New Year Outlook for Silsbee 1963 Industrial and Municipal Prospects
In 1963 Silsbee aims for economic gains with possible new plant rumors, the Best Texas Pulp and Paper expansion bringing jobs, and major street and road rebuilding tied to highway plans. City may add water wells, while merchants upgrade existing stores and expand offerings. The Bee pledges impartial coverage as it marks 30 years of publishing in the community.
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Sushee
Best Texas Pulp and Paper Co
Loeb
Bee
Silsbee
the Bee
Richard Head Receives Treatment at St Elizabeth Hospital
Richard Head is confined to St Elizabeth hospital in Beaumont for treatment. This medical update notes his ongoing care at the Beaumont facility.
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Richard Head
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Silsbee Bee picks 10 top local news stories
The Bee highlights ten major local events of the past year in Silsbee. The list includes the Eastex mill expansion worth 23 million dollars, the Gordon Dickinson murder trial, tax disputes between Silsbee Schools and land firms over valuations, a fatal house explosion involving Melvin Graham, completion of the Neches River bridge at Evadale, and the county hospital expansion of 275 thousand dollars. Also noted are the best grid and cage seasons in school history, mass polio immunizations, the new library and city hall, and a pine beetle outbreak threatening forests.
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Silsbee
The
Bee
Eastex Mill
Gordon Dickinson
Melvin Graham
Neches River Bridge
Evadale
Silsbee Considers Major Water System remodel
Charles R Haile Associates urges Silsbee to abandon two old wells and drill a deeper third to meet growth to 11 000 by 1970 Flushing and cleaning of mains to reduce rusty water are proposed with ground and elevated storage upgrades Five area flushing plan to run one night per area over five nights and tank cleanings planned No cost estimates given yet
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Silsbee
Charles R. Haile Associates, Inc
Dave Perrell
Perrell
The
Con
F. L. McClanahan
Haile Associates
Flushing
State Board of Insurance
Two Silsbee Men Injured In Highway 92 Collision
A head on crash 1.6 miles north of Silsbee on Highway 92 left William Scott Clark 16 and Wesley Donald Shelby 77 with multiple fractures and serious injuries. Raymord Don Rashall 16 drove the third vehicle and was uninjured. All cars damaged heavily. Ambulance moved the injured to Dr Copeland's Clinic then St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont for surgery. Cecil Cain investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Callaway’s Grocery
William Scott Clark
Wesley Clark
Wesley Donald Shelby
Susbee
Shelby
Brown & Knot Construction Co
Eastex Paper Mill
Raymord Don Rashall
Clark
Sheibs
Farmer Ambulance
Dr Copeland
Silshwe
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
A. J. Husmann Retires After 44 Years With Kirby
A. J. Gus Husmann traffic superintendent for Kirby Lumber Corp retired Jan 1 after 44 years with the firm. He joined Kirby in 1919 and became assistant traffic superintendent in the mid 1940s. On Jan 1 1951 he was promoted to traffic superintendent a post held since. Husmann moved to Silsbee with Kirby in 1955 and remained active in local affairs including Kiwanis and drives for United Apples in Hardin County.
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A. J
Gus” Husmann
Kirby Lumber Corp
Husmann
Kirby
Silsbee
Kirby Mill
Kiwanis Club
United Appels
Hardin County
Silsbee Golf Club
A. J. Husmann
Hardison Named Silsbee Justice of the Peace
A. R. Hardison was appointed Justice of the Peace for Precinct 5 in Silsbee and Caney Head after Elmer Lee McLaughlin resigned. Hardison will serve until the next general election and may seek the unexpired term. Other actions included reappointments of county officers and two land condemnations on U. S. 69 north of Kountze.
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A. R. Hardison
C Silsbee
Caney Hiend
Haram County Commissioners Court
Hardison
Elmer Lee MclLaughlin
McLaughlin
Mia McLaughlin
Sune la Fe Railway
Silsbee
Junior-Senior High PTA To Meet Tuesday
The Junior-Senior High Parent-Teacher Association will meet at the high school auditorium Tuesday night at 7:40. Mrs. J. R. Sims will lead the program, a film on good citizenship titled Here There and Everywhere. Mrs. C. D. Thompson is president and will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. F. Eldredge
J. R. Sims
C. D. Thompson
Big Sandy To Play Tigers Here Saturday Night
Silsbee hosts Big Sandy in a return game after the Tigers visit tonight January 3. The Bandmen next face Orange Tigers in Orange January 11 with Deer Park away January 12, leading into a Bridge City home clash. Tigers aim to shake a mixed record after close games and a Port Arthur tourney showing.
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Silsbee
Tigers
Horre
Big Sandy
Bandmen
Orange Tigers
Orange
Deer Park
Eeagers
Bridge City Cardinals
Tiger Cagers
Port Arthur
Pascadena
Mauriceville
French
Port Arthhur
Jackets
Buna
New Kirby Traffic Superintendent Assumes Duties
Vernon W. Smith named traffic superintendent for Kirby Lumber Corp after 17 years with Santa Fe Railway. He recently served three years in Beaumont as rate clerk and will replace retiring A. J. Husmann. Mr. Smith and his wife and seven year old son will move to Kirby Lumber soon.
