Eastex Signs Three Year Labor Pact With Two Unions
Eastex reaches three year labor agreements with Pulp Sulphite and IBEW unions. Pulp Sulphite contract signed Aug 24 and IBEW on Sept 3 retroactive to Aug 1, 1965, through Aug 1, 1968. General wage increases 12 cents first year 12 cents second year and 14 cents third year plus improved hospitalization and vacation provisions and one extra holiday. Total added cost about 46 cents per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Silsbee Teen Held In Local Currency Theft Case
A 17 year old Silsbee boy was caught by Police Chief Grady Tarver with 157 dollars in marked bills at Shearers Shoe Store as part of a sting to trap a thief who robbed the store of hundreds over weeks. He was taken to Kountze on felony theft charges.
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Silsbee
Grady Tarver
Tarver
Shearer
Kountze
Hardin County
Silsbee Enrollments Hit Record 3723 Through Global Growth
Silsbee school system reported 3723 students enrolled across six schools as of Tuesday, up from 3650 the previous year and 3712 at Tuesday close. Supt. Don Hough's update accompanied the board's meeting agenda detailing 1965-66 tax rate, debt service at 40c and operations at 1.25, and a $1.65 total per $100 valuation.
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Silsbee
Supt
Don Hough
Hough
George Eddings
Read-Turrentine School
Louis Shavers
Final Rites Held Saturday For Former Resident
Funeral services for George Smith 41 of Houston a former Silsbee resident were held at Pinecrest Baptist Church with Rev Worth Hewett officiating Burial followed at Frank's Branch Cemetery near Fred under Niday Funeral Home Pasadena direction Smith died Thursday night at Southmore Hospital Pasadena after a long illness Surviving are his wife a daughter three sons parents five brothers and a sister all named in the notice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Smith
Houston
Silsbee
Pinecrest Baptist Church
Worth Hewett
Allendale Baptist Church
Frank's Branch
Fred
Niday Funeral Home
Pasadena
Smith
Southmore Hospital
Dorothy Smith
Sherry Smith
Gregg
Georgie Smith
Larry Smith
Baton Rouge
Ben D. Smith
Eddis Smith
Tunney Smith
Maurice Smith
Port Arthur
Dean
Paul Smith
Jerry Martin
Wharton
Miss Margaret York Visits Over Holidays in Houston
Miss Margaret York of Houston visited over the holidays at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. C. York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret York
Houston
Mrs. J. C. York
Homecoming Plans Discussed at Sept 17 Meeting
Planning for Silsbee Schools annual homecoming includes a Sept 16 meet at 7 p.m. in Heritage Room. Ex-Students Association class agents attend as dates Oct 8 and 9 are set with Conley Bradshaw directing the parade and Betty Ann Mitchell directing the dance. Robert Neyland invites interested persons to help make the event successful.
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Silsbee
Silsbee State Bank
Ex- Students Association
Conley Bradshaw
Betty Ann Mitchell
Robert Neyland
Absentee Voting To End Monday In Street Issue
Absentee ballot voting for the Silsbee street closure issue began August 30 and will end Sept 14 at 5 p m. Citizens can cast ballots at Silsbee City Hall with 357 signers prompting the election. The measure asks voters to approve or oppose closing part of Third Street between Dardin Drive and Highway 96.
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Cesar Dominguez
Silsbee City Hall
Silsbee
South Third Street
Dardin Drive
Highway 96
Third Street
Funeral Services Held Wednesday For Mrs T J West
Mrs Esther West 47 of Fred died on arrival at Tenni son's Clinic after a heart attack at home Monday night. She was born in Tyler County and lived in Fred most of her life. She belonged to Oak Grove Assembly of God Church. Funeral at Frank's Branch Church Wednesday at 2 pm with Rev W A Rashall and Rev R M Drake officiating. Burial in Frank's Branch Cemetery. Survived by husband T J West seven sons four daughters her mother four brothers and four sisters.
