City to prosecute illegal trash dumpers under new policy
Silsbee city council approved enforcement steps for illegal dumping along streets. City Manager Wayne DuBose outlined problem areas including Baby Galvez Road, with fines from 10 to 200 dollars and charges to be filed against violators. The council also discussed a proposed one cent city sales tax and city library fundraising via water bill donations.
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Silsbee
Wayne DuBose
DuBose
Baby Galvez
Texas
Beneé
Beaumont
Port Arthur
H. L Jenkins
Great Western Television Cable Co
Neches National Bank Names Two New Assistant Cashiers
Warren Bower and Ed Hughes were named assistant cashiers at Neches National Bank during the annual stockholders meeting in the Neches room. Bower joined in 1965 after schooling at Silsbee High and Lamar, served in the U S Army, and led local civic efforts. Hughes, a 1968 recruit from Silsbee High and Texas A&M, is active in church work and served as Silsbee Optimist Club director. Long Jr reported record profits and deposits, with net earnings up 261 percent from 1966 and deposits up over 62 percent to more than 4 million dollars.
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Warren Bower
Ed Hughes
Neches National Bank
Neches
Bower
Silsbee High School
Lamar State College
U. S. Army
Western Auto Store
Hardin County
March As Dimes
Joe R. Bell
John
Tommy Clark Seeks County Sheriff Post in Mardin County
Tommy Clark 32 of Silsbee announces candidacy for Sheriff of Mardin County. Raised in Buna, he attended Sam Houston State Teachers College, trained at Public Safety Police Academy in 1963, served over three years with the Texas Highway Patrol in Hardin County. He is a Pinecrest Baptist Church member, married to Jo Ann Ritter with three children.
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Tommy Clark
Mardin County
Clark
Silsbee
Buna
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Department of Public Safety Police Academy
Texas Highway Patrol
Hardin County
Pinecrest
Flu Epidemic Eases as Silsbee Schools Reopen
Silsbee schools resumed Monday after a flu outbreak that forced a week off. Supt. Don L. Hough said 852 students and 21 teachers were out at the peak, with absences dropping to 11 percent, then eight and possibly six percent, as operations in the city returned to normal.
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Silsbee
Don L. Hough
Jnd
Supt
Hough
Final Rites For Mrs Milby Bartle Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs Milby Bartle 83 were held at 2 p m Wednesday at First Methodist Church in Silsbee with Rev R Eugene Jonte officiating. Burial was in Old Hardin Cemetery Kountze She died 8 18 p m Monday at Hardin Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness A native of Willis she had lived in Silsbee since 1915 She was a member of First Methodist Church Survivors include her husband W F Bartle of Silsbee a son Alf Bartle of Silsbee a sister Mrs Dora Bracken Monroe La two grandchildren and three great grandchildren
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Milby Bartle
First Methodist Church
Silsbee
R. Eugene Jonte
Old Hardin Cemetery
Kountze
Bartle
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Willis
W. F. Bartle
Alf Bartle
Dora Bracken
Monroe
Pay Raise Tabled By Hardin County Commission
Hardin County commissioners in regular session at the courthouse again tabled salary increases for some county employees citing unsettled finances from a tax suit with Atlantic Richfield Oil Co. The panel allowed temporary raises up to 80 percent of budgeted increases for 1968 and kept existing salary adjustments. They also allocated a $30,000 road and bridge fund among precincts and approved a historical marker fund request. Basil Rodgers was named county insurance committee chair for 1968.
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Haram
Atlantic- Richfield Oil Co
Thomas Burch
Howard Barrington
Commissioners Court
The
BEE
Commissioner’s Court of
Hardin County
Neches River
Dog Vaccination Day Planned By Silsbee Council
Silsbee City Council and Dr N G Ferrell announce a special dog vaccination day on Friday January 26 at the Silsbee Fire Hall. Vaccinations cost 250 and city dog licenses sell for 100. Residents are reminded all free running dogs must bear both tags under city ordinance or risk pickup.
