Trustees Discuss 72 73 Budget and Repairs for Silsbee ISD
Trustees approved a contract for read-turrentine and Kirby Elementary dive way repair with city workers liable for materials and labor. They set a public hearing for August 23 on the 1972 73 district budget, noted a 10 percent tax increase, and accepted Gulf Oil Corp bid for gasoline plus related oil bids.
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Silsbee Independent School District
Board of Trustees
Gulf Oil Corp
Gulf
Atlantic - Richfield
AR Ask
Roommate Charged With Aggravated Assault in Silsbee
Ernest McDaniel 41 of 800 Fast Avenue H Silsbee is charged with aggravated assault in the injury of David Blackman of the same address. McDaniel surrendered July 13, arraigned before Justice C A Kimball with a $1000 bond and reportedly posted the same day. Blackman sustained a groin injury from the incident.
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Ernest McDaniel
Fast Avenue H
Silsbee
David Blackman
Morris Cole
McDaniel
Cole
Justice of the Peace
C. A. Kimball
Blackmon
Four-year-old Cynthia Reeves Dies in Sunday Crash
Cynthia Diane Reeves 4, daughter of Jerry Wayne Reeves and Delores Reeves of Kirbyville, died from injuries after a two vehicle crash on FM 770 near Saratoga. Her mother and infant sister Ellen Mae Reeves were injured. Cynthia died Sunday at 7 50 am. Funeral held at Farmer Funeral Chapel Silsbee with burial Resthaven Cemetery.
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Cynthia Diane Reeves
Jerry Wayne Reeves
Kirbyville
Saratoga
Jm Baldwin
Delores Reeves
Ellen Mae Reeves
Baldwin
FM 770
Richard Darrell Monts
Beaumont
Reeve
Monts
Farmer Funeral Chapel
Silsbee
Resthaven
Funeral Services For Andrew West 64 Held In Silsbee
Funeral services for Andrew G. West 64 of Silsbee were held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Pentecostal Church with a 4 p.m. graveside in Stark Cemetery. West died Saturday in a Silsbee hospital. Survivors include his son A G West Jr of Denyville a sister Miss Lula West Lake Charles La and a brother Charlie West Zwolle La.
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Andrew G. West
Silsbee
First Pentecostal
Stark Cemetery
West
A. G. West Jr
Denyville
Lula West
Lake Charles
Charlie West
Zwolle
Assault and burglary cases investigated in Hardin County
Hardin County Sheriff's Department investigated aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and burglary July 12 to 18. Sue McGallion faced two counts, bond set at 1000 each, after a July 12 shooting injuring Nell Richards and Pat Deshotels. Burglars entered Club 96 near Silsbee, July 17–18, rifling a cigarette machine and a juke box after forcing a door lock.
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Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Howard Granthem
Sue McGallion
Nell Richards
Pat Deshotels
MecGallion
Gentry Road
Grantham
Ira Moore
E. Ricks
McGallion
Justice of the Peace
Ray Martin
Moore
Club 96
Silsbee
Eight Year Old John Self Hospitalized for Surgery
John Self eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Jerry Self of Silsbee was admitted to Baptist Hospital Sunday July 16 for surgery. He is expected to be a third grade student at Read Turrentine School this fall.
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John Self
Jerry Self
Silsbee
Baptist Hospital
John
Read Turrentine School
Majors Face Lumberton In Silsbee Playoff Night
Local Little League All-Stars head into playoff action with Silsbee Major League facing Lumberton at 7 30 pm at the new League Park after Silsbee advanced by beating Evadale Buna 9 3. Senior and Major rosters list managers coaches and players for both teams with key names including Bruce Morgan Dale Grisham and Walter Gore.
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Silsbee
Kountze
Lumberton
Silsbee Kountze
Silsbee-Lumberton
Kountys
Scond
Phil Junot
Walter Gore
Artie Shankle
Walter Gore Jr
Mike Rateliff
Howard Payne
Bobby Taylor
Steve Clapp
Curtis Braswell
Tom Sawyer
Freddie Samford
Dale Cather
Thomas LaToo
Bobby Albrecht
Sammy McCormick
Wayne Drake
Evadale-Buna
Bruce
Help Sought For Green Family After Fire Destruction
Fire destroyed the Farndale home of Mrs Ruby Jewell Green on Sunday July 9. Donations of clothing appliances furniture and household items may be made via Annie Samuel at 885-4347 or 385-4344. Mrs Green’s children include two girls ages 8 and 10 and two boys ages 7 and 13.
