Night hunting allowed for coon and varmints in several Texas counties
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission lifted the night hunting ban on coon and varmints in Hardin Jasper Tyler and Newton Counties and 180 other regulatory counties. The change allows shooting with 22 caliber rifles fine shot shotgun or bow with field points while banning buckshot centerfire rifles and broadhead arrows. Deer season opens Saturday November 12, and spike bucks are no longer legal in the 184 counties. New fishing rules set daily limits of 15 bass 25 catfish and crappie at Sam Rayburn Reservoir.
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Hardin County
Jasper
Tyler
Newton
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Austin
Hardin
Sam Rayburn
Hargrove
Rep. Miller
Vaccination Of Pets Scheduled Here Friday
A rabies vaccination drive for all pets in and around Sils bee will be held Friday. Cost of the vaccination will be $2.50 per animal, said Wayne DuBose, city manager. A local veterinarian will administer the vaccinations. Pets may be vaccinated from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. at the Old City Warehouse.
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Silsbee
Wayne DuBose
Old City
Merchants Plan Western Theme Promotion in Silsbee
Vernon Smith, Kirby Lumber transportation supervisor, spoke to the Silsbee Merchants Association about local freight delivery problems and improvement measures. Merchants also discussed a sales promotion during the third week of August tied to the Silsbee Trail Riders rodeo. The association’s regular meeting date was changed to the first Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. in the Heritage Room of Silsbee State Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Vernon Smith
Kirby Lumber Corp
Silsbee Merchants Association
Silsbee Trail Riders
Silsbee State Bank
19 Tiger Lettermen To Bolster '66 Grid Hopes
Ray McGallion at Silsbee High School sets Aug 10 as first full workout for 19 returning lettermen and JV prospects to form a 24 man squad. Expects key lettermen Harold Blythe and Larry Wallace to boost line and backfield with Aug 15 pads, Sept 9 Huntsville opener, Sept 16 Beaumont High at Kirby Stadium, and homecoming game Oct 14 Jasper.
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Tiger
Ray McGallion
Silsbee High School
Tigers
McGallion
Crawford
Huntsville
Kirby Stadium
Beaumont High
T W Lewis Injured In Fire At South Hampton
T W Lewis of Star Route Silsbee sustained second degree burns to face neck and arms in a South Hampton plant heater flashback Tuesday afternoon. He was treated at Tennison Clinic then moved to Baptist Hospital Beaumont around 2 30 p m. He remained in good condition Wednesday though uncomfortable with facial burns and severely injured ears.
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T. W. Lewis
Silsbee
South Hampton
Lewis
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Tennison Clinic
Oregon Man Captured After July 1 Armed Robbery
Two Oregon men were indicted and one captured in Hardin County, after the July 1 robbery of James Rabon in Silsbee. Leonard Frizell, 25, of Roseburg, Ore., was surprised in Houma La., July 14 and held on $1000 bond. Rabon was stripped and robbed at gunpoint near Mauriceville before wandering to a farmhouse for help.
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Oregon
James Rabon
Silsbee
Hardin County
Henry Overstreet
Leonard Frizell
Roseburg
Ore
Houma
Overstreet
Orange County
Mauriceville
Rabon
New Orleans
Frizell
Wyoming
Trustees Hire Five New Teachers One Resigns
The Silsbee School Board accepted the resignation of vice-president C. R. Paker and approved Baker to reconsider his board service. They hired five teachers Leon Rust Harold Evans Ann Ogden Nancy Skillern and Mrs Fairuline Webb and accepted bids for bus glass janitor supplies and lawn mower. Also named Heritage Insurance Managers as student insurer and Hughes Norteldt Co to audit. Public hearing set for August 3 at 7 30 for budget and bids on furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Paker
Silsbee School Board of Trustees
Baker
J. M. Monk
Kirby
Leon Rust
Fairulain
Worthey Glass and Mirror
Don L. Hough
San Antonio
Heritage Insurance Managers
Hughes, Norteldt and Co
A. E. Read Co
Hough
Houston
COIC To Send Roses To Miss Linda Yawn
Silsbee chamber board met in the Heritage Room and discussed sending roses to Miss Linda Yawn. The item reflects a local acknowledgement by the chamber in the Silsbee area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coic
