Silsbee School Board Votes To Desegregate
The Silsbee School Board unanimously passed a resolution to comply with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and sign an Assurance of Compliance. The action ends segregation in district schools and secures about 50 000 dollars in federal aid and commodities by ensuring no race based distinctions in services. Supt Don L Hough noted the district had already been accepting all students and that non compliance could have led to loss of funds or court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee School
Alf Fullinghs
Department of Health, Education
Silsbee
Don L. Hough
Boards of Education
Texas Education Agency
Supt
Hough
Supt. Hough
Silsbee School Board to Discuss Land and Building Program
Silsbee trustees meet to review land purchase methods for a proposed high school and a building program plan. They will study funding, bus purchases for 1966, football field lighting, and a 200 student graduation class. A water sewer talk with the city is planned for two sites outside the city.
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Silsbee
Don L. Hough
Silsbee City
Supt
Hough
Juvenile Admits Breakin At White's Auto Store
A 15-year-old Silsbee youth admitted breaking into White's Auto Store at 125 North Fifth Street on Friday night. He described entering through a rear window and carrying stolen radios bicycles and rifles. Recovered items included two bicycle wheels three radios two pocket knives two watches and two rifles. Missing items were one watch two knives lighters and lighter fluid. He was jailed, released after a judge’s lecture, and placed in parental custody to repay missing items.
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Silsbee
Takeno
Kountze
White’s
G. C. Tarver
Evadale Highway
Tarver
North Fifth Street
Max Zeller
Hhim
H. 4. Coe
Unidentified Premature Twin Bodies Found Near Village Creek
Twin male premature infant bodies were found Sunday afternoon on the West bank of Village Creek near the Highway 327 bridge between Silsbee and Kountze. Believed eight months developed, they were placed in bags inside a box and tossed over the railing. The case remains under investigation by local and county officials with a pathologist report pending.
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Village Creek
Highway 327
Silscee
Kountze
Council Seeks Cost Estimates for Southwest Terrace Subdivision
A developer delegation pushes for cost estimates as Southwest Terrace subdivision faces a snag on water and sewer service. The council weighs impacts on planning, financing, and timelines for the project.
Mrs. Ethel Nixon Dies at 56 in Silsbee
Mrs. Ethel Nixon 56 of Farm Road 418 Silsbee died at 0 10 am Wednesday in John Sealy Hospital Galveston after about three weeks as a patient Funeral services set for 2 pm Friday at Calvary Missionary Baptist Church Roosevelt Drive Rev P A Dubose officiating Burial in Resthaven Cemetery She was a Pines Theatre dormer floor manager and a 24 year resident of Silsbee Survivors include husband J D Nixon son Joe Garland Nixon three sisters and one brother
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Ethel Nixon
Farm Road
Silsbee
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Calvary Missionary Baptist Church
Roosevelt Drive
P. A. Dubose
Resthaven Cemetery
Farmer’s Chapel
Nixon
W. F. Buckalew
Nederland
D. P. Robbins Jr
Many
Fire damages home of Arion V. Akridge
An early morning fire Wednesday damaged one bedroom in Arion V. Akridge’s residence off Evadale highway behind Circle Drive In. Silsbee Fire Department extinguished the blaze at 6:50 a.m. before it spread. Akridge said the loss included his eldest daughter's clothing and bedroom furniture but the overall damage was light. He praised the firefighters and noted their quick response. The family had been away in Nacogdoches visiting since Tuesday morning.
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Arion V. Akridge
Evadale
Circle Drive
Silsbee Fire Department
Akridge
Silsbee
Nacogdoches
Mistrial Granted In Rape Case In Kountze
In 88th District Court in Kountze a mistrial was granted in the rape trial of Roy Gene Potts of Silsbee after juror exposure to his marital status. Six jurors had been seated. trial reset for later. Two related rape cases against Haynes and Tanton were continued. A special venire of 100 prospective jurors had been summoned.
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Roy Gene Potts
Silsbee
Kountze
Earl Wills
Potts
H. A. Coe
State of
Six Injured In Two Auto Accidents Here Last Week
Two separate Friday crashes left six people injured. Roy Lee Richard suffered severe internal injuries and broken ribs when his car rammed a sign and pole after drag racing with another car. he remained in guarded condition at St. Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont. Passengers were treated and released. A second crash on Roosevelt Drive Extension involved Mrs. Jerry Thrasher who rolled her car upright after losing control while attempting to grab a child. she was in good condition at St. Elizabeth's.
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Roy Lee Richard
South 11Th Street
Coleman
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Farmer Funeral Home
Richard
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Stair
Grady Tarver
Billy Paine
Busi
Tarver
Parks Street
Richards
Lynette
Copeland Clinic
Jerry C. Thrasher
Chamber of Commerce to Hire Fulltime Manager
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce voted to increase assessments and hire a full time paid manager. Seventy two attendees heard Joe Goetschius of the Beaumont Chamber discuss actions and benefits of a fulltime executive, noting a likely salary around 6250 dollars annually. Baker urged momentum, Terlitz spoke in support, Barry commented from Beaumont.
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Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
C. R. Baker
Heritage
Silsbee State Bank
Joe Goetschius
Beaumont Chamber of
Silsbee
Goetschius
Baker
Fred W. Terlitz
Neches Minimax
J. C. Barry
Beaumont
Barry
Contest Sought In Bee Subscription Drive
Local manager Mal Nelson invites energetic men and women to join a newspaper subscription drive offering a 1965 Ford Custom 500 four door sedan valued at 3046.02 and a $750 second prize. No cost to try, with $1 back for every $5 collected weekly, and Nelson available to assist during the campaign.
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Mal Nelson
Silsbee Auto Co
Opportunity Unlimited
Jackpot
Prises and
Flaver Fe
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J. J. Sykes Jr
Whitley Nelson
J. R. Roberts
Houston
Jade Mortgage and Finance Co
Matt M. Racki
Racki
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Lake Charles
Joe Nelson
June Billingsley
Virginia Brown
Silsl
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Sarah Eason
L. Y. Evans
Village Mills
Floria Flanagan
Jeannette Gore
Star Rt
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Chance-Loch
Arvie Hamilton
Theresa Hargrove
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Alma Lowe
Edgar Simmons
Sils
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