Docket Move Sought For Lack and Thompson Cases
In 88th District Court a request to place cases against County Judge Emmett Lack and attorney Houston Thompson on the July criminal docket was heard. Judge Clyde Smith took the request under advisement after a brief exchange with District Attorney Stanley Coe, who sought an arraignment or pretrial motions.
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Emmett Lack
Silsbee
Houston Thompson
Clyde Smith
The
Bee
Stanley Coe
Wate
Smith
Coe
the Bee
Judge Smith
Hou Cee
Cee
Silsbee Fire Rate Par With Beaumont Despite Penalty
Silsbee’s volunteer fire department claims parity with Beaumont in key rate, though it faces a 100 percent penalty for being voluntary. Chief Russell Busby notes Beaumont at 17 percent versus Silsbee 27 percent, praising Silsbee crews for prompt, night and day responses during a Monday week of calls. Fires included a Buckley home hood vent incident and a garbage truck blaze near Highway 418 East.
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Silsbee
Beaumont
Russell Busby
Busby
J. C. Buckley
Highway
David Moshay
Chef Bushy
Odessa Thompson
South 19Th Street
Quicky
Public Hearings Set On GSU Rate Hike And Zoning Plans
Silsbee City Council set July public hearings to discuss Gulf States Utilities rate increase of 8.9 percent and zoning changes. A July 6 meeting will cover the GSU request and a July 13 session will address zoning with the Planning and Zoning Commission. Citizens questioned the proposed 3.50 minimum charge and a 5 percent prompt payment discount, while zoning talks centered on a four acre tract near East Hizhtion for possible apartment development. A Prewitt Subdivision group urged two additional street lights and thanked the council for drainage ditch work on Pinewood Drive.
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Silsbee
Ronald Hickerson
Gulf States Utilities Co
Plannings and Zoning Commission
GSU
Planning and Zoning Commission
Commission
Robert Sheffied
William Hollins
James Hays
Hollins
Frank R. Grote
Hays
Planning Zoning Commission
T. M. Tennison
Grote Ask- Grote
Zoning Commission
Prewitt
Pinewood Drive
Hickerson
East Ave. L
First Streets
William Key
Thhe Council
Cesar Dominguez
Coutt
Dominguez
Dom Inguez
Silsbee City Blotter Reports High Speed Chase and Burglary
Police logged a busy week with a high speed chase ending at the Cottage Inn on Old Highway 96 East. Arrests included Robert Stubbs in a fleeing case and William Cannon on warrants, plus thefts from the library, vandalism at City Park, vehicle break ins, juvenile assaults, and trespass reports. Traffic officers cited 24 and warned 16. city council discussed street lighting and mosquito control funding.
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Sisbee Poice
Robert Daniel Stubbs
Sissbee
Sgt
Dennis Allen
Allen
Stubbs
Avenue G
Cottage Inn
Old Highway 96
Billy Davenport
Willam Richard Cannon
Pollock
Jena
Silsbee Public Library
Bobby Gentry
Silsbee Lodge To Install Officers Friday
A communication from Silsbee Lodge No. 927 ALF and A M invites all master masons to a Friday night installation at the Masonic Temple. Officers being installed include Gonzalez, McWillames, Castolina, Prather, Bourlon, Ernest, Clark, Battom, Williams, Ruel, Jewett, Martin, and others. The event features Choates as installing director and Adcock as installing chaplain.
Rescuers Seek Man Believed Drowned In Village Creek
Rescue units search Village Creek for Richard Middleton 39 who is presumed drowned after his boat capsized about three-fourths of a mile east of Highway 96 bridge. Edward Sepeda 62 swam to shore and called for help as firemen and deputies assist in the effort.
