Desegregation Plans Told by Silsbee School Board
The Silsbee Independent School District board prepared to approve desegregation plans required by federal civil rights laws at a 5:30 p.m. meeting. The district operates six campuses with both Negro and white schools, and enrollment figures reflect a split population. The plan, announced Aug. 26 1964, allows student choice of school within the district and includes pre-registration for first graders.
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Silsbee Independent School District Board of Education
Don L. Hough
Silsbee
Hardin County
Twol
Silsbee Independent
Silsbee High School
Silsbee Junior High School
Read-Turrentine
Kirby
Waldo - Mathews School
Robinson Elementary
Silsbee Independent School District
Silsbee Bee
Rites For Raymond Scott Crash Victim Set Today
Funeral services for Raymond Earl Scott 21 will be at 2 p m at First Baptist Church of Silsbee with Rev R E Barclay officiating Burial will be in Resthaven cemetery under Farmer Funeral Home direction Scott son of Mr and Mrs Arby Scott 460 West Avenue K Silsbee died in a late Tuesday night head on collision on Highway 69 north of Beaumont Other driver Charles Edward Byrd 25 of Kountze and his passenger Mary Graham 18 of Beaumont were hospitalized Scott was a lifelong Silsbee resident and former East Texas Pulp and Paper employee He leaves parents a brother Gene Scott two sisters and other relatives Survivors include Chuck Gray and Company E of Silsbee National Guard Honorary pallbearers are Port Neches
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Raymond Earl Scott
First Baptist Church
Charles Edward Byrd
Kountze
Scott
Highway 69
Beaumont
Cecil Cain
Robert Johnson
Byrd
Mary Graham
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Silsbee
East Texas Pulp and Paper Co
Silsbee High School
Curry Gulf Service Station
The
Baptist Church
Arby Scott
Gene Scott
Sammy Barrow
Local Births and Family News in Silsbee Area
Hello World Mr and Mrs J K Butler of Silsbee welcomed a daughter born May 2 at St Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A son named Lyn was born April 26 to Mr and Mrs Jim Thornton of Silsbee at Hardin Memorial in Kountze. Mr and Mrs Louis Stanley of Buna welcomed a son Dennis Wade born April 23. Mrs Robert Cobb and baby of Houston visited at the home of her mother Mrs Ruby Eledge and family last week.
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J. K. Butler
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Vary Lyn
Jimmy Thornton
Louis Stanley
Buna
Dennis Wade
Robert Cobb
Baby
Houston
Ruby Eledge
W. L. Anderson
Carlton
Ore
Mark Allen
Tractor Mishap Fatal To H. C. Short, 36
Henry Cecil Short 36, of Silsbee, died at home after a D-7 tractor fell on him while loading onto a trailer. The inquest ruled suffocation. He left a wife Evelyn, four daughters, one son, and two brothers. funeral held at Friendship Baptist Church, burial Resthaven Cemetery.
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Evelyn Short
Henry Co. Short Jr
Silsbee
Brenda
Frances
Linda
Peggy Short
Vera Free
Jacksonville
Texas
Hugh T. Short
Perry Short
Lions Club Fish Fry Helps Silsbee Sea Explorers
The Silsbee Lions Club hosts a May 14 fish fry at Silsbee Junior High cafe to benefit the Sea Explorer unit. Proceeds help cover boat and equipment costs and fund a week long summer trip. Tickets from Lions Club members or Sea Scout unit, serving 5 to 7 p.m. and for takeouts.
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Silsbee Lions Club
Silsbee
A. E. Templeton
Silsbee Sea Explorer
Lions
Templeton
Lions Club
Sea Scout Unit
Sea Explorer
Sea Explorers
Boy Scouts of America
Explorer Scout
Silsbee Native Leads Marine Landing Team in Dominican Crisis
Lieutenant Colonel Paul F. Pedersen of Silsbee commands the Marine landing team in the Dominican Republic crisis. A veteran of World War II and Korea, Pedersen has sea duty expertise and helped in Leyte landings in 1944. His wife and five children are at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
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Navy Department
Paul F. Pedersen
Soren Pedersen
Silsbee
Marine
Dominican Republic
Col. Pedersen
Paul
Marine Corps Reserve Training Center
Austin
Denmark
Stephen F.austin
Pedersen
Marine Corps
General Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte
Camp LeJeune
Marines
Volun
Sam Rayburn Dam Dedication Set For May 8
Formal dedication ceremonies for the Sam Rayburn Dam and Reservoir are planned for 10 30 a m Saturday May 8. The event will be at the east end of the dam, 16 miles northwest of Jasper. President Johnson is invited, with Gov Connally and Rep Brooks among participants. The $61 million dam creates a lake exceeding 114000 acres at conservation level and 560 miles of shoreline with 15 recreational areas planned.
