Hardin County Earns Two Stars in 1962 ETCC Tax Survey
Hardin County receives two of five stars in a 1962 East Texas Chamber of Commerce tax survey. It shows cash-basis funds and operating within budget, but misses stars for debt per capita and tax collection efficiency. The report details population 26,058, 588 miles of roads, and 1962 budget and expenditures along with tax rates, valuation, and debts.
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Hardin County
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Thhe
Texas
Commissioners Court
Budget Approved Raises Silsbee Property Taxes 40 Percent
Silsbee voters will see higher tax bills after a unanimous City Council vote to raise total valuations from 25 to 35 percent at the budget public hearing. The $193,449.50 budget funds police and fire dispatchers, a jail, and water works projects as city officials streamline operations and prepare for federal grant-driven bond sales.
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Silsbee
Frank L. McClanahan
City Board of Equalizion
BEE Reporter
Council
General Fund
Fire Department
McClanahan
Mrs. J. E. Martin Dies in San Saba Texas
Mrs. J. E. Martin aged 79 died in San Saba Memorial Hospital after a stroke ten days earlier. Funeral services were held in Howell Chapel, San Saba, with Rev. W. L. White officiating, burial at Murray Cemetery in Carbon. Survivors include one daughter and four sons led by L. E. Martin.
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J. E. Martin
San Saba Memorial Hospital
San Saba
Howell Chapel
W. L. White
Murry Cemetery
Carbon
Texas
Lee Seal
L. E. Martin
Crippled Children Workshop Set for July 11 in Hardin County
A workshop for new officers and directors of the Hardin County Society for Crippled Children and Adults is scheduled July 11 at 7 30 p m at the county courthouse in Kountze. President elect Mrs Jess Odom names committee chairs for 1963 64 including Easter Seal chair Mrs Louis Carruth and program chair Mrs R C Walston. Other officers include Mrs Pat Pace vice president and Mrs Carrow secretary. Thela Smith Texas Society area representative will attend to explain services and assist in the workshop.
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Hardin County Society For
Kbountze
Jess Odom
Hardin County
Louis Carruth
R. Henderson
R. C. Walston
J. J. Hooks
Clyde Swenson
Anniie Mae Hardage
Pat Pace
Carrow
Hardage
Zelion Functions Society
Thela Smith
Texes Society
Houston Company To Build Post Office At Kountze
The P G Bell Company will construct and lease a new post office in Kountze at Fox and Cherry Streets. The building will be masonry, 2810 square feet of floor space with 4300 square feet for parking, air conditioned and lighted, ready by March.
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Kountze
J. Edward Day
P. G. Bell Company
Houston
Post Office Department
Fox and
Cherry Streets
Department
Kiwanians Hear Talk On Insurance
Beaumont General Office manager Charles Row spoke to the Kiwanis Club on the origins of the insurance business and its modern impact. Louisiana native and LSU graduate Row spoke with a Southern drawl and was introduced by Dr. George Tennison. Miss Poshataske was named club sweetheart.
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Charles Row
Beaumont General
New York Life Insurance Co
Kiwanis Club
Row
George Tennison
Louisiana
Louisiana State University
An Poshataske
W. J. Poshataske
Weeks Crawford
Crawford
Home Demonstration Council Names Delegates to State Meeting
The Home Demonstration council met in the Kountze courthouse auditorium on June 26 with Mrs. R. T Gore presiding. Four clubs were represented as plans were made for a county picnic on July 31 in Honey Island and delegates for the state meeting in San Antonio on Sept 19 and 20 were elected.
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Kountve Court House
R. T Gore
Silsbee
Harold Jordan
Batson Club
Honey Island
W. A. Wright
Fletcher Club
Hazel Ross
Cooks Bluff
E.L. McKenzie
Chance-Loeb Club
Recreation Committee
San Antonio
I. M. Butler
G. W. Golliher
Prince Beard
Chance Loeb
Parents to Play In Twin Bill Friday Night
Mothers and parents of Little League players will clash in a twin bill at Little League Park Friday night. The curtain raiser at 6 features Minor Moms managed by George Barclay and Major Moms led by Jim Conner. The 8 o'clock game matches Minor Dads managed by Pete Farmer against Major Dads coached by Claude Coward. Adults pay a small admission.
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Little League Park
Jimmy Wright
George Barclay
Jim Conner
Pete Farmer
Claude Coward
Wright
Cubs
Oilers
Carol McWhorter Makes All A's at Lamar Tech
Miss Carol A. McWhorter of Silsbee is among 21 Lamar Tech students with all A grades for Fall 1963. She has maintained all A’s since entering Lamar. She joins 70 students with all A’s in Spring 1963. Chip Bryant of Bryan visits in the home of Ward and family.
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Carol McWhorter
Lamar Tech
Carol A. McWhorter
Silsbee
McWhorter
J. V. McWhorter
Lamar
Richard W. Setzer
Chip Bryant
Bryan
Ward McDonald
Sheriff’s Sister-in-Law Dies in Houston
Louise Bell Kirkpatrick, sister in law of Hardin County Sheriff William Whitaker, died in a Houston hospital. Funeral services were held in Houston. Survived by husband J. W. Kirkpatrick and daughter Wanda Kirkpatrick, both of Houston, plus four sisters and two brothers.
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Louise Bell Kirkpatrick
Hardin County
William Whitaker
Houston
J. W. Kirkpatrick
Wanda Kirkpatrick
Lions Hear City Manager Discuss Federal Program
Silsbee Lions Club luncheon featured Kirby Lilliedahl city manager outlining plans under the Federal Public Works program. Tom Tennison Jr arranged the program and introduced the speaker as members shared business details and club news.
