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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1975
Page
1
City residents can apply to Cesar Dominguez City Finance Director at City Hall to check out the Ninth Street Park tennis net for evenings and weekends. He states vandalism left the net attached from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and that practice has been terminated.
Speedy burglars shattered the Warrick’s TV and Appliance window at 2:45 a.m. May 29, stealing a color television valued at 350 dollars. Officer T. R. Robinson arrived to find the window damaged and glass on East Avenue H. Damage to the window was estimated at 200 dollars. the TV was the only item taken. A separate June 1 burglary at Gene’s Lounge reported by Deputy Cole saw about 30 dollars in change and six cases of Schlitz beer stolen.
Three men died in Hardin County crashes on May 30 and 31. James Dorman 21 and Willie Robson 21 of Nederland were killed when a Dodge crossed into the opposite lane on US 96 near Silsbee. Roy Williamson 22 of Dayton died in a separate FM 1293 crash with Otis Long's Oldsmobile. Dr. and Mrs. R. Jackson of Silsbee and Robert Remkes of Dayton were among the injured. Funeral services were held for Dorman and Robson. Williamson’s services followed.
Hardin County Judge Emmett Lack is named along with Naomi Capps and Corine Gilder in a $200,000 conspiracy to marry suit filed in 88th District Court. The plaintiff accuses the trio of arranging a marriage between Naomi Capps and Jarome Chessher at Hardin Memorial Hospital on February 18, claiming it aimed to extract funds. The case seeks nullification of the marriage and $200,000 in punitive damages. defendants deny and could not comment.
Funeral services for Ward H. McDonald 78 of Silsbee will be at 2 p.m. today at the Farmer Funeral Home with burial in Beach Creek cemetery in Spurger. He died at Baptist Hospital after an illness and was a World War I veteran. Survived by a wife, three sons, five daughters, seven brothers and four sisters.
Silsbee Independent School District trustees approved a $419,900 bid from The Herman Myers Co. for 36 modular steel portable buildings and hired H. L. Lackey as district building consultant. The board also reviewed the 1975 76 budget, student insurance plans, and bids for bank depository contracts.
Silsbee High School juniors Artie Shankle and Marvin Lewis earned Beaumont Enterprise-Journal first-team honors for All-District 10 3A baseball. Coach Charles Powell cited their strong batting averages .386 and .333 in district play as key to their selection. The Tigers finished with four district wins and eight losses with Orange Stark and Bridge City leading.
Rayford Birdwell, owner of Birdwell's Department Store in Silsbee, underwent surgery Monday at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont.
Silsbee volunteers assisted in two vehicle incidents last week per Fire Chief Russell Busby. On May 27 they fought a bus fire at Read-Turrentine Elementary School, damaging School Bus No. 2. On May 30 they cleaned up spilled gasoline after a 2:09 a.m. crash on the US 96 bridge.
Elois Graham Alex, a former city native, joined 707 fellow graduates to receive a Master of Education from Lamar University on May 17. An honor graduate of Waldo Mathews High School, she earned a B S in Education and works for the Buna Independent School District.
Marine Private Lane D. Westbrooks son of Mr and Mrs J D Westbrooks of Evadale reported for duty with the 2nd Marine Division Camp Lejeune R M Richmond owner of Lejeune N C A 1975 Evadale High School graduate scheduled for surgery joined the Marine Corps in January 1975 at St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont.
Bodies of Criss Hubbard 20 of Kountze and Melvin Haynes 23 of Kountze were found after Memorial Day swimming at Village Creek. William Loftin 47 of Evadale died when his boat capsized in the Neches River near US 96 bridges. Funeral services set for Hubbard and Loftin, with authorities and rescue teams aiding in searches.
Manpower official John Bartlett asked Buddy Moore to supply Moore's 1973 74 income and marital status as of Oct 16 1974. Moore says income then was below 2330 but increased after a bi weekly advertising supplement. he plans to answer the questionnaire.
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