Wind Toll in Silsbee From Early Evening Storm
A powerful wind event estimated at 70 mph or more struck Silsbee around 10 p.m. Monday, tearing out a 70-foot concrete wall at Smitty's Supply near Pine Plaza, damaging awnings and signs, knocking down trees, and sparking minor home fires from lightning. Heavy rain followed into the evening, with widespread but narrow damage across the city and no major power outages reported. A second severe storm with large hail and continued lightning hit Tuesday night, topping 47,000 feet aloft before diminishing, leaving hail piles up to 2.5 inches and ongoing thunderlight.
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Silsbee
Hardin County
Kountze
Galveston
Smitty’s Supply
Pine Plaza
H. G. Mullen
J. R. Smith
Smitty’s
Final Rites Held For Plane Crash Victims
Funeral services were held for Sammy Ray Billingsley and his wife June Billingsley of Evadale and Carolyn Bynum of Palo Alto, California, who died in a plane crash near Evadale. Wade Pitts of Dallas and Memphis had separate services in Memphis and Sun, Mississippi. The investigation was launched by FAA and NTSB officials and is expected to take months.
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Sammy Ray Billingsley
June Billingsley
Evadale
Central Baptist Church
Evandale
Wade Pitts
Dallas
Memphis
J. P. Stockman
Sun Baptist Church
Sun
Ila
Pierce Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home
Silsbee
Billingsley
Eastex Inc
Logansport
Steve
Dennis
David Billingsley
William Billingsley
Shirley Quarles
Victor
Dell
Silsbee Bee
Bynum
American Airlines
Pitts
Eastex
Arkansas
Frank Nolden
Federal Aviation Agency
Houston
T. W. Finch
National Transportation Safety Board
Fort Worth
Miss Bynum
Mrs. Marilyn Georgas Earns PhD From UT
Mrs. Marilyn Georgas has earned the Doctor of Philosophy degree after four years of research and extensive writing. She taught English literature at Lamar Tech in Beaumont in 1965 before pursuing the doctorate, aided by encouragement from her husband and a large filing system of notes.
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University of Texas
Marilyn Georgas
Tech
Beaumont
Hus
Georgas
Silsbee Dentist Wins Texas General Practitioner of the Year
Dr. W. C. McNeil, a prominent Silsbee dentist, receives the General Practitioner of the Year Award from the Texas Chapter of the Academy of General Dentistry. The trophy was presented April 29 at the Texas Dental Association convention in Dallas. formal presentation to be made May 15 at the Sabine District Dental Society meeting in Beaumont.
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W. C. McNeil
Silsbee
Texas
Academy of General Dentistry
Texas Dental Association
Dallas
McNeil
Sabine District Dental Society
Beaumont
One Killed in Wreck on Wet Highway 418
A 1966 Ford truck overturned on Highway 418 near 92 during wet pavement conditions. Driver Henry B. Geisendorff, 65, of Silsbee, was uninjured. Owner George Bellenger plans to rig the truck with a dragline. Four others injured in area wrecks. one man, Thomas Eugene Barrington, 31, of Silsbee, died after his car left Highway 105 at Bevil Oaks Road and struck a tree. Barrington, an attorney, is survived by family in Kountze and Livingston. Funeral held at Turner Branch cemetery in Spurger.
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Eastex, Inc
Evadale
Lee Kelly
BEE
George Kirkpatrick Jr
Kountze
Henry B. Geisendorff
Silsbee
George Bellenger
Thomas Eugene Barrington
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Highway 105
Bevil Oaks Road
Barrington
University of Texas
Howard Barrington
Turner Branch
Spurger
Walter McMahon
D. B. Gilmore
Tax Roll Valuation Change Blocked by Attorney General
Hardin County faces confusion after Attorney General Crawford Martin voided a March 24 1969 order by the Hardin County Commissioners Court that would have altered 1968 tax roll valuations. County officials sought the AG opinion via Fred Anders after state review prompted by Comptroller Robert Calvert.
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Hardin County
Crawford Martin
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Collecor
Fred Anders
Austin
Martin
Robert S. Calvert
Silsbee Officials Seek Traffic Light in Austin Visit
A Silsbee delegation led by Rep Don Adams and Mayor Claude Coward urged the Texas Highway Commission to fund a traffic signal at FM 92 and 418. City officials offered 2000 toward the $12,000 need while noting the town cannot bear the full cost. commission members debated policy as Coward remained hopeful for a favorable decision.
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Silsbee
Don Adams
Jasper
Claude Coward
Highway Commission
Leon Crum
Ronald Hickman
Edgar Blood
John Fordinal
Peter Landolt
Jim Sims
R. F.sanford
Crum
DeWitt Greer
Commission
Herbert Petry Jr
Coward
Adams
Hickerson
Evadale High Names Top Honor Students in 1969
Valedictorian Michael Chambers son of E J Chambers Jr earned a 93 375 GPA over four years and served as student body president. Salutatorian Larry Goats led as senior class president and band president and played football basketball baseball and track. Highest Ranking Girl Dale Ann Sylvester drum major majorette editor and athlete also active in theater and basketball.
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Evadale High School
Michael Chambers
E. J. Chambers Jr
Michael
Lamar Tech
Beaumont
Larry Goats
L. S. Goats
Texas A&m University
Dale Ann Sylvester
Kenneth Sylvester
Dale Ann
Lonnie
Silsbee Students among Texas A&M Spring Degree Candidates
Three Silsbee area students are among 1 303 degree candidates applying for spring graduation at Texas A&M University. Admissions official Jean H L Heaton announced the list of applicants.
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College Station
Silsbee Area
Texas A&m Univerity
Jean H. L. Heaton
Heaton
June 20 Set as Direct Distance Dialing Date
Silsbee telephone users gain new dial tones for Directory Assistance and Repair Service with 41 and 4102. Jack Martin of Southwestern Bell says calls shift to self dialed long distance on June 20, with preface guidance starting May 12.
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Silsbee
Jack Martin
Southwestern Bell
Martin
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Smitty
Bellenger
Laura
Stella Barrington
Sam Barrington
Livingston
Commissioner Howard Barrington
Atty. General
Garrett Morris
Texas A&m
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