Silsbee Tigers aim for 29-0 win as home opener
Silsbee led by Coach McGallion beat Center 29-0 in the season opener with 21 first downs and 249 rushing yards. Punky Parks works in pads, likely limited action, as Shamrocks visit in revamped stadium. Johnson scored once with Upshaw two and Roy one. Flanagan added a PAT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
McGallion
Punky Parks
Cypress
Tigers
Port Acres
Bishop Byrne
Shamrocks
Johnson
Upshaw
Roy
Madison
Lindsey
Nash
Holland
Conner
Pontes
Buddy Upshaw
Adams
Rough
Owly
Tiger
Paul Johnson
Gerald Walker
Flanagan
P Johnson
Fulback Punky Parks
Peach
Judge issues restraining order against Silsbee board and officials
District Judge James Moore in Lufkin issued a restraining order against the Silsbee Board of Equalization, the school trustees, and Tax Assessor Lester D. Self to halt their work and adjournment. The move follows suits by land and timber owners including Kirby Lumber Corp and Champion Papers Inc. The order mirrors prior wording in the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Moore
145Th District Court
Lufkin
Silsbee District Board
Quest
Kirby Lumber Corp
East Texas Pulp
Tax Equalization Hearings Recessed For 10 A.M.
In Kountze and Silsbee, the Tax Equalization Board resumed hearings with about 40 participants including land and tax men, company executives and attorneys. Seven companies presented disputes over valuations while subpoenas were discussed. delays and protests extended proceedings as the board reviewed renditions and applied a 1951 index for some assessments.
Vivian Sue Dietrich Named Princess To Forestry Festival
Vivian Sue Dietrich was chosen to represent Silsbee and Kirbs Lumber as princess in the Texas Forestry Exposition in Livingston on November 2 and 3. The 17 year old Silsbee High School senior will join Forestry Queen Silvia IV’s court. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs E J Dietrich and holds roles in Horizon Club Tiger drill squad Ludas Club and Silsbee Lions Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Sue Dietrich
Silsbee and Kirbs Lumber Corporation
Livingston
Silvia IV
Silsbee High School
E J Dietrich
Silsbee
Horizon Club
Tiger Drill Squad
Ludas Club
Silsbee Lions Club
Hheart
Land Firms Lose Restraining Bid in Silsbee Tax Case
District Judge H A Coe refused to grant a restraining order against Silsbee Independent School District and its Board of Equalization as land firms led by East Texas companies seek to halt final tax assessing work. The TRO was dissolved by plea in abatement in one case and dismissal in the other. Thirty eight citizens were subpoenaed to produce records on property values, insurance, bank balances and inventories as of January 1 1962 and 1982 in Hardin County Texas.
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H. A. Coe
Kountze
Tax Equalization Board of
Silsbee Independent
Silsbee
School Board
East Texas Pulp and Paper Company
Kirby Lumber Corporation
Southern Pine Co
Champion Papers Inc
Evadale Realty Company
Southern Neches Corporation
Southwestern Settlement and Development Company
Jim Cornelius
E. G. Avycock
L. A. Yankie
FE. M. Prewitt
Herbert Elmore
L. D. Self
Elmore
E. M. Prewitt
Cornelius
Silsbee State Bank
Savings and Investments
Hardin County Savings and Loan
Avcock
Yankie
W. B. Owens
Prichard & Abbott
Owens Derto
L. Stanley
Fletcher H. Etheridge
Sinclair
Atlantic
Mr. Etheridge
Sinclair and
C. A. Awalt
Pritchard and
Abbott
Binion
E. L. Knox
Sam Houston Electric Cooperative
Cox
Owens
East Texas Pulp and Paper Co
Kirby Lumber Corp
Southwestern Settlement and Development Co
Southern Pine Lumber Co
Champion Papers, Inc
Southern Neches Corp
Evadale Realty Co
Silsbee Independent School District
Board of Equalization and
Coe
Hardin County
Texas
Underground Water Survey Under Way in Hardin County
The Texas Water Commission conducts a field observation of about 30 wells in Hardin County to monitor the water table. A U S Geological Survey field check will result in a report. The commission aims to assess underground water resources and industrial effects, noting rice farms as major users. Mr and Mrs L V Gibson and daughter visited the Gibsons.
