Area Highway Construction To Top 1 1/2 Million In 63 64
Hardin county faces 1 546 300 dollars in highway construction and right of way purchases as part of Texas 1963 64 consolidated program. District 20 total 9 984 100 includes 81 000 for rights of way. Projects include US 96 near Pine Island Bayou to US 69 96 grade surface and grade separations, State 327 near Silsbee, US 96 near Neches River to State 327 Extension, US 90 near the Tyler County line, and State 326 from US 69 in Kountze with ROW purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
W. E. Simmons
Beaumont
Pine Island Bayou
Gc&fs R. R
Silsbee E
Hardin US 96
Neches Rv
State 327
Gc&sf R. R
Hardin US 90
Tyler County
Purchase Row
Strs. & Surs
Hardin St
Kountze
Silsbee Library Board reelected officers plans new building
The Silsbee Public Library Advisory Board reelected officers at the June 18 meeting at East Texas Wildlife Building. Chairwoman Paul Georgas, vice chairman R O Jackson, secretary S A Wallace, and treasurer I F Eldredge Jr were named. A moving committee will transfer books to the new library once furniture arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Wallace
Silsbee Public Library Advisory Board
East Texas Wildlife Building
Paul Georgas
R. O. Jackson
S. A. Wallace
I. F. Eldredge Jr
H. M. Donelson
C. E
Pete” ‘Landolt Jr
C. J. Thorn
Jim Heddleston
Renad Turrentine Student Council
B. A. McMahon
Letha Smith
I. F. Eldredge
Hardin County Pinewood Ponies mislisted as Silsbee team
The Hardin County Pinewood Ponies corrected a mislisting as a Silsbee team. Manager Travis Riles notes players hail from across the county including Chance Loeb Kountze and Silsbee. Tomorrow they face the Victor Merchants in Beaumont as Oilers beat Gulf Oilers 6 5 with key contributions from Glen Green and Paul Luna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Pinewood Ponies
Silsbee
Travis Riles
Chance Loeb Kountze
Ponies
Victor Merchants
Beaumont
Oilers
Gulf Oilers
Glen Green
Kountze
Paul Luna
Eastex Tax Appeal Set Today in Beaumont Court
East Texas Pulp and Paper Co Evadale and others appeal a Liberty County tax case to the Ninth Court of Civil Appeals Beaumont starting at 9 am The ruling favored Hull Dassetta ISD equalization board in the 75th District Court hearing June 5 Judge John C Compton denied a temporary injunction sought by the plaintiffs and they challenge the trial court's denial and evidence ruling involving 1962 tax renditions from multiple oil companies and refiners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Texas Pulp and Paper Co
Evadale
Liberty County
Ninth Court of Civil Appeals
Beaumont
Equalization Board
Hull-Dassetta Independent
Liberty
John C. Compton
Houston
Champion Papers Inc
W. T. English
Sinclair Oil and Gas Co
Atlantic Refining Co
Houston Production Co
General Crude Oil Co
Sun Oil Co
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Pam-Am Petroleum Co
Texaco Inc
Gulf Oil Corp
Mibol Oilory
Giants Hold Pony League Lead With 7 1 Record
The Silsbee Giants lead the Silsbee Pony League at 7 1 with a 12 10 win over Chance Loeb and a 10 3 sweep of Fred. Pitchers Howard Harrison and Sammy Smith each have three wins in as many starts. Bo Roy hit a high school stadium homer for the Pony League record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Giants
Giants
Chance Loeb
Fred
Howard Harrison
Sammy Smith
Bo Roy
Braves
Buna
Kountze
Chance-Loeb
Chance- Loeb
Pony League
Beaumont and area announce six June births
