Criminal Trials Scheduled in 88th District Court on Aug 20
District court in Kountze sets an 10 am start for criminal and civil cases with multiple docketed matters. State defendants include Hannon Hollyfield assault with intent to murder and numerous theft, burglary, arson, and murder charges among others. Presiding Clyde E. Smith Jr. notes hearings cover motions, special pleas, and a pretrial setting.
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88Th District Court
Kountze
State Vs. Hannon
Hollyfield
State
Hannon Hollyfield
Johnny Baldwin
Storms Blamed For Electrical Fires In Silsbee
Two fires were sparked by Monday afternoon storms in Silsbee. Lightning struck near J. V. deBretagne’s home causing smoke damage, then another bolt hit a pine tree by a barn on the Skinner property, destroying the barn and tools.
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Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Russell Busby
The
BEE
J. V. deBretagne
Busby
Debretagne’s
FM 1122
Victor Man Hurt In Crash Late Thursday
A Victor man was injured in a two vehicle crash on FM 92 north of Silsbee last Thursday evening. John Junior Watts 78 Laurel Victor in fair condition at St Elizabeth Hospital with a fractured nose and contusions after his 1975 Chevrolet Vega hit a 1974 station wagon driven by Mary Diane Richard.
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James Ellis Bennett
Voth
Bennett
Doyle James Hudgins
Silsbee
U.S. 96
Lindsey Road
William Gilley
James Fulgham
Victor Man
Victor
John Junior Watts
Laurel
Fair
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Watts
DPS
Danny Smith
The
BEE
Mary Diane Richard
Box 244
Fred
Richard
Edith Elaine Chaddick
Box 123
Spurger
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
St Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
H. A. Coe Jr
Kountve
St. Elizabeth
Aline Harper
Kountze
Jack Connally
Avenue O
Centir Fe O Bux 45436 Box 1198 Texng 75235
Postal fragment lists Centir Inc and Fe O Bux box 45436 with a partial ZIP code 75235 and sequence 1198. No clear event, date, or action is present.
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Centir, Inc
Fe. O. Bux
Texng
IRS Seizes Morris Pharmacy Assets in Tax Lien Action
Federal agents seized Morris Pharmacy of Silsbee and Lamberton Pharmacy in Hardin County after a federal tax lien of 6686.02. Ebson Inc. stores were closed around 10 am Wednesday with inventory taken for potential public auction if the lien remains unsettled.
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Morris Pharmacy
Silsbee
Lamberton Pharmacy
Ebson Inc
United States Internal Revenue Service
IRS
E. D. Williamson
the Bee
Hardin County Clerk’s Office
Williamson
No Parking Signs Go Up on US 96 South
Silsbee city council approved a ban on parking on both sides of Highway 96 South. Texas Highway Department crews installed no-parking signs from the Santa Fe tracks to Lindsey Road. City officers will delay citations temporarily to allow residents to adjust to the new rule. THD plans a median removal along 96 South.
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Silsbee
Bob L Ogden
The
BEE
Ogden
Texas Highway Department
Fifth Street
Hwy. 96 S
Lindsey Road
Highway 96
Robber Escapes With $10 After Assault
A masked thief struck James Allen McCain at his Silsbee home on July 11, knocking him to the sink and stealing $10. The suspect fled toward woods near the railroad tracks. a city patrol car was later damaged in pursuit. Two color television sets were also stolen from Simmons Radio and Appliance Co. during the same period.
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McCain
Ogden
Dennis Allen
BE. M. Simmons
Simmons Radio and Appliance Co
North Fifth Street
Dennis Jones
Jones
Burglaries, Vandalism Reported In Hardin County
Sheriff Billy Paine reports ongoing burglaries and vandalism in Hardin County outlying areas. Incidents include a silent break in at Giant Food with no theft, a door smash at O Ibnions Drive-In Grocery with $50 in coins and pocket knives taken, and a window entry at Neches Club with cigarette and cash theft plus pool-table damage valued around $1,000. Deputies Gravis Holzapfel Cole Moore investigated. a Ripley Tennessee custody transfer involved Mrs. Sarah Stokes on a warrant out of Silsbee.
