Vandalism, Burglary Reported Around Silsbee Area
Sheriff Henry Overstreet reports vandals hit three offices near FM 92 north of Silsbee on Friday night. Sinclair Oil, Occidental Petroleum, and General Crude Oil offices were ransacked with tools, boots, and a rain coat taken. two checks stolen from Sinclair. Investigators suspect a gang of local youths from Spurger.
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Susbee
Hardin County
Henry Overstreet
Sinclair Oil and Gas Co
Occidental Petroleum Corp
General Crude Oil Co
FM 92
Silsbee
Overstreet
Sinclair
Spurger
Fron Nacogdoches
Edgar Blood
Silsbee State Bank
Garner Wins Round in Lumberton School Dispute
The Austin Court of Civil Appeals ruled July 17 that the Texas State Board of Education could waive the 15 day appeal rule in Garner v Lumberton ISD. The Lumberton board had suspended Supt L J Garner on Dec 8 1966 and sought to end his contract Jan 31 1987. Attorney Earl B Stover represents Garner who seeks a hearing and salary of about 5300 for the remaining five months of his three year contract.
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State Board of Education
Texas
Austin Court of Civil Appeals
Lumberton Independent
L. J. Garner
Garner
Board of Education
Carl Morgan
Jasper
Lumberton
Earl B. Stover
Silsbee
Lumberton Independent Schoos
Stover
Silsbee Social Notes Mix Visitors and Departures
Silsbee residents hosted and visited relatives across multiple cities. Highlights include Mrs. Alvin J. Ragan visiting her father in Delta Colorado with the Ingrams and Leisa Leigh, and Joe Scruggs with son Jeff from Texas City visiting the Choate family.
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Alvin J. Ragan
Delta
Colo
Ronnie Ingram
Leisa Leigh
Joe Scruggs
Jeff
Texas City
F. L. Choate
John H. Baker
Houston
Delia Storey
LaMarque
Raymond Juneman
Lisa
Lori Juneman
Bobby Ford
R. F. Ford
Vietnam
Collins Radio Corporation
James G. Lee
Alexandria
Charles Kelly
Richard Jones
Hammond
Kay
Kyle Keaton
Brown
Ear Keaton
West Monroe
Silsbee
Peggy LaCour
Jan
Jean
Freeport
Myr
D. H. McGill
Alma Alexander
Peter
Scott
Saturay
Lafayette
Calif
Mary Gibson
William Sellers
A. J. Gore
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
J. J. Taylor
Former Silsbee Bee Foreman Moves to Houston
Mr and Mrs R R Burgess and family of Kendall Park New Jersey plan to move to Houston soon to settle in North Forest Development He formerly was foreman of the Silsbee Bee composing room and now works at the Houston Chronicle The Burgesses are buying a Houston home
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R. R. Burgess
Kendall Park
N. J
Houston
Burgesses
Silsbee
Silsbee Bee
New Jersey
The
Houston Chronicle
North Forest
Man Arrested by FBI in Beaumont on Georgia Burglary Warrant
Robert Walter Gore of Silsbee was arrested by FBI agents in Beaumont on a federal interstate flight to avoid prosecution warrant. He had been linked to 25 Georgia burglaries with over $30,000 in merchandise taken and was to be extradited to Georgia. Local agencies aided the capture.
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Robert Walter Gore
Silsbee
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Beaumont
Gore
Georgia
Louisiana
Atlanta, Ga
Silsbee City
Hardin County Sheriffs Department
FBI
Hardin County
Dave Rountree
James Hays
Texas Municipal League
Lufkin
Guilt of Mexico
Trinity
Sabine Rivers
du Bose
Avenue 1
Hesta- DuBose
Silshee Club Plans 65 000 Project
Hardin directors approved a 65 000 project for Hardin County Golf and Country Club after a July 17 vote. Plans include restaurant facilities a dining room lounge ballroom a larger fan shaped swimming pool with a wading pool and air conditioning. Architects are Terault Thompson and Kelly. The current pool will be demolished and rebuilt at a new site. A. E. Johnson chairs the building committee.
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Hardin County Golf and Country Club
Hardin
Jimmy Jeffrey
Terault, Thompson and Kelly
Dove Season To Open In South Zone Sept 21
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission sets dove seasons for 1968 in zones. Mourning dove in north zone runs Sept 1 to Oct 30. south zone begins Sept 21 to Nov 19 with white winged dove dates earlier in some counties. Bag limits 12 and 24 for mourning doves, 10 and 20 for white wings. Shooting hours noon CST to sunset. a four day concurrent season closes much of Starr Zapata Hidalgo corridor.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Starr - Zapata County
Mission
Hidalgo
Silsbee School Board Wins Federal Approval for Integration Plan
The Silsbee Public Schools gained approval from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare to implement a full integration plan for 1968-69. The plan assigns students to nonsegregated schools from grades 1 to 12, hires across racial lines, and bans discriminatory practices to qualify for federal aid. Jereld D. Ward of the Dallas Education Branch commends the district and offers further assistance.
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Silsbee School Board of Trustees
Office of Civil Rights
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Silsbee
Don L. Hough
REE
Jerold D. Ward
Dallas Education Branch
O'Neil
Robinson
Council Adopts New Insurance Plan for City Employees
The Silsbee city council tentatively approved a revised group medical plan with Aetna Life and Casualty, citing a projected 25 percent overall premium increase and benefits increases including hospital room allowance up to $20 and miscellaneous expenses to $400. A three year agreement was proposed, with a meeting set for employees to explain the proposal, and council approval contingent on majority employee support.
