County budget hikes tax bill for hundreds in Hardin County
Hardin County Commissioners adopt a 1,422,977.60 dollar budget for 1969 and set a general tax rate of 1.20 per 100 valuation. Road district rates vary 12 to 35 cents, with 750 to 1000 taxpayers facing a 20 percent increase as assessed values rise from 25 to 30 percent. Atlantic Richfield tax payments are uncertain, affecting expected collection around 72 percent until a settlement is reached. Local appraisers found many properties were under assessed, triggering the higher levy for some residents.
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Hardin County
Emmett Lack
Atlantic Richfield
Commissioners Court
Lack
Val Hickman
Silsbee
John Blair
Kountze
Bob Kerr
Sour Lake
Jerry Burks
Lumberton
Donald Allums
Silsbee State Bank
Neches National Bank
Funeral services set for Kirby worker killed at Silsbee plant
Jessie Floyd Middleton 24 of Silsbee dies in an industrial accident at Kirby Lumber Corp plant in the rough mill area. He is survived by wife Shirley, son Floyd Wayne, three brothers and three sisters. Funeral at First Baptist Church Silsbee with burial in Resthaven Cemetery.
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Jessie Floyd Middleton
Silsbee
First Baptist Church
R. E. Barclay
Resthaven
Middleton
Rough Mill
Kirby Lumber Corp
Justice of the Peace
Rex Moore
James O. Davis
Davis
Kirby
Lon C. Smith
Bobby
Henry
Alvin Ringe
Robert Spillers
C. H. Young
Roy Potts
Shirley Middleton
Floyd Wayne Middleton
William
Elvie
Richard Midleton
James Smith
Beaumont
W. G. Powell
Houston
W. M. Cross
Porter
Texas
City Asks FM 418 Auto Tally
Silsbee City Council authorized a traffic survey on FM 418 to reduce the speed limit from 55 mph inside the city. Growth along the 1.5 mile stretch and nearby facilities prompted the request to involve the Texas Highway Department. Unanimous approval also funded a street sign making machine and a flow meter for the south sewer plant, totaling about 350 dollars for the sign machine.
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Silsbee
Merit
Paul Georgas
Texas Highway Department
Georgas
Silshee Doeter’s Hospital
Silshee Convalescent Center
Kirby Elementary School
Kirby Lumber Corp
James Hays
Cornell
South
Six Die In Silsbee Wreck Involving Station Wagon And Log Truck
Funeral services were held for six victims of a Saturday crash near Silsbee when a station wagon driven by Mrs. Gerald Lusk collided with a log truck driven by Ben Read. The dead include Mrs. Lusk, her three sons Vernon Ray Ricky and Donnie Lusk, and two nephews Alton and Gary Hooks. Read sustained injuries and was released from Doctors Hospital.
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Pine Crest Baptist Church
Eddis Smith
Hooks-Cravey
Gerald Lusk
Vernon Ray Lusk
Ricky Lusk
Donnie Lusk
Alton David Hooks
Gary Hooks
Hooks
A. D. Hooks
Silsbee
Lusk
Ben Read
Warren
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Read
Doctors Hospital
Justice of the Peace
Rex Moore
James Martin
Edgar Blood
Charlie Swor
James Kinard
Kountze
Johnny Ray Burke
DeQuincy
Alton
David Alexander
Houston
Debbie
Laura Lee Hooks
Robert
Michael Hooks
s#randparents
J. C. Wood
T. E. Jennings
Beaumont
Arnie Hooks
Corine Lusk
Sour Lake
Silsbee Doctor's Hospital
Geraldine Lusk
Silsbee trustees set textbooks census and funds plan
The Silsbee School District board discussed forming a 14 member text books committee with Supt Don L Hough as chairman to select state approved texts. Appointments for census enumerators were to be created. The panel will guide funding needs as state money depends on district enrollment. The board may authorize short term borrowing to cover December payroll. Christmas break begins December 3 10 3 1 p m with schools reopening January 2. Linda Watts eighth grade math teacher expected to resign. November enrollment was 3649 with 93.7 percent average attendance. meals served 31427 with 2998 free meals and a November deficit of 11352 43 dollars (deficit at start was 19919 86).
