Car Hits Train on Roosevelt Drive Extension
At 12:25 a m last Saturday Hoover's car collided with a northbound engine at a Roosevelt Drive Extension crossing. The wreck caused about 350 in auto damage while the train sustained minor damage. Engineered by N L Pryor of Kirbyville, flares lights and whistle were reported in use prior to impact. Silsbee Patrolman Farr Droddy investigated noting 117 feet of skid marks.
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Roosevelt Drive
Hoover
Kirby Lumber Corp
N.L. Pryor
Kirbyville
Silsbee
Farr Droddy
Funeral services held Sunday for J H Richardson
John Henry Richardson 84 of Silsbee died Friday in Silsbee Doctors Hospital after a short illness. Services were at 2 p m Sunday at First Baptist Church with Rev R E Barclay officiating. Burial in Knapple Cemetery. Survived by wife Gertrude. six daughters including Margaret Mays and Edna Gibson. one son John Henry Richardson Jr. one brother Enoch Richardson. 13 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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John Henry Richardson
Silsbee
First Baptist Church
R. E. Barclay
Knapple Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home
Fletcher Richardson
Allen Freeman
Cecil Cobble
Raymond Bradshaw
D. D. Shine
John Price Richardson
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Richardson
Village Mills
Gertrude Richardson
Margaret Mays
Port Neches
Edna Gibson
Bellaire
Iris Conway
Orange
Donna Nolan
Beaumont
Junia Ericeon
Calif
Elaine Peveto
John Henry Richardson Jr
King
Perkins Named to Phi Kappa Phi at LSU
Howard Allen Perkins of Silsbee is among 68 LSU students elected to the Phi Kappa Phi honor society this year. The group honors scholarship leadership and character, offering undergraduate membership on par with faculty. Perkins is the son of Mrs. Anna Perkins of 1270 Highway 96 South, Silsbee.
Airman Arion B. Sellers Promoted to Master Sergeant
Arion B. Sellers son of Mrs. E. C. Carlton Batson has been promoted to master sergeant in the U S Air Force. He serves as an aircraft equipment technician at Rhein Main AB Germany and belongs to the US Air Forces in Europe. A 1954 East Prairie High School graduate he studied at the University of Maryland and the University of North Dakota. His wife is Lily D Marrivon from England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Arion B. Sellers
E. C. Carlton, Batson
U. S. Air Force
Sellers
Rhein Main AB
US Air Forces In
Europe
East Prairie
Mo.) High School
University of Maryland
University of North Dakota
Lily D. Marrivon
England
Industrial Foundation Proposed At Silsbee Meeting
Edwin Latta of the Texas Industrial Commission spoke at the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce on forming a non profit Industrial Foundation. He outlined committees legal finance publicity and site and building teams to secure land and buildings and noted tax deductible contributions and SBA cooperation.
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Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Neches National Bank
Nelson Long
Edwin Latta
Texas Industrial Commission
Silsbee
Latta
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
City of Silsbee Receives First 1 Percent Sales Tax Payment
The City of Silsbee received a state payment of 21159.90 as the first one percent sales tax distribution covering July to September. Mayor McClanahan said annual receipts could reach 80000, with October to December expected as the big period.
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Silsbee
Ust
Cesar Dominguez
State of
Texas
Frank L. McClanahan
McClanahan
Paul Georgas
Frank Rudisaile
County Swears In New Officials At Midnight Ceremony
Newly elected Hardin County officials will be sworn in at one minute past midnight on Wednesday January 1 in the county courthouse at Kountze. County Judge Emmett Lack will administer the oath to certified officials from the November election, with District Judge H A Coe and others taking part. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Kountze
Emmett Lack
H. A. Coe
Stanley Coe
Dwayne Overstreet
Fred Anders
Henry Overstreet
Virgil Caraway
Hugh
Southwestern Bell creates Beaumont Division with regional reach
Southwestern Bell announces a Beaumont Division headquartered in Beaumont to cover Silsbee Brenham Nacogdoches Orange Bay City and surrounding districts. N K Haverstock cites growth potential as the reason for the new division serving Beaumont Port Arthur Galveston Huntsville with 394000 telephones across 56 exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Silsbee
Brenham
Nacogdoches
Orange
Bay City
N. K. Haverstock
Southwestern Bell
Houston
Haverstock
Port Arthur
Galveston
Huntsville
Ouston
AAA Tips For Hosts To Reduce Holiday Mishaps
AAA advises party hosts to prevent drunken driving by not serving drinks to drivers and offering non alcoholic options and hearty foods. The plan promotes “First a Friend Then A Host” and urges guests to eat and drink responsibly to ensure safe travel after celebrations.
