Two Burglaries and a Theft Reported in Silsbee
Silsbee police logged three thefts during the Dec 13 to 15 weekend. Items taken include a 6.5mm Italian military rifle a 12 gauge automatic shotgun two firearms a pellet rifle and a chrome plated lug wrench. Police investigated break ins at Apache Lumber Co and a pickup owned by J D Haynes along with a wrench taken from Billups station.
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Silshee
Apache Lumber Co
Highway 96 South
Edgar Blood
Don Merrill
Blood
J. D. Haynes
Gerson
Haynes
Morris Cole
Christmas Baskets Distribution Set for December 22
Baskets may be picked up from 7 30 a m Monday December 22 at the vacant building east of Bealls Pine Plaza B W Graves drive chairman said The Silsbee Ministerial Alliance sponsors the annual drive with support from local merchants private donations fill the baskets with staples including flour sugar canned goods eggs milk bread and vegetables Applications to receive a basket were due December 15
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Beall’s
Pine Plaza
B. W. Graves
Basket Drive
Silsbee Ministerial Alliance
Graves
Two Houston Men Hurt In East 327 Crash
Two Houston men were injured when their 1968 Volkswagen overturned on US 96 one half mile east of Silsbee at 9 40 p m Saturday December 13 1968. Larry Michael Baker 20 driver of the west bound auto was admitted to Silsbee Doctors Hospital for broken ribs and facial injuries and released December 14. Dudley Hunter 25 received minor scratches and bruises with no medical treatment. Highway Patrolman Wayne Pullen said the car left the road on the north side then crossed to the south side and overturned demolishing the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
US 96
Silsbee
Larry Michael Baker
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Baker
Dudley Hunter
Wayne Pullen
Yule Basket Donations Accepted in Silsbee
Rev R Eugene Jonte urged cash gifts to the Silsbee Christmas Basket Fund with local residents donating in lieu of sending cards. Donors will be named in a Christmas Greeting ad in the Bee the day before Christmas. contributions may be delivered to the Silsbee Bee or given to Weeks Crawford or Ernie Dietrich.
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R. Eugene Jonte
Silsbee
The
BEE
Silsbee Bee
Weeks Crawford
Ernie Dietrich
Water Corporation To Meet Friday
North Hardin Water Supply Corporation will hold its yearly membership meeting Friday at 7 30 p m in Silsbee State Bank with James E Bottoms presiding. Board members C E Carrell C J Thorn W A Dunbar and G W Calvert serve. Plans for the coming year will be discussed. Mrs James E Haynes returned home Monday after El Paso visit and Beaufort Fort Bliss surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Hardin Water Supply Corporation
Silsbee State Bank
James E. Bottoms
C. E Carrell
C. J. Thorn
W. A. Dunbar
G. W. Calvert
James E. Haynes
el Paso
James
Beaumont General Hospital
Fort Bliss
A. R. DeLay
Dallas
PTA Unit Met On December 11
The Parent Teachers Association of Read Turrentine Elementary School met Dec 11 with Billy Paine presiding over a short business meeting Rev A A Drennen spoke to the group and Mrs Glen Mc Naughten introduced the program Christmas at Santa's House by Mildred Weiss' second grade students The next meeting will be April 16.
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Parent - Teachers Association of
Read Turrentine Elementary
Billy Paine
A. A. Drennen
Glen McNaughten
Santa’s House
Mildred Weiss
Christmas Bee Issue Mailed A Day Early
The Silsbee Bee will mail its Christmas issue one day early, going out Tuesday night so readers receive it on Christmas Eve morning. Advertisers and news submissions must reach the office by Monday morning to meet the new deadline.
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Silsbee Bee
Silsbee
Two-Car Crash Causes $2300 Vehicle Damage
At the intersection of Highway 92 and FM 418 at 4 50 pm Tuesday December 16 a two car collision caused about 2300 in damage. Glynn Dell Barrett 60 of Kountze crossed west on FM 418 and broadside Michael Dale Leopold 29 of Beaumont traveling south on Highway 92. Both drivers suffered slight injuries and declined medical aid. The Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department assisted by clearing spilled gasoline from the scene.
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Glynn Dell Barrett
Silsbee
Barrett
Michael Dale Leopold
Beaumont
Ed Thedford
Kountze
Chevrolet
Leopold
Thedford
Tigers ride 10 game win streak into Conroe tourney start
Silsbee Varsity Bengals improved to 14-1 after a 71 63 win over French Buffaloes on Dec 16 with Mark Yawn grabbing 13 rebounds and Joe Price scoring 22. Walters added 10, while Yawn and Walters clamped down late to seal the victory. The team faces Bryan at 5 p.m. Dec 18 in the Conroe Tournament with potential next game the winner of Conroe Pasadena Dobie.
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Silsbee
Varsity Bengals
French Buffaloes
Mark Yawn
Tigers
Joe Price
Yawn
Raleigh Garrett
Grady Walters
Walters
French
Buffalo
Jim Gammage
Buffs
O'Donnell
Varsity
Bryan
Stark
David Matthews
Port Neches
Jasper Bulldogs
C P
West Orange
Forest Park Trojans
Bengals
Trojans
Price
Mark Dawn
Bridge City
The
Fresh
Fight Youths Appear in Juvenile Court Monday
Four Lumberton youths and one 17 year old were ordered to reimburse Gulf States Utilities Co for 230 damages and about 10 dollars worth of copper wire. They were released to their parents. Three other youths were declared juvenile delinquents. two were sent back to parents and one to the State Reformatory at Galville. The group, arrested December 5 with seven others, faced a string of thefts and property damage.
