Silsbee Considers 100-Unit Low Income Housing Project
Silsbee City Council approved a resolution 4-1 endorsing a federal rent supplement housing plan led by Frank Theland Jr. The 100-apartment duplex development would span about 10 acres at two sites, privately owned and taxed locally. Council and FHA final approval pending. construction start date not given. Also noted: traffic light poles installed at Payne Road and Highway 92 and pending equipment deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Frank Theland Jr
Baytown
City Planning Commission
Theland
Jerry Wilson
Houston
The
Coun
FHA
Wayne DuBose
Payne Road
Highway 92
Buna Man Is Charged With Arson Sunday
Frank Harris 56 of Route 1 Buna Texas was charged with arson before Justice of the Peace James Nesmith Sunday for fires on forest land owned by EasTex Inc. Harris posted a $3000 bond. Texas Forest Service pilot Mike Boyett spotted smoke on a fire detection flight and saw a man on horseback fleeing. A team of eight officers including sheriff's deputies Forest Service agents and wildlife game wardens pursued and Harriss arrest was later made by Special Texas Ranger Billy Eaves before Judge Nesmith in Jasper pending Grand Jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Harris
Route
Buna
Texas
Justice of the Peace
James Nesmith
EasTex Inc
Harris
Mike Boyett
Texas Forest Service
Boyette
Forest Service
Department of Public Safety
East Texas Wildlife Conservation Association
Boyett
Lions To Present Rubinoff Violin Concert In Silsbee
Silsbee residents will see international violinist Rubinoff perform February 13 at the Silsbee High School auditorium under Lions Club sponsorship. The event funds sight conservation and other Lions projects. Tickets are sold by club members and at Neches National Bank and H. C. C. Credit Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Rubinoff
Silsbee High School
Silsbee Lions Club
Lenox Hawthorne
Hawthorne
Sight Conservation
Lions Club
Eddie Cantor
the Times
Stradivarius
Warsaw
Chopin
DeBussey
Area Petty Thieves Target Unlocked Autos in Silsbee
Police Chief G C Tarver warns residents to lock cars and remove keys after a rash of prowls citywide. He notes unlocked vehicles are entry points and urges reporting suspicious activity and license numbers. even his personal car was broken into recently. Mr and Mrs M L Osborn visited relatives in Houston with Curtis Homeyer family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Tarver
Silsbee
Tarver
Mrs. M. L. Osborn
Houston
Mrs
Curtis Homeyer
Silsbee School Trustees Set April 1 Election Details
Silsbee School Board prepared to decide site judge absentee voting and filing date for the 1967 trustee election to be held Saturday April 1. Three incumbents Dr George Tennison Alf Fullingim and J E Pete Farmer face possible reelection. Minor high school remodels name plate additions and flooring changes plus insurance advisory committee appointment and wage hour law discussions were on the agenda along with sale of remaining 700000 in building bonds and cornerstone laying by the Mason Lodge of Texas on April 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee School Board
George Tennison
Alf Fullingim
J. E
Pete” Farmer
Britten - Cravens Insurance Agency
Supt
Hough
Supt. Hough
Masonic Lodge of Texas
Fire Destroys Kountze Lumber Office and Shed
A Tuesday night blaze at Allen-Peavy Lumber Co. in Kountze destroyed a storage shed housing 125 000 to 150 000 feet of lumber and gutted the six room office building. The fire was controlled by 8 p m with no injuries. operations to resume in temporary offices and a new shed planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen-Peavy Lumber Co
Kountze
Partment
Clark Allen
Allen
Lincoln Retires After 50 Years With Santa Fe Railroad
C A Lincoln a longtime Silsbee resident and Santa Fe Railway employee retires after more than fifty years with the line. He began as an apprentice machinist in 1916 and spent his final years in Silsbee yards with a reception at the yard office honoring his retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Lincoln
Santa Fe
Silsbee Area Voter Registration Listed
Prospective voters for 1967 local state and federal elections may obtain registration slips at eight Silsbee area locations. Slips required for any election this year. deadline January 31. Registration replaces old poll tax. no fee. Those 21 in 1967 must register by January 21. Deputy sites include City News Stand Joys Quick Stop Pa Ge No 2 Houston Irving Thompson Law Office Cunningham's Store Dominy's Drive In Business & Professional Women's Club and Bobbys & Arthurs Beauty Room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Hardin County
Willie Bean
Silsbee Area
City News Stand
Joy’s Quick Stop
Pa Ge No
Houston
Irving Thompson Law
Three Cases Heard in County Court
Judge Emmett Lack presided as Alfred H. Payne of Kountze received four days in Hardin County jail plus costs for child desertion. James Davenport of Silsbee was fined $50 and costs and jailed three days for misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. A B Morgan of Silsbee was fined $56 and costs and jailed three days for the same offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Lack
Alfred H. Payne
Kountze
Hardin County
James Davenport
Silsbee
A. B. Morgan
Mrs Cecil Skinner Visits Cleveland Home of Mr and Mrs Allord
