Evadale Prepares for 1961 Homecoming Festivities
Evadale readies a 1961 Homecoming with a 7:30 p m kickoff at Rebel stadium for Evadale versus St Marys of Orange. A 1:30 parade features bands from Silsbee Buna and Evadale with floats. Queen candidates Darlene Andrews Barbara Ann Burrell Brenda Bruce and Patsy Wilkerson vie for the crown at halftime.
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Evadale
Rebel Stadium
Brenda Bruce
Patsy Wilkerson
Evadale’s Rebels
St. Mary’s of Orange
Silsbee High
Junior High
Buna
B. W. Gravis
Evadale Ex-Students Association
Paul Breder
Guilty Pleas Reported in Hardin County Court
Hardin County court accepted three pleas this week, bringing September total to 13 cases tried. Defendants include Ollie Hargraves theft with $1 fine, Martin Loggin 40 days for child abandonment, John Henry Smith six months for theft, and Lucille H. Lewis fined $50 plus three jail days for DWI. Other September pleas include Norman Land license suspension, Wilky Hedrick DWI, Lonnie Stanley theft, Gene Coffman one day for child abandonment, Bill Leatherwood Roy Beard running deer with dogs, Rodgie Hughes DWI, Charles Lewis Harvey Ashcraft theft sentences, Dennie O Barbo DWI, Joe Brook illegal beer transport, Carol Davis theft, and Streetman Daley aggravated assault with three months jail.
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Hardin
Ollie Hargraves
Martin Loggin
John Henry Smith
Lucille H. Lewis
Norman Land
Wilky L. Hedrick
DWI
Lonnie Stanley
Gene Coffman
Bill Leatherwood
Roy Beard
Rodgie B. Hughes
Charles A. Lewis
Harvey Ashcraft
Dennie O'Barbo
Joe L. Brook
Carol E. Davis
Joe Streetman
Phillip M. Daley
Streetman
Daley
Parks Memorial Fund Reaches $1350 First Week
The Bobby Parks Memorial Fund started by Silsbee Police Department and Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department raised 1350.50 by Wednesday noon. Police Chief Grady Tarver said more funds are expected as organizations and individuals are contacted. The fund supports the education of five Parks children and is deposited in Silsbee State Bank in Mrs Helen Parks name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Parks
Silsbee Police Department
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Grady Tarver
Silsbee
Busby
Robert J
Bobby) Parks
Parks
Gordon Dickinson
Leo Hickman
Dickinson
Silsbee State Bank
Helen Parks
Silsbee Fire Department
Silsbee Bee
Tigers Romp By Bridge City In Final Warmup
Silsbee led 20-0 at halftime and dominated Bridge City 47-6 in a non district finale. Bo Tarver extended his scoring lead with two touchdowns and a conversion, while Johnson sparked a 78 yard TD dash. Bridge City showed brave passing but could not slow the Tigers as Silsbee preserved top form ahead of an off week.
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Tigers
Bridge City
Bo Tarver
Tarver
Paul Johnson
Silsbee
Johnson
Bill Davis
Huntsville
Cardinals
Port
Johnny Upshaw
Randy Read
Nicky Gilbert
Upshaw
Gilbert
John Clawson
David Stamps
Tiger
Read
Jelant
Pudgie Black
Black
Pee Wee Roy
Gerhig Brown
Brida City
Don Hartman
Cardinal
Brown
Morris Windham
Glen Ward
Jerry Lindsey
Lindsey
Cubs Tie Bowie 0-0 and face Austin tonight
Silsbee junior high Cubs eighth and ninth grade football teams host Stephen F. Austin of Beaumont with ninth graders at Kirby stadium 7 p m and eighth graders at 4 p m. Ninth graders drew 0-0 with Bowie last week after defeating Crockett 28-0 prior. Eighth graders won 14-2 over Victor and seek a win to stay in district title contention. Coach S A Wallace notes Austin defeated Bowie 120-8 in their previous meeting.
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Silsbee
Cubs
Stephen F. Austin
Beaumont
Austin
Kirby Stadium
Bowie
Beaumonters
Crockett
S. A. Walllace
Silsbee B Team Preps for French High B Clash
Silsbee High School B team travels to Beaumont's Purple Stadium to face French High B. Last Thursday coach Tony Rothrock's squad defeated Evadale 25-0, with Gerald Walker routing runners and Buddy Upshaw scoring twice, Reggie Madison scoring once, and Carl Adams adding the extra point.
