County Tax Board Convenes In Hardin County Hearings
The Hardin County Commissioners Court acts as the County Tax Equalization Board for 1972 with 26 taxable firms present for industrial hearings. Oil value losses loom, offset by higher local roll values, as budget plans and a potential highway bond issue are discussed.
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Hardin County Commissioners Court
County Tax Equalization Board
Dwayne Overstreet
Fred Anders
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Tires and Stereo Thefts Probe in Hardin County
Two men face felony theft charges after raids tied to truck tires from Kirby Lumber Corp and a four to eight track stereo from Johnny M. Clark of Buna. Arrests for the tire case were made in Silsbee on July 21 with bonds set at 5000 and 2500. Additional suspects, Cecil West Jr. and Norman West, held on $5000 bonds each in Evadale for stealing a stereo from a Chevrolet pickup.
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Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Kirby Lumber Corp
Lee Rue
Bonner Street
Kirby
Nathanie Johnson
Scuth
Howard Grantham
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Grantham
Ira Moore
Newton County
Curtis Humphrey
Silsbee
Newton
Justice of the Peace
Rex Moore
Rue
Johnson
Cecil West Jr
Norman West
Evadale
Hardin County
Don Merrill
Merril
Bruce Gravis
Merrill
Johnny M. Clark
Buna
Mary Stutts, Former Silsbee Resident, Dies in Houston
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Stutts 51 of Houston former Silsbee resident died Friday in a Houston hospital. Funeral services were held Monday at Pat Foley Funeral Home Chapel of the Shimes at 10 a.m. Graveside services followed at Camp Ruby Cemetery near Livingston at 1 30 p.m. Survivors include two sons Raymond and Boyce Buckalew a sister Ellen Campbell and two brothers Burton Roan of Gibsland La and G C Roan of Houston.
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Mary Elizabeth Stutts
Houston
Silsbee
Pat H. Foley
Shimes
Camp Ruby Cemetery
Livingston
Stutts
PBX
Sheraton-Lincoln
Raymond Buckalew
Boyce Buckalew
Ellen Campbell
Burton Roan Gibsland
G. C. Roan
Silsbee All Stars End 1972 Season This Week
Silsbee's Senior and Major League All Star squads chased playoff momentum under coaches Walter Gore and Phil Junot and Dale Grisham, A P Ratcliff, and Tom Bledsoe. Senior teams beat West End Amelia 9-7 then fell to Tri County 17-2, while earlier wins over Liberty and South Beaumont and a split with Kountze are noted. Major League playoff bid ended with a 2-0 loss to Lumberton after a 9-3 win over Evadale Buna.
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Silsbee
Walter Gore
Phil Junot
Amelia
Gore
Tri-County
Kountze
Liberty
South Beaumont
Dale Grisham
A. P. Ratcliff
Tom Bledsoe
Lumberton All-Stars
Evadale- Buna
Fred Man Charged in Gun Death of Brother-in-Law
Robert Earl Peck, 23, of Fred, charged with murder in the July 21 shooting of his brother-in-law Jasper Thomas Dowden, 38, at Dowden's Hillister home. Tyler County deputies Vardeman and Belt investigated. Peck posted $5,000 bond and was released. arraigned before Spurger JP Johnny Smart.
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Robert Earl Peck
Fred
Jasper Thomas Dowden
Hillister
Tyler County Sheriff's Department
Dowden
B. J. Vardeman
Kenneth Belt
IEEE
Peck
Spurger
Houston Pair Charged In Burglary
Two Houston men W H Woods Jr and Richard Rozell aged 33 and 34 were charged July 20 in Hardin County for breaking into Hardin County Auto Parts in Kountze around 4 a.m. July 19 and stealing 1200 to 1500 dollars worth of tools machines and parts. They were jailed in Jasper County on a speeding charge and brought to Kountze for arraignment. officers recovered most of the items.
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Houston
Hardin County
Kountze
Claude Lindsey
W. H. Woods Jr
Richard Rozell
Lindsey
Jasper County
Ira Moore
Jasper
Last Rites For H L Jenkins 53 Held On July 26
Harry Lee Jenkins 53 of Silsbee died Monday in a Silsbee hospital. Funeral services were held at 2 pm Wednesday at Farmer Funeral Home chapel with Bishop Richard Worley officiating. Burial followed in Franks Branch Cemetery. He was a retired equipment operator for Kirby Lumber Co. Survivors include his wife Bobbie Jean Jenkins of Silsbee five sons three daughters three brothers and five sisters with listed spouses and locations.
