Jones Seeks Harlingen Precinct 1 Commissioner Post
E J Jones of Silsbee announced he will run in the May Democratic Primary for Commissioner Precinct 1 Hardin County. He cites 29 years in roadwork incl eight years as foreman for former commissioner Virgil Caraway. He lives at 215 East Ave Silsbee and backs active service day and night.
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EK. J. Jones
Silsbee
Hardin County
Rex Moore
Jones
East Ave
The
Baptist Church
Virgil Caraway
Precinet Lo
Wiley Ellis Resigns at Hardin Memorial Hospital
Wiley W. Ellis, administrator of Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kountze for three years, offered his resignation effective February 12 to the Board of Directors. In his letter he said his usefulness to patients and the institution had been negated and meaningful change was unlikely. Ellis previously served as Sour Lake city secretary before joining the hospital nearly seven years ago.
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W. W. Ellis
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Ellis
SHS Musicians Earn All Area and All Region Honors
SHS musicians received UIL honors with All-Area and All-Region selections. Silsbee High School seniors and juniors, including Chris Bottoms and Charles Burns, earned spots after Jan. 10 auditions in Nacogdoches, with area players Susan Shine Lanita Ross Mark Wilson Cathy Grant Judy Jones noted for SHS band and choir.
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Silsbee
UIL
Bill Holt
Roy Bean
Chris Bottoms
San Antonio
Charles Burns
Silsbee High
Silsbee Junior High
Cathy Grant
Judy Jones
Mark Wilson
Lanita Ross
Susan Shine
SHS
Curis Bottoms Ought
Silsbee High Choir
Charles Burns Hart
Area Voice
Modisette seeks aid for Knupple crossing signal
Mrs. Dorothy Modisette of the Silsbee Womans Club asks the City Council for help obtaining a crossing signal at Knupple Road after an auto train crash last fall. Officials say officials study rail traffic ordinances and seek federal funding. lights cost about 60 thousand dollars with 10 percent railroad funding. The council also passes park regulations, approves monthly bills, and sets bids for three police autos with bids due January 27.
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Dorothy Modisette
Silsbee Woman’s Club
Silsbee
Knupple Road
Laura Baker
James L. Hays
Ronald Hickerson
Hickerson
Langston Seeks Constable Post in Hardin Precinct Three
W A Langston of Wildwood announces his candidacy for Constable Precinct 3 in Hardin County in the May Democratic Primary. A Navy veteran and Union Oil employee, Langston notes retirement eligibility soon and emphasizes his ties to the community and service ethos.
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W. A. Langston
W. A
Bill” Langston
Wildwood
Hardin County
L. C. Kirk
Langston
Village Mills
Honey Island
Warren High School
Stephen F. Austin College
Nacogdoches
Union Oil
Doris Deason Langston
Mike
Nederland
Jaeck
Port Neches
Reggie Garrett Set To Play For Steelers In Super Bowl X
Former Silsbee Tiger star Reggie Garrett will suit up for the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl X against the Dallas Cowboys. Garrett, a wide receiver, will wear number 86 and contribute on special teams with possible backup receiver duties. He previously starred at Waldo Mathews and Silsbee High, then Highlands and Eastern Michigan, earning multiple honors and 41 receptions for 689 yards in 1973.
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Reggie Garrett
Steelers
Dallas Cowboys
Miami
Silsbee Tiger
Pittsburgh Steelers
Waldo Mathews
Silsbee High
New Mexico Highlands University
Eastern Michigan University
Highlands
Garrett
Eastern Michigan
Oakland
Lynn Swann
County Okays $23,000 Budget For Probation Dept
Hardin County commissioners approve a 23 000 budget to operate a local probation department effective Oct 1. The move ends Hardin's DETRPD participation and allocates about 16 000 in Federal Revenue Sharing funds plus 7 000 in fees for 1976. John Costner will run adult and juvenile cases with a 4925 monthly salary and a 1000 travel allowance, creating two full time county personnel.
