Firemen avert possible tank explosion in Silsbee blaze
Silsbee volunteers battled two fires on Saturday. Fire Chief John Busby estimated losses at about 5000. The first blaze at Westmore Apartments gutted Walter Scott’s front area after a sofa touched a gas heater. A second fire involved a 200 gallon butane tank on Beaufort Highway filled by Silsbee Butane Co. truck. firefighters cooled the tank to prevent explosion. The driver moved the truck away as flames spread, with pilots lights blamed for ignition.
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Silsbee
John Busby
L. P. Williams
Donlex
Fast Ave
Waldo Mathews School
Busby
Pushy
Walter Scott
Beaumort
Silsbee Butane Co
Two area men die in Beaumont cycle car crash
Two Silsbee area men, Russell Monroe Craddock twenty one of Route One and Dane Leon Mavis twenty five of Voth, died after a motorcycle automobile collision at Kattex Freeway and Lawrence Drive in Beaumont. The motorists were pronounced dead on arrival at St Elizabeth Hospital at eleven p.m. Police identified Craddock as the motorcycle driver and Harris as a passenger in the car driven by Charles M Harness sixty four of Silsbee. Harris was a Navy veteran and heavy equipment operator with survivors including his wife two daughters parents a brother two sisters and other relatives. Funeral services for Craddock were announced in the cycle section.
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Silsbee
Ruesell Monroe Craddock
Route 1
Dane Leon Mavis
Voth
Kattex Freeway
Lawrence Drive
Beaumont
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Craddock
Harris
Charles M. Harness
Kayvon
Rt. 3
Harriss
Eustex Freeway
China
Texas
Margaret Harris
Grand Jury Indicts Five in Hardin County Burglary Case
Grand jury returned eight indictments Monday in Hardin County. Five defendants John Wayne Ruff Delbert Lee Manke William Frank Maione Donnie Earl Yeagin and William Denard were charged with burglary and theft at the Hardin County Country Club. Also indicted for second offense driving while intoxicated were John Floyd Taunton Jr William Black Jr and Clarence Boyd Walters. Deaan was turned over to Beaumont police for parole revocation.
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Fiardin County Grand Jury
Hardin County Country Club
John Wayne Ruff
Delbert Lee Manke
William Frank Maione
Donnie Earl Yeagin
William Denard
Country Club
Hardin County
Deaan
Beaumont
John Floyd Taunton Jr
William ©. Black Jr
Clarence Boyd Walters
Stores To Close On Christmas In Silsbee Area
Most retail businesses in the Silsbee area will close Christmas Day with many also closing Dec 26 for an extra holiday. Post office city and county offices will close on Christmas, reopen Thursday. police and sheriff patrols stay on duty. garbage collection paused Christmas Day and resumes Thursday. area banks stay open.
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Silsbee
She Silsbee
Edgar Bileod
Mrs Dolly Mast Dies Unexpectedly in Silsbee
Mrs Dolly Beard Mast of Silsbee died Sunday at 12 10 p m in Doctors Hospital Silsbee after entering earlier that day Funeral services were held Tuesday at 10 a m at Farmer Funeral Home chapel with Rev Eugene Jonte officiating Burial was in Forest Park Cemetery Houston She was born in Missouri and lived in Silsbee 50 years She organized Betty Ann Dress Shop and ran it until about 12 years ago Surviving sisters are Mrs N A Cravens and Mrs Lee Worley of Silsbee Pallbearers listed including Sherman Worthey and Dr W C McNeil
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Dolly Beard Mast
Silsbee
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Farmer Funeral Home
Eugene Jonte
First Unified Methodist Church of
Forest Park Cemetery
Houston
Missouri
Mast
Betty Ann Dress Shop
Evadale School Burglar Nabbed and Two Taverns Hit
Victor Dewey Hendricks of Evadale was charged with burglary at Evadale High School after entering through a broken window and seizing about $25. He was jailed in Buna with bonds set at 25,000. Separate burglaries hit Jim Burns Place and the Cottage Tavern with losses totaling about 130 dollars. Deputy sheriffs Gravis Overstreet Padgett and Cowart led the investigations.
