City Proposes New Water Well and 12 Inch Main
City engineers urge immediate water service project costing 795 988 and a per foot sewer line probe. Bayshore's plan includes a 12 inch main linking Dardin and Avenue I plants to a new well site, plus a 1 million gallon storage tank and 1000 gpm well for 545 714. Local financing via bond issue likely. council favors action and expands sewer plans for annexed area while considering grants and staffing additions.
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Ronald Hickerson
Hickerson
the Bee
Bayshore
Dardin Street
Avenue I
FM 418
Car crashes into supermarket injuring Silsbee couple
A 1971 Chevrolet driven by Homer Twine of Silsbee plowed through the rear doors of Neches Minimax Supermarket at 11 10 am Aug 10 injuring William O. Smith 59 and his wife Vonita 37 of Star Route Silsbee. Both were listed in satisfactory condition at St. Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont with fractures a broken kneecap and ankle respectively. Twine said brakes failed and the car went inside the store stopping near a check out area as witnesses described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
The
BEE
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
William O. Smith
Vonita Smith
Homer Twine
Neches
Twine’s Auto
Smith
Bob L Ogden
Twine
Darrell Hartman
Chevrolet
Ogden
Cawley Family Reunion Held in Bryan Over Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Cawley and Mr. and Mrs. Jarmes I Cawley with their children spent the weekend in Bryan for a Cawley family reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Cawley
Jarmes I Cawley
Bryan
Cawley
Silsbee Opens School Term For 3500 Students
The 1974 start marks the end of summer vacation for more than 3,500 Silsbee students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Classes resume Monday, Aug. 19, with regular schedules and bus service. New student registrations aren’t held next week. grade nine to twelve card pickups are at the high school office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
S. A. Wallace
Alternatives Sought In Silsbee School Building Plan
The Silsbee Independent School District board weighs alternatives to its 1.8 million building program as bids balloon. Only one contractor bid full project at 3.89 million while another offered half for 1.79 million. four bidders withdrew. The board may delete sections, renegotiate with bidders, or wait 4–6 months before rebidding.
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Silsbee Independent School District
Agencia
C. R. Baker
the Bee
Augie Saxe
Baker
Evadale School Sets Registration for Grades 2-12 Friday
Evadale public schools will register students in grades 2 through 12 on Friday. Kindergarten and first grade pupils who did not pre register last April must also register. Birth certificates and immunization records required for kindergarten and first grade. Buses pick up at 8 30 a m and return about 12 00. The first day of regular classes is Monday Aug 19 with a full day and lunch.
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The
BEE
Reg' Dule Ecards
Evadale Public Schools
Stu
Dents
Evadiate
Francis McDaniel
Waderharen
Early Morning Fire Destroys Home in Silsbee
The home of Christine Burkley on Fresenius Road behind the Silver Tea club burned at 2 am August 8. Fire Chief Russell Bushy said the unoccupied dwelling was fully destroyed as volunteers responded.
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Christine Burkley
Silsbee
Russell Bushy
Busby
Silver Tea Club
Fresenius Road
Tigers Drill Shorthanded In Preparing For Opener
Coach IRay McGallion's 10-AAA Tigers prep for a Sept. 6 opener versus C. E. King with about 75 players in fall drills. Key players include Nelson Long at QB, Norris Green backup, Derrick Shelton, Artie Shankle, Bill Pike, Tom Sawyer on the line, and Shankle Shelton in the backfield. Depth is a concern, but pace and speed noted. eighth graders to submit forms by Aug. 19.
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Tigers
Iray McGallion
Bengals
South Park Greenies
Texas Coaches Association
McGallion
Bill Pike
la Porte
C. E. King
Nelson Long
Norris Green
Derrick Shelton
Artie Shankle
Doug Almond
Tom Sawyer
Johnny Stepnik
Dock Mullins
Carl Smith
Harold Westmoreland
Paul Sweatt
Dobie Dear
Shankle
Leonard Atkins
Shelton
Don
MccGallion
Lumberton redistricting plan discussed by Hardin County
The first major redistricting plan since 1971 was presented to Hardin County Commissioners on Aug 12. Mrs. Oscar Yellot proposed a new Precinct Four covering about 18 000 people bounded by Rocky Creek Ariola Road Village Creek and the Neches River. Officials urged use of 1970 census or county head counts, noting postal figures are poor population indicators.
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Hardin County
Oscar Yellot
Lumberton
A. S
Yellot
Silsbee
Kountee
Rocky Creek
Ariola Road
Village Creek
Neches River
Sour Lake
Howard Barrington
Pet
Carpenter
Mra. Yellett
Hush Bevil Means
Loftin
Pet. Iour
Means
Donna Lindsey Wins National Twirling Title
Donna Lindsey of Silsbee topped the National AAU Novelty Twirl Championship at New Orleans after a three day event. She earned multiple honors including second in fancy 1 strut and solo, fourth in two baton solo, and runner up in several national titles while studying under Colleen Ronquille. Her mother praised the hard work leading to the new champion status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Lindsey
Silshee
Texas
Amateur Athletic ‘Union
New Orleans
Silsbee High School
Bevil Lindsey
Silsbee
Donna
Collen Ronquille
Port Acres
Tiger
AAU
The
BEE
Electrical Worker Killed In Accident At Kirby Mill
A Beaumont man remained in critical condition after a 26 foot fall at Kirby Lumber Co on Friday while attempting to free his foreman from a live 440 volt line. Foreman Alex J Leleux of Starks La was electrocuted when stainless steel sheathing wrapped around a trolley line caused the fatal shock. Leleux funeral services were held in Groves.
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Beaumont
Kirby Lumber Co
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Justice of the Police
Bennie L Como
Como
The
BEE
Danny Moody
Beaumvont
Silsbee
Alex J. Leleux
Starks
UN Pope
Kirby
Lathmanne
B&b Toculation Sp
Port Arthu
Succe Tt
Crevon
Judge Camp
le Leux
Mogady
Intensive Cares
LeSeux
Port Arthur
St. Catherine Catholic Churchlin Groves
Kirby Truck Driver Hurt In Wet Pavement Crash
Marvin Kelley, 20, of Silsbee, was injured August 12 when his Kirby Lumber Co truck slid on wet pavement and overturned on PM 418 near Silsbee. He was treated at Doctors Hospital and released.
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Marvin Kelley
Silsbee
DPS
Jo Haralon
BEB
Haraloon
Kelley
Kirby Lumber
Doctors Hospital
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Charles G. Ballard
Bayshore Engineers, Inc
Deer Park
Ballard
Eddie van Winkle
Dexter B. Joyner
John Fordinal
C. E. Landolt Jr
Ic. R. Jones
P. A. Cramer
City Cab Co
Texas Highway Department
Roy Hill Road
Knupple Road
Knapple Road
Woodrow Addition
Council
Neches Minimax
Auto Saturday
John B. Coleman
Ivy McDaniel
Annie Miller
DeRidder, la
David C. Whight
Saxe
Gulf States Utilities Co
SISD
Crawford
Evadale School
Kirby Lumber Corp
Magc
H. J. Holts
Ola Spurger
C. E. King High School
Muckleroy
Jim Rawls
Paul Broussard
David Davenport
Leon Stanley
Stepnik
Westmoreland
Frank L. Carpenter
P Amember
Boundares
Kirby Mill
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