City council edges toward annexation with heated session
The council approved a first reading of a half‑size annexation plan beside the southeast city edge. The plan links 8000 feet east then south to join current boundaries, with final action in 90 days after state action. Council split four to two as Hawthorne led, Landolt Slaydon and Jackson for, Jones and Hopkins against, amid protests and fire‑contract debates with the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Planning Commission
Evadale Highway
Lenox Hawthorne
Hawthorne
C. EB
Pete) Landolt
Bert Slaydon
R. O. Jackson
H. M. Jones
H. C. Hopkins
D. Shine
Landolt
Silsbec
Hong
Landealt
Walter
Jone
Hopkings
Ronal
Dunesha
Hopkins
Jones
Fletcher [Richardson
Commissioners Court
Mr. Jones
Slayden
Jackson
Banks
First Methodist
Paul Georgas
Church Board of Stewards
North Fifth Street
Elton M. Brookins Enters Silsbee City Council Race
Elton M. Brookins, 37, of 745 N. 10th Street, filed to run for one of two Silsbee City Council seats, joining Bert Slaydon, Pete Landolt seeking re election and Ellis W. King as the Negro candidate. Brookins, a Navy veteran, former Santa Fe conductor, and Mobil Refinery employee, vows orderly growth and better city services.
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Elton M. Brookins
N. 10Th Street
Silsbee City
Brookins
Silsbee
Silsbee High
Stephen F. Austin
Pacific
Mobil Refinery
Beaumont
First Christian Church of
Silsbee Country Club
Bert Slaydon
Pete Landolt
Ellis W. King
Barclay Sr. Buried in Kirbyville Funeral Tuesday
Willie A Barclay Sr., 68, died Sunday at his home in Silsbee. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Silsbee First Methodist Church with Rev. Eugene Jonte and Rev. R E Barclay officiating. He had worked as a bookkeeper for Kirby Lumber Corp. and was a member of the First Methodist Church and Silsbee Masonic Lodge No. 927. He is survived by his wife Agnes, a son W A Barclay Jr., two daughters Burl Bradshaw and Arthur DeLaune, one sister Ellis Fuller, and seven grandchildren. Burial followed in Kirbyville cemetery with Farmer Funeral Home directing. Pallbearers were W P Crockett, G W Gilchrist, Bruce Fuller, Frank Grote, Johnny Jones, Ernie Lietrich, L O Wray, Milton Benson, and A W Dainwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie A Barclay Sr
Silsbee First Methodist Church
Eugene Jonte
R. E. Barclay
Silsbee First Baptist Church
Barclay
Dardin Drive
Kirby Lumber Corp
First Methodist Church
Silsbee
Agnes Barclay
W. A. Barclay Jr
Burl Bradshaw
Arthur DeLaune
Ellis Fuller
Galveston
Orange
Kirbyville Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home
W. P Crockett
G. W
Snub) Gilchrigst
Bruce Fuller
Frank Grote
Johnny Jones
Ernie Lietrich
L. OQ. Wray
Milton Benson
A. W. Dainwood
Silsbee School Construction Bids Due March 2
The Silsbee Independent School District board approved final building plans for additions at Frank Robinson Elementary Kirby Elementary and the high school. Bids for construction are to be opened March 2. The district will add classrooms a new science and homemaking building and a new administration office. Census shows 3190 students with 2461 white and 729 colored.
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Silsbee
Frank Robinson
Kkirby
Silsbee Independent
Meration
Wright to Visit Silsbee on February 22 for Senate Campaign
Congressman Jim Wright of Fort Worth will fly into Silsbee by helicopter on February 22 around 3 05 p m as he campaigns for the U S Senate seat vacated by Lyndon Johnson. Born December 22 1922 in Fort Worth he served in World War II earning the Distinguished Flying Cross before a career in politics including mayor of Weatherford and U S House member. He is touring East Texas for the April special election.
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Jim Wright
Fort Worth
U.S. Senate
Silshee
Texas University
South Pacific
Weatherford
Texas
House of Representatives
U. S House of Representative
Wright
Congress
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
County Receives State Share for Right of Way Payment
A Texas Highway Department check totaling 7081.65 was sent to Hardin County as the state share of land costs for right of way on U S Hwy 69 in Kountze near FM 1003. District Engineer W E Simmons will deliver the check to the Hardin County Commissioners Court. The state covers title insurance and appraisal costs. other items were previously forwarded.
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Hardin County
Texas Highway Department
U. S. Hwy
Kountze
W. E. Simmons
Beaumont
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Texas Highway Dpartment
Choate Reaffirms Candidacy In Silsbee Mayor Race
Frank L. Choate declares he remains a mayoral candidate in Silsbee with three others already announced Clifton Caraway and Frank L McClanahan join Choate in the mayoral field while Bert Slaydon C F E Pete Landolt Fi King and Elton Brookins seek two council seats Deadline to file is March 3 in the local race
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Frank L. Choate
Mr. Choate
Mr.Choate
Clifton Caraway
Frank L. McClanahan
Bert Slaydon
C. F E
Pete” Landolt
Fi King
Elton Brookins
Jasper County Man Sues for 100000 Over Evadale Blast
Jim Moore Jr. of Jasper County filed a 100000 claim in U S District Court in Beaumont against Combustion Engineering Inc alleging a boiler explosion at East Texas Pulp and Paper Co in Evadale in September 1959 caused chemical burns and a back injury from a fall.
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Jasper County
Evadale
U.S. District Court
Beaumont
Jim Moore Jr
East Texas Pulp and Paper Couill
Combustion Engineering Inc
Public Schools Week Planned Events in Silsbee
Silsbee marks Public Schools Week March 6 to 10 with classroom visits and observance of teaching methods. A science fair at Silsbee Junior High Gym March 9 at 7 p.m. and a high school auditorium program March 10 are highlighted. Night programs at Waldo Mathews March 9 and visits by three civic clubs accompany parent meals by prearranged attendance.
