Annual Silsbee Chamber Banquet Recognizes Two Pioneers
The Silsbee Chamber of Commerce will honor W. C. Britton and Dr. W. C. McNeil as Citizens of the Year at tonight’s banquet at 7 p.m. in the Silsbee High School cafeteria. A Friday coffee reception and a mayoral proclamation naming April 11 as Britton McNeil Day are planned along with brief tributes to their local business and civic contributions.
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Silsbee
Texas
Dolph Briscoe
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee High School
W. C. Britton
W. C. McNeil
Chamber
Heritage Room
Silsbee State Bank
Hays
Trustees Float Ways To Cut Building Program Costs
Silsbee Independent School District mulls cutting costs on the 18 million bond plan by reallocating grades among elementary campuses, selling O Neil campus, and retaining parts of O Neil while demolishing older structures. The board, led by Richard Jones, also considers air conditioning and nonessential renovations to fit the original bond amount.
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McNeil
Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees
First Methodist
Silsbee
SISD
Richard Jones
Silsbee Independent School
O'Neil
O’neil
H. L. Lackey
Weeks Crawford
Jones
Two Die In Auto Crash In Lumberton On US 69
Two men died and a third was injured in a head on collision on US 69 in Lumberton at 11:30 p.m. on April 8. Charles L. Holman and James H. Hill were pronounced dead on arrival at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Percy Eugene Langley was listed in fair condition. The crash occurred in Hardin County about one mile north of Pine Island Bayou. DPS Trooper Bobby Franklin investigated.
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US 69
Lumberton
Texas Department of Public Safety
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Charles L. Holman
Locksley
Houston
James HL. Hill
Walker
Angleton
Holman
Hill
Percy Eugene Langley
Box 543
Kirbyville
St. Elizabeth
Langley
Hill Auto
Hardin County
Pine Island Bayou
DPS
Bobby Franklin
Silsbee School Board Trustees Picked In Tight Race
Area voters chose Silsbee Era dale Lumberton and Warren trustees last Saturday. Incumbent Raymond Tennison narrowly defeated Grady Walters 600 to 579 for Place Seven on the Silsbee School Board.
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Silsbee
Eradale
Lumberton
Warren
Raymond Tennison
A&p
Grady Walters
Former Architect Saxe Sues SISD Over Contract Payment
In a suit filed in the 88th District Court architect Augie Saxe seeks $165 747 90 after the Silsbee Independent School District terminated his contract for plans and specifications tied to a 1.8 million bond project The district opposes Saxe claiming substantial non performance and disputing his entitlement to 80 percent payment The case began with Saxe filing on December 17 1974 and SISD answering January previous year
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Silsbee Independent
Augie Saxe
Saxe
88Th District
SISD
Minor Dederick
Minor - Dederick Construction Co
County Plans Appeal Over $1000 Civil Rights Verdict
Hardin County will appeal a $1000 civil rights ruling against former Chief Deputy Jesse Cartwright. Court action follows Judge Joe Fisher ordering Cartwright to pay $1000 to Alice Lamb for an illegal arrest outside the Torch Lounge in 1971. The suit was by Mrs. Lamb and her husband against Cartwright and ex-deputy Don Merrill.
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Hardin County
Jesse Cartwright
Buddy Moore
Emmett Lack
The
BEE
Robert Keith
Joe Fisher
Keith
Moore
Fisher
Cartwright
Alice Lamb
Indecency Charges Filed On Local Man In Silsbee
Normana Rucker 34 of 1240 Maxwell Drive Silsbee was charged March 31 with three counts of indecency to a child a third degree felony in connection with incidents in 1974 involving a 13 year old and a 15 year old girl. Bond set at 2000 per count total 6000.
