Tragic Weekend on area highways claims five lives
Five people died and eight were injured in four highway wrecks around Silsbee Friday night and Saturday. Victims include Brit dituti Lili 1941 son 33 of Silsbee and Hattie Coleman 60 of Zavalla. Others are Bennie Perry 25 of Merryville La Aaron Burr 39 of Rt 1 Woodville and Charles Ersham Cooley 21 of Rt 1 DeRidder La. Funeral services were held for Benson and Coleman and tributes paid at Crossroads churches as authorities investigated.
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Silsbee
Hardin County
Aiva. Brit Dituti
Lili
Highway 99
China
Hat
Tie Coleman
Zavala
Bennie Perry
Merryville
Aaron Burr
Rt. 1
Woodville
Charles Ersham Cooley
DeRidder
Burr
Cooley
Mr. Perry
State Highway Department
Perry
Hardin County Hospital
Kountze
Farmer
George Tennison
Sellers
Louis Brewster
Benson
Redbud
East Texas Pulp and Paper Co
Evadac
Supervisors Club
University of Idaho
Charles E. Cooley
Hattie Coleman
Zavalla
Highway 418
Silsbee Tigers Split Week With Vidor And French
The Silsbee Tigers defeated Vidor 62-45 in a district 1SAAA game but lost to French 54-31, clinching the district crown for French for the seventh straight season. They face Nederland in the final game of the season while holding a 1-4 league record. The Tiger B squad won both games, improving to 17-1 on the season with only a loss to French denting their slate.
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Silsbee
Tiger Cage
Vidor
Tigers
Nederland
Tiger
Two Plead Guilty In County Court and 12 Arrests Reported
Two cases heard in county court last week ended with guilty pleas in Judge Fletcher Richardson's court. Robert J. Moore pleaded guilty for wife and child desertion receiving 10 days, and James Clowes faced $100 and costs on a brass knuckles charge. Deputy Dave Rountree logged eight drunks, two cases of desertion, one felony DWI and one first offense DWI.
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Fletcher Richardson
Robert J. Moore
James Clowes
Dave Rountree
Revised Calendar Sets School Closing May 26
The Silsbee school board, led by Supt Don L Hough, set May 26 as the last day of school in a revised calendar. High school graduation is May 27 at 7 30 pm, with junior high and Waldo Mathews events on May 26, and baccalaureate tentatively planned for May 22. April 15 will be a holiday. calendar remains tentative pending board action.
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Silsbee School Board
Supt
Don L. Hough
Igh
Waldo Mathews
Burgess Family to Move From Silsbee to New Jersey
Dick Burgess, shop foreman at the Silsbee Bee, retires this week after 15 years in Silsbee and East Texas. Born in Queens, he served in the Navy, returned to Silsbee in 1952, and plans to settle in Bound Brook New Jersey with his wife Dorothy and five children.
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New Jersey
Silsbee Bee
R. R
Burgess
Silsbee
Texas
Queens
New York
Uncle Sam's Navy
Mrs. Fred Perlitz Buried After Silsbee Funeral Rites
Mrs. Fred Perlitz 49 of Silsbee died Sunday at home. Rites held Tuesday at All Souls Catholic Church Beaumont with Msgr. Holub officiating. She leaves husband Fred. three sons Jim Freddie Pete. two daughters Arvilla Mary. parents Mr. and Mrs. J F Rodgers Harlingen. brothers Raymond and James Rodgers Harlingen. sister Mrs T D Kennedy Corpus Christi. Burial Forest Lawn Beaumont. pallbearers listed.
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First Presbyterian Church
Cloquet
Mary Elizabeth Benson
Coleman
Silsbee
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Farmer
Robert Louis Coleman
Matrin E. Coleman
Houston
S. I Coleman
Hardin County Hospital
Kounize
John W. Coleman
New York City
Martin D. Coleman
Dequitta Coleman
Carl Coleman
Cecil Cain
State Highway Patrol of
James Clinton Thornton
Victor
Fred Perlitz
All Souls Catholic Church
Msgr
E. A. Holub
St. Anne's Catholic Church
Perlitz
Jim Perlitz
Austin
Freddie
Pete Perlitz
Arvilla
Mary
J. F. Rodgers
Harlingen
Raymond Rodgers
James Rodgers
T. D. Kennedy
Corpus Christi
All Souls Catholic Church of
Catholic Daughters of Ameri
Chance-Loeb vote on incorporation set for Saturday
Qualified voters in the Chance-Loeb area will decide incorporation of the proposed city named Lummberton. The strip runs 330 feet either side of Highway 96 from Artesian Acres north to the Chance cutoff road, extending east to Beaumont highway and west to Highway 69. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Chance-Loeb school house. only poll tax payers within the boundaries may vote. Election Judge C. E. Reed to oversee.
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Chance- Loeb
Chance-Loeb
Artesian Acres
Chance
Old Beaumont
Fletcher Richardson
E. Reed
Turbine bids authorized for McGee Bend dam project
U S Representative Jack B Brooks reports Lowe Neches Valley Authority will issue bids about February 15 for design and construction of two 43 500 horsepower turbines at McGee Bend dam with an estimated contract cost of 2 million dollars. Bids to be accepted about April 1 with completion in two phases. Turbines designed to produce 52 000 kilowatts.
