Kountze Youth Receives Credit for Saving Classmate
Philip Durban a 16 year old of Kountze is credited with saving Joey Rice a Village Mills boy after Rice’s car overturned into Village Creek north of Kountze on Villa Road Durban jumped into the creek pried open the jammed door and pulled Rice from the water Rice escaped unharmed aside from being wet and cold Coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Durban
Kountze
Joey Rice
Village Mills
Asa Hickman
Durban
Village Creek
Villa Road
Rice
Clark
Cecil Cobble to Speak at Day of Prayer Observance
An invitation extends to all Silsbee churches to join Friday observance of the World Day of Prayer at 10 a.m. in First Presbyterian Church. Cecil Cobble will give meditation on the theme You Are My Witnesses. Refreshments follow. nursery provided. event marks 80th World Day of Prayer observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
First Presbyterian Church
Highway 96 South
United Church Women
Cecil Cobble
Jim Hedlester
R. O. Jackson Jr
World Day of Prayer Committee of
Scotland
Women's Board of Home Missions
Presbyterian Church In
USA
United States
Silsbee School Absentees Rise After Measles Case
Silsbee school attendance climbs again on Wednesday after a Tuesday low of 346 as Supt Don L Hough cites many absences from measles mumps and other viruses. Officials say none of the cases are contagious and no further incidents have been reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don L. Hough
Four Major Charter Changes Among 20 Recommended By Commission
A Silsbee charter study panel presented 20 amendments to the city council after four months of work. Key items include expanding the council to six with a tie vote mayoral setup, residency and candidacy limits for council seats, police under the city manager, and shifting the fiscal year to October 1. The council set a special meeting to discuss ballot placement for April 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Whittington
Silsbee
Texas
Library Seeks $1 Per Water Bill For Building Note
Silsbee trustees launch a voluntary drive to raise funds to pay off the library building note. About 2,300 water customers may add a $1 contribution on their next bill, with no compulsory payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Public Library
Advisory Board
Library Board
Silsbee
Allen Freeman
Freeman Files For City Council Position In Silsbee
T C Freeman 48 of 805 Dardin Drive filed for a seat on the Silsbee city council as the fourth candidate for three terms expiring this year. A pipefitter and church elder, he has lived in Silsbee 13 years and works in Orange. Filing deadline is 5 p m Friday March 4 at the City Secretary’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Freeman
Dardin Drive
Silsbee
Freeman
Tim Jr
Silsbee High
Paul
Stephen F. Austin College
Nacogdoches
Orange
the Bee
Rabies Vaccinations Set For Saturday In Silsbee
The City of Silsbee sponsors rabies vaccinations for cats and dogs on Saturday Feb 26 from 1 to 4 PM at the old warehouse across from the Fire Hall. Dr N G Ferrell will administer shots, usual 3.50, offered at 2.00. City residents may also buy a 1.00 license tag with the vaccination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Silsbee
N. G. Ferrell
Wayne DuBose
Area Cage Teams Fall Heavily In Bi District Play
In bi district roundups area boys teams mostly lost with French High the lone district 11 AAAA winner topping Texas City 57 to 48. Tuesday scores included Huntsville 55 West Orange 44 Livingston 59 Buna 51 Needville 47 Hardin Jefferson 46 Spring 52 Warren 44 Deweyville 64 Spurger 46 West Sabine 49.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French High
French
Texas City
Huntsville
West Orange
Walters enters race for Silsbee Independent School Board
Grady G Walters, 37, a Minimax Grocery market manager and longtime Silsbee resident, announces candidacy for two-seat board election on April 2 at the fire hall. Incumbents Dr W J Poshataske and Earl Wills seek re election. Walters cites focus on better schools and serves in local fire department and church while guiding Little League teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady G. Walters
Silsbee Independent
W. J. Poshataske
Earl Wills
Walters
Minimax Grocery
Silsbee
Waldo Mathews Band Qualifies for State Meet
Waldo Mathews band will enter the State AA band meet at Prairie View on March 10, per band director Abram Miles Jr. The group was rated second in the concert division at the regional meet in Woodville last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo Mathews
Prairie View
Abram Miles Jr
Woodville
Hardin County Health and Welfare Aided 126 Families in 1965