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Hardin County
Billy Paine
Giant Food
Paine
Bruce Gravis
O’bannions Drive-In
Mike Holzapfel
Morris Cole
Ira Moore
Neches Club
Linda Bryan
the Bee
David Miller Named Fireman Of Month In Silsbee
David Miller a five year member of the Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department was named Fireman of the Month for June by fellow firefighters Fire Chief Russell Busby told the Bee this week Miller and his family live on Roosevelt Drive Extension and he works for C and C TV in Silsbee
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David Miller
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Russell Busby
the Bee
Miller
Roosevelt Drive
C&c TV Company
Silsbee
Trustees OK Raise In Tax Assessment Ratio
Silsbee Independent School District Trustees on July 10 approved raising the tax assessment ratio from 70 to 75 percent to support a $1.865 million bond issue. The board kept the current $1.80 tax rate and scheduled a public hearing for August 14 on the 1974-75 budget of $3,197,422 and a special session July 30 to review bids for the $1.8 million building program.
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Silsbee Independent School District
Weeks Crawford
the Bee
Raymond Walters
Buna Mechanical and Welding Service
Silsbee High School
Gertrude Fields
Board of Equalization
Eddie Plunk
Herman Myers, Inc
Robinson Elementary
United Portable Building Co
Molly A. Foust
Mary F. Snyder
Kate Dominey
Gena Sharon Hawthorne
Madeline Dale Merrill
Sara Withers
Ann Wheeler
Donna Sheffield
Linda Ingram
Rachel P.perguson
Helen Ratliff
TMB
Man Dies In Fiery Crash Near Fred
Funeral services were held at 11am on July 13 at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home in Port Arthur for Lawrence C. Dubose 23 who died late Wednesday in a crash near Fred when his pickup overturned and burst into flames. Burial followed at Memory Gardens. Dubose a Port Arthur native living in Woodville was an electrician for International Electric Systems. Surviving are his wife Gloria, parents L C Dubose Jr. of Beaumont, brother J W Attaway of Dallas and sisters Carol Box Woodville Ester Louth Virginia.
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Clayton Thompson
Port Arthur
Lawrence C. Dubose
Fred
Memory Gardens
Dubose
Woodville
International Electric Systemes
Gloria Dubose
L. C. Dubose Jr
Beaumont
J. W. Attaway
Dallas
Carol Box
Ester Louth
Virginia
SISD Board Of Equalization Sets July 29-30 Meetings
The Silsbee Independent School District board of equalization will hold taxpayer hearings July 29 and 30. Roy Brewer announced the schedule on July 16 with sessions 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Private property owners hear Monday and industrial taxpayers Tuesday. Board chair H. L. Lackey, vice chair Marvin Davenport, and secretary Gertrude Fields are listed in the notice.
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Board of Equalization
Silsbee Independent School District
Roy Brewer
Rqll
H. L. Lackey
Marvin ‘Davenport
Gertrude Fields
Silsbee Stars to Meet Kirbyville in District 12 Little League Final
Silsbee Stars beat Lumberton 4-1 on July 15 to earn a Friday role against Kirbyville at 7 30 p m in Silsbee Little League ballpark. Pitcher Benton McDonald credited with the win. If Silsbee wins they advance to Bi District to face South Jefferson County or Woodville area.
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Silsbee
Kirbyville
Lumberton
Benton McDonald
South County
Jefferson County
Woodville
Olan Davis
The
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Charles Brookshire
US 96
Connie Swearingen
Connie Swearlingen
Golden Triangle
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Wayne Posern
Sam Houston State University
Future Farmers of America
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Lovelady
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Evadale
Ray Stansell
Houston
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Jasper
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Ripley, Tenn
Ripley
Sarah Stokes
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