Highway 96 Area to See Major Bridge and Widening Projects
A State plan outlines nine highway projects in the Silsbee Beaumont area totaling 75 million dollars. Key items include two Village Creek bridges and Walton Creek Bridge widening to four lanes, plus long range four lanes on Highway 96 to Buna and Highway 69 to Woodville. Contracts near 2.5 million will be awarded by December with completion in about two years.
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Village Creek
Silsbee
Beaumont
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Buna
Lumberton
Woodville
Lester Landgraf
Walton Creek
Landgraf
Highway 327
Avenue H
Grand Jury Indicts 12 in 88th District
The 88th Judicial District Grand Jury met on Dec. 16 and returned 12 indictments. One defendant, Lucinda Peeling of Silsbee, was no-billed on theft by check. Roscoe Rhone faces a reference after a charge of aggravated assault on a peace officer. Indicted individuals include Harold Edward McDonald of Silsbee for felony DWI, Burley Revin for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, Tommy Owens for arson and burglary of a habitation, Vincent Edwards for arson, Wayne Gardner for burglary of a habitation, Kenneth Lee Wilson for aggravated assault on a peace officer, Daffert Moore for aggravated robbery and aggravated kidnapping, Lee Charles Jordan of Keuntyze for aggravated assault, and Aubrey Caraway of Keuntze for aggravated assault.
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88Th Judicial District
Lucinda Peeling
Silsbee
Roscoe Rhone
Harold Edward McDonald
Burley Revin
Beaumont
Tommy Owens
Reeves to resign as Justice of Peace in Hardin County
Kyle Reeves will resign as Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace effective Jan 1. An interim appointee will fill the post until the November 1978 election. Reeves cited focus on his drive-in store business. Bill Dickson named local public works rep for courthouse project. will be paid 100 dollars weekly from remaining EDA grant funds.
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Kyle Reeves
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Reeves
Budgie
North 3Rd Street
Bill Dickson
Dickson
Economic Development Administration
Tigers Rally For 74-59 Win Over Liberty
Silsbee Tigers beat Liberty 74-59 to rebound from weekend losses in the Ne derland Tournament. Jerry Lowe scored a season high 41 points, with Dexter Wallace 16 Keith Holmes 8 and David Green 9 sharing scoring. Wallace 11 rebounds Holmes 9 led the Tigers to a 9-6 season mark and they next face Baytown Lee on December 29 at 7 p.m.
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Silsbee Tigers
Nederland
Liberty
Jerry Lowe
Tiger
Dexter Wallace
Keith Holmes
David Green
Wallace
and Holmes
Tigers
West Orange Stark
Thomas Jefferson
Kountze
Baytown Lee
Pee Wee Roy Gets New Vizsla Guide Dog
Pee Wee Roy returned home Sunday after two weeks in Columbus Ohio where he met and obtained a two year old guide dog. The dog is burnt orange, easy going and playful, and belongs to the Vizsla breed.
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Pee Wee Roy
Columbus
Ohio
Roy
Officials debate eased air standards impact on Hardin County
EPA accommodation delays 1979 clean air standard deadlines via offset rules. Hardin County, Beaumont area face offset challenges as Texas Air Control Board and EPA dispute who will implement offsets. TACB to decide Jan 9, otherwise EPA acts, extending moratorium on new industry.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Hardin County
Texas
Blair
Beaumont
EPA
Texas Air Control Board
TACB
Police Report Week of Light Activity
Police report a light activity week with 11 arrests and 3 accidents. Six arrests were for public intoxication and three for no valid driver's license. two were warrants from other jurisdictions. Incidents include a Dec 12 assault at Fas Gas Station and Dec 14 shoplifting at Minimax Grocery.
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A. L. Burleson
Jimmy Norton
Fas
Minimax Grocery
Diantha Mitchell
South 12Th Street
West Avenue
Jimmy Sasser
Diane Clark
Houston
Connor
Student Hodges to undergo ear surgery in Beaumont
Miss Susan Hodges a University of Texas at Austin student will have ear surgery today at St Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.
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Susan Hodges
University of Texas In Austin
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
City To Close Sunday For Yale Festivities
Silsbee will close most businesses Sunday for Christmas celebrations with stores and offices operating on a holiday schedule. Several banks and government offices plan extended closures through Monday, while pharmacies and select retailers announce limited hours or normal openings.
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Yale
Silsbee
Hardin Drug
Savon and Gibson Pharmacies
Don Longenberger
West Gibson
Bealls
G. C. Murphy
City of Silsbee
New 1977 Income Tax Rules Bring Broad Changes
The 1977 tax year introduces a zero bracket amount of 2200 for singles and 3200 for joint filers, with built in personal exemptions and credits. Long term capital gains require nine months holding, capital losses rise to 2000, moving expense rules tighten, and IRAs allow nonworking spouses if under 70. Alimony becomes an adjustment, child care gains a 20 percent credit up to 400 for one or 800 for two+.
Gasoline Prices Rise as Texas Stations Close for Holidays
AAA survey of 252 Texas stations shows full service regular gas at 61.0 cents, unleaded 63.9, and premium 65.6. Self service lowers to 55.7, 61.5, and 61.2 cents respectively. Two thirds plan to close Christmas and New Year’s Day, with Sunday closings affecting service patterns.
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Texas
American Automobile Association
AAA
Lamar winter commencement honors Laurie Abercrombie
Among the honor graduates at Lamar University's winter commencement held Saturday Laurie Marianne Abercrombie of Bileoee earned a Bachelor of Science in speech with a 3.0 grade point average.
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Lamar University
Laurie Marianne Abercrombie
Bileoee
Fireworks Suspected In House Fire At Silsbee Address
A daytime house fire in Silsbee is suspected to be started by bottle rockets. The blaze at 1128 North 3rd Street damaged a wood shingle roof before firefighters stopped it. City officials cite fireworks dangers and enforce the local ordinance to prevent similar incidents.
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Silsbee
Marjorie Eldredge
Lee Francis
North 3Rd Street
Busby
14Th Street
Woodrow Road
Highway 327
Alice Weeks
Burkeville
Silsbee Receives 43778.01 Dollar Sales Tax Rebate
State Comptroller Bob Bullock announced Silsbee received a November sales tax rebate of 43978.01, bringing 1977 total to 273831.49 and up 16 percent from last year. Nearby towns Kownatze and Sour Lake received 7768.14 and 4081.94 respectively. Second quarter county sales tax receipts totaled 52434319 with 560 outlets reporting statewide gross sales at 40.3 billion, an 188 percent rise from the prior year April to June period.
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Silsbee
State Comptroller of Public Accounts
Bob Bullock
Eile
Kownatze
Sour Lake
Bullock
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George Kirkpatrick Jr
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Vernon Jones
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