Old Timers Reunion Plans Almost Complete
Tom Tennison and Herbert Elmore co chairmen of the Silsbee Old Timers Reunion announce near completion of plans for the Oct 18 gathering. The luncheon starts at 12 30 at the Junior High School cafeteria with the Silsbee BPW Club serving. Invitations go to out of town old timers while locals are invited via the BEE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Tennison
Herbert Elmore
Silsbee
Silsbee Business and Professional Women’s Club
Letha Smith
Grace Daniel
Leon Jennings
Bess Stout
Richard Weathersby
Mamie Shelton
C. D. Clinefelter
Bell Family Attends Sister Margaret Ann Bell's Wedding
Mr and Mrs Delton Bell and daughter of Houston visited over the weekend at the Bell home of Edgar W Bell and attended the wedding of his sister Miss Margaret Ann Bell to William Frederick Johns. Fellow guests included Mr and Mrs Bill Eston and children, Mrs J M Cain of Houston, Mr and Mrs John Gee of Texas City, Mr and Mrs Bill Bell Groves, Mrs Willia Gee and children Beaumont, Mrs Ronald Eddleman and son Call, Mrs Eston Pryor Kirbyville, Mr and Mrs Dick Cans ler and children Baytown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delton Bell
Houston
Edgar W. Bell
Margaret Ann Bell
William Frederick Johns
Bill Eston
J. M. Cain
John Gee
Texas City
Bill Bell
Groves
Willia Gee
Beaumont
Ronald Eddleman
Call
Eston Pryor
Kirbyville
Dick Cansler
Baytown
Grand Jury Indicts 68 In Hardin County Term
Hardin County Grand Jury reports 68 indictments at the April term 1964 with 22 no bills 2 referred to the county attorney and 15 passed to the next grand jury. They found no indictments on alleged vice conditions but urge continued investigation and request a soundproof Grand Jury room and a tape recorder. Foreman Martin L. Wilson signs the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Judy
Hardin County
Kountze
Texas
H. Acoe
88Th Judicial District
A. D
Eough
Intoming Grand Jury
Commissioner’s Court
Grand Jury
Sheriff's Department
Two Scouts to Receive Eagle Awards at Honor Court
Two Troop 88 boys Joel Allen and James Conner will earn Eagle Scout ranks at a Court of Honor on September 30 in Cravens Hall First Methodist Church. Joel Allen and James Conner will be presented by Cecil Cobble. Robert Neyland leads the earlier Tenderfoot to Life ceremonies. the First Methodist Church Methodist Men sponsor the troop. Joe Hignett is scoutmaster. public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugle
Cravens Hall
First Methodist Church
Joel Allen
Mark Allen
James Conner
Jim Conner
Cecil Cobble
Life Scout
Robert Neyland
Methodist Men of the First Methodist Church
Joe Hignett
Hignett
Lions Light Bulb Sale Slated For Oct 13 In Silsbee
At a weekly luncheon Silsbee Lions set their annual light bulb sale for Tuesday October 13. Light bulb sale chairman Al Mashburn announced a shrimp supper and 5 to 6 pm meeting at Ford Electric Shop 110 N Sth Street before three man teams take bulbs house to house. Proceeds benefit the Lions Club Mac Williams Scholarship fund. Guest speaker librarian Mrs H T Horka spoke on the Silsbee Library growth from 115 members to 3000+.
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Silsbee Lions
al Mashburn
Lions Club
Ford Electric Shop
N. Sth Street
Mashburn
Mac Williams
Lions Weekly
H. T. Horka
Silsbee Library
Horka
E. J Dietrich
Silsbee Library Board
Henry Donelson
Lions
Lions International
Billie J. Holmes
Susan Williams
Guilda Roy
Car Train Crash Injures Baytown Man Near Rye
Howard E. Padgett of Baytown suffered critical injuries when his southbound car collided with a Santa Fe freight train one mile north of Rye. He was treated at Kersting Memorial Hospital then transferred to John Sealy Hospital in Galveston for internal and chest injuries and a broken leg.