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Silsbee
Don L. Hough
Silsbee Junior High
Waldo Mathews
Hough
Kirby Elementary
Turrentine
Frank Robinson
Yuning High
Walda Mathews
High School
Justice To Speak At Mason Dinner Tuesday Night
Silshee Masons plan their Washington's Birthday supper meeting Tuesday at 7 30 pm at Mason Hall. F L Choate, secretary, announces that W T McNeill associate justice of the Beaumont Court of Criminal Appeals will be the main speaker.
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Silshee Masons
Washington
Mail Theft Charges Filed Against California Suspect
Mail theft charges have been filed by the post office department against Jack Harry Dickerson 25 for the theft at a local post office of a bundle of mail including checks drawn on Hardin County Savings and Loan. FBI arrested him and he faces charges of illegally wearing a military uniform while in custody. It is unclear if he will be tried in California or brought back here for trial.
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Post Office Department
Jack Harry Dickerson
California
Hardin County Savings and Loan
Post Office
Carlton
Beaumont
FBI
Error results in county court story corrected
A transcription error misidentified Edgar W. Bell of Silsbee as the offender in a county court case. Bell pleaded guilty to writing a hot check and was fined $1 with costs. the record was corrected to reflect the true defendant, Eugene Bell.
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Edgar W. Bell
Silsbee
Eugene Bell
Bee
Rountree Reports Eighteen Arrests At County Jail
County jail records show 18 individuals lodged in the week. Deputy Rountree lists nine who drank openly, one vagrant, two drunk in fear, two juveniles picked up for Ohiahoms, Islesy DW!, and two game law violators.
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Dave Rountree
Rountree
Eastex Executives Plan Retirement and Promotions
Eastex announces changes as Natwick retires June 15 and Brown becomes resident manager. Merrem retires May 31 with consulting role. Paret becomes production manager and Bundy succeeds as plant engineer. Details span Natwick’s 1953 joining arc and staff lineup at the Eradale mill.
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R. L. Paret
Brown
L. P. Bundy
Mr. Paret
W. E F. Merrem
Eastex
Southwestern Settlement and Development Division
Buckley
Natwick
Merrem
Southwestern
Eradale
Eastextrom Crown Zellerback Corporation
Crown Zellerback
Camas
Washington
Fisher
Texas
Oregon State College
Louiiana
Oregon
Fast Texas
Snails
Evadale
Paret
Bastex
Maryland
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Silsbee
Bundy
V. A. Simons, Ltd
Evadal
Miss Silsbee Contest Registration Ends Friday
A Miss Silsbee contest is scheduled for March 1 3 at Silsbee High School auditorium with out of town judges. Deadline to enter is Friday Feb 17. contestants register at the high school principal’s office. Proceeds benefit the library fund.
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Silsbee
Silsbee High School
C. S. Sherrell
PTA
Bruce Watts
Fope of Silobee Enters Baptist Hospital for Leg Treatment
An individual named Fope of Silobee entered Baptist Hospital in Beaufort on Wednesday seeking medical treatment for a leg ailment. The report notes admission for care and ongoing treatment.
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Fope
Baptist Hospital
Beau Oe
County Court Grants Not Guilty Jury Verdict in First Hardin Trial
The first county court jury trial in Hardin County at the new courthouse ended with a not guilty verdict for Robert Isbell of Silsbee, who testified he built and later tore down a fence to replace it. Judge Fletcher Ricardson oversaw the proceedings as a second concurrent case in the hall dealt with a Workmen's compensation dispute. Thirteen other defendants pleaded guilty and received fines or jail time for hot checks, DWIs, and related offenses, with a range of sentences listed.
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Hardin County
Fletcher Ricardson
Robert Isbell
Silsbee
H. A. Coe
Kbth
Dwayne Overstreet
Earl Wills
Isbell
John Lewis
Dequana Ard
Johnnie Cryer
Louis Cluff
Beauemont
Milton Johnson
Sour Lake
Cage Games Today To Benefit Drive
A March of Dimes benefit basketball event is set for Thursday at 7 p.m. at Sihee High School gym. The program begins with Ludus Club girls versus Beta Sigma Phi Sorority followed by a game of Key Club members against male faculty.
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March of Dimes
Sihee High School
Gyomasiun
Ludus Club
Beta Sigma Phi! Sorority
Silsbee Man Hurt in One Car Wreck Friday
A Silsbee man was reported in good condition after a single vehicle crash north of town. He swerved to avoid an oncoming car, struck a tree, and suffered a lacerated nose and chest abrasions. He was transported by ambulance to Baptist Hospital in Beaumont.
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Silsbee
Parner Ambulance
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
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County Commissioners Court
Fletcher Richardson
Council
W. A. Barclay Sr
Kirbyville
Cong
Don Hough
William Thomas Eldridge
Jimmie Lee Wright
Read-Turrentine
Frieda Johnson
Elizabeth Crawford
Read - Turrentine
Jacqueline Read
Choate
Exquisett Club
Robinson
Lions Club
Kirby
Kiwanis Club
Surby
Mason
Ray Brown
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
A. G. Natwick
R. M. Buckley
Tyler County
Woodville
Port Arthur
Cade
Sherrell
Gordon Suxter
Beaumont Grachio Man
Thursden Nesbitt
Bountee
Sirmoger
W. Oj. Lebeeuf
Dwi
T. Parker
James M. Payne
Hull Cassetta
Olde Wargrave
Hollis Ray Yount
H. C. Ferguson
Mary Hitchens
Silsbee Mian
R. E. Thorna
M. Dale
Winona
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