Mayor Council To Welcome Johnson At Beaumont Reception
A large Silsbee group plans a Saturday program and reception for Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson at the fair grounds. Mayor Frank L. McClanahan Jr. and the City Council will head the delegation at Jefferson County Airport. Johnson arrives about 11 a.m. for a barbecue in the live stock arena. He will then depart for Jasper County to visit a farm home.
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Silsbee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Beaumont
Fairgrounds
Frank L. McClanahan Jr
Jefferson County
Jack Brooks
Democratic Executive Committee
Gaston Wilder
Johnson
Fair Grounds
Mrs. Johnson
Jasper County
Final Rites Today for Clifford M. McKay Houston Gas official dies at 56
Clifford M. McKay 56 former Houston Natural Gas office manager in Silsbee died at 3:30 am Wednesday in St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont after a seizure. Funeral 9 am Thursday at First Baptist Church Silsbee Rev R E Barclay officiates. Burial Bazetta Cemetery Corsicana. McKay, a Silsbee resident since 1937, held several community posts and retired in 1962. He is survived by his mother two brothers and is listed with pallbearers and attendees. Lyndon Johnson Day proclaimed by Silsbee City Council.
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Clifford M. McKay
Houston Natural Gas Corporation
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Highway 96
First Baptist
Corsicana
Farmer Funeral Home
McKay
First Baptist Church
Mary McKay
Ennis
Clyde McKay
J. McKay
Fort Worth
John Teel
Dwayne Overstreet
L. E. Worley
A. R. Ehrensberger
John Skinner
C. C. Yawn
Robert Neyland
Donald Jenks
Petition Seeks Vote on City Electrical Code Amendment
J C Busby and supporters circulate petitions urging City Council to call an election on amending the electrical ordinance. Busby says residents should vote on the issue while the petition proposes an amendment allowing electrical work as long as it complies with all other provisions of the ordinance.
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J.C Busby
Busby
Homecoming Plans Shaping Up at Silsbee High
SHS Ex Students president Richard Weathersby says preliminary plans for October 25 homecoming are shaping up. No definite program yet but expected to be one of the best in Silsbee High history. Class agents meet tonight at the high school for further discussions.
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Richard Weathersby
SHS
Silsbee High
Tickets On Sale For French Silsbee Football Game
Reserved seats for the French Silsbee football game are selling fast, with a likely sellout. Tickets available at the administration office through Friday at 5 entering seats cost 125 dollars while general admission at the gate.
Mrs Marcel Gilson Dies in Silsbee. Rites Friday
Mrs Marcel W Gilson 64 died at 3 40 am Wednesday in St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont after a short illness. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 pm at First Methodist Church Silsbee with Rev R Eugene Jonte officiating. Burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. She had worked 21 years in Kirby Lumber Co book keeping and is survived by husband L H Gilson a son Gene Gilson a daughter Mrs L C Shepherd two brothers and a sister. Pallbearers named Connie Mack Courtney Carl Paramore Jack Collier Cecil Cobble Jim Sims Johnny Jones.
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Marcel W. Gilson
St Eizabeth
Beaumont
First Methodist Church
Silsbee
R Eugene Jonte
Resthaven
Farmer Funeral Home
Kountze
Rockland
Texas
Eastern Star
First Methodist Church of
Kirby Lumber Corporation
L. H. Gilson
Gene Gilson
L. C. Shepherd
Freeport
Ernest White
Eugene
Ore
C A. White
Healdsburg
Calif
J. Kirby Herndon
Houston
Connie Mack Courtney
Car
Paramore
Jack Collier
Cecil Cobble
Jim Sims
Johnny Jones
Lyndon B Johnson Day Declared in Silsbee Texas
City of Silsbee proclaims September 28 1963 Lyndon B Johnson Day to honor the Vice President during his two area visits. Mayor Frank L McClanahan Jr and City Council authorize city courtesies and extend all rights and honors. Cesar Dominguez seals the proclamation.
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Vice Presient
United States
Lyndon B. Johnson
Beaumont
City of
Silsbee
McClanahan
Henry Donelson Named Silsbee Civil Defense Head
Silsbee city council approved Henry M. Donelson Jr. as director of Civil Defense with Dr. A E Templeton as assistant director. Donelson had served as assistant director since the body’s formation. The meeting also covered chamber coordination, street lighting plans, water line project savings, and a Lyndon B. Johnson Day proclamation for Sept 28.
