Ninth graders face MacArthur in season finale at home
In Beaumont Silsbee trailed as MacArthur Junior High dominated the eighth grade game. Norman Wallace connected on seven completions to Ricky Benson and Jewell Spell, highlighting the Cubs rally. Tonight at 7 the ninth graders aim to even the series. Bo Roy scored 8 and Sammy Smith 6 in the seventh grade contest.
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MacArthur Junior High
Beaumont
Silsbee
Norman Wallace
Ricky Benson
Jewell Spell
Cubs
MacArthur
Bo Roy
Sammy Smith
No Mail Deliveries From Post Office This Saturday
National holiday Veteran's Day prompts post office observance. Front office open until noon as usual but no deliveries on Star Route Rural Route or city routes. All other departments operate as usual on the holiday.
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L. A. Yankie
City Council Sets Fees for Garbage Dump Use
Silsbee city council in a special session approved a landfill use policy for non residents and committed to fee structure changes. Mayor McClanahan announced a Kirby Lumber Corp. donation of the site, with residents facing new meter based water charges and a future permit system for dump access. The council will hire no overtime for cleanup efforts as crews push a city wide beautification and ditch clearing plan, while seeking a larger city office space as Hardin County Savings and Loan eye a move.
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Silsbee
Frank McClanahan
Kirby Lumber Corp
Earl Wills
McClanahan
Frank Payne
Mr. McClanahan
Hardin County Savings and Loan
Tigers Fall To Conroe In Homecoming Classic
Conroe’s Johnny Signorelli and Curtiss Helton pace a 20 point first quarter burst as Silsbee loses star fullback Nicky Gilbert to a season long collarbone injury. Upshaw and Parks spark a late drive, but Silsbee drops 26 16 to Conroe in district action.
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Nicky Gilbert
Silsbee Tiger
Conroe
Gilbert
Conroe Tigers
Silsbee Tigers
Silsbee
Tigers
Huntsville
Jasper
Ray McGallion
Victor Pirates
Victor
Pudgie Black
Jerry Lindsey
Johnny Signorelli
Lindsey
Con
Helton
Tiger
Eli Darden
Signorelli
Johnny Upshawn
Paul Johnson
Upshaw
Randy Read
Morris Windham
Bailey
Punky Parks
Bo Tarver
Tarver
Read
One Minute Prayer To Mark Veterans Day
A Santa Fe Park Veterans Day service is planned by the Silsbee Ministerial Fellowship to observe Veterans Day with 11 am silence and a one minute prayer for peace and remembrance. Rev. Larry Correll will lead a brief prayer after a siren blast, following Mayor McClanahan’s proclamation noting local veterans across three wars.
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Silsbee
Santa Fe Park
Larry Correll
First Presbyterian Church
Frank L. McClanahan Jr
Beaumont Man Dies In One Car Crash
Beaumont man John Ben Townsend 36 died in a one car crash on the Evadale Highway near Silsbee Monday night. Townsend a Bedie Food Stores butcher and WWII and Korean War veteran, was killed when his car veered and struck a pine. Funeral services held Tuesday at Woodcrest Methodist Church. Burial in Walton Cemetery.
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Beaumont
John Ben Townsend
Silsbee
Evadale
Townsend
Woodcrest Methodist Church
Chance-Loeb
Lloyd Moorman
E. P. Humble
Parker and Copeland Clinic
Cecil Cain
Kountze
I. W. Moore
Max Zeller
Louis Sellerse
Bedie Food Stores
Betty Townsend
Bertie Townsend
Voth
J. L. Townsend
Austin A. Townsend
Fred Turner
Thibodeaux
J. Bertram
Victoria
D. E. Hubbard
Walton Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home
Bill Phillips
Omar Phillips
Hank Cichocki
David Collins
Guy Morrison
Or. McCraw
Two Night Hunters Fined and 39 Arrested in County Roundup
County jail records show 39 arrests with 29 inmates. A. D. Hooks of Silsbee paid 250 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to aggravated assault. In two game law cases tried in Judge Kimble's court at Rountze, J. W. Pate of Orange and J. A. Hawthorne of Beaumont were fined 200 dollars and costs for hunting at night after being arrested near Ariola by game warden Johnny Williams.
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A. D. Hooks
Silsbee
Fletcher Richardson
Dave Rountree
C. A. Kimble
Rountze
Rountree
J. W. Pate
Orange
J. A. Hawthorne
Beaumont
Three Murder Trials Set In District Court
Three murder cases are to be tried in Judge H. A. Coe’s 88th District Court next week. Defendants include Gordon Dickinson of Sour Lake held for the 21 slaying of Bobby Iki, G. W. Moore of Silshee charged with the killing of Kimmey Washington, and D. L. White of Village Mills charged with the stabbing death of a Village Mills man. A delay request for Dickinson was filed due to counsel Nat H. Davis’s illness, with Judge Coe expected to rule Monday.
