City Council Moves to Replace Delinquent Tax Attorney
Pasadena attorney Dexter Joyner, hired by Silsbee nearly three years ago to pursue delinquent property taxes, faces dismissal after council members learned he failed to obtain docket settings on 15 court cases. The council may hire a new delinquent tax attorney or have city attorney Ratliff handle filings. Joyner has received about 2500 dollars as a 150 percent payment of taxes collected, though no tax suits have reached docket. Joyner was also terminated as delinquent tax attorney for Hardin County and in Kountze ISD amid filing and communication issues.
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Pasadena
Silsbee
Dexter Joyner
Cesar Dominguez
Joyner
Roger Ratliff
Dominguez
Santa Fe Hearing On Water Quality Set For August 9
The Texas Water Quality Board schedules seven items for a public hearing in Austin at 9 a.m. August 9 in the Stephen F. Austin Building. The Silsbee plant of Santa Fe Railway seeks a permit amendment with added sampling limits and a clarifying change about outfall flow in dry weather. Sanitary sewage from the plant goes to the city system. James Showen, TWQB hearings director, will conduct the session.
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Silsbee
Santa Fe Railway Co
Texas Water Quality Board
Stephen F. Austin
Austin
James Showen
Twqb Hearings
County Receives Mixed Drink Tax Remittance
Hardin County collected 309.85 as its 10 percent share of the mixed drink tax for April to June 1977. Comptroller Bob Bullock said checks totaling 3.9 million were mailed to 196 counties and 327 cities. 9.5 million stays in the state general revenue fund. Total quarter sales reached 134 million, up nearly 25 percent from a year earlier. Nearby East Texas counties Jasper 447.40, Jefferson 31 195.64, and Tyler 43.93 also received remittances.
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Hardin County
Bob Bullock
Bullock
State General Revenue Fund
East Texas
Jasper
Jefferson
Tyler
Entry Deadline Near For Tennis Tourney
The entry deadline of Aug 10 is near for a doubles tournament set for Aug 12 14 at City Park. City tennis coordinator Danny Modisette says events include men's women s and mixed doubles plus boys girls and mixed doubles for juniors.
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City Park
Danny Modisette
Road improvements planned for Hardin County
Hardin County will see about 40 miles of road repaired and widened at a cost exceeding $2 million under a state program approved by the State Highway and Public Transportation Commission. District Engineer F. C. Young of Beaumont notes work includes base repair level up seal coat construction and pavement widening.
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Hardin County
State Highway and Public Transportation Commission
F. C. Young
65Th Legislature
Neches River
Registration To Be Held At SHS Through Aug 19
Pre-registration for new and returning students at Silsbee High School runs daily 8:30 to 11:30 and 1:00 to 3:30. New students must register by Aug 19 or risk delays and missing selective scheduling. Health records and withdrawal slips from prior schools required. District residents only.
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Joe Hignett
Bobby Meigs
Barbara Parks
Dorothy Hageon
Mary Howard
Pam Fulton
Silsbee High School
SHS
S. A. Wallace
Wallace
New Guide Dog Brings Promise to Pee Wee Roy
A Lone Star State railroad man Pee Wee Roy survived a fatal shot to the head. He travels a hopeful path with Cherokee a Pilot Dog Doberman trained at Columbus Ohio center by Dave McDaniel. After training Pee Wee learns to navigate with the dog and restores mobility.
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Pee Wee Roy
Santa Fe Railroad
Lumberton
PeeWee
Commission For the
Blind
Columbus
Ohio
Pilot Dogs, Incorporated
Vickie
Silsbee
Dave McDaniel
Cherokee
Man
Polk County Woman Arrested in Wotaw Theft Case
Betty A. Epperson, 40, was released on bond after arrest on a Polk County warrant tied to a burglary and theft at the late Y. O. Guillory’s residence in Votaw. Items stolen between July 25 and 27 included household goods, furniture, boots, a shotgun, a pistol, a watch, and other personal items. Guillory owned a barbecue cafe where Epperson had worked.
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Polk County
Y. O. Guillory
Votaw
Hardin County
Charles Laird
Betty A. Epperson
Guillory
Laird
Epperson
Municipal Court Docket Set for August 11
The Municipal Court Docket Call is scheduled for August 11 at 9 before Interim City Judge Frank Grote in Corporation Court. Cases include Gallaspy for speeding and alcohol after hours with two failure to appear counts, Spell for alcohol after hours and failure to appear, Brim for disobeying traffic signal and failure to appear, Denson for expired license plate and failure to appear, Scott for public intoxication, Jones for public intoxication, Bowie for alcohol after hours, and Gore for speeding farm tag violations and two failure to appear counts.
