Silsbee's Dan Montgomery Tops 11-3A Coach of the Year
Silsbee coach Dan Montgomery named 11-3A Coach of the Year after leading the Tigers to the district title with a 54-49 win over the Chiefs. MVP David Brown of Silsbee, 6-4, and 6-3 forward James Hunter key the lineup alongside Marvin Kelly from Silsbee on the first team. West Orange’s Hodges Coleman and Raymond Sibley also earn first-team spots. selections follow Silsbee’s 11-3A championship clincher and Montgomery’s long-tenured success.
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Silsbee
David Brown
Beaumont Enterprise
William Walters
James Hunter
Tiger Cage
Dan Montgomery
Brown
Marvin Kelly
Hodges Coleman
Raymond Sibley
West Orange
Chiefs
Montgomery
Tigers
Sils
Carlisle
Wharton
Jessie Jones
Houston
Jones Cagers
Jones
Waymon Sibley
W. Orange
St Hodges
Coleman W. Orange
ABWA Pine Burr Chapter Sponsored Rally in Silsbee
The Pine Burr Chapter of the American Business Women's Association plans a March 18 rally in the Pine Plaza Shopping Center lot Silsbee. Activities include a 1 pm cake baking contest judged on taste texture and appearance with ribbons and a later cake auction. 2 pm program features state and local candidates and opponents inviting all to attend.
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Pine Burr
American Business Women’s Association
Pine Plaza
Silsbee
Jannette Lovelady
P. O
Happy Blue Birds Plan Rally and Tour
The Blue Bird Group met February 16 at Wasdar Tarry Williams home. The ABWA reminded citizens to set aside March 18 for a rally featuring a police station tour City Hall visit a lively western band and speeches. Judy Williams served as scribe.
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Happy Blue Birds
Wasdar Tarry Williams
ABWA
Sery
Judy Williams
Fred Lions Club Talent Show Saturday at Fred School
The Fred Lions Club will sponsor a community talent show on Saturday Feb 26 at 7 30 p m in the Fred School auditorium. Featured acts include Larry Joe Gordon and the Country Souls band. Refreshments will be served, and all proceeds benefit Fred community projects.
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Fred Lions Club
Lions
Bobby Battle
Fred School
Larry Joe Gordon
Country Souls
Fred
Local births in Silsbee and Kountze spread across three hospitals
Mr and Mrs Alfred Smith welcome a son born February 18 at Women's and Children's Hospital. Mr and Mrs Freddie Lee Jones celebrate a son born February 16 at St Elizabeth Hospital. A son arrived February 15 to Mr and Mrs Jack Sprayberry at Women's and Children's Hospital. Angela Denise, daughter, born February 22 to Mr and Mrs James Earl Taylor of Silsbee at Doctors Hospital. Mr and Mrs Tommy Jerry Hall of Kountze celebrate a son Randy Lee born February 16 at Hardin Memorial Hospital.
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Alfred Smith
Silsbee
Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Freddie Lee Jones
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Jack Sprayberry
Angela Denise
James Earl Taylor
Doctors Hospital
Tommy Jerry Hall
Kountze
Randy Lee
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Negro Voters League Sets March 1 Meeting
The Negro Voters League will meet March 1 at 7 30 p m at the Masonic hall on 15th Street. Frank Garrett serves as vice president.
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Negro Voters League
Masonic Hall
15Th Street
Frank Garrett
Rites Held February 16 For Mrs Evelyn Cabell
Funeral services for Mrs Evelyn Cabell were held February 16 at 3 p.m. in the North End United Methodist Church with burial in Magnolia Cemetery. A native of Silsbee she lived in Beaumont most of her life and was retired as a bookkeeper from Zidell Properties of Dallas. Survivors include her daughter Mrs R J Carroll of Beaumont and two sons George Fontana of Versailles Kentucky and Fontana of Plano.
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Evelyn Wallace Cabbell
Janot Beaumont
L. M. Williams Group, and Sons Funeral Home
Ray HW
Tann Rasdnactar
North End
George Fontana
Versailles
An Fontana
Plano
Joe Trahan
Silstbee
E. K. Wendler
Alvin
van B. Wallace Jr
Silsbee
Bert K
W. G. Wallace
Beaumont
Tommie Wallace
Houston
Friday Proclaimed Silsbee Tigers Basketball Day
Friday February 25 is proclaimed Silsbee Tigers Basketball Day by Mayor Pro-Tem Dr N G Ferrell and the Silsbee City Council. The proclamation honors the bi district champions who advance to the State 3 A Regional playoff Friday night facing Wilmer Hutchins at 8 pm in Stephen F Austin State University.
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Silsbee Tigers
Tiger Varsity
Tigers
Wilmer-Hutchins
John Foster Dulles
N. G. Ferrell
Silsbee
Silsbee Tiger
Wilmer- Hutchins
Stephens F. Austin State University
Little Theater Reading Set For Feb 27
Silsbee Little Theater will stage a reading of Eugene Ionesco The Bald Soprano at 5 30 p m Sunday Feb 27 in Silsbee State Bank. Host couple Mr and Mrs Jack Hedge Mrs Evelyn Allen directs. cast includes Rebecca Churchwell Margo Kay Mrs Theresa Dominguez Jack Evans Frank Grote Earl B Stover.
