Youth Arrested in Two Silsbee Burglaries
A 17 year old Silsbee man Daffert Moore was arrested by Silsbee Police in connection with a March 23 burglary of a vehicle on Kirby Street and a May 26 burglary at a home for an invalid in Prince Hall Villa. Bond set at $10 000.
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Silsbee
Sisbee
Daffert Moore
Box 341
Kirby Street
Prince Hall Villa
A. L. Burleson
Moore
Justice of the Peace
Kyle Reeves
Burleson
Keystone Club
Pine Street
Two Drown In Separate Weekend Accidents
Two men from Silsbee died in unrelated drownings during the Fourth of July weekend. William Wheeler 85 was found in a pond behind his Loading Dock Road home and authorities ruled the death accidental. James Burl Eason 41 drowned during a family outing on the Neches River when his boat overturned. he attempted to retrieve groceries and his family dog also perished.
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William Wheeler
Loading Dock Road
Ray Martin
James Burl Eason
Bennie Como
Eason
Neches
Silsbee
Hardin County
Billy Paine
Sheriff's Deputies
Wheeler
Paine
Sheriff's Department
James Williams
Silsbee and
Kountze
Hardin County Sheriff's Posse
Resthaven
Viktor Weber
Shelbyville
Edward Wheeler
Hitchcock
Silsbee Gunshot Victim Becomes Stable After Hospital Drive
An 18 year old Silsbee man Darrell Artist was shot twice in the chest by Clarence Edward Brewer during an argument at Brewer’s residence. Artist lost consciousness and crashed when driving to St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont. Brewer 18 of Bonner Street was arrested on aggravated assault on $5090 bond. The shooting remains under investigation.
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Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Darrell Artist
16Th St
5Th Street
Avenue F
Burleson
Clarence Edward Brewer
Bonner St
North Fifth Street
al Burleson
Man Dies Son Hurt In Lumberton Wreck
A Silsbee man Bennie Junior Ross, 57, died in a 3 15 a m truck crash on Highway 96 at Lumberton. His son Steve D. Ross, 15, survived with severe facial injuries and lacerations at St Elizabeth hospital. Funeral services were held Saturday at First Assembly of God Church in Silsbee. Interment followed at Resthaven Cemetery. Survivors include wife Hazel Ross, three brothers and three sisters.
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T. L. Wheeler
Wells
Buck Wheeler
Port Arthur
Jackie White
Orange
Roween Winn
Hillister
Charlie Wheeler
Beaumont
Berdie Bailey
Pineland
Eason
Ideco Division
Dresser Industries
Farmer Funeral Chapel
Cunningham Cemetery
Fred
Co. S. Davis Jr
Rev
A. C. Hoke
Barbara Eason
James Eason
Houston
Jackie Eason
Silsbee
Paul Eason
Myra Eason
David Eason
Matthew Eason
Burnis Eason
Kilgore
Royce Eason
Lumberton
Clayton Eason
Dept. of Public Safety
Bennie Junior Ross
St. Elizabeth
Steve D. Ross
Ross
Assembly of God
J. A. Hendrix
Resthaven Cemetery
Hazel Ross
Aubrey Ross
Arthur Ross
Leesville
Wiley Ross
DeRidder
Ethel Goodman
Eloise Smith
Edna Gass
Lake Charles
One Car Mishap Sends Silsbee Youth to Hospital
Stanley Schaefer 16 of Ben D. Smith Road was listed in satisfactory condition at Doctors Hospital after a July 1 one car crash on Camp Matigwa Road near Highway 418. State Trooper Joe Haralson said the late model Ford coupe went out of control, caused extensive damage, and Schaefer was alone with lacerations to his forehead under observation.
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Silsbee
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Camp Matigwa
Stanley Schaefer
Ben D. Smith Road
Highway 418
Joe Haralson
Schaefer
Haralson
Barons Roll Over Buna Merchants In Semi Pro Tilt
Barons coach Tony Runnels led the Silsbee Barons to a 5-3 win over the Buna Merchants on June 29 to cap the first half at 3-6. Buddy Bumstead collected four hits, David Moss hit a homer, Lester Anderson earned the win with Gary Laskoskie finishing.
