Hardin County Commissioners explore grants and hospital board
Hardin County officials discuss SETRPC summer program slots for Sour Lake and nearby cities, appoint a Criminal Justice Advisory Committee, and reconfigure the Hardin Memorial Hospital Board. Budget requests include Texas Home Health, health department needs, and new drapery bids for county facilities.
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Luetheke
Social Security, Administration
Setrepc
Robert Jackson
Hardin County
Loftin
Sour Lake
Jackson
Silsbee
Billy Paine
Stanley Coe
George Kirkpatrick
Clyde E. Smith Jr
Setrpc
Lack
Comm
Barrington
Means
Gerald Flowers
Horace Moyer
Attorney General of
Texas
Moye
Moore
Texas Home Health Service
Hardin County Health Department
Justices of the Peace
Ray Martin
Bennie Como
Cawthon
Texas Home Health
Transportation Service
Edna Ruth Brown
H. A. Hooks
Como
Martin
Sears and
Huber’s
Beaumont
Design Interiors
Toy Smith
Sears
Department of Public Safety
Pet
Justice of the Peace
Pot Harvest Yields Three Felonies in Beech Creek Patch
Har din County Sheriff Billy Paine reports three Silsbee men were arrested on felony marijuana possession after deputies found about 300 plants in a Beech Creek patch six miles north of Silsbee. Suspects Steve Bryant Hollyfield Patrick Henry McCarty and a 15 year old were charged bond set at 5000 for Hollyfield and McCarty, juvenile in custody.
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Silsbee
Hardin County
Billy Paine
The
BEE
Hollyfield
McCarty
Paine
Department of Public Safety
Houston
Trustees weigh half day kindergarten for high scorers
Trustees discussed granting PPVT scores 60 or higher access to kindergarten half days for both semesters as part of a broader plan. Crawford said a recommendation would come after data on the state school finance bill emerges.
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Williams
Crawford
Gardner and Wallace
Kountze
Fred Williams
Silsbee High School
Mary Anna Stiba
Sharon Diden
Read~Turrentine
Meyler Construction Co
Kirby
Read- Turrentine
French truck driver ends in Sahara tree hit story
A French army truck driver crashed into a lone tree in the Sahara Desert. The impact occurred in an area described as a barren stretch with no other trees for thousands of miles. The incident is noted as a remarkable and isolated accident in a vast desert expanse.
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Anks
Sahara Desert
City of Silsbee injunction and zoning ordinance update
Legal notice outlines summons for John Rogers Jr et ux in suit No. 18016 to demolish dangerous structures in Silsbee Hardin County with a July 28 1975 deadline. Also reports June 10 1975 city ordinance amending 171-3 zoning to create an R 4 zone permitting mobile homes with location rules.
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A. D
Court of
Hardin County
Kountze
Texas
City OF
Silsbee
John L. Rogers, JR
J. Norvell
Myra McDonald And Bobby Williams Tell Wedding Plans
The engagement of Miss Myra McDonald and Bobby Williams is announced by her mother Mrs. Essie McDonald. The wedding is set for 7 p.m. July 12 at the North Side Church of Christ in Silsbee on the Spurger Highway with both families listing deep local roots.
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Myra McDonald
Bobby Williams
Essie McDonald
Northside Church of Christ of Silsbee
Spurger Highway
Miss McDonald
Harold McDonald
Silsbee
Opal Williams
Mr.Williams
Silsbee High School
Harold
AARP Silsbee Chapter Plans Meeting with Guest Speaker
The Silsbee area AARP chapter meets tonight at 6:30 in the Heritage room of Silsbee State Bank. Guest speaker will be Fred Linder of Beaumont. Members are asked to bring card tables and dominoes, with refreshments served.
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Silsbee Area
Nine Silsbee Students Make Perfect Average At Lamar U
Silsbee's nine students joined 318 Lamar University scholars with a 4.0 average in Spring 1975. The list, announced by Lamar's academic deans across seven undergraduate colleges, includes 53 May graduates and names Albert Allen Melinda Bell Norman Collier Ellen Cover John Cover Steven Grimes Danese Johnson Margaret Lewis Milton McKinney.
