Infant Dies In Fire Sunday Morning
Angela Ann Adams age 13 months died from burns in a Sunday morning fire that consumed the two room home of her grandparents at 176 Bonner Street. Graveside services were held at Silsbee Cemetery. Fire Chief John Busby said a kerosene heater likely caused the blaze which trapped Angela and injured others. Residents donated clothing and goods after the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angela Ann Adams
Terra Lee Nash
Carl Adams Jr
Oscar White
Bonner Street
John Busby
Angela
Busby
Ting Busby
E. M. Simmons
Austin Overland
R. E. Forse
Bus By and Sons Garage
Silsbee Tax Collector Reports Higher City Tax Receipts
Silsbee tax collections reached 88,316.34 dollars, 89.8 percent of the 91,239.58 levy, up from last year. Cesar Dominguez, the tax assessor, attended a Austin seminar on agricultural land tax under the new constitutional amendment and noted no covered land in Silsbee. He urged inspection of city facilities by the State Board of Insurance to possibly lower the key rate below 31 cents, a rate cut previously set in 1966 after water system upgrades. All taxes delinquent since January 31, 1967 remain subject to penalties and interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Cesar Dominguez
Austin
Texas
Dominguez
State Board of Insurance
Thomas Burks Earns PhD in Pharmacology at Iowa State
The University of Iowa awarded about 670 degrees at winter commencement held February 4 in the Field House. Thomas Burks earned a PhD in Pharmacology among candidates from 81 Iowa counties 38 states and 13 countries. University officials and foreign graduates were noted with the address by Southern Illinois University President Delyte Morris and degree conferment by Iowa State President How ard Bowen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Iowa
University Field House
Thomas Burks
Delyte W. Morris
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Ill
Howard R. Bowen
Iowa
Australia
Brazil
British Guiana
Canada
China
Germany
India
Iraq
Israel
New Zealand
Singapore
Tanzania
Turkey
Brenda Gee Crowned Miss Silsbee 1967 in Pageant
Brenda Gee was named Miss Silsbee 1967 after winning the annual ABWA sponsored pageant in Silsbee. Myra Butler and Paula Gonzales finished first and second runners-up. Linda Lee Yawn crowned the new queen. Gee also won Miss Congeniality and was sponsored by the Silsbee Optimist Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenda Gee
Silsbee
Silsbee Pine Burr
American Business Woman's Association
Myra Butler
Chance Loeb
Paula Gonzales
Linda Lee Yawn
Ima Gee
Miss Gee
West Orange clinches 9-AAA title with win over Silsbee
West Orange Chiefs defeated Silsbee 66 to 54 to cement a perfect 10-0 district record and claim the District 9-AAA top spot. Tiger star Danny Bass scored 26 points but got little help as the Chiefs pulled away early and held on despite a late Silsbee surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tigers
Liberty
Panthers
Silsbee
Panther
West Orange
West Orange Chiefs
Tiger Danny Bass
Chiefs
Bass
Panthers Close Cage Season With 48-47 Win Over Jasper
Panthers finish district play 3-3 after a 48-47 victory over Rowe High of Jasper, tying for second place in District 6-AA. Coach Wesley Shaw praised the new starting lineup as the team posted seven wins and nine losses, with girls at 5-11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panthers
Jasper
Rowe High
Shaw
Chester Burks
Reginald Garrett
James Richardson
Lownell Lowe
James Taylor
Eddy Brooks
Carolyn Dabney
Margie Daughtry
Carolyn Sullivan
Alice Robertson
Edna Carmenar
Nadine Holman
Brenda Felton
Seven Pay Fines For Fire Violations
The Texas Forest Service reported seven fines paid in January by violators of state fire laws in Polk Hardin and Tyler Counties. District forester Art Green said it is illegal to allow fire to escape onto another’s property. Fines on conviction range from 15 to 200 dollars. Prosecution can be avoided by observing safe burning practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Forest Service
Polk
Hardin
Tyler
Art Green
Silsbee hospital plans outlined at public meeting
Directors of Silsbee Doctor's Hospital of Silsbee Inc announced a 47 bed facility with 16 semi private and 15 private rooms, a full surgical obstetrical suite, radiology, and community health center facilities. The project, costing over 800000, will be financed by selling 2000 shares at 100 each and a 606400 loan. expansion to 100 beds possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Doctor’s Hospital of Silsbee, Inc
Robert Neyland
George Ingram