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Sam Rayburn
Silsber
W. F. Wi
Lyndon B. Johnson
Jasper
John B. Connally
Jack Brooks
Fort Worth
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Texas
Corps of Engineers
Corps
Evadale Girls Qualify For Regional Track Meet
Evadale’s Omarine Burrell and Brenda George led the district team to a second place at Barbers Hill meet. Burrell won two first place medals in broad jump and hop step and jump. George earned three second place medals in hop step and jump 100 yard dash and 220 yard dash. both advance to Kilgore regional on May 15.
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Evadale
Barbers Hill
Omarine Burrell
Brenda George
Kilgore
Miss Burrell
Miss George
One Car Smash Near Silsbee Injures Five In Accord
Mrs James A Parker of Silsbee and her four children suffered only minor cuts and abrasions after a noon Tuesday collision on Highway 96 south of Silsbee. They were treated at St Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont and released. A white Chevrolet suspected in the crash fled the scene as witnesses said the driver wove across the center stripe. Patrolman Tommy Clark and Deputy Billy Paine arrested a man driving a similar car nearby for drunken driving and related charges.
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James Parker
Highway 96
Silsbee
Tommy Clark
Billy Paine
James A. Parker
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Farmer Funeral Home
Village Creek Bridge
Silsbee approves 1965 66 school calendar
Silsbee school district board of trustees approved the calendar for 1965 66 with students in class 175 days and teachers 177 days. The year begins Monday August 30 and ends with graduation May 26 1966. Holidays include Labor Day September 6 Thanksgiving November 25 26 Christmas break December 17 to January 3 1966 and teachers convention holiday March 18 1966 Easter April 7 8 and 11 1966.
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Silsbee School District
City Manager Outlines Progress in Silsbee Improvements
City Manager Wayne DuBose says Silsbee is improving with council help. Drainage and street work are priorities funded by new equipment and state aid. A ditching machine will address drainage. a new grader and sweeper arrive soon. Financials show delinquent accounts cut from nearly 5000 to under 1400. shrubbery at blind corners to be trimmed by end of May.
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Silsbee
Wayne DuBose
Sisbee
Texas
Etecin Shrdlemf DuBose
State Highway Department
DuBose
23 Held At County Jail The Past Week
Hardin County Sheriff Henry Overstreet reports 23 people held at the county jail in the past week. One man faces multiple charges after a Tuesday morning crash south of Silsbee injuring a driving woman and four children. The remainder include bond forfeiture and various misdemeanors such as DUI, disturbing the peace, and abandonment of children.
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Hardin County
Henry Overstreet
Silsbee
Dr and Mrs Posha Taske attend Texas Medical Association Meet
Dr Poshataske and Mrs Posha Taske attended the Texas Medical Association Convention in San Antonio from Wednesday through Sunday. Dr Poshataske serves as chairman of the Hardin Tyler Medical Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Poshataske
Texas Medical Association
San Antonio
Dr.Poshataske
iHardin-Tyler Medical Society
Henderson Junior College Student Visits Parents
Robert Ward, a Henderson Junior College student in Athens, visited his parents Mr and Mrs Sin Ward at their home over the weekend.
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Robert Ward
Henderson Junior College
Athens
Sin Ward
Wesley Thomas dominates state track meet for Waldo Mathews
Wesley Thomas won two first places in the discus and shot put at the state track and field meet, earning the high point trophy with 143 feet 10 inches in discus and 51 feet 10 inches in shot put. Brady Turk added a first in the mile in 4 45.3, while Jody Brook and Linda Bendy also medaled in girls events.
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Wesley Thomas
Waldo Mathews Panthers
Brady Turk
Panthers
Jut
Jody Brook
Linda Bendy
Panther
Wesley Shaw Las
Waldo Mathews
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Raymond Scott
Sheila Frances Scott
Chuck Gray
Company E
Fall of
H. C. Short
Henry Cecil Short
Short
Silsbee Justice of the Peace
Rex Moore
Paine
Henry O. Overstreet
White City
Byerly Construction Co
Friendship Baptist Church
R. N Crouch
Resthaven Cemetery
Clark Hurst
Bill Robinson
Bill Clinard
Larvin Clawson
Donald Carter
A. D. Burch
Texan
Dominican
Teered
Navy
Nashville
Petersen
Ion
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