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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1968
Page
1
Ruby Garcia, 28, of Silsbee, sustained a deep facial laceration and minor injuries after a 1:52 a.m. Sunday crash on North Fifth Street. She was treated at Silsbee Doctors Hospital and released to police. A misdemeanor DWI charge was filed in Hardin County Court, bond posted, awaiting hearing.
Police report from Chief Ed Blood notes three female suspects in two Silsbee shops Tuesday. Frank's Jewelry lost six diamond rings and Western Auto four table model radios plus one walkie talkie. No values listed. two suspects identified in both stores. all three have Houston shoplifting records.
Roy I Baker is appointed Sushee district manager for Howton Natural Gas System and assumes duties immediately. He replaces Glenn Daule Claybourn, who remains in Silsbee to orient Baker. Baker has been district manager in Baytown since 1963 and is active in local civic groups.
The second semester of Silsbee High School summer school starts Wednesday July 10 at 7 30 a m with registration at 8 a m in the junior high principal’s office. Courses include English mathematics and social science for grades nine through twelve. Ends August 15.
Funeral services for 91 year old Mary C. Sellers were held at St. John s Episcopal Church with Rov Garrett Wingfield officiating. Burial followed in Resthaven Cemetery. She died Saturday evening at St. Elizabeth Hospital after a brief illness. A Sulphur Springs native, she was wife of the late Jordan Sellers, a Florado Arkansas attorney, and had lived in Silsbee for six years. Survivors include daughters Elizabeth Williams and Mary Dell Nelms, both of Silsbee. Pallbearers were Robert Neyland R L Read Don Hough Bruce Watts Ed Nash Jack Evans Bob McClelland and Jimmy Jeffrey.
Billy Jim Stark of Call Junction was found not guilty of murder by a Jasper District Court jury on June 25 in the death of his brother-in-law M. D. Rose Sr. of Silsbee. The defense said self defense and the state called Deputy Cook and Dr. Moore as witnesses.
Emergency repairs to the Siils bee 100,000 gallon overhead water storage tank are approved by the council. The project aims to stabilize supply and prevent leaks while upgrading aging infrastructure in the downtown area. Local officials say work should begin within days and finish before peak demand season.
An outbreak of thefts across Hardin County includes burglaries at First Baptist Church Kountze, Woodcrest Methodist Church and Dr H A Hooks Clinic. Loot ranges from cash and stamps to checks and house items. Investigations link the incidents to a single suspect, with no arrests yet. Separate notes report two camp houses looted near Sour Lake with rifles and equipment taken and a green Jeep spotted nearby.
Government offices and many banks in Silsbee will shut Thursday for Independence Day. Police and sheriff remain open for emergencies. The Silsbee Bee prints Thursday and closes Friday. Major grocers mostly close Thursday then reopen Friday.
Beaumont’s Dalton Raiford won the first annual Hardin County Country Club Invitational after a playoff with Wayne McClanahan. Raiford and McClanahan traded holes through the match, with Raiford securing the victory on the first extra hole after a near-tap-in birdie by McClanahan and a key 20-foot putt by Raiford. Raiford had earlier defeated Tommy Tyeon 7-6 in the morning.
Funeral services for Charlie Andrew Brownlee 60 of Silsbee were held at 2 pm Saturday at First Baptist Church with Rev. R E Barclay officiating. Burial followed in Knapp Cemetery. A native of Colfax Louisiana he lived in Silsbee 42 years. Brownlee died at noon Thursday in Hotel Dieu Hospital Beaumont. He worked as a watchman for Kirby Lumber and later at Farmer Funeral Home for 10 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Survived by wife Evelyn Brownlee of Silsbee two daughters Evelyn Curry Sulphur LA and Frankie Ray Houston stepmother Clare Brownlee Huntsville brother William Brownlee Dallas two sisters Dub Young Houston and Amos Gates Huntsville Pallbearers F A Harvill Jr Billy Gene Creel Gene Barnes James Curry Amos Gates James Austin.
Hardin County Criminal Court plans July sessions for jury trials in misdemeanor cases. The July docket calls sixteenth at 10 a.m. Judge Emmett Lackan outlines a third-week policy and aims to clear a decade's backlog while seeking speedy trials. Names and charges listed for the July 16 docket include thefts, DWIs, aggravated assault, and other misdemeanors.
Shoppers in Silsbee and many Texas cities will pay a total four percent sales tax after Oct. 1 as the Legislature approves a three percent state rate. Cities with no city tax stay at three percent. The plan also raises the corporate franchise tax from 2.25 to 2.75 per thousand assets. House vote 84 to 59. gas tax delay blocked. Comptroller to announce city tax revenues for 14 cities. Shoppers began paying three percent in Silsbee on Monday.
Mr and Mrs Joe K McLe more and family Rosalind Richardson Mr and Mrs Don L Hawthorne and family and Randy Wallace visited the HemisFair and Alamo in San Antonio Wonder Cave and other points of interest in San Marcos over the w
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