Trustees Discuss Budget At Wednesday Meeting
Silsbee School District trustees planned a Wednesday night session to review a temporary budget totaling 1 625 928 dollars for next year based on normal expense raises. The current year budget was 1 623 592 dollars. The plan excludes a teacher base pay increase though normal steps are shown. They also considered approving a 1968 69 school calendar with open spring vacation dates. The final winner of the O Neil Scholarship was to be chosen by the board.
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Silsbee
Board of Trustees
Don L. Hough
Hough
Supt
Evadale High Names Honor Students and Activities
Evadale High School announces valedictorian Linda Roberts and salutatorian Karen Goats with top male student Gary Wayne Graham. They highlight extensive band, drama, debate, and cheerleading roles. Commencement set May 24. eighth grade graduation May 23. Other board items include staff changes, facility plans, and a $2000 award decision. Names of staff up for renewal listed with vacancies across Silsbee schools.
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Linda Roberts
E. L. Roberts
Evadale High School
R. K H. Fling
Karen Goats
L. S. Gosts
Gary Wayne Graham
H. J. Graham
Linda
Evadale
Rebel Band
Revel
Lamar College
Karen
Rebel Yell
UIL
Lamarcolege
Gary
Silsbee Little League Opens With Parade and Four Games
The Silsbee Little League starts Saturday with a 10 AM parade meeting at Neches National Bank and ending at Neches Mini Mart. Opening ceremonies at 1 PM feature mayors White and McChinahan throwing first balls, master of ceremonies Pete Farmer, and four games at 2, 4, 6, and 8 PM. Queen candidates Beck y Hobbs, Sandy Dubose and Derrissa Ross from 1967 receive special recognition along with 18 years of service awards for Lincoln Skillern Travis McDonald and Emmett Powell.
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Neches National Bank
Troy Hulet
Neches
North Sth Street
Ann Miller
Marie Cook
Jeff Skinner
Earl Stover
North 5Th Street
J. P. White
Kountze
F. L. McChinahan
Silsbee
Pete Farmer
R. m
Becky Hobbs
Sandy Dubose
Derissa Ross
Queens
Lincoln Skillern
Travis McDonald
Emmett Powell
Ladies Auxiliary
Martin Wilson
Mrs Martha Morton Injured After Auto Crash Last Week
Mrs Martha E Morton 49 of Lumberton returned home after hospitalization for injuries from an IH 10 guard rail crash last Wednesday at 927 PM. Investigating Beaumont patrolmen said she attempted to exit onto Washington Blvd when the car struck the guard rail. Vehicle damage valued at 1000 with 200 to the guard rail. Passenger Janis Kay Daniel 29 of Victor treated and released. Several relatives visited the Knupple family in Conroe Deweyville and Raywood recently.
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Martha E. Morton
Lumberton
Besaumont
Janis Kay Daniel
Victor
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Clarence E Brown Funeral Services Friday
Clarence Edward Brown 74 of Spurger will be buried in Kinapple Cemetery after Friday 10 a m services at Farmer Funeral Home Chapel Rev Chester Carpenter to officiate He died Tuesday night at Tyler County Hospital in Woodsville after a short illness Survivors include his wife Elizabeth of Silsbee a son FE Brown of Silsbee three daughters Oma Thomason Port Neches Inez Craddock Austin and Edna Mae Hatton Spurger seven brothers Andrew Howard Houston Mack Grady Vance Pierce all of San Antonio one sister Oleta McDonald Missouri 12 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren
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Clarence Edward Brown
Spurger
Farmer Funeral
Chester Carpenter
Kinapple
Brown
Tyler County Hospital
Woodsville
Elizabeth Brown
Silshee
FE. B. Brown
Silsbee
Naoma Thomason
Port Nec
Mrs Tuxworth Retires After 25 Years At Post Office
Mrs Bessie Tuxworth longtime Silsbee Post Office window clerk retired on Tuesday April 30 after 25 years of service beginning November 11 1943 Postmaster Conley Bradshaw praised her faithful service and she said she would visit relatives and mark items off her long deferred list after retirement.
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Bessie Tuxworth
Silsbee Post Office
Silsbee
Conley Bradshaw
Tuxworth
Post Office Department
Election Night Party Draws Big Crowd at BEE
About 300 people watched county primary results unfold at the BEE election night party. Returns from 12 precincts were posted quickly despite slow long distance service to Silsbee. Organizers praised Hank and Martha Rewards and family, Cesar Dominguez, Lee Crowley Jr, Rick Stanford, Billy Williams, Harold Leigh, and Southwestern Bell Telephone staff for their roles.