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Silsbee
N. G. Ferrell
Wayne DuBose
Silsbee Fire Hall
DuBose
Measles Clinic At Evadale Monday
A measles immunization clinic will be held at Evadale Elementary School on January 29 at 1 30 p m. Jasper County Health Unit nurse Pauline Pace will administer the vaccine. Parents of children aged 1 to 6 who have not had measles are urged to immunize. No charge.
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Evadale
Pauline Pace
Jasper County Health Unit
Addie Weaver
Miller Jr seeks re election to Texas House from District 7
J E Miller Jr a Burkeville resident announced his bid for re election to the Texas House representing District 7 covering Hardin Jasper Tyler and Newton counties He cites teacher salary gains Old Age Assistance increases and a failed elderly property tax exemption as priorities He helped pass a sick leave bill for teachers and supports selective sales taxes while opposing a general 2 percent sales tax The veteran lawmaker frames his bid as public service not personal gain Bennie Langston departs for overseas Viet Nam duty after visiting family in Oakland Calif
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J. E Miller Jr
Burkeville
Hardin
Jasper
Tyler
Newton
Miller
Texas
Tigers edge Liberty in district thriller for 9-AAA lead
Silsbee Tigers remain perfect in district 9-AAA after a 57-56 win at Liberty as Eugene Pattillo drains a 20-foot winner with two seconds left. Pattillo tops with 19 points, supported by Shuff 15 Tyler 12 and Davenport 11.
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Tiger
Eugene Pattillo
Liberty Panthers
Silsbee
West Orange
Forest Park
Tigers
Cleveland
Jasper
Silsbee Gym
Liberty
Little Cypress
Panther
Pattillo
Mike Shuff
Manuel Tyler
Ralph Davenport
Don Carter
Shaft
Shutt
Davenport
Shuff
Tyler
Davenpot
Funeral Services for Ralph Karnes Held Saturday
Ralph Samuel Karnes 77 of Silsbee died Thursday afternoon after a long illness. Funeral services were held Saturday at Friendship Baptist Church with Rev. Jim Crouch officiating. Burial followed in Resthaven Cemetery. Pallbearers were Norman and Larry Reddell, Jimmy Turk, C. W. Lawrence, Bill Cox and Kenneth Wall. honorary pallbearers included I. M. Hall, Norman Brittain, T. J. Hardy and Neal Lucas. He was a World War I veteran, retired oil driller, and had lived in Silsbee 30 years. He is survived by a step daughter and three stepchildren, nine grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.
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Ralph Samuel Karnes
Silsbee
Friendship Baptist Church
Jim Crouch
Resthaven Cemetery
Norman
Larry Reddell
Jimmy Turk
C. W. Lawrence
Bill Cox
Kenneth Wall
I. M. Hall
Norman Brittain
T. J. Hardy
Neal Lucas Karnes
Hardin Memorial Hospital
G. L. Turk
L. V. Reddell
Beaumont
W. D. Reddell
Five thousand fifty registered to vote in Hardin County
Tax assessor-collector Willie Bean said 5050 people had registered in Hardin County as of Tuesday morning. There are 34 stations offering free registration certificates and the Jan 31 deadline. all voters need a 1968 registration receipt to be eligible. Bean noted registration lags behind last year’s pace.
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Hardin County
Willie Bean
Bean
E Ricks Seeks Re Election To Office Of Constable
E Ricks of Lumberton announces bid for re election as Constable of Lumberton Precinct 5. He has served 12 years and filed with County Democratic Chairman Curtis Davis. Ricks, a Du Pont Beaumont employee and Pipefitters Local 195 member, thanks residents and pledges fair impartial service. He and his wife Billie Irene Robinson reside on the new Silsbee Highway in Lumberton.
