Silsbee trustees study 200 dollar teacher raise plan
Silsbee Independent School District trustees discussed a possible 200 increase for teachers and professionals for the 1968 69 school year. Superintendent Hough to work with the tax assessor to study values and local tax rates before final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Independent School
Silsbee School
Don. L. Hough
Silsbee
School Calender
Texas Education Agency
Luce High
I Britt
Kathleen Watson
Lumberton Voters Decide on Independent School District
Lumberton Independent School District voters will decide Saturday whether to abolish the district and place its operation under the county school superintendent as a common district. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Lumberton High School with A. F. Butler as election judge.
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Lumberton
Lumberton Independent School
A. F. Butler
Lumberton Independent School District
Emmett Lack
Injured Reverend Garrett Wingfield in Car Crash Near Kountze
Reverend Garrett Wingfield of St. John's Episcopal Church in Silsbee suffered multiple injuries in a one car accident six miles north of Kountze on US 69. He was taken to Hardin Memorial Hospital then transferred to St. Elizabeth Hospital Beaufort where he was to remain for weeks. Police report his car left the road and rolled several times. He had planned to lead church services in Silsbee but was injured en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett Wingfield
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Silsbee
Kountze
Hardin Memorial Hospital
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Wingfield
Woodville
DPS
William Greer
Truman Daugherty
Mrs Hawthorne to Visit San Juan With Marine Husband
Mrs J Hawthorne will travel by plane for a 10 day visit in San Juan Puerto Rico with her husband Joe Hawthorne who is stationed there with the US Marines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hawthorne
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Tex as A&M student visits Bryan home over weekend
Brad Norvell, a Texas A&M College student in Bryan, spent the weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Victor Norvell at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brad Norvell
Texas A&m College
Bryan
Victor Norvell
Twenty six area men leave Monday for induction
Twenty six young men from Haram Liberty and Chambers Counties depart Monday for armed forces induction per Selective Service Board No. 86 in Liberty. Names include Fred Kyles Jr and Vernon Nobles of Silsbee, Tammy Diehl Jr and Robert Hamilton Jr of Liberty, Johnny Butler of Cleveland, and Eldred Pare Jr of Dayton among others.
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Haram
Liberty
Chambers Counties
Armed Forces
Selective Service Board No. 86
Silsbee
Fred Kyles Jr
Vernon Ray Nobles
Don Wayne Mannino
Robert Edward Kemp
Tammy Alton Diehl Jr
Robert Lee Hamilton Jr
Glenn Lee Buchanan
Davie Wayne Rich
J. Lee Nugent
Cleveland
Johnny Edward Butler
Lilly Jay Yeager
Joe Robertson Jr
Marvin Allen Jenkins
Births Reported From Local Hospitals
Born in Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kountze Jerry Niles Jr. on February 13 to Jerry Gore and wife of Beaumont. Rhonda Marie born February 14 to James and wife of Silsbee. Tammy Lannette born February 15 to Thomas Connally Jr. and wife of Buna. Billy Joe Jr. born February 16 to Billy Joe Powell and wife of Evadale.
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Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Jerry Gore
Beaumont
Jerry Niles Jr
Rhonda Marie
James Lowe
Silsbee
Thomas Connally Jr
Buna
Tammy Lannette
Billy Joe Powell
Evadale
Billy Joe Jr
Silsbee Chamber Elects Directors and New Officers
The Silsbee Chamber of Commerce held its monthly directors meeting with 17 members. New directors from EasTex, Kirby, Southwestern Bell, Silsbee Suite Bank, and Sinuwnems Motor Co were seated for three year terms. Nelson Leng becomes president and John Meade vice president with W A Barclay Jr. as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Neches
Neches National Bank
Jim Sims
W. E. Emigh
EasTex
J. C. Perkins, Jr
Kirby
Arthur Carruth
Southwesern Bell
W. A. Barclay Jr
Silsbee Suite Bank
E. M. Simmons
Sinuwnems Motor Co
John Meade
Morris Pharmacy
W. A. Bkarclay
Silsbee State Bank
Silsbee High School Cereteria
John Gray
First Security National Bank of
Beaumont
Chamber
M & W Electric Co
Chame-Loeb
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
East Texas Wildlife Conservation Association, Inc
H Leon Lackey
Robert A. Scott
R. ©. Jackson
Susbee
Lambert
E. T. Worthey
Austin
Silsbee
Central Motor Freight Lines
Worthey
Sims
Bland Couple Injured In Baytown Wreck
Baytown residents Mr. and Mrs. Bland were injured in an automobile accident near Baytown last Saturday night. Mrs. Bland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alf Berle of Silsbee, is hospitalized with a cracked vertebrae and a broken foot. Mr. Bland suffered facial lacerations and bruises. Mrs. Berle reports they are progressing well. In Vidtor, Miss Carolyn Lee Hall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hall, married Bill Higgs, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Higgs, at the Church of Christ on Sunday.