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AAA
American Automobile Association
Avery Vincent Dies In Accident Near Woodville
Funeral services held for Avery Vincent 50 of Silsbee after a front end loader overturn on Magnolia Bridge Park Road near Woodville. He died at the scene. Justice of the Peace ruled accidental death. Survived by wife Christel, two daughters, and three brothers.
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Vincent
Woodville
Magnolia Bridge Park Road
Town Bluff Lake
Joe Loggins
Louisiana
Silsbee
Woodrow Baptist Church
Christel Vincent
Peggy Ann Manasco
Long Beach
Calif
Mis
Joyce Elaine Vincent
Ernest and
Arthur Vincent
Leesville
Travis
Hardin Singers To Meet Saturday
The Hardin County Fifth Sunday Singing Convention will be held Saturday night and Sunday at the Assembly of God Church in Little Rock on the Kountze Sour Lake highway. Program times are 7:30 p m Saturday and 10 a m Sunday with a basket lunch at noon. President H N Ener invites the public to attend.
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Hardin County
Assembly of God
Little Rock
Kountze-Sour Lake
H. N. Ener
Births Reported from Silsbee Evadale and Kountze Areas
A series of birth announcements across Beaumont area hospitals lists new arrivals. Couples include Mr. and Mrs. David F. Harper of Silsbee with a son born December 21 at Beaumont Baptist Hospital, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack J. King of Silsbee with a son born December 21 at the same hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David F. Harper
Silsbee
Beaumont’s Baptist Hospital
Jack J. King
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Silsbee Doctor's Hospital
Larry W. Frizzell
Evadale
Leona Lynn
Dee
Sheryl Ann
Lee Edward Morrison
Sisbee
Roland R. Gorum
Rhonda
Mardin Memorial
Kountze
Social Notes Highlight Holiday Visits Across Cities
Silsbee notes show Mr. and Mrs. Herbert R Klinefelter visiting in Sam Clemente California with relatives in the area. Jack Reermond and family from Houston spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Steve Redmond. Other travelers include Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Sagstetter in Tucson and Rev. and Mrs. Frank Short in Fort Worth visiting D. M. Short’s family for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert R Klinefelter
Sam Clemente
California
Bryant Butler
Jack Reermond
Houston
Steve Redmond
L. J. Sagstetter
Stanley Smith
Tucson
Ariz
Frank Short
Baby
Fort Worth
D. M. Short
Stella Cook
Cuero
Mattie Gore
Dennis Alien
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
W. L. Allen
Rites For Floyd Stem Held Sunday
Funeral services for Floyd E. Stem 62 of Silsbee were conducted Sunday at Farmer Funeral Home with Rev. William R. Wells of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial followed at Glenwood Cemetery. Stem, a native of Groveton, had lived in Silsbee 14 years and worked as a utility man for Kirby Lumber power plant. He died Friday morning after a short illness at Deeder's Hospital. He leaves wife Elizabeth Stemn four daughters and numerous relatives.
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Floyd E. Stem
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Home
William R. Wells
First Baptist Church
Glenwood
Stem
Deeder’s Hospital
Groveton
Kirby Lumber Corp
Elizabeth Stemn
Opal Conner
Waco
Harlan Watson
Star City
Ark
Richard Hester
Englewood, Cole
Linda Sheffield
Silshee
Cy L. Stem
Huntsville
Roscoe Davis
J. B. Cunningham
Lufkin
Maynard Promoted to Staff Sergeant in Air Force
Donald C Maynard of Berwick Pennsylvania has been promoted to staff sergeant in the U S Air Force. He serves as a supply inventory specialist at Fairchild AFB Washington and is part of the Strategic Air Command. He graduated from Berwick High School in 1955. His wife Billie is the daughter of Thomas J Favors of Sils.
