Silsbee bond issue outlines water sewer upgrades
The Silsbee council proposes a 725000 public works bond plan with four propositions to install new water lines, upgrades at Water Plant Nos. 2 and 3, a new treatment facility, and sanitary sewer extensions in northwest Silsbee plus Southwest Silsbee. Propositions 1 and 2 are revenue bonds totaling 325000. Propositions 3 and 4 total 400000 are tax bonds. Mayor McClanahan and planning engineer Perrell emphasize need to serve growth and avoid losing potential federal grants.
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Northwest
Silsbee
16Th Street
Avenue J
18Th Street
14Th Street
Frank Robinson
3Rd Street
Lindsey Road
Maxwell Drive
Durdin
Briarwood
Durdin Drive
McClanahan and
Perrell
Tte
Tom Barnes
Dave Perrell
Charles R. Haile Associates Inc
Houston
McClanahan
Kirby Addition road work given go ahead by council
City Council authorized resurfacing three streets in the Kirby Number 1 subdivision Dainwood Seaman and Britton Streets with bids to be sought and contracts to be negotiated for immediate construction. A winter delay stalled the project but progress resumes with city plans and public display of bond project maps.
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Kirby
Kirby Number 1
F. L McClanahan
H. C. Hopkins
Lenox Hawthorne
Dainwood
Seaman
Britton
Cesar Dominguez
John Busby
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Emil Slavik
JG. W. Gilchriest
Busby
Council
J. C. Busby
Charlie Allen
Russell Busby
Upshaw Secures Two Year Scholarship to Texarkana J C
Johnny Upshaw, standout blocking back for the Tiger team, has been awarded a two year full athletic scholarship to Texarkana Junior College in Texarkana. Athletic Director Ray McGellion of Silsbee announced the news this week. Coach Bobby Fox of Texarkana visited Silsbee last week after reviewing game films.
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Johnny Upshew
Tiger
Texarkane Junior College
Texarkane
Ray McGellion
Silsbee
Bobby Fox
Texarkana
Johnny
David Ana
Commissioners Convene As Board of Equalization
Hardin County commissioners met as a board of equalization and reviewed a contract with the Department of Public Health to receive surplus commodities for the fiscal year starting Aug 1. They condemned four FM 2798 right of way parcels between Votaw and the Polk County line.
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Hardin County Commissioners Court
Department of Public Health
Fletcher Richardson
Votaw
Polk County
T. F. Teel
M. C. Collings
Willie Bean
Bean
Clarence McNeely
Saratoga
Sour Lake
Evadale Duchess Crowned Queen at Jasper Rodeo
Miss Lynn Hanchey, 17, Evadale, crowned queen of the Jasper Lions Club Rodeo before a standing room crowd. Sponsored by Evadale Lions Club, she previously placed runner up last year and attends Lamar College, member of the rodeo club, DAR citizenship award recipient, high school annual staffer, and Evadale Rebels Football Sweetheart. She owns a horse gifted by her father.
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Lynn Hanchey
Evadale
Jasper Lions Club
Hanchey
Evadale Lions Club
Evadale High School
Lamar College
Evadale Rebels
Texas House Dog Hunt Bill Clears Senate
Information this week indicates House Bill 580, a controversial dog hunting measure introduced by Rep. Emmett Lack and East Texas lawmakers, has passed the Senate as a local and uncontested bill. The bill shifts deer hunting regulation away from the Game and Fish Commission and awaits Gov. Connally's signature.
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BEE
Emmett Lack
East Texas
Texas Senate
Senate
Martin Dies Jr
Game and Fish Commission
John Connally
Five Plead Guilty in County Court This Week
Five men pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in Judge Fletcher Richardson's County Court during the past week. Read about sentences including fines, jail, and costs for offenses such as aggravated assault theft driving while intoxicated and abandonment.
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Fletcher Richardson
Vincent Epiledo
Beaumont
Jimmy Dale Powell
Jefferson County
John Thomas Bronson
Baytown
A. G. Holman
Silsbee
Stanley J. Komin
Komin
Central Post Office
U. S
U. S. District Court
Joe Fisher
Justice of the Peace
Horace Blades
A.D. Moore Jr
James Edward Brown
A. M
Trail Riders To Be in Parade
The Silsbee Trail Riders meet with 21 members led by president L. F Chitty and accept an invitation to join the Little League parade Saturday at 1 p.m. Members should gather at 12:30 in front of the Bluebonnet Cafe for parade formation. A committee of Bubba Hebert Olan Davis Darrell Strother and Johnny Hoke will plan arena activities. Next meeting is May 24 at the arena.
