Speed Limit Of 15 mph Is Sought Near Schools
Silsbee City Council passed the first reading of an ordinance to limit speeds to under 15 miles per hour within designated school zones and approved the measure unanimously.
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Silsbee City
Silsbee
Kirby Elementary
Silsbee Junior High
Waldo Matthews School
The
BEE
C. R. Baker
Silsbee Fire Commission
Grady Walters
Walters
Silsbee Senior Named Merit Scholar Semifinalist
Principal Weeks Crawford announced Silsbee High School senior Jackie Perkins was named a Merit Scholar Semifinalist for 1966 67. Perkins, daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Perkins Jr of Knupple Road, ranks among Texas top scorers on the National Merit Qualifying Test. Across the nation more than 14 000 semifinalists were named, with finalists to be chosen from this group. The article details the Merit Scholarship program, its sponsors, funding, and the selection process.
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Weeks Crawford
Silsbee High School
Jackie Perkins
J. C. Perkins Jr
Knupple Road
Silsbee
John M. Stalnaker
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Stalnaker
NMSC
County Tax Hearings Extend Into Thursday
Hardin County tax hearings on the county Board of Equalization continued Wednesday morning with 32 company representatives signed up. Sinclar i Atlantic interests prepare exhibits to open Thursday as county valuation sits at 56 million this year, down from 57.5 million last year. County Assessor Willie Bean could not explain the drop.
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Hardin County
County Board of Equalization
Fletcher Richardson
Singlair-Atlantic Interests
Richardson
Willie Bean
Temporary pay hike for county clerk in Hardin County
Hardin County Commissioners Court on Monday approved a $25 per month temporary salary increase for Mrs. Aline Harper chief deputy district clerk while District Clerk W. L. Selman is ill. Mrs. Eddie Doggett was appointed deputy district clerk. The board also planned bids for 70 pilings for reconstruction of a bridge on the old Beaumont Sour Lake highway east of Sour Lake.
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Hardin County Commissioners Court
Aline Harper
Fletcher Richardson
W. L. Selman
Eddie Doggett
Pine Island Bayou
Beaumont
Sour Lake
Rural Water Corp to Vote On System in North Hardin Area
Rural Water Corp members will elect a new president and director at a Thursday 7:30 p.m. meeting in Kirby Elementary School cafeteria. They will also vote to ratify final plans, with proxy rules allowing others to cast votes unless a majority is present. E. E. Spell will not remain on the new lines, and at least 10 more members are needed for Farm Home Administration final approval. Letters notified members of the meeting.
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North Hardin Water Supply Corp
Kirby
Terrell Buchanan
E. E. Spell
Buchanan
Farm Home Administration
Services For Mourad Mitchell Held At First Baptist Loeb
Mourad Whitfield Mitchell 74 of Chance Loeb died Tuesday evening at Milam Nursing Home Beaumont after a long illness. Funeral services were held at 10 this morning at the First Baptist Church Loeb with Rev. James Bradford officiating. Burial followed at the Bumstead Cemetery. Arrangements by Farmer Funeral Home. He was a lifelong resident, retired farmer and dairyman, and a church member. Surviving are three brothers Bert George G and Kenneth L Mitchell all of Chance Loeb and three sisters Mabel Blythwood and Bertha Thornton both of Port Arthur and Ella May Stewart of Chance Loeb.
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Mourad Whitfield Mitchell
Chance Loeb
Milam
Beaumont
First Baptist Church
Loeb
James Bradford
Bumstead
Farmer Funeral Home
Mitchell
Chance-Loeb
ABWA Schedules Four Tuesday Business Seminar Series
Pine Burr Chapter of the American Business Women's Association will sponsor a four session business seminar series on Oct 25 and Nov 3 10 and 17 at 730 pm in the Neches Room of Neches National Bank Lecturers include Miss Nancy Darsey Mrs Jeannette Vaughan Lamar College and R E Bistline Mobil Oil Beaumont The Dale Carnegie Course on leadership opens Oct 25 Further details from seminar chairman Mrs Betty Sherrill.
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Pine Burr Chapter
American Business Womens’ Association
Neches
Neches National Bank
Nancy Darsey
Jeannette ‘Vaughan
Lamar College
R. E. Bistline
Mobil Oil
Beaumont
Bistline
Dale Carnegie
Darsey
Wstighiadl
Betty Sherrell
Silsbee Victor Tickets On Sale
Tickets for the Silsbee Victor football game are available in the school administration office through Friday at 4 p.m. The 7:30 p.m. Friday kickoff will be at Kirby Stadium. Next week the District 9-AAA opener against Bridge City goes on sale Wednesday with all seats reserved except student section. standing room only tickets possible. Bruce Watts expects a sellout for the Bridge City game.