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Henry Donelson
Silsbee Civil Defense
Silsbee
Henry M. Donelson Jr
A. E. Templeton
Donelson
Fourth Street
Silsbee Ice Company
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Kirby Lilliedah
City Civil Defense Agency
Federal Civil Defense Body
City Claims 3 Judgments Issued in Tax Suits
City tax attorney C. L. Chance says three judgments were entered in 88th District Court against delinquent homesteads. Clerk W. L. Selman noted judgments not yet recorded and service not completed. If unpaid, sheriff’s sale could occur on the first Tuesday in November after a 40 day waiting period.
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Chance
Austin
W. L. “Doe” Selman
District Court
the Bee
Tigers Ready for Toughest Game Against French High
Liberty is warned that the Tigers face a hard test Friday night at 7:30 against French High. Coach McGallion’s squad, coming off a 29-6 win over Liberty, relies on a strong line and fast backfield as Gus Holloman nears return from an ankle injury for the Buffaloes.
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Nelson Planagan
Claude Terrell
French High
Tiger
Wail
Flanagan
Jerry Lindsey
Liberty Panthers
Terrell
Buffaloes
Beaumont
Buffalo
Ray McGallion
Tigers
Silsbee
AAA
Orange
Aldine
Gus Holloman
French
Jesse Allbritton
Allbritton
Mighty Orange
Holloman
McCrallion
Buddy Upshaw
Jimmy King
Kenneth Crocker
Robert Hare
King
Ted O'Dell
Bruce Patten
Gerald Walker
Paul Johnson
Reggie Madison
Robert Parks
Nelson Flanagan
Cecil Arnold
Sammy Ashworth
Jimmy Mortimer
Carl Adams
Liberty
Panthers
RobertParks
Johnson
Madison
Silsbee Students Scatter to Colleges and Lamar Tech
One hundred forty nine students from Silsbee are attending colleges and universities in the region with over 63 pursuing higher education at Lamar Tech in Beaumont. The list includes Lamar Tech Rice University Texas University and many others across state schools and private colleges.
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Silsbee
Beaumont
Lamar Tech
Grand Jury Urges Cleanup of Hardin County Jury Quarters
The 88th District Grand Jury of Hardin County Texas completed its term reporting 62 indictments 10 no bills and six cases to the next grand jury. It found the courthouse and jail in excellent condition except for the jury quarters which need cleaning new beds and towel bars and sand kept in jail ashtrays. Foreman W W Birdwell led the panel.
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A. D
Hardin County
Texas
Final Rites For Mrs Annie Ray Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs Annie Ray 81 of the Loeb Community were held at 11 a m Wednesday in the Broussard Mortuary Chapel Beau mont with Rev E W Stanley officiating Burial was in Hooks Cemetery in Hardin County Survivors include two grandsons S E McRoberts of Bea u mont and Ray McRoberts of Lock a granddaughter Mrs Tommy Mae Stanford of Silsbee two brothers Ed and Bud Eller of Fort Worth and four sisters Mrs Mattie Bambre ll of Fort Worth Mrs Josie Osborne of Tucson Ariz Mrs Carl Mawes of Weatherford and Mrs Myrile Moore of Houston
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Loeb
Brous‘gard
Beaumont
E. W. Stanley
United Pentecostal Church of Loeb
Hooks
Hardin County
The
Baptist Church
S. E. McRoberts
Beauemont
Ray McRoberts
Lock
Tommy Mae Stanford
Silsbee
Bud Eller
Fort Worth
Mattie Bambrell
Josie Osborne
Tucson
Ariz
Carl Mawes
Weatherford
Myrile Moore
Houston
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Beaumont Construction Company
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J. E. Smith
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Ernest Avenue
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Trict Court
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Lon Morris
Johnny Cones
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Cecile Cobble
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John Clawson
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Tommy Childress
Robert Ward
Judy Simmons
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Barbara McConnell
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Lonnie Beard
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Sally Dee Cole
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George Page
Edwin Read
Dale Hendrix
Texas Southern University
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Clyde Gilmore
Ocie Ray Smith
Elzie J. Wilson
Clarence E. Johnson
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Mae Frances Walker
Gloria Land
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Corell Shaw
University of Houston
Jerry McLaughlin
Jack McMahon
Mike McMahon
Tyler Junior College
Henry Holland
Henderson County Junior College
Ronny Conner Wharton Junior College
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Catherine Turner
East
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Betty Mouton
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Andrew Williams
Los Angeles City College
Arlanders Ewing
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Lincoln Business College
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