Silsbee approves largest city budget for 1965 66
The Silsbee city council adopted a 340 931 budget for 1965 66, a 6 281 increase, funded at 1 25 per 100 valuation with 35 percent assessment. The plan adds a maintenance department, accelerates street work, and funds a new elevated water storage tank and the Gradall ditching machine. The council also voted to borrow 15 000 to pay off equipment, backed the library board’s bid for state and federal money, and set a second dog vaccination day for June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Wayne DuBose
General Fund
DuBose
Silsbee State Bank
H. T. Horka
E. J. Dietrich
Silsbee Public Library Board
Silsbee Library
Dietrich
Austin
Local Residents Attend Meetings and Visits Across State
Social notes summarize visits and trips including Mr. and Mrs. Zack Taylor to Houston for an American Society of Foresters meeting, John Meyers at a Kirby Lumber event, and Doyle Bayless visiting Dallas. Beaumont hospital, Tulsa and New York relatives, and trips to Denver, Yellowstone, Banff are noted alongside family gatherings in Longview and Buna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Meyers
Kirby Lumber Corp
Houston
American Society of Foresters
Doyle Bayless
Dallas
David Drake
Drake
George Bellenger
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
V. O. Holmes
Bella Kimberlin
Tulsa
Okla
Holmes
Hugh M. Andrews
New York City
Kimberlin
Andrews
Silsbee
C. G. McClinton
Bowie
Maryland
Bill McClelland
Alvin
Leon McClelland
Bridge City
Buna
W. S. Redmond
Jack Redmond
Jack
Redmond
J}redmond
Austin
National Guard Academy
LeRoy Scharber
Baptist Hospital
Colts and White Sox Share Eight Wins Lead League
The Colts and White Sox both hold an 8- wins pace atop the standings, with the league led by these two clubs. Other teams include East Texas Transit Mix, Top Burger Astros, and Silsbee Packing Co. Tigers as the season progresses toward a final published tally next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colts
White Sox
Lions Club
Colt 45'S
East Texas Transit Mix White Sox
Top Burger Astros
Silsbee Packing Co. Tigers
South Hampton Braves
Hardin Co. Sav. and Loan Oilers
Silsbee Auto Co. Pirates
W. F. W. Yankees
Silsbee Men Figure In Out-Of-County Courts
Three Silsbee men appear in Jefferson and Orange county court actions. Bob Yeagin, 22, guilty of robbery by assault with a 10 year penitentiary sentence pending motion for new trial. Two other defendants, one from Beaumont and one from Victor, indicted in the same Beaumont robbery. Doe details on other local cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Jefferson
Orange County
Jefferson County
Bobby Joe Yeagin
State Penitentiary
Beaumont
George Taylor
Yeagin
Victor
Sence
Robert Lynn Plain
Richard Lloyd Poe
Voth
Jefferson County Criminal District Court
Masonic Temple
Henry Alexander Sr
Oange
Hardin County
Henry Overstreet
Richard Ratliff to Spend Eight Weeks in Australia
Richard L. Ratliff, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Ratliff, will join about 2,000 Americans in the Experiment in International Living. He departs July 3 and returns August 28 to Griffith, New South Wales, Australia, to live with a host family as part of a month long cultural exchange. Ratliff, a Texas Christian University journalism graduate, learned of the program on assignment and applied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard L. Ratliff
L. J. Ratliff
Cravens Drive
Australia
Richard
Texas Christian University In
Fort Worth
Griffith
New South Wales
W. W. Howell Named To Head Area Water Group
Citizens north of Silsbee met June 11 at Silsbee High School to discuss a Farmers Home Administration funded public water system. W. W. Howell became temporary chairman, Ernest Spell to chair the organizing committee, Mrs. G. W. Calvert as secretary treasurer. The group formed Community Water Supply Corporation to serve from Silsbee to the county line.
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Silsbee
Silsbee High School
Farmers Home Administration
Citizens’ Group
Community Water Supply Corporation
Deputy Grand Master To Install Masonic Officials
Open installation of officers for Silsbee Lodge No. 927 A F and A M set for Saturday June 26 at 7 30 pm F L Choate reports H W Fullingim deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge of Texas will officiate He is brother to Alf Fullingim of Silsbee and Archer Fullingim of Kountze
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Lodge
F. L. Choate
H. W. Fullingim
Odessa
The
Grand Lodge of Texas
Alf Fullingim
Silsbee
Archer Fullingim
Kountze
Silsbee Woman Hit By Auto Reported In Good Condition
Miss Gibretha Johnson, 33, of Highway 327 Silsbee, is listed in good condition at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont after a Saturday night car pedestrian crash on Highway 327 north of Dehart's Grocery. Olen Overstreet, driving about 45 to 50 mph, struck her. lights from an oncoming car blinded him momentarily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Autto
Gibretha Johnson
Highway 327
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Dehart’s
Miss Johnson
Olen Overstreet
Hardin County
Henry Overstreet
Overstreet
Olen
Dr Wade Parker To Move Practice To Temple
Dr Wade Parker a Silsbee physician for 12 years will close his office on July 15 and relocate with his family to Temple. He will begin a four year residency at Scott and White Hospital to specialize and pursue further studies. He arrived in Silsbee July 5 1953 and built a North 4th Street clinic. He has been active in civic and church affairs and will miss friends while seeking growth at Scott and White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Parker
