Four Arrested in Eastex Heist as Goods Recovered
Four suspects from Beaumont were arrested in Houston and charged in the Eastex Inc guest house theft. Stolen items including rugs, a tusk, bows, arrows, a Dik-dik and a Zenith TV were recovered in Victor, Beaumont, and Houston. A $2,000 reward may be shared among informants.
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Texas
Everett Smith
Hardin County
Billy Paine
Eastex
Silsbee
Eastex, Inc
the Bee
Ronnie Gene Capps
John Allen Heiliger
Michael Allen Fielder
John Thomas Fielder
Beaumont
Paine
Capps
Heiliger
Fielder Brothers
Houston
Texas Rangers
Pain
Smith
Samford
Jorney
Duane Overstreet
Stanley Coe
Easex
Three Nabbed In Rash Of Local House Burglaries
Three men Ferdinal Crump Malone, all Beaumont or Silsbee residents, were arrested on residential burglary charges in Hardin County. They are accused of the December and November break ins at Lackey Cunningham and Glasspool homes. Crump and Malone were nabbed in Austin by Texas Rangers. Ferdinal was captured in Silsbee. All held on 25000 bond each. one more suspect sought.
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John Ross Ferdinal
Silsbee
Robert Sheriff Crump
William Frank Malone
Beaumont
Hardy County
Baly Paine
The
BEE
H. L. Lackey
Herbert Cunningham
George A. Glasspool
Sisbee
Paine
Crump
Malone
Austin
Texas Rangers
Ferdinal
Don Merrill
Hardin County
Chasspool
Texas
Everett Smith
Gene Samford
Mardin County
Busbys Return From Fairfax Visit With Durbys
Mr and Mrs Russell Busby came home Sunday after visiting their son and family in Fairfax Virginia at the home of Commander and Mrs Richard Durby.
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Russell Busby
Fairfax, Va
Commander
Richard Durby
One Charged In Burglary Wednesday
Leonard W. Kyles, 18, of Silsbee, was charged with burglary and carrying a prohibited weapon after being found inside Dan's Drive-In Grocery early Wednesday. He was held in Hardin County with bonds totaling 112000, arraigned before Justice Rex Moore. Police recovered items from the store including a radio, food, cigarettes, beer, and personal items.
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Leonard W. Kyles
South 15Th
Silsbee
Hardin County
James Doane
Kyles
Dan
Doane
Melvin Weber
Dan Herron
Doan
Hardin County approves $10,543 insurance bill
Hardin County Commissioners met Tuesday and unanimously approved a $10,543 employee and equipment insurance bill, a roughly $9,000 savings from last year. Funding comes from the General Road and Bridge Fund and General Fund. County Attorney Overstreet discussed campaign finance reporting under Texas Senate Bill 15 and sub-Courthouse feasibility in Silsbee.
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Hardin County
Horace Moye
Move
The
BEE
General Road and Bridge Fund
General Fund
Moye
Dwayne Overstreet
Emmett Lack
Herman Adams Jr. Seeks State Police Run Amid Theater Bomb Threat
Silshee police reported a bomb threat to Pines Theater Tuesday at about 2 40 pm prompting a search of the auditorium in which officers James Martin and Melvin Weber conducted a sweep with negative tests. An theater employee relayed the call claiming a bomb in the third row.
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Herman Adams Jr
Silshee
Lst
James Martin
the Bee
Melvin Weber
Pines
The
Martin
Weber
Woman Dies In Car Truck Crash Near Buna
Funeral services for Judy Havens 27 of Buna are held after she died in a south Buna collision with a heavy truck on Business Route 96 near the US 196 junction. Her son Martin 6 survived injuries. husband Richard and relatives survive.
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Judy Havens
Buna
Pace Funeral Home
Kountze
Patare
Truman L. Wright Jr
Calvin M. Wright
Mrs
Truman Wright
Armed Robber Hits Dan's Drive In Grocery
Dan's Drive In Grocery was robbed of about $220 by a Negro man at 9 45 p m December 18. Gail Clark, a clerk, reported the hold up and the chrome pistol used. Police noted additional break ins at H M Grocery and Prince Hall Villa with small cash losses and broken windows but no major thefts.
