First School City Election Set For Saturday
The Silsbee Independent School District and the City of Silsbee plan a joint election Saturday at the fire hall on Avenue T. Absentee voting is light with 12 early votes reported. Three school board places are up, all incumbents unopposed, while Place six is contested by Postmaster Conley Bradshaw and Harvard Norris. Bradshaw has held many local posts and is active in the community. turnout in city races appears limited with a 5 p.m. Tuesday cutoff for mail ballots.
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Silsbee Independent
Seedine
Edna Brown
Silsbee
Miv
Schoo Board
ATL
Betty Meade
Conley Bradshaw
Harvard Norris
R. F. Sanford
Bradshaw
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Silsbet Planning Commission
Silsbee High Ex- Loqtuaule Puoteloossy U
High Hool
Hyreso
Chenier, Business College
Beaumont
Varia Love Rta
Silsbee School
Midnight Deadline for 1976 Auto Tags Hit Texas Clerks
Tax office in Kountze and four sub-stations at Silsbee Lumberton Saratoga and Sour Lake faced long lines as residents rush to obtain 1976 license stickers. Chief deputy Jeannete McCreidht notes that windows served registrations and transfers, with five lines stretching into the courthouse lobby. Those with TEXAS Department of Highways cards need only present them to receive the 1976 sticker, while others must complete longer procedures.
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Kountze
Silsbee
Lumberton
Saratoga
Sour Lake
Jeannete McCreidht
Texas Department of Highways and Transportation
Judge Smith Holds Over Grand Jury In Hardin County Probe
District Judge Clyde Smith ordered a holdover Grand Jury for up to 90 days to finish a state inquiry led by Texas Attorney General John Hills office. The October term jurors include L. J. Richmond and others from Lumberton, Kountze, Silsbee, and nearby towns as three or four AG investigators conduct the probe. A new grand jury will be empaneled on Monday for routine county business.
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Clyde Smith l
Hardin
Rersons
Ecord
Mepibes
Texas
John Hills
Sustin
Duval County
Austin
Paceday
Hardin County
L. J. Richmond
Lumberton
Gertrude Fields
Sam P. Copeland Jerry
Hegoness
SEH
A. Thomas
Silsbee
Raymond G. Edwards
D. J. Surratt
Milton Magee
R. Z. Hinson
Wotan
Gladys Williams
Pat Pace
Joe R. Hutt
Kountze
County Residents To Pay 28,307,000 Federal Taxes
Hardin County households are expected to contribute about 28 307 000 to federal taxes this year based on government estimates. National figures estimate personal income tax and employment taxes totaling 217 billion, with Hardin County paying its normal share. Dr. Frank B. Kirkpatrick remains in intensive care at St Elizabeth Hospital after a seizure at his Silsbee home Sunday morning.
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New York
Hardin County
Congress
Frank B. Kirkpatrick
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Silsbee Sa
Weather Delays Silsbee Tigers Baseball Schedule
Weather has hampered the Silsbee Tigers with only one zone game played. After a 5 4 loss to Orange Stark the rain prevented the West Orange game. Coach Powell plans a 4 30 p m Friday game at South Park and outlines the rest of 1976 schedule with home games at the Senior League Park.
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Silsbee Tige
Bridge City
Sun Jasper
Lumberton City Council Candidate Edgar Files For Seat 4
Tommy L Edgar files to run for Lumberton City Council position 4 with wife Merry and two children Cindy Balusek and Lynn. He cites 6 years as a resident, prior oil company accounting work, and two years on the Lumberton School District board before teaching vocational programs. Edgar pledges to evaluate every issue on its merits and ensure equal representation.
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Tommy L. Edgar
Lumberton
Edgar
Merry
Cindy Balusek
Lynn
Mousten
Lamar University
Certitt Wat Hon Praire View A&m Uni
Hoehaay
Dotbadstrton High
Steinhasen Oil Co
Eof Limberton
Unclear OCR Event Schedule Listing
Fragmentary text lists multiple tournament dates and locations such as Kirbyville Stark South Park Jasper L Cypress Bridge City and dates from March to May. No coherent event details or outcomes are readable to confirm specifics.
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South Park
Jasper
L. Cxpress
Bridge City
Stark
Jasper Phe
L. Cypress
Dr Marilyn Georgas Elevated to Full Professor at Lamar
Dr Marilyn Georgas of Silsbee becomes a full professor at Lamar University in Beaumont by the Lamar U Board of Regents. She began teaching at Lamar in 1962 as an English instructor and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Texas in 1972. Her research focuses on 19th century fiction and she emphasizes teaching excellence.
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Bee
Lamar University
Beaumont
Lamar U Board of Regents
Jon Tuesday
Georgas
Silsbee
Fire Destroys Home Near Little League Park
Firemen answered four calls in the past week including March 24 when a house owned by Mr. and Mrs. Travis Sharp and occupied by Mrs. Eva Brack was destroyed. The blaze started around 12 23 p m and Brack was not at home. The home sits opposite the Little League park.
