Final Rites Held Wednesday For Alf Fullingim
Alf Fullingim, 63, died of a heart attack April 2 in Silsbee Doctors Hospital. Funeral Wednesday at First Methodist Church with Rev. R Fugene Jonte officiating. Burial in Resthaven Cemetery. He lived in Silsbee since 1937, married Corrinne Markley in 1938, and held leadership roles in church, school, Boy Scouts, bank, and local business. He received Ford honors including a 50 year plaque and the Distinguished Achievement Award in 1971.
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Alf Fullingim
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
First Methodist Church
R Fugene Jonte
Purial
Resthaven
Fullingim
Decatur
Texas
Silsbee
Corrinne Markley
Carl Markley
Boad
First United Methodist Church
First National Bank
Silsbee Auto Co
Trustees For Three Area School Districts to Be Chosen Saturday
Voters in Silsbee Lumberton and Evadale select district trustees in three elections on April 7. Incumbents and candidates contest Places Three Four Five with polls open 8 am to 7 pm at local sites. absentee voting ends April 3. Incumbents face opposition in some races while other seats are uncontested.
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Silsbee
Lumberton
Evadale
Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees
C. R Baker
Eastex Inc
Jacqueline A. Sims
Hardin County Tax Office
Richard Jones
Buck Jones Lumber Co
First National Bank of Silsbee
J. E Farmer
D. D. Shine
Shine and Associates
Avenue I
James Cannon
Bob G. Ag
Fourteen Year Old Charged Over Silsbee Bomb Threat
A fourteen year old Silsbee boy faced disorderly conduct charges after a bomb threat call to Silsbee Junior High on Oct 23 1972. Police released him to his parents pending a hearing with Hardin County juvenile authorities.
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Silsbee
Silsbee Junior High
James Fulgham
Bob L. Ogden
Hardin County
Jack Young Injured in Accident at St Elizabeth Hospital
Jack Richard Young, 42, of Silsbee, underwent surgery at St Elizabeth Hospital Wednesday after reportedly losing his right leg below the knee in an accident. Further details references indicate continued coverage in Section 1, Page 8.
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Jack Richard Young
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Lumberton overpass contract awarded by Texas Highway Commission
The Texas Highway Commission awarded Ashland Inc of Kentucky a 1.248 million dollar contract for an overpass on U 96 at the Silsbee Kountz Y in Lumberton. The project aims to separate north bound Beaumont Kountze traffic from south bound Silsbee Beaumont traffic and includes grading base paving drainage. Work is supervised by District Engineer Franklin C. Young with Lester Landgraf in charge locally. completion is set for about 200 working days with a pre construction conference planned in roughly a month.
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Texas Highway Commission
Ashland Qi] Inc
Kentucky
Silsbee-Kountz “Y
Lumberton
Edward Domingues
Silsbee
THD
The
BEE
Beaumont
Kountze
Dominguez
el Ping Estates
Koun
Franklin C. Young
Silshee
Lester P. Landgraf
Shows Van Winkle Are New Councilmen In Silsbee
In light turnout 747 citizens cast ballots in the Silsbee city election. Mayor James L. Hays won a full term with 653 votes. Edgar A Eaves had 74. Eddie Van Winkle and C E Landolt secured council seats with 392 and 543 votes respectively. Shaws won Place Five with 413 while Daniel Herron and Mike King had 199 and 123. Landolt faced 26 write ins. two pencil candidates ran in Mayors race and two in Place Six. The council meeting to canvass the election is set for 6 p.m. today.
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Silsbee
James L. Hays
C. E. Landolt
R. David Polls
Shows
Eddie van Winkle
Hays
Burglary At J W King Mobil Service Station
Police report a break in at J W King Mobil Service Station at North Fifth Street and Avenue G. A window was smashed at 7:04 a.m. on April 2 and a cigarette machine emptied of its change box contents.
