Silsbee Grand Jury Returns 16 True Bills on Monday
Hardin County Grand Jury returned 16 true bills at its regular session last Monday and continued other cases toward a special meeting. Indictments included Dwayne Dowell Williams for theft, Kenneth P. Burch and Michael A. Provost for burglary, Clarence Marshall for sodomy, Delton Lowe for second offense DWI, and Juanita Downing for second offense DWI. Several other indictments were noted, with some suspects not yet apprehended. The four Silsbee doctors, principal hospital stockholders, plan a 47 bed facility to be located on Highway 418 near Kirby Elementary in Silsbee, expected to complete in about a year.
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Hardin County Grand Jury
Dwayne Dowell Williams
Kenneth P. Burch
Michael A. Provost
Clarence Marshall
Delton Lowe
Silsbee Medical
Silsbee
Highway 418
Kirby Elementary School
Silsbee High prepares for 1967 graduation exercises
Silsbee High School will award diplomas next Wednesday at Kirby Memorial Stadium. Honor students will present valedictorian Jackie Perkins and salutatorian Richard Stanford, with Stephen Lewis O'Dell delivering the main address. Receding pages list 1967 graduates and special recognitions for top grades.
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Silsbee High School
Jackie Perkins
Richard Stanford
Stephen Lewis O'Dell
Weeks Crawford
Frank Robinson Stadium
Silsbee Junior High
Deborah A. Johnston
Connie Grissom
Wayne Conner
Arthur Lee Adams Thomas Arthur Arena
Margaret Alice Allen
Gary Lynn Anderson
Mary Jeanette Anderson Paul Dean Antham Atten Patsy Dianne Armstrong
Wayne Lee Atkins Michael Ray Augustine
Local Burglaries Thought Cleared By Recent Arrest
The arrest of Bobby Gene Segrest of Silsbee last week by Deputy Sheriff Billy Paine and Jasper County Deputy Bruce Gravis appears to clear several area burglaries. Segrest allegedly burglarized the Evadale School and admitted thefts at Buna School Smitty's Supply and New Covenant Church in Silsbee plus the Texan Lounge and Fred School. Missing cash totals and merchandise exceed $2,000 with some items recovered near the Evans Plant in Silsbee. Segrest remains jailed under $10,000 bond and faces grand jury action. he also faces indictments in Hardin and Tyler counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Gene Segrest
Silsbee
Billy Paine
Jasper County
Bruce Gravis
Henry Overstreet
Segrest
Evadale
Overstreet
Buna
Smitty’s
Texan
Highway 96 East
Fred
Smitty
Evans
Paine
Sheriff's Department
Hardin
Tyler
John Byers Finley
Theodore Alfred Nirschle
Wichita
Kan
Jimmy Leon Moore
Chance-Loeb
Jefferson County
Hardin County
Kountze
T Hey
Beaumont City
Jefferson County Grand Jury
FBI
Two Youths Hospitalized From Separate Accidents
Two Silsbee youths were hospitalized last week after separate auto pedestrian incidents. Jackie Wayne Eason, 17 months, suffered head injuries when a car rolled onto him in his driveway. he was rushed from Silsbee Clinic to Beaumont’s St. Elizabeth Hospital. Russell Gore, 10, broke a leg after stepping in front of a car at North Fifth Street and Avenue H while a school bus stalled nearby. he was treated at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Patrolman Bob Crawford investigated both crashes. A separate two car collision on Highway 327 caused only property damage.
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Silsbee
Jackie Wayne Eason
James Eason
West Avenue B
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Eason
Silsbee Clinic
Farmer Funeral Home
Russell Gore
Marvis Gore
North Fifth Street
Avenue H
Barbara Ann Olivier
Serge Olivier
Miss Olivier
Fifth Street
Ronnie Joe Howell
Rounte 1
Sherry Stallworth
South 14Th Street
Silsbee State Bank Granted Fiduciary Powers in Hardin County
Silsbee State Bank receives authority to act as trustee executor and other fiduciary roles. E M Wilson Jr notes this first in Hardin County and cites growth and population of over 28 000. Bank may serve as fiscal agent transfer agent court guardian and depository for funds.