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Richard Middleton
Village Creek
Billy Paine
Middleton
Edward
Speedy" Sepeda
Sepeda
Barry and
Barry
Two Car Crash Sends Woman to Hospital in Silsbee
At 12 15 p m on June 16 at the intersection of Highway 418 and Lee Miller Road Mrs Cora Fletcher Shelton 33 was taken to Silsbee Doctors Hospital after her 1975 Chevrolet Impala was struck on the left side by a northbound 1976 Mercury Montego driven by Janice Dunn Moulder 33 The incident was reported by Silsbee police with one minor mishap at the intersection of Highways 92 and HB noted for Friday night.
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Burleson
Highway 327
Wantia Brown
Highway 418
Roosevelt Drive
Prince Hall Villa
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Lee Miller Road
Cora Fletcher Shelton
Silsbee
Shelton
Janice Dunn Moulder
Silsbee Man Injured in Swimming Accident
Ricky Fryer, 98, son of Mr and Mrs Nolan Pryor, sustained neck injuries in a swing accident while swimming at Trout Creek near Highway 87. He struck his head, breaking the skull, was taken to St Elizabeth Hospital and is paralyzed from the waist down. Doctors will monitor for three to four days.
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Ricky Fryer
Nolan Pryor
Dogwood
Pryor
Trout Creek
Highway 87
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Parks to Head Lumberton Lodge Installation
No. 1430 A F and A M James L Parks to head the Lumberton Lodge No 1480 AF and AM installation Friday night June 25 at Ping Lodge No 642 AF and AM in Kountze at 7 30 p m for the ensuing Masonic year James L Parks to be installed as worshipful master Other officers to be installed are James F Sanford senior warden John T Willian junior warden T Mc Aberrombie treasurer Billie Williams secretary Virgil Williams Jr chaplain W J Dunaway senior deacon Preston J Sheffield junior deacon Sidney A Johnson senior steward George Sheffield junior steward and Kenneth Myer tiler Installing officer will begin Holiday past master of South Park Lodge No 1820 AF and AM and past district deputy master Masonic District No 26 B This will be an open invitation to all Master Masons and other Masonic bodies to attend A reception will follow at the We Pest Moonheart Church Lumberton
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Lumberton Lodge
Ping Lodge
Kountze
James L. Parks
James F. Sandford
John T. Willian
T. Mc Aberrombie
Bille Williams
Virgil Williams Jr
W. J Dunaway
Preton J. Sheffield
Sidney A. Johnson
George Sheffield
Kenneth Myertiler
South Park Lodge
A.M
Momg
We Pest Moetheart Chura Lumberton
Ceres
Gibbs Wins Ninth Silsbee Country Club Invitational
Ronnie Gibbs known as The Golden Bear edges Deen Wood by two strokes to win the Ninth Annual Silsbee Country Club Invitational after a final round surge. Malcom Still led early with 70 72 but faltered Sunday while Wood rallied to finish two behind Gibbs with strong closing holes.
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Ronnie Gibbs
Malcom Still
Deen Wood
Still
Gibbs
Golden Bear
Jack Niklaus
Walsh
Wood
T. Phillips
N. Johnson
Woods
P. Luna
C. Rodeny Hy
Gibbs R. Heider
Cooly
Bishop
J. Winte
Coin
Luter Gibbs
S. Khaver
W. McClachian
Hebb
Dr. Blade
T. Heberth
Newsum Gibu
Cibbes
Ronnie McCall
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John Fordinal
al Burleson
Kouppe Road
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Eastex
Tony Smith
Victora
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Jefferson County
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Harold F. McWillames
Delbert T. Castolina
Lawrence M. Prather
Ronnie Bourlon
R. Hi. Ernest
Joe M. Clark
James Battom
James J. Williams
Johnny Ruel
Art Jewett
L. E. Martin
ALF & A.M
Frank L. Choates
Phish Direeter
AP & AM
Masons District 26
Charles Witt
Fay Adcock
Fresenius Road
Curtis Bess
Silshee Doctors Hospital
Lois Arline
Department of Public Safety
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Arthur Tidwell
Lifeles
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