Two More Die In Weekend Traffic Tragedies Near Silsbee
Over the past weekend two Silsbee residents died in crashes. Ivy J. Smith 68 was struck by a car driven by Sammie Wilson Jr. 38 of Beaumont while crossing Avenue N. in Silsbee. Vicki Marie Rawls 4 died in a collision between a car she rode in and a Beaumont City Bus at SH 10 East and North Street. Four others were hospitalized as the bus crash injured 26. A separate Friday crash on Highway 327 near Fresenius Road involved a pulp wood truck and an eastbound car with no injuries.
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Silsbee
Vicki Marie Rawls
Ivy J. Smith
Highway 327
Sammie Wilson Jr
Winters St
Avenue N
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Lin Beaumont
Grady Tarvereeee
Wilson
Smith
San Augustine
Buna
Jim Rawls
Beaumont City
SH 10
North Street
Rawls
Vicki
Edna Johnson
Sherry ‘Rawls
Beaumont Hospitals
East Service Road
Beaumont
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
C. R. Johnson
Elison Lee Cruse
Kountze
Gerald Follie
Fresenius Road
Four Car Crash Injures Woman at North Fifth and Payne
A four car collision at North Fifth Street and Payne Road left Mrs. Erma Lois Hinson with minor injuries after attempting a left turn. Witnesses and officers described a chain reaction involving three moving cars and a parked vehicle near a service station.
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North Fifth Street
Payne Road
Erma Lois Hinson
Seaman’ Drive
Silsbee Clinic
Hinson
North Fifth
Chester Russell
Highway 418
Silsbee
Russell
North Firth
Scaffold accident injures two painters in Silsbee
Two painters from Mudd Paint Contractor Beaumont were hurt when a scaffold fell on the Farmer Funeral Home job in Silsbee. Louis Russell and C. E. Sinclair were taken to St. Elizabeth Beaumont in good condition after initial care at Silsbee Clinic. Russell sustained head injuries and contusions. Sinclair suffered back and head injuries with facial abrasions.
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St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Louis Russell
Victor
C. E. Sinclair
Mudd Paint Contractor
Farmer Funeral Home
Silsbee
Silsbee Clinic
Toys for Tots drive in Silsbee seeks toys before Christmas
Allen Warrick leads a plea for new or usable toys to stock the Toys for Tots list serving about 600 local children from infants to teens. Toys can be delivered to Warrick TV in Silsbee or picked up by calling EV 5 2842. cash gifts and volunteer help are also requested to meet the holiday need.
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Santa
Silsbee
Santa Claus
Allen Warrick
Christ
Warrick TV
Warrick
William Black Among Sam Houston Lettermen of 1965
William Black of Silsbee was among 29 football veterans awarded letters by Sam Houston State College for the 1965 grid season. Coach Paul Pierce announced the senior tackle in Huntsville as the Bearkats finished 4-6 and sixth in the Lone Star Conference, with 20 lettermen expected back next season.
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Huntsville
William Black
Silsbee
Sam Houston State College
Paul Pierce
Black
Bert Black
Bearkats
Final Rites Held Saturday For Allen Droddy 101
Allen Droddy of Silsbee died at 5 15 am Thursday after a short illness. He was a retired Kirby Lumber edger and a member of the United Pentecostal Church of Beaumont. Funeral services at 2 pm Saturday in First Pentecostal Church Silsbee with Rev H B Morgan and others officiating. Burial in Resthaven Cemetery under Farmer Funeral Home direction. Surviving: his wife Liddie Dreddy of Silsbee seven sons seven daughters three brothers and one sister. 34 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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Allen Droddy
Gerson
Oakdale
Silshee
Kirby Lumber Corp
United Pentecostal Church of
Beaumont
First Pentecostal Church
Silsbee
H. B. Morgan
J. A. Hendrix
First Assembly of God Church
R. B. Gibson
United Pentecostal Church
Resthaven Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home
Liddie Dreddy
Odie
Lafayette
Mitchell
Edgar
Leesville
Alvie
Merryville
Mose
Phillip
Silssbee
Loral Vaught
Tom Smith
Jack Campbell
Port Lavaca
Marie
Joe
Elizabeth
Pink
Lula Ashworth
Port Neches
Drivers License Office Announces Closing Dates
Edward Phillips, a Drivers License Patrolman, says the Silsbee office will be closed December 15 and December 24. Tests will be held December 10, 17, 29 and 31 at 9 a.m.
