Jimmy Parsley Decorated with Bronze Star Medal
SFC Jimmie R. Parsley of Company C 1st Special Forces Group Airborne Special Action Force Asia received the Bronze Star Medal for actions on December 13 and 14 1963 in the Republic of Viet Nam. He was among 80 SF men decorated in Asia. Col Francis J. Kelly presented the award. Parsley is brother of P A Parsley of this city, former Silsbee resident, and two year overseas service in special forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SFC
Jimmie R. Parsley
1St Special Forces Group
Airborne
Special Action Force
Asia
Republic of Viet Nam
Col
Francis J. Kelly
Sgt. Parsley
P. A. Parsley
Silsbee
U. S. Army
Three Cases Heard In County Court
Judge Fletcher Richardson presided over three Hardin county cases this past week. Ned Whitt of Liberty was fined 1.00 and costs for theft on June 11. Billy Jacobs with unknown address was fined 50 and costs and sentenced to three days in jail for driving while intoxicated on June 12. Estas Hichens of Silsbee was fined 100 and costs on June 14 for carrying a pistol.
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Hardin County
Fletcher Richardson
Ned Whitt
Liberty
Billy Jacobs
Estas Hichens
Silsbee
Commissioners to furnish North Loop Right-of-Way
Hardin County Court reached an agreement with the State Highway Department to acquire right-of-way for a 1.7 mile Farm Highway 418 extension from Silsbee to U S 96. The project, budgeted at 138000 dollars, aims to reduce heavy truck traffic in Silsbee. The court also set July 31 for a stock law election in Honey Island Precinct 3 and condemned 14 tracts for U S 96 bypass work east of Silsbee.
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Hardin County Commissioners Court
State Highway Department
Silsbee
Silsbee Business District
Avenue 6
North Fifth
Justice
Honey Island
Hardin County
U. S. 96
Tyler County
C. R. Baker
Charles Rawls
Johnny R. Smith
O. L. Gore
Silsbee Man Critically Injured In Hartburg Mowing Incident
Kenneth R. Keown 35 of FM 418 Silsbee remained in very critical condition at St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont after a one inch wire pierced his brain during a mowing task near Hartburg Friday. He was paralyzed on the left side and doctors planned to wait for a brain bleed to clot before removing the wire. The accident occurred while he was clearing a lease with a tractor and bush hog. he was found unconscious at 11 p.m. and transported to Orange Memorial Hospital before transfer.
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Kenneth R. Keown
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Hartburg
Letha Smith
Roosevelt Drive
Keown
Silsbee Tigers
Red
Orange
Mauriceville
A. J. Brown
R & L Well Service
Brown
Orange Memorial Hospital
I M Butler Named Rs 3 Mail Carrier
I M Butler of Silsbee has been appointed mail carrier for Silsbee Route 3. Postmaster L A Yankie notes Butler passed the Civil Service exam last fall and is a native of the area. His route covers the southern Chance Loeb area.
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I. M. Butler
Silsbee
L. A. Yankie
Butler
Civil Service
Chance- Loeb
Yankie
License offices in Kountze and Silsbee closed today and tomorrow
Edward Philips reports that the drivers license offices in Kountze and Silsbee will be closed today and tomorrow. The offices will reopen next Thursday in Kountze and Friday in Silsbee on their regular schedules.
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Kountze
Silsbee
Edward Philips
Texas
Philips
Accident Injures H G Elmore and Granddaughter
H G Elmore of 615 North 11th and his granddaughter Kathy Atwood were injured Saturday in a two vehicle crash about nine miles west of San Marcos. They were taken by ambulance to a Lockhart hospital for emergency treatment. Elmore suffered a head injury chest injury bruises and a broken toe. Kathy Atwood had a concussion facial lacerations bruises and a neck injury. Elmore returned home Sunday by plane.
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H. G. Elmore
North 11Th
San Marcos
Elmore
Kathy Atwood
a _ hospital
Lockhart
Kathy
San Antonio
Silsbee
Trustees Keep Teacher Pay $300 Above State Rate
Silsbee school trustees voted to maintain the $300 annual premium over the state minimum for all teachers and professional staff under the new plan. The district will pay the state scale plus $300, with a beginning bachelor’s holder now earning $4404 yearly. The board also approved a $6900 purchase of an automatic posting machine and discussed insurance, tuition for Chance-Loeb students, transfers, and the potential hire of a district business manager.
