Teacher Bitten by Rabid Fox Near Silsbee Home
Mrs. Alvin J. Ragan a Kirby Elementary second grade teacher in Silsbee was bitten on the right foot by a rabid fox in her garage. She required eight stitches and plans to take anti rabies vaccine. Her husband fired at the animal and they later searched nearby but the fox fled into brush. The attack occurred about 8 30 p m Tuesday as they moved clothes and swimming trunks in the Ragan residence garage five miles west of Silsbee on Highway 418 near South Hampton refinery. The couple alerted residents to be on guard against similar attacks.
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Silsbee
Alvin J. Ragan
Kirby Elementary School
Ragan
Harold Gardner To Head Classroom Teachers Unit
Harold Gardner elected president of the Silsbee Classroom Teachers Association for the coming year. Installed officers include Evelyn Allen treasurer Hanna Grote secretary Norma Ratliff vice-president with Mrs. Jewell Jones and Mrs. Ratchford continuing in roles. The group adjourned for summer after a brief session.
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Jean Ratchford
Silsbee Classroom Teachers Association
Silsbee High School
Howard Perkins
Ratchford
Harold Gardner
Evelyn Allen
Hanna Grote
Norma Ratliff
Final Rites Held For Arthur Cook Gunshot Victim
Funeral services for William Arthur Cook 61 a Silsbee native and retired farmer were held Saturday at 2 p m in Friendship Baptist Church Silsbee Rev E E Castilan of Kountre officiated Burial was in Knapple Cemetery Nephews served as pallbearers Cook died at 6 am Friday in his home south of Silsbee Judge A R Hardison conducted an inquest and ruled death due to a self inflicted gunshot wound Deputy Sheriff Douglas Arnold investigated Surviving are two sisters Mrs Ronnie Ward and Mrs Bennie Creel both of Silsbee
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William Arthur Cook
Silsbee
Friendship Baptist Church
Cook
A. R. Hardison
Douglas Arnold
Ronnie Ward
Bennie Creel
Silsbee, Buna families attend Pineland funeral
Mr and Mrs Wiley B Kelley and Beatrice, Mr and Mrs Charles E Kelley and sons of Silsbee, and Mr and Mrs Billy Don Kelley of Buna attended the funeral of Mr Alice Shive in Pineland on Thursday.
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Wiley B. Kelley
Beatrice
Charles E. Kelley and Sons
Silsbee
Billy Don Kelley
Buna
Alice Shive
Pineland
Voter Decision Saturday On $1.5 Million Silsbee High Schools
Voters will decide Saturday on school tax bonds totaling 1.5 million to finance two air conditioned high schools. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Silsbee Fire Hall. The larger campus spans 15 acres beside the baseball field and will house 22 classrooms, library, labs, shops, gym, and cafeteria for 1100 students. The smaller building on the Frank Robinson campus will have eight classrooms and similar facilities. Both schools use compact unit construction with future expansion room.
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Silsbee
Silsbee High
Frank Robinson
Ingram
Beaumont
Forest Park High School
George Marshall Junior High
Fullingim
Silsbee School
Alf Fullingim
George Tennison
C. R. Baker
D. L. Hough
Louise Aylin
Martha Vernon
Yvonne Neyland
Danna Holmes
Julia Voss
Hough
Anita Pope
Naomi Paine
Hellen Whitehead
Leon Rogers
Lamar Area Study Council
Silsbee C of C Announces Weeklong Cleanup Drive
The Silsbee Chamber of Commerce sponsors a cleanup week from Monday to Saturday with re trucks and Sill-trucks handling bulky waste not picked by regular refuse. Richard Jones chairs the backing committee as merchants approve. All residents gain free access to the city dump during the effort to improve the town’s appearance.
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The
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee
Lilsbee
Kirby Lilljedahl
Two Are Injured In Accident North Of Kountze
Two men were hospitalized after a collision 10 miles north of Silsbee on FM 1003 at 1 10 a m Sunday. Jimmy C Cowart 26 of Kountze suffered two broken ribs while Tommy Murphy 38 of Kountze had a possible broken leg. The cars collided after Cowart’s vehicle hit Murphy’s parked car on the highway. State Highway Patrol investigator Tommy Clark said both injured were taken to Hardin Memorial Hospital by Pace-Wells ambulance.
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Silsbee
Jimmy C. Cowart
Kountze
Tommy Murphy
Cowart
Murphy
Tommy Clark
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Pace-Wells
Silsbee Proclaims Clean-up Fix-up Paint-up Week
Mayor Frank L McClanahan Jr proclaims May 24 to May 30 as Clean-up Fix-up Paint-up Week urging all residents to improve the appearance of property and city cleanliness through cooperative effort.
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Silsbee
Chamber of iCommerce
City of
Jorge
Frank L. McClanahan Jr
Tigers Face Jasper Friday In Finale
Silsbee ends district play with a 12-0 loss to Nederland and prepares for a Friday clash against Jasper, the district leader. Jasper and Nederland share top spot while Silsbee and Bridge City sit bottom.
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Tigers
Jasper
Nederland Bulldogs
Silsbee Tigers
Silsbee
Bridge City
Nederland
Two From County To Get Degrees In Engineering
One hundred sixty one University of Texas College of Engineering seniors are candidates for bachelor degrees on May 30. Dean John J. McKetta announced the list which includes John Sinclair Hartman of Silsbee and Glenn Alex Work of Kountze.
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University of Texas
College of Engineering
John J. McKetta
John Sinclair Hartman
Silsbee
Glenn Alex Work
Kountze
Silsbee school bond election eyed for Saturday
Silsbee voters will decide on 1.5 million dollars in school tax bonds to fund two new air conditioned high schools. The ballot is at the Silsbee Fire Hall from 8 am to 7 pm with qualified school taxpayers voting.
