Bayport buys land for Silsbee shopping center plan
Bayport Development Co of Baytown acquires 6 acres plus 13 600 square feet reduced to about 5400 square feet on the northeast quadrant at the FM 22 and FM 418 intersection inside Silsbee north city limits. Purchase rumored at 10 000 dollars per acre. Construction start targeted for mid September with FM 418 Extension completion tied to the city northeast corner near Highway 98. Highway work to begin in July for 105 working days.
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Silsbee North
Bayport Development Co
Baytown
Silsbee
Freddy Lee Sapp First Silsbee Viet Nam Victim
Freddy Lee Sapp, 20, of Silsbee, the first local soldier killed in action in Viet Nam, died June 23. He served in Company C, 2nd Battalion, Seventh Cavalry, First Air Cavalry Division and was buried in Silsbee after a Houston arrival. He entered service in 1965 and trained at Fort Polk.
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Freddy Lee Sapp
Viet Nam
Young Sapp
Seventh Cavalry
First Air Cavalry Division
Lee Sapp
Grimes Street
U.S. Army
Ft. Polk
Waldo Mathews High School
Silsbee
Kirby Lumber Corp
Secretary of the Army
Pfc
Vietnam
House Fire Weds Causes Heavy Damage At Kiwanis Road Home
A Wednesday 7:45 a.m. house fire at Kiwanis Road south of Silsbee heavily damaged the Neely residence. Mrs. Shelby Neely received facial and arm burns, rushed to a doctor by a firefighter, and was later released. Fire damage was concentrated in a bedroom. the rest of the house suffered smoke and heat damage. Neely estimated losses at over sou. The cause was attributed to a retarded son in a clothes closet. no other injuries reported.
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Shelby Neely
Kiwanis Road
Silsbee
Neely
31 Expected To Die Over July 4 Holiday In Accidents
DPS director Col Homer Garrison Jr. forecasts 31 traffic deaths over the three day Fourth of July holiday, based on past trends and current data. He cites 28 fatalities last year and urges individual driver responsibility to prevent tragedies.
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Texas Department of Public Safety Today
DPS
Homer Garrison, Jr
DPS Statistical Services
Garrison
Local Birth Announcements From Silsbee And Nearby Towns
Born at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kountze and in Silsbee and Sour Lake, several babies were welcomed this week. Earl Lynn Harris Sr and wife welcomed Earl Lynn Jr on June 22, David Lee Wilkinson and wife welcomed David Lee on June 23, Ronald Eddie Jordan born June 24, William Steven Gathern born June 22, Debra Lynn Ennis born June 23, Maudie Fostell Bass born June 27, Shana Kay Crosby born June 26, Kimberly Sue Lyons born June 21, and Morris Windham visiting from Houston with the Windham family.
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Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Earl Lynn Harris Sr
Silsbee
Earl Lynn Jr
David Lee
David Lee Wilkinson
Ronald Eddie
R. L Jordan
W. W. McNaughten
Virginia McNally Named to Lamar Tech Dean’s List
Virginia B. McNally of Silsbee earned a Spring 1966 Lamar Tech Dean’s List distinction by completing 12 or more hours with all A grades. She was one of 74 students to achieve the honor.
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Lamar Tech
Virginia B. McNally
Silsbee
Miss McNally
Businesses To Close On July 4
Most Silsbee retail businesses will be closed next Monday July 4 in observance of the national holiday. The Silsbee Retail Merchants Association set the holiday. Some grocery stores away from downtown will stay open. City county and federal offices including the post office will be closed. Both local banks will observe the day and The Silsbee Bee as well. Police and the Hardin County Sheriff’s Department will remain on duty.
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Silsbee
Silsbee Retail Merchants Association
Silsbee Bee
Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Silsbee High hires basketball coach and integrates staff
Dan Montgomery, 27, hired as full time basketball coach to upgrade athletic program. will assist football until Oct 15 when basketball practice begins. James Jones named band director. School Board moves to integrate staff, hiring three Negro teachers for previously white schools, with extensive prior district experience. Additional hires include multiple teachers across high, junior high, and elementary. one science equipment bid awarded to Hoover Brothers for 40590.05 dollars. Louden Machine Co. awarded monorail hoist bid of 2725.00 dollars.
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Silsbee High Tigers
Silsbee
Dan Montgomery
Sam Houston State
Sam Houston
Calvert
Carlisle
Wharton
Jesse Jones
Houston
James Jones
Silsbee High
Hemphill
Jones
Stephen F. Austin College
Willia Mae Johns
Versie Burks
Hilliard Lewis
Read-Turrentine
Willia M. Johns
Home Ee
Read - Turrentine
Sandra Davenport
Waldo High School
J. D. Stringer
Irene McDonald
Home Ec
Rosie Williams
Jimmie Wright
Doris Coville
Janie Phillips
Flo Stark
Shirley Hermansen
Mary J. White
Billie R. Dotson
Ruby M. Thompson
Dorothy Yawn
Doris Langton
Dianne Droddy
Jo Anne Ferrell
Carolyn F. Fikes
Eloise Graham
Glenda Gray
Bernice Morgan
Jacqueline Scott
Louden Machine Co
Astros Widen Lead In Little League Action
The Astros expanded their edge to two and a half games in Silsbee Little League led by Gary Loskoshie with three homers in the week including a two homer game. Jim Bo Bowen belted his fourth for Colt 45's as league president James Skinner outlines upcoming fixtures: Thursday 6 p.m. Colt 45s vs White Sox and 8 p.m. Tigers vs Astros. Monday 8 p.m. Astros vs White Sox. Tuesday 8 p.m. White Sox vs Colt 45s.
