Silsbee Cagers Rank Seventh Statewide
Silsbee placed seventh in Class 3A in a Texas Association of Basketball Coaches poll released Wednesday. Silsbee earned 56 votes, 58 behind Daingerfield, while Kountze ranked 14th in 2A and Broaddus topped Class 1A.
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Silsbee
Texas Association of Basketball Coaches
Daingerfield
Kountze
Broaddus
el Paso Eastswood
Fort Worth Dunbar
Deer Park
Arlington
Dallas South Oak Cliff
Clear Lake
Victoria
Houston Madison
San Antonio Burbank
Tyler Lee
Houston Jones
Dallas Roosevelt
Galveston Ball
Pampa
Kountze Enters State Semifinals
The Kountze Lions advance to the state semifinals at Gregory Gym in Austin facing Weimer at 4 p.m. Friday to start the final push for the 2A title. Key players include Russell Coffey and Elisha McMahon, with coach Ted Tate aiming for another state run after 1970. The semifinal winner advances to the finals at 7 p.m. Saturday, with Morton/Linden-Kildare also in contention.
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Kountze Lions
Gregory Gym
Austin
Lions
Weimer
Lion
Speed
Russell Coffey
Weimar
Kountze
Esker Boykin
Bill Laird
Elisha McMahon
Ted Tate
Anthony Manning
Silsbee Tigers at Tiger Relays struggle amid flu and missing players
The Silsbee track team finished seventh of 11 at the 15th Annual Tiger Relays, 74 points behind Jasper. Tommy Golden powered the pole vault with two seconds, Jimmy Riley high jumped, Bryan McDonald placed in the 330 intermediate and 120 yard hurdles, David Morgan and Aaron Heagan also scored in hurdles and long jump. Eddie Robinson of Livingston set 120 high hurdle record at 14.8 seconds, Rickey Thomas of South Park set long jump record at 22' 5.34". Next meet in Cleveland this Saturday with returning basketball players and refreshed sophomores aiming to improve.
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Silsbee Tiger
Cleveland
Charlie Woodard
Silsbee
Jasper
Tigers
Tommy Golden
Jimmy Riley
Bryan McDonald
David Morgan
Aaron Heagan
Tiger
Kirby Stadium
Eddie Robinson
Livingston
Rickey Thomas
South Park
Registrations For Little League At Silsbee Park
Registration for boys entering the Silsbee Little League Baseball program will be held at the Little League Park north of Silsbee off Highway 92 from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday April 5. Week later Saturday March 12 is park cleanup day with volunteers needed to prepare the grounds for opening games, with tools and supplies welcomed.
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Silsbee
Little League Park
Hwy. 92
Morris Windham
Windham
Silsbee Tops Club Elects New Officers in February
Silsbee Tops Club met Tuesday in the Gulf States Utilities building with eighteen members weighing in for a total loss of 1742 pounds. Esther Mooney won the fruit basket with a 344 pound weekly loss. Norma Roy and Susan Cawley were crowned February Queens. New officers elected: Mildred Parks leader, Lanora Priest co leader, Betty Stanley treasurer, Joyce Hanks secretary, Norma Roy weight recorder.
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Silsbee Tops Club
Gulf States Utilities
Esther Mooney
Norma Roy
Susan Cawley
Mildred Parks
Lanora Priest
Betty Stanley
Joyce Hanks
Card of Thanks for Sister Julia Sims
Mrs Pinkie B Williams expresses gratitude for visits calls prayers and expressions of sympathy received during the loss of her sister Julia Sims May God bless each helper and friend.
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Julia Sims
Pinkie B, Williams
Little Dribblers Wind Up Regular Season
The Little Dribblers finish the 1977 regular season on Thursday with three games to set post-season matchups. The Bulls will top the standings and the Celtics bottom, with Lakers facing the Bulls and Celtics meeting the Rockets in the main league. The Tams play the Pacers in the minor league, and 12 coaches will select the all star team, whose members cannot play in the post-season.
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Little Dribbler
Marchee
Bulls
Celtics
Lakers
Rockets
Tams
Pacers
al Ashworth
Semi-Pro Baseball Plans Return To Silsbee Organization Effort
Southeast Texas Semi pro Baseball League aims to reestablish a Silsbee team this spring after a prior failure. President John Kury notes Silsbee has talent and a more stable league structure though a $300 entrance fee plus each team buying uniforms and equipment remain obstacles. The league sits just below minor pro level with many players having college experience and some pro background. Silsbee would join a proposed northern division joining Jasper Beaumont Orange and Port Neches Groves. home venues are not yet set.
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Kury
Silsbee
Jasper
Beaumont
Orange
Port Neches Groves
Evadale Places Six On All-District Teams
Evadale's girls and boys basketball squads each placed players on All District 9-B. Ricky Curry earned a first team spot for the Evadale boys, with Ronnie Loftin and Bryan Chambers on the second team. For the girls, Paula Taylor was named first-string guard and Kim Thompson with Helen Gravis on the second team.
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Evadale
Sabine Pass
Tom Westbrook
Rebels
Ricky Curry
Ronnie Loftin
Bryan Chambers
Paula Taylor
Education pays off in income gains say study notes
The report finds a strong link between schooling and earnings with each extra year in school raising lifetime income. Hardin County men with four years of college may earn 58 percent more than those with only a high school education, while high school graduates earn about 39 percent more than elementary school graduates.
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Commerce Department
Hardin County
Rites Are Held For Mrs. Carolyn Broxson
Funeral services for Mrs. Carolyn Broxson 50 of Lumberton were held in Beaumont with interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Rev. Richard Vaughn officiated. She died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospital after a brief illness. Survivors include husband James L. Broxson three sons Randall Kent Broxson James L. Broxson Jr and Robert Frank Broxson her mother Mrs. D. O. Parrish a sister Mrs. E. S. Cole four brothers Orris E. Parrish Jerry L. Parrish Dan L. Parrish and Frank B. Parrish and nephews served as pallbearers.