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Hardin
Horace Move
Moye
The
BEE
Hardin County
Detred
Tyler County
John Costner
Skeleton Found At Garbage Site Identified as Beaumont Attorney
A human skeleton found near an oil well location off FM 418 west of Silsbee is identified by dental work as Donald Moore Jr. 48 of Beaumont. Moore has been missing from his offices since September 16, 1975. Dentists and a surgeon were en route for identification.
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Silsbee
Hardin County
Billy Paine
The
BEE
Beaumont
Donald Moore Jr
Chelsea Place
W. T. Ard
Ce Me
ES McNeil
Jimmy Norwood
Tigers Sail Into Zone Lead With 70-58 Jasper Victory
Silsbee moved into the District 10-3A East lead by beating Jasper 70-58 as Little Cypress Mauriceville faltered against Orange Stark. Anthony Brown scored 26 after returning from injury and Artie Shankle added 18. The Tigers eye the zone title when they host LCM Bears Friday.
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Tigers
Jasper
Silsbee
Little Cypress
Mauriceville
Orange Stark
Anthony Brown
Artie Shankle
South Park Greenies
Greenies
Derrek Shelton
Greenie
Fred Williams
LCM Bears
Curtis Robbins Dies in One Car Crash Near Silsbee
Curtis Van Robbins 37 of Evadale died in a one car crash on US 96 nine-tenths mile east of Silsbee around 9:15 p.m. January 7. Funeral services were held January 9 at Caussey's E. E. Stringer Funeral Chapel Kirbyville. Burial in Bean Cemetery. Survived by a son Curtis Jr., two daughters Paulette and Jodie Elizabeth, father Jobie A. Robbins, and brother Sylvester Robbins.
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Curtis van Robbins
Evadale
Silsbee
Causey
Truman Dougharty
Robbins
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Curtis van Robbins Jr
Paulette
Jodie Elizabeth Robbins
Jobie A. Robbins
Sylvester Robbins
Kirbyville
Burglars Target City Homes in January Break-Ins
Silsbee police investigated residential burglaries from January 9 to 10. Gloria Hadnot reported electronics valued at 246.77 stolen while visiting Beaumont. Entry appeared by pried rear doors at 2:39 a.m. January 10, with a 19 inch TV, record player, tape player, records, and eight 8 track tapes taken from her home.
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Silsbee
Gloria Hadnot
South 15Th Street
Beaumont
T. R. Robinson
Robinson
Fisher
Herbert Free
Park
Kountze Man Charged In Money Order Theft
Joe Calvin Yarborough of Kountze, 28, was charged January 12 with possession of American Express money orders stolen in October in Dallas. He faced prior charges for a .22 revolver and a November burglary at Lowell Lumber Co. in Kountze. Authorities recovered four money orders, two cashed in Kountze and Silsbee, with one more attempted in Silsbee. Bonds totaled $12,000.
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Joe Calvin Yarborough
Kountze
American Express
Dallas
Holzapfel
Yarborough
Lowell Lumber Co
Holvaptel
James Hunter Named NBN Defensive Player of the Year
Silsbee star James Hunter, and All America pick from Grambling University, wins the National Black Network Defensive Player of the Year honor. Hunter, 194 pounds, intercepted nine passes in 1975 and was MVP for the South in the Senior Bowl Game in Mobile. Grambling coach Eddie Robinson is Black College Coach of the Year.
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Silsbee
James Hunter
Grambling University
Mobile
NBN
Grambling
Eddie Robinson
Man jailed after January tavern shooting
Horace Cleaver age 42 of Kountee was charged with aggravated assault and unlawful carrying of a weapon after a shooting at a Silsboe tavern on January 11. Denis Allen and Joe Alexander reported a patron fired several shots at a customer. Cleaver’s arrest followed.
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Horace Cleaver
Kountee
Silsboe
SPD Set
Denis Allen
Ofwer
Joe Alexander
Allen
Hurriane
Cleo Colins
Public Hearing Set On RR Crossing Plan In Silsbee
State highway group schedules 6:30 pm hearing Wednesday in Silsbee City Hall to discuss extending South Fourth Street with a new Santa Fe railroad yard crossing. Proposals include reconstructing Third Street and Fourth Street sections and creating a third crossing, amid concerns of bottlenecks and reduced downtown parking. Supporters say it offers a partial fix to traffic delays from rail activity and may spur a future North Fifth Street bypass.
