Five handed skink found in Hardin County piney woods
Readers learn of a five handed skink found near Knupple Road and identified by wildlife biologist Bill Wright as an arboreal lizard from the eastern U S. The column also notes an old newspaper imprint found in a basement slab and reports upcoming local election results to be posted outside the Bee office.
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Hardin County
Piney Woods
Bee
B. F. Saunders
Knupple Road
Mr. Saunders
Bill Wright
Emminent
United States
Virginia
Florida
Silsbee
E. M. Simmons
Simmons
McMahon
Beaumont
Journal
Bee To Post Election Results Sat Night
The Silsbee Bee will post election results on a board Saturday night from county judges. Interest in the races is high and the paper will report returns rapidly. Join the election night party in the street beside the Bee Office.
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Var
Bee
Firemen Conduct Annual Placard Sale This Week
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department conducts its annual placard sale by house to house canvass in the area. Fire Chief John Busby says the fund drive is going well and will finish as firemen complete rounds during off duty hours.
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Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
John Busby
Saturday Primary Election Climaxes Feverish Activity
Voters bustle for nominations in Hardin County contests with many county races and statewide battles. Key races include county judge with Fletcher Richardson against R C Williams and G B Richardson. precinct seats at Kountze and Sour Lake. U S Congress Jack Brooks facing Earl Stover and W S Martin. governor Price Daniel seeks a fourth term. Results to be posted Saturday night on the Bee Office board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Gore
Tom Burch
Sour Lake
Weston Harrison
Justice of the Peace
Silsbee
Louis Sellers
Edgar A. Eaves
Elmer Lee McLaughlin
Alvis Ray Hardison
Chance Loeb
J. M. Bowman
R. H. Overstreet
Emmett Lack
John Earl Peebles
Livingston
United States
Jack Brooks
Beaumont
Earl Stover
W. S. Martin
Port Arthur
Price Daniel
Don Yarborough
Will Wilson
John Connally
Marshal Formby
Edwin A. Walker
Bee
City Council Denies Gas Rate Increase
The Silsbee City Council in a special session denied Houston Natural Gas Co. a proposed rate hike. The company sought an across the system increase. council previously pursued a compromise ordinance but ultimately rejected the request. Silsbee residents currently pay the highest rate in the Houston Natural system.
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Houston Natural Gas Co
Sils
Silsbee
Houston Natural System
Cleanup Campaign Progress In Silsbee
Citizens show cooperation in Silsbee's second annual cleanup drive. Chamber president Frank Rudisaile urges continuing the spring effort. Mayor Frank McClanahan notes planned parking lane painting and ongoing ditch cleaning as weather permits. Commissioner Frank Payne and State Highway Department cooperate in the campaign.
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Silsbee
Frank Rudisaile
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Frank McClanahan
Frank Payne
State Highway Department
LocalBirths Named in Shreveport Area Notices
Hello World Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Gore of Kountze are the parents of a son, William Mark, born April 26. Juanita Elaine, a daughter, was born April 28 to Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Harris of Silsbee. Loretta Gean, a daughter, was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lowe of Silsbee May 1. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bryant of Silsbee are the parents of a son, Carl Eugene Jr., born April 27. Richard Gene, a son, Was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edgar T. Carl of Silsbee April 26. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bain of daughter, Beverly Kate, born April 26.
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W. A. Gore
Kountze
William Mark
Juanita Elaine
W. B. Harris
Silsbee
Loretta Gean
J. H. Lowe
C. E. Bryant
Carl Eugene Jr
Richard Gene
Edgar T. Carl
J. L. Bain
Beverly Kate
Doctor Parker Opens New Clinic on Fourth Street
Dr. Wade M. Parker and staff moved into Parker Clinic a new brick building at Fourth Street and Avenue C. The facility includes minor surgery, X-ray, laboratory work, and exam rooms in a modern air conditioned space of 200 square feet. Parker has nine years of practice in Silsbee, previously with Dr. Sam P. Copeland at 735 N Fifth.
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Wade M. Parker
Fourth Street
Avenue C
Parker Clinic
Parker
Silsbee
Sam P. Copeland
Fifth
Cafeterias Strained by Space and Equipment Shortage
Silsbee school cafeterias face red ink amid insufficient kitchen space and equipment. Miss Ardis Piercy reports to the board after two days of inspection with Supervisor Mrs. Taylor and Supt. Don Hough. She notes 1400 meals daily at the central kitchen built for 350, and calls for a complete kitchen at Read Turrentine or Kirby Elementary to reduce costs and improve meals.
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Silsbee School
Ardis Piercy
Miss Piercy
W. H. Taylor
Don L. Hough
Pete Farmer
Taylor
Read - Turrentine
Kirby
Pieren
Hough
Alf Ful
Final Rites Are Held Here Sunday For Famed Naturalist Mrs Bruce Reid
Funeral services for Mrs Bruce Reid renowned author and naturalist were conducted at St John s Episcopal Church last Sunday. She died Saturday morning at 2 30 in Hotel Dieu Hospital with Rev Grant A Herbst officiating and burial at Kountze arranged by Farmer Funeral Home. Pallbearers named Ralph Borum Rufus Hooks Jack Lloyd Charles Reed R Q Me.
