Fines Handed To Four People In County Court
Four cases heard by Judge Fletcher Richardson in Hardin County Court last week resulted in fines for pistol possession and driving with a suspended license. Birtie Berwick and Jack Harper, both fined 100 dollars, faced Aug 29 charges. W E Stiles and Harold Colomb, fined 25 dollars, faced Sept 3 charges for license status and aggravated assault respectively. All defendants pleaded guilty. In Jefferson County, Ivey Smith Jr., 27, pleaded guilty to felony theft and auto possession and received a two year penitentiary sentence for the Dec 16 1961 offense.
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Hardin County
Fletcher Richardson
Birtie Berwick
Jack Harper
Silsbee
W.E. Stiles
Harold Colomb
Ivey Smith Jr
Jefferson County Criminal District Court
State Penitentiary
Hardin County Tax Injunction Keeps Final Assessment On Hold
Hardin County remains under a temporary injunction issued Aug 16 by Judge Bert H. Tunks. County Judge Fletcher Richardson says the board cannot finalize tax rolls as hearings continue on proposed assessable values while considering taxpayer input and a possible shift to 1962 values with outside assessors. Until the Tax Assessor complies with Article 7211, the county cannot decide on next year’s tax collection.
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Hardin County
Sinclair Oil and Gas Co
Bert HH Tunks
113Th District Court of Houston
Fletcher Richardson
Commissioners Court
Board of Equalization
Ishape
Richardson
Willie Bean
One Dead 18 Hurt In Holiday Crashes
A deadly weekend in the Silsbee area left one dead and eighteen injured in multiple accidents across Beaumont and nearby communities. Eva Parsons of Silsbee died after a car struck a truck on Beaumont highway. several others, including Parsons’ relatives, were hospitalized with serious injuries. The incidents also included a Spurger area collision and a separate crash near Boggy Creek Road injuring eight.
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Silsbee
Houston
Eva Parsons
Northshore Medical Center
Beaumont
Parsonne
Johnny
Gary
Lee Garner Lewis
Parsons
Antioch Cemetery
Buna
Thureman D. Parsons
Ruth
Debbie Lynn
Robert D. Odom
Robert Odom Jr
Carence Odom
Doyle Odom
Travis Odom
Amy Gore
Lucille Ferguson
Jasper
Vera Jane Byrum
Evadale
Irene Burch
Barbara Ann Teel
Frederick Francis Parsons
Euclid Street
Loeb
Boggy Creek Road
Baptist Hospital
Leo Hickman
Frances Minton
Donald Geisendorff
Domingue
Alost
Geisendorff
Parker
Lynwood Jones
Peitees
Memoria Hospital
Orange
Prides Nigh
Geff
Spurger
Dove Season Opens in South Lane September 21
Hardin County dove season in the south zone begins September 21 and ends November 19 with shooting hours noon to sunset and a ten bird daily bag. Shotguns must have a three shell capacity and dogs are legal for deer in 10 East Texas counties with local permits. Goose, quail, and other season dates and bag limits are listed with region specifics.
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Texas
Hardin County
Hardin
Game Department
East
Emmett Lack
Jasper
Matagorda
Newton
Orange
Panola
Polk
San Jacinto
Smith
Tyler
Three Kountze Men Booked For Illegal Sale of Beer
Deputy Dave Rountree reports 21 prisoners in the county jail last week, with three Kountze men Wilbert Self Hubert Irvin and Jerry Hamilton arrested Sunday for possession of beer and wine for sale without a license and released on $500 bond. Others held include three traffic offenders one DUI two drunk in car and two for aggravated assault with ten drunk and disorderly picks ups.
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Dave Rountree
Wilbert Self
Hubert Irvin
Jerry Hamilton
Kountze
Court of Justice of the Peace
C. A
Enrollment hits record 3616 in Silsbee schools
Enrollment across the Silsbee system rises to 3616 with projections to top 3630 by week’s end. White schools gain 207. Negro enrollment dips one as transfers shift students among Kirby, Read-Turrentine, and other campuses amid crowded classrooms and planned moves. Traffic officers manage drop off as families return to school.