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Richey of Beaumont welcome daughter Mary Christine born June 19. Cheryl Kay born June 23 to Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Cleveland of Beaumont. Alice born June 17 to Dr. and Mrs. Sam P. Copeland Jr. of Silsbee. Elizabeth Ann born June 25 to Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Key of Kountze. Jerry Glenn born June 19 to Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Jenkins of Silsbee. James Bryan born June 19 to Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Abney of Nome. Randy Lee born June 20 to Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Loftin of Evadale. Sherrilyn born June 24 to Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Shavers Sr. of Silsbee. James Edward Jr. born June 24 to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Myers Sr. of Kountze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Richey
Beaumont
Mary Christine
Cheryl Kay
R. E. Cleveland
Sam P. Copeland Jr
Silsbee
Alice
M. M. Key
Kountze
Elizabeth Ann
Jerry Glenn
H. L. Jenkins
James Bryan
G. C. Abney
Nome
R. C. Loftin
Evadale
Randy Lee
Sherrilyn
M. K. Shavers Sr
J. E. Myers Sr
James Edward Jr
Kountze Trio Fined in Fish Poisoning Case
Three men from Kountze were fined in Kountze JP court for illegal fish poisoning after rotenone was dumped in Cypress Creek. Johnny Anderson 21 paid 200 dollars, Leroy Anderson 24 paid 100 dollars, and James Anderson 19 paid 100 dollars plus costs. Game Warden Olan Davis and Deputy Rountree noted 40 arrests that week amid a string of charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kountze
Dave Kountzee
Cypress Creek
Johnny Anderson
Leroy Anderson
James Anderson
C. A. Kimball
JP Court
Rountree
Olan Davis
Silsbee
Mrs Edmonston Former Resident Dies in Port Arthur
Mrs. George W. Edmonston 91 of 4120 Procter Port Arthur died at Park Place Hospital after a three week illness. Funeral at Grammer Oberle Chapel with Rev A A Tharp officiating. Burial Greenlawn Cemetery. Survived by husband two daughters a sister three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Former resident of Silsbee lived in Port Arthur since the 1920s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Edmonston
Procter
Port Arthur
Grammier-Oberle
A. A. Tharp
Greenlawn
Edmonston
Park Place Hospital
Silsbee
Gussie E. Read
R. A. Magner
Taiwan
Formosa
Edith Parent
Baton Rouge
Dance Classes Begin July 3 at Silsbee Country Club
Arthur Murray trained instructors Mr and Mrs Harry Bonifay will teach free dance lessons at Silsbee Country Club on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 to 9 pm starting July 3. Open to members and families with no advance registration. For more information contact Mrs B C Taft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Country Club
Art Wornick
Harry Bonifay
Evadale
Arthur Murray
B.C. Taft
Three Guilty Pleas Reported in County Court
County records show three defendants pled guilty in county court since last report. About 40 people were arrested and lodged in the county jail last week. Jessie Cleaver of Silsbee was fined 500 dollars plus costs on June 25 for aggravated assault on a female. Pauline Burch of Silsbee paid 25 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to operating a beauty shop without a license. Charlie Tyler, listed without an address, was ordered to one day in jail and costs on June 5 for child abandonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kountze
Jessie Cleaver
Silsbee
Fletcher Richardson
Pauline Burch
Charlie Tyler
County Buys ROW For Chance-Loeb Highway Project
Hardin county commissioners approved buying two tracts of right of way for the Chance Loeb highway widening north of Kountze. The purchases bring total ROW transactions to 24 773 dollars. Other recent buys included payments to Dolinger Thurston Hooks Holland Richardson Smith totaling several thousand dollars. Hospital board chair John Blair asked about expansion financing and the court indicated a 30 bed expansion would be financed by a bond issue with signatures needed to call an election likely in August.
