Fighting Reveals Juvenile Unrest in Silsbee Area
A Silsbee youth used a beer can opener to slash another last Saturday as fights among local teenagers escalated. Reports describe clashes ranging from two youths to gang-like brawls, with incidents near the junior high, Santa Fe park, and drive ins. police investigate, concern grows over underage drinking and illicit promotion of fights, officials say no charges yet filed.
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Silsbee
Sour Lake
Grady Tarver
Santa Fe Park
Silsbee Junior High School
Don Hough
Local Snippets Highlight 1960s Texas Notes and tips
Condensed items include 1960 to 1961 savings bond sales reaching 94 percent of goal, driver licensing and Texas travel estimates from the Texas Department of Public Safety, Santa Fe Railway receiving the Golden Spike award from Trinity Valley Railfans for 1961, and a consumer guide from the American Medical Association on basic household first aid supplies. Also a seasonal musing asks if spring can follow winter.
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Texas Traffic Safety Council
George W. Busby
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
East
Santa Fe Railway
Trinity Valley Railfans, Inc
Santa Fe
Silsbee Tigers overpower Huntsville 60 40 to reclaim 10 3A lead
Silsbee defeats Huntsville 60 to 40 as David Drake scores 24 points and Randy Read 12 and Billy Tarver 10. The Tigers build a 26 point cushion under coach Jim Rand and reclaim a share of the 10 3A standings with Conroe also winning to affect Jasper’s position.
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David Drake
Silsbee Tigers
Huntsville Hornets
Jasper Bulldogs
Jim Rand
Jim
Tigers
Hornets
Silsbee
Huntsville
Conroe
Jasper
Bulldogs
Drake
Silsbee Fg
Tarver
Hargrove Drake
Read
Cones
Haynes
Ellis
Shaw
Massey Hennigan
Stewart
Nicklas l
Drak
Holland
Parks
Huntsville Fg Ft
Springfield
Floyd Coffman
Hollis
Warner Morrison
Silsbee B Squad Keeps Perfect District Mark
Silsbee's B squad stretched its district unbeaten run with a 32 31 win over Huntsville Tuesday after a 32 29 victory over Jasper Friday. Punky Parks led scoring in both games while Tony Rothrock’s team maintained the perfect mid season state stay.
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Silsbee Tigers
Silsbee
Jasper B
Jasper
Huntsville B
Tony Rothrock
Huntsville
Rockettes
Jasper Bulldogs
Punky Parks
Doc Selman Seeks Reelection as Hardin District Clerk
Willis Doc Selman seeks another term as Hardin County District Clerk. A longtime public official since 1935, he notes his orderly records system at the Kountze courthouse and his prior service as county tax assessor. He is married to Zelda Mantooth of Silsbee with three grown children and five grandchildren. He asks Democratic primary support.
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Willis
Doc” Selman
Hardin County
The
Bee
Selman
F. B. Seliman
Silsbee
Kountze
Zelda Mantooth
Blood donors sought for Beaumont patient Friday surgery
Harrison Smith of Beaumont, formerly of Silsbee, is in Baptist hospital and requires blood for a Friday operation. Anyone able to donate should contact the Beaumont Blood Center. hours are weekdays 8:30 a.m. to noon, and Thursday 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Harrison Smith
Beaumont
Baptist Hospital
Tom Smith
Beaumont Blood Center
Silsbee School Board: R. Baker Seeks Third Term
Incumbent trustee C R Baker of Silsbee Independent School District announces candidacy for reelection. Baker, director at East Texas Pulp and Paper Co, has served two terms. The district election is April 7. Fellow incumbent A W Dainwood also seeks another term. Filing deadline is noon March 6.
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C.R. Baker
Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees
Baker
East Texas Pulp and Paper Co
Evadale
Silsbee
Silsbee High School
A. W. Dainwood
Kirby Lumber Co
Dainwood
Alf Fullington
Don L Hough
Livestock Producers Meet Tonight in Kountze
Beaumont figures Joe Combs and George Bauers headline a Hardin County meeting at 7 30 pm in the courthouse auditorium. The pair will discuss an animal health program and its impact on local producers with area sportsmen invited.