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Silsbee State Bank
E. M. Wilson Jr
Hardin County
Silsbee State
Texas
Wilson
Silshee Woman Sustains Knee Injury In 3 Car Crash
A three vehicle collision at North 5th Street and Roosevelt Drive at 5 20 p m left Mrs Elray Rush with a knee injury. The accident involved a Pyramid Concrete tractor trailer driven by Herbert Vixon Lloyd Phillips of DeQuincy and Rush's car with damage to all three vehicles and the pickup likely totaled.
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North 5Th Street
Roosevelt Drive
Silshee
Bob Crawford
Pyramid Concrete & Pipe Co
Beaumont
Herbert Vixon
Lloyd Phillips
de Quincy
Fifth Street
Vixon
Elray Rush
Silsbee
Wilde Clinic
Crawford
Two Newborns Reported in Local Area
Mr and Mrs E L Wisenbaler Jr of Oxonhill Maryland announce the birth of Edward Leo Wisenbaler III on May 2. Grandparents Wiley B Kelley and C B Franklin Jr are mentioned, with another birth of C B Franklin II on May 15 at Victor Clinic.
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E. L. Wisenbaler Jr
Oxonhill
Edward Leo Wisenbaler III
Wiley B. Kelley
This City
C. B. Franklin Jr
Buna
C. B. Franklin II
Victor Clinic
C. B. Franklin Sr
Milton Curry
Kirbyville
Jaycee Road-E-0 Driving Contest At SHS In Progress
Jaycee Road-E-0 driving portions are being administered at Silsbee High School this week led by Carl Jones from the Silsbee Jaycees. The driving contest takes place in the SHS parking lot at 8 am on Saturday May 27 with Do Z Pope Jr chairing and aided by Richard Worley Wayne DuBose and Joe Hignett. The program is nationwide through local Jaycee chapters to promote teen traffic safety and has involved over two million youths in 12 years.
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Silsbee High School
Carl Jones
Silsbee Jaycees
Do. Z. Pope Jr
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Richard Worley
Wayne DuBose
Joe Hignett
United States
Jaycees
La Porte Collision Claims Mrs. Helen Byrd
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Helen Grisham Byrd 40 of Deer Park after a LaPorte Pasadena Highway crash that killed her at the scene. She supervised nurses on the 3 11 shift at Pasadena General Hospital. Survivors include husband Richard E. Byrd and children Sharon Charles and David of Deer Park.
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Helen Grisham Byrd
Sixth Street
Deer Park
Deer Park Baptist Church
Rosewood Cemetery
Houston
Byrd
Pasadena General Hospital
LaPorte - Pasadena
Baytown
Fuller's LP Gas Office Burglarized Saturday
burglars reportedly broke into Fullers LP Gas office on Highway 96 East during the night Monday but did not take valuables. Missing items included a set of keys to the bulk storage plant a quart of tequila and possibly some batteries. Police say a rear window was broken and window breaking has plagued the city with increased night patrols.
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Fullers LP
Highway 96 East
Billy Fuller
Silsbee
Edgar Blood
Blood
United Pentecostal Church
New Highway 327
Jerry Ward
Neches National Bank
Silsbee trustees review scholarships campuses and new high school plan
Silsbee School Trustees held a long session selecting a recipient for the $2000 Edgar and Estelle O Neil scholarship from four finalists. They postponed naming the fifth and sixth grade campus and approved using Silsbee High and Silsbee Junior High names. The board joined Lamar Area Study Council and approved attendance for band and choral students at state finals, with several staff reappointments and multiple equipment bids.
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Silsbee School
Edgar
Estelle O'Neil
Silsbee High School
Silsbee Junior High
O'Neils
Lamar
Opening Day Lights Up Little League Action
Opening day featured perfect weather and crowds for four games as minor and senior leagues opened after Saturday’s ceremonies. Gary Loskoski of the Astros was credited with the season’s first home run, a three run shot over center. Grand Sims earned the win, while Bill Wright took the loss for the Oilers in the 18 11 scoreline.
