Hardin County Receives 239 917 From Oil Firms in Escrow
Two tax suits against Hardin County end with an agreement to release 239 917 held in escrow from Atlantic Richfield Co. and Sinclair Oil and Gas Co. The funds will go to the county tax assessor when a court order arrives. suits consolidated and continued to August 4. Named defendants include county officials and the board of equalization.
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Houston
Matthews
Hardin County
Fred Anders
Anders
Atlantic Richfield Co
Sinclair Oiland Gas Co
P. C. Matthews
W. L. Selman
88Th District Court
J. M. Slater II
Commissioners Court
Board of Equalization
Lumberton School Vandalized and Theft Suspected
Lumberton High School was burglarized over the weekend with entry gained by breaking a cafeteria window. Milk cartons were found and money in the desk left untouched. sheriff cites vandalism, not theft, as motive.
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Lumberton High School
Henry Overstreet
Overstreet
Lumberton
Southern Pacific
Emery Harvey
Hardin County
Silsbee
Harvey
W. L
Last Rites Held For Mrs Queenie Yoksh Of Silsbee
Funeral services for 83 year old Mrs Queenie E Yoksh of Silsbee were held Wednesday at the Farmer Funeral Chapel with Rev R F E Jonte of the First United Methodist Church of Silsbee officiating. Burial followed at Resthaven Cemetery. She died Monday at 10 10 AM at Silsbee Convalescent Center after a lengthy illness. A longtime Silsbee resident she helped in church and community life since 1904 after moving from Gainesville. She was a charter member of the Silsbee Chapter 298 Order of the Eastern Star and of the Silsbee Parent Teacher Association and helped organize the first welfare association. Pallbearers were Jerry Mallett Harmon Weathersby R L Read Buster Rucker and Cecil Cobble. Survived by son Edward E Yoksh and two daughters Vera Seibert and Mildred Polk plus seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Queenie E. Yoksh
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral
R. F E. Jonte
First United Metodist Church of
Resthaven Cemetery
Yoksh
Gainesville
First United Methodist Church
Order of the Eastern Star
Parent - Teacher Association
First Welfare Association
Jerry Mallet
Harmon
Richard Weathersby
R. L. Read
Buster Rucker
Cecil Cobble
Edward E. Yoksh
Vera Seibert
Beaumont
Mildred Polk
Corpus Christi
Wood family return visits in Texas and Hawaii
Mrs. Bobby Wood came home Sunday after several weeks in Nacogdoches visiting her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Giles K. Wood. Mr. and Mrs. Wade Strother returned from Hawaii after visiting their daughter and family, Dr. Billie Strother.
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Bobby Wood
Nacogdoches
Giles K. Wood
Wade Strother
Hawaii
Billie Strother
Pond searches for possible murder victim near Silsbee
Houston police and Hardin County officers pumped a pond near Silsbee to recover a body after Thomas Caraway, 18, confessed to another murder. The story proved a hoax as a polygraph indicated falsehood and the pond continued to be drained to verify claims.
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Silsbee
Village Creek
Thomas Franklin Caraway
Houston
Caraway
Houston Police
Hardin County Sheriffs
Mitigua
K. T. DeFoor
W. L. Young
Homicide Division
Hardin County
Dwayne J Overstreet
Elmer Promise
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Hardin County Sheriffs Posse
Henry Overstreet
Overstreet
Lemuel Hooks
Elmer Prosise
Silsbee Council Wins County Share For Highway 96 Work
Silsbee city leaders learned Hardin County Commissioners Court agreed to pay half of the city’s share for widening Highway 96 South between Dardin Drive and Lindsey Road. The plan calls for a 2000 foot four lane section with curb gutters and storm sewers. The city’s portion was set at 8500 dollars. county funds may cover the full amount if budgeted in a right-of-way fund. Commissioner Caraway pledged to secure funds and the council praised his effort.
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Silsbee
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Dardin Drive
Lindsey Road
Texas Highway Department
Highway Department
Lester Landgraf
Virgil Caraway
Caraway
Landgraf
Council
Emmett Lack
Hays
Lundolt
Howard Carring
Grady Walters Named to District 9-AAA First Team
Grady Walters of Silsbee High School earns the District 9-AAA All-District first unit honor as the Tigers top scorer with 246 points in 14 conference games averaging 17.6 per game. He edged Dunagan of Liberty for the crown during the final week. Walters netted 19 points in a as Silsbee defeated the Panthers. Walters is a junior and son of Mr and Mrs Grady Wansters of Silsbee.
