Federal funds deferred for Silsbee schools over desegregation
Superintendent Don L. Hough reports HEW has deferred 90 days of federal aid to Silsbee School District to force compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The district maintains freedom of choice desegregation, and a Sept. 3 board meeting was called to consider HEW actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Board of Education
Don L. Hough
Education Office
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Washington Hew
Hough
HEW
Auditors Review Hardin County Sheriff's Book Entries
Hardin County commissioners held a special closed session to review questions about certain entries in the sheriff's department books as part of an outside audit of all county departments. The accounting firm Koshkin Norfeldt Coville Ferrell & Associates of Beaumont leads the audit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Commissoners
Hardin County Sheriff's Department
of Koshkin, Norfeldt, Coville, Ferrell & Associates
Beaumont
Sheriff's Department
Henry Overstreet
Hardin County
Overstreet
Commissioners Court
Ruckett Seeks Vacant Silsbee City Council Seat
Herbert G. Ruckett filed Tuesday for a place on the ballot in the October 7 special election to fill Place 2 on the Silsbee City Council. He previously ran second for Place 4 in the April 1 city election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert G. Ruckett
Silsbee
Ruckett
Santa Fe Railway Co
Jim Hays Seeks Vacant Post on Silsbee City Council
Jim L. Hays, an 18 year Silsbee resident and former councilman, seeks Place 2 on the Silsbee City Council vacated by Jim R Sims. He works for Atlantic Richfield Co and has held roles in the Library Board Lions Club and Silsbee Little Theatre. He says he will share his views with any group or organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hays
Silsbee City
James L. Hays
Silsbee
Jim R Sims
Hays
Atlantic Richfield Co
First Baptist Church
Lions Club
Silsbee Little Theatre
Free Public Kindergarten Opens At Robinson Elementary
Students are sought for a free public kindergarten beginning next Monday on the Robinson Elementary School campus. The program focuses on developing social and school readiness skills with classes selected by need and capacity not yet filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
Hatchet Pistol Fight Wounds Two at Plum Ridge
Two men were injured in a hatchet and pistol clash at Plum Ridge Park in Angelina County. Home Wilson and Max Robertson were taken to hospitals in Beaumont and Jasper for severe head injuries and gunshot wounds. Richard Robertson, a brother, was treated after a heart incident. Charges expected in Lufkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angelina County
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Lufkin
Wilson
Kountze
Max J Robertson
Crockett
Tommy Cassel
Angeline County
Robertson
Richard M. Robertson
Jasper Memorial Hospital
Cassel
Wilcon
Phim Ridge Park
Mrs Ora Lee Stephens Arrives in Silsbee to Live with Howell Family
Mrs Ora Lee Stephens of Oakerove Louisiana arrives in Silsbee to reside with her daughter and family Mr and Mrs Charles L Howell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Lee Stephens
Oakerove
Silsbee
Charles L. Howell
Gainesville visit by Miss Laurie and Miss Leslie Wilson
Miss Laurie Wilson and Miss Leslie Wilson of Gainesville visited over the weekend in the home of Mr. and Mrs W H Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurie Wilson
Leslie Wilson
Gainesville
W. H. Holland
Dr A S J Clarke Opens Medical Practice in Silsbee
Dr A S J Clarke of Kansas City Kansas begins a medical practice in Silsbee on Sept 2 joining Dr Sam P Copeland at the Copeland Clinic 735 North Fifth Street. Clarke, a 14 year veteran in general and industrial medicine, moved with his wife to a warmer climate seeking a smaller community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. J. Clarke
Kansas City
Kan
Silshee
Sam P. Copeland
Copeland Clinic
North Fifth Street
Clarke
Little Rock
Ark
University of Arkansas
Fawyetteville
University of Arkansas Medical School
U. S. Army Base Hospital
Red River Arsenal
Texas
University of Missouri Medical School
Columbus
Silsbee
Kansas
Copeland
The
BEE
Clarkes
Colonial Inn
Man Hospitalized With Pistol Wound In Silsbee
Gene L. Freeman of 93 Lindsey Road Silsbee was shot in the abdomen with a .32 pistol on Labor Day at 5:45 am. He was taken to Silsbee Doctors Hospital and then transferred to St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont. He remained unconscious but conscious again on Wednesday and unavailable for police interview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene L. Freeman
Lindsey Road
Silsbee
Edgar Blood
Freeman
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Area Students Return To Classes After Summer
Nearly 4 000 area youngsters returned to school as Lumberton and nearby districts opened on August 27. Silsbee reported 3 478 total first day attendance with 290 first timers, while Evadale enrollment reached 387 in grades 1-12. By Sept 3 Lumberton counted 659 elementary and 551 junior senior high students for a week back, totaling 1 210.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Evadale
Lumberton
School Tax Notices To Be Mailed In September
Silsbee Independent School District will mail tax statements in early September. Tax assessor L D Self says the Board increased the tax rate from 1.75 to 1.85 per 100 valuation to cover rising school costs and higher teacher salaries, yielding about a 5.07 percent rise for a $6,000 home.