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Hardin County
Kountze
Theo Heisig
Earl Stover
Silsbee
C. R. Dollinger
Henry Thurston Etux
Corrie Hooks
L. A. Holland
Leslie J. Richardson
Cecil Lee Smith
Chance - Loeb North
John Blair
County Hospital Board
Mayor Proposes Street Upgrades and Tax Study in Silsbee
Mayor Frank L. McClanahan Jr announces a 1962 63 budget plan focusing on street improvements and drainage, with a 50 cent monthly water rate hike but no tax rate change. He warns of no funds to last beyond the year without higher valuations and urges study of property value reforms. Preliminary figures show proposed spending of 265736.10 offset by 266630 in income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. McClanahan Jr
McClanahan
Silsbee
Santa Fe Park
Community notices of travel, funerals and visits
Local residents report travels and family visits across Texas Louisiana and beyond. Names include Mrs L E Martin Larry Bruce Abbott Mrs Tom Singletary Beth Mrs Edward Davis Ramsey Hooks C M McKay and many others with trips to Dallas Oklahoma City Leesville Houst on Baytown Edwards AFB Disneyland Marineland Galveston and Bandera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Martin
Larry
Abilene
Bruce Abbott
Tom Singletary
Beth
Dallas
Oklahoma City
West Texas
Edward Davis
Ramsey ‘Hooks
P. H. Jarrell
Leesville
Perry Britton
Baytown
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
R. L. Stephens
Disneyland
Marineland
Little League Double Header Sees Cardinals Lead
The Cardinals and East Texas White Sox sit 3-0 after a week of play in the Little League season. Remaining games include Silsbee Auto, Oilers, and several matchups through July 8, with standings led by Cardinals and White Sox at 3-0 and Tigers 3-1. In the minor league slate, the Cats swept the Ponies 7-1 on June 19 and joined a string of results through June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinals
East Texas White Sox
Yyou
East Texas
Industrial Welding
Silsbee Auto
Oilers
Silsbee Packing
Oillers
Lions Club Cubs
Hardin Drug
Sinclair Oil
Industrial Welers
East Texas Transit Mix
Industrial Welders
Lions Club
White Sox
Tigers
Braves
Pirates
Oi1lers
Indians
Cubs
Cats
Ramis
Steers
Jur
Rams
Pontes
Tommy Read Hospitalized for Treatment in Beaumont
Tommy Read of Silsbee Bee Shop foreman is in Baptist Hospital Beaumont under treatment for an unspecified condition. He entered the hospital Friday and is reported to be showing improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Read
Baptist Hospital
Silsbee
Beaumont
Corea
Construction Accident Victim Buried Here
Funeral services for Lawrence Raub 21 of Silsbee were held at 10 a m in the Farmer Funeral Home Chapel. Raub an assistant rigger on a East Texas Pulp and Paper Co warehouse project was fatally injured when a concrete beam fell. He died Monday at 6 a m after transfer to Baptist Hospital Beaumont. He is survived by his wife, parents, a brother a sister and grandmother. Burial was at Resthaven Cemetery with pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Raub
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Home
R. E. Barclay
First Baptist Church
Raub
East Texas Pulp and
Billy A. Whitley
Baytown
Tennison Clinic
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
A. m
Chattanooga
Tenn
Betty Raub
Ted Raub
Jim
Connie
Annie Duffey
Victor
Resthaven Cemetery
Wayne Whitmire
Roy Stimits
Vickie Harrison
Steve DuBose
Butch Lewis
Larry Tarkington
Masonic Officers To Be Installed Tuesday Night
Silsbee Lodge No. 927 A F and A M will install new officers Tuesday night July 3 at 7 30 in the lodge hall. Worshipful master to be Carl Bonner senior warden P A Parsley junior warden Clyde Drake also named along with P R Bradshaw D L Webb Ros Hutt John Kirby D E Kirby chaplain Jack Harris installing master I W Moore installing marshal Burl Bradshaw installing chaplain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Lodge
A. F
A. M
Carl Bonner
P. A. Parsley
Clyde Drake
P. R Bradshaw
D. L Webb
Ros Hutt
John Kirby
D. E. Kirby
Jack Harris
I. W. Moore
Burl Bradshaw
Silsbee Royal Arch Masons Plan Monday Meeting
Silsbee Chapter 465 R. A. M. will hold a regular meeting and officer installation Monday night at Masonite Hall. E. F. Bistine is secretary. Visitors included Robert Ward and Mrs True man Ray Ward of Houston. Local relatives visit Louisiana and Magnolia Springs over the weekend.