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Grady Walters
Tiger Cage
Ivy Silsbee
Walters
Dunazun
Liberty
Tigers
Panthers
Dunagan
Tiger Cage Star
Silsbee High School
Grady Wansters
Silsbee
Silsbee Students Named to Lamar Honor List
Miss Jackie Perkins and Derry Lynn Tutt, both of Silsbee, joined 92 students at Lamar State College of Technology to make A's on 12 or more semester hours in Fall 1968. A broader list includes 758 students with no grade below B on 12 or more hours.
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Jackie Perkins
Derry Lynn Tutt
Silsbee
Lamar State College of Technology
Frank A Thomas Jr
Wedemic Affairs
Little League At Lumberton Plans First Meeting
Little League at Lumberton will hold its first meeting of the season tonight at 7 30 p m in the Lumberton grade school. Parents with eligible boys are invited as plans for the new ball season are discussed. A C Courts is president of the group.
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Lumberton Little League
Lumberton
A. C. Courts
Local Couple Lewis Return From Mesa Visit
Mr and Mrs L M Lewis of Mesa Aziz returned home this week after visiting friends and relatives.
Silsbee candidates file for mayor and council
Claude Coward 41 owner of Industrial Welding Inc announces for mayor of Silsbee. Herbert G. Ruckett resident for 238 years files for City Council Place Four. Spencer Armour announces for City Council Place Five. Deadline 5 p.m. Friday Feb 28. Other filings noted include Landolt Jones and Sanford. mayor McClanahan and councilman Rudisaile not yet seeking re election.
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Claude Coward
Industrial Welding Inc
Silsbee
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee Lions Club
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
Coutlles
Katherine Brumley
Jasper An
Buckett
Spencer Armour
Spencer D. Armour Jr
The
Bee
Armour
Arour J Auto Parts
Read- Turrentine Elementary
Bim
Silsbee High School
Amylynn
Deadine
Paul Geargus
Coward
Mayo
Pete” Landolt
E. J. Jones
Ruckett
City Council
James Hays
R. F
Sanford
Frank L. McClanahan
Frank Rudisaile
County to pay 4250 on U S 96 curbs gutters
Hardin County Commissioners Court approved contributing 4250 toward a highway improvement on U S 96 South in Silsbee. The plan calls for widening to four lanes with curb gutter and storm sewers for about 2000 feet from Dardin Drive to Lind sey Road. The city would pay 8500, but funds were not budgeted.
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U. S
Mrs. Ella McKee Dies in Illinois at 91
Ella McKee 91 longtime Silsbee resident died Friday in Vandalia Illinois. She moved to Silsbee in 1921 and to Vandalia in 1943. An Old Timers reunion attendee, she was honored as oldest attendee and the farthest traveler. She belonged to Silsbee Chapter Order of the Eastern Star. Funeral held at Berry and Holt Funeral Home Vandalia. Nieces and nephews survive.
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Ella McKkee
Silsbee
Vandalia
MecKey
Order of the Eastern Star
Marilyn Benson Receives MS Degree At Purdue
Marilyn McNally Benson of Silsbee earned a Master of Science in chemistry at Purdue University during the midyear graduation. The class size was 1,430 graduates from five campuses out of 36,750 enrolled, a 1 percent rise from the previous year, with 523 graduates earning advanced degrees. The January group may participate in June ceremonies.
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West Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Nelson M. Parkhurst
Marilyn McNally Benson
Box
Silsbee
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Bernard Parks
Hardin County Sheriff's Posse
Herbert G. Ruckett
Tiger
Lamar
Little League
Idell Matkin
Margie Coward Hill
Claude W. Coward
Woodville
Ton
Basil Rodgers
John Blair
Kountze
Ray Edmondson
Sour Lake
Tthat
Tom Tennison
Henry M. Donelson
Bob Kerr
Glen Kirby
Beaumont Colony
H. K Maxey
Ella McKee
Illinois
Marilyn
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