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Silsbee
Billy Davenport
J. Www
King’s Mobil
Davenport
North Fifth Street
Avenue G
Last Rites For Mrs. Sherrell, 56, Held April 4
Betty Sherrell, 56, of 433 Broadway Beaumont died at 1 30 pm Monday in St Elizabeth Hospital. Native of Lufkin she worked as a DPS driver license clerk and formerly lived in Silsbee. Funeral at First Baptist Church with Rev R Eugene Jonte, burial Resthaven Cemetery. Survivors: Clint Sherrell Jr Beaumont. two daughters Betty Locke and Mary Edna Riedinger, both of Beaumont. two sisters Katherine Henderson Tyler and Hazel Koneke Utica New York.
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Betty Sherrell
Broadway
Beaumont
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Lufkin
Department of Public Safety
Silsbee
First Baptist Church
R. Eugene Jonte
Resthaven Cemetery
Clint Sherrell Jr
Betty Locke
Mary Edna Riedinger
Katherine Henderson
Tyler
Hazel Koneke
Utica
N.Y
Probation Officer To Address Kountze Senior Citizens
Spencer Honey an adult probation officer for Hardin and Tyler counties will speak to the Kountze Chapter of the Senior Citizens today at 2 30 p m in the County Commissioners Courtroom Mrs J C Winchester program chairman says the public is invited including anyone interested in welfare and rehabilitation of the adult offender and his family W T Bean will preside
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Spencer Honey
Hardin
Tyler
Kountze
Senior Citizens
County Commissioners
J.C. Winchester
W. T. Bean
Seven Contestants Vie For Miss Silsbee Title
Seven girls compete for the Miss Silsbee crown at a pageant on April 14. Contestants include Alice Buckner Jane Hare Rose Marie Harvey Donna Hepler La Donna McLemore Pam Rodgers and Elena Watts. Kyle Reeves will MC with A Capella Choir to perform. Tickets from Craven's Insurance ABWA or at Silsbee Junior High School.
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Alice Buckner
Marwin J. Buckner
Jane Hare
Maxine Hare
Rose Marie Harvey
Jane E. Wilson
Donna Hepler
L. D. Hepler
la Donna McLemore
Joe E. McLemore
Pam Rodgers
R. H. Rodgers
Elena Watts
Jack R. Watts
Kyle Reeves
Justice of the Peace
Silsbee High School
Craven's Insurance
A.bw.a
Silsbee Junior High School
North 7Th St
Last Rites Held for Mrs. Sylvia Fabrigaze
Mrs. Sylvia Fabrigaze age 80 died Sunday at Doctors Hospital in Silsbee. Native of Rosehill Louisiana she lived in Fred for 16 years. Services held April 3 at Carroll Wallace Funeral Home Park Street with Rev Whittington officiating. Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery Port Arthur. Survivors include five daughters and one son along with a sister and additional relatives.
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Sylvia Fabrigaze
Fred
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Rosehill
Carroll- Wallace Funeral Home
Park Street
Richard Whittington
Greenlawn Cemetery
Port Arthur
Viela Grant
Beaumont
Henry Hale
Dallas
O. J. Gordon
Ray Champagne
Port Neches
Charles Thompson
Victor
Earl Choate
Walter Choate
Weekend visitors grace the Woolley home
Weekend visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Woolley Sr. were Mr. and Mrs. Lester Malone from Scarsdale New York and Mr. and Mrs. Brian Malone with infant son Whitney Morgan from Houston. Whitney is a great great nephew of Mrs. Woolley.
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E. P. Woolley
Lester Malone
Scarsdale, N. Y
Brian Malone
Whitney Morgan
Houston
Whitney
Woolley
Senate Honors Mike Anders for music festival wins
Texas Senate Resolution 338 adopted March 19 commends Lumberton High School student Mike Anders son of Mr and Mrs Fred Anders of Lumberton for winning 18 first place medals and the high point trophy at the Hampshire Fannett High School Music Festival held February 294 He entered 21 events earned three second place medals and first place trophies Anders is National Honor Society drum major of the Lumberton Raider Band two year member of Region X All Region Band and has performed with the United States Navy Band.
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Mike Anders
Lumberton High School
Fred Anders
Lumberton
Texas Senate
Senate
Anders
Hamshire - Fannett
National Honor Society
Lumberton Raider
Jand
United States Navy
Wilson Looks East Texas for Economic Gains at Silsbee Banquet
U.S. Representative Charles Wilson of Lufkin told a packed Silsbee High School audience that rural East Texas offers new jobs and growth while urban areas benefit from a stay in the district. He promotes the Big Thicket Park with careful land use and a recreational compromise.
