Fires Raze Home of F. J. Spikes on West Avenue
Two separate blazes struck the residence of F. J. Spikes at 1460 West Avenue J on Feb. 19 and 23. Fire marshal and Beaumont insurance investigator probe the arson possibility as police note kerosene odor and a missing $293 from under the mattress.
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F. J. Spikes
John Busby
James P. Doane
James Martin
West Avenue
Spikes
Houston
West Avenue J
Texas
Beaumont
Busby
Silsbee
Ferrell seeks re election to Silsbee council Place 3
Silsbee City Councilman Dr N G Ferrell files for re election to Place 3 with an April 7 vote to fill three council seats. Ferrell, a veterinarian and Texas A M University graduate, serves on the library board and belongs to First United Methodist Church and the Lions Club. He and his wife have four children.
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Silsbee
N. G. Ferrell
Ferrell
Texas A&m University
First United Methodist Church
Enderle seeks Place 7 on Lumberton School Board
George E Enderle 51 of Lumberton announced his candidacy for Place 7 on the Lumberton School Board of Trustees. He and his wife with two daughters live on Chance Cut-Off Road, attend Lumberton Church of Christ, and he is a Mobil Oil employee with 24 years service. Enderle urged voters to remember him on April 4 and pledged to do what is right to improve education while cutting expenses.
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George FE. Enderle
Lumberton
Enderle
Lumberton II to Organize Tonight at School
Lumberton Little League plans a re organization meeting tonight at Lumberton Elementary School. An election of officers will be held and parents of eligible boys aged eight to 12 are urged to attend. Al Courts serves as president.
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Lumberton Little League
Lumberton
al Courts
Three Silsbee Men Arrested in Regional Narcotics Raid
On Feb 19 a large operation spanning Silsbee Beaumont Port Arthur and Houston led to 31 warrants for 31 suspects. Silsbee officers with Beaumont Jasper County and Jefferson County help arrested Ronnie Capps 24 and John Ferdinal Jr 20 for marijuana and other drugs, while Marcus Neal Roberts 24 was seized in Houston. Bond set at 1000 each. The raid marks the third such action in the area since August 1969.
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Silsbee
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Houston
Edgar Blood
Jefferson County Grand Jury
Chief Blood
Morris Cole
Beaumont PD
Jasper County
Jefferson County
Ronnie Capps
John Ferdinal Jr
Marcus Neal Roberts
Blood
Silsbee Police Department
Filing date extended for Hardin County treasurer race
Haynes withdraws from the May 2 Democratic primary citing illness. Herman Adams extends the filing deadline to 6 pm March 10 by authority of the Texas Election Code, with Charles H Newsom the only other candidate listed for county treasurer.
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Clyde Haynes
Hardin County
Haynes
Democratic
Herman Adams
Kountze
Adams
Democratic Executive Committee
U. S
John Dowdy
Don Adams
State Board of Education
Carl E. Morgan
88Th Judicial District
Aline Harper
Cecil H. Cain
Emmett Lack
Tommie D. Easley
Edward L. Frazier
Billy E. Paine
C. E
Jack” Simmons
Clarence McNeely
Lafayette Pattillo
Charles H
Chuck) Newsom
Neal
Seven Youths Charged in Sour Lake Breakins
Seven youths from Lumberton Beaumont Voth and Victor face burglary charges in Hardin County Justice C A Kimball hearing Feb 19 21. One 17 year old and seven 15 16 year olds accused of two breakins at Pinewood Grocery Sour Lake with loot including liquor cash and a cash register.
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Lumberton
Beaumont
Voth
Victor
Kountze
Accidental drowning ruled in Lumberton woman's death
The Lumberton Justice of the Peace ruled Mrs. Lillie A. Taylor died accidentally after being found in a ditch by her trailer on US 69 US 96. An autopsy was performed at Farmer Funeral Home. The Warren native, 64, had lived in Lumberton nine years and is survived by husband R C Taylor a son Eska C Moore and three sisters.
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Lillie A. Taylor
Lumberton
J. M. Bowman
R. C. Taylor
Eska C. Moore
Pasadena
Lula Ramer
Spurger
Mary Moore
Dayton
Adam Wolcott
Kounitze
Silsbee Hears 1969 Auditor Report on City Finances
The Silsbee City Council heard a 1969 audit by John Coville of Koshkin Norfeldt Coville Ferrell and Associates and accepted the report. Income rose about 105000 from 1968 largely due to sales tax. expenditures grew 93500 with big allocations to highways and streets and public safety. The council noted improved accounting. Gibson's Department Stores discussed a Pine Plaza store but required water and sewer studies before construction. City Manager Hickerson was authorized to attend a Texas A&M breakfast for a water and sewer plant operator club.
