Silsbee Faces Liberty in Key District 9-AAA Showdown
Silsbee, Forest Park and Bridge City battle for the 9-AAA crown as Liberty hosts Silsbee at 8 p.m. Friday. A Silsbee win or tie could lock a playoff bid with Conroe. Forest Park needs a win to stay alive, while Bridge City eyes a Silsbee loss. Liberty’s offense centers on Stout, Carter, Warner and Greak, with Nolan Greak anchoring the defense.
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Silsbee
Forest Park
Bridge City
Liberty
West Orange
Cleveland
Jasper
Silsbee Tigers
Panthers
Tiger
Conroe
Forest Park Trojans
Tigers
Cardinals
School Business Office
Ray McGallion
Carroll Curtis
Curtis
Billy Stout
Dan Carter
Cal Warner
David Greak
Panther
Nolan Greak
Raymond McGallion
Carl Tarver
Sidney Dauphin
McGallion
Wayne Riley
Pat Day
Dan Montgomery
Baskets Applications Now Available
Christmas Basket Fund chairman B. W. Graves announces applications are with nine Silsbee Ministers Fellowship members. Anyone may contact a minister for help, with T. G. Washington and others assisting. Fundraising will be led by Beta Sigma Phi chapters and Alpha Delta Kappa Beta Eta Chapter.
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B. W. Graves
Christmas Basket Fund
Silsbee
Graves
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Beta Eta
Alpha Delta Kappa
John Williams
Thanksgiving Service Set For Tuesday In Silsbee
A community wide Thanksgiving service sponsored by the Silsbee Ministers Fellowship will be held Tuesday November 21 at 7 30 PM at the First Assembly of God Church on Highway 96 South. Rev Robert A Scott will preach with participation from eight area church leaders and funds go to aid indigents.
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Silsbee Ministers Fellowship
First Assembly of God Church
Highway 96 South
Robert A. Scott
First Christian Church
J. A. Hendrix
R. E. Jonte
First Methodist Church
A. C. Johnson
St. Beulah Baptist Church
F. C Oake
Evergreen Assembly
Sampson Booker
First Baptist Church
John Williams
First Presbyterian Church
Garrett Wingfiela
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Ministers Fellowship
Shepherds Attend Texas University Homecoming Game
Mr and Mrs Jack Shepherd visited over the weekend with their daughter Cindy and joined the Texas University homecoming in Austin. Miss Shepherd is a freshman at Texas University and they also attended the Texas Baylor football game.
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Jack Shepherd
Cindy
Texas University
Austin
Texas Baylor
Miss Shepherd
Man Killed At Fred By Falling Pipe
Guadalupe R. Saenz of Corpus Christi died at 1 30 p m at Silsbee Clinic after a pipe fell on him at Joe s Lake Oil Field north of Fred. He was cutting a section from a Christmas Tree when the pipe toppled. Justice of the Peace Rex Moore ruled accidental death. He worked for Hub Oil Yield Supply Co of Alice.
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Guadalupe R. Saenz
Corpus Christi
Silsbee Clinic
Joe’s Lake
Fred
Saenz
Farmer Funeral Home
Justice of the Peace
Rex Moore
Hub -Oil Yield Supply Co
Alice
Hardin County OKs Free FHA Water Resources Survey
Hardin County Commissioners Court approved a countywide water resources survey to be conducted by the FHA at no cost. They also authorized payments for right-of-way expenses totaling 450.00 to two individuals and approved Vinson Business Co. charges for oil and gas rolls amounting to 3,770.32 after deductions of 295.00 and 290.00.
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Commissioners OK Water Survey
Hardin County Commissioners Court
FHA
Earl B. Stover
Jeff Thomas
Vinson Business Co
Burglary Ring Busted in Beaumont Raid
Hardin County Deputy Billy Paine and Beaumont police uncovered a large cache of stolen items valued over 5000 after a tip led to a Beaumont location. Suspects Gill Kotlarz Ketlarz Nordstrom and an unknown accomplice were charged in connection with the Maes Discount Center burglary and bound to the Jefferson Grand Jury. James McClintock of Houston was detained by Rangers in Houston related to the case.
