Prowler Reported in Woodlea and West Side Areas
Police Chief Grady Tarver reports a prowler seen outside Jim Conner’s Elm Street home in Woodlea last Saturday night. The suspect, about five eight, dark complexion and average build, fled in an old model car. No trace of the vehicle was found. A similar sighting occurred Sunday night at Mrs. C. S. Sherrell’s Roosevelt Drive residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Conner
Elm Street
Woodlea
Conner
Tarver
Highway 92
Jesse Knighten Seeks State Representative Seat
Jesse Knighten of Silsbee announces his candidacy for state representative covering Hardin Tyler Jasper and Newton counties. A 48 year old Democrat and former public servant with naval air and Texas Department of Public Safety service, Knighten pledges full time commitment if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harldin
Tyler
Jasper
Newton
Jesse Knighten
Silsbee
Knighten
Land
East Texas
Hardin
U. S.naval Airforce
Texas Department of Public Safety
Gladys McInnis Knighten
Rod McInnis
Tyler County
Rhonda
Silsbee High School
Jesse
Texas Public Employees Association
Britton Drive
Silshee
Floyd Treadway Convicted of Rape in Hardin County
Floyd Allen Treadway, 18, of Chance Loeb, found guilty in 88th District Court at Kountze of raping a 12 year old girl. Jury recommended seven years in the state penitentiary. Judge H A Coe had not yet imposed sentence. Prosecution by Dist Atty R A Richardson and County Atty Dwayne Overstreet. defense by Gene Barrington. The crime prompted a county manhunt after the Aug 24 incident on Cooks Lake Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Allen Treadway
Chance Loeb
Kountze
H. A. Coe
Joe B. Gossett
Silsbee
Treadway
Gene Barrington
Dist
Atty
R. A. Richardson
Dwayne
Hardin County Sheriff’s Department
Chance- Loeb
Hardin County Approves 573 Million Tax Roll
Hardin County Commissioners Court approved a tax roll with an assessed value of 57,583,503, down about 1 million from last year. The tax rate set is 1.26 per 100 valuation, with 56 cents for interest and sinking and 70 cents for operating funds. Road district rates: Dist 5 27 cents, Dist 3A 38 cents, Dist Batson Saratoga 35 cents. Dist 5 rate is seven cents lower than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Fletcher Richardson
Willie Bean
Richardson
Silsbee
Caney Head Area
Chance-Loeb
Kovantze
Village Mills
Honey Island
Batson
Saratoga
Local Families Welcome New Daughters and Son
Hello World Mr and Mrs Jacob Edgar Crouch of Silsbee welcome a daughter born November 17 at St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont. Wayne Scott born November 15 at Hardin Memorial Hospital Kountze to Mr and Mrs B J Langley of Silsbee. Mr and Mrs W H Pickett of Evadale become parents to daughter Nancy Lynnette born November 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Edgar Crouch
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Wayne Scott
B. J. Langley
W. H. Pickett
Evadale
Nancy Lynnette
Commissioners Buy Right-Of-Way At Monday Session
Hardin County Commissioners Court ordered condemnation proceedings against twelve property owners for two highway projects. Purchases were made along Farm Road 2937 near Caney Head and U S 96 bypass east of Silsbee plus Highway 326 in Kountze, with payments to named estates individuals and firms including Kirkendall Arnold Lang Gore and Overstreet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
A. D. Kirkendall
Tommy Shelton
Lonzo Morgan
Carlos Kirkendall
R. M. Overstreet
U. S. 96
Village Mills
J. C. Reeves
John D. Allen
Silsbee
Willie Bean
Kountze
Rabid Dog Bites Three Children Near Silsbee
Police report a rabid dog found ten days ago near Silsbee owned by Dick Jenkins bit three children who are being treated by local doctors. Tarver urged area animal owners to watch for signs of rabies and keep pets confined for several days.
