Silsbee High names 1971 valedictorian and top seniors
Charles Landgraf named high boy with 96.670 average and ties for fourth. Susan Karyn Smith is valedictorian with 96.782, Louann Weathersby saluta torian 96.128, and Ann Benson third at 95.694. Other top eight include Roxanne Simmons 95.261 Martha Skinner 95.233 Phyllis Tarver 95.058 and Linda Nell Rose 94.840. Smith and Weathersby plan to attend Baylor University. Landgraf will attend Rice University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Karyn Smith
James M. Smith
Silsbee High School
Weeks Crawford
Louann Dee Weathersby
Richard Weathersby
Ann Benson
Milton Benson
Tiger Rag
Future Teachers
National Honor Society
Tigerettes
Miss Weathersby
Baylor University
Waco
Rice University
Houston
Roxanne Simmons
Martha Skinner
Phyllis Tarver
Linda Nell Rose
Silsbee to decide fate of two ordinances by election
Petitions filed on April 28 prompt a potential special election on the trailer park and zoning ordinances. City Secretary Jerry Jones will verify signatures, needing at least 170 or 20 percent of last vote, with council to call a vote within 30 days after presentation. A work session was set for tonight to discuss procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Jerry Jones
the Bee
Jones
Daniel Herron
Andrew Williams Named Deputy U S Marshal in Texas
Andrew Williams of Silsbee was sworn in as a deputy U S Marshal for the Eastern District of Texas by Judge Joe Fisher. A Jarvis Christian College graduate, he holds a bachelor’s in history and government and will pursue a master’s degree at East Texas State University, with his wife Margaret Ann Chism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Williams
Silsbee
Gertrude Williams
Rt. 4
Will Williams
United States
Joe Fisher
Williams
Eastern District of Texas
U. S
Keith Gary
Lumberton
Silsbee High School
Jarvis Christian College
Hawkins
East Texas State University
Jarvis
Wiliams
Ment
Men l
Margaret Ann Chism of
Avinger
Jarvis Christian
Stout Returns Home From Honolulu R and R
Mrs. Carolyn Stout returns home after a Honolulu visit with her husband Roy G. Stout who was on R and R from Vietnam duty with the US Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Stout
Honolulu
Hawai
Roy G. Stout
Vietnam
Oklahoma City visitors stay with Johnsons
Mrs. David King and her son Michael from Oklahoma City Oklahoma spent a week visiting her parents Mr and Mrs F D Johnson at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David King
Michael
Oklahoma City
Okla
F. D. Johnson
Burglar Eludes City Policemen
A man charged with the April 21 burglary of Morris Moore Chevrolet Co. remains at large. Described as a 180 to 200 pound Negro man, he fled after 9:53 p.m. last Wednesday from the Moore lot, dropping a hacksaw and wire cutters as he escaped through a broken door and fence. He is also wanted in connection with a $30 theft from Apache Lumber Co. Detectives include Morris Cole, with Sheriff Billy Paine and deputies assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Moore Chevrolet Co
Morris Cole
the Bee
Auto Company
James Martin
Don Merrill
Moore
Apache Lumber Co
Billy Paine
Howard Grantham
L. J. Foux
Jesse Cuartwright
Hearing Set May 7 On Herren Trailer Park Injunction
Bath District Judge H A Coe reset the temporary injunction case for May 7 as Herrens seek a trailer park license and building permit north of Knapple. City and Herrens dispute date of the injunction and permit duration. judge ordered a six month permit upon resolution of litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
H. A. Coe
Fred Herren
Silsbee
Knapple
Herrons
H. A. Coe Jr
Coe
Lee Roger Ratliff
Fac
Ratliff
Escondido man visiting Silsbee where he once lived
Curtis Ruggles of Escondido California visits Silsbee to see friends and relatives and recalls his former residence in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Ruggles
Escondido
Calif
Silsbee
Hardin County Commissioners Approve Pay Raises and Library Funding
In a Monday session the Hardin County Commissioners voted a general wage raise for county employees and agreed to fund contracts with seven volunteer fire departments and three public libraries. The meeting saw opposition from County Judge Emmett Lack and Commissioner Howard Barrington on finance motions, while Pet. 3 Commissioner Hugh Bevil Means led the raise proposal. Funds for fire departments were set at 1,800 each, with new contracts signed for Lumberton Sour Lake Batson Silsbee Wildwood Kountze and Saratoga, and library allocations of 3,437.50 to Silsbee and 1,785.75 each to Kountze and Sour Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Emmett Lack
Pet. 2
Howard Barrington
Judge Lack
Barrington
Pet. 3
Hugh Bevil Means
Lumberton
Sour Lake
Batson
Silsbee
Wildwood
Kountze
Saratoga
Virgil Caraway
Kerr
