Chief Burleson Delivers Baby in Emergency Call
Silsbee Deputy Police Chief A L Burleson helped deliver Melissa Rae Craft during a July 22 emergency at Buddy Lane. The four pound nine ounce newborn, seventh for the Craft family, was later taken with mother to Silsbee Doctors Hospital and both mother and child were reported healthy.
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Silsbee
A. L. Burleson
Melissa Rae Craft
Burleson
Glenda Craft
Nature
Melissa
Craft
August 6 Deadline Set for Silsbee Football Physicals
Silsbee High informs prospective gridders in grades 9 through 12 to pick up medical examination forms by Wednesday August 6 at the High School office. On August 6 shoes and socks will be issued for running workouts. Conditioning begins August 11 with drills and contact sessions starting August 15.
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Silsbee
Ray MecGallion
McGallion
Jasper
Tigers
C. E. King
Warren teachers named Outstanding Secondary Educators of America
Emma Birdelle Baker of Widwwoed and Nancy Jo Jehlen of Warren have been selected for membership as Outstanding Secondary Educators of America for 1975. They were chosen for professional personal and academic achievements. Each year the biographies and records of these selected are published in an awards volume and the winners compete for one of five $500 awards.
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Emma
Birdelle Baker
Widwwoed
Nancy Jo Jehlen
Warren
iThey
Council Begins Study of $1 Million Utility Bond Issue
Silsbee City officials opened the bond process to fund water system upgrades estimated at 1 million dollars. They reviewed two bonding firms, Payne Weber Jackson Curtis and Rauscher Pierce Co, for legal work, printing, and sale of bonds if approved. The council took no action, awaiting fiscal agents and market conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee City
Delton Bennett Jr
Bill Goodwin
Dallas
Payne, Weber, Jackson and Curtis
Glover Wills
Rauscher, Pierce and Co
Payne-Weber
Rauscher
Ronald Hickerson
the Bee
Bayshore Engineering Co
Deer Park
Bayshore
Hickerson
Avenue F
North Second Street
South Tenth
Lewis Avenue
Silsbee Independent School District
Waldo Matthews School
Local Man Arrested on Check Theft Raps
Henderson Lee Isaac, 40, formerly of Silsbee, held in Hardin County Jail after Saturday arrest on several counts of misdemeanor theft by writing worthless checks. Isaac, visiting Silsbee from Angleton, was taken into custody at 4 15 p m July 19 by deputies James Martin and Morris Cole.
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Henderson Lee Isaac
Silsbee
Hardin County
Billy Paine
The
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Isaac
Angleton
James Martin
Morris Cole
County Admits Defeat of Ben Smith Road Project
Hardin County Commissioners discussed money problems at the Texas Highway Department and the Farm-To-Market program. District Engineer Franklin C. Young said state budget deficits will delay the Ben D. Smith Road, with little chance of funding until 1976. Barrington warned landowners over high asks, and the court eyed reallocation of funds and alternate road priorities. Betsy Tolstad urged budget support for the DETMHMR treatment center at Hardin Memorial Hospital serving alcohol and drug detoxification patients.
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Ben D. Smith
Hardin County
Texas Highway Department
Franklin C. Young
Young
Ben D. Smith Road
Emmett Lack
Hugh Bevil Means
Howard Barrington
Barrington
Texas Highway Commission
Lumberton
Ariola
Gore
Village Mills
South Hampton Co
Betsy Tolstad
Deep East Texas Mental Health and Mental Retardation Group
Detmhmr
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Harold Norris Announces Food Land Discount Supermarket
Silsbee businessman Harold Norris plans a 15 500 square foot Food Land discount supermarket next to West Gibson Department Store on FM 92 and FM 418. The store will be operated by Harold's Super Market Inc with manager Bob Audas, aiming to open November 15, weather permitting.
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Harold Norris
West Gibson
Silsbee
West Bros, Inc
de- Ridder
the Bee
Norris
Harold’s Supermarket, Inc
Food Land
Bob Audas
The
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Harold’s
East Avenue N
Coaches Attend Fort Worth Meeting
Silsbee athletic coaches will attend the Texas High School Coaches Association convention in Fort Worth starting Sunday July 27 as head coach and athletic director Ray McGallion said. Former Silsbee High basketball star Michael Dabney will play in the North South Texas All Star game at Texas Christian University July 30 at 7 30 p m McGallion noted the Silsbee coaches plan to attend. Dabney, a 1975 SHS graduate, said he will attend Schreiner Institute this fall after being named to the All Star South Team this spring.
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Silsbee
Texas High School Coaches Association
Fort Worth
Ray MecGallion
Silsbee High
Michael Dabney
Texas Christian University
McGallion
Dabney
SHS
The
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Schreiner Institute
Silsbee volunteers battle three fires in three days
Silsbee Volunteer Firemen fought three blazes July 19 to 21. A soft drink truck left rear tire caught fire near Silsbee High School on Highway 327 July 21 after the driver sought help. A vacant mobile home near the city limits on Highway 327 was damaged by an electrical attic fan short in the Goins residence, reported by Fire Marshal John Busby. The blaze at 2:09 a.m. July 20 followed the earlier incident.
