Silsbee Council OKs trailer ordinance penalty and stance on fire commission
The Silsbee City Council adopted Ordinance 71-4 setting a daily fine of 10 to 100 dollars for trailer park violations. It rescinds a proposed requirement for written consent from adjacent property owners to place mobile homes. The ordinance allows revoking licenses with 10 days notice and a hearing. A later work session discussed a three member fire commission and Fire Marshal appointment, with plans to place the topic on the May agenda.
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Silsbee
Silsbee Bee
Planning and Zoning Commission
John Price
George McLaughlin
Silsbee Fire Commission
Fire Commission
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Ronald M. Hickerson
Claude Coward
Price
McLaughlin
C. E. Landolt Jr
Fire Department
J. C. Busby
City Council
Burglar Steals $8 From Birdwell's Department Store
A hacksaw wielding burglar damaged the rear grille at Birdwell's Department Store around midnight in April 2021 and escaped with eight dollars and a ring of useless keys. Police, Rayford Birdwell, and officers investigated. a witness reported seeing a large man run from the store carrying two hacksaws and a white bag.
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Birdwell
Rayford Birdwell
The
BEE
James Doane
Marvin Morgan
Morris Cole
Two Sentenced For Forgery DWI Second Offense
Robert Smith of Houston and James H. Payne of Victor pled guilty in 88th District Court to forgery and second offense DWI. Judge H A Coe sentenced Smith to two years in the State Penitentiary and Payne to one year in Hardin County jail. Sheriff Paine noted Smith’s custody in Kountze for Harris County charges.
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Robert Smith
Houston
James H. Payne
Victor
Hardin County
Billy E Paine
the Bee
Stanley Coe
H. A Coe
Smith
Payne
Kountze
Harris County
Evadale School Wins U I L Contest Apr 17
Evadale Elementary won the trophy in their division at the 1971 UIL contest held April 17 with top finishes across Oral Reading Ready Writing Number Sense and Spelling. Evadale High Rebels also earned a trophy with first place in Informative Speaking and multiple top honors in Poetry Interpretation Shorthand and other events.
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Evadale
Chester
Colnesweil
Devers
High Island
Mauriceville
Sabine Tass
Zavalla
Monica Stimuts
Buddy Cowart
Joyce Denby
Debra Curry
Joe Mann Cheek
Brent Norman
Joe Cherry
Patricia Hardy
Pam Arinder
Jeffrey Billot
Sarah Collins
Debbie Stringer
Madelon Odom
Trustees Approve Summer School Program at Silsbee ISD
At an April 14 board meeting the Silsbee Independent School District approved a 1971 summer school offering with English, math, social studies, world history, civics, and a summer driver education course. Registration is June 7 at 8 a.m. in the Junior High Auditorium. up to one credit may be earned. Ballots from the recent election show John Meade reelected Place 6 with 361 votes and C. B. Stevens winning Place 7 with 320 votes.
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Silsbee Independent School District
Don L. Hough
Hough
John Meade
C. B. Stevens
Ellis W. King
James E. Farmer
Stevens
Earl B. Stover
C. R. Baker
Place 7
Rayford Birdwell
Birdwell
Farl Stover
Sc. B. Stevens
Joe Hignett
Weeks Crawford
JoAnne LaToof
O'Neil
Bruce Watts
Silsbee Judge orders permit for Herrons. hearing set Friday
88th District Court Judge H A Coe issues a temporary injunction preventing the City of Silsbee from denying a building permit and trailer park license to Mr and Mrs Fred Herron. A hearing is scheduled in Kountze at 9 am Friday April 23 to consider the injunction and potential supersedeas bond. The City later issued the permit and license on April 16 after the injunction.
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District Court
H. A. Coe
Silsbee
Fred Herron
Kountze
Coe
The
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Herrons
Ronald M. Hickerson
Texas
City of
Burglars Hit Two Stores and Hubcaps in Silsbee
Silsbee police investigated two food store burglaries and a hubcap theft on April 17 and 18. A & P driver reported a rear door lock and padlock entry with cigars stolen. H M Grocery also entered by breaking two door locks. beer and cigarettes reported missing. On Sunday, Darwin Harrison reported two hubcaps stolen from his 1960s Chevrolet parked at home.
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Silsbee
A & P Here
Marvin Morgan
Focal
Morgan
Don Merrill
Nea Helton
Merrill
Helton
Darwin Harrison
Three Hurt In Weekend Auto Crashes In Area
Three persons were injured in weekend auto crashes in the area. Ethel Williams 31 of Baytown was hurt in a one car crash on FM 92 north of Silsbee. Donival Talley of Baytown, the driver, was uninjured.
