City Votes To Use Voting Machines In April Elections
Silsbee council approves use of county voting machines for the April 6 City Council and Mayor race with a 4 to 2 vote. Cost estimates show machines at 238.60 versus 246.36 for paper ballots. The meeting also approves legal counsel contract and discusses a trailer park permit suit by Fred Herron.
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Silsbee
Claude Coward
Ronald M. Hickerson
John Fordinal
C. E. Landolt Jr
Spencer Armour
R. F. Sanford
Fred Herron
J. C. Busby
Herron
Knupple Road
H. A. Coe
88Th District Court
Council Chambers
N. G. Ferrer
Busby
Woodlea
R F Ford Seeks City Council Place 6 Seat
Local electrical contractor R F Ford announced his candidacy for Place 6 on the Silsbee City Council. He filed March 5 and faces Duane Beck and incumbent R F Sanford in an April 6 election.
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R. F. Ford
Silsbee
the Bee
Ford
Ford Electric Co
Duane Beck
R. F. Sanford
School Board Sets 1971 Tax Board and Reappraisal Talks
The Silsbee Independent School District board plans a March 10 meeting to appoint a three member tax equalization board for 1971 and review bids for a possible property reappraisal. Also on the agenda are textbook ratifications, a one day calendar change, and resignations with employment recommendations.
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Silsbee Independent School District
Board of Trustees
Don L. Hough
Hough
Equalization Board
Lare
Arvin Yankie
Herbert Iimore
Newton Hopkins
Enderle seeks second term on Lumberton ISD board
George FE Enderle, a Mobil Oil employee of 25 years and parent of two daughters, seeks reelection to Place 7 on the Lumberton Independent School District Board of Trustees. He pressed for budget cuts but pledged to act in the community’s best interests and opposed the common school district.
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George FE
Enderle
Lumberton Independent School District Board of Trustees
Mobil Oil Co
Hall seeks reelection to Lumberton ISD Place 2
Donald J. Hall of Lumberton will seek a second term as Lumberton Independent School District Trustee Place 2 in the April 3 election. He has nine years as a resident, two children in the district, and is a member of Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church and a charter Lumberton Lions Club member.
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Donald J. Hall
Lumberton
Lumberton Independent School District
Hall
Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church
Lions Club
Beck seeks Place 6 on Silsbee City Council
Duane Beck announces candidacy for Place 6 on the Silsbee City Council ahead of the April 6 election. A longtime Silsbee resident and Simmons Motor Co. employee, Beck is married with four children and pledges an open minded stance on city needs.
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Beck
Silsbee
Simmons Motor Co
The
BEE
DuBose Announces Candidacy for Lumberton ISD Board Place 6
Lumberton resident John C. DuBose announces his bid for Place 6 on the Lumberton Independent School District Board of Trustees with an April 3 election. He cites honesty and serving the community as his priorities and is married to Jackie with two sons, Steven and Stanley.
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John C. Dubose
Lumberton
Lumberton Independent School District
Dubose
Jackie
Steven
Stanley
Lumberton ISD Sets Trustee Election For April 3 At Elementary School
Lumberton Independent School District schedules trustee election April 3 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Lumberton Elementary. Incumbents and challengers named for Positions 2 6 and 7. Absentee voting March 15 to 30 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mrs. Bobbie Adams acts as absentee clerk with Gloria Richmond aide. A special meeting follows polls to canvass votes swear in trustees and reorganize the board.
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Lumberton Independent School District
Lumberton
Will Tanner
Donald J. Hall
Patsy Nash
Gordon W. Reynolds
Muriel Dean Moore
Jerry Richmond
John C. DuBose
Tommy L. Edgar
Hardin County deposits Atlantic fund amid unsettled suit
Hardin County Commissioners placed about 75000 of an Atlantic Richfield Oil Co. trust in Neches National Bank for 30 days with renewals while the Atlantic Richfield tax suit against the county remains unsettled. The court also set meetings with the Airport Board and a Lufkin transporter to discuss a 10 year lease for a flying school and air taxi service, and to study hiring W M Kinner as county commodity transporter.
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Hardin County Commissioners Court
Atlantic- Richfield Oil Co
Neches National Bank
Hardin County Airport Board
Lufkin
Carl H. Flippen
C & R Flying Service
Hardin County
Howard Barrington
W. M. Kinner
Kinner
Beaumont
Bob Kerr
Fred Anders
Beaumont Colony
Restricted Land Use Under Proposed Zoning Plan Explained
Silsbee restricts new construction or land use while public hearings on the zoning ordinance proceed. City Manager Ronald M. Hickerson and Planning and Zoning Commission chairman Wes Latham advised residents. A first public hearing was opened Feb 20 for a vote set after due process, with a second hearing planned within 15 days after March 12.
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Silsbee
Ronald M. Hickerson
Planning and Zoning Commission
Wes Latham
the Bee
Hickerson
Lee Roger Ratliff
Masons to Meet in Silsbee Lodge March 12
A called communication of Silsbee Lodge 927 will convene Friday night March 12 at the Masonic Temple in Silsbee. Master Masons are invited as Tol erance Lodge 1165 from Beaumont presents a full dress M M Degree led by Worshipful Master James Dear with Donald Webb serving as secretary.
