Silsbee High names 1973 valedictorian and top five honors
Steve Albrecht is valedictorian for the 1973 Silsbee High senior class with a 96.48 GPA and four years on the Honor Roll. Michael O'Brien, Michael Wade Grissom, Sabrina Birdwell, and JoAnna Evans complete the five High Honor students. Graduation is May 31 and Albrecht plans UT business administration while O'Brien aims for engineering at Tyler Junior College and Lamar University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Albrecht
Silsbee High
Michael O’brien
Silsbee High School
Michael Grissom
Sabrina
H. D. O’brien
Tyler Jr. College
Lamarniversity
Industrial Arts
Jets
O’brien
National Honor Society
Michael Wade Grissom
Lamar University
Silsbee
Sabrina Birdwell
Rayford Birdwell
Maxwell Drive
North Texas State University
Denton
Miss Birdwell
Neches River
Silsbee High Band
Albrecht
Man Spends Night On Village Creek When Motor Dies
Roger Dale Ruggles, 28, spent Saturday night adrift on flood swollen Village Creek after his boat’s motor failed near the Highway 327 bridge. He was found near the US 96 bridge south of Silsbee at about 3:30 a.m. Sunday by searchers aided by citizens, the Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department, Hardin County Sheriff's Posse, Civil Air Patrol, and Civil Defense units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Dale Ruggles
City council approves codification plan and reappoints boards
Silsbee City Council approved Ordinance 73 5 to codify ordinances by subject with Municipal Code Corp of Tallahassee handling the plan. Reappointments to Planning and Zoning, Board of Equalization, and Parks and Recreation Advisory Board were announced, with new one year and two year terms. A public hearing granted Leon Tull extra time to clear dangerous buildings on Avenue C Lincoln and Tull Streets.
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City Bee
Tull
Stidwetent
City Jones
Silsbee
C. F. Walker
Municipal Code Corp
Tallahassee
Fla
Leon Tull
Avenue C
Lincoln and
Tull Streets
Jerry Jones
Suspect Is Booked For City Breakins
David James Blackmon 26 of Silsbee was held in Hardin County Jail on a 5000 bond on burglary charges by the Silsbee Police Department. He was arrested April 23 at the police station on a warrant tied to a July 16 1971 burglary of Hardin Drug where 75 to 100 dollars were reported stolen. Police expect the arrest to help solve burglaries in the city over the past year including thefts at the Silsbee Public Library. Blackmon arraigned before Justice of the Peace Kyle Reeves.
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David James Blackmon
Silsbee
Hardin County
Blackmon
James Fulgham
Bob L. Ogden
Hardin
Ogden
Silsbee Public Library
Justice of the Peace
Kyle Reeves
Final Rites For Mrs. Ellen Harris 69 Held April 21
Mrs Ellen Harris aged 69 died at 10 am Friday in Woodville She was a lifelong Warren resident Funeral services were at 230 pm Saturday at Bethel Baptist Church Warren with Rev Steve Benthal officiating Burial was in Warren Cemetery Survivors include her husband John V Harris two sons Johnny Harris Warren and Travis Harris Beaumont one brother Earl Gardner Woodville and one sister Mrs Ray Neville Woodville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Harris
Woodville
Warren
Bethel Baptist Church
Steve Benthal
Kenneth Cauthen
Warren Cemetery
John V. Harris
Johnny Harris
Travis Harris
Beaumont
Earl Gardner
Ray Neville
Last Rites For Phillips Infant Are Held April 21
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marvin Phillips of Silsbee died at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Silsbee Doctors Hospital. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Turner Branch Cemetery Spurger with Rev. Jerry Clark officiating. Survivors include a sister Lisha Michelle Phillips and a brother John David Phillips, both of Silsbee, and grandparents Charlie Phillips and Joy Spraggins of Spurger and Earline Nelson of Silsbee. Visiting in the home of Mrs L. W. Belt this week is her daughter Mrs Leon Ashworth of Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Marvin Phillips
Silsbee
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Turner Branch Cemetery
Spurger
Jerry Clark
Lisha Michelle Phillips
John David Phillips
Charlie Phillips
Joy Spraggins
Earline Nelson
L. W. Belt
Leon Ashworth
Houston
Scouts To Collect Litter In City Saturday
Several Silsbee scout groups will join Keep America Beautiful Day activities on Saturday April 28. Cubs and Webelos from Packs 88 and 201 along with Troops 271 and 186 will canvass Silsbee collecting trash from streets and public areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Scout Crours
Gene Wilson
A. J. Ragan
Webelos
Silsbee
Hardin County Shows 726 Self-Employed Residents
New York April 25 Hardin County reports 726 residents earn livelihoods from their own businesses or professions. Local stores, farms, trades, and services contribute to a 7.2 percent self-employment rate, with 311 retail establishments listed in government counts. The piece notes many small firms survive amid fears of conglomerates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hardin County
Department of Commerce
Deetars
Delegates Named To Lions Convention At Lufkin
Delegates from Silshee Lions Club attending the District 2 S1 Convention in Lufkin May 5 6 are Farley M Bowers E J Dietrich Gene Frans A G Mashburn and John Teel. J W King and Frank Scarborough are alternates.