Hardin County Health and Welfare assisted 126 families in 1965 providing food drugs clothing rent utilities butane and medical care. Committee members in each community investigated need and wrote purchase orders sent to local towns. total expenditures reached five thousand five dollars and fifty four cents with medical care from John Sealy Hospital Galveston and free physician services locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Health and Welfare
Berniece Seale
John Sealy
Galveston
Hardin County
Hardin County Health & Welfare
Silsbee
Chance- Loeb
Kountze
Batson
Saratoga
Dr Roland S Fry to Speak at Silsbee Chamber Banquet
Dr Roland S Fry associate professor of psychology at LSU will be guest speaker at the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce banquet on April 12 in the Silsbee High gym. Tickets go on sale March 14.Vic Norvell presides with E M Wilson R L Paret Bob McClelland and Paul Georg leading committees. L J Sagtsetter recuperating after major surgery at Santa Fe Hospital in Temple and enjoys the Bee sent weekly to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland S. Fry
LSU
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee High
Chamber
L. J. Sagstetter
Busby Family Attends Kay Busby Caraway Wedding
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Busby and family of Panama City Florida visited the home of J C Busby and attended the wedding of Kay Lynn Busby to Billy Bruce Caraway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Busby
Panama City
Fla
J. C. Busby
Kay Lynn Busby
Billy Bruce Caraway
Ralph E. McDaniel Dies In Georgia
Funeral services were held at 2 p m in First Baptist Church Georgetown for Ralph Edward Mc Daniel 37 who died Monday at Veterans Hospital Augusta after a long illness He was born in Georgetown and was a member of First Baptist Church Survivors include a son Eddie McDaniel and other relations listed in the obituary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Georgetown
Ralph Edward McDaniel
McDaniel
Veterans Hospital
Augusta
Eddie McDaniel
James Vv
Three Silsbee teens charged in school shop burglaries
Silsbee police charged Robert Joe Powell eighteen with two counts of night time burglary for Dec 25 1965 and Feb 15 incidents at Silsbee High School shop. George Edward Cox seventeen and Terry O Tanton seventeen each faces one count. Items stolen included a car transmission wheels tires and a spare. Powell aided by showing hidden tires. They were released on $1000 appearance bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Silsbee High School
Grady Tarver
Robert Joe Powell
Har
Din County Grand Jury
George Edward Cox
Terry O. Tanton
Powell
Tanton
Tarver
Henry Overstreet
Temple
Waco
Fense
Drowning Search Intensified as River Lowers for Body
Searches continue on the Neches River at Sheffield Ferry for Ray Pryor a 69-year-old Kirbyville man believed drowned when a boat overturned near the Sheffield Ferry bridge. Gates were closed to lower river flow aiding a Wednesday morning concentrated search by sheriff deputies wardens and rescue units.
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Neches River
Sheffield Ferry
Ray Pryor
Kirbyville
Pryor
Wayne Pryor
Sheffield Ferry Bridge
John Martin
Silsbee
Jasper
Tyler County
Newton
North Hardin Water District Seeks 12 More Meters
E. E. Spell says the North Hardin Water Supply Corporation must add twelve meter customers in the area from Sam Yawn Road north to Jim Barnes property and along Old Spurger Road. Bernard Johnson Associates and Farm Home Administration urge existing buyers to obtain forms and recruit new customers. deadline is March 4 to enable water service in the described area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Hardin Water Supply Corporation
E. E. Spell
Bernard Johnson & Associates
Water District
Farm Home Administration
Water Supply ‘Corporation
Sam Yawn Road
Jim ‘Barnes
Spurger Road
Aeas
Spell
Dewaine King Couple Welcome Son Stewart Dale
Mr and Mrs Elbert Dewaine King of Silsbee celebrate the birth of a son Stewart Dale born February 20 at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kountae.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Dewaine King of
Silsbee
Stewart Dale
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountae
Local Families Share Weekend Visits Across Texas and Rhode Island
Tech Sergeant Dale M. Rogers of Dobbins AFB Georgia visited his mother Mrs. Woodrow Cook. Several families traveled to see relatives in Mt Vernon Greenville Mt Pleasant and Pasadena. Mrs. L. G. Jordan and Mrs. Evelyn DeBarge underwent surgeries in Beaumont. Ivy Ferguson headed back to Newport RI for reassignment after emergency leave for his father's death.
