Silsbee Cage Tourney Opens Here Friday
Silsbee hosts the third annual Silsbee Invitational Basketball Tournament kicking off Friday with an eight team field. Silsbee meets Port Acres at 2:15, followed by Vidtor versus Evadale and Nederland versus Kountze. Port Neches faces Kirbyville at 8 p.m. All games occur in the new Silsbee High School gym. Billy Tarver leads Silsbee with 20 points in a 44-42 win over Kirbyville earlier in the week.
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Silsbee
Port Acres
Port Nechus
Evadale
Kountze
Vidtor
Evadale Rebels
Nederland
Kounize
Port Neches
Kirbyville
Nederland Kountze
Port Neches- Kirbyville
Lowing
Boom
Silsbee High School
Billy Tarver
Roy Reeves
Cones
Tiger
Parker
Hartman
Tarver Reports 40 Arrests In City In First Week Of 1969
Police Chief Grady Tarver reported 40 arrests in Silsbee for the first week of 1969. The week included one drunk in a car and three drunks jailed, plus city court cases: 8 speeding, 4 failing to yield, 6 running red lights, 4 running stop signs, 3 unnecessary noise, 2 affrays, 1 petty theft, 1 yield to traffic at caution light, 1 following too close, 3 no driver’s licenses, 1 driving in wrong lane, 1 illegal turn, 1 crossing yellow stripe in front of the post office.
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Silsbee
Grady Tarver
New Slope Revival In Progress
A revival meeting is under way at the New Hope Pentecostal Church located at the Highways 1122 and 92 intersection. Evangelist Pansy Stowell of Jasper speaks each night at 7 30 with a fellowship gathering Friday at 7 30 for area churches. Rev C N Wells is pastor and invites the public.
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New Hope Pentecostal Church
Pansy Stowell
Jasper
Rev
C. N. Wells
PTA Birthday Calendars Distributed
A called meeting of workers on the birthday calendars for the Silabee PTA was held Tuesday at 9 30 in the Kirby school cafeteria. Calendars were distributed to the captains. People who did not order a calendar may call Mrs C D Thompson.
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Silabee Pta
Kirby
C. D. Thompson
Classroom Teachers To Sponsor Play
The Classroom Teachers Association met after noon in the high school cafeteria with 47 members. Plans for a melodrama directed by Nathan Wilson under teacher sponsorship were discussed. Proceeds will fund the Classroom Teachers scholarship for a future teacher. The next meeting is the first Tuesday in February.
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Classroom Teachers Association
SCTA
Nathan Wilson
R. L. Read
Paul Vanderburg
St John’s Plans Covered Dish Supper and Parish Meeting
St John’s Church announces a covered dish supper Sunday at 6:00 pm in the Parish House followed by the annual parish meeting. Members will elect lay officers and delegates to the 111th Diocesan Council in Houston January 28–30, with morning services at 10:00 and 11:00 and choir practice on Tuesday at 3:30 pm.
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Houston
Presbyterian Youth Choir Organized
The First Presbyterian Church forms a youth choir for 4th to high school students with weekly 5 p.m. Sunday practices. Eight youths attended the first meeting. The pastor leads until a director is found. A work project for robes is planned for Jan. 16. Robes will be maroon and white.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Sandy Baldwin
Lant Baldwin
Dick Boddie
Dee Boddie
Johnny
Don Fuller
Merry Creekmore
Jim Hedleston
W. H. Boddie
Bonne James
Bill Fuller
R. O. Jackson
Douglas Scott
Larry
Three Pistol Toters Pay Fines Of 100 Each
Three visitors faced pistol toting charges in Judge Fletcher Richardson's County Court last week and again Monday. Billy D. Martin of Port Arthur paid 100 dollars and costs for the pistol toting fine. Darrell Biott and F. M Judalet of Beaumont pleaded guilty to pistol toting and drew the minimum 100 dollars and costs each. They were arrested December 22 by Constable E. Red Ricks of Chance Leech while walking with pistols in hand along Cooks Lake Round. The pistols were .22 caliber target pistols. Martin was arrested by Game Warden Olan Davis.
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Fletcher Richardson
Billy D. Martin
Port Arthur
Darrell Biott
F. M Judalet
Beaumont
E. “Red” Ricks
Chance Leech
Cooks Lake
Martin
Olan Davis
Dave Rountree
G. W. “Buckshoat"” Flower
Honey Island
Justice of the Peace
W. C. Brewster
Flowers
District Judge H A Coe seeks reelection in 88th District
District Judge H A Coe of the 88th Judicial District serving Hardin and Tyler counties announces plans to seek re election in the Democratic primaries. He asks the Democratic Executive Committee to place his name on the ballot by February 1 and vows to run a fair efficient campaign and uphold the duties of the court. The Hardin County native was appointed in May 1951 by Governor Allan Shivers and has eight years on the bench.
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H. A. Coe
88Th Judicial
Hardin
Tyler
Jude Coe
Hardie County
Allan Shivers
B. A. Cov
Hardin County
Rat Control Talk Highlights County Program
J P Galloway of Liberty spoke to the Silsbee Lions about rat control and a forthcoming Hardin County program, noting the yearly $22 cost per rat and the use of anti coagulant bait that can cause internal hemorrhage. He was introduced by County Agent B E Rea.
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J. P. Galloway
Liberty
U. S. Department of Interior
Silsbee Lions
Hardin County
Lions Club
B. E. Rea
Kountze
Mr. Galloway
Brockman enters race for 88th District Court judgeship
Woodville attorney Ross L. Brockman announces his plan to file in the Democratic Primary for District Judge of the 88th District Court which covers Tyler and Ward counties. He cites 1936 practice, memberships in state and national bars, local clubs, and church as qualifications and pledges fairimpartial conduct.
