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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1974
Page
2
The byline lists R. L. Read Leona Whitman Lee Kelly Doris Woolley Fern McAdams Richard Weathersly as editorial staff with roles including Editor and Publisher Society and Personal Editor Reporter-Photographer Secretary Controller Linotype Operator Printer-Pressman and Apprentice.
The Living Bible led 1973 hardback sales, with seven million copies sold in the year and thirteen million since 1971. Dr. Kenneth Taylor of Tyndale House cites contemporary language and broad public appeal across faiths as key factors.
Editorial notes a national return to stronger ROTC programs as protests wane. It cites UCLA battles, Harvard's possible ROTC resumption, and Boston University’s earlier closure, arguing amnesty for draft evaders is not warranted and linking evaders to broader crimes.
In a continued address he cites harmony in the Commissioner's Court and numerous accomplishments amid ongoing road and ditch problems worsened by heavy rainfall and limited funds for equipment. He thanks Precinct 4 residents for their patience and seeks continued support.
Absentee voting scheduled March 18 to April 2 from 7 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. at Lomberton Elementary School tax office. Appointment includes Absentee Voting Clerk Yvonne Cudd and Assistant Betty Wendling, with Election Judge James T. Cannon and Assistant Charles Mills.
Col Floyd H Henk of the Fort Worth Army Engineer District reports Sam Rayburn Dam on the Angelina River is holding a record flood, with no releases since Jan 19 to avoid adding to Neches River flooding. If rainfall continues discharges may occur as water nears the spillway, impacting Lakeview area runoff.
Texas motorists must display 1974 license plates by April 1. Registration can be in person at county tax offices or by mail before March 1, using the three part form from the Texas Highway Department. Do not mail payments to the highway department. send to the local county tax office.
Work pledges to advance Harden County development and represent Precinct 2 fairly. He cites a reputation as a fair contractor paying top wages and delivering quality workmanship. He says management experience and handling millions in funds fit for the commissioner’s role and aims to talk with many voters before election.
Grote, a long time Harvesting manager for Kirby Lumber Corp., was elected to the council in April 1972 and serves on the Tax Equalization Board. He previously taught forest management at the University of Arkansas Monticello and studied at the University of Michigan. He has lived in Silsbee the last 22 years with his son Robert a Houston real estate appraiser.
Kelley announces he is an independent candidate for Precinct 2 the Democratic Primary election and appeals for voter support for a fair impartial administration. He and his wife live at 950 North Sixth Street and attend North Fifth Street Church of Christ. Former painting contractor he has worked in cleaning and pressing and the grocery business in Silsbee and now holds a part time job at West Gibson.
A masked man in a stocking pulled over his head waved a .38 pistol at a teller and demanded money after pointing to a bank bag Spears placed on a desk. Paine says Spears complied as the robber fled. Investigated by Chief Deputy Jesse Cartwright and Deputy Larry Ri bodoeaux. The bag reportedly contained $800 to $900.
R C Williams does not seek another county chair term. Precinct posts include Pet 1 Kountze Wiley Alford Pet 3 Saratoga Mrs Guy Flowers Pet 4 Batson J R Clark Macel Hart Pet 5 Thicket Votaw Linda Buffington ae Loftin Pet 7 Honey Island L Patillo Pet 8 Village Mills Allene Sumrall Pet 9 Silsbee Eddie Van Winkle Pet 10 North Silsbee Jerry H Jones Pet 11 Caney Head Leslie Asworth Pet 12 North Kountze John Traugott Pet 13 Lumberton Frank Butler Pet 14 Pinewood Rebecca McGraw Jack F Folmer Pet 15 Sour Lake Grayburg Annie Mae Hardage Pet 17 Pine Ridge H S Folmer In state Democrats Charles Wilson unopposed in 2nd District Don Adams unopposed in 3rd District Herman Adams of Silsbee opposes Madelyn Harden Beau mont for 5th District House seat Jack Brooks Beaumont faces Coleman Ferguson Beau mont in GOP bid Brooks seeks 13th term.
Alvin J. Berthelot of Randolph is held in Hardin County Jail on two felony forgery charges after allegedly using an Arco gas card registered to his uncle. A separate incident at Silsbee Convalescent Center involved a found locked filing cabinet, reported by book keeper Jo Reeves. Robert John Erickson of Kountze was sentenced to 45 days in jail with a $175 fine in Jefferson County for unlawful use of a State vehicle and possession of dangerous drugs.
Martin, a Lumberton native, serves in local public roles and has attended Justice of the Peace classes at Texas University via the Deep East Texas Council of Governments. He is active in the Baptist church, Optimist Club, and Lumberton Volunteer Fire Department, with wife Donna and three children.
A new run-through freight service named The Whirlwind started Jan 28 linking Santa Fe Missouri Pacific and Texas and Pacific railroads between the Southeast and Pacific Coast. Freight leaving New Orleans or Memphis interchanges at Fort Worth and Santa Fe Sweetwater then reaches Los Angeles or Richmond by Thursday.
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