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Esther West
Fred
Tennison
Tyler County
Oak Grove Assembly of God Church
Frank
W. A. Rashall
Wiley Mae Pentecostal Church
R. M. Drake
Oak Grove Church
Frank's Branch
Farmer Funeral Home
Silsbee
T. J. West
Raymond
Jerry Lee West
Henry E. Crawford
Chance - Loeb
Ray
Leon
Prentice Crawford
John Earl West
Evelyn Crawford
R. P. Calloway
Spurger
Menelie West
Jo Ellen West
Effie Cravy
Tom Cravy
Clarence Cravy
Beaumont
Jim A. Cravy
Dam B
Henry Cravy
Ilinois
M. D. Calloway
Louis Birch
Alvis Gore
Travis Nolan
Rites Held For Mr and Mrs Hawthorne In Kirbyville
Joint funeral services were held for Walter Hawthorne 75 and Mineola Turner Hawthorne 62 of Kirbyville at Zion Hill Cemetery on U.S. 96. Survivors include children Lenox, Donald Lee, Frank, Walter, Selma, Winona and others. E. E. Stringer Funeral Home directed the services.
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Walter Hawthorne
Kirbyville
Zion Hill
U.S
Lenox
Donald Lee Hawthorne
Mineola Turner Hawthorne
Hawthorne
Magnolia Springs
Primitive Baptist Church
Elmo Withers
E. E. Stringer
Frank Hawthorne
Houston
Hearne
Selma Fairchild
Winona Lumpkin
Port Arthur
Wawthorne
Evadale Opens Grid Season At Danbury
Evadale Rebels travel to Danbury High for a 7:30 p.m. season opener in Class 26-B. Coach James Van Haverbekes guides 32 players competing for starting spots after a 4-6 record last year. Danbury, regional Class B champion last season, hosts Evadale about 12 miles north of Angleton.
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James van Haverbeke
Evadale Rebels
Danbury High
Rebels
Evadale
Danbury
Angleton
Thomas J Harris Jr Earns BA Degree at Prairie View A&M
Thomas J Harris Jr son of Rev and Mrs T J Harris Sr received a Bachelor of Arts in sociology with a minor in social studies at Prairie View A and M College during August graduation exercises. He is a 1961 Waldo Mathews High School graduate.
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Thomas J. Harris Jr
T. J. Harris Sr
Prairie View A & M College
Waldo Mathews High School
Mrs Sam Hill Undergoes Surgery in Beaumont Hospital
Mrs Sam Hill underwent surgery at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont on Tuesday.
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Sam Hill
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Tigers Open Season Hosting Huntsville In Grid Clash
The 1965 Silsbee High Tigers meet the Huntsville Hornets at 7 30 in Kirby Stadium for the season opener. Eight lettermen anchor the offense with Diden at quarterback Parten Spell and Blythe in the backfield. Line includes Jones Scarborough Nichols Jordan Gossett Wallace and Witte. Defence mirrors the same players with Barnes and Roberts stepping in.
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Silsbee High Tigers
Huntsville Hornets
Kirby Stadium
Silsbee
Ray McGallion
Steve Diden
Tigers
Bruce Parten
Melvin Spell
Harold Blythe
Hornets
Nacogdoches
Huntsville
iSilsbee
Tiger
Last Rites Held For Mrs. Lela Morgan
Mrs. Lela May Morgan 75 died Sunday at 5 p m in Hardin Memorial Hospital Kountze Funeral services were at 2 p m Tuesday at Mount Olivet Baptist Church Fred with Rev C S Reed officiating Burial was in Kirbyville cemetery under Farmer Funeral Home direction She was born in Hickory North Carolina and lived with her daughter Mrs Jay Spurlock in Fred for two years She belonged to the Lutheran daughters and left surviving relatives include Earl Miller J T Graham Jimmy McGee Kenneth Wells and others
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Lela May Morgan
Fred
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Mount Olivet Baptist Church
C. S. Reed
New Hope Church
John Spanbanks
Mount Olivet Church
Kirbyville Cemetery
Farmer Funeral Home
Jay Spurlock
Lutheran Church
Mosquito Dust Pilot Program Planned for Friday Game
Silsbee Jaycees and the City of Silsbee will dust the area around Kirby Stadium one to two hours before Friday’s 7:30 football game using an Orange County dusting machine. Horace Whittington says the dust method reduces mosquitoes with longer lasting effect and no danger to animals or humans. If successful, the Jaycees may buy a machine next year and donate it to the city. A public meeting with an expert will be held within two weeks to present details.
