Federal court ends Hardin County redistricting testimony
U S District Judge Joe J Fisher of Beaumont heard final testimony in the Hardin County Redistricting Suit and recused himself. Attorneys brief by Jan 15 and replies by Feb 1 1971. A new judge will rule with a spring 1971 termination likely.
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Hardin County
U. S
Joe J. Fisher
Beaumont
Fisher
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Robert Keith
U. S. District Court For
Eastern District of Texas
88Th District Court of
Hijacker Is Caught At Kountze
Robert Harris of Kountze was jailed in Hardin County after an armed robbery at Bairds Tex-Gas in Kountze on December 11. Harris was arrested soon after and arraigned on armed robbery charges before Rex Moore. Bond set at 5000 dollars. About 150 dollars was taken from the cash register. Investigation by Sheriff’s office and Kountze Police.
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Robert Harris
Kountze
Hardin County
Baird
Tex-Gas
Billy E Paine
Paine
Harris
Silsbee Justice of the Peace
Rex Moore
Silsbee Drivers License Office To Close Next Week
The Silsbee Drivers License Office will be closed Tuesday December 22 through the Christmas weekend. The DPS Drivers License Division will reopen Monday December 28. The Kountze office also closes on Wednesday December 23.
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Silsbee
C. S. Sherrell
Department of Public Safety
Kountzer
Hardin County Commissioners reject redistricting plan
In a 3 to 2 vote the Hardin County Commissioners Court refused to adopt the Citizens' Committee plan for redistricting. The decision followed a federal hearing where Judge Joe Fisher recused himself. The dispute centers on boundary lines for Silsbee and precinct distributions, with further votes pending.
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Hardin County Commissioners Court
Hardin County
Citizens’ Committee
U. S. District Court
Beaumont
Joe Fisher
Emmett Lack
Howard Barrington
Hugh Bevil Means
Virgil
Thompson
Fisher
Barrington
Frank Carpenter
Sour Lake
Mayor Receives Second DETDC Appointment in Silsbee Thread
Mayor Claude C. Coward of Kountze and Mayor John L. Blair along with Jasper City Manager Wayne DuBose are among 16 new DETDC appointees to the Deep East Texas Development Council Industrial Development Committee. Council president Iiah Wheat announced Coward’s second DETDC appointment after earlier roles on DETDC solutions and membership committees.
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Silsbee
Claude C. Coward
Kountze
John L. Blair
Jasper
Silsbee City
Wayne DuBose
Deep East Texas Deelopment Council
Coward
DETDC
Iiah Wheat
Woodville
Uncil
Furniture Sale For Hospital Bills In Kountze
The Kountze Trading Post will collect furniture to be sold with proceeds aiding the R. T. Turner family after Mr. Turner died of a cerebral hemorrhage at St Elizabeth Hospital. Donations of food and clothing are welcome. call Chester J. Adcock at 246 3883.
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Kountze
R. T. Turner
Turner
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Chester J. Adcock
FBI to Probe Alleged Police Brutality in Silsbee
At a Dec. 14 city council meeting city manager Ronald Hickerson and Police Chief Edgar Blood announced FBI has been asked to investigate allegations by Hazel Jenkins regarding Detective Morris Cole. Jenkins had accused Cole of beating Lonnie Holman on Nov. 21 at the police station. Dr. Horacio Suarez disputed treating Holman.
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Silsbee
Ronald M. Hickerson
Claude C. Coward
Edgar Blood
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Morris Cole
Hazel Jenkins
Blood
Holman
Wilde Clinic
Horacio Suarez
The
BEE
Suarez
Lonnie Holman
Hickerson
Chief Blood
Fed
FBI
J. C. Busby
Leon Crum
Vernon
Thomas Auto Service of
Lumberton Board Fires Eichman Names New Superintendent Talk
Lumberton Independent School District ends Nelson Eichman’s four year service after a 6-1 board vote on December 10. The board plans Wednesday night to discuss hiring a new superintendent as district faces enrollment growth and tight finances. Eichman says he has been fired and will serve until January 13 with contract through July 1, 1973. He and his family praise the area as they prepare to move.
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Nelson F. Eichman
Lumberton Independent
Red Garner
Eichman
Lumberton
the Bee
University of Houston
Rom
Texas State
San Marcos
Sam Houston State College
Huntsville
A. L. Rash
Billy Nelson
Cho
Sen
Wec
Silsbee Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Formed
At an organizational meeting December 14 the Silsbee Parks and Recreation Advisory Board elected Dean Hill as chairman and Mrs Mary Grace Bowers as secretary The seven member panel appointed by the City Council heard City Manager Ronald Hickerson on park program progress and budgets For the next meeting set January 6 at 730 pm regular meetings will follow on the second Wednesday of each month Other members include Mrs Ann Jeffrey Dan Montgomery Jesse Sanchez Robert Edwards and Mrs Doris Perkins.
