Tiger Bear District 10 3A East Title Showdown Set
Silsbee Tigers beat the Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears 62 50 to force a possible next week East Zone playoff. If Silsbee beats Stephen F Austin and LCM defeats Bridge City the teams could meet Feb 12 with the winner facing Crosby for the district crown. Coach Dan Montgomery notes a possible March venue for the East Zone game. Tiger scorers Dabney 16 Jones 14 Simmons 10 Shankle 10 Scott 10.
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Silsbee
Tigers
Cypress-Mauriceville Bears
Tiger
Bears
LCM
Stephen F. Austin
Port Arthur
Bridge City Cardinals
Crosby
Beaumont
Lamar
McDonald
Beaumont High
Dan Montgomery
Edge
Mike Dabney
Anthony Jones
James Simmons
Artie Shankler
Ricky Scott
LCM Bears
Dabney
West Orange
Dabiney
Chiefs
Hebert
Memorial Junior High
Dunbar
Forest Park
SFA
Mark Kelley Seeks Justice of the Peace in Precinct 2
Mark Kelley announced his candidacy for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 in Hardin County. The district runs from North Kountze to North Silsbee and up to the Tyler County line.
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Mark Kelley
Office of Justice of the Peace
Hardin County
Kountze
Silsbee
Tyler County
Kelley
J-P
Carter Work enters race for Hardin County Precinct 2
Carter Work, 61, announces candidacy for Hardin County Precinct 2 commissioner. A Hardin County native with 40 years in construction, he has been a supervisor and contractor on multi million dollar programs. He resides north of Kountze, is married with seven children, and belongs to First Baptist Church of Kountze and the Kountze Masonic Lodge.
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Work
Hardin County
York
Kountze
Old Hardin
Vera Mae Brasher
Silsbee
First Baptist Church of
Masonic Lodge
Hongry Hartman seeks Justice of the Peace for Pet 5
James A. Hartman a Crestview Mobile Homes sales manager in Lumberton announces his bid for Justice of the Peace Pet 5 He will run his own campaign and is a Navy veteran and former offshore driller from Evadale now living on Texas Drive with his wife La Vonne and two sons James Jr and Jason.
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James A. “Hongry" Hartman
Crestview Mobile Homes
Lumberton
Justice of the Peace Post
Pet. 5
Hartman
Evadale
la Vonne Hartman
James Jr
Jason
Texas Drive
U.S. Navy
Santa Fe Drilling Co
Pet
Five-Year-Old Batson Girl Found Safe After 8-Hour Hunt
A missing Batson girl Chevyl Tordan, age five, was found unharmed about three miles from home after an eight hour search in wooded areas. Sheriff Billy Paine said neighbors from Saratoga Batson and Sour Lake Fire Departments and Hardin Liberty sheriffs helped locate her as she had wandered about 10 miles in a semicircle around her residence.
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Batson
Billy Paine
Paine
Chevyl Tordan
William Jordan
Saratoga, Batson
Sour Lake
Hardin and
Liberty County
Texas road project plans for Ben D. Smith Road
Local officials say the Texas Farm Road 3099 project RS 584 will convert Ben D. Smith Road into a state highway from FM 921 to FM 418. A public hearing is planned as the first step, with right of way purchase and construction funds to be pursued by the county, state, and federal agencies. The road is slated for two lanes with 28 foot crown and 20 foot surface, minimum 100 foot right of way. Daily traffic is projected to grow from 460 to 1,560 by 1985.
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Resi
Citizens Highway Department
Dent
Lester P. Land
Graf
the Bee
Ben D. Smith
Ben D. Smith Road
FM 92
Silsbee
Reeves
Highway Department
Six County Office Seekers Enter Races On Final Day
On the last day of filings for the May 4 Democratic Primary several candidates entered races across county offices. New filings included Howard Barrington for Pct 2 Commissioner, D C Bullard for District Clerk, Kenneth Enloe for County Clerk, J L Loftin for Pct 4 Commissioner, John D Costner for Pct 1 Justice, and Mark Kelley for Pct 2 Justice. Incumbents with unopposed bids included County Judge Emmett Lack, County Treasurer Henry M Donelson, and School Superintendent Neal House. A precinct realignment had combined several precincts into new configurations.