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Harry Lee Jenkins
Silsbee
Pam
Farmer Funeral Home Chapel
Richard Worley
Franks Branch
Jenkins
Kirby Lumber Co
Bobbie Jean Jenkins
Daniel
Larry
Terry
Jerry
Bobby Jenkins
Lana Jenkins
Janet ‘Bourlon
Pam Jenkins
Nancy Jenkins
A. J. Jenkins
Newston
Daniel Jenkins
Land Herman Jenkins
Beaulmont
Corine Harville
Irene Gore
Helen Rawls
Kittie, Anderson
Margie Rawls
Victor
Annie Tucker
Silsbee okays 72 73 budget for study and public works
Silsbee City Council accepted the proposed 1972 73 budget for study with about a 5 percent increase expected to balance at 698 114. City Manager Ronald Hickerson cited state waste control rules and sewer maintenance costs as key factors and noted plans for road surfacing after sewer work. The council approved firework restrictions, authorized utility bill handling changes, and supported a 4 200 grant for 16 000 in communications equipment for the police, with a Motorola system to add new towers and radios.
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Silsbee
Ronald Hickerson
Hickerson
Texas Water Quality Board
Texas
Stat
Water and Sewer Department
Icouncil
C. E. Landolt
Gulf States
GSU
John Fordinan
Public Utilities Commission
James L. Hays
Landolt
Benny Gardner
Robert H. Arline
Council
91St Street
Arline
21St Street
Rufus Sykes
Cdécil R. Young
D. D. Shine
Texas Public Employees Week
Criminal Justice Office
Deep East Texas Development Council
Bob L. Ogden
Ogden
the Bee
Motorola
Hardin County
Silsbee Star David Brown Joins South All Star Team
David Brown of Silsbee High joins the South All Star squad to face the North in the Texas Schoolboy Basketball Classic at Hofheinz Pavilion Houston. Tournament runs July 30 to Aug 3 with an Aug 2 game at 7:30 p.m. Brown holds multiple SHL records and led his team to the State Tournament.
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David Brown
Silsbee High
University of Houston
Texas High School Coaches Association
Hofheinz Pavilion
Houston
David
Dan Montgomery
Tiger Cage
Jim Brown
Silsbee
Brown
Tigers
Austin
Benefits Scholarship Fund Second SMPA Bass Tourney Set
The Second Annual SMPA Bass Tourney begins July 29 at 6 a.m. at Twin Dikes Marina on Sam Rayburn Lake near Jasper to raise money for a Silsbee High School graduate scholarship. Entries are due by 5 a.m. Saturday with blanks at the police dispatcher’s office behind City Hall.
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Silsbee Municipal Police
Sharp
James Fulgham
City Hall
Ernest Avenue
Fulgham
Silsbee
Twin Dikes
Sam Rayburn Lake
Jasper Tourney
Silsbee Municipal Police Association
Lake Rayburn
Silsbee School Tax Board Plans July Meetings
The Silsbee Independent School District tax board scheduled meetings for July 25 26 with a July 26 audience for local taxpayers. District plans a 10 percent tax rate increase to fund 1972 73 operations and new vocational programs while adjusting assessment from 55 to 60 percent. Board members are L A Yankin Newton Hopkins and Herbert Elmore.
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Tax Equalization Board
Silsbee Independent School District
L. D. Self
the Bee
Don L. Hough
Silsbee
Ny Dlavet Ou
L. A. Yankin
Newton Hopkins
Herbert Elmore
Mrs Nelda Sheffield Visiting Sister in Baton Rouge
Mrs. Nelda Faye Sheffield of Baton Rouge Louisiana is visiting at the home of her sister Mrs. John H Golden. The note mentions a family gathering or visit with relatives in Baton Rouge.
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Nelda Faye Sheffield
Baton Rouge, la
John H. Golden
Mrs Bradshaw Returns Home From Minneapolis Visit
Mrs. C. C. Bradshaw has returned home after visiting in Minneapolis Minnesota in the home of her daughter and family Mr. and Mrs. Paul Neal.
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C. C. Bradshaw
Minneapolis
Minn
Paul Neal
Silsbee Man Is Knifed At Kin's Home
Jerry Kelley age 30 of Silsbee was stabbed during a family dispute at Tri City Beach. He fled in his Thunderbird with his 15 month old son and led Police on a chase toward Beaumont before engine and car exploded nine miles west of Beaumont. Kelley survived the wound and was treated at St Elizabeth Hospital. The stabbing and chase are under investigation by Chambers County deputies.
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Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Winnie
Cleon Walden
BEF
Jerry Kelley
Kelley
Walden
Tri-City Beach
Beaumont
la Chambers County
Chambers County
E. L. Teal 93 Votaw Resident Dies
Eugene Lester Teal known as Jack, age 93, died July 22 at his Votaw residence after a life as a Sabine River log driver and sternwheel crewman. Funeral held at Claybar Funeral Home Orange with burial in Hartburg King Cemetery. Survived by Emma Teal and four daughters and four sons among others.