Babies Born in local area this week
Mr and Mrs James Edward Eaves of Kountze welcome daughter Lisa Elaine born Jan 31 at Hardin Memorial Hospital. Ronald Hare of Evadale reports daughter Ronda Delaine born Jan 31. Charles E Harris of Silsbee announce daughter Debora Ann born Feb 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
James Edward Eaves
Lisa Elaine
Ronda Delaine
Ronald Hare
Evadale
Charles E. Harris
Silsbee
Debora Ann
Trustees Open Final Bids On High School Equipment
Silsbee school trustees met to review final bids for metal and wood working shop gear laundry facilities in the field house and a language lab for the new high school complex. Bids also sought for selling two retired buses as architect George Ingram attended to report on progress and suggest minor specification changes. Construction was 59 percent complete with an expected June 1 finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don L. Hough
Supt
Hough
George Ingram
Lions and Theater Guild Stage Inspector Calls Fundraiser
The Silsbee Lions Club and Silsbee Little Theater plan a joint production of The Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley on April 28 and 29 at the high school auditorium to raise funds for the Lions Light Conservation Program and other community projects. Readings for casting will be March 6, with auditions for four men and three women, and meetings to recruit help announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Lions Club
Silsbee Little Theater, Inc
J. B. Priestly
Elizabeth Williams
High School
Lions’ Light Conservation
Kerrville
Five Cases Heard In County Court
Five cases were heard in Hardin County Court before Judge Emmett Lack last week. Mrs. F. J. Mullens was fined $1.00 and costs after restitution for theft. Sonny Ray Ferguson of Silsbee was fined $1.00 and costs after restitution for three counts of theft. Hiram Wilson of Kountze pled guilty to defrauding with a worthless check and was ordered to make restitution. Carl V. Overstreet of Thickett was fined $200 and costs for unlawful hunting on private property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Emmett Lack
F. J. Mullens
Sonny Ray Ferguson
Silsbee
Hiram Wilson
Kountze
Carl V. Overstreet
Thick‘et
Wade Norvell Cited as Silsbee Eagle Scout
Wade Norvell age 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vic Norvell, was cited as Silsbee's newest Eagle Scout at a special court of honor. A member of Explorer Post 88, he earned 21 merit badges, surpassing the 11 required, after eight years in scouting from cub to explorer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Norvell
Vic Norvell
Silsbee
Explorer Post 88
Norvell
Auto License Plates Go On Sale Here Feb 15
Motor vehicle license plates for 1967 go on sale next Wednesday Feb 15 at Silsbee Auto Co. and at the county tax office in Kountze and Thedford Chevrolet Co. in Sour Lake. On March 1 plates will be available at Martins Well Service in Chance-Loeb and Teel's Garage in Saratoga. A certificate of title and current license receipt is required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Auto Co
Willie Bean
Kountze
Thedford Chevrolet Co
Sour Lake
Martin's Well Service
Chance-Loeb
Teel's
Saratoga
Teens Fined In Local Courts For Beer Violations
In Silsbee police cracked down on teenage drinking with five local boys fined in Corporation Court totaling 125 dollars after beer possession and drunkenness charges. Across Hardin County 16 teens were jailed for alcoholic beverage possession. 23 adults jailed for drunkenness. other arrests noted. Family visits disclosed in Houston and Jackson trips.
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Silsbee
Graidy Tarver
L. A. Yankie
591 Pupils Absent From Silsbee Schools Monday
A cold rainy day led to 591 pupils missing classes at Silsbee schools on Monday. Attendance improved to 332 absent on Tuesday as weather cleared. January averages show 92.5 percent attendance, with 235 to 250 absent daily. Colds and coughs were main causes, with allergies noted unofficially.
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Silsbee
Major Stripling Receives Master’s Degree From A&M
Major Grady D. Stripling son of Mr and Mrs. B D Stripling of Beaumont has earned a master’s degree in meteorology from Texas A&M University. He will be reassigned to MacDill AFB Florida as an F 4C Phantom pilot in the Tactical Air Command. He studied under the Air Force Institute of Technology program and is a 1947 Beaumont High School graduate with degrees from Lamar College and Texas A&M. His wife Betty is daughter of Mr and Mrs R E Clelland of Silsbee.