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H. A. Coe
Coe
Gulf States Utilities Co
GSU
State Reformatory
Galesville
Sheriff's Department
Dee. 5
City Humane Officer Begins Duty Here Today
Silsbee installs Waugh Harrington as new Humane Officer effective Thursday December 18, tasked as custodian of the City Dog Pound at the south sewer plant. He will seize loose dogs without tags and transport them to the pound. Owners must pay a $1 daily pound fee and buy a $1 dog tag, with rabies vaccination proof required.
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Silsbee
Waugh Harrington
South Sewer
Ronald Hickerson
Harrington
Hickerson
Trustees Hear Attorney's Brief At Regular Board Meeting
Silsbee Independent School District hears a brief by attorney Fletcher Richardson on HEW suit grounds over alleged Title I compliance at Robinson Elementary. Board accepts 1968-69 audit, discusses 1970-71 calendar, and hires five cafeteria and special education staff.
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Silsbee
Fletcher Richardson
Silsbee Independent School District
HEW
Don L. Hough
Hough
Robinson Elementary
Elmer Tait
Frank Bean
Elmer C. Tait
Beaumont
Stanley J. Tacobo
Richardson
Dallas
Tough
Jacobo
Sam Houston State honors football letterman Brad Norvell
Brad Norvell, former Silsbee Tiger, earned a football monogram at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville as part of 30 players receiving monograms for the 1969 season. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Norvell, who moved from Silsbee to Conroe. Sam Houston competes in the Lone Star Conference.
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Brad Norvell
Silsbee Tiger
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville
Victor Norvell
Silsbee
Conroe
Sam Houston
Nine Indicted by Hardin County Grand Jury
Nine indictments and five no bills were returned Monday by the Hardin County Grand Jury. Indictments include assault with intent to murder for Donald Evans, 26, of Silsbee. C J Rogers, 34, of Kountze. and Jesse Lee Isaac, 25, of Silsbee. Also indicted were theft, burglary, auto theft, forgery, and robbery cases involving residents and suspects from several Texas cities. No arrests had been made in several cases by Tuesday noon.
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Hardin
Donald Evans
Silsbee
Charles Henry Kyles
C. J. Rogers
Kountze
Lennue Arline
Jesse Lee Issac
Ronnie Copellar
Aline Harper
Liberty
Hardin County
Gary Dale Stidams
Columbus
Ind
Michael Lee Echols
Dayton
Brady Lee Talley
Marshall Wayne Siddell
Salem
Jesse Franklin Anderson
J. F. Anderson
Anderson
Garvin T. Shepherd
Jerry Lynn Haire
Oike Ray Hendricks
Sour Lake
Charles E. Whittle
School Holidays Begin Friday In Silsbee District
Nearly 3 000 students in the Silsbee Independent School District will begin Christmas vacation on Friday December 19 with a 417 day respite from classes and homework. Dismissal is at 3 10 p m and schools reopen January 5 at 8 a m.
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Silsbee Independent School
Windham Couple Visited Lake Arthur Home of Mrs Vincent
Mr and Mrs W V Windham were guests recently in Lake Arthur at the home of Mrs John Vincent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. V. Windham
Lake Arthur
John Vincent
Seven Fires Fought In Five Days Chief Urges Caution
Firefighters battled seven fires over five days including an Evans Products plant blaze on December 11 sparked by welding. A worker suffered minor burns but recovered. the storage bin was emptied by December 15 with repairs done. Multiple grass and trash fires followed on December 13 and 15. Fire Chief John Busby urged caution and safe disposal methods to prevent spread.
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Silsbee Volunteer
Evans Products, Inc
John Conner
Conner
Willis Road
Hicks Dairy Road
Santa Fe
Watts Road
John Busby
West 21St Street
Wwe
Busby
Doc Selman Honored At Retirement Reception
A December 12 ceremony in the Hardin County District Court Room honored W L Doc Selman for 35 years as District Clerk. Judge Quentin Keith praised his service as district clerk and issued tributes from officials including Clyde E Smith and Don Altman. A reception followed in the Courthouse lobby hosted by wives of county bar members.
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Grady Trimble
Kountze
Hardin County Bar Association
Selman
County Bar Association
Willa D. Coe
H. A. Coe Jr
Texas
Doc Selman
Quentin Keith
W. L
Doc” Selman
Keith
Ninth Court of Civil Appeals
Beaumont
H. A
Sel- Dee
Don Altman
Orlums
Supreme Justic
Appelate
Clyde E. Smith
R. A. “Red
Richardson
Bbeaten
Doc
Buddy
Hardin County
Commissioners Court
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Highway 96
Jesse Burns
Burns
James Martin
Pullen
PTA
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Stark High
Charlton-Pollard
Forest Park
Boothe
Binks Sneed
Reeves
Shanaghan
Pampe
Adams
Garrett
Walters Price
Dabney
Irvin
Matthews
City Humane
Supt
D. L. Williams
H. C. Muckleroy
P. G. Ellis
Maurice Hobbs
Matleen Brent
Supt. Hough
C. B. Watts Jr
Cynthia Jones
Kirby
Laura Stephens
Read Turrentine
Christel Vincent
Ruth Hargraves
Helen Whitehead
Helen Yoksh
Mildred Rhymes
Doc’ Selman
Murai Vourey
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