Silsbee board to discuss state pay raises and new campus name
Silsbee school Trustees planned to review state financed salary increases for teachers and decide whether to keep the extra $300 coefficient. The meeting also covered naming the new fifth and sixth grade campus and approving the temporary budget, bids, personnel changes, and cafeteria operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee School
Silsbee Junior High
TEC
Robert Schlieker
Charles Vandenburg
Irene McDonald
Waldo Mathews
Carolyn Fikes
Linda Miller
Little League Second Half Opens After Strong First Half
In Silsbee Little League action the Astros lead the major league at 8-0 after the first half, with the Reds at 5-1 in senior league. The minor league Cubs and Reds tied for first at 3-0, each with two rainouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little League Action
Silsbee
Astros
Reds
Braves
Cubs
Pirates
Oilers
Yankees
Tigers
White Sox
Colt
Braves Giants
Coun
Giants
Dodgers
Cards
Ponys
Mets
Colts
Dodgers Reds
Yanks
Dodgers Ponys
Mathews G
WSTRO
Miller /Bowen
Odom
White
Martinka C
Powys
Fobbs
Warbuck
Davis
Helob
Brow
Tere
Cal
Guy Zufelt
Ray Pitman
Ricky Wood
Randy King
Gary Laskoskie
Riecky Fuqua
Steve Rovers
Bill Wright
Robert Gordon
Sparky Gore
Steve Caraway
Terry Calhoun
Charles Messer
Grant Sims
Butch Smith
Gary Watts
Danny Hoke
Mark Muckleroy
Council Unanimously Rejects Public Housing Plan For City
Silsbee city council, minus absent C E Landolt Jr, voted to reject any city sponsored public housing. The decision follows a prior December vote approving a federal rent subsidy path if a sponsor is found. Majority argued public housing not suitable. supporters cited slum clearance and help for neighborhood families. The council also raised commercial garbage rates and opened bids for a larger garbage truck. Tax receipts reflected 95 percent collection with limited outstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
C. E. Landolt Jr
Arthur Cawthon
Clifton Caraway
C. R. Baker
Joe Bell
Val Hickman
Jack Hedge
J. J R. Smith
Wes Latham
C. R. Lambert
Jim Sims
Leon Lackley
Nelson Long
Frank Rudisaile
Paul Georgas J
Frank Thelan
Georgas
Coucilman
Jim
John Fordinal
H. C. Hopkins
Frank L. McClanahan
Baker
Hopkins
Wayne DuBose
The
BEE
DuBose
Cesar Dominguez
Local births in Kountze tied to June dates
Mr and Mrs Oscar Lee Reid welcome son Danny Lee born June 7. Donya Leigh Smith, daughter, born to Mr and Mrs Gary Vincent Smith of Kountze on June 11. Floyd Thomas Corley and wife welcome daughter Loutishia Ann born June 12. Earl Wayne Walter and wife welcome son Randy Wayne born June 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Lee Reid
Kountze
Danny Lee
Donya Leigh Smith
Gary Vincent Smith
Floyd Thomas Corley
Loutishia Ann
Randy Wayne
Earl Wayne Walter
Silsbee Men Attend Emergency Radio Conference
Clifton Francis Jesse Bain and Cesar Dominguez attend the annual RACES and MARS amateur radio nets conference in Austin. Francis leads Hardin County RACES, Bain links with MARS and serves as alternate net control, and Dominguez is Hardin County civil defense deputy director. He said both RACES and MARS would be used in local emergencies and urged operators to join via civil defense contact D. H. Suitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Francis
Jesse Bain
Cesar Dominguez
Mars Amateur Radio
Austin
Francis
Hardin County Civil Defense
Bain
MARS
Dominguez
Silsbee
D. H. Suitt
Civil Defense
Hardin
Local Residents Fatten Their Bank Accounts
New York June 10 residents of Hardin County show strong liquidity according to an FDIC survey. Combined bank deposits reached 16 882 000 with 8 635 000 in checking and 4 461 000 in savings, up from 13 104 000 two years prior. Per capita funds would be 605 if divided among the population. Savings have risen with national trends, while purchases of big-ticket items are being scaled back amid economic uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hardin Countty
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
United States
Hardin County
Iasic
FDIC
Federal Reserve System
C.F. Earnest Jr
Midway Island
Wildcat Oil Well SE of City Finishes Saturday
Prudential Drilling Company reports a new wildcat two miles southeast of Silsbee. The No 1 A R S Bradley Fee well produced 100 bbls per day of 52 gravity oil on a 9/64 in choke at 1450 psi, shut in 3400 psi, with a 9512 ft depth on the M M Bradley survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prudential Drilling Company
Wildcat
Silsbee
Texas Railroad Commission
A. R. & S. Bradley
No Tests Today For Drivers Licenses In Silsbee
Edward Phillips of the Texas Department of Public Safety says no drivers license tests will be given in Silsbee today Thursday turning away applicants at the examination site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Phillips
Texas Department of Public Safety
Silsbee
Larry K Elkins Injured In Mishap On U S 96
Larry K. Elkins of Silsbee suffered injuries in a single car crash on U S 96 near Village Creek. His car left the road, struck a tree, and he was taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital by Williams ambulance with neck pains reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry K. Elkins
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
U.S. 96
Village Creek
Elkins
Williams
Republican meeting invited in Hardin County area
J Keith Gary Hardin County Republican chairman invites all Republicans to a meeting on June 22 at 8 p.m. in Tennison Clinic Roosevelt Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Keith Gary
Hardin County
Roosevelt Drive
Silsbee Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travels
Community entries list visits from Amarillo to Washington and Georgia, guests at the Huddleston and McBroom homes, and relatives traveling to Texas. The item notes air force and military connections, a Vietnam service story, and family reunions in Jasper, Liberty, and nearby towns.
