Lumberton Municipal Utility District names officers
The Lumberton MUD selected Marcus Bowman as vice president and Frank Graves as secretary at the July 10 organizational meeting. Directors Herbert Seaman, Wilson Green, Bowman, Graves and another member comprise the five member board appointed by the Texas Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberton
Marcus Bowman
Tommy
Edgar
Frank Graves
Utilities District
Bowman
Herbert Seaman
Wilson Green
Texas
LMUD
House
Senate
Briscoe
Herman Adams
Silsbee
Don Adams
Jasper
Beaumont
Hubert Oxford
Lamberton
Ito
3Rowman
the Bee
Police Study Tabled Delays Hit Hardin County Change Plans
The Silsbee City Council learned the DETCOG funded police management study for Silsbee may cost $1500 in city funds after the DETCOG review committee tabled funding at the request of Hardin County Judge Emmett Lack. The council discussed implications for Hardin County’s move to SETRPC and approved Ordinance 738 for impounding abandoned property and bid specs for a new police car while debates over DETCOG membership continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Police Department
Deep East Texas Council of Governments
Detcog
Silsbee
James L. Hays
Hardin County
Emmett Lack
Lack
iCounty
South East Texas Regional Planning Commission
David Waxman
Silshee
Hays
Billy Langford
The
BEE
Ronald Hickerson
Texas Criminal Justice Council
Austin
Detcog-Cjc
Michael Renahan
Renahan
CIC
Jasper
C. E. Landolt Jr
Box
Setrpc
Landolt
Beaumont
Rose Hill Acres
Deep East Texas
South Texas
East Texas
Frank Grote
Nacogdoches
John Ferdinall
Hickerson
Bob L. Ogden
Roger Ratliff
Ratliff
George Kirkpatrick
Sun Oil Pipeline Corp
Nederland
Cushing
Oklo
Lumberton
Oil Company
Vargil Caraway
Rex Moore
Hugh Bevil Means
Tom Tennison
Aetna
Connecticut
General
Travelers
Beaumont Enterprise
Judge Lack
Thomas
Janak
R. David Shows
I. F. Eldre
Pet. 4
Pete Trest
Fred Anders
Trest
Anders
Ken Ritter
Suspect Arrested in Arizona in Laredo Shooting
William Lee Bundrant, 34, is jailed in Hardin County on murder charges for the May 16 shooting death of 27 year old Robert Charles Laredo. He was located by the FBI at his aunt’s Kingman Arizona home and arrested by two agents plus a county deputy. Hardin County Sheriff and Texas Ranger transported him back. Laredo died after being treated at Silsbee Doctors Hospital and St Elizabeth Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lee Bundrant
Hardin County
The
BEE
Bundrant
Robert Charles Laredo
Charles Moore
Gerson Street
Silsbee
Bob L. Orden
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Haley Mouser
Neal Street
Kingman
Ariz
Mohave County
Billy Paine
Texas
Haskell Taylor
Paine
Taylor
Buondrant
Laredo
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Hardin County funds plan for preschool speech program
Hardin County Commissioners approved a $5 100 plan to operate a speech and hearing screening for county preschool children at Lamar University with graduate students providing services for academic credit. The program targets about 1 150 children screened with 30 percent showing issues. 2 3 parents refused or failed to follow up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Achilles
Lamar University
Hardin County
Achilles
Sylvia Davis
Natkin Service Co. of
Beaumont
Mrs Cesar Dominguez Undergoes Surgery in Silsbee
Mrs Cesar Dominguez underwent surgery at Silsbee Doctors Hospital on Wednesday. No further details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cesar Dominguez
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Don Adams briefs Kiwanis on 63rd Legislature
Senator Don Adams of Jasper spoke to the Silsbee Kiwanis Club on July 11 about the 63rd Legislature. He highlighted ethics legislation, public disclosures, codes of conduct, lobby rules, and open meetings enacted during the 140 day session. He praised a two year appropriations bill with no new taxes and noted the Penal Code revision as a major achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Adams
Jassper
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
Adams
House
Senate
President Nixon declares East Texas flood disaster areas
Bulletin reports Governor Briscoe confirms Nixon declaration of Hardin County and nine fellow East Texas counties Brazoria Galveston Harris Jasper Liberty Montgomery Polk Tyler and San Jacinto as flood disaster areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BEE
Dolph Briscoe
Nixon
Hardin County 4
East Texas
Brazoria