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H. A. Coe
Illis Selman
Gordon Dickinson
Sour Ke
Hardin County
Bobby Iki
Silshee
G. W. Moore
Silshee Negro
Kimmey Washington
D. L. White
Village Mills
Dickinson
Nat H. Davis
Conrroe
Davis
Judge Coe
Reese Blundell
Conroe
Homecoming Queen Lynette Witte Crowned at Silsbee Conroe Game
Miss Lynette Witte daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Witte of Chance Loeb was crowned Homecoming Queen 1961 during halftime ceremonies of the Silsbee Conroe football game. The event drew 1000 visitors for the weekend with 750 exes and nearly 300 Oldtimers. D D Shine was elected Ex-Students president with Warren Bower as vice president and Mrs Carolyn Ratcliff as secretary.
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Lynette Witte
Silsbee
Miss Witte
Conroe-Silsbee
Pete Farmer
Ex-Studnts Association
Albert Witte
Chance-Loeb
Silsbee-Conroe
Conroe
General Assembly
H. G Hendricks
San Antonio
Rosamond Moffett Richardson
Washing
D. C
D. D. Shine
Farmer
Warren Bower
Carolyn Ratcliff
Polyglots
Future Teachers Association
Industrial
Toys Needed For Christmas Drive In Silsbee
Silsbee's annual Christmas toy drive for needy children is underway. General Chairman Allen Warrick announced that the Silsbee Auto Co. building on North Fifth Street has been donated as a storage depot and repair center for the toys, with workers needed to repair and collect them. Silsbee members of Travels Protective Association are wiring in on the project and welcome more help.
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Silsbee
Allen Warrick
Warrick
Silsbee Auto Co
North Fifth Street
Travel
Taxes Collected In First Month For Silsbee City
October tax collections for Silsbee totaled 9104.59 and mark the first due month. City secretary Cesar Dominguez said the sum is about normal for the period as city taxes to be collected total 556,?74g.
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Silsbee
Cesar Dominguez
Mr. Dominguez
Silshee Ministers Sponsor Annual Christmas Basket Drive
Silshee Ministers Fellowship will sponsor the annual Christmas Basket Drive for area needy families. Rev. Alvin Hendrix and Rev. Robert McGrue were named co chairmen. A meeting of church representatives is set for Sunday at 3 p.m. at First Assembly of God to appoint lay representatives and assign transport, screening, security and packing duties. Contributions to cover basket costs may be given to pastors or the chairmen. A treasurer will be chosen, and names of those needing baskets should be routed through pastors or directly to the chairmen. After the meeting a firm intake plan will be announced. Only those in genuine need will receive baskets, with a possible set location for pickup. The drive will coordinate with the Toy Drive run by Allen Warrick of Travelers Protective Association. Churches are urged to collect toys and bring them later.
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Silshee
Silshe Ministers’ Fellowship
Alvin Hendrix
Robert McGrue
Silabee
Assembly of God
Highway 96 South
Roal Chicvens
Larry Correll
Allen Warrick
Travelers’ Protective Association
Dental Group Hosts State President Visit Tonight
The Sabine District Dental Society holds its regular monthly meeting at Silsbee Golf and Country Club with Dr. Emmett R. Johnson of Dallas visiting as president of the Texas Dental Association. Dr. R. Jackson of Silsbee serves as society president. Seven area counties are represented in the Sabine District group.
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Sabine Mhatrict Dental Society
Silsbee Golf and Country Club
R. ©. Jackson
Silsbee
Texas Dental Asseation
Emmett R. Johnson
Dallas
Sebine
Oldtimers Have Big Day Sunday in Silsbee Meet
Nearly 300 Alfend Oldtimers gathered at the Silsbee junior high cafeteria for a reunion day of visiting and renewing acquaintances. Mrs. Rosamond Richardson of Washington DC traveled far to attend and was named the farthest traveler. Mrs. G W Edmorston of Port Arthur and W W Graves of Newton were recognized as oldest lady and oldest man respectively, with officers for next year kept the same: Herbert Elmore general chairman, Mrs. C W MecGinty treasurer, and Mrs. Jean Jemnings secretary. E M Wilson Jr served as master of ceremonies. Also present was Mrs. Ella McKee of Vandalia Illinois, a Wilcrimiage participant for years.
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Silsbee Oldtimers
Rosamond Richardson
Washington, D. C
G. W. Edmorston
Port Arthur
W. W. Graves
Newton
Herbert Elmore
C. W. I MecGinty
Jean Jemnings
E. M. Wilson Jr
Ella McKee
Vandalia
Adult CD Class Being Offered In Silshee May
An adult Civil Defense survival class will be taught here beginning Nov 27 if enough participants apply. Weeks Crawford, supervisor, urges interested persons to call Mgr. Crawford at EV 54-2291 for details. Clarence Johns, EV 5-3631, is listed for Negro citizens. Twelve hours of instruction earn a certificate, as stated.
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Crawford
Mgr. Craweford
Clarence Johns
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McArthur
Silsbee-Victor
Jimmy Hargrove
Jor
Jimmy Bailey
Wayne Nash
Glenn Ward
Mark
Stephen Thibedesaux Jr
Winnie
Leon Simng
Joe Streetman
Polyglots Club
Silsbee High School
Dental Group
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