Tom Easley Named Sheriff After 3-2 Vote
Hardin County commissioners appointed Tom Easley of Kountze as sheriff in a 3 to 2 decision to replace the late Sheriff Henry Overstreet. The action followed an all day session and prompted deputies to walk out of the jail shortly after.
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Tom Easley
Kountze
Hardin County
County Commissioners Court
Henry Overstreet
Hugh Bevil Means
Saratoga
Easley
Howard Barrington
Emmett
Lester Cowart
Herbert Hargraves
David Eaton
Jack Rhymes
Buddy Johnson
Larry Miller
George Taylor
F. C. Drake
T. G. Washington
Elmer Prosise
The
BEE
Texas Highway
Henry O. Overstreet
Tom Bureh
Public Hearing on Silsbee City Budget Set
A public hearing on the 1969 70 budget for the City of Silsbee will be held next Thursday at 7 p.m. in City Hall. City Manager Ronald Hickerson says the proposed budget will be presented to the city council at a work session later this week and will show an increase over the current budget. He cites higher expenditures for normal salary increases and more costly materials as driving factors, with almost every department expecting some rise from 1968 69 figures.
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City of
Silsbee
City Hall
Ronald Hickerson
Hickerson
Evadale Principal Bert Fling Joins State School Panel
Evadale ISD principal Bert Fling will serve on a distinguished panel at the Joint Annual Convention of School Administrators and School Boards in Austin September 21–22, 1969. About 3000 Texas participants will discuss staff evaluation and state and federal education law changes with experts and peers. Approximately 140 firms will exhibit modern school products and 22 innovative school buildings will be shown.
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Bert Fling
Evadale Isd
Austin
Texas
Retired Persons Group Plans Thelma Smith Night Meeting
The Silsbee area chapter of Retired Persons will meet at O'Neil School cafeteria at 7 p m for names night. The event named Thelma Smith Night honors her role in organizing the club. Attendees were asked to bring card tables and dominoes. refreshments will be served.
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Silsbee Area
O'Neil
Thelma Smith
Country and Western Great Cliff Bruner To Be Featured
Cliff Bruner and his All Star Western Band will headline the Country Western Jamboree at Silsbee Junior High Auditorium Monday night October 13 at 7 30 sponsored by the Silsbee Little Theater Tickets are available at the Chamber office or from the Little Theater group Bruner a Decca recording star with over 200 hits including Makes No Difference Now I ll Keep Loving You Truck Driver Blues Jesse Polka Deacon Anderson steel guitarist famed for Rag Mop and other 1940s hits Billy Carter formerly with Bib Wills Texas Playboys Curley DeLoache on drums and Buddy Quillion on bass also perform
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Cliff Bruner
Silsbee Little Theater
Silsbee Junior High
Chamber
Little Theater Group
Decca
Bruner
Jesse Polka
Deacon Anderson
Anderson
Ames Brothers
Johnny Lee Wells
Billy Carter
Bib Wills
Texas Playboys
Curley DeLoache
Buddy Quillion
TB Skin Tests To Be Made Sept 29 In District
TB skin tests will be given to students in the Silsbee Independent School District starting September 29. State rule requires all first and seventh graders to take the test, which may be done by the family physician or at school. It is a school health service with no charge.
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Silsbee Independent School District
Donny Willias
Respondent
Silsbee Independent
Num
Grand Jury Returns Six True Bills Monday
The Hardin County Grand Jury returned six indictments on Monday Sept 15 including three DWI second offense charges against Earnest Smith Harold A Jones and James Vernon Merchant all of Silsbee a theft count against Herbert A Smelker and forgery charges for J C Blum of Silsbee. Bond was set at 1000 for all cases.
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Hardin County Grand Jury
Earnest Smith
Harold A. Jones
James Vernon Merchant
Silsbee
Herbert A. Smelker
J. C. Blum
Tigers Ready for Silsbee in Bridge City Showdown
Bridge City coach Ray McGalin described his team as always tough and ready as they prepare for a 7 30 Friday night clash with Silsbee. The two programs have dominated the area this season.
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Silsbee
Tiger
Ray McGallion
Bridge City
Stevens Named Director of Neches Bank
C B Stevens, 438, a plywood operations manager for Kirby Lumber Corp, was elected to the Neches National Bank Board of Directors at the regular meeting replacing Z Holmes who resigned to move to Oklahoma. Stevens, a Navy veteran from North Dakota, longtime Silsbee resident, and Scottish Rite Mason, will serve with Nelson Long Jr as bank president.
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B. Stevens
Kirby Lumber Corp
Neches National Bank
Stevens
Nelson Long Jr
Z. Holmes
Oklahoma
North Dakota
Minot State College
Minot
N. D
University of Oregon
Eugene
Ore
U. S. Navy
Diane
John Williams
Dickinson
Silsbee
Redbud Street
Raiders And Rebels Set For Evadale Friday Night
Evadale hosts Lumberton in District 23- B action as both schools start week two of the 1969 football season. Evadale comes in short handed after a 36-6 loss to Goodrich, while Lumberton opened with a 25-12 win over Colmesville and seeks to build on defense and timely scoring.