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Jack M. Huddleston
Amarillo
J. M. Huddleston
Joe Gossett
Huntington Beach
Fla
Kay
David Malseed
Jeanette Baldwin
Washington, D.C
Ray Baldwin
Kate Bennett
Georgetown
James de Bretagne
Clyde McBroom
Arcata
Calif
Albert Mc- Broom
Longview
W. R. Whitehead
Sherman Worthey
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
L. P. Skinner Sr
Neal P. Crosson
O. P. Ellison
San Augustine
John Oglesbee
Wade Glover
Kelly Air Force Base
San Antonio
Ervin Glover
Connie Glover
Glover
Germany
Henry Holland
Denton
W. H. Holland
Jimmy Jones
Holland
M M. Bell
James Marvin
Mrs Leatherwood Tops at Local Vegetable Show
Mrs M Leatherwood won first place at the Farmers Market Vegetable Show with Kentucky Wonder Beans auctioned by Beaumont YMBL for $135. Hardin County’s H C Sutton earned reserve champion with white lima pole beans pledged to Security National Bank for $75. Other blue ribbon winners included hot horn pepper, red potatoes, potato squash.
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M. Leatherwood
St. Helena St
Beaumont
Kentucky
Beaumont Ymbl
H. C
Hub) Sutton
Hardin County
Security National Bank
George W
H. H. Mackey
L. Sutton
B. L. Brackin
Raids Seize Ten Teenage Drinkers In County
Ten juveniles were jailed for a brief stay after Highway Patrolman Wayne Pullen broke up two parties near Silsbee. Seventeen others were processed at the county lockup this past week. Felony theft, aggravated assault, and other charges also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Wayne Pullen
Silsbee
Curtis Davis
Police Issue 105 Moving Traffic Citations In May
In a May monthly report, Silsbee Police Chief Edgar Bloch reported 105 moving traffic citations issued and 98 criminal cases investigated. The department handled six major and 24 minor accidents, five felony arrests, 43 misdemeanor arrests, and one juvenile arrest. Thirty one cases were disposed in city court while 11 were turned over to the county. Police vehicle trips totaled 43 to the county jail or courthouse. Patrolman Jim Weaver resigned after less than a month, leaving three patrolmen in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Bloch
Sils‘bee
Blood
Jim Weaver
Silsbee
Two Silsbee Graduates Sworn Into Texas Marine Platoon
Eddie McDaniel and Don Hawthorne, 1967 Silsbee High graduates, officially joined the US Marine Corps in Houston at a 2:30 p.m. ceremony at the Customs House. The 72 man Texas Platoon requires at least 65 on entrance exams. the event was televised on Channel 13 with hundreds of relatives in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie McDaniel
Don Hawthorne
Silsbee High School
US Marine Corps
Houston
All Texas
Texas
US Customs House
Channel 13
James de Bretagne
Vickie
Renee
Debbie
James de Bretagne Jr
Sylvia Rose
Kate Bennett
Georgetown
de Bretagnes
Houston International Airport
Jet
Don
Marines
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce General Meeting Tuesday
The Silsbee Chamber of Commerce will hold its quarterly general membership meeting Tuesday June 20 at 7 20 p m in the Neches Room of the Neches National Bank President Jimmie R Sims Jr urges all members to attend Reports on fees past programs and future projects will be presented and discussed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Neches
Neches National Bank
Jimmie R. Sims, Jr
Sims
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Texas Education Commission
LFA
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Bill Daniel
Liberty
Marshall Frazier
Joe Caraway
Tommye Faye Marcontell
Betty Sue Ferguson
Steven Smith
Estelle Brown
Wesley Brown
Bobby Caraway
Paul Brown
Joyce Fillingim
Vickie Jones
Donald Caraway
Debbie Jones
Betty Haynes
Peggy Haynes
Christine Read
City
M. M. Bradley Survey
A- 7
GOP
Silsbee Social Notes
Dickerson-Hamilton
Angelina River
Jasper
Floyd Smith
Nederland
Kate Cunningham
Woodrow Cook
Dale M. Rogers
Cook
Vietnam
616Th Medical Airlift Command
Tokyo
Philippines
Alaska
States
Rogers
Tan Son Nhut Air Force Base
Saigon
Nashville
Tenn
Merryfield Air Force Base
Air National Guard
Don L. Hawthorne
Turner
Harvey Ashcraft
Santa Fe Hospital
Temple
J. A. Firrel
Disney
Okla
Patt Ward
Mike
James Williams
Lisa
Bill
David
Albuquerque
New Mexico
M. O. Leggett
Martha Leggett
D. C. Campos
Kim
New Orleans
R. T. Gore
Lenox Hawthorne
T. M. McNeil
Leatherwood
ITR
San Diego
James V. de Bretagne
5Th Marines
Iwo Jima
Hawthorne
This City
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