Hardin County Redistricting Approves One Man One Vote Plan
Hardin County Commissioners Court adopts the Supreme Court one man one vote doctrine in a redistricting plan effective January 1 1971. Precincts are realigned with Silsbee and Kountze areas split and new commissioners named, while objections from Tom Burch Virgil Caraway and critics are aired during the vote.
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Hardin County Commissioners Court
Supreme Court
Hardin County
Silsbee
Kountze
Howard Barrington
Virgil Caraway
Caraway
Keith
Hugh Bevil Means
Tom Burch
Lack
Burch
Commissioners Court
Herdin County
Virgil L. Caraway
Court
Raid Nets Ten Local Men In Tin Top Gambling Bust
A Silsbee area sheriffs raid on the Tin Top club on Fresenius Road netted ten local men Saturday morning on gambling charges. L. J. Young and Preston Moore were charged with permitting habitual gambling, eight others fined $60 by Judge Rex Moore. several others named with addresses. The raid followed surveillance since July 4 and reports of crooked dice, cutting, and theft in games of chance. Sheriff Tom Easley and Deputies Smith and Eaton conducted the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Department
Tom Easley
Smith
David Eaton
Herzogs Visit Wade Home Over Weekend in Texas City
Mr and Mrs Fred Herzog of Texas City visited friends Mr and Mrs L H Wade in their home over the weekend.
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Fred Herzog
Texas City
L. H. Wade
Silsbee Exes To Meet Sept. 3
Ex-Students Association of Silsbee Schools will meet Sept. 13 at 7 30 p m in City Hall Annex Rex Moore presiding. Last year had no meeting due to the Golden Jubilee. Agents from 1969 to attend. recreation parade plans and homecoming set for Oct 17.
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Ex-Students Association of Silsbee
City Hall
Rex Moore
Silsbee
Four Silsbee Scouts Attain Eagle Rank Tonight
Four Silsbee Scouts will receive the Eagle Badge at an Eagle Court of Honor Thursday August 27 at 7 30 p m in Cravens Hall First United Methodist Church Erin Ford 18 a Texas A M University mechanical engineering student and 1970 Silsbee High School graduate joins Lee Hickman 17 Lee Sheek 15 and John Schuler 15 as Eagle recipients Sheek and Schuler are Troop 88 members Ford belongs to Explorer Post 88 All groups are sponsored by the First United Methodist Church Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Boy Scouts of America
Cravens Hall
First United Methodist Church
Erin Ford
R. F. Ford
Lee Hickman
Lee Sheek
David Davis
John Schuler
John Henry Schuler
Ients
Sheek
Schuler
Ford
Texas A&m University
Silsbee High School
Lee Murphy
Explorer
SISD Atlantic tax hearing set for 9 a.m. today
A SISD hearing on Atlantic-Richfield Oil Co. 1970 tax assessments is scheduled for 9 a.m. today in the School Tax Office on West 1 Avenue H. Atlantic plans to object to the 100 percent production assessment of 12,815,640. the company has paid 9,319,360 this year due to reduced plant production. A prior board of equalization session was held Tuesday at the Hardin County Courthouse in Kountze. no county figures were available at press time.
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Silsbee Independent School District
Atlantic-Richfield Oil Co
Avenue H
L. D. Self
Atlantic
Pritchard and Abbot
ISD
Self
Hardin Counity Commissioners Court
Board of Equalization
Kountze
Tigers Scrimmage Victor There Saturday at Silsbee Camp
Tigers prepare for first scrimmage with Victor this Saturday at Silsbee. Coach Ray McGallion cites heat and injuries as he tests combinations and conditioning for the opener against Jesuit of Houston on Friday, Sept. 11.
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Tigers
Victor
Silsbee Tiger
Tiger
Ray McGallion
McGallion
Steve Bufkin
John Winger
Ronnie Singleton
Don White
Mark Yawn
Ricky Price
Larry Gardner
James Hunter
Gilbert Johnston
Bubba McGallion
Ricky Skillern
McGallions
Jesuit
Houston
Five Hurt in Two Accidents Near Silsbee
Department of Public Safety reports two auto crashes on Aug 19 and Aug 23 near Silsbee. Severe injuries included Mrs. Ludie Spell 61 of Fred in a 1969 Chevy crash on FM 92.