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Ralph Seamans
Truman Dougharty
Kountze
Claude Lindsey
Seamans
Ethel Williams
Baytown
Silsbee
Tha
Donival Talley
Tatley
Dougharty
Gar Ghent Beason
Beason
Lear
Baptist Hospital
Peaumont
Veterans Hospital
Houston
Dorothy Nolen
Woodville
Willie Dames McKay
McKay
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Miss Nolen
Silsbee council reports directives on police chief and dept heads
In a lengthy closed session April 15 to 16 City Manager Ronald M. Hickerson was told to have Chief Ed gar Blood and Detective Morris Cole alternate weekend duty. The council also urged improved public relations by all department heads and gave 90 days to assess impact before further action. May or statements to the public were discussed but no release was made. The directives cover public relations and supervisory policy for the police court water sewer and street heads.
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Silsbee
Ronald M. Hickerson
Edgar Blood
Morris Cole
Council
The
BEE
Hickerson
I. F. Eldredge
Coward
the Bee
Blood
Cole
City Judicial Department
Water and Sewer Department
Street Department
Grand Jury Indicts 40 in Hardin County Sessions
The April term grand jury returned 40 indictments and 12 no bills across two sessions on April 16 and 19. Indictments center on theft and burglary with names including Luther Wayne Angelo Ralph Eason LaVoy Eason and others from Silsbee Beaumont and Houston. Also noted are DWI second offenses and forgery among the set, plus a local social note on Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Klinefelter visiting in San Clemente.
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Hardin County Grand Jury
Billy E. Paine
Aline Harper
Lfor
Luther Wayne Angelo
Beaumont
Ralph Eason
Silsbee
LaVoy Eason Spurger
Reginald Gore
Jerrell D. Willis
Jesse James Jones
Kountze
Alfred Jerome Buckley
Houston
Gary Michael Henry Houston
Wayne T. Thacker
Perry A. Goodman
Lumberton
Johnny Johnson
Glenn D. Matthews Silsbee
Frederick William Sharp
James Moore
Floyd A. Tanton
Dick Fletcher
Wotan
James Polly
Fred McGee Woods
Edward Conners
Elmer J
DWI
James H. Payne
Lillie Louise Smith
Grand Jury
H. R. Klinefelter
San Clemente, Calif
Bryant Butler
SHS Sends 6 Men To Regional Track Meet
Silsbee High School thinclads won a blue ribbon and four reds at the District 11 3A meet in Bridge City. Six qualifiers head to regional action in Conroe Saturday, led by Ronnie Singleton in discus and Charles Carter in the 440 and relays.
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Silsbee
Bridge City
Conroe
Wayne Riley
Ronnie Singleton
Bubba McGallion
Charles Carter
Weeks Crawford
James Hunter
Arthur Churchwell
Kurt Benson
Carter
Churchwell
Crawford
Carey Georgas
Georgas
Riley
Singleton
DPS Records One County Traffic Fatality In March
Sergeant C H Rudd of the Texas Highway Patrol reported in March Harden County had one rural fatal accident with one death. The patrol investigated 30 rural crashes causing 23 injuries. Through March, 86 rural accidents killed four and injured 49. In District 2B 16 counties, 431 rural accidents killed 10 and wounded 245.
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C. H. Rudd
Texas Highway Patrol
Harlin
Hardin County
Marcc
Rifles and Silverware Stolen From Silsbee Home
Chief Deputy Dennis Grantham said Jim Cauley’s residence in Silsbee was rifled between April 11 and 15. Two rifles and a silverware set valued at 600 dollars were taken. One rifle is a Marlin .30/30 lever action with serial 70-69134. the other is a .22 caliber bolt action with unknown serial.
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Hardin County
Dennis Yjoward Grantham
the Bee
Jim Cauley
Silsbee
Grantham
Cauley
Spurger Man Charged After Reported Incident
James M. Payne Sr. was arraigned by Justice of the Peace C. A. Kimball on charges of a reported incident in Hardin County. He was arrested on a JP warrant Tuesday afternoon and is held without bond, according to Sheriff Billy E. Paine.
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James M. Payne Sr
Spurger
Kountze
Justice of the Peace
C. A. Kimball
Hardin County
Billy E. Paine
Payne
Howard Grantham
New Lumberton
L. J. Foux
Paine
Posse
Earl Hudson
Dock Ray
Sheriff Paine
Lester Cowart
Homes Needed for Abandoned and Neglected Children
The Hardin County foster program seeks more homes says Rev. Glenn A. Dromgoole and Christine Phillips. Foster homes provide temporary refuge with pay for room board clothing and medical costs though funding is limited.
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Hardin County
Glenn A. Dromgoole
Christine Phillips
Phillips
Jasper Deputies Arrest Youths In South County Thefts
Jasper County deputies arrest three youths connected to six months of burglaries thefts and copper wire thefts in the area. Norman West 17 and a 16 year old Evadale juvenile were charged with burglary and theft on April 18 Virgil Richardson 17 of Buna was arrested Monday. West held on 5000 dollar bond Richardson on 2500 and the juvenile released to parents pending juvenile court action.
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Jasper County
Bruce Gravis
the Bee
Gravis
Norman West
Evadale
Carlton Cook
Virgil Richardson
Buna
West
Richardson
Jasper
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SHS
DPS
Spurger Man
South County
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