Filing Slow for April Elections in Silsbee
Incumbents in Silsbee City Council races and Silsbee Independent School District Trustee seats face no opposition as of Wednesday. Filing ends 5 p.m. Friday with candidates John Fordinal Jr., Marjorie Eldredge, and Frank Grote seeking re-election. Absentee voting runs March 17 to April 2 at City Hall. Incumbents listed for Trustee races include Edward Dominguez, Richard Jones, and D. D. Shine.
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John Fordinal Jr
Marjorie Eldredge
Frank Grote
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Edward Dominguez
Richard Jones
D. D. Shine
Betty Meade
R. F Sanford
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Conley C. Bradshaw
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Wiley Mae Pentecostal
North Fifth
Dr. Timothy Ewing Joins Copeland Clinic Staff
Dr. Timothy Ewing formerly of Baton Rouge joins Dr. Sam T. Copeland and Associates in Silsbee as a family practice specialist. He and his wife Kay will move to Silsbee. clinic hours expand daily. Ewing training was at Early Long Memorial Hospital. construction delays push his move to the new clinic beside Silsbee Doctor Hospital.
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Copeland Clinic
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Copeland
John Tate
Ewing
Early Long Memorial Hospital
Kay
Silsbee
North Fourth Street
Silsbee Doctor Hospital
Jasper Wins Tiger Relays in Silsbee Meet
The Jasper Bulldogs edged South Park Greenies 117 to 118 to win the Silsbee Relays held Saturday February 28. Bridge City finished third in a 10 team field with 64 points while Silsbee placed seventh with 19 points and others included C.F. King Lib Liberty Buna and more in the final standings.
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Silsbee
Bridge City
C.F. King
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Buna
Hardin Defferson
Cleveland
Livingston
Little Cypress Mauriceville
Corrigane-Camden
Orange Stark
Stephen F. Austin
Crosby
Hone
Former Sheriff A. D. Red Lindsey Dies at 75
A. D. Lindsey Jr., longtime Hardin County sheriff, died March 1 at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kountze after years of ill health from a 1969 stroke. He lived in Honey Island, was a rancher and farmer, and is survived by wife Edna, son Bevil Lindsey, two daughters Verda Mae Turner and Donalene Rawls, two brothers, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held March 5 at Farmer Funeral Chapel with burial in Jordan Cemetery.
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Red” Lindsey Jr
Hardin County
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
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Honey Island
Assembly of God Church
Pam
Farmer
Clyde Rieson
Jordan Cemetery
Edna Lindsey
Bevil Lindsey
Silsbee
Verda Mae
Tigers Reach For State Title In Classic 3A Semifinal
Silsbee Tigers eye the State Class 3-A final after a 50 48 quarterfinal win over Rockdale. The team led by coach Fred Williams faces Waxahachie at 8 30 p.m. in Austin with a 20 game win streak on the line. Norvell Brown and Darrell Wilson pace Waxahachie, while Anthony Brown and Artie Shankle anchor Silsbee on a versatile, unselfish roster aiming for a March 6 title game showdown.
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Anthony Brown
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Derrek Sneliton
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Frank Jones
Fred Williams
Rockdale Tigers
Huntsville
Tim Bush
Larry Taylor
Coach Williams
Lester Jenkins
Derrek Shelton
Satsuma
Kevin Allen
Silsbee school cancels classes for state tournament trip
Silsbee ISD will dismiss students and staff Friday March 5 to attend the State Basketball Tournament in Austin. Superintendent Weeks Crawford said the school board approved March 5 as a legal holiday to back Coach Fred Williams and the Tiger team. Makeup days are set for Wednesday May 26 and Thursday May 27.
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Crawford
Fred Williams
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University of Texas Gregory
Silsbee Band Students Qualify For State Solo Ensemble
Silsbee High School band students earned first division ratings to qualify for the State Solo and Ensemble Contest in Austin in early June. Individuals named: Tammy Lovelady, Brigitte Flanagan, Susan Hodges, Debbie Simmons, Robin Fontenot, and Rary Monroe. Two ensembles also earned first division: a flute trio Kay Rodgers, Donna Lindsey, Kathy Stanton and a trombone quartet Jimmy Creel, Gus Dunbar, Robin Fontenot, Randy Stanton. Paul Skinner earned a second class solo rating on alto sax.
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Austin
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Tammy Lovelady
Brigitte Flanagan
Oles
Susan Hodges
Debbie Simmons
Robin Fontenot
Rary Monroe
Kay Rodgers
Donna Lindsey
Kathy Stanton
Jimmy Creel
Gus Dunbar
Randy Stanton
Paul Skinner
Chamber of Commerce Banquet Tickets On Sale March 8
The Silsbee Chamber of Commerce announces tickets for its annual banquet go on sale Monday March 8 at the new chamber office location. Manager Farley M Bowers said the office is at 148 Highway 96 South across from Jerry's Drive In and Bus Station. The banquet will be held Tuesday April 6 at Silsbee High School cafeteria starting at 7 p.m.
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Farley M. Bowers
Highway 96
Silsbee
Jerry's Drive In
Sisbee High School
Drivers License Office Moves To County Courthouse
Silsbee residents must renew licenses at the county courthouse after the DPS office in town closed. The Doumont office in Wountze operates only Wednesday and Thursday from 8 am to noon and 1 to 5 pm with no phone.
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Silsbee Band Booster Club Meeting Planned
The Silsbee Band Booster Club meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Silsbee High School band hall. Mrs Fern McAdams will preside. Plans for a band trip to Lake Charles will be discussed.
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Silsbee Band Booster Club
Silsbee High School
Fern McAdams
Lake Charles
Mrs Zeb Harrison Returns From Temple Visit
Mrs Zeb Harrison and her son Ken returned home Monday after visiting in Temple in the home of Mr and Mrs B F Harrison.
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B. F Harrison
End Of Revenue Sharing Spurs County Tax Hike Projections
Austin Comptroller Bob Bullock warned that if Congress ends Revenue Sharing Texas counties and cities face higher taxes or reduced services. A Bullock study shows Hardin County would need a 26.3 percent tax increase, with Beaumont at 14.8 and Port Arthur at 21.7 percent to maintain current programs.
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Jefferson County
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Port Arthur Man Sentenced 25 Years for Robbery
John ny Lee Nichols of Port Arthur pleaded guilty to robbing Mitchell Grocery near Woodville last week. Judge Clyde E. Smith sentenced Nichols to 26 years in prison after his Feb. 21 arrest by DPS Troopers for a $100 robbery with a 4d Special caliber pistol. Nichols faced a $500,000 bond after the arrest.
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Woodville
Clyde E. Smith
Johnny Lee Nichols
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Johnny Westbrook
Ralph Seaman
Robe
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Pelain Leu
Jefferson County
Daniel Gage
Ailsine
Fire and roadside incidents near Silsbee on Leap Day
An account notes a grass and woods fire three miles west of the Resa Store off FM 92 north of Silsbee on Leap Day February 29, with a fire call at around 4 00 p.m. Also mentions a dump site near Petochitile and various local locations and names in a fragmented report.
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