Silsbee Council Sets 15 MPH Limit in Prince Hall Addition
In a brief session the Silsbee City Council approved a 15 mph speed limit for streets in Prince Hall Villa addition excluding Avenue J. The move followed a letter from property manager Willa Mae Beatty. Council also authorized bidding for two pickup trucks for water sewer and streets drainage with no trade ins.
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Council
Prince Hall
Silsbee
Prince Hall Villa Addition
Avenue J
Prince Hall Villa
Ronald Hickerson
Willa Mae Beatty
Hickerson
Ensign Hugh Holmes Killed In Vietnam
Ensign Hugh B. Holmes USN 24 of Silsbee Texas was killed in action June 23 near Saigon while commanding a river patrol. He died of wounds after being seriously wounded with his family notified. services planned in Tulsa with no military funeral. He was Edison High School Tulsa and Long Beach State graduate, 1968, preparing for law school. Survivors: parents V O and Mrs Holmes Silsbee sister Beverly Archer San Bernardino and brother Jeffrey Holmes Silsbee.
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Hugh B. Holmes
USN
V. O. Holmes
Silsbee
Saigon
South Vietnam
Navy
Holmes
Ninde Funeral Home
Tulsa
Oklo
Memorial Park
Ensign Holmes
Edison High School
Long Beach State College
Calif
Newport
L. I
Vietnam
V. O.holmes
Beverly Archer
San Bernardino
Jeffrey Holmes
Jubilee Plans Shaped At Thursday Meeting
Rev. Robert A. Scott chaired a Silsbee committee meeting at the State Bank outlining Diamond Jubilee events. The Miss Diamond Jubilee pageant is set for Oct 11 at the high school stadium with two winners aged 60 plus.
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Robert A. Scott
Silsbee State Bank
Betty Sherrell
Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee
Little Theatre
Scott
Wes Latham
Little Theater
Ronald Cross
Port Arthur
Sabine Area
Inuns
Beaumont Girl Drowns Sunday In Willard's Lake
Opal Marie Thomas nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred E Thomas of Beaumont drowned Sunday just before noon at Willard Lake about eight miles southeast of Silsbee on Village Creek. She and sister Sharon were playing on a rubber float when it tipped over and both girls went under. Deputy Sheriff Lester Cowart said the father rescued Sharon but could not find Opal. Her body was recovered at 1 45 p m about 50 yards downstream from where she entered the water. Earl Walton of Lumberton aided in the diving and dragging operation.
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Opal Marie Thomas
Fred E. Thomas
Beaumont i
Willard Lake
Silsbee
Village Creek
Sharon
Lester Cowart
Cowart
Earl Walton
Lumberton
Carl Neukirch
Jefferson
Silsbee Master Plan aims at curvilinear streets and large parking
Phase Two of the Comprehensive Urban Plan presented to the Planning Commission and City Council by Caldwell and Powell proposes longer sweeping streets to ease traffic and a shopping center style parking network around downtown firms. It estimates 2300 on site spaces by 1990 reducing on street parking and serving about 7000 people downtown at peak times.
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Texas Municipal Retirement System
City of
Silsbee
Hickerson
Texas Highway Department
Highway Department
Planning Commission
City Council
Robert W .Caldwell
Roger Powell
Caldwell
Caldwell and Powell
Powell
Golf Tourney Qualifying Rounds To Begin Today
A field of 144 contestants will tee off this weekend at Silsbee Country Club for the second annual Invitational Golf Tournament. Qualifying rounds Thursday determine medalist prizes for the championship and first flights, with 72 hole medal play and match play in other flights.
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Silsbee Country Club
Wilson Lee
Nilsbee Country Club
Jasper Man Killed in Logging Yard Accident
Herbert Minyard a 63 year old Jasper resident died after a log struck him during unloading at EasTex Inc mill in Eva dale. He died en route to Silsbee Doctors Hospital after being crushed under a stacker wheel. Funeral services were held at J. O. Stringer Funeral Home with burial in Jasper. survivors include wife Sybil, son Herbert Thomas, daughter Annis Marie, and multiple relatives.
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Herbert Minyard
Jasper
Martindale Lumber Co
EasTex Inc
Evadale
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Minyard
Bobby Smith
Justice of the Peace
M. W. Dowden
Buna
J. O. Stringer
Andrew Allen
J. P. Owens
Sybil Annis Minyard
Herbert Thomas Minyard
Houston
Annis Marie Harrison
Beau
Evanses Welcome Daughter Shannon Renee At Hardin Memorial
Mr and Mrs Charles T Evans of Sour Lake announce the birth of daughter Shannon Renee on June 14 at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kountze. A son Bruce Wayne was born to Mr and Mrs Edward M Stutzenburg of Silsbee on June 18 at Silsbee Doctors Hospital.
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Charles T. Evans
Sour Lake
Shannon Renee
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Bruce Wayne
Edward .M. Stutzenburg
Silsbee
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Giants Clinch I Major Crown As Season Ends
The Silsbee Little League senior division Giants finished 11-1 with only one loss to their nearest rivals the Astros. Saturday features annual ladies and men games at Little League Park with a full concession stand and public address.
