reetor of Beaumont pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of deer meat and were fined 25 dollars plus court costs. Guests at the home of Mr and Mrs I R Jones included many Beaumont residents and visitors from San Antonio.
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Hardin County
Fletcher Richardson
J. M. Donohoe
M. N. Reetor
Beaumont
I. R. Jones
Ruel Jones
Irvin J. Jones
Calvin Jones
Margaret Ray
Brenda Youngblood
Jo Nell Riley
Sandra Jackson
Wayne Fora
Jay Brown
Jim Jones
San Antonio
Evadale Man Charged in Nov 21 School Burglary
Evadale resident John Davia Willis, 23, was arrested by Silsbee Police Chief G C Tarver and charged with nighttime burglary of Silsbee High School on November 21. Bonds set at 1000, Willis released after posting. Loot included a radio a ladies watch a bracelet and a switchblade knife. The thefts were tied to three fires in the principal’s office.
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Evadale
John Davia Willis
Silsbee
G. C. Tarver
Silsbee High School
Justice of the Peace
C. A. Kimble
Kountze
Willis
Princeipal
Crawford
DeMolay To Canvass For Local Toy Drive
Silsbee toy drive Toys for Toys organized by the Optimist Club seeks old repairable or new toys for hundreds of children. DeMolay volunteers will canvass town this weekend for pickups and donations can be left at homes or called in for pickup.Rainbow girls sort dolls while needs include bicycles wagons balls and games plus cash. Mrs N P McCarney and daughter Kathy visited in Breckenridge.
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Silsbee
The
Optimist Club
Jack Segrest
Rainbow Girls
Youth Council to Organize Wednesday Night Meeting
The Advisory Board of the Youth Council will hold an organizational meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Neches Room of the Neches National Bank. Mrs Hugh Smith invites anyone interested in the proposed Youth Center for Silsbee to attend this meeting.
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Youth Council
Neches
Neches National Bank
Hugh Smith
Silsbee
Three Beaumont Men and One from Silsbee Charged Over Hog Theft
Three Beaumont men Henry Joe Hebert Bobby James Bruce and Michael L Hebert and Howard Hargrove of Silsbee were charged in a hog theft case tied to a stock law enforcement push from about ten years ago. All four were released on $1000 bonds after allegedly shooting four hogs north of Silsbee on an East Texas Wildlife Conservation Association lease. Hargrove faced conspiracy charges for distributing a bulletin urging removal of hogs. The group cited landowner requests and long-ignored hog control as context for the case.
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Beaumont
Silsbee
Henry Joe Hebert
Bobby James Bruce
Michael L. Hebert
East Texas Wildlife Conservation Association
Howard Hargrove
Billy Paine
The
Wildlife Association
Hargrove
the Bee
Association
Willard Watts
Andy Ard
Ashley Gore
Paine
Per Capita Income In Hardin County Hits 1578
A Census Bureau mid decade study notes the big boom since 1960 raised Hardin County per capita income from 1282 to 1571 dollars by early 1966, a 22.4 percent rise. Local consumer outlays topped 903 dollars per person as Texas employment in non farm establishments grew from 2,532,000 to 2,881,000, fueling more jobs.
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Hardin County
Census Bureau
Labor Department
Department of Commerce
United States
Texas
Christmas Trees On Sale At Kiwanis Lot Tonight
Christmas trees will be displayed at the Kiwanis Club lot on Highway 96 South between First Assembly of God and Presbyterian churches this afternoon. Proceeds support Kiwanis youth programs, with Silsbee Key Club and Cub Scout Pack 88 assisting. Sales hours are 5 to 9 each evening and all day Saturday, with payments left at Caraway Motor Co. nearby. Mr and Mrs Basil A Rodgers and children visited Texarkana with friends.
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Kiwanis Club
Highway 96
Caraway Motor Co
Saturday Movie To Benefit Yule Basket Drive
A charity screening at Pines Theater Silsbee on Saturday December 3 at 10 30 pm requests toy or canned goods as admission. The event supports the 1966 Silsbee Community Christmas Basket Drive led by W S Rosser manager and B W Graves chairing the campaign which aims to aid 157 families and 450 children this year with baskets containing eggs chicken milk and other staples along with toys.
