Laurel Creek Swim and Virginia Trip Echoes Past
A travel column recounts a Laurel Creek swim in Smoky Mountain National Park and a journey from Ashville to Richmond. The writer visits Berkeley Plantation on the James River, noting its colonial Virginia heritage, the Harrison family, and landmarks tied to Washington Jefferson and the first Thanksgiving plaque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Cobble
Silsbee State Bank
Cecil
Smoky Mountain National Park
Laurel Creek
Phyllis
Baby Galvez
Village Creek
Richmond
Ashville
N. C
Virginia
Williamsburg
Jamestown
Plantation
James River
Berkeley Plantation
Berkeley
Harrison
United States
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
America
Untested Tigers Travel To Huntsville For Friday Opener
Silsbee and Huntsville prepare for a pre season district 9 3A clash at Pritchett Field in Huntsville on Friday night. Nelson Flanagan 55 and James Collins 35 anchor the Tigers while Huntsville counters with a strong line and a passing power game. Coaches praise Silsbee depth and solid defense as fans pack the road trip routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Nelson Flanagan
James Collins
Outside Audit Finds City Finances Stable Despite Higher Costs
Silsbee City Council sessions reviewed an outside audit reporting the city operated in the black overall despite expenditures exceeding revenue by 1 843.84. Delinquent taxes and rising assessed valuation were noted while improvements to bookkeeping and controls were urged. An extra 1200 feet of misplaced water line near Roosevelt Drive Extension was found during inspector Jim Smith’s review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee City
Jim Smith
Charles R. Haile Associates
Roosevelt Drive
Roberts and Neushafer
Paul Georgas
Warrick TV
Industrial Electric
Register
Hardin County Savings and Loan
Gerald Mora
Mora
Polio Victim Remains In Iron Lung Most Of Time
Michael Lee Lowe five son of Rev and Mrs Denver Lowe of Silsbee moved from St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont to Texas Institution for Research and Rehabilitation Houston after paralytic polio on August 9 He remains mostly in an iron lung except three hours daily in Monahans respirator during twice daily physical therapy Doctors hope to increase Monahans time and reduce iron lung use Mrs Lowe reports arm and leg paralysis with some leg improvement Visitors allowed 6 to 8 pm and mail can be sent to him at the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Lee Lowe
Denver Lowe
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Texas Institution For Research and Rehabilitation
Houston
Young Lowe
Michael
Monahans
Evadale Rebels Open Season At Home Against Port Acres Eagles
Evadale hosts Port Acres in a season opener at 7 30 p m with a young Rebels squad and only eight returning lettermen. Coach Jim Van Haverbeke rebuilds from 0 10 last year as seniors lead a lineup of sophomores and juniors in a test against the experienced Eagles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evadale Rebels
Port Acres Eagles
Evadale Rebel
Rebel
Jim van Haverbeke
Eagles
Evadale
Ronny Pratt
White
B. Burrill
R. Young
Rebels
L. Elue
G Stratton
M. Parsley
J. Burnett
B. Prine
R Beasley
B. McCormack
van Haverbeke
Panthers Open 1964 Season Versus Liberty Tigers
Waldo Mathews reports the Panthers host the Liberty Tigers Friday night at Frank Robinson Stadium at 7 45. Coach Wesley Shaw praised last Saturday scrimmage in Orange as impressive. Tri captains Wesley Thomas Leonard Garrett and Cleo Howard led the team with Thomas scoring twice. Probable starters include Simmons, Davis, Maze, White, Howard, Richardson, Thomas, Holden, Cooper, Shaw with several reserves listed. Reverend and Mrs Tommy Jackson of Brownsville recently visited in the Jackson home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo Mathews
Panthers
Frank Robinson
Liberty Tigers
Wesley Shaw
Orange
Wesley Thomas
Leonard Garrett
Cleo Howard
Bobby Simmons
Roscoe Davis
Garrett
Charlie Maze
Rudolph White
Howard
Sammy Richardson
Thomas
Richard Holden
Glenn Cooper
Lendell Shaw
Shaw
Kenneth Shelton
Charles Dixon
Equinn Jackson
Rogers Davis
John Tillis
Charles Scott
Dalton Lane
Brady Turk
Lee Jackson Hospitalized At Hardin Memorial
Lee Jackson remains confined at Hardin Memorial Hospital for ongoing treatment after admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Jackson
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Fifteen Traffic Violations Filed in City Court
Judge Goynes' Corporation Court handled fifteen traffic tickets this week including five for illegal parking, three for following too closely, two speeding, two for running red lights, two for stopping signs and one for improper take-off. Three pled guilty and were fined. others have ten days to appear. Two disturbing the peace charges were also filed with one pled guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Govnes
I Goynes
Find Berths In County Jail
Thirty three persons were lodged in Hardin County jail this past week according to Chief Deputy Dave Rountree. They include two DWI misdemeanors, one DWI felony, three drunk in car, two juvenile runaways, two traffic offenses, one AWOL Marine, one attempted breaking and entering, and the rest for dunk and disturbing the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Dave Rountree
Enrollment climbs to 3650 at Silsbee schools
Silsbee Independent School District reports a first week enrollment of 3650, 34 more than last year, with 2905 white and 745 Negro students. Kirby Elementary leads with 847 in grades one to six. Silsbee Junior High has 713 in grades seven to nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Independent School
