Citywide Sales Tax Hikes To 4.25 Percent October First
The Gist Legislature raises sales tax under the Limited Tax Law, adding a 3.25 percent state share in cities with local 1 percent taxes like Silsbee. Total state tax becomes 4.25 percent, with 1 percent remitted to cities. impact spans cigarettes liquor and general purchases with rate brackets and vending machine adjustments noted. Private clubs face an extra 5 cent per drink and monthly reports to the Liquor Control Board.
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Silsbee
Hardin County
Texas
Liquor Control Board
Councilman To Be Elected Tuesday in Silsbee
Absentee voting deadline for the October 7 Place 2 Silsbee City Council election is 5 p.m. Friday October 3 announced by Assistant City Manager Cesar Dominguez. Candidates for the vacated seat are James L. Hays Herbert G. Elmore and Herbert G. Buckett. Sims resignation triggered a special election after his February appointment to fill Paul Georgas term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Cesar Dominguez
Cilman
Jimmie R. Sims
James L. Hays
Herbert G. Elmore
Herbert G. Buckett
Sims
Paul Georgas
Kirby Lumber Co
Houston
Tigers Set to Battle Jasper in Friday Showdown
In Jasper Friday at 7 30 p m the Tigers travel to face the Bulldogs in a key 22 AAAA clash. Silsbee claims a slight edge on the line while Jasper relies on quarterback play and a strong receiving corps led by Ronny Pickle and Dery Ray McGallion who tops the 22 AAAA scoring race with 32 points from four TDs and eight extra points.
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Silsbee
Jasper
Ronny Pickle
Tiger Dery
Ray McGallion
McGallion
Don White
White
Tiger
Bulldogs
Nacogdoches Dragons
Liberty
Tigers
Larry Miller
Miller
Mrs. Ira Moore Named Matron At County Jail
Sheriff Tom Easley announced that Ira Moore was named Silsbee deputy on Sept 18 and moved with his wife to Hardin County jail on Sept 30. Mrs Moore becomes prison matron effective Oct 1, earning 200 dollars monthly to assist in feeding and supervising female prisoners.
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Ira Moore
Hardin County
Moore
Silsbee
Sherif Tom Easley
Easley
Commissioners Court
Area Men Report For October 8 Physical Exams
Ninety nine men from Hardin Liberty and Chambers counties report for armed services physical examinations on October 8 as part of a large call by Selective Service Board 86 at Liberty. The draft call for the same date lists nine men by name from area towns including Silsbee Cleveland Liberty Dayton Hull Anahuae Winnie and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin-Liberty-Chambers
Armed Services
Lola Grilliette
Selective Service Board
Liberty
Glenn Harvey Cotten
Mont Belvieu
James Marvin Bell
Silsbee
Norman Bruce Thigpen
Cleveland
Richard Dale Sills
Kenneth Samuel Turner
Kenneth Ray Buckner
Charles Ray Smith
Donald Edward Nunnelly
J. W. Daniel Jr
Hull
Tolbert Albert Whittmire
Dayton
Walter Leroy Nelson
Stowell
Jon Michael Haynes
Robert Hugh Kersh
Hardin
Willie Edward Stanley
William Jason Perry Jr
James Paul Gillard
Thomas Franklin Wilburn
Baytown
Glenn Newman Powers Jr
Michael Carl Frayter
Randolph Allan Forrest
Anahuac
David Mack Shehee
Anahuacc
Floyd Leonard Anglin
Britton Edward Plunk
Richard Wayne Turner
James Clarence Grays
Larry Douglas McAnulty
Richard Lincoln Marshall
Rueben Edward Cole
Alan Wayne Franta
Nathan Wayne McGowan
Warren
Alton Peter Donatto Jy
David Christopher Durr
Winnie
Randy James West
Johnny Ray Baldwin
Leroy Dewayne Bowen
Jack Carl Allred
Kenneth Burl Johnson
Floyd Dwight Edmonds
Anahuae
John Wayne Maxwell
Larry Wayne Jones
Michael Roy Poteté
George Edmond Rentro
Horace Wayne Castilan
Kountze
John Stephen White
Beaumont
Joseph Colton Gteen
Melvin Garland Maves
Thurman Clay
William Earnest Perkins
Randolph Kelly Westmoreland
Saratoga
Hilly Charles Efdwart
County MS Drive Nets $800 for Sept 30 Effort
Hardin County members of the Southeast Texas Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society raised about $800 during their Sept. 30 collection drive. Local chair Val D. Hickman reported Oct. 1. Assistants included Hazel Scoggins of the Silsbee Garden Club Letha Smith of Business and Professional Women James Jeffrey of the Silsbee Women's Club Jean Flanagan of Mu Epsilon Beta Sigma Phi Mrs John Bower of Azalea Club Jessie Jenkins and Robert Edwards East Side and West Side members of Silsbee High School's Maroon and White Club sponsored by Bettye Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Southeast
Texas
National
Hazel Scoggins
Silsbee Garden Club