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Beaumont
Silsbee
Lamar University
Lamar
Albert Allen
Melinda Bell
Norman Collier
Ellen Cover
John Cover
Steven Grimes
Danese Johnson
Margaret Lewis
Milton McKinney
Rolland Storey to address Silsbee Lions Club
Rolland Storey, director of Community Services for Houston Natural Gas, will speak at the Silsbee Lions Club Ladies Night meeting on June 17 at 7 p.m. at The Cajun Delight. The event includes officer installation for the coming year and highlights Storey’s lifelong community involvement and 22 years with HNG.
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Rolland Storey
Silsbee Lions’ Club
Storey
Houston Natural Gas Corporation
HNG
Jim Hays
Silsbee Lions Club
Lions’ Crippled Childrens
Silsbee Unanimously Passes Sign Setback Ordinance
The City Council of Silsbee Texas on June 10 1975 approved Ordinance 15 5 amending zoning ordinance 71 3 section 8 200 schedule of sign standards for general business signs. The new setback becomes none for all general business signs and the measure notes signatures of Mayor James H Hays and City Secretary Edna Brown.
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Silsbee
Texas
Lilsbere
James L. Hays
Edna Brown
City of
Silsbee Texas
James H. Hays
Simmons Construction Company Dissolved and New Corporation Formed
Notice states the firm Simmons Construction Company owned by B and M Simmons is dissolved as of June 6 1975 and the corporation Simmons Construction Co Inc began June 9 1975 under Texas Secretary of State incorporation. Juanita Simmons listed as secretary and M Bimmons as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simmons Construction Company
B& M. Simmons
Simmons. Construction CO. Inc
Silsbee Officers Named To Lamar Dean's List
Four Silsbee Police Department personnel joined 167 Lamar University students on the Spring 1975 Dean's Academic List. Chief Bob L. Ogden and Sgt. James P. Doane earned junior and senior honors, while Officer Dennis M. Allen and Dispatcher James A. Ohlrich were named for freshman and sophomore honors.
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Silsbee
Dean
Silsbee Police Department
Lamar University
Bob L. Ogden
James P. Doane
Dennis M. Allen
James A. Ohlrich
Cook Reunion At Puntes Residence
The annual Cook family reunion will be held Sunday at the Harris Puntes home. Fish for the dinner will be furnished. Attendees are asked to bring salads and sweets. Friends and relatives are invited and asked to bring lawn chairs for the outdoor gathering.
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Cook
Puntes
Cook Family
Harris Puntes
Funeral Services For Mrs Edith Kelley 69 Held Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs Edith Elma Kelley 69 were held at 2:30 p m June 8 at Jasper Church of Christ with burial in Bean Cemetery in Kirbyville Rev J W Booker and Rev Whitehead officiating She lived in Kirbyville 29 years before moving to Jasper Survivors include one son James Luther Christian of Silsbee three daughters Polly Prewitt of Jasper Barbara Ann Thompson of Bridge City and Bette Lou Osburn of Houston three brothers John Clyde Grissom Magnolia Springs Tex Louis Grissom Silsbee three sisters Lorine Smith Kirbyville Ruby Whitehead Erin and Nenkie Kelley Lumberton
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Edith Elma Kelley
Jasper Church of Christ
Bean Cemetery
Kirbyville
J. W. Booker
Whitehead
Jasper
James Luther Christian
Silsbee
Polly Prewitt
Barbara Ann Thompson
Bridge City
Bette Lou Osburn
Hardin County Property Taxes Rank High Nationally
Hardin County relies on property taxes for about 62.8 percent of locally raised revenue, slightly below the national 63.5 percent average. Texas averages 60.0 percent, and Hardin’s $125 per capita falls below Texas’ $153 and the U.S. $205 average. The Tax Foundation notes shifting emphasis to sales and income taxes and calls for revenue sharing to ease tax pressure.
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New York
Hardin County
United States
Department of Commerce
Texas
Tax Foundation
Rep Herman Adams Attends Washington Educational Meet
Austin state Rep. Herman Adams of Silsbee attended the National Conference of State Legislatures Educational Task Force meeting in Washington on June 5 6. Adams spoke on Texas school finance and the recently passed school finance bill while serving on the Texas House Education Committee and leading subcommittees on the issue.
