Second Bank Application Filed for Silsbee Area
Willie H. Whitehead of Kirbyville announces a second proposed First National Bank of Silsbee with a Dallas filing and OCC documents. Directors include O Ray Brown Evadale and W C Caraway Silsbee. If approved, operations could start in months with 4 percent savings rate and FDIC plus Fed membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of Silsbee
Dallas
Comptroller of Currency
Washington, D. C
Willie H. Whitehead
Kirbyville
Kirbyville State Bank
BEE
Frank McClanahan
Earl Wills
Silsbee
R. A. Mann
Citizens State Bank of
Woodville
R. B. Barclay
Herbert G. Sutton
Tyler County
Silsbee Bank
Whitehead
East Texas
Texas National Bank
Houston
Oak Forest State Bank
Mr. Brown
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Stringer
Ideal Life Insurance Co
Landolt
Sinclair
Caraway
Caraway Motor Co
Smith
Continental Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Births in Silsbee Victor Sour Lake and Kountze Families
Paula Elizabeth born to Don and wife in Silsbee on April 27. Timothy Miles born May 2 to S. W. Hill of Victor. Terrell Wayne born May 2 to C. C. Haygood of Sour Lake. James Kent born April 28 to Joe l Hignett of Silsbee. Danita Lynn born May 3 to Jesse Anderson of Kountze. Gina Louise born May 3 to Marvin Bonnette of Silsbee. Sylvia Renee born May 5 to Ted Mitchell of Silsbee. Darlene born May 4 to Billy J. and wife of Silsbee. Emmett Barefield and sons return from visits in Columbus Ga and Ohio towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paula Elizabeth
Don Brim
Silsbee
S. W. Hill
Victor
Timothy Miles
C. C. Haygood
Sour Lake
Terrell Wayne
James Kent
Joel Hignett
Danita Lynn
Jesse Anderson
Kountze
Gina Louise
Marvin Bonnette
Ted Mitchell
Sylvia Renee
Billy J. Thompson
Darlene
City to hold May 25 bond vote for 725000 in water sewer
City council approves a bond election on May 25 totaling 725000 to fund water and sewer enhancements. Ballot splits 175000 revenue bonds for water extensions 150000 for sanitary sewer, 100000 tax bonds for water upgrades and 300000 tax bonds for sewer enlargements. Mayor McClanahan warns of emergency need due to limited wells and reduced capacity, with plans to issue 150000 revenue bonds immediately if approved and 175000 after June 30 if eligible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L McClanahan
McClanahan
Woodrow
Knupple Road
Avenue J
Winters Street
State Insurance Board
Board of Health
Silsbee
Hardin County
High Official To Speak to Masons And Eastern Star
R Bruce Brannan pastor of the First Presbyterian Church Refugio and former Grand Master of Texas Masons will speak to Silsbee Masons and Eastern Star at the Masonic Temple dinner at 7. Brannan, elected grand master in 1947, holds multiple Masonic honors and has served as Navy chaplain in World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Bruce Brannan
First Presbyterian Church
Refugio
Grand Lodge of Texas
Silsbee Masons
Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Brannan
Texas
Scotland
Royal Order of Scotland
Grand Lodge of the
Royal Order
Austin College
Sherman
University of Texas
University of Edinburgh
L. M. Prather
District 26
Silsbee Lodge
F. L. Choate
Two Criminal Capital Cases Set for Monday in District Court
In Kountze Hardin County 88th District Court Judge H A Coe will hear two capital cases next Monday. State versus Theo Robbins of Silsbee charged with rape and state versus Grover Raymond Beamon of Corsicana charged with murder with malice. A venire of 100 summoned. Robbins represented by Earl e Stover. Beamon represented by Matt Dawson and William J McKie. Prosecution by R A Richardson and Dwayne Overstreet. Beamon 33 held for the December 23 slaying of Sgt Bob Robinson. Beamon’s transfer to Hardin County jail occurred in April. Navarro County and Hardin County attorneys listed for prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Coe
Kountze
Theo Robbins
Beamon
Bob Robinson
James C. Sewell
Navarro County
Hardin County
Matt Dawson
William J. McKie
Jimmy Morris
Richardson and
Overstreet
Edwin Read Qualifies for Air Force Academy