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Silsbee Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Silsbee
Masonite
E. F. Bistine
Robert Ward
True Man
Ray Ward
Houston
Sim Ward
Funeral services held for Kands Lynn Ratcliff infant
Funeral services were held Wednesday for Kands Lynn Ratcliff infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Verlin Ratliff of Gist Texas. The baby died Monday in John Sealy Hospital Galveston. Burial was at Williamson Cemetery near Vinor with Farmer Funeral Home in charge. Surviving are parents two brothers and numerous grandparents and great grandparents all listed from Gist and nearby communities. Reverend Ralph Meghee of the Pentecostal church officiated. Visiting relatives include Jerry Martin and children of Wharton with the Martins in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gay
Kay Jonte
Jacksonville
Texas
E. M. Dobbs
Muleshoe
J. W. Hunt
Danny Mack Gregg
J.C Davis
Port Neches
J. T. Cawley
Mary Plunk
Kands Lynn Ratcliff
Verlin Rateliff
Gist
Williamson Cemetery
Vinor
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
iSilsbee
Farmer Funeral Home
Kandy
John
Willian
O. K. Rateliff
J. W. Crusemmner
George Dosset
Ralph Meghee
Farmer Funeral
Hone
Jerry Martin
Wharton
Thei
Ben D Smith
L. Martins
Silsbee Sweetheart Panel to Pick 1962 Queen by Judges
The Little League Sweetheart contest in Silsbee will name the 1962 Sweetheart next Thursday at 2 30 PM by a panel of judges, switching from penny votes to a judged selection. Candidates include majors Carol Brown Glory Clinson Carolyn Hutto Beverly Mullins Peggy Odom Phyllis Parks Mary Tarver and Vivian Whittington. Minor league hopefuls are Sharon Allen Debbie Flanakin Suzanne Jones Mary Leonard Mary Mitchell and others. Earl Stover will MC as Marion Almud Pete Farmer Martin Wilson and Jerry Quiry serve as judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Silsbee Auto
Sinclair Oil
Hardin Drug
Oilers
Carol Brown
Lions Club Cubs
Glory Clinson
Inchimns
Carolyn Hutto
States Packing Tigers
Beverly Mullins
Silsbee Auto Pirates
Peggy Odom
East Texas Transit
Phillis Parks
Mary Tarver
Industrial Welding Cardinals
Vivian Whittington
Sinclair Oil Brave
Public Meeting On Game Laws In Kountze Monday Night
Area sportsmen gather in Kountze Monday at 7 30 p m for a public hearing on proposed game law changes. The meeting, in the district court room, will feature Game Biologist Bill Wright of Silsbee presenting recommendations to the Game and Fish Commission for its summer meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kountze
Jaastrict Court
Toom
Bill Wright Laf Silsbee
Game and Fish Commission
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Lester Landgraf
Dent
Library Board
Eastex Tax Appeal
Beaumont Court
Hello World
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze Trio
Country Club
Chance-Loeb Highway
Silsbee Library Advisory Board
Leona Whitman
Bessie Tuxworth
Logansport
C. W. Hendrix
Deer Park
C. M. McKay
Robert Collier
BLF & E Texas Union
Rice Hotel
E. F. Bistline
Joyce Rhea Miller
Los Angeles
F. R. Dean
A. Darby
Terry Gossett
Edwards
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Flight Research Center
Mabel Williams
E. A. Davis
Rosa Ritter
Davis
S. M. Miears Jr
San Antonio
Mexico
Ida Crumpler
DeRidder
G. C. Bracken
Alf Bartle
W. W. Bland
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Billy Bland
Linda
Glenda Thomas
W. H. Holland
R. E. Thomas
Lela Nowlin
St. Elizabeth Hospital
M. C. Langton
H. L. Withers
Roy Poini
Judy Dickens
St. Louis
Barbara Wyatt
Dickens
Miss Wyatt
Ira Wyatt
Eileen
Bandera
Graceland College
Lamont
Iowa
Seattle
Wash
San Francisco
Phoenix
M. K. McDaniel
Ruthie
New Orleans
Bogalusa
Louis Grissom
Lula Grissom
Magnolia Springs
Ratcliff Infant
Carmen Domingues
D. L Coleman
Frank Coleman
Atlanta
Denton
Fort Worth
Rising Star
Cisco
San Angelo
J. Davis
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