Witte Awarded West Point Football Scholarship
Silsbee athlete Arthur Paul Witte will attend the U S Military Academy at West Point on a full four year football scholarship. Congressman Jack Brooks also named him a Congressional appointment for the entering class beginning July 1 1966. Witte is a senior at Silsbee High and school leader in sports and student activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Paul
Buddy” Witte
Silsbee
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Ted Schroeder
Jack Brooks
Witte
Military Academy
Silsbee High
A. G. Witte
Tiger Rag
Satsuma
Key Club
Ray McGallion
Silsbee Beekeeper Election Night Returns Party
The Silsbee Bee promotes a Saturday night election party starting at 7 PM to reveal results from all 14 Hardin County precincts and absentee ballots. Statewide district and state races will be announced by loudspeaker to provide a full regional view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Bee
BEE
27 Lodged In County Jail The Past Week
Hardin County Sheriff Henry Overstreet reports 27 persons held at the county jail in Kountze during the past week. Top bookings include 13 overnight for drunk charges, with others for child abandonment, hot checks, disturbing the peace, misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, forgery and passing, being drunk in a car, and traffic violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Henry Overstreet
Kountze
Voting set for heavy turnout in Hardin County Primaries
Hardin County voters prepare for Democratic and Republican primaries with polls open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Silsbee Caney Hean Chance Loeb and other precincts. County Clerk Clarence McNeely reports 330 absentee ballots received by deadline, with a few more postmarked. Mrs. John Meade had surgery at St Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Clarence McNeely
Silsbee
Henry Donelson
Silsbee Fire Hall
Frank Grote
Caney Hean
W. A. Rashall
Wiley Mae
Chance- Loeb
Chance-Loeb
R. G Milner
John Meade
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Six Bids Expected On New High School Construction
Silsbee School Trustees were to open six bids for a new Silsbee High School building band hall field house and shop with an estimated cost near 1 100 000. Bidders included Span Glass Inc Houston Thad Detrich Const Co Houston Herman Weber Inc Beaumont and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee School
Silsbee High School
George Ingram
Span Glass Inc
Houston
Thad Detrich Const. Co
Herman Weber Inc
Beaumont
Winter King and Son
H. B. Neild and Sons Inc
Bella Const. Co
West Texas Coffee and Equipment Co
Abilene
Kitchen Equipment Fabricating Co
Commercial Kitchens Inc
Southern Metal Manufacturing Co. Inc
Dallas Fountain and Fixture Co
Dallas
McKesson and Robbins
Don L
Candidates File Expense Statements With County Clerk
Hardin County candidates filed expense statements before the deadline for the first reporting period with County Clerk Clarence McNeely. Major items are Democratic Primary filing fees. listed totals include Commissioner Precinct 2 Howard Barrington 486.60 and others, County Treasurer Clyde Haynes 1140.00, District Clerk W L Selman 1190.00, County Clerk Vann Wilkerson 751.45, County School Superintendent Paul Peek 1200.01, Neal House 1323.12, County Judge Fletcher Richardson 1296.00 and Emmett Lack 966.88.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Barrington
D. W. Richardson
Norman L. Warden
Reuben M. Martin
Max J. Robertson
Leroy Justice
Hayden Theriot
Thomas B. Burch
Clyde Haynes
W. L. Selman
Vann Wilkerson
Cecil Dominy
Clarence McNeely
Paul Peek
Neal House
Fletcher Richardson
Emmett Lack
Saturday Tea To Aid Cancer Fund
A Silver Tea to benefit the American Cancer Society will be held at Mrs. Hugh Smith’s home 226 Read Street on Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. Volunteer workers will assist as hostesses. the public is invited per Mrs. R. O. Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
Hugh Smith
Read Street
R. O. Jackson
Buckalow Treated at Hardin Memorial Hospital
Mrs W F Buckalow remains confined to Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kountze for medical treatment with condition not further specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Buckalow
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Frank Rudisaile Named Sixth City Councilman
The Silsbee city charter amendments take effect with Frank Rudisaile’s appointment to the sixth council seat. The vote included five incumbents with two abstentions and marked a move to limit mayoral voting to tie breaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rudisaile
Silsbee
Clarence Dehart Dies at 48 In Silsbee After Heart Attack
Clarence Dehart longtime Silsbee resident died suddenly at 10 55 p m Wednesday apparently of a heart attack Funeral services will be announced by Farmer Funeral Home He operated a grocery west of Silsbee on Highway 327 since 1945 after Navy discharge He moved to Silsbee ~1930 and was active in local business and civic groups Survivors include his wife Earline a daughter Judy Cerniglia of Beaumont his mother Alta Dehart of Silsbee a brother Odell Dehart of Houston and five sisters in Silsbee and Beaumont
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Denart
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Home
Dehart
Highway 327
U. S. Navy
First Baptist Church of
Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
VFW
The
American Legion
Neches National Bank Names Jack Hedge Vice President
Neches National Bank announces Jack D. Hedge as vice president. Hedge, a former Silsbee Texas Highway Department engineer, joined the bank after resigning last week. He is a Texas A&M civil engineering graduate and Kiwanis member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neches National Bank
Jack Hedge
Nelson Long
Jack D. Hedge
Silsbee
Texas Highway Department
Hedge
Highway Department
Texas A&m University
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
City of Silsbee Planning Commission
Libel Suit Against Loblolly Spike Dismissed With Prejudice
A $450000 libel suit by How ard Barrington of Kountze against Tom Easley and others over THE LOBLOLLY SPIKE was dismissed with prejudice in 8th District Court. Judge Ernest Coker ruled the plaintiff’s motions too late and costs totaling $44.55 were assigned to Barrington. A similar suit is in Harris County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loblolly
Spike
Howard Barrington
Kountze
Tom Easley
Kountze, Et al
Preudice
8Th District Court
Loblolly Spike
Ernest Coker
9Th Judicial District
I H. A. Coe
Coker
Harris County District Court
88Th District Court
Gene Barrington
Barrington
H. A. Coe Jr
Coe
Evadale High Names Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Evadale High School announces valedictorian Madeleine Olsen with a four year average of 93.0408 and salutatorian Myralyn Sylvester with 87.6458. Principal R B Fling released the honors noting Olsen is daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur A Olsen. Sylvester is daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth D Sylvester.