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Tarver
Dick Jenkins
Silsbee
Highway 92
Jenkins
Williams Family Visiting in Conroe and Willis
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Williams and family visited Sunday in Conroe at Mrs. Thelma Harris's home and in Willis at Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Harris's home with their families present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Williams
Conroe
Thelma Harris
Willis
W. M. Harris
Garbage trucks run as usual on Thursday
City Hall says regular garbage truck routes will operate as normal Thursday while other city departments close for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Victor Man Shot in Sunday Hunting Incident Near Ariola
Stephen L. Stewart of Victor was wounded in the right thigh by a slug from a .44 magnum during a Sunday morning hunting on a pipeline near the Ariola oil field. He is in St. Elizabeth Hospital, Beaumont, in good condition. The shooter, Rocky Winfield Cating of Beaumont, reportedly fired at what he thought was a deer, with two shots total. Accompanying men Jackie Pitts and Wendel Phelps assisted. no charges filed as of Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen L. Stewart
Victor
Ariola
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Stewart
Keith Strip
Ariota
Billy Paine
Blume System
Rocky Winfield Cating
Jackie Pitts
Wendel Phelps
Sour Lake
Cating
Phelps
Paine
Council Hears School Annexation Request
Silsbee City Council heard a request from the Silsbee School board for annexing a 40 acre tract east of the city limits for a new high school to be completed by September 1967. The board sought full annexation to gain lower insurance and utility rates, with the council unofficially agreeing to include the adjoining Highway 327 right of way and to draft an ordinance for December. The land lies about 500 feet outside the current limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Silsbee School Board
Ow High
George Tennison
Terrell Buchanan
Mately
Grady Tarver
Wayne DuBose
DuBose
Highway 327
Avenue J
Highway 96
Tigers Dominant Finish Cruises Past Victor Pirates 47-12
Silsbee closes 1965 season with a 47-12 victory over Victor as the Tigers pile up 472 yards and 26 first downs. Senior Steve Diden rushes for 135 yards and 24 passing yards, while Bruce Patten adds 61 rushing yards and a key two point conversion.
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Silsbee Tigers
Victor
Tigers
Pirates
Silsbee
Tiger
Steve Diden
Bruce Patten
Diden
John Jones
Parten
See
Tigers Clinch 7-1-1 Record In District 9-AAA Finish
Silsbee posts seven wins one loss one tie and finishes third in District 9-AAA behind Bridge City and West Orange. All-District fullback Harold Blythe junior accounts for 91 yards on 15 attempts with two touchdowns. Bo Roy adds 52 yards on seven carries for his best game.
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Tiger
Silsbee
Bridge City
West Orange
Harold Blythe
Tigers
Diden
Bo Roy
Roy
Visitors from Mobile and Louisiana Stay With Dunns
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Baird with son from Mobile Alabama and Miss Gwendolyn Dunn with Miss Jane Hammons from West Monroe Louisiana visited over the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Dunn and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Baird
Mobile
Ala
Gwendolyn Dunn
Jane Hammons
West Monroe
C. H. Dunn
Collins Family Visits Tyler Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Ray Collins and their son visited Tyler this weekend. Their son James attends Tyler Junior College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Collins
Tyler
James
Tyler Junior College
Tigers Land Three on All-District 9 3A Roster
Silsbee Tigers place three on the 1965 Coaches All-District 9-AAA list headed by unanimous picks Buddy Witte at center and Harold Blythe at fullback, with Larry Wallace as defensive linebacker. West Orange and Bridge City lead with seven selections each. Liberty and Silsbee share three. Five Tigers earn honorable mention including Tibby Scarborough, Bruce Parton, Mike Gossett, Melvin Spell, and John Nichols.