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Spokane
Wash
Donald C Maynard
Florence Maynard
Vine St
Berwick
U. S. Air Force
Maynard
Fairchild Afb
Strategic Air Command
Berwick High Sehor
Billie
Thomas J. Favors
Fourth St
Sils
Beaumont BBB Warns Of Underhanded Holiday Solicitors
The Beaumont Better Business Bureau cautions residents about magazine sales crews and phone solicitors using the holiday season to commit scams. Mary Ann Hunt reports about 40 solicitors checked in with the BBB, with many more unrecorded. Verify names and company, request registry cards, and report any suspect calls to the BBB.
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Beaumont Better Business Bureau
Mary Ann Hunt
BBB
Beaumont Bureau
Beaumont
Better Business Bureau
Airman McWilliams Graduates From Air Force Technical School
Airman Jimmy D. McWilliams son of Mr and Mrs Harold F McWilliams of Silsbee Texas has graduated from a US Air Force technical school at Sheppard AFB Texas. Trained as a communications wiring specialist he will join his Air Nations Guardsman unit at Jefferson County Airport after high school at Silsbee High School.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Jimmy D. McWilliams
Harold F McWilliams
Rt. 1
Silsbee
US Air Force Technical School
Sheppard Afb
Air Nations Guardsman
ANG
Jefferson County
Silsbee ‘High School
Silsbee 135 Families Receive Yale Food Baskets
In Silsbee, 135 families received Christmas food baskets via the Community Christmas Basket program. B W Graves chaired the effort with long time dedication, aided by the Key Club, and Elton Smith led the Toy for Tots drive at the former Morris Pharmacy location. Each basket included flour cornmeal potatoes sugar onions lard rice oleo milk eggs a chicken bread and fruit with extras based on family size.
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Silsbee Area
B. W. Graves
Key Club
Graves
Elton Smith
Silsbee Optimist Club
Optimist
Morris Pharmacy
Fuller Building
Smith
Atlantic Sinclair Move Toward Merger and Asset Sale
Atlantic Richfield and Sinclair announce a sale to BP for 306 million dollars of marketing refining and transport assets contingent on the Sinclair Atlantic Richfield merger approval. The agreement adds 42 Sinclair stations in Virginia and includes Marcus Hook and Port Arthur refineries with transportation facilities. The deal aligns with a planned merger to be completed Feb 1 1969 pending shareholder votes Dec 31.
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New York
Atlantic Richfield Co
Sinclair Oil Corp
BP Exploration
Atlantic Richfield
Sinclair
Thornton F. Bradshaw
Virginia
Sinclair Marketing
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Marcus Hook
Port Arthur
BP Bradshaw
Baltimore
Delinarva Peninsula
Ite
Betty Jo Resweber Scholarship Fund Established at Lamar Tech
A memorial scholarship for Betty Jo Resweber of Houston was founded by Lam ar Tech Home Economics College Chapter. The one time grant aids a freshman home economics student and gifts may be sent to Lamar Tech Financial Aids or the Home Economics Chapter. Donations directed to the Betty Jonesweber Scholarship Fund.
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Betty Jo Resweber
Houston
Home Economics College
Tamar State College of Technology
Miss Resweber
Joe G. Resweber
Econege
Virginia Anderson
Anderson
Rosweber
Lamar Tech
Home Economics College Chapter
College Financial Aids
Betty Jonesweber
Lamar Tech Home Economics Chapter
Frome Economics Department
LeBland
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J. H. Richardson
Howard Perkins
Phi Kappa Phi
LSU
City
Bevil Means
Lester Kirk
E. Ricks
Bob Kerr
Albert McKinney
Ae Wien
Mee
Avery Vincent
Wayne Reed
Woodrow Copeland
Resthaven Cemetery
Billy J Spurlock
Hill Gregory
R. M. Stephenson
Phil Dreddy
Joseph Daigle
Oscar Hoffpaulr
Elvin Patton
Patrick Lynn
Robert Clinton
Charles Caruthers
Batson
Silsbee Social Notes
Floyd Stem
Donald (. Maynard
Yale
Atlantic
Lamar
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