Demolition of Old School Building Underway in Silsbee
demolition work on the old stucco building at O’Neil Intermediate School began after Morris Contractors of Star Route, Silsbee, won the bid Dec 14 1976. Morris agreed to clear the site remove salvage material and if needed a slab for 950 dollars within 176 working days. alternative bid from Little Hawk Inc of Beaumont was 47820 dollars.
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O’neil Intermediate
Morris Contractors
Star Route
Silsbee
Frank L. Morris
Fourth Street
Board of Trustees
Morris
Little Hawk, Inc
Beaumont
Herman Weber
Acme
R. H. Griffin
C. A. Pratt
J. A. Shine
Sam Shackleiter
J. W. Read
Lack Thompson
O'Neil
Silsbee Independent School District
Railroad
Zonng
Gulf States Utilities
City Police Book 17 In Alcoholic Related Cases During Week
A total of 17 persons were arrested during the New Year s week on alcohol related charges. The arrests reflect a wave of incidents across the city as police reported on the week s activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Police
Jeanette McCreight
Tax Office
Fred Anders
GSU
Tiger Stadium
Sleet Storm Knocks Out Power In Silsbee Area
A heavy sleet storm left about 7,000 homes in Silsbee and Lumberton without electricity. Gulf States Utilities reports outages began at 6:30 a.m. as temperatures fell below 32 and ice-coated lines and trees caused cascaded line breaks. Over 130 workers labored through Sunday into Monday to restore service, with Silsbee waking by 11 a.m. Monday and neighboring towns gradually reconnecting. Woodville suffered the worst damage with widespread outages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee-Lumberton
Gulf States Utilities District
Robert Sheffield
Sheffield
GSU
Silsbee
Lumberton
Kount
Blood Stained House Investigation Nears Two Weeks
Law officers probe a Christmas Eve incident at the Lloyd Ewing residence in Silsbee. Blood and tissue samples belonged to an adult woman and an infant or fetus. Sheriff Paine suspects murder or abortion. missing Ewing car key to the case.
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Silsbee
Lloyd Ewing
Ewing
Beaumont Neurological Center
Beaumont
Burleson
the Bee
Paine
Jasper
Telephone Directory Assistance Charges Begin Here Friday
Southwestern Bell announces new charges for telephone directory assistance starting Friday. Customers may receive up to 10 free assists. any beyond that will be billed on their phone bills.
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Southwestern Bell
Battle 17 Fires Keep Silsbee Fire Dept Busy
The Silsbee Fire Department fought 17 fires in seven days, with 12 grass fires and five other calls, tied to New Year celebrations and dry winds. Notable incidents include a stove fire at Mrs. Thomas Lewis on Hicks Dairy Road and grass blazes on North Fourth Street, Spurger Highway, Haynes Road, and Highway 92.
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Silsbee
Russell Busby
Thomas Lewis
Hicks Dairy Road
Ing
Busby
North Fourth Street
Lum McGallion
Spurger Highway
Haynes Road
Highway 92
Weathersby Street
Jim Walker
Fresenius Road
Saratoga Youth Charged With Assault and Attempted Murder
Eugene Maxwell, 17, of Saratoga, is charged with assault and attempted murder after a 12 gauge shotgun shooting that left Nathan Darrel Hendrix, 18, of Sour Lake, wounded in the neck. Hendrix’s brother took the gun, Maxwell was jailed on $2,500 bond and appeared before Justice Cecil Overstreet. officers listed.
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Eugene Maxwell
Saratoga
Nathan Darrel Hendrix
Ann Street
Sour Lake
Billy Paine
Hendrix
Crowville
Highway 770
Hardin County
Maxwell
Thomas Hendrix
Nathan Hendrix
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Hardin County Sheriff's Office
Cecil Overstreet
Mike Holzapfel
James Williams
Bill Langston
Five Hardin County crimes investigated by sheriff
Hardin County authorities led five cases last week including three burglaries, a theft and an aggravated robbery. Suspects in two burglaries were Beaumont youths, with firearms taken from residences on Leigh Street in Lumberton and from a home on Rt. 2 in Silsbee. A stolen car pursuit netted Jerry Long and Joe Modglin from the Kountze area, while a separate oilfield theft at Batson yielded about $1000 in equipment with no arrests yet. A wigged gunman who robbed Bell Oil Co. and seized a vehicle remains at large.