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Howard E. Padgett
Baytown
Santa Fe
Rye
M. C. Malone
Liberty
Padget
Malone
Padgett
Kersting Memorial Hospital
Allison Ambulance Service
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
E. E. Yoksh
Doug Wilson
Brentrain
Bee
Navy radarman Hardison among 802 aboard USS Providence
Larry H. Hardison radarman seaman USN son of Mr and Mrs A R Hardison Route 1 Silsbee was among 802 crew aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Providence arriving in Long Beach California after an extended Western Pacific tour.
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Larry H. Hardison
USN
A. R. Hardison
Route 1
Silsbee
Providence
Long Beach
Calif
Western Pacific
Parents For Progress Plans 1964 65 Sessions
Parents For Progress a informal group of junior and senior high parents and teachers begins its 1964 65 study year Sept 29 at Silsbee Junior High 7 30. Guided by a planning commission the group will hold four study sessions including a demonstration night Oct 6. Sessions cover school curriculum testing and teen social needs with parent involvement urged by Mrs. R L Paret and readers Mrs. C R Lambert and Mrs. Harry Holt.
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Parents For Progress
Silsbee
R. L. Paret
Paret
Harry Holt
Five Traffic Violators Charged In City Court
Five violations were filed in Judge George Goynes court this week including two speeding two failure to yield and one illegal parking. Two yield violations caused minor injuries and property damage. One offender paid 17.50 and the rest have 10 days to plead. Delinquent meter tickets saw 14 paid 43 dollars in fines. Three misdemeanor complaints were filed. one disturbing the peace case was dismissed and another pled guilty. Two patrol arrests covered misdemeanor DUI being drunk and petty theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
George Goynes
Goynes
Kountze
Silsbee Public Schools Enrollment Rises to 3718
Superintendent Bruce Watts reports six district schools posted gains in the first four weeks, lifting total enrollment to 3718 as of Wednesday. White schools added 38 students to 2944, while two Negro schools gained 29 for 774.
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Silsbee
Silsbee Public Schools
Supt
Bruce Watts
Waldo Mathews
Kirby Elemen
Tary
Silsbee High
Silsbee Junior
Kirby
Read-Turrentine
Robinson
Tigers
Watts
Auto bike crash injures Silsbee student. driver unharmed
Two 16 year old riders, Ronald Beauchamp and Steve Livingston, were in a collision with a car on Highway 96 South near Avenue K. Livingston sustained bruises and was treated and released at Silsbee Clinic. Beauchamp and car driver Mrs. Bruce Fuller were uninjured. the bike sustained paint scrapes.
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Steve Livingston
Ronald Beauchamp
Bruce Fuller
Avenue K
Max Zeller
Livingston
Lavonne Livingston
Silsbee High
Silsbee Clinic
Farmer Funeral Home
Beauchamp
William H. Beauchamp
Silsbee
Beaumont Highway
Fuller
North Ninth Street
Brooks Hosts Democratic Workers at Jasper County Barbecue
Democratic workers from the Second District gathered for a barbecue at Congressman Jack Brooks farm in Jasper County. Har din County reps attended as Brooks urged full turnout for the general election and credited their efforts with Kennedy's 20,000 vote victory in the district. Campaign materials were distributed to attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Executive Committee
Jasper County
Hardin County Committee
Brooks
John F Kennedy
Supt Don Hough Improves After Heart Attack
Supt Don L Hough of the school district continued to show improvement this week after a heart attack on August 19. He is now up and around the hospital at St Elizabeth Hospital though remains in bed for about ninety minutes after meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don L. Hough
Tigers Prepare for French High Buffaloes Friday in Beaumont
Silsbee coach Ray McGallion says his squad, fresh from a 24 0 win over Huntsville, is healthy and deep with backup power for the Beaumont High stadium clash with French High. Bellenger, Bufkin, Collins, O'Dell, Brown and Buskin lead an improving offense while pass defense tightens to slow Jesse Allbritton and the Buffaloes.