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BEE
Silsbee
Hank
Martha
Mark
Cesar Dominguez
Lee Crowley Jr
Rick Stanford
Billy Wilams
Harold Leigh
Southwestern Bell Telephone
KKAS
SHS Graduation List Includes 212 Candidates
Sils Charles Stanley Long and Alison Sims announce 212 Sils Charles Stanley Long and Alison Sims name 212 graduates for SHS commencement. The top 23 star graduates have a 90 plus average. Graduation is Thursday May 30 at 8 pm in Kirby Memorial Stadium. Baccalaureate is Sunday May 26 at 8 pm, also in Kirby Stadium.
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Sils Charles
Stanley Long
Dodd Albee High School
Alison Sims
Gayla Dawn Ash- Weeks
Crawford Werethelworth
Thurman Aller Harvill
Judy Frances Winger
Kirby Memorial Stadium
Kirby Stadium
Derry Lynn Tutt
Christine Lila Holt
William Nelson Holt
Sharon Gaye Jonte
Martha Bevil Buchanan
Sandra Kaye Jonte
Claude Brady Tarver
Joel Mark Allen
Bonnie Marie Smith
Patricia Gail Rivers
Jo Ann Allbritton
Jennifer Ann Stevens
Carol Brown
Donna Jean Ashley
Benny Earl Jenkins
William Arthur McLean
James Colman McMillian
Kenneth Earl Brader
Incumbents Fall in Hardin County Primary Runoffs Set
Hardin County voters turnout neared eight thousand with Democrats carrying the largest share. Sheriff Henry Overstreet led Democratic voters for a second term while Willie Bean lost to Fred Anders in the Treasurer race. Runoffs scheduled June 1 include governor and several county races with incumbents facing challengers.
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Henry Overstreet
Billy Paine
Ernest Spell
Tommy Clark
Tex
Willie Bean
Fred
Anders
Bean
Dwayne Overstreet
Gene Barrington
Virgil L. Raway
Luther F. Chitty
Commissioners Trace
E. E. Cotten
Hugh Bevil Means
Silsbee
Caney Head
Albert McKinney
Earnest Nerren
Ricks
Bob Kerr
Stanley Coe
88Th Judicial District
Hardin
Tyler
R. A. Richardson
Coe
Richardson
H .A. Coe
Clyde E. Smith Jr
Smith
Hardin Tyler
Jasper
Newton
Don Adams
J. E. Miller Jr
John Karcher
Adams
Miller
Karcher
Hardin County
Don Yarborough
Preston Smith
Yarborough
Waggoner Carr
Silsbee Band Wins at Enid Music Festival
The 71 member Silsbee High School Band directed by James Jones won outstanding band in its class at Enid Oklahoma's Tri-State Spring Music Festival. They earned a first division superior parade rating and 15 first division medals plus 19 second division ratings among solos and ensembles.
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Silsbee
Enid
Silsbee High School
James Jones
Okla
Tiger Band
William Holt
Carlin Freeman
George Whitlock
Ione
James ‘Rogers
Debbie Stevens
Buddy
Mrs Jennings Retires From Silsbee State Bank
Mrs L H Jennings retires after a career as secretary at Silsbee State Bank begun June 13 1956. A dinner honored her last Thursday night. she was the pleasant voice on the bank switchboard. She and Leon Jennings moved from Houston to Silsbee in 1917 and he worked for Santa Fe Railway.
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Silsbee State Bank
L. H. Jennings
Bank
Jennings
Leon Jennings
Silsbee
Houston
Santa Fe Railway
Methodist Church
Order of Eastern Star
Supreme Court Upholds Damages For Local Man
E B Hopkins a Kirby Lumber Co. employee awarded 14 697 04 for injuries from an Aug 5 1964 attack at work. The Texas Supreme Court upheld lower court rulings against Liberty Mutual Insurance and affirmed Hopkins receives the compensation.
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Austin
Hardin County
Texas Supreme Court
E. B. Hopkins
Kirby Lumber Co
George Nelson
Nelson
Hopkins
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co
Hardin
9Th Court of Civil Appeals
Beaumont
Supreme Court
Waldo Mathews High Names Honor Students
Waldo Mathews High School today named valedictorian Patricia Fortson and salutatorian Arthur Gilmore. Patricia, daughter of Betty Fortson of Houston, has a 91.60 average and holds multiple student leadership roles. Arthur, son of Mr and Mrs Emett Simmons, has a 91.05 average and leads the Band and student council. Commencement is May 9 at Frank Robinson Stadium at 8 p.m.