Edwin Read son of Mr and Mrs A E Read was notified he passed all requirements for entry to the U S Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs. The letter said no opening now but he would be informed if one occurs and his physical report showed he is checked for flight training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Read
A. E. Read
U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Edwin
Tigers Close Out Season Against Jasper After Victor Win
Silsbee lost to Nederland 20-1 as three Tiger pitchers were knocked out early. Jerry Johnson homered four times for Nederland, while Paul Deeuir added a fifth. Silsbee previously beat Victor 6-2 to earn a district win and finish with a 3-6 record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tigers
Jasper
Victor
Nederland
Bulldogs
Tiger
Jerry Johnson
Paul Deeuir
Gerald Walker
Jane Silsbee
Robert Hare
Silsbee
Will Bost Jasper
Tony Rothrock
Judy Jones Earns Second in State Typing Meet
Judy Jones, a Silshee High School sophomore, placed second in Class AAA typing at the Texas UIL literary events in Austin on Saturday. Her teacher coach is Mrs. Betty Ann Mitchell. Jones is 14, daughter of Mr and Mrs H D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Jones
Silshee High School
Texas University
Mrs Dorothy Weaver Dies At Home In Silsbee
Mrs Dorothy Estelle Weaver 52 of Silsbee died Tuesday at 2 50 p m at her home Funeral services were held this afternoon in Franks Branch Church with burial in Franks Branch Cemetery Surviving are her husband B B Weaver her mother Mrs Mary Hollyfield four brothers five sisters a stepson Freddie Weaver and a step daughter Barbara Lou Weaver Fort Worth Farmer Funeral Home directed services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Estelle Weaver
Silsbee
Franks Branch
Fred
Weaver
B. B. Weaver
Mary Hollyfield
Stanley
Harvey
Ray
Hannon Hollyfield Jr
Irene Youngblood
Sara Hooks
Lillie Gore
Clara Haynes
Marie Kurtis
Beaumont
Freddie Weaver
Houston
Barbara Lou Weaver
Fort Worth Farmer Funeral Home
Silsbee Fire Placard Sale Announces Captains
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department placards go on sale this May. Chief John Busby announced the red on white posters honor the firemen, provide a fire call number, and list department ranks and years of service. Placard captains include C. Z Pope business district and others across sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Marutzky
Tom Barnes
Warren Bower
Woodlea
Bill Hulin
Rex Moore
T. C. Freeman
Doe Ray
E. J. Jones
Rittonville
Devers visitors share weekend at Whittingtons
Mrs Maggie Whittington and Mrs Mildred Brown with daughter Glenda visited the home of Mr and Mrs Horace Whittington and family over the weekend in Devers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Whittington
Mildred Brown
Glenda
Devers
Horace Whittington
Grace Thomas Visits Beau Mont in Baugh Home Tour
Mrs. Grace Thomas of Beaumont is visiting this week in the Baugh home, staying for a short period as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Thomas of
Beaumont
the Baugh
Explorer Scouts Earn Merit Badges At Cra verns Hall
Eight Explorers of Post 88 at First Methodist Church Cravens Hall received merit badges on April 29. Recipients included Jesse Hawthorne Roger Baten Tibby Scarborough Billy Winger Jeff Hobbs David Hargrove Bill Bellenger Gary Stanford and others. The last first aid lecture by Pete Farmer follows, with first aid cards to be issued later. Lenox Hawthorne elected committee chairman. Rodney Silverberg spoke at the district post advisors meeting in Beaumont. Explorers meet weekly at Cravens Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craverns Hall
First Methodist Church
Jesse Hawthorne
Roger Baten
Tibby Scarborough
Billy Winger
Jeff Hobbs
David Hargrove
Bill Bellenger
Gary Stanford
Pete Farmer
Cravens Hall
Lenox Hawthorne
Rodney Silverberg
Post Advisors
Beaumont
Kelley Fogg To Address Two Civic Clubs Next Week
Kelley M. Fogg, executive representative of the Santa Fe Railway in the Southwest and former Silsbee resident, will speak to Silsbee’s Lions Club on Tuesday and Kiwanis Club on Wednesday. He came to Silsbee in 1921 and later rose to a top railroad post based in Houston, with directorships in several rail companies and committees. He was active in Masonic and civic work during his stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly M. Fogg
