16 Year-Old Charged With Theft at Silsbee High School
A 16-year-old Silsbee youth was charged with felony theft over 200 dollars after a raid at Silsbee High School on March 31. Officers recovered a Nike amplifier and receiver hidden in a pillow case, tied to a February 28 theft from Harold's Restaurant in Beaumont. The juvenile was taken to the Silsbee Police station and then to Hardin County juvenile authorities. Separate report: Mrs. Helen Barefield’s Pines Motel linen theft valued about 150 dollars occurred March 23-25, investigated by Officer Dennis Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
William Gilley
James Fulgham
Silsbee High School
Woods
Fresenius Road
Harold’s
Art Hansen
Beaumont
Ogden
Hardin County
Helen Barefield
Pines
Dennis Allen
Woman charged after shooting husband in Silsbee
Charles Ray Parks of 410 South Ninth Street Silsbee was listed in satisfactory condition at John Sealy Hospital Galveston after a March 28 gunshot wound to the lower abdomen. Emma Jean Parks, 23, his wife, was charged with aggravated assault and arraigned with bond set at 2000. Officer Dennis Allen recovered a blue steel .38 revolver at the scene.
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Charles Ray Parks
South Ninth Street
Silsbee
Galveston
John Sealy Hospital
Parks
Bob L. Ogden
Emma Jean Parks
Ogden
Dennis Allen
Arminius
East Avenue L
Allen
Justice of the Peace
Bennie L. Como
Silsbee Residents Draw Charges In Orange Jefferson
In Jefferson County District Court thirteen people pleaded guilty to various offenses on Monday. Lloyd Lee Kennedy of Silsbee received 18 months in jail after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated second offense on Oct 1 1974 on the Eastex Freeway Beaumont. Ward Scott Bryant of Silsbee was arrested March 31 by Silsbee Police on an Orange County warrant charging assault. Bryant posted $500 bond and was released per Orange County.
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Silsbee
Jefferson County
Criminal District Court
Lloyd Lee Kennedy
Beaumont
Ward Scott Bryant
Orange County
Shooting Victim Improves After Fred Shotgun Wound
Robert V. Woodins, 41, of Fred, was reported in fair condition at St. Elizabeth Hospital after a shotgun wound to the side last week. His wife said the shooting appeared accidental and he was resting well. Tyler County officials investigated but had no comment at press time.
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Robert V. Woodins
Fred
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Tyler County
The
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Marie Woodings
Woodins
Charles Bendy
Silsbee ISD candidates share views at Tuesday forum
A dozen candidates for four school board seats spoke at Kirby Elementary as part of a Silsbee Woman's Club forum. They urged bond completion, drug abuse eradication, and tax policy while addressing maintenance, curriculum, and vocational programs amid ongoing building program legal action.
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Silsbee Independent School District
Board of Trustees
Silsbee
Silsbee Woman’s Club
Kirby Elementary
Dorothy Modisette
Silsbee Chamber to honor Britton and McNeil at banquet
W C Britton and Dr W C McNeil will be honored by the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce at the annual banquet April 10 at Silsbee High School cafeteria. Mayor Hays proclaims April 11 as Britton McNeil Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Britton
W. C. McNeil
Silsbee C of C
Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee High School
James L. Hays
Silsbee
Britton
McNeil
Silsbee State Bank
Nelda Snell
The
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Chamber
US 96 South
First National
Silsbee Country Club
Frances
Sheffield
Cecelia Barclay
Last Rites For Mrs Inez Sharp 49 Held In Silsbee
Mrs Inez Sharp 49 of Silsbee died at St Elizabeth Hospital from injuries in an accident on Sand Drive Road March 28. Funeral in Farmers Funeral Home chapel with Rev Van Lowe and Rev Cleve Sharp. Burial in Knupple Cemetery. Survived by husband Fritz Sharp, mother Mary Flanakin, two sons Billy and Joe Berry Sharp, two daughters Mia Gore and Charlotte Reeves, and many siblings.
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Inez Sharp
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Sand Drie
Farmer Funeral Home
van Lowe
Cleve Sharp
Knupple
Jasper
Billy
Joe Berry Sharp
Mia. Vane da Gore
Charlotte Reeves
Julian Flanakin
James L. Flanakin
Vernice Wood
Eunice Bledsoe
Auntine Kilpatrick
Houston
Dolly Mae
Woman Suffers Stab Wound in Silsbee Incident
Dorothy Davis, 22, of 745 South 15th Street, Silsbee, was treated at St. Elizabeth Hospital for a stab wound to the rib cage after an argument at Avenue L and South 14th Street around 8:45 p.m. April 1. She told Officer Dennis Jones the injury was accidental and no charges were sought.
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Dorothy Davis
South 15Th Street
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Bob L. Ogden
Avenue L
South 14Th Street
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Beaumont Hospital
Voter interest rises in Jasper Hardin Tyler school races
Voters in Jasper Hardin and Tyler counties head to polls this Saturday April 5 to pick school directors. Silsbee ISD voters select four trustees from a field of a dozen with two polling locations, while Lumberton MUD directors are chosen and SISD and city officials address a tax re appraisal and stalled building program. Incumbents and candidates contest three seats in Place One and Place Two with Horace Whittington not seeking another term.
