Evans Products President Visits Silsbee Plant Optimistic on Progress
Evans Products Co. president C Calvert Knudsen visits the Silsbee plant and reports progress toward full operation. He notes dust issues and a sawdust burner will be improved, praises local workers, and is joined by John A. Elorriaga and Piotr Zenchek. The plant manufactures particle board for construction and is part of a national network with Washington plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Calvert Knudson
Portland, Ore
Evans Products Co
Bee
Silshee
Silsbee
Knudsen
John A. Elorriaga
Piotr Zenchek
Washington
United States
Geo Eddings Hurled In 26 Car Pile Up On I 10
Two Silsbee men were hurt in a fogbound 26 car crash on Interstate 10 near the Trinity River bridge by the Anahuac exit. George Eddings, 38, remained in critical condition at Baptist Hospital Beaumont with head face and shoulder injuries after being thrown from Kinard vehicle.
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Silsbee
Trinity River Bridge
Anahuac
George Eddings
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Eddings
Elton Kinard
Jim McKee
Artie Gore
Kinard
Gore
Butler Drilling Co
Alvin
Midland family visits relatives in town
Mr. and Mrs. David Roberts and their son from Midland recently visited in the homes of Mr. and Mrs. David R. Roberts and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Busby, sharing time with family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Roberts
Midland
David R. Roberts
J. C. Busby
Four Injured In Wet pavement Car Truck Collision
In Silsbee at the U S 96 South TX 327 intersection four people were injured Saturday. Mrs Wallie Byrd Warner 28 of Evadale drove the car with children Robin 10 Tony 9 and Jerry 6. Jerry 6 skull fracture admitted to St Elizabeth Beaumont. Bran deaux Campbell 40 Gulf Coast Services Liberty truck driver uninjured. The car skidded across wet four lane highway and struck a parked car. The injured were taken to Wilde Clinic then to St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. 96 South
Texas 327
Silsbee
D. L. Tracy
Wallie Byrd Warner
Evadale
Robin
Tony
Jerry
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Gulf Coast Services
Liberty
Brandeaux Campbell
Rt. 1
Hull
Tracy
Warner
U. S. 96
Larry Seaman
Christmas Basket Drive to Deliver About 150 Gifts
B W Graves announces 150 Christmas baskets will be distributed to needy families in Silsbee. Donations of canned goods and staples are due December 19 and can be left at the Morris Pharmacy building or sent to Silsbee State Bank to the Silsbee Community Basket Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Graves
Graves
Silsbee
Old
Morris Pharmacy
Commissioners Up Pay Of 2 Justices 3 Deput y Sheriffs
Hardin County Commissioners Court met at the Courthouse and approved pay raises for two justices of the peace Rex Moore and C A Kimball to 5200 a year effective Feb 1 1968. They also raised the salaries of Deputy Sheriffs Billy Paine Elmer Procise and Bennett Haynes to 5200 a year starting Feb 1 1968. Present salaries were 3600 for justices and 5004 for deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Justices of the Peace
Emmett Lack
Justice of the Peace
Rex Moore
Silsbee
C. A. Kimwall
Kountze
Howard Barrington
Virgil Caraway
Tom Burch
Billy Paine
Elmer Procise
Sourh Lake
Bennett Haynes
Kountye
Jp’s
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Betty Teddlie
Glonda Grisham
Orange County
Clarence McNeely
Andrew Williams Named Member of College Who's Who
Jarvis Christian College selects Andrew Williams as a member of Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges. Williams hails from Silsbee and is the son of Rev. and Mrs. Will Williams of Route 1 Box 175, Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Williams
Master Plan Urged for Silsbee Growth and Finances
Silsbee city council heard a Planning Commission recommendation for a comprehensive master plan to guide streets water and sewer and drainage. Estimated cost tops twenty thousand dollars and about a year to complete with consultant options. Council debates funding and future use while approving parade ordinance and giving city employees a Christmas turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee City
Silsbee
Whittington
Paul Georgas
Tthe
Frank Rudisaile
Frank McClanahan
Planning Commission
Teletype Weather Wire Installed At Silsbee Police Station
A U S weather teletype machine joins the Silsbee Police Station as part of the South Texas ESSA Weather Wire. Hardin County and City civil defense supported by six local industries will receive hourly radar and regional weather updates plus four daily area forecasts and severe weather warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Silsbee
South Texas
ESSA
Hardin County
City of
Kirby Lumber Corporation
EasTex, Inc
Gulf States Utilities Co
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Sinclair Oil and Gas Co
Southwestern Development Co
KKAS
U. S. Weather Bureau
Hardin
Tyler
Jasper
Silsbee Police Department
Tigers To Host Buna Friday In Cage Duel
Silsbee Tigers improve to four wins and two losses after a 62 51 win over Little Cypress Tuesday night. They host Buna Friday at 7 30 p m in the new Silsbee High gym then travel to Mauriceville Monday and Kirbyville Tuesday. Junior varsity starts at 6 p m. Pattillo scored 22 points in the win with six baskets and 10 free throws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Tiger Cagers
Little iCypress
Tigers
Buna
Silsbee High
Mauriceville
Kirbyville
Nior
Eugene Pattillo
Silsbee
Bears
Little Cypress
Ralph Davenport
Mike Shuff
Walter Evans
West Orange
Victor
Galveston Central
Pattillo
Tiger
Shuff
Manuel Tyler
Pirates
Central
Dan Montgomery
Connie
Emi
Cleveland
Sils
Abusive Language Charge Results From Family Row
