Silsbee Banks See Deposits Rise Across Three Months
Silsbee State Bank Neches National Bank and Hardin County Savings and Loan report higher deposits in the three months ending June 30. Total deposits reach 14 359 517 87 with gains across institutions and loans up overall. E M Wilson Jr executive vice president notes a 3 28 percent net earnings rise and a $1 per share dividend to stockholders.
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Silsbee
The
Bee
Silsbee State Bank
Sils
Bee State Bank
Neches National
Hardin County Savings and Loan Ass’n
E. M. Wilson Jr
Wilson
Civil Defense Officials Attend Beaumont Meeting
Two civil defense officials from Silsbee attended a hurricane preparedness conference at Jefferson County Airport. The Texas DPS sponsored session urged full time defense leadership and better police fire coordination for emergency readiness. Busby assured residents Silsbee will maintain an active organization on short notice.
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Silsbee
Jefferson County
Tom Tennison
John Busby
Silsbee Civil Defense
Cesar Dominguez
Civil Defense
Office of Defense and Disaster Relief
Texas Department of Public Safety
Busby
Mrs George Bellenger Jr Returns Home After Hospital Surgery
Mrs George Bellenger Jr was released home last week following a stay at St Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont for surgery.
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George Bellenger Jr
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Hardin County approves appraisal contract with Pritchard and Abbott
Hardin County Commissioners Court signed a one year contract for 9750 with Fort Worth firm Pritchard and Abbott to appraise all industrial property. A Houston bidder Gene Lunsford proposed 10000 but the county chose the Fort Worth firm. The firm will provide appraisal results to the board of equalization and tax assessor for use in their offices. The agreement was approved in a June 28 meeting.
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Hardin County Commissioners Court
Pritchard and Abbott
Fort Worth
Gene Lunsford
Houston
Pritchard
Abbott
Fletcher Richardson
Board of Equalization of
Hardin County
Commissioners Court
Burglars Hit Alford Furniture for Fourth Time in Year
Alford Furniture and Hardware Co. at 220 North 5th Street was broken into Friday for the fourth time in a year. A glass break indicates a small intruder. over $190 in merchandise vanished, including four Motorola radios, knives, reels, lanterns, and other small items. Parsley’s Humble Station at 710 Highway 96 also saw a break in Friday night with two broken back panes and 12 cans of oil taken.
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Alford
North 5Th Street
Motorola
Parsley
Highway 96
Silsbee council awards hospitalization insurance contract
Silsbee City Council awarded the employees group hospitalization contract for the coming year to South Coast Life Insurance Co. at a regular meeting. Dr. Sam Copeland was named city health officer for two years, replacing Dr. Wade Parker who moves to Temple. The council discussed a Santa Fe Railroad lease issue on Bonner Street and authorized a letter stating the city does not sign the lease now. Street overlay plans cover 26 miles of pavement this year, starting with Woodrow Road. A drilling ordinance for oil or gas was tabled for copies. A 250 foot culvert project on North 6th Street was discussed, funded jointly by affected property owners. Questions on extending water lines to Reeves Estate homes were referred back for study.
