Three Auto Train Crashes Cause Damages in Silsbee
Over Dec 19 21 three two car accidents in Silsbee caused about 4700 in damage with no injuries reported. Aimuel Gore 29 of Silsbee in a Buick was hit while entering US 96 by a Ford pickup driven by William Davis. Gore cited for failure to yield.
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Silsbee
U.S. 96
Tindsey Road
James L. Martin
Aimuel L. Gore
Conner
William Davis
Gore
Davis
Marlin
Eddie Lee Jessie
T. C. Woods
Buna
Jessie
Woods
Auto
O’barbo
Avenue G
Kirby Street
Set. Martin
Fred Milton Hinson
Louis Edwards Sanders
Sanders
Hinson
Martin
Methodists To Break Ground For Sanctuary
The First United Methodist Church of Silsbee plans a ground breaking service at 3 p.m. on the new sanctuary site. If weather forces a change, the ceremony moves to the temporary sanctuary as construction begins on the $273 000 building including sanctuary chapel parlor and office complex with Dr Ed Matheson leading and Rev R Eugene Jonte and Robert Neyland participating.
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First
United Methodist Church
Silsbee
Ed Matheson
Beaumont Methodist District
R. Eugene Jonte
Robert Neyland
John Wesley Hardt
First United Methodist Church
Beaumont
L. D. Self
J. H. Cameron
Tigers Fall to Sterling in Conroe Invitational
Sterling Rangers used height and speed to defeat the Silsbee Tigers 76-54 for third place in the Conroe Invitational on Dec 20. Silsbee’s Mark Dawn and Grady Walters led with 14 and 12 points. Sterling’s Ted Hazelwood and Carl Barnett stood out. The loss left Silsbee 16-3 for the year and earned fourth place in the tournament.
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Baytown
Sterling Rangers
Silsbee Tigers
Tigers
Mark Dawn
Grady Walters
Silsbee
Sterling
Ted Hazelwood
Carl Barnett
Conroe Rangers
Bengals
Conroe
Baytown Sterling
South Park
Port Arthur
Port City
Ralph Davenport Named Honorable Mention All American
Ralph Davenport received Honorable Mention All American honors from the National Tune for College Athletic Association for his sophomore year as tight end at Blinn Junior College. He is among Blinn Buccaneers honored with seven first team selections and is listed as a 1967 Silsbee High School graduate.
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Ralph Davenport
National Tune For
College Athletic Association
Blinn Junior College
Blinn Buccaneers
Davenport
A. C. Davenport
Silsbee
Silsbee High School
Ralph
Local Merchants Send Christmas Greetings to Silsbee
Over 100 area businesses join in the SILSBEE BEE year end issue to wish readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The message marks the Diamond Jubilee for the paper and the BEE’s 50th anniversary amid 36 years of annual greetings from local merchants.
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Silsbee Bee
Silsbee
The
BEE
the Bee
Blaze Destroys Five-Room House north of Silsbee
A five room frame house at 12:30 am Thursday near FM 92 nine miles north of Silsbee burnt in an undetermined origin fire. Owned by Elsie Caraway, the home of Mr and Mrs Reuben Doggett and their two children and a two year old boy and four year old girl were asleep and escaped unharmed.
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Reuben Doggett
E. J. Jones
Silsbee
Knife Fight at Silsbee Hospital Leads to Disorderly Conduct Charge
A Silsbee man Johnny Daugherty 40 was charged with disorderly conduct after a late night fight in the emergency room of Silsbee Doctors Hospital at 1145 p m on Friday December 19. The clash followed an earlier argument in which Paul Allen 27 injured his wife Maggie Allen and Daughertys daughter. Allen was stabbed earlier and treated at St Elizabeth Hospital then released. Police declined further charges. Patrolmen Don Merrill and Ed Thedford investigated. Mr and Mrs L J Sagstetter will spend Christmas in Houston with relatives.
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Silsbee
Justice of the Peace
Rex Moore
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Johnny Daugherty
South 15Th Street
Paul Allen
Prince Hall Villa
Maggie Allen
Daugherty
Commissioners Discuss Raises and Jail Leases
Silsbee Justice of the Peace Rex Moore was authorized extension of part time clerk through January while the County budget is adopted. The court granted Moore $100 for December to hire a clerk for the holidays. Sheriff Tommy Easley sought a $100 across the board raise for all deputies, but Commissioner Tom Burch urged waiting until raises for road hands and other workers are considered. County Attorney Overstreet requested a $5,200 annual wage for his secretary. budget hearings in January will review all raises and allocations. John H. Smith was approved as Deputy Sheriff and dispatcher at $483.33 monthly.
