Lane Texas Awarded Water Well And Plant Improvements
Lane Texas Company of Houston won the bids for the new city water well at 24 825 and for water plant improvements at 15 180 with a 1 percent discount if both are awarded. Texas Water Wells Inc. of Houston bid 26 375 for the well. Beaumont firms placed other bids for the plant work and city sewer enforcement was announced, with penalties of 5 to 100 dollars per day for noncompliance. Police car bids to be opened at the July 9 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane Texas Company of
Houston
Lane
Texas Water Wells Inc. of
Bella Company
Beaumont
J.R. Plake Inc
Beaumont Construction Company
United Construction Company
Mercer Construction Company
Edna
Lane Texas Company
Frank L. McClanahan
McClanahan
Silsbee Sets ZIP Code 77656 for Mail Delivery
Postmaster L A Yankie announced Silsbee Texas uses ZIP Code 77656 for all correspondence to speed deliveries and reduce misrouted mail. He urged residents to place the ZIP Code after the city and state in return addresses as the nationwide system begins July 1.
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Silsbee
L. A. Yankic
Post Office Department
Yankie
Yenkie
L. A. Yankie
U. S. Post Office
Texas
United States
Evadale Hires Withers as Junior High Coach and High School Assistant
Evadale School hires Buna native Withers as junior high football coach and high school basketball coach at a starting salary of 5000 dollars annually. He holds a B S from Stephen F Austin, coached girls basketball at Tomball, and is a 1958 Buna High School graduate and former college player. The article also notes ZIP Code benefits for faster mail dispatch and delivery times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jay
Evadale
Withers
Buna
Stephen F. Austin
Tomball
Buna High School
Southwest Basketball Officials Association
City Hall hosts telephone courtesy course in council room
A city run telephone courtesy course starts at 1 30 p m in the city hall council room lasting about 45 minutes. The session is in cooperation with Southwestern Bell with Mrs Lena Arnold of Beaumont giving the talk and demonstration. City Secretary Cesar Dominguez invites all businesses to send a representative and attendees may include non business staff. Refreshments will be served for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Jack Redmond
Aryone
Lena Arnold
Beaumont
Southwestern Bell
Cesar Dominguez
Dominguez
Sheriff Whitaker Undergoes Surgery
Sheriff William Whitaker of Hardin County was rushed to St Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont by a Farmer ambulance Wednesday at 5 am. He was reported to have extreme difficulty breathing and a tracheotomy was performed to improve breathing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Whitaker
Hardin County
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
BEE
New Babies Reported in Crestwood and Silsbee
Hello World Mr and Mrs J H Richard son of Crestwood Missouri are parents of a daughter Joanie Margaret born June 13. Mr and Mrs J H Richardson of this city are the paternal grandparents Edward Carl born June 13 to Mr and Mrs John Henry Coen of Silsbee. Mr and Mrs Wintford Gene McClelland of Silsbee are parents of a daughter Gina Darlene born June 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Richardson
Crestwood, Mo
Joanie Margaret
City
Edward Carl
John Henry Coen
Silsbee
Wintford
Gene McClelland
Gina Darlene
Sheffield Couple Visited Relatives in Navasota
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Sheffield visited relatives in Navasota from Tuesday through Friday, returning home briefly before continuing their schedule.
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Mrs. W. E. Sheffield
Navasota
Silsbee Youth Killed When Struck By Auto
Silsbee 17 year old Harry Dwaine Jenkins died after being struck by a GMC carryall driven by Jack Provost while walking along Highway 92 near Silsbee. He was a high school senior and member of Future Farmers of America and Boy Scout Troop 88. funeral held at Franks Branch Church with burial at the church cemetery. Survivors include his parents four brothers and three sisters all of Silsbee.
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Harry Dwaine Jenkins
Silsbee
Highway 92
GMC
Young Jenkins
Jack Provost
J. E. Dobbs
Beaumont
Provost
Dobbs
Jenkins
Future Farmers of America
Boy Scout Troop 88
Franks Branch
Fred
Billy Ray Dulaney
I Clyde Dulaney
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Church
Farmer Funeral Home
Harry L. Jenkins
Larry
Terry
Jerry
Daniel Jenkins
Lana Lee Jenkins
Janet Sue Jenkins
Miss Palma
Darlene Jenkins
Trustees Hire New Coach and Restrict Assistant Pay
Silsbee School Board hired H C Muckleroy to replace the retired assistant coach Jim my Rand and direct basketball duties for the next school year. Salary starts at 6300 with a district cap of 6500 for all future assistant coaches, while the junior high head coach remains under separate terms. The board also authorized curriculum studies at 3000 per subject and contracts for resurfacing parking areas at the high school Read Turrentine and Kirby Elementary schools with costs around 150 for Read Turrentine and 25 cents per square yard for the others.