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Silsbee Parks and Recreational Advisory Board
Dean Hill
Mary Grace Bowers
Silsbee
Ronald M. Hickerson
the Bee
Silsbee City Council
Hickerson
Ann Jeffrey
Dan Montgomery
Jesse Sanchez
Robert Edwards
Doris Perkins
Final Rites For Grover L. Will, 52, Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Grover L. Will of Silsbee were held at 10 a at Former Funeral chapel with Rev. E E Castilan officiating. Burial followed at Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Liberty. Will died after arriving at Silsbee Doctor's Hospital. He was a Beaumont native, WWII veteran and Bataan Death March survivor who endured 44 months as a Japanese prisoner of war. He is survived by his father, four brothers, and multiple sisters across Texas and Wyoming.
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Grover L. Will
Silsbee
E. E. Castilan
Central Baptist Church
Bataan
Philippines
B. A. Will
Kountze
Homer Will
Deweyville
Ted Will
Chancer Loeb
Bruce Will
Beckville
Otis Will
Stanley Williams
Joe Casco
Beaumont
Bob Smith
Casper
Wyo
Dave Jordan
Calvin Knight
Orange
Lois Derouen
Fannett
Kirk Bayley
Fontana
Calif
New Lumberton Pharmacy Opens For Business Today
Lumberton Pharmacy opens next to Bartmess Realty on US 96 across from Lumberton Elementary School as a full service store. Owner FE B Clark and co owner John L Meade run Morris Pharmacy in Silsbee and Jasper based Jas per Pharmacy with Pete Sterling as part owner and full time pharmacist. Two staff members Ms Katy Lou Seales and Mrs Virginia Burkhalter assist in the new location housing 1500 feet of floor space offering gifts cards first aid home health care supplies toys veterinary products cosmetics and prescriptions.
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Lumberton Pharmacy
FE. B. Clark
Bartmess Realty
US 96
Lumberton
Clark
John L. Meade
Morris Pharmacy
Silsbee
Jasper Pharmacy
Jasper
Pete Sterling
Sterling
Inow
Katy Lou Seales
Virginia Burkhalter
Gun thieves operate in Silsbee city weekend thefts
Police log shows two auto thefts reported in Silsbee on December 11 and 12. Brown Marble's vehicle near West Gibson was broken into Friday night and two 12 gauge shotguns were stolen. B J Williams on Knapple Road reported a 1966 Ford pickup entry with a .308 Winchester rifle stolen. Investigated by Patrolmen Ed Thedford and James P. Doane.
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Silsbee
Brown Marble
West Gibson
B. J Williams
Knapple Road
Lumberton GI Dies After Freeway Hit and Run Accident
Johnny William Greene twenty of Lumberton died at St Elizabeth Hospital after being struck by a northbound car on Eastex Freeway as he attempted to cross the road from a stalled vehicle. H J Lee Sandlin of 5115 Avie was the driver. Funeral services set for 2 p m at Farmer Funeral Home Chapel with Rev James Bradford officiating. Burial at Bumstead Cemetery.
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Johnny William Greene
Lumberton
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Bronson
Giles Holst
Charles Baird
Greene
H. J Lee Sandlin
Avie
Kelly-Hixson
Christmas Greeting Issue Of The Bee Next Week
The annual Christmas greeting issue of the Bee will be mailed next Wednesday night with holiday messages from area merchants to friends and customers. Bee reps seek more greetings from those who have not yet placed an ad and request calling 385-5270 before next Tuesday to reach the 4 500 plus subscribers.
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Bee
Friends Land
Lal
Richardson and Barclay Return From Bellaire Visit
Mrs. J. H. Richardson and Miss Nancy Barclay returned home Sunday after visiting over the weekend in the home of Mrs. Edna Gibson and family in Bellaire.
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J. H. Richardson
Nancy Barclay
Edna Gibson
Bellaire
Area Schools Announce Shortened Holiday Schedules
Silsbee EISD and Evadale schools publish 12 day Christmas vacation from December 23 to January 4 1971 to align with the 180 day calendar. Dismissal at 3 10 p.m. December 22 with return January 4. Lam ber ton ISD ends exams December 18 and returns January 4.
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Silsbee
Hough
Nash
Ievadale
Lamberton Independent School District
Red Cross First Aid Course Completed By 38 Persons
Forty eight? 38 Silsbee volunteers Boy Scouts and citizens earned Red Cross eight hour first aid certificates. Fire Chief John Busby said the course ran Mondays at the Silsbee Fire Hall from November 18 to December 14 with Ralph Allen and Kenny Cropper of the Beaumont Fire Department instructing. Fifteen local firemen passed the final exam. The program taught artificial respiration and first aid techniques.
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Silsbee
American Red Cross
John Busby
Busby
Ralph Allen
Kenny Cropper
Beaumont Fire Department
Gillis Family Visits in Houston Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Winston Gillis and their daughter visited over the weekend at her parents home in Houston.
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Winston Gillis
Houston
Death of Miss Tommie Smith Borne in Oakdale
Word reached last week of the passing of Miss Tommie Smith of Oakdale Louisiana a former resident of Silsbee She is remembered by friends and former neighbors in both communities.
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Tommie Smith
Oakdale
Silsbee
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