Letha Smith
James Jeffrey
Silsbee Women's Club
Jean Flanagan
Mu Epsilon Chapter
Beta Sigma Pho
John Bower
Azalea Club
Jessie Jenkins
Robert Edwards
East Side
West Side
Silsbee High School
Bettye Mitchell
Easley Pushes Courthouse Lawn Beautification Plan
Sheriff Tommy Easley invites Hardin County residents to suggest shrubbery and trees for the barren courthouse lawn with aims to begin in December or January. He envisions evergreens, a tree from the Big Thicket, potential paved walkways, and redwood benches with care funded by donors and a landscaper offering services gratis. A community meeting may be called if interest grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Easley
Easley
Daniel A Robinson Serves Aboard USS Clarion River
Fireman Daniel A. Robinson USN son of Mrs J M Caraway of Evadale serves aboard the amphibious landing ship USS Clarion River off Vietnam. The ship supports troops ashore with rocket fire and is part of the Seventh Fleet amphibious forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uss
Clarion River
Daniel A. Robinson
USN
J. M. Caraway
Evadale
Vietnam
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Oldtimers To Meet Oct 19 At O Neil School Cafeteria
Silsbee residents who have lived in town 20 years or more are invited to the Silsbee Old Timers Association reunion on Sunday October 19 starting at 10 am at O Neil Intermediate School. The noon meal costs 180 per plate and prizes will honor the oldest man and woman present plus the farthest travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Grace Daniel
J. W. Oldham
L. O. Turrentine
J. L. Shine
Gladys Farrell
Silsbee approves 1969 70 budget for city operations
Silsbee City Council approved Ronald Hickerson’s 561 418 dollar budget for 1969 70 at a Sept 25 hearing. The plan raises police and street funding, adds two new city departments Parks and Recreation and Humane, purchases a new fire truck and bulldozer, and raises garbage fees from 1 50 to 1 75 monthly. The budget relies on sales tax growth and water sewer line sales, with no expected tax increase.
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Silsbee
Ronald Hickerson
Hickerson
Sanitation Department
Hit Run Driver Injures Girl and Damages Police Car
Vernon Spikes of Silsbee faced felony and misdemeanor charges after a Friday night collision that struck 14 year old Nelda Ruth Thomas and a police car. The girl sustained a concussion and limb injuries. Spikes fled the scene and was arrested Saturday. The incident caused about 600 dollars in police-car damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Edgar Blood
Vernon Spikes
Avenue H
Nelda Ruth Thomas
Silas W. Thomas
Spikes
Avenue J
Earl
Dreddy
Hardin County Grand Jury
Blood
Corporation Court
L. A. Yankie
Hardin County
Thomas
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Neches National Is Awarded City Depository Contract
Neches National Bank was approved as city depository for Silsbee for 1969 1971 at a Sept 25 special meeting after bids from Neches and Silsbee State Bank were reviewed The two bids were nearly identical except for interest charges on city warrants Silsbee State Bank offered 4 percent and Neches National Bank offered no interest charge Mayor Claude C Coward stated this marks the second consecutive biennium Neches National Bank will hold the depository role
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Neches National Bank
Silsbee
Silsbee State Bank
Neches
Claude C. Coward
Kickoff Luncheon For UA To Be Today At Dan's Restaurant
The 1970 United Appeals Campaign kickoff luncheon for Silsbee is set for Thursday October 2 at 12 noon in Dan's Restaurant. Chairman Richard Ratliff will lead a team including Bob Riceman and vice chairmen Roger Ratliff Ross Iles John Skinner Don Hawthorne and Herbert Ruckett with publicity chair Mrs Robert Paret and hostess Mrs Richard Ratliff. The drive aims for a $14500 goal and will run October from Neches National Bank headquarters. For info call 385 7057 at the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Appeals
Silsbee
Dan
Robert Paret
Richard Ratliff
Hardin County United Appeals
Silsbee Drive
Neches National Bank
Ratliff
Burglary at Bottle Shop in Pine Plaza
Burglars raided the Bottle Shop in Pine Plaza Shopping Center on Sept 26, taking liquor and cigarettes valued at about 227 dollars. Police found a small entry hole in the glass after a report by co-owner E. B. Clark. Auto thefts and a Yamaha motorcycle were later recorded during the same incident window. Officers James Martin Don Merrill and Lamar Y Barbo led the investigation.
