Dudley Keith Fired From County Hospital Post
Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kountze ousts longtime administrator Dudley Keith after a budget increase for 1971 from 617608.16 to 632540.00. Wiley Ellis named interim successor. board cites economic reasons and budget cuts in administration. Keith defends finances as a paper loss and notes county funds in reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Keith
County Hospital
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Wiley Ellis
Pat Pace
the Bee
Keith
Pace
Kountze
Hardin County Hospital Board
The
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Ellis
Neches National Bank
Mayor and three council seats set for April 6 election
An election to choose a Silsbee mayor and council members for places 4 5 and 6 will occur April 6 at the main fire station from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Incumbents are Mayor Claude Coward and councilmen Landolt Armstrong and Sanford. Filing runs to March 5. City notes Gulf States Utilities proposed 10 percent late payment penalty was tabled. City Manager Hickerson reported bills typically arrive within five days after meter readings. Clarence March of the Texas Water Quality Board visited to review facilities and praised improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Avenue 1
Claude Coward
C. E
Pete) Landolt Jr
Spencer Armour
R. F
Sleepy) Sanford
Gulf States Utilities Co
Ronald Hickerson
GSU
James L. Hays
Hickerson
GSA
Clarence March
Texas Water Quality Board
Bill Allen
Water and Sewer Department
Escapee From Rusk State Hospital Sought
Garland Gore of Silsbee described as armed and dangerous by Hardin County authorities escaped from Rusk State Mental Hospital on January 23. Sheriff Billy Paine said Gore, a 6 foot 1 inch white male weighing 170 pounds in pajamas, brown hair and blue eyes, may be with his wife Sue Gore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Gore
Silsbee
Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Rusk State Mental Hospital
Billy Paine
The
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Gore
Sue Gore
Mother and son charged with murder in 1970 shooting
Fay Marie Grady and her son Larry Alton Gray, both residents of Silsbee, face murder charges for the Dec 9 1970 shooting death of Arthur Lee Gray. Sheriff Billy E Paine said a Grand Jury and District Attorney filed charges Jan 20, with Fay Grady free on 2500 bond and Larry Gray held on 5000 bond in Hardin County Jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Marie Gravy
Larry Alton Gray
Arthur Lee Gray
Harding County
Billy E. Paine
Silsbee
Paine
Gray
Grand Jury
Rex Moore
Larry Gray
Sweetwater
Tex
Nolan County
Two Silsbee Girls Missing Since Friday
Silsbee police report two teenage girls aged 14 and 15 missing since 8 p m Friday. Deborah Jones 15 and Gayle Holliman 14 last seen after leaving Silsbee High School wearing described outfits. Authorities urge anyone with information to contact police or the girls’ families.
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Silsbee High School
Silsbee
Edgar Blood
the Bee
Deborah Jones
E. M. Jones
Gayle Holliman
Don Holliman
Margaret
Beaumont
Silsbee Police
Blood
Apollo 14 Launch Set From Cape Kennedy January Thirty One
The article notes Apollo 14, with Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell, slated to lift off from Cape Kennedy on January 31 at 2 23 PM Central Standard Time. It contrasts Mercury and Gemini programs with the Saturn V rocket and lunar mission scale, highlighting agency milestones and the crew’s spaceflight lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lke
Alan Shepard
Stuart A. Roosa
Edgar D. Mitchell
Cape Kennedy
Shepard
United States
Mercury
Moon
DuBose Files For Place 6 On Lumberton ISD Board
John C. DuBose announces candidacy for Place 6 on the Lumberton Independent School District Board of Trustees in the April 3 election. Employed by Houston Chemical Corp, he is a Jasper County native, married with two sons, Stephen and Stanley, and lives on Route 3 Box 684 A in Lumberton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. DuBose
Lumberton Independent
Federal Judge halts Hardin County redistricting action
Federal Judge William M. Steger issued a restraining order nullifying Hardin County Commissioners Court action of December 28 1970 and barring further redistricting until court resolution. A hearing set for February 4 in Beaumont, with briefs due by February 15, follows a suit by Silsbee residents challenging county ward changes under the one man one vote standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Steger
Beaumont
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Hardin County
Commissioners Court
Steger
Earl B. Stover
Roger Ratliff
Missioners Court
Rosalie ,M. Trahan
Texas
Joe J. Fisher
Silsbee
Supreme Court
Hardin County to buy radar unit and upgrade payroll system
The Har din County Commissioners Court unanimously approved $633.60 over two years to install a hand posted payroll system. They also agreed to lease a TR 6 radar unit for the Highway Patrol at $58.51 a month for 36 months, with potential ownership after completion. Commissioner Barrington abstained on the radar vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Commissioners ‘Court
