New Faces Take Office In District County Posts
Several new faces win seats in Hardin County and district offices after summer Democratic primaries. New officials include 88th District Judge Clyde E. Smith Jr. and State Rep Herman Adams, plus Rex Moore Pet 1 Commissioner and Pete Trest Pet 4 Commissioner. Incumbents retained include Sheriff Billy Paine and Tax Assessor Fred Anders.
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Hardin County
Clyde E. Smith Jr
Herman Adams
Silsbee
Rex Moore
Silsbee Justice of the Peace
Paul M
Pete” Trest
George Kirkpatrick Jr
Kyle Reeves
Bennie L. Como
Roland Million
Pet
Olan H. Davis
Billy Paine
Fred Anders
Coe
Hugh Bevil Means
Virgil L. Caraway
George Robinson Jr
L. C. Kirk
Dwayne Overstreet
Means
Overstreet
H. A Coe
U.S. Supreme Court
Virgil Caraway
Hugh Means
Paul M. Trest
B. E. Rea
George Kirkpatrick
County Agrees To Join Regional District Attorney Setup
Hardin County Commissioners approve a resolution to contribute office space as part of a $98 005 three year program aiding regional district attorneys. The plan funds an assistant D A investigator and secretary, with first year cost 34 269 per district and 63 37 state federal support.
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Hardin
R. S Coe
The
BEE
Deep East Texas Council of Governments
Texas Criminal Justice Council
Two Shooting Victims Treated At Area Hospitals
Two shooting incidents around December 23 and 24 produced non fatal injuries. Semous Albert Nowell 41 of Waco was hit in the head by a .22 rifle bullet through a windshield and treated at St Elizabeth Beaumont. James Lowe 24 of Beaumont was arrested for assault with intent murder and arraigned with bond set at 5000.
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Semous Albert Nowell
Waco
Evadale
Jasper County de
Puty
Bruce Gravis
Nowell
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
James Lowe
Hardin County
Don Merrill
Kountze
Silsbee
Morris Cole
the Bee
Thomas “Mutt” Walker
Kirby
Silsbee Doctors Hospitals
Rites For Harry S. Truman Are To Be Held Today
The nation observes a day of mourning for Harry S. Truman 88 who died Tuesday at 7 50 am after 23 days in hospital. President Nixon and Lyndon Johnson praised the former president as courageous and a giant of the 20th century. The body lies in state at the Truman Library in Independence Mo until Thursday with burial set for Thursday afternoon in the library courtyard.
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Harry S. Truman
United States
Franklin D Roosevelt
Truman
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Independence
Truman Library
Council Adopts Alternate GSU Rate Ordinance Tuesday
Silsbee City Council unanimously approves Ordinance 72-20 adopting an 8.5 percent rate increase by Gulf States Utilitie s on June 1, but the measure excludes GSU late payment penalties. The council notes no change in policy as the late charge was not approved. A Texas Highway Department traffic study presented aims to guide future planning for North Fifth Street and Santa Fe crossings.
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Silsbee City Council
Gulf States Co
GSU
Robert Sheffield
William Hollins
Ronald Hickerson
Cesar Dominguez
The
BEE
Gulf States
Dominguez
Texas Highway Department
Silsbee
THC
Lester Landgraf
Santa Fe
Landgraf
Coun
Cil
Forgery and Pot Charges land Three in Hardin County Jail
Three people were jailed in Hardin County after arrests Dec. 21 to 24. Gary Lynn Dean and Reba Sue Luwing, both 18 and 20 from Kountze, faced marijuana charges, with bonds set at 38,000 and 2,000. Earlier, Dee Dec. 21, Billy F. Wilbanks, 27, of Ben Wheeler, was arrested on a forged check warrant for 195.31 and held on 10,000 bond after transfer to Kountze and arraignment.