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Silsbee
Texas
Silsbee School Board
Don L. Hough
Texas Education Agency
Supt
Hough
Frank Bean
Hughes and Norfeldt
Ition
Chance-Loeb
Supt. Hough
Rites Today For Carl D. Creel 45
Funeral services for Carl D. Creel 45 of Sour Lake are set for today at 10 a m in the Kelley Hixson Funeral Home chapel Beau mont with burial at Village Mills Cemetery He died Monday in Veterans Hospital Houston a Hardin County native and World War II veteran Survivors include his wife two sons one daughter two stepdaughters his mother Mrs Elberry Creel of Silsbee two brothers one half brother Edgar Creel of Silsbee and one sister Mrs John Wiggins of Silsbee
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Carl D. Creel
Sour Lake
Kelley- Hixson
Beaumont
Village Mills
Veterans Hospital
Houston
Hardin County
Elberry Creel
Silsbee
Edgar Creel
John Wiggins
Silsbee C of C Buys Prize Vegetables At Market Show
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce spent 77 dollars on prize vegetables at Beaumont Farmers Market. Bill Loden and Victor Norvell bid on the produce, then donated it to Boys Haven of Beaumont. Top price was 35 dollars for a reserve champion cushion of Mrs. O L Gore.
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Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Beaumont
O. L. Gore
Alvin Gonzales
Stanley Gore
Loden
Funeral Rites Held Monday For Mrs Bessie Coleman
Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Bell Coleman 57 were held Monday at 2 pm at the First Baptist Church of Silsbee with Rev. R E Barclay officiating. Burial followed at Rest Haven Cemetery under Farmer Funeral Home. Mrs Coleman a San Augustine native who lived in Silsbee 10 years died Saturday evening after a lengthy illness. Pallbearers were Harry Bryant Tracey Bryant Bill Caraway Virgil Caraway Lloyd Heiselbetz. Survived by husband W J Coleman and three brothers Earl Alvin Snelling of Lufkin and James Snelling of Lubbock.
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Bessie Bell Coleman
First Baptist Church
Lloyd
Clem Heiselbetz
W. J. Coleman
Earl and
Alvin Snelling
Lufkin
James Snelling
Lubbock
Luther Herrin Dies After Heart Attack While Visiting Family
Luther LaFayette Herrin 38 of Beaumont died Saturday evening at home of his mother in Silsbee after a heart attack. He taught at James Bowie Junior High in Beaumont. Services were Sunday at United Pentecostal Church Bon Wier with burial in Hughes Cemetery. Survived by mother Leona H Hughes brother Clifford Hughes of Angleton two daughters Sherry Harris of Nederland and Jackie Herrin of Beaumont and a son Charlie Herrin of Nederland.
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Luther LaFayette Herrin
Homer Drive
Beaumont
United Pentecostal Church
Bon Wier
Herrin
Silsbee
James Bowie
Hughes Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home
Leona H. Hughes
Clifford Hughes
Angleton
Sherry Harris
Nederland
Jackie Herrin
Charlie Herrin
Wayne DuBose Attends City Managers Meet
Silsbee city manager Wayne DuBose returned Tuesday from a three day Texas City Managers Association workshop in Beaumont. He said the sessions offered valuable insights for his first manager role, with topics on city manager responsibilities federal programs growth and attracting industry through improved services and streets. DuBose called Silsbee’s progress in upgrading streets services and town cleanliness a big step forward.
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Silsbee
Wayne DuBose
Texas City Managers Association
Beaumont
DuBose
Silsbee Firemen Attend State Convention in Laredo
Four members of the Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department attended the Firemen's and Fire Marshal's Association state convention in Laredo from June 7 to 10. Attendees were Rex Moore Bill Hulen Tom Barnes and Grady Walters.
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Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
The
Firemen’s and Fire Marshal's Association
Laredo
Rex Moore
Bill Hulen
Tom Barnes
Grady Walters
Final Rites Held For Mrs Lavielle Richardson
Mrs Lavielle Richardson 70 of 845 Yount Beaumont died Friday after stopping on highway near Silsbee for tire check and collapsing. Funeral at First Baptist Church Beaumont with Rev Barclay. Survived by son W W Selman and daughter Hart Brookins plus two brothers Harmon and Richard Weathersby.
