Silsbee News Briefs and Editorial Staff Roster
The Silsbee newspaper notes its weekly Thursday issue from 410 Highway 96 listing editorial staff including David Read R L Read Tommy Read and Leona Whitman with mechanicals and department heads. Subscription rates are 3.50 per year in Hardin Jasper Tyler and Jefferson counties and 4.00 elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Texas
Highway 96
Hardin
Jasper
Tyler
Jefferson
David Read
R. L. Read
Tommy Read
Leona Whitman
Harold Leigh
John S. Basye
James Johnson
Billy Joe Williams
Village Mills Sentiments and Holiday Family Visits
Village Mills records a flurry of Christmas and New Year greetings with numerous visits among relatives in Beaumont, Liberty, Nederland, Port Arthur, and Houston. Several attendees report hospital stays and recoveries, while a western style wedding at Triple D Ranch highlights local celebrations.
Silsbee Chamber Seeks Member Input On 1968 Goals
The Silsbee Chamber of Commerce invites current and prospective members to submit ideas and rank priorities for next year's program of works. Proposed projects include community development, streets and parks, tourist attractions, public image, new building activity, and airport and canal proposals. Return forms by January 12, 1968 to the Chamber, 270 Highway 96 South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Jim Sims
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Neches River Canal Project
Beaumont
Highway 96
Texas
Wotaw Happenings New Year Greetings and Local Visits
The Bee readers hear New Year greetings as Anna Harrison visits Houston with Mr. and Mrs. Ross Harrison. Bessie Blair and children visit Ed Moore's family in Sour Lake. flu cases reported in Wotaw amid rain and mud. Local rounds include Teal family travels, Collins visit in Orange, and Ed Beeson visiting relatives in Orange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bee
Anna Harrison
Houston
Ross Harrison
Bessie Blair
Sour Lake
Ed Moore
W. H. Tanton
Ronnie
Emma Knight
George
Cecil Murphey
Tomball
C. E. Tealand
Iran
Orange
Wegner
Wotan
E. S Teal
Tina Moore
Swab City
Knight
R. L. Moye
Willie Bean Schedules Tax Collection Visits Countywide
Hardin County Tax Collector Willie Bean announces a countywide schedule to visit Caney Head Village Mills Batson Saratoga Grayburg Sour Lake Loeb Chance Thicket Wotaw Silsbee Honey Island to collect taxes at local stores and public buildings from January 4 to January 22 with times and venues listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Bean
Hardin County
Caney Head
Beans
Village Mills
Gardner's
Batson
Smith’s
Saratoga
Teel’s
Grayburg
Town Hall
Sour Lake
Honey Island
Orand’s
Card of Thanks for Oliver Busby’s Family
The Busby family thanks friends and relatives for sympathy, flowers, and prayers after the loss of Oliver Busby. Mrs. Lee H. Busby and Mrs. Lenora Allen express gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Busby
Lee H. Busby
Lenora Allen
Morgan and Lindsey names managers of Silsbee stores
Morgan and Lindsey announces new management for its Silsbee locations. Marion Almond, former downtown Silsbee store manager, will head the Pine Plaza Center store opening in February and relocate his office. Elizabeth Hardy becomes manager of the downtown store, bringing long service since 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan and Lindsey
Doines
Silsbee
Marion Almond
Variety
Pine Plaza Center
Elizabeth Hardy
Almond
Morgan & Lindsey
G. C. Murphy Co
Murphy
District of Columbia
IRS Questions and Answers on Withholding and Deductions
Answers cover stopping household tax forms after final return, deducting rental losses to relatives, withholding changes for widows, penalties for underpayment, charitable food donations, proof required for deductions, and options for appealing audits. IRS guidance emphasizes receipts, specific payees, and district conferences or Appellate review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IRS
Faith as Armor for a New Year in Faithful Living
A devotional meditation highlights faith as the foundation for daily living. It recalls a senior home resident whose husband was a renowned teacher, yet she remains serene through faith. The piece urges trust in God through 365 days, ends with a prayer and a thought for the day by Carolyn Wheeler Avery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Jesus
Father
Carolyn Wheeler Avery
Arizona
Holiday Visitors Reach Homes Across Texas and Louisiana
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Cawley returned from holidays in Lawton Oklahoma visiting son Larry Cawley and relatives in Rising Star and Cisco. Gene Bunce visited in Bellville Illinois with his parents. The Taylors and Harris families hosted guests from San Antonio Dallas Waco Beaumont and Houston. Others traveled to Wichita Falls Portland Norfolk and New Orleans. Dr Paul Beechman Taylor visited Cynthia Taylor in Geneva Switzerland. Supt Don L. Hough and Weeks Crawford attended the Texas School Administrators mid winter meeting in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Waceddell
James
Marie Johnson
Beaumont
Cecil Davidson
Wildwood
Tyler
Joyce Barras
Nederland
Allene Sumrall
Ben Martin
Joe Wilson
Houston
Mr Wilson
St. Joseph's Hospital
R. E. McKnight
Tyyer
Herbert Nelson
Ethel Nelson
Ray Allen Freeman
Lawton
Oklo
Buddy McGraw
C. S. McGraw
Germany
Kountze Hospital
Frank Simpson
Goodie Harper
Memorial Hospital
Lee Evans
Randy Harper
Goose Harper
