Robbery At Fina Station Nets 106 Cash
Police report a theft at Finn Gas Station No 2 on Highway 96 South with $106 taken by a man later arrested at Silsbee State Bank. Charles Henry Scott of Silsbee faced charges for forgery and passing, and attempted forgery, after investigators tied the counterfeit checks to a fictitious owner.
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Silsbee
Finn
Highway 96 South
Edgar Blood
Fina
Silsbee State Bank
Blood
Morris Cole
Charles Henry Scott
Scott
Justice of the Peace
C. A. Kimball
Kountze
Story Hour At Silsbee Public Library Each Tuesday
The Story Hour for children aged 50 years through 7 years is held every Tuesday morning at the Silsbee Public Library from 10 to 11 o clock. Miss Emily Landolt and Miss Connie Keown lead the reading of the stories.
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Silsbee Public Library
Emily Landolt
Connie Keown
Silsbee Trustees Move Toward Record 1967 68 School Budget
Silsbee school trustees started work on an expected record budget for the 1967 68 year. The first draft of the temporary budget lists a proposed total of 1 588 134.00 dollars for the year.
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Silsbee School
Pine Plaza Shopping Center progresses with phase 1 near complete
Foundation work for Pine Plaza phase 1 at the FM 92 FM 418 intersection is nearing completion. Weather permitting, 50,000 square feet of stores will open in late September with an early October launch planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Plaza
North Silsbee
Bayport Construction Co
Baytown
Pine,Crest Shopping Center
Gary Martin
Bayport Construction Company
Martin
Pine Plaza Center
Kinghorn Driver Company of
Houston
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
Neches National Bank of Silsbee
Wilson Associates
A&p Food
Morgan & Lindsey
Beall’s
Local births record prominent in Silsbee area
Mr and Mrs Alvin Morgan of Silsbee welcomed son Stephen Ray born June 20 at St Elizabeth hospital Beaumont. Mr and Mrs Keith Parker of Silsbee welcomed daughter Paige born June 11 at St Elizabeths Beaumont. Grandparents and other birth notices from Temple Kountze and Victer complete the local roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Morgan
Silsbee
Stephen Ray
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Keith Parker
Paige
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
George Smith
Victer
Ozro Parker
Helen Clinard
Temple
Connie Marie
Scott and White Hospital
Clinard
Janet Rogers
Leon Rogers
Chester Clinard
Maysfield
Texas
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Elton Leon Whitehead
Lisa Janell
Patricia Ann
Jimmy Powell
Longtime Silsbee Business Is Closed
R W Collier owner of Richard Collier Hardware announced the store’s closure after failing to meet credit contracts. Building keys were turned over to bankruptcy trustees as assets will be divided among creditors. Collier regrets the necessity and notes the process will delay clarity on asset distribution. Mrs Erma Shivers and family visited Mobile Alabama and Florida points with the Falkners last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Collier
Erma Shivers
Buddy Falkner
Gon
Mobile
Ala
Ola Gay
Falkner
Florida
Little League Queens Crowned at Silsbee Park
Little League queens for all divisions will be crowned Saturday at 5 p.m. at Lit tle League park with J. P. White directing the coronation. Players should arrive by 4:30 p.m. Mothers and fathers will later have a chance to show their skill on the baseball din following the Braves-Oilers game at 6 p.m.
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Queens
Sweethearts
Silsbee Little League
Little League
J. P. White
Vacation costs and car ownership rise in Hardin County
The piece notes a two person vacation averaging 36 a day with 300 miles of driving, plus tips and misc at 0.50 daily. It discusses annual car ownership costs per driver at 1362 and 13.6 cents per mile, totaling 14,560,000 for Hardin County's 10,690 cars, and mentions local gas stations' receipts rising with travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
AAA
Larry Jackson Named New City Policeman
Larry Dale Jackson, 24, joins Silsbee Police Department as patrolman, restoring the force to four after a recent resignation. He previously patrolled Orange and served with the Texas Department of Corrections. Jackson, a Buna High School graduate, is married with one child and has training from FBI, Texas A&M, and the Texas Department of Corrections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Dale Jackson
Silsbee
Jim Weaver
Edgar Blood
Jackson
Orange Police Department
Texas Department of Corrections
Buna High School
FBI
Texas A&m
Hardin County Grand Jury Returns 11 Indictments
The Hardin County Grand Jury handed down 11 indictments and two No Bills during a regular session last Monday. Ashley Gore of Caney Head received two indictments for assault with intent to murder and remains free on $1000 bonds. Leo Bryant of Silsbee and Moses Rowan of Beaumont face theft and forgery charges respectively, with bonds noted. Richard Lynn Schneider, E. R. Dohman, Ivy Andrews Sunday and others face various counts of theft and fraud, while charges against Mrs. W. E. Ewing and Samuel Hudson were dropped and marked No Bills.