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Department of Public Safety
The
BEE
Ludie Spell
Fred
Baptist Hospital
Truman Dougharty
Betty H. Barnes
Kountze
East Loading Dock Road
Mrs Spell
Steve Dietrich
Paul Gallion
Silsbee
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Bellenger
US 96
Silsbee QB Club Plans First Fall Meeting
The Silsbee Quarterback Club will hold its first 1970 season meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday Sept. 1 in the Neches National Bank. Rex Moore announced the gathering to elect officers and plan the fall presentation. the club meets weekly and the public is invited. Outgoing officers are Moore and secretary Jesse Sanchez.
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Silsbee
Neches National Bank
Rex Moore
Moore
Jesse Sanchez
Richard Phillips Heads Lumberton Band Boosters
Richard Phillips was installed as president of the Lumberton Band Boosters at the Aug 25 meeting in the band hall. Charlotte Mason will serve as vice president and C L Mills as secretary treasurer as projects were discussed and directories sold.
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Lumberton
Richard Phillips
Charlotte Mason
C. L. Mills
Phillips
Silsbee Council Discusses Stadium Access Road and Parking
Silsbee City Council on Aug 25 debated opening 11th Street north to FM 418 before the Sept 11 football game to ease stadium traffic. The panel also considered Fifth Street parking fixes, railroad traffic impacts, and several pending street light installations with Gulf States Utilities.
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Kirby Memorial Stadium
Fifth Street
Silsbee
N. G. Ferrell
Ronald Hickerson
11Th Street
Seventh Street
Margie Eldredge
Claude Coward
Texas Highway Department
Dardin Drive
Coward
Highway Department
North Fifth
Railroad
Payne Road
Ferrell
James Hays
C. E. Landolt Jr
Stolen Pay Phone 23 Tapes and Suitcase Connected in Silsbee
Silsbee police investigated two thefts reported Monday. A wall mounted pay phone was stolen from a washateria after the Aug 23–24 break in. In a separate incident 23 stereo tapes and a suitcase were taken from a car on South 10th Street.
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Silsbee
Gerson
14Th St. Washateria
Morris Cole
James Stanley
Washateria
Steve Franklin
South 10Th Street
Last Rites For Mrs Sadie Daniels at First Baptist
Funeral services for Mrs Sadie Daniels 74 of Silsbee were held at 4 p m Saturday at the First Baptist Church with Rev R E Barclay and Rev Jerry Ward officiating Burial followed at Resthaven Cemetery Mrs Daniels died Thursday night at Baptist Hospital Beaumont She was a Polk County native Pallbearers included G W Daniels Gerald Daniels Melvin Daniels Billy Barclay G E Methvin and Lloyd Kelly Jr Surviving are husband Bob Daniels four sons four daughters and other relatives including stepchildren and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Sadie Daniels
Silsbee
First Baptist Church
R. E. Barclay
Jerry Ward
Resthaven
Daniels
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Polk County
G. W. Daniels
Gerald Daniels
Melvin Daniels
Billy Barclay
G. E.methvin
Lloyd Kelly Jr
Bob Daniels
William Free Jr
Matthew Free
Dallas
Herbert Free
Rodney Free
Sulphur la
Louis P. Haven
L. P. Kelley
Houston
G. E. Methvin
Port Arthur
R. R. Burgess
Oeedie McKinney
Births in Local Area Include Five New Babies
Mr and Mrs James Arthu Overstreet of Kountze welcome a daughter Stephan ie Lynn born Aug 17 at Hardin Memorial Hospital. Calvin Lee son born Aug 17 to Mr and Mrs Floyd Williams of Kountze at Hardin Memorial. Linda Marie born Aug 23 to Mr and Mrs Frederick Lee Evans of Grayburg at Hardin Memorial. Mr and Mrs William P Josey of Silsbee greet son John Kenneth born Aug 20 at Doctors Hospital. Shirley Ann daughter born Aug 22 to Mr and Mrs Marvin Le Carter of Kountze. Lt Cdr and Mrs Richard Busby of Fairfax Va welcomed son Russell Alexander born July 31. Mr and Mrs Russell Busby of this city are paternal grandparents.
