Houston Natural Gas asks council for small rate increase
Houston Natural Gas Corp seeks a rate hike from Silsbee City Council citing higher wellhead gas costs and expenses. The filing requests an increase that would raise the base rate to 3.00 per 400 cubic feet with an expected $2.67 monthly rise for the average bill, effective if approved.
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Houston Natural Gas Corp
Silsbee City
W. E. Long
HNG
Silsbee
Arlen Williams
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Cil
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Judge Fisher May Rule On Lambs Civil Case
A $200,000 damage suit filed by Alice and Bill Lamb against former Hardin County deputies Jesse Cartwright and Don Merrill may be decided soon, a spokesman for Federal Judge Joe Fisher said Wednesday. The Lambs accuse the deputies in a civil action and await a ruling from the court.
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Alice
Bill Lamb
Hardin County
Jesse Cartwright
Don Merrill
Joe Fisher
Lambs
Lumberton
Warren
T. R. Moore
Bronson
Church of Christ Congregation
City of
Silsbee OK
Silsbee Tigers
C. E. King
Tigers
Channelview Falcons
Evadale Man Is Booked For Auto Theft
An 18 year old Evadale man, Mark Allen Burnett, was arrested in Gretna Louisiana on charges of stealing his uncle Carl Moss’s 1968 Oldsmobile 88. Two 16 year old juveniles were arrested and released to their parents. Burnett is held on charges of possessing a stolen automobile contributing to the delinquency of minors and theft of gasoline. The theft was reported Sunday January 5.
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Evadale
Gretna
Jasper County
Bill Broadnax
the Bee
Carl Moss
Moss
Mark Allen Burnett
Broadnax
Burnett
D. K. Tennison
Silsbee
Lynn David
Elly Scott
Lamar University
Barbara Katzer
Melvin Rivers
Nelda Doyen
George Iles
Melinda Bell
Albert Allen
Robin Hawn
Patricia Olson
Donna Langston
SHS
Nelson Duffle
Beth McDonald
Janice Alford
Debbie Rash
Laura Copeland
Regina Hancock
Europe
Marvin Cheek
Maurey Cheek
California
W. E. Huffhines
First National Bank
Robert Forse
Tor
Ben D. Smith
Houston
Hardin County
IRS
Morris Pharmacy
Lumberton Pharmacy
Edna Guynes
Silsbee City
Horace Moye
Aline House
Kountze
Huntsville State Unson
Michael Murray
Village Creek
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Santa Fe Industries, Inc
Kirby Lumber Corp
Phillip Allen
Tretty Allen Hes
McNeese State University
James Bur Enson
Silabee
W. ©. Smith
Neches Mint‘max
Lumberton
County Talks Want List Lumberton By Pass Plan
Hardin County Commissioners meet to hear bids on a four ton truck with a backhoe mount and two new sheriff autos. County officials, led by County Judge Emmett Lack, discuss emergency purchases, budgeted funds, and required bidding procedures amid vehicle shortages and a pending county by pass planning note.
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Lumberton
Emmett Lack
Howard Barrington
Barrington
Precinct Two
Pet
Hugh Bevil Means
The
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Hardin County
Billy E. Paine
Horace Moye
Sheriff's Department
Lack
Paine
J. L. Loftin
Pete Trest
Texas Highway Department
THD
Walton Creek
FM 421
Ariola Road
Chance
Hardin County notes 1974 deficits and booming year in review
Hardin County Commissioners faced potential year end deficits prompting budget cuts to fire departments and libraries as the 1974 year closed. The Bee’s year in review highlights area achievements, drownings and accidents, and events across Silsbee, Lumberton, and surrounding towns with notable religious, educational, and civic developments.
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Hardin County Commissioners Court
Silsbee
North Carolina
BEE
Boraham Souvandy
Silshee
Golden Triangle
State Department
Jay Allen Griffin
Lumberton
Holiday Fire Calls Not Too Numerous
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department Chief Russell Busby said holiday fire calls were light. Only two calls since the new year began both automobile fires one at 2 20 p m Jan 5 at 410 Pine Street and another Jan 6 at 8 30 a m at Frank Robinson School.
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Silshee Volunteer
Russell Busby
Pine Street
Frank Robinson School
Police - LaFose
Beaumont
Pine Island Bayou
Danny Holloway
Arnold's
FM 1122
Lora Wilson
Surgery Scheduled for Injured Silsbee Worker
Ronnie Nichols 36 of Silsbee, one of four Eastex paper mill workers hurt on Christmas Day, will undergo surgery for amputation of his right big toe this week. St Elizabeth Hospital had earlier claimed he was discharged. a family member corrected the record.
