Silsbee Tigers Dominate Bridge City 31-6 In District Action
Silsbee’s hard-hitting Tigers shut down Bridge City 31-6 to stay unbeaten in district. Bridge City offense stalled early as Rieley Hubert and Jerry Padgett sparked a kickoff return and a string of plays, while Paul Johnson and Carl Adams connected on a 59-yard pass and run for a Tigers score.
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Silsbee
Tigers
Paydirt
Bridge City Cardinals
Bridge City
Rieley Hubert
Jerry Padgett
Tiger
Paul Johnson
Carl Adams
Cardinals
Reggie Madison
Pee Wee Rey
Punky Parks
Johnson
Adams
Cardinal
Parks
Orangemen
David Foster
Jasper
Curtis Hodges
Orange
Jerry Lindsey
Henry Holland
Wayne Nash
James Dominy
Silsbee Tigers Tie City Rival in Scoring Frenzy
Silsbee and Bridge City traded scores in a high pace game. Reggie Madison powered in a touchdown and Jerry Lindsey recovered a fumbled ball at the Cardinal five. Davin Stamps rushed for a TD as Bridge City rallied early.
City names new planning commission by unanimous council vote
The city council approved a six member planning commission with three serving one year and three serving two years. Mayor F. L. McClanahan had proposed candidates W. A. Bar clay Frank Rudisaile Raifard Birdwell Earl Stover Sam Cerniglia and Marion Almen. The old commission members resigned due to time constraints. The council discussed turning Santa Fe park downtown into a parking area and possible parking meters. Traffic signals at highways 96 and 327 will be installed by the highway department at no cost to the city. The council also addressed water supply concerns by ordering engineer consultation and paid October bills totaling 5 574 48 before adjourning.
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W. A. Barclay
Frank Rudisaile
Raifard Birdwell
Earl Stover
Sam Cerniglia
Marion Almen
F. L. McClanahan
Santa Fe Park
McClanahan
Highway Department
Highway
Kirby
Silsbee UA Fund Drive Nears Finish at 97.3 Percent
Silsbee United Appeal drive stands at 97.3 percent with about 300 dollars left to reach the 1962 63 quota of 11 100 dollars. Chairman Ernie Dietrich reported 10 799 66 dollars raised including Hardin County designations through Beaumnent UA. Final figures to be issued after this weekend push. Community members visited relatives in Bellatre and Corpus Christi. John N Richardson and family now in St Louis MO.
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Silsbee
United Reports
Ernie Dietrich
East Texas Purpane Paper Company
United Appeals Fund
Hardin County
Beaumnent UA
J. H. Richardson
John JD Gibson
Bellatre
W. A. Read
Corpus Christi
John N. Richardson
Odessa
St Wis
Phillips Petroleum Company
21 Booked At County Jail During Normal Week
County Jail returned to normal after a peak two weeks ago with 21 bookings this week. Seven are juveniles. two from Louisiana face car theft charges. The remaining five are held on various burglary charges in Sour Lake and Saratoga. Eight jailed for drunk and disorderly, plus cases of forgery DWI simple assault and assault with intent to murder.
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Louisiana
Sour Lake-Saratoga
Three Hurt in Friday Night Beaumont Highway Crash
A Friday night crash about five miles south of Silsbee on the Beaumont highway left three people injured. Jerry Wilson 19 a Lamar Tech student from Pasadena drove into a culvert and overturned. Sharon Barker 18 also of Pasadena was ejected and Jim Draper 19 of Iron Houston sustained a head cut. All were taken to Baptist Hospital in Beaumont by Farmer ambulances.
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Silsbee
Beaumont
Jerry Wilson
Lamar Tech
Pasadena
Young Wilson
Sharon Barker
Jim Draper
Iron
Silsbee Firemen Win Pumper Race At Convention
Five members of the Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department and three ladies attended the East Texas Firemen and Fire Marshal Association convention in Port Arthur. The Silsbee team won first place in the three man race with a 16.6 second time. Buna finished second at 17.5. Participants were C. L. Allen assistant chief J. C. Busby fire marshal and W. R. Hulin captain. Timmy Freeman local mass cot was elected district mascot. The conventions are semi annual with the next meeting in Houston.
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Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Aunilier
East Texas Firemen's
Port Arthur
Buna
C. L. Allen
J. C. Busby
W. R. Hulin
Timmy Freeman
Masscot
Hountee
Two Area Homes Destroyed By Fire Near Silsbee
Two area homes were destroyed by fire near Silsbee causing about 18000 dollars in damage. The Hollyfield residence ten miles north on Highway 92 burned last Saturday while the Davis home east of Silsbee on Gentry Road burned Monday night. Firefighters faced delays due to distance and water mains.