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Silsbee Independent School District
L. D. Self
Board of Trustees
Self
McKinney Allen Indicted At Friday Grand Jury Meet
Hardin County Grand Jury on August 29 returned eight indictments with two transfers to County Court. Silsbee constable Albert McKinney and deputy Herman Allen charged for appointing and serving without county approval. District Court also indicted Seth and Pamela Hogg for assault with intent to murder, plus Shuster for hot check, Kirksey and Hawkins for burglary with intent to theft, and Paul Wesley Simms for DWI second offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinney
Allen
Hardin County Grand Jury
Silsbee
Albert McKinney
Herman Allen
Hardie County Commissioners Court
Commissioners Court
District Court
Seth Donald Hogg
Pamela Hogg
C. B. Shuster
Joseph Kirksey
Preston Hawkins
Paul Wesley Simms
Judge Rex Moore Is New President Of Quarterbacks
Silsbee Quarterbacks Club announces Rex Moore as new president for the season. The first meeting is tonight at 7:30 at Neches Nation Bank with outgoing president R. F. Sanford presiding. Officers for the new year will be installed and members alerted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Moore
Silsbee
Neches Nation Bank
R. F. Sanford
Local man loses 12000 in fraud in Silsbee
Silsbee resident fell for a three card monte style con Friday in the packing lot area. Police Chief Edgar Blood said the man withdrew $12000, was shown marked bills, and duped into a card game with three men who then split the winnings. No arrests yet as officers check suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Blood
Blood
Confiance
Silsbee
Herbert Elmore Announces Candidacy for Silsbee City Council
Herbert G. Elmore filed for Place in the Silsbee City Council on September 3, following Jim R. Sims resignation on August 26. Elmore, owner of Elmore Insurance Agency since 1940, is a World War II Pacific paratrooper veteran and former commander of the local American Legion and VFW chapters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert G. Elmore
Silsbee
Jim R. Sims
Elmore
Elmore Insurance Agency
Silsbee American Legion
VFW
Funeral Services for Mittie Lurman in Fred
Funeral services for Mittie Lurman of Fred were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Farmer Funeral Home chapel. Burial followed at Mt Werman Cemetery near Center at 2 p.m. Saturday. She died Thursday evening at Baptist Hospital after a lengthy illness.
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Mittie Lurman
Fred
Farmer Funeral Home
Mt Werman
Center
The
Baptist Hospital
Mrs Wiley Lastrapes Returns Home from Hospital Visit
Mrs Wiley QC. Lastrapes has returned to her New Orleans home after visiting her mother Mrs J O Turner who is a patient at Silsbee Doctors Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley QC
Lastrapes
New Orleans
J. O. Turner
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Youth Discovers Post Office Theft in Silsbee
A 17 year old cyclist in Silsbee found a $5100 cashier's check leading to a post office burglary. Mail was stolen after 6:30 p.m. Friday Aug 29 and found scattered along FM 418. Beaumont Postal Inspector J R Simmons investigates the federal case with portions recovered by Aug 30.
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Conley Bradshaw
Silsbee
FM 418
Silsbee State Bank
Houston Thompson
Silsbee State Bann
Terry Hartman
Jewel Hartman
W. A. Barclay
Bradshaw
Beaumont
J. R. Simmons
Silsbee Officer Earns State Law Enforcement Certification
Silsbee Police Patrolman James Martin became the town’s first officer to receive a basic law enforcement certificate. Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education confirmed the Aug. 5 certification after he completed a 120 hour Lamar police course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
James Martin
Silsee
Edgar Blood
Texas Commission On Law Enforcement Officers
Martin
Lamar
Three Injured in Kountze Highway Collision
A three-vehicle wreck on Highway 69 near Kountze left Fortenberry, and two passengers with broken legs, hospitalized in Beaumont and Hardin Memorial. Investigator Hatcher, with Hopkins and Cowart, cited rain slick pavement and a spinning eastbound car as cause.
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Highway 69
Kountze
Wayne Hatcher
Tlene Laredo
Venice
Mae Fertenberry
Colmesnetl
Laredo
Art League Plans Monday Meeting and Night Classes
The Silsbee Art League will meet at Neches National Bank on Monday September 8 at 7 30 p m. Night classes start September 15 at 7 p m on Roosevelt Drive taught by Jerry Newman of Beaumont.
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Silsbee Art League
Neches National Bank
Art League
Roosevelt Drive
Jerry Newman
Beaumont
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Gilbert Johnson
Silsbee High School
Ted Sellers
Ronnie Singleton
Smith
South Park
Plum Ridge
A. S.J. Clarke
Herbert Elmore
Dery
Ray McGallion
Silsbee Tiger
John Winger
Art Cawthon
South Park Creenies
Kirby Memorial Stadium
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