Verdict Due In Nov 13 Death Of Batson Woman
A verdict on the Batson woman found dead November 13 was expected from Kountze Justice of the Peace A. Kimball. Autopsy by Beaumont pathologist Dr William E. Hogg on November 14 listed drowning as the preliminary cause, with further findings prompting more investigation. Margie Davis, 40, wife of R. T. Davis, was found by patrolmen and deputies with the body fully clothed, head submerged, feet over tub edge, and facial cuts observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batson
Kountze Justice of the Peace Co
A. Kimball
William E. Hogg
Beaumont
Hogg
Margie Davis
R. T. Davis
Truman Dougharty
Cecil Hopkins
Hardin County
David Eaton
Worker Drowns When Pinned Under Machine Near Evadale
A Silsbee heavy equipment operator, Leon Crawford 24, died December 1 after the dirt packer he operated rolled and landed upside down in a ditch near U.S. 96. He was pinned under the machine and died en route to Silsbee Doctors Hospital. Rex Moore, justice of the peace, ruled accidental death by suffocation after an inquest. Crawford, a Fred native, had lived in Silsbee four years and was survived by his wife Joyce and six brothers and four sisters. Texas Rangers investigated the case as autopsy was ordered by Judge Kimball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Evadale
U.S 96
Jasper County
Bruce D. Gravis
Leon Crawford
East Avenue L
Trotti - Thomson
Beaumont
Crawford
Gravis
Silsbee Doctors Hospi
Tal
Rex Moore
Silsbee Justice of the Peace
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
C. E. Willis
J. M. Spears
Kountze
Resthaven Cemetery
Fred
Joyce Marie Crawford
Steven Leon Crawford
Sils See
Frelin West
Jolla West
Minnie Lee West
R. P. Callaway
Spurger
Henry Ervin Crawford
Ernest Ray Crawford
Prentice Crawford
Houston
Raymond Earl West
Jerry Lee West
John Earl West
Kimball
BEE
Texas Rangers
Local births listed for Beaumont and nearby towns
Mr and Mrs James A Ohl rich of Beaumont welcome Sean Michael born Nov 30 at St Elizabeth Hospital Mrs Ohlrich is formerly Elizabeth Bum stead of this city Donna Kay born to Mr and Mrs James Edward Duhon of Buna Nov 25 at Silsbee Doctors Hospital Henry J Rat cliff Jr and wife of Silsbee parent Bobby Lynn born Nov 28 at Silsbee Doctors Hospital James William born Nov 28 to Charles Wayne Smith Sr and wife of Beaumont Poseilla Ann born Nov 30 to Johnny Ray Smith Sr and wife of Silsbee at Silsbee Doctors Hospital Mark Bradley born Nov 26 at Hardin Memorial Hospital to Marvin Kelly Curtis and wife of Silsbee Deanna Gay born Nov 28 at Hardin Memorial Hospital to Bobby Eugene Collins and wife of Beaumont
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Ohlrich
Beaumont
Sean Michael
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Ohlrich
Elizabeth Bumstead
Donna Kay
James Edward Duhon
Buna
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Henry J. Ratcliff Jr
Silsbee
Bobby Lynn
James William
Charles Wayne Smith Sr
Poseilla Ann
Johnny Ray Smith Sr
Mark Bradley
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Marvin Kelly Curtis
Bobby Eugene Collins
Deanna Gay
PTA To Hear Christmas Program At Read-Turrentine School
The Parent-Teacher Association of Read-Turrentine Elementary will meet on December 11 at 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria for a Christmas program. Mrs. Mildred Weiss’s home room will present a Christmas skit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
Read-Turrentine Elementary School
Dee 11
Mildred Weiss
Hobson Family Hosts Holiday Visit in Portland
Mr and Mrs W T Hobson visited over the holidays in Portland at the home of Mr and Mrs James Hobson and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T Hobson
Portland
James Hobson
Band Calendar Sale Extended
SuUsbee High Band Captain Harry Barclay announced the annual sale of the Birth day Events Calendar will continue until December 12. Calendars sell for $1.00 and birthday and events listings are 25 cents each. Barclay praised the strong reception across town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SuUsbee High
Harry Barclay
Barclay
Kountze Man Dies In Accidental Blending Machine Incident
Charles W. Boykin 42 of Kountze died at Evans Products Co in Silsbee when a particle blender started while he and Elmo More cleaned it. Inquest by Silsbee Justice Rex Moore ruled accidental death. Moore said Move suffered minor injuries. Services held at Mt. Corinth Baptist Church. Burial Boykin Cemetery Jasper County. Survived by wife Justine parents four sisters three brothers eight children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Boykin
Kountze
Evans Products Co
Silsbee
Silsbee Justice of the Peace
Rex Moore
Boykin
Elmo More
Moore
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Mt. Corinth Baptist Church
L. H. Jones
Boykin Cemetery
Jasper County
Justine
Levi Boykin Sr
Lafayette Man Burned by 7000 Volts in Beams of Power Line
Albert Louis of Lafayette Louisiana was listed in fair condition after contacting a 7000 volt line on a power pole south of Silsbee on old Sand Dryer Road. A construction gang member for R D Cooper Construction Co he was cutting a wire when struck. He was rushed to St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont. Both arms suffered severe burns. he was otherwise in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Louis
Lafayette la
Silsbee
Louis
R. D. Cooper Construction Co
St Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Farmer Funeral Home
The Draft Lottery And How It Works