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Silsbee
John Coville
Beaumont
Koshkin, Norfeldt Coville, Ferrell and Associates
Coville
Bob Sterling
Silsbee Public Library
Water and Sewer Department
Ronald Hickerson
Gibson’s Department Stores
Gibson's
Pine Plaza
Hickerson
Texas A&m University
Coucil
Newsom Announces Candidacy for Hardin County Treasurer
Charles H Newsom of Kountze announces his bid for Hardin County Treasurer in the May 2 Democratic Primary. The 37 year old businessman owns Newsom Center in Kountze and has managed it seven years. He is a Baylor graduate and family man with four children and church ties.
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Charles H
Chuck) Newsom
Kountze
Hardin County
Newsom Center
Chance-Loeb
Newsom
Kerens
Navarro County
Baylor University
Waco
Katherine Kirkpatrick
Hillister
First Baptist Church
Silsbee Group Examines Re-Districting Plan
A 17 member group interested in Hardin County redistricting met at Hardin County Savings and Loan at 4 p.m. Wednesday. They laid basic plans to gather accurate population data to aid the reapportionment effort under the one man one vote principle.
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Hardin County
Supreme Court
Hardin County Savings and Loan
Hardin County Sets May 23 Bond Election For $2 Million
Hardin County Commissioners move the bond election date to May 23 after legal review confirms legality. The change stems from advice by Gibson Spence and Gibson and input from Silsbee Chamber leaders. The vote also rescinds a prior motion to raise Precinct 5 Constable McKinney’s salary, citing budget and service concerns.
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Hardin County Commissioners Court
Austin
Gibson
Howard Barrington
Tom Bureh
Albert McKinney
Organization
Women For Better
Emmett Lack
Lydia Monk
McKinney
Precinct 5
Tiger Cagers Finish Second In District With 10-2 State
Silsbee Tigers under coach Dan Montgomery finished 10-2 in District 22-AAAA after routing the Victor Pirates 102-45. Grady Walters led with 25 points, followed by Matthews 15 and Yawn 19, as the team set a school scoring record and claimed the district runner-up spot behind Port Arthur Jefferson.
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Tiger Cagers
Dan Montgomery
Silsbee Tigers
Silsbee
Victor Pirates
Port Arthur Jefferson
Vidor
Montgomery
West Orange
Grady Walters
David Matthews
Mark Yawn
Tigers
Nederland Bulldogs
Walters
Matthews
Raleigh Garrett
Alton Dabney
Howell Barclay
Victor
Cleveland
Liberty
Livingston
Mark Dawn
Joe Price
Larry Irvin
Silsbee High Tiger
David Bush
Jerry Powell
Mike Graves
Ronnie Nash
Larry Vinson
Clyde Haynes Withdraws From County Treasurer Race
Clyde Haynes announced this week that health problems will keep him from seeking re election as County Treasurer. He has served 12 years in the post and says the withdrawal is necessary for his future personal health security.
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Clyde Haynes
Haynes
Kirkendall seeks re election to Lumberton Board Place 3
Kenneth R. Kirkendall, longtime Lumberton resident and former vice president of the Board, files to seek a second term as a member of the Lumberton School District Board of Trustees. He cites district growth, space and finance challenges, and aims to continue independent representation for students and taxpayers. He works for Jefferson Chemical Co. and lives with his wife Joyce Brumley and three children, who attend Lumberton schools, near Emanuel Baptist Church.
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Kenneth R. Kirkendall
Lumberton
Kirkendall
Jefferson Chemical Co
Joyce Brumley
Lumbertonchools
Teteher Emanuel Baptist
Hurch
Career Night at Silsbee High School March 5
In observance of Public School Week Silsbee High School along with the Kiwanis and Key Clubs will host a college and career night on Thursday March 5 from 7 to 9. Schools and agencies including University of Houston Texas A M University Texas Woman's University Prairie View A M College Lamar State College and others will participate. A general assembly in the cafeteria leads to three session visits followed by an informal reception with all teachers. Lumberton Evadale and Kountze have been invited.
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Silsbee High School
Kiwanis Club
Key Club
University of Houston
Texas A&m University
Texas Woman's University
Prairie View A&m College
Lamar State College
Stephen F .Austin
East Texas
Lumberton
Evadale
Kountze
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Kennedy
Dr. Ferrell
George E. Enderle
George E, Enderle
Lumberton II
Martin Dies Jr
Council
Charles H. Newsom
Silsbee Group
Lenox Hawthorne
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Art Cawthon
Commissioners
Virgil Caraway
Precinct
Bond
Texas Highway Department
FM 92
FM 418
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