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Ricks
Curtis Davis Ricks
Lumberton
DuPont
Beaumont
Pipefitters
Billie Irene Robinson
Silsbee
New
Silsbee Highway
Lamberton
Little League Meeting Set For Monday Night
Silsbee Little League players and parents will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in Neches National Bank. Officers will be elected and season pleas discussed, according to James Skinner outgoing president.
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Silsbee
Neches National Bank
James Skinner
Miss Silsbee Pageant Set for Feb 17 1968
The Miss Silsbee pageant sponsored by the Pine Burr Chapter ABWA is scheduled for Saturday February 17 at the Silsbee Junior High auditorium. Aline McBryde is general chairman and Gordon Baxter will be master of ceremonies. Sixteen contestants compete for the Miss Silsbee 1968 title, with a $300 scholarship awarded to the winner who will represent Silsbee at the Miss Texas Pageant in Fort Worth and at functions for the city.
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Silsbee
Pine Burr
American Business Women's Association
Aline McBryde
Gordon Baxter
Silsbee Junior High
Fort Worth
Voters Over 60 Must Register Before Jan 31 Deadline
Texas voters over 60 face a universal registration rule with a Jan 31 postmark limit. Secretary of State John Hill explains eligibility extends to those who will be eligible by Feb 28 1969. Mail registrations must meet postmark rules and late filings only apply to new Texas residents after Oct 1 1967 or those turning 21 or naturalized after Jan 31 1968. Voters can also register in person at county offices or registration substations.
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Lexis
Texas Secreary of
John Sh. Hill
Hill
Texas
Law
Decorated veteran Michael Bottoms dies in Friday crash
Michael D Bottoms 21 of Silsbee and two others die in a head on collision on Highway 69 inside Port Arthur city limits. A fourth person is seriously injured. Bottoms served in Korea and Vietnam earning two Bronze Stars and Purple Hearts. Funeral services held at Farmer Funeral Chapel.
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Korea
Vietnam
Michael D. Bottoms
Silsbee
Highway 69
Port Arthur
Rebeccha
Diane Hebert Guy
Sixty-fourth St
Port Acres
Kay Maureen May
Thirteenth St
Hedy Louise Broussard
Nineteenth St
Miss May
St. Mary's Hospital
Bottoms
Jon Highway 69
Esplanade
St. Mary’s Hospital
James Creed
J. E. Bottoms
Saigon
Knighten to Seek Hardin County Tax Assessor Post
Jesse Knighten of Silsbee declares candidacy for Hardin County tax assessor collector. A Hardin County Democrat and former Texas Highway Patrol member, Knighten promises honesty and revenue fairness, drawing on family roots and prior public service. He is married to Gladys McInnis.
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Jesse Knighten
Silsbee
Hardin County
Knighten
Texas Highway Patrol
Hardin
Jasper
Tyler
Newton
United Appeals Fund
Knighton
Emer Gladys McInnis
Rod and
Jocie Melanis
Panthers Lead 6-AA After First Round In District Play
Waldo Mathews Panthers sit atop District 6-AA East with a 3-0 record after a 71-58 win over Lincoln High. Coach Wesley Shaw lauds a balanced offense led by Chester Burks Jr. and teammates, as key wins include 74-54 versus Jasper and 80-59 versus Scott High.
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Waldo Mathews
Panther
Rowe High
Jasper
Panthers
Lincoln High
San Augustine
Wesley Shaw
Chester Burks Jr
Lownell Lowe
James Richardson
Eddy Brooks
Reginald Garrett
Scott High
Woodville
Hebert
Beaumont
Wiergate
Dunbar
Corrigan
23 Held At Jail The Past Week
Twenty three persons were held in the Hardin County jail the past week according to deputy Curtis Davis. Included were 10 for being drunk in a public place, two for vagrancy, one for misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, three for disturbing the peace, one for carrying a pistol, assault with intent to murder two hot checks and three shons.
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Hardin County
Curtis Davis
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Ray D. Edmond BO
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W. S. Langston
Oakland
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Kirby Lumber Corp
Houston Chemical Co
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James Farland Bottoms
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Ron Hensley
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