Board of Trustees
Bruce Watts
Kirby
Silsbee Junior High
Oliiver Goldsmith
Watts
One Killed Nine Injured In County Holiday Crashes
Hardin County recorded four traffic accidents over the Labor Day weekend causing one death and nine injuries. Douglas Earl Fregia, 21, of Dassetta, died in a head on collision on State Highway 105 near Thicket Saturday night. His wife Opal Elaine Fregia, 18, their 18 month old daughter Margaret Lee, and Lloyd Buford Keneson, 29, were injured along with other drivers. Fregia's family and Keneson were treated at local hospitals with Fregia dead at the scene. Authorities noted Texas led the nation in holiday traffic deaths with 139 nationwide. Additional incidents included George Tousha, 20, of Silsbee, with a broken arm after a one car crash on FM 1293 between Honey Island and Votaw, and a two car collision near Silsbee injuring four people. several others were treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Douglas Earl Fregia
Dassetta
Fregia
Opal Elaine Fregia
Margaret Lee
Lloyd Buford Keneson
Kirbyville
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Margaret Ann Fregia
Albert Piltgreen
Hull
Kenescn
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
St Elizabeth
Cecil Cain
Justice of the Peace
C. A. Kimball
Pentecostal Church of God
Oakdale
Texas
George Tousha
Honey Island
Votaw
Silsbee
Tousha
Eastex Names Bullock Pulp Mill Superintendent
Talmadge B. Bullock was named pulp mill superintendent of East Texas Pulp and Paper Co by Ray Brown on September 8. William D. Campbell was named assistant pulp mill superintendent. Robinson shifts to Eastex research division after requesting relief from superintendent duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talmadge B. Bullock
East Texas Pulp and Paper Co
Ray Brown
Brown
William D. Campbell
Bullock
Eastex
Valentine Pulp and Paper Co
Lockport
W. RR. Grace Co
Columbia
South America
W. D. Campbell
Lamar State College of Technology
Lamar
Northwestern University
Evanston
Iil
Campbell
Institute of Paper Chemistry
Appleton
Wise
Beaumont
Wayne E. Robinson
Robinson
Names Boost College Enrollment to 193 at Nilsbee Area
Additional names were added to the Bee's college list, bringing the total Nilsbee students bound for college this fall to 193. The list includes students from Lamar Tech, Sam Houston State Teachers College, University of Texas, East Texas Baptist College, Texas A&M, and others, with many specific names and colleges noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BEE
Nilsbee
Lamar Tech
Carl Adams
Leslie Ashworth
Barbara Balla
Roger Baton
Lynn Caldwell
Yvonne Cryer
Kenneth Dillon
Mike Fields
Robert Gray
Jerry Grimes
Richard Head
Phyllis Hoffpaui
Sally Linkey
George Landry
Wayne McClanahan
Margaret McLean
Cheryl Markham
Ima Jean Paine
Charles Peden
Carolyn Perkins
Jimmy Pool
Robert Powell
Mack Rose
Saundra Sauvage
Gary Stanford
Leon Stokesbury
Gloria Watts
Barbara Young
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Cecil Arnold
University of Texas
Sally Hartman
Allen Academy
James Baldwin
East Texas Baptist College
Peggy Madison
Maury Hardin-Baylor College
Martha Smith
Texas A&m University
Terry Creekmore
Wayland Baptist College
Sondra Blalock
Texas Woman's University
Thenia Dickerson
Stephen F. Austin State
Colllegeo
Suzanne Morain
Jan Tolar Modisette
Texas Southern University
Norma R. Green
Southwestern University
Sarah Bledsoe
Tyler Junior
Final Rites Held For Mrs H B Simmons
Mrs Ona Martha Simmons 57 died at 410 South First Street at 6 a m Saturday after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held Monday at 10 a m at First Baptist Church with Rev RK Barclay officiating. Burial in Magnolia Cemetery Holly Springs. She was a native of Holly Springs and had lived in Silsbee 20 years. She belonged to Silsbee Chapter 298 Order of the Eastern Star. Pallbearers named. Surviving husband Hoy B Simmons Silsbee a son Wilburn Simmons Victoria two daughters Mrs Billy Hughes Bath NC and Martha Simmons Silsbee three brothers Monte Powell Jasper R T Powell Beaumont J B Powell Port Arthur and sister Mrs Lee McLemore Jasper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ona Martha Simmons
South First Street
First Baptist Church
RK. E. Barclay
Magnolia Cemetery
Holly Springs
Farmer Funeral Home
Order of the Eastern Star
Robert Lee
Billy Lee
Joe Kenneth McLelmore
Millard Simmons
Mrh
Gene Simmons
Elray Simmons
Hoy B. Simmons
Silsbee
Wilburn Simmons
Victoria
Billy Hughes
Bath
N. C
Martha Simmons
Monte Powell
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Conroe
Hornets
Ray McGallion
Ted O'Dell
Doyle Brown
Bill Bellenger
Collins
Little Cypress
O'Dell
Bellenger
Jimmy King
Jerry Simmons
Phillip Buskins
Jeff Hobbs
Tibby Scarborough
Harold Graves
Sammy Ashworth
Flanagan
Ashworth
Hobbs
Scarborough
Victor
McGallion
Norman Wallace
Steve Diden
Harold Blythe
Wilbur Gore
Bruce Parton
Melvin Spell
David Barnes
Mike Doiron
McGalliion
Wotaw
Rye
Livingston
U. S
U. S. 190
the Square
Hospital
Pritchett Field
Jcountants
Ithe
Ilock
Liberty
Tommy Jackson
Brownsville
W. J. Jackson
Silsbee Schools
Chance-Loeb Area
Silsbee High School
County Over Holiday
Gerald Glenn
William Carl Johns
Glenn
John
Maudie Page
Oklahoma
Mary Glenn
Glenn Auto
Page l
W. M. Parker
Tommy Clark
Robert H. Beimbrink
Chrysler
Robert Henry Beimbrink
Howard H. Choate
Edgewater
Leo Hickman
Choate
Betty R. Beimbrink
Baptist Hospital
Hickman
The
Department of Public Safety
Pine, la
Bogalusa
H. B. Simmons
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