Silsbee council weighs alley dispute and plat changes
Mayor James L. Hays urged private and commercial owners to seek a compromise on an alley payment dispute raised at a city council meeting. The council rescinded June 10 approval for First National Bank of Silsbee to pave an alley serving a new bank parking lot and drive in, amid private landowners objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Hays
Hays
First National Bank of Silsbee
John Meyers
M. M. Bell
Meyers
Planning and Zoning Commission
Eddie van Winkle
Bank
Murray Vaught
David Shows
van Winkle
C. E. Landolt Jr
I. F. Eldredge
John Fordinal
Frank Grote
Fordinal
Earl B. Stover
Silsbee High School
Ronald Hickerson
The
Insurance Advisory Commission
Deep East Texas Workmen’s Compensation Insurance Fund
Detcog Organization
Detcog Fund
Deep East Texas Council of Governments
George Tennison
Roosevelt Drive
Tennison
Suspect Sought for Maiming in Silsbee
Police report a warrant is out for a man accused of maiming Jimmy Earl Matlock of 330 South Sixteenth Street Silsbee on June 17 at the Keystone Club. Matlock allegedly was struck with a bottle, shattering it and severing his eye which required surgery in Beaumont after initial treatment at Silsbee Doctors Hospital.
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la Man
Jimmy Earl Matlock
South Sixteenth Street
Silsbee
Bob L. Ogden
The
BEE
Matlock
Keystone Club
Pine Street
Ogden
Beaumont Hospital
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
County asks state to take Old Beaumont Highway as FM road
Hardin County Commission requests the Texas Highway Commission designate a 2.5 mile section of the Old Beaumont Highway as Farm to Market Road. The move aims to cut maintenance costs cited at 8000 to 10000 dollars annually while traffic counts exceed 1800 vehicles daily. The plan hinges on right of way and a corridor from US 96 and US 69 to Chance Cut-Off Road.
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County
State
Beaumont
Hardin County
Texas Highway Commission
The
BEE
Pet
Pete Trest
Lumberton “Y
Hugh Bevil Means
Highway Commission
Ben D. Smith
Y. O. Gary
Votaw
Kountze
Gary
Murder Trial Of Richard Behnken Continues This Week
The murder trial of Richard Behnken of Kountze enters its second day of testimony in 88th District Court. Behnken, 25, is charged with the Sept 17 slaying of Harry Overstreet, also of Kountze, who died after being shot twice in the back and arm with a .44 magnum revolver at Hardin Memorial Hospital.
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Richard Behnken
Kountze
Harry Overstreet
88Th District Court
Overstreet
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Purse Snatch Arrest Breaks Kountze Burglary Ring
A 15-year-old Kountze boy was arrested for purse snatching at T Bone Drake's grocery and charged with stealing $139.56 from Annette Williams. The arrest involves five other youths aged 13 to 16 and may solve several February Burglaries at Paradise Inn, Kountze Junior High, Davis Tire Shop, Cabin in the Pines Club and other sites. The suspects were turned over to County Juvenile authorities after coordination by Police Chief Claude Lindsey Officer John Costner and Deputy Jesse Cartwright.
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Kountze
Claude Lindsey
John Costner
Costner
The
BEE
Annette Williams
T. Bone Drake
Paradise Inn
Kountze Junior High School
Davis Tire Shop
Cabin In the Pines Club
Lindsey, Costner
Jesse Cartwright
Williams and Dobbs Families Welcome Newborns
A son named Jeffery Aaron was born June 22 at Women and Children Hospital to Mr and Mrs Michael Lynn Williams of Lumberton. A daughter named Laurie Elizabeth Dobbs was born June 20 at Women and Children Hospital to Mr and Mrs James L Dobbs of Silsbee.
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Jeffery Aaron
Michael Lynn Williams
Lumberton
Women and Children Hospital
James L. Dobbs
Silsbee
Laurie Elizabeth
Drownings in Neches River and Silsbee Lake Claim Two Men
Timpson resident Doy McDonald 49 and Silsbee man Robert Earl Dennis 24 died in separate drownings last Thursday June 20. McDonald fell from a house boat at the County Park landing near Cravens Camp Road north of Silsbee and was found in about 20 feet of water. Dennis drowned while swimming at the Houston Thompson Lake east of Silsbee, a 4-5 acre site formed for a US 96 bypass project. Both deaths ruled accidental drownings. Funeral services for McDonald were held in Timpson and for Dennis at Farmer Funeral Home Chapel in Silsbee. Survivors and investigative officials listed.