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Charles Wilson
Lufkin
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Earl Stover
Chamber
Roger Ratliff
Wilson
East Texas
Sears
Texas
U.S
Silsbee Chamber J of Commerce
Silsbee High School
Dustry
Earl B. Stover
Silsbee
Ronald Renz
Death Notice for Green B. Denmon 69 of Silsbee
Green B. Denmon aged 69 of Silsbee died March 31 at Silsbee Doctors Hospital after a long Hardin County service career. Funeral held April 2 at Miller Funeral Chapel with Rev. Eddie Smith officiating. Interment Franks Branch Cemetery. Survivors include wife May Bell Denmon four daughters two sons a sister and a brother thirty-one grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Green B. Denmon
Silsbee
Silssbee Doctors Hospital
Ce Seos
Hardin County
Pan
Miller Funeral Chapel
Eddie ‘Smith
Franks Branch
Fred
Frank Pervis
Cheser Hooks
E. J. Pietrich
W. T. Collins
Jeff Swell
Clyde Haynes
May Bell Denman
Doris Simmons
Vera Cartilidae
Groves
Virginia Gilley
Jimmy Pervis
Vernon Cunningham
Blessing
R. T. Cunningham
Floyd Denmon
Buna
Lee Eason Spurger
Jim Denmon
Three Fire Calls Logged April 1
Silsbee Volunteer Firemen answered three fire calls on April 1 and nearly half as many halls turned in during March. First call at 3:15 p.m. woods fire near the County Dump on FM 418. A false alarm at FLO p.m. on 21st Street. Kitchen fire at 11:05 p.m. at T. J. McKee residence caused severe heat and smoke damage to kitchen and living room.
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Silsbee
Russell Busby
The
BEE
21St Street
Flo
T. J. McKee
Busby
Herman Hooks
Tigers Meet SFA Nine Today
The Tigers host Stephen F. Austin at 4 p.m. today aiming for a second Zone win in three outings. Coach Pat Day notes the matchup as a key conference game in this Zone schedule.
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Tigers
SFA
Silelow. Tigers
Stephen F. Austin
National Library Week Observed At Silsbee Public Library
Silsbee Public Library joins Texas libraries in National Library Week April 8 to 14 with tours for 350 plus children from local schools and college libraries sharing new teaching methods. Librarian H T Horka notes Texas libraries offer open doors for self fulfillment and continuing education for all. Governor Briscoe proclaims the week to widen readers world with the theme Get Ahead Read and Widen Your World Read.
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Silshee Public Library
Fred
Evadale
Silsbee
College
Uni
Irene McGowan
Mniversity
Ann Jeffrey
Eart
Aye
Silsbee Public Library
H. T. Horka
Texas
Dolph Briscoe
Fastex Inc Revenues Reach New High for Fourth Year
Time Inc reports Fastex Inc, Texas based EasTex pulp and paper unit, set a fourth consecutive revenue record at 91.9 million in 1972 up 8 percent from 1971. Evadale mill produced 441000 tons of paper and board, mainly sold to independents. forest product sales rose 1 percent. A memorandum notes a planned merger with Temple Industries and a possible multi million dollar expansion at Evadale to double capacity.
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Time Inc
Bvadale MW
EasTex Inc
Set & New Record
BaxTex
Evadale Pulp and Paper
Eastex
Dram
Temple Industries
Evadale
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E. J. Dietrich
New
T. R. “Bos
Billy Mike Templeton
Brucecumbent
E. E. Bos
Jim Johnson
A. J
Tony” Landry
Sterling Romero
Evadale Schools Administration
L. P. Brader
Jack Hardy
Roy Gravis
Lindberg Parsley
Jack Young
Young
Lumberton “Y
Tze
Silsbee Beaumont
van Winkle
Landolt
Edgar A
Eaves
Tve
David
Eddie Vanwinkli
James Hays
Silsbee Chamber
Solon
Green Denmon
Sec Tigers
Sec. 1
Silshee Public
National Library
Fastex Inc
Bristol
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