Silsbee Board Sets 1.92 Tax Rate Amid Budget Needs
Silsbee Independent School District trustees tentatively set a 1.92 per 100 evaluated value tax rate for 1971 72, citing budget requirements. They tabled depository contracts pending review of bids from Silsbee State Bank and Neches National Bank and renewed delinquent tax attorney C L Chance’s contract. The board approved two $2000 Estelle O Neil Scholarships for 1972 and accepted resignations and new hires across the district while praising long serving staff and adding a combined speech therapy and special education unit for the 1971 72 year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Independent Ma
Supin L. Hough
D. Self
Silsbee State Bank
Neches National Bank
Hough
Texas
Earl B. Stover
Georgetown
C. L. Chance
Chance
Stover
Cecil Cobble
Robert Neyland
Estelle O'Neil
Silsbee High
O'Neil
Tion
Billy V. Galbreath
Joyce McClung
Irene McGowan
Irene Holland
Lou Brewer
Cicero Kirkendall
Silsbee Independent
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Association
Supt
Meek Earns Masters in Art Education at Oregon
John Jess Meek of Silsbee received a Master of Science in Art Education at the University of Oregon June 13. The June Commencement added to a 1970-71 total surpassing 4,000 graduates, with Julian Bond delivering the address as a notable national figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jess Meek
Silsbee
University of Oregon
Julian Bond
Georgia
Council Hears GSU Rate Hike Proposal in Silsbee
At a Tuesday work session Silsbee City Council heard Gulf States Utilities outline a proposed rate increase. Members questioned return on investment as figures were not readily available and requested a full presentation at the regular meeting. The council also discussed controlling volume sales of cough syrup containing codeine, and will review methods used in other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Gulf States Utilities Co
Sabrina Reeves Heads To State LaPetite Contest
A'Dale Reeves, runner up in Miss Big Thicket LaPetite, will compete in the state Miss La Petite pageant in Waco in June 2026. She is the daughter of James R. and Mrs. Reeves of Silsbee, along with Penny Gordon Loreen Carruth Donna Denise Moore and Patty Jordan, all accompanying to Waco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabrina A’dale Reeves
Waco
She
James R. Reeves
Silsbee
Penny Gordon
Richard Gordon
Loreen Carruth
Louis Carruth
Donna Denise Moore
Morris Moore
Patty Jordan
Tommy Jordan
CofC Plans Updated City Brochure and 1972 Events
The Silsbee Chamber of Commerce held its general meeting in Silsbee State Bank. Roger Ratliff announced selection of the brochure cover and progress on the brochure. Jack Evans reported plans for a Beaumont Symphony concert in Silsbee with Chamber support. A Bud Humphrey Carnival contract for Homecoming Week October 4 9 was signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee State Bank
Jack Hedge
Roger Ratliff
Hedge
Jack Evans
Beaumont Symphony
Bud Humphrey
Banks
Masons To Meet in Silsbee Lodge on June 21
A called communications of Silsbee Lodge No. 927 will be held Monday night June 21 at 7 30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple for work in the B A Degree All Masons are invited per James Dear worshipful master Donald Webb secretary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Lodge No. 927
Masonic Temple
James Dear
Donald Webb
Evadale Masons Elect New Offcers at Lodge Meeting
Dwayne Solly elected worshipful master at Evadale Masonic Lodge 1366 during a June 15 meeting at 8 00 p m. Also chosen were Clyde Roberts senior warden Carl Joe Williams junior warden Gilbert Richardson secretary B W Gravis treasurer Bryant Burrell Jr senior deacon Hugh Terry junior deacon Jimmy Ricks ruler Jimmy Jones senior steward W F E Spears junior steward Earlie Ferguson chaplain with Bruce G Gravis as outgoing master. Installation date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fvadale Masonic Lodge 1366
Masonic Lodge
Dwayne Solly
Clyde Roberts
Carl Joe Williams
Gilbert Richardson
B. W. Gravis
Bryant Burrell Jr
Hugh Terry
Jimmy Ricks
Jimmy Jones
W. F E. Spears
Earlie Ferguson
Bruce G. Gravis
Powers Visit In Louisiana Home Of D E Powers
Mr and Mrs Eugene Powers of Turkey Creek Louisiana are visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs D E Powers and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Powers
Turkey Creek
D. E. Powers
Sherman Indicted for Beaumont Killing by Jefferson Grand Jury
Billy Lumer Sherman aged 41 of Silsbee was indicted for the April 21 murder of William Andrew Lee of Beaumont. The true bills were issued by the Jefferson County Grand Jury on June 10. Sherman was arrested April 21 by Hardin County deputies and later turned over to Jefferson County authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Lumer Sherman
Silsbee
William Andrew Lee
Jefferson County
Sherman
Lee
Beaumont
Hardin County
Texas Registers 7.2 Million Autos in Current Year
H C Pittman executive vice president of the Texas Automobile Dealers Association says Texas will register 7.2 million motor vehicles in 1971. California will lead. New York trails. Dallas County saw five month gains of 2,252 over last year as the Texas Motor Vehicle Commission nears creation. Pittman predicts 10 million registrations and 10 million vehicles manufactured annually within a few years.