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Giants
Silsbee
Astros
Little League Park
Levinie Drake
Melissa Gordon
Gary Laskoskite
Cards
Reds
Braves
Dodgers
Astros Reds
Dodgers Braves
Abu Eos! Bowen
Cook
Laskoskie
Pitman
Richards
Witte
Hamilton
Barmstead
Dean
Fabb
Wanker
Colt
Tigers Braves
Oplers
White Sox Pirates
Doug Almond
Artie Shankle
Fred Samford
Ynn Spurlock
Ale Cather
John Gordon
Tom Sawyer
Winfred Harper
Rex Griffith
Curt Braswell
Hardin County approves sheriff dispatcher and car bid
In a regular session the Hardin County Commission approved Sheriff Henry Overstreet's request to hire Buddy Johnson of Sour Lake as evening dispatcher at 350 dollars per month starting June 1. A Chevy in-car bid of 3075.01 from Dreddy Chevrolet was accepted unanimously.
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Hardin County
Henry Overstreet
Buddy Johnson
Sour Lake
Johnson
Sheriff's Department
Jack Dreddy
Howard Barrington
Dreddy Chevrolet
Veterans Service
Sherry Young
Houston Natural Gas Petrochemical Co
Gulf Refining Co
Hardin County Library Board
Silsbee
Kountze
Little League Queen to Be Crowned Friday
The 1964 Little League Queen will be crowned Friday at 6 p.m. at Little League Park. Winners in senior, major, and minor divisions will be announced before the coronation. Reigning queens Jane David Joy Lynn Price and Kathy Thompson will crown the new queen.
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Little League Park
Jane David
Joy Lynn Price
Kathy Thompson
Martin Wilson
Little League
Bowe
Shannon Hawthorne
Ran Ay Skiller
Lumberton ISD Board Meeting Rescheduled to July 2
The Lumberton Independent School District board meeting set for July 2 at 7:30 p.m. will be held at the high school. Superintendent Nelson F. Eichman said the original July 10 date was moved up to July 2.
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Board of Trustees
Lumberton Independent School District
Sup
Nelson F. Eichman
Evadale Man Held on Rape Charge
Richard Tillman, 48, was arrested in Evadale for the rape of a 24 year old disabled woman. He was held without bond in Jasper County jail after arraignment by Judge Dowden in Buna. The alleged assault occurred Saturday night around 11 pm in the victim’s home and was discovered when the victim’s mother found Tillman leaving.
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Jasper County
Evadale
Richard Tillman
Bruce D. Gravis
Carlton iCook
Justice of the Peace
M. W. Dowden
Buna
Local Officers Attend DPS Drug School in Houston
Hardin County Sheriff Henry Overstreet and Silsbee Police Chief Edgar Blood joined 100 Southeast Texas law enforcement officers for a narcotics school in Houston June 16–20. The course, sponsored by Harris County Sheriff C V Kern, was taught by Texas DPS personnel, covering drug identification, search methods, evidence preservation, and filing cases. Diplomas were presented by Col. Wilson E. Spier.
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Hardin County
Henry Overstreet
Silsbee
Edgar Blood
Texas
Houston
Harris County
C . V. Kern
Texas Department of Public Safety
Wilson E. Spier
Thief Posing as Installer Steals Diamond Ring in Lumberton
In Lumberton on Wednesday morning June 18 a man posing as a telephone installer stole a $1500 diamond ring from Ben C. Prather’s home on South French Drive. Prather left the man alone in a bedroom while showing the installation, and the suspect left to “look for a circuit” never returned. The ring was not insured.
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Ben C. Praither
Lumberton
Prather
Lester Cowart
South French Drive
Aman
Telephone Company
Cowart
New Tax Roll Gets State OK
County officials announce state approval of a May 26 resolution to hire Pritchard and Abbott to redo the tax roll. The firm will adjust the roll to reflect a reduction from 30 to 27 percent of assessed value for county industries, affecting over 30 companies.
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Robert S. Calvert
Pritchard and Abbot
Miss Silsbee Day Declared For Ann Kirkendall
Mayor proclaims Friday June 27 as Miss Silsbee Day honoring Ann Kirkendall the current Miss Silsbee. Pine Burr ABWA sponsors the annual Miss Silsbee Pageant with the winner advancing to Fort Worth for Miss Texas and Miss America eligibility. A reception by East Texas Wildlife Association at 305 North Third from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. invites public attendance.
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Claude C. Coward
Ann Kirkendall
Pine Burr Chapter
American Business Women’s Association
Fort Worth
Miss Kirkendall
East Texas Wildlife Association
North Third
Anin
Earlene Dehart
Silsbee
Bluitt Miller to Retire From Santa Fe After 51 Years
W Bluitt Miller safety supervisor for the Southern Division of the Santa Fe Railroad will retire June 30 after 51 years six months with the company. He lives in Temple and began his railroad career in Silsbee at age 16. A reception with a bound book of letters will be given at the Temple station. His wife Hallie McCormick is a former Silsbee teacher and his son Jimmy Bluitt of La Jara Colorado will attend with his family.
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W. Bluitt Miller
Southern Division
The
Santa Fe Railroad
Temple
Miller
South 31St Street
Silsbee
Santa Fe
Hallie McCormick
Jimmy Bluitt
la Jauita
Colo
Texas
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Ensign Hugh B. Holmes
Silsbee Trail
Emmett Barefield
American Association of Retired People
Sils
Jubilee
Beaumont
Willard’s Lake
Eastex
Commissioners
OK Sheriff's
Lumberton Board
Tillman
DPS Drug School
Bluitt Miller
S. R. Gray
Nederland Operative Engineers Local No
P and A Construction
Evans Products Co
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