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Joe Combs
George Bauers
Beaumont
Courthouse
Kountze
Combs
Beaumont Enterprise
Mr. Bauers
Jefferson County
Howard Barrington
Hardin County Animal Health Committee
County Court Records Show Pleas and Jailings
Fifteen jailed since last report and six pleas entered in county court. Cases include three game law violations tied to Hull residents, a drunk driver, several drunks, aggravated assault with a motor vehicle, and two vagrants. Sentences range from fines to days in jail. juvenile case dismissed.
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Rountze
Dave Rountree
Billy Brown
J. B. Flowers
Hull
Brown
Flowers
C. A. Kimball
Justice Court
Rountree
Brown and Lindsey
Fletcher Richardson
F D. Stringer
Silsbee
E. J. Bishop
Saratoga
Buster Walters
Jasper County
J. Massola
Beaumont
Robert W. Smith
Lance Jeter
March of Dimes Drive Totals About $900 in County
Hardin county reports about 900 dollars raised for the March of Dimes drive this week. Saturday street collection in Silsbee by East Texas Shrine Club and Key Clubbers brought in 320 dollars, with a Batson singing convention adding 127. Lions Club volunteers plan street work in Silsbee this Saturday and Mothers March events are set Wednesday evening in multiple towns.
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Hardin County
Herbert Drake
Silsbee
East Texas Shrine Club
Batson
Silsbee Lions Club
Beta Sigma Phi
Women's Club
Poll Taxes Lag as Filing Opens in Local Elections
Poll tax payments trail, with Jan 31 deadline for taxes and Feb 5 filing cutoff for Democratic primary candidates. Names of filed candidates include Fletcher Richardson and D. W. Richardson among others. Poll tax set at 1.75 dollars, covering county fund, collector fee, and state school fund. East Texas Shrine Club to attend Potentate Ball in Galveston with 15 local couples.
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Wille T. Bean
Kountze
Bee
JC. W. McGinty
Silsbee
Democratic Executive Committee
East Texas Shrine Club
Moody Center
Galveston
R. C. Bradshaw
Arkansas Visitors Call on J H Richardson Family
Mrs. W J Read of Mena Ark and Mr and Mrs Marrell Conway with Mr and Mrs Jerald Peveto and sons of Orange visited recently in the home of Mr and Mrs J H Richardson.
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W. J. Read
Mena, Ark
Silsbee council eyes repairs and delinquent tax push
City officials discussed street repairs water meter and stop sign replacements and city office site options amid growth. Delinquent taxes totaling about 14 000 were poised for immediate collection after Jan 31 with possible outside help. Citizens named on the list drew council concern as quotes urged firm action.
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Hardin County Savings and Loan Association
McClanahan
Silsbee
F. L. McClanahan
Earl Wills
Widespread Weekend Visits Across Gulf Coast Towns
Miss Amanda Sistrunk of Jackson and Rev H B Morgan hosted guests for the Wiggins Maddox wedding. Richard Griffen, stationed at Camp Polk, visited his grandmother in town. Several families from Houston Port Arthur and Jasper joined relatives in Beaum ont and Winnie for weekend gatherings with church services and baptisms noted.
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Amanda Sistrunk
Jackson
H. B. Morgan
Wiggins-Maddox
Richard Griffen
Camp Polk
R. E. Jackson
Denver Lowe
Woodville
W. J Roebuck
Robert Cobb
Houston
Ruby Bledge
Dora Bracken
Jasper
W. S. Bartle
Jasper F. Wiggins
Winnie
Perry Deewees
Wiggins
United Pentecostal Church
R. E. Barclay
A. A. Drennen
Dallas
E. M. Prewitt
L. L. Barclay
Port Arthur
Earle Collier
Kyle Wheelus
Beaumont
Milton Rethke
L. C. O’conner
Deer Park
H. Miears
R. M. Rethke
Miears
Ollie Smith
Kenneth Morgan
Groves
First Pentecostal Church
C. C. Kent
Benz School of Floral Design
Kent
Silsbee
Gerald Owens
Richard Collier
Judy
Trudy
Carl D. Jones Jr
Baptist Hospital
W. C. McNeil
W. C. Ratchford Jr
Lafayette
Ala
Woodrow Cook
Neal P. Crosson
East Lansing
Mich
Dale Rogers
Travis Air Force Base
Cali
Cook
Crosson
Rogers
L. D. Crowell
Lee Roy Hanzel Tuesci
FE. G. Gere
Fred Holshousler
Alice
Texas
James L Hays
Lloyd Hays
Merle Harper
Services Held For Ernest A. Tucker In Silsbee
Funeral services for Ernest Albert Tucker 39 were held at 2 p m Sunday at the Silsbee Church of Christ with R F Head officiating. Tucker a Texaco Inc. employee and World War I veteran of Silsbee died from carbon monoxide asphyxiation near his home. He leaves a wife Florence a son Benny Wayne and a daughter Nancy Lynn plus six brothers three sisters and several relatives. Burial was in Knapple Cemetery with Farmer Funeral Home directing.
