Local Car Dealers Protest Raise In City Property Tax
At Silsbee City Hall the Board of Equalization held hearings on 1966 city tax assessments. Kirby Lumber protested a 100 percent land value increase for 35 acres near the canyon behind the swimming pool, while the Wortheys sought reconsideration of values on seven properties. The board kept land values as proposed but questioned building values, noting mechanical measurements were made this year. No decision was reached on the Worthey properties by 4 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee City Hall
Board of Equalization
Kirby Lumber Corp
John Blanton
Blanton
Silsbee
Cesar Dominguez
Kirby
Tom Worthey
Sherman Worthey
Earl Stover
Wortheys
Apache Lumber Co
Dominguez
Stover
Worthey
Silsbee High grads plan to enter college this fall
Approximately 44 percent of the 1966 Silsbee High School graduates will enter college this fall. Lamar State College of Technology in Beaumont leads with 47 of 79 grads choosing it. Names of students bound for Lamar and other colleges are listed, including Allen Alexander, Glen Alford, Sharon Denson, Debor ah Dolley, James Hoffpaulr, Linda Lindsay, and many more across institutions from Lamar to Notre Dame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Lamar State College of Technology
Beaumont
Lamar
Allen Alexander
Glen Alford
Glenda Bendy
William Garland Curry
Robert Dunaway
Mike Doiron
Sharon Denson
Deborah Dolley
James Henry Donelson
Mary Rodriguez
Lyunda Reeves
Gerald Rogers
Catherine Riley
Linda Redkey
Rolanda Rudisaile
Donald Thomas
Ronald Thomas
Larry Dale Williams
Calin Wells
Tommy Wright
Gene Yoksh
Donna Zarzycki
Cheater’s Business College
Connie Bradshaw
Brenda Davis
Colorado State University
Fort Collins
Colo
Kenneth Kilpatrick
Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Ames
Iowa
Merrie Sims
Kilgore
Linda Sue Fenton
Lee Junior College
Baytown
Lynette Ross
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Huntsville
Dale Nolen
Glenda Stutts
Stephen F. Austin State College
Nacogdoches
Linda Abbot
Peggy Gore
Beverly Newsum
Robert Earl Strother
Texas A&m
Kingsville
Mertha Phillips
Silsbee School Enrollment Climbs to 3668 This Week
Silsbee school enrollment rose as students returned from vacations reaching 3668 by Tuesday, up from 3560 on the first day. Officials expect numbers to surpass 3700. high school 743, junior high 802, Read Tarentine 752, Kirby 933, Waldo Matthews 250, Robinson 188.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Read - Tarentine
Kirby
Waldo Mathews
Robinson
Contract Let For Work On Highway SH 326
A contract for 0.523 miles on Highway SH 326 in Hardin County was awarded to a Dallas firm. Austin Road Co. Worth Const. Co. and Chas. Cohen Inc. submitted the low bid. Grading structures and concrete pavement will take 125 working days under District Highway Engineer John Keller. Resident Engineer Lester P. Landgraf at Silsbee will oversee construction.
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Hardin County
Dallas
Austin
State Highway Commission
Austin Road Co. & Worth Const. Co
Chas. Cohen, Inc
John Keller
Beaumont
Lester P. Landgraf
Silsbee
Committees Named for Silsbee Homecoming October
Ed Tom Worthey presides at Worthey Glass and Mirror meeting naming parade Richard Weathersby John Skinner. publicity Leona Whitman. registration Betty Mitchell. dance Conley Bradshaw. program food C R Baker. coronation Henry Donelson. nominating Neyland Weathersby Landolt Farmer. Homecoming set for October 14 and 15 with letters to ex students. Next meeting September 22 at 7 30 p m Heritage Room Silsbee State Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Tom Worthey
Silsbee Ex Students Association
Worthey Glass and Mirror Company
Richard Weathersby
John Skinner
Leona Whitman
Betty Mitchell
Conley Bradshaw
C. R. Baker
Henry Donelson
Robert Neyland
Pete Landolt
Pete Farmer
Silsbee State Bank
Silsbee planners study building and plumbing codes
The Silsbee Planning Commission opened a study of Southern building and plumbing codes tailored to the area. City Manager Wayne DuBose said further drafting is needed, with recommendations aimed for the next City Council meeting. The panel also discussed a 40 acre subdivision, speed limits in six school zones at 15 mph during school hours with special signs, and traffic delays from trains at Fifth and Third streets. DuBose will contact Santa Fe officials for relief, especially at 8 a.m.