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Travis Sharp
Russell
Sid
Little League Bill Park
Eva Brack
Bill Sellers
Hartman Road
West
Simmons Radio
Awe Plianece Sire
North Fifi Street
Busby
E. M. Binimons
Silsbee Chamber Honors Self and Yankie as Citizens of the Year
The Silsbee Chamber of Commerce names L. D. Self and L. A. Yankie outstanding citizens of the year. An April 7 banquet at Silsbee High School and a Wednesday reception at Silsbee State Bank will honor them. April 7 is proclaimed Self and Yankie Day by the mayor. Yankie, born in Limestone County, moved to Silsbee in 1912 and has served as Municipal Court judge and former postmaster, with deep local service. Self, a longtime educator and administrator, retired in 1973 after 47 years with Silsbee Schools and helped consolidate the district into the present SISD.
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Salt Aids
Yak
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee
James L. Hays
L. A Yankie
L. D. Self
Silsbee State Bank
Limestone County
Yankie
Knights of Pythia Lodge
The
American Legion
First Christian Church
Heas
Hardin County
Silsbee Kiwarlslub
Silsbee Volcun Foor
Yansie
Hardin County Fair
Santa Fe Day
Hardin County School Board
Silsbee School Board
Noches River
Farndale
Myr
Grover Halliburton
Orange
Self
Silsbee Schools
McKinney
Texas
Sam Houston Teachers’ College
A. D. Rawlinson
Selt
SISD
Union Springs
Wiley Mae
Caney Head
Cravey
Smart Schools
Silsbee Independent School District
Neches River
Tyler
Silshee
Buna Man Bonds Out in Exstex Assault Case
Claude Joseph Jones was released on 100 bond after being charged with aggravated assault and leaving the scene of an accident. District Justice Woods of North Jasper County set the hearing for March 28 as authorities outline the alleged attack on Richard Weeks at the Buna facility.
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Buna
Bond
Exstex
Claude Joseph Jones
Clittore
Woods
North
Jasper
Cowity
Theroice
Jin
Richard eWeeks
Woodville
Richard Hulu
Jones
Rebdbeytsen
Atviking
Yire
Baa Fex Inc
Marety
Joner
I Reskion
Justin
thePuce Alonn
Bastoe
Litvakaok
Unies
Maetex Poresios
Shears
Silsbee Band At UIL Concert Reading Contest
The Silsbee High School Band directed by B W Ross attended the UIL Concert and Light Reading Contest at Little Cy press Mauriceville High School on March 26. The band earned a second division rating in concert and a first division rating in sight reading. They performed Strategic Air Command Est Swedish Rhapsody and Variations on the Korean Folk Song for concert with Two Contemporary Dances chosen for sight reading.
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Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School
Silsbee High School
B. W. Ross
Silsbee
Strategic Air Command
Five Silsbee High Students Named to Who’s Who
Five Silsbee High School students were approved for Who’s Who Among American High School Students. Nominations considered musical ability, contributions to the school music program, personal growth through band and orchestra, citizenship and service, and academic average. Names listed include Laura Micon Sue Shuu Mirrored Evans Leslie Bardwell and Chris Hottaras.
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Silsbee H Igh School
Who
Muse
Amon
Laura Micon
Suem Shuu
Youth Wrestles Coin Box From River Owner
Chief Deputy Sheriff Mike Hovaptel says a small black male grabbed a coin box from Ernie Gandy’s drive in grocery store in Boeth Reun Ie and escaped. Deputies searched the area. no arrests by Tuesday. The camp belongs to A. L. Mutton of Village Mills and his brother Tob Hullman of Saratoga.
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Mike Hovaptel
the Bee
Ernie Gandy
Boeeth Reuniee
Tuasday
Hosaniel
Ed Therford
Land James Williams
Walter Ray Overstreet
Willy Paine
Deakin
Village Mills
Durer
A. L. Mutton
Tob. Hullman
Saratoga
Vandalism Hits Fire Towers Sparks Costs for Taxpayers
Fire towers in Fast Texas face vandalism endangering Forest Service staff and driving high expenses. Forester Charlie Richards notes repeated arsonist acts and weaponized threats sharpened by a vandalism wave, with crews counting near forty threats and tens of thousands spent on protection and maintenance. The incident raises felony concerns as deputies report dangerous conditions and potential prosecutions.
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Texas
Forest Service
Charlie PP Richards
Peanie
Pexa Waves
Sonia
Pat Bhard
TES Fire Control
Lutkin
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Lamar
Marilyn Georgas
Little League Park
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Struck Farm Cooperative
St. Louis
Denver
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Kirby Moenorial
University of Texas
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Marriead
Sits
Selfs
BF Milton M. Self
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Chris Hottaras
Stlyhee High
Roy HH. Bear
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