Galveston
Harris
Jasper
Liberty
Montgomery
Polk Tyler
San Jacinto
Man Held on Charged Incident Involving 11 Year Old Girl
Frank Lee Williams a 19 year old resident of Prince Hall Villa was held in Hardin County Jail on a 10000 bond for a reported incident involving an 11 year old Silsbee girl. Deputy Merrill said the alleged incident occurred on Twenty first Street the evening of June 29. Williams was arrested July 2 by Cartwright and Merrill and arraigned by Justice of the Peace Kyle Reeves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lee Williams
Prince Hall Villa
Hardin County
Don Merrill
Williams
Silsbee
Twenty-first Street
Merrill
Jesse Cartwright
Kyle Reeves
Briscoe Study Could Shift Hardin County to SETRPC
A Hardin County move to join the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission is under Governor Briscoe study. Dennis Thomas and John Janak said a staff report, due this month, will guide a Sept 1 1973 decision and possible 1975 mechanics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolph Briscoe
Harding County
South East Texas
The
BEE
Dennis Thomas
Hardin County
John Janak
Briscoe
Silsbee City
Deep East Texas Council of Governments
Jasper
Orange- Jefferson County
South East Texas Regional Planning Commission
Thomas
Brisco
Texas
Harldin County
Funeral Rites for Riley Davis Held in Silsbee
Funeral services for Riley Davis 71 or 72 were held at Farmer Chapel with A A Harper officiating. Burial followed in Davis Cemetery Beulah Springs. Davis died Monday at 9 40 p m in St Elizabeth Hospital. He was a native of Jasper County and had lived in Silsbee 25 years. Survivors include two daughters Nadine Overstreet Kountze and Ralph Curtis Beaumont and three sisters C E Kelley Voth, Jenkins Kelley Jasper, Lucy Lee Kirbyville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rites Davis
Silsbee
Pam
Farmer
A. A Harper
Davis
Beulah Springs
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Jasper County
Nadine Overstreet
Kountze
Ralph Curttis
Beaumont
C. E. Kelley
Voth
Jenkins Kelley
Jasper
Lucy Lee
Kirbyville
Two Charged In 1973 Lincoln Theft
Silsbee police charged Lorame Phillips 18 with theft of Clfton Caraway's 1973 Lincoln Continental from Cara way Motor Co. in Silsbee Beaumont. Phillips was arrested in Lufkin July 10. another suspect remained at large. Investigation led by Silsbee Police Chief Bob L Ogden and detectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Iptus' Lody
Clifton Caraway
Caraway Motor Co
Silsbee and
Beaumont
Lufkin
Lorame Phillips
Prince Hall Villa
Silsbee Phillips
Warren Bower
88Th District Court
Bob L. Ogden
Tafkin
Phillips
Ogden
James Fulgham
Two Die In Auto Accidents In June
Sergeant C L Graham of the Texas Highway Patrol said June records show two rural fatal crashes in Hardin County with two deaths. The patrol also logged 25 rural crashes injuring 11 people, bringing June totals to 149 rural accidents this year with seven killed and 84 injured. In the first six months of 1973 Hardin County had 149 rural crashes, seven deaths, 84 injuries. comparisons with 1972 show 16 counties in District 2B recording 43 rural accidents killing 10 and injuring 191.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Graham
Texas Highway Patrol
Hardin County
Texas ‘Highway Patrol
Herrons Return From Southern Vacation Tour
Mr and Mrs Fred Herron returned Sunday from a vacation trip visiting Vicksburg Memphis Nashville Hot Springs and New Orleans ending their travels in Ark and Mississippi and Tennessee locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Herron
Vicksburg
Miss Memphis
Nashville
Tena Hot Springs
Ark
New Orleans
Fires Reported in Silsbee Home and Auto July 6 8
Fire Chief Russell Busby reported two incidents in Silsbee between July 6 and July 8. A smoldering sofa forced volunteers to enter a Grimes Street home at 11 20 a.m. July 6. an elderly occupant was away. Damage was mainly to the sofa. At 5 10 a.m. July 8 a car carburetor fire damaged a Dodge Colt near Old US 96 East belonging to Ruby Howard.
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Silebee Volunteer Fire Department
Russell Busby
Grimes Street
Busby
Cvan
Bushy
Ruby Howard
Silsbee
US 96
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Robert Laredo
Arizona
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County UK
Speech
Lower Neches Valley
LNA
Parks Department
H. A. Hooks
Sen
Bulletin
Riley Davis
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