Council Approves North Silsbee Annexation North Of Pine Plaza
The Silsbee city council on Tuesday gave first reading to an ordinance annexing land north of the current city limits up to Evans Products south boundary, between Highway 92 and east railroad tracks, including Pine Plaza area. A 30 day waiting period applies before final action.
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Pine Plaza
Susbee
The
BEE
Evans Products
New Pine Plaza
Smitty’s Supply
W. C. Britton
Wayne DuBose
Great Western Television Cable Co. Inc
Great Western
Neushafer & Browning
Becaumont
Cesar Dominguez
Council
Woodville
Jasper
Dominguez
Donations Lag in Silsbee Toys for Tots Campaign
J R Sims chairman says donations for the Silsbee Toys for Tots drive are slow with urgent needs for dolls. Boy Scouts will collect door to door Saturday Dec 2, and multiple clubs run workshops and sorting at the old Morris Pharmacy building December 4 to 5.
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Silsbee
J. R. Sims
Silsbee Rainbow Girls
Town and Country Home Demonstration Club
Laura Ashcraft
Silsvee
Xi Zeta Rho
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Old Morris Pharmacy
North Fifth Street
Optimists Club
Nu Upsilon
Beta Simma Phi
Silsbee Lions
Charles C. Herndon Sr. Dies in Liberty at 68
Funeral services for Charles C. Herndon Sr. 68 of Liberty were held at 3 p.m. November 21 in Allison Memorial Chapel. He died en route to Kersting Hospital from a heart attack. A Baptist layman and Mason, he lived in Liberty 25 years after earlier time in Silsbee. Survivors include his wife, one son, a brother and two sisters. He is grandfather to Mrs. Charles Worry and great grandfather to Randy Worry.
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Charles C. Herndon Sr
Liberty
Allison Memorial Chapel
Jimmy Burks
Fairlawn Memorial Park
Herndon
Kersting Hospital
Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
Af&am
Silsbee
C. C. Herndon Sr
Charles C. Herndon Jr
Charles Worry
Little Randy Worry
City
Commissioners Borrow Money and Sell Land in Hardin County
Hardin County Commissioners Court met Monday at the Courthouse and authorized Commissioner Tom Burch to borrow 18 270 dollars from Sour Lake State Bank to cover the unpaid balance on a Gallion motor grader. The loan bears 5 percent interest. Dudley Keith, administrator of Hardin Memorial Hospital, was authorized to have staff dismantle obsolete hospital equipment. The court tabled Gulf States Utilities Co. claim for 1 800 dollars, condemned Paraffine Oil Co. property in Batson, and authorized Judge Emmett Lack and Auditor Donald Allums to borrow funds to retire county indebtedness if needed. The state was asked to quitclaim its interest in surplus highway right of way joining George P Hart’s property, which the county plans to convey to Hart. All members attended.
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Hardin County Commissioners Court
Tom Burch
Sour Lake
Sour Lake State Bank
Dudley Keith
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Gulf States Utilities Co
Paraffine Oil Co
Batson
Emmett Lack
Donald Allums
State of
Texas
George P. Hart
December 10 Deadline Set for Silsbee Basket Drive
The 1967 Silsbee Community Christmas Basket Drive aims to aid needy families in Silsbee. B W Graves as general chairman announced the drive organized by the Silsbee Ministers Fellowship. A children's benefit movie at Pines Theater on Saturday December 2 will collect two canned goods or staples admission. Applications close December 10 via contact with J G Washington J A Hendrix Sampson Booker R E Jonté Robert A Scott John Williams A C Johnson Garrett Wingfield or F C Drake. Donations may substitute Christmas cards, left at the Silsbee Bee office with a newspaper notice listing donors’ Merry Christmas wishes.
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Silsbee
B. W Graves
Silsbee Ministers Fellowship
W. S. Rosser
Pines Theater
J. G. Washington
J. A. Hendrix
Sampson Booker
R. E. Jonte
Robert A. Scott
John Williams
A. C. Johnson
Garrett Wingfield
F. C. Drake
Graves
Silsbee Bee
A D Laird Dies In VA Hospital
A D Laird aged 43 died November 23 in a Veterans hospital in Houston where he had been a patient since November 15. Burial was in Clifton Kansas. Survivors include wife Norma Laird two sons John and Richard and his parents of Clifton Kansas and three sisters.
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A. D. Laird
Veterans Hospital
Houston
Clifton
Kansas
Norma Laird
John
Richard Laird
Fastex official outlines $41 million mill expansion and 200 jobs
Eastex Inc. completes a $41 million upgrade at the Evadale mill creating 200 new jobs and boosting capacity by 33 percent to 1200 tons per day. Clyde E. Cole, Eastex secretary treasurer, told the Silsbee Kiwanis Club the project will cut air pollution by using sawdust from East Texas and Western Louisiana mills and will begin operation in December.
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Eastex Inc
Evadale
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
Eastex
Clyde E. Cole
Kiwanis Club
Bluebonnet Cafe
Cole
East Texas
Louisiana
Tigers, Ricebirds Duel In Quarterfinal Match
Silsbee High School advances to the state AAA quarterfinals by beating Conroe 17 10 for bi district honors. They meet El Campo Ricebirds at Jeppesen Stadium Houston with both teams riding 11 0 and 8 2 1 records respectively.