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Texas Water Commission
Hardin County
Joe W. Dillard
Ground Water Division
Dillard
U. S. Geological Survey
Silsbee clinic tally: 8366 receive Type I oral polio vaccine
About 17 000 doses were given in Hardin County Clinics with 8 366 attendees at Silsbee High gym from 2 to 6 pm. Volunteers assisted as lines moved smoothly after a brief opening rush. A makeup clinic in Kountze was planned for Thursday night. The next two-dose series will continue on Oct. 21 and Dec. 2 for Type III and II vaccines respectively.
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Hardin County
Wade M. Parker
Silsbee
Silsbee High Gym
Kountze
Hardin-Tyler Medical Society
Parker
Two Houston men charged after Chester bank robbery
Samuel Havard and W E Banning were charged with armed robbery after allegedly stealing 4653 from the Chester bank. Havard was arrested about 30 minutes later walking near Highway 287, with the cash and a pistol found on him. Banning was detained later that day on Highway 69 after a statewide alert. FBI agents questioned both men in Woodville on Wednesday.
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Houston
Chester
Samuel James Havard
W. E. Banning
Tyler County
Harldin County
Havard
Silsbee Sees Tax Valuation Jump and City Actions
Silsbee's 1962 fiscal year tax roll rises to 4 600 880 with a 143 985 60 increase over last year. Council reviews library funding and utility payment request, considers water sales in a new subdivision, bids for a new car, and adding two water line workers to stay on schedule. Discussions include mosquito control options with the Jefferson County federal control unit.
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Silsbee
Cesar Dominguez
Dominguez
Frank L. McClanahan
Lene Hawthorne
R. O. Jackson
Hopkins
Val Hickman
Lee Miller
Hickman
Mee Clanahan
McClanahan
Jefferson County
Homecoming Set for Silsbee Ex-Students Oct 19-20
Silsbee Ex-Students plan homecoming Friday and Saturday October 19 and 20 with a Tigers vs Jasper Bulldogs football game reception and a town parade. Saturday features a luncheon, class meetings, and numerous receptions at the high school with a 9 p.m. dance closing the weekend. Ex-Students Association president D D Shine urges agents to attend the Thursday meeting at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Further info by writing D D Shine Box 563 Silsbee Texas.
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Silsbee
Silsbee Ex-Students Association
Shine
D. D. Shine
Texas
Suspected Bank Robber Tops List At County Jail
W E Banning 38 of Houston led 33 arrests by Hardin County Sheriff's Office last week. Banning, held briefly in Rountze, is a suspected Chester bank holdup accomplice, later moved to Woodville on a $25000 bond. Other cases include multiple drunks, pistol carries, assaults, and disturbances. Johnny Leon Eason 29 of Silsbee received 60 day probation for carrying a concealed pistol.
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W. E. Banning
Houston
Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Dave Rountree
Banning
Rountze
Chester
Woodville
Johnny Leon Eason
Silsbee
Jefferson County
Smyly Retires After 33 Years With Silsbee Schools
Lee H Smyly ends 33 years of service as custodian in Silsbee Texas born Colmesneil Tyler County joined Kirby Lumber in 1923 moved to schooling in 1929 under superintendent A D Rawlinson. He and wife have two children Cecil Smyly and Mrs Faye Townsend both graduates of Silsbee schools. Now age 74 he plans gardening and woodwork.
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Lee H. Smyly
Silsbee
Colmesweil
Tyler County
Kirby Lumber Corporation
A. D. Rawlinson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tiger Attack
Doyle
Joyce Cox
Kirby
Mr. Owens
Mr. Self
Board of Equalization
Philip N. King
Trunkline Gas Company
Sam Harris
Pritchard & Abbott
King
Trunkline
Bob Frensley
Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company
F. A. Duby
General Crude
Ward MccCurtin
Gulf States Utilities Company
Jack Binion
Sinclair Oil and Gas and Atlantic Refining Co
Owen L. Bergman
Prichard& Abbott
J. M. Slater
Atlantic Refining Company
Equalization Board
The
Bee
Miss Vivian Sue Dietrich
L. V. Gibson
Port Arthur
Tryon Gibson
Tyler County Sheriff's Department
FBI
Hovard
Paul Georgas
Silsbee Public Library Committee
Buiding
Tbe
H. Smyly
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