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Texas
H. C.pittman
Texas Automobile Dealers Association
Austin
California
New York
Pittman
Dallas
Texas Highway Department
Texas Motor Vehicle Commission
Silshee Man Charged In June 12 Shooting
O C Brush, 49, of 745 South Fifteenth Street Silshee is charged with murder in the June 12 shooting death of Izola Smith 43 of Silshee. An autopsy found four .38 caliber bullets. three remained in the body. The shooting occurred at Brush home at 8 15 p m. Brush was arrested and held without bond. Funeral services for Mrs Smith were set for Sunday June 20 in Roger Texas. The case was investigated by Chief Edgar Blood Sgt James L Martin and Patrolman Don Merrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Brush
South Fifteenth Street
Silshee
Izola Smith
Brush
Justice of the Peace
Ray Martin
Hardin County
Tigers Open 1971 Season vs Jesuit Sept 10 at Kirby
Silsbee High School Tigers will start the 1971 District 11 AAA football season by hosting Jesuit Fighting Cr usaders at Kirby Memorial Stadium at 7 30 p.m. on Friday September 10. Ray McGallion returns as head coach guiding a schedule that includes SFA Bridge City and Crosbyt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School
Tigers
Jesuit
Fighting Crusaders
Kirby Memorial Stadium
Livingston
SFA
Bridge City
Little Cypress Bears
West Orange
Hardin County Commissioners discuss redistricting with Kountze council
Hardin County Commissioners met with the Kountze City Council and the Hardin County Airport Board to discuss redistricting disputes and lease concerns. The court planned closed sessions to hear both sides and consider flight service lease amendments and FAA funding issues amid questions over deed records and airport ownership.
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Kountze City
Airport Board
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Kountze
Hardin County Airport Board
Carl Flippen
John Blair
Blair
Hardin County
Emmett Lack
Hugh Bevil Means
George Bellenger
Bill Hilliard
Flppen
Flippen
Bellenger
Hilliard
Federal Aviation Agency
FFA
Little League Benefits Planned
A charcoal broiled hamburger supper will be held today at the Silsbee Little League Park from 5 30 p m sponsored by the Major League Braves. A rummage sale will be held Friday from 8 30 to 5 30 at Silsbee Packing Co to help Glenda Adams become Major League Braves queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Little League Park
Major League Braves
Silsbee Packing Co
Glenda Adams
Army Private West Completes Ft Polk Basic Training
Army Pvt. Raymond E. West, age 19, son of T. J. West of Silsbee, completed eight weeks of basic training at the U. S. Army Training Center Infantry Ft. Polk Louisiana.
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Army
Raymond E. West
T. J. West
Roosevelt Drive
Silsbee
U. S. Army Training Center
Infantry
Ft. Polk
Five Charged Here With Possession Of Marijuana
Five residents of Silsbee and Lumberton were arrested Friday night on marijuana possession charges. Steven Hartman 19 Curtis Lacy 21 Glenn Alford 23 all of Silsbee Jerry Skelton 21 Lumberton and Lee Fanguy 24 Beaumont were arraigned before Lumberton Justice Ray Martin. Bonds ranged from 2,500 to 10,000 with all released on bond.
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Silsbee
Hardin County
Howard Grantham
The
BEE
L. J. Foux
Steven Monroe Hartman
Curtis Lowell Lacy
Glenn Ernest Alford
Jerry Lyndon Skelton
Lumberton Land
Hwy 327 East
Lumberton
Ray Martin
Alford
Grantham
Police Note Thefts Of Auto Clothing And Tape Player
Silsbee police report six thefts since June 10 including clothing, a tape player, and three outboard motors. Houston residents Beverly Godeau Flagg 23 Tracy Ward 26 and Johnnie Mae Scott were arrested for felony theft shoplifting and vagrancy. bond set at 10000 for thefts and 500 for vagrancy. Two juveniles aged 13 and 15 were arrested for auto theft after being stopped for a headlight out. Auto returned to owner. Other cases under investigation.
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Silsbee
Beverly Godeau Flagg
Tracy Ward
Johnnie Mae Scott
Houston
James Doane
Doane
Vidtor
B. L. Nicholson
Auto
Bernie Sanford
David Christopherson
James W. Nelson
Ernie Enloe
Three Youths Drown In Separate Mishaps Sun
Three youths drown in separate Neches River and Toledo Bend incidents Sunday near Kirbyville and Toledo Bend Dam. Larry Watson 16 of Hays Kansas remained missing from Toledo Bend outfall after fishing below a Toledo Bend powerhouse. George Malcolm Thompson 8 Evadale and J Alfred Barlow 18 Magnolia Springs died in Neches River swimming near Payne's Camp and Sheffield Ferry.