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Kirby Stadium
Silsbee Junior Chamber of Commerce
City of
Silsbee
Horace Whittington
Silsbee Jaycees
Silsbee Club
Orange County
Jaycess
Whittington
J City
Penny Le Normand 7 Hurt After Car Collides With Cow
Penny Arlette Le Normand, seven, of Silsbee, was treated and released at St Elizabeth Hospital after the car she rode in struck a cow on Tram Road in Beaumont at 10 25 p m Friday. Damage to the car was about 75 dollars. the cow was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penny Arlette le Normand
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Albert P. LeNormand
Billy Moffett 44 of Silsbee Dies in Lafayette Hospital
John William Moffett Jr. 44 former Silsbee resident dies Wednesday afternoon at about 3:55 in a Lafayette Louisiana hospital after entering last Sunday. Survivors include wife Ariel, daughter Dianne, son Michael, father J W Moffett of Silsbee, sisters Betty Skillern Rosamond Richardson and Harold Clinefelter. Funeral at 2:30 Friday at Del Homme Funeral Home Lafayette with burial there.
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John William Moffett Jr
Silsbee
Lafayette
Billy
Silsbee High School
Ariel Moffett
Dianne Moffett
Michael Moffett
J. W. Moffett
Betty Skillern
Rosamond Richardson
Houston
Harold Clinefelter
Beaumont
del Homme Funeral Home
Five Cases Heard In County Court
Five cases were heard in Hardin County Court by Judge Fletcher Richardson over the past two weeks. On Aug. 25, Robert Trahan and L. D. Short of Sour Lake were each fined 100 dollars and costs for theft. M. D. Cain of Segno was fined one dollar and costs on Sept. 2 for passing a hot check. Also on Sept. 2, C. E. Arline of Silsbee was fined one dollar and costs and sentenced to one day in jail for passing a hot check. On Sept. 7, H. R. Slayton, location unavailable, was fined 25 dollars and costs for driving with license suspended.
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Hardin County
Fletcher Richardson
Robert Trahan
L. D. Short
Sour Lake
M. D. Cain
Segno
C. E. Arline
Silsbee
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Eastex
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
The
International
L. C. Menius
John H. Lowe
Thomas E. Stephens
Roger A. Pool
Eli Ray Rush
Milton L. Campbell
Robert L. Smith
Alvin E. Shaw
Charles E Havens
Curtiss L. Harger
Billy Leon Brown
Edmond W. Powell
Atlantic City
N. J
Harrdson Hall
Mary Lou Butler
Lynda Lee Ferguson
Syd Steon
Henry Overstreet
Lewis D. Lynch
Refugio
Mrs. Hawthorne
Beaumont High
McGallion
Beaumont Purples
Purples
Tiger 1
Lela Morgan
Edgar Sides
Kennard
Leon Jones
Jena
Earl Miller
Newton
J. T. Graham
Jimmy McGee
Kenneth Wells
Hooks Sheffield
Herbert Caraway
Archie Norse Worthy
Jaycee
Penny le Normand
Billy Moffett
Larry Williams
Steve O'Dell
Gary Anderson
Don Hawthorne
Russell Powell
Bo Roy
Brad Norvell
Jay Lloyd
Hardy Bourgeois
Albert Plaunty
Jerry Baye Tanton
David Barnes
Russell Wright
Ross Bridgers
Nie Carpenter
Don Mannino
Paul Anthamatten
Steve Jordan
John Nichols
Mike Gossett
Tibby Scarborough
John Jones
Buddy Witte
Mike Harris
Warpes
Gene LaFitte
Eddie Tennison
Chuck Zeler
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