City announces new garbage routes and rules
City Manager B D Banks unveiled the new trash collection routes under the city ordinance. Begin today the schedule divides residential pickups by area with Mondays and Thursdays north of the Santa Fe tracks, west of North Fifth Street, and Tuesdays and Fridays south of the tracks west of Highway 96 S, while east of the north south highway and across both sides of the tracks will use Wednesdays and Saturdays. Commercial pickups continue daily, now after hours.
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B. D. Banks
Santa Fe
North Fifth Street
Highway 96
Four Are Injured In Two Accidents Week Four
Four people injured in two separate crashes in Hardin County. Ed Burch 53 and Mrs Ed Burch 26 of Evadale plus Cecil Smart 21 of Rt 2 Kountze were treated and released after a two car crash on Highway 327 near Brown's Garage. Beaumont area driver Estalla Hadnot caused a second collision at Ave M and the Silsbee Bee office area injuring Mrs J R Simmons 77 who was taken to Baptist Hospital Beaumont after a knee injury. Charges filed against Hadnot for failing to yield right of way and driving without a license.
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Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Brown
Ed Burch
Evadale
Cecil Smart
Rt. 2
Jim Brown
Woodville
Beaumont
J. R. Simmons
Silsbee Bee
Silsbee Clinic
Baptist Hospital
Simmons
Estalla Hadnot
Hadnot
Ave. M
Harvey Mattox
Kountze Negro
Drew
Gary Dear
Roy W. Harbison
John J. Solice
Lousiana
Fred Meshell
A. L. Cunningham
Kirk
Hardin County
Pro Am Tourney Draws Field of 72 At Country Club
Dalton Raiford of Kountze Currie of Buna and Bill Fuller and M L Bowen of Silsbee captured first place honors in a Hardin County Golf and Country Club pro am last Friday. A field of 72 golfers from Silsbee Kountze Beaumont Orange Port Arthur Buna and Sulphur La competed. Second place went to Bill Jones Al Mitchell Walter Ginson and Ned Blanchard Third went to Ted McCall Russ Poulk and Fred S Hog. Three Silsbee ladies joined Port Arthur participants for an away event and a ladies pro am is planned for the local club in August.
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Dalton Raiford
Kountze
OS. Currie
Buna
Bill Fuller
M. L. Bowen
Silsbee
Hardin County Golf and Country Club
Beaumont
Orange
Port Arthur
Sulphur
Bill Jones
al Mitchell
Walter Ginson
Ned Blanchard
Ted McCall
Russ Po
Evadale Minister To Tour Holy Land
Rev. Tom McDaniel pastor of Evadale Central Baptist Church will lead 32 Southern Baptist pastors on a four week study tour of Italy Egypt Lebanon Syria Jordan Israel Greece France England and Scotland leaving New York City June 20. The Bible course will be taught by Dr. Herschel H. Hobbs with Dr. T. B. Lackey assisting. The trip was funded by a $2,000 gift from a devoted church couple.
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Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma
Little League Mothers To Play Balk Game
The mothers of boys on the Morris Pharmacy Cardinals and Anderson Gilchriest Tigers will play a ball game Friday night at Little League Park. The game is set for 6 p m with tickets sold by team captains or at the gate.
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Morris Pharmacy Cardinals
Anderson-Gilchriest Tigers
Little League Park
Silsbee
Rolanda Rudisaile
Marie Landgraf
Suitts Humble Oilers
Janis
Ann Harris
Chance-Loeh Optimist Indians
Susan Brookins
Anderson & Gilchriest Tigers
Barbara Hays
Barbara Benson
Industrial Welding Pirates
Melinda Himmelreich
Lions Club Cubs
Dixie Gore
East Texas
Transit Mix White Sox
Brenda Worthey
Kiwanis Club Braves
G. Ww L. Det Optimist Indians
Anderson & Gilchriest ‘ Tigers
Yats Cardinals
Morris Pharmacy
East Texas White Sox
Kiwanis Braves
Suitt's Humble of Owlers
Mrs. A. G. Sherrell Sr. Visits Relatives in Kentucky
Mrs. A G Sherrell Sr. departed Saturday to visit relatives in Kentucky, according to local social notes.
