Tigers Edge South Park 82 80 in Zone Playoff Thriller
Silsbee beats South Park Greenies 82 80 as Derrek Shelton hits dramatic game winning shot at the buzzer in McDonald Gym Lamar campus. Tigers advance to meet West Orange in Port Arthur for 9 3A crown and bidistrict berth. Dwight Fobbs led with 31 points in a frantic, high scoring District 9 3A affair.
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Silsbee
Derrek Shelton
McDonald Gym
Lamar University
Shelton
Fred Williams
Tigers
South Park Greenies
Cardinal
Port Arthur
Thomas Jefferson High School
West Orange Chiefs
Arthur Louis
Beaumont
Arthur Gray
South Park
Dwight Fobbs
Greenies
Fats Power Line Accident Is Basis For 6 Million Suit
A federal suit over a 1975 hardin County power line crash seeks about 6 million. Widows Shirley Burrell and Sharyn Grisham and parents sue Kearney National Inc and Westinghouse Electric Corp claiming defective fuses and fuse holders caused the deaths of Robert C. Tatum Jr. and Keith Burrell while repairing a line near Silsbee. Burrells seek 2.6 million and Tatums 3.397 million plus funeral expenses.
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Hardin County
Shirley Burrell
Sharyn Grisham
Gulf States Utilities
Kearney National Inc
Georgia
Westinghouse Electric Corp
New York
Robert C. Tatum
Keith Burrell
Little Big Horn
Silsbee
Burrell
W. J
Bessie Lee Burrell
Jasper
Robert Clovis Tatum
Mildred Sue Tatum
Bastrop
Burrells
Tatums
Hardin County to Toughen Juvenile Prosecution Says County Attorney
Hardin County Commissioner Court hears Dwayne Overstreet critique of juvenile handling as Bo Horka vows stricter prosecution. He cites cases of lengthy jail stays and a girl denied access to visitors over Thanksgiving. Horka defends dual roles and pledges to crack down on repeat offenders.
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Kountze
Dwayne Overstreet
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Hardin County
Overstreet
County Juvenile Board
Bo Horka
Tinued
Costner
Burglars Arrested While Breaking Into Police Lieutenant's Home
Two Houston men, Stephen Paul Herron and Leslie Woodrow Beall, were arrested after attempting to burglarize Lt. James P. Doane's home in Silsbee on Mormon Church Road. They face burglary and conspiracy charges with bonds set at 2500 each. Additional arrests included three local juveniles for vehicle burglary and a separate case involving stolen pumping equipment from Exxon Station in Village Mills.
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Houston
James P. Doane
Silsbee
Doan
Mormon Church Road
Dennis Allen
Tommy Carpenter
Williams
Jim
B. Caraway
Aft
Altina Caraway
Caraway
Senate Pays Tribute to Fred Anders in Resolution No 141
The Texas Senate introduced Senate Resolution No 141 by Sen. Don Adams of Jasper to commend the life and service of Fred Anders, former Hardin County tax assessor-collector, noting his dedication to his city, county, church, and neighbors.
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Texas Senate
Fred Anders
Senate
Don Adams
Jasper
Anders
Hardin County
State of Texas
Police Report Twenty Arrests
Police Chief A L Burleson reports 20 arrests by Si shee Police Department, mostly for public intoxication, with five accidents and one assault case. Ten intoxication arrests occurred on weekend, including five pedestrians and five motorists. A burglary and aggravated assault warrants case is noted, and a theft report by Irma Haynes cites a 20 inch girl’s bicycle missing from 775 Pine Street between 5 and 9 p.m. Thursday Feb 8.
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Burleson
Irma Haynes
First National Bank is Hardin County depository again
Hardin County Commissioners Court awarded First National Bank of Silsbee the county depository contract after it offered the highest interest rates, beating Silsbee State Bank and The People's State Bank of Kountze. The court also awarded bids for three new sheriff's patrol cars to Sour Lake Motor Co. for 15,460.20 with other bids ranging up to 16,259.88. no delivery date set.
