Two Men Arrested On Pot Charge In Silsbee
Silsbee police arrested George Allen Armstrong 20 and Darwin Ross Unruh 21 at 8 15 p m Tuesday on possession of marijuana and investigation of a dangerous drug The suspects were stopped by Officers Wayne Yankie and Wayne Boddie on request of Constable Roland Million A search found marijuana cigarette paper and pills They were arraigned before Judge Bennie Como with bonds set at 2500 each for the dangerous drug charge 500 each for marijuana and 2 bond on the Armstrong threat charge Both were released on bond Wednesday
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Silsbee
George Allen Armstrong
Darwin Ross Unruh
Wayne Yankie
Wayne Boddie
Roland Million
Million
Armstrong
Bennie Como
Billy Paine
Absentee votes slow in May 1 primary
County Clerk Clarence McNeely noted light absentee voting for the May 1 primary. Only 89 ballots had been cast, with several in the mail. Early voting began April 12 and continues through April 27, with turnout not following the usual heavy start.
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Clarence McNeely
McNeely
Highway Dept plans Third and Fourth Streets project in Silsbee
The State Department of Highways and Public Transportation will advance engineering for street improvements on Third Street from SH 327 North to Avenue H and Fourth Street from SH 327 to Ernest Avenue, plus extending Fourth across the ATSF Railroad to Avenue H. Maps and data are available at the Resident Engineer's Office in Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Avenue H
Lester P. Landgraf
Federal Highway Administration
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Landgraf
Third Street
Fourth Street
Frnest Avenue
Ernest Avenue
Ats&sf Railroad
At&sf Railroad Company
West Avenue N
First Grade Registration Set for Kirby Elementary
Principal Maurice Hobbs announced first grade registration at Kirby Elementary starts 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday April 27, 1976. Parents must bring a legal birth certificate and immunization records. Children from Robinson Kindergarten are already enrolled for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby Elementary
Kirby School
Maurice Hobbs
Robinson
Silsbee Net April Sales Tax Check Reported
A State Comptroller release shows Silsbee received an $8,750.75 sales tax check for April. Other Hardin County towns Kountze and Sour Lake also received payments of $1,476.80 and $811.67 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Office of State Comptroller
Bob Bullock
Hardin County
Kountze
Sour Lake
Seven Indicted by New Grand Jury in Tardin County
Seven indictments issued by the Tardin County grand jury were reported by District Clerk Mire Aline Harper. Names include Kurtis Marshall of Kountze for rape, Billy Martin of Kountze for indecency with a child and sexual contact, Joe Yarborough of Kountze for forgery and passing, Dwayne Stokes of Tilsbee for theft, Eddie Earl Green of Sour Lake for robbery, and Bevis Bourque of Silsbee for burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tardin County
Grand Jury
Aline Harper
District Fork
The
Bee
Teoree Kurtis Marshall
Kounre
Billy C. Martin
Kountze
Joe Calvin Yarborough
Dwayne Stokes Til
Hardin County May 1 1976 Democratic Primary Precincts Named
Hardin County Texas releases the 1976 Democratic Primary details with precinct leasing judges and polling sites in Thicket Wotaw Saratoga Batson Honey Island Villase Mills Silsbee North Silsbee Caney Head Lumberton Sour Lake Pine Ridge North Kountze Lumberton Sour Lake Pine Ridge districts. Conven tions set for 2 p m May 8 in the Courthouse district courtroom. Candidates appear on the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Texas
Leo Rover Ratliff
Caney Head
Wiley Mae Pentecostal Church
Leslie Ashworth
North Kountze
John Traugott
Lumberton
Darnell Gardner
Sour Lake
D. W. Theriot
Pine Ridge
Kountze
Nine Injured In Saturday Highway 96 East Crash
A two vehicle crash on Highway 96 East Saturday left nine treated for cuts and bruises. Charles Henry McGallion 32 Buna stopped to yield and left onto old Highway 96 2.9 miles east of Silsbee when Philip Roger Holmes 37 Buna struck his rear. Holmes, Ronald Holmes 11 Sabrina Holmes 8 Debra Holmes 12 Floyd Holmes 10 Tina McGallion 4 Jessie Lee McGallion 55 and Vivian Jordan 31 were treated. Sabrina Debra and Floyd were kept for observation at St Elizabeth Beaumont. others released at Silsbee Doctors Hospital. Mrs Vivian Holmes 35 was not injured. most residents were Buna with Mrs Jordan from Kountze.
