County official attacks redistricting and funding woes
County leaders blame Atlantic-Richfield suit and redistricting case for high legal costs. Barrington attacks Stover as he cites $70,000 in fees and insists the county has only $103,869 in the General Fund, enough for about three months. Auditor Move denies overdraft rumors and defends financial reports as misinterpreted.
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Atlantic-Richfield Law
Silsbee
Earl
Smokey ) Stover
Silsbee Group
United States
Stover
Bob Read
Sillbee Bee
Barrington
Kerr
Horace Move
Kountze
Move
Moye
Swearingen Challenges Thompson Censure in Open Letter
Mrs. Alice Swearingen criticizes the State Bar of Texas grievance finding against Houston Thompson. She questions recusal decisions, compares church and politics, and cites federal district actions on redistricting in Hardin County. The letter references prior Bee articles and weighs political influence over legal matters.
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Bee
Houston
Thompson
The
Beaumont
Commissioner’s Court
State Bar of Texas
Houston Thompson
Silsbee
Texas
State Bar
Ministerial Alliance
Scott
Fed
Hardin County
Court of U. S
Gordon Baxter
Alice Swearingen Loeb
Trail Ride Open Horse Show Draws 253 Competitors
The Silsbee Trail Riders hosted their annual Open Horse Show on Sunday April 25 an all trophy event with 253 contestants aged four to 68. Winners include Poo Wee class Jessica Biggs Victor junior Shar on Guidry Beaumont senior Bobby Cryer Silsbee and grand champion stallion Handy Bonanza owned by M E Bryan Beaumont with reserve stallion owner W W Dalby Port Neches.
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Silsbee Trail Riders
Poo Wee
Jessica Biggs
Victor
Sharon Guidry
Beaumont
Bobby Cryer
Silsbee
Handy Bonanza
M. E. Bryan
W. W. Dalby
Port Neches
Mark White
Cathy Butler
San Augustine
Wonder Maiden
M. EF. Bryan
Punkins King
Melvin Joyce
Livingston
Jim Bee Jig
Mark Jones
Bright i Gold
Rex Crenshaw
C. M. Permenter
Nederland
Hank So
Larry Sheffield
Kountze
Beatle H. W
Miss Venea Bal
Tom Anders
Baby Pappy
Dillon Ferguson
Evadale
Marie White
Melvin Joice
Pee Wee
Celia Bee
Pattie Jenkins
Bon Jacque
Skipper
S Mark
Mary Bergerson
Groves
4 Wheels
Rex Clamon
Miss King Dallas
Baldy
Dan Pool
Joe
Renee Mitchell
Penny
Martha Haven
Bridge City
Pepper Cap
Mike Lamoan
Sugar
Ronny Domino
Melinda
City Council weighs zoning and license waivers in meeting
The council considered a one mile zone for the Seth Water District and a City Attorney opinion on the matter. A waiver was granted to Harold Cammack for a $25 trailer park license until January 1972, with renewal at the new rate. The Lions Club carnival waiver of $75 was approved and the County City Library contract was renewed, requiring $3,437 annually to the Islsbee Public Library Fund.
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Cook
Seth
Hickerson
Coward
Harold Cammack
Cammack
Spencer Armour
Fred Herron
Herron
Silsbee i
Isilsbee Public Library
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Willis Compton Receives Lamar Police Certificate
Willis E. Compton of the Silsbee Police Department is among 20 officers from eight area agencies who completed a four week course at Lamar University School of Technical Arts. Certificates were awarded to participants including James Kermit Lopez Earl A Marshall Michael R Mason Robert Jack Pittman Jr Russell H Pressley Nicholas J Colletti Bobby Wilson Shaver Michael R Sheffield Marvin Dale Ashmore William Robert Bricker Keith Alan Burke Rolland Jimmy Underwood Michael Forest Adams Vestal Eugene Larson Jerry Don McWilliams Charle A Myers Glen Edwin Meadows Dennis C De Witt Kozum Earl Mott.
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Willis Compton
Silsbee
Lamar
School of Technical Arts
Alvin Futch
James Kermit Lopez
Earl A. Marshall
Michael R. Mason
Robert Jack Pittman Jr
Russell H. Pressley
Nicholas J. Colletti
Bobby Wilson Shaver
Michael R. Sheffield
Marvin Dale
Preschooler registration planned in Lumberton May 3 to 7
Lumberton Elementary will hold pre school registration the week of May 3-7. Parents of children entering Grade One in August 1971-1972 should bring a state birth certificate and a smallpox immunization record. Parents of Grade 1-6 students needing special education facilities should apply then, and hearing impaired children may join a special facilities program.
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Lumberton
Phillip Allen
Horace Mann and the rise of the American public schools
Horace Mann is identified as the father of the American public school system, highlighting his pivotal role in shaping public education policies and school reform in the United States.
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Horace Mann
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