Three Injured In Collision At Silsbee Roosevelt Drive
Three persons were hospitalized Wednesday after a collision at Roosevelt Drive and Sixth Street in Silsbee. Johnnie Paine Jr. 35 suffered a nose and hand injury, Tony 8 was cut on face and head, and Jeffrey Carter 8 had possible internal injuries.
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Roosevelt Drive
Sixth Street
Silsbee
Johnnie Paine Jr
Tony
Dessie Loraine
Jeffrey Carter
R. H. Carter
Claude Edward Carter
Carter
Claude
Cotten certified winner after vote contest in Hardin County
E. E. Cotten of Saratoga was certified Monday as the Democratic nominee for the Pet. 3 County Commissioner post after a runoff contest. Judge H. A. Coe ruled Cotten won 459 to 457 over Houston Fields, with earlier certification 462 to 460 by the Hardin County Democratic Executive Committee. Fields plans an appeal to the Ninth Court of Civil Appeals in Beaumont.
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E. E. Cotten
Saratoga
Pet. 3
Hardin County
Houston Fields
H. A. Coe
Cotten
Fields
Democratic Executive Committee
Cotton
A. E. Payne
Robert Lee Creager
Coe
Ernest L. Sample
Beaumont
Ninth Court of Civil Appeals
Downtown Silsbee Parade Sets Route with Trailriders
A downtown parade will feature trailriders from across the county joining in. Participants may contact Charles Stephen at EV 5 4409 or visit the Rodeo Friday night. The parade forms at the south Silsbee city limits on US 96 and ends at FM 418 and 92 intersection.
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Charles Stephen
Silsbee
U.S. Highway 96
Silsbee Jayceettes
Jaycees
Warren Bower
J. W. Gleason Dies in Beaumont Hospital
J W Flea Gleason 57 died about 12 30 pm Wednesday at St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont after treatment since Friday He was Beaumont native graduate of Beaumont High School attended La Port Seminary and Ranulph College served as Justice of the Peace for Justice Precinct No 45 office manager at Farmer Funeral Home Survivors include mother Mrs Mary Gleason and three sisters Rosary in Farmers chapel Thursday Funeral Friday All Souls Catholic Church with Rev Joseph Dazio Burial Forest Lawn Beaumont
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J. W
Flea’ Gleason
St Elizabeth Hospital
Mr. Gleason
Beaumont
Beaumont High School
la Port Seminary
LaPort
Ranulph College
Cisco
Gleason
Farmer Funeral Home
Justice Precinct No. 45
All Souls Catholic Church
Mary Gleason
Nell Farmer
Silsbee
Beulah Green
Doris Donegan
San Antonio
Farmer Funeral Home Chapel
Joseph Dazio
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Veneer Lathe Uses Steam to Prepare Logs for Slicing
The lathe employs a 113 inch knife blade and two hydraulic chucks to hold bolts or logs as they rotate and veneers are sliced. Logs are steamed in kilns before entering the lathe to soften fibers and reduce cracks in the thin veneer.
Kirby Plywood Plant To Begin Production In Silsbee
Kirby Lumber Corp to start a Southern pine plywood mill in Silsbee next month creating about 90 jobs. The $2 million plant covers 21 football fields in area, crafts three to five ply boards from four by eight foot sheets, with capacity of three million square feet monthly and aims to produce rough decking flooring and underlayment. Production lines include a 35 ton lathe, veneer rips, edge gluer, and hydraulic press, with logs sized 12 to 36 inches and by products sold as posts.
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Silsbee Plywood
Kirby Lumber Corporation
Southern Pine
Silsbee
Kirby
Texas
East Texas
Houston
Kir
J. Kirby Herndon
Kirby Lumber Corp
Tom Orth
Packing Co. Tigers Win Little League Crown
The Silsbee Packing Co. Tigers claim the major league title with a 12-0-1 season record under manager Dale Grisham and assistant Jerry Biddle. The Dixie Queen Mets win the minor league with a 9-2-1 record led by Jack Clark and L. B. Rodgers.