This rule of thumb guide explains draft age rules for birthdays 1944 to 1950. It describes how numbers 1 to 122 risk immediate induction in 1970, 123 to 244 lead to draft notice, and 245 to 366 offer low likelihood of service, with college deferments extending to the year exemptions end and potential shift in call-up levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Board
Fletcher Wildcat Makes Excellent Test Showing
Oil activity near Silsbee grows as International Nuclear Corp reports a 9 905 ft No 1 ARS Van Meter wildcat bottomed tight hole yet tests suggest 18 MMcf gas daily and 50 Bbls per MMcf. A 9 800 ft Veague test on 640 acre lease block aims for March tie in with market pipelines likely prompting more wells in Hardin County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
International Nuclear Corporation
St. van Meter Survey
Mietener
International Nuclear Corp. I
Hardin County
Undefeated Tigers Meet Clear Creek In YMBL Tourney
Silsbee Tigers bring a 5-0 record to Beaumont YMBL Basketball Tournament facing Clear Creek at 1 p.m. in French High gym. A win sets a semifinal at Lamar College vs Buna or Hebert, a loss shifts to the loser bracket at MacArthur gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tigers
Clear Creek
Silsbee Tiger Cagers
Beaumont
French High
Buna-Hebert
Lamar College Cvm
MacArthur
Liberty
Silsbee
Quarterback Club Needs Carpenters for Shed
The Silsbee Quarterback Club seeks volunteer carpenters to build a 12x30 storage shed at the high school. Materials are donated. labor by club members coaches and players. First work day Saturday December 13 as skilled carpenters are needed to guide workers. An $1100 tackle sled and dummies will be stored in the shed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Rex Moore
Moore
Silsbee Youth Hurt In 15 Foot Fall
Jessie T. Whatley 17 of Silsbee was admitted to Baptist Hospital Sunday November 30 with back and hip injuries after a five foot fall from a roof at Beaumont Well Works Co 1055 Archie Street The crane reportedly swung and knocked him from the one story level He was in good condition Monday December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie T. Whatley
Silsbee
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont Well Works Co
Archie
Whatley
Christmas Basket Drive Opens In Silsbee
Ministers in Silsbee begin annual drive for Christmas baskets. Applicants must live in the Silsbee ISD area and submit at local ministers. A mailed ecard will guide recipients to the distribution center December 22 at 7 am next to Beall's in Pine Plaza. Contributions may be left at Silsbee State Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
R. Eugene Jonte
Jonte
Beall’s
Pine Plaza
R. E. Barclay
Sampsor Booker
John Couch
F. C. Drake
J. A. Henapi
Emmett Harris
Res. C. Johnson
Robert A Scott
T. G. Wastington
John Williams
Silsbee Independent
Silshee
Weeks Crawford
Ernie Dietrich
Silsbee State Bank
Little League Ladies Set Election Tonight
Lares Auxiliary officers of Sishee Little League to be elected at a 7:30 p.m. meeting tonight in Neches National Bank. Seven officers will be chosen including president, first and second vice presidents, secretary, treasurer, and two senior league representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lares
Sishee Little League
Auxilaary
Neches National Bank
Carolyn Ratelit
Scond
Ratcliff
Swarths Visit Grapevine Family During Holidays
Mr and Mrs Doyle Swarth and their son Vance visited over the holidays in Grapevine at the home of Mr and Mrs B J McGowan and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyle Swarthout
Vance
Grapevine
B. J .McGowan
Youth Killed In Thursday Crash
Eleven year old Donald Patrick Caraway son of Eunice Caraway of Silsbee died in a pickup bicycle collision Thursday. His 14 year old brother Bobby Lee Caraway was injured and in Beaumont in good condition. Donald Patrick was pronounced dead at Silsbee Doctors Hospital at 3 21 p m on Nov 17. Funeral services were held at Frank’s Branch Church for the fifth grade student at O’Neill Intermediate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Hopkins
Donald Patrick Carraway
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Bobby Lee Carraway
Donald Pattrick Caraway
Eunice Caraway
Silsbee
Navy
Donald Patrick
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Bobby Lee Caraway
Beaumont
Truma: Dougharty
Andrew Jackson Jones
Dougharty
Jones
C. L. Hopkins
Kountze Man Killed By Shotgun Blast In Front Yard
Jessie Franklin Anderson, 27, was shot in the chest with a 12 gauge shotgun in the front yard of his Little Rock home on FM 418 near Kountze. Inquest at scene. legacy and investigations follow with grand jury slated to convene December 15. Survivors include wife two daughters parents and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Franklin Anderson
Kountze
Little Rock
Justice of the Peace
C. A. Kimble
Anderson
Hardin i County
Kimble
Pace Funeral Home
Old Hardin Cemetery
Warren Brown
Nederland
Trina Annette
Danita Lynn Anderson
Frank Anderson
Saratoga
Bobby Ray Anderson
Billy Earl
Jerry Lee
Frank Anderson Jr
Jeanette Trest
Sour Lake
Margie Lou Anderson
Mrs Aline Harper Named 88th District Clerk
Mrs Aline Harper of Keun itze was appointed 88th Judicial District Clerk on Monday December 1 after W L Selman resigned November 30 ending a 37 year tenure. Harper previously served 20 years as chief deputy and will elevate Nelda Wollcott to chief deputy with another deputy to be appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aline Harper
Keunitze
H. A. Coe
W. L. “Doe” Selman
Harper
Hardin County
Kountze
O. C .Harper
Randy
Mrs Cecil Ward Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs Cecil Ward is back home Sunday following confinement and treatment at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont.