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City of
Silsbee
DuBose
W. A. Barclay
Aline McMaehen
Marion Almond
Rayford Birdwell
Jim Hedleston
Horace Whittington
S. J. Sikes
Fifth Street
Third Street
Santa Fe
Volunteers Run Service Station In Silsbee
Poncho Barclay operates a service station at the intersection of Highways 327 and 96. After illness left him unable to work, four friends Raymond Herrington Vernon Gray Gene Gilson and Darwin Bailey volunteered to keep the station open on a regular schedule without pay until he can return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ates
Hwys
Silsbee
Raymond Herrington
Vernon Gray
Gene Gilson
Darwin Bailey
Poncho
Evadale Rebels Open 1966 Football at Rebel Stadium
Evadale hosts Danbury Friday at 7 30 p m in the 1966 football opener. The Rebels bring 13 returning lettermen including three 1965 all district 26B picks under coach Jim Van Haverbeke. Roy Young leads the backfield with Burrell West and McCormick, while Stratton anchors defense with Travis Nash and Willis. Young is a fast passer and key to an improved offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evadale
Rebels
Danbury High
Rebel Stadium
Jim van Haverbeke
Roy Young
Bill Burrell
Jimmy West
Bruce McCormick
Glenn Stratton
William Travis
Mike Nash
Mike Willis
Young
Evadale Schools Open Tuesday With 357 Pupils
Evadale schools opened for the 1966 term Tuesday with 357 students in grades one through 12 and 24 teachers. Elementary enrollment led with 201 pupils, the largest class in first grade numbered 38. grades seven to 12 enrolled 156 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evadale
Silsbee Tigers Begin Season at Huntsville in Open Friday
Silsbee faces Huntsville at 7 30 p m in the season opener as coach Ray McGallion reports the Tigers in good shape. Key players Powell Gibson Broussard nursing injuries and Norvell Roy Blythe Wallace Bougeois all expected to start or contribute. Huntsville plans a Winged-T Slot-T attack with a heavy line and stronger ground game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Tiger
Silsbee
Huntsville
Ray McGallion
Charles Powell
Nathan Broussard
Kenneth Gibson
Tigers
Powell
Norvell
Bo Roy
Winston Gillis
McGailion
David Barnes
Russell Wright
Harold Blythe
Larry Wallace
Rapid Tiger
Gers
Brad O'Dell
Conroe
Harold
Blythe
Stea
Lyndell Shaw
Barnes
Wallace
Bougeois
Tiger Blues
Tickets Available for Silsbee Huntsville Football Opener
Tickets for the Silsbee at Huntsville football opener at 7:30 p.m. Friday are on sale at the School Administration Office from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and until 12 noon Friday. Reserved seats remain but are selling quickly to season ticket holders.
Charles R. Smith Receives Ph D in Education
Charles Richard Smith of Monroe Louisiana earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in education from Oklahoma State University at Stillwater. A former Silsbee resident and Eastex employee, he is married to Wanda Sue Skinner. Smith will join the Monroe college faculty this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Richard Smith
Monroe
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
Smith
Silsbee
Eastex
Wanda Sue Skinner
Cecil Skinner
Doctor Smith
925 Register This Week Af Chance Loeb
Enrollment at the Chance Loeb schools rose this week with 925 students registered early. Grades one to six totaled 574, while grades seven to 11 registered 351. Twelfth graders attend Silsbee High this year, with all grades to move to Chance Loeb next year after a new high school is finished. First graders were relocated to Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church due to crowding, and one teaching position remained unfilled as of Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon Weathersby
Marguerite Gunter
Read-Turrentine
Jan Read
Weathersby
David Lee Morgan
Robert Arline
Joe Nelson
Vicki Nelson
Dwight Pugh
Bobby Nickelbur
Janette Pugh
Melissa Scott
Chance- Loeb
Chance - Loeb
Silsbee High
Chance-Loeb
Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church
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Texas A&m University
College Station
Dan Jordan
Ronnie McCabe
Ronald Shutt
Texas Women’s University
Denton
Sherry Skinner
United States Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
Arthur Paul Witte
University of Houston
Russell Powell
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Ind
James
Barclay
Polo
Jack Elliott
Geo. Tennison
Danbury
Leonard Barnett
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Clifford Wayne
Tommy Scott
Sour Lake
E. Parsons
William Douglas
J. H. Gandy
Jury
Gibson
Broussard
Hornets
Charles R. Smith
Silsbee Tigers
Wayne Calvert
Kenny Gibson
Newt Hopkins
Lynn Dickerson
Freddy Hartman
Barry Eason
Carroll Curtis
Eddie Tennison
Chuck Zellar
Lendell Shaw
Theodore Hollis
Ralph Davenport
Glen Coop
Gene Lafitte
Gary Bryant
Hardy Bourgeois
Steve O'Dell
Larry Robbins
Don Mannino
Bo Welborn
James Malone
Gary Anderson
Albert Plaunty
Jay Bonnette
Donnie van Pelt
George Eldridge
Brad Norvell
Jay Lloyd Dorrell
Ronnie Carpenter
Joe Bellenger
Robert Nixon
Claude Tarver
James Smart
Loeb
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