Silsbee geography teacher dies in Monday crash
Ruby Lee Perdue 61 of Lumberton a six grade geography teacher at O’Neil Intermediate School in Silsbee died at the scene after a two car head on collision on US 96 south of Silsbee at 3 45 p m Monday Theodore Franklin Ryan 41 of Lake Charles died on arrival at St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont Both drivers were reported dead at the scene Funeral services were held Wednesday at Farmer Funeral Home Chapel in Silsbee Rev Rowat Smith officiating Burial was in Camp Ruby Cemetery near Livingston Perdue survived by sisters Obie Lambright Beaumont Stella Robinson Denver Colo and brother Lloyd Lee Port Arthur Ryan funeral arrangements were handled by Kelley Hixson Funeral Home Beaumont.
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Ruby Lee Perdue
Lumberton
Silsbee O’neil
Theodore Franklin Ryan
Lake Charles
Silsbee
Ryan
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Perdue
Silsbee Justice of the Peace
Rex Moore
US 96
N. W. Barrow
Wayne Pullen
O'Neil Intermediate
Beaumont
Obie Lambright
Stella Robinson
Denver
Colo
Lloyd Lee
Port Arthur
Kelley- Hixson Funeral Home
Stevens Seeks Silsbee School Board Post
B Stevens of Kirby Lumber Corp announces candidacy for Place 7 on the Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees. Incumbent Rayford Birdwell. Stevens cites commitment to quality education and plans for facility improvements while active in local groups and church. He is a Mason Shrin er and father of six with children in local schools.
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Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
First Presbyterian Church
Diane
la Marque
Jennifer
Lamar Tech
Debbie
Lamar
Greg
Mark
Silsbee
Scott
Firemen Control Three Fires in Silsbee Week
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department reported three fires this week from Feb 17 to Feb 20. Chief John Busby cited a grass fire at Britton Cravens Lumber Co at 5 05 p m Feb 17 a blaze at Carlson Washateria FM 92 and FM 1122 at 2 30 p m Feb 18 and a home on Baby Galvez and Lindsey Road destroyed at 8 30 p m Feb 20.
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Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
John Busby
the Bee
Busby
Britton-Cravens Lumber Co
Carlson
Herron Sues City Over Trailer Park Permits
Fred Herron and wife sue the City of Silsbee and city officials to obtain necessary permits for a trailer park near the Woodlea Addition and to prevent interference with construction. The council tabled any forthcoming action after the suit was filed.
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City of
Silsbee
Claude Coward
Ronald Hickerson
Jerry Jones
Fred Herron
Herron
Woodlea
Lee Roger Ratliff
Ratliff
Leon Crum
Burglaries Hit Hardin County Nightclubs and Home
Hardin County sheriff reports thefts from three night clubs on US 96 east of Silsbee. Tin Barn $75, Neches Club $78.50, Club 96 $55 cash and $100 juke box. Also theft from Jack Segrest home near Gentry Road totaling $205 cash $108.99 in checks and items. Ronald Edison Duke, 22, jailed on tie bar theft. bond set at 2500 then jailed again Feb 19.
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Santa Fe Railway Co
Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Ira Moore
Neches Club
Club 96
US 96
Silsbee
Moore
Santa Fe
Ronald Edison Duke
Baycliff
Duke
Lester Cowart
Jack Segrest
Gentry Road
Cowart
Segrest
Public School Week Observed In Silsbee March 1 5 Schedule Set
Silsbee ISD announces Public Schools Week March 1 5 with daily open visits and career guidance. The 21st annual observance supports visits to North Seventh Street Junior High O Neal Intermediate Kirby Elementary Silsbee High College Career Night and other campuses with college and vocational reps available for grades 9 12 and their parents.
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Silsbee
Silsbee Independent School District
Don L. Hough
Hough
Texas
Texas Masons
Joe W. Steed
Earl B. Stover
Public Schools Committee
James Dear
Silsbee Lodge
North Seventh Street
O'Neil
Kirby
Silsbee High School
Lions and
The
BEE
Frank Robinson
Evadale School Officials Attend National Education Convention
Supt. E. C. Nash and Evadale board members Jack Hardy Billy Mack Bruce and Troyce Taylor left Saturday for the American Association of School Administrators convention in Atlantic City New Jersey. They will spend two days in New York City and Washington DC before returning February 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Nash
Jack Hardy
Billy Mack Bruce
Troyce Taylor
Family visits noted at Cunningham home
Mrs Evelyn Stringer and daughters Sharon and Scarlet and granddaughter Alisa Kay Belgard visited in Mrs Kate Cunningham's home last week. Wanda Gore and daughter and Charlotte Moss and daughter also visited Cunningham home Sunday.
