Negligence Cited After 140 Acre Timber Fire Near Silsbee
A man cited for negligence sparked a wildfire that burned over 140 acres of timberland in a 140 acre blaze. The Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department and the Texas State Forest Service battled the fast spreading flames, protecting homes along Highways 418 and 96 before subduing the blaze after about four hours. Fire officials cited careless burning and matches as the main cause, with most fires of the week traced to similar human errors amid dry, windy conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Texas State Forest Service
Russell Busby
Forest Service
Busby
Labie
Sishbee Fire Department
Highway 418
Silsbee Fire Department
Two Killed In Headon Collision At Highway 92 Haynes Road
A Friday night headon crash on Highway 92 near Haynes Road left Deborah Renee Edmondson 16 of Silsbee and Stacey Lynn Edmondson 8 of Hardin dead. Michael Collier 21 of Silsbee was treated and released after his 1976 Ford pickup collided with the 1969 Volkswagen driven by Deborah. Deborah’s funeral was held Monday at Farm er Funeral Home. Stacey’s service followed.
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Highway 92
Haynes Road
Joe Harralson
Deb
Orah Renee Edmondson
Michael Joe Collier
Beaumont
Deborah Renee Edmondson
Ben D. Smith Road
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Stacey Lynn Edmondson
Hardin
Michael Dee Collier
Iilsbee
Baptist Hospital
Joe Harrelson
Edmondson
Collier
Deborah Edmondson
Stacey Edmondson
Farmer Funeral Home
Cunningham Cemetery
Carl Booth
Houston
Deborah
Clude
Hollis Edmondson
Hollis Edmondson III
Silsbee
Hollis Edmondson Jr
Billy Wayne Edmondson
Carol Ann Edmondson
Stacey
West Chester
Billy Wayne Edmondson Jr
John Michael
Four Houston youths nabbed after county chase for armed robbery
Four Mexican American juveniles, ages 14 and 15, were chased across Hardin County at speeds above 110 mph after robbing Oak Farm Grocery near Fred. They ditched a car near Beaumont Colony, fled into woods, and one was wounded by buckshot when deputies closed in. They were captured with two arrests and three deputies involved. The wounded suspect was treated at Hardin Memorial Hospital.
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Houston
Hardin County
Kountze
Oak Farm
Fred
Highway 92
Ford Ltd
R. B. Williamson
Billy E. Paine
Beaumont Colony
Paine
Laird
Bob Kerr
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Friday Night Shooting Leaves Couple Hospitalized
A scuffle outside the Keystone Club last Friday night led to a volley of shots injuring Anne Cartwright and John Roberts. Roberts grabbed Cartwright as she pulled a Titan .25 handgun from her purse. shots were fired, injuring Cartwright in the shoulder and Roberts in the hand. They were treated at Silsbee Doctors Hospital and later moved to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont where they were released. No charges filed. Police reported 13 arrests last week and five investigated accidents, including public intoxication and disorderly conduct. An out-of-state suspect was arrested for running a red light and a 28-year-old Moon Unification Church follower for selling candy without a license. Officials issued 29 traffic tickets and 21 warnings.
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Plice
Roberts
Mrs Cartwright
Dennis Allen
Bobby Gentry
Miss Cartwright
Han
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Silsbee
A.L. Burleson
Moon Unfication Church
Silsbee ISD Kindergarten Registration Opens March 1
Registration for the 1977 78 kindergarten year at Robinson Kindergarten begins March 1 and runs through March. Children five years old on or before Sept 1 1977 are eligible. The program will be all day all year for five year olds. Birth certificates and immunization records should be brought if possible and must be on file by the first day of school. Parents are asked to register during this period to aid planning.
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Silsbee Isd
Robinson Kindergarten
Silsbee Chamber Banquet Slated for April 5
The annual Silsbee Chamber of Commerce banquet will be held the night of April 5 at Silsbee High cafeteria. Farley M. Bowers announced the event in which an outstanding citizen will be named. A reception will follow the next afternoon to honor the honoree.
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Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee High
Farley M. Bowers
Decision Pending On Lack Hearing In Austin
Hardin County Judge Emnett Lack and a team of aides returned from a State Judicial Qualifications Commission hearing in Austin bearing an oath of silence. The SJQC has not announced a decision date on charges that Lack illegally gave a $1,500 payment to Silsbee lawyer Houston Thompson.
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Hardin County
Emnett Lack
State Judicial Qualifications Commission
Austin
Commission
Lack
SJQC
Mae Nichols
Houston Thompson
Dwayne Overstreet
Glen Kirby
Zeke Zbranek
Silsbee Council to Advertise Bids for One-Ton Flatbed Truck
In a brief meeting the Silsbee City Council voted to advertise for bids on a one-ton flatbed pickup with a 350 cubic inch engine manual transmission power steering and a six ton winch for the maintenance department. Bids due by 5:00 p.m. March 8. The half-ton truck will move to the street department to replace a sign truck. Emex Inc. rate- hike letter set aside for study. National Tank Maintenance Co. in town to clean and recoat water tanks.