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H. C. Muckleroy
Kountze
Nederland
Silsbee School Board
Jimmy Rand
Silsbee Athletic Department
Don Hough
Muckleroy
McGailion
Hough
Summerville Co
Read-Turrentine
Kirby Elementary School
Kirby
El Paso Visitor Stays With Sheffield Family
Pascal Street and daughter of El Paso visited recently in the W. E. Sheffield home. The group visited relatives in center for several days.
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Pascal Street
el Paso
W. E. Sheffield
Center
Kiwanis Fish Fry Set For Tuesday Night
Silsbee Kiwanians and guests will gather at Cravens Camp on the Neches River next Tuesday for their annual fish fry. Serving starts promptly at 7 pm with fried catfish, hushpuppies and trim mings. The cooking committee meets at 2 pm to prepare the fires and is chaired by Victor Norvell.
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Silsbee Kiwanians
Cravens Camp
Neches
Clifton Caraway
Pirates Suffer First Loss as Oilers Rally
The league leading Pirates dropped their first game 9 8 to the Oilers after Oilers came from behind in the sixth. David Newsom drilled a two base hit to score Larry McLaughlin for the winning run. Claude Coward homered twice for the Yankees and Mike Leggett joined the home run column for the Tigers. Roy Brown leads Oilers in hits with .93 average while Carrol Dennis is second at .517. Major League results list Yankees 5 Tigers 2 and Oilers 9 Pirates 8 among recent games.
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Pirates
Oilers
David Newsom
Larry McLaughlin
Yankees
Claude Coward
Cubs
Mike Leggett
Tigers
Braves
James Roy Brown
Bet
Carrol Dennis
The
HAL Oilers
White Sox
Indians
Rams
Poni
Steers
James R. Brown
J Rodrigues
Kurt Benson
Jerry Redkey Ao
Wade Norvell
Mack Brown
Six Held For Attack On Elderly Couple South Of Kountze
Six youths aged 15 to 19 are in Hardin County jail after the Monday night robbery of an elderly Negro couple south of Kountze. The couple were stopped in their car by the assailants and the incident was reported as a racially charged attack.
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Hardin County
Kountze
Four Persons Charged In County Court
Four individuals faced penalties in Judge Fletcher Richardson's county court over the past week. C V Hudnall of Buna paid $1 and costs for passing a hot check. C C Sullivan, 40, of Silsbee, drew one day in jail and costs for child abandonment. Wilburn Eddings, 56, north of Silsbee, fined $100 and costs for possession of whiskey making apparatus and another $100.
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L. C. Kirk
I. W. Moore
Silsbee
Wilburn Eddings
Liquor Control Board
Eddings
Hardin County
Fletcher Richardson
C. V. Hudnall
Buna
C. C. Sullivan
Paine Returns to Silsbee for Coaching Duties
LeeQ Paine is hired by Silsbee School Board to teach physical education and driver education and to assist with high school football and other spring sports. A Silsbee native and former MVP back in 1957, Paine earned a physical education degree from Lamar Tech in 1961 and previously coached at Georgetown. He is married with two children aged three and five.
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David Leeo
Paine
Silsbee School Board
Ray McGallion
The
BEE
Silsbee
Belton Paine
Silsbee High
McGallion
Lamar Tech
Georgetown
Harper Injured in Truck Mishap Near Silsbee
About 40 year old Marper from Kountée was injured when his truck overturned 2. miles west of Silsbee on FM 418 near 2 a m Sunday. He was treated at Hardin Memorial Hospital and later moved to St. Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont in fair condition with a cut over his right eye.
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Kountée
Silsbee
Hardin County
iSheriff I. W. Moore
Harper
Farmer Funeral Home
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Harper Bultane
Rountse
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Lane Texas
J. G. Coward
Smith & Lungsford, Groves
J. R
Plake
Tantillo Sons
Port Arthur
United
Smith & Lungsford
Yankies
William Withers
H. ©. Muckleroy
Sheriff Whitaker
Silsbee Country Club Women's Golf Association
Blanche Elam
Orange
Sis Howard
Myra Kent
Laverna Kieter
Royce Crosby
Arthur Day Ruggles
Larry Cryer
Steve O’quinn
Cliff Davis
Harry Dale Roberts
Mr. Hough
Kiwanis
Victor Norvell
Carl Paramore
Lester Landgraaf
Melvin Winger
Barney McMahon
E. M. Wilson Jr
Eddie Sims
David Hoover
Kyle Reeves
Charles Frazier
Braves Tigers
Pirat
Ponys
Leeq. Paine
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