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Astros
Silsbee
Gary Loskoshie
Jim Bo Bowen
James Skinner
Colt
White Sox
Tigers
Colt 45
Pirates
Yankees
Oilers
Braves
Grant Dean
Rutus Cook
Rickey Skillern
Doyce Cartrett
Randy Odom
Niel Adams
Mike Zellers
Wildians Walters
Rickey Theusha White Sox
Little League Queens Crowned at Park Ceremony
Ann Tucker representing the Pirates sponsored by A-1 Paint and Body Shop was crowned Miss Little League Queen for the major league at Silsbee Little League Park on Saturday. Escorted by Terry Calhoun, she was crowned by 1965 queen Lois Ann Conner. First runnerup Anna Beth Shine, Lions Club Colt 45s, is daughter of D. D. Shine and was escorted by Jimbo Bowen. Second runnerup Jane David, candidate for the South Hampton Braves, is Horace David and was escorted by Randy Richards. Minor league queen Peggy Lackey represented the Silsbee Jaycee Yanks, daughter of H. L. Lackey, crowned by Lynn David. escort Harold LaToot. First runnerup Debbie Hooks, daughter of A. D. Hooks, represented the Dixie Queen Mets. second runnerup Vicki Johnston, daughter of Paul Johnston, represented the Kiwanis Club Cubs, escorted by Frank Baker. James Skinner, president of Silsbee Little League, officiated as master of ceremonies. Mrs. N. G. Ferrell arranged coronation.
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Ann Tucker
Pirates
A-1 Paint and Body Shop
Ann
Olen Tucker
Terry Calhoun
Lois Ann Conner
Anna Beth Shine
Lions Club
Anna Beth
D. D. Shine
Jimbo Bowen
Jane David
South Hampton Braves
Horace David
Randy Richards
Peggy Lackey
Silsbee Jaycee Yanks
Peggy
H. L. Lackey
Lynn David
Harold LaToot
Debbie Hooks
Kenneth Merritt
A. D. Hooks
Debbie
Dixie Queen Mets
Vicki Johnston
Paul Johnston
Kiwanis Club
Cubs
Frank Baker
The
Braves
Silsbee Little League Park
City Council Approves 15 Month Budget For New Fiscal Year
Silsbee City Council approved a $502,736 budget for the coming 15 months with an unha.
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Silsbee City
Buddy Witte Heads to West Point From Silsbee
Arthur Paul Witte, a 1966 Silsbee High School graduate and former student body president, left Midecounty Airport on June 29 for the United States Military Academy at West Point. He will be sworn in Friday and begin Army training.
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Arthur Paul
Buddy) Witte
Silsbee High School
Midecounty Airport
US. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
Army
Silsbee High
Witte
Shs
Goodyear Store Opens This Week In Downtown Silsbee
Goodyear Service Store in downtown Silsbee opens this week under manager Bill McCurry. The shop will offer Goodyear tires and auto accessories with mounting, mufflers, batteries, shock absorbers, wheel balancing, plus a full home appliance line including refrigerators ranges freezers washers dryers gas and electric, radios televisions phonographs and other items. McCurry, living in Orange, plans to relocate to Silsbee with his family when a home is found.
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Goodyear
Silshee
Bill McCurry
New Goodyear
Orange
Silsbee
One Case Heard in County Court in Hardin County
One case heard in Hardin County Court last week Leo Brown of Silsbee was fined 69.40 dollars and given 3 days in jail for driving while intoxicated.
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Hardin County
Leo Brown
Silsbee
Marine Corporal Bohler to Visit Silsbee Family
Marine Corporal Virgil Bohler who suffered a head wound in Viet Nam last October will arrive in Silsbee today for a home visit with his parents Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Bohler. He has been visited by President Johnson twice at Bethesda and was moved to Veterans Hospital in Houston on May 28. Some family members will drive to Houston to bring him back to Silsbee for a visit lasting until July 17.
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Virgil Bohler
Viet Nam
Silsbee
E. A. Bohler
President Johnson
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Veterans Hospital
Houston
Auto Insurance Rates Rise in Texas on Aug 1 1966
Texas motorists will face higher premiums as auto insurance rates increase August 1 1966 after State Board of Insurance action on June 28. Total annual rise about 25 million dollars with specific increases for Class 1B and 2C drivers in Har ding County and Silsbee. Board chairman McLean cites rising accident costs and DPS figures while urging action to curb highway accidents to realize savings.
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Harding County
State Board of Insurance
Texas
Silsbee
Ford
Chevrolet
Rates Board
Wm. Hunter McLean
Department of Public Safety
McLean
36 Lodged In County Jail The Past Week
Hardin County Sheriff Henry Overstreet reports 36 persons lodged at the county jail in Kountze during the past week. Drunks were the largest group with 14 overnight. Also noted were two drunk in car, five minors for possessing alcohol, two misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, five disturbing the peace, three for shooting from a highway, one theft, and four traffic violations.
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Hardin County
Henry Overstreet
Kountze
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J. C. Lambert
USA
Adjutant General
Sapp
J. B. Coleman Funeral Home
Freddy Sapp
Morris Windham
Mrs
W. V. Windham
Virgina McNally
Dean
Waldo
Ouida Edwards
Fannie Gregory
Sallie Durham
Addie Irvin
Robert Edwards
Little League
Silsbee Little League
N. G. Ferrell
Buddy Witte
Wayne DuBose
DuBove
Vernon Smith
Lake Charles
Tryon Gibson
Smith
Gibson
H. F. Eady
Moscow
Yanks
Mets
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