Silsbee Council Approves 1 Dollar Water Bill Donation
The Silsbee City Council approved a voluntary 1.00 donation on water bills for the public library to run a third year. Jim Hayes noted past donations funded library income and the change can be added to bills immediately. Ballot positions for the April 4 election were drawn with incumbent contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Jim Hayes
T. C. Freeman
C. E. Landolt Jr
Bert Slaydon
Frank Rudisaile
Elton Smith
Silsbee Fire Commission
C. R. Baker
Baker
Sam P. Copeland
Silsbee Precinct Records 4006 Voters in 1967
Hardin County total registrations reach 9675 for 1967, per Tax Assessor Collector W. T. Bean. Precinct tallies include Precinct 2 Silsbee with 4006 voters, Precinct 1 Kountze 1542, Precinct 13 Sour Lake 1002, Precinct 11 Saratoga 384, Precinct 14 Grayburg 112, others listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
W. T. Bean
Kountze
Caney Head
Chance - Loeb
Plank
Village Mills
Honey Island
Thicket
Wotaw
Saratoga
Batson
Sour Lake
Grayburg
Six City Council Seats Filed for Reelection in Silsbee
Incumbents for Places four five and six on the Silsbee City Council filed to seek re election and will face opponents. Mayor Frank L McClanahan runs unopposed for his post. Filing and absentee voting begin March 15 and run through March 31 at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. MacClanahan
Silsbee
Frank L. McClanahan
Frank’ '‘Rudisaile
Elton Smith
Ann Brown
Three Held For Robbery Near Lumberton School
An Orange man was found dazed near the Lumberton High School after a late Friday assault and robbery. Sheriff Overstreet said Wimpy Spears Jimmy Spoonmore and Larry Carbello were charged with robbery by assault. Spears and Spoonmore posted bond, Carbello is jailed. A tally shows 41 people held at the county jail that week for varied offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lumberton High School
Henry Overstreet
Red Ricks
Claude Chapman
Beaumont
Lumberton School
Chapman
Overstreet
Wimpy Spears
Jimmy Spoonmore
Larry Carbello
Victor
Spears
Spoonmore
Carbello
Hardin County
Curtis Davis
Ramsey Seeks Lumberton School Board Post
Joe Neal Ramsey, long-time Chance Loeb resident and Dupont employee, files for one of three Lumberton Independent School District trustee seats. He emphasizes conservative tax spending, equal district responsibility, and prioritizing quality education for children while keeping taxes low. Ramsey is 34, born in Timpson, married to Patsy with a 14-year-old student son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Neal Ramsey
Chance Loeb
Lumberton Independent School
Ramsey
Patsy
Chance-Loeb Independent
Timpson
Dupont
Beaumont
Texaco
Port Arthur
Local Births Highlight Silsbee and Nearby Families
Mr and Mrs J R Perlitz of Silsbee welcomed James Robert Jr born March 2 at St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont. Mr and Mrs Jimmy L Curtis of Westminster Calif welcomed Judy Ann born March 5. Grandparents include Mr Curtis aboard USS Eversole with the US Navy and Mr and Mrs Edward Curtis and Mr and Mrs Irvin King of this city. Born in Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kountze Thomas J Me parents noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Perlitz
Silsbee
James Robert Jr
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Jimmy L. Curtis
Westminister
Calif
Judy Ann
Edward Curtis
Irvin King
Curtis
US Navy
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Thomas J. Me
Trustees To Hear Progress Report On New Building
Silsbee school trustees meet Wednesday night to review progress on the new high school building due June 1. Superintendent Hough reports rapid interior work after masons arrived, but skilled labor shortages slowed the schedule. The agenda also covers married students policy, summer school plans, and cafeteria finances showing a February meals total of 38 812 with a $9240 65 deficit since September, improved from January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee School
Don L. Hough
Ted
Supt. Hough
Easter Seal Fund Drive Set To Start Friday in Hardin County
The Easter Seal Parade runs March 10 13 with 500 volunteers visiting about 6000 homes to explain services of the Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults. Donations fund five Cerebral Palsy Home girls in Beaumont and loan equipment. Ex Mrs Louise Hill will attend the Texas Press Women's State Board meeting in Uvalde. parade leaders in Silsbee Kountze Sour Lake Hamlin Batson and other areas organize the drive to expand rehabilitation programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Lenox Hawthorne
Easter Seal Society
Beaumont
Hawthorne
Louise Hill