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Silsbee
SVFD
Ricky Kolls
Silsbee High School
John Bus
Silsbee Tigers Football Season Tickets On Sale
Reserved seats for 197 Silsbee High School Tiger football games go on sale August 11 in SHS main lobby. Prior ticketholders May buy August 11 12. new subscribers August 14 15. Box office 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Athletic director Ray McGallion announced.
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Silsbee High School
Tiger
SHS
Ray McGallion
Mrs Lee Flowers Named Regional Judge For Writing Program
The National Council of Teachers of English appointed Mrs Lee W Flowers of Silsbee High School as a regional judge for the 1975 NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing Program. About 800 high school seniors are cited for excellence and recommended for college admission and financial aid. seven thousand students were nominated that year.
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National Council of Teachers of English
Lee W. Flowers
Silsbee High School
NCTE
Hardin County Grand Jury Indicts Sixteen in Burglary and Marijuana Cases
Hardin County Grand Jury on July 18 charged sixteen individuals with offenses from burglary to marijuana delivery. Indicted are Charles Roy Clines for a child related incident, several Harris County men for Britton Cravens Lumber Co. burglaries, Billy Ray Henderson and James Henderson Jr. for armed burglary, John Bradley Lewis and Melvin Constantine for Britton-Cravens thefts, and four Silsbee residents for criminal mischief. Other indictments include Elmo Eason for theft, Win Silsbee for burglary, Roosevelt Thomas for marijuana delivery, and David Earl Knapple Jr. for aggravated incident with a motor vehicle. No-bills were returned in six cases and three were referred to County Court. Local sheriff Billy Paine noted Steven Sanders faced arson charges in a barn fire. Reduction to County Court recommended for two counts against Willard Ray French and driving while intoxicated second offense for Lloyd George Williams. Sheridan and Owens waived indictment and pled guilty to burglary and marijuana possession respectively.
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Hardin County i Grand Jury
R. S. Coe
Charles Roy Clines
Silsbee
Harris County
Britton-Cravens Lumber Co
Kountze
Western Auto
Billy Ray Henderson
Houston
James Henderson Jr
Crosby
Britton-Cravens
John Bradley Lewis
Melvin Constantine
J. C. Womack
Joe Alexander
Jimmy Douglas Sanders
Steven Alan Hargrove
Hardin County
Billy Paine
The
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Sanders
Elmo Eason
Win Silsbee
Roosevelt Thomas
David Earl Knapple Jr
Ida Faye Massey
Victor
Beverly Parker
Woodville
Gene Ferguson
Sherman Young
Frank Weidman
Willard Ray French
Koun‘tze
Lloyd George Williams
Willie Francis Sheridan
Tommy Owens
Coe
Juke Box Burglary Targeted Burger Barn Near Silsbee
Hardin County deputy reports a burglary at the Burger Barn restaurant near the O’Banion store at FM 92 and FM 1122. Burglars pried the front door and rifled a juke box taking an undetermined amount of cash. Investigated Friday, July 18.
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Silsbee
Hardin County
James Martin
The
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Silsbee considers revival of after school detention plan
Silsbee Independent School District weighs a fall start for a detention hall program at Silsbee High School similar to old after school punishment. Students choosing three days in detention would attend during regular hours, keep up with work, and avoid expulsion, with state ADA funding supporting the program.
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Silsbee Independent
SHS
S. A. Wallace
The
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Wallace
Richard Jones
Harold Gardner
Orange Isd
Texas Education Agency
Silsbee High School
Derry Lynn Tutt Receives Master of Arts Degree
The University of Texas Graduate School awarded 397 masters at spring close. Recipients include 275 Texans, 87 from other states, 35 from abroad. Derry Lynn Tutt of Silsbee earned a Master of Arts.
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Austin
University of Texas Graduate School
Graduate School of Business
UT System School of Nursing
Texas
Gardner Lindzey
Derry Lynn Tutt
Silsbee
Amelia Earhart Born July 24 1898 Pioneer Aviator and Nurse
This Day marks Amelia Earhart birth and her historic feats as a nurse in World War I era service and aviation pioneer. She became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and the Honolulu to mainland route, opening aviation to women before her death during a world circumnavigation attempt.
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Amelia Earhart
Atlantic
Honolulu
United States
Three Nabbed In Burglaries At Sour Lake
Sour Lake residents Ervin Lee Lloyd 18 and two 16 year olds were arrested July 21 22 by Deputy Charles Laird and Police Chief Melvin Weber for June 16 burglaries at Smiths Grocery and the county barn. Bonds set at 5000 each. about 400 dollars in items stolen. John Lee Van Horn 17 of Lumberton charged with vehicle burglary in Beaumont. he bonded out at 1500.
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Sour Lake
Smith's
Charles Laird
Ervin Lee Lloyd
Laird
Melvin Weber
Lloyd
Justice of the Peace
Charlie Lambert
John Lee van Horn
Beaumont
Jefferson County
Lee B Crowley Hospitalized For July 15 Surgery
Lee B Crowley of 750 N Seventh entered Baptist Hospital on July 15 for an operation and is expected to return home within the week.
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Lee B. Crowley
N. Seventh
Baptist Hospital
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Big Star
Port Arthur
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Weingarten
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