Horace V. Moye
Henry M. Donelson
Move
Howard Barrington
Kustom Signals Inc
Department of Public Safety
Hardin County
Bob Kerr
Wayne Pullen
Two Die From Shotgun Blast At Village Mills
Mrs. Mary C. Reynolds and her son Wayne Allen Reynolds, both of Village Mills, died from gunshot wounds shortly after 7 p.m. on Monday. Johnny Lee Dowden, 47, also of Village Mills, was charged with two counts of murder and hospitalized after an apparent self harm attempt. Officials say Dowden used a 12 gauge shotgun. Funeral services were set for Mrs Reynolds and Wayne Reynolds in Kountze with burial at Old Hardin Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary C. Reynolds
Wayne Allen Reynolds
Village ‘Mills
Johnny Lee
Red’ Dowden
Hardin County
Billy E. Paine
The
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Paine
Dowden
Lalso
Village Mills
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Kountze Justice of the Peace Co. A. Kimball
Kimball
Lester Cowart
Stanley Coe
Reynolds
Chapel of Pace Funeral Home
Kountze
Delbert Lamb
Elizabeth Virgina Reynolds
Miss Silsbee 1971 Pageant Set for February 13
Shannon Hawthorne and Deb Freeman lead a field of Miss Silsbee 1971 contenders as the thirteenth annual beauty pageant is held Saturday February 13 at 7 pm in the Silsbee Junior High School Auditorium. Pine Burr Chapter of the American Business Women's Association sponsors the event with a parade at 10 am the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon Hawthorne
Silsbee
Silsbee Junior High School
Pine Burr
American Business Women’s Association
Deborah Freeman
Sheila O'Brien
Patty Schnaithman
Rebecca Buard
Jonna Woodbury
Brenda Wooley
Marianne Mitchell
Phyllis Tarver
Patricia Smith
Silsbee Library Receives $1500 Federal Title Grant
Silsbee Public Library was awarded 1500 from the Library Services and Construction Act Title I funds administered by the Texas State Library. Librarian H T Horka announced Tuesday as Texas libraries shared 1,245,033 in grants to 152 libraries based on local per capita support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Public Library
Texas State Library
H. T. Horka
Texas Public Libraries
Thieves Continue To Prowl Weekend Burglary Spree
Local burglars targeted misc goods over the weekend. At Dan's Drive-In Grocery suspects stole cigarette lighters, butane fuel, pocket knives, and cigarettes after breaking the office window screen. A 10 horse power Evinrude outboard motor was also reported missing from T E Alford’s yard. Shoes valued at about 300 dollars were taken from the Railway Express Agency warehouse during lunch hour. Sgt. James Martin led the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Doane
Marvin Morgan
Dan
South Seventh
Highway 327
T. E. Alford
Cook’s Road
Alford
Railway Express Agency
Watts Road
Buna
James Martin
Neches Bank names Perlitz Bartmess directors and Bower cashier
James R. Perlitz and Raymond L. Bartmess were elected Neches National Bank directors at the Jan 16 stockholders meeting in Silsbee. Warren F. Bower was named cashier at the following directors meeting. Bower, a Lions Club president and Army veteran, succeeds as cashier while Perlitz and Bartmess bring local business and church leadership backgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Perlitz
Raymond L. Bartmess
Neches National Bank of Silsbee
Warren F. Bower
Perlitz
Beaumont
Fred Perlitz
Silsbee
Texas A & M University
U.S. Air Force
All Souls Catholic Church
All Souls Day School
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Woodcrest Methodist Church of
Lumberton
Marguerite Hamilton
Brookeland
Debbie
Lamar State College of Technology
Bower
Silsbee Public Schools
Neches National Bank
Last Day To Register To Vote In Hardin County
Hardin County Tax Office announces 1971 voter registrations must be received by January 31 postmark. Office and sub stations close Sunday but registration remains available through Friday at the courthouse and Saturday at most sub stations. Mail applications accepted if postmarked by midnight January 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Anders
Hardin County
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A. L. Gray
Mrs. W. Fincher
Shreveport, la
Marshall and Ester
Leroy Simmons
Gov
Preston Smith
Ben Barnes
Austin
Apollo
J. H. Richardson
Bryan Mays
Marilyn Vinas and Son
Port Neches
Elaine Peveto
Orange
Barrington
Lower Neches
Howell
Rehan
Emmett Lack
Virgil Caraway
Houston Thompson
Miss Silsbee
Ing
Anita Wilson
Gloria Trahan
Mary Ann Murphy
Virginia Lea
Myrtle Walker
Willie Vee Huff
Sally Karnes
Sherry Tatt
Jeanette Lovelady
Betty Sherrel
Billye Hickman
Mildred Worthey
Margaret Eilers
Aline McBride
Billie McDonald
Parade
Hazel Scoggins
Robbie Jones
Gloria Hargrove
Diane Spurlock
Dagma_ Rudisaile
Etta Mae Johnson
Willie Vee Hutt
Sue Gray
Jeanie DeCair
Doris McNeely
Lorene Smith
Ethel Ward
Frances Murphy
Nanevy jAnn Donelson
Agnes McMillan
Miss Sharion Hawthorne
Silsbee Library
Neches Bank
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