Four Pulpwood Workers Held For Armed Robbery
Four San Benito migrants were arrested within an hour after allegedly hijacking a Kountze man for 41 dollars. Antonio Bejaran 32 Carmen Ramos Leal 23 Ray Leal 19 and Roberto Leal 19 face armed robbery indictments and were jailed in Hardin County after the incident near Village Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Benito
Texas
Kountze
Antonio Bejaran
Carmen Ramos Leal
Ray Leal
Roberto Leal
Hardin County
Henry Overstreet
Village Mills
Tigers Close First Round Here Friday
Silsbee Tigers host Liberty Panthers in a Friday district doubleheader at 6 and 7 30 pm to open the first round of District 9 AAA play. The Tigers split the week with West Orange and Livingston, led by 15 points from Pattillo and Bass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Tiger Cagers
Liberty Panthers
Panthers
Jasper
Silsbee
Tigers
Cleveland
Indians
West Orange
Livingston
Chiefs
Bitzer
Danny Bass
Tiger
Eugene Pattillo
Weeks Crawford
Bass
Pattillo
Six-Unit Brick Apartment House Nears Completion
Six unit two story brick building at Britton Drive nearing completion. Colonial Inn Apartments to be named by builder Jim Perlitz with six month leases. Two single and four two bedroom units, central heat and air, carpeted, cushioned tile kitchens, soundproof walls, terrazzo baths, washer dryer, carport, storage, possible furnished option. Perlitz, a Texas A&M graduate, has been a Silsbee contractor for 18 months after roles at Kirby Lumber in Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britton Drive
Colonial Inn Apartments
Jim Perlitz
Silsbee
Perlitz
Texas A & M
Kirby Lumber Corporation
Houston
North Hardin Water Corporation Meeting Tonight
The North Hardin Water Supply Corporation holds its annual meeting at Kirby Elementary School at 7 30 p m to elect officers and handle other business. The engineer expects a final report soon for government submission and system construction will begin once approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Hardin Water Supply Corporation
Kirby
John Cullinan Re-Elected Head of Country Club
John Cullinan was re elected president of the Hardin County Golf and Country Club at the annual meeting on January 11. J C Meyers became vice president with Mrs Gertrude Fields as treasurer and Nick Slavik as secretary. Directors elected included A E Johnson J C Jeffrey Jr and J C Meyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cullinan
Hardin County Golf and Country Club
J. C. Meyers
Gertrude Fields
Nick Slavik
A. E. Johnson
J. C. Jeffrey Jr
Ninth Annual Miss Silsbee Pageant Draws 13 Entries
Final plans near completion for the ninth annual Miss Silsbee Pageant with 13 entries. The Pine Burr ABWA chapter sponsors, with the winner advancing to Miss Texas and possible Miss America contests. pageant set for February 4 at 7 30 p.m. in Silsbee High School auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Burr
ABWA
L. P. Havens
J. C. Meyers
Etta Mae Johnson
Earline Dehart
Aline McBride
Cheryl Markham
Emma Dean Bell
A. E
Violinist Rubinoff Set For Feb 13 Silsbee Concert
Violinist Dave Rubinoff will perform Chopin Polonaise Warsaw Concerto and Rhapsody in Blue at Silsbee High School auditorium on Monday February 13. Tickets available from H C C Credit Co Neches National Bank and Lions Club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Rubinoff
Silsbee
Silsbee High School
Rubinoff
Royal Conservatory
Warsaw
Poland
Chopin
Richard Addinsell
Addinsell
H. C. C. Credit Co
Neches National Bank
The
Lions Club
Youth Center Board To Meet At 7 30 Tonight
The advisory board of the Silsbee Youth Center will meet in the Heritage Room at Silsbee State Bank at 7:30 p.m. to consider proposed by laws. The project started by the Women's Club has backing from area civic organizations with representatives from many clubs on the advisory board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Youth Center
Silsbee State Bank
Anna Smith
Silsbee Women’s Club
Rebels Outlast Woodville in Double Overtime
Evadale's Roy Young sparked a 50-47 non-district win over Woodville in double overtime. The game tied 43-43 at regulation, with Woodville forcing a third period before Evadale sealed it as Bill Hester made a late free throw after being fouled on a potential winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evadale
Rebels
Woodville
Eagles
Roy Young
Bill Hester
Mr and Mrs George A Rowe relocate after retirement
Mr and Mrs George A Rowe left Wednesday to make their home in Dale Texas near Lockhart after his retirement from Sinclair Oil Co. They had resided four years in Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Rowe
Dale
Texas
Lockhart
Sinclair Oil Co
Hardin County Health Welfare Reports 1966 Spending
Hardin County Health and Welfare met in Kountze with Dr. Sam P. Cope presiding. Twelve members attended. Berneice Seale of Kountze, secretary and treasurer, reported total 6096.94 spent in 1966 for food clothing drugs utilities and medical treatment for Hardin County residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Health and Welfare
United Appeals Office
Kountze
Sam P. Copeland
Silsbee
Berneice Seale
Hardin County
Ambulance Driver Collides With Car In Silsbee
An ambulance driven by Jim Connor and a car driven by John Parsons collided at Highway 96 South and 327 in Silsbee around 3 PM Friday. The ambulance had its lights and siren on. no major injuries, though passenger Mrs. Prine of Evadale, being transported to Beaumont for multiple fractures, was shaken. Parsons received a ticket for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. Ambulance was new, in service two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie, Prine
Evadale
Silsbee
Parsons
Charlie Prine
Farmer Funeral Home
Beaumont
Farmer
Blood Cell Separator Used At M D Anderson Hospital
The University of Texas M D Anderson Hospital in Houston begins using an experimental automatic blood cell separator to obtain platelets and white blood cells from donor blood for cancer treatment and research. Dr. Emil J Freireich leads work with IBM and NCI developed device, enabling faster, larger platelet yields and potential immune support for leukemia patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. Anderson Hospital
Houston
Texas
University of Texas
M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
R. Lee Clark
National Cancer Institute
International Business Machines Corporation
M. D. Anderson
Emil J. Freireich
NCI
Freireich
George T. Judson
IBM
Dr. Freireich
Bethesda
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Kelley Family Visits Friends in Houston This Weekend
Mr and Mrs Charles Kelley and their children visited friends in Houston over the weekend. The trip highlights a family outing with social calls and local visits.
