Silsbee ISD tax board to hear 11 taxpayers next week
Eleven taxpayers asked to meet the Board during its Aug. 18 19 20 three day session following Aug 8 tax notices reflecting new values from the districts re evaluation program begun March 3. The program raises district property values about 10 percent on average to roughly 101 million.
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Silsbee Independent School District
Board of Equalization
SISD
Joe Thompson
Silsbee
Thompson
the Bee
Truett F. Pritchard and Associates
Houston
Silsbee to Enforce School Bus Conduct Rules
Supt. Weeks Crawford announced new bus rules effective the first day of school August 18. Bus riders must follow classroom conduct standards, obey drivers, and may be assigned seating. A School Bus Conduct Reporting System will cite students for misbehavior including standing, fighting, profanity, smoking, and throwing objects.
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Crawford
Silsbee School
Supt
Silsbee approves HNG rate increase to 5.67 percent
City council adopted a rate ordinance for Houston Natural Gas Corp raising gross revenue by 51 215 based on 1973 production. The council hired a rate consultant and set a 5.67 percent return, down from the requested 7.50 percent, with details on monthly bills and discounts for early payment. City actions also include plans for a $1 million water system bond issue and drainage work in Knapple Road area.
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Houston Natural Gas Corp
Silsbee
HNG
Arlen Williams
Williams
Austin
Jack Hopper
Payne, Weber, Jackson, and Curtis
Rauscher, Pierce and Co
Bayshore Engineering Co
Deer Park
H. C. Muckleroy
Knapple Road
South City
Hays
Ronald Hickerson
Quarterback Club To Meet On Tuesday
The first meeting of the 1975 Silsbee Quarterback Club will be held next Tuesday Aug 19 at 7 30 p m in the Visual Aids room at Silsbee High School announced by president R F Sanford A portion of the meeting will plan the annual father son banquet set for Aug 26 at the high school cafeteria
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Silsbee
Silsbee High School
R. F. Sanford
Class Assignments Unchanged For First Day Of School
Silsbee Schools will open Aug 18 with the same grade assignments as last spring. Sept Weeks Crawford notes changes from an impending O’Neil campus move and outlines which grades attend Kirby, Read Turrentine, O’Neil cafe and gym, and Robinson for kindergarten. Expected enrollment is 3 873 students.
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Silsbee
Crawford
O’neil
Kirby Elementary
Read- Turrentine
O’neil Intermediate
Silsbee Junior High
Silsbee High School
Robinson Kindergarten
Lumberton Precinct Four road and drainage hearing dominates meeting
Hardin County Commissioners tabled the Lumberton wet dry election order and spent over two hours addressing roads and drainage in Precinct Four. Residents cited Walden Road Boggy Creek Road and other trouble spots while Judge Lack sought input on petitions for a local option. The court later accepted $42 000 from the state for Lateral Road and approved a $36 955 68 tax records bill.
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Lumberton
Emmett Lack
George Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
Hardin County
Loftin
Walden Road
Boggy Creek
Glaze Road
Cook's Lake
Silsbee
East Chance
Rueben Martin
State of Texas
C. R
Victim of Accidental Shooting Leaves Hospital Friday
James Shepherd, 30, of Kountze, was released from St. Elizabeth Hospital on August 8 after an accidental .22 caliber pistol wound to the abdomen on August 3. He said the pistol must be cocked to unload and that the discharge was unintentional. The shooting was reported to the Hardin County Sheriff's Department at 4 07 p.m. Aug. 3.
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James Shepherd
Kountze
The
BEE
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Shepherd
Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Susbee ISD Board Sets Aug 13 Meeting Agenda
The Susbee Independent School District board meets at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday August 13 to discuss the 1975-76 operating budget tax rate and building program progress. A public budget hearing is set for August 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Other agenda items include substitute teachers aides cafeteria bids detention center insurance and routine matters.