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Sid McNeely
Farmer's Funeral Home
Jordan Cemetery
Kountze Providence
Lee Evans Christmas
C. F. Caldwell
Doug
Pat Hardy
Silsbee
Alene Harper
Randy
Providence
Robert D. Babin
Clyde Phillips
Lee Phillips
Hillister
J. B. Mire
Tommy Walker
Join Walker
Port Arthur
Lela Davis
Mae Hoffmen
Mary Powell
Lige Hoffman
Saratoga
C. R. Lee
Harold L. Gardner
Vale Reinstra
Mattie Wiggins
George Spence
Jacksonville
Nita Spence
Zebia Walters
Bertie Murrah
Gordon Carrell
Austin Lerog
Holloway
Marktree
Ark
Irene Taylor
J. T. Cawley
Okla
SP.4
Larry Cawley
Rising Star
Cisco
Gene Bunce
Bellville
Tll
H. C. Bunce
Jack M Harris
Dayton
Jackie Harris
F. L. Choate
Joe Scruggs
Jeff
Texas City
Sam Terry
Richard Terry
J. J. Taylor
Bobby Taylor
San Antonio
Joey Taylor
Waco
Jimmy Brown J
Butch Arnold
Joe Brittsin
Baptist Hospital
Victor Norvell
Wichita Falls
Texas
W. F. Caskey
Portland
Norfolk
H. N. Edwards
Webb Jay
New Orleans
Paul Beechman Taylor
Geneva
Switzerland
Cynthia
Marion Almond
Basier City
Minder
H. E. Munden
Orlando
Tampa
Fla
Elizabeth Williams
Mars Dale Nelms
Joridan Sellers
Mal_colm Williams
Lafayette
Don L. Hough
Weeks Crawford
Austin
Selective Service Classifications and Liability End Dates
The article lists draft classifications including 1-A for available service 1-A-0 conscientious objector 1-C for armed forces ESSA PHS 11-D reserve or trainee 1-C conscientious objector for civilian work 1-W civilian work for national interests TH 111-A hardship 11-A 11-C 11-S IV-A IV-B IV-C IV-D IV-F V V-A liability end for those over liability age and for medical doctors age 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Forces
Environmental Science Services Administration
Public Health Service
Q. T
Contract Set For New Batson Post Office
Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien announced a contract to Tuttle and Davis Builders Supply of Devers Texas to construct and lease a new Batson post office. The project moves toward construction with improved space and modern equipment aimed at more efficient mail handling and lower long term costs per Johnson administration goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Tuttle and Davis Builders Supply
P. O. Box
Devers
Texas
Batson
Post Office Department
Johnson
Tax specialists open office in Silsbee
Henry Talbert representing H and R Block announces a new Silsbee office for tax work. The firm, active since 1942, will operate next to Joe Register's Bakery and opens Monday at 9 am per this week's Bee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Talbert
H. & R. Block Co
Silsbee
Block Company
Talbert
Beaumont
Joe Register
January 1968 Food Outlook Highlights Broilers and Eggs
January food outlook from the Texas Agricultural Extension Service notes broilers lead this month’s plentiful items along with potatoes grape juice fresh oranges grapefruit dry split peas and eggs. U S Department of Agriculture reports heavy potato production and ample orange and grapefruit supplies despite smaller yields. National Egg Month encourages Egg usage amid strong storage stocks and rising concord grape production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Broilers
Iu. S&s. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Concord
In Memoriam for Alice M. Walker
The Walker and Barnett families express gratitude for condolences during their time of sorrow. They thank friends for food, flowers, cards, telegrams, and visits following the loss of Mrs. Alice M. Walker. Clyde Walker L. K. Johnson and families, Walter Barnett and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice M. Walker
Clyde Walker
L. K. Johnson
Walter Barnett
Bald eagle nests during winter unlike other migrants
A northern bird note explains the southern bald eagle differs from typical migrants by nesting in winter rather than leaving the area. The report highlights this unusual behavior and its impact on local wildlife observations.
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Asp Cry
Pan
Ad Manager Society
Spartment
Linotype
Pickett Sims
Merryville
Delbert Lamb
Guy Mosedey
Nanmie Myers
Morris Myers
Victor
Leroy Nelson
Wylie Myers
Port Neches
Kyle
Lorie Myers F
Curtis
John
Donita Myers
Lake ,Charles
Wilson Fruge
Kounlize
Aliene Dunlap
J. C. Edmonds
Lynn Wiliker
W. C. Bobbitt
Dallas
Buna
C Edmonds
Leroy Pattillo
Arp
Gladys Fruge
Aline Dunlap
Mae Townsend
Philip Dozier
Patterson
Ernest Fowler
Mike Cook
Clif Wheetington
Sam Berrington
Livingston
Mamie Wacdell
Bob Johnson
Pierce
Jack Place
Don Morris
Panama City
M. F. Powell
Lake Charles
Sylvester Wallet
Johnnie Kincaid
Woodville Hospital
Lois Collins
Lee Welcott
Bud
Bertie Deeson
Revert York
Jack Langston
Hazel Ghent
T. L. Bean
T. Lang
Mike Langston
Pat Langston
Juanelle Langston
Wand
Bertie Holand
Billy Holland
Mamie Waddell
Jessie Dixon
Harry Davidson
Triple D Ranch
Gene Cauthran
Troy
Gayle
W. McDonald
Wataw
Cecil J. Collins
J. E. Hooks
Rye
Albert Fletcher
Debbie
Sendra
E. L. Teal
R. S. Collier
Ed Beeson
Votaw
Reae
Matthew
Silsbee Social Notes
Ture
The
University of Geneva
Selective Service
Sillber Delg
Filip
A. E. Templeton
Office OF Optometry
Chumley
North 4Th Street
Watts
Radio & TV Service
North Sth
Lodge
Silsbee Masonic Lodge
A. F
A.M. Silsbee
Allen Freeman
W. M Bert T. Kellar
Silsbee Lodge
Knights of Pythias
B. H. Gilley
Richard Weathersby
L1th St
W. Avenue F
T. N. Smith, N. G. C. A. Davis, V. G
Earl B. Stover
North Fifth Street
Earl Wills Building
Silsbee, Texas
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