Jan Croucher
Temple
Texas Press Women’s State Board
Uvalde
Exa Farmer
Edna Dominguez
Lucille McKeown
Crittie Dardin
City of Silsbee
Odessa Caraway
Shirley Brown
Mintia Freeman
Sadie David
Rural Silsbee
Ray Limbecker
Kountze
Carolyn Holmes
Horney Island
Johnny Green
Anita Pipkin
G. L. Nelson
Ruby Rives
Hamlin
Chance Loeb
Anna Mae Hardage
Sour Lake
Ra‘ehel Cobb
Grayburg
Gladys Crow
Saratoga
Ginger Brothers
Batson
Johnny ‘Bean
Wotan
van Wilkerjson
Village Mills
A. A. Drennan
Wildwood
Alzettie Sharp
Silsbee
Gore family visits DeQuincey home of Pender family
Mr and Mrs Marvis Gore and their children spent Sunday at the residence of Mr and Mrs G D Pender and family in DeQuincey Louisiana, sharing time with relatives in a local gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvis Gore
DeQuincey
G. D. Pender
Three Criminal Cases Heard in Hardin County Court
Three criminal cases were heard in Hardin County Court before Judge Emmett Lack with guilty pleas and fines. Three others charged with misdemeanor offenses pleaded not guilty and will be heard later before a jury. Suzy B Isaac of Silsbee was fined $1 and costs for aggravated assault. Clifton Coleman of Kountze was fined $25 and costs for theft. Jack Mitchell of Beaumont was fined $1 and costs for theft by worthless check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Emmett Lack
Suzy B. Isaac
Silsbee
Clifton Coleman
Kountze
Jack Mitchell
Beaumont
Children Improve After Auto Strike Near Silsbee
Nathaniel Robertson and Monkey Harvey, children of Arthur Robertson, were removed from intensive care to a Beaumont hospital after an accident Saturday night on Highway 96 East. The driver, Roy E. Marshall, 35, was charged with driving while intoxicated and assault with a motor vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Robertson
Monkey Harvey
Arthur Robertson
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Roy E. Marshall
Jasper
Marshall
N. W. Barrow
Barrow
Evadale
Beaumont Hospital
Farmer Funeral Home
Justice of the Peace
Rex Moore
Hardin ‘County
Highway 92
Linda Kay Balla
Larry Franklin Jones
Miss Balla
Charles Henry King
Warren
Kirkendall Seeks Lumberton School Trustee Post
Kenneth R. Kirkendall announces candidacy for Lumberton Independent School District Board of Trustees. A 12 year Lumberton resident, he previously worked 13 years at Jefferson Chemical Co Port Neches and is active as a Volunteer Fire Department member Lions Club member and Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church. He aims to recruit top teachers fund buildings transportation and improve relations between school board administration and community while supporting growth and athletic programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth R. Kirkendall
Lumberton Independent
Lumberton
Kirkendall
Jefferson Chemical Co
Port Neches
Fire ‘Department
Lumberton Lions Club
Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church
Priest Seeks Lumberton School Trustee Post
William T. Priest owner of Priest Furniture Co in Beaumont announced his candidacy for Lumberton Independent School District trustee. He has lived in Lumberton three years and Beaumont 22 years and cites finance and liberal arts education as keys to growing opportunities. He asks for citizen support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T
Bill) Priest
Priest Furniture Co
Beaumont
Lumberton Independent
Priest
Lumberton
Woodcrest Methodist Church
James B Francis Named To Lamar Tech Dean List
James B Francis son of Mr and Mrs C N Francis of 107 Seaman Drive Silsbee was named to the Lamar Tech Dean List for biology pre medical major with a 2 66 GPA. He is a 1963 graduate of Silsbee High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Francis
Lamar Tech
C. N. Francis
Seaman Drive
Silsbee
James
Silsbee High
Roy Purvis Dies in Truck Fall at Construction Site
Roy V. Purvis 28, of Silsbee, died Monday when a trailer on a construction truck ran over him near Chester. A witness said he fell from the rear while the vehicle pulled away. Funeral services were held at Pinecrest Baptist Church with burial at Knapple Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, stepchildren, parents, three brothers, a sister, and grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy V. Purvis
Silsbee
Pinecrest Baptist Church
Chester
Hurst Construction Co
Gulf States Utilities Co
Purvis
Justice of the Peace
J. H. Loggins
Woodville
Eddis Smith
Pinecrest Church
Larry Daniels
Knapple Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home
Elmer Cooley
George Burge Jr
Wayne Daniel
Roy *Potts
Dwayne Parks
Robert Goins
Jimmie Mae Purvis
M. E. Purvis
M. E. Purvis Jr
Frank Purvis
Joseph Purvis
