Bootlegger and thieves nabbed in Hardin County arrests
Hardin County Sheriff Billy E. Paine reports recent arrests in liquor sales without permits, deer hunting at night, gasoline theft, and shoplifting. George Foreman of Kountze paid a $192.50 fine after plead guilty to selling alcohol without a permit. Three Victor men were fined $200 each for night deer hunting. Six youths and adults faced fines for gasoline theft and shoplifting, with juveniles turned over to authorities after restitution.
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Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Billy E. Paine
George Foreman
Kountze
Paine
Howard Grantham
Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Wayne Pullen
Jim Baldwin
Liquor Control Board
Foreman
Victor
J. C
Thomas N. Blankenship
James Stanley
Lumberton
James L. Hays Seeks Council Place 5 Seat
Former City Councilman James L. Hays announces candidacy for Council Place 5 with a Sept. 14 special election to fill Spencer Armour's term. Hays has 3.5 years on the council, resigned Place 2 in February to run for mayor, and is an engineer for Atlantic Richfield Co. His family moved to Silsbee in 1957.
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James L. Hays
Spencer D. Armour
Hays
Atlantic- Richfield Co
Silsbee
BEE
Trustees Adopt New 2 271 486 Budget for 1971 72
At a regular meeting August 11 the Silsbee Independent School District adopted a 2 271 486 budget for 1971 72. The plan excludes 90 009 from Federal funds while the overall rise stems mainly from higher teacher salaries. A tax rate of 1 92 per 100 valuation was set with 43 cents for debt service and 1 49 for operations. Delinquent date is January 31 and auditor Walter Junker will repeat the 1970 71 audit.
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Silsbee Independent School District
Supt
Don L. Hough
The
BEE
Hough
Walter Junker
Beaumont
Ales
Resig
Absentee Voting Opens for Silsbee City Council Race
Absentee voting for the Sept 14 special City election to fill Council Place 5 starts at 8 am Aug 25 at Silsbee City Hall 270 Ernest Avenue. City secretary Jerry Jones announced. Deadline to vote absentee is 5 pm Sept 10. Candidates are Spencer D Armour Jr. F H Butch Suitt and James L Hays.
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Silsbee City Hall
Ernest Avenue
Jerry Jones
Spencer D. Armour Jr
F. H
Butch” Suitt
James L. Hays
Shots Fired Into Local Drive-in Cafe in Silsbee
Police report two men suspected in vandalism at Top Burger No. 1 on US 96 South. Aug 11 patrolman found two shots fired through the front window in the early hours. one hole in the window, two holes in the inner wall, and one bullet recovered described as a .30 caliber hunting type jacketed with expansion nose.
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Silsbee
Willis Compton
US 96 South
Benny Gardner
Silsbee Licenses Office Delays Open at 8 30 A M
The Silsbee Department of Public Safety Drivers' License Office will open at 8 30 a m each weekday Aug 23 27 instead of 8 a m. Betty Sherrell driver’s license clerk announced the change. The office is in City Hall Annex 270 Ermest Avenue.
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Silsbee Department of Public Safety
Betty Sherrell
City Hall Annex
Ermest Avenue
Silsbee Schools Announce Free and Reduced Lunch Policy
Silsbee Public Schools announced a free and reduced price lunch policy for students unable to pay full price. Officials adopted a family size based income scale to determine eligibility and encourage applications via home forms or school offices.
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Silsbee Public
Silsbee
Grand Jury Indicts 39 in Two Hardin County Sessions
The Hardin County Grand Jury returned 39 indictments in two sessions on Aug 13 and Aug 16 led by 88th District Clerk Aline Harper. It also referred six cases to County Court and issued 13 no-bills with a third meeting slated for Aug 20. Indictments include theft, rape, burglary and assault with intent to murder for defendants such as McCarter Silsbee Barber Nash Sher man and others from Silsbee Beaumont Houston and Jefferson County.
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Hardin County Grand Jury
Aline Harper
Jones David McCarter
Silsbee
Thomas E. Barber
Kountze
Lawrence Edward Welter
Tracy Ward
Houston
Beverly Gooden Flagg
Charles Swor Dr
Roy Potts
Leonard Kyles
Ralph Wayne Royal Jr
Taft Phillips Jr
Silsbee School Year Set To Begin August 25
Opening day nears for the 1971 72 Silsbee schools with football workouts band drill teams and in service training underway. New students must register by Aug 25 while returning students pick up schedules Aug 20 and immunization rules require polio diphtheria tetanus measles rubella and smallpox doses started by Jan 1 1972.
