Eleven Alcohol Related Arrests Reported in Silsbee
Police accounting shows eleven alcohol related arrests last week by Chief A. L. Burleson. Nine public intoxication arrests. one with no valid license and no Texas registration. Two driving while intoxicated arrests. one also charged with speeding and license issues. A theft at Sonic Drive-In and a dog shooting reported. Three accidents investigated. no serious injuries. Charles Flaherty pleaded guilty to DWI, fined 200 dollars, probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
A. L. Burleson
Texas
Don Clingaman
Sonic Drive-In
Jimmy Dennis
Dardin
Charles Flaherty
Jefferson County
School Board to Act on Coaching Change at Silsbee
The Silsbee Independent School District faces a decision on a personnel committee and Supt Weeks Crawford recommendation. Ray McGallion would become full-time athletic director and give up head coaching to Pat Day. If approved, McGallion moves to the central office to focus on administration and physical education upgrades. The board also plans to name an auditor and bank depository.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Independent School Board
Crawford
Ray McGallion
Pat Day
McGallion
Masons To Meet for Work in F. C. Degree
A communication of Silsbee Lodge No. 927 A. F. & A. M. will be held tonight at 7 o'clock for work in the F. C. degree. Visiting brethren are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communication of
Silsbee Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Forty Ideas On Silshee Betterment Presented To Redevelopment Committee
Forty plus proposals from local residents and Silsbee officials were presented to the Hardin County Economic Development Committee in the Gulf States Utilities building. Ideas cover housing, transportation, ambulance and cab services, sidewalks, airport access, and an industrial park. The plan aims for an economic development strategy to be reviewed by the U.S. Department of Commerce for potential redevelopment area designation, unlocking 50 percent federal grants and loans up to 300000 for county entities and businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silshee
Hardin County Economic Development Committee
Gulf States Utilities
Silsbee
McConathy
U.S. Department of Commerce
City Docket Call Set for Today at 9
The Docket announces non jury trials in Silsbee Municipal Court led by interim City Judge Frank Grote on April 14 at 9 a.m. Shannon Conway faces a case for disobeying a stop sign. Horace Don Brim and S. L. Drake are listed for disobeying traffic signals. Donald Eugene Gallaspy appears for consuming alcohol after hours and speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Municipal
Silsbee
Frank Grote
Carroll Shannon Conway
Horace Don Brim
S. L. Drake
Donald Eugene Gallaspy
Silsbee High names drum majors and flag corps leaders
The 1977 78 Silsbee High Tiger Marching Band named co drum majors James Boyette and Klint Wright to lead the marching season. Head twirler Missy Scott and flag corps captain Vicki Nelson head their groups. Summer camps at Stephen F. Austin University and Lamar University will prep the band for football season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School Tiger
James Boyette
Klint Wright
James
Edward Boyette
Klint
Clinton Wright
Missy Scott
Cheryl Crawford
Gayle White
Charla Williamson
Lori Nowlin
Paula Kirby
Diane Singletary
Becky Tynes
Flag Corps
Vicki Nelson
Dorothy Hageon
Laura Brim
Laurie Jones
Alice Cope
Lamar University
Stephen F. Austin University
B. W. Ross
SHS
Barons Split Open Semi-Pro Season With Win and Loss
The Silsbee Barons opened with a 1-0 win over Buna Merchants before a 12-4 defeat to Hebert Electric, leaving their record at 1-1. They face West Orange Chiefs at 6 p.m. June 9 in South Park Stadium and host Port Arthur Rangers at 7:30 p.m. June 15 at Silsbee Little League Park. Hitting slumps plagued the club early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Barons
Buna Merchants
Texas
Hebert Electric
Barons
The
Merchants
Hebert
West Orange Chiefs
South Park Stadium
Port Arthur Rangers
Silsbee
Kountze Teacher Receives Probation After Student Incident
Former vocational agricultural teacher at Kountze High School, John Mark Landers, 27, was sentenced to 10 years probation after pleading guilty to enticing a 14 year old student. He admitted taking the girl from the school to the J & J Motel in Beaumont for sexual relations on May 12 1975. Judge Larry Gist ordered him to stay out of Hardin County and avoid contact with the girl or her parents. Landers was fired five days after being charged on May 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kountze High School
Criminal District Court
Beaumont
John Mark Landers
Larry Gist
Landers
Hardin County
Grass and House Fires Calm With Quick Volunteer Response
Silsbee volunteers faced two fires last week, a grass blaze on June 4 near Fresenius Road and a May 31 house fire at Village Creek. Fire Chief Russell Busby noted the dry heat yet few blazes, expressing surprise the flames were not more widespread. The house fire gutted the top floor of a two story home owned by Grover Tilley and was knocked out in under four minutes, likely sparked by a window air conditioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Russell Busby
Fresenius Road
Busby
Village Creek
Grover Tilley
Quality Camping At Modest Fee Is Available To Silsbee Girls