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James Arthu Overstreet
Kountze
Stephanie Lynn
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Calvin Lee
Floyd Williams
Linda Marie
Frederick Lee Evans
Grayburg
William P Josey
Silsbee
John Kenneth
Doctors Hospital
Shirley Ann
Marvin le Carter
Richard Busby
Fairfax
Russell Alexander
Russell Busby
Silsbee Retired Persons Chaptermeets tonight at bank
The Silsbee Area Chapter of Retired Persons will meet Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Silsbee State Bank. Table games will be played and Mrs. L. H. Wade invites attendees to bring dominoes and card tables. Refreshments will be served.
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Silsbee Area
Silsbee State Bank
L. H. Wade
Kountze Man Charged In Beaumont Robbery
Wilson Jack Frouge Jr., 34, of Kountze, is held in Jefferson County Jail on 3500 bond after being charged with the Tuesday hold up of K and R Variety Store in Beaumont. Detective Captain Corder said the owner Juliette Rosinger was held at knife point and about $40 was taken. Frouge reportedly slashed his wrists after arrest but injuries were not serious.
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Wilson Jack Frouge Jr
Kountze
Jefferson County
K&r
Beaumont
Corider
The
BEE
Frouge
Juliette Rosinger
Corder
Silsbee Schools Open Doors on Aug. 31
Summer ends for Silsbee students as grades 1 through 12 resume classes for the Fall 1970 semester on Monday Aug. 31. Junior high and high school students will pick up fall schedules from 8 a.m. to noon on Thursday Aug. 27. New students may register through Friday at their assigned schools. 1970 grade assignments place 1-2 at Kirby Elementary, 3-4 at Read Turrentine, 5-6 at O’Neil Intermediate, and kindergarten at Robinson School.
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Silsbee
Silsvee
Srades
Kirby
Read Turrentine
O'Neil
Robinson School
Silsbee Country Club Hosts Member-Guest Golf Tourney
Silsbee County Club will hold a 36 hole two day Member-Guest golf tournament on Aug 29 and 30 off FM 418 west of Silsbee. Play is in medal and best ball formats with an 18 handicap cap. Prizes include merchandise certificates for low gross and low net teams, and multiple low net runners-up. Buffet dinner and dance for members and guests at 7 p.m. Saturday.
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Silsbee County Club
Silsbee
U.S.G.A
Ross
Services For Father Of Dr H E Munden Held In Florida
Herbert Floyd Munden 68 of Oranto Florida died Friday. Funeral held August 24 at 11 30 a m in Fairchild Chapel Orlando. Burial to Greenfield Indiana. Survived by wife Fleeta two sons Dr Howard E Munden Silsbee and Herbert Munden Carthage Ind three sisters Eva Friddle Mae Walters Ruth Smith Indianapolis and ten grandchildren.
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Herbert Floyd Munden
Oranto
Fla
Fairchild Chapel
Orlando
Francis Reed
Greenfield
Ind
Munden
Fleeta Munden
Howard E. Munden
Silsbee
Herbert M. Munden
Carthage
Eldredges and Nelson Duffle Visit Fort Walton Florida
Mr and Mrs I F Eldredge Jr and sons and Nelson Duffle visited last week in Fort Walton Florida in the home of his mother Mrs I F Eldredge Sr.
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I. F. Eldredge Jr
Nelson Duffle
Fort Walton
Fla
I. F. Eldredge Sre
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S. C. Nets
Fairfax, Va
Cdr
Kling. Moore
Young
J. D. Hawthorne
Green Hornet Club
Gerald Follie
Thomas E.cartwright
Roscoe Davis Jr
H. L. Issac
Prince Hall Villa
Lawrence Collier
Sam Jones
South
J. Angelle
General Delivery
Erinford
Court of Honor
Lynn Hopkins
Charles Landgraf
Joan Alford
David Bush
Ann Benson
SISD
Wayne Pullen
Pulien
QB Club
Council
North Third
South Third
South 14Th and Avenue
GSU
Santa Fe Railroad
Lester Landgraf
Hickerson
District Highway Office
Gulf States Utilities
Jerry Jones
GSA
19Th Street
Avenue J
Moffet Court
James P. Doane
Silsbee Chapter of
Country Club
H. E. Munden
Florida
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