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State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
The
Texas Highway Department
Bee
Silscoe City Hall
Ernest Avenue
Theity Council
South Fourth Street
Third Street
Fourth Street
West Avenue
Allroad
Silsbee Public Library
North Fifth
North Third
North Fourth
Pho
North Fifth Street
Thaffie Aera North Fifth Ant
Gia
Be er Drinkers Nabbed With Two Pounds of Pot
Silsbee police arrested Michael Alton Marshall and Thomas Eugene Monk after stopping Marshall’s car for after hours drinking. A bag with about two pounds of marijuana and 17 plastic bags of the drug were found as officers moved beer to the station. Both men faced felony marijuana charges, arraigned by Justice Bo Como, with bonds set at 3400 dollars and fines for after hours drinking.
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Silsbee
James Fulgham
Ralph Osbourne
Fulghaim
Michael Alton Marshall
Thomas Eugene Monk
Marshall
North Fifth Street
Avenue
Monte
Atarshall
Ricks Joe Wood
Kountee
Justice of the Peace
Bo i. Como
Monie
Fulgham
SISD Seeks Bids For $60,000 Gym At Read-Turrentine
Silsbee Independent School District opened bids for a new gymnasium at Read-Turrentine Elementary School with proposals from Byram-Swain Construction Beaumont McBride Construction Nederland and Duckworth Port Arthur The gym would serve about 85 students in grades four through six and a trustees election is set for early April for four seats Incumbents listed and terms are three years Board also discussed buying two new school buses and updating lunch program compliance.
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Read- Turrentine
Silsbee Independent School District
Crawford
The
BEE
Byram - Swain Construction Co
Beaumont
McBride Construction Co
Nederland
Duckworth Inc
Port Arthur
Prier Lange
Edward Dominguez
C. R. Baker
F. Sanford
Phive
John Meade
D. D. Shine
Richard Jones
Horka Announces Candidacy For County Attorney
Rupert F. Horka a longtime Jefferson County assistant district attorney announces plans to run for County Attorney of Hardin County. He lists his legal training from St. Marys University and San Antonio and his local service on the Silsbee City Parks Board and other groups.
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Rupert F
Bo) Horka
Silshee
University of Notre Dame
University of Texas
St. Mary’s University
San Antonio
Horka
Terrell Buchanan
Jefferson County
Hardin County
Taylor
Old Hardin
Saratoga
Susie Hudson
Pawhuska
Okla
Datashder
Dee Dee
Read-Turrentine School
Silsbee
Mes
Silsbee City Parks
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Silsonee Little Drieblers Association
New Orleans
San Diego
Houston
National District Attorneys Assocation
Law Iiorcemertt Officers Association of Texas
Ind
Tesxas District and County Attorneys Association
Fiet
Alton
Jdedleraan
Coualism
Ric
Hardin
Dhoi
Worker injured in fall at Kirby Lumber site
An Evirdale worker sustained a right hip fracture after a fall at Kirby Lumber Corp. on Thursday. He was medically evaluated at Silsbee Dortare Hospital by Dr. C A Raines and referred to a Beaumont specialist. the injured man is an employee of Cordey's Industrial Manufacturing Co. of Stisin.
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Kirby
Evirdale
Kirby Lumber Corp
Hee
Silsbee Dortare Hospital
C. A. Raines
Beaumont
E.G. Roberts
Cordey's Industrial Manufacturing Co
Stisin
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E. J. Jones
Wiley Ellis
Hardin Memorial
He Is
Frank Garrett
Azzie Miller Brooks
County OK
Monasy
Coin Ioners
Deep East Texas
Probation Department
Curtis Robbins
SISD
Rupert
Bo Horas
Et Silshee
Plardin County
Metric
Jefferson
Kupert F. “Cbo” Horka
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