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Gary Loskoski
Astros
Elob ‘Oilers
Grand Sims
Bill Wright
Hollyfield girl hurt in bike truck collision near Silsbee
Brenda Gail Hollyfield nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Hannon Hollyfield Jr was taken to Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kountze after being struck by a pickup driven by Mrs Ronnie Hollyfield. Deputy Billy Paine and Highway Patrolman Wayne Pullen investigated the incident occurred about ten miles north of Silsbee near the Hollyfield Oil Field.
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Brenda Gail Hollyfield
Hannon Hollyfield Jr
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Billy Paine
Wayne Pullen
Ronnie Hollyfield
Silsbee
Hollyfield
Final Rites Held Here For Samuel B. Haire
Samuel Bryant Haire 79 of 1225 S Third Silsbee died Saturday evening at Milam Nursing Home No 2 Beaumont after a five month illness. Funeral services were Monday at 2 pm in Farmer Funeral Home Chapel with Rev R E Barclay and Rev Charles Willis officiating. Burial followed at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Beaumont. Pallbearers included Donald Webb Marvin Haire Maxie Buckner Ernest Hutto Norman Lowery and Robert Jackson. He was born in Spurger and lived in Silsbee 20 years. A retired millwright for Wier Lumber Co in Wiergate he was a member of Good Shepherd Baptist Church. Survivors: two sons S T Haire Beaumont and James V Haire Kerrville. three daughters Mrs Percy R Hutto Silsbee Mrs Volfe Miller Houston and Mrs J H McCabe Beaumont.
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Samuel Bryant Haire
Silsbee
Milam Nursing Home
Beaulmont
Fof Farmer
R. E. Barclay
First Baptist Church
Charles Willis
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Beaumont
Donald Webb
Marvin
Volfe Miller
Houston
J. H. McCabe
Housing and Membership Studied by Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
The Silsbee chamber directors met at Silsbee State Bank with President Jim Sims presiding. Clifton Caraway reported a need for more local memberships at 12 dollars annually. They discussed housing needs, especially federal housing, and directed Val Hickman to gather information. They also considered direct dialing toll-free telephone service to Beaumont and asked W A Cawthon to work with Southwestern Bell.
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C of C
Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee State Bank
Jimimie R. Sims
Clifton Caraway
Silsbee
Val Hickman
Informa
Beaumont
W. A. Cawthon
Southwestern Bell
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Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Daniels of
Koun
Itze
Juanita Downing
W. Ponder Wright
Church of Christ
Lamar State College of Technolo
Wright
East Texas State University
University of Houston
Harding College
Arkansas
Waldo Mathews
New Bethel Baptist Church
Rev. S. Booker
Negro First Baptist Church of
Charles Edward Barnes II
David Warren Barnes George Danny Bass Dorothy Wilthma Bates
Barbara Claire Benson
Annie Mae Booker Hardy Joseph Bourgeois, Jr
Julia Diane Boyett Elnora Everlena Brackens
Deborah Ann Breaux Zoe Ross Bridgers
Susan Brookins
Michael Riley Burks
Lillian Sue But and
Myra Louise Butler Garland Wayne Caraway
Ronnie Dean Carpenter
Claude Edward Carter
Mary Arnell Chambless
Virginia Ann Chance
Elizabeth Ann Chapman
James A. Chapman Henry Edward Collier
Ponder Wright
Tony
George Taylor
Justice of the Peace
Wallace
Tory
Mrs. L. O. Prophit and
Reyne, la
Harvey Ashcraft
Jaycee Road
Shs
la Porte
Helen Byrd
Fuller’s LP Gas
Dudley Young
Merchant Marines
Vietnam
Owen Brown
Pfc
Thomas Earl Brown
Fort Polk
Fort Leonard Wood
Austin
James Jones
Herbert Elmore
Newton Hopkins
L. A. Yankie
Board of Equalization
Etex Typewriter
IBM
Lee Flowers
Carolyn Greene
Kirby
Freida Johnson
Read Turrent
Elob Pirates
White Sox
Terry Calhoun
Charles Messer
ELOB
Yankees
Braves
Gary Watts
Lee Sims
Astros Tigers
Gary Loskakoski
Sparkie ‘Gore
Brenda Hollyfield
J. L. Seale
Leesville
Samuel B. Haire
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