Tigers To Return To AAA Status
Silsbee High School will return to a three A district after a revised enrollment standard moves it to District 11-AAA for 1970. The Inter scholastic League’s Oct. 15 directive places Silsbee with Bridge City Cleveland Jasper Liberty Livingst on Port Arthur Austin Little Cypress and West Orange in the new district. Silsbee’s enrollment, 1,084 on Oct. 14, exceeds the old 1,020 cutoff but remains under the revised 1,100 four A line, prompting the change in classification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School
Don L. Hough
Inter
Silsbee
Bridge City
Cleveland
Jasper
Liberty
Livingston
Port Arthur Austin
Little Cypress
West Orange
Horace Whittington Named New Library Board Chairman
At the Silsbee Public Library annual meeting Horace Whittington became chairman with Mrs James Morris as vice chair and Mrs Ralph Lape as secretary while E J Dietrich took the treasurer post. The librarian reported 30 442 books circulated in the year ending Sept 30 up from 27 331 last year and 4 133 books were added for a shelf total of 14 113. membership as of Jan 1 stood at 2 034 with Mrs Horka retiring as chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Public Library
Horace Whittington
James Morris
Ralph Lape
E.J Dietrich
Ruby Ward
H.T. Horka
Horka
Dog Hunters To Meet Monday Night
A meeting of the Dog and Wildlife Protective Association is set for Monday night at 7 30 at Frank's Branch Church near Fred. Sonny Yawn invites all interested persons to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dog Hunters
Dog and Wildlife Protective Association
Frank
Fred
Sonny Yawn
Nixon Couple Visit Relatives Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Joe Nixon of Angleton visited relatives and friends over the weekend, stopping to catch up with family in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Nixon
Angleton
Herve
Silsbee Diamond Jubilee Parade Ends Week of Festivities
Silsbee wrapped up a week of Diamond Jubilee events with a Saturday program featuring a Fiddler’s Contest won by Quay Ross of Kirbyville for Best Fiddler and Oldest Fiddler, bluegrass by Skeet Jasper, a reception with Senator Yarborough and others, and a parade with top floats and band awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Bob Ward
Quay Ross Af
Kirbyville
A. H. Auslims
Orange
Skeet Jasper
Neches National Bank For Texas
U. S
Ralph Yarborough
John Dowdy
Don Adams
Charles Wilson
Neches
Yarborough
Dowdy
Adams
Wilson
Paul Georgas
Lions Club
Robert A. Scott
Thespians of
Silsbee High School
Hardin County Savings and Loan
Silsbee High
Industrial Arts Club
Neches National Bank
Future Homemakers of America
Beall’s
Morgan
Lindsey
SHS
Silsbee Auto
Kountze High School
Evadale High School
Har
Tigers Face Bees In District Showdown Saturday Night
Silsbee travels to Port Arthur to meet Lincoln in a 7:30 p m kickoff at Yellowjacket Stadium in a key 22-AAAA clash. Lincoln QB Loyd Carlie leads a 3-3 Bees offense while Silsbee, coming off the Nederland win, eyes an upset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Tigers
Port Arthur
Lincoln Bumblebees
Yellowjacket Stadium
Lincoln
Loyd Carlie
Bees
Thomas Jefferson
Victor Pirates
Carlie
Jimmy Washington
Washington
Silsbee
Dery] McGallion
Port Neches- Groves
Tommy Landry
Victor
Ledger
Jasper Bulldogs
Tigers
Nederland
Port Neches
Groves
Ronnie Singleton
Singleton
Leo Hickman
Ensign H Holmes Posthumously Awarded Bronze Star and Other Medals
Ensign Hugh Bryant Holmes son of Mr and Mrs V O Holmes former Silsbee residents received the Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device Purple Heart Combat Action Ribbon National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal with one bronze star and Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal posthumously for his Vietnam service. He was killed in action June 23. The ceremony is set for 7:15 p m October 29 at the Naval Reserve Center Tulsa Oklahoma, where his parents now reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Bryant Holmes
V. O. Holmes
Silsbee
Holmes
Vietnam
Charles K. Duncan
Naval Reserve Center
15Th and Sandusky
Tulsa
Okla
Fund Drive For Retarded Children Reaches Halfway Mark
The Silsbee Association for Retarded Children reports halfway to a 62400 goal. Donations range from pennies to 100 dollars with many groups and individuals giving. contributions can be mailed or delivered to local banks and city hall in Silsbee Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Association For
Silsbee State Bank
Neches National Bank
Hardin County Savings and Loan
Gulf States Utilities
Houston Natural Gas iCo
Sour Lake Man Jailed In Shooting
Ollie R. Hendrix, 37, of Sour Lake surrendered to sheriffs at 12 30 a m Wednesday after wounding his wife with a shotgun at 9 30 p m Tuesday. He was charged with assault with intent to murder in KT Kimball court and held in Hardin County jail with a $5000 bond. Hendrix hid in woods behind his home on Grayburg Road before turning himself in. the wife was wounded only slightly and not hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie R. Hendrix
Sour Lake
Sheriff's Department
Tom Easley
Hendrix
Court of Justice of the Peace
C. A. Kimball
Kountze
Hardin County
Jrail
Grayburg
Easley
Local Birth Announcements Include Five Newborns
Lt. Col. and Mrs. Bob Smith of Pensacola announce the birth of Robert Sean on October 15 at Sacred Heart Hospital with paternal grandparents listed as Mr. and Mrs. Tom L. Smith. Frank Michael Ryan and Mrs. Ryan announce Patrick Michael Callaghan born October 9 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont with grandparents named. Jimmy Har grove and Mrs. Har grove announce Kimberly Ann born October 16 at St. Elizabeth Hospital with Hargrove and Reeves as grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Smith
Pensacola
Fla
Robert Sean
Sacred Heart Hospital
Tom L. Smith
Frank Michael Ryan
Patrick Michael Callaghan
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Jimmy Hargrove
Silsbee
Kimberly Ann
Howard Hargrove
This City
B. Reeves
Buna
Turkey Shoot at Lum berton Fire Dept Fundraiser Oct 26
The Lum berton Volunteer Fire Department hosts its annual Turkey Shoot Sunday October 26 at the Youth League Ball Park one mile north of the Kountee Silsbee Y on Highway 69. Proceeds support the department operating fund.
