Anderson And Young Moved to Bell County Jail
Dennis Ray Anderson and Fried Fay Young Jr. suspects in the Jan 5 Kountze murder of Mrs. Mabel McCormick and granddaughter Leslie Bownan were moved to Belton's Bell County Jail to stand trial. A May 17 pretrial hearing before Judge James K. Evett was set. venue change to Bell and Smith Counties was approved April 7. They were previously jailed in Hardin County since Jan 14 after arrest at Houston Intercontinental Airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Ray Anderson
Fried Fay Young Jr
Mabel McCormick
Leslie Bownan
Pel County
Belton
McCormick
Hardin County
Billy Paine
Paine
Texa
Hasker Taylor
Lester Gunn
James K. Evett
Bell County
Smith County
Tyler
H. A. Coe
Bell
Smith
Two Orange Men Arrested in Lumberton High School Burglary
Hardin County Sheriff reports two Orange men tied to an April 22 Lumberton High School burglary. Steve Thomas Warren 17, held in jail on 2500 bond after arrest in Orange. Jack Lipkie 25 released on bond. One suspect remains at large. Burglars entered thru east window, stealing 572 dollars, watches and rings, causing 500 dollars damage. Authorities recovered 91.55 dollars and assorted items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Lumberton High School
Hardin County
Billy Paine
Steve Thomas Warren
Paine
Texas
Haskell Taylor
Jack Lipkie
Howard Grantham
Don Merrill
E. Ricks
Horse Killed as Trailer Breaks Loose in Silsbee
A quarter horse valued at 2500 dollars died and a second horse was injured when a stock trailer broke away from a pickup driven by Renee Mitchell on Highway 327 West. The trailer overturned after striking a stop sign and trees. the rider was not injured and the owner is Nick Mitchell of Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
James Fulgham
Nick Mitchell
Fulgham
Renee Marie Mitchell
Highway 327
South 12Th Street
Mitchell
School Fight At Kountze Under Investigation
Sheriff Billy Paine said the knife fight at Kountze High School remains under investigation with six students arrested and released the same day. No charges had been filed as of Wednesday and names were withheld. four injured students were treated and released from Hardin Memorial Hospital. The incident followed prior fist fights among students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kountze High School
Billy Paine
The
BEE
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Paine
Final Rites Held For Ralph S. Porter
Ralph S. Porter 68 of Silsbee a former Beaumont resident died 9 30 am April 18 at Silsbee Doctors Hospital A native of Abbeville La he was a retired Mobil Oil carpenter He is survived by his wife three sons two daughters and a sister Funeral services were held at St Anthony's Cathedral with Requiem Mass and interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph S. Porter
Sisbee
Beaumont
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Abbeville
Mobil Oil
All Souls Catholic Church of
Silsbee
Carpenters
Oakland
L. G. Porter
Calif
Paul P. Porter
Svosept
New York
Mahlon Porter
B. F. Newsum
H. L. LeBlanc
D. C. Newman
Baton Rouge
Broussard’s Mortuary Chapel
St. Anthony's Cathedral
Mar Ernest Michalka
Forrest Lawn Cemetery
Wray and Slavik Attend Glenmore Homecoming then Pineville Visit
Mr and Mrs L O Wray and Mrs Nell Slavik attended homecoming in Glenmore Louisiana Saturday and visited relatives in Pineville Louisiana Sunday.
