Vanderburg and Busby Clash Over Fire Department Praise
Vanderburg lauded Silsbee firefighters as the best in the United States and urged council support for the department. Busby replied that his trips to Texas A&M reduced fire insurance rates, but noted concerns about social drinking and defended the department’s overall integrity.
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Johnny Vanderburg
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Silsbee
United States
Vanderburg
J. C. Busby
Arvin Yankie
Fire Department
Busby
Yankie
John Busby
Texas A&m University
Tax payment saves Hardin County from shutdown
Atlantic Oil Co. paid over 103000 in county taxes, prompting a late decision by tax collector Willie Bean to accept the funds. With a depleted general fund and few tax statements ready, the commissioners faced layoffs but kept operations running as the tax department expands to 14 workers and mails statements around December 15. The 2 percent tax discount ends Navy 30 with a 1 percent discount through January 1.
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Hardin County Commissioners'Court
Atlantic Oil Co
Fletcher Richardson
Willie Bean
Commissioners Court
Atlantic
Tax Department
Mr. Bean
The
Bee
Tigers split season openers in 1-1 week
Tiger cagers opened the season 1-1 with a 70-33 win against Woodville and a 58-34 loss to Nederland. Coach Rothrock credited defense, noted lineup search for district play, and said several players including Tennison and Skinner led scoring in the two games. Junior varsity also beat Woodville 56-34 ahead of next week’s district battles.
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Tiger Cagers
Woodville
Nederland
Tony Rothrock
Doyle Sanguin
Doug Skinner
Tigers
James Hoffpaulr
Doug Tennison
Rothrock
Mike Armand
Charles Gore
Mike Gossett
Leeo Paines
Big Guns
Port Neches Groves
ABWA Discusses Miss Silsbee Pageant and Christmas Party
The ABWA held a Monday night meeting in the Silsbee Credit Co clubroom. Mrs. R. C. Byrd presided. They talked about the Miss Silsbee Pageant and the Christmas party set for December 21 at Mrs. J. F. McGee’s home.
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ABWA
Silsbee Credit Co
R. C. Byrd
J. F. McGee
Mrs C Hawkins Burns In Fair Condition After Fire
Mrs. C Odelia Hawkins 72 of Avenue H is in fair condition after severe burns from an apparent gas heater accident Monday. Her niece Jessie Lee Robertson found and helped extinguish the flames. Doctors say about 50 percent of her body is burned with third degree damage. she has been moved between hospitals for treatment.
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Odelia Hawkins
Avenue H
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Baptist Hospital
Hotel Dieu
Hawkins
Trustees OK Audit Report At Called Meet
Silsbee school trustees approved an audit of the 1963 64 year ending Aug 31 1964 by Hughes Norfeldt and Co Beaumont finding records in good order and under TEA rules The report shows total income 1 228 718 24 with expenditures 1 211 490 50 and largest item instruction at 854 645 46 Delinquent tax collections were 14 186 63 and cash on hand 11 877 76 The board also discussed purchasing 15 acres from Frank Payne for a new high school site and approved extra buses for the Waldo Mathews Panthers game but tabled action on the land sale until full attendance.
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Silsbee
Npt
Hughes, Norfeldt and Co
Beaumont
Texas Education Agency
Frank Bean
Awdit
Don L. Hough
Alf Fullingim
John Meyers
W. J. Joshataske
George Tennison
Frank Payne
Fullingim
Payne
Guns Taken In Burglary At Collier Hardware
Collier Hardware was burglarized late Thursday night or early Friday morning. Access was gained by breaking the front door glass. stock taken includes a Remington Model 742 30-06 rifle a Winchester Model 94 .30-30 rifle a Remington Nylon 66 22 rifle a Ruger Single Six 22 revolver a Weaver K4 scope and 7x50 binoculars. Police investigate.
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Collier Hardware
L. O. Wray Sr
Wray
Silsbee Police Department
Panthers Meet Bay City Hilliard in Bi-District Playoff
Two teams of Panthers clash in a bi district football game at Bay City Memorial Stadium at 8 00 p m Waldo Mathews of Silsbee faces Hilliard High of Bay City in a regional showdown Readout covers Tri County Junior High District champions Silsbee Junior High Tiger Cubs and player lineups including Lendell Shaw Roscoe Davis Richard Holden and Wesley Thomas plus tri captains Garrett Howard and Thomas and assistant coaches and trainers.