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Charles Kelley
Houston
Taxpayers Not Required To Use Sales Tax Table
Taxpayers may use the Texas state sales tax table when preparing 1966 federal income tax returns. The table is a guide for those itemizing deductions who want an average state tax amount. they may still itemize actual taxes. Personal property and real estate taxes, gasoline taxes, and a 2 percent state motor vehicle tax are deductible. certain taxes are not.
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Texas
B. B. Barkley
Internal Revenue Service
Beaumont
IRS
Revised List Of Voter Registration Stations Issued
A revised list of Hardin County voter registration locations is issued by Tax Collector Willie Bean. Registration deadline is January 31. The list names multiple businesses and residences across Silsbee Sour Lake Grayburg Batson Saratoga Wotan Honey Island Village Mills Kountze and other communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Willie Bean
Silsbee
Silsbee State Bank
Crocket Gilchrist Super Market
Wards Furniture Company
A. E. Templeton
Silsbee Packing Co
Rev. A. A. Adams
Jay’s
Quick Stop
Bernice’s
Beauty Box
Pa-Go
Minimax
Thompson and
Barrington
Caney Head
Dominy’s Drive In
Bean's Grocery & Hardware
Cunningham's Grocery
Chance Loeb
Burge’s
Mose’s Cleaners
Grayburg
Ed’s Grocery
Batson
Clara Lambert
Saratoga
Beulah Skinner
Houston Fields
Brackin’s
Jim Conway
Wotan
Collin’s
Honey Island
Oran’s
Village Mills
Jack Gardner
Robert Prince
Kountze
Blair’s Insurance
City To Sponsor Pet Vaccinations Saturday Jan 21
The City of Silsbee with Dr N G Ferrell will hold a dog and pet vaccination day at the Silsbee Fire Hall on Avenue I Saturday June 21. Rabies vaccines available for dogs and cats. Special city rates are 2.50 per head for vaccination alone or 3.50 for vaccination plus city dog license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
N. G. Ferrell
Silsbee Fire Hall
Avenue I
Mrs Griffin and Mrs Rominger Plan Baton Rouge Weekend Visit
Mrs Bert Griffin and Mrs Olga Rominger depart this city to visit Baton Rouge Louisiana over the weekend in the home of Mrs Mary Ann Mixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Griffin
Olga Rominger
Zavalla
Baton Rouge
Mary Ann Mixon
Mrs Theo Robbins Returns From Fort Worth Visit
Mrs Theo Robbins came back home last week after visiting several days in Fort Worth with her daughter and family Mr and Mrs Howard King.
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Theo Robbins
Fort Worth
Mrs
Howard King
Silsbee School Board Seeks Candidates in Trustee Election
The Silsbee School Board set noon February 28 as filing deadline for three board seats in the April 1 election at the Silsbee Fire Hall with E. J. Dietrich as election judge. Terms of four trustees expire. no filings yet. The board appointed Elmore Cra vens McClanahan-Fields insurance advisory group and approved Silsbee Insurance Agency for part of coverage. A new policy requires agencies to be within the district for five years. Resignations of Mrs. Lee Flowers and Mrs. Anna Gore were accepted. Julianne King and Sammie Stephens appointed in their places. The chief topic was federal wage and hour law coverage for auxiliary staff, with a minimum wage of 1.00 per hour and overtime after 44 hours weekly, though details remain unsettled. Bond sale of remaining 700000 likely this week to fund April construction costs for the new high school plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee School
Silsbee
E. J. Dietrich
George
Tennison
Alf Fullingim
J. E
Pete” Farmer
Silsbee Schools
Elmore Insurance Agency
Cravens Insurance Agency
McClanahan - Fields Insurance Agency
Herbert Elmore
Silsbee Insurance Agency
Lee Flowers
Anna M. Gore
Julianne King
Sammie Stephens
Don L. Hough
Supt. Hough
Silsbee Chamber Sets Annual Banquet For April 4
The Silsbee Chamber of Commerce Board set the annual banquet for Tuesday April 4 to be held in the high school gymnasium. A nominating committee led by Jim Sims with Allen Johnson and Marion Almond will choose five new directors. ballots go to voting members within a week. Invitations arrived from Woodville and Kirbyville Chambers for their banquets. The board voted unanimously against proposed Constitution and By-Law changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Neches National Bank
W. ©. Holmes
Jim Sims
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Grand Jury
Hardin County Grand Jury
Bobby Bruce
Henry Joe Hebert
Michael Hebert
North Hardin Water Corporation
Youth Center Board
Roger D. Baten
W. H. Baten
San Diego
Calif
Vietnam
Midway Island
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