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Silshee Lions Club
Lufkin
Farley M. Bowers
E. J. Dietrich
Gene Frans
A. G. Mashburn
John Teel
J. W. King
Frank Scarborough
Woman Charged in Silsbee Knife Attack
Shirley Adams Gilder 29 of Silsbee was charged with the April 23 cutting of Belinda Adams of Silsbee at 354 South First Street at 10 30 pm. Adams was treated at Silsbee Doctors Hospital. Gilder was arrested by Patrolman John Costner and arraigned before Justice Bennie Como with a 3500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Adams Gilder
Silsbee
Belinda Adams
Bob L. Ogden
Adams
354 South First Street
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Ogden
Gilder
John Costner
Justice of the Peace
Bennie Como
Two Juveniles Charge Air Vandalism in Jefferson Court
Gulf States Utilities vapor light at Constable Olan Davis home was shot out by air rifles around 7 pm on April 23. Two 16 year old boys were arrested the same evening by Davis and Deputy Ira Moore on destroying property charges and released to parents pending juvenile authority action this week.
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Gulf States Utilities
Olan Davis
Davis
Billy Paine
I Davis
Ira Moore
You Lose An Hour This Weekend
Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday April 29. Clocks should be set one hour ahead on Saturday or Sunday. The time will revert in October when clocks are set back.
Hardin County commission sets Friday hearing on probation officer firing
A special Hardin County Commissioners Court meet set for 10 a.m. Friday April 27 will hear arguments regarding the firing of Spencer Honey the county adult probation officer from Woodville Honey had proposed consolidating the probation office locally and sought funding to run it independently of regional oversight. The court also reviewed bids for data processing equipment discussed funding for the county’s teletype system and tax measures.
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Hardin County Commissioners Court
Spencer Honey
Woodville
BEE
Honey
David Waxman
Deep East Texas Council Ofovernments
Criminal Justice Council
Lucille Plane
Plane
The
CJC
Detcog
Hardin
Tyler
Polk
Trinity
Walker
San Jacinto
Emmett Lack
Horace Moye
NCR
Burroughs Equipment
Dallas
IBM
Moye
Burroughs
South East Texas Regional Planning Commission
Lack
Sonny LaLonde
Deep East Texas Council of Governments
Setrpc
Austin
LaLonde
Mellon Bank
Shoup Voting Machine Co., Inc
Last Rites For Mrs Favors 59 Held April 24
Mrs Palma Favors Silsbee resident 59 died at 1:45 a.m. Monday in Silsbee Convalescent Center. Funeral service April 24 at Former Funeral Chapel with Rev Leslie Sensat officiating. Burial Franks Branch Cemetery. Survivors include four daughters and a son, two brothers and two sisters, eight grandchildren.
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Palma Favors
Silsbee
Fred
Lesser Sensat
Buria
Franks Branch
Bob Fevers
Joe James
Joe Venture
Buster Perkins
Glenn Hutto
John H. Nolan
J. D. Jett
Corpus Christ
Jimmy L Parks
Longview
D. C Maynard
Shreveport
Dale Perkins
Jack
Favors
Sam Parker
Ronald Bell
Clyde Freeman
Colmesneil
K. D. James
Lumberton Pair Nabbed For Burglary
Charles Brookshire and Robert Breaux both of Lumberton were jailed on 3000 dollars bond for burglary charges. They were arrested on warrants related to a March 1973 break into S. Richardson’s Lumberton home, where 10 guns and gear valued near 5000 dollars were stolen. One rifle has been recovered. Deputies L. J. Foux Don Merrill Jesse Cartwright and Ranger Haskell Taylor assisted Sheriff Billy Paine.