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City of Silsbee
Aetna Life and Casualty Insurance Co
Tom Tennison
Kenderman
Aetna
Tennison
Clude
Wayne DuBose
Paul Georgus
Southland Buys Nona Mills Land For $5.5 Million
Shareholders of Nona Mills Co. of Texas approved sale of land timber and mineral rights in Texas to Southland Paper Mills of Lufkin for 5.5 million dollars. Holdings total about 38000 acres across Jefferson Harden Liberty Tyler Jasper and Savine Counties. The company formed in 1884 by the Carroll family is in liquidation. officers include Charles T. Butler Roger W. Pipkin and Frank S. King.
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Nona Mills Co
Texas
Southland Paper Mills
Lufkin
Jefferson
Hardin
Liberty
Tyler
Jasper
Savine
Charles T. Butler
Beaumont
Carroll
Gilbert
Ferguson, Pipkin
Wallace
U. S
Butler
Roger W. Pipkin
Frank S. King
Houston
County Gets .8 Mile In 1968 Farm To Market Program
The Texas Highway Commission plans .8 mile of Farm to Market road work in Hardin County as part of the 1968 program. Project from US 69 FM 421 East to US 96 costs about 84 thousand dollars with early work led by L P Landgraf. The 1968 effort adds 545 miles statewide, bringing FM RM mileage near 39.5 thousand.
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Texas Highway Commission Today
Hardin County
FM 421
F. C. Young
Beaumont
Texas Highway Department
L. P. Landgraf
Susbee
Texas Fmrm
Texas
Iva
Local Birth Announcements Highlight Sons and Daughters
Hello world to Mr and Mrs Jack Sharon of Atlanta Georgia on July 31 a daughter Sharon Elizabeth. Paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs P R Hutto of this city. Mr and Mrs Jerry Flowers of Silsbee announce a daughter Bery Leann born July 21 at St Elizabeth F Hospital Beaumont. Mr and Mrs Harvey Hanks of Silsbee welcome a daughter Geanine Impralu.
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San Antonio
Bobbys Taylor
HemisFair
E. C. Fults
Richmond
J.L. Eubanks
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Richard Weathersby
Loujana
P. R. Hutto
Jack Shahan
Atlanta
Hattie Gregory
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Robert Saustetler
Fort Worth
L. J. Sagstetter
Homer Holland
Corpus Christi
W. H. Holland
Stella Cook
Cuero
Pat Mitchell
Chatham
N. J
Page Rogers
Lurline Todd
Center
W. E. Shettfield
Carl B. Whitfield
Augusta
Earnest Hutto
Herbert Thormpseon
Margaret May
Port ‘Neches
J. H. Richardson
R. L. Lindsey
W.H. Fee
O. D. Heffner
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Clifton
Caraway
Caraway Motor Co
Austin
Brackenridge Hospital
Silsbee
Conley Bradshaw
Kathy McWhorter
Candy McWhorter
Stockton
Calif
Jack Sharon l
Atlanta, Ga
Sharon Elizabeth
Jerry Flowers
Bery Leann
St. Elizabeth F Hospital
Harvey Hanks
Geanine Impralu
Hardin County Families Average 1.3 Cars Each
New York July 20 The average Hardin County resident relies on the automobile more than ever. The Standard Rate and Data Service survey shows 131 cars per 100 families in Hardin County as of year start. Car-related business in local service stations reached 3 274 000 dollars last year. The rise follows higher incomes and road expansion, with registrations up from 8 610 five years ago to 10 999 now, a 27.6 percent gain.
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New York
Hardin County
Herdin
Standard Rate and Data Service
United States
Two Silsbee Men Charged in Beaumont Courts
Two Silsbee men faced felony related charges in Beaumont courts this week. Clayton Peter Carios, 32, pleaded guilty to second offense driving while intoxicated, receiving 15 days in jail and a $150 fine. Lloyd Lee Kennedy, 26, was charged Monday with second offense DWI and a separate charge of driving while license suspended in Jefferson County Court at Law.
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Silsbee
Beaumont
Clayton Peter Carios
Jefferson County
Court of Justice of the Peace
Wallace McCasland
Lloyd Lee Kennedy
Kennedy
Silsbee All-Stars Fall 4 1 to Baton Rouge in State Clash
Silsbee Little League season ends with a 4-1 loss to Baton Rouge All-Stars, the Louisiana State champions, after leading 2-1 through five innings. Jerry Powell pitched for Silsbee, Baton Rouge advances to Houston playoffs. Silsbee Major League All-Stars had fallen 2-1 to Kountze a week earlier. President Martin Wilson reports 354 boys enrolled across three divisions and thanks volunteers for strong support.
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Silsbee
Baton Rouge
Silsbee All-Stars
Louisiana
Jerry Powell
Houston
Silsbe
Stars
Kountze
Mike Yarborough
Bill Wright
Martin Wilson
Wilson
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Blood Blood
Silsbee Police
Silsbee Social Notes
Mrs. Leona Whitman
R. Gore
Silshee Club
A. E. Johnson
HEW
Jereld D. Ward
Dallas Education Branch Office For Civil Rights
Council
Victor Norvell
Bill Dinkle
Norvell
Conroe
Gulf States Utiliies Co
Cesar Dominguez
Southland
Nona Mills
LL All-Stars
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