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Panthers
Bay City
Hilliard
Walendo Mathews
Silsbee and
Hil
Liard High
Bay City Memorial Stadium
Silsbee Junior High Tiger Cubs
Eugene Kirkendall
Bo Jackson
Bob Hobson
David Diden
Steve Dietrich
Rokey Willis
Phillip Tucker
Mike McDonald
John Fordinal
Wesley Yawn
Gary Bryan
Nathan Broussard
Charles Watts
Lynn Dickerson
Charles Powell
James Smart
James Malone
Tony Rodriguez
Charles Howell
Benny Langston
Freddy Hartman
Joe Bellenger
Terry Bradshaw
David Stutts
Robert Nixon
Curtis Lacy
Lary Hoover
Eddie Grisham
Wesley Shaw
Waldo Mathews
Cleo Howard
Pea Garrett
Charlie Maze
Bobby Simmons
Mervin Williams
Charles
Son
Roger Davis
Theodore Hollis
Fred Kyles
Garrett
Howard
Thomas
Shaw
Chester Burks
Fred Simmons
Larry Follie
Clifton Sullivan
Silsbee
Dickinson Still Confined After Hearing Last Week
A Rusk County Court jury found Gordon Dickinson of Silsbee still mentally ill and requiring hospitalization. He remains confined at Rusk State Hospital after a shooting death trial years ago of Robert J. Parks. The release bid was by his mother Bessie Dickinson. attorneys were Houston Thompson and Nat Davis.
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Rusk County
Gordon Dickinson
Silsbee
Dwayne Overstreet
Kountze
Dickinson
Rusk State Hospital
Robert J. Parks
Bessie Dickinson
Houston Thompson
Nat Davis
Livingston
Overstreet
R. A. Richardson
Paul Cox
Most Of City To Close Today For Thanksgiving
Postmaster L A Yankie announced the post office will close for Thanksgiving with no home delivery. Outgoing mail will be dispatched as usual. Most local firms will close, with some groceries stations cafes remaining open. Silsbe Independent School District 4 will close today and Friday and reopen Monday.
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L. A. Yankie
Silsbe Independent School District 4
Victor Raps Tigers to District 9-AAA Title
Victor district 9-AAA champions defeated Silsbee 28 14 to cap the season with their tenth win. Larry Tilton passed for three scores as Jerry Wheelton and James Cains sparked the offense. Victor meets Cypress-Fairbanks at Cardinal Stadium Beaumont Saturday for the bi district tilt.
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Victor
Silsbee
Tigers
Pirates
Cypress - Fairbanks
Cardinal Stadium
Beaumont
Larry Til- A
Jerry Wheelto
Til“ar
Wuehfee
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Council
City Board of
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Frank Grote
D. M. Short
L. G. Jordan
Herbert Free
Parks Street
Richard Jones
Carl
Charles R Haile
Early Atlantic
Keens County
Navy
Cagers
C. Hawkins
W. J. Davis
Trustees OK
Called Meet
Waldo Mathews Panthers
Hough
Kenneth Simmons
S. A. Wallace
W. P. McGarahan
Chuck Zeller
Bo Wellborn
Barry Eason
Carroll Curtis
Jerry Cartney
Alton Cryer
Joel Allen
Newton Hopkins
George Eldridge
Wayne Calvert
Winston Gillis
C. J. McMillian
Claude Tarver
Pat McLaughlin
Raymond Deal
Michael Shuff
Donnie van Pelt
Cubs
Tri-County
Jasper
County
Cornmissioners Court
Ira V. McWhorter
M. K. Gerland
Stedman Co
Sinclair Refining Co
Great Southern Life Insurance Co
Robert Neyland
Cecil Cobble
Oscar Adams Sr
Chance-Loeb
Charles Dixon
Charles Scott
Glen Cooper
Randolph White
Cleothea Howard
Sammie Richardson
Leonard Garrett
Bruce Turner
Allen Scott
Dalton Lane
Equinn Jackson
Lyndell Shaw
William Robertson
Richard Holden
John Til
Victor Raps Tigers
Vidor
Tilton
Tiger
James Cains
Bill Bellenger
Ted O'Dell
Lienger
Jimmy King
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