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Silsbee Saturda
Silsbee
Elmer Hollyfield
Highway 92
Hollyfield
Dennison Motor Co
Straw” Davis
Gentry Road
Davis
John Busby
Bobby Yawn
Highway 327
Mill Creek
Jine
Cravens
Noble-Lowell Co
Buna
Texas
A. E. Green
Texas Forest Service
Tyler
Polk
Hardin
Jefferson
Liberty Countie
Four Beaumont Youths Arrested After Burglary
Four Beaumont youths were arrested Saturday November 10 and charged with burglarizing Chauncey’s Drive Grocery in Chance Loeb. The break in occurred Monday November 5 at about 3 a.m. with 50 dollars in cash and 180 dollars worth of merchandise stolen.
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Beaumont
Chauncey’s Drive
Chance Loeb
Hardin County
FE. Ricks
Chance-Loeb
Theaumont
Dwaryne Overstreet
Ira Moore
Jefferson County
Construction Worker Injured in East Texas Job Accident
Bruce Frankum of Wharton 30 and a Brown & Root Inc employee was injured at the East Texas Pulp and Paper Company site in Evadale around 11 15 am on November 8 suffering a cut above the eye and abrasions to his arms. An ambulance drove him to Tenison Clinic and Baptist Hospital Beaumont where he was treated. He was not believed to be seriously hurt and was reported to be out of the hospital and recovering this week.
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Bruce Frankum
Wharton
Brown & Root, Inc
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Evadale
Frankum
Tennisom Clinic
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
PTA to Continue Social Code Study in Silsbee
The Junior-Senior High School PTA voted Tuesday to continue studying and work toward adopting a social code of ethics. Chair Mrs. L. F. Eldredge said rules would aid social maturation, with students first proposing ideas and both students and parents voting before implementation. The meeting also amended by laws, reported homecoming sales, Scout Troop 1199 charter, and a student panel on development moderated by Mrs. Read.
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PTA
Silsbee
L. F. Eldredge Jr
G. T. Eason
Jim R. Sims Jr
Boy Scouts of America
J. D. Cones
Prass
iGien Vernon
R. L. Read
Ui Penel
Charles Atkins
Beaumont Neuroplagioid Center
Eugene Jonte
First Methodists Church
Wade Parkes
ifState Highway
Leo Hickman
Panthers Clash With Crockett For 7-AA Title
Panthers beat Livingston 14 0 to keep 7 -AA title chances alive led by Lamar White and Wesley Thomas. They face Crockett’s Ralph Bunche High Friday at 7 30 p m in Frank Robinson Stadium in a championship showdown following Crockett’s 22 12 win over Livingston earlier season.
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Waldo Mathews
Panthers
Livingston
Lamar White
Roscor Davis
Wesley Thomas
Ralph Bunche High
Crockett
Feu
Suisbee
Visitors from Port Neches Call on Local Residents
Mrs Louise Hemmenway and party from Port Neches visited Mrs R Ritter and Mr and Mrs E A Duve on Sunday in observed social calls.
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Louise Hemmenway
Port Neches
R Ritter
E. A Duve
Silsbee Stores To Close For Thanksgiving
Frank Rudisaille of the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce says nearly all local businesses will close on Thanksgiving Day. Banks post offices and city offices will also shut, and schools will close for the holiday as families gather for celebrations.
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Silsbee
Frank Rudisaille
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Pricay
Hunters Return From Colorado With Deer Limit
A party of hunters returning from Colorado reported good weather and a full bag of 19 deer. They hunted near Leva City Coro and included Charles E. McGinty, Mrs McGinty, David Knupple, Richard Nichol of Silsbee, J E Tucker, Roy Henley and Billy Henley of Loeb.
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Colorado
Leva City
Coro
Charles E. McGinty
David Knupple
Richard Nichol
Silsbee
J. E. Tucker
Roy Henley
Billy Henley
Loeb
Otts of Alta Loma Visit Friends in City Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs L G Ottard eons of Alta Loma spent the weekend with Elbert Willis and L F Barrett families, visiting in their homes.
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L. G. Ott
Alta Loma
Elbert Willis
L. F. Barrett
Two Cases Heard in County Court This Week
Judge Fletcher Richardson heard two cases this week. On Thursday November 7 J. te Bartheldi was fined 50 dollars plus court costs for driving with license suspended. On Saturday November 10 Louis M. Henri was fined 50 dollars plus costs for misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. both pleaded guilty.
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Fletcher Richardson
J. Te Bartheldi
Louis M. Heni
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