Miss Silsbee 1972 Pageant Draws Five Contestants
Five young women compete for the Miss Silsbee 1972 crown at the 14th annual pageant set for Saturday evening at 7 30 in the Silsbee Junior High auditorium. Sponsored by the Pine Belt Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association, contestants are judged in talent swimsuit and evening gown with the top two winning 400 scholarships. The winner earns an all expense paid trip to the Miss Texas Pageant. Contestants include Cynthia Ann Clopp Sherry Sue McLean and Carolyn Gayle Nolen among others all from Silsbee High School with ties to local clubs and activities.
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Silsbee
Pine Bum
American Business Women’s Association
Miss Silsbee
Cynthia Ann Clopp
Dorothy Clopp
Silsbee High School
Thespian Club
Volleyall
Satsuma
Carolyn
Stephen F. Austin
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
Patricia Elaine Pickett
B. F Pickett Jr
North Texas State University
West Gibon Department Store
Elena Watts
Jack RK. Watts
Morris Moore Chevrolet Co
Lumberton High School
Lumberton
Future Teachers
Elena
Texas Christian University
ABWA
City’s First 1972 Fatality Marks Start of Year
Andrew Smith Sr. 69 of 405 South 17th Street died after being struck by two cars on US 96 South near Maxwell Drive. Funeral held January 5 at New Bethel Baptist Church with burial in Kirby Cemetery. No charges filed. pavement was wet per police report. Survived by wife Lucy and extended family.
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Andrew Smith Sr
South 17Th Street
Silsbee
New Bethel Baptist Church
R. M. Jones
Kirby Cemetery
Smith
Santa Fe
Silsbee Justice of the Peace
Rex Moore
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Sat
James Martin
Sammy Ruggles
James Fulgham
US 96
Maxwell Drive
Jackie Holt Whitehead
Buna
Douglas Glenn Roberts
Spurge
Lucy Smith
Mose Smith Sr
Clemmie Smith
Beaumont
Earlton Smith
Lorenzo D. Smith
U. S Air Force
Okinawa
Japan
Jimmy J. Smith
Los Angeles
Calif
Earlene Woods
Imogene Lane
Leboria Riley
B. B. Simieon
Alonzo Smith
Tommy Smith
Elmo Frazier
Gun Wounds Hospitalize Local Man In Silsbee
Danny H. Byford, 59, of Silsbee, remained in good condition in the ICU at St. Elizabeth Hospital after a Jan. 2 gunshot incident in Silsbee. He was shot once in the left side and once in the right shoulder with a .22 caliber pistol. Police and hospital officials said the case is under investigation with no charges filed yet.
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Danny H. Byford
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Byford
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
St. Elizabeth
James Martin
Willis Compton
Three Get Probation In Burglaries
Three men pleaded guilty to burglaries in 88th District Court and received probated sentences. William Frank Malone 20 of Beaufort pleaded guilty to burglary of the George A Glasspool home in Silsbee and got seven years probated. Mack Warner Jr 19 and George W Schneider 19, both of Silsbee, pleaded guilty to burglaries of Club 96 and the Neches Club and received four years probation each.
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Billy Paine
The
BEE
Paine
William Frank Malone
Beaumont
George A. Glasspool
Silsbee
H. A. Coe
Mack Warner Jr
George W. Schneider
Club 96
Neches Club
Juke Box Burglary Reported In Silsbee Street Box
Police report a burglary at an Escapade juke box on 440 South North Street Silsbee. Patrolman Melvin Weber said Jimmy Lee Jackson claimed someone broke in but could not specify amount or time. Incident first reported at 9 51 a m January 4.
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Njfth
Silsbee
Melvin Weber
Weber
Jimmy Lee Jackson
Pojlice
Luther F. Chitty Declares Candidacy For Precinct 2 Commissioner
Silsbee carpenter Luther F. Chitty announced this week his candidacy for Hardin County Commissioner in Precinct 2. He joins Virgil L. Caraway and B. C. Taff in the race. Chitty, 47, resident of Silsbee 22 years, seeks support citing roads and drainage needs and his taxpayer perspective. He is married to Tressie Craft and they have a daughter, Mrs. Robert Chapman. Howard Barrington of Kountze was named commissioner of Precinct 2 in the recent redistricting.
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Luther F. Chitty
Silsbee
Hardin County
Virgil L. Caraway
B. C. Taff
Chitty
Caraway
Kountze
Providence
Tressie Craft
Daugher
Robert Chapman
Howard Barrington
Provinct 2
James L. Hays
First United Methodist Church
Deborah Freeman
Ruby Lee Perdue
Woodlea Group
Bob Herron
J. F. Eldredge
Sagstetter Visit In Houston Over Holidays
Mr and Mrs Delmar Sagstetter visited during the holidays in Houston at the home of her sister and family Mr and Mrs Bill Stoll.
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Tiget
L. L. Smith
Grissom Air Force Base
Indiana
Delmar Sagstetter
Houston
Bill Stoll
Bank Burglars Aged 6 to 13 Surrounded by Cops in Kountze
Four boys aged 6 9 10 and 13 were found inside the People's State Bank during a burglary alarm call at 2 10 p m in Kountze. They had over 100 dollars and caused 400 dollars in bank damage. They face theft charges and were released to their parents with restitution ordered.