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Silsbee
Highway 96
Highway 96 East
Huel Fontenot
Charles Henry McGallion
Buna
Philip Roger Holmes
McGallion
Old Highway 96
Holmes
Fontenot
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
St. Elizabeth
Beaumont
Ronald Holmes
Sabrina Holmes
Debra Holmes
Floyd Holmes
Vivian Holmes
Sabrina
Debra
MeceGallion
Tina McGallion
Jessie Lee McGallion
Vivian Jordan
Jordan
Kountze
Masons Plan Evening Gathering At Silsbee Lodge
Silsbee Lodge No. 927 A F and A M will hold a called communication Saturday night April 24 at the Masonic Temple 160 West Avenue H. The event honors past masters with a catfish supper served from 6 p m. All masons are invited per Worshipful Master F Adcock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communication of
Silsbee Lodge
Masonic Temple
West Avenue H
Zone Leading Tigers Meet West Orange Friday Showdown
Silsbee as the region’s top team travels to face West Orange Chiefs at 4 30 in a game that could seal the zone title. A Tuesday West Orange win paired with a Silsbee Friday win would likely clinch the crown for the Tigers.
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Tigers
West Orange
Silsbee
Orange Stark
West Orange Chiefs
Charles Powell
Chiefs
Powell
Orangemen
Mark Bonnin
Allen Sanford
Ben
Election School To Be Held At Courthouse
The 1976 Hardin County Democratic Election School meets Friday April 24 at 2 00 p m in the District Court Room of the Hardin County Courthouse KRounize. It trains election judges assistants and precinct chairmen for the 1976 Democratic Primaries with Roger Ratliff and Richard Jones leading the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Krounize
Roger Ratliff
Richard Jones
Silsbee
Ratitt
Bids Sought For Kirby Memorial Stadium Renovation
Trustees seek bids for Kirby Memorial Stadium repair including new seats kick boards painting and relicensing. Work covers removal sandblasting painting understructure welding and bolting seat brackets and replacing boards. Bids due at 957 North Fifth Street by May 11 with pickup before April 29. Weeks Crawford notes possible press box renovation and layout box erection.
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Kirby Memorial Stadium
North Fifth Street
Weeks Crawford
Rural Hardin County records 1 fatal in March traffic
L A Reinhart of the Texas Highway Patrol reports one rural fatality in Hardin County during March 1976. The patrol investigated 44 rural crashes with 18 injuries. Through March, Hardin County rural accidents total 99.
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Set. L. A. Reinhart
Texas Highway Patrol
Hardin County
Teonas Highway Patrol
Sample Ballot Presidential Delegates and District Candidates
Readable fragments show a sample ballot listing presidential delegate candidates for Lloyd Bentsen George C Wallace Jimmy Carter and others with district nominations for United States Senate and Railroad combinations. The snippet references associated and alternate delegates and a note to see BALLOT Sec. 1 Pg. 8.