Silsbee City Council Names Board Members and Approves Street Dedication
At the April 27 meeting the Silsbee Council unanimously appointed Wesley La tham C D Garrett Rev Rup ert Scott Dean Hill and others to the Planning and Zoning Commission Board of Equalization Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Board of Health Zoning Board of Adjustments and Building Board of Adjustments and Appeals The council also discussed dedicating streets in Prince Hall Villa subdivision and a water tie in for Dave Cook and neighbors pending legal opinion and easement needs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Hall Villa
Silsbee
Planning and Zonings Commission
Wesley C. Latham
C. D. Garrett
Rupert Scott
David Read
Jim Heddleston
Lenox Hawthorne
Board of Equalization
All New
D. M. Short
L. G. Jordan
Frank Grote
Parks 'and Recreation Advisory Board
Dean Hill
Mary Grace ‘Bowers
Jesse Sanchez
Ann Jeffries
Doris Perkins
Dan Montgomery
Robert Edwards
Board of Health
Arthur Geitzen
Sam P. Copeland
Ronald M. Hickerson
Zoning Board
Claude C. Coward
Hickerson
Leon Crum
Prince Hall Villa ‘Subdivision
I. H. Clayburn
Dallas
Prince Hall
Burglar Loots Lumberton Home Steals Firearms and Cash
A residence on Walton Road south of Silsbee was broken into Friday night. Eight firearms, two cameras, an antique clock, a sterling silver eight-piece set, and $1,500 in cash were taken. Police and sheriff deputies investigated. entry was via smashed bedroom window.
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W. B. Dale
Walton Road
Silsbee
Howard Grantham
the Bee
Grantham
Dale
E. Ricks
Ricks
Sheriff's Officers
Jim Baldwin
Sheriff's Department
Auto-Utility Pole Crash Cuts Lights in Silsbee Area
An early morning crash between a car and a Gulf States Utilities pole knocked out power from Avenue 6 north to Ben D. Smith Road in Silsbee. The pole at M 1122 and Biscamp Road feeder 71 was struck, restoring service by 2 a.m. Linda Fonville and her son John were treated and released from Silsbee Doctors Hospital.
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Gulf States
Avenue 6
Ben D. Smith
Silsbee
iGene Honsberger
the Bee
GSU
Ross Iles
M 1122
Biscamp Road
Bobby Franklin
J. BE. Farme
Farmer Funeral Home
Farmer
Linda Fonville
John
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Trial for Billy Sherman Set for Today
Beaumont Justice of the Peace Wallace McCasland scheduled an examining trial for Billy Sherman 41 of Silsbee today at 2 pm for the fatal shooting of William Andrew Lee Jr. of Beaumont. Lee, a native of Orangefield who lived in Beaumont 20 years, was shot in the chest with a small caliber pistol around 11 pm April 21.
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Beaumont
Wallace McCasland
Billy Summer Sherman
Silsbee
William Andrew Lee Jr
Sherman
Hardin County
Jefferson County
McCasland
Lee
Orangefield
Navy Airman Apprentice Graduates from Aviation Structures Course
Navy Airman Apprentice Lonnie C. Smart, son of Mrs. Ruby C. Smart of Silsbee, completed the Aviation Structural Mechanics Course at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Millington Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Lonnie C. Smart
Ruby C. Smart
Silsbee
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Millington
Tenn
Silsbee Student Lands National Merit Scholarship Award
Charles Landgraf, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester P. Landgraf, was named a recipient of a $1,000 National Merit Scholarship. He will enroll at Rice University in Houston as a physics major. Landgraf, 1971 class high boy and student body president, is a former U S Congressional page. Sun Oil Co. sponsors the award. 710,000 high school students participated in 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Landgraf
Lester P. Landgraf
Silsbee
NMS
Edward C. Smith
Landgraf
Rice University
Houston
Sun Oil Co
NMSC
U. S
Lester Fl. Landgraf
Texas Highway Department
Open House Planned as LVFD Fund Drive Supports Lumberton Station
The Lumberton Volunteer Fire Department plans an open house in late May or early June to celebrate its new station and launches a fund drive to finish financing. Assistant Chief Glen Thornton says about $4,000 of the $10,000 cost has been paid, with $6,000 remaining. The 20 member department lists Chief Milner and others, and Lions Club donations aid the project.
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Lumberton Volunteer Fire Department
LVFD
Glen Thornton
the Bee
Thornton
Coud
B. G. Milner
P. O. Box 5
Lumberton
Milner
W. R. Baer
C. M. Kaspar
Horace Eddy
Charles Taggard
Lonnie Traxler
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Susan Smith
Louann Weathersby
Louann Weathersby Salutatorian
Andrew Williams of
Means
Caraway
Pet
Bob Kerr
Judge jLack
C. F
Dave Cook
Iiickerson
Cook
Billy Sherman
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