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Silsbee Barons
Texas
Tony Runnels
Barons
Buna Merchants
Runnels
Buddy Bumstead
Bledsoe Family Attends Texas Motor Association Convention
Mr and Mrs Joseph V Bledsoe of Silsbee attended the 43rd Annual Convention of the Texas Motor Transportation Association in San Antonio from June 23 to 25 representing the truck and bus industry in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph V. Bledsoe
Silsbee
San Antonio
Texas Motor Transportation Association
Texas
Local Birth Notices From Silsbee Area
A series of birth announcements record newborns born in late June and early July. Kimberly Shannon Hooks in Houston at Rosewood General Hospital. Nancy Elizabeth Harmon Flowers in Silsbee Doctors Hospital. Charlene Renee Hendrix in Silsbee Doctor’s Hospital. John Anthony Harper in Women and Children's Hospital. April Don Humble in Silsbee Doctors Hospital. Jennifer Cook in Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Included are listed grandparents.
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Herman R. Hooks
Houston
Kimberly Shannon
Rosewood General Hospital
Lester Walters
Kountze
Ramsey Hooks
Silshee
Nancy Elizabeth
Silshee Doctors Hospital
Alf Harmon Flowers Jr
Rye
Charles Lynn Hendrix
Sour Lake
Charlene Renee
Silshee Doctor's Hospital
Jimmy Harper
Silsbee
John Anthony
Women and Children’s Hospital
Jennifer
Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Haley Cook
James Jeffcoat
Dorothy Shaver
Deputy Shoots Tires To Stop Fleeing Vehicle
A Silsbee man Larry Franklin Jones 26 fled from a deputy and attempted to ram a pursuing car. Deputy Charles Hill deflated Jones tires ending the chase. Jones was arrested on attempted capital murder of a police officer along with criminal mischief and other charges. David Jones 23 was arrested for reckless conduct after a related incident. Additional burglaries theft and vandalism were reported in Hardin County with items stolen including a .22 rifle batteries speakers a tape deck and a shotgun valued at about 600.
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Burleson
Helen Baresfield
Pinewood Inn
Frank Land
N. 2Nd St
Ella Robinson
South 21St Street
Silsbee
Hardin County
Billy Paine
Charles Hill
Larry Franklin Jones
Jones
Lumberton City
Gene Furry
Ray Martin
David Jones
Dogwood Lane
Lumberton
Larry
Paine
Furry
Hill
David
Hardign County
Tom Baker
Village Creek Road
Woman Sentenced For SSI Fraud in Phoenix Case
George G. Martin Jr. announced a SSI fraud conviction in Phoenix. Mary J. Curley of Granada Arizona pled guilty to illegally receiving 2699 in SSI payments for 1974 and 1975 and received a three year suspended sentence with probation and restitution. Martin noted Curley denied employment when asked in 1975 and said other suspected SSI fraud cases are under investigation in the southwest region.
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George G. Martin Jr
Beaumont Social Security Office
Social Security
Martin
Mary J. Curley
Granada
Ariz
Walter E. Craig
U.S. District Court
Phoenix
Miss Curley
Dallas
Social Security Administration
Family Escapes Burning Home Fire at 745 N. 10th Street
James Scheel his wife and children escaped unharmed from their house at 745 North 10th Street after a blaze started around 7 45 a m July 3 in a south side room near a water heater. Firefighters took about two hours to extinguish the flames as the roof collapsed and gas vents blew out the door. Silsbee volunteers also fought two grass fires nearby on July 2 and July 4 behind Earnest Bertravist’s house and on Mormon Church Road.
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James Schee
North 10Th
George Kronke
James Scheel
N. 10Th Street
Russell Busby
Busby
Silsbee
Earnest Bertravist
Mormon Church Road
Funeral services to be Friday for Mrs. Bessie Dickinson
Funeral services for 82 year old Mrs. Bessie M Dickinson will be held at 10 30 a m Friday in the Farmer Funeral Chapel with Rev R E Barclay assisted by Rev Glenn Drumgoole and Rev R EugeneJonte officiating Burial will follow in Resthaven Cemetery The notice notes her death and provides location details
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Bessie Dickinson
Bessie M. Dickinson
Farmer Funeral Chapel
R. E. Barclay
Glenn Drumgoole
R. Eugene Jonte
Resthaven Cemetery
Armed robbery foiled at Bell's 7 11 in Silsbee area
A knife wielding man attempted to rob Bell's 7 11 on Highway 327 outside Silsbee at about 7 30 a m on June 27. A customer arriving frightened him away from the cash register and into nearby woods after forcing clerk Joyce Freezemier to the floor. Sheriff Billy Paine identifies the suspect as a short haired black male about 5 8" and 140 pounds.
