Silsbee Council Extends No Parking Meters 90 Days
The Silsbee City Council approved a 5-1 extension to keep downtown parking meters in place for 90 more days, despite a push to replace them. A bid was approved for a 750 gallon pumper fire truck after legal financing methods were settled, with delivery likely up to a year.
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Silsbee
James Hays
Hays
Paul Georgas
Pete Landolt
Wayne DuBose
Silspee
J. C. Busby
Joel Allen Accepted By Air Force Prep School
Joel Allen aged 18 received notice of acceptance to the U S Air Force Academy prep school at Colorado Springs Colorado He is ordered to report to Lackland Air Base San Antonio for a month of basic training before heading to Colorado Springs on August 13 An honors student and former Silsbee Tiger Bi District football champion he held roles in the National Honor Society and as sports editor of the Tiger Rag He also led the Silsbee Youth Council prior to graduation
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Joel Allen
Air Force Prep School
U. S. Air Force Academy Prep
Colorado Springs
Colo
Lackland Air Base
San Antonio
Air Force
Ahats ‘Aten
Hotphece St
Academy
Allen
Silsbee Tiger
National Honor Society
Tiger Rag
Shs
Silsbee Youth Council
Texas
Paul Eggers
Silsbee
Don Robinson
Eggers
East Texas
Miss Silshee To Be Feted Friday With Reception
Miss Jo Ann Allbritton leaves Silsbee for the Miss Texas Pageant in Fort Worth amid town tributes. A Friday open house in the Heritage Room of Silsbee State Bank, a Friday informal chamber reception, and a Friday proclamation naming Friday as Miss Silsbee Day mark the send off. Local sponsors include Pine Burr Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association and the Silsbee Builders Association. The Miss Texas Pageant runs July 14 to 20 with 62 contestants and televised crowning on July 20.
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Silshee
Frank L McClanahan
Jo Ann Allbritton
Fort Worth
McClanahan
Miss Allbritton
Silsbee
American Business Women's Association
Silsbee Builders Association
Louis P. Havens
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Miss Silsbee
Havens
Miss Groves
County Hires Fletcher Richardson to Collect Delinquent Taxes
County Commissioners Court voted 1-2 to hire former county judge Fletcher Richardson to collect past due property taxes. The motion to hire Richardson was made by Commissioner Virgil Caraway and seconded.
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Fletcher Richardson
County Commissioners Court
Richardson
Virgil Caraway
Martin Named Manager for Silsbee Southwestern Bell Unit
Jack L. Martin is named manager for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company's Silsbee group effective July 1. He will oversee Commercial administration of over 15,000 telephones across Silsbee Jasper Kirbyville Kountze Spurger and Woodville, replacing Arthur Carruth who moves to Beaumont. Martin, a Nacogdoches native and 1955 Victoria High School graduate, began with Beaumont in 1962 and rose to Commercial Staff Assistant in 1968 before his promotion.
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Martin
Arthur Carruth
Beaumont
Silsbee Group
Silsbee
Bune
Jasper
Kirby- Ville
Kountse
Spurger
Woodville
Nacogdoches
Victoria High School
Victoria College
Victoria
Lamar Tech Beaumont
Galveston
Sheriff Hires 2 Deputies in Hardin County
Sheriff Henry Overstreet announced two new fulltime deputies effective July 1 for Hardin County. T. G. Washington of Silsbee becomes the first Negro deputy in the county, previously a Travis County deputy and pastor, now serving across the county. David Eaton, moved from Dayton to near Saratoga, joins from Dayton Police Department to cover the Saratoga area. Both appointments were approved by the county commissioners.