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Timpson
Silsbee
Neches
Hardin County
Billy Paine
Paine
Bronson Jeff
Coat of Silsbee
Doy McDonald
the Neches
McDonald
County Park
Cravens Camp Road
Shelby County
Rite-Care Inc
Center
Robert Earl Dennis
Railroad Street
Houston Thompson
Us.96
The
BEE
Justice of the Peace
Bennie L. Como
Dennis
Farmer Funeral Home
John C. Williams
Resthaven
Tommy Dennis
R. A. Forse
Weldon Forse
James Forse
Port Nebles
Tommie Jean Hollyfield
Lynn Dennis
Forgery and theft cases plague Silsbee crime beat
Silsbee Police report forgery and burglary incidents across June. Two forged checks totaling 210.32 were passed at Silsbee State Bank on June 20. Coin-op machines at Harrod's Laundry and Diamond Car Wash yielded about $7 and an undetermined car-wash change, June 17 and 24. Truck headlights damaged near Apache Lumber. Bicycles stolen from Jewell McCarthy and James Simmons. Investigations led by Chief Bob L. Ogden with help from Set A. L. Burleson and Officer Darrell Hartman and Patrolman Dennis Ray Jones.
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Silsbee
Bob L. Ogden
Ogden
Silsbee State Bank
Harrod's
Diamond Car Wash
US 96
Harrod’s
Acme Skid and Plug Co
Sherman Worthey
Planer
Apache Lumber Co
Jewell McCarthy
E. Avenue H
James Simmons
South Tenth Street
Ogiden
Set. A. L. Burleson
Acme
Dennis Ray Jones
Darrell Hartman
Laotian Official To Visit Here
Governor Bouahom Souvandy of Luang Prabang Province Laos will visit Sili Bee today during a U S rural cities and agricultural centers tour. Mayor James L. Hays announced the visit after notification from the Governmental Affairs Institute.
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Bouahom Souvandy
Luang Prabang
Laos
Sili Bee
James L. Hays
Governmental Affairs Institute
Washington D.C
Souvandy
Andrew Adams
Hays
McClinton Grandparents Return Waco Visitors
Matt and Melinda McClinton, after a visit to the grandparents Mr and Mrs C G McClinton, were returned to Waco following their stay at the family home.
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Matt
Melinda McClinton
Waco
Mrs. C. G. McClinton
SVFD Fights Grass and Trash Fires in Week
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department battled grass fires on Cook's Lake Road and near the Ernest Jackson property on US 96 and cleaned up a gasoline spill on Lee Miller Road after a muffler struck a car. Fire Chief Russell Busby reported. The crew aided in the search for two drowning victims last Thursday night.
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Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Russell Busby
Cook’s Lake Road
Lee Miller Road
K. R. Keown
Ernest Jackson
US 96
Busby
Fred Man Attacked Over Injuries in June Beating
R. L. Smith, 56, of Fred, was hospitalized in Houston in good condition after a lone assailant beat him near Bush Lake on June 24. Tyler County Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Gilchriest provided details to the Bee.
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R. L. Smith
Fred
Veterans Hospital
Houston
Tyler County
Kenneth Gilchriest
The
BEE
Smith
Bush Lake
Billy J Williams Named Master of Masonic Lodge 927
Billy J. Williams is elected worshipful master for Silsbee Lodge No. 927 A F and A M as officers are installed June 29 at 7 p.m. at the Masonic Temple Silsbee. Installing officers include Alton E Stanley and Frank L Choate with extensive Mason and Shrine affiliations. Open installation invites Masons and families. Doyce L Cartrett serves as outgoing master.
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Silsbee Lodge
Masonic Temple
Silsbee
Billy J. Williams
Foy N. Adcock
Paul Gonzalez
Lawrence M. Prather
Charles C. Witt
R. H. Ernst
Harold F. McWilliams
Larry M. Ford
Delbert I. Castolina
Freddy Baggett
Jack Jeffcoat
Alton E. Stanley
Nederland Lodge
DeMolay
Frank L. J.choate
Silsbee Lodge No
Doyce L. Cartrett
Vacation Home Check Service Offered By Silsbee Police
Silsbee Police Department will again offer its vacation home check service this summer. Chief Bob L Ogden says this program helps deter burglaries as residents travel. Citizens may call the dispatcher at 385 3714 to provide travel dates and home details. Homeowners should leave outside lights on and stop mail and newspaper delivery to aid surveillance.
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Silsbee Police Department
Bob L. Ogden
Ogden
Allen Wins Seventh Silsbee Invitational Golf Tourney
Galveston’s Mike Allen edged Beaumont attorney Ned Johnson by four strokes to win the Seventh Annual Silsbee Invitational at Silsbee Country Club. Allen fired a 290 for the 72-hole championship flight, two over par, while Johnson closed with a 294. Johnson led by two at the start of the final round. two double bogeys by Johnson and a late birdie by Allen decided the outcome. A total of 2650 in gift certificates was awarded across seven flights and consolations.
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Lamar University
Mike Allen
Galveston
Beaumont
Ned Johnson
Allen
John S Son
Danny DuCote
Johnson
Silsbee Mena Golf Association
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Kirby Lumber Corporation
Harlan Walker
Walker
Rex Moore
Garys
Horace Moye
Council
Bruce Gravis
Mike Holzapfel
Roland Million
SVFD
Fred Man
Masonic Lodge
Police Department
Rob, Chris and
Randol Read
Tulsa
Okla
Wayne Robinson
Mrs. R. L. Read
Paul Luna
La 297
Dennis Walsh
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