Silsbee Council Considers Hiring Expert for HNG Request
Silsbee City Council moves to hire a professional utility rate consultant to review Houston Natural Gas Co. rate increase data. Dr. Jack Hopper of Austin, an independent rate expert, is eyed for drafting recommendations and advising on actions before any rate rise is approved.
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Silsbee
Houston Natural Gas Co
Roger Ratliff
Jack Hopper
Austin
Hopper
Ratliff
Houston Natural
Athens
C. E. Landolt Jr
Commissioners Accept Low Auto Bid At Hardin County Court
Hardin County Commissioners reviewed auto bids after a notice error delayed a Jan 13 deadline. Morris Moore Chevrolet of Silsbee offered three police package units for 11 846 49 net. other bidders included Sour Lake Motor Co and Donalson Motors with higher net costs. A second bid round was issued to clarify the process and ensure proper notice.
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Ee 7 Landgraf
Hays
Morris Moore
Silsbee Auto Co
Moore
Thomas Auto Supply
Donalson Motor Co
Emmett Lack
Loftin
Lack
Barrington
Rex Moore
Means
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Horace Moye
Ction
Morris Moore Chevrolet Co
Silsbee
Chevrolet
Sour Lake Motor Co
Daniel Williams
Sour Lake
Donalson Motor Co. Inc
Dodge
Morne Moore
Thomas J Auto Supply
Silsbee Auto
1975 Auto Tags Go On Sale In East Texas
Automobile licenses go on sale February 18 at the Hardin County Tax Office in the Courthouse Kountze and the Fire Station on Avenue I Silsbee from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. five days a week. Additional sale sites include Lumberton Sour Lake Saratoga with sub stations in Lumberton Sour Lake Saratoga and Silsbee through April 1.
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Hardin County Tax Office
Kountze
Avenue I
Silsbee
Fred Anders
Lumberton
Bartmess
Hail & Hall Real Estate
Sour Lake
Sour Lake Motor Co
Saratoga
Hardin County politics and SETRPC rift in 1970s
Tension between Judge Lack and commissioners over SETRPC funding and representation grows as Sour Lake officials accuse Hardin County of neglect. Loftin and Means clash with Judge Lack on manpower hires and notification, while Barrington and Moore face questions about liaison.
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Emmett Lack
Hugh Bevil Means
J. L. Loftin
Means
South East Texas Regional Planning Commission
Judge Lack
Sour Lake
Glen Withers
Setrpc
Hardin County
Council of Governments
Withers
Deep East Texas Council of Governments
Pet
Buddy Moore
Bartlett
Lack
Loftin
Silsbee Tigers Keep East Zone Lead Chance With Stark Win
Silsbee 66 Orange Stark 59 clears Stark from a three way tie in District 10-34 East Zone. Silsbee rises to 6 1 while Orange Stark falls to 5 2. Dabney nets 30 points to lead scoring at 21.9 per game.
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Tigers
Orange Stark
Little Cypress Mauriceville
Stark
Orange
LCM
West Orange
Silsbee High School
Little Cypress
Walloping Jasper
South Park Greenies
Tiger
Dan Monttgom
Ery
Silsbee Tigers
Michael Dabney
Artie Shankle
Anthony Brown
Brown
Dabney
Shankle
Jasper
Bridge City
Correction notice on indictments for burglary and theft
The Bee corrects an error in a Jan 23 story duplicating lines about James Edward Mayes of Silsbee and Charles S Staley Jr of Houston. They were indicted for burglary and theft of a safe from a Kentucky Fried Chicken in Silsbee, not felony theft of copper wire.
