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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1967
Page
1
Nine annual Miss Silsbee pageant opens with 10 contestants under ABWA Pine Burr Chapter sponsorship. The winner goes to Miss Texas in Fort Worth and possibly Miss America, with parade, reception, and final judging at Silsbee High. Contestants are introduced by Silsbee readers this week.
Hardin County Grand Jury returned seven indictments Tuesday at a special session to clear backlog. None of the indicted had been apprehended by late Wednesday. True bills include three theft charges, three second offense driving while intoxicated, and one burglary. The panel plans to reconvene Monday Feb 20 for another session. Jefferson County Grand Jury indicted Donald E. Smith of Silsbee, 19, for breaking and entering a motor vehicle. He is accused of taking a shotgun from a parked car near Beaumont on Dec 18.
Bayport Construction Co of Baytown aims to build Pine Plaza on 6.95 acres at FM 418 and FM 92, with 64 000 square feet of store space for 409 parking spots. Leases were signed with two local businesses and a dry goods chain, with construction set to start mid February for a late July completion and early August grand opening. Local contractors will handle most work. Bayport seeks local business participation.
Hardin County commissioners approved a motion to add a staff room onto Hardin Memorial Hospital for staff use and dining. Estimated cost is 34,000 dollars. They also accepted bids for a sheriff's department car and a commissioner vehicle, and discussed county salary schedules.
In heavy fog at 7 15 am four miles east of Silsbee on Highway 96 a head on collision sent Gene Fuller 19 of Lufkin and Lee Renfro 24 of Buna to St Elizabeth Hospital in fair condition. Henry Storm 31 of Evadale treated at Hardin Memorial and released. Dan Spears of Buna uninjured. Police say Fuller attempting to pass a line of cars in fog drove into the westbound pickup driven by Storm.
Voter registration closes Jan 31 1967 for Texas voters as several local elections loom in Silsbee and Lumberton including school trustees city votes and possible constitutional amendments. Exemption rules vary by precinct age 60 plus may be exempt in smaller districts. Registration stations are listed across Silsbee Caney Head and Chance Loeb with multiple banks offices and stores named for the registrar points.
Two directors were elected to the Neches National Bank board at a stockholders meeting in the Silsbee firm’s Neches Room. W M Dinklell of Silsbee and John Blair of Kountze join the board as existing directors are re elected. Dinklell owns Dinkle Brick Sales in Beau mont and is a former coach with ties to LSU SLI and East Texas Teachers College.
Kathleen McWhorter of Silsbee graduates with high honors in the January Lamar Tech class. A total of 252 undergraduates, 13 with masters, comprise 259 candidates for degrees, a college record. January commencement is not held, with degrees conferred in May.
New York dispatch notes Hardin County will receive about $25,900 in veterans dividend payments this year. About 540 veterans, mostly World War II and World War I, will share a total $211 million. Korean War service holders miss out due to policy type.
Trustees sold the remaining building bonds for the new high school at 4.0794 percent to James C. Tucker Company of Tyler, raising 700000 to fund April construction as construction nears 50 percent. A new federal wage and hour law sets a 1.00 dollar minimum and 44 hour week for school auxiliary staff starting February 1.
A meeting at 7 p.m. to consider forming a drainage district for the Pine Island Bayou watershed will be held in Kountze. Dan Roberts says federal state and county agency officials will attend to explain assistance and answer questions. The district could benefit Chance Loeb as a residential and agricultural area. Residents are urged to attend.
The Lumberton High School cornerstone will be laid Saturday January 28 at 2 p m under the direction of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas and Silsbee Lodge No 927 Deputy Grand Master J W Chandler will lay the stone assisted by past masters and local lodges The high school band provides entertainment and tours of the new air conditioned building on U S Highway 96 will follow the ceremony The district was formerly Chance Loeb Independent School District before 1967.
The Silsbee City Council approved buying 750 feet of assorted fire hose from Febric Fire Hose Co for 992.90 and discussed financing a new pickup for Fire Chief John Busby to keep in contact with the dispatcher. Fire Commission President C. R. Baker and members joined the meeting along with Chief Busby and Volunteer Chief G. W. Gilchriest.
Silsbee hosts Jasper in a key Friday night matchup after a 71-55 win over Cleveland that left Silsbee 5-2 in District 9-AAA and Jasper 4-3. West Orange tops the standings at 7-0 with Forest Park 4-3, Liberty 3-3.
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