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Lions
Silsbee Lions Club
Blue Bonnet
Federal Public Works
Tom Tennison Jr
Lilliedahl
a_e club
Lion Lenox Hawthorne
Anelle Poshataske Crowned YMBL Rodeo Queen
Miss Anelle Poshataske of Silsbee daughter of Dr and Mrs W J Poshataske was chosen Beau mont YMBL Rodeo queen at the final performance of the 16th annual event. A purple outfitted cowgirl, she is a 1960 Silsbee High School graduate and senior at Lamar State College of Technology.
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Anelle Poshataske
W. J. Poshataske
Silsbee
Sunday
Beaumont Enterprise
Fairgrounds
Poshataske
Anelle
Lamar State College of Technology
Lamar State College of Technology. She Has Been An Accomplished Horsman
Braves and White Sox Set for Crucial Saturday Showdown
In Silsbee Little League action the Braves must beat the White Sox or force a playoff with the Tigers for the title. If the White Sox win they force a playoff between Braves and Tigers. Braves would win with a tie. Cubs face Oilers in makeup. two Friday softball games cap the Fourth.
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Braves
White Sox
Silsbee
Tigers
Pirdates
Yankees
Indians
Pirates
Cubs
Oilers
Tal Tigers
Aly
Pet Rains
Ponies
Pteers
Library Group To Meet July 8
The Board of Trustees of the Hardin-Polk-Tyler Counties Library System will meet July 8 at the First National Bank in Livingston upstairs at 2 30 p m. All trustees are asked to attend as a new president is to be elected.
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Hardin - Polk - Tyler Counties
First National Bank
Livingston
LNVA protests salt water disposal in Pine Island Bayou
The LNVA challenges oil operators disposal of salt water from Sour Lake field into Pine Island Bayou prompting a Railroad Commission show cause hearing. Action postponed as parties seek a permanent disposal plan and improvements in storage and transport options.
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LNVA
Pine Island Bayou
The
Railroad Commission
Lower Neches Valley
E. W. Easterling
Port Arthur
Groves
Nederland
Port Neches
T. R. Galloway
LNWA
Sour Lake
Galloway
Easterling
Frank Carpenter
Haridin County Salt Water Co
Carpenter
Ireld
Saratoga and
Batson
Saratoga
Ray D. Edmondson
Hardin County Salt Water Co
Walter
Edmondson
Seur Lake
Tidewater
World Born in Hardin Memorial Hospital Kountze
Mr and Mrs Frank B Pitt sman of Silsbee are parents of Paul Evan born June 28 at Hardin Memorial Hospital In Kountze. Robert Earl a son was born June 28 to Mr and Mrs Homer L Cherry of Kountze. Sheila Monique a daughter was born June 25 to Mr and Mrs Jim M Hickman of Silsbee. Kevin Lee born June 30 to Mr and Mrs T C Griffin of Kountse.
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Frank B. Pittsman
Silsbee
Paul Evan
Robert Earl
Homer L. Cherry
Kountze
Sheila Monique
Jimmy M. Hickman
T. C. Griffin
Kountse
Kevin Lee
Patrol Car Collision Involving State Trooper Near Silsbee
A State Highway Patrol car collided with a 1953 Lincoln on Highway 327 near Highways 327 and 96 last Thursday at 3 48 p m. Leo Hickman of Silsbee drove the patrol car. Damages total about 400 for the patrol car and 50 for the Lincoln. Mrs Alice Hampshire Cade of Silsbee faced a DWI charge. Jim Collins of Hackberry was charged with being drunk in Justice Court.
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Leo Hickman
Silsbee
Highway 327
Hickman
Alice Hampshire Cade
Cecil Cain
Funeral Services For Tukie Wallace Friday
Tukie Wallace 49 of Silsbee died Tuesday at Kilgore Hospital after a brief illness. A Santa Fe Railway car inspector, he had lived in Silsbee 32 years and was a member of First Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Friday at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church Silsbee with Rev. R E Barclay officiating. Burial in Somerville cemetery with graveside rites at 4 p.m. Pallbearers: Max Houston R N Kbarb C B Earnest Martin Wilson Fred McKeown G McLaughlin. His mother Mrs Mable Louise Wallace of Silsbee is hospitalized in Beaumont after a fall. Burial arrangements by Farmer Funeral Home.
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Robert Edward
Tukie) Wallace
Silsbee
Kilgore
Wallace
The
Santa Fe Railway Co
Longview
Somerville
First Baptist Church
R. E. Barclay
Farmer Funeral Home
Mable Louise Wallace
Bulsbee
Baptist Moapital
Beaumont
Max Houston
R. N. Kbarb
C. B. Earnest
Martin Wilson
Fred McKeown
G. ©. McLaughlin
Ashworth Family Visit Highlights Weekend
Mr and Mrs Leon Ashworth of Houston visited over the weekend at their parents homes including Mr and Mrs L W Belt and Mr and Mrs Claud B Ashworth Sr Their sons returned home with them after spending several days with relatives in a Vietting period marked by long days away from home.
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Leon Ashworth
Houston
L. W. Belt
Claud B. Ashworth
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ETCC
Ates
Silsbee City
Kirby Lilljedahl
Fort Worth
Houston Company
HD Council
Kirby Lilliedahl
Silsbee’s
C. E. Landolt Jr
Robert Allen Green
Texas Lions
Kerrville
Betty Sue Ferguson
Ronald Foster
Stilsbee
Tom Tennison
John Teel
Herbert Elmore
Robert Allen
Glenn Roberts
Cesar Dominguez
Library Group
Hardin Memorial
Tukie Wallace
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