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Evelyn Stringer
Sharon and
Scarlet
Alisa Kay Belgard
Kate Cunningham Lasteek
Wanda Gore
Charlotte Moss
Cunningham
Hardin County Commissioners push tax exemption plan
The Hardin County Commissioners discuss state tax relief for elderly and disabled homeowners, seek a constitutional amendment for a $3000 ad valorem exemption, and address unbudgeted funds. They also debate aid for a burial and a $800 Lumberton Fire Department bill amid redistricting disputes.
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Haridin County
Emmett Lack
Hugh Bevil Means
Commissioners Court of
Hardin County
Sixty-Second
Lack
Howard Barrington
Richard Caraway
Silsbee
Caraway
Barrington
Frank’s Branch
Lumberton Fire Department
Burglars Hit Safe At Morris Moore Chevrolet Co
Silsbee police investigated multiple weekend thefts and vandalism including a burglary at Morris Moore Chevrolet where a safe was opened and desks rifled. Missing were cash, motor vehicle registration stickers, tools, and electronics. Two Honda motorcycles were stolen, wheel covers stolen from a high school, and a bottle was thrown through a glass door at the high school.
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Edgar Blood
Marvin L. Morgan
Auto Company
Morgan
Morris Moore Chevrolet Co
Morris Moore
Moore
Chief Blood
Silsbee
James Doane
Edward Hutchinsson
James L. Martin
Clayton Cox
Silsbee High School
John Queen
Weeks Crawford
Lamar Y’barbo
Woodlea Petition Spurs Silsbee Council Delays Zoning Talks
About 50 Woodlea subdivision residents urged expedited planning and zoning code review at Silsbee City Council on Feb 23. The council tabled actions on Herron trailer park amid a pending lawsuit, promising a March 12 public hearing on the zoning ordinance and broader zoning work.
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Cammack
Woodlea
Herron
W. E. Emigh
Coward
James L. Hays
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Council
James L. Hays Seeks Silsbee Mayoral Post
James L. Hays resigned his City Council seat and announced his candidacy for mayor of Silsbee subject to an April 6 election. An Atlantic Richfield engineer, he has three and a half years on the council and four children.
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James L. Hays
Silsbee
The
BEE
Hays
Atlantic-Richfield Co
First Baptist Church
Lions Club
Sam Houston State
Univeraeee Sue
Silsbee Junior Ugh School
Arleis O
Silsbee Tigers Reach regional playoffs after 73 65 win
Silsbee defeated John Foster Dulles 73 65 to advance to the regional playoffs against Aldine Carver at San Jacinto JC in Pasadena. Price led with 17 points and eight rebounds, while Brown 20 Hunter 18 Kelly 11 supported the win amid a strong defense and rebounding edge. Carver, led by Glenn Judkins and a 25 7 season record, will face Silsbee Friday night with tickets on sale at Silsbee High.
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John Foster Dulles High School
Sugarland
Silsbee Tigers
Silsbee
Aldine Carver
San Jacinto
Silsbee- Aldine Carver
Weeks Crawford
Carver
LaVega High School
Waco
Austin
Glenn
Judkids
Willie Brown
Floyd Smith
Willie Taylor
Roy Gibson
Taylor
Dan Montgomery
David Brown
Brown
Tigers
James Hunter
Marvin Kelly
Price
Dulles
Lee Shelton
Vikings
Larry Patterson
Shelton
San Jacinto Junior College
Pasadena
Spencer Highway
Houston
Baytown
Baytown Tunnel
LaPorte
Spea
Dick Strong
Dunbar
Odom
Deweyville
China
Mike Buffington
O Neil Band Pupils Earn Rating Honors at Port Neches
Band students from O Neil School achieved 21 first places 26 seconds and two thirds at a solo ensemble meet held Saturday at the Port Neches Junior High School. First place winners included Edith Gainer Theresa Thompson Charlie Bumstead Vivien Jones Dana Glenn Lana Thompson and Debbie Simmons.
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O'Neil
Port Neches
Edith Gainer
Theresa Thompson
Charlie Bumstead
Vivien Jones
Dana Glenn
Lana Thompson
Debbie Simmons
Citizens Urged to Register Dogs in Silsbee
City Humane Officer Charles Falgout asks all residents within Silsbee limits to comply with last year’s dog license ordinance. Licenses cost one dollar at City Hall and current tags cover the rest of the year. Dogs without a current tag will be picked up.
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Charles Falgout
City Humane
Silsbee City
Falgout
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Herbert Muckleroy
Rueben Martin
JO. R. Perdue Jr
James Brown
B. Stevens
City
Sheriff’s Report
Old
U. S
Evadale
C. E. Meadows
Hardin County Soil and Water Conservation District
Meadows
Frank Carpenter
Smokey Stover
Mister Read
Atlantic
County
Fifth Street
Clyde Cole
Woodlea Addition
Knupple Road
Watts Road
Silsbee Packing Co
Cole
Harold Cammack
Ker Highway
MacArthur
O'Neil Band
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