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Silsbee Packing Co. Tigers
Silsbee
Tigers
Dale Grisham
Jerry Biddle
Dixie Queen Mets
Mets
Silsbee Packing Co
Hardin Co. Sav
Oilers
South Hampton
Glenn Reid
Ev Ae
En ‘Ginning
Seven O
Hartman and Black Named Lettermen at Sam Houston
Sam Houston State Teachers College announces spring lettermen for golf track and baseball. Thirty five students earned letters including Tommy Hartman son of the Hartmans Silsbee and Pudgie Black a Silsbee sophomore who placed sixth at the NAIA small college meet.
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Huntsville
Sam Houston State Teachers College Athletic Department
Paul “Red” Pierce
Tommy Hartman
Monroe Hartman
Silsbee
William “Pudgie” Black
Bert Black
Black
School Board hires Four New Teachers
The Soisbee School Board at a called meeting approved four new Kirby Elementary teachers Sammie Armour Ruby Metcalf Geraldine Grantham and Mildred Brittain and accepted resignations of two first grade instructors Hanna Grote and Bea Simmons. The board approved a $2000 purchase of high and junior high band instruments and postponed review of next year’s student insurance until the following meeting.
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Soisbee
Hanna Grote
Bea Simmons
Kirby Elementary School
Don L. Hough
Kirby
Sammie Armour
Ruby Metcalf
Geraldine Grantham
Mildred Brittain
Board of Equalization
L .A. Yankie
H. N. Hopkins
H. G. Elmore
Schol
L. D. Self
George L. Ingram
Beaumont
Abbott
Savings And Loan Announces New Dividend Rate
Hardin County Savings and Loan Association raises dividend rate to 4 4 percent effective July 1. Robert A. Neyland, executive vice president, announced after a July 2 board meeting. As of June 30 assets stood at 4 1 6 2 6 9 36 and savings accounts totaled 3 7 5 5 7 5 0 54 while loans reached 3 5 1 9 6 0 0 5.
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Hardin County Savings and Loan Association
Robert A. Neyland
Second Summer School Session To Begin Monday
The second term of summer school at Silsbee High starts Monday June 13 per Principal Weeks Crawford. Students needing second semester credits should report to the principal's office at eight AM. The session is for credit recovery only, not extra work. Billy Joe McGowan visited his foster mother Mrs. Don D. McGowan after a business trip to Lufkin.
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Silsbee High
Weeks Crawford
Crawford
Billy Joe McGowan
Don D. McGowan
Lufkin
Mr. McGowan
San Antonio
D. C
Rural Route 3 to Begin Operation in Silsbee
Postmaster L A Yankie announced Rural Route 3 will start on Saturday July 18 from the Silsbee post office. The new route combines current routes 1 and 2 and serves patrons south of Cochran's Grocery and along the Lum berton Stretch. Mail will be re numbered and patrons will receive notices before July 18.
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Silsbee
Post Office Department
L. A. Yankie
Yankie
Cochran’s Grocery
Lumberton
Judy Ellen DeLaune On Honor Roll at UT Dental Branch
Judy Ellen DeLaune earned a place on the honor roll at the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston within the School of Dental Hygiene. A 1963 Silsbee High School graduate, she is the daughter of Mr and Mrs L H DeLaune of this city.
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Judy Ellen DeLaune
University of Texas Dental Branch
Houston
School of
Dental Hygiene
Silsbee High School
L. H DeLaune
Silsbee State Bank promotes five officials and names two new officers
The Silsbee State Bank directors promoted five officials and named two new officers at a meeting led by N A Cravens and FE M Wilson Jr. Rex Worley and Cecil Cobb le were elected senior vice presidents. W A Barclay Jr became vice president and E W Gilchriest cashier with W T Jack Evans and Elijah Slavik Jr appointed to assistant roles. The bank also approved a 50 cent per share dividend payable July 10 and announced Burroughs teller machines arriving for service July 16 to speed window access.