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W. W. Bland
Baytown
Bland
Alf Berle
Silsbee
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Bartle
R. EF. McClelland
Elizabeth McClelland
Doris Langton
Carolyn Lee Hall
C. M. Hall
Vidtor
Bill Higgs
W. Higgs
Threeway Church of Christ In
Two Die in FM 418 Collision Killing Pamela Jones
A Monday two car crash on FM 418 near Village Creek killed Pamela Jones 12 and her aunt Mrs Alene Jones Cooley 23. Six others injured including Mrs Cooley and Don Bailey driver of the other car. Funeral services held for the victims at Silsbee with Burrow and Farmer Funeral Home involvement.
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Pamela Jones
Alene Jones Cooley
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Don Shelton Bailey
N. W. Burrow
Bailey
Peegy Jones
Pamela
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Wanda E. Cooley
Bibbie Rene Cooley
Paula Cooley
Lage Creek Bridge
Silsbee
Pace Funeral Home
Good Shepherd Baptists
Franks Branch Cemetery
Farmer ‘Funeral Home
John Gibson Announces Write-in Campaign for Reelection
John Gibson, longtime Precinct 5 constable since 1948, says he will run again as a write-in candidate. He has not filed with the Democratic Executive Committee but reports strong public support. Gibson moved to Silsbee in 1940 and has remained there.
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John Gibson
the Bee
Gibson
Democratic Executive Committee
Silsbee
Tiger Five To Face Chester In Prep Showdown
Silsbee Tigers host the Chester Yellow Jackets at 7 30 p m in the new Silsbee gym. Chester won District 48 B with a perfect 12 0 record and are pegged as a strong East Texas foe before the Bi district playoff next Tuesday.
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Tiger
Chester
Silsbee Tiger
Tigers
Chester Yellowjackets
Silsbee
Wilson Richardson
Yellowjackets
East Texas
Silsbee Five
Miss Jo Ann Allbritton Crowned Miss Silsbee 1968
Miss Jo Ann Allbritton won the Miss Silsbee 1968 title at the pageant held last Saturday night before a standing room only crowd. First runnerup was Miss Shirley Anderson and second runnerup Miss Irma Wilde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Ann Allbritton
Shirley Anderson
Irma Wilde
Miss Allbritton
George C. Allbritton
Silsbee High School
Evans Products Sued Over Health Nuisance Near Silsbee
Dr Shropshire and wife along with Robert Caraway and wife sue Evans Products Co. of Silsbee in 88th District Court alleging public nuisance from smoke sawdust and fumes harming health. Plaintiffs seek 26500 and 24000 respectively. Papers served at the Evans plant. Attorneys Leon Crum and Donald Robinson of Silsbee represent the plaintiffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans Products Co
Silsbee
Dr. Shropshire
Robert Caraway
Evans Particle Board
Evans
W. L. Seiman
Shropshire
Caraway
Leon Crum
Donald Robinson
C of C Luncheon Friday To Feature Industrial Expert
Commerce will host its monthly information luncheon Friday at noon in the Blue Bonnet Cafe. Don R. Raburn, senior industrial development consultant for the Texas Industrial Commission, will explain the agency and how it can benefit Silsbee. Reservations are requested at the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce office.
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Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Blue Bonnet Cafe
Arthur Cawthon
Jim Sims
Chamber
Don R. Raburn
Texas Industrial Commission of Austin
Texas Industrial Commission
Texas
United States
Raburn
Silsbee
Construction Underway for GSU Warehouse in Silsbee
Gulf States Utilities Co. hires Norstok Steel Building Co. of Orange to construct a line headquarters and material storage facility on the GSU lot on Third Street in Silsbee. The all electric, climate controlled building will house personnel, storage for line materials, and poles transformers and switches for local maintenance, with completion planned for May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf States Utilities Co
Norstok Steel Building Co
Orange
W. R
Vic) Norvell
GSU
Silsbee
Third Street
Norveil
No Drivers Tests Today Delays in License Renewals
Jim Groom, license deputy for the Department of Public Safety, will not be in Silsbee today for license renewals. Washington's Birthday creates a legal holiday. renewals can be done Friday in Steaumont at 1899 Interstate 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Groom
Department of Public Safety
Silsbee
Washington
Steaumont
Mrs. Meade Files for Silsbee School Board Seat
Mrs. John Meade joins the list of candidates for the Silsbee School District Board of Trustees election set for April 6. She is the fourth filer for three year terms, joining Rayford Birdwell John Meyers and Earl Stover. Filing deadline is 4 pm March 4 at the school business office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Meade
Silsbee
Rayford Birdwell
Icumbant John Meyers
Earl Stover
Earl Wills
Stover
Birdwell
C. R. Baker
Meyers
Board of Trustees
A. W. Dainwood
Meade
Silsbee Independent School System
Weekend visits from Breckenridge and Wharton students
Mrs. H. Alexander and her son Pon of Breckenridge visited the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. P. McCarn ey. Gary Felps, a student at Wharton Junior College, visited the weekend at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Felps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Felps
Wharton Junior
Collins Family Takes Weekend Visit in Magnolia Arkansas
Mr and Mrs Ray Collins and son Jerry visited over the weekend in Magnolia Arkansas at the home of their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs James Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Collins
Jerry
Magnolia, Ark
James Collins
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