By-Pass Contract May Be Let in February
State Highway Department plans the first contract for dirt work and drainage and a grade separation over the railroad at Ray's Food Town to begin the Silsbee Evadale bypass project. The initial bid target is 1.293 million dollars for two lanes, with a four lane eventual goal and right of way funding by year end.
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State Highway Department
Silsbee
Hardin County
Pine Island Bayou
Loeb
Evadale
Ray's Food Town
Dusty Jones
Gulf Bulk Station
Chance
Bert Black
Neches River
Ray's
Santa Fe
Silsbee and
Guecart
Jack Hedge
Hedge
Kountze
Eleventh Street
Beaumont
Silsbee By-Pass
Toledo Bend Dam Approval Expected Today
Congressman Jack Brooks reported via telegram that the Federal Power Commission was poised to approve Sabine River Authority’s application to build the Toledo Bend multi purpose dam. He emphasized rapid, sympathetic review and noted focus on recreational development of a large lake on the Sabine River between Louisiana and Texas.
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The
BEE
Jack Brooks
Federal Power Commission
Sabine River Authority
Toledo Bend
Brooks
Power Commission
Sabine River
Louisiana
Texas
Classroom Teachers To Meet Monday
The Classroom Teachers Association opens its season with a meeting Monday in Kirby Elementary School cafeteria from 3:45 to 4:30 p m. Refreshments are from 3:30 to 3:45. Howard Perkins presides. A panel on short and long range objectives features Mrs. Frank Grote and others with piano accompaniment by Mrs. O H Bertram.
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The
Classroom Teachers Association
Kirby
Howard Perkins
D. D. McGrewan
H L. Gardner
O. H. Bertram
Frank Grote
Harmon Weathersby
Maurice Hobbs
Alvin Ragan
Chester Hooks
JoAnn la Toof
Harvey Jones
28 Held At Jail During Last Week
A report from the Sheriff’s Office in Rountze shows 28 persons housed in the county jail during the past week. Fifteen were booked for being drunk and disorderly. Other cases include one held for Beaumont Police Department, five for drunk in car, one for misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, two for child desertion, one for forgery, two for disturbing the peace, and one for malicious mischief.
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Rountze
Dave Rountree
Beaumont
Silsbee Alumni Set Homecoming Planning Session
Silsbee High Ex-Students Association met in the auditorium with class reps and chairs to plan the homecoming on October 25 and 26. Only out of town ex students will receive mailed letters. the newspaper serves as invitations for local exes. Next meeting is October 10 at 7:30 PM, led by president Richard Weathersby.
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Ex-Students Association of
Silsbee High School
Silsbee
Richard Weathersby
Bee Classified Brings Fast Sale
A 50 cent classified ad from Bee Classified generated rapid results prompting the advertiser to call with praise. The piece showcases how small ad placements can yield quick sales for both business and individual buyers and sellers in the Want Ads.
For Sale Chevrolet 4-Door Sedan in A-1 Condition
One owner low mileage Chevrolet four door sedan for sale. Contact EV five2739. The ad was placed in The Bee and mailed Thursday morning. The car was sold by 11 am Thursday after inspection for the asking price.
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Loeb
Business Women To Be Honored By Clubs
Local Business and Professional Women's Club marks National Business Women's Week with a week of events. Silsbee Lions hosted 11 business women this week, Kiwanis to host a tea and luncheon next week, with a 3 to 5 p.m. tea Sunday October 6 at Hardin County Savings and Loan. Free coffee mornings at several local businesses accompany the activities.
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Business and Professional Women’s Club
Silsbee Lions Club
Kiwanis Club
Silsbee B&pw Club
Hardin County Savings and Loan Club
Roorm
Bapw Club
Kiwanis
Mary O. Silverstrom
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Youngsters To Ride Fire Trucks During Prevention Week
Fire Prevention Week runs Oct 7 to 12 with local observances led by Fire Chief John Busby. First grade students in city schools will ride fire trucks and a school fire drill will test evacuation times while residents are urged to remove fire hazards at home and work.