Linda
Senior League Stars To Play in Altaloma
Silsbee Senior League named its 1966 Tournament Team with players Edmund Dewayne Anderson Claude Frank Coward Roy Mather son Dinkle Dolan Dean Dunn Charles Ray Frazier Richard Jerome Gainer Rufus David Hoover Lynn Edward Langston Deryl Ray McGallion George Larry Miller Jerry Michael Redkey Jerry Lyn Rodriguez Edmond Allen Willis Gary Wayne Wood Managers Tim Rodriguez and W F Darby First game Friday at 7:00 in AlpAloma Texas Winner plays Saturday in Channelview Industrial Welding Braves led by James Ferguson won season league trophy Bee State Bank added new members Jim Per litz builder and Sils bee Television Service William Lynch Arm bouquet for Linda Lee Yawn Miss Silsbee 1966 at Miss Texas Pageant in Fort Worth Western Week August 15 20 climaxed by rodeo Aug 19 20 Goodyear Opening July 21 Goodyear guests of honor Mayor Frank L McClanahan and Chamber President V O Holmes Coordinating Committee chaired by J P White Nick Mitchell and Bob McClelland Welcoming Committee participation in Goodyear Opening Safety study for City limits and schools to improve traffic Coordinating with City and Schools East Texas Chamber of Commerce meeting July 28 29 Tyler Federal matching funds for Silsbee Airport formal application submitted Engineering drawings by Allen Johnson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Senior League
Edmund Dewayne Anderson
Claude Frank Coward
Roy Matherson Dinkle
Dolan Dean Dunn
Charles Ray Frazier
Richard Jerome Gainer
Rufus David Hoover
Lynn Edward Langston
Deryl Ray McGallion
George Larry Miller
Jerry Michael Redkey
Jerry Lyn Rodrigguez
Edmond Allen Willis
Gary Wayne Wood
Tim Rodriguez
W. F. Darby
Jim Perlitz
Silsbee Television Service
William Lynch
Boquet
Linda Lee Yawn
Silsbee
Ft. Worth
Chamber of Commerce
Trail Riders
W. O. Holmes
J. P. White
KKAS
Nick Mitchell
Texaco
Steinhagen Oil Co
Bob McClelland
Coca-Cola
Frank L. McClanahan
Chamber V. O. Holmes
Streets and Highway Committee
Allen Johnson
Tom Knighten
East Texas Chamber of Commerce Industrial Committee
Tyler
Drum Majors Attend School at Kilgore JC
Silsbee High School twirlers attend a weeklong twirling school at Kilgore Junior College. They departed Monday and will return Friday. Drum major is Diane Boyett. head twirler Sharon Jones. senior twirler Velma Savant. Junior twirlers are Sue Felps and Alice Fullingim. sophomores Linda Savant and Eileen Wyatt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School
Twirling
Kilgore
Diane Boyett
Sharon Jones
Velma Savant
Sue Felps
Alice Fullingim
Linda Savant
Eileen Wyatt
Goodyear Store Sets Grand Opening in Silsbee
Goodyear Service Store in Silsbee launches a nine day Grand Opening from July 21 to July 30. The stocked store offers Goodyear tires and batteries plus a full line of major appliances and home items. Door prizes and big grand prizes draw shoppers. Located at Avenue I and Fifth Street the hours are 8:30 to 5:30 weekdays and 8:30 to 4 on Saturdays. Credit manager George Tutt and visiting relatives from Jackson Alabama Beaumont Bakersfield and local households are noted.
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Goodyear Service
Silsbee
Bill McCurry
Goodyear
Avenue I
Fifth Street
George Tutt
Grand Jury Returns Six Indictments Monday
Hardin County Grand Jury issued six true bills at the July meeting. Leonard Frizzell, 25, of Roseburg Oregon, indicted for robbery by firearms and held in Hardin County jail under $1000 bond. Another Oregon man indicted for the same offense and sought by Sheriff Henry Overstreet. James Jones, 18, of Kountze, billed for rape and held under $1000 bond. W J Kimball of Kountze accused of second offense driving while intoxicated and free on $1000 bond. Johnnie Mae Hamilton, near Kountze, indicted for assault with intent to murder and held under $1000 bond. An indictment for theft was killed. offender at large Wednesday.
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Frizzell
Oregon
Hardin County Grand Jury
Rabon
Kountze
Silsbee
Hardin County
Leonard Frizzell
Roseburg
Ore
Henry Overstreet
James Jones
W. J. Kimball
Johnnie Mae Hamilton
Near
White Sox Win Title In Silsbee Little League
The White Sox clinched first place in Silsbee Little League with a close finish led by Niel Adams. The Colt 45s and Astros tied for second, rainouts produced two White Sox wins and one tie, and an early all star game was planned at Kountze with Silsbee to face the winner.