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James Edward Mayes
Silsbee
Charles S. Staley Jr
Houston
Mayes
Staley
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April Election Time For City And School Board
Silsbee voters will choose a Mayor and three Council members on Tuesday April 1 at the Fire Hall Avenue 1 from 8 am to 7 pm Absentee voting runs March 12 through March 28 City Hall Filing deadline is 5 pm Friday February 28 Four seats on the Silsbee Independent School District board will be filled April 5 Place One and Two are held by Horace Whittington and R F Sanford Place Three vacant by death of C R Baker will be appointed then face election for Baker’s remaining year Place Seven held by Raymond Tennison will be elected to serve two years Trustees set filing deadline March 5 Absentee voting from March 17 to April 1 Trustees appointed Bill Hobson as election judge Clerks for Silsbee Box are Marjorie Martin and Ilie Ashworth Election workers listed for absentee voting Mae Box Judge with Mrs Neles and others were named
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Silsbee
Land
James L. Hays
C. E. Landolt
R. S
Eddie van Winkle
Earnest Avenue
City Hall
Horace Whittington
R. F. Sanford
C. R. Baker
Baker
Raymond Tennison
C. B. Stevens
West Avenue H
Bill Hobson
Burglary and Theft Charges Filed by Hardin County Officers
Hardin County officers filed burglary and felony theft charges involving multiple suspects after burglaries around Kountze and Pinewood. Donald Vernon Allen Jr. and James Harmon, both 18, were arraigned on Jan 27 with bonds set at 2500 each. Items stolen included a 30-06 rifle with scope, a shotgun, a wristwatch, and a tape player from Neff Rosser’s home off US 169 south of Kountze.
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Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Mike Kerr
Bevil Law Enforcement
Oaks
Beaumont
Donald Vernon Allen Jr
Stanley L. Cole
Pinewood Kinder
Allen
Jasper County
Cole Junction
Hardin County
Billy Paine
Sour Lake
Kountze
George Robinson Arres
James Harmon
Nome
Neff Rosser
US 169
Rosser
Veeres
Non-Profit Group Aims to Provide Senior Meals in Hardin County
A Hardin County initiative seeks forming a non profit corporation to coordinate meals and services for elderly residents. Jim Robb of the Southeast Texas Planning Commission explains Title VII funding limits and rural population criteria while a committee drafts by laws and plans a Feb 14 meeting.
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Jim Robb
South East
Regional Council On Aging
Robb
Port Arthur
United Board of Missions
Theiry
Harding County
Commissioners Court
Hardin
Governor's Committee On Aging
Rebb
Emmett Lack
Lack
Jefferson
Orange Counties
South East Texas Regional Planning Commission
Gether
Orange and
Akien
Thiery
C. E. Deakins
Faye Guillory
Marguerite Horka
Doretha Thomas
Dorothy Jordan
Willa M. Johns
Purse Theft Charged Against Two Saratoga Women
Felony theft charges filed against Mrs. Nelda Parrish and Mrs. Peggy Biano of Saratoga after a purse containing 247 dollars was taken from a Saratoga laundromat on January 23. Sheriff Paine said the purse belonged to Lizzie Taylor, stolen from Collins Washateria last week. The purse and a mother’s ring were recovered. the cash was gone. Bond set at 1500 dollars each after arraignment by Justice Cecil Overstreet.
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Nelda Parvish
Peggy Biano
Saratoga
Billy Paine
Lizzie Taylor
Collins Washateria
Paine
Justice of the Peace
Cecil Overstreet
Biano
Lumberton Couple Charged with Felony Marijuana Possession
Gregory Allen Franklin, 24, and Judy Franklin, 23, of Dan Road, Lumberton, faced felony possession charges after deputies found about a pound of marijuana in their home during a search with a warrant. They were arraigned before Justice of the Peace Cecil Overstreet with bonds set at 5000 each. Sheriff Billy Paine led the initial investigation with deputies Mike Holzapfel, Morris Cole, and Charles Laird.
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Lumberton
Gregory Allen Franklin
Judy Franklin
Hardin County
Dan Road
Billy Paine
Franklin
Paine
Justice of the Peace
Cecil Overstreet
Mike Holzapfel
Morris Cole
Charles Laird
Edward Yoksh Undergoes Arterial Surgery in Temple Hospital
Edward E. Yoksh of 670 South Sixth, Silsbee, underwent arterial surgery Monday at Scott and White Hospital in Temple. Mrs. Yoksh is in Temple with him.
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Edward E. Yoksh
South ‘Sixth
Silsbee
Scott & White Hospital
Temple
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Silsbee Cablevision, Inc
Howard Barrington
Lester Landgraf
Ronald Hickerson
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