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Tech
Dale M. Rogers
Dobbins Air Force Base
Woodrow Cook
Lucie Carpenter
Ronnie
Mt. Vernon
Alma Carpenter
Greenville
Mt. Pleasant
Giles K. Wood
Houston
G. J. Wood
L. G. Jordan
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Jesse A. Wright
Nederland
Avenue H
C. M. Cawley
Port Neches
J. T. Cawley
Ivy Ferguson
Newport
R. I
US Navy
Arthur Ferguson
Frank Jones
Dorothy Clapp
Pasadena
Clara Sandifer
Frank Yarborough
John Price
Orange
Monroe Hartman
DeRidder
J. W. Rumby
Stella Cook
Cuero
W. K. Cook
Bobby Hayes
L. B. Creel
Evelyn DeBarge
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Terry Williams
T. J. Williams
25 Persons Held In County Jail In Past Week
Hardin County Sheriff Henry Overstreet reports 25 persons held at the county jail in the past week. Offenses include four for passing hot checks two for misdemeanor driving while intoxicated eleven for being drunk and disorderly three for disturbing the peace one for simple assault two for nighttime burglary and two for traffic violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Henry Overstreet
Grand Jury Returns Three Indictments in Hardin County
The Hardin County Grand Jury returned three true bills and adjourned to March third Monday. Robert Joe Powell, 18, of Silsbee, was indicted for burglary with intent to commit theft and is free on $1000 bond. Two other indictments cover removing mortgaged property from the state and theft over $50 against unnamed defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Robert Joe Powell
Silsbee
Cub Scout Pack 201 To Hold Banquet On Tuesday Night
Cub Scout Pack 201 plans a 6:30 p m banquet on February 28 in the Kirby School cafetorium. Theme Break through for Youth honors the 56th Boy Scouts anniversary and Pack 201’s second year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Scout Pack 201
Kirby School
Boy Scouts of America
Robert G. Brunner Sr
Sam P. Copeland
Kirby Pta
Troy Greenwood
Kirby Elementary
Maurice Hobbs
Trinity- Neches Council of
First Baptist Church
Lack Questions Authenticity Of Critical Letter
Emmett Lack and attorney Gene Barrington visited the Bee office to challenge a letter attributed to Chas S Grey published previously. Grey claimed Lack had only a sixth grade education and failed a Lamar Tech test. Lack disputes details but seeks direct contact with Grey. The Bee notes another Grey letter about labor union contributions to Lack’s county judge campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Lack
Gene Barrington
Kountze
Bee
Chas. S. Grey
Grey
Lack
Lamar Tech
Mr. Grey
The
Milner seeks re election to Chance Loeb ISD board
R G Milner known as Pop Milner files for re election to the Chance Loeb Independent School District board of trustees after requests from friends. He says he is obligated only to the school and will continue to serve students and the community. Milner has lived in Chance Loeb 23 years and runs Milner's Grocery and Service Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G
Pop) Milner
Chance-Loeb Independent School District
Milner
Chance- Loeb
Three Cases Heard In County Court
Judge Fletcher Richardson presided over three cases in the County Court last week. On February 19, Robert Spearman and Clarence Sheffield of Silsbee were both charged with theft and fined 11 dollars plus court costs. On February 21, Houston Elam of Beaumont was fined 60 dollars, ordered to pay court costs, and sentenced to three days in county jail for misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. All defendants pleaded guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Spearman
Clarence Sheffield
Silsbee
Houston Elam
Beaumont
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Silsbee School
Bership
City Police Department
Pete Hennigan
Fitch and Associates Architects
Cesar Dominguez
Earl Stover
Stover
DuBose
L. S. Rodgers
Darlene Rodgers
David Lynn Rodgers
Georgia
United States Air Force
Leon Rodgers
Carol Kay Ragan
Linda Redkey
Gene Yoksh
James Conner Jr
Thomas McKeown
MYF
First Methodist Church
Lakeview Assembly
Palestine
God
Doyle McKeown
Roland Fry
Vic Norvell
E. M. Wilson
R. L. Paret
Bob McClelland
Paul Georg
Ralph E. McDaniel
North Water District
Leona Whitman
H. L. Nebel
R. G. Milner
C-L
Fletcher Richardson
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