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Patricia Fortson
Waldo Mathews High School
Clarence Johns
Arthur Gilmore
Patricia
Betty Fortson
Houston
Channel Risby
Silsbee
FHA
Stephen F
Austin College
Arthur
Emett D. Simmons
Prairie View College
Frank Reobinson
Two EasTex pilots die in Bruni area crash
Two Beaumont men, Wilbur R. King Jr and Ralph S. Courtney, EasTex Inc. pilots, perished when their twin engine F27 belly landed in a gully about five miles north of Bruni after overshooting a runway at Paisano Ranch airfield. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. with no others aboard. King’s funeral was held Monday at Trinity Methodist Church in Houston and Courtney’s funeral was held Tuesday at Kelley-Hixson Funeral Home.
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Beaumont
EasTex, Inc
South Texas
Bruni
Wilbur R. King Jr
Iris Lane
Ralph S. Courtney
Canterbury Drive
EasTex Inc
Evadale
Paisano Ranch
Ease Tex, Inc
Laredo
Tom Cooke
King
Courtney
Easlex
Trinity Methodist Church
Compton Riley
Pasetor
Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery
Houston
Kelley-Hixson
Herbern
Assembly of God Church
Burns
On Cles Gland
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Katherine Bunce
Carol Spell
O'Neil
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Beryl Jones
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Joe Hignett
William Ratchpond
Doris Williams
Jackie Gilchriest
Mary E. Snyder
Edna Mattox
Mary T. Wilson
Hazel Terry
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Jo Ann
Toot
Joyce Wallace
Lucyle Prewitt
Lee Flowers
Ruth Meek
James Leigh
Stella Vanderburg
Dean Duffle
Betty Sims
G. W. Meek
Norma Ratliff
Bert Kellar
Bobby Meigs
Harold Hutchins
Jacqueline Hooks
Lou Brewer
Joe Swerringen
Dixie Donelson
James Meldrum
Herbert Free
Mary A. Delaune
Helen Read
Herman Adams
Pat Kirby
Betty A. Mitchell
Janie Hough
Gary Graham
Martha Morton
R. W. Nichols
Norwich, Conn
C. A. Peters
R. Nichols Jr
Raywood
J. L. Nichols
Conroe
R. M. Nichols
Deweyville
David Knupple
Clarence E. Brown
SHS
Shirley Ann Anderson
Jack Lee Anthamatten
John Hannon and
Donna Jean
Ashley Gayla Dawn Ashworth
Linda Kay Balla
Kathy Marie Barclay
Carol Ann Barnett Emma Iris Bass Joseph Edward Bellenger
Linda Dynelle Bendy
Gary Lynn Boddie Marvin Joseph Bonnette
Marleen Kaye Bottoms
Brenda Sue Bourlon
Phoebe Lynn Boyett
Karen Bradshaw Terry Clyde Bradshaw
Lexie Ann Brinson
Nathan George Broussard
Gary Lynn Bryant
Elizabeth Ann Bumstead Wayne Donald Calvert
Jerry Leonard Carnley John Michael Carrell
Rebecca Jean Churchwell Thomas Andrew Clakley
Dorothy Eloise Clark
Gloria Lea Clawson
Vicky Sue Cobb
Sharon Faye Cole
Glenn Ray Cooper
Clifton Carroll Curtis
Larry C. Davenport
Ralph Earl Davenport Raymond Cecil Deal Pamela Irene Delaune
Aubrey Lynn Dickerson
Stephen Willis Dietrich
Margaret Ann Dillon Alton Dixon Carlos Wayne Dehmann
Kenneth Wayne Drake Snaren
Sue Eddy
George Badge Eldredge
Karen Sue Felps
Keary Allan Fendleyv James Michael Ferguson
Freddie Jo Fisher John Ross Ferdinal Glenda Derlene Fox
Kathy Jo Fuller
Alice Lorine Fullingim
Eddy Lee Gailispy
Gary Michael Gibson
Johnny “Lee Gibson Kenneth Raymond Gibson Denny Erbin Gilbert Connie Kay Hicks
Gilchriest Winston John Gillies, HI
Dan Henry Hair
Virgie Ann Hamshire
Shirley Anne Hermansen
Harold Newton Hopkins
Linden Reed Johnson Paul Bernard Johnson
Lowell Lacy
Linda Ann LaFose
Paulette
Yvonne Land Beverly Sharon Landis
Ronnie Kenneth Langston Hilary Bryan Latham
Doris Marie Lee
Danny Leigh Charles Robert Lewis
Ann Lott Lynda Jane Mannino
Judith Kay Marshall
William Lynn Marshall Altha
Jean Mathis
Sharon Kay Matthews
Frances Arleigh Maul
Kathy May McCarney
George Wallace
Alabama
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Patricia Fortson Valedictorian
Waldo Mathews High
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