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Silsbee Fire Hall
City Repairs Begin on Avenue J in Lilsbee
City Manager Kirby Liljedahl says new street building equipment allows a rebuild of Avenue J from 15th Street to Highway 96. Crew will remove old base, seal coat, and later apply asphalt as the street is widened and straightened. Another crew patched South Third Street earlier this week. funds will dictate future work.
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Lilsbee
Avenue J
Kirby Lilljedahl
Tenth Street
15Th Street
Highway 96
Liljedah
South Third Street
Lulljedahl
Mrs. Billy F. Pate Receives Degree at Sam Houston State
Mrs. Billy Frank Pate of Huntsville formerly Martha Nell Ashworth and daughter of Mr and Mrs Weldon Ashworth earned a bachelor of science from Sam Houston State Teachers College in Huntsville. She is among 700 graduates. She will pursue a master’s degree this summer and teach next fall in the Aldine Elementary School District.
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Billy Frank Pate
Huntsville
Martha Nell Ashworth
Silsbee High School
Weldon Ashworth
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Aldine
Pony League Sets Meeting For Friday Night
Pony League baseball participants and parents are warned two meetings this week. A special called session is set for Friday night May 22 at 7 30 at the Industrial Welding office, according to Mr Leggett. All managers and officials are urged to attend.
Final Rites Held For Sarah Farmer 21
A Requiem Mass for Miss Sarah Virginia Farmer 21 daughter of Mr and Mrs R S Farmer Silsbee was held at 4 pm Monday in All Souls Catholic Church Rev Paul Fee officiated Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery Beaumont A rosary was recited Sunday evening in the Farmer Funeral Home chapel Survivors include her brother Pete Farmer Silsbee and a sister Mrs G P Roshek Silsbee
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Sarah Virginia Farmer
R. S. Farmer
Silsbee
All Souls Catholic Church
Paul Fee
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church
China
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Beaumont
Farmer Funeral Home
Farmer
Pete Farmer
G. P. Roschek
Absentee votes cast in Silsbee school bond election
Absentee voting ended Tuesday with 28 ballots. 15 ballots were received Monday and 13 more before the 5 p m deadline. Saturday voting at Silsbee Fire Hall 8 a m to 7 p m for qualified voters on the school tax roll. The Silsbee Independent School District seeks 1.5 million dollars in tax bonds to finance two new four year high schools.
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Elizabeth Williams
Don L. Hough
Silsbee Independent School District
Burglars Strike In 3 County Homes
A string of break ins hit Hardin Jasper Tyler and Trinity counties with three homes on FM 770 targeted. A red car is tied to the suspect described as a man who knocks then enters if unalarmed. May 11 breaks yielded guns watches and cash. other incidents followed in Woodville Groveton and Jasper county. Deputy Rountree reports 27 detainees in the week for varied offenses. May 18 a driver fined $25 for license suspended.
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Hardin
Jasper
Tyler
Trinity Counties
Dave Rountree
Hardin County
T. L. Hollis
Ter
Harold Fillingim
Rev
C. E. Ramby
L. C. Kirk
Fillinging
Hollister
Rountree
Woodville
Groveton
Jasper County
Jone
Fletcher Richardson
van A. Strahan
Silsbee
Funeral Services for E. F. Bistline Held in Silsbee
Eugene Fields Bistline 67 Santa Fe Railway station agent in Silsbee died recently. Funeral at First Methodist Church Silsbee with burial in Magnolia Cemetery Beaumont. Survivors include wife Annie Mae, son Ralph E. Bistline, daughters Mrs Roy Dean and Mrs Sydney Miller, sister Mrs Frances Miller.
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Eugene Fields Bistline
Santa Fe
Silsbee
First Methodist
R. Eugene Jonte
Walter McPherson
North End
Bill Mears
Silsbee Masonic Lodge
Bistline
Longview
Chanece Loeb Fire Dept Plans Placard Sale
The Chanece Loeb Volunteer Fire Department announces a placard sale from June 1 to June 15. Every residence will be offered a chance to contribute four dollars per home, though any donation is welcome.
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Chanece-Loeb Volunteer Fire Department
Ray Martin
Cel
Local Births Highlight Sibling News Across Silsbee Beaumont
Mr and Mrs George P Sibley Jr of Yuma announce an 8 lb 3 oz girl born May 20. Great grandparents Bill Barber of Silsbee and others share in the family announcements from Silsbee Beaumont and Houston.
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George P. Sibley Jr
Yuma
Arizona
R. C. Wilson
Houston
George P. Sibley Sr
Beaumont
Bill Barber
Silsbee
Sibley Jr
Elizabeth Ann Wilson
Walter Voigtman Jr
Mary Elizabeth
Herman Hospital
Walter Voigtman Sr
Fred Perlitz
Jerry Alvin Harrell
St. Elizabeth Hoepital
Mardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Douglas Drake
Rebecca Janell
Ingrid Diuan
John Rogers Jr
Trey Droddy
Troy Benton
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Arthur Cook
E. E. Castilan of
Kountre
Knapple Cemetery
Saturjedahl
Lojcal Firms
Tiger
H. C. Muckleroy
Robert Hare
Phillip Buskin
Gerald Walker
Buddy Upshaw
Mrs. Ben Smith
Buda, Texas
Mrs
Grover Cobb
Howard Harrison
Hare
Walker
Bufkin
Bulldog
Jerry Johnson
Orange
Clark Mc‘Lane
Ronnie Potts
Silsbee School Board
George Ingram
ADA
Kirby Elementary
Lilljedahl
Billy F. Pate
Sam Houston State
Pony League
Sarah Farmer
E. F. Bistline
C-L
Michael Glenn
Mack Hollis Mclanis
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