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Vernon W. Smith
Santa Fe Railway Company
Kirby Luraiber ‘Corp
Smith
Beaumont
Mr. Smith
A. J. Husmann
Joon
Civil Rights Case In Beaumont On Aright To Equal Protection
Freddie Allen of Matagorda County seeks 10000 damages in a federal suit brought under the 14th Amendment alleging unlawful arrest and assault in Hardin County. Defendants include Hardin County Sheriff Whit Whitaker Deputy E W Coleman and Fidelity and Casualty Co. of New York. The case, continued from Dec 4, will be heard by Judge Joe J. Fisher in Beaumont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddie Allen
Matagorda County
Hardin County
Whit Whitaker
E. W. Coleman
Fidelity and Casualty Co
New York
Allen
Joe Birkner
Joe J. Fisher
Year 1962 top news items highlighted by editors poll
The Auxiliary ranks 1962 events with Cuba at number one and Mississippi at two. John Glenn, Telstar, Thalidomide, and Eleanor Roosevelt deaths appear among the ten. The piece notes a year of youth, political shifts, space milestones, and global church gathering in Rome.
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Cuba
U. S
California
Massachusetts
Rome
Mississippi
John Glenn
I Grissom
Schirra
Thalidomide
Eleanor Roosevelt
Billie Sol Estes
Telstar
Marilyn Monroe
Supreme Court
Glenn and Company Space Flights
Lindsey Named To 3 A All State Team
Silsbee center and defensive tackle Jerry Lindsey earned the pivot spot on the Class A three state all state team by the Texas Sports Writers Association. Orange quarterbacks David Foster and fullback Charles Owens also secured spots on the all state team. Lindsey has drawn interest from Southwest Conference schools and may pursue a Texas University scholarship for both football and baseball.
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Jerry Lindsey
Silsbee Tiger
Texas Sports Writers Association
David Foster
Charles Owens
Orange
Lindsey
Ray McGallion
Texas University
Dumas
Kelly Baker
Ken Williams
Light Week Report From Hardin County Jail
A quiet week at Hardin County jail left 17 inmates in custody. Deputy Dave Rountree said the holiday period was unusually calm, with four felonies for driving while intoxicated and two misdemeanor DWI arrests. Seven game law violations, one abusive language charge, and three additional drunks were detained.
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Hardin County
Whitaker
Dave Rountree
Collision Near Saratoga Injures 2
A head on collision Friday at 6:45 injured two people. George Verret 58 of Dessetta and Joab Sanford 55 of Nederland drove the cars involved. Both received minor injuries. The wreck happened at Farm Road 770 and State Highway 105 about two miles west of Saratoga.
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Leo Hickman
George Verret
Dassetta
Sincizir
Joab Sanford
Nederland
Hickman
Saratoga
East Texas Wildlife Group Shows Rapid Conservation Growth
The East Texas Wildlife Conservation Association Inc. reports rapid expansion from a 1956 charter to 147 members by 1962, leasing 11,424 acres in Hardin Tyler and Gasper counties and accumulating assets of 37,364.25 with deer and waterfowl purchases totaling 10,294.82. Under Nick Mitchell of Silsbee, the group operates with House and Senate style bodies and a renewed public push via a quarterly newspaper and radio ads to shift local opinion toward conservation.
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East Texas Wildlife Conservation Association Inc
East Texas
Walter Juncker and Company
Beaumont
Silsbee City Park
Nick Mitchell
Silsbee
Hardin, Tyler
Gasper Counties
Wm. T. Wright
Game and Fish Commission
Woodland
Orange and
Jefferson Counties
Houston
Harris Coun
Local football roster fragment lists players and positions
Fragmentary OCR shows names such as Kelly Baker David Echols Kev Williams Wayne Gairett Doug Young Dary Glover Lindsey David Foster Heffernan Jim Helws and Owens with positions and weights, across schools including La Porte Silsbee Angleton San Benito.Ohio
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Kelly Baker
Dues End
David Echols
la Porte
Kev Williamds
Dinas
Wayne Gairett
Bwood
Doug Young
Unanimous selections in Dumas team lineup
Jim Helms of San Benito led a list of Brownwood and Dumas players named to the all star squad. Glover and Garrett received high marks as guards and ends, with Brownwood teammates Young Echols Porte Hetleman noted for key roles.
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Jerry Glover
Dumas
Jim Helms
San Henito
Brownwood
Wayne Garrett
Doug Young
David Echols
Luc Porte End
Pat Hetleman
Jerry
Pudge
School Census Begins In Silsbee Schools For 6 18
Silsbee school system reconvenes after Christmas as principals begin the January census of students ages six through seventeen. Supt Don L Hough urges parents with children turning six by September 1 to contact principals to be added to census rolls as the count determines state per capita funding. Students eighteen on or before September 1, 1963 are excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Don L. Hough
Silsbee Independent
Stuaens
Two County Court Cases Heard In Past Week
Judge Fletcher Richardson presided over two county court cases last week. Delbert W. Starks paid 50 dollars and costs and serves three days in jail for an OWI offense after pleading guilty. Warren LeBlanc faced three days in jail plus costs for a DWI after entering a guilty plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher Richardson
Delbert W. Starks
Warren LeBlanc
Loyolty
Richardson
Jefferson County Court-at
Mayless Goodman
Silsbee, l
Newberry's
Silsbee Man Injured by Fall at High Island
J F P Nett of Silsbee, roughneck for Butler Drilling Co at High Island, sustained a possible broken shoulder Tuesday before 7 a m when a piece of a broken elevator fell from 98 feet, injuring him. VL Jones is tool pusher for 66 Silsbee Man.
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J. FP. Nett
Silsbee
Butler Drilling Co
High Island
VL. Jones
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Southland
Silebee
Sulting
McClanahan
Cecil Cain
Silsbee Justice of Peace
PTA
New Kirby
U.S. District Court
Sports Writers
Avx
United States
House of Representatives
Senate
Association
Howard Hargrove
Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Accidental
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