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Ernest Albert Tucker
Silsbee Church of Christ
R. F. Head
Murphey McNeil
Warren Church of Christ
Mr. Tucker
Silsbee
Justice of the Peace
Louis Sellers
Texaco Inc
Port Arthur
Silsbee Little League
East Texas Wildlife Conservation Assn
Silsbee Trail Riders
Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers
Florence Tucker
Benny Wayne
Nancy Lynn Tucker
Johnny Tucker
Leon Tucker
Leroy Tucker
B. B. Tucker
Frank Tucker
Victor
Robert Tucker
L. M Nelson
B. J. Kelly
J. Hutto
Fred
Knapple Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home
Marvin Willis
Glenn Reid
Tom Barnes
Cotton Redkev
R. A. Hebert
Ikie Odon
Bookmobile to Stay at Silsbee Library in March
The State Library Bookmobile will shift to a Silsbee library site in March leaving as many as 200 books every three weeks for checkout. The final Santa Fe park stop is in February with a special material request service available at the library.
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State Library
Silsbee
H. T. Horka
Santa Fe Park
Thebrary
Hardin
Tyler
Jasper
Membbers
Public Library Board of Directors
Tri-County
Evadale Lions Plan Annual Bulb Sale
The Evadale Lions club met at Evadale High School with Harold Dean Smith presiding. They launched their annual bulb sale and members received bulbs for sale.
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Evadale Lions Club
Evadale High School
Harold Dean Smith
Library Honor Society Doughnut Sale Funds Silsbee Library
The Silsbee High School National Honor Society will raise funds for the Silsbee Public Library building fund with a doughnut sale this week. President Billy Tarver has organized committees and plans. Students will take orders around town and deliver in a week, aiming to sell 400 dozen with all profits supporting the library.
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Silsbee High — School
National Honor Society
Silsbee Public Library
Billy Tarver
Oklahoma Rites Held Wednesday For Mrs Updike
Funeral services for Vera Vestula Updike 61 of Silsbee were set for 10 a m Wednesday in Garber Oklahoma with burial in Enid Memorial Park Cemetery. She died Sunday in Beaumont hospital after 17 days in the hospital and moved to Silsbee from Oklahoma last year after her husband’s July death.
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Vera Vestula Updike
Silsbee
Beaumont Hospital
Garber
Okla
Oklahoma
Garber Christian Church
Memorial Park
Enid
Updike
Pinewood Street
Prewitt Addition
Ed C. Nash
Evadale
Martha V. Liphan
Anniston
Ala
Hattie MacKline
Los Angeles
Emma Louise Tony
Arlis Craft
Atlanta
Atlanta, Ga
Coleman Woodward
Odessa
J. W. Steen
Yedowee
Milton Woodward
Weaver
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Crawford
David Read
American Medical Association
Smother
Floyd
Massey
Nederland
R. Baker
Neyland
Silsbee Auto
Atlantic Refining Co
South Third and
Earnest Ave
Southwestern Settlement
Council
Cesar Dominguez
Leona Whitman
DeRidder
L. W. Belt
Leon Ashaworth
J. B. Ennis
J. J. McMinn
Port Neches
C. A. Verdine
T. M. Pickett
Ross Eppes
Harmon Moody
Cecil Cobble
Quitman
John Derr
Karen Derr
David Cobble
J. H. Malone
Malone
Rev. Malone
First Methodist Church
Miss Derr
H. M. Barrett
Nacogdoches
E. J. Jones
Ernest A. Tucker
Silsbee Library
Evadale Lions
Mrs. Updike
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