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Hardin County
Billy ‘Paine
Beaumont
Paine
Britton-Cravens Lumber Co
Silsbee
Mae’s Discount Center
Legers Sporting Goods
Vinton
Rodger Deal Gill
Francis Joseph Kotlarz Jr
David Stanley Ketlarz
George Nordstrom
Victor
Beaumont Justice of the Peace
Carl Moon
Maes
Jefferson Grand Jury
Gill
Kodarz Brothers
James McClintock
Houston
Texas Rangers
Harris Coun
Births and a gun burglary operation reported in Hardin County
Local births announced for several families from Silsbee Kountze and College Station with November dates at St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont and Hardin Memorial Hospital Keutzn e. Hardin County Sheriff Henry Overstreet and Deputy Paine arrested a burglary suspect linked to the Britton Cravens Lumber Co. theft. stolen goods spread across Beaumont and nearby homes, with weapons recovered and two handguns and a special issue rifle still missing.
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Delton R. Bell
Silsbee
David Dwayne
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Charles E. Stephen
Shan Colleen
Steve Hargrove
College Station
Lenore Ann
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Keuntze
Burley Woods Jr
Gregory Scott
Douglas Ray Jr
Douglas Ray Ener Sr
Kountze
Tonya Kay
Ronald Jordan
Sheriff's Office
Hardin County
Henry Overstreet
Paine
Houston
Britton Cravens Lumber Co
Rangers
Koilarz
Pope
Britton-Cravens
Tte
Miss Dickerson Named to TWU Who's Who
Miss Thena Loraine Dickerson a senior home economics major from Silsbee has been named to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges at Texas Woman's University. She serves as Philomathia Literary-Social Club president and is active in the American Home Economics Association Round Table and Home Economics Club.
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Denton
Texas
Thena Loraine Dickerson
Silsbee
Texas Woman's University
TWU
Francis W. Emerson
Dickerson
Philomathia
American Home Economics Association
Round Table
The
Home Economics Club
Miss Dickerson
Lenford Dickerson
Meters To Be Removed Downtown In December
Silsbee City Council voted to remove parking meters downtown for December. Merchants Association sought free parking, but City Manager DuBose said it would cost about 2000 dollars. Some council members supported the revitalize idea, others opposed December free parking.
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Silsbee
Silsbee Merchants Association
Wayne DuBose
Sev
Leon Stokesbury Nominated for Wilson Fellowship
Leon Stokesbury of Silsbee is one of nine Lamar Tech seniors nominated by faculty to compete for Woodrow Wilson National Fellowships. The English major joins 588 nominees from 57 colleges Region XII and faces exams with about 115 for interviews in January 1968.
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Leon Stokesbury
Silsbee
Lamar Tech
Woodrow Wilson
Preston B. Willams
School of Liberal Arts
Wilson
Stokesbury
United States
Canada
Miss Janice Akins On Dean's List At Bishop College
Miss Janice Akins a sophomore at Bishop College Dallas made the Dean's List with a 3.3 average for the summer semester. A Silsbee High School graduate, she majors in accounting and business and is a pledge to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. She is the daughter of Mrs and Mrs Frank Moore Jr 225 Pine Street.
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Janice Akins
Bishop College
Dallas
Silsbee High School
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Frank Moore Jr
Pine Street
Toys for Tots Drive Kicks Off Tuesday in Silsbee
Silsbee Optimist Club with local civic groups launches the Toys for Tots campaign Tuesday afternoon November 21 with DeMolay boys door to door pickups from 3 30 to 5 30 p m. Volunteers are needed for toy cleaning and repair at 960 North Fifth Street starting Monday November 27. Rainbow Girls will wash dolls and clothes, and Mrs. Laura Ashcraft is making sock monkey dolls.
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Silsbee
de- Molay Boys
Silsbee Optimist Club
Old Morris Pharmacy
North Fifth Street
Jim Sims
Timist Club
Rainbow
Laura Ashcraft
Wilson Lee Named Manager of Silsbee Country Club
Wilson Lee of Beaumont was named manager of the Silsbee Golf and Country Club at a directors meeting held November 8 in Hardin County Savings & Loan building. He succeeds John Spillar, the club’s golf professional for about a decade. Club President John Cullinan, a former Silsbee resident and avid golfer, plans to move to Silsbee and spearheads planned enhancements including expanded facilities and a private club area with food service.
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Wilson Lee
Country Club
Beaumont
Silsbee Golf and Country Club
Hardin County Savings & Loan
Lee
John Spillar
Silsbee Club
John Cullinan
Silsbee
Cullinan Sa
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Joel Allen
Chuck Zeller
Gary Bryant
Winston Gillies
Claude Tarver
Freddy Hartman
T. G. Washington
K. A. Hendrix
Sampson Bookeer
Garrett Wingfield
F. C.drike
Cording
Thenia Dickerson
Eral
H. C. Hopkins
Port Arthur
DuBose
City Attorn
Council
Wilson Fellowship
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