Business Light at County Jail Asserts Calm in Past Weeks
County jail activity has been fairly light in the last two weeks, Deputy Dave Rountree reported. Total arrests reach 30, with 20 for drunkenness and the rest split among drunken driving theft assault murder and traffic offenses including selling beer after hours and a drunken in fear incident.
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Dave Rountree
County To Mail Tax Statements By October 20
County tax statements will be mailed by October 20 due to delays in rates from the county equalization board. State tax discounts apply for October through December payments, with three, two, and one percent discounts respectively. Tax rates per $100 valuation list state, county, and road district amounts for 1960 and 1961, with several district subrates and no bonded debt noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Bean
County Equalization Board
Saratoga-Batson
Sour Lake
Chance-Lock
Kountze
Village Mills
Caney Head
Silsbee
Texas Small School Meeting Held in Evadale
Region I of the Texas Small Schools Study met at Evadale school on Tuesday with E C Nash, Evadale superintendent, presiding. Attending were Garrison, Redland, Central Heights, Elysian Fields, Brookeland, and Chance Loeb. Charles T Bitters of Austin, TEA coordinator, and Mrs Lahoma Smith attended with an assistant. Demonstrations were given by fourth grade teacher Bert Fling in science and Barbara Rainey in commercial subjects. The study, co sponsored by the Texas Small Schools Association and TEA, began in 1959 with a five year plan to broaden curriculum, tailor it to students, emphasize standards, and ease teachers’ duties. Techniques include multiple classes and supervised correspondence study. Equipment additions include an audio center with tape recorders, felt board, overhead projector, and portable science lab.
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Evadale
Garrison
Redland
Central Heights
Elysian Fields
Brookeland
Chance Loeb
Charles T. Bitters
Austin
Texas Education Agency
Texas Small Schools Project
Lahoma Smith
Bert Fling
Barbara Rainey
Texas Small
Evadale Lions Set Work Day at Community Park
Evadale Lions club held a Monday night meeting at the high school cafe with President H. D Smith presiding. Reports from standing committees were heard and upcoming projects discussed. A work date is scheduled for Saturday morning October 14 to finish landscaping at the nearly completed Community park.
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Evadale Lions Club
H. D Smith
County Officials Due 1800 Salary Raise
County officials and county employees will receive pay raises of 10 to 20 percent effective Jan. 1, 1962, boosting county official salaries from 6700 to 8500 dollars per year due to population growth. The 1962 budget totals 1,491,170 for all funds, with 1,233,367 from taxes and 783,742 in ending balances, projecting a 525,938 ending balance for 1962. Total operating tax rate is 70 cents per 100 valuation, plus 64 cents for interest and sinking, and 37 cents for Road District 5 in Silsbee.
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Fletcher Richardson
Silsbee
General Fund
Ead and Bridge Fund
Jury Fund
Saratoga
Kountze
Chance-Loeb
Whitaker to seek treatment for malignant neck growth
County Sheriff William Whitaker will travel to the M. D. Anderson Clinic in Houston for treatment after a Beaumont examination revealed a malignant growth on his neck. Doctors expect to treat the growth and provide further test results upon his return, with plans to resume duties promptly after preliminary care.
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William Whitaker
Beaumont
M. D. Anderson Clinic
Houston
Whitaker
M. D. Anderson
Quarterback Club Plans SWC Film Show
The Silsbee Quarterback Club will view highlights of the 1960 Southwest Conference season at the weekly meeting next Tuesday. Coach Ray McGallion secured the SWC film after quarterbacks watched Bridge City Silsbee footage this Tuesday. no local game film will be shown due to the Tigers being idle Friday.
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Silsbee
Tigers
Ray McGallion
SWC
National Newspaper Week Proclaimed by Silsbee Mayor
Mayor Frank L. McClanahan Jr notes National Newspaper Week October 15 to 21 in Silsbee and nationwide. He emphasizes the right to know the truth as central to a free society and praises local newspapers for informing the people while urging continued press freedom as a cornerstone of democracy.