SHS Students Choose Council and Class Officers
SHS announced the 1972-73 student council and class officers. April elections named Buddy Bell president and Lloyd Whittington vice president. Brenda Lewis, Jane Hare, and Jan Caldwell filled secretary and treasurer roles. Senior, junior, and sophomore officers and favorites were also named with cheerleaders selected for the upcoming term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School
Joe Hignett
Buddy Bell
Lloyd Whittington
Brenda Lewis
Jane Hare
Jan Caldwell
Shs
Satsuma
Hignett
Mike Collier
Fred Hardy
Julie Green
Steve Caraway
George Jeffcoat
Jov Price
Janice Alford
Paul Shepnerd
Jimmy Wilkerson
Cindy Smith
Pansy Yawn
George Armstrong
Joy Price
Gary Dean
Margaret Munden
Mary Mitchell
Rosie Gordon
Betty Mitchell
Candy Tarver
Charlotte Sanchez
Heart Sponsored Program Tonight At Prince Hall Villa
Billy Bureham prevention manager at Kirby Lumber Corp presents a CPR program tonight at 7 30 at the Prince Hall Villa meeting room. He is a certified CPR member and will demonstrate mouth to mouth resuscitation with a manikin. The program is sponsored by the American Heart Association and refreshments follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Bureham
Kirby Lumber Corp
Prince Hall Villa
Bureham
American Heart Association
Richardson and Read Sisters Visit in Mena Arkansas
Mrs J H Richardson and her sister Mrs Bessie Read of Corpus Christi visited recent in Mena Arkansas with another sister Mr and Mrs J F Lockhart who returned home with them for a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Richardson
Bessie Read
Corpus Christi
Recentys
Mena
Ark
J. F. Lockhart
Council Denies Gulf States Utilities Rate Increase
Silsbee city council rejected an 8.5 percent electric rate hike by Gulf States Utilities Co. in a 3-2 vote with Fordinal and Beck supporting. McCurtain defended the increase citing rising earnings and dividends while Eldredge and Hays opposed, warning of higher costs to residents. The meeting also approved a cable franchise transfer to local businessmen and denied a $500 water tap request tied to nearby development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Gulf States Utilities Co
GSU
Ross Iles
Company
Ward McCurtain
John Fordinal
Duane Beck
Fordinal
Beck
L. F. Eldredge
Frank Grote
Eldredge
James L. Hays
McCurtain
Ronald Hickerson
Robert A. Scott
Plannning Commission
Planning and Zoning Commission
R. L. Paret
Horizon Club
11Th ‘Street
Bobbys ‘Bearden
Azalea Garden ‘Club
Knupple Road
Val Hickman
Dardin
Hickman
Billy Dinkle
Dinkle
Cablevision, Inc
Clifton Caraway
L Great Western Corp
Stromberg - Carlsen Corp
Caraway
O Neil Intermediate Band Plans Spring Concert May 4
Fifth and sixth grade members of ONeil Intermediate School will present their Spring Concert on Thursday May 4 at 11 40 a m A trombone quartet consisting of Jeannie Crain Randy Stanton David Morgan and Brian Rucker earned second division at a Port Neches band contest Their piece was The Forest by Wesley LaViolette
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Neil Intermediate School
Port Neches
Jeannie Crain
Randy Stanton
David Morgan
Brian Rucker
the Forest
Wesley LaViolette
Jaycee Wives Plan Organization Here
Eleven Silshee Jaycee wives visited the Beaumont Jayceeette Chapter Tuesday night for establishing a local Jayceeette charter. An organizational meeting is set for Thursday May 4 at 7 30 p m in Silshee State Bank with Mrs Carol Thompson presiding. Delegates included Mrs Judy Whitted and other Beaumont members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silshee Jaycee
Beaumont Jayceeette
Jayceeette
Silshee State Bank
Carol Thompson
Beaumont Club
Jaycee
Beaumont
Judy Whitted
Anne Alexander
Lola Burgess
Pat Montgomery
Ellen Jones
Luanne Frederick
Rose Eppes
Nelda Snell
Pat Teague
Glenda Gray
Carrie Murphy
AARP Meeting Set for Silsbee Area Chapter Game Night
The Silsbee area AARP chapter will gather at O Neill Intermediate School this Thursday at 7 pm. Attendees should bring card tables and dominoes for a game night. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Area
CofC Directors Adopt Budget and Welcome Jaycee Leader