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Ross L. Brockman
Woodville
88Th District Court
H. A. Coe
Tyler
Wardin
Kauntze
Brockman
Texas Bar Association
American Bar Association
Willie J. Deaton
Will
Zora Deaton
Tyler County
DeWayne TeVawalt
Beaumont
Ricky
Wheat
Brockmans
Town Bluff
Little League To Elect Officers For 1960 Season
The Silsbee Little League will hold its first 1960 meeting Tuesday at 7 30 PM. The 1959 financial report will be presented and officers for 1960 will be elected. Outgoing president Burl Modisette invites all interested in Little League Baseball to attend.
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Silsbee
Silsbee to Get 200 Bed Civil Defense Hospital
A portable 200 bed civil defense hospital, valued at $25,000, has been approved for Silsbee and surrounding area. Grant Herbst, the civil defense director, said it will be stored in crates in the old elementary school building on the junior high campus and deployed only in war emergencies.
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Silsbee
Civil Defense
Silsbee and
Area
Grant Herbst
Silsbee Civil Defense
Federal Civil Defense Administration
FCDA
Hardin County Hospital
Kountze
Herbst
Lake Charles
Audrey
Farmer Funeral Home
Donelson Jr. enters Hardin County commissioner race
H M Donelson Jr a Silsbee drilling engineer and civic activist announced his candidacy for Hardin County Precinct 1 Democratic primary. He cites engineering experience and local service roles as qualifications and vows an efficient economical approach while campaigning. The article also notes Civil Defense hospital units and emergency gear readiness in Silsbee and surrounding areas.
Overstreet Files Candidacy for State Representative Seat
Dwayne V. Overstreet of Kountze announces his bid for state representative from District 19 covering Hardin Polk and San Jacinto counties. A lawyer and former teacher, he cites long local ties and service to the community while seeking support from voters.
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Dwayne V. Overstreet
Kountze
Hardin, Polk
San Jacinto
Overstreet
Shirley Sehull
Loeb
Baptist Church
Vinson Overstreet
Hardin County
Honey Island
Stephen F. Austin College
South Texas College of Law
Houston
Qoverstreet
Polk County
Miller-Dunbar Low Bids Two Cars for Sheriff Dept
Miller-Dunbar Motor Co of Silsbee Chevrolet dealers bid low on two new cars for the Hardin County Sheriff Department. Net difference with trade was 2052 dollars for the low bidder. Silsbee Auto Co and Dick Mize Motor Co both Ford dealers posted identical net bids of 2750 dollars. Commissioners met in special session to open bids at 10 am on January 1, 1960.
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Pany
Silsbee
Chevrolet
Hardin County Sheriff Department
Silsbee Auto Co
Dick Mize Motor Co
Sour Lake
Ford
City Plans Dog Vaccination Day For January 14
The city will hold a dog vaccination day at the city warehouse across from the city office next Thursday January 14 from 3 30 to 5 30 p m. City Manager B D Banks said 1960 dog tags will be available at city hall during vaccination and the city office will stay open late after 5 p m for those arriving later.
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B.D. Banks
City Hall
Bean seeks full term as Hardin County assessor-collector
Willie Bean, currently serving an unexpired term as tax assessor-collector of Hardin County, announced his candidacy for a full term. He notes the office’s growth from 10 percent to more than 56 million dollars in valuations since 1940 and plans to divide the office into departments for better service. Bean, a longtime Kountze resident and local business college graduate, highlights his clerical experience with Pure Oil, WPA, and PWA projects, and invites voters to meet him before the May 7 election.
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H. M. Donelson Jr
Silsber
Hardin County
Donelson
Silsbee
Wooden
First Methodist Church
Silsbee Planning Commission
Dixie Donelson
Silsbee High School
Willie Bean
Bean
Mr. Bean
Kountze High School
Census Set For Area Schools In January
The Silsbee Independent School District will conduct its annual school age census in January. Children counted are ages 6 through 18, with those turning six by Sept 1, 1960 eligible. Last year counts showed 2337 white and 643 Negro children enrolled.
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Silsbee Independent
Don L. Hough
Mr. Hough
Burglars Hit Buna Grocery Sunday Night
An unknown burglar or burglars broke into Kaine's Grocery in Buna Sunday night or early Monday and stole about 22 to 23 dollars in silver plus several cigarette cartons. Glass in the front door was broken to enter and the thieves exited through the rear door. Sheriff Leonard Franklin of Jasper County investigated the theft.
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Kaine
Buna
E. E ‘Bubba
Jasper County
Leonard Franklin
Garden Club To Meet Tuesday
The SuUsbee Garden Club will meet Tuesday at 2 30 p m in the home of Mrs L F Eldredge with Mrs Ward Pollard as co hostess A country store sale will be held and those attending should bring plants for the sale.
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SuUsbee Garden Club
L. F. Eldredge
Ward Pollard
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Esplanade
E. D. Tobela
R. L. Brooks
Tobola
Silsbee Cage
Nederland, Kirbyyville and
Vidor
Tarver
PTA
St. John’s
Presbyterian Youth Choir
Sherman Meadow
Texas City
Cora Pope
Ion
Tagart Brown
Jerry Burke
Ellis Shuptrine
Burl Smith
Jeanne Smith
San Augustine
J. L. Sims
Sims‘Oliver
L. M. Cawley
Icisco
J. T. Cawley
CM. Cawley
Gail
J.C. Davis
Dale Gregg
Firmin Baye
Mike
jOzark
Ala
Will Smart
Cahone, Colo
Little League
Eleet
Ht. M. Donelson Jr
Dwayne Overstreet
Miller-Dunbar Motor Com
Buna Grocery
Garden Club
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