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Madeleine Olsen
Evadale
Myralyn Sylvester
R. B. Fling
Miss Olsen
Arthur A. Olsen
Rebel
Miss Sylvester
Kenneth D. Sylvester
Death by Own Action in Jail Death of Charles Griffin Jr
Charles Griffin Jr. 35 of Mississippi was found dead in a Hardin County jail cell apparently by choking himself with a strip of mattress ticking. An inquest ruled the death as personal safety related after Griffin tied a knot around his neck during a mental breakdown following a cell escape attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Griffin Jr
Mississippi
Hardin County Jail
Sherif Henry Overstreet
Griffin
Overstreet
Hardin County Grand Jury
Silsbee
88Th District
Kountze
of the Peace
C. A. Kimball
Final Rites Are Held Monday For M. Wilson Wiess
Funeral services for Marion Wilson Wiess 53 of Silsbee were held at Woodrow Baptist Church with Rev. Charles W. Pringle officiating. Burial followed at Resthaven Cemetery. Wiess died at 6 15 a m Saturday of natural causes. Survivors include two sons Charlie Wiess of Silsbee and Thomas R Wiess of Caldwell, daughter Tracy Wiess of Caldwell, and brother Mark Wiess of Pasadena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Wilson Wiess
Silsbee
Woodrow Baptist Church
Charles W. Pringle
Resthaven Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home
Wiess
Rex Moore
Voth
Texas Highway Department
Charlie Wiess
Thomas R. Wiess
Caldwell
Miss Tracy Wiess
Mark Wiess
Pasadena
Weekend Visit Highlights in Lake Jackson
Mr and Mrs D V Swarth out and son visited over the weekend in the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Partlow and L Partlow in Lake Jackson. Mrs H O Edwards of New Orleans is visiting friends and relatives there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. V. Swarthout and Son
Lake Jackson
Robert Partlow
L. Partlow
H. O. Edwards
New Orleans
Two Homes Lost in Silsbee Area Fires
Three fires last weekend in the Silsbee area caused total losses to two houses, two passenger cars, and a large swabbing truck. At 4 04 a m Thursday the Harvill home three miles north of Silsbee burned after the carport fire spread to the house. Dorothy Harvill and her father Jack escaped as the roof caved in while Mrs Harvill was recovering in Beaumont hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Jack Harvill
Highway 92
Harvill
Dorothy
John Busby
Final Rites Held For Albert J Brown 55
Funeral services for Albert J Brown 55 of Silsbee were held Monday at Farmer Funeral Home with Rev Eddis Smith officiating Burial was in Guedry Cemetery Batson Brown died Saturday evening at Hardin Memorial Hospital Kountze after a short illness A native of Humble he had lived in Silsbee since 1959 He owned R and L Well Service and was a World War II Marine Corps veteran Surviving wife Lillian Brown and several nieces and nephews Pallbearers named Fire loss and separate fires reported near golf course Highway 418 and Ger son Street origin under investigation by Sheriff Overstreet and Chief Busby
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert J. Brown
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Home
Eddis Smith
Pineforest Baptist Church
Guedry Cemetery
Batson
Brown
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Humple
R. and L. Well Service
Marine Corps
Lillian Brown
E. 'T. Fikes
R. L. Kelly
Clifton Pelton
Elmer Rivers
Clyde Swensen
M. K. Daggett
Gary Lynn Tousha Faces Knee Surgery After Accident
Gary Lynn Tousha, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Tousha Jr., is recuperating at home from a knee injury suffered April 23 in a motorcycle scooter collision on Highway 92 near Silsbee. He will undergo knee surgery in Beaumont soon to remove stitches and repair a broken bone behind the kneecap, with a pin likely to be inserted to stabilize the joint. He may miss this month’s school attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Lynn Tousha
L. J. Tousha Jr
Silsbee
Gary Lynn
the Bee
Beaumont
James Shuffield
Sree J A Peheeem
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Buddy Witte
Arthur Paul Witte
Waldo Matthews
Robinson Schools
Junior High
Read
Read Turrentine
Kirby
Waldo Mathews
Robinson
Supt
Hough
Cancer Fund
Rudisaile
Frank
Dent
Dagma and
Rolanda
Paul Georgas
John Fordinal
Bert Slaydon
C. E. Landolt Jr
H. C. Hopkins
Hopkins
Landolt
Fordinal
Frank L. McClanahan
Council
Dale Nolen
Austin
Nolen
Deer Park
Clarence Dehart
Joe R. Bell
Silsbee State Bank
Bell
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee Jaycees
Trinity-Neches Council
Boy Scouts of America
Betty Skillern
Miss Myralyn Sylvester
Evadale High School
Cal
Ih. A. Coe
R.S. Coe
Rusk
M. Wilson Wiess
Highway 418
McNeely
Gerson Street
Vieda Ford
Busby
Dumas Hooks
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