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Evadale
Rebels
Lumberton Raiders
Goodrich
Raiders
Colmesweil Bulldogs
Raider
Bulldogs
Tammberton l
Colmesweil
Ralph Bertrand
Vards
Lamberton
Bertrand
Donnie Graham
Paul May
Mitchell Allen
Leans
Read-Turrentine PTA Announces Membership Week
Read-Turrentine Elementary School PTA declares annual Membership Week from September 22 to 26. Letters will go home for parents to join. Mrs. T. H. Dean serves as membership chairman and urges parent participation to support student education and welfare through PTA.
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Read-Turrentine Elementary
PTA
T. H. Dean
Sheriff Overstreet Dies Sunday Of Seizure
Henry Olen Overstreet 51 died at 10 35 a m in Hardin Memorial Hospital Kountze after a heart seizure in his apartment in Hardin County Courthouse Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church Kountze Burial followed at Yalland Cemetery Overstreet a long time public servant and church member held roles with Hardin County United Appeals Kountze Lions Club and Kountze Masonic Lodge He leaves a wife two sons a daughter and his parents brothers and sister
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Hardin County
Sherif Henry Olen Overstreet
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Overstreet
First Baptist Church
Carroll Cole
Delbert Lamb
Village Mills
Yalland
Olk County
Harlin County
Boarch
Hardin County United Appeals
Lions Club
Masonic Lodge
Timothy L. Overstreet
Jack Gregory
Houston
J. H. Overstreet
Gladys Eller
Beaumont
J. V. Overstreet
HEW Stands Firm Over Silsbee Desegregation Stand
The HEW refuses to withdraw its position on freedom of choice in Silsbee Independent School District grades 1-4, arguing the policy violates the Civil Rights Act. Superintendent Don L. Hough reported HEW deferred federal Title 1 and III funds for 90 days and set a Sept 15 deadline to answer 25 HEW allegations, with 16 admitted, 8 denied, and 2 discussed.
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HEW
Silsbee Independent
Don L. Hough
Board of Education
Hough
Lloyd Henderson
Washington
Henderson
Karnes wins Bashee Country Club Golf Trophy and President's Cup
Leo Karnes topped the 36 hole Bashee Country Club Champions Golf Trophy and the President's Cup at the club opening on Sept 13 14. Henry M Donelson was President's Cup runner up with Roland Milhon as Club Champion runner up. Other winners included Dr Sam Copeland first flight and Gene Gilson runner up Art Wornick second flight Elton Brookins third flight L B Griffith fourth flight Rupert Horka and Gene Paramore as runners up. A buffet supper and dance celebrated the grand opening and a Member Guest event is planned for Oct 4 Jan 5 with 36 hole medal play.
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Leo Karnes
Henry M Donelson
Roland Milhon
Sam Copeland
Gene Gilson
Art
Cub Scout Pack 88 Plans Reorganization Week
Pack 88 announces a re organization program next week seeking parents of eight year old boys to join as Cub Scouts. Interested families may call Alvin J. Ragan at 385 5818. The group also seeks three additional den mothers.
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Pack 88
Alvin J. Ragan
Pack
Silsbee Student Named National Merit Semi Finalist
Harvey L Bodine a senior at Silsbee High School and member of the National Honor Society and Student Council has been named a National Merit Scholarship semi finalist. Principal Weeks Crawford announced Bodine's achievement as one of 15 000 semifinalists nationwide among top high school seniors who will compete for about 3000 merit scholarships in 1970.
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Harveyl. Bodine
Harvey L. Bodine
South First Street
Silsbee
Silsbee High School
Weeks Crawford
Bodine
Tiger Rag
Latin Club
Writing Club
Jets Club
United States
Silsbee High
Harvey Lee Bodine
Crawford
Bodie
Joe Hignett
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Tom Burch
Sour Lake
Sheriff's Office
Paine
Sheriff Overstreet
Prin
Jubilee
C. B. Stevens
C B. Stevens
Neches Bank
Tigers
Cardinals
Jasper
Ronnie Singleton
McGallion
Singleton
Wilbert White
Shannon Kilpatrick
Teddy Calhoun
John Winger
Mark Yawn
Reginald Garrett
Sykes
Garrett
Kilpatrick
Calhoun
Curtis Smith
Ted Sellers
Don White
Steve Bufkin
Louis Valenciano
Randall Murphy
Murphy
H. W. Wilson
Valenciano
David Blacksher
Larry Salsbury
Gary Halliburton
Ray Morris
Larry Jacobs
Mike
Dan Keogh
Robert Pike
Norman Woods
Steve
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R-T Pta
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Cub Scout Pack
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