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John Busby
Sils‘bee Volunteer Fire Department
Seven DWI and theft cases heard in county court last week
Judge Fletcher Richardson presided as seven defendants faced penalties. W H Nixon of Mineral Wells paid 50 dollars and costs with three days in jail for DWI. G C Tomlin of Fred 50 fine and three days for DWI. William S Lambright of Livingston was found guilty on three DWI counts with 50 and 100 dollar fines and three days each. Foy Johnston of Houston and Doyle Letney of Silsbee faced theft related fines and jail terms.
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Fletcher Richardson
W. H. Nixon
Mineral Wells
H. A. Wilson
Houston
Foy Johnston
G. C. Tomlin
Fred
William S Lambright
Livingston
Doyle Letney
Silsbee
H. L. Lackey Development Receives City Approval
The city planning commission approved H L Lackey's preliminary plat for a 12 acre subdivision east of Silsbee on Knapple Road. The 17 lot development lies just outside city limits but remains under local control within one half mile. construction to begin within two weeks.
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Knupple Road
City Planning Commission
H. L. Lackey
Silsbee
Low
Knapple Road
Lackey
Seventh Grade Intramural Games Set in Silsbee Stadium
Seventh grade intramural football opens at 6 p m in Kirby Stadium with Bears facing Eagles on Oct 8. The Lions meet the Colts on Oct 17, with four local teams ensuring every boy plays at least part of each game.
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Kirby Stadium
Bears
Eagles
Gradlers
Lions
Colts
Silsbee
S. A Wallace
Valuations Up Two Million In Silsbee Tax Notices
Silsbee residents and taxpayers received 2350 tax statements for the current year. Total assessed valuation rose from 4.6 million to 6.75 million due to water and sewer bonds. Taxes total 84,392.84 with delinquency after January 31, 1964.
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Silsbee
Cesar Dominguez
Dominguez
Ninth Grade Cubs Triumph Over Central Catholic 22 to 8
The Silsbee Junior High Tiger Cubs ninth grade team defeated Central Catholic Junior High of Beaumont 22 to 8 at Kirby Stadium last Thursday night. Also notes list Austin Eight Grade 6-6 tie, upcoming district games in Purple Stadium on Oct 10, Bowie in Silsbee on Oct 8, and a 12-6 loss for the JV B squad to Port Arthur Yellow Jackets in Port Arthur last Saturday.
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C. M. Hall
Kansas City
Jerald Peveto
J. A. Richardson
John Lindsey
Bill Williams
Pineland
R. E. Barclay
John Allen Keel
Larry Cawley
SHSTC
Huntsville
Katherine Cawley
Lamar College
Anthony Wilson
Navasota
Larry Correll
C. R. Greene
Houston
D. V. Swarthout
Bill Thompson
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Annette Tutt
Beaumont
Marvin Tutt
Joey Taylor
Evelyn Allen
J. M. Redley
Steve Keown
Herman Hooks
Silsbee
Tiger Cubs
Central Catholic Junior High of
Kirby Stadium
Beaumonters
Husky
Robichau
Tigers
Barnes
S. A. Wallace
Purple Stadium
Dowling
Crockett
Cubs
Austin
French Elementary Stadium
Bowie
Silsbee Tiger
Port Arthur Yellow Jacket
Port Arthu
Tiger
Paul Johnson
Heggie Madison
Robert Parks
Jimmy King
Carl Adams
Gerald Walker
Nelson Flanagan
63 Tax Statements To Be Delayed in Hardin County
Hardin County tax assessor W. T. Bean says 1963 tax statements will be mailed late due to a Sinclair Oil and Gas Co injunction affecting tax assessing procedures. Discounts apply October 3%, November 2%, December 1% with rates based on 100 dollar valuations across state, county, road districts and schools including Saratoga Batson Thicket Wotaw Sour Lake Grayburg Pine Ridge Kountze Chance Loeb High Island Village Mills Silsbee Caney Head Fletcher Votaw White Oak.