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Texas
Silsbee
Hardin County
Billy Paine
The
BEE
Paine
Normana Rucker
Maxwell Drive
Overstreet
Rucker
Silsbee High names valedictorian and salutatorian for 1975 class
Cynthia Edwards is valedictorian with a four year GPA of 95.632 and plans Texas A&M for psychology or pharmacy. Judy D Davis is salutatorian with a GPA of 95.550 and will pursue secondary education teaching at Lamar University. Lisa Breaux has GPA 95.075 and aims for pre medical studies at Texas A&M. Gary Clark is top male with 93.522 and plans Air Force ROTC and pilot training. Graduation for 1219 seniors set for May 28 at Kirby Memorial Stadium.
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Cynthia A. Edwards
Jack L. Edwards
Silsbee High School
Judy Dianne Davis
Olan H. Davis
SHS
S. A. Wallace
Lisa K. Breaux
Charles Breaux
Gary R. Clark
E. B. Clark Jr
Edwards
Texas A&m University
First United Methodist Church Youth Council
Setrpc
Hardin County
Neches
Davis
Lamar University
First Baptist
Judy Davis
Naional
Tiger Ray
Future Teachers of America
Silsbee
Satsuma
Lisa Breaux
Lisa
First Baptist Church
Gary
National Honor Society
Clark
Terry McDonald
Peggy Lackey
Davora Miller
Curtis Braswell
Karen Morgan
Lucinda Provost Poeling
Dana K. Brown
Robert Harrison
Karen Turner
Paula Taylor
Cathy David
Martha Fowler
Marilyn Bass
Bobby Taylor
Cynthia Black Sharp
Keith van Winkle
Anita Rodgers Odom
Kirby Memorial Stadium
Hardin County Judge Attacks SETRPC Benefits
Hardin County Judge Emmett Lack denounced benefits from the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission and urged state action to switch Hardin County to the Deep East Texas Council of Governments. He recalled supporting the 1973 move to SETRPC and criticized its focus and funding decisions amid a federal housing suit pointer.
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Hardin County
Emmett Lack
Commissioners Court
Lack
South East Texas Regional Planning Commission
Deep East Texas Council of Governments
Detcog
Setrpc
Port Arthur
Beaumont
Orange
Hardin
Beaumont Enterprise
HUD
Silsbee
Hugh Bevil Means
City Council approves Bonner Lee Miller Knupple roadwork plan
Silsbee officials plan 1975 summer street program with drainage work on Bonner Street Lee Miller Road and Knupple Road. total project cost surpasses 100000 with city share near 155000 for Fifth Street underpass. council weighs county aid and future utility relocations while prioritizing streets and addressing subdivision bonds.
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City Council
Bonner
Lee Miller
Knupple
Silsbee
Ronald Hickerson
Bonner Street
Lee Miller Road
Knupple Road
Hickerson
Landalt Lane
Roy Hill
West Avenue C
West Avenue
Lindsey Road
Cravens
Santa Fe Park Street
Silsbee Public Library
C. E. Landolt
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Landolt
James L. Hays
Lester Landgraf
Texas Highway Department
Fifth Street
Tion
THD
F. C. Young
Landgraf
North Fourth Street
Hays
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Chamber of Commerce
Baylor University
Texas Board of Dental Examiners
Texas Academy of General Deniistry
DR. W
Grubbs, Dominguez, Herbst
Tennison
Ed Grubbs
Eastex, Inc
R. M. Herbst
Edward Dominguez
Grubbs
Lone
Bronson Baker Jr
Corine Gilder
Herbst
Helen Larsh
Jacqueline A. Sims
Dominguez
Sidney L
Dauphin
E. W. King
Jesse G. Harrell
Lenox Hawthorne
R. L. Yawn
Pct
Caney Head
Board of Equalization
Lumberton Independent School District
Tony Colletti
Al‘vin Coutts
Homier Brodeur
Bill Hammock
Hammock
Auto Service
Muriel Dean Moore
Benny R. Marberry Sr
Cynthia Edwards
Lisa K, Breaux
Eddie van Winkle
Jerry Jones
Timberlane
van Winkle
Inwood
VanWinkle
Ford Motor Co
Bobby Ray Battle
Gloria Griffin
South Slat Street
B. M. Anding
William Gilley
Dardin Drive
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