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Kirbyville
Toledo Bend Dam
Newton County
Larry Watson
Hays
Kansas
Toledo Bend
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Hardin County Sheriff's Posse
Newton County Sheriff's Office
Newton Fire Department
Neches
George Malcolm Thompson
Evadale
Central Baptist
Carl Burras
J. P. Stockman
Herbert Hilton
Magnolia
Beaumont
Thompson
George Thompson Sr
Silsbee
Buna
Kountze
John T. Moore
Jasper County
Bruce Gravis
J. B. Sanders
Payne’s Camp
Kimberly Thompson
Bradley Aaron Thompson
Grover Fagg
Sam Thompson
C. R. Fling
Jacksonville
M. J. Flagg
Garrison
Sheffield Ferry
J. Alfred Barlow
J. B. Barlow
Magnolia Springs
Hardin County Faces Growing Residential Power Use
Hardin County residential electricity consumption rose about 73 percent in five years from 40 million to 69 million kilowatt hours annually. The average per household climbed from 4995 to 7574 kilowatt hours, while national per-household use averages 6430. Shortages and voltage drops are anticipated this summer, with broader energy concerns voiced by federal officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hardin County
Nixon
United States
Federal Power Commission
John A. Carver Jr
Seth Water Supply Sets June 30 Deadline
The Seth Water Supply Co steering committee announced a June 30 deadline for water service applications. Residents south and east of Silsbee or north of Village Creek were urged to call any committee member for visits to explain the project and answer questions. Committee members listed: Gerald Dean president, Clifford Verdine vice president, W. D. Creel secretary treasurer, Mrs. J. W. Salles, W. T. Calvert, Mrs. Daisey Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Water Supply Co
Silsbee
Village Creek
Gerald Dean
Clifford Verdine
W. D. Creel
J. W. Salles
W. T. Calvert
Daisey Green
Dog Hunters Plan Tuesday Meeting
Hardin County Dog and Wildlife Protective Association will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in Franks Branch Church. R P Calloway is president of the group and he invites all members to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Dog and Wildlife Protective Association
Franks Branch
R. P. Calloway
Guests of Mrs. Gertrude Richardson Reach Out
Recent visitors to the home of Mrs. Gertrude Richardson include Mrs. Marie Lockhart and Mrs. Ester Brandenburg from Mena Arkansas and Mrs. Bessie Read from Corpus Christi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Richardson
Marie Lockhart
Ester Brandenburg
Mena, Ark
Bessie Read
Corpus Christi
Child enters St Elizabeth Hospital for bronchiol pneumonia
Sara Powers aged four, daughter of Mr and Mrs D E Powers, was admitted to St Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont on June 13 for treatment of bronchial pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Powers
D. E. Powers
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Fourth Annual Invitational Golf Tournament in Silsbee
The Men's Golf Association at Silsbee Country Club prepares for the June 24 27 fourth annual Invitational with 144 players in eight flights. Defending champion Wayne McClanahan leads the field alongside past medalist John Mesers and contenders from Liberty Beaumont and Houston. Sponsors invited at 30 with events including sponsor night social hour and weekend activities. sponsor tickets 5 daily gallery badges 10.
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Men's Golf Association of Silsbee Country Club
Silsbee
Wayne McClanahan
John Mesers
Kountze
Mike Allison
Bobby Roberts
Liberty
Dick Goerlich
Ray Moore
Ned Johnson
Woody Thames
Beaumont
Richard Penny
Jerry Long
Houston
Joe Bob Golden
Jasper
Silsbee Club
Leo Karnes
Cluo
Frank McClanahan
McClanahan Fields Insurance Agency
Wilson Lee
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School Board
James Boyett
Linda Bellenger
Pat Montgomery
Ruby de Loach
Janette van Winkle
B. B. Simieon
W. H. Baten
Janice Theriot
Linda Gillard
Patricia Schnaithman
Jimmy Gowling
Janice Jennett
Gayla Ashworth
Peggy Gore McDaniel
Virginia Clipson Johnson
Oregon
Council
GSU
Sabrina Reeves
Cofc
Chamber
Masons
Evadale Masons
B. L. Sherman
Silshee Man
Ray McGallion
Tiger
Commissioners Court
Clarence McNeely
Southern Microfilm of
McNeely
Horace Moye
Moye
International
Ford Auto
Gibson Motor Co
Commissioner Caraway
Ford
J. R. Doyen
Edgar Blood
Per
Tyler
Hardin
Barlow
Magnolia Springs Baptist Church
Colesman Funeral Home
Seth Water Supply
Dog Hunters
Silsbee Country Club
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