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McGee Bend
Jack B. Brooks
W. F. Weed
Lowe
Neches Valley Authority
Brooks
City Police Report Fourteen Arrests In Week
City police arrests totaled 14 for the week, Chief Grady Tarver said Wednesday. Three were sent to county jail on drunkenness charges. Traffic arrests included four for no driver's license, two for unnecessary noise, one for following too close, one for running a stop sign, one for running a red light, and two for illegal parking.
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Grady Tarver
Ulegal
Little League Officers Set Meeting Tonight at 7:30
Silsbee Little League officers and directors hold a 7:30 meeting at the fire station. President S. M. Miears Jr. invites all volunteers to attend and help with summer baseball plans.
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Silsbee Little League
S. M. Miears Jr
Silsbelel Litile League
James McBee
E. L. Norris
B. C. Medisette
T. C Freeman
James Skinner
Rebels rout Sharks 61-14 in 10-B cage tilt
Evadale Rebels crushed Sabine Pass 61 to 14 in District 70B play at Evadale for their seventh straight conference win. Wade Simmons led with 15 points, Ronnie Nash 12, Mike Gravis 11 as Evadale also won the girls game 42-39. Evadale visits Mauriceville Friday with a three team tie possible.
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Sharks
Evadale
Mauriceville
Rebels
Deweyville
Wade Simmons
Ronnie Nash
Mike Gravis
Highway 327 Work Included in 1961-6 Program
County Judge Fletcher Richardson received a highway department minute detailing the 1961-62 327 extension through Silsbee and a bypass to connect highways 69 and 96. Estimated right of way costs for 1.9 miles are 88000, likely county-state 50 50. The route ties to the Neches River bridge at Eradale and foresees 11.5 miles on a 200 foot right of way at 508000, in advance planning for 1961 62.
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Highway Department
Fletcher Richardson
Silsbee
The
Minute
Neches River
Eradale
Silsbee Firemen Fight Multiple Alarms Wednesday
Silsbee volunteer firefighters answered several alarms between 1 15 and 4 30 pm including two grass fires a car fire and a house blaze in Red Cut off the Evariale highway reportedly owned by Gore in Beaumont and a second grass fire near Knupple road a revived Knupple road blaze prompted a second alarm while a car on Weert Ave belonged to Den Potts.
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Silsbee
Fot
Red Cut
Evariale Highway
Gore
Beaumont
John Busby
Highway 327
Brown
Knupple Road
Knupple
Mrs Rayford Birdwell In Baptist Hospital Care
Mrs Rayford Birdwell remains a patient at Baptist Hospital in Beatmont with care ongoing and condition not specified.
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Rayford Birdwell
Baptist Hospital
Beatmont
Record Poll Tax Sale Sets Hardin County Mark
Hardin County's poll tax sales hit 7,000 in 1959 and 1960 with 124 exemptions, the largest since 1955 56. The county’s voting pool, including those over 21, is estimated at 9,000 or more. Tax Collector Willie Bean notes free voting for citizens over 60 without exemptions and new voters turning 21 soon must obtain exemptions after their birthday.
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Hardin County
Willie Bean
County Democratic Committee Names Election Judges for May Primary
Hardin county Democratic executive committee named election judges for the May 7 primary. Filing fees set at 21 percent of annual salary, shared among candidates. Several officials listed by precincts with names and locations. Mrs Mame le Waddell and Leo Yeagin noted among judges. Death of Edison Ebard’s father-in-law A Guiner referenced with Jasper funeral attended by local residents.
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Hardin County
Lester Caraway
Kountze
John Blair
Silkhee
L. D. Self
Caney Head
W. A. Rashall
Chance Loeb
Will Tanner
Plank
George Jordan
Village Mills
Mamele Waddell
Honey Island
Leo Yeagin
Thicket
Charlie Smith
Wotaw
Earl Bailey
Saratoga
Eddie Legendre
Batson
S. B. Durham
Sour Lake
Frank Mitchell
Grayburg
BE. EB. Johnson
J, BE. Whitehead
Jasper
A. Guiner
Edison Ebard
R. E. Barclay
B. J. Davis
Davis to receive 50 year Masonic service pin Tuesday
Silsbee judge and former postmaster W J Davis will be awarded a 50 year service pin by the local Masonic Lodge 927 AF and AM as part of George Washington Birthday events. Davis joined Masonry in 1909 and has held multiple offices. he served as postmaster 1913 to 1950 and remains active in church and civic affairs. The presentation will be by the District Deputy Grand Master with W L King of Beaumont as principal speaker.
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W. J. Davis
Silsbee
Masonic Lodge
George Washington
Davis
Silsbee Lodge
Silsbee Royal Arch
Silsbee Council
Rasm
Beaumont Commandery
Dog Vaccination Day Planned in Silsbee
City Manager Bob Banks announces a second dog vaccination day in Silsbee at the city warehouse on Thursday February 18 from 4 to 5 30 p m. Dr Brite of Beaumont will assist and the city office will stay open for dog tag issuance after the January 14 turnout of 90 vaccinations.
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Silsbee
Bob Banks
Banks
Brite
Beaumont
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