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National
McClanahan
Texas
Frank L. McClanahan
Silsbee
Council To Talk City Operations Garbage Dump
Silsbee city council handled routine matters at the regular meeting. Two special sessions are planned: one to discuss a new garbage dump location and another for the efficiency study committee. The body approved a $1550 audit fee to Beaumont accountants Robert and Neushafer. Letters of commendation from Beaumont Port Arthur Jefferson County Civil Defense Groves and Hardin County Judge Fletcher Richardson were read. Water Superintendent Leslie Raney was authorized to attend the Water Works Convention in San Antonio and Mayor F L McClanahan will attend a Texas Municipal League meeting there. Mayor Pro Tem Lenox Hawthorne presided in the mayor’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee City
Robert and Neushafer
Beaumont Accountants
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Jefferson County Civil Defense Groves
Fletcher Richardson
Hardin County
Silsbee
Leslie Raney
San Antonio
F. L. McClanahan
Texas Municipal League
Lenox Hawthorne
McClanahan
Hardin County Wins Citation For Cancer Work
Hardin County earned first place in district 10 for the 1960-61 cancer crusade for reaching 173 percent of its quota. The county also gained second-highest Texas honors for meritorious services. The district convention in September 1960 saw record attendance, with 120 dozen dressings prepared by service groups during 1960-61. Educational materials increased, more films shown, and more money donated, amid rising patient demand. A health education workshop at Lamar College on November 4 will feature Miss Gertrude Lynn and address health programs in public schools and major national health issues.
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The
American Cancer Program
Kountze
Edwin S. Hayes
District 10
Hardin County
Texas
Kountag
Wright
Hayes
Lamar College
Gertrude Lynn
Texas Education Agency
Lions Hear Coach McGallion View SWC Film Tuesday
Coach Ray McGallion told Silsbee Lions Club members about the 1961 Silsbee Tigers and district 10-BA battles. He presented a color film on the 1960 Southwest Conference season. Attendees included Self, B A Rucker, Leon Bovett, Robert Neyland, Harmon Weathersby and Cecil Cobble.
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Lions
Coach McGallion
Ray McGallion
Silsbee Lions Club
Silsbee Tigers
Bluebonnet Cafe
McGallion
LDPD
Self
B. A. Rucker
Leon Bovett
Robert Neyland
Harmon Weathersby
Cecil Cobble
Lakeview Methodist Assembly
Palestine
Plans For Annual Homecoming In Silsbee Near Completion
Silsbee homecoming events set for November 3 4 include a football game versus Conroe at Kirby Memorial Stadium with halftime Queen 1961. Six class reunions 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 receive recognition at Saturday assembly. Alumni lunch barbecue noon Saturday hosted by Upsilon Be a Sigma Phi.
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Silsbee
Silsbee-Conroe
Kirby Memorial Stadium
General Assembly
H. Pitman
Beaumont
Silsbee High
Bluebonnet Cafe
Jr Tho Upsilon Chapter
Bea Sigma Phi
Afeteria
Lady Golfers To Hold Tournament At Hardin County Club
The Ladies Association of Hardin County Golf and Country Club will host an 18 hole mutual tournament Tuesday with an 8 30 a m shotgun start. Women from about ten area clubs invited. trophies awarded by flight. Past October winners listed include Mrs John Spillar and Mrs B A McMahon in first flight and Mrs Charles Kent and Mrs George Wright in second, with bridge winners named.
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Hardin County Golf and Country Club
John Spillar
B. A. McMahon
Charles Kent
George Wright
Maida Fuller
Jane Mueller
F. L. McClanahan
Evadale PTA To Meet Monday Night in School Auditorium
The Evadale PTA will convene Monday at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium Judge V O Easley of Jasper will speak on Civil Defense Mrs Bob Sissell will preside and a social hour will follow the meeting
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Evadale Pta
V. O. Easley
Jasper
Bob Sissell
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Parks Memorial Fund
Silsbee Public Library
Barry Eason
Virgil Eason
H. T. Horka
Barry
Een
Roy
Silsbee Bridge Citys
Rountree
Texas Small School Meeting
Texas Small Schools Study
E. C. Nash
Pre Siding
Evadale Lions
Simmons
Dam B
Ben Walker
Frank L. McClanahan, Jr
Silsbee, Texas
Groton
Conn
Newt W. Young
USN
Newt G. Young
C. F. Walker
Pete Yarmer
Charles Stephen
Jo Ann LaToof
Billie J. Holmes
Stephen
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