Silsbee Awards City Insurance To Basil Rodg Firm
Silsbee council awarded three year city insurance including workers compensation general liability and fire and casualty to Silsbee Insurance Agency managed by Basil Rodg. Elmore Insurance had held the policy. City Manager Wayne DuBose will attend a State Library Building Institute workshop in Austin Sept 25 and 26 to keep the library grant eligibility. The council plans a public budget hearing Sept 24 and meets again Sept 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Insurance Agency
Basil Rodg
City of Silsbee
Elmore Insurance Agency
Wayne DuBose
State Library Building Institute
Austin
Silsbee Library
Beaumont Youth Wins Silsbee Club Golf Tournament
Bruce Lietzke of Beaumont fired a one-under-par 71 Thursday to win the first annual Silsbee Country Club Junior Invitational. He led by five strokes after a 35 36 round, ahead of 74 contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont Youth
Silsbee Club
Bruce Lietzke
Beaumont
Silsbee Country Club
Lietzke
Freddy Hashop
Opening Day Enrollment Falls Short of Record
Silsbee district opening day enrollment reached 986 across six campuses with 3492 students and parents in attendance. Rain and traffic snarls prompted police warnings at Kirby through traffic. Evadale enrolled 369, Lumberton added about 100 students with 1123 last Thursday, and new class spaces and air conditioning projects accompany growth as enrollments rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Read - Turrentine
Kirby
Edgar Blood
Kirby School
Don L. Hough
Robinson Elementary
Robinson
Waldo Mathews
Silsbee Junior High
Silsbee High School
O'Neil
Read- Turrentine
Lumberton Schools
Nelson Eichman
Lumberton
Eichman
Lamberton School
Bonnie Kokinos
Gore waives extradition in Texas case return to Georgia
Robert Walter Gore aged 24 of Silsbee waived extradition Tuesday before Jefferson County Criminal District Court. The waiver allows Gore to be returned to Georgia where he faces unspecified charges. The proceeding marks a step in the transfer process pending formal orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Walter Gore
Silsbee
Jefferson County
Art Classes Begin At Silsbee League September 18
The Silsbee Art League plans Day classes starting September 18 under Clarice Holloway of Port Arthur and Night classes starting September 24 with Jerry Newman of Beaumont. Exhibitions planned with Beaumont Art League run September 22, entries delivered to Mary Dale Nelms at 101 Bowers Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Art League
W. T. Wilde
Clarice Holloway
Port Arthur
Jerry Newman
Beaumont
Roosevelt Drive
Beaumont Art League
R. L. Willis
Mary Dale Nelms
Bowers Road
Jack Evans
Silsbee Social Notes Highlight Local Visit Patterns
Mrs Wiley G Lastrapes from New Orleans arrived to visit her mother Mrs James Olin Turner at 205 East Avenue J. Wayne Robinson joined weekend visits at Mr and Mrs Randy Readin in Houston. Couples from Houston Dallas and Atlanta visited to celebrate a 43rd wedding anniversary and other relatives gathered at various homes. Gayle Bland wed Elmer L Taylor in Baytown with A C Bartle and Ronnie Stockholm attending. Herbert Alvin Robertson from Kansas City Kansas visited Don L Hough and HJ Whitney households. Rev Frank Short and his wife and baby from Fort Worth spent time with the Shorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley G. Lastrapes
New Orleans
James Olin Turner
East Avenue
Wayne Robinson
Randy Readin
Houston
Charles Simpson
Jimmy
Hen Cash
John
Dallas
D. H. McGill
James Goodman
Carrollton
Texas
Tom Singletary
Ray Whitney
Atlanta
Don L Hough
HJ Whitney
Harry Hough
Knoxville
Tenn
A. C. Bartle
Ronnie Stockholm
Darlene
Oaumont
Gayle Bland
Elmer L. Taylor
Baytown
Herbert Alvin Robertson
Kansas City
Kans
Rex Worley
N. A. Cravens
L. S. Mast
Frank Short
Baby
Fort Worth
D. M. Short
Local Birth Announcements From Silsbee and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs Iva Thomas Kirkindall of Silsbee welcome a son Iva Thomas II born August 22 at St Johns Oxnard California. Grandparents listed include C C Reid, Alton Green Buna, Mark D Gilley Kountree, Stacy Lynn born September 1 at Silsbee Doctors Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva Thomas Kirkindall
Silsbee
Iva Thomas II
St John's Hospital
Oxnard
Calif
C. C. Reid
Alton Green
Buna
Mark D. Gilley
Kountree
Stacy Lynn
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Son Of Former Resident Named Baytown Corpora tion Court Judge
Neel Richardson son of former Silsbee resident Mr and Mrs A Doug Richardson was named Corporation Court Judge in Baytown. A 28 year old attorney from Houston he graduated Bellaire High School 1958 Baylor University 1963 with a BBA and UH Law 1967. He moved to Baytown last September after passing the bar and will continue with a Baytown law firm. He is active in civic groups including Baytown Lions Junior Chamber of Commerce Goose Creek Country Club and Houston First Christian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neel Richardson