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Charles Brookshire
Robert Breaux
Lumberton
Hardin County
Billy Paine
S. G. Richardson
Paine
L. J. Foux
Don Merrill
Jesse Cartwright
Texas
Haskell Taylor
Sam Denmon 48 Dies in Houston Funeral Held
Sam H. Denmon aged 48 of Silsbee died at 1 55 a m Sunday in Veterans Hospital Houston. Funeral services were held at 2 p m Tuesday at Farmer Funeral Chapel with Rev John Couch officiating. Burial followed in Denmon Cemetery Buna. He was born in Buna and lived in Silsbee 25 years. Survivors include wife Ruby three sons Samuel Wayne Teddy and Terry all of Silsbee a daughter Linda Runnels mother Ellen Denmon of Houston six sisters and three brothers.
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Sam H. Denmon
Silsbee
Veterans Hospital
Houston
Farmer Funeral Chapel
John Couch
Denmon
Buna
Ruby Denmon
Samuel Wayne
Teddy
Terry Denmon
Linda Runnels
Kitieen
Ellen Denmon
Vina Rogers
Dallas
Olver Davis
Call
Mae Scott
Nederland
Inez Sharp
Alene Carroll
Baytown
Francis Tillery
William Denmen
Fort Pierce
Flo
Dudley Denmen
Anahuac
Elton Denmen
Kountze Silsbee youths charged with marijuana possession
Charles David Swor Jr 19 of Silsbee and Ricky Joe Wond 18 of Kountse were charged with marijuana possession by Silsbee police and bonded out at 4000 each after arrest at Conners Drive In at 1 am April 21. Arraigned before Justice Kyle Reeves. three others were picked up with no charges filed.
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Charles David Swor Jr
Silsbee
Ricky Joe Wond
Kountse
Hardin County
James Doane
Mike Holzapfel
Conners
Justice of the Peace
Kyle Reeves
Firemen Report Light Week For Silsbee Volunteers
On April 22 at 6 10 am Silsbee Volunteer Firemen controlled a motor fire damaging a pickup truck near the Minnimaw store on North Fifth Street. Fire Chief Russell Busby noted a light week with only 11 calls from April 11 to 17 and an additional assist in a missing boater search on Sunday.
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Silsbee
Minnimaw
North Fifth Street
Russell Busby
SVFD
Butler Haynes 87 Dies in Silsbee Neighborhood
Rev Butler Haynes 87 of Silsbee died Monday in a Beaumont nursing home. A native of Kountze he lived most of his life there retired Santa Fe employee. Funeral at 2 pm Saturday at Church of God in Christ I with Rev BR Darrett officiating burial Haynes Settlement Cemetery. Survivors include daughters Inez Stewart Edna Handsome Madge V White Bertha Ola Moore three sons Prentis Haynes Floyd Haynes William Haynes and brother OC Haynes.
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Butler Haynes
Silsbee
Beaumont
Kounfze
Santa Fe
Church of God In Christ I
BR. J. Darrett
Haynes Settlement
Inez Stewart
Berkley
Calif
Edna Handsome
Dallas
Talmadge V. White
Richmond
Bertha Ola Moore
Kountze
Prentis Haynes
Oakland
Calf
Floyd Haynes
San Francisco
William Haynes
Denver
Cole
O. C. Haynes
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North Eighth
Avenue F
Wade M. Grissom
Michael O'Brien
Man
Village Creek
Cesar Dominguez
Eddie van Winkle
James L. Hays
Council
Phillips
Lions Convention
Air Two
Jefferson Court
Jefferson County
Robert Michael Bayless
Milton Alten Marshall
Commissioners Court
Tom Tennison
Tri-County Health Unit
Sour Lake
Wildwood
Timber Lane Estates
H. L. Lackey
John Busby
Sam Denmon
Snor
Wood
Bob Ogdengard
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