Hardin County renews tax roll contract with Pritchard and Abbott
Hardin County Commissioners Court renews with valuation engineers Pritchard and Abbott for 15000 dollars to prepare oil gas railroads pipelines and industrial tax rolls. The vote was three to two with Judge Lack and Commissioner Barrington voting no.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners Court of
Hardin County
Pritchard and
Abbott
Emmett Lack
Howard Barrington
Caraway, Cotten and Burch
ASCS
IBM
Earl Stover
Basil Rodgers
John Blair
Ray Edmondson
Seven Indicted by Hardin County Grand Jury in Special Session
Hardin County grand jury, in a special session last Thursday, returned seven true bills and referred two minors to juvenile court. William Richard of Victor was jailed after forgery and passing indictments. Claude Eugene Seymour of Beaumont faces driving while intoxicated charges on $1000 bond. Jimmy Cowart (near Dam B) received two indictments for theft and burglary. Indicted for burglary were Roy Nelson Bruinsma of Beaumont Ronald Cravy and Dwayne Donnell Williams of Silsbee, all free on $1000 bonds. in a separate federal case Will Henry Monson of Silsbee, 26, received a three year sentence in U.S. penitentiary with five year probated on other counts after pleading guilty to theft of U.S. mail and forgery of U.S. Treasury checks.
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Hardin County
William Richard
Victor
Claude Eugene Seymour
Beaumont
Jimmy Cowart
Dam B
Roy Nelson Bruinsma
Ronald Cravy
Dwayne Donnell Williams
Silsbee
Hazel Brady
Will Henry Monson
United States
Joe Fisher
U. S. District Court
Monson
U. S
U. S. Treasury
Fisher
Port Neches Band Contest Highlights Silsbee Winners
The annual solo and ensemble contest for sixth to eighth grade bands took place in Port Neches last Saturday. Silsbee entered 80 students, with 25 earning first place medals and many achieving high ratings. Band director Mr. Jones praised the students for their hard work and success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Neches
Silsbee
Jones
Cindy Shepherd and Jane Hopkins Named Duchesses at Neches Festival
Cindy Shepherd and Jane Hopkins, Silsbee High seniors, will represent Silsbee as duchesses in the Neches River Festival. They will take part in parades balls and open houses, with Hopkins daughter of Newton and Mrs Hopkins and Shepherd daughter of Jack and Mrs Shepherd active in clubs and church groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cindy Shepherd
Jane Hopkins
Duchesses
Neches Festival
Jane
Hopkins
Silsbee High
Silsbee
Beaumont
Miss Hopkins
Newton
Average Hardin Family Pays 104 A Year For Beauty Care
A Hardin County study shows local families spend about 847000 annually on personal grooming including cosmetics, parlor visits, and men’s toiletry items. With income levels, the average Hardin family allocates around 104 yearly to beauty care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentieth Century Fund
United States Chamber of Commercce
Hardin County
Beautification Meeting Set For Tonight At 7 30
The city-wide beautification meeting is tonight at 7 30 in the Heritage Room of Silsbee State Bank. Participants from study clubs garden clubs the Chamber of Commerce Jaycees Jaycee-Ettes Young Homemakers Boy Scouts Campfire and Beta Sigma Phi will hear plans for a town cleanup and beautification. Mrs Thelma Smith of Silsbee Woman's Club announced the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee State Bank
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Jaycee-Ettes
Boy Scouts
Campire
Beta Sigma Phi
Thelma Smith
Silsbee Woman's Club
Athens man stays with Davis parents this weekend
Fred T. Davis of Athens Georgia spent the weekend in the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs Ww Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred T. Davis
Athens, Ga
Mrs
Ww. J. Davis
All-County Band To Play Concert Here Saturday
The Hardin All-County Band meets at Silsbee High School Saturday at 8 a.m. for chair tryouts and practice with two groups, the Hardin-Jefferson Delane Cassell director and Kountze Richard Helmcamp director among others. Laurel Brownlee directs the high school band and Wy man Bullock directs the junior high group. the public concert at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium has no admission charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin
Hardin-Jefferson
Delane Cassell
Kountze
Richard Helmcamp
Lumberton
Benny Hozack
West Hardin
Ronnie Page
Silsbee High School
Laurel Brownlee
French High School
Wyman Bullock
Lufkin Jr
Visitors Welcome On Campuses During Public Schools Week
Silsbee and area residents are invited to visit local campuses March 6 through 10 to observe new teaching methods and facilities. The schedule lists Read Tarentine on Monday, Silsbee High Kirby Frank Robinson on Tuesday, Waldo Mathews on Wednesday, and Silsbee Junior High on Thursday with tours and lunches for club members and teacher meetups. Lumberton schools hold a 6:30 p.m. Open House Tuesday with all teachers in their rooms.