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Silsbee
Masonic Temple
Tolerance Lodge 1165
Beaumont
James Dear
Donald Webb
Martin McKinney Seeks Silsbee City Council Place 4
Martin McKinney owner of A. McKinney and Son announces candidacy for Place 4 on the Silsbee City Council. He is a lifetime Silsbee resident from Melvin Texas with wife Nina Monk and two children. McKinney joins E. L. McLaughlin and incumbent C. E. Landolt Jr. on the ballot.
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Martin McKinney
A. McKinney
Atlantic Tax Suit Heads for Jury Verdict
A $160,000 tax discrimination suit filed against Hardin County by Atlantic Richfield Oil Co. hinges on a jury decision expected this afternoon or Friday. District Clerk Aline Harper said the case should conclude soon with summations at 10 a.m. and a verdict anticipated by Friday. Testimony began March 1 in 88th District Court in Kountze before Beaumont Judge Brookshire.
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Hardin County
Atlantic-Richfield Oil Co
Aline Harper
The
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88Th District Court
Kountze
Beaumont
Brookshire
Oil Company
AARP Meeting Set for March 14 at O'Neil School Cafeteria
The AARP will meet March 14 at 6 30 p m in the O Neill School cafeteria for a covered dish supper. Mrs L H Wade publicity chairman says visitors and members are welcome to attend.
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American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
O'Neil School
L. H. Wade
Three Charged With Burglary On March 7
Jeff Preston 58 and two 16 year old juveniles of Kountze were arrested March 7 on four burglary charges in Kountze and nearby Silsbee for incidents March 6 between 8 p m and midnight. Items including a shotgun adding machine radio and watches were recovered. The youths were sent to Hardin County juvenile authorities and Preston held on 1000 bond. Also jailed Monday was Andrew Sells 25 of Kountze on a home burglary with 1000 bond.
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Jeff Preston
Kountze
Silsbee
W. R. Overstreet
The
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Morris
Cook
Conoco
Sharp
Tex-Gas
C Ranch Supply
Overstreet
Hardin County
Preston
Claude Lindsey
Billy E. Paine
Wayne Pullen
Sheriff Reports February Case Load in Hardin County
Sheriff Billy E. Paine reports 183 total offenses processed in February, including 28 felonies, 25 misdemeanors, and 130 justice of the peace cases. Jail bookings reached 160. two prisoners were sent to Rusk State Mental Hospital and 74 civil documents served. Major offenses listed include murder, aggravated assault, burglary, car theft, driving while intoxicated, drunk, and traffic violations.
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Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Billy E. Paine
Rusk State Mental Hospital
Paine
Rusk
Armour seeks second term on Silsbee City Council Place 5
Spencer Armour Jr. announces a bid for re election to Silsbee City Council Place 5 with an April 6 election. A native of Many Louisiana, he owns Armour J Auto Parts Co and has lived in Silsbee since 1955. He was first elected to Council Place 5 in 1969 and is married to Sammie Cole with two children Bim and Amy Lynn.
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Spencer D. Armour Jr
Silsbee
the Bee
Armour
Many, la
Armour J. Auto Parts Co
Louisiana Public Schools
Northwestern State University
Sammie Cole
Bim
Amy Lynn
Operation Crime Stop Initiated in Silsbee
Silsbee launches Operation Crime Stop to raise citizen awareness and encourage public participation in reducing crime. The effort, part of Governor Preston Smith’s Governors Crime Stop Program, is sponsored by Silsbee Police, Sheriff Billy Paine, and the Silsbee Bee with 24 hour Crime Stop phone lines 385 3714 in Silsbee and county wide 2163 Enterprise. Citizens may report crimes or suspicious activity without disclosing their name.
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Silsbee
Preston Smith
Hardin County
Edgar Blood
Billy Paine
Enterprise
Read
Hardin County Population Up 21.8 Percent in 1970 Census
Census figures show Hardin County with 29,996 residents in 1970, a 21.8 percent rise from 1960. The state total reached 11,196,780, up 16.9 percent. White residents numbered 25,396 in Hardin, with 4,566 Black residents and 34 other races, plus details on age, households, housing units, occupancy, and housing values.
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Hardin County
Bureau of the Census
U.S Department of Commerce
Miss Silsbee to Appear in Kirbyville Pageant
Debbie Fireeman Miss Silsbee of 1971 will participate in the Miss Kirbyville pageant Saturday at Kirbyville High School gym. Several area queens will be presented at the event.
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Silsbee
Kirbyville
Debbie Fireeman
Kirbyville High School
Queens
Tigers Triumph 7 2 Over Kirbyville In Second Baseball Win
Tigers beat Kirbyville 7 2 to even season record at 2 2 as Roy Carmena collected three hits driving in four runs including a two run homer in the second. Rufus