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A. G. Sherrell Sr
Kentucky
Eleven Guilty Pleas in County Court and Jail Arrests
County jail arrests totaled fourteen for the past week, with eleven people pleading guilty in county court. Individuals named include Clarence Walter in theft, Colline McCarter on DWI, Alberta Atkins for hot checks, and Hart subjects from Silsbee and Kountze, among others. Other notes cite fines, jail days, and a sixmonth stretch for various offenses. Deputy L. C. Kirk observed no inmate bookings on consecutive Saturdays, a rare occurrence in Hardin County.
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L. C. Kirk
Clarence Walter
Colline McCarter
Orange
Alberta Atkins
Austin Robertson
Oliver H. Keene
Newton
Three Injured In Car Crash Near Evadale
A one car collision two miles north of Evadale on Highway 96 at 8 30 am Saturday injured three people. Dale Dotson 20 a Navy member from Memphis Tenn Fred Wayne Carter 20 Navy from Memphis and his wife Theresa Ann 23 listed at 2803 W Boston Nederland were taken to Baptist Hospital in Beaumont by Farmers ambulance. Mrs Carter had a mouth and knee laceration and possible fractures X rays were taken. Carter had abrasions and was treated and released. Dotson had a forehead laceration and a possible fracture.
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Evadale
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Farmer
Dale Dotson
Navy
Memphis
Tenn
Fred Wayne Carter
Theresa Ann
Boston
Nederland
Sam Copeland
Parker and Copeland Clinic
Carter
Mr. Carter
Dotson
Howell Gives Lions Blueprint Of Coming Year
Silsbee Lions held their first meeting with new president W. W. Howell presiding. He outlined plans for the coming year and reported on a directors meeting. Lions Rayford Birdwell, Herbert Elmore, and Horace Whittington were named to the budget committee. Ernie Dietrich and Earl Wills were named to audit the club books to be turned over to new secretary Warren Bower. Three fund raising projects were approved: Lions Radio Day on Labor Day over KKAS, the annual Minstrel, and the on land Light Bulb Dale.
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Silshee Lions
W. W. Howell
Lions Howell
Lion
S. M. Miears
Silsbee
Lions Club
Bert Elmore
Horace Whittington
Ernie Dietrich
Earl Wills
Warren Bower
Howell
Lions
KKAS
Dale
Rainbow Girls Prepare for Dallas Grand Assembly Session
Members of Silsbee Assembly 282, Rainbow for Girls, depart Sunday for Dallas to attend the Grand Assembly, June 19 to 21. Linda Lee Yawn selected for Grand Choir. accompanying adults include Mrs Regiter, Zelma Greenroyd, Oma Odom, Margie Martin, and Harvey Jones. Mr and Mrs Frank Choate join Tuesday.
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Silsbee Assembly
Order of the Rainbow For Girls
Dallas
Rainbow Girls
Sharon Stromens
Ann Hayes
Annette Ebard
Linda Lee Yawn
Alicia Ann Ragan
Rebecca Yawn
Jo Anna Smyley
Brenda Martle
Besse Parker
Paula Prewitt
Gail Overland
Judy Jones
Carolyn Fikes
Frankie Hignett
Beth Madison
Peggy Madison
Delores Register
Llewellyn Dickinson
Virginia Woodard
Sandra Hile
Cynthia Richardson
Vicki Smith
Sandra Davenport
Silsbee
Bonitta Gibson
Kountse
Gwen Holmes
Myrtle Walker
Warren
Elaine Regiter
Zelma Greenroyd
Oma Odom
Margie Martin
Harvey Jones
Susbee Assembly
Rho Upsilon Shuts Down For Summer
The Rho Upsilon Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at Mrs Wan da Jones home with co host Mrs Mary Grace Bower. Committee chairmen outlined work for the coming year and social events were discussed. The meeting was the last for the summer with the next session planned Sept 1 at Mrs Jane Kelley’s home.
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Rho Upsilon
Beta Sigma Phi
Wanda Jones
Mary Grace Bower
Jane Kelley
Funeral Services Held Sunday For Tom Walters
Tom Walters age 67 of Silsbee died Friday night at his home. Retired from Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. Survived by wife View Walters plus five sons and five daughters. Services held at Woodrow Baptist Church with multiple ministers officiating and burial at Resthaven Cemetery under Farmer Funeral Home care.