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Silsbee Little Theater
Eugene Ionesco
Silsbee State Bank
Jack Hedge
Evelyn Allen
Rebecca Churchwell
Margo Kay
Theresa Dominguez
Jack Evans
Frank Grote
Earl B. Stover
Little Theater
Lester Landpeat
Methadone Clinics Expand Across Ten Texas Cities
Texas opens methadone maintenance clinics in Austin San Antonio Houston Dallas Fort Worth Lubbock El Paso Corpus Christi Harlingen and McAllen under Texas Health Department permits. Private doctors may use methadone for withdrawal up to six weeks with limits. long term maintenance requires guidelines and permits.
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Texas
Texas State Department of Health
Advisory Committee On
Legislture
Austin
San Antonio
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Lubbock
el Paso
Corpus Christi
Harlingen
McAllen
State Health Department
Veterans Administrationprints Spanish pamphlets for veterans
The Veterans Administration is printing 1.3 million copies of four widely used pamphlets in Spanish to help Spanish speaking veterans understand and access benefits administered by the agency.
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The
Veterans Administra
Final Rites Today For Mrs Gladys Nance
Funeral services for Mrs Gladys Nance 44 of Evadale will be at 10 a m today in Farmer Funeral chapel with Rev R Eugene Jonte officiating Burial will be in Resthaven Cemetery She died at 4 a m Tuesday at home She was a Basile Louisiana native living in Evadale one year Survivors include husband W L Nance of Evadale three sons Ernest Lee Nance in the Air Force Larry Eugene and James David Nance of Evadale three daughters Wilma Sue Anderson of Silsbee Barbara and Rebecca Nance of Evadale her father LuDovick Pommier Eunice La two brothers Wilford and Taylor Pommier both of Kountze and two grandchildren
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Evadale
Farmer Funeral
R. Eugene Jonte
First United Methodist Church
Resthaven
Basile
W. L. Nance
Ernest Lee Nance
Air Force
Larry Eugene
James David Nance
Wilma Sue Anderson
Silsbee
Barbara
Rebecca Nance
LuDovick Pommier
Eunice
Wilford Pommier
Taylor Pommier
Kountze
Final Rites Held Wednesday For Elbert Willis
Elbert Willis 63 of Silsbee died after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held at Farm er Funeral chapel with Rev. Lester Sensat officiating. Burial followed in Knapp le Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Millie Willis a son Rev Charles E. Willis five brothers and a sister.
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Elbert Willis
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Chapel
Lester Sensat
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
Knapple Cemetery
Spurger
Millie Willis
Charles E. Willis
Carthage
Elton
Marvin Willis
J. N. Willis
Fred
Chester Willis
Beaumont
James Willis
Barstow
Calif
Willie Mae Collins
Port Neches
Den 7 Cub Scouts visit five housing sites for badge work
Den 7 of Cub Scout Pack 88 Webelos met Feb 16 at Gene Wilson's home with seven boys. They toured a construction site, observing five housing projects at different stages as part of engineer badge work. Tim Kay served refreshments. Mark Wilson was scribe.
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Den 7
Webelos
Gene Wilson
Tim Kay
Tiger Baseball Starts March 1
The 1971 Silsbee High Tigers baseball season opens March 1 at 4 p.m. against Beaumont French. District play starts March 29 with a home game versus Livingston. The 1972 schedule lists five road games, a Beaumont Coaches Tournament in early April, and district games with start times mostly at 4 p.m. except Livingston on April 14 at 7:30 p.m.
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Pat Day
Silsbee High Nine
Tigers
Beaumont French
Livingston
French
Neches
Vidor
Bmt. High
Orange
Ft. Arthur
Pt. Arthur
Beaumont Coaches Tournament
Liberty
Crosby
Cleveland
Cub Scout Pack 201 Meeting Report
Cub Scout Pack 201 met Tuesday with nine boys and four visitors. The group toured the Silsbee Bee. Mark Kelly served refresh and Mrs N W Wilbanks is leader of the group.
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Den 1
Mark Kelly
N. W. Wilbanks
Office building offered for sale on bid basis
Atlantic-Richfield Company invites bids for an office building 28 by frame on a concrete slab with asbestos siding composition roof and three office rooms. Building must be moved. Contact J T Cawley at 385 2018 for details.
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Atlantic - Richfield Company
J. T. Cawley
Miss Bridget Bradshaw Weds Ronald W. Teaff in Nacogdoches
Miss Bridget Bradshaw daughter of Mr and Mrs Burt Bradshaw married Ronald Wayne Teaff of Trouston in a Feb 18 double ring ceremony at College Heights Baptist Church Nacogdoches. Rev E L Jones officiated with maid of honor Lea of Silsbee and best man Jeff Marshall of Taylor. The couple, graduates of Silsbee High School, will reside at 3820 North Nacogdoches while students at Stephen F. Austin State University.
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Bridget Bradshaw
Burt Bradshaw
Ronald Wayne Featt
Trouston
College Heights Baptist Church
Nacogdoches
E. L. Jones
Rita
Silsbee High School
North
Stephen F. Austin State University
Card of Thanks for C K Riedinger Family
The Riedinger family expresses gratitude for flowers sympathy and meals from friends neighbors and all who assisted. Special thanks to J K Butler and family and Butler Drilling Company Rev J A Hendrix and Preston Holder. Bless you for your kindness. Mrs C K Riedinger and children and relatives.
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C.K. Riedinger
J. K. Butler
Butler Drilling Company
J. A. Hendrix
Preston Holder
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