Santa Fe Railway
Silsbee
Lions Club
Kiwanis Club
Mr. Fogg
Santa Fe
Houston
Foge
Santa Fe Gulf Lines
Texas City Terminal Railway
Houston Belt and Terminal Railway
Terminal Building Corporation of Texas
Port Terminal Railway Ass
Texas Railroad Ass'n
Silsbee Doctor Geo Tennison Hospitalized in Beaumont
Dr. George Tennison, a Silsbee physician, was taken to St Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont last Friday with severe back pain. He underwent examinations and tests and has remained in traction as treatment continued, with continued severe pain reported in the latest update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tennison
Silsbee
St Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Henry Holland Receives Tyler Junior College Football Scholarship
Henry Holland an all district 9 AAA guard earned a full two year football scholarship to Tyler Junior College in Tyler Texas Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Ray McGallion announced. The award covers room board tuition fees and laundry and marks the fifth athletic scholarship awarded to graduates this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Holland
Tyler Junior College
Tyler
Texas
Ray McGallion
Henry
W. H. Holland
McGallion
Little League Barbecue Set For Saturday Night In Silsbee
The annual Little League Baseball barbecue will run 5 to 8 p m Saturday in the Silsbee High School Cafeteria. Tickets may be bought at the door. Beef was donated by Com Frank S Payne and Sheriff Whit Whitaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School
Jimmy Wright
Frank S. Payne
Sheriff Whit Whitaker
Dinkle
Indus
Welding Yankees
Glenn Reid
South Hampton Braves
Carl Lindsey
East Texas Transit White Sox
Francis McDonald
Hardin Drug Indians
Grady Walters
Silsbee Packing Tigers
Troy Hulet
Silsbee Auto Pirates
Sleepy Sanford
Lions Club Cubs
Charlie Woodard
Hardin County Savings and Loan Oilers
James Brown
Local residents visit kin and attend events across area
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Richard and families hosted Friday and Saturday visits in their Houston area relatives. Audie Maxwell's group attended a Watson Chapel homecoming near Kirbyville. Hospital checkups included Mary Smith at John Sealy in Galveston. Various families from Port Arthur, Merryville, San Antonio, and Lake Charles visited kin in Beaumont, Kirbyville, and Port Arthur over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audie Maxwell
Watson Chapel
Kirbyville
Scott McDonald
Merle Wells
Mary Smith
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
C. P. Gillman
Port Arthur
Frank L. McClanahan
Ellen Whitman
Frank Fuller
Merryville
Leona Whitman
Bobby Taylor
Baby
San Antonio
J. J. Taylor
E. M. Prewitt
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Mary Tarver
Lois Tarver
W. V. Whitman
St Elizabeth Hospital
Jimmy Owens
Lafayette
B. B. Dean
Homer Holland
Lake Charles
Baylor Sophomore Dee Cole Elected Inter-Club Council Rep
Dee Cole of Silsbee daughter of Mr and Mrs C E Cole at 104 Bowers is elected Inter-Club Council representative for the fall semester at Baylor University. She is a member of Student Congress and Alpha Lambda Delta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Texas
Dee Cole
Baylor University
Alpha Omega
Miss Cole
C. E. Cole
Bowers
Silsbee
Alpha Lamba Delta
Lions Vote To Send Delegate To Miami Convention
Silsbee Lions voted Tuesday to send one delegate to the Lions International Convention in Miami Florida from June 19 to 23. The delegate has not yet been chosen. Sally Hartman guest of honor at the luncheon. Heriman to ride in the rodeo. Sweet hearts Ten Wills and Vivian Dietrich opened the rodeo parade. car driven by Chuck Wright. Other guests included Travis McDonald director of the Silsbee Little League and J T Page from ETEX Typewriter and Supply Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Lions
Miami
Fla
Sally Hartman
Jasper
Lions
Miss Heriman
Ten Wills
Vivian Dietrich
Chuck Wright
Travis McDonald
Silsbee Little League
J. T. Page
Etex Typewriter and Supply Company
McDonald
Little League