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Bruce Reid
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Hotel Dieu Hospital
Grant A. Herbst
Ralph Borum
Rufus Hooks
Jack Lloyd
Charles Reed
R. Q. Me
Hardin County Extends Surplus Food Program Details
Hardin County Commission ers Court extended the Surplus Commodity Food Distribution program for the aged dependent children blind and needy at a courthouse meeting. Eligibility includes income under 75 dollars monthly for individuals or under 195 dollars for families up to nine. The program costs 40 cents per recipient yearly and is funded by the U S Department of Agriculture with no county cost. the plan enters its fifth year locally.
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Hardin County
Commissioners Court
Fletcher Richardson
Texas
Richardson
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Track Stars To Compete in Austin Friday Afternoon
Silsbee's state track entrants Morris Windham William Black and David Drake with Coach Chief Dauphin travel to Memorial Stadium in Austin for the state meet. Over 800 athletes from Texas are entered across five classes. Class 3A preliminaries are Friday afternoon with finals that night.
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Silsbee
Austin
Morris Windham
William Black
David Drake
Chief Dauphin
Memorial Stadium
Texas
City Issues Warning On Photographers
Silsbee residents warned about patronizing transient photographers without city permits. Acting city manager Cesar Dominguez said complaints involve paid portraits not delivered, not those working with grocery stores for free baby photos. Permits require a performance bond to guarantee contracts. Citizens were urged to ask to see permits.
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Silsbee
Cesar Dominguez
the Bee
Dominguez
Junior High Chorus To Present Spring Concert
The Silsbee Junior High School Chorus will present a Spring Concert on Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the junior high auditorium. The program includes religious folk popular and patriotic songs with a Mexico triple trio and a piano solo by accompanist Shirey Barnes under Mrs. Robert Neyland's direction. Admission is free.
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Junior High Chorus
Silsbee Junior High School
Mexico
Shirey Barnes
Robert Neyland
City Studies Proposals On Street and Sewer Work
City councilmen studied engineering proposals for sewer line extensions and limited street work in Silsbee Thursday night with a possible total cost up to $650,000 if approved. Dave Perrell of Haile and Associates outlined the plan showing required extensions while allowing partial approvals and later completion as needed. Proposals cover Roosevelt Drive and Maxwell Drive Dardin Drive areas. council asked for more time to decide final figures.
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Silsbee
Dave Perrell
Chas. R. Haile
New Zealander Visits Kirby Mill in Silsbee
Keith Waugh the Tasman Pulp and Paper Co. Silsbee sawmill superintendent from Kawerau New Zealand toured the Kirby Lumber Co. mill in Silsbee last week. He was joined by Charles A. Lawler of Bovay Engineers. Waugh praised East Texas and its people during his interview with the Silsbee Bee before arriving in Hawaii on April 5.
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Keith Waugh
Tasman Pulp and Paper Co
Kawerau
North Island
New Zealand
Silsbee
Big Kirby Lumber Company
Waugh
Charles A. Lawler
Bovay Engineers
Kirby
Silsbee Bee
East Texas
Hawaii
United States
155 Graduates Named for SHS Class of 1962
A list of Silsbee High School 1962 graduates released by Principal Weeks Crawford names 155 students to receive diplomas. The roster includes Sadie Bernell Alexander Richard Earl Allen Ann Andersen Kenneth Wayne Baldwin and many others.
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Silsbee High School
Prin
Weeks Crawford
Sadie Bernell Alexander
Richard Earl Allen
Ann Andersen
Kenneth Wayne Baldwin
Frances Lee Barclay
iDonna Sue Bell
Polly Sueell
Jerry Wayne Biddle
Ray Biscamp
William Henry Black
Donald Paul Bomer
Carolyn Irrene Bostick
Anthony Gehrig Brown
Corthelia Brown
James O. Brown Jr
Martha S
Shelby Monroe Croucher
Harold Cunningham
Verna Louise Cunningham
Roland Bernard Darby
David Elwyn Davenport Jr
Jerry Glynn Die
Janice Doggett
Carmen Dominguez
Jerry Carroll Donalson
Norma Jean Doucette
David Earl Drake
David Lynn Drake
Shirley Elizabeth Eaves
Edith
Annette Ebarb
Linda Sue
Riders to Leave Tuesday Morning On Jasper Trip
The Silsbee Trail Riders plan a Neches River Trek to Jasper starting Tuesday at 6 a.m. They meet Friday at the rodeo arena to finalize plans and accept applications. Monday night wagon bosses draw wagon positions at 7 30 at the campsite. each trail boss or an assistant should be present per L F Chitty.
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Silsbee
Rodeo Arena
Neches River
Jasper
L. F. Chitty
City Police Report April Activity and Arrests
City police answered 279 calls in April and made 31 arrests. Chief G C Tarver reported 38 traffic tickets, seven auto wrecks, escorted eight funerals, cleared six house movings, and destroyed 19 dogs. Among jailed were 21 drunks, two affrays, two petty thefts, two drunk in car, one disturbing the peace, one driving while intoxicated, and one drunken disturbance. Beaumont note: Waldo Price Cowan, 52, in two cases for DWI and license suspension.
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G. C. Tarver
Beaumont
Silsbee
Waldo Price Cowan
Court of Justice of the Peace
Wallace McCasland
Cowan
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