Sub Courthouse Plan Considered by Silsbee Council
Silsbee city council weighs feasibility of a Hardin county sub courthouse to serve most residents. Councilman Landolt urges shared sheriff and city police dispatch and cost savings. Mayor McClanahan schedules public meeting for Tuesday Nov 30 for community input.
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Silsbee
C. E
Pete” Landolt Jr
Landolt
Silshee
Hardin County
Frank L. McClanahan Jr
McClanahan
Paul Georgas
John Busby
Fire Department
L. A. Yankie
Busby
18 year old dies in Silsbee auto crash
Harry David Williams 18 of Honey Island died Monday after his 1966 car struck an ice truck at Highway 92 and Kirby Street Silsbee. Passenger Oscar Ford was injured. Alfred R. Williams 45 driver of the truck was unhurt. The car skidded 79 feet after Williams reportedly locked the brakes. The incident occurred at 6:15 a.m. Williams operated a Texaco service station on North Fifth Street.
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Harry David Williams
Honey Island
Silsbee Ice Co
Highway 92
Kirby Street
Silsbee
Grady Tarver
Williams
Texaco
North Fifth Street
Oscar Ford
Ford
Alfred R. Williams
Eagle Street
Tarver
Harry David Willams
Silsbee School Board Reviews New High School Site Plan
The Silsbee School Board met to review the Highway 327 Extension site plan for a new high school on a 40 acre tract. Supt. Don L. Hough reported updates from the building committee on location, parking, and revised classroom layouts. Trustees studied staked sites before construction and planned a future meeting to decide how and when to sell 1.5 million dollars in bonds for the project.
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Silsbee
Highway 327
Don L. Hough
Supt
Hough
Grand Jury to Continue Shortage Investigation
Grand Jury in Hardin County will reconvene Monday in Kountze to pursue alleged discrepancies in the county clerk Clarence McNeely's accounts. A petition signed by 30 residents requests the investigation, claiming a funds shortage in the clerk's office.
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Hardin County Grand Jury
Kountze
Grand Jury
Clarence McNeely
Hardin County Commissioners Take No Action On Audit
At the Hardin County Commissioners Court in Kountze County Judge Fletcher Richardson raised the outside audit proposal for county books amid fund shortages in the County Clerk’s office. No motions or official action were taken as the court moved to other business. The session also noted the purchase of right of way for two highway projects on Farm Road 2937 north of Silsbee from Frank.
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Piotr Zenczak
Evans Products Company
Fiber
Stanton Richardson
Evans
Frank L. McClanahan Jr
Silsbee
Bee
The
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Kountze
Fletcher Richardson
Dwayne Overstreet
Richardson
Hardin County
Row
Caney Head
Frank
Commissioners
Wooleys Return From New York Trip to Fort Madison
Mr and Mrs E P Wooley returned home after visiting relatives in New York City and Tong Met N Y U and Butler N. They visited their son and wife Mr and Mrs E P Wooley Jr in Fort Madison Iowa and toured points of interest and the World’s Fair.
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E. P. Wooley
New York City
Tong
N. Yu
Butler
E. P. Wooley Jr
Fort Madison
Iowa
Lape Return From Tulsa Visit Home
Mr and Mrs Ralph Lape return home after visiting in Tulsa Oklahoma in the home of her father Henry Wyche and spending time with family.
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Ralph Lape
Tulsa
Okla
Henry Wyche
Silsbee man injured as three die in Bastrop crash
Buddy Upshaw 20 of Silsbee was seriously hurt in a two car wreck two miles south of Bastrop Louisiana Sunday. His cousin Darrell Barnett 23 of Crossett died, along with two others in the other car. A child in the second car was lightly hurt. Buddy's parents and other relatives were at Bastrop’s Morehouse General Hospital. Two Silsbee residents left Bastrop to tend to Buddy.
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William Edward
Buddy) Upshaw
Silsbee
Bastrop
Buddy
Silsbee High School
Crossett
Ark
Darrell Barnett
Tigers and Liberty clash for district third place
Liberty meets Tigers Friday at 7 30 p m in a key District 9 AAA contest to decide undisputed third place. Liberty, led by quarterback Dan Carter, presents a strong offense and is the tallest foe Silsbee has faced, while the Tigers seek revenge after losses to West Orange and Bridge City.
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AAA
Liberty
Gers
Panthers
West Orange
Bridge City
Ray McGallion
Silsbee
Tigers
Dan Carter
Deer Season Opens Saturday Morning in Texas
The deer season starts Saturday morning one-half hour before sunrise and runs from November 13 to December 31 in Hardin County and nearby areas. Daily shooting ends one-half hour after sunset. Bag limit is two bucks per season and rimfire rifles of 22 caliber are illegal here. Early reports suggest a strong year for deer in East Texas and other regions.
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Texas
Hardin
No Injuries Reported In Two Area Vehicle Crashes
Two area crashes produced no injuries. A northbound Tuesday collision north of Village Mills on Highway 69 involved a 1964 pickup driven by John T. Snowden of Beaumont and a Mack's bus from Lufkin driven by Bert Burleson, with both vehicles leaving the highway ditch. Three bus passengers faced a four hour delay until a replacement bus arrived. A separate Saturday morning crash at Silsbee city limits on Highway 96 involved Ruby Handy Sells of Silsbee and a Beaumont resident, with no injuries reported.
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Village Mills
Highway 69
John T. Snowden
Beaumont
Lufkin
Bert Burleson
Tommy Clark
Silsbee
Ruby Handy Sells
J. L. Burleson
Sells
Highway 96
Four Silsbee Persons Hurt In Zavalla Wreck
Four Silsbee residents were injured in a two car collision at Zavalla last Thursday about 3 30 pm on the return from a funeral. Pelaham Hopson 62 of 785 North 11th Street remained unconscious from a severe head injury and had internal injuries and a broken right arm. He was moved from Lufkin Memorial Hospital to Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Pearl Jordan 79 of 1105 Chance Ave suffered a severe cut over her right eye and was to be released from Lufkin Hospital soon. B E Phelps of 1105 Chance Ave drove the second car but had only minor cuts and bruises and was released. His wife B E Phelps sustained several broken ribs and possible internal injuries and remained in Lufkin hospital Wednesday night.
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Silsbee
Zavalla
Pelaham Hopson
North 11Th Street
Hopson
Lufkin Memorial Hospital
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Pearl Jordan
Chance Ave
Lufkin Hospital
B. E. Phelps
Evadale OK passes 220000 school bond 91 to 6
Evadale voters approved a 220000 bond by 91 to 6 with 100 of 109 eligible voters casting ballots. The plan adds six elementary classrooms an audio visual room a walk in freezer and air conditioning for all classrooms. Taxes will rise about 20 percent to fund the bonds and operations.
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Evadale
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Bruce Patten
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