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Silsbee
Don L. Hough
Hough
Silsbee High School
Kirby
Read-Turrentine
Junior High
Silsbee High
Waldo Mathews
Robinson
Supt. Hough
the Bee
Kurby
Read- Turrentine
Thelma Sheffield Dies At 57 In Silsbee
Thelma Sheffield 57 died Tuesday night at 7 in her home 675 S Fourth St Silsbee. Funeral services today at 10 30 in First Baptist Church with Rev R E Barclay officiating. Interment Kirbyville City Cemetery under Stringer Funeral Home. Survived by mother Mrs Lela Sheffield Nederland five sisters and three brothers. Mr and Mrs Ramsey Hooks and children visited Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington over the weekend.
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Thelma Sheffield
S. Fourth Street
Silsbee
First Baptist Church
Rev
R. E. Barclay
Kirbyville City Cemetery
Stringer Funeral Home
Miss Sheffield
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
J. C. Sheffield
Nederland
W. B. Sheffield
Picayune
Miss. and
Aubrey Sheffield
Breaux Gardens
Mrs. Ramsey Hooks
Six Flags Over
Texas
Arlington
Evadale Rebels Open Season With Hemphill Clash
Evadale High School football opens under coach Harry Williams with 26 players in workouts, 12 lettermen returning, and optimism for a strong start. Hemphill visits Rebel Stadium Friday at 7 30 p m with Evadale aiming to win the season opener amid a tough schedule listed through November 15.
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Evadale High School
Harry Williams
Williams
Harold Smith
William Withers
Hemphill
Evadale
Rebel Stadium
Tigers Open Season Host Center Friday Night
Silsbee to host Center Roughriders in a season opener at 7 30 p m Friday. Last year the Tigers opened in Center and won 29 0. Coach Ray McGallion emphasizes conditioning and play assignments as Center prepares to be tougher with 13 returning lettermen.
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Silsbee Tigers
C. Muckelroy
Leeo Paine
Ray McGallion
Sidney Dauphin
Paul Johnson
Robert Parks
Tiger
Johnson
Parks
Tigers
Tiger Football
Roughriders
Silsbee
Amelia
McGallion
Gerald Walker
Reggie Madison
Nelson Flanagan
Cecil Arnold
George Landry
Sammy Ashworth
Claude Terrell
Carl Adams
Buddy Upshaw
MecGallion
Vicor Tigers Open Football Practice With Full Roster
Silsbee junior high football begins full swing as 150 players across grades seven to nine report in pads. Coach S A Wallace says most show good progress. ninth graders 40, eighth 44, seventh 65. First games Thursday at Vicor with 3 p m for upperclassmen, 4 30 p m for eighth grade.
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Silsbee
S. A. Wallace
Wallace
W. P McGarahan
Leonard Barnett
Bull Spillar
Vicor
Bishop Byrne
Port Arthur
Victor Will Iire
Russell Wright
Larry Wallace
Don Hawthorne
Denny Gilbert
Albert Plainty
Pach
Exis
Quarterback Club Hosts Tigers at Annual Barbecue
Silsbee's Quarterback Club hosted the Tiger football team and coaches at their annual barbecue supper Tuesday night at the East Texas Pulp and Paper Company picnic grounds on Village Creek. The chicken barbecue feed was well attended by club members and the football team.
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Silsbee
Chul
Tiger
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Village Creek
Country Club Championship Tourney to Begin
Sibbee Country Club's championship tournament is expected to start next week. Members must submit entries and pay fees to Galt Pro John Spullas by the weekend. Players divided by handicaps. first round draws after registration. Tyme allows matches to be arranged and finished before the second round. A junior division for players under 21 has no entry fee.
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Sibbee Country Club
Galt
John Spullas
Tyme
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