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Silsbee Trail Riders
L. F Chitty
Trail
Bluebonnet Cafe
Bubba Hebert
Olan Davis
Darrell Strother
Johnny Hoke
Re Gray Suffers Severe Burns in Car Radiator Explosion
Silsbee painting contractor K. V. Gray received serious burns to his face arm and back when an auto radiator exploded Monday about 3:30 p.m. Emergency care was given by Dr. Sam Cope and he was transported by ambulance to Baptist Hospital in Beaumont.
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K. V. Gray
Silsbee
Sam Copeland
Baptist Hospital
Beamont
Parmer
Dr. Tennison to Undergo Morning Surgery
Dr. George Tennison, a St. Elizabeth Hospital patient for nearly two weeks, will have surgery at 9 o'clock this morning. He was admitted with a back ailment causing severe pain and has spent part of his stay in traction, according to his office.
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George Tennison
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Local residents share visits and travels across Texas
Numerous Silsbee area residents are listed in short notes about trips visits and family events. L O W ray Jr and family plan to move back from Beaumont while Rev P J Burns and family attend church events in San Antonio. Other visits span Brazoria Houston Beaumont and Nederland with relatives and friends from Fort Worth to New London Conn.
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L. O. Wray
Silsbee
Beaumont
Wray
D. D Shine
Liveoak
W. C. Forehand
Range
Texas
L. O. Wray Jr
P. J Burns
San Antonio
Burns
Stinnett
Christian Churches
Darrell D Shine
Fort Worth
I. F. Eldridge Jr
George
Frank
Chris
Brazoria
George Badge
Houston
Fred Logan
Ella LeRibeus
Mabel Williams
Rosa V. Bevil
Nederland
E. A Davis
J. D. Langston
Nancy
Beth Singletary
Carmen Dominguez
IWU
Denton
Miss Singletary
Jack Gould
Dallas
E. J. Gilson
Green Ville
Miss
W. H. Dickerson
I. T. Odom
Jasper Rodeo
Richardson Hose
Microfilm Service and Sale Co P 90 Box BOBS
An OCR snippet notes Microfilm Service and Sale Company at box BOBS with references to a P 90 designation. The readable segment lacks context for a full event, creating a brief card about a business listing or archival note.
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Microfilm Service & Saie Co
Marriage Policy Adopted by Silsbee School Board
Silsbee Independent School District adopts a new policy effective June 1 1963 restricting attendance and activities of married pupils and pregnant students. Married students must drop out until September and are barred from extracurriculars, honors, and school events. pregnant pupils are dropped and return under the same rules.
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Board of Trustees
Silsbee Independent School District
Gordon Cooper Completes Sixth Orbit In Faith 7
Astronaut Gordon Cooper continues the Mercury mission aboard Faith 7 after a successful launch from Cape Canaveral at 7 a m. Our time. He is aiming to complete a 22 orbit flight with an anticipated landing between 3 and 4 p m. today. Mercury Control hailed Cooper for the excellent performance.
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Gordon Cooper
Cape Canaveral
Mercury Control
Cooper
Yankie Re-elected President By Silsbee Firemen
Silsbee's Volunteer Firemen elected a full slate of officers for the coming year at a regular Monday night meeting. L A Yankie will again serve as president with E M Prewitt as vice president, Leon Shine as manager, Rex Worley as trustee, E M Wilson Jr as trustee, Fred Perlitz as trustee, Terrell Buchanan as attorney, J Q Vandeburg as engineer, Henry Donelson as assistant engineer, and Timothy Freeman as mascot.
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Silsbee
L. A. Yankie
E. M. Prewitt
Leon Shine
Rex Worley
E. M. Wilson Jr
Fred Perlitz
Terrell Buchanan
J. Q. Vanderburg
Henry Donel Son
Timothy Freeman
Jasper Bulldogs Win 9-AAA Baseball Title
Jasper defeats Silsbee 14-5 to clinch third straight District 9-AAA title and advance to district play. Bulldogs coach Hubert Boules leads Jasper toward a 10-AAA rival in the bi-district tourney with Huntsville.
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Jasper Bulldogs
Silsbee Tigers
Hubert Boules
Bulledogs
Jasper
Huntaville
Weekend Visit From McBroom Family In Houston
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mc Broom spent the weekend with their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCuiston, in Houston.
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Albert Mc. Broom
Robert McCuiston
Houston
Six Jurors Picked For Beamon District Court Murder Trial
Grover Raymond Beamon 33 of Corsicana faces murder with malice charges in the Dec 23 slaying of Sgt. Bob Robinson, 26. Six jurors to be chosen from a 100 person special panel in Kountze after transfers from Navarro County. The trial is under Judge H A Coe with defense Matt Dawson and William J McKie and prosecutors R A Richardson Dwayne Overstreet and Jimmy Morris.