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Hardin County
Dayton
nearSaratoga
Saratoga
Final Rites For Mrs. Alice Capps In Buna
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Coody Capps 77 of Buna were held Thursday at 4 p m at Causer Stringer Funeral Home in Buna officiated by Rev Darwin Lositer and Rev B A Carlin Burial was in Ant een Cemetery Mrs Capps died in Buna Nursing Home where she had lived four years a Cravens La native she lived in Buna 32 years and was a member of First Baptist Church she was the stepmother of D C Capps of this city
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Alice Coody Capps
Buna
Causer Stringer
Darwin Lositer
Nederland Fellowship Baptist Church
B. A. Carlin
Picot Baptist Church
Anteen
Capps
Cravens
Menoer
First Baptist Church
D. C. Capps
Bragg Road Raid Nets 10 Miners For Consuming Beer
Ten miners were booked at Herdin County Jail for consuming alcohol near Hirage Road by Honey Island during a weekend raid on Ghost Road. Deputies Prosise and Eaton led the arrests. all fines were paid and they were released Sunday. Sheriff Overstreet noted 193 bookings in June and $4735.95 in jail fines. Dan Brown underwent back surgery at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston.
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Herdin County
Hirage Road
Honey Island
Elmer Prosise
David Eaton
Henry Overstreet
Dan Brown
Edward B. Brown
St. Luke's Hospital
Houston
State Senate Honors Lt. Col. N. Allen for Vietnam Service
Texas Senate adopts a resolution praising Lieutenant Colonel Albert Neil Allen USMC of Silsbee for his gallantry and 106 helicopter missions in Vietnam. The tribute notes his birth in 1930, Silsbee High School 1948, Sam Houston State 1952, and his awards including the Distinguished Flying Cross and seven Air Medals.
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Albert Neil Allen
Lisbee
Texas Senate
Charles Wilson
Lufkin
USMC
United States
Vietnam
Allen
Evelyn R. Allen
Silsbee
Athan C. Allen
Hull
Silsbee High School
Sam Houston State College
Marine Corps
Senate
United States of America
Texas
Preston Smith
Charles Schnabel
Sagstetters Visit Friends in Natchitoches Miss
Mr and Mrs L J Sagstetter visited last weekend in Natchitoches in the home of Mr and Mrs J Idete.
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L. J. Sagstetter
Natchez, Miss
Mrs. J. Idete
Texas Senate honors David Read in 1968 resolution
The Texas Senate adopted Senate Resolution No. 208 on July 1, 1968 praising the memory of David Read late publisher of The Silshee Press. Read, a former Texas House member, was lauded for lifelong accomplishments. copies were sent to his family. The House had previously honored him with a resolution.
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Senate
State of Texas
David Read
Read
Texas House of Representatives
Charles Wilson
Lufkin
Preston Smith
Charles Schnabel
Desegregation Decisions Loom In Silsbee School Board
Silsbee trustees at the regular meeting discussed HEW directives to expand desegregation plans for staff and to convert Robinson Elementary on Avenue J from all Negro to an integrated school. They may delay a final decision until fall 1968 or 1969 to allow review and plan revision.
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Silsbee
Don L. Hough
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Robinson Elementary School
Avenue J
HEW Department
Silsbee Bee
Accidents Reported During Tuesday's Rain
Four persons suffered minor injuries in a two car collision on Highway 96 one mile south of Silsbee during heavy rain at 4 40 p m Tuesday. Injured were Rebecca West 25 and her two children Randy 4 Colby 2 of Nederland driver Fred Davis 94 of Silsbee. All were treated and released at Silsbee Doctors Hospital. A second crash at 6 01 p m involved James Brown 17 and John Lewis 71 near Highway 327 with minor injuries. A freight train collision injured Glenn Flowers 25 near Honey Island FM 1003. A separate two car crash at 12 15 p m on South Third Street and Avenue N injured Verble Jones Green. Police note no passing zone and stop sign actions.