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Silsbee
Rex Moore
Hig
Commissions Court
Moore
Silsbee Justice
Tommy Easley
Sheriff's Department
Tom Burch
Easley
Brow
Dwayne Overstreet
John H. Smith
Two Counts Of Assault Are Filed Against Dexter Owens
Dexter Owens aged 20 from Silsbee and Beaumont is jailed in Hardin County on two assault charges with $1,000 bond each. He faces aggravated assault on a female and on a police officer, plus a charge for giving an assumed name to an officer. He allegedly struck a officer with a broken glass bottle during arrest attempts.
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Dexter Owens
Silsbee
Beaumont
Hardin County
Silshee Corporation Court
Owens
Justice of the Peace
Rex Moore
Kirby Street
Ed Thedford
James Martin
Judge Moore
Whedford
Martin
Thedford
Qwens
Multiple crashes hit FM 418 and US 92 in Silsbee area
Three wrecks occurred at the FM 418 US 92 intersection within eight days. On Dec 17 George Howard Jr. 40 of Call cited for failure to yield when his tractor loaded with logs struck Elliot Milton Downs 50 of Beaumont in his Southwestern Bell auto. Damages listed and injuries minor. Clarence Davis 7 of Thicket and Larry Turner 19 of Silsbee involved in Dec 22 collision. Davis cited for failure to yield and Turner for no license. Intersection lacks traffic signals beyond four way stops. a traffic light awaits relay equipment.
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FM 418
George Howard Jr
Silsbee
Elliot Milton Downs
Beaumont
Downs
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
jJames Marshall
Kirbyville
Bellauto
Clarence Harry Davis
Larry Wayne Turner
Davis
Turner
James Martin
Don Merrill
City Reviews Fire Department Equipment Bids
Silsbee City Council planned to approve bids for fire equipment including hose nozzles and soft suction hose. A 30 day trial for a sewer rodding machine from O'Brien Manufacturing Co. at 3350 was also discussed. The meeting also covered plans for a Jan 22 Texas Municipal League regional chapter gathering at Hardin County Country Club and a NASA Public Information Office speaker.
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O’brien Manufacturing Co
Iowa
Hickerson
Texas Municipal League
Hardin County Country Club
Silsbee Volunteers Fight Five Fires Over Two Days
Silsbee volunteer firemen answered five calls December 21 and 22. A forest fire near Bisecamp Road required Forest Service help while a Sunday grass fire was contained. A closet fire on Winter Street caused about 2000 in damages. Two more fires on December 22 included a North Third Street grass fire and a Pine Plaza car fire. Chief Busby urged holiday fire safety and turning off tree lights when absent.
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Silsbee
Bisecamp
Texas
Forest Service
Juan Busby
E. W. Reeves
Winter Street
Busby
Clarence Patchin
North Third Street
Pine Plaza
Artis Hunter
New System To Make Car Registration Easier
Austin drivers face a new Texas registration system for 1970 with color coded plates light blue on white and mail in renewal applications. Renewals begin February 1 with 30 day delivery before plates must be displayed. mail options require a $1 handling postage.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Highway Department
Nine Cases Heard In Corporation Court in Silsbee
Silsbee city judge Yankie heard nine cases at 8 am Tuesday Dec 28. Four were dismissed. two continued. two fined. a defendant paid two fines and planned to appeal. Defendants from Silsbee included Don Carson Kirkendall fined 25 for drag racing and Jimmy Wayne Ritter fined 15 for an accident. Doyle F McKeown fined 25 and 15 for drag racing and speeding. Clarence W Nerren and William C Ray traffic cases continued. Bailiff was Patrolman Lamar Y Barbo.
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Silsbee
Yankie
Corporation Court
Leon Crum
Don Carson Kirkendall
Jimmy Wayne Ritter
Doyle F. McKeown
Clarence W. Nerren
William C. Ray
Silsvee
Lamar Y'Barbo
Girl 16 Struck By Hit And Run Driver In Silsbee
Hattie Busby, 16, daughter of Isaac Busby of Silsbee, was treated at Silsbee Doctors Hospital after being struck by a westbound car on West Avenue J near Prince Hall Villa around 12:30 a.m. Saturday. She was released the same day. Witnesses described a vehicle on the shoulder and speeding away. no description is available. Police investigation ongoing.
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Hattie Busby
Isaac Busby
Silsbee
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Don Merrill
Ed Thedford
Minister to Solemnize Double Ring Ceremony
Rev. H. A. Mathews of Big Sandy will perform a double ring ceremony on January 9 at Magnolia Hill Baptist Church.
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H. A. Mathews
Big Sandy
Maglnolia Hill Baptist Church
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Sue Jobe Byrne
Jasper
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Southern Pacific
Lumberton
FM 321
Bobby Franklin
Second Street
Franklin
J. E. Fowler
Sue J. Byrne
Fowler
Methodists
Jonte
Roe
Blaze
Mrs. L. J. Sagstetter
Houston
Silsbee Ministerial Alliance
B. W. Graves
F. C. Drake
Ronald Hickerson
Don Green
Public Information Office
NASA
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