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Carolyn Broxson
Lumberton
Kelly Hixson
Beaumont
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Richard Vaughn
Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church
James L. Broxson
Randall Kent Broxson
Houston
James L. Broxson Jr
Washington
Robert Frank Broxson
US Navy
Corpus Christi
D. O. Parrish
E. S. Cole
Richardson
Orris E
Arthur E. Booker Retires From ARCO
Arthur E. Booker, maintenance foreman, retired March 1 from ARCO Pipe Line Co. after 35 years with ARCO and predecessors. He began at Cleburne in 1935, left in 1940, rejoined in 1941 at Mexia, served as operator gauger at Mertens, Navy service 1943 1945, then rose to maintenance foreman in Silsbee and later San Antonio and Houston, planning to build a home in Teague with his wife Maxine.
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Arthur E. Booker
Arco Pipe Line Co
ARCO
Booker
Cleburne
Gang
Mexia
Mertens Station
U.S. Navy
Silsbee
San Antonio
Houston
Maxine
Teague
Texas
Azalea Garden Club Plans April Nursery Pilgrimage
The Azalea Garden Club met February 23 at Mrs. C. A. Jones home. President Mrs. Carla Hills led a brief business session. Albert Faggard presented slides and brochures. Twenty members and one visitor, Mrs. Glen Marshall, attended. The group scheduled an annual trip to McFadden's Nursery in Port Arthur on April 27.
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Azalea Garden Club
C. A. Jones
Carla Hills
Albert Faggard
Glen Marshall
McFadden
Port Arthur
Office Memo Teases Time Off Amid Quiet Office Gaffe
A light workplace note warns staff not to inform a known goof-off about a brief break. The message hints at keeping a planned pause discreet while the office handles routine tasks.
Congress Eyes Curb on Outside Income for Members
Wilson notes a key provision limiting outside earned income to 15 percent of a member's salary to curb lucrative law practice and speaking engagements. He cites Rhodes earning 32000 annually from life insurance and Goldwater McGovern earning 25000 weekly as TV commentators, predicting strong House backing despite expected objections.
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Wilson
House
John Rhodes
Barry Goldawater
George McGovern
Police report details arrests and local court actions
Police on the continued page report arrests for possession of marijuana and forgery plus warrants, with offenses including unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and MVI sticker violations. A wreck involving injuries, 26 traffic tickets and 42 warnings were issued. Separate cases include Clayton Carlos convicted of driving while intoxicated with a $350 fine and one year probation, and Betty Kendrick found guilty of theft by check with restitution and costs.
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Beaumont
Everett Hardeman Reeves
Minimax
A. W. Busley
Clayton Carlos
Silsbee
Jefferson County
Betty Kendrick
Fire spree hits multiple locations across three days
Fire crews battled two mobile home fires on February 26 and a grass fire on Gore's Store Road at 11 30 p.m. The burst continued with three more grass fires on February 27 at Highway 92, Debbi Wishard's home on Highway 96 South, and W H Langley's home on Lee Miller Road along with a mistaken dust storm false alarm on February 24. Busby suspects ar son.
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Gene McCartney
Biscamp Road
Gore
Store
Busby
Highway 92
Debbi Wishard
Highway 96
W. H. Langley
Lee Miller Road
Alpha Delta Kappa Met On Thursday in Texas Chapter
Texas Beta Eta Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa met Thursday night at the home of Mrs. Don D McGowan with Mrs. David Read as co host and Mrs W A Cawthon presiding. The group focused on boosting funds for the current scholarship program and heard a kitchenware party proposal by Eva Leaman. A kitchen supplies demonstration by Mrs Seaman followed, with pricing and profit notes. Refreshments served to 14 members and one guest.
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Texas Beta Eta
Alpha Delta Kappa
Don D. McGowan
David Read
W. A. Cawthon
Cawthon
Eva Leaman
Mrs. Halie Crowley Dies in Louisiana at 89
Halie Crowley aged 89 of Mira Louisiana died Saturday in Vivian Louisiana Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Vivian with burial in Hosston Cemetery Survivors include son Lee Crowley of Silsbee Texas
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Halie Crowley
Mira, la
Vivian
Hosston Cemetery
Lee Crowley
Silsbee
Silsbee Schools Menu Variations During Public Week
During Public School Week the standard menu is not used. Each Silsbee school will serve a different menu daily.
Den 6 Cub Pack 88 Plans Blue and Gold Banquet
Cub Scout Den 6 of Pack 88 met February 10 with four boys present to finalize details for the Blue and Gold Banquet and discuss the Scoutarama on March 19. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Leon Rabalais. The group met again February 17 with four boys and began a project to learn songs for a nursing home performance. Mrs. Milton Herrin will direct, with assistance from Mrs. Donald Bernard.
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Den 6
Cub Scout Pack 88
Leon Rabalais
Milton Herrin
Donald Bernard
Panhandlers HD Club Meets in Silsbee Bank at 10
The Panhandlers HD Club gathers today at Silsbee State Bank at 10 a.m. A brief business session precedes a program by Paula Fortenberry titled Shortcuts to Sewing.
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Panhandlers HD Club
Silsbee State Bank
Paula Fortenberry
Silsbee Association for Retarded Children Thanks Givers
The group acknowledges generous community gifts that will support the Hardin County Mental Health and Mental Retardation program. Gratitude is extended for the funds raised to aid services and future plans.
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Silsbee Association For
Hardin County
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