Mrs Cecil Skinner visited recently in Cleveland at the home of Mr Monrad Allord and Mrs Allord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Skinner
Cleveland
Mrs. Monrad Allord
Death Notice for G W Taylor Former Brownwood Resident
George W Watt Taylor 77 of 1504 Phillips Dr Brownwood died after a sudden illness in a Brownwood hospital. Services were held at Davis Morris Funeral Home and burial in Somerville. Born March 14 1889 in Burleson County he lived in Temple and Somerville and worked 54 years for the railroad as a Santa Fe engineer. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of First Methodist Church. He married Ozetta Armendt in Somerville on June 9 1920. Survivors include his wife two daughters and two sisters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W
Watt) Taylor
Phillips Dr
Brownwood
Davis - Morris
Carroll Thompson
Somerville
Taylor
Burleson County
Temple
Santa Fe
Silsbee
First Methodist Church
Ozetta Armendt
Ttwo
Juanice Norris
June Robertson
Lubbock
Maggie King
Birdie Hardt
Houston
Bragg Timber Sale Contract Rescinded by County Court
Hardin County Commission recovered from Amos Laird a timber contract for Bragg Road near Honey Island. The court cancelled the November agreement, refunded $2001.50, and allowed Fred Hardy to cancel the timber sale while District Judge H A Coe denied an injunction to keep the timber cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Commissioner’s Court
Amos Laird
Bragg Road
Honey Island
Laird
Commissioners Court
H. A. Coe
L. L. Hoffman
Carl Sory
Hardin County
Ber
Bragg
Fred Hardy
Dwayne Overstreet
Emmett Lack
Howard Barrington
Defendents
Banking Houses Show Almost 1 Million Dollar Gain
Silsbee's three financial institutions reported a near one million dollar rise in deposits in the last quarter of 1966. Total deposits moved from 16,387,745.11 on Sept 30 to 17,296,704.77 on Dec 31. Individual banks posted gains led by Silsbee State Bank and Neches National Bank with mixed changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Silsbee State Bank
Neches National Bank
Hardin County Savings and Loan Association
Mrs. B. L. Moreland Dies Sudden in Silsbee at 69
Mrs. B L Moreland longtime Silsbee resident died suddenly at her home about 6 10 am Wednesday age 69. She came to Silsbee 40 years ago with her husband the late B L Moreland a former Santa Fe foreman. She was active in church and civic groups and is survived by her daughter Mrs Margaret Croucher Temple and two grandsons Shelby and Kirk Croucher Funeral plans pending arrival of her daughter with services expected Friday at 2 pm in Silsbee with Rev R E Barclay officiating Burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Beaumont under direction of Farmer Funeral Home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.L. Moreland
Silsbee
R. E. Barclay
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Beaumont
Farmer Funeral Home
Pre School Age Pupils Register At Silsbee Gym January 30
Pre school pupils who turn six by Sept 1, 1967 must register January 30 at Silsbee High School gym from 9 a m to 2 p m. Parents should bring children, sign freedom of choice forms, and receive required vaccines. County nurses also provide shots and the annual school census is conducted during this registration day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School
Don L. Hough
Hough
City To Sponsor Det Vaccinations Saturday June 21
The City of Silsbee and Dr. N G Ferrell will hold a dog and pet vaccination day at the Silsbee Fire Hall Avenue I on Saturday June 21. Rabies shots urged to curb spring epidemic. pets already vaccinated need not re-vaccinate. Rabies vaccination offered for dogs cats and warm blooded animals with reduced rates of 2.50 per head or 3.50 with city dog license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
N. G. Ferrell
Avenue I
Ferrell
Eason in Serious Condition After Two Car Crash
Columbus Jackson Eason age 76 of Silsbee remained in serious condition Wednesday after a two car collision near his driveway. Johnnie Joe Laskoskie 19 of Silsbee was uninjured as Eason suffered a broken back and head wounds. Both vehicles involved were eastbound when the pickup was struck from behind. Eason and his wife were taken by ambulance to St. Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont. The crash occurred on FM 1122 near FM 92 Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Jackson Eason
Johnny Joe Laskoskie
Laskoskie
Investigaors
Columbus
Jackson Eason
Johnnie Joe Laskoskie
Silsbee
Oe Pullen
Eason
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Farmer Funeral Home
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Texas Highway Department
DuBose
Buna Man
Lions
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Ave. 1
18Th Street
Philip Arsidia
Arsidia
W. G. Wilson
Ann Rhodes
Cc. A. Lincoln
A. Lincoln
Santa Fe Railroad
North Ninth Street
Lincoln
Railroad
Santa Fe Cleburne
Abe
Silsbee Yard
Cunningham's Store
Dominy's Drive In
Business & Professional Women's Club
Bobby's
Arthur's Beauty Room
Gary H. Marshall
Guy Marshall
Marshall
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Co. L. Harger
Hghway
J. T. Purnell
San Diego
R. C. Little
Ricky
G. W. (Wait) Taylor
Bragg Timber Sale
B. L. Moreland
Tom Tennison Jr
T. M. Tennison Sr
M. L. Osborn
Bob McClelland
James A. Pearson
George Lewis
Thomas R. Harris
Pearson
A. M. Glass
C. J. Eason
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