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E. L. Teal
Votaw
Eugene Lester
Jack) Teal
Teal
Sabine River
Logansport
Orange
Emma
Wotaw
Band Rehearsals Start Aug 7 at Silsbee High
Silsbee High School Tiger Band will begin pre school rehearsals from 9 to 11 am on Monday August 7. Band director R W Ross announced all high school band students must attend to receive instruments and music and to set a tentative seating plan. The Tiger band aims for a strong halftime showing with about 100 marching members and new music and routines. 1972 73 Drum Major is Sabr ina Birdwell and Assistant Drum Major is Lynn David. Twirlers include Pam Rodgers Debbie Rash Debbie Herringston Julie Brittain and Cherry S Gray with alternates Nancy Falke and Patty McAdams.
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Silsbee High School
Tiger Band
R. W. Ross
Ross
Tiger
Sabbrina Birdwell
Lynn David
Pam Rodgers
Debbie Rash
Debbie Herringston
Julie Brittain
Cherry S Gray
Nancy Falke
Patty McAdams
Three Area Students Named to Sam Houston Dean's List
Three Silsbee and Buna students earned Dean's List honors at Sam Houston State University for the last regular semester. Jess McKeown of Silsbee Beverly Warren and James Wilson of Buna posted averages of at least B in all courses while enrolled in 12 or more semester hours.
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Silsbee Area
Sam Houston State University
Jess McKeown
Silsbee
Beverly Warren
James Wilson
Buna
Robbery, auto theft tied to Silsbee crimes
Silsbee Police investigated an armed robbery at a City Newsstand where a man with “something in his pocket” took about 220 dollars in cash after threatening cashier Eva Lillian Brown. A depth finder theft from Mickey Brocato’s boat was also reported, along with the arrest of Raymond Earl West for auto theft in Hemphill linked to a Ford theft from Henry Crawford’s home.
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Silsbee
Willis Compton
Eva Lillian Brown
North Fifth Street
Compton
Bob L. Ogden
Fishmaster
Mickey Brocato
Ikes Lane
Brocato
Raymond Earl West
East Avenue K
Hardin County
Sheriff's
Martin Wilson
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West
Justice of the Peace
Rex Moore
John Costner
Henry E. Crawford
Moore
Hemphill
Lumberton to Begin School Registration in August
Registration for Lumberton Elementary and Lumberton High School students will occur in early August. Elementary hours run 8 am to noon and 1 pm to 3 pm at Lumberton Elementary, with grade specific document requirements. High School registration for grades 7-12 is set for Aug 3–4, and actual registration Aug 9–11 with a detailed schedule by grade. New staff and new courses are announced for the upcoming year.
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Lumberton
Carolyn Sheffield
Charles Johnson
Evelyn Watson I
Lumberton Independent
Lamberton
Mark Rhone
Gary Coffey
Catherine Ellison
Mary Ashcraft
Patricia A. Conrey
Mitchell Smith
Masons To Meet For M M Degree Friday Evening
A communication of Silshee Lodge No. 927 will be held Friday night July 28 at 7 30 p m for conferring the M M degree All Master Masons are invited per MD Moore W M DL Webb secretary.
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Silshee Lodge No
M D .Moore
W. M
D. L. Webb
Beaumont Visitor Stays With Mrs. Richardson
Mrs. Donna Nolen of Beaumont visited recently in the home of her mother, Mrs. J. H. Richardson, tracing family ties and local hospitality.
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Donna Nolen of
Beaulmont
J. H. Richardson
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County Tax Board
Horace Moye
Ander
Pritchard
Abbott
Overstreet
Thhe
Emmett Lack
Gulf States Utilities
Hugh Bevil Means
Board
Commissioners Court
Texas Highway Department
Mary Stutts
Fred Man
H. L. Jenkins
Silsbee Senior League All-Stars
West End
Amelia All Stars
Little League Park
Sammy McCormick
Bobby Albrecht
Wayne Drake
Mike Ratcliff
Thomas LaToof
Howard Payne
Sparky Gore
Bobby Taylor
Tom Sawyer
Doug Almond
Freddy Sanford
Curtis Braswell
Steven Clapp
Artis Shankle
SMPA
Kin
Claybar Funeral Home
L King
Hartburg
Emma Teal
Alice Thomas
Ruth Hobden
Mina Stewart. Bryan
Emma Stewart Uotan
Oakley Teal
Port Arthur
Clyde Teal
Pinehurst
D. H. Teal
Beaumont Lester Teal
Decatur
Mertie Buffington Hartburg
Monro
Arlie
Oakwood
Charles Hilliard
Georg Hilliard
Sam Houston
Masons
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