Thirty four persons were held at Hardin County jail in the past week per office deputy Curtis Davis. A Silsbee man pleaded guilty on a telephoned abusive language charge and was released under 300 dollar bond. the case grew from a family argument. Others in jail included six for affray eight for drunk one aggravated assault one assault and battery one more abusive language charge two minors for consuming one drunk in ear two drunk and affray one drunk and disturbing the peace one felony theft one felony driving while intoxicated one hot check four game cases and three traffic violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Curtis Davis
Silsbee
Court of Justice of the Peace
Rex Moore
Moore
Traffic Violations Up In November Reports
Monthly reports from the Silsbee Police Department and the Corporation Court show more moving traffic tickets than average, with 140 issued versus 106. Four standing violations and 117 parking meter tickets were recorded. three major accidents occurred in the city, and 104 cases were investigated resulting in one felony and 20 misdemeanors, including one juvenile arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Police Department
Corporation Court
Silsbee Post Office Extends Saturday Hours For Christmas
Postmaster Conley C. Bradshaw announced the Silsbee post office will stay open until 5 pm on Saturday December 16 to handle the Christmas mail. Office hours are normally noon but staff have rearranged space to cope with the rush and urge patrons to mail early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Conley C. Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Morris A and P Open New Silsbee Store in Pine Plaza
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company opened a new supermarket at North Fifth Street and Highway 418 in Silsbee on Tuesday December 12. Grady Walters named manager with Johnny Collins as assistant manager and Billy Paul as produce chief. Jules Bellard to run meat, J B Shocklee oversees Shreveport area for A&P.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc
5Th Street
Highway 418
R. H. Wade
Wade
A&p
North Fifth Street
Wayside Inn
Silsbee
Sultana
Ann Page
Dexo
Sunnyfield
Grady Walters
Walters
Johnny Collins
Houston
Billy Paul
Jules Bellard
J. BD. Shocklee
Shreveport
United
Miss Vicki Busby Returns Home From Panama City
Miss Vicki Busby returned home after visiting her brother and family Mr and Mrs Kenneth Busby in Panama City Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicki Busby
Mrs
Kenneth Busby
Panama City
Fla
Mrs H V Pierce Visits Jackson Hosts
Mrs H V Pierce of Jackson Mississippi visits the homes of Rev and Mrs W W Ferguson and Mr and Mrs Roy Harvey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. V. Pierce
Jackson
Miss
W. W. Ferguson
Roy Harivey
Silsbee Chamber Plans Ribbon Cutting and Seminar
The Silsbee Chamber of Commerce held a 21 member general meeting in the Neches Room at Neches National Bank. A Bad Check Seminar is set for Dec 13 in the Heritage Room of Silsbee State Bank, with interest noted amid seasonal shopping concerns. A ribbon cutting for Pine Plaza Shopping Center is scheduled for Dec 14 at 10 30 am with Gary Martin as master of ceremonies. A nominating committee led by Dr. W C McNeil will select 10 directors from local business leaders for April 1968. The group reported progress from a recent membership drive and discussed expanding outreach to nonmembers for orderly growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee State Bank
Jim Sims
Pine Plaza
Gary Martin
Bayport Construction Company
Sims
Jnew
Silsbee
W. C. McNeil
Robert Neyland
John Fordinal
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Four Silsbee Women Named Outstanding Young Women
Four young women from Silsbee appear in the 1967 Outstanding Young Women of America, a biographical compilation of 6,000 women aged 21 to 35. Nominees are selected by advisory editors from contributions by local clubs, recognizing civic religious professional and political activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
America
Cheryl Lynne Markham
Doris Marie Bradfield
Jacqueline Wilson
Polly Sue Bell
Esther Peterson
Labor
Holmes Chevrolet Sold to Jack Droddy in Silsbee Move
The Holmes Chevrolet dealership on Highway 96 South in Silsbee was sold to Jack Droddy. The business will become Jack Droddy Chevrolet Inc with staff retained. new members Otis Walden and James Dear join during a 90 day transition to a new Jack Droddy Chevrolet Jet facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes Chevrolet
Jack Droddy
Beaumont Motor Co
V. O. Holmes
Highway 96
Silsbee
Chevrolet, Inc
Droddy
Leon Kelley
Otis Walden
James Dear
Dear
Jack Droddy Chevro Jet
Morris Pharmacy Expands With Grand Opening in Pine Plaza
Morris Pharmacy opens a new 5400 square foot store at Pine Plaza Shopping Center in Silsbee after a month in operation. Owners E. B. Clark and John Meade credit swift service and a broad, modern stock for growth. The shop features a stainless steel fountain, lunch service, and 11 clerks dedicated to customer care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Texas
John Meade
Trustees Hear Final Annual Audit Report
The Silsbee Independent School District prepared to present the outside audit at the regular board meeting. Preliminary findings showed all funds and accounts properly recorded. upcoming committee on textbooks and a December payroll loan were discussed. resignations and attendance data were noted with meals served and cafeteria debt discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Independent School
Don L. Hough
Oircs
Susan Bollich
Primus McDonald
Robinson
Silsbee
Hough
Kirby
Waldo Mathews
Baytown and Orangefield Guests Visit D E Wilson Home
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Audas and con of Baytown and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Ray Wilson of Orangefield are visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs D. E. Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Audas
Con
Baytown
Douglas Ray Wilson
Orangefield
D. E.wilson
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Evans Products
Geo. Eddings
McKee
Robert W. Caldwell & ‘Associates
Bryan
Council
The
City of Silsbee
Big A&p
Cofc
Silsbee I Chamber of Commerce
Neches
Nechres National Bank
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