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Silsbee-Victor
Kirby Stadium
Silsbee Bridge City
Bruce Watts
Bridge City
Ida Lewis Pioneer Teacher Dies After 37 Years
Mrs Ida M Lewis veteran Silsbee High School teacher died Monday night at her son Lynn Lewis home in Mesa Arizona after a brief illness She served 37 years in Silsbee Schools teaching history Described as one of the best loved teachers Funeral arrangements pending arrival of her body in Houston and then Silsbee Survivors include husband A W Lewis seven sisters and one grandchild.
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Ida M. Lewis
Silsbee
Lynn Lewis
Mesa
Ariz
Lewis
Houston
Farmer Funeral Home
A. W. Lewis
Essie Miller
Nacogdoches
Mollie Page
Dottie
Dog Poisoners Strike Here Again Tuesday
Dogs poisoned in Silsbee near Highway 327 killing three pets owned by Mrs. A. S. Kilgore. She found a dead dog and two near death at about six in the morning after a dawn poisoning likely using a partly plucked chicken as a carrier. Two Labrador retrievers and one older dog died. veterinarian Dr. N. Gearrell could not save them.
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Silsbee
A. S. Kilgore
Highway 327
Kkas
Four Silsbee Boys Pledge Fraternities at Lamar Tech
Four Silsbee students attended Rush Week at Lamar State College of Technology and pledged to campus fraternities. James H. Donelson and Glenn Alford joined Sigma Nu, Jeff Hobbs pledged Alpha Tau Omega, Gene Yokshi pledged Zeta Beta Tau.
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Silsbee
Lamar State College of Technology
Sigma Nu
James H. Donelson
Glenn Alford
Jeff Hobbs
Gene Yokshi
Final Rites Held For James Condray Jr in Silsbee
Funeral services for James Pellum Condray Jr., 69, of Chance-Loeb were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Former Funeral Home of Silsbee with Rev. P O Green and Rev. E W Stanley officiating. Burial was in Morse Cemetery Buna. Survivors include wife Ney, two sons N L Condray and J B Condray, three brothers A E J T Condray and Gerald, three sisters H A Chance L L Richardson and Mrs Joe Parker. Condray died Friday night in Beaumont.
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James Pellum Condray, Jr
Rt 2
Chance Loeb
Silsbee
P. O. Green
Beaumont Pentecostal
E. W. Stanley
Loeb Pentecostal Church
Morse Cemetery
Buna
J. W. Harvey
H. W. Pippin
A. G
Chance-Loeb
J. B. Condray
Channelview
A. E
J. T. Condray
Beaumont
Gerald Condray
Chance- Loeb
H. A. Chance
L. L. Richardson
Joe Parker
Sour Lake
Soldier in Viet Nam Praised For Service to Country
A U S Special Forces letter from Charles Leggett in Viet Nam to his wife Jackie expresses pride in serving, defends U.S. policy, and urges family to feel the sacrifice. He recalls wartime history, asserts Americans will win, and asks his family to stay strong and faithful while he is away. He signs off as Your lonely husband, Charles.
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Charles Leggett
U.S
Viet Nam
Charles
M. O. Leggett
Bonner, Silsbee
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V.C
America
Washington
Hale
Committee To Plan Old Timers Reunion
The Silsbee Old Timers executive committee meets Thursday at 7 p.m. at Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Watts Sr. home to finalize plans for the Oct. 16 reunion at the Junior High School cafeteria. Pete Farmer leads as chairman with details to follow after the next gathering.
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Silsbee Old Timers
C. B. Watts Sr
Qoglesbee Road
Pete Farmer
Expansion Underway At Savings & Loan Firm
Expansion at Hardin County Savings and Loan Association, 129 North Fifth Street, will double facilities. Work to finish in 45 days. EVP Robert A. Neyland, who announced a dividend increase from 4.5 to 4.75 percent effective Oct 1, cited growth. The remodeling adds 1800 square feet, new offices, posting room, enlarged lobby, terrazo flooring, wood paneling, and updated fixtures.
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Hardin County Savings and Loan Association
North Fifth Street
Robert A. Neyland
Neyland
Lack
Forest Service Tougher on Fire Offenders Policy Change
The Texas Forest Service adopts a stricter stance toward first offenders whose fires spread to others. Effective Sept 1, the agency will file charges against persons whose negligence lets fires escape property. Convictions can bring fines from 15 to 200 dollars, Virgil Eason stated.
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Texas Forest Service
Virgil Eason
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