The Silsbee Chamber of Commerce directors, led by President Roger Ratliff, unanimously adopted a 1972 73 budget of 16165.92 prepared by the finance committee. Cecil Cobble joined as the fifth member of the Executive Committee, and Jaycee President David Buddy Jones will serve ex officio on the Chamber Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Ratliff
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee State Bank
Cecil Cobble
Chamber
Art Cawthon
Ratliff
Finance Committee
Warren Bower
Silsbee Chamber
Silsbee
Jaycee
David “Buddy” Jones
Cawthon
Silsbee Area
Render Wilson
LL Auxiliary To Meet Tonight
The Silsbee Little League auxiliary will meet tonight at First National Bank at 7 30. A discussion will finalize plans for opening day parade and pictures. All teams are asked to have a representative present at this meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Little League
First National Bank
Silsbee Star David Brown Heads to State All-Star Game
Silsbee senior David Brown a two year cage starter and SHL record holder will play in the Texas Schoolboy Basketball Classic at Hofheinz Pavilion Houston July 30 through August 3. He earns South All-Star honors joining North on August 2. Brown led the Tigers to the State Tournament and holds six SHL records including 747 points in a season and 40 points in a game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Brown
Silsbee
Tiger
Dan Montgomery
Texas High School Coaches Association
Hofheinz Pavilion
Houston
Montgomery
Brown
Tigers
Austin
City Police Offer Home Check Program for Summer Vacations
Silsbee residents can have homes checked while away by the City Police Depart ment. Call 385-3714 to log details with the dispatcher, who will note and file each check. Homeowners return to a log mailed after vacation with the officer and dispatcher names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Bobby Ogden
Ogden
Lamar Readers To Perform At Local Little Theater
The Silsbee Little Theater hosts the Lamar Readers Theater on Sunday May 7 at 5 30 pm in Silsbee State Bank Jewel The 12 student cast directed by Jewel Blanton will present A Mad Mad Look at Lamar with guests attending a social hour and supper A list of cast members includes Pat Judice Adonia Placette Barbara Kallal Helen Coplin Donna Welch Neila Pittman Kerry Phillips Dwight Wagner Mike Hayes Tommy Holmes Keith Cockrell and Milburn Finnigh as musician The performance closes the theater season and new officers meet earlier in the day
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Little Theater
Lamar Readers Theater
Silsbee State Bank
Jewel
Blanton
Lamar
Gulf Coast Area
Silsbee Theater Group
Ann Latharm
Jacque Collier
Barbara Paret
Mad Magazine
Pat Judice Houston
Adonia Placette
Port Arthur
Barbara Kallal
Greenville
Helen Coplin
Groves
Donna Welch
Nederland
Neila Pittman
Beaumont
Kerry Phillips
Port Neches
Dwight Wagner
Mike Hayes
Tommy Holmes
Keith i Cockrell
Victor
Milburn Finnigh
Fof Silsbee
Jewel Blanton
English
Lamar University
Junior High Choir Wins Seven Medals at UST Contest
Members of the Junior High Choir at Caulder Baptist Church in Beaumont won seven medals with superior ratings at the UST contest held Friday night April 21. First place went to Laura Allen Leslie Birdwell Lisa Farmer Grieg Swinney Glen da Adams Patricia Davis and Kathy Nelson. Second place to Mark Denad Kathy Scott Lamar Cook and Kathy Lewis with Marie Gordon taking third. Mrs. Ruby Mae Dabney is the group’s teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choi
Caulder Baptist Church
Hall
Beaumont
Laura Allen
Leslie Birdwell
Lisa Farmer
Grieg Swinney
Glenda Adams
Patricia Davis
Kathy Nelson
Mark Denad
Kathy Scott
Lamar Cook
Kathy Lewis
Marie Gordon
Ruby Mae Dabney
Court Sets Details For June 10 Road Vote In Hardin County
Hardin County Commissioners plan a June 10 special election on a unit road plan. They will name election judges and polling places this week after receiving petitions for a referendum on the Optional Road Law of 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin
Hardin County
Commissioners 'Court
Kerr
Kerry J Bendy
Lumberton
Sweet Gum Lane
Charles Summers