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Jasper
Hardin
Tyler County
Lumberton
Silsbee
Eradale
Warren
Silsbee Independent
SISD
Horace Whittington
Ed Grubbs
Bronson Baker, Jr
Silsbee Automotive
Corine Gilder
Ferk
Hardin County
Jacqueline Sims
Helen Larsh
R. M. Herbst
Eastex Inc
Evadale
R. Sanford
Incumbent Tennison seeks term on SISD Board
Retired U S Navy Commander Raymond Tennison announces candidacy for Place Seven on the Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees. He seeks equitable taxation improved facilities and quality education. Election set for Saturday April 5 with Tennison facing Grady Watters and a slate of four challengers in Place Three vacancy race.
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U. S. Navy
Raymond Tennison
Silsbee Independent
Ninette
Raymond Tennison Jr
University of Texas
Terry
Silsbee
Tennison
C. R. Baker
Sidney Dauphin
Texas Home Health, Inc
Edward Dominguez
Texas Highway Department
Jesse Darrell
Ironworkers
Darrell’s
North Hardin County
Ellis W. King
Oanade Railroad
U.S. Navy
Place Seven
C. B. Stevens
Grady Watters
Silsbee A&p
Joris Langton
Lumberton
Lumberton Independent
Alvin Coutts
Homer Brodeur
Continental Ins. Co
Beaumont
Tony Colletti
M. D. Moore
Bennie Marberry
Texas Highway Dept
Bill Hammock
Hammock
Aso
Bob Jenkins
Fred Viola Fowler
Village Mills
Hazel Gardner
Warren
Chandelier Recovered After Deputies Spot Theft Suspect
A stolen chandelier valued over 100 dollars was found in Harold Mobley home near Silsbee after deputies spotted it through a window and secured a search warrant. Mobley was charged with burglary and released on 2500 dollars bond. The theft occurred last November at Willie Wilson's Holland settlement home.
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Harold Mobley
Silsbee
Hardin County
Charlie Laird
Mobley
Willie Wilson
Holland Settlement
Kountze
Laird
Mike Holzapfel
Ben D. Smith Road
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Justice of the Peace
Bennie J. Como
Warren Woman Charged In Husband's Death
A Warren woman, Jessie Williams, was charged with murder after the shotgun slaying of her husband Judson L. Williams, 37, at his residence on March 29. Williams died at the scene. Jessie Williams posted $7,500 bond and was released. Williams is survived by his mother Mary Williams and three daughters Tina Elizabeth and Katharyn, a brother Jack Riley, and two sisters Mrs. Jack Cockrell and Mrs. Ed Hughes.
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Warren
Judson L. Williams
Farm Road
Jessie Williams
Mary Williams
Tina
Elizabeth
Katharyn Williams
Jack Riley
Vidor
Jack Cockrell
Ed Hughs
San Marino
Calif
Ex Deputy Cartwright Ordered to Pay $1000 in Civil Rights Case
U S District Judge Joe J Fisher mandated former Hardin County deputy Jesse Cartwright pay Alice Lamb and her husband $1000 in a civil rights suit stemming from an arrest outside Torch Lounge in 1971. Merrill found not liable. ruling upheld arrest and force used.
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U.S
Joe J. Fisher
Hardin County
Beaumont
Jesse Cartwright
Alice Lamb
Merrill
Lamb
Hays Shaws Van Winkle Win City Posts In Silsbee Vote
In Silsbee the mayor and four council seats were decided with unopposed incumbents winning. James L. Hays and councilmen David Shows and Eddie Van Winkle secured second terms, while C. E. Landolt began his 19th year on the council after 128 votes for Place 4. A special meeting was set to canvass votes and swear in officers. City Manager Hickerson to seek approval to buy pipe for summer water work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Hays
David Shows
Eddie van Winkle
C. E. Landolt
Hays
Shirley Gilchriest
N. G. Ferrell
Marion Almond
Landolt
Elton Irvin
Carole Seabrooke
Ronald Hickerson
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Orange, Jefferson
E. L. McLaughlin
Avenue 1
Avenue I
Augie Saxe
Bronson Baker Jr
Baker
Sidney
Dauphin
Dominguez
Jesse Harrell
Assembly
Grady Walters
Susbee
State of Texas
Bully Barclay
Arlen Williams
Jack Welch
Robert Sheffield
Barclay
S. M. Micars
Ronald Renz
Warren Bower
Lewis White
Gene Jordan
B. L. Williams
Davis Whitted
Charles Lee
Marvin Davenport
Truett Sharbutt
Billy Barclay
Paul Johnson
Jack Farris
David Stanley
We A
Uushand
Cartwright
Mrs. Lamb
Judge Rules
Silsbee City
Edna Brown
Ronald Barnes
Ave. C
North 7Th Street
A. L. Burleson
Lonnie Lee Williams
Richard McNeil
Chevrolet
Avenue C
C. G. McClinton
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