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Silsbee
Don L. Hough
Hough
SHS
Joe Hignett
Tiger football begins two day drills with 85 candidates
About 85 players including 23 lettermen report for two day workouts in the Tiger camp led by Athletic Director Ray McGallion. Key starters return on offense and defense as Coach McGallion enters preparations for the Sept 10 opener against Jesuit of Houston with Channelview scrimmages scheduled Aug 28 and Sept 4.
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Tiger
Ray McGallion
Channelview
McGallion
Bubba McGallion
James Hunter
Mitch Dinkle
Tommy Taylor
Bim Armour
Gerald Skinner
Bobby Westbrook
Bobby Woodward
Arthur Rodriguez
James Grubbs
W. M. Jackson
Weeks Crawford
Buddy Bumstead
Mike Cross
Tony Calhoun
Curtis Smith
Jesuit
Houston
Hardin County Board considers 40 percent assessment rise
The Hardin County Commissioners Court heard value statements from appraisers Pritchard and Abbott for taxable industrial property and tentatively approved a 40 percent rise in the assessment ratio for 1971. The proposed ratio would be 35 percent of each $100, up from 25 percent last year, implying a 60 percent increase over two years if approved after hearings. The 1969 ratio was 20 percent. Tax rate for the current year awaits budget and hearings. the 1970 rate was $1.20 per $100. Timber firms face a Board hearing next Tuesday, Aug. 24.
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Hardin County Board of Equalization
Commissioners Court
Pritchard and
Abbot
Hardin County
Fred Anders
Board of Equalization
Suitt Seeks Place 5 Silsbee City Council Seat
Silsbee native F L Butch Suitt a GSU engineer assistant announces candidacy for Place 5 on the city council to fill the unexpired term of Spencer Armott. He filed Aug 13 with Sept 14 election date and cites law enforcement as top issue while pledging impartial policing and no political debts. He is married with two children and active in local groups.
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F H
Butch” Suitt
GSU
Silsbee
Suitt
City Hall
Spencer Armott
the Bee
Dee Boddie
First Baptist Church
Silsbee Optimist Club
Silsbee Bass Club
Births Across Silsbee and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs Larry Jenkins of Silsbee welcomed son Larry Shane born Aug 8 at St Marys Port Arthur. Angela Beth born to Mr and Mrs Henry Crane of Silsbee at 4 29 pm Sunday at St Elizabeth Beaumont. Wayne Donald Jr born to Mr and Mrs Donald Calvert of Silsbee Aug 11 at Womens and Childrens Beaumont. Michael L Grisham of Silsbee parents welcomed daughter born Aug 11 at Womens and Childrens Beaumont. Grandparents listed include Hooks Jenkins Crane Flower Parks Root Barclay Calvert and Grisham.
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Larry Jenkins
Silsbee
Larry Shane
St. Mary's Hospital
Port Arthur
Jesse Hooks
Harry Jenkins
Henry Crane
Angela Beth
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Ruben Wayne
Charles Wayne Parks
Franklin
Franklin Hospital
Sammy Flower
Kountze
Bernard Parks
Thomas Root
Donald Calvert l
Wayne Donald Jr
Womens’ and Childrens’ Hospital
Beaumont
R. E. Barclay
G. W. Calvert
City
Michael L.grisham
Womens and Childrens Hospital
Firemen Report Two Fires Here
Silsbee Volunteer Firemen responded to two major woods fires this week. Chief John Busby said both calls came in on August 12 and August 17, with times 3:30 p m on Haynes Road and 12:23 p m five miles north of Silsbee.
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Silsbee
John Busby
Haynes Road
Busby
Petition Seeks Recall Of Silsbee Councilman Landolt
A circulating petition seeks a recall election for Silsbee City Councilman C. E. Landolt Jr. alleging incompetency misconduct and malfeasance in office. It requires 255 signatures representing 30 percent of last election voters and notes his opposition to public will. Mrs. R. E. Jackson is hospitalized in Beaumont.
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Landolt
Silsbee
C. E
Pete” Landolt Jr
BEE
City of Silsbee
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Bobby Franklin
Claude Lindsey
Kountze Western Auto Store
Bill’s
Ing
I Charles Carter
Larrry Gardner
Ronny Calvert
Pete Landgraf
Ricky Price
Bumstead
Price
Westbrook
Hunter
Pat Day
Pirates
F. L. Suitt
F. L
Butch’ Suitt
R. F. Ford
Neill Marshall
BEF
R. E. Jackson
Lilsbee
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