Connie House Wins National Essay Prize Second Place
Connie House a Kountze High senior and daughter of Mr and Mrs Neal House won second place in a national essay contest sponsored by the American Medical Association and the American Association of Physicians and Surgeons. Her essay The Advantages of the American Free Enterprise System over Communism earned the $500 national prize after initially winning $25 in a Hardin Tyner Medical unit contest and first place in the state event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie House
Neal House
Kountze
American Medical Assn
American Assn. of Physicians and Surgeons
Hardin-Tyler Medical Unit
Three Men Fined in County Court This Week
G W Wilson 35 of Jefferson County was found guilty on two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor with fines of 220 and 250 dollars plus costs. Isaac C Hollis Jr about 30 of Silsbee pleaded guilty to driving while license suspended and was fined 25 dollars plus costs. W E Castleberry 40 of Orange was found guilty of possessing an illegal fish net in Hardin County and fined 10 dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Wilson
Jefferson County
Isaac C. Hollis Jr
Silsbee
W. E. Castleberry
Orange
Hardin County
Johnny Cones Earns Two Year Cage Scholarship
Johnny Cones received a two year athletic scholarship to Len Morris Junior College in Jacksonville Texas. He is son of Mr and Mrs J D Cones of Silsbee and was named to the 9 AAA all district basketball team last season as high scorer in district play. He is a football letterman and president of the Key Club. Coach Jim Rand said he tried out for the Jacksonville team and was accepted. The scholarship covers room tuition books and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Cones
Len Morris Junior College
Jacksonville
Texas
Johnny
J. D. Cones
Silsbee
Jim Rand
Week in county jail shows 24 bookings last week
Deputy Dave Rountree reports 24 inmates lodged in the county jail over the past week. Among them a woman jailed for assault and attempted murder but released without bond. two DUI cases. one aggravated assault. three disturbances. two affrays. one contributing to delinquency of a minor. and 14 drunk and disorderly arrests. G W Wilson, 35, Jefferson County, held for contributing to delinquency of a minor, two counts and fined $470 after county court Monday May 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Rountree
G. W. Wilson
Jefferson County
Miss Ann Hayes Named Lamar Dean's List Senator
Miss Ann Hayes daughter of Mr and Mrs R L Hayes was elected senator from the School of Arts and Sciences at Lamar State College of Technology Beau mont for the 1963 64 term. The freshman joins the honor society served as secretary to the Student Leadership Conference and joined Redbird staff and Pulse staff. She made the Dean's List with 2.94 average and is a 1962 graduate of Silsbee High School finishing third in her class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Hayes
R. L. Hayes
School of Arts and Sciences
Lamar State College of Technology
Beaumont
Senate
Miss Hayes
Redbird
Pulse
Silsbee High School
Beaumont Garden Club Tour Visits Daylily Gardens
Eighteen members of the Sunshine Garden Club of Beaumont toured daylily gardens in Roganville and Kirbyville on a Silsbee visit. Mrs. Bozeman hosted a large daylily collection and invited visitors to view her garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Garden Club
Beaumont
Silsbee
Tomme Bozeman
Roganville
Kirbyville
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Hello World
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Emmett Barefield
Columbus
Youngstown
Ohio
Council
Masons
Woodlea - Knapple Road
Air Force Academy
Silsbee Tiger
Hox
Punky Parks
Nelson Flanagan
Dorothy Weaver
Busby
Fire Department
Kelley Fogg
Grid
Indust
South Hampton
Hardin Cty
Hardin Drug
East Texas Transit
Silsbee Auto
Silsbee Packing
Indust. Welding
Hardin Cty. Sav
Lions Club l
South Hampton Indust
Dean Richardson
Ike Baugh
James R. Ellison
Ralph Lutgring
A. W Dainwood
Edith Yankie
Wayne
Dickinson
Donald Moore
H. C. Scoggins
Ridgewood Motor Hotel
Larry Burke Hargrove
Baylor Council
Cage
Lamar
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