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Beaumont High Stadium
McGallion
Tiger
Huntsville
Silsbee
Jesse Allbritton
Victor Pirates
Victor
Allbritton
French
The
Buffaloes
Pirates
Dallas Morning News
Bill Bellenger
James Collins
Ted O'Dell
Doug Brown
Jimmy King
Jerry Simmons
Phillip Buskin
Jeff Hobbs
Sammy Ashworth
Harold Graves
Nelson Flanagan
Hornets
King
Silsbee-French High Football Ticket Sale Shows Availability
Tickets for the Silsbee French High football game in Beaumont are on sale at the school administration office through Friday noon. Reserved seats cost 1.25 dollars and student tickets 0.50. The game kicks off at 7:50 p.m. Friday at Beaumont High Stadium.
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Tigers
Allbritton
Beaumont High Stadium
Int ‘Silsbee
Sillsbee
Cubs
Jasper
Tiger
Evadale
Silsbee
Silsbee- French High
Beaumont
Bruce Watts
Beaumont High
Vigers
Center
Tigers hold steady as yards added on passing
No changes will be evident in the Tiger starting lineup as yards were added on passing. Still holding down the backfield, the team preserves its core offensive setup and depth chart despite this improvement.
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Tiger
Rev J C Harrison Elected President of Silsbee Ministers
Reverend Joseph C Harrison of St Johns Episcopal Church Silsbee was elected president of the Silsbee Ministers Fellowship for the coming year. Officers named include A C Johnson vice president George McCall secretary and J A Hendrix treasurer. The group planned the Community Thanksgiving Service and Christmas Basket Drive with all area ministers invited to participate. Next meeting set for October 20 at St Johns Episcopal Church Roosevelt Drive Extension at 10 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph CC. Harrison
St. John's Episcopal Church
Silsbee
First Presbyterian Church
A. C. Johnson
St. Beulah
Roosevelt Drive
Rural Carrier Exam Set For New Silsbee Route
The U S Civil Service Commission announces a rural carrier exam for a new Silsbee post office route. Applications accepted until Oct 13 after a written test. Applicants must reside in the delivery area for one year and are at least 18 with no upper age limit except temporary status past 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Comission
Washington
L. A Yankie
Bum Phillips urges fitness at Silsbee Quarterback Club
About 50 members met in the Silsbee high school cafeteria to hear O A Bum Phillips Port Neches Groves coach stress physical fitness for all ages. He linked strong bodies to handling today’s pressures and shared incidents before a scouting report on French High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
O. A
Phillips
Port Neches Groves
Silsbee Tigers
Edwin O'Dell
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Highway Patrol
Honlor
Martin L. Wilson
Foreman
W. R. Dennis
Jacksonville
Margaret Ann
Howard Holland
Hollywood
W. H. Holland
Dale M. Rogers
Dobbins AF Base
Woodrow Cook
L. D Crowell
Jack Brooks
Don Hough
Phillip Bufkin
Huntsville Hornets
Bellenger
Bulkin
Ray McGallion
J. C. Harrison
Cline Yarbro
Batson
C.D. Foreman
Donald Jacobs
William J. Roebuck Jr
Pasadena
Bum Phillips
J. R. Lee
Garrison, Texa
Michael Roby
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Alecia Ann
Lewis K. Crocker
W. E. DuBose
Buna
Jerry Lynn
W. D. Martin
Tina Mechelle
G. C. Lolley
Georgia Lee
Vernice D. Gibson
Gibson
T. R. May
Thomas May Jr
Luther Lyons
Sour Lake
Larry Lee
RE. Cole Sr
Roy Edward Cole Jr
Sharon Renee
Thad Smith
Raymond E. Sagstetter
Karl Edward
St. Luke's Hospital
L. J. Sagstetter
Joseph Harrison
8. L. Hardin
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Canon ‘Scott Field Bailey
Wishop
Episcopal Diocese of
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