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First National Bank of Silsbee
Hardin County
Hardin County Commissioners Court
First National
Silsbee State Bank of Silsbee
People’s State Bank of
Hardin County Sheriff's Office
Billy E. Paine
Sour Lake Motor Co
Sour Lake
Donalson Motor Co
Silsbee
Morris Moore Chevrolet
Silsbee Auto
Is Many Volunteers Hell In Center's Struggle Against Mental Retardation
Nineteen handicapped people invest their weekday hours at the Silsbee Regional Center for Human Development. Unit Supervisor Mike Johnson and staff rely on Beaumont State Center for guidance and paychecks while the facility hinges on Silsbee and Hardin County support. The Silsbee Association for Mentally Retarded, started by parents, funded a class in a church and evolved into an outreach center. Weeks Crawford backed the school board’s help. the building is a dismantled church with sparse resources. A 25-foot flag pole and improvements like desks, storage, bulletin boards and curtains are hoped for as the staff remains hopeful for brighter facilities.
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Silsbee Regional Center For Human Development
Mike Johnson
Beaumont State Center
Silsbee
Hardin County
Silsbee Association For
P.ace
Icch
First Baptist Church
Chen
Winnie Jones
City receives 235197 in sales tax rebates for 1976
Silsbee collected 235197.51 in city sales tax rebates last year, up 21 percent from 1975. Comptroller Bob Bullock announced the state totals show Texas cities receiving 302.9 million in rebates, a 14 percent rise. Beaumont led with 4.31 million, Jasper 268533.36, Kountze 39987.25, Sour Lake 20036.36, with gains from the prior year.
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Silsbee
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Texas
Beaumont
Jasper
Kountze
Sour Lake
Lack To Appear Before Judges Committee Sat
County Judge Emmett Lack will appear Saturday before the State Judicial Qualifications board in a preliminary hearing. The eight member SJQB will hear testimony on charges arising from three grand jury indictments accusing Lack and Houston Thompson of illegally taking legal funds for representation of clients who never saw an attorney. Lack declares innocence and plans to prove it if given time. He is accompanied by attorney Zeke Zbranek of Liberty.
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Emmett Lack
State Judicial Qualifications Board
Lack
Silsbee
Houston Thompson
the Bee
Austin
Zeke Zbranek
Liberty
Zbranek
Miron Love
Houston
SJQB
Grand Jury
Maurice Pipkin
SIQB
Hardin County
Thomp
Kerr and Foux Named Deputy Sheriffs in Lake County
Sheriff Billy Paine named Sob Kerr as Sour Lake deputy and L. J. Foux as Lumberton deputy after two top aides quit amid allegations of pressure tactics. Holzapfel and Thedford cited disagreements. Holzapfel warned Paine about firing tactics and possible certification issues.
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Sob Kerr
L. J. Foux
Billy Paine
the Bee
Paine
Mike Holzapfel
Ed Thedford
Holzapfel
Silsbee
Austin
Holzapfe
Bob Kerr
Sour Lake
Tom Easley
Lumberton
School Board Renews Contracts and Approves Diamond Renovation
The Silsbee School Board renewed administrator contracts at its February 9 meeting. Three-year deals were approved for Watts Jr., Wallace, McGallion, Nash, Gardner, Hianett, Donelson, Meigs, Mackerey, Miller, Beechford, Ellis, Hobbs, Fuller, Terry, Gowling, Woodard, and others. Two-year contracts for Brent and Ragan, both set to retire at expiration. Salaries to be set by state in May and locally in June. Four substitutes were also approved: Reeves, McMillan, Hill, and another unnamed candidate.
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Silsbee School Board of Trustees
C. B. Watts Jr
S. A. Wallace
Raymond McGallion
Ronnie Nash
Harold Gardner
Joe Hianett
Dixie Donelson
Benky Meigs
Herbert C. Mackerey
Jauneer High
Fred Miller
W. C. Be*echford
Philip G. Ellis
Read-Turrentine
Maurice Hobbs
Kirby Elementary
Dolores Fuller
Hazel Terry
Jimmye Gowling
Travel Learning Center
Sherlyn Woodard
Mathleen Brent
Worilie Ragan
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Louis Cain
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First National Bank
Hell In Center
Barbara Paret
Silsbee Association
Pentecostal
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