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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1969
Page
2
Wildlife officers led by Game Management Officer Jim Broughton moved One Eye an alligator of unusual size and one eye from East Bayou Chambers County to the Anahuac Refuge. The reptile roamed three miles and caused a gator jam along Highway 124 while traffic was held.
Descendants and friends of the Port Bell and Jim Hutto families plan an all day reunion on Sunday June 1 at Midway Baptist Church between Fred and Warren. Activities begin at 9 30 a m with families asked to bring basket lunches.
The Silsbee Slim Tops Club will meet Tuesday June 3 at 7 p m in the Hardin County Savings and Loan building to hear Mrs Christine Read county health nurse A film will be shown and everyone is invited.
About 40 spectators watched as roping of One Eye the alligator proved difficult due to his bilious attitude toward humans. The team finally immobilized the creature by securing the hind part and bumper, taking about 45 minutes. The gator now rests in a private life on the Anahuac Wildlife Refuge.
A Hardin County Texas records list shows numerous real property deeds and liens including easements to Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. and multiple releases, trusts, and notices involving entities such as South western Bell Telephone Co. Mobil Oil Co. Wildwood Assoc. Colony Dev Co. and Hardin Co Sav. & Loan. The entries name many individuals and couples, churches and corporations, with several oil and gas leases and mortgage related actions.
A Federal Reserve report and Commerce Department survey show 60 percent of the rise in family budgets over 15 years comes from higher living standards rather than prices. In Hardin County 34.1 percent own two or more cars, 90 percent have at least one TV, and clothes dryers, air conditioners, dishwashers and stereophonic equipment have become more common as incomes rise.
Sealed bids to construct covered walkways at Kountze High School are due by 7:30 p.m. June 9 1968. Plans may be obtained from May 26 1969 for a $25.00 deposit. Bid bonds and evidence of insurance required. Project must be completed by Aug 25 1969 with penalties for delay. Contracts to follow per Texas law.
Aviation Maintenance Administrationman Third Class James E. Browning USN, son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth F Browning of Sabine Pass and husband of Mildred Morrison of Silsbee, serves aboard the USS Ticonderoga off Vietnam. The carrier, part of Task Force 77, supports U S and Allied forces and attacks enemy supply routes in South Vietnam. Ticonderoga marks a 25th birthday in its fifth Vietnam tour.
Boy Scout Troop 82 met Monday with 21 boys and Scoutmaster Bob Parr. Summer camp was the main topic and the group received physical slips to fill out for camp before boarding the camp bus to work on the new campsite.
Numerous gen warrant deeds and deed of trust transfers among Wildwood Association, Hardin County Savings and Loan, and various individuals including Kenneth R Kirkendall Alton T Cole and Ada Adams. Also notices of bill of sale mortgages assignments and easements involving First Federal Savings and Loan Amer Natl Bank Gulf States Utilities Kirby Lor and Atlantic Richfield.
Citation commands James Arthur Rodgers to file a written answer by Monday July 7 1969 before Judge in Hardin County Texas Court House Kountze. Plaintiffs Ted W Nagy Virginia Nagy petitioners seek adoption of minors James Clark Nagy and Vicki Leigh Nagy. Issued May 23 1969. Clerk W JL Selman Deputy. Case No 15108.
Notice to all persons having claims against the estate of Selman Ward Deceased No 3271 in Hardin County Texas in probate. Letters of administration with will annexed granted to Ruby Ward on May 26 1969. Claims must be presented to Ruby Ward Administrator with Will Annexed c/o Fletcher Richardson Attorney P O Box 155 Silsbee Texas 75656 by law.
Notice states John Darril Hall dba Hall's Mini-Shoperette applies to the Texas Liquor Control Board for a beer retailer off-premises license. The business would operate on the east side of FM Highway 92 about 1.7 miles north of the FM 92 FM 418 intersection in Silsbee Hardin County Texas.
Outdoor cooking feature from College Station promotes grilling fish as a summer staple. Recipes include Grilled Trout Flished with a lemon dressing, Barbecued Flounder, and Barbecued Shrimp Kabobs with bacon pineapple and mushrooms.
Silsbee Art League will hold its final business meeting of the club year Monday at 7 30 p m in the League Building on Roosevelt Drive. New officers will be elected for the coming year. Mrs W T Wilde is the outgoing president.
The Braves Little League team sponsors a rummage sale at 105 Cravens Drive from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clothing and odds and ends will be available.
We thank friends for many kind deeds during illness and loss. Gifts of flowers memorial contributions ecards and food were appreciated. Special thanks to The Sisbee Doctors Hospital staff bridge club XI Zeta Rho Sorority Chapter OKE S Chapter 298 Episcopal vicar church women and others for lunch and dinners.
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