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Ruby Jewell Green
Farndale
Annie Samuel
Last Rites For Mrs Raimer 80 To Be Held Today
Funeral services for Mrs Fannie B Raimer 80 of Silsbee are set for 2 p m today at Fairview Baptist Church with burial in Fairview Cemetery. She died Tuesday in a Silsbee hospital. A Tyler County native she had lived in the area 50 years. Survivors include sister Mrs Ora Ward Houston and brother Millard Beddingfield Port Arthur.
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Fannie B. Raimer
Silsbee
Fairview Baptist Church
Fairview Cemetery
Raimer
Tyler County
Ora Ward
Houston
Millard Beddingfield
Port Arthur
Last Rites For Mary Die 81 Held In Beaumont and Woodville
Mary Elizabeth Die 81 of Beaumont died Monday at St Elizabeth Hospital. Funeral services were held July 19 at Lamar Pentecostal Church Beaumont with a graveside service at Shady Grove Cemetery near Woodville. Survivors include a son J D Die of Silsbee.
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Mary E. Die
Mary Elizabeth Die
Navy dental officer earns honor graduate award
Harold Dunn was the honor graduate of the Naval Officer Indoctrination School of Dentistry in Perry Hall Newport R I Capt Joseph R Evans presented him the Achievement Award for top score on the final exam Dunn, a Silsbee High School and University of Texas Austin alumnus, is a UT Dental School Houston senior and US Navy volunteer He is the son of Mr and Mrs C H Dunn of Silsbee and married to Janice Boddeker of Austin
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J. G
Harold Dunn
Naval Officer Indoctrination School
Perry Hall
Newport
R. I
Joseph R Evans
Naval Dental Clinic
Silsbee High School
University of Texas In
Austin
University of Texas Dental School
Houston
US Navy
Dunn
C. H. Dunn
Silsbee
Janice Boddeker
Births in Silsbee Area Mark Date of Newborns
Mr and Mrs Henry S Swearingen Jr of Silsbee welcomed daughter Tabatha Shea born July 16 at St Elizabeth Hospital. Grandparents Shan non Messer Bridge City and Claudine Davenport Silsbee.
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Henry S. Swearingen Jr
Silsbee
Tabatha Shea
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Shannon Messer
Bridge City
Claudine Davenport
Henry Selman Swearingen
Kenneth Baldwin
Parker Jerome
Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Beaumont
Nathan Paul
Bennie Ray Carruthers
Batson
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Ronald Grisham
Jeffrey Aaron
Dean Hill
Walter Grisham
City
W. E. Walding
Women and Children’s Hospital
Richard T. O'Dell
Tim Truman
Fort Worth
Nicole
Harris Hospital
Truman
Joan Meyers
John C Meyers
Merle Glynn Kirchoff
Julia Lou
Doctors Hospital
James D. Davis 13 Dies. Funeral in Woodville
Funeral services for James David Davis age 13 of Silsbee were held Wednesday at the Edwards Funeral Home chapel in Woodville with burial in Campground Cemetery. He died at 2 am Monday at St Elizabeth Hospital. He was a Woodville native who had lived in Silsbee the last four years. Survivors include his parents James L. Davis and wife of Silsbee, one sister Dayle Davis, and grandparents Clarerice Davis of Colmesneil and Betty Winters of Colmesneil, among others.
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James David Davis
Silsbee
Llaam
Edwards Funeral Home
Woodville
Campground
Charles Landgraf Named to Rice Honor Roll
Lester Charles Landgraf, son of Mr and Mrs Lester P Landgraf of Silsbee, is listed on Rice University's President's Honor Roll for the second semester of the 1971-72 academic year. The honor recognizes high grade averages among the largest group of outstanding Rice students, announced by Dr Norman Hackerman.
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Rice University
Norman Hackerman
Lester Charles Landgraf
Lester P. Landgraf
Cravens
Silsbee
School Board Sets Tax Hearing For July 25 26
Silsbee Independent School District Board of Equalization will meet July 25 26 for industrial and local tax considerations. Board Chairman L A Yankie announced last week. Sessions were called at a Board meeting held July 16. The district approved a 10 percent raise in school taxes by changing the assessment ratio from 35 to 60 percent. July 25 will be for industrial taxpayers and July 26 for local property taxpayers to appear before the Board.