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Victor Dewey Hendricks
Evadale
Fvndaleigh School
Jasper County
Bruce Gravis
Hendricks
Gravis
Buna
Marvin Dewden
Jasper
Chavis
Ewadale
Burelar
F E. C. Cook
Hardin County
Henry Overstreet
Sid Padgett
Lester Cowart
Big Thicket Park Aired At Saturday Meeting
Texas Senator Ralph Yar borough led a well attended Silsbee gathering at State Bank last Saturday to discuss creating a national park in East Texas Big Thicket. Speakers included Er nest Bergman Padre Island National Park and Dempsie Henley Liberty mayor with advocacy for a Big Thicket park. Margaret Louise Hancock of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs urged a 100000 acre park to preserve a major natural area.
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Texas
Ralph Yarborough
Silsbee State Bank
Big Thicket
Ernest Bergman
Padre Island National Park
Dempsie Henley
Liberty
Margaret Louise Hancock
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
Steering Committee Named for Lumberton Water Sewer Plan
A six man steering committee led by Wilson A Green will push a combined Lumberton water and sanitary sewer project to serve the 1890 homes and businesses in the Lumberton School District area. Financing would be long term low interest loans with ownership by the community and no taxes, funded through Farmers Home Administration or HUD. Open meetings at the high school will answer questions as residents sign up for membership to prevent septic runoff pollution from heavy rains.
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Farmers Home Administration
Housing and Urban Development Agency
Goth Utilities
Warren Child Dies In Family Gunshot Accident
Frederick Mullins eight year old Warren resident died from a gunshot wound in the family home around noon Saturday. Funeral services were held at Bethel Baptist Church with burial in Fellowship Cemetery. Survived by father Jack Mullins, mother Nadine Johnston, three sisters, and other relatives.
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Frederick Mullins
Warren
Bethel Baptist Church
Justice
Frank Harper
Fellowship Cemetery
Mullins
E. E. Mullins
June Keller
E. L. Irby
C. E. Harper
Justice of the
Joe Loggins
Woodville
Pairbanks
Alaska
Jack Mullins
Nadine Johnston
Silsbee
Rosalyn
Regina’ Ann
Rebecte Mullins
Local Merchants Send Christmas Greetings in Silsbee Bee
For 35 years the Silsbee Bee has carried Christmas greetings from over 100 area businesses. The local merchants express Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, sharing thanks for a prosperous year and offering gift ideas through the newspaper.
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Silsbee Bee
Silsbee
Silsbee Area
The
BEE
Seven Hurt In Auto and Industrial Mishaps in Area
Auto and industrial incidents Thursday and Friday left seven local and area residents injured, two seriously. T. B. Dennis and three others were hurt at Santa Fe facilities in Silsbee. Ernest Haynes and Bob Musik were struck by a falling boom at the rip truck shed. Musik returned home, Haynes stayed in hospital. Mrs. K C Simmons injured in a one car collision near Beaumont while en route to Lamar College.
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T. B. Dennis
Santa Fe
Silsbee
Santa Fe Railway
Ernest Haynes
Bob Musik
Mont. Musik
Haynes
K. C. Simmons
Beaumont
Lamar College
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Russell M. Craddock
Jesse J. Harris
J. R. Harris
Jimny K. Mitchell
Spenard
Linda Gay Marvis
Ma‘mie Harris
J. A. Bruce
Amelia
Crad
Dolly Mast
Evadale School
Farea
Hardin County Sheriff's
Jim Burns
Big Thicket Park
Lester Landgraf
Texas Highway Department
South Third Street
Silsbee High School
Landgraf
Trétti & Thompson of
Lumberton
James Duff
Waco
Don Adams
Wilson A. Green
Eugene Fitzwater
Fred Anders
Leon Armstrong
Jay
Loyd Dorrell
Keith Gary
St Elizabeth Hospital
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