James R. Treadway Dies In Wed Fire South of Silsbee
The body of 56 year old James Richard Treadway was recovered from a mobile home south of Silsbee after a fire reported to the Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department at 2 43 a m. Fire Chief Russell Busby said the blaze began accidentally in the bedroom and spread through the trailer.
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James Richard Treadway
Silsbee
Russell Busby
Busby
Treadway
David Miller
Johnny Walters
Hardin County
Morris Cole
Kyle Reeves
Cook’s Bluff Park
US 96
Billy Paine
The
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Polk County
Farmer Funeral Home
Floyd Treadway
Beaumont
Dorothy Goodman
Lumberton
Annie Treadway
Kitty Whittington
Victor
Mack Treadway
Lufkin
Frank Treadway
Roscoe Treadway
Arkansas
Sherman Treadway
California
Classes At Evadale To Begin On Aug. 18
Registration and the first day of regular classes at Evadale will be Monday Aug. 18 with a three day in service for teachers Aug. 13 to 15. Officials announced free lunch eligibility based on family size and income under the National School Lunch Program.
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Evadale
R. B. Fling
SHS schedules Aug 12 for class card pick up
Silsbee High School informs students to pick up fall term schedule cards on Tuesday August 12 in the High School lobby. Pre-registration for new students began August 4 and runs through August 8, with registration at grade schools for various grades.
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Silsbee High School
S. A. Wallace
Jr. High
O'Neil
Read- Turrentine
Kirby
Wallace
The
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SHS
Lumberton All Stars Reach Playoffs in Waco Tourney
Lumberton Little League All Stars advanced in the State tournament at Waco and were set to face San Antonio Palm Heights at 8 p.m. on Wednesday. They beat Pampa 10 to 5 in the opener, with Roger Beard earning the win and Carroll Powell launching a leadoff homer in a seven run second inning.
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Lumberton
San Antonio Palm Heights
Pampa
Waco
Roger Beard
Caroll Powell
GSU Contract Talks Set To Resume After Strike Pause
Contract talks between Gulf States Utilities Co and IBEW Local 2286 were set to reconvene at 1 p.m. Wednesday after a three week recess. The union represents about 2,200 hourly workers on strike since July 5 while management runs systems spanning from north of Navasota to east of Baton Rouge. Union officials say the bargaining committee met in Beaumont last week to review issues and will return to negotiations.
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Gulf States Utilities Co
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Gulf States
Navasota
Baton Rouge
Short Causes Smoke No Fire Reported in Silsbee
Silsbee Volunteer Firemen answered a call on the last day of July but reported no fire. Chief Russell Busby said a rainstorm likely caused a short circuit that made an electric fan motor smoke at the Van Pelt home 1171 Railroad. The call came in at 12 45 p.m. Thursday July 13.
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Silsbee
Russell Busby
van Pelt
Kountze Man Shot In Abdomen
James Shepherd a 30 year old resident of Kountze was shot in the abdomen at his Coe Addition home on Sunday afternoon. He was treated at St Elizabeth Hospital and placed in the ICU after emergency surgery, with police noting it appeared to be a personal safety related incident.
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James Shepherd
Kountze
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Hardin County
L. J. Foux
The
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Shepherd
Coe Addition
County Pledges 12677 For Airport Study And Expansion
Hardin County Commission pledged 12677 to fund an engineering study for airport renovation and to leverage up to 400000 in FAA and state funds. Don Lee Hawthorne said land donations totaling about 35000 from Kirby Lumber Southland Paper and a private owner would match, with county paying for the study.
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County Airport Commission
Don Lee Hawthorne
Kirby Lumber Corp
Southland Paper Co
George Kirkpatrick Jr
Federal Aeronautics Administration
FAA
Hawthorne
Hardin County
Deadline Set For 75 Gridders Signups At Silsbee High
Silsbee High football prospects who missed workouts or equipment issues on Aug 6 must sign up by 4 p.m. today Aug 7. They must complete physical forms at the High School Office. Light running this week with conditioning Aug 11 and drills Aug 15. Varsity opener Sept 5 versus C. E. King at 8 p.m. Junior levels begin Sept 4 versus Jasper.