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Kountze
Hardin County
Billy Paine
People’s State Bank
Paine
Jesse Cartwright
Claud
Lindsey
Bell
John Benson
Fina
Dowdy Guilty on Eight Counts in Bribery Case
U S Representative John Dowdy of Texas District 2 was found guilty on eight counts including bribery conspiracy and perjury stemming from a $25 000 bribe tied to an investigation. The verdict followed nearly two months of testimony with Dowdy denying wrongdoing as his family watched.
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Cong
John Dowdy
U. S
Texas
John
Dowdy
Johnnie Deana
Allight
Stephen H. Sachs
United States
Congress
Thomas J Lane
D-Mass
Lane
Monarch Construction Co
Rex Moore Seeks Hardin County Commissioner Post
Rex Moore, longtime Silsbee resident and seven year JP Justice of the Peace, announces candidacy for Hardin County Commissioner Precinct 1. He cites old‑time sincerity, public service experience, and plans to aid the community as reasons for running.
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Silshee
Justice of the Peace
Rex Moore
Hardin County
Pet
Old the Bee
Moore
Silsbee
Port Arthur
Beaumont
3Ilsbee
Silshee Ex-Students Association
Silshee Quarterback Club
Silshee Volunteer Fire Department
Woodrow Baptist Church
Jiaticee of the Peace
Cnd
Justice Office
JP Office
1971 In Hardin County top stories redistricting and Tigers football
The Hardin County year in review highlights 1971 with the redistricting battle ending Sept. 7 under Judge Steger and Silsbee High School football leading Texas 3A for most of the season. Other items include local police chief dispute, council elections, zoning moves, and county budget shifts.
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BEE
Hardin County
Commissioners Court
Silsbee
Texas
Tigers
Sucess
Brenham Cubs
Fdeor Blood
Spencer Armour
C. E Landol Jy
Hardin County Commissioners Court
William Steger
Jim Baldwin
James Hunter
Don White
Dudley Keith
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Johnny Lee Red Dowden
Mary Reynolds
Wayne
Jac Marie Gray
Larry Alton Gray
Arthur Lee Gray
James Ferlitz
Raymond Bartness
Neches National Bank
Warren Bowers
John C. Dubose
John C. Dubose Is Team. ‘Herton School Board
Morris Cole
Herron
Justice of Peace
Rex Moore
Cecil Cobble
North Hardin
City to honor John Busby with walk-in tribute Friday
A walk-in tribute for John Busby pioneer member and chief of the Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department since 1939 will be held at Silsbee City Hall on Friday January 7 from 2 30 p m to 4 p m Assistant City Manager Cesar Dominguez said the public is invited Busby retired from the department on September 1 of last year
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Fay Marie Gray
Herbert Cook
Susbee Post Office
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Pat Pace
Jack Gore
R. C. Williams
Earl Stover
Steger
Hardin County
Paine
John Busby
Ecosses
Silsbee Volunteer Fire
Silsbee City Hall
Cesar Dominguez Dominguez
Republic
Busby
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Grady Trimble Named Acting Chairman in Hardin County Democrats
Kountze attorney Grady Trimble was named acting chairman of the Hardin County Democratic executive committee after Herman Adams Jr. of Silsbee resigned to run for the District 5 Texas House. Adams, who became county chairman in 1968, now serves as distributive education coordinator for Silsbee schools. Trimble previously practiced law in Kountze and Jasper.
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Kountze
Grady Trimble
Hardin County
Democratic
Herman Adams Jr
Silshee
Adams
Texas
Silsbee Schools
Trimble
Jasper
Kountee
Murder Reported in Kountve Area Involving Child
BULEbrin the Bee reports that Mrs Ray McCormick of Kountve and a small child were apparently murdered late Wednesday afternoon. Sheriff Billy Paine and several officers were investigating the case at 4 20 p m according to a sheriff's dispatcher.
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The
Bee
Ray McCormick
Kountve
Billy Paine
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Sherry Sue McLean
Bilie
McLean
Silsbee Lions Club
Tiger Band
Sherry
Carolyn Gayle Nolen
Richard EF Nolen
Patricia Elaine Picket
Andrew Smith
Roy Potts
James A Warner
Ricky Glenn Simmons
Dixie Queen
James Read
Precinct One
Pat Dominguez
Mes
Cesar Dominguez
Texas Children’s Hospital
Silsbee City Coun[cl
Leonard
More
Chamber of Commerce
Coward
Landolt
Armour
Beck
M. D. Moore
John T. Willams
Tommy L Edgar
LISD
C. B. Stevens
John Meade
Houston Thompson
New Methodist
Fred ‘Lions Club
Edgar Blood
SHS
Coe
Lamberston
Charles Landeraf
Susan Smith
Louann Weathersby
Charles Landgrat
Ann ‘Benson
Red” Dowden
Reynolds
Evadale
Noel Rainey
Debbie Stringer
Dennis McNally
Cynthia Kay Hargraves
Trailer Park
Herrons
Highway Department
Silsher Tratty
Worthy
Larry Irvin
O'Neil
New Silsbee
Bonner Street
GSU
Missioner
Matt Dinkle
Nicholls State University
Sisd Trusteaa
Couneil
Cough Éyrup
Scott Donovan
Debes
Jack Brookshire
Atlantic-Richfield
Larry Wiley
Wayne McClanahan
Laz Bowen
Judge Lack
Levon Jackson
Western ‘Electric
Bulebrin
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