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Silsbee Independent School District
Deborah Davis on Honor Roll at Tyler Junior College
Deborah Gossiott Davis daughter of Mr and Mrs Delbert Lakey is listed on the honor roll at Tyler Junior College for a straight A semester. She majors in Elementary Education and will be a sophomore this fall while serving as a lab assistant.
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Deborah Davis
Tyler Junior College
Deborah Gossiott Davis
Delbert R. Lakey
Tyler
DPS Reports Fatality and Injuries in Hardin County
DPS reports one death and 22 injuries from 38 accidents last month in Hardin County. In six months 168 rural crashes occurred with seven killed and 74 injured, compared with 185 crashes in the same period in 1971 causing eight deaths and 132 injuries.
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Texas Highway Patrol
Hardin County
DPS
C. H. Rudd
Set. Rudd
Six Indicted In Grand Jury Action In Hardin County
Hardin County grand jury indicted six individuals on various charges while another six were no billed. Arrests were reported for two defendants, Robert Lee Schembre of Silsbee and Frank Fry of Wotaw, with additional cases involving burglary theft and assault with intent to murder. One theft case against Robert Campbell of Silsbee was reduced to County Court.
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Hardin County Grand Jury
Aline Harper
Capias
Bee
Robert Lee Schembre
Silsbee
Frank Fry
Wotaw
Billy Joe Flowers
Kountze
Mark Milner
Orange County
Donald Gray
Lumberton
Howard Carson
Henry D. Dill
Charles Whittle
Robert Campbell
Silsbee Supt Don Hough Undergoes Heart Surgery
Silsbee School Superintendent Don L. Hough underwent open heart surgery at Houston Methodist Hospital with the procedure performed around 7:30 a.m. on July 18. Daughter Mrs Ray Whitney of Silsbee said the surgeon Dr Jimmy Howell was pleased with the operation and Hough remained hospitalized after preoperative preparation begun Sunday.
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Silsbee School
Don L. Hough
Houston Methodist Hospital
Ray Whitney
Silsbee
the Bee
Hough
Jimmy Howell
Masons To Meet In Silsbee Lodge On July 26
A called communication of Silsbee Lodge No 927 will be held Wednesday night July 26 at 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple for work in the B A degree Visiting Masons are invited per M D Moore W M D L Webb secretary
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Communication of
Silsbee Lodge No. 927
Masonic Temple
B. A
M. D. Moore
W. M
D. L. Webb
Raiderettes Win Three Trophies At SMU Drill School
Lumberton High School Raiderette Drill Team returned July 14 from The American Drill Team School at Southern Methodist University in Dallas with three trophies. They won first in marching, second in drill, and second in the military hand routine performed by DeRon Romero, Cindy Furlow, and Becky Will. Cindy Furlow won Most Outstanding and Becky Will received honorable mention. They will try out for the All American Drill Team of 44 members set for nationwide telecast during the All Star Coaches Game this fall.
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Silsbee Municipal Police Association
Sam Rayburn
Twin Dikes
SMPA
Sammy Ruggles
James Martin
Silsbee
James Fulgham
Lumberton High School
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Texas
deRon Romero
Cindy Furlow
Becky Will
SMU
Becky I
Cindy
Becky
Lumberton Raiderette
Lynn Danna
Jo Ann Romeer
Dee Phillips
Jeanie Smith
Lynne Hamilton
Terri Kirkendall
Kathy Vickers
Donna Cunningham
Wanda Enderle
Rita Whatley
Paula Lagush
Sandra Cole
Linda Turner
Sabina
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Cynthia Reeves
Andrew West
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Exquisedt Club
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Paula Riggins
Joyce Smith
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Dale Grisham
A. P Rateliff
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Tim Albrecht
Richard Avery
Iva Brooks
Alan Courtney
Jerry Eddings
Tarrant Hawkins
Johnny Hooks
Brian MacDonald
Tim Mack
Bruce Morgan
Gary Rash
Doug Shankle
Mark Walters
Joe Wright
Clint Baker
Ricky Cowan
Tommy Jordan
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James D. Davis
Charles Landgraf
Don Hough
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