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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1969
Page
2
The Silsbee Bee announces it is entered under a second class mailing permit dated April 19, 1919. Published weekly on Thursdays at 410 Highway 96, Silsbee Texas, with subscription rates of 3.50 annually in four counties and 4.00 elsewhere. Editorial staff and publishers listed.
Hardin County records about 168 deaths from heart disease out of 280 total resident deaths, a share around 60 percent, higher than national and regional rates. The American Heart Association notes progress with new devices and open heart surgery, while local factors like diet and heredity are explored.
An eligible veteran may receive Veterans Administration assistance for flight training aimed at achieving an approved aviation vocational objective.
Texas reports 133.5 designated miles added to the Interstate system, including IH 27 from Lubbock to Amarillo and the IH 20 northwest belt around Fort Worth. Total IH mileage will reach 3,165 by the mid 1970s, with ongoing construction and safety innovations like breakaway signs and the Texas Crash Cushion.
President Johnson urged adding the Big Thicket in southeast Texas to the national parks system. He noted five years of preservation work from California redwoods to East Coast shores and urged immediate action to include the Big Thicket for future generations.
Clifton Pelton district foreman for Sinclair Oil Corp Domestic Oil and Gas Division will complete 40 years with the company on Jan 22. He began as a roustabout in 1929 with Prairie Oil and Gas Co. at Seminole Oklahoma and moved through multiple stations including Mont Belvieu Bloomingon Alamo and Silsbee. He and his wife reside at 1025 North Sixth Street Silsbee and have a daughter Jeanette Shaver of Conroe. Pelton is a member of First Baptist Church in Alamo.
The Lumberton PTA met January 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the school cafetorium with a third grade open house at 7:00. Guest speaker John Maples of Trans Texas Airways discussed growth safety and employment. Illes' first grade won the PTA membership drive banner for the year.
James Bond named Regional Director of the Department of Health Education and Welfare unit for Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas. Bill McFarland selected as Regional Assistant Administrator to lead the new Consumer Protection and Environmental Health Service with FDA and related agencies.
The Texas Department of Agriculture introduced TAP Texas Agricultural Products through newspapers radio TV and billboards to alert consumers that almost every food item known to the housewife is grown or processed in Texas.
The U S Supreme Court refused to review George Leslie Samuels's conviction for income tax evasion and false returns. Samuels, president of Samuels Glass Co., was sentenced to 18 months and faces about 248000 in additional taxes, penalties, and interest. The decision preserves Fifth Circuit upholding and signals likely start of prison service.
The text refers to sentences or turns for the five year period covered by Samuels conviction. It outlines the timeline of consequences, with emphasis on the five year span and related legal actions affecting Samuels.
The Davis family thanks friends and neighbors for acts of love and kindness shown during their bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Davis.
Sergeant Raymond A. Bland of Route 2 Silsbee has arrived for duty at Aviano Air Base Italy as a liquid oxygen specialist with U S Air Forces in Europe. He previously served at Kunsan AB Korea and entered service in August 1955 after attending St. Austin High School Port Arthur.
Volunteers at VA hospitals may choose from about 30 programs to provide vital support services. The offer enables varied roles in patient care administration and community outreach across VA facilities.
A local market lists pork products including center cuts hams shoulders and ribs. Prices shown cover pork chops bacon sausage pork steaks and smoked hams along with eggs lard and smoked sausage under 1.00 per unit.
The Hardin County Commissioners Court will designate depositories for county public funds at its regular term starting February 10 1969. Bids are invited for sheriff department vehicles including 2 4 door sedans with specified features and color options with bids due February 10 at 10 00 A M. Emmett Lack County Judge issued this notice January 13 1969.
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