Silsbee News Editorial Staff and Publication Details
Weekly paper published each Thursday from 410 Highway 96 Silsbee Texas with a 1919 second class mailing permit. Rates list 3.50 yearly in Hardin Jasper Tyler Jefferson counties and 4.00 elsewhere. Editorial staff includes David Read R L Read Tommy Read Leona Whitman Harold Leigh Ruth Stirling James Johnson Charles Green.
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Silsbee
Texas
Highway 96
Hardin
Jasper
Tyler
Jefferson
David Read
R. L. Read
Tommy Read
Leona Whitman
Harold Leigh
Ruth Stirling
James Johnson
Charles Green
False Sense of Values in America
Opinion urging Americans to uphold decency and morality amid widespread perceived immorality. The piece criticizes materialism, rationalization, and moral cowardice across society, calling for steadfast integrity and godliness to keep America great.
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America
Lapham Completes Philco Color TV Service Course
Jimmy Lapham of Simmons Radio and Appliance completed the Philco Color Television Service training program and received certification as a qualified color television service technician. He started the course in early November and was presented with his certificate on Wednesday.
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Jimmy Lapham
Simmons Radio and Appliance
Philco
Lapham
Simmons
Chili Supper Slated by Odd Fellows for Christmas Aid
A benefit chili supper sponsored by the Oddfellow Blue Bonnet Lodge will be held December 14 at the IOOF Hall North 1th Street starting 6:30 p.m. Proceeds fund toys and food for needy families at Christmas. T. L. Smith H E Bilderback and Bob Wooley lead the arrangements.
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Odd Fellows
Oddfellow Blue Bonnet Lodge
Ioof Hall
North 1Th Street
T. L. Smith
H E. Bilderback
Bob Wooley
Texas Pursues Dallas Court inquiry into Kennedy assassination
Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr announces a Dallas court of inquiry to gather facts on the Kennedy assassination the Connally shooting and related crimes with federal cooperation pledged. Dallas FBI and U.S. congressional inquiries are involved as witnesses may be compelled to testify. Governor Connally backs a fact finding effort to determine if the attack was by an individual or part of a conspiracy.
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Austin
Texas
Waggoner Carr
Kennedy
Connaly
Herbert Miller
U. S. Department of Justice
Dallas
FBI
U.S
Lee Harvey Oswald
Connally
J. D. Tippit
Carr
Dallas Court of Inquiry
Justice of the Peace
Court of Inquiry
Texas Supreme Court
Court of
Lee Oswald
Oswald
Jack Ruby
The Price of Freedom in These United States
A reflective editorial condemns tolerance of rabble-rousers and hate speech. It cites open borders, insults to ambassadors, and mockery of leaders as a dangerous price paid for freedoms. The piece urges Texans to consider how such actions may lead to violence, as the nation faces a new commander in chief during a time of upheaval.
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United States
Governor Proclaims December Safety Sunday in Texas
Texas Governor John Connally designates December 8 as Safety Sunday to urge drivers to moral responsibility on the roads. TSA praises the move citing 1962 Texas deaths and injuries and calls for drivers and pastors to awaken public conscience and enforce traffic laws.
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Austin
Texas Safety Association Today
Texas
John Connally
TSA
Quincey V Tuma
Houston
Connally
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Safety Association
Texas officials reorganize state board and county offices
Washington County rancher becomes a board member and McAdams remains chairman as both Austin and broader state offices shift roles. State offices in Austin operate on a new Capital Centrex system with separate numbers for each line. Lamar State College of Technology in Beaumont reports 2.4 million dollars in legislatively allocated operating funds. An application seeks a state banking charter for Burkburnett Bank. Wichita County native Bob Armstrong takes the oath to join the Texas House, replacing Jack Ritter Jr. who resigned to seek Congress. Continental Oil Company faces a railroad commission review over potential slant locations at two Gregg County wells operated by Robert Cargill.
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Commission
Texas
John L. Wilbur Jr
U. S. Department of Agriculture
R. G. Garrett
Texas Animal Health Commission
Southwest Animal Health Research Foundation
Comanche County
Crauwford C. Martin
Veterans Land Fund
Jefferson County
Abilene Christian College
Pecos
Terriell
State Supreme Court
High Court
William M. Edwards
Court of Civil Appeals
el Paso
Appelate
Pecos County
Edwards
Houston
Charles R. Wilson
Court of Criminal Appeals
Wilson
Connally
Charles S.coates Sr
Tive
Washington County
L. H. Flewellen
Austin
E. E. McAdams
McAdams
SHORT
Snorts
Audi
Lamar State College of Technology
Beaumont
Papas
Burkburnett Bank
State Department of Banking
Burkburnett
Wichita County
Bob Armstrong
Texas House of Representatives
Jack Ritter Jr
Congress
Railroads Commission
Gregg County
Robert Cargill
Continental Oil Company
Coast Guard Seeks Officer Candidate School Applicants
Washington DC college graduates and seniors graduating in January 1964 may apply for the Coast Guard Officer Candidate School class. The effort coincides with December holiday safety campaigns led by Texas Safety Association and Church Safety Section head C. P. Shirey.
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Coast Guard
Washington, D. C
Coast Guard Officer Candidate School Opens at Yorktown
Starting Feb 9 1964 training ends with commissions in the Coast Guard Reserve. Qualified graduates may fulfill military obligation through this program. C G Officer Candidate School is at the Reserve Training Center Yorktown Va on the York River. SP/4 Gene Sparks visited his parents after completing Operation Big Lift and will return to the 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell Ky.
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U. S. Coast Guard Reserve
Coast Guard
Reserve Training Center
Yorktown
York River
U. S. Coast Guard
Washington, D. C
Gene Sparks
A. A. Sparks
101St Airborne Division
Fort Campbell, Ky
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Herbert C. Petry Jr
Carrizo Springs
Texas Attorney General’s Department
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Texas Commission On Higher Education
Sam Raysburn Bell
Paris
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Stephenville
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Laredo
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