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Susbee Independent School District
Board of Trustees
BEE
Crawford
The
Escapee Recaptured in Louisiana After Texas Breakout
Two Texas Department of Corrections inmates James Henry Carrell Jr. 22 of Silsbee and David Boling 23 of Waco escaped Aug 8 from Sugarland unit. Local officers in Port Allen Louisiana recaptured them Aug 11 and returned them to the farm unit. Carrell had begun a six year burglary sentence Jan 16 1974.
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Texas Department of Corrections
Sugarland
Port Allen
TDC
The
BEE
James Henry Carrell Jr
Silsbee
David Boling
Waco
Houston
Louisiana
Hardin County
Billy Paine
Paine
James Fulgham
Carrell
Boling
Houston Coliseum
Howard Mitchell
Daniel Ling
William Blyde Lowe
Orange
Jefferson County
James Shackleford
Beaumont
Woodville
County Tax Board Sets Industrial Meet In August
Hardin County officials held the first of two Board of Equalization sessions with 24 industries represented. The court tentatively increased the 1975 76 assessment level from 35 to 45 percent, boosting total taxable value from about 94.5 million to 121.5 million. A second industrial taxpayer meeting is set for Tuesday August 26 in the Commissioners Courtroom.
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Hardin County
Hardin County Board of Equalization
Fred Anders
The
BEE
Commissioners Court
Board of Equalization
Anders
Commissioners
Warren-Fred ISD Sets 8:30 Start For 1975-76 School Year
Warren Independent School District begins kindergarten through 12th grade classes at 8:30 a.m. Friday Aug. 15 with lunch prices listed for all grades and staff. Dismissal at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 15, regular day 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. resumes Monday. New students register in their campus office. immunization and birth certificate requirements noted. Public budget hearing set for Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. in the board room. District game schedule and Homecoming noted.
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Warren Independent School
Warren
Fred
Grover V. Die
Warren Independent
Evadale School to Open Monday for 1974 75 Term
Supt R B Fling says Evadale School begins Monday with registration and first day classes for the 1974 75 year. Students may change schedules on opening day and must follow the 1974 1975 dress code. Lunchroom and snack bar will serve regular meals. school dismisses at 2 pm for a faculty meeting.
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Evadale
Supt
R. B. Fling
Fling
Harold Smith
School Calendar Update For Local District
The notice lists key dates: August 13 in service for all teachers, August 15 first day of school for students, September 1 Labor Day, and October 13 in service for all teachers. It references Warren Sec 1 Page 6 for more details.
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Labor Day
Tigers Scrimmage Woodville In Preseason Tuneup
Woodville Eagles visit the Tigers for a controlled scrimmage Friday August 22 at 7 p.m. Head coach Ray McGallion notes nine returning starters led by Der rick Shelton Artie Shankle Ronald Robinson on offense and defense with senior veterans Jim Rawls Allen Sanford Frankie Spear and others.
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Tiger
Bengals
Woodville Eagles
Ray McGallion
Derrick Shelton
Artie Shankle
Ronald Robinson
Shankle
Shelton
Jim Rawls
Allen Sanford
Frankie Spearman
Pete Priest
George Thomas
Rover Norris Green
Sanford and Shelton
McGallion
Green
Banquet for Silsbee Firemen Interrupted by Alarm
Silsbee Jaycees hosted an appreciation banquet for the Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department with remarks by Mayor James L. Hays and State Rep. Herman Adams. A fire alarm sounded nine minutes after start, caused by an electrical transformer blaze at 950 North Third Street. Gulf States Utilities crews quickly controlled the blaze, underscoring volunteers' readiness.
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Jaycees
Silsbee
North Third Street
Silsbee Jaycees
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
James L. Hays
Herman Adams
Gulf States
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C. E. Landolt Jr
Landolt
Frank Grote
Read
Supt. Crawford
Kirby
James W. Bradford
Betsy Ross
Betty Ann Mitchell
Silsbee Public Library
Mitchell
Verda Lape
C. R. Baker
County Tax Board
Warren-Fred
Colmesweil
Chester
High Island
Kelly
Deweyville
West Hardin
Barbers Hill
Hardin
Tigers
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