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Hardin County
Billy Paine
Billy F. Wilbanks
Ben Wheeler
Texas
Canton
Southwestern Electric Co
Silsbee A&p
DPS
W. W Pullen
Silsbee
Wilbanks
Kountze
Ira Moore
Melvin Weber
Justice of the Peace
Bennie L. Como
Paine
Dee
Gary Lynn Dean
Reba Sue Luwing
Jesse Cartwright
LCB
Truett Bennett
Charlie Lambert
Miss Lowing
Dean
Out-of-town visitors visit Burlin home for holidays
Visitors gathered at the Burlin household for the holidays, including Mr and Mrs George Burlin of Houston and Mr and Mrs Henry Hargraves of Tomball, joining their children and families.
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Milam Burlin
George Burlin
Houston
Henry Hargraves
Tomball
Judge Clyde E Smith Jr to Take Oath Jan 2 1973
Newly elected 88th District Judge Clyde E Smith Jr will take his oath at 10 am Tuesday January 2 1973 in the District Courtroom Woodville with a public swearing in and reception to follow. secretary notes public invitation to attend both events.
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Clyde E. Smith Jr
Woodville
Publc
Marine Cpl Lansley Promoted at New River
Marine Cpl Michael J Langley son of Mr and Mrs Bills J Langley Route 1 Silsbee and husband of Mona J Lewis Route 4 Silsbee was promoted at the Marine Corps Air Station New River North Carolina A 1970 graduate of Silsbee High School he joined the Marine Corps in March 1971.
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Marine Cpl
Michael J. Lansley
Bills J. Langley
Route 1
Mona J. Lewis
Route 4
Silsbee
Marine Corps Air Station
New River
N. C
Silsbee High School
Marine Corps
Silsbee Man Is Booked On 3 Charges
A Silsbee man, Robert Daniel Stubbs, 38, was arraigned by Justice Bennie Comp on December 22 on two counts of assault with intent to murder and a threat to take life plus a prohibited weapon charge for a .38 caliber pistol. Bond totals 12,500 with $5,000, $5,000 and $2,500 for each count. The assault allegedly involved injuries at 705 Grimes Street on December 21.
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Silsbee
Hardin County
Justice of the Peace
Bennie
Robert Daniel Stubbs
North First Street
Kirby
James Doane
Patroman Ben Therman
Clyde Price
Goliad
Beaumont
Doane
Grimes Street
Price
Brackenridge Ski Trip For Jack Shepherd Family
The Jack Shepherd family and Robert Flanagan with Dr. E. M. Hood and family of Orange depart Saturday for a week of skiing and a white Christmas in Brackenridge Colorado.
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Jack Shepherd
Robert Flanagan
Dr. E. M. Hood
Family of
Orange
Brackenridge
Colo
Fireworks Ban Enforced in Silsbee City Limits
Silsbee City Council urges police to enforce a new ordinance prohibiting shooting fireworks within city limits. The measure, already in effect, carries a fine of 25 to 100 dollars upon conviction, and enforcement will focus on the New Year’s holiday.
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Silsbee
Eldredge
Cesar Dominguez
Dominguez
Coe Sr. Ends 41-Year Texas District Bench Service
H A Coe Sr. will retire from the 88th District Court on Friday December 29 after 41 years in law and 21 years on the bench. He recalls a varied career from sawmill to Magnolia Refinery before studying law, and notes many first impression rulings while never imposing a death sentence.
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HA. Coe Sr
88Th District Court
H. A. Coe Sr
88Th Judicial District of Texas
Allan Shivers
Hardin County Bar Association
Bryant A. Coe
Hardin County
Tom B. Coe
Beaumont Court of Civil Appeals
Kountze High School
Magnolia
Beaumont
Coe
Texas
Hardin
Tyler
Liberty
Chambers
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Geo. P. Kirkpatrick JR
Torney
Emmett Lack
Council
el Paso
Texas Tech
North Carolina
Tech
Tiger
Chuck Zeller
Chuck
Max Zeller Jr
Channel 6
Clyde Smith
City of Silsbee
H. A. Cobb SR
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