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Sils‘pee Tigers
Ray McGallion
Buddy Witte
Harold Blythe
Larry Wallace
West Orange
Bridge City
Silsbee
Liberty
Jasper
Victor
Tigers
Tibby Scarborough
Bruce Parton
Mike Gossett
Melvin Spell
John Nichols
McGallion
Scarborough
Ernest 89 Dies in Beaumont After Lingering Illness
Otto A. Ernest, 89, of Beaumont, died at 4 50 a m Wednesday at St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont after a lingering illness. He was an inactive vice president and director of Silsbee State Bank. Funeral services will be held Friday at 4 p m in the Carroll Wallace Funeral Home chapel Beaumont with Rev John Wesley Hart officiating. Burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery Beaumont. Ernest lived in Beaumont 45 years and came to Silsbee in 1915 as passenger and freight agent for Santa Fe Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto A. Ernest
Beaumont
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Silsbee State Bank
Carroll-Wallace Funeral Home
John Wesley Hart
Beaumont First Methodist
Forest Lawn
Ernest
Silsbee
Santa Fe Railroad
The
Injured Pupil Returned Home After Hospital Stay
Nine year old Bert Rutherford of Read-Turrentine Elementary was treated after a fall from a playground slide Monday. He was diagnosed with a mild concussion and initially cared for by school nurse Mrs. Jackie Gilchriest before ambulance transport to Dr Copeland and later transfers to Hardin Memorial Hospital and St Elizabeth Hospital for tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Rutherford
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Read - Turrentine
Alline Sincore
Sam BP. Copeland
Jackie Gilchriest
Dr. Copeland
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
St. Elizabeth
Tiger Cagers Open With 60 45 Win At Woodville
The Silsbee Tigers start 1965 66 season with a 60 45 victory at Woodville before hosting Nederland. They followed with a 62 52 loss to Nederland highlighting shooting struggles.
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Woodville
Tiger Cagers
Silsbee
Nederland
Tigers
Orange
Silsbee High
Beaumont
1965 Tiger Football lettermen and 1966 schedule released
Ray McGallion announced 33 lettermen from the 1965 Tiger varsity squad led by co captains Melvin Spell and Buddy Witte. The 1966 schedule includes Huntsville Beaumont High French Vidor Cleveland and other area rivals with one open date and moves to 11AAAA.
Two From Here Named To Lamar Who's Who
Carole Cobble and Katherine Nell Cawley of Silsbee are among 38 Lamar Tech juniors and seniors named to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges for 1985. Selection based on leadership scholarship and service with a minimum 1.5 GPA. Campus nominations led by the dean of men and faculty selection committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carole Cobble
Katherine Nell Cawley
Silsbee
Lamar State College of Technology
George E McLaughlin Jr
Lamar Tech
Peace Bond Petition Against Kountze Man Withdrawn
Houston Thompson dropped his effort for a peace bond against James Read of Kountze after a two hour Silsbee hearing before Justice of the Peace Rex Moore. Read, foreman of the Hardin County Grand Jury, admitted going to Thompson's peace hearing but withdrew the petition at Thompson's request.
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Kountze Man
Houston Thompson
Silsbee
James Read
Kountze
Court of Silsbee
Read
Hardin County Grand Jury
Thompson
Barrington
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City
West Side
Floyd Treadway
Silsbee Area
Rervise
Dallas
Toxas
Victor Man
Wayne Riley
Jerry Carnley
Eddie Grisham
Larry Hoover
Ronnie van Pelt
Milton Cryer
Jay Bonnette
David Stutts
Robert Nixon
Winston Gillies
Wayne Calvert
James Smart
Bobby Whisencant
Charles Lewis
Nathan Broussard
Carrol Curtis
Joe Bellenger
Freddie Hartman
George Eldredge
Carroll Simmons
Bobby Welborn
Lynn Dickerson
Johnny Reeves
Robert Steveson
Gary Bryant
Mike Harris
Barry Eason
Newton Hopkins
C. J. McMillen
Claude Tarver
Paul Anthamatten
Andy Phillips
Tony Rodriguez
Joel Allen
Gilbert Boardman
Charles Powell
Council
Victor Pirates
Bruce Parten
Pirate
Seldon Ward
Ball
D. A. Ernest
Sidney
Dauphin
Celvin Wells
James Hoffpaulr
Howard Harrison
Danny Bass
Jeep Compton
Tibby Scarboorugh
David Barnes
Brad Norvell
Mike Doiron
Eddie Tennison
Rodney Warren
Monroe Spurlock
Hardy Bourcois
Russell Powell
Ross Bridgers
Russell Wright
Frank Farmer
Ronnie Carpenter
Steve O’dell
Don Hawthorne
Steve
Center
Beaumont High
Idor
Vidor
Cleveland
Huntsville
French High
Forest Park
Lamar
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