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Silsbee
Tigers
Silsbee High School
el Campo
Ricebirds
Jeppesen Stadium
Houston
Conroe
Groveton
Crockett
Jeppeson Stadium
Cullen Boulevard
University of Houston
Ray MccGallion
Tiger
Silsbee Tigers Rally To Beat Conroe 17-10 In Bi-District
Silsbee overcome a 10-0 halftime deficit with a dominating second half to defeat Conroe 17-10 in bi district football. The Tigers scored all 17 points late in the game as Conroe started strong with a 36 yard field goal and a 15 yard TD pass.
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Silsbee
Glenn Ray Cooper
Conroe
Randy Wallace
Herbert Johnson
Cooper
Tiger
Silshee Tigers
Tigers
Silshee
Billy Martin
Tiger Cagers Open At Jasper Tournament
Silsbee basketball resumes action after a football season delay. Coach Dan Montgomery notes three returning lettermen are out due to football. Pattillo Tyler Shuff and Davenport bolster the squad. They meet Shelbyville Thursday in Jasper with a Friday hopeful matchup, while several earlier games are canceled.
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Silsbee Tiger Cagers
Jasper
Dan Montgomery
Eugene
Pattillo
Mike Shuff
Manuel Tyler
Silsbee
Shelbyville
Tigers
Port Neches
Buna
French High
Woodville
Tiger
Tyler
Ralph Davenport
Claude Tarver
Newton Hopkins
Shuff
Bobby Maxfield
Raymond Stout
Jerry Redkey
Redkey
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce Hears Voting Rights Change
A special meeting in the Heritage Room of Silsbee State Bank approved two constitutional amendments. One extends the nomin ating committee deadline to 120 days before year end and the other grants full voting rights to individual chamber members.
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Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee State Bank
J. R. Sims Jr
Sims
Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee
Chamber
East Texas
Silsbee Chamber
Final Rites For Former Resident In Beaumont
Funeral services for Mrs. Bertie Herrington Wiggins 78 were held in Beaumont at Broussard's Mortuary with Dr John Wesley Hardt of First Methodist Church officiating. Burial followed at Magnolia Cemetery. She had lived in Beaumont 25 years and died Saturday at Hamilton Nursing Home after a period of illness. She previously resided in Silsbee and is survived by L O Wray Jr and wife and children of New Orleans and Rev and Mrs P J Burns of Troy who visited during the holidays.
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Bertie Herrington Wiggins
Broussard
John Wesley Hardt
First Methodist Church
Wiggins Welch
Osborne Wiggins
Welton Wiggins
William S. Wiggins
Luther Stubblefield
J. W. Wiggins
Magnolia Cemletery
Beaumont
Hamilton Nursing Home
Silsbee
Lumberton to Host Inaugural Tourney in New Gymnasium
Lumberton High School will host its first basketball tournament in the new gym Thursday through Saturday. Games start 11 15 am Thursday and Friday and 8 am Saturday with finals that afternoon and night. Sixteen teams from District 25 A will compete. Claire Welch is athletic director and Harry Low is coach.
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Lumberton High School
Lumberton
Claire Welch
Harry Low
Freight Line To Study Possible Franchise For City
About 30 members of the Silsbee business community met with Central Freight Lines representatives to discuss a potential truck freight franchise for Silsbee. The company will survey the area in coming weeks and may hold a return meeting, possibly in December, to discuss feasibility. Last, most large freight customers attended the session at the Silsbee State Bank.
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Silsbee
Central Freight Lines Company
Silsbee State Bank
Norvell Scores 14-Yard TD for Aggie Fish over UT
Brad Norvell son of Victor and Mrs. Norvell of Silsbee and a Texas A&M freshman scored a 14 yard touchdown last Wednesday for the Aggie Fish against the Texas Shorthorns in San Antonio. The Shorthorns won 34 22. Norvell has played both defensive halfback and offensive wingback this season and lettered three years at Silsbee High School, where he was starting quarterback last year.
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Ricebird
Cliff Dowden
Wayne Zaskoda
Dowden
Zaskoda
Roland Lundy
Tigers
Polasek
Nathan Broussard
Randy Wallace
Glenn Cooper
Deryl McGallion
McGallion
Tiger
Ralph Davenport
Silsbee High
Broussard
Silsbee
Ricebirds
TNT
el Campo
Conroe
Silsbee Tigers
Bobby Ryan
Bob Hensley
Charles Wen
Brad Norvell
Victor Norvell
Texas A&m University
Aggie Fish
University of Texas
Shorthorns
San Antonio
Norvell
A&m
Silsbee Tiger
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Kirbyville
Beaumonters
Herndon Sr
Fastex
JH 10
McGregor Park
South Park Boulevard
Wheeler
Silsbee School Business Office
Avenue H
North Sixth Street
Don L. Hough
Billy Joe Polasek
Billy Humphrey
Ray McGallion
Tiger Cagers
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