Silsbee Tigers Hold Narrow District Lead With 31 7 Win
Silsbee defeats West Orange 31 7 to stay within a half game in District 9 AAA. Curtis kicks 27 yard field goal after a strong defensive night, Cooper and Davenport spark a 58 yard rush and two TD plays as Broussard rushes for 105 yards. Silsbee gains 338 rushing yards and 74 passing for 412 total.
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Silsbee Tigers
West Orange Chiefs
West Orange
Silsbee
Tiger
Chiefs
Deryk McGallion
Ralph Davenport
Jimmy Smith
Pat Williams
Williams
Dennis Wheatley
Smith
Charles Powell
James Smart
Geary Wood
Chuck Zeller
Arthur Tidwell
Newton Hopkins
Glenn Cooper
Claude Tarver
Wardell Lewis
Steadfast
Face
Cooper
Tigers
Richard Gainer
Big Carroll Curtis
Curtis
McGallion
Nathan Broussard
Randy Walup
Boie West Orange
Bridge City
Forest Park
Trojans
Broussard
Randy Wallace
Davenport
Silsbee West Orange
Waldo Mathews Panthers end season with 24-0 win
Waldo Mathews defeated Madisonville 24-0 in Madisonville to finish 4-6 on the year and 2-4 in District 5-AA. Senior Marvin Lee scored all three touchdowns while James Taylor James Richardson and J. W. Merchant added two-point conversions. Rowe High of Jasper claimed the district crown and will meet Hallsville in bi-district. playoff details unsettled.
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Waldo Mathews Panthers
Madisonville High School
Madisonville
Panthers
Marvin Lee
James Taylor
James Richardson
J. W. Merchant
Rowe High
Jasper
Hallsville
Funeral rites for Raymond Loggins observed in Silsbee
Funeral services for Raymond Loggins 73 were held at 2 p m Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Silsbee. Burial followed in Frenk's Branch Cemetery. Loggins a San Augustine native and longtime Hardin County resident died suddenly at home November 8. Survived by two sons Otha of Houma Louisiana and E A of Silsbee two daughters Mozelle Long Nederland and Austine Tidwell Silsbee two brothers Ollie San Augustine and Samgins Goodrich and a sister Mattie Thompson San Antonio.
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Raymond Loggins
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Dea ‘Saints
Silsbee
Frenk’s Branch
Fof
Loggins
San Augustine
Hardin County
Kirby Lumber Corp
Otha Loggins
Houma
E. A. Loggins
Mozelle Long
Nederland
Austine Tidwell
Ollie Loggins
Samgins
Goodrich
Mattie Thompson
San Antonio
Silsbee council orders annexation study and taps funds
The council drew up an annexation ordinance for land between Highway 92 and the loading railroad tracks north to Evans Products line, including property owned by J R Smith Pine Plaza W C Britton and Gulf Oil. They borrowed 1915 for a 1968 Dodge pickup for the fire department and accepted a 2740 75 bid for a new police car. Speed zones on Highway 327 east of 96 were set at 30 mph to Winters Street and 40 mph to the city limits. Plans for Highway 327 railroad underpass work and a Layton paving machine purchase were approved, and Great Western Cable Television sought a franchise with a tentative sample ordinance. The next meeting is Nov 28.
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Ney Terrell Buchanan
Evans Products South
J. R. Smith
Pine Plaza
W. C. Britton
Gulf Oil Corp
Silsbee Fire Department
Silsbee Auto Co
Simmons Motor Co
Donalson Motor Co
Highway 96
Winters Street
Silsbee High School
BEF
DuBose
Council
South Texas Equipment Co
Silsbee
Prewitt Addition
Woodlea
South Silsbee
Warrick
Jacque
Great Western Cable
Card of Thanks from Mrs. Mary Jon Tarver
Mrs. Mary Jon Tarver expresses gratitude for friends prayers visits cards and good deeds during a recent hospital stay.
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Mary Jon Tarver
Stokesbury Receives Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Notice
Stokesbury, son of Mr and Mrs L B Stokesbury of Silsbee, is a Woodrow Wilson fellow candidate. The foundation funds a year of graduate study for future college teachers with emphasis on humanities alongside sciences. The program supports training through the Ford Foundation.
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Jcom
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson National Foundation
Ford Foundation
Stokesbury
L. B. Stokesbury
Silsbee
Card of Thanks from the Clarence Cameron Family
The Clarence Cameron family thanks friends and neighbors who supported them during their time of bereavement.
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Clarence Cameron
Family thanks for kindness after sorrow
The family of J. Lukie Hatton expresses thanks to friends and neighbors for deeds of kindness floral offerings and prayers during their hour of sorrow. Special thanks are given to the pastors and members of the Good Shepherd and First Baptist Churches.
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J. Lukie Hatton
Good ‘Shepherd
First Baptist
Connally shocks Texas by dropping re election bid
Gov John Connally announces he will not seek re election in 1968. The move draws reactions from Lt Gov Preston Smith and other potential candidates while party factions weigh June 15 filing deadlines and political futures. The piece also notes oil and gas lease sales boosting the State Permanent School Fund and details several public notices, appointments, and budget items.
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Austin
John Connally
Preston Smith
Induction quotas and pre-induction exams outlined by State Director
State Selective Service Director Col Morris 8 Schwartz says 4 650 men will be sent for pre induction mental and physical examinations in November and December. Inductions are set for December 1 15 with a national Army quota of 18 200 for the month. Water costs for Texas eyed as board calculates three tenths of a cent per kilowatt hour to power water transport and delivery to Cooper Reservoir and irrigate West and South Texas.
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Bar
D. C. Greer
University of Texas
State Insurance Board
Texas
Wm. Hunter McLean
Credit Life and Credit
Texas Bankers Association
Supreme Court
Houston
Sam el Paso County
Third Court of Civil Appeals
District Court
Burnet County
Granite Shoals
National Guard
Connally
Adjutant General’s Department
Guard
Texas Draft Boards
State Selective Service
Col. Morris
Texas Water Development Board
South
Cooper Reservoir
Crawford Martin
Consumer Credit
Frank Miskell
Texaco
State of Texas
U. S. National Park Service
Guadalupe Mountains State Park
Railroad Commission
East Texas
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Silsbee, Texas
Vern Stanford
Will Wilson
Ralph Yarborough
Don Yarborough
Waggoner Carr
Nueces County
Gulf of Mexico
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W. C. Tillett
Culberson County
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Jerry Sadler
Texas Office of Economic Opportunity
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Dallas
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Webb
Gary Center
San Marcos
McKinney Women’s Unit
New Waverly Rural Center
America
VISTA
Phil Peden
First Court of Civil Appeals
Harris County Court of Domestic Relations
Arthur Lesher
157Th District Court
Harris County Court At Law
Madison Rayburn
Harris County
Ben Barnes
Parks Study Committee
Gene Henyx
Alpine
J. M. Simpson
Amarillo
Lindon Williams
Galena Park
Griffith Moore
D. C. Howard
Uvalde
James L. Lovell
Crock
Salt Water Disposal Co
Harry W. Clark
Texas Industrial Commission
Midland Bank
Animal Health Commission
Barbara Maimone Seidel
Berlin
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