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Grover Raymond Beamon
Beamon
Corsicana
Bob Robinson
Kountze
Navarro County
James C. Sewell
Matt Dawson
William J. McKie
Little League Parade Marks Silsbee Opening Day
The Little Bone Baseball season kicks off in Silsbee with a 1 p m parade Saturday led by President Billy Dinkle. The procession forms on Highway 96 South by the Blue Bonnet Cafe and ends near Mini Max Grocery ahead of opening day games at 3 p.m. with all eight major league teams.
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Little Bone
Silsbee
Billy Dinkle
Highway 96
Blue Bonnet Cafe
Minimax Grocery
Dinkle
Two Hardin County Men Die in Louisiana Hotel Fire
Two Hardin County men A L Franklin 39 of Saratoga and T J Burnet 18 of Votew died in a May 9 fire at the Kit Kat Hotel Golden Meadow Louisiana. Two other county residents Calvin Landry 22 and Elmer Loftin 50 were injured and treated at a Galiano hospital. The deceased worked for Clegg and Hunt Drilling Co of Houston on an offshore rig. The fire cause was not...
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Hardin County
A. L. Franklin
Saratoga
T. J. Burnet
Votew
Golden Meadow
Lian
Kit Kat
Calvin Landry
Sour Lake
Elmer Loftin
Galiano
Clegg and Hunt Drilling Co
Houston
Bee
Silsbee Woman's Club installs new president
Mrs. R. L. Paret was installed as president of the Silsbee Woman's Club at the year’s closing meeting at Mrs. John K. Bower’s home. Mayor Frank L. McClanahan urged civic duty on the upcoming $725,000 city bond election. Resignations were accepted from Mrs. L. P. Skinner and Mrs. Bower. New members elected, yearly reports given, and a scholarship recipient to be named at Awards Day. The group raised over $110 at a tasting tea.
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R. L. Paret
Silsbee Woman's Club
John K. Bower
Paret
Silsbee Pta
Silsbee Garden Club
First Presbyterian Church
Jess L. Odam
L. E. Martin
Frank L. McClanahan
B. A. McMahon
L. P. Skinner
Bower
Vic Norvell
Odom
B. L. Morelland
Silsbee High School
Wade Parker
A. L. Register
D. D. Shine
Jess Bain
R. R. Bird
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Roosevelt Drive
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Engl Streets
Norvell Street
Bartfield
Baby Garver Road
Harris
Outlin Avenue
Engle
Gerson
Norveil
Harris Streets
Herndon Avenue
Bonner Street
Avenue H
4Th Street
Johnny Upshaw
Board of Equalization
al Jasper Rodeo
Jcngic
RE. V. Gray
Tennison
Leona Whitman
Pital
M. W. Windham
Bonnie Windham
Frank Smith
T. M. Anderson
Orange
Charles Smith
Forest City
Ark
Pren‘ice Smith
Jerry Anderson
Tallaquah
Okla
W. W Windham
Darwin Dudley
Nacogdoches
E. C Bryant
E. C. Bryant Sr
Robert Bryant
Victor
E. C. Bryant Jr
Billy David Barclay
Electricians School
Coast Guard Academy
New London
Barclay
Baby Fleft
Mobile
Ala
Coast Guard
Ted Deming
Galveston
Winford A. Barclay
T. J. Trotti
W. Z. Trotti Sr
Liberty
W. Z Trotti Jr
C. A. Lincoln
Ovan D. Garner
Port Neches
Otis L. Garner
Lela Garner
Central High School
Alto
Kenneth Markham
Thew
T. A. Hicks
J. G. Markham
Huey P. Mayshaw
Billy and
Shelley
Billy ©. Harris
Raytown
Billy Mashaw
Kemper Lathem
John
Jack
Alisa
Center
Johnny E. Mask
A. A. Levott
Mrs. Mask
Silshee
Supt
Don L. Hough
Hough
Bery Jones
Read- Turrentine
Mildred Burkes
Waldo Mathews
Freeda Duffle
Jones
Reed-Turrentine
Eloise Vonner
Burkes
Evelyn Williford
Nancy Bell
Janette van Winkle
L. A
R. A. Richardson
Dwayne Overstreet
Jimmy Morris
H. A. Coe
Louisiana
Woman's Club
Jess L. Odom
Jim R. Sims Jr
F. M. Bowers
Riehard Collier
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