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Pine Plaza
Silsbee
E. B. Clark
Morris Pharmacy
Don Merrill
Lamar Y Barbo
R. F. Horka
HEW Sets School Hearing Date for Silsbee District
HEW fixed October 15 at 10 am in Dallas for the Silsbee Independent School District freedom of choice case. Trustee votes Sept 24 led to hiring attorney Fletcher Richardson to argue that grade 1-4 freedom of choice at Robinson Elementary does not violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964. HEW tentative dates were Oct 13 and Oct 27, with the 27th sought due to Silsbee’s Diamond Jubilee Oct 11-18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HEW
Silsbee Independent School District
Freedom of Choice
Dallas
Don L. Hough
Hough
Fletcher Richardson
Robinson Elementary
Department
Silsbee
Richardson
Silsbee set for Jubilee Queen pageant and art giveaway
The 1969 Silsbee High School homecoming queen will be crowned Miss Diamond Jubilee of 1969 during the Oct 11 Jubilee opening at Kirby Memorial Stadium. Don Adams will crown Miss Jubilee 1894 nominee chosen by the community. Joyce Dietrich Fuller will donate a 24 by 36 inch oil painting to be given away Oct 18 at Pine Plaza Shopping Center. Holders of entry blanks may pick them up at the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School
Kirby Memorial Stadium
Betty Sherrell
Sherrell
Silsbee
Don Adams
Jasper
Adams
Claude Coward
Ernie Dietrica
Joyce Dietrich Fuller
Pine Plaza
Morris Pharmacy
Fuller
Lamar Tech
Beaumont
Woodlawn
Groves
Paint Box Art
Port Arthur
Dietrich
Robert Ward
Chamber of Commerce
Highway 96 South
Wayne Robinson Addresses Foresters at Beaumont Meeting
Southeast Texas Forestry Group met at J and J Steak House in Beaumont on September 22 to hear Wayne Robinson chief chemist of Eastex Inc discuss pulping characteristics of hardwoods and Eastex efforts to reduce water and air pollution. About 40 foresters and forestry enthusiasts attended. The next meeting is planned for October 21 with details to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Texas Forestry Group
Beaumont
Wayne Robinson
Eastex Inc
Robinson
Eastex
Turkey Shoot To Begin On Sunday At Lumberton
The Lumberton Volunteer Fire Department starts its annual Turkey Shoot this Sunday at 1 pm, and every Sunday in October, at the Youth League Ball Park on Highway 69 one mile north of the Kountze Silspee. Proceeds help fund the department's operating costs, said Chairman Benny Marverry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberton
Nederland Couple Injured In Two Car Wreck At 4 Corners
A two car collision at US 96 and Chance Cut off Road injured a Nederland couple and destroyed their auto. Danny Leyendecker 17 of Lumberton pulled into the south bound lane and was struck broadside by James Burgie Smith 46 of Nederland. Smith suffered facial cuts and his wife Jamie Westbrook Smith 35 had chest injuries and leg cuts. Both were treated and released at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Leyendecker was cited for failure to yield at a stop. Damages: Smith car $3300 Leyendecker car $1100.
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Nederland
Highway
Wayne Pullen
Danny Leyendecker
Lumberton
US 96
James Burgie Smith
Smith
Jamie Westbrook Smith
Pullen
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Levendecker
Smith Auto
Leyendecker
Evadale Homecoming Week Opens With Bonfire Parade
Evadale School kicks off homecoming with a Friday 7 p.m. bonfire and a Saturday 10 a.m. parade themed Evadale Past Present and Future. Bruce Gravis chairs the parade. float entries join via contact. A post parade pep rally and ex-students lunch follow, with Rowell Nash presiding over a noon meeting. The queen will be crowned at 7:15 p.m. in Eastex Stadium, then Evadale hosts Deweyville at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evadale School
Evadale
Bruce Dwayne Gravis
Gravis
Associatio
Rowell Nash
Eastex
Vicki Weatherford
Evadale Rebels
Deweyville Pirates
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iCity
Coun
O'Neil School
Willie T. Bass
Neches National
Dan's
Jose Cuervo Tequilla
Y’barbo
O’barbo
Thomas Forse
Route 1
Jack Dreddy Chevrolet Co
Roger Leviness
Dolan Dunn
James Martin
Miss Jubilee
Foresters
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