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Silsbee
Rebecca , West
Nederland
Randy
Colby
Fred Davis
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
R. G. Davis
Lewis
Brown
Glenn Flowers
Kountze
Santa Fe
Honey Island
Flowers
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Veterans Hospital
Houston
Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Wayne Pullen
William Greer
South Third Street
Avenue N
Verble Jones Green
Ronald McBride
Ira V. McWhorter Jr
Third Street
Green
McWhorter
LL Presents Trophies Names All Star Teams
Trophies for three league champions were awarded at a Silsbee Little League ceremony Tuesday night and the All-Star selections announced. Giants dominate senior honors with six on the Senior All-Star team including Witte Bowen Dean Woodard Beddingfield Cook Harbuck Mitchell McMichen Eddings Bumstead Lackey Grubbs. Dodgers Richards Walters Odom Winger and Braves Lackey and Grubbs named alternates. Astros win Major League trophy with three on the Major All-Star squad Olivier Smith Laskoskie Wright Skinner Gore King Vaughn Messer Moss Stewart Clark Dean See Little League on Page 3.
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Silsbee Little League Park
Giants
Buzzy Witte
Jim Bo Bowen
Grant Dean
Bobby Woodard
Charles Beddingfield
Rufus Cook
Astros
Bob Harbuck
Mike Mitchell
Tink McMichen
Roy Eddings
Jerry Powell
Buddy Bumstead
Steve Lackey
Mike Grubbs
Randy Richards
William Walters
Dodgers
Randy Odom
Braves
Milton Winger
Cards
Dennis Olivier
Henry Smith
Gary Laskoskie
William Wright
Colt 45'S
James Skinner
Walter Gore
Tigers
Randall King
Tyrell Vaughn
Charles Messer
David Moss
White Sox
Samuel Stewart
Tommy Clark
Gary Dean
Yankees
Michael
Odell Stansbury Dies In Houston
Word was received late Wednesday of the death of Odell Stansbury of Houston a former resident of this city Burial will be in Newton at 4 p m today.
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Odell Stansbury
Houston
Newton
Hargrove Family Visits Oregon Washington and BC
Mrs A E Hargrove and Mrs Herbert Hargrove of Kountze and Mrs Burke Hargrove of Bryan returned home after visiting Mr and Mrs Larry Burke Hargrove and family in Clatskanie Oregon. They traveled to points of interest in Oregon Washington and Vancouver British Columbia during the trip.
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A. E. Hargrove
Herbert Hargrove
Kountze
Burke Hargrove
Bryan
Larry Burke Hargrove
Clatskanie
Ore
Oregon
Washington
Vancouver
British Columbia
Gulf States Names George R Iles Jr Superintendent
George R Iles Jr named Silsbee district superintendent for Gulf States Utilities Co replacing Victor R Norvell who moves to Conroe. Iles has long service with GSU since 1945 and is active in local chambers and school boards. Norvell led Silsbee district since 1942 and held multiple community roles.
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George R. Hes Jr
Silsbee
Gulf States Utilities Co
Victor R. Norvell
Conroe
Nes
Insurance and Clams
GSU
Beaumont
Merryville
Lamar Junior College
Lamar Tech
Gulf States
Iles
Insurance and Claims
Betty Alien
George Tl
Stuent
David
Revecca
Diane
Les
Besuemont Chamber of Commerce
Lumberton Independent
Rose Hill Acres
Masonic Lodge
Norvell
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Trinity-Neches Council
Boy Scouts of America
Mrs R L Lindsey Confined to Silshee Hospital
Mrs Lindsey remains confined to Silshee Doctors Hospital for treatment with medical care ongoing.
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R. L. Lindsey
Silshee Doctors Hospital
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Frank’ ‘McClanahan
Cesar Dominguez
NuBose
State Highway Department
Counvil
Miss Silshee
Jack L. Martin
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
C. S. Eye
Southwestern Bell
E. E. Cotten
Tom Burch
Richardon
Emmett Lack
Honara Barrington
T. G. Washington
Clyde Drake
Susbee
Sheriff's Department
J. I. Williford
Robert May
Grayburg
Helen Elliott
Overstreet
Alice Capps
State Senate
Col. N. Allen
Hove of Representatives
Will L. Smith
Silsbee School
Supt
Hough
Oene
N. W. Barrow
Highway 96
James
A. Brown
Star Rt
John Calvin Lewis
Highway 327
Doctors Hospital
Farmer Ambulance
George R. Iles Jr
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