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Silsbee State Bank
N. A. Cravens
FE M Wilson Jr
Rex Worley
Cecil Cobble
W. A. Barclay Jr
E. W. Gilchriest
W. T
Jack) Evans
Joe Bell
Elijah Slavik Jr
Wilson
Donald E. Allen Named Distinguished Student at A&M
Donald Everette Allen of College Station son of Mr and Mrs Ernest E Allen Route 1 Fred is listed among distinguished students in the Texas A M University School of Business Administration. To qualify a student must complete 15 or more hours with a B average and no grade below a C for the semester. Mr and Mrs Douglas Dreddy and son Troy Benton visited Kirbyville in the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Manchek.
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College Station
Donald Everette Allen
Ernest E. Allen
Fred
School of Business Administration
Texas A&m University
Douglas Dreddy
Troy Benton
Kirbyville
Robert Manchek
Silsbee Students To Attend A M Journalism Shop
Seven students and two teachers from Silsbee High School will attend the Texas A&M University Journalism School workshop in College Station July 12 17. Attendees include Tiger Rag editors Judy Jones Joy Hopkins Barbara Perkins Howard Perkins Satsuma staff Yolande McDonald Sherry Skinner J Q Vanderburg Mrs Don L Hough and sports editor Danny Modisette with courses in layouts advertising photography editing and writing.
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Silsbee High School
Texas A&m University
College Station
Silsbee
Tiger Rag
Judy Jones
Joy Hopkins
Barbara Perkins
Howard Perkins
Satsuma
Yolande McDonald
Sherry Skinner
J. Q. Vanderburg
Don L. Hough
Danny Modisette
County Jail Holds 42 Inmates Over Two Weeks In Hardin
Nineteen vagrants formed the largest group among 42 people held in Hardin County jail over the past fourteen days, per Chief Deputy Dave Rountree. Driving while intoxicated led with six first offenses and three second offenses, followed by four disturbing the peace arrests and other offenses including two drunk in car and two affray incidents.
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Hardin County
Dave Rountree
Little League Queens Crowned At Silsbee Event
Winners crowned in the Silsbee Little League queen contest held last Thursday at the Little League Park. Major queen Miss Landa Sue Griffith led with 287.50, minor queen Miss Debra Sue Rash totaled 336.71, while runners up and other candidates earned sums to boost the major league total to 1337.47 and minors to 1038.70. A grand total of 2376.17 funded uniforms and equipment for the league.
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Silsbee
Little League Park
Landa Sue Griffith
John Griffith
Linda
South Hampton Braves
Out Lindsay
Debra Sue Rash
J. P. Miller
Jaycees Yanks
Clifton Caraway
Debra
Mier
Hardin County Savings and Loan Association Oilers
Rhonda McKee
Silsbee Auto Co. Pirates
Pat Morris
Silsbee Packing Co. Tigers
Lois Ann Conner
Dixie Queen Mets
Betty Mitchell
Curry
Gulf Colts
Donna Lynn Hepler
Kiwanis Club Cubs
Sharon Allen
Best Maid Rams
Silsbee Little League
Ray Hardison
Little League
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Tennison Clinic
St. Elizabeth Hospital
J. W. Gleason
Beaumont Hospital
Ed Brown
Kirby Plywood
Jack Clark
L. B. Rodgers
Carrie Roach
Bill Roach
W. H. Holland
M. F. Thornal
Self
Ingram
Spring Branch
C. R. Baker
Supt
Hough
Gulf States Utilities Co
Burroughs
Donald E. Allen
AAA & M
A&m
Karen Barnes
East Texas Transit Mix White Sox
Clairie Kent
VFW 1
Yankees
Candi Hill
Lions Club Colt 45'S
Bridgett Bradshaw
Hardin Drug Indians
Shelly Cor
Linda Sus
Debka
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