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College Station
Grady D. Stripling
B. D. Stripling
Beaumont
Texas ‘A&m University
Stripling
MacDill Afb
Fla
Tactical Air Command
U. S
Air Force Institute of Technology
Air Force
Beaumont High School
Lamar College
Texas A&m
Betty
Ter
R. E. Clelland
Silsbee
Harris Back Home After Surgery at St Elizabeth Beaumont
Jack Harris returned home Tuesday after outpatient surgery at St Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Harris
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Silsbee Social Notes Recap of Local Service Members Visits
Wilburn Earl Gore stationed at Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Earl Gore. Mrs. Albert McBroom returned from Houston after weeks with her daughter Mr. and Mrs. R. M. McCuistion. Mrs. Alma Wallace came home from Kountze after hospitalization. J. L. Hinser and daughter Shirley with Robert Strother visited Orval Lee at Fort Polk Louisiana where he serves in the US Army. Mrs. W. E. Sheffield and sister Lurline Todd spent the weekend in Pasadena with friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Yankie
George Claud
Kirbyville
Wayne
Fort Polk
Yankie
Fort Huachuca
Ariz
Wilburn Earl Gore
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
Robert Earl Gore
Albert McBroom
Houston
R. M. McCuistion
Alma Wallace
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
J. L. Hinser
Shirley
Robert Strother
Orval Lee
US Army
W. E. Sheffield
Lurline Todd
Pasadena
Silsbee Art League Names Mrs Dwayne Stokes Artist of the Month
Mrs. Dwayne Stokes is February Artist of the Month for the Silsbee Art League. A longtime sketcher and painter who began formal training in September, she lives in Silsbee, works at Northwest Beauty Shop, and is married to a man employed by Eas-Tex. Her still life will be shown at the Silsbee Public Library all February with an afternoon display at the Silsbee Woman's Club today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwayne Stokes
Silsbee Art League
Art League
Silsbee Woman's Club
James Sewell Presents Forestry Program At School
James Sewell of the Texas Forest Service spoke to Silsbee Junior High students last Friday about opportunities with the Forest Service, its functions, and purposes. He highlighted fire prevention through education, stressed high school education, and noted that foresters meet landowners to discuss fire problems and how civic groups can access the forestry program via the district forester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Sewell
Texas Forest Service
Silsbee
Forest Service
Silshee C of C appoints new manager and five directors
Silshee Chamber of Commerce will install W. A. Cawthon of Paris Texas as manager on February 20. Five new directors Lenox Hawthorne C R Lambert Claude Coward Val Hickman and Jim Perlitz were elected for three year terms. Directors were chosen by ballot from a ten grandate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silshee
Paris
Lenox Hawthorne
C. R. Lambert
Claude Coward
Val Hickman
Jim Perlitz
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Direc
Iowa State U
Larry Wilson
Silsbee Optimist Club
Tigerettes
Ludus Club
Future Homemakers of America
Silsbee High School
Lamar State College of Technology
L. P. Havens
ABWA
Miss Butler
I. M. Butler Jr
Paul Gonzales
Wylma’s
Herman Adams
Nancy Darsey
Lamar State College
Vivan Harvill
R. Blaine Thomas
Lamar Tech
Judy Pavin
Tyler County
Gee
Silsbee Tigers
Dan Montgomery
Waldo Mathews
Wesley Shaw
Marjorie Ennis
Hospital Corp
Ingram
Neyland
Texas Hospital Association
American Hospital Association
Blue Cross Association
Rauscher Pierce and Co., Inc
Dallas
Silsbee State Bank
Hardin County Savings & Loan Association
First Security National Bank of
Sandy Vaughn
Rauscher Pierce & Co
Silsbee School
Ges
Lions, Little Theater Group
Jesse Byrd
Louisiana
Rev
Everett Williams
Evergreen
Bayou Rouge Baptist Church
Melvin Davis
Fort Worth
Arby Scott
Johnny Ruff
Lindell Shaw
Donnie Yeagen
Henry Overstreet
Billy Paine
Village Creek
Fletcher
Justice of the Peace
Rex Moore
Woodrow Cook
E. J. Plaisance
J. B. Wade
Jim Gore
W. H. Holland
Jackson
Ala
Mrs. Harrell Holland
Major Stripling
A&m
Silsbee Social Notes
Mrs. Leona Whitman
D. Stokes
Silshee C of C
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