Grand Jury Indicts Eight in Hardin County
Hardin County Grand Jury Friday indicted eight people for offenses including driving while intoxicated second offense forgery and criminal mischief. Foreman Lenox Hawthorne led the panel of Silsbee Kountze and Lumberton residents with about 95 pending cases set for April 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Grand Jury
District Attorney’s Office
The
BEE
Gand
Lenox Hawthorne
Silsbee
Polly Cook
Lois Jeffcoat
Harold L. Cuda
Hazel McWilliams
Ron Childress
Betty Teel
Kount
Joe Donald Sanders
J. R. Simmons
Richard Young
Jefferson County
Hardin County
Frank Drake
Boyd Walters
Kountze
Charles Derek Phillips
Lumberton
Goodhue
Beaumont
Phillips
Dr Huffhines Found Dead In Flaming Beaumont Home
The body of Dr William Huffhines Jr 28 was found shortly after 1 p m in the front bedroom of his 104 Willow Bend home Beaumont firemen discovered a gun on the floor and an ashtray on the bed The inquest ruled the death a personal safety related gunshot wound An autopsy was ordered and performed at Beaumont Walter Huffhines a Wilde Clinic partner had moved to the firm in 1974 Survivors include his parents a sister and grandmothers Funeral services were held at St Andrews Presbyterian Church in Beaumont Burial followed in Forest Lawn Cemetery
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Ricky Rolls
Jim Conner
Emmett DuVail
Gordon Smith
William E. Huffhines III
Huffhines
Silsbee Volun
William Ez
Hufthines III
Salur
Silsbee Wol Jcall
Justice of the Peace
Bennie L. Como
Howard Wilcox
Beaumont
Como
Mon Jay
The
BEE
Russell Busby
Farmer Funeral Home
Kelley-Hixson Funeral Home
Wilde Clinic
Silsbee Pollice
Bob L. Ogden
Silswe
Ogden
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
Richard Koeppe
First Presbyterian Church of
Silsbee
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Dan Hart
Houston
E. Macon Ware
Dan Kohler
W. T. Wilde
S. P. Copeland
Charles Raines
Terry Alford
Austin
M. J. Remirez
Dallas
Beau‘mont
W. E. Huffhines Jr
Gary B. White
W. E. Huffhines Sr
Bernice Johns
88th District Court Docket Lists 67 Cases For Trial
The 88th District Court docket shows 67 cases scheduled for May trial. Civil cases run in four docket calls on May 5 May 12 May 19 and May 27 announced by 88th District Clerk Mrs. Aline Harper on April 9. Leading actions include Dearmon vs Gordon and several matters against insurers and corporations with dates and opposing parties listed.
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88Th District Court
Aline Harper
Arthur Ola Dearmon
Ruby Gordon
Jerry Harrison
Raymond Eddins
Insurance Co
America
Roger D. Davis
R. T. Walker Timber Co
Bennie Daugherty
Wayne Clark
Hanover Ins
Edgar L. Brookins Jr
Champion International Texas
Ass'n
Deloris Brown
Harrell French LoBue
James Burl Eason
Connie Patterson
Harvey Jarrell
Texas
Bobbie Nell Brown
Hazel Luman
Normal L. Bullock
Everett R
Verna M
Young Vera A. Shaw
Key Life Ins. Co
So. Carolina
Charles McCartney
Atchison
Topeka
Santa Fe
Horace D. Feagin
DiaLog Co
Allen J. Scott
Norris E. Green
W. O. Smith
Et Ax
Fred W. Perlitz
Dba Neches Minimax
Bronson Jeffcont
Allstate Insurance Co
Mobile County
Mu. Ins. Co
Donald G. Taylor
Jerry Wayne Reeves
Juveniles Charged In Silsbee School Burglaries
Three Silsbee juveniles aged 14 to 16, including two brothers, faced burglary charges for stealing from the W. J. McDonald Grocery and multiple Silsbee Independent School District buildings. Police linked a .22 revolver and checks to the April 14 arrest, with more than 400 dollars in change, food stamps, cigarettes, and a U.S. government check taken.
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Silsbee
Silsbee Independent School District
Bob L. Ogden
The
BEE
James Fulgham
William Gilley
W. J. McDonald
U.S
A. L Burleson
Hardin County
Read-Turrentine
Frank Robinson
O'Neil
Ogden
Dabney and Brown Honored on All-State Basketball Team
Silsbee High players Michael Dabney and Anthony Brown were named to the Class 3A All-State teams by the Texas Sportswriters Association. Dabney earned a second-team inside post. Brown earned a third-team outside post. Dabney also slated for the South All-Star game July 30 in Fort Worth.
