Inflation Delays Hardin County Airport Improvements
Bids for Hardin County Airport upgrades far exceed estimates delaying a 3800 foot runway taxiways and lighting project by at least a month. County Judge Emmett Lack warned that FAA approval is needed and if not the project may be reevaluated as a completely new ballgame with possible removal of components or shifting work to county crews.
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Hardin County
Texas Aeronautics Commission
TAC
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Emmett Lack
Goldcrest Electric
Lack
Three 14 year old suspects arrested in Kountze bank theft
Kountze police report three 14 year old boys arrested for the November 28 theft of 648.30 from a Fina Gas Station employee at Peoples State Bank night depository. One boy allegedly grabbed the bag and fled. authorities say most funds are likely spent and none recovered.
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Peoples State Bank
Kountze
O’neil Buesing
Buesing
Fina
Auditors Review County Clerk Records in Hardin County
Auditors led by William Key and John Eppes continue a detailed review of Hardin County Clerk Clarence McNeelys finances amid apparent discrepancies in probate deposit accounts. About $18 000 may be missing. McNeely says the issue won’t affect his bid for re election, with a full report due mid January.
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Clarence McNeely
Hardin County
McNeely
Mit
William Key
Beaumont
John Eppes
Silsbee
Tte County Clerk’s Office
Councilmen weigh Fifth Street parking ban decision
Four councilmen indicated they accept an eventual Fifth Street parking ban after a traffic study showing an underpass is unaffordable and a Highway 96 bypass won t greatly ease downtown traffic. Shows and Van Winkle favor acting soon. Eldredge and Fordinal remain cautious. Traffic Engineer Hudson notes mixed public reaction.
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North Fifth Street
Fifth Street
Silsbee
David Shows
Eddie van Winkle
Marjorie Eldredge
John Fordinal
County set relations strained over traffic counters and dumps
County commissioners wrestled with an order from the Texas Health Department to remove traffic counting devices and fix a dump off Farm Road 92 and Old Spurger Highway. They say the dump is not their responsibility and plan to write the department. The traffic counters, part of a federal grant study by Rady and Associates, also drew debate as some commissioners had not received or could not access the devices.
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Texas Health Department
Spurger Highway
Emmett Lack
Health Department
T. S. Hooks
J. L. Loftin
Howard Barrington
Barrington
Rady and Associates
Fort Worth
Lumberton
Fred Morgan
Victoria Street
Calvin Ford
Sour Lake
Silsbee Auto Company
Hardin County Hospital Board
Horace Moye
Kansas Man Arrested For Possession Of Pot
A 34 year old man from Kansas City Kansas was arrested December 6 by Silsbee Police after officers found over four ounces of marijuana in his car. He was charged with felony possession of marijuana and no valid driver's license after a stop near Highway 327.
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Kansas
Silsbee
Junior Lee Paskel
Kansas City
Paskel
Silsbee Packing Co
James Ohlrich
A. L. Burleson
Briscoe Names Hardin County Agriculture Committee
Governor Dolph Briscoe appoints 11 Hardin County leaders to the Governor's Committee to Make Texas Agriculture No 1 in Income and Profit. The county panel promotes cooperation among agri business groups to strengthen agriculture as a key Texas industry. Members include C. W. Cox Tom Easley Vincent Overstreet J. G. Kelly from Kountze and others.
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Austin
Hardin County
Dolph Briscoe
Texas
Briscoe
C. W
Savoge Patil Adapts To Texas Life With Family
From Bombay to Silsbee, Savoge Patil balances two cultures as wife to Dr. Rajaram Patil and mother of Sandesh, Pakki, and Sarla. She embraces southern hospitality, wears traditional dress at home, and helps keep harmony amid long work hours and a mobile, global family. The Patils moved from India to Canada in 1968 before settling in Texas, sharing experiences of cultural adaptation and family resilience.
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Savoge Patil
Texas
Rajaram Patil
Silshee
Sandesh
Silsbee High
Pakki
Sarla
Paul
Savoge
Agra University
Savage
England
Canada
Province of
Meritoba
Dr. Parady
New Auditorium on School Board Agenda
Silsbee School Board members were to receive a cost estimate for a high school auditorium with 1,500 seats. The Tom Brown Company of Fort Worth was to submit a rough figure of 300000 to 500000 dollars. The board also reviews an audit for 1976 77 and unemployment insurance proposals from SISD attorney Tanner Hunt.
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Silsbee
Crawford
Tom Brown Company of
Fort Worth
Junker McMillan
Beaumont
SISD
Tanner Hunt
Hunt
Chief Burleson Warns of Fireworks Hazard in City
Silsbee residents are reminded it is illegal to ignite fireworks inside city limits. With the holiday season approaching, Chief Burleson warns that the dangers of fireworks increase and urges compliance to prevent incidents.
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Burleson
A. L. Burleson
Silsbee
Indictments Corrected for 88th District Case Details
Randy Etheridge, 17, indicted by the 88th District grand jury on November 18 for indecency with a child, listed with a Kountze General Delivery address. The Bee earlier omitted the address. Bertis Laurie Ford update: charged by indictment not for attempted capital murder but aggravated assault.
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Randy Etheridge
88Th Judicial District
Bertis Laurie Ford
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Concen Vor
Nyz van
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Traffic Engineers, Inc
Houston
Texas Office of Traffic Safety
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John Hudson
Council
Kirby Forest Industries
Highway 92
Russell Busby
Busby
Texas Association of Counties and
The
Texas Employment Agency
Deep East Texas
Hardin County Agriculture Body
AGRI
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India
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Saroge Patil
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