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Edward Phillips
Silsbee
Tragic Ironies Of Life Illustrated In Opal Morrison Poem
Opal Lea Morrison died in a fatal Highway 92 crash after writing a hopeful poem the day before. She kept the poem in her car at the time of the accident, reflecting on living joyfully and nature.
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Morrison
Opal Lea Morrison
Herman
Truman Gordon
Condit Named Executive at EasTex Inc
Gex P. Condit will join EasTex Inc as vice president and assistant to the president starting December 30. He has served since 1950 with Diamond National Corp and its Gardner Division, is a Yale graduate, and holds an MBA from Xavier University. Condit and his wife Virginia Jones of Gary plan to move to Beaumont after Christmas.
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Gex
Virginia Jones
Gary
Beaumont
Rites Held For Jessie Linn Black Infant
Saturday services for two day old Jessie Linn Black daughter of Mr and Mrs Jessie Oland Black Evadale were conducted at 2 p m in Farmer Funeral Home chapel Rev Norman Walters officiated Burial followed at Granger Cemetery
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Jessie Linn Black
Jessie Oland Black
Evadale
Farmer Funeral Home
Norman Walters
Granger Cemetery
Three Victor Men Fined for Killing Doe Deer
Three men from Victor were fined 200 dollars each plus court costs and had hunting licenses suspended for one year after pleading guilty to killing three doe deer on the Keith Strip near the Ariola oil field. Game wardens Johnny Williams and Claude Lindsey arrested them as they were bogged in mud with deer loaded in two pickups.
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Victor
Keith Strip
Ariola
Fletcher Richardson
Gene Davis
R. W. Davis
G. W. King
Johnny Williams
Claude Lindsey
Hardin County Wildlife Association
Williams
Lindsey
Holland Named To Missouri Valley All Star Team
Henry Holland of North Texas State College earned a defensive end spot on the Missouri Valley Conference All Star Team, one of three unanimous selections. The 6'2" 210-pound sophomore, a former Tiger and Tyler Junior College alumnus, was sidelined with a torn cartilage in his right knee from the Las Cruces game on November 20 and wore a cast at home for a month during Thanksgiving.
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Henry Holland
North Texas State College
Holland
Tiger
Tyler Junior College
W. H. Holland
Las Cruces, N.M
Public Library to Observe Its Fifth Anniversary
The Silsbee Public Library marks its fifth anniversary this Friday with an open visit from 2 to 6 p.m. led by chairwoman Mrs. Allen Freeman. New volumes and a Texas State Library reference collection are highlighted as the facility, now in its permanent building since December 8, 1962, prepares exterior painting and routine library operations.
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Silsbee Public Library
Allen Freeman
Texas State Library
T. Horka
Silsbee School Board hears annual audit and plans
The Silsbee Independent School District auditors found books in order for 1964-65. The board will appoint a textbook committee of 14 teachers with Supt. Hough as chair. An enumerator for January census and a $30,000 loan to cover December payroll are planned. Architect George Ingram will present preliminary plans for a new high school and building locations on the 40 acre tract east of the city.
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Silsbee Independent
Don L. Hough
Hughes & Norfeldt
Beaumont
Silsbee
Hough
Marguerite Weathersby
Jimmie Lee Wright
Mathleen Brent
Fannie Gregory
Gayle Ratliff
Maryvonne Fredien
Mary Muckleroy
Wesley Shaw
Robert Schlieker
Stella Vanderburg
Joyce Wallace
Valleta Samuel
Dean Duffle
Evelyn Allen
Hod New High School
George Ingram
Tiger Cagers Meet Bridge City In West Orange Tourney
Silsbee Tigers play Bridge City at 9:30 in West Orange with a second game set for 2:30. After two losses at Beaumont YM BL tournament the team edged Big Sandy 49 47 as James Hoffpauier led with 17 points.