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Silsbee City
South Coast Life Insurance Co
City Hall
Sam Copeland
Wade Parker
Temple
Santa Fe Railroad
Bonner Street
Cesar Dominguez
Wayne DuBose
Santa Fe
DuBose
Woodrow Road
Silsbee
North 6Th Street
Ward's Furniture Co
Pony Stars Set for Beaumont Playoff Showdown Friday
Deweyville 10 2 defeated in Tuesday game to reach area playoffs in Gateway Park Beaumont at 7 30 p m They practice at 6 00 p m at the high school field Area All Star roster includes Silsbee Buna Kirbyville players with Dodgers style support from Pony League funds split receipts aid teams in playoffs The All Star team looks strong says Pony League president W E Anderson
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Pony League All-Stars
Gateway Park
Beaumont
Circle Drive- In
College Street
All-Stars
Deweyville All-Stars
Silsbee
Yankees
James Ferguson
Gary Lynn Tousha
Jerry Redkey
Mack Brown
Charles Frazier
Randy Wallace
Jerry Rodrigues
Claud Coward
Darrell Ray McGallion
Grady Walters Jr
Gary Woods
Larry Miller
David Hoover
Larry McLoftin
Dolen Dunn
Lyon Langston
Buddy Tasser
Eugene Nash
W. E. Anderson
Pony League Association
Lions Club Colt .45’S
Weegee
Charlie Wright
Wayne Conner
Bobby Woodard
Royce Warner
Steve Buskin
Ricky Skillern
Rufus Cook
Roddy Farmer
Don Wright
Gary Drake
Bill Wright
James Bowen
Jerry Galloway
Dan Brown
Jeffrey Lowe
Glenn Treadway
Silsbee Little League Park
Kountze All-Stars
Thursda
Travis McDoanld
Hardin Drug Colts
Kenneth Stevens
Noel Pryor
Jack Gallaspy
Garry Manino
Franklin Fielder
Kenneth Biscamp
Rust Larry Manino
Doc Mullins
Gary Davis
David Fortenberry
Jo Tarver
Robert Hollis
Francis Westmoreland
Tim McGhin
Melvin Sims
Dale Zeller
Kenny Wilson
Mark Muckleroy
al Ashworth
F. Davis
Glen
Davis
Eddie Johnson
Jets
Bay
Evadale
Fred Davis
Kountze
Lynda Ferguson Honored by Silsbee for Miss Louisiana crown
In Silsbee a morning ceremony at Miss Ferguson home honored Lynda Ferguson as a nationally recognized resident. Mayor McClanahan presented her the key to the city while Vic Norvell and chamber officials gave a diamond pendant. Lynda, a Centenary College junior, will tour July and August as Miss Louisiana leading to the Miss America Pageant in September.
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Silsbee
Lynda Ferguson
Frank McClanahan
Miss Ferguson
McClanahan
Lynda
Louisiana
Ferguson
Vic Norvell
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Norvell
Chamber of Commerce
Centenary College
Shreveport
Atlantic City
W. W. Ferguson
Bill Loden
John J. Ferdinal Jr
Richard Jones
Three Kountze Men Pay County Court Fines for Theft
Three Kountze men W. B. Allen O'Dell Clemon and John Gilder paid fines of $1 and costs for theft in County Court before Judge Fletcher Richards on July 8.
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Kountze
Fletcher Richards
W. B. Allen
O'Dell Clemon
John Gilder
Stripe Crossers To Be Prosecuted In Silsbee
Silsbee residents who cross double yellow center stripes on highways face citations. Police Chief G C Tarver warned that traffic must go to an intersection or use a turn around to avoid crossing the stripes. He said the City Council's instructions will be enforced.
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Silsbee
Isbee
G. C. Tarver
Tarver
Agreement Expires Tonight in Kirby Woodworkers Talks
Kirby Lumber Corporation and International Woodworkers of America Local S-114 meet in Houston for the fifth time since June 1 to negotiate a three year contract set to expire at midnight tonight. Wage demands include IWA's 15 percent over three years or 12 percent over two. company offers nine cents over three years. If unsuccessful, federal mediation could be requested.
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International Woodworkers of America (Cio
S-114
Kirby Lumber Corporation
Houston
J. K. Herndon
Kirby
The
Bee
Joe Rivers
Iwa-Cio
Herndon
Rivers
Former Silsbee Man Coaches Team With Perfect Record
Charles Quinsenberry, coach at Richardson West Junior High School, earned recognition for a perfect football record of six wins and no losses, an undefeated basketball season at 11–0, and a dominant track campaign. In his sixth year, the 1949 Silsbee High School graduate and Sam Houston State alumnus lives in Richardson with wife Martha, daughter Melanie, and sister Mrs. Margaret Shaw.