Richardson Hired to Pursue Missing Tax Funds
Hardin County Commissioners approve hiring Kountze attorney R A Richardson to represent the county in a claims suit over about 4000 dollars lost from the Tax Assessor Collector's safe during the March 1967 burglary when Willie Bean was in office. Richardson would receive 25 percent of any recovered funds. Vote 3-2 with abstentions from two members. Court adjourned after a brief session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Kountze
R. A
Red” Richardson
Willie Bean
Barrington
Richardson
Howard Barrington
Emmett Lack
Hugh Bevil Means
Virgil Caraway
Tom Budd
H. A. Coe
Jine Harper
W. L. ‘Dee” Selman
Evans Expansion Work Stoppage Reported At Silsbee Site
A work stoppage at Evans Products Co expansion in Silsbee interrupted the project after an ironworker was fired and picketing began. Many ironworkers reportedly walked off, leaving the jobsite largely deserted midweek. B J Metal Building Erectors of Jackson, Mississippi, is the contractor on the large metal building under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans Products Co
Silsbee
The
Bee
B-J Metal Building Erectors
Jackson
Miss
Richardson and Sandoval Return Mrs Richardson Home
John H Richardson of Houston and Alfredo Sandoval of Venezuela returned Mrs Richardson to her home Sunday after weeks in Corpus Christi with her sister Mrs Bessie Read and in Bellaire with her daughter Mrs Edna Gibson and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Richardson
Houston
Alfredo Sandodal
Venezuela
J. H. ‘Richardson
Corpus Christi
Bessie Read
Bellaire
Edna Gibson
Three Injured In Saturday Auto Crash On FM 2937
Three people were injured in a two-pickup crash on FM 2937 about 100 miles north of Silsbee on Saturday November 29 at 7 20 am. Durmond Hollyfield 15 and Charlie Hollyfield 13 passengers in a Ford pickup driven by Donald Wayne Lewis 22 Starpine were hurt when Charlie was treated. Lewis pulled onto FM 2937 from a side road and was struck by Reginald Gore 32 of Silsbee who was northbound and reportedly suffered a broken arm. Gore was treated and released at Silsbee Doctors Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Durmond Hollyfield
Charlie Hollyfield
Donald Wayne Lewis
Starpie
Treat- Lewis
Reginald
Gore
Lewis
Truman ‘Dougharty
Silsbee Doctors Hos
Berserk Boston Gunman Kills Mrs L Burkes Former Resident
Mrs Lillian Fulton Burkes a longtime Silsbee resident died after a gunman killed her and a two year old girl at a Boston apartment complex. Police said the shooter Frank Kinney 48 faces multiple murder and assault counts after an argument over noisy children. Wounded include Dorothy Young 28 and Kinney’s wife Ruby 37. Burkes funeral held in Silsbee with burial at City Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Fulton Burkes
Silsbee
Boston
Mass
Frank Kinney
Monique Morton
Burkes
Monique
Washington
Silsbee City Cemetery
Waldo Mathews High School
Frank Fulton
Jeffrey Cleaners
Delores Burkes
Rodney
Stephen Burkes
Laura Smith
Doris Shelton
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PTA
To Hear
Lafayette
Fletcher Wildcat
Eradale
Livingston
Raleigh Garrett
Joe Price
Mark Dawn
Jim Bowen
Tiger
Livingston JV
S. BE. Austin
Port Arthur
Grady Walters
David Bush
Silsbee JV
SFA
David Brown
Woodrow Wilson
Little Cypress
Pines Theater
B. W. Graves
Little League Ladies
Silssee
Joe
Bobby Caraway
Silsee
Thomas Earl Caraway
Winnie
Leon Harris
Marie West
Dave Cravy
Grand Jury
R. A. Richardson
Evans
L. Burkes
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