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Hardin County
W. T. Bean
Sinclair Oil and Gas Co
Bean
Mr. Bean
Saratoga
Batson
Thicket
Wotaw
Sour Lake
Grayburg
Pine Ridge
Kountze
Chance - Loeb
High Island
Village Mills
Silsbee
Caney Head
Fletcher
Votaw
Willie Boudreaux in Critical Condition After Beaumont Crash
Willie Boudreaux 48 of Silsbee is in Baptist Hospital Beaumont in critical condition after a Sept 26 traffic crash on Freeway 90 overpass Holly Street. He suffered a broken neck and traction with a tracheotomy performed. surgery postponed due to weakness. The other driver Earl Mullins of Ennis Texas, was in the collision. Boudreaux truck owned by Acme Oil Field Service sustained major damage.
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Willie Boudreaux
Silsbee Tigers Rest Before Huntsville Test
Silsbee's hard-playing Tigers take a rest week after a four-game win streak in the predistrict warm up. They face three 11 AAAA opponents this Friday night and prepare for a tough district schedule with strong 2-AAA teams Nederland, Orange, and Jasper, plus a key upcoming game against the Huntsville Hornets.
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Silsbee
Tigers
Orange
Port Arthur Yellow Jackets
Nederland
Port Neches
Jasper
Dallas Morning News
French
Sulshee
Muntsvil Hornets
Vider
Bridge Cite
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Lou Fuller
Leroy
Tatum
N. M
Virgil Watts
Martha Ashworth
Sam Houston Teachers College
Weldon Ashworth
Bill Pate
Ashworth
Sidney Dauphin
Hallsville
L. J. King Sr
Fort Worth
Ed Woolley
New York City
L. J. Sagstetter
Baytown
Milton Schneers
J. H. Rankin
Joyce Marie Paramore
Marian Joly
SHSC
Miss Paramore
Parmore
Thomas Keel
LaPorte
Eugene Keel
Darwin C Hodge
Elray Hall
Victor
C. M Hall
Barbara Ann Davis
Orlando
Fla
J. E. Lee
Nacogdoches
Olan Davis
Paul R. Lindsey
H. L. Lackey Development
Planning Commission
L. A. Yankie
Bill Barclay
Frank Rudi
Saile
Rayford
Birdwell
Marion Almond
Sam Cerniglia
Jack Walker
Jerry Redkev
David Ivie
Wesley Darby
Randy Smith
Jerry Rodriguis
Doug Caldwell
Larry Dunaway
Frankie Berryman
Larry Williams
Dan Rose
Danny Stephens
Robert Hollyfield
John Landgraf
Michael Grisham
Pete Baker
Matt Dinkle
Gary Wood
Jerry Collins
Rufus Mullins
Lloyd Beil
Cecil Gilmore
William Nichols
Bryan Berryman
Glen Kleissman
Charlie Richard
Chris Tucker
Randy Skillern
Buford Nolan
Frank Majone
Dewain Anderson
Danny Almond
Kurt Benson
Tommy Barnes
Randy Wallace
Mack Brown
Kyle Brookins
David Hoover
Claud Coward
Lonnie Simmons
Thomas Wornick
Daniel DuBosc
Robert DeParte
Robert Stewart
Gary Boehler
Kyle Reeves
Jimmy Chesshire
Loggins Martin
Jess McKeown
James Powell
Dennis Byerly
Charles Frazier
Bobby Gray
Lamar Buckner
Douglas Wooley
Joe Sistrunk
Stephen Young
Bruce Harrison
Dolan Dunn
David Smith
Mike Brown
Bill Graves
David Reeves
Billy Keith
Minnie Lou Gordon
H. B. Delery and Son
C. W. Hogue
Cleveland
Central Catholic
Claud Tarver
Willie Bean
Hornets
Johnson
Madison
Parks
Walker
Raymond McGallion
Reggie Madison
Buffaloes
Cir
Punky Parks
Dale Coco
McGallion
Nederigig
Silsbee Frepeoh
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