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Tom Walters
Silsbee
Norvell St
Texas Gulf Sulphur Co
View Walters
Norman Walters
Honey Island
Grady
Elbert
Benford
Raymond Walters
Ethyl Dempsey
Dassetta
Myrl Evans
Hull
Obal Faircloth
Cleveland
Leroy Tucker
Tommy Jean Bryant
Cullen Walters
Liberty
Dan Walters
Fred
Roe Walters
Spring
Hardy Walters
Romayor
Ellis Walters
Josey Bailey
Maudie Drake
Kountze
Woodrow Baptist Church
R. L. Bateman
B .G. Roberts
R. E. Barelas
F. Herndon
Resthaven Cemetery
John Busby
Buck McKee
Buster Rucker
Charles Breaux
Bill Anderson
Brown Markham
Farmer Funeral Home
City Police Arrest 15 in Week of Traffic Offenses
City police arrested 15 persons during the week for traffic and other offenses, Chief Grady Tarver said Wednesday. Nine were drunken, one inebriated in a car, two for running red lights, one for unnecessary noise, one for no driver’s license and one for failure to yield right of way.
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Grady Tarver
West End School Merger Sought In Saturday Vote
West Hardin Independent School District seeks consolidation with White Oak Common, in a June 19 election called by county Judge Fletcher Richardson. The merger involves Batson and Saratoga districts. prior legal challenges to the initial vote stalled the process in 88th District Court and appeals court. If upheld, Votaw would become the county’s only common school district.
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West Hardin County
Indepenent
White Oak Common
Fletcher Richardson
West Hardin Independent
West Hardin
Batson
Saratoga
Kountze
Court of Civil Appeals
Votaw
Hardin County
Pony League Boys To Play Tonight
Buna and the Giants of the Silsbee Pony League will play a rain make-up game Saturday night at 7 15 p m in the park on Payne Road near the high school Kountze and Buna play tonight while the Giants and Braves meet Friday night Kountze defeated the Braves 15 2 last Thursday In a Tuesday double header Kountze beat the Giants 8 3 and the Braves beat Buna 4 3
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Buna
Giants
Silsbee Pony League
Payne Road
Kountze
Braves
Brief News Items From Local Homes and Travels
A roundup of neighbors visiting relatives and traveling this week across Texas and nearby states. Notables include Mrs. Cleburne Johnson returning from surgery in Hardin County Memorial Hospital, and extended visits in Pasadena, Beaumont, Arlington, and Fort Worth. Several families plan trips to Missouri, New York, New Mexico, and other locales, with hospital plans for Doris Hinson and others.
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Cleburne Johnson
Hardin County Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Frank Yarborough
Jerry Collins
Pasadena
H. L. Nebel
Hla Mae Keyes
Ferguson
Raymon Collado
Arlington
Martha Suitt
Alabama
Paul
Waco
W. H. Holland
Ostine Whortham
Weslaco
Missouri
Washington
New York
Boston
Mass
White River
Vermont
Michigan
Canada
M. M. Hengley
San Antonio
Bernard Danford
Carlsbad
Albuquerque
N M
Big Bend National Park
Alpine
el Paso
Texas
Pfe
Pat Richardson
Doris Hinson
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Dan Cook
Mark Hamilton
Port Arthur
T Sgt
Jaryily
M. M. Gallen
Leachlow Dupont
Mike Ryan
Houston
Erin
Arthur Lee Ford J
St. Therese Hospital
John H. Fichsteno
Odessa
Sheila Murphey Graduates At Top Of Nurses' Class
Miss Sheila Murphey of Beaumont topped Baptist Hospital School of Nursing’s senior class, named valedictorian and outstanding student at Friday night ceremonies in Calder Baptist Church. Diplomas and pins were presented to 180 students by hospital administrator Guy Dalrymple and nurse administrator Martha M Davis, with W. D. Norwood Sr. presiding. Murphey received a gold engraved nurse’s pin bearing the Florence Nightingale lamp and diamonds. Mary Anne Dunshire of Beaumont was salutatorian. Dr. John M. Wright delivered the graduation address. Murphey is a Silsbee High School graduate.
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Sheila Murphey
A. G. Murphey
Baptist Hospital School of Nursing
Calder Baptist Church
Beaumont
Guy Dalrymple
Martha M Davis
R. N
Baptist Hospital
W. D. Norwood &Sr
Board of Trustees
Murphey
Mary Anne Dunshire
John M. Wright
First Baptist Church of
Port Arthur
Silsbee High School
TV Channel 12 Begins Operation Sunday At 5 P.M.