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Bell
Highway
Silsbee
Joyce Freezemier
Billy Paine
Paine
Final Rites Today For Mrs Hester Rudisaile 59
Hester Fay Rudisaile of Silsbee age 59 dies at home from gunshot wounds ruled self inflicted by Justice of the Peace. Funeral set for 2 p m at Farmer Funeral Chapel with Rev R Eugene Jonte officiating. Survivors include husband Frank and daughters Dagma Murphy Rolanda Russell. Pallbearers listed. Burial in Rest Cemetery.
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Hester Fay Rudisaile
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral
R. Eugene Jonte
First United Methodist Church
Resthaven Cemetery
Rudisaile
Frank
A. L. Burleson
Justice of the Peace
Bennie Como
Lufkin
Frank Rudisaile
Dagma Murphy
Briscoe Approves Grant for Area Crime Lab
Governor Dolph Briscoe approves a $70,402 criminal justice grant to the Beaumont Regional Crime Laboratory. The lab serves Hardin Orange and Jefferson counties and is among 116 statewide funded under the Crime Control Act of 1976.
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Hardin County
Dolph Briscoe
Beaumont
Hardin
Orange
Jefferson
Briscoe
Law Enforcement Administration
J N Knight to Head Kountze Masons Installation
J N Knight was chosen to be worshipful master of Pine Lodge No 642 A F & A M in Kountze with installation set for 8 p m Saturday July 9 Other officers include Watsie Eddings Geary Overstreet Cecil Overstreet Bobby Snyder Travis Hare James Moody J C Cheshire Elmer Anderson Earl Myers Heins Thomas Alton Stanley Billie J Williams Charles D Dean Roy Rogers and others The event is open to Masons and families with refreshments to follow after ceremonies.
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Watsie Eddings
Geary D. Overstreet
Cecil Overstreet
Bobby Snyder
Travis Hare
James Moody
J. C. Cheshire
Elmer Anderson
Earl Myers
Heins Thomas
Alton Stanley
Nederland Lodge
A.F
A.M
Masonic District 26
Billie J. Williams
Silsbee Lodge
Charles D. Dean
Roy Rogers
Masons To Meet At Silsbee Lodge July 13
A called communication of Silsbee Lodge No. 927 A F and A M will be held Wednesday July 13 at 7 p m for work in the M M degree Visiting brethren are invited to attend.
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Communication of
Silsbee Lodge No
A.F
A.M
Vermilion Couple to Reside in Silsbee Home
Mr and Mrs C B Vermilion of Orlando Florida will arrive in Silsbee this week to reside in the home of her mother Mrs Jack Hill.
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C. B. Vermillion
Orlando, Fla
Silsbee
Jack Hill
New Law Expands Sales Tax Exemption Groups
Austin Comptroller Bob Bullock announced a new law widens eligible groups for state sales and use tax exemptions to include scientific and literary groups and those organized for public safety tests or cruelty prevention. It also reiterates exemptions for church purchases of buses and extends 501 c 3 federal tax exemptions to state relief, with conditions tying items to group purpose and prohibiting personal use. The notice also notes HB 190 effective June 10 exempts motor vehicle sales or rentals to churches for vehicles with capacity over six used primarily for transporting to services.
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Austin
Bob Bullock
Bullock
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Sharon Arline Holman
Michael Cross
Blackie Norton
Robert McGallion
Roger Dale McGallion
Thomas Odom
Mannard and
Marlin Smith
Ted
Ing
Buna
April Don
Harold Ray Humble
Baker
Gredy D. Stephens
P.O. Box
Stephens
Starlight Club
Glenn Cove
A. M. Coleman
Port Neches
Winston Cochran
Wildwood
SSI
Dickinson
Area Crime Lab
J. N. Knight
Kountze Masons
Pine Lodge No
Masons
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