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Richardson Digest
Charles Quinsenberry
Richardson West Junior High School
Sam Houston State
Huntsville
Silsbee High School
Quinsenberry
Richardson
Martha
Northrich
Melanie
Margaret Shaw
Thomas and White Win Wiley College Grid Scholarships
Wesley Thomas and Rudolph White, both 19, earned four year football and track scholarships to Wiley College in Marshall. May graduates of Waldo Matthews High School, they report for practice August 31. Thomas is son of Silas Thomas, White son of Lester Williams.
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Wesley Thomas
Rudolph White
Wiley College
Marshall
Waldo Mathews High School
Thomas
Silas Thomas
White
Lester Williams
Nervous gunman steals $46 in opening day hold up at Kountze
A young armed robber entered Phil's Drive In Grocery in Kountze on Friday night, demanded cash, and fled after leaving a $1000 bill hidden under a door. He returned $10 of the haul to the owner before escaping. authorities pursued suspects but no arrest reported. Sheriff Overstreet led the investigation as the case remained unsolved.
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Kountze
Phillip Burton
Phil
Highway 69
Henry Overstreet
Ricks
Burton
Bryant
Trustees Scheduled To Hear Building Committee Report
Silsbee trustees planned a regular meeting to hear a progress report from the building committee studying school needs and bond financing options. The agenda includes budget review, gasoline bids, five electric typewriters purchase, coaching staff travel expenses, resignations, and new hires. Fund balances as of June 30 1965 are listed across multiple accounts.
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Silsbee School
C. R. Baker
Earl Wills
J. E. Farmer
Don L. Hough
B. Watts Jr
Weeks ‘Crawford
Mery Nell Gardner
Kirby
Jean Dinkle
Business Administration High School
Judith Alphin
Helen Parks
Hardy Jones Walters
Turrentine
Athletic
Hardin County
Silsbee State
Twenty Held In Hardin County Jail In Past Week
Twenty persons were held in Hardin County jail in the past week per Sheriff Henry Overstreet. Offenses included drunkenness six, drunken in a car two, driving while intoxicated two, three juveniles for alcohol, three hot checks, one child desertion, one driving without license, plus two insane persons held for transfer to mental care.
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Hardin County
Henry Overstreet
Waldo Mathews Panthers Set August 27 Football Start
Waldo Mathews Panthers begin workouts August 27 at 4 p m in the Waldo Mathews School field house. Coach Wesley Shaw and assistant Chester Burks call an organizational meeting for all interested players. Schedule includes games against Liberty Anahuac Carver Kirbyville Woodville San Augustine Madisonville Livingston Crockett with Homecoming noted.
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Waldo Mathews School
Wesley Shaw
Chester Burks
Liberty
Liberty Training
Anahuac
Ee Rae
Carver High
Dasper
Rowe High
Kirbyville
West High
Woodville
Scott High
San Augustine
Lincoln High
Madisonville
Anderson High
Livingston
Dunbar High
Crockett
Bunche High
Lee Neely 77 Dies in Woodville
Lee Neely, 77, died Friday in Howell Nursing Home Woodville. A Hillister native and retired due to ill health, he was a Hillister Baptist Church member. Funeral services were held Monday at 10 a.m. at Edwards Funeral Home chapel Woodville, Rev Lester Simmons officiating. Burial was in Mt Pisgah Cemetery near Woodville. Survived by brother Ben Neely of this city.
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Lee Neely
Howell
Woodville
Hillister
Edwards Funeral Home
Lester Simmons
Mt. Pisgah
Ben Neely
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Council
John Lewis
J. C. Reeves
Deweyville
Pony Stars
Tom Worthey
W. O. Holmes
Silsbee Junior Chamber of Commerce
Neches National Bank
Kountze Grocer
Williams
Banning
Burton's
Michael Waidley
Sammie Armour
Read- Turrentine
Janet B. Rust
Walter R. Pythian
Fred W. Miller
James L. Leigh
Delores Wiggins
Wanda Morgan
Sherridan Tutt
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