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Pet. 2
Howard Barrington
Barrington
Virgil Caraway
Barrrington
Emmett Lack
Kountze
D. C
Bob Kerr
Jack Dempsey
Silsbee
John D. Costner
Pet. 1
Justice of the Peace Post
Kyle Reeves
Mark Kelley
Vernon S. Westbrook
Margie Thibodeaux
Robert H. Broeder
Sour Lake
Lamberton
Ray Martin
J. A. (Hengry) Hartman
Henry M. Donelson
Neal House
Roger Ratliff
Democratic Party
Grote seeks reelection to Silsbee City Council Place 8
Frank R. Grote filed for reelection to Place 8 on the Silsbee City Council last Friday. The election is scheduled for April 2. He notes 15 years of service to the city.
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Frank R. Grote
Silsbee
Grote
Paul Trest Seeks Re election as Hardin County Pet 4 Commissioner
Paul M. Pete Trest announces he will seek another term as Commissioner of Hardin County Pet 4. The veteran public servant states his bid aims to continue local leadership and service to residents in the rural district.
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Paul
Pete
Trest
Re-electton
Paul M
Pete” Trest
Hardin County
Armed Robber Steals $800 At Bell's Self-Service Gas Station
Sheriff Billy Paine reports an armed man disguised with a woman's stocking robbed Bell's Self-Service in Lumberton around 9:30 p.m. February 3, taking about $800 to $900 from operator Martin Spears during a phone call.
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Lumberton
Billy Paine
Paine
Martin Spears
The
Bell
Spears
Massachusetts Man Jailed on Forgery and Credit Card Abuse
James M. Berthelot, 26, of Randolph Massachusetts, was jailed in Hardin County on forgery and credit card abuse charges. He was arraigned by Justice Bennie L. Como on February 5 after a February 4 arrest for disorderly conduct.
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Massachusetts
Hardin County
Silsbee
Bob L. Ogden
Justice of the Peace
Bennie L. Como
James M. Berthelot
Adelaide Street
Randolph
Mass
Lost in Neches River Evadale man feared dead in boating accident
David Lee Murphy, 32, of Evadale disappeared after a 14 foot aluminum boat capsized on the Neches River Sunday near the old river bridge. Dragging and scuba operations continued Tuesday with help from Jasper, Hardin, Tyler, and Jefferson counties as crews worked from a bluff on land owned by I. L. Hostetter.
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David Lee Murphy
Evadale
Neches River
Murphy
E. W
Robert Earl Murphy
Jasper County
Tommy Robinson
Old River Bridge
Robertson Tank
Robinson
David
Jasper
Hardin
Tyler
Jefferson
I. L. Hostetter
Beaumont
Evadare
Neches
Emmett Lack Seeks Re Election As Hardin County Judge
Emmett Lack of Kountze files to seek re election to Hardin County Judge for the next term. He has served three terms in the House and is currently in his second term as county judge. He aims to continue serving Hardin County for four more years. an official statement is expected soon.
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Emmett Lack of
Kountze
Hardin County
Lack
House of Representatives
Costner Enters Precinct One Justice of the Peace Race
Former Silsbee Police officer and Navy veteran John Costner announces candidacy for Precinct One Justice of the Peace. He resigned from Silsbee Police to seek office, with plans targeting the May 4 Democratic Primary.
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John Costner
Precinct One
Justice of Peace Post
Silsbee
Justice of the Peace
Silsbee Police
Costner
Navy
Silsbee Man Hurt In Mishap At Mobil Chemical
Maxey Riggs, 29, of Route 4 Silsbee, was listed in fairly good condition at St. Elizabeth Hospital ICU after surgery for a skull fracture from a head injury at Mobil Chemical Plant in Beaumont. A railroad car struck him while checking a coupling around 10 30 p m on February 4.
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Maxey Riggs
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Mobil Chemical Plant
Beaumont
Riggs
Wednnesday
Jerome Terry
Mobil Chemrical
the Bee
Trustee Election At Lumberton On April 6
The Lumberton Independent School District schedules a board of trustees election for Saturday April 6 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Lumberton Elementary School. Filing deadline for the two positions is 12 noon on Wednesday March 6.
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Lumberton Independen
Lumberton
Ray Martin Seeks Reelecton as Precinct 5 Justice of the Peace
Ray Martin, incumbent Justice of the Peace for Precinct 5 in Jardin County, announces his candidacy for another term. He thanks voters for support and pledges fair, impartial service and continued outreach if reelected. He asks for confidence and support in the upcoming election.
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Ray Martin
Justice of the Peace
Justce of the Peace
Jardin County
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Carter
Carter Work
Precinct Two
Justice of Peace
James A. Hartman
Highway Dept
E. C. Sewell
J. Walter Santos
Luther F. Chitty
Owen G. Vaughn
L. D. McIntyre
C. A. Kimble
Cecil Overstreet
David Reed
J. R. Childress
Evadale Man
Mobil Chemical
Martin
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