Los Angeles
Calif
Mary L. Purvis
Pearl Purvis
State Board To Rule On Contract Of Supt L J Garner
The State Board of Education heard the appeal of former Chance Loeb School superintendent L J Garner. They will issue a decision by April 1 on reinstatement and back pay under his expired contract from January 31 to June 3, 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board
Supt
L. J. Garner
State Board of Education
Chance- Loeb School
Garner
Board of Trustees
Lumberton
Chance-Loeb) Board of Trustees
Section Leaders Named For City Beautification
Hardin County spent 11 000 last year to pick up litter on highways and streets. City beautification chairwoman Mrs. Stuart Smith announced a 16 section plan with block captains and youth groups supporting the cleanup and paint up drive in Silsbee. Section leaders include Val Hickman Prewit Subdivision Mrs. Stuart Smith Roosevelt Drive to Old Kountze Road C R Lambert Britton Subdivision Mrs. Lester Landgraf Kirby Subdivision and others as listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
G. E. Henley
State Highway Department
Stuart Smith
Silsbee
Texas
Tian
Val Hickman
Valind
Prewitt
Roosevelt Drive
Old Kountze Road
C. R. Lambert
Britton
Lester Landgraf
Kirby
Cesar Dominguez
Rodney Glenn
Bonner Street
E. M. Hamilton
Etta Land
Gladys Scott
Ella Prescott
17Th Street
Marcella McClain
Nettie M. Garrett
Jessie Stephens
Doris Perkins
17Th St
South 9Th
Alzettie Sharp
Highway 96
Imits
Opal Ellivan
Free Subdivision
W. E. Emigh
Woodrow
L. H. Wade
Woodrea
Sion
James L. Smith
H. D. Couture
April term docket set for 88th District Court
Docket settings released for April and May 1967 civil and criminal sessions. Civil week one begins April 3 with multiple cases. weeks two to four follow through April 25. Ordinary felonies are scheduled for trial May 1 alongside numerous civil actions and defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
88Th District Court
88Th District Court!s
Progressive Builders, Inc
Gerald E. Drake
Alvin Blount
Robert Richardson
R. LD
Edmondson
Et al
Leon Finklea
Annie Ard McGallion
Ada MacDonald
Walter D. Haynes
William E. Greene
Kirby Lumber Corp
Falcon-Seaboard Drilling Co
Norman Franklin
George Norman
R. L. Ford
Dba
Ford Elecltrice Co
Navajo Constructors, Inc
Farry Lynch
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co
Milton A. Bradshaw
City For
Silsbee
W. Lewis
Ronald Ray Beaumont
Buck Jones Lumber Co
J. D. Butler
Wiley G. Lewis
Dewey Lovelady
W. W. Brannon
James A. Chance
Emlavas Mutual Liability Ins. ‘Co
Levie Fountain
Roland Hurt
James R. Gordon
Roderick Murah Drake
Sam Messer
John M. Gilley
Hurbert Kelly
Freddie Creel
Employers
Mutual Liability Ins. Co
W. A. Oliver
William Henry Dunn
Howard Dukes
James Edward Dickey
William C. Whitehead
Levi Jackson Guin
Clarence Nerren
Roy Chesson
Ben Hooks
James Spurlock
Elmer Lee Tanton
George W. Moore
Jack Dorris Upshire
A. A. Loiacano
Will Henry Monson
Henry Anderson
A. P. Gray
Johnny Grisham
Rue D. Gilchrist
Travis Gilley
Bill Weems
de 'Ween Gaels
Olympic Star to Speak at Silsbee Chamber Banquet
Olympic sprinter and 1950s gold medalist Bobby Morrow will address the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce banquet on Tuesday April 4 at the Silsbee High School gymnasium. He previously ran for Abilene Christian College and the U S Olympic team and now serves as vice president at Medical Center National Bank in Houston. About 500 members and guests are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Morrow
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Morrow
Abilene Christian College
U. S
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wayne DuBose
Ic.e
Pete’ Landolt
Jim ‘Hayes
Khaa
K. R. Kirkendall
W. T. Priest
Roy Purvis
Floyd L. Karstein
Mattie Barlow
Willie Bennett
Ernest L. Glaze
Tri- County Construction Co
Johnny R. Smith
William Ig. McBryde
Kenneth Huffman
Thomas M. Ford
Bob Ray Allen
Hilda L. Ayers
H. Rankin
Edward E. Yoksh
Leroy Stanford
W. W. Howell
Sam Bashara
Rose Bashara
James Wilson
Clara Hall
Thomas Eddie Sr
Willie L. Stackpole
Laura Reeves
Jimmie Reeves O'Brian
Charley M. Williams
Newton Hopkins
Johnny Roberts
Max Keller
Dba City Cab Co
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co
Erma L. Hinson
Sylvia Hooper Russell
Kenneth R. Griggs
E. C. Smith
Ode Clemons
S. C. Lilley
Billups Westert
Petroleum Co
George W. Simpson
Pacific Fidelity
Ins. Co
W. L. Page
Marian Peacock
Thomas H. Warren
Lee Whisneant
S. A
North River Insurance Co
Minnie L. Hines
Hartford
Winnie Barnes
Dixie Transport Co
Robert Spencer
City of
R. L. Fennell
Leo Hudson
Dora Yarbrough
Vernon W. Field
Silsbee Vacuum Service Co
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