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Hardin County Sheriff’s Office
Billy E. Paine
Charles Laird
John Oaks
Leigh Street
Lumberton
Oaks
Paine
Beaumont
Pearl Monroe Spears
Rt. 2
Moore
Mike Holzapfel
Ralph Osborne
Beaueee Police Department
Park Dale
Hardin County
Holzapfel
Jerry Long
Joe Modglin
Kountze
Clair Borden
Batson
Grady Barnhart
Bell Oil Co
James Williams
Bell
Evelyn Leekie
Victor
Gulf States Utilities
Thomas Page
Dougla Day of
Silsbee
North Sea
Hardin County Sheriff's
Miron Love
Houston
Emmett Lack
Houston Thompson
Stanley Coe
Tigers
West Orange Chiefs
Kirby Stadium
Weeks
Crawford
Tim Baldree
Jerry Mansfield
W. H. Drake
Knapple
Eugene Jordan
Hardin County Personal Income and Retail Boom 1970 75
A New York survey shows Hardin County's retail sales rose from 30.2 million in 1970 to 76.2 million by early 1976. Personal income after taxes climbed from 64.99 million to 127.89 million, with per household spending near 6,752 annually. Inflation and costs cited, but gains expected to continue.
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New York
Hardin County
Standard Rate and Data Service
It Happened Here The Past Year Part Two
A year of Silsbee civic life recaps July to October with park dedication funding, airport survey payments, business expansions, school and teacher moves, exams for local officials, golf and sports notes, criminal cases, and community milestones. The diary lists city, county, and school actions, appointments, arrests, and local developments including road bonds, rate talks, and local honors.
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Silsbee
Southwestern Bell
Bayou Properties
Giant Food
Lumberton
Don Adams
Jasper
Herman Adams
Susan Hodges
Clarence H. Hodges
Braunschweig
West German
Bert T. Kellar
Bell and Howell Schools
Grand Jury To Meet January 21 For 88th District
The Grand Jury for the 88th District Judicial District will meet for the first time in 197% on Jan. 21, according to District Clerk Aline Harper. Members include Jim H. Crawford of Lumberton, Thomas Matthews of Silsbee, Bob Kerr of Pinewood, Ann Ogden of Kountze (foreman), Anthony Tantillo of Kountze, Howard Hollis of Silsbee, W. E. Coon of Saratoga, J. W. Livingston of Kountze, J. D. Lane of Silsbee, Pat Le Grande of Pinewood, David Payne of Sour Lake, and Roy Langston of Kountze.
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Aline Harper
Jim H. Crawford
Lumberton
Thomas Matthews
Silsbee
Bob Kerr
Pinewood
Ann Ogden
Kountze
Foreman
Anthony Tantillo
Howard Hollis
W. E. Coon
Sara‘toga
J. W. Livingston
J. D. Lane
Pat le Grande
David Payne
Sour Take
Roy Langston
Public Hearing Set for Silsbee Jan. 13 on City Needs
A public hearing is scheduled January 13 at 7 p.m. in City Hall to discuss priorities under the Community Development Block Grant Program. The program could fund up to 250000 for projects, mainly slum clearance and housing for the underprivileged, plus code enforcement, demolition, rehabilitation, and historic property restoration. Marie L Tennison named chairperson for the committee.
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iCity
Mariel Tennison
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Billy E. Paine. Ewing
Clarence McNeely
Miron A Sove
Love
Tke Zbranek
Liberty
Neal Duvall
John Hill
Yandel Fults
Grand Jury
Jefferson County
Missouri
Dallas
Becky Ratliff
Hous‘ton
Roger Ratliff
Anders
Ray McGallion
Tiger
Kirby Lumber Corp
Truett Pritchard and Associates
Michael Dean Fitzpatrick
Rev. C. M. Duplissey
Billy Martin
Della Mae Snelling
Morris Moore Chevrolet
Kirby
SISD
Texas Highways Patrol
School Board of Equalization
South Seventh Street
Ronald
Hickerson
Dardin Drive
Lamar
Evadale
Jim Stewart
Jerry Byrom
James Hunter
Grambling
Detroit Lions
Miami Dolphins
Hebert
Deryl Ray McGallion
Silsbee Country Club
Bragg Hotel
Texas
Haskell Taylor
Sherriff
County Equalization Board
Connie Fox Pinnell
Jefferjson County
Cardinal
Nederland
Moore Means
Forest Park Trojans
Sheriff’s
Segno Road
New State Commission
Silsbee’s
Associated Press
South Third
Pamela Tobey
Tigers Dispatch
Forest Park
Albert .D. Miller
French
Jeaumont - Charlton Pollard
Silsbee Jaycees
Mobile
Ala
Council
Knupple
Danny Flowers
Jerry McKinney
Jaycees
Big Play
Joanne Jordan
Jack Jordan
Silsbee High School
Livingston
Silsbee High Band
Anderson Williams
Santa Fe
Commissioners
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