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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1976
Page
2
The notice lists key positions including Editor and Publisher Society and Personal Editor Secretary Harold LetaH Foreman-Operator Mes Jotins Basye Linotype Operator James Jotinson Printer-Pressman Dilly Jon Williams Printer-Pressman.
U S Senator John Tower argues federal estate tax harms family farms and small businesses while avoiding the truly rich. He notes the 60 000 exemption is outdated, inflation widens impact, and reform is overdue. He cites limited revenue and bipartisan calls to raise the exemption with a phased plan.
Austin pressure mounts as Gov. Briscoe faces calls from electric cooperatives and legislators to convene a special session to craft relief from gas and electric bills. Proposals target fuel adjustment pass through, sales tax repeal, and gas production tax shifts to reduce costs for consumers.
Local residents Mr and Mrs Harold Broussard urge Hardin County candidates to run civil campaigns. They reference District Attorney contenders Stanley Cov and George Kirkpatrick Jr and note a past defeat in a significant case affecting many Hardin County residents.
Mr and Mrs Winston Doff ord thank everyone for cancer duce ing his hospital stay and wish God blesses each reader.
Senator Lloyd Bentsen said a new $17.6 billion two year highway bill should be signed into law by mid April. The measure, from the House Senate Conference, totals funds for Interstate, safety, military, urban and secondary highways with over 700 million directed to Texas.
Representative William L Armstrong argues against automatic pay raises for members of Congress and high ranking officials. He favors repealing the escalator (H R 11747) and emphasizes the dangers of automatic boosts without a vote, urging accountability and restraint amid rising federal spending and inflation concerns.
A historical fragment argues earnings rose with longer hours and better on the job skills, highlighting the view that wage growth depended on work effort and skill improvement. The text reflects mid century economic discourse on labor conditions and productivity.
Gene Whisenhant, native of Kountze and alumnus of Kountze High School and Stephen F. Austin University, announces his candidacy for a second term on the Kountze School District Board of Trustees. He has taught and coached locally and works as a Mobil Oil refinery foreman with his wife and four children.
The Sishee Fire Dept. will compete against the Fred Volunteer Fire Dept. in a benefit basketball game on Saturday April 3 at 7 30 p m in the Sushee Junior High gym. Proceeds go to purchase firefighting equipment. Tickets available at the door or from Ricky Kolls of Silsbee or Fred volunteers.
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