Camp Niwana near Woodville enters its 26th season offering girls six to 16 a camp experience run by Beaumon Council of Camp Fire Girls. Three sessions June 12 18 June 20 29 and June 30 July 6 with weekly rates 45 and 65 for longer stays. Accredited by ACA the camp features pool 84 acres woods crafts canoeing riflery biking and field activities plus meals or cookout options. Financial aid available via local civic groups and camperships. registration open at Beaumont Camp Fire office or Silsbee Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy
Beaumon Council of
Camp Fire
Silsbee Furthe
Niwana
American Camping Association
Joy Dyer
Plano
Barbara Morris
Lumberton
Linda Gillespie
Richardson
Jill Corley
San Antonio
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Main Street
Beaumont
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
Beamont
Silsbee Camp
Pha Hale
YMBL Championship Rodeo Opens in Lumberton Arena
Professional rodeo action kicks off the 30th annual YMBL Championship Rodeo at Lumberton Lions Arena tonight at 8 p.m. The three day event features saddle bronc bareback bull riding calf roping and steer wrestling with entry fees from 25 to 40 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberton Lions Arena
U.S. 69
Raider Lane
Lumberton
Sheriff's Deputies Catch Juvenile Rock Throwers
Five juvenile boys ages 11 to 14 were arrested on May 30 by the Hardin County Sheriff's Department after shattering windshields of two cars along Highway 69 near Lambert. The youths were found on railroad tracks throwing rocks. parents were told to have them appear before the Juvenile Officer on June 1. In a separate report, Basil Tomlinson says a Big Bell Lubricator worth $500 was stolen from a truck parked at a employee’s residence, and six truck tires had valve stems knocked off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Kytle Ray Skaggs
Beaumont
Charles Laird
Cooks Lake Road
Laird
James Errett Smith
Lumberton
Basil Tomlinson
Basil
Saratoga
Tomlinson
Lumberton Man Burns In Gas Can Explosion
George Mitchell Jr. 22 of Route 2 Box 646 M Lumberton was listed in fair condition at Parkland Hospital Dallas after a Nederland home gas can explosion June 6. He and homeowner Tim Farrell were reportedly working together when fumes from two five gallon gasoline cans were ignited by a water heater flame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
Nederland
George Mitchell Jr
Route 2
Mitchell
Tim Farrell
Two From County Receive Degrees at Sam Houston State
Two Hardin County graduates are named among Sam Houston State University Spring 1977 degree recipients. Jane Frances Elliott of Warren earns a BA in fashion merchandising while Cynthia Bowman Garrison of Lumberton earns a BA in elementary education. The university, home to 10,591 students, hosts the nation’s largest criminal justice program at its new center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam _ Houston State University
Hardin County
Jane Frances Elliott
Warren
Cynthia Bowman Garrison
Lumberton
Sam Houston State University
Criminal Justice Center
Examining Trial Clears Doyle Of Murder Charges
An examining trial before Justice of the Peace Cecil Overstreet found Arthur Doyle not guilty of murder in the shooting death of 15 year old Gerald Wayne Elam of Silsbee. Overstreet ruled it was justifiable homicide, citing Doyle acted in self defense amid an alleged hold up near 22nd Street. District Atty. George Kirkpatrick noted Elam was attempting to rob Doyle. Doyle claimed he was assaulted and reaching for his life and property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Cecil Overstreet
Arthur Doyle
Silsbee
Overstreet
Gerald Wayne Elam
Prince Hall Villa
Doyle
250 Ave. G
Elam
Atty
George Kirkpatrick
Mickey Fulgham
Tommy Robinson
Flam
Kountze
Glen Kirby
22Nd Street
Port Arthur student wins Prairie View engineering scholarship
Clarence Leon Ross II of Port Arthur has earned an engineering scholarship to Prairie View University. A recent Lincoln High School graduate, he is the son of C. L. Ross Sr. and Mrs. Ruby Mae Dabney of Silsbee is his aunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Leon Ross II
Port Arthur
Prairie View University
Lincoln High School
C. L. Ross Sr
Ruby Mae Dabney
Silsbee
Silsbee Jockey Turns Diploma Gamble Into Road to Life
Billy Allen Jr a Silsbee jockey chose education over full-time racing, graduating high school while riding at southwest Louisiana tracks. He estimates $80,000 earnings over two years with nearly $30,000 profit after expenses, and he aims to use his diploma as a fallback. The 18-year-old rider balances early-morning workouts, school, horse care, and race nights, amid injuries and family concern, to secure a safer future beyond racing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Allen Jr
Silsbee
Allen
Louisiana
New York
California
Delta Downs
Vinton
Silsbee ‘High School
Diversified Education Class of America
Horseman’s Park
Lake Charles
Billy Allen Sr
Raywood
Linda Allen
Voter Registration Payment Totals Reported for Texas Counties
Hardin County received 75.60 for issuing and processing voter registration certificates from Feb 1 1976 to Jan 31 1977. Comptroller Bob Bullock said counties are paid 40 cents per certificate issued or canceled. Payments ranged from 6.80 in Donley County to 117141 in Dallas County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Texas
Donley County
Dallas County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Masons
Mark McConathy
Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission
Camp Niwana
Shelley White
Kate Jeffrey
Meg Jeffrey
MBL
Sheriff's Deputies
Lamberton
Sam Houston State
Ished High School
Tudor
Jeubye
Lena
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!