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Austin
Herman Adams
Silsbee
National Conference of State Legislatures
NCSL
Washington
Adams
Texas
Texas House of Representatives
Funeral Services For Charles Smith 37 Held On June 8
Funeral services were conducted for Charles Edward Smith 37 of Silsbee at Coleman Funeral Home at 2 p m June 8 with burial in Kirby Cemetery Rev T Harris officiated. He died Thursday at Santa Fe Hospital Temple Texas after a short illness. Survivors include wife Marion Duncan Smith daughter Melodie Holcomb mother Bessie Hillard Los Angeles California.
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Charles Edward Smith
Silsbee
Coleman Funeral Home
Kirby Cemetery
T. Harris
Smith
Santa Fe Hospital
Temple
Tex
Marion Duncan Smith
Melodie Holcomb
Bessie Hillard
Los Angeles
Calif
Caneyhead Revival Starts June 18 At Assembly of God
The Caneyhead Assembly of God Church begins a revival on Wednesday June 18 with Rev Everett Martin as the speaker. The church is led by Pastor W G McNaughten.
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Caneyhead
Card of Thanks for Ruth Meek Loss
The Meek Family expresses sincere thanks for acts of sympathy and kindness during the loss of Ruth Meek. Your generosity will be remembered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Meek
Lumberton Trail Riders Host May Barbecue
Lumberton Trail Riders held a barbecue May 31 in front of Nolen's Western Store. The group meets the first Saturday of each month at the Kountze Fire Hall. New members are welcome, according to president Frank Sullivan, with June Sullivan as activity chairman.
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Lumberton Trail Riders
Nolen
Western
Kountze
Frank Sullivan
June Sullivan
Eastex Inc. retires environmental chief Wayne E. Robinson
Wayne E. Robinson of Silsbee retires from Eastex Inc. after 20 percent years, effective June 1, ending a 1954 start as foreman and rising to chief chemist. Felix Hammack honors him May 27 at Circa 100 Restaurant. Robinson active in TAPPI and PIMA, Navy veteran, and father of two daughters.
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Wayne E. Robinson
Silsbee
Eastex Inc
Eastex
Felix Hammack
Robinson
Circa 100
North Carolina
Georgia Institute of Technology
Biarritz Army University
U. S. Army
University of Houston
Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
TAPPI
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
National Council of Stream and Air Improvement of
Pulp and Paper Industry
Paper Industry Management Association
PIMA
Omar Bradley
12Th Army Group
Europe
Read Street
Helen Ratliff
Margaret Read
Tulsa
Okla
Burglary Suspects Escape After Fence Breach
Burglars cut wires at a fuse box and forced entry to a yard building using pipes and a 2x4. They escaped by tearing fencing from posts near the north gate after failing to cut a securing chain. Police, sheriff, and chief investigated the break in.
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Eddie Plunk
Plunk
City Police
Bob L. Ogden
A. L. Burleson
James Fulgham
Burleson
Billy Paine
Ogden
The
BEE
Beaumont Adult Singles Club Dance At Trinity Church
The Beaumont Adult Singles Club meets Tuesday June 17 at 8:00 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church Harrison and Longfellow Beaumont. Dorothy Dixon secretary says The Moonlighters provide music for dancing with nostalgic tunes. Adam Mathews is president.
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Beaumont
Trinity United Methodist Church
Harrison and Longfellow
Dorothy Dixon
The
Moonlighters
Adam Mathews
Dent
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Holmes
Flowers
Dr. Grantt
Commissioners Court
Judge Lack
Polly Cook
Oscar Yellett
George Shanks
Buddy Moore
Beech Creek
Kountry
North 5Th Street
Trustees
First National Bank of Silsbee
Silsbee Bank
Tanner Hunt
Ed Grubbs
R. M. Herbst
Edward Dominguez
Etex Typewriter and Supply Co
State OF
John Rogers, Jr
Alme
County
Lena Coward
AARP
Lamar U
Lion’s Club
Edith Kelley
Charles Smith
Meek
Lumberton
AT _EASTEX INC
Environmental Post
U. S. Plywood
Champion Papers Inc
Canton
N. C
Pasadena
Morris Glass CO
W. Ave
Kountze HigHway
Allied Pest Control
Daughrity
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