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Silsbee and
Texas Public Schools
Lions, Kiwanis
Optimist Clubs
Silsbee
Silsbee High
Exquisette Club
Royal Clover Leaf Club
Waldo Mathews
Lumberton
Nelson Eichman
Ibee High
Weeks Crawford
Clarence Johns
Joe Hignett
Helen Read
John Meyers
C. R. Baker
Edgar
Estelle O'Neil
Bee Marks 50 Years of Publication in Silsbee
The Silsbee Bee proclaims Volume 50 Number 1 on this week’s front page signaling its half century of operation since its 1917 founding by W. H. Harris. It notes changes in ownership in 1933 and 1934 before current publishers took over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Bee
Bee
W. H. Harris
J. R. Gilbert
School Trustees Award 17 615 In Bids On Shop Equipment
Silsbee school trustees award bids totaling 17 615 06 dollars on shop and laundry equipment for the new high school at a called meeting last Wednesday. Six bidders shared the 13 151 06 total for woodworking and automotive shop equip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee School
Arthur Cawthon Takes Silsbee Chamber Role
Arthur Cawthon began as manager of the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce on February 20, succeeding the vacancy since October 1966. A Paris Texas native and Texas A&M graduate, he served in World War II and the Texas National Guard. He and his wife Merle will move to Silsbee with their son Art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Arthur Cawthon
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Paris
Texas
Cawthon
Texas A&m
Field Artillery
Texas National Guard
Merle
Silsbee
Art
East Avenue
Church of Christ and the LionsClub
Mrs. W. C. Britton Returns To Home
Mrs. W. C. Britton has been discharged from St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont after a heart attack and returned to her home last Saturday morning. Mr. Britton says she can be up part of the day and expects to be outside in a few days.
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W. C. Britton
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
United Pentecostal Church Dedication Friday Night
Dedication and consecration services for the United Pentecostal Church will be held Friday night at 7 30 led by Rev Jerry Ward pastor The new building on Highway 327 extension east of Watts Road features Rev C L Dees of Houston as speaker with Rev V A Guidroz as master of ceremonies Texas Bible College Choir of Houston provides special music
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United Pentecostal Church
Jerry Ward
Highway 327 Extension
Watts Road
C. L. Dees
Houston
V. A. Guidroz
Texas Bible College Choir of
Williams Visit in Newton Home Stirs Local Courtesy
Mr. and Mrs. Micky Williams of Newton visited Friday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Holland, sharing a social call with neighbors and friends.
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Micky Williams
Newton
W. H. Holland
Cpl Mike Bottoms To Be Decorated For Valor
Cpl Michael D Bottoms will receive the Bronze Star for valor and a Purple Heart for wounds suffered Feb 10 while serving with the First Cavalry Air Mobile Division near the Red China Sea. A native of Gladewater, he previously attended Galena Park High and worked for Kirby Lumber Co before enlisting.
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Cpl
Mike Bottoms
J. E. Bottoms
Michael D. Bottoms
Saigon
Vietnam
Japan
Bottoms
First Cavalry
Air Mobile Division
Red China Sea
Korea
Honor Guard
Gladewater
Port Arthur
Groves
Galena Park High School
Kirby Lumber Co
Baird Seeks Lumberton School Board Trustee Seat
J W Baird of Rose Hill Acres announces candidacy for Lumberton Independent School District trustee. A Gulf States Utilities supervisor for 12 years, he will finish his Rose Hill Acres alderman term in April and plans to focus on efficient school operations and community control. He says he is free to attend all board functions.
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J. W. Baird
Rose Hill Acres
Lumberton Independent School District
Gulf States Utilities Co
Baird
Lumberton
Loeb
Lumberton Trustee Hopeful Jim B Stinson Sets Candidacy
Jim B Stinson announces his candidacy for a seat on the Lumberton Independent School District Board of Trustees. He is a Lumberton resident, father of four, an engineer at Big Three Industrial Gas and Equipment Co, and active in local groups including the Lumberton Lions Club and Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church. The statement pledges fair, merit based decisions and cooperation with six fellow board members. Also mentioned is a weekend visit by Mr and Mrs Rufus Mullins to Woodville.
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Jim B. Stinson
Lumberton Independent
Stinson
Lumberton
Lumbertorn
Big Three Industrial Gas and Equipment Co
South Park High School
Lamar Tech
Lumberton Lions Club
Sue
Lumberton Pta
Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church
Final Rites Held Here Monday For Chief Of Police
Silsbee Police Chief Grady C. Tarver 66 died 9:45 a m Monday in St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont. Funeral 2 p m Tuesday Farmer Funeral Chapel with Rev R E Barclay officiating. Burial Resthaven Cemetery. Tarver began enforcing stock law in 1938, became chief in 1956. Survived by wife Laurie, three sons, a daughter, a brother and a sister. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Grady C. Tarver
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Farmer Funeral
R. E. Barclay
First Baptist Church
Resthaven Cemetery
Corrigan
National Police Officers Association of America
Texas Police Association
Law Enforcement Officers Association of Texas
East Texas Peace Officers Association
Silsbee Optimist Club
Laurie Tarver
Charles Tarver
Army
Ft. Polk
Carl
Claude Tarver
Candace
Lee Miler
W. C C. Britton
Don L. Hough
Richard Collier
N. A. Cravens
L. D. Self
Elmer Badders
Harold Graves Named Distinguished Student at A&M
Harold Graves, Silsbee High graduate and former Tiger athlete, is named a distinguished student at Texas A&M University. A letter from John E. Pearson, director of the School of Business, commends his outstanding work last semester and notes the honor as a proud achievement for both student and faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Graves
Texas A&m University
C. H. I Graves
Silsbee
John E. Pearson
School of Business
Silsbee High
Tiger
Harold
A&m
Pearson
School of Ness
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Miss Cindy Shepherd
aSot
First Methodist Church
Austin
Cindy
Music Makers
Camp Fire Girls
Camp Waluta
New York
Sils
Arthur Cawthon
C of C
Iment
Silsbee Automotive Parts
Egner Brothers, Inc
Sears-Roebuck & Co
Sun Electric Corp
Lincoln Welding Supply Co
Ridgways
New High School
Henderson Equipment Co
Hammond Co
Emma Dean Bell
Elizabeth Williams
Avenue H
George Tennison
J. E
Pete” Farmer
Alf Fullingim
Robert Neylend
O'Neil
Tennison
United Pentecostal Consecration
Rufus Mullins
Woodville
Howard Riley
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