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Hardin County Grand Jury
W. L.selman
Ashley Gore
Caney Head
Leo Bryant
Silsbee
Richard Lynn Schneider
Batson
Hardin County
E. R. Dohman
Moses Rowan
Beaumont
Ivy Andrews
Near Kountze
W. E. Ewing
Samuel Hudson
Seven Juveniles Held For Possession Of Alcoholic Drinks
Seven juveniles were booked into Hardin County jail by Highway Patrolman Wayne Pullen for possession of alcoholic beverages in Southeast Hardin County last weekend. They were held briefly and released pending further court action as part of a total of 34 detainees the past week, including offenses such as affray hot checks being drunk in public places disturbances traffic violations and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Wayne Pullen
Curtis Davis
Davis
Critical Housing Need Tops C of C Discussion
About 30 Chamber of Commerce members gathered for the quarterly meeting to discuss the urgent need for more housing in the Silsbee area. The group endorsed plans to bring in federal and state agency speakers on housing programs and noted ongoing efforts in beautification, tourism information, and committee projects on housing, airports, industry attraction, and roads.
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Chamber of Icommerce
Silsbee
Concensus
J. R. Sims Jr
Stuart Smith
Ciity
Sims
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Birthday and Fathers Day Event in Kirbyville Honors Joe Harper
Mrs. Sallie Ward Mr. and Mrs. Don L Hawthorne and family and Miss Elaine Tarver attended a birthday and Fathers Day gathering honoring Joe Harper in Kirbyville Sunday. Mr Harper was 89 years old Saturday and is the father of Mrs Hawthorne.
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Sallie Ward
Don L. Hawthorne
Elaine Tarver
Joe Harper
Kirbyville
Mr. Harper
Hawthorne
Mrs Ward and Pat Visit While Husband Serves Aboard
Mrs Billy G Ward and Pat of Fort Worth visit in the home of her mother Mrs Huey Wiggins. Mr Ward is on a Naval Reserve tour aboard the USSS Haynesworth to Jamaica and Trinidad.
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Billy G. Ward
Pat
Fort Worth
Huey Wiggins
Mr. Ward
Haynesworth
Linda Savant Attends Drum Major Camp at SFA
Linda Savant of Silsbee High School will attend the 12th annual Drum Major Camp at Stephen F. Austin State College. The camp, on the SFA campus each summer, invites junior and senior high students to study daily under top instructors while living in college dormitories. Kenneth L. Green directs the program.
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Nacogdoches
Linda Savant
Silsbee High School
Silsbee
Stephen F. Austin State College
SFA
Kenneth L. Green
Rev R E Jonte Reappointed To First Methodist
Rev R E Jonte was reappointed for his ninth year as pastor of Silsbee First Methodist Church after returning from the Texas Annual Conference in Houston. He and wife have four children Vicky pursuing a theology degree at SMU, twins Gaye and Kaye, and Randy in fourth grade. Also visiting were A C Reeves of Carlsbad NM and V P Chance of Amarillo staying with the Pickett family.
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R. Eugene Jonte
Texas
The
Methodist Church
Houston
Silsbee
Jonte
Vicky
SMU
Daughlters
Gaye
Kaye
Randy
Rev
Mrs. Jonte
Judy Sullender to Attend Sullender Reunion in Mississippi
Miss Judy Sullender leaves today for Vicksburg Mississippi to visit relatives and participate in a Sullender family reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Sullender
Vicksburg, Miss
Sullender
Hartman 3rd Graduates From Harvard University
John Hartman 3rd of Silsbee joined about 4100 Harvard graduates in the June 15 ceremonies. Hartman earned an MBA with distinction and will join Humble Oil's chemical division. Radcliffe College awarded 200 degrees, while about 1200 bachelor’s and 2900 advanced degrees were conferred.
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John Sinclair Hartman
Silsbee
Harvard University
Conpiring College
Radcliffe College
Harvard
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Hartman
Margaret Hartman
Humble Oil Company
Chemical Division
Memorial Church
Silsbee High School
of Texas University
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Roy A. McCollough
McCollough
Morris Walgreen Drugs
Realiy
Don L. Hough
Hough
Etex Typewriter and Supply Co
Swicegood Music Co
O'Neil
Edgar
Estelle O'Neil
Virginia Lee Swaney
Katherine Bunce
Audrie T. Powell
Dianne Worthey
Barbara Watts
Letha Cawthon
Lorene Hutchins
Harold Hutchins
Gwenne Glenn
Hazel Terry
Carl Tarver
Joyce McClung
Supt
George Ingram
Silsbee High
Ingram
Walter Edward Burks
Connie Renea
the Bee
New York
United States
American Automobile Association
Braves
White Sox
Charles Messer
Steve Caraway
Oilers
Yankees
Ricky Wood
Steve Rogers
Astros
Butch Smith
Robert Gordon
Tigers
Pirates
Terry Calhoun
Sparky Gore
Hlob
R H E Lob
Dodgers
Powys
W.—Walters
Mets
Toosha
Reds
Tine Colts
Giants
Cubs
Bowen
Yanks
Colts
Kilpatric
Willis
Gary Laskoshie Giants
Cards
S Keen
Dodgers White Sox
Mark Muckleroy
Mathews G
Bill
Miller G
Bowen G
Arene
Martinka C
Guy B. Brown
White
Davis D
Tigers Ear
M. Brown
Jerry Sims
Larry Jackson
New City
Ments
Jamaica
Trinidad
R. E. Jonte
First Methodist
A. C. Reeves
Carlsbad
New Mexico
T. M. Pickett
V. P. Chance
Amarillo
Pickett
John Hartman
Charles Landgraf
Lester Landgraf
Charles
Joe Hignett
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