School Board approves rent hike and tax delinquency deadline
The Board adopted the Thompson recommendation to declare all 1975 taxes delinquent if unpaid by March 1, 1976. They also accepted resignations including Winni Graves, Conn Allen, and Peggy Paret, and named replacements and substitutes such as Linda Bell and Lena Dowies.
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Ok'd Thompson
Winni Graves
Conn Allen
Peggy Paret
Melinda Bell
Lena Dowies
Linda Ann Craft
Kathy Rucker
Florine Thomas
Firemen Respond to Four Calls in Silsbee
Silsbee Volunteer Firemen reported four calls in December. Assistant chief John Price said the latest dispatch came around 7 40 p m Monday to remove spilled gasoline after a vehicle crash at Herndon and Payne. A blaze near the county dump on FM 418 was noted, with earlier calls for smoke tests and a grass fire on Marshall Road.
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Silsbee
John Price
BBI
Nortth Street
Herndon
Payneaus
Close
Marshall Road
Virginia Lea Named Assistant Cashier at First National Bank
Mrs. Virginia Lea of Silsbee is named Assistant Cashier at First National Bank in Silsbee effective Nov 22 1975. She rejoined the bank in August 1975 after a stint with Silsbee Insurance Agency and previously held several bank positions since joining in 1967.
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Virginia Lea
First National Bank
Silsbee
Nelson Long
Lea
First National Bank of Silsbee
Neches National Bank
Unti
Silsbee Insurance Agency
First National
Wayne Lea
Caraway Motor Co
Ruth McGowan
Houston
Rita Lea
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches
Carthage High School
Carthage
Ark
First United Methodist Church
Jerry Fontaine Named To Area Super 22 Football Squad
Silsbee High senior Jerry Fontaine starting center for the Tigers earned center spot on the Port Arthur News selected Super Twenty-Two. Coach Woodard announced the honor as part of a 2A 3A 4A area selection that includes Silsbee and other nearby schools.
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Jerry Fontaine
Silsbee
Tiger
Port Arthur News
Charles Woodard
Fontaine
W. S. Fontaine
Beaumont Enterprise and Journal
Woodard
South Park
Bridge City
Port Neches- Groves
Odessa Permian
Texas Stadium
Hebert, French
Hamshire-Fannett
City Ordinance Prohibits Backyard Burning in Town
City clarifies a new ordinance banning burning trash limbs and leaves within limits. Violators face a 200 dollar fine. enforcement targets hazardous burning and smoke hazards on roadways. Residents urged to bag leaves or haul to dumps. windy conditions increase fire risk.
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The
Bee
Jerry Jones
Jones
Wallers
Ctizen
Wreck injures two drivers in Silsbee collision
On December 15 at 7 37 p m in Silsbee Cpl James Martin said Trousdale driving a 1975 Ford Maverick hit a 1974 Ford driven by Roger Haley 24 of Silsbee at North Fifth Street Payne and Hern don Roads. The Maverick then struck a 1965 Thunderbird driven by Ralph Englehardt 20 at a red light. Minor injuries reported.
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Ocal
Silsbee
James Martin
Trousdale
North Fifth Street
Payne and Herndon Roads
Roger Dale Haley
Gilsbee
Ale
Fifth Street
Ralph Ched Englehardt
Fifth and
Herndon
Births in Silsbee and Carthage Families
Mr and Mrs Fred A Seaman of Carthage welcomed a son Lane Allen born Nov 22 grandparents are Mr and Mrs W C Seaman and Mrs Elsie Caraway of Silsbee. Mr and Mrs Robert L Stewart of Silsbee welcomed a daughter born Dec 9 at Women and Children Hospital. Mr and Mrs Henry LaRue Collier of Silsbee welcomed a son Jefferey Grant born Dec 14 at Silsbee Doctors Hospital.
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Fred A. Seaman
Carthage
Lane Allen
W. C. Seaman
Elsie Caraway
Silsbee
Robert L. Stewart
Women and Children Hospital
Henry LaRue Collier
Jefferey Grant
Dee
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Phone Taxes Cut Will Save Texas Bell Customers
Federal excise tax on telephone service falls from seven to six percent effective Jan 1. The 1 percent yearly reduction will continue until Jan 1, 1982, saving Southwestern Bell customers in Texas about 12.5 million dollars in 1976. Company earnings unaffected as it collects the tax for the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Bell
Texas
Gary Pircher
Final Rites Held for Lewis Nolan Scott 72
Funeral services for Lewis Nolan Scott 72 were held at 2 p.m. Friday at Starr Funeral Home with burial in Pineland Cemetery. He died at 7 a.m. Wednesday in Jasper Memorial Hospital. A native of Lovelady he was a longtime Pineland resident. Survivors include two brothers Waymon and Herman Scott both of Silsbee.
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Lewis Nolan Scott
Starr Funeral Home
Pineland Cemetery
Jasper Memorial Hospital
Lovelady
Pineland
Waymon
Herman Scott
Silsbee
Easy Guide Teaches Four Basic Dog Commands
A veteran editor argues that any breed can learn four core commands come sit no and heel. Methods include puppy games, a light cord for control, patient sitting practice, and determined correction with a stick and pebbles to enforce heel behavior.
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Sundogs
Jerome B. Robinson
Sports Afield
Thedea
What Can I Get My Wife For Christmas
Electrolux gift idea pitched by Myrtle Gilmore urging Christmas shoppers to consider Electrolux appliances. Contact 385 2798 for details.
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Pene
Old Maids Road
Environmental Protection Agency
Myrtis Gilmore
Continental Congress
U.S
America
John L. Meade
Gerber
HPV
Myadec
Risson’s
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