TV station KITE Channel 12 in Beaumont, an ABC affiliate, will start broadcasting at 5 p.m. Sunday June 18 after testing. Offices are at 1420 Calder Ave. Beaumont. It joins KFDM Channel 6 and KPAC Channel 4 as local stations in operation.
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KITE
Beaumont
ABC
Arthur Pugh
Calder Ave
KFDM
KPAC
Port Arthur
Awards Given In Recent Cancer Crusade Fund Drive
Certificates of service for the cancer crusade work were awarded to Mrs. HG Filmore Mrs W C McNeil Mrs R Jackson Mrs Doyle McKeow Mrs Louise Hill David Read Radio Station KKAS and Prof C A Johns chairman of the Negro division. Mrs G EB Dixon Sour Lake county crusade chairman reports Hardin County led the 10th District by attaining 175 percent of the mini mum goal set by the Texas.
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HG Filmore
W.C. McNeil
R. ©. Jackson
Doyle McKeow
Louise Hill
David Read
KKAS
C. A. Johns
G. EB. Dixon
Sour Lake
County Crusade
Hardin County
Texas
Clothing Recovered From June 5 Burglary
Police report shows clothing stolen in a daylight burglary on June 5 was found under Village Creek bridge on Highway 96 South. Other items including maternity wear were recovered as officers work to identify owners and catch the thieves.
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Village Creek Bridge
Highway 96
Grady Tarver
Clyde Sherrod
Silsbee
Myrtle Holshouser
Tarver
Officer Hickman Wins State Pistol Match At Austin
Texas DPS pistol matches in Austin on June 7 saw Silsbee patrolman Lieutenant Hickman top individuals with 565 of 600. He earned the state trophy and a Colt Cobra 38. Hickman aided by a Houston regional team that finished third as six regions competed. Waco won team honors. Mrs. Tom J. Bailey visited Tem ple sister Mrs. Cole at 104 Bowers Road.
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Hickman
Silsbee
Texas Department of Public Safety
Austin
Houston
Waco
Tom J. Bailey
Temple
Cc. E. Cole
Bowers Road
Hargrove Heads New Area Sportsmen Council
Howard Hargrove of Silsbee was named permanent executive secretary of a newly formed regional sportsmen council created June 5 at Gulf Coast Red Reel and Gun Club. The council unites conservation clubs in region nine to improve relations with the Texas legislature and boost conservation efforts. The first meeting is set for June 26 at the Bayshore Club in Baytown.
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State
Baytown
Hello World in Silsbee Birth for Julia Elizabeth Deven
Mr and Mrs George Deven of Silsbee announce the birth of daughter Julia Elizabeth on June 12 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. The mother is formerly Nelda Graves. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs B W Graves of this city.
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George Deven
Silsbee
Julia Elizabeth
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Indians Hold Edge In Little League Standings
In Silsbee Little League action the Indians lead with a 10-1 record while the Cardinals sit 10-2 in third. tonight’s doubleheader could alter the standings as rainouts earlier in June push makeups to the weekend. Minor league play also ends first half with Rams 12-0 atop a crowded section followed by Steers 7-6 and Ponies 5-4.
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Silsbee
Lions Club Cubs
Kiwanis Braves
Morris Cardinals
Doyle McKeown
Tigers
Braves
Cardinals
Pirates
White Sox
Rams
Steers
Ponies
Cubs
Cats
VFW Cubs
Hardin County Savings & Loan Cats
Chesser Butane Rams
Hardin County Cats
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Country Club
Holy Land
Georgia Knupper
Ann Paret
Verna Ruth Eddie
Alford’s Furniture Ponies
Suzanne Jones
Independent Steers
Kathy Jan Hawthorne
V. F. W. Cubs
Lite League Park
Rainbow
Mrs
Frank Choate
Dorie
West End
Pony League
Leona Whitman
J. H. Richardson
KE. F. Haralson
Tyler
Betty Sherrell
A. A. Drennen
Donald
Glorieta
New Mexico
Training Union Convention
The
Southern Baptist Assembly
TV Channel 12
Officer Hickman
Hargrove
Indians
Silsber Ditter Teague
Cam B
Nick Hill
Silshee
Irby Hyde
Hill
Nair
Biggeot Mab Divion
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