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Lumberton
Weekend visit from Houston to honor Mrs Brum
Mr and Mrs Ralph Brun and family of Houston visited at the weekend in the home of his mother Mrs L R Brum. The gathering celebrated the family ties and recalled past shared times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Brun
Houston
L. R. Brum
HEW SISD Hearing Ends In Dallas Stalemate
The Silsbee Independent School District and the HEW clashed in Dallas on October 15 over Robinson Elementary freedom of choice. Supt. Don L. Hough defended that integration was not a Civil Rights Act violation while HEW argued the district was out of compliance. The hearing ended with briefs due in 30 days and a decision expected in about six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Independent School District
HEW
SISD
Dallas
Don L. Hough
Hough
Robinson Elementary
Texas
Robinson
Fresenius Road
Ave
Anthony J. Iacobo
Richardson
Bruce Watts
Art League To Meet At League Headquarters Tonight
The Silsbee Art League will hold a business meeting at league headquarters on Roosevelt Dr. at 7 30 p m tonight. Plans for the annual Art Fair will be discussed at this meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Art League
League
Roosevelt Dr
Dainwood Confined to Baptist Hospital After Attack
A. W. Dainwood remains at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont after a heart attack Saturday. Personnel report his condition as satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Dainwood
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Silsbee Christmas Basket program forms leadership group
The Silsbee Ministers Fellowship organized the Silsbee Christmas Basket program with B W Graves as general chairman and Rev J G Washington as publicity head. The effort, targeting needy families in the Silsbee Independent School District, seeks donations of non perishables and funds for meat and perishables, with applications to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sillsbee
B. W Graves
Ernie Dietrich
Weeks Crawford
Don Hough
F. C Drake
J. G. Washington
B. W. Graves
F. C. Drake
Val Hickman
Alvin Hendrix
Silsbee
R. E. Jonte
Silsbee Independent School District
Jonte Ead
Four Traffic Accidents Recorded in Silsbee Weekend
Four traffic accidents occurred in Silsbee over the weekend injuring six people and causing major damage. A 13 year old girl, Gloria Weldon, was struck on Avenue J by Floyd Richardson. four others were hurt in a Roosevelt Drive collision. LaDonna McLemore, 14, remained hospitalized with a fractured leg after being hit on Highway 418 by Jose Rodriguez. No charges were filed in the 418 incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Gloria Jean Weldon
Zilsbee
Floyd Richardson
Kountze
Avenue J
N. 5Th St
Richardson
Silssee Doctors Hospital
M. D. Merrill
Roosevelt Drive
Lamar O’barbo
David C. Capps
Roosevelt Extension
Jon Alan Turner
Capps
Turner
Steve Peeling
Silsbee Doctor’s Hospital
Ronnie Hullit
Doctors Hospital
O’barbo
Helen Arline
George Belenger
Jose Trofilo Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Martin
Tigers Narrow Loss to PNG in Tight District Battle
Port Neches-Groves edged Silsbee 31-29 in a 22-AAAA matchup before a capacity homecoming crowd. The seesaw game featured penalties and disputed calls, with PNG taking a late lead after a 64 yard opening drive and Tommy Landry finishing the drive with a three yard score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Tanton
Silsbee
Port Neches-Groves
Tiger
Deryl Ray McClallion
Norman Sykes
Reginald Garrett
Fsgore
PNG
Port Neches- Groves
Tommy Landry
Indians
McGallion
Leyton Brown
Tigers
Landry
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R. E. Jackson
Conley Bradshaw
Mrs. Jackson
Ernest Jackson
AAA
din-Jefferson High School
Jim Hays
Ronald Hickerson
Effie “Sam” Ratliff
Herbert Cunningham
John H. Means
Harvey Robinson
L. E
Col. Sanders” Ferguson
Gene Barnes
Pat Trahan
Gulf States
Avenue H
Bakers
Christene Hawkins
Silsibee State Bank
T. E. Chumley
GSA
Lucille Holmes
Hardin Drug
R. L. Barclay
Buck Jones
P. A. Parsley
Cravens Insurance
Susie Watkins
Lester D. Self
Barbara Weathersby
Lee Smyly
KKAS
J. H. Clark
C. A. Jones
Virgil Thompson
Leonard Lowe
Lily Davis
Jesse Stevens
Birdie Singleton
J. P. White
T. L. Staten
American Association of Retired Persons
Association
Stoten
Cliff Bruner
Billy Carter
East Avenue H
George Bellenger
Don Lee Hawthorne
Billy Fuller
Jack Droddy
Bob McClelland
Billy Paine
Edgar Blood
Ensign H. Holmes
Turkey
Tunney Smith
David Smith
Robert Thompson
Highway 96
O'Neil Intermediate
Art League
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