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Ronnie Nichols
Silsbee
Eastex, Inc
the Bee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Nichols
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Silsbee Man Dies In Auto Crash Near Silsbee
Herbert Donald Starkey 47 of Silsbee died in a one car crash on US 96 near a barricade and a tree after his northbound 1966 Dodge left the road. He and his family had lived in Silsbee for a year. funeral held January 8 at Farmer Funeral Home. He is survived by wife Mary Nan and four daughters, plus parents, siblings, and in-laws. local trooper described the chain of events and time of accident.
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Panther
Silsbee Tigers
West Orange
South Park
Greenies Wallop Tigers
Silsbee
Charlie Lambert
John Lamar Kirkendall
US 69
US 96
Lumberton
Solons
Dolph Briscoe
Hardin County
Jeff Knighten
Randy Dean Gore
Bobby Kelley
Beaumont
FFA
Herbert Donald Starkey
Laurie Lane
Box
Silston
Pet
Justice of Highway
Danny Smith
The
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Starkey
Smith
Farmer Funeral Home
Rev Co. M. Duplissey
Hooks-Cravey
Mary Nan Starkey
Sherry Nan
Rita Fae
Donna Laura
Rana Ann Starkey
Greg Starkey
Pasadena
Frank
H. G. Starkey
Laverne MelCarty
Louise Hudson
Houston
Joyce Ingle
Katy Starkey
Bethlehem Steel
New Year Duck Hunt Pair Stranded in Marsh Near High Island
Silsbee businessmen Render Wilson and Spencer Armour spent New Year’s night stranded as tides dropped and water disappeared near High Island. They rode out the delay, returning to their car about 6 30 a m Thursday unharmed after launching Jan 1 for a duck lease and getting stranded in the marsh until the tide rose.
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Silsbee
High Island
Render Wilson
Beall's
Spencer Armour
Armour Auto Parts
Wilson
Billy Barclay
David Cook
Bim Armour
Don Hawthorne
Tigers Rally Past Chiefs In 62 48 Victory
Silsbee improves to 15 7 with a 62 48 win over West Orange Chiefs. Larry Taylor leads with 20 points as District 1 1 opener sets the tone for the Tigers. Upcoming tests include South Park and a Jan 14 visit from Jasper.
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Silsbee Tigers
West Orange Chiefs
Larry Taylor
Bengals
Chiefs
Tigers
Silsbee
South Park Greenies
Jasper
Dan Montgomery
Nederland Bulldogs
Port Arthur Jefferson
Michael Dabney
Bulldogs
Andigin
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Evadale Man
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Alex J. LeSeux
Louisiana
Millsite
Donna Lindsey
Amateur Athletic Union
Silsbee City Engineers
Park Board
Knupple Road
Parksite
B. F. Pickett
Masonic Lodge
Woodrow Church
John Walters
Grayson County
Sherman
Joyce Lux
Shawn Dunnigan
Becky Ratliff
Nederland
Richard
Nixon
First National Bank of Silsbee
Kirby
Lamberton
Clifton Caraway
Ashland Oil Co
Sam P. Copeland
Hillsboro
Kirby Union Workers
Tigers Blank Cleveland
Indians
Texas Highway Commission
Big
Gerald Ford
Rachel Mansfield
Tiger
Charles Stanley
Henderson Junior College
Orange Stark
Ozie London Jr
Jesse Finister
Hardin County Court
Robinson
Department of Labor
Livingston Lions
Cathy David Reigns
Silsbee High School
Texas Health Department
Robert J. Powell
Ora Roach
Dawn Seamans
Mollie Modisette
South Texas
New Kirby
William George Thompson
Charles Moore
First Baptist
West Wing
Terry Sapp
Mack Young
Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears
Bridge City Cardinals
Art- Hee William George Thompson
Baytown
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Walter W. Blackshear
Kirby Lumber Corp. Particleboard
Silsbee Tiger
Bubba McGallion
James Hunter
University of Houston
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Silsbee Independent School District
Forest Park Trojans
Cleveland
Houston Kashmere
Beaumont Colony
Amanda Bohler
W. C. McNeil
Lester Cowart
C. A. Raines
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Huntsville
Silsbee Man
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