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Pines
Silsbee
W. S. Rosser
B. W. Graves
Graves
Courthouse Pistol Charge Stems From Nov Fracas
In Hardin County, a Friday courthouse scene tied to the November 22 clash between Houston Thompson of Silsbee and Darwin Gilmore of Kountze led to Gene Barrington, Thompson's partner, facing a prohibited weapon charge. Barrington drew a .38 at Gilmore, retreated into the courthouse, then surrendered the weapon to Judge Fletcher Richardson. deputies filed charges as sheriff Henry Overstreet releases a formal statement defending agency cooperation and denying any misconduct.
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Kountze
Houston Thompson
Silsbee
Darwin G. Gilmore
Gene Barrington
Thompson
Gilmore
Barrington
Bennett Haynes
Fletcher Richardson
Richardson
Haynes
Curtis Davis
Henry O. Overstreet
Hardin County
Court House
Glen Gibrore
Village Mills
J. C. Edmonds
Mr. Gilmore
Sheriff's Department
Eugene Barrington
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Barrington
Mr. Berrington
Henry Overstreet
Construction Starts On New Gulf States Building Here
Foundation and clearing work began Monday on the Gulf States Utilities Co building at Avenue H and North 6th Street in Silsbee. W T Short funds the project on the former home site of his parents P A and Mrs Short. The 3500 square foot facility will house the local office and service headquarters. Victor Norvell of Gulf States is district manager. Winter King and Son of Beaumont are contractors. R Heartfield Associates of Beaumont are architects. Completion is expected by May 1.
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Gulf States Utilities Co
Avenue H
North 6Th Street
W. T. Short
P. A. Short
Silsbee
Damages Sought By Silshee Woman from Power Firm
Mrs. Etta Mae Lafitte of Silshee sues Gulf States Utilities Co. for 75000 in 53rd District Court Beaumont over the death of her son Isaac Edward Lafitte 34 who died January 26 1965 while aiding pipeline construction in Groves Texas. He was fatally injured when a guy wire touched an exposed transmission line near Hogaboom and Main.
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Beaumont
Etta Mae Lafitte
Silshee
Gulf States Utilities Co
Isaac Edward Lafitte
Hogaboom
Main
Groves
Natural Gas Construction Co
Houston
County UA Drive Nears Completion in 1966 Appeals Campaign
Gratifying reports flow across the county as the United Appeals drive tops its peak. Dr. A F Templeton received an 3088 dollar check from EasTex Inc boosting Fair Share to 89 percent. Vernon W Smith and Leon M Phillips guide Kirby Lumber effort toward completion with Clark Allen and regional chairs stating top performance. Local leaders Ray Limbecker Jim Collins Cecil Collins George Hodge Lester Holmes Mrs Pitkin Walter Santos and Mrs Ellis King report near complete campaigns in Kountze Sour Lake Wildwood Honey Island Batson Saratoga Village Mill and Silsbee areas. Ernie Dietrich, United Appeals president, expresses confidence the drive will finish soon and urges continued support.
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Jesse 5 S. Knighten
Hardin County United Appeals
A. F. Templeton
EasTex Inc
Kirby Lumber Corporation
Vernon W. Smith
Leon M.phillips
Clark Allen
Advanced Gifts Committee
Kountze
Ray Limbecker
Sour Lake Area
Jim Collins
Wotan Thicket
Cecil Collins
Wildwood
George Q. Hodge
Honey Island
Lester Holmes
Chance Loeb
Martin L. Pitkin
Batson
Saratoga
Gladys Crowe
Village Mill
Walter Santos
Silsbee
Ellis King
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Shepnerd
Colmesneil
Shepherd
Wilis
Eddie VanWinkle
Ronnie Nash
Larold Crompton
Garrett Wingfield
Ward Bush
Harold Crampton
I. F. Eldredge Jr
Celeste Johnson
Lavera Landis
Harold Gardner
Jack Evans
Herman Adams
Elon Smith
Cheryl Markham
Betty Ann Mitchell
Wesley Latham
Tom
Mie Read
James Hays
Gene Evans
Leon Rust
Jerry Boardman
R. O. Jackson
Paul Georges
L. R. Clawson
Don Hough
Edward Domin
NH Water District
Kiwanis
Basil A. Rodgers
Tex‘arkana
Yule Basket Drive
Gulf States
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