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Silsbee High
Ray McGallion
McGallion
Tigers
C. E. King
Jasper
Breakins Tap Hardin County For Nearly Two Thousand In Goods
Hardin Deputy Sheriff Charles Laird reports three burglaries this week totaling about $2,000 in stolen goods. From G V Havel in Kountze were a chainsaw tape recorder and more. a window was pried to gain entry. Stolen pistols include a Luger type .22 Colt 38 and Colt 22. Also taken were Tide detergent. From Mrs Cecil Cassity in Batson a 21 inch Zenith TV and a Browning shotgun valued around $800. From Mrs Edwin Merendino the car ran out of fuel and thieves took a clarinet camera winter clothing and hubcaps totaling about $300.
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Hardin
Charles Laird
G. V. Havel
Kountze
Laird
Cecil Cassity
Batson
Zenith
Cassity
Edwin Merendino
Pinewood Addition
Pinewood
County Tax Board Session Sets Aug 12 Hearings
Industrial taxpayers will be on the agenda for the second session of Hardin County's Tax Equalization Board set to begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12, in the Hardin County Commissioners Courtroom. Local taxpayers had their day before the Commissioners Court sitting as the Board of equalization on Tuesday, July 15.
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Hardin County
Tax Equalization Board
Hardin County Commissioners
Commissioners Court
Board of Equalization
County Cancels Aug 23 Local Option Vote
A Lumberton court cancels the local option election set for Saturday August 23 after Reverend James W. Bradford challenged the legality of the order. The court cited missing precinct location details agenda posting and lack of county attorney input as reasons for rescission. Proponents may present petitions at the August 11 regular meeting. Absentee voting was to begin August 4.
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Lumberton
Commissioners Court
James W. Bradford
First Baptist Church of
Loeb
R. S. Coe
George Kirkpatrick
Coe
Howard Barrington
Emmett Lack
Hardin County budget study set for Friday session
A preliminary 1975-1976 Hardin County budget projects $1.721 million in expenditures, excluding a $303,877 Federal Revenue Sharing item. County Auditor Horace Moye says a 10 percent across-the-board raise totals about $86,000. Officials discuss potential tax increases as costs rise and property values shift. The last increase was 1971 with a 35 percent assessment. current tax rate rests at 95 cents amid bonds and road funds.
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Hardin County
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Horace Moye
Moye
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Season Grid Tickets Go On Sale Monday
Reserved seat season tickets for 1975 Silsbee High School Tiger football games go on sale to prior ticketholders only on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 11-12, at the SHS main lobby. Athletic director Ray McGallion reminded fans Monday. Sales of reserve seats to new subscribers will be held on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 14-15. Box office hours are 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day. George Janiel II of San Augoetine visited over the weekend in the home of Mr. and Mrs. L.T. Renfro and Miss Jana Kay Butler.
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Silsbee High School Tiger
SHS
Ray McGallion
Orchard grocer killer charged in 78 year old Drake death
Lemuel Arline Jr. 28, of Kountze, held without bond on murder charges for the Aug. 2 slaying of Y D Drake 78 at Drake s Drive In Grocery. Drake died after a confrontation following a refused beer purchase. Witnesses include Sheriff Billy Paine and Police Chief Robert McDaniel. Burial plans for Drake set at Pace Funeral Home with service in Kountze.
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Justice of the Peace
Ray Martin
Lemuel Arline Jr
Kountze
Y. D. Drake
Hardin County
Billy Paine
Paine
Drake
Arline
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Tyler County
Silsbee
Kirby Lumber Corp
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James R. Treadway
Gael Gtrt
State of Texas
Board of Trustees
Board ‘of Trustees
GSU
North Fifth Street
Avenue S
Hardin County Savings and Loan
Fifth Street
City Barn
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Gulf
Washington
Federal Revenue Sharing Office
George Janiel II
San Aug Oetine
L.T. Renfro
Jana Kay Butler
Gerald E. Drake
Robert Fe, Drake
Joliet, Ill
Virginia Safar
J. E. Ebard
Copperas Cove
Laura Spur‘lock
Fred
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