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White Sox
Silsbee
William Walters
Bobby Woodard Sox
Rickey Skillers
Colt 45
Mike Zellers
Astros
Randy Richards
Braves
Will Burdin
Kountze
Buna
Claxton Seely Named Law Partner in San Antonio Firm
Claxton B Seely has been made a partner in a San Antonio law firm now practicing as Rudy Rice Marion Whitehead and Claxton B Seely He is a Silsbee High graduate with a Texas University Law School degree earned in 1962 and prior to joining the firm spent 30 months with Lubock and Beaumont firms He was elected a director of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association at a Texas Bar Association convention Other notices report births including Robin Marie July 8 in Houston and Lisa Marie arriving in Silsbee June 30 plus Maxie Dewayne born July 16 and Teddy JOQuinn born July 16 in local hospitals Marie McKinney completed European travels last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claxton B. Seely
San Antonio
Rudy Rice
Marion Whitehead
C. Seely
Silsbee
Claxton
Silsbee High
Texas University Law School
Lubock
Beaumont
Texas Bar Association
Seely
Texas Trial Lawyers’ Association
al Newton
Houston
Robin Marie
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Whitey Mercer
Lisa Marie
W. L. Wiess
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Maxie Dewayne
M. E. Hicks
Aubrey Floyd Crenshaw
Spurger
Teddy Jo’quinn
Jerry Jones Named to Fill Unexpired Term on Hardin Club Board
The Hardin County Golf and Country Club board appointed Jerry Jones to fill the unexpired term of J. C Perkins, who resigned from the directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin
County Golf and Country Club
Jerry Jones
J. C Perkins
Silsbee Teens Charged in City Battery Theft Case
Two 16 year old Silsbee youths, James Howard Stanley and Larry Murphy LaFose, faced misdemeanor theft charges in Hardin County Court after police seized batteries from their cars believed stolen from the City of Silsbee warehouse on Dardin. Chief Grady Tarver reported ongoing warehouse thefts since its opening last year. trial pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Hardin
Grady Tarver
James Howard Stanley
Larry Murphy LaFose
Chief Tarver
Dardin
Kidney Transplant Raises Roebuck Hope in Silsbee
Robert Roebuck, 27, home after a successful kidney transplant at Methodist Hospital in Houston. The donor was an 18 year old girl. Roebuck now braces his legs for circulation recovery and faces twice weekly checkups for two months. He, a former Bee carrier and Silsbee High School alumnus, thanks supporters and plans to stay near Houston for follow ups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roebuck
Silsbee Bee
Robert Roebuck
The
Bee
Denver Lowe
Methodist Hospital
Houston
George Morris
Robert Morgan
W. J. Roebuck
Silsbee
Joan Walden
Beaumont
Linda Lee Yawn Enters Miss Texas Contest
Linda Lee Yawn the 1966 Miss Silsbee enters the Miss Texas Pageant in Fort Worth with Miss Cheryl Markham. Rehearsals and preliminary judging in swimsuit evening gown and talent begin as contestants perform military twirling and other routines. Final night of competition set for Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Lee Yawn
Miss Yawn
Silsbee American Business Women’s Association
Fort Worth
Miss Markham
Western Hills Motor Hotel
Yawn
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J. E. Miller Jr
Howard Hargrove
East Texas Wildlife Conservation Association
Texas
Commission
Harold Blythe
Larry Wallace
Wallace
Ends Eddie Tennison
Larry Robbins
Hardy Bourgeois
Rod
Ney Warren
Don ‘Hawthorne
Gene Lafitte
Steve l O’dell
Albert Plaunty
John Nichols
Russell Wright
Chuck Zeller
Don Manino
Ronnie Carpenter
Bran Norvell
David Barnes
Ross Bridges
J. Lou Derrell
Charles Powell
Winston Gillis
Carroll Curtis
Nathan Broussard
James Malone
Barry Eason
Claude Tarver
French High
Victor
Bridge City
Forest Park
Cleveland
West Orange
Liberty
Har
Din County
E Webb
Harold Evans
Ann Ogden
Nancy Skillern
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Met
Heritage Room of
Sils
Altaloma
Alfaloma
Tex
Channelview
Industrial Welding Braves
James Ferguson
Bee State Bank
Harrell Holland
Jackson
Ala
J. C. Jones
W. H. Holland
Homer Cottman
Bakersfield, Calif
Phil Jenkins
Lucy Burks
Jim Be Bowen
Colt 45'S
Colt
Grant Dean
Yankees
Steve Lackey
Mitch Dinkle
Randy Odom
Bubba McGallion
Donald Gallon
Cliff Hebert
Oilers
Tony Calhoun
Pirates
Rufus Cook
Rhe
White Colt 45
RH E
Trathevis McDonald
Charley Wright
Jim Bo Bowen
Neil Adams
Rickey Tousha
Rickey Skillern
Gary Loskoshie
Bimbo Armour
Ronnie Chesshire
Terry Denman
Teddy Denman
Bobby Hoffpaulr
Rusty Flanakin
Steve Caraway
Claxton Seely
Hello World
Marie McKinney
Europe
Silsbee Boys
Tarver
Minimax
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Linda Lee
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