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Silsbee Tiger
Michael Dabney
Anthony Brown
Texas Sportswriters’ Association
Dabney
Silsbee High
Texas
Fort Worth
Silsbee
SHS
Silsbee Receives First Month City Sales Tax Payment
The Texas Comptroller issued 16.1 million in monthly city sales tax payments with Silsbee receiving 14 792.40. The new system replaces prior quarterly rebates, aiming for faster funds to some 500 towns and cities. Kountze and Sour Lake sums were 1 979.97 and 1 373.72 respectively.
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Austin
Bob Bullock
Silsbee
Bullock
Pony Express
Jevery City
Kountze
Sour Lake
County Garbage System Could Be Operational Soon
Hardin County may start using its 189 750 dollar solid waste garbage system within a couple of weeks if Southland Paper Co allows use of a 20 acre landfill site near the intersection of FM 770 and FM 326, three miles west of Kountze, and near the Big Thicket National Park. The county has equipment including 200 waste containers an Allis Chalmers tractor two International 1950A trucks and related gear delivered in August 1973.
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Pet
Hugh Bevil Means
Hardin County
Southland Paper Co
Means
Emmett Lack
Southland
J. D. Wadsworth
Big Thicket National ‘Ark
Lack
Kountze
Allis- Chalmers
State Health Department
The
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Health Department
Wayne Lee
Austin
Lee
Texas
School Board Members Attend Orientation Meeting Tuesday
District trustees met for a six hour orientation and a special business session on Tuesday April 15 to review all facets of school operations. Newly elected trustees Place One Ed Grubbs Place Two Bob Herbst Place Three Edward Dominguez and incumbent Place Seven Raymond Tennison were seated after elections April 5.
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Silsbee Independent School District
Ed Grubbs
Bob Herbst
Edward Dominguez
Raymond Tennison
Dan Montgomery
Sam McDonnell
Weeks Crawford
Beaumont
Tanner Hunt
Hunt
Augie Saxe
Saxe
Leon Lackey
Crawford
Lackey
Joe Thompson
Silsbee
C. B. Watts Jr
Dolores Fuller
Ralph McClung
Lorilei Ragan
Robinson Kindergarten
Food Service
Marvin Davenport
Gertrude Fields
James R. Perlitz
Richard Jones
Dan Montgomery Accepts Kerrville Coaching Post
Dan Montgomery leaves Silsbee High School after resigning effective May 2 and accepts a basketball coaching job at Tivy High School Kerrville Texas starting this fall. Montgomery, a Corsicana native, built Silsbee teams into district zone title contenders with state semi final and quarterfinal appearances.
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Dan Montgomery
Kerrville
Silsbee
Tivy High School
Texas
the Bee
Silsbee Independent School District
Corsicana
Montgnomery
Fairfield High School
Sam Houston State University
Calvert
Carlisle
Wharton
Jesse Jones
Houston
SHS
Montgomery
Beaumont Enterprise-Journal
Silsbee High School
S. A. Wallace
Dan
Silsbee High
Wallace
Mrs. Marie Droddy Dies of Gunshot Wound in Silsbee
Mrs. Marie Droddy of Silsbee was found dead in a room near the M and M Tavern on Old US 96 around 1 15 p m Wednesday April 16. Justice of the Peace B L Como held an inquest and ruled death self inflicted by a .38 revolver. A revolver was found with the body. funeral services were pending at Farmer Funeral Home in Silsbee.
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Marie Droddy
Silsbee
US 96
Justice of the Peace
B. L. Como
Smith and Wesson
Reagan Brown Speaks at Silsbee Chamber Banquet
Reagan V. Brown special assistant to Governor Briscoe addressed 300 at the Silsbee Chamber Banquet with a four-word philosophy. He urged thinking, loving, action, and trust while mixing humor and philosophy. Citizens of the Year W. C. Britton and Dr W C McNeil honored. April 11 proclaimed in their name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan Brown
Chamber of Commerce
Reagan V. Brown
Brown
Texas
Dolph Briscoe
Chamber
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Marvin Davenport
Robert Sheffield
Billy Barclay
Earl B. Stover
Silsbee High School
Nelda Snell
W. C. Britton
W. C.mcneil
James L. Hays
W.W. C. Britton
W. C. McNeil
Silsbee
Silsbee State Bank
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Grand Jury
Teer
Dr. Huffhines
Bob Ogden
Jim Ohlrich
William Hufthines
Willow Bend
Owe
Mr Dillowven
H. R. Kennedy
David Lyn Jordan
James Henry Jordan
Harold Holland
John David Haggerman
Paul Allen
Cherokee Lbr. Co
Ane
Vernora
Dabney, Brown
Isr
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