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Silsbee City
Silsbee
Emex Inc
James Hays
Ronald Hickerson
Hickerson
Patterson
Council
National Tank Maintenance Company
Auto License Plates Go On Sale March 1
Hardin County Tax Assessor Collector Jeanette McCreight announced that license plate sales sites in Hardin County are set. From March 1 plates will be sold in Silsbee at the Firehall 8:30 to 5:00, in Lumberton at Buddie's Hardware 8:30 to 5:00, in Sour Lake in the Sour Lake Bank community room 9:00 to 4:00, in Saratoga at Beulah Skinner’s home 8:30 to 5:00, and at the county courthouse in Kountze for early buyers. Bring three part renewal forms from 1976.
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Hardin County
Jeanette McCreight
Kountze
Silsbee
Lumber
Grand Jury Returns 17 True Bills Including Two Capital Murder Indictments
The 88th Judicial District grand jury issued 17 true bills on Friday February 18 including two capital murder indictments. Evelyn Moshay of Silsbee is charged with two counts of capital murder in the deaths of her husband and daughter in a house fire on January 15. Additional indictments name Steven McCauley of Kountze for theft Steven Allen Gore of Silsbee for burglary of a vehicle Walter Lee White of Anahuac for burglary of a habitation Marvin James Atwood of Beaumont for attempted sale and possession of marijuana William A Wilson and others for forgery and related charges Paisie G White of Kountze for passing and forgery Francis Love of Silsbee for aggravated assault of a police officer Pamela Gore of Silsbee for marijuana possession and aggravated assault Charles Gore of Silsbee for marijuana possession Don Davis of Beaumont for theft and bad checks Walter McCauley of San Augustine for theft Sheriff Paine noted three more indictments awaiting service by his office.
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88Th Judicial District
Aline Harper
Evelyn Moshay
Silsbee
Avenue J
Steven McCauley
Kountze
Steven Allen Gore
Rt. 1
Walter Lee White
Anahuac
Marvin James Atwood
Beaumont
William A. Wilson
Wayne Wheeler
I Francis Love
Pamela B. Gore
Charles B. Gore
Don Davis
French Road
Walter McCauley
San Augustine
Hardin County
Billy E. Paine
Drew Dahl Joins The Bee Editorial Staff
Drew Dahl, 22, of Naples Florida, joined The Silsbee Bee editorial staff as reporter and photographer on Monday February 21. A December UF journalism graduate, he replaces Charles Warner who departs to manage community newspapers in Minnesota. Dahl, single, plans to live at Mill Creek Mobile Village on Highway 327 and enjoys basketball tennis and waterskiing.
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Drew Dahl
Naples
Fla
Silsbee Bee
Dahl
University of Florida
Charles Warner
Warner
Silsbee
Minnesota
Chicago, I
University of Florida At
Gainsville
New Bee
Mill Creek
Mobile Village
Till Closes Schools Thursday And Friday
Silsbee schools will be closed Thursday and Friday to curb an influenza outbreak that has more than tripled district wide absentee rates. Superintendent Weeks Crawford announced that most doctors feel it should run its course and that the district will separate pupils from staff to limit spread.
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Silsbee
Weeks Crawford
Crawford
Accident Knocks Out GSU Electric Service
A 1977 Chevy pickup veered off Highway 96 East at 3:00 a.m. Saturday, hitting a Gulf States Utilities power pole and cutting service for about 1,800 customers. About 100 near the crash lost power for six hours, while 1,700 in and around Sissee lost power for one hour. The truck was stuck and pulled out with a Caterpillar tractor. driver Bobby Wayne Thompson, 20, lost control. School notes follow on flu impacts and closures as absentee rates rise. Crawford seeks time for study before possible closures.
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Highway 96
Gulf States
Robert Sheffield
GSU
Sheffield
Sissee
Crawford
la- Nita Ross
Bidding For O'Neil To Be Reopened
Two new offers to buy the abandoned O Neil school campus prompted the board to re open formal bids due by 4 30 p m March 9. The minimum price of 240000 remains. Board may reject all bids or sell at no point. A M Phelan and sons and an unidentified bidder submitted offers. Reinventing storage and administrative space is considered if sales fail. The original 1921 cornerstone building is being salvaged by Frank Morris with completion expected mid summer.
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O'Neil
Weeks Crawford
A. M. Phelan
Patrick
Michael
Harry
Crawford
Frank Morris
Morris
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Ayn
Thompson Lake Road
Loading Dock Road
Tom Mathews
Gentry Road
Headon
Charles Laird
U.S. 69
Village Creek
Village Mills
Charlie
Farm Road 420
Anne Cartwright
John Rober
Keystone Club
Robinson
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GSU Electric Service
Bobby Wayne Thompson
Ralph Seaman
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