Silsbee
Temple
Scott and White Hospital
Parker
Sam Copeland
North 4Th Street
Scott
White
Eldredges Attend Gulf States Foresters Convention in Houston
Mr and Mrs I F Eldredge Jr attended the Gulf States section of the Society of American Foresters convention in Houston last Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. F. Eldredge Jr
Gulf States
Society of American Foresters
Houston
Silsbee Chamber to Welcome New Manager Billy Loden
Silsbee's Chamber of Commerce introduces new manager Billy C. Loden at a 7 p m reception in the Heritage Room of Silsbee State Bank. Loden, 31, previously worked in the U S Department of Labor wage and hour division in Waco and holds a Baylor University BBA. He and his wife Joyce have two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Chamber of Commerce
Billy C. Loden
Silsbee State Bank
Chamber
Victor Norvell
Loden
Highway 96 South
Joyce
Billy
Sheri
Waco
Hico High School
Germany
Baylor University
Sears, Roebuck and Co
U. S. Department of Labor
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
19 From Silsbee Make Dean's List At Lamar Tech
Nineteen students from Silsbee made the Lamar State College of Technology dean's list for the Spring 1965 semester. The list includes David E. Davenport Robert D. Gray Cheryl Markham and Virginia B. McNally with others who earned A grades in all courses and those with 12 or more semester hours and no grade below B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Lamar State College of Technology
R. W. Setzer
David E. Davenport
Robert D. Gray
Cheryl Markham
Virginia B. McNally
June English Buel
Katherine Cawley
Carole Cobble
Tommy L. Edgar
Ann Hayes
Savings Firm Buys Building In Downtown Silsbee
Hardin County Savings and Loan Association acquired the Simpson Auto Parts building at 117 North Fifth on June 10. The site and two rear warehouses will be removed and the area repaved as a parking lot to aid customers. The old Pope's Cafe landmark will disappear as demolition begins in about 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Hardin County Savings and Loan Association
Simpson Auto Parts
North Fifth
Robert A. Neyland
Pope’s Cafe
Santa Fe Depot
J. H. Simpson
Kountze
Simpson
A. R. Neyland
Texas State Optical
Avenue H
Silsbee State Bank
North Fourth Street
Avenue G
Farmer Funeral Home
Silsbee Girls Enter Miss Big Thicket Contest in Saratoga
Three Silsbee girls compete for Miss Big Thicket at the Big Thicket Association gathering in Saratoga. The event is part of the second annual meeting with the program beginning at the scheduled time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Big Thicket
Saratoga
Big Thicket Association
Sim Ward
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Dempsey Henley
Liberty Bta
Henley
Little League Queens To Crown Candidates Saturday
Identity of the 1965 major and minor queens will be revealed Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Little League park. Major queen will be crowned by last year’s queen Linda Griffith and minor queen by Debbie Rash. Candidates include Nola Boyett Lois Ann Conner Jane David Connie Sue Keown Sandy Odom Debbie Stevens Colleen Welborn Vivian Whittington Kathy Sue Bumstead Lynn David Anita Marie Dear Karen Sue Hays Betty Mitchell Karen Walters. The winner is the girl who raises the most money for the Silsbee Little League as a youth program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Griffith
Debbie Rash
Silsbee Little League
Nola Boyett
Silsbee Packing Co. Tigers
Edward Boyett
Lois Ann Conner
Lions Club Colt .45'S
Jim Conner
Jane David
V. F. W. Yankees
Horace David
Connie Sue Keown
South Hampton Braves
Kenneth Keown
Sandy Odom
East Texas Transit Mix White Sox
L. L. iGden
Debbie Stevens
Silsbee
Auto Pirates
C. B. Stevens
Colleen Welborn
Hardin County Savings and Loan Oilers
Billy Welborn
Vivian Whittington
Top Burger Astros
Horace Whittington
Kathy Sue Bumstead
Morris Pharmacy Ponies
R. M. Bumstead
Lynn David
Dixie Queen Mets
Anita Marie Dear
Hardin Drug Co. Colts
Winkie Dear
Karen Sue Hays
Neches National Bank Reds
James L. Hays
Betty Mitchell
Kiwanis Club Cubs
Betty Ann Mitchell
Karen Walters
Jaycees Yanks
Benford Walters
Couple enjoys Smoky Mountains nine day vacation
Mr and Mrs Roy Martin and Mr and Mrs Ernest Hutto returned Sunday from a nine day vacation through the Smoky Mountains. In Nashville they saw the Grand Ole Opry and visited Mr and Mrs Russell and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Martin
Ernest Hutto
Smokey Mountains
Nashville
Tenn
Grand Ole Opry
Mrs. Russell
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Council
Jold City
N. G. Ferrell
H. M. Donelson Jr
South Coast Life
Ray Hardison
American National
Alvin E. Morgan
Lincoln Life
Silsbee Insurance Agency
Etna Life
American General
Elmore Insurance Agency
Elmore
C. E. Landolt
H. C. Hopkins
Landolt
McClanahan
T. J. Ward
Herbert Elmore
Martin McKinney
Leona Whitman
Zack Taylor
Richard Ratliff
Little League Queen
Connie Sue
Keown South Hampton Braves
Lari
Colleen
Welborn Silsbee Packing Hardin Co
S & L Tigers Oilers
Eastex Transit
Colt
VFW Yankees
W. W. Howell
Head
Paine
C of C
Lamar Tech
Little League Queens
Old School
Beverly Newsum
Peggy ,Gore
Kristi Fuller
East Texas
Karen Sue Hays Neches
Anita Marie Dear Hardin Drug Colts
Kathy Sue
M Pharmacy Ponies
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