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Corporation Court
Frank Grote
Donald Eugene Gallaspy
Morris Lee
Horace Don Brim
Virginia Maurine Denson
Delphh Scott
Danny Lee Jones
Willie Earl Bowie
Marshall D. Gore
Assault Charges Filed In Weekend Shooting
An 18 year old Silsbee man Billy Wayne Foster faced aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges after a Sunday 3:30 a.m. shooting on Highway 96 near Evadale. Victim Henry Dwayne Dryden 20 sustained a bullet wound to the mouth and neck and remained in satisfactory condition in the ICU at St. Elizabeth Beaumont. Foster surrendered to Hardin County deputies, was arraigned in Jasper County and assigned a 25000 dollar bond.
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Silsbee
Jasper County
Evadale
Billy Wayne Foster
Hardin County Sheriff's Deputies
Justice of the Peace
John E. Baker
Henry Dwayne Dryden
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Ing
Philip Dougherty
Dryden
Foster
Highway 96
Dougherty
Tigers Begin Football Practice and Season Ticket Plans
Silsbee high school prepares for football season with unsupervised workouts for varsity and equipment pickups for eighth and ninth graders. Ninth graders report Aug 8, eighth graders Aug 22. Supervised practice for varsity starts Aug 8. Season tickets go on sale Aug 8 for prior holders, Aug 11 and 12 for the public, with no complimentary tickets this year.
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Silsbee
Pat Day
Day
Crawford
Sheriff Arrests Man in Tractor Theft Case
Hardin County Sheriff's deputies arrested Randall John Ware 25 of Humble after Robert Wakeland of Kountze reported a stolen tractor advertised for 4000 dollars that was valued at 16000. The tractor had been taken from a building site near Stafford. Ware was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Cecil Overstreet. Deputies also logged a burglary spree and jewelry theft, plus other vehicle and store burglaries with cash, goods, and beer stolen.
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Robert Wakeland
Kountze
Hardin County Sheriff's
Wakeland
Randall John Ware
Humble
Stafford
Ware
Justice of the Peace
Cecil Overstreet
Gandy
W. S. Gandy
Don Slocum
Riley Mobile Homes
Silshee Man Charged With Assault On Officer
George Allen Armstrong 307 Live Oak faced aggravated assault of a peace officer after allegedly kicking a chair at Lt. Dennis Allen and swinging. He damaged jail cell facilities totaling about 2500 dollars and was charged with criminal mischief. Bond set at 5000 for aggravated assault, 1000 for criminal mischief, 500 for marijuana possession. Juveniles, ages 11 and 13, were arrested for recent burglaries of up to six lawnmowers near the Santa Fe Railroad yard and turned to juvenile authorities.
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Silshee
Hardin County
George Allen Armstrong
Live Oak
Dennis Allen
A. L. Burleson
Armstrong
Justice of the Peace
Cecil Overstreet
Silsbee
Joe Alexander
Santa Fe
W. H Nixon
City
Eddie Hurd
Sonic Drive-in
Band Booster Club To Meet Tuesday At Silsbee High
The Silsbee Tiger Band Booster Club plans its first meeting of the year on Tuesday August 9 at 7 30 p m in the Silsbee High School Band hall The executive board meets earlier. President Imogene Nelson leads an organizational session with officers and committee chairs named.
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Silsbee Tiger Band
Silsbee High School
Imogene Nelson
Marla Myers
Pat Kirby
Faye Stanley
Phil Potter
Jerry Willamson
Mary
New Allied Health Class Enrolled at UTMB Galveston
A class of 115 students enters UTMB School of Allied Health Sciences in Galveston. The cohort includes 1 allied health sciences student, 22 physician assistant, 6 medical technology, 36 occupational therapy, and 50 physical therapy majors. Dr. Edward N. Brandt Jr. and Dr. Robert K. Bing welcomed newcomers as juniors or seniors from other colleges.
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Galveston
Allied Health
School of Allied Health Sciences
University of Texas Medical Branch
Edward N. Brandt Jr
Robert K. Bing
UTMB
Allied Health Services
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