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Silsbee Tiger Basketballers
Bridge City
West Orange
West Orange Gymn
Tiger Cagers
Beaumont
Tigers
Victor
Silsbee
Big Sandy
Ruggles Family Visits Fort Eustis Return from Trip
Mr and Mrs S A Ruggles return home after visiting their son Pfc Arthur R Ruggles at Fort Eustis Virginia Pfc Ruggles graduated November 26 from the Army Transportation School at Fort Eustis The family toured Washington Arlington Jamestown and Yorktown before continuing at Fort Eustis where he awaits orders
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S. A. Ruggles
Pfc
Arthur R. Ruggles
Fort Eustis
Pfc. Ruggles
Army Transportation School
Washington, D.C
Arlington
Jamestown
Yorktown
Ptc
Ruggles
Ft. Eustis
Black Leg Kills 15 Cattle in Hardin County Area
Dr. N G Ferrell reports 15 cows dead from black leg across Kountze Silsbee and Fred areas in Hardin County over recent weeks. He warns the outbreak may become a epidemic if unchecked. Vaccination is the preventive measure. birds and wild animals may spread the disease.
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Hardin County
N. G. Ferrell
Silsbee
Ferrell
Kountze
Sils‘bee
Fred
Christmas Basket Drive Seeks Financial Support
The Silsbee Bee reports a community Christmas Basket Drive fundraising campaign led by Beta Sigma Phi sorority members. Donations may be given to the Silsbee Bee or Silsbee State Bank with help from local merchants, churches, and ministers. A Toys for Toys and special children's movie event supports the drive, requiring toy or canned goods donations.
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Weeks Crawiford
Silsbee
Rho Upsilon
Xi Zeta Rho
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Charles’ Kelly
Sidney Dauphin
H. L. Foster
Basket Fund
Silsbee Bee
Silsbee State Bank
Mr. Crawford
D. H. Suitt
Pines Theater
City Police Arrest 85 In November Busy Month
Silsbee City Police logged 85 arrests in November the busiest month in department history. Chief Tarver said 70 cases went to Corporation Court yielding fines of 1273.75 dollars. Traffic violations topped with 55 cases. 15 were misdemeanors.
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Silsbee City
G. C. Tarver
Ray Family Visits. Children Return Home
Mr and Mrs Richard Ray of Houston spent the weekend with Mrs Charlie Brownlee and her husband. Little Ricky Ray, who had been visiting his grandparents for a month, returned home with them.
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Richard Rayland
Houston
Charlie Brownlee
Ricky Ray
E Cole Named Silsbee State Bank Director
Clyde E. Cole of Silsbee 104 Bowers Road has been elected to the board of directors of the Silsbee State Bank. N A Cravens announced Cole succeeds the late O A Ernest of Beaumont. Cole is secretary treasurer of EasTex Inc and has Baylor University ties with CPA membership in Beaumont. He formerly worked as a public accountant and held roles at the University of Houston. He is married to Jane Connally with one daughter.
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Clyde E. Cole
Bowers Road
Silsbee
Silsbee State Bank
N. A. Cravens
O. A. Ernest
Beaumont
Cole
EasTex Inc
Eas-Tex Inc
Baylor University
Beaumont Chapter of
Certified Public Accountants
Richard Ray Wins Nov 28 Auto Race in Houston
Richard Ray a 1962 Silsbee High School graduate won his fourth straight first in sports car racing November 28 in Houston. He led overall with 1200 points and drove to regain contention for the Baklemetz Cup as the season concluded. The final race was set for Sunday at Hone meir cup mile track.
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Richard Ray
Silsbee High School
Houston
Meir
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Ivy Smith
Antioch Cemetery
Richard DuBose
David Rush
Gennie Smith
Edward Smith
Voth
Lewis
Charles Smith
Ed Marshall
Broaddus
James McGallion
Arthur Busley
I. D. Smith
Dayton
Henry Smith
Zavalla
Pete Evans
Julius Bryant
Knapple Cemetery
Farmler Funeral Home
Sherry Rawls
Diane
Mary Lou Rawls
Katie Marie Crosby
Jim Edward Rawls
Michael Linn McCauley
Livingston
John E. Rawls
Ace Fleetwood
Grady Tarver
Albert Sharp
Sam Houston
Silsbee, Texas
Cretor
Fred, Texas
Gex P. Condit
EasTex, Inc
Keith
Ings
J. T. Dowden
Woodville
Robert Hutchins
Mauriceville
Harvey Jackson
Missouri Valley All
Christmas Basket Drive
Will
B. W. Graves
Mr. Graves
Silsbee Dry Goods
Silsbee State
E. Cole
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