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Silsbee School District Board of Trustees
Don L. Hough
Frank Duran
Irene McGowan
Roy Bean
Merle Cawthon
Diana Spurlock
Nancy Whittington
Wanda Morgan
Carol McWhorter
Martha Courtney
Jo Ann LaToof
Dixie Donelson
Ronald Tullis
Gayle Ratliff
Jewell Jones
Silsbee
Supt
Hough
Linda Watts
Paul Neyland Named Director Of Local Savings Board
Paul Neyland of Liberty was named a director of Harden County Savings and Loan Association at a board meeting Tuesday night. Frank Carpenter of Sour Lake announced the appointment Wednesday, praising Neyland’s wide experience and noting he will be a fine asset to the board.
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Paul R. Neyland
Liberty
Hardin County Savings and Loan Association
Frank Carpenter
Kidnapped Man Escapes Convict At Silsbee Traffic Light
H P Brown of Colmesner stopped to give Billy Lee Gray an escapee from Huntsville Penitentiary a ride near the Alabama-Coushatta Reservation. Brown jumped from the pickup at a red light in Silsbee and reported the incident. Gray was later captured by Texas patrols and jailed in Kirbyville before transfer to Huntsville.
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Silsbee
H. P. Brown
Colmesner
Billy Lee Gray
Hunts Ville
Gray
Alabama-Coushatta
Wood Ville
Brown
Kirbyville
Dillard and Barnhart
FM 82
Huntsville
Dallas
Tigers Fall To Alvinia Quarterfinals
Silsbee Tigers, unbeaten in 11 games, lost 35-13 to Alvin Yellowjackets in the state AAA quarterfinals ending their best season yet. Alvin and Silsbee traded leads in a first half 14-13, but injuries and fatigue hampered Silsbee in the second half. Coach Ray McGallion's team finished with pride, district titles, and a strong 11-1 record as Alvin advanced.
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Silsbee
Tigers
Alvin Yellowjacket
Ray McGallion
Tiger
Alvin
Lamar Stadium
Ger
Gary Keithley
David Adams
Yellowjackets
Jim Mercer
Jackets
Mercer
Keithley
Keithly
Kurt Benson
Funeral Rites Planned Saturday for Mrs Ophelia Wilson
Mrs Ophelia Wilson a Silsbee resident since 1923 died at Baptist Hospital Beaumont of heart failure at 3 45 am December 10. She was born December 25 1895 in Muskogee Oklahoma and was a member of St John Baptist Church Sus ee She is survived by a son and a daughter Funeral services will be at St John Baptist Church at 2 pm Saturday Rev W F Ward officiating with interment in City Cemetery Issee.
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Ophelia W
S Is Wilson Sr
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Silsbee
East Avenue G
Muskogee
Okla
Dee
A John's Baptist Church
Susee
St. John’s Baptist Church
W. F Ward
City Cemetery
Issee
Sunday Afternoon Blaze Damages Silsbee Duplex
A 4 30 p m fire heavily damaged a rental duplex in the 400 block of South Third Silsbee. Owner Lee Miller. north unit J D Woods and south unit Ida Reeves occupants. No injuries. Firemen controlled blaze in about 15 minutes after neighbors moved items to safety.
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South Third
Silsbee
Russell Busby
Lee Miller
J. D. Woods
Ida Reeves
Thefts Hit Hardin County and Silsbee Residents
A wave of burglaries and car thefts troubled Hardin County Sheriff's officers and Silsbee Police. On November 30 before 9:30 p.m. intruders entered the J H Schuler home at 525 N 10th in Silsbee, stealing a television set among other items. The Schulers returned home and believed the burglars fled. About five cars have been stolen in Silsbee recently.
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Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Silsbee City
J. H. Schuler
N. 10Th
Silsbee
Schulers
Silspee
Two Hurt In Saturday Auto Crash Near Silsbee
Barbara Decuir aged 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs Elton Decuir of Silsbee, remained in satisfactory condition Wednesday after a two car collision at FM 92 and Loading Dock Road. Tim Stevens of Silsbee drove the other car. Stevens suffered a fractured leg and facial injuries. Jim Cheshire and Ronny Cheshire, passengers, had minor injuries.
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Barbara Decuir
Elton Decuir
Silsbee
Loading Dock Road
Tim Stevens
Dreddy
Jim Cheshire
Ronny Cheshire
Stevens
Billy Jean Mullins
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John Busby
Pete Farmer
Farmer Funeral Home
Jim Conner
Savings and Loan
Ordeal
Hardin County Sheriff Office
Highway Patrol
Mack Dillard
Danny Barnhart
Alvinia
Ophelia Wilson
L. H. Wade
New Orleans
L. H. Wade Jr
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