Cypress Drive
Woodcrest
Summers
Firemen Report No Serious Blazes in Silsbee Week
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department answered four calls April 19 to 23 with no serious damage. Incidents included a stove fire at Doyle C. Bryan’s home, a woods fire near Silsbee High School, a junk car fire at Busby Garage, and a trash blaze at Apache Lumber Co. No injuries reported. Mr and Mrs George E Mc Laughlin attended the American Wood Preservers Association 68th annual meeting in Los Angeles this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Russell Busby
Doyle C. Bryan
Boen Road
Busby
Silshee High School
US 96
East Busby
Apache Lumber Co
George E. McLaughlin
American Wood Preservers Association
Century Plaza
Los Angeles
Calif
McLaughlin
Santa Fe
Mrs Simpson and Mrs Blair Visit Mexia Home
Mrs L H Simpson and Mrs J L Blair of Mexia recently visited in the home of Mrs C C Seely. The gathering brought together neighbors and friends for a cordial social afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Simpson
J. L Blair
Mexia
Theuavler
C. C. Seely
Child Killed In Silsbee Auto Pedestrian Crash
Three year old Deana Gill was pronounced dead at Silsbee Doctors Hospital after an auto pedestrian crash on FM 1122 three miles northwest of Silsbee. Her mother Barbara Gill and one year old brother Coy Wendell Gill were injured and hospitalized. Driver Carl Monroe Haynes, 66, of Route 1 Silsbee, remained uninjured. The body was held at Farmer Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Deana Gill
Bradley Gill
Rt. 1
Box
Silsbee
Ralph Seamans
Barbara Gill
Coy Wendell Gill
Carl Monroe Haynes
Haynes
Farmer Funeral Home
March of Dimes Walk-A-Thon draws 400 participants in Silsbee
About 400 citizens joined the 22 mile Walk-A-Thon in Silsbee on April 22 with 275 finishing the full distance. Walk chairmen Flores and Cesar Dominguez noted local business sponsors pledged per mile. May 9 is the deadline to turn in funds. oldest marcher was 80 year old William Wheeler, who completed 10 miles, and nine year old Nora Van Winkle was the youngest finisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Flores
Cesar Dominguez
Finance Committee
Regina Hancock
William Wheeler
Silsbee
Domingues
Wheeler
Nora van Winkle
Eddie van Winkle
Houston
Ron Billingsley
Roger Lee Ratliff
Chamber of Commerce
Gerry Teague
Hardin County Mod
Flores
Buddy Gallender
The
Silsbee JayCees
Civil Air Patrol
Sheriff's Posse
Paul Perritt
Radio Kkas Silsbee Police Department
Billy Paine
Silsbee Trail Riders Association
Demos To Hold Election School
An election school for judges and clerks serving in the Democratic Primary on May 6 will meet in the District Courtroom in Kountze on Saturday April 29 at 2 p m Richard Jones election judge of Precinct 9 will conduct the session All judges and assistant judges must attend and Betty Ann Mitchell Democratic Executive Committee chair invites all interested persons to join
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kountze
Richard Jones
Betty Ann Mitchell
Democratic Executive Committee
SHS Students Qualify For State Literary Band And Choir
Sixteen Silsbee High School students will compete at state level in three events after regional honors on April 22. Joanna Evans and Charlene Free advance to literature at Rus tin May 4-6. Evans in informative speaking and Free in reads Iwriting. Choir sends five soloists and ensembles to Austin June 13-15. band sends nine members to Austin June 3-5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High Schoo
Joanna Evans
Charlene Free
Rustin
Miss Evans
Huntsville
SHS
James Meldrum
Roy Bean
Austin
Jane David
Connie Gilder
Lori Moore
Miss David
Rosann Davis
Lynn David
James Simmons
Emmett Simmons
Johnny Lowe
Debra Butehler
Deb
Ree Herringtson
Sandra Odom
Kay Christian
Ronald Dunbar
Victor
Sherry McLean
Ruth Lapham
Sandra Sewell
Penny Greenwood
Also Mentioned on This Page
Anderson and
Young
Council
Heart
Gulf States
Landolt
Grote
Ferdinal
Lions Club
O'Neil
Jaycee Wives Plan Organization
Aarp
Cofc
Little
Sour Lake
Pitney- Bowes
Tri-County Health
Demos
Jan Reeves
Bean
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