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Dan’s
H&m
Prince Hall Villa
Silsbee
James Martin
Gail Clark
Meat Company
Neil Helton
Willis Compton
Ken
Willa Mae Beatty
Sammy Ruggles
Thieves Hit Home and Two Night Clubs
Hardin County Deputy Ira Moore investigated a felony theft at W. E. Waldne’s home on Camp Mitigwa Road where an aluminum window, two gallons of paint, 40 pounds of nails, and a 20-foot aluminum ladder were stolen. He also probed break-ins at the Neches Club and Club 6 on Evadale highway with undetermined cash taken from pool tables and a jukebox, plus ten cases of beer from the Neches Club.
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Hardin County
Ira Moore
Dee
Moore
The
BEE
W. E. Waldne
Silshee
Camp Mitigwa
Tolen
Neches Club
Evadale Highway
Installment Debt in Hardin County Averaging 1310 per Family
New York report shows national installment debt over 108 billion with automobile loans leading. Hardin County averages 1310 per family in installment debt based on local earnings and spending, totaling about 12.141 million for the county. Debt consumes roughly 109 dollars monthly per family, yet credit men express little worry as incomes rise.
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New York
Hardin County
Department of Commerce
Federa Reserve Board
University of Michigan
Mrs Joe Bledsoe Wins Contest For Home Decorations
The Silsbee Garden Club held its IChristmas home decorating contest Monday night with Mrs. Joe Bledsoe winning overall first place. Grace Tucker placed second and Elton Jardell third, with C. B. Stevens fourth. Door and window categories also announced winners. Judges were three Beaumont flower show judges.
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Silsbee Garden Club
Joe Bledsoe
Grace Tucker
Elton Jardell
C. B. Stevens
B. F. Newsom
W. R. McDonald
J. P. White
Gladys Wagner
Beaumont
Woman Charged For Soliciting In Restitution Case
A DeRidder woman was held on 31,000 bond on a charge of soliciting for the purpose of restitution. She was arrested in Silsbee on December 15 by Police Sgt. James Martin and patrolman Hubert Davis, and arraigned before Justice of the Peace Rex Moore.
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DeRidder
Jardin County
Sheriff's Dispatch
The
BEE
Silsbee
James Martin
Hubert Davis
Martin
City Hall Closure for Christmas Holidays Noted
City Hall will close for Christmas on Thursday and Friday, December 23 and 24, but garbage and trash collection continues until Christmas Day. No garbage runs will occur on Saturday, December 25, per City Manager Cesar Dominguez.
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Sishee City
Cesar Dominguez
Dominguez
Two Youths Charged In Burglary In Silsbee
Two 15 year old youths are charged in the December 14 burglary of a coin operated pool table at Frank’s Recreation Center in Silsbee. James Martin and Chief Morris Cole report the arrests on December 17 and 20. They were arraigned before Justice Be Moore and released to their parents. The theft involved about $20.
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Silsbee
Frank’ Recreation Center
James Martin
Morris Cole
Justice of the Peace
Moore
Martin
Visiting in the Home of Mr J H Richardson
Mrs Jerald Peve of Orange visited Tuesday at the home of Mr J H Richardson in a brief social call noting family ties and local hospitality.
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J. H. Richardson
Jerald Peveto
Orange
Silsbee Educator Announces Run for Texas House District 5
Herman Adams Jr of Silsbee announced his candidacy in the May 6 Democratic primary for State Representative in the new 5th District covering Hardin Jasper and western Jefferson counties. Adams, a distributor education coordinator with the Silsbee ISD, has long served in local and state posts and chairs the Hardin County Democratic Executive Committee. He holds a BS in history and government from the University of Texas and pursued graduate work at Sam Houston State University. He is active in the Texas State Teachers Association and local civic groups.
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Herman Adams Jr
Silsbee
Hardin
Jasper
Jefferson
Adams
Silsbee Independent
United States ‘State
Postmaster General of
United States
Ofice
Civil Service Com‘ittes
United States Senate
Postmaster General
Ntil
Ardin County
Dams
Texas
Texas House Representatives
Kirbyville
Silseo
University of Texas
Sam Houston State University
Texas State Teachers Association
Silsbeeeachers Association
Chamber Ff Commerce Kiwanis Club
First United Methodist Church of
John D Self Systems Retired Texas Highway Employee
John D Self, a former employee of the Texas Highway Department, was admitted to Lisbee Doctors Hospital on February 21.
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John D. Self
Texas Highway Department
Lisbee ‘Doctors Hospital
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Feastex
Fet the
Rex Moore
Victor
T. E Chumley
Overstreet
Ruggles
Enterprise
Lions Club
Pine Plaza Center
Robert Scott
Harvey Ashcraft
F.C. Drake
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