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Joe Bob Golden
Lloyd Bentsen
Patricia R. Mast
Lloyd Bentsen R. IL
Boo
Charles Wilson
Richard Brown
Jon Newton
Robert
Bob
David Finney
Jerry Sadler
Terence L. O'Rourke
Woodrow Wilson Bean R. R. Williams Lane Denton
Subpoenas Issued for Hardin County Holdover Grand Jury
More than 40 witnesses were subpoenaed to appear before the holdover grand jury probing Hardin County administration. Sheriff Billy Paine said his office served over 40 persons for sessions Monday and Tuesday. It was unclear how many actually testified as the jury met across two days with participants from Hardin and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Billy Paine
Prand
Silshee Mans Cleared Of Attempted Murder Charges
Joe Don Sanders of Silsbee was acquitted by a Jefferson County 58th District Court jury on an attempted murder charge. He faced an alleged shooting of his former wife, Margaret Ann Saunders, near the Wizard Quick Step on Interstate 10. The defense said Sanders was drinking in Beaumont and later with family in Kountze. The jury deliberated about an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Don Sanders
Silsbee
Jefferson County
58Th District Court
Sanders
Margaret Ann Saunders
Interstate 10
Gulf Street
Kountze
Tom Moses
Houston Thompson
Lumberton Man Seeks 75000 From Hospital
Richard Gilbreath of Lumberton sues St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont seeking 75000 in damages. He alleges the hospital refused aid in the emergency room on March 7 for a severely cut finger after declaring no insurance and offering to pay out of pocket. The suit was filed in 172nd District Court on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Gilbreath
Lumberton
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Gilbreath
Becnee
Silsbee Bicentennial Fest to Feature George M Cohan Musical
Silsbee prepares two nights of festivities culminating in a free musical production of George M at the Junior High School auditorium. The event also includes an old fashioned country fair with exhibits, a petting zoo, a bicycle parade, and a city wide clean up campaign coordinated by the Criminal Commission. Local schools and Beaumont groups provide support while a large volunteer effort aims to enhance the town for America's Birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M
Silsbee
Douglas Caldwell
First Methodist
Ge M
Rey Bean
Silsbee Woman's Club
Vanus
Aetty
Silsbee Bicen
Jares M. Smith
A. J. Rawacle
Liwison
Cea
Capt
Robert Lareh
Faw
Masardames
Haye
Mes Smith
Bott. Shine
Lamar University
Miss Shine
Beaumont Civic Opera
Vincent Junior High School
Beaumont
Lamberton
Michael F. Anders
Hardin County
Tex Assessor
George M. Cohan
John Lee
Booth
Humber
Corvone
Mre Warsh
Cis
Four Silsbee Fire Calls Reported By Chief Busby
Chief Russell Busby reported four fires fought by Silsbee volunteers in the past week. On April 15 at 10:14 p.m. a pass and woods fire occurred on Old Maids Hill near the dump grounds. April 17 at 10:52 a.m. a stove under a Brittonville Road home burned. cabinets were damaged. April 18 at 8:54 p.m. a burning utility pole on Avenue G near First Street prompted a response. April 21 on Highway 327 West Alvin Christopher’s home blaze was extinguished by his brother Frank Christopher before firefighters arrived.
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Silsbee
Russell Busby
Old Maids Hill
A. D. Issack
Brittonville Road
Avenue G
First Street
Alvin Christopher
Highway 327
Frank Christopher
Ywek
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Woodrow Road
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Lillian Center Baptist Church
Zena Peek
Saratoga
Guy Flowers Jr
Batson
Masonic Lodge
Ethel Herrington
Methodist Church
Viola Fowler
O'Neil
Richard E Jones
North Silsbee
Silsbee Jr. High
Jerry Jones
Masons
F. Adcock
Vals
Stark
Susbee
Allen Bunt
Sanford
Guni
Marvin Bush
Sisbee
Lewis
Jim Sanders
Craig Couvillion
Tom Lyons
Bu Silsbee
Terry Hulet
Tommy Golden
Joey Blanda
Hulet
Bobby Albrecht
Terry
Missioner
Tice
Hardin
Silshee Mans
Hospital
Donna Sheffield
Hays
Willia Mac Beatty
Prince Mall Villa
M Sara Kraft
Trias
Lola Riad
Trelimnet
St. Elizabieth Hospital
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