Tigers Open Grid Season Here With Huntsville Sept. 10
The Silsbee Tigers will open their 1965 football season at home against Huntsville Hornets on September 10. All games start at 7:30 p.m. The schedule lists games at Silsbee and various opponents through November 19, ending at Silsbee.
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Tigers
Huntsville
Silsbee Tigers
Huntsville Hornets
Tiger
Silsbee
French
Beaumont
Center
West Orange
Bridge City
Orange
Jasper
Forest Park
Liberty
Victor
Miss Shreveport to Appear on Carson Show
Lynda Ferguson Miss Shreveport 1965 leaves Shreveport for New York to appear on NBCs Johnny Carson show. She earned the trip for best talent at the Miss Shreveport Pageant and will also audition for Fred Waring and Bernie Wayne before returning to compete in the Miss Louisiana Pageant in Monroe on July 18.
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Shreveport
Johnny Carson
Lynda Ferguson
New York City
NBC
Lynda
South Park High School
W. W.,ferguson
Silsbee
New York
Jeanette McDonald
Fred Waring
Bernie Wayne
20Th Century-Fox Records
Monfree
Shreveport Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ground Is Broken For New Covenant Church Near Silsbee
Ground was broken Saturday for the New Covenant Church located just north of Silsbee on Highway 92. The brick veneer unit 57 by 33 feet sits on about an acre across the highway east of Little League park and will house an auditorium four Sunday School rooms and two restrooms. Completion is expected in about four weeks under W C Seaman chairing the building committee with J C Hanes R C Riker and Jimmy Sasser.
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New Covenant Church
Silsbee
Highway 92
New Church
Silsbee Little League Park
W. C. Seaman
J. C Hanes
R. C. Riker
Jimmy Sasser
Seaman
Local births reported in Hardin County area
Hello World born in Hardin Memorial Hospital Kountze. Robert David Shows and Frances Ann Barley, of Silsbee, welcome Robert David Jr born June 9. James Rutledge and Beaumont couple welcome Penny Kathleen born June 9. Arthur Ray Dubose and spouse welcome Angela Marie born June 10 in Kountze. James L. Josey Sr and spouse welcome William Gerald born June 13 in Silsbee. Gene Herman McCollum and spouse welcome Ras Eugene born June 11 in Warren.
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Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Robert David Shows
Silsbee
Robert David Jr
Shows
Frances Ann Barclay
James Rutledge
Beaumont
Penny Kathleen
Angela Marie
Arthur Ray Dubose
William Gerald
James L. Josey Sr
Ras Eugene
Gene Herman McCollum
Warren
City Budget Hearing Set for Tuesday Night in Council Chamber
City manager Wayne DuBose announced a public hearing on the city budget for next Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the council chamber. The balanced budget totals 840 931 00 with general fund and water department components. water drops 2 000 from the current year while general fund rises to 193 150 00. Cesar Dominguez notes tax income budgeted at 84 000 for next year with no personal tax increase. delinquent taxpayers will be named in the Bee July 1 with 1 00 added after June 30 for office costs.
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Wayne DuBose
DuBose
General Fund
Water Department
du Bose
Cesar Dominguez
Dominor
Guez
Shes Hy
Thirty Held At Hardin County Jail In Past Week
Thirty persons were held at the Hardin county jail during the past week June 9 to June 15 according to Sheriff Henry Overstreet. Three were held for aggravated assault with one also named for malicious mischief. One was held for simple assault. Other offenses included eight for disturbing the peace three for traffic violations one for being drunk in car two for theft one for driving while intoxicated and one for abandonment.
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Hardin County
Henry Overstreet
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Neches River
Evadale
Jin
Juanita Holland
Hamlin
M. O. Brown
Letty
George Tennison
Bruce Watts
Watts
Bean
Hardin,Jefferson
Tennison Iset
Silsbee C of C
Bessie Coleman
Luther Herrin
Silsbee Firemen
Lavielle Richardson
Yount, Beaumont
R. E. Barclay
Resthaven Cemetery
North City Limits
Hardin Drug Colts
Dixie Queen Mets
Neches Nat'l Reds
Kiwanis Club Cubs
Jaycee's Yanks Morris Pharmacy Ponys
Major Top Burger Astros
Lions Club Colt
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