Silsbee
Corporation Court
Baytown
Doug Richardson
Doug, Richardson
Silsbee High School
Paytown
Houston
Richardson
Bellaire High School
Baylor University
University of Houston
Baytown Lions
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Goose Creek Country Club
First, Christian Church
Miller Promoted to Engineer of Crack at AT&SF Railway
Jimmy Bluitt Miller, formerly of Silsbee, is promoted to Engineer of Crack for the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe system with Chicago as headquarters. Effective September, Miller succeeds R. K. Garland, announced by chief engineer R. H. Breeder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Bluitt Miller
Silsbee
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Chicago
Miller
RK. G. Garland
R. H. Breeder
Funeral Services For Mrs. McKinney Held In Silsbee
Funeral services for 72 year old Mrs Myra Holl McKinney were held Monday afternoon at Farmer Funeral Chapel with Pastor Mildred DeVille officiating. Burial followed at Resthaven Cemetery. She died Sunday afternoon at her home in Silsbee after a brief illness. Surviving: five sons Perry Martin Phillip Milton and Albert McKinney and two daughters Edma Denson Edith Strickland Martha Booth and Myra Wedgeworth. 23 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Pallbearers were grandsons and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra Holl McKinney
Farmer Funeral
Mildred DeVille
Victor Pentecostal Church
Resthaven
Percy McKinney
Beaurmont
Martin
Albert McKinney
Silsbee
Phillip McKinney
Little Rock
Ark
Milton McKinney
Ingleside
Edma Denson
Beaumont
Edith Strickland
Martha Ray Booth
Myra Nel Wedgeworth
Houston
Lilly Black
Harley V. Ashley Marks 35th Year With Sinclair Co
Harley V. Ashley, assistant district production superintendent for Sinclair Oil & Gas Co., will mark 35 years of service Sept. 7. A Yale, Oklahoma native, he joined Sinclair in 1933 at Drumright and held various posts through Oklahoma, Kentucky, and Oklahoma City before becoming district superintendent in Oklahoma City and later transferring to Silsbee in 1959. He and his wife Marvy have a daughter, Donna Jean Ashley. Ashley served over two years in the Army after a 1943 military leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley V. Ashley
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co
Silsbee
Ashley
Sinclair
Drumright
Okla
Kiefer, Okla
Henderson
Nowata
Oklahoma City
Yale, Okla
Oulton High School
Evansville University
University of Oklahoma
Marvy
Donna Jean Ashley
Tigers Face First Tough Test In Conroe Scrimmage
Coach Ray McGallion notes offensive line issues and depth questions after a scrimmage with Little Cypress, with Randy Wallace powering the ground game and Dery McGallion connecting to Matt Dinkler. Silsbee backs shine, defense needs work ahead of Conroe scrimmage and regular season kickoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiger
Ray McGallion
Little Cypress
Silsbee
McGallion
Dapth
Ti Jgers
McGahion
Santa Fe Railway Promotes Virgil P. Chance to Fort Worth Safety Chief
Promotions and transfers in the Santa Fe Railway Operating Department of Texas announced by general manager F. N. Stuppi include Virgil P. Chance moving from Amarillo to Fort Worth as safety superintendent. E. L. Jordan becomes assistant to the general manager. Chance, native of Silsbee, succeeds Jordan in Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe Railway Operating Department of Texas
F. N. Stuppi
Virgil P. Chance
Amarillo
E. L. Jordon
Fort Worth
Jordon
Chance
Silsbee
Police School To Be Held Here Next Week
A fully accredited police school sponsored by the Texas Department of Public Safety will meet Monday through Friday in the Neches Room of Neches National Bank. About 50 officers from Silsbee Orange Beaumont Victor Port Neches Nederland and the Jefferson and Hardin County sheriff departments will attend a 40 hour program on traffic law and accident investigation. Diplomas will be awarded Friday to those who pass the final exam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gore
Atlanta
Silsbee
Louisiana
Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Georgia
Jefferson County
Beaumont
Hardin County
Henry Overstreet
Texas Department of Public Safety
Neches
Neches National Bank
Silsbee Police Department
Edgar Blood
Orange
Victor
Port Neches
Nederland
Jefferson
Hardin County Sheriff's Departments
Department of Public Safety
Blood
Rites Held Here For Mrs. Brigance Pioneer Citizen
Funeral services for Mrs. Kittie Lillian Brigance 85 of Silsbee were held at Farmer Funeral Home with Rev. R Eugene Jonte officiating. Burial in NavaSota Cemetery followed her death at Hamilton Nursing Home after a long illness. Survivors include daughter Mrs Tilford W Cocks of Lebanon Connecticut and two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kttie
Lillian Brigance
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Home
R. Eugene Jonte
First United Methodist Church
Navasota
Silsbee woman Nelva Hernandez donor in organ transplant
Nelva Lou Hernandez 20 of Silsbee died from a gunshot and her organs, including heart and both kidneys, were transplanted into four men at Methodist Hospital. eyes saved for future use. Her husband Arthur Hernandez gave consent, saying she would have wanted to help others. She was a 1966 Silsbee High School graduate and member of First Christian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School
Mary Willins
Silsbee
William Ard Jot
Idaho
William Trull
LaMarque
Katherine Barker
Pasadena
Associated Press
Arthur Hernandez
Methodist Hospital
Nelva Lou Hernandez
Rere
Michae E. DeBakey
Herandez
Hernandez
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Readiness program for pre schoolers to begin Sept 16
Silsbee Independent School District will offer a Head Start like readiness program for experience deprived children who were five before Sept 1 1968. The program runs daily in two three hour sessions starting Sept 16 at Robinson campus Fresenius Road. Fifteen children per session. Parents provide transport. Enrollment forms and birth certificate required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Independent
Robinson
Fresenius Road
Robinson School
Jimmie Wright
Paper Mill Unions Ratify Three Year Wage Pact
Locals 801 and 825 of the International Brotherhood of Pulp Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers voted to accept Eastex Inc three year agreement after Aug 28 ballot. The deal adds 72.1 cents per hour in direct wages and benefits, averaging about 33400 in enhanced pay over three years, plus improved working conditions. Negotiations spanned two and a half months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill
Eastex Inc
Rites Held For Victor Man Who Drowned In Rayburn Lake
Funeral services for James A. LaCaze 34 of Victor were held at 10 a m in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Natchitoches burial at Fern Park Cemetery. LaCaze drowned Monday in Sam Rayburn Lake his body found in 12 feet of water after boat struck submerged log Justice of the Peace Alvis Barge Sr conducted an inquest He had worked 15 years for May Supply Co of Beaumont native of Natchitoches Surviving are his wife Ellen two sons James Jr and Jack a daughter Kora and his parents Mr and Mrs Jack LaCaze of Natchitoches
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. LaCaze
Brightwood
Victor
Inmaculate Conception
Natchitoches
Fern Park
LaCaze
Sam Rayburn Lake
Justice of the Peace
Alvis Barge Sr
Zavalla
la Caze
May Supply Co
Beaumont
Ellen
James Jr
Jack
Kora
Jack la Caze
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs Laverne Pate 41
Funeral services for Mrs Laverne McDaniel Pate 41 of Silsbee were held Tuesday in Kountze. Rev Delbert Lamb officiated. Burial followed at Holland Cemetery. She died Sunday from injuries from an August auto accident in Beaumont. Survived by two daughters Loretta Williams and Charlene McDaniels and son Steven C McDaniels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laverne McDaniel Pate
Silsbee
Pace Funeral Home
Kountze
Delbert Lamb
First Baptist Church
Village Mills
Holland Cemetery
Pate
Beaumont
Kirby Lumber Co
Clifton Bobbitt
Lester Cowart
Bennet Haynes
Pete Rice
E. B. Hopkins
Dwight E. Pride
Loretta Williams
Port Arthur
Charlene McDaniels
Steven C. McDaniels
Masonic Lodges to Receive Awards in Silsbee
Two area lodges Pine Lodge 642 in Kountze and Silsbee Lodge 927 will be honored at a Masonic Workshop meeting on Monday September 16 at the Masonic Lodge Hall in Silsbee. Murray Libersat of Neder land will present the awards and lead the meeting, part of the Grand Lodge of Texas Spring Workshops assisting lodge officers. The Masonic Lodge, Texas’s largest fraternal group, has about a large membership and active programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Lodge
Silsbee Pine Lodge
Kountze
Silsbee Lodge
Grand Lode
Texas
Murray Libersat
Nederland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tom McCoppin
John Wade
Gerald Richardson
David McCaertain
Paul Neyland
Steve Smith
Matt Clark
Rod Georgas
Weeks ‘Crawford
Silsbee High
Evadale
R. B. Fling
Fling
R.w.gore
George Taylor
Fulton County
Silsbee Social Notes
Mrs. Leona Whitman
William Ray
Clyde Buckner
Emil Haynes
Jason Larue
Robert Lee Jr
Robert Royvett Sr
Fred Kyles Jy
Perasonne Denise
Allen Lionel
Alphonse Tardiff
J. B. Miller
AT & SF Railway
Harley V. Ashley Marks
Sinclair Co
Tigers
Conroe
Conrroe
Kirby Memorial Stadium
Jesuit Crusaders
Jasper ‘Bulldogs
Bridge City
West Orange
Port Acres
Santa Fe Railway
Kittie Brigance
Nelva Hernandez
Clyde Drake
Evergreen Assembly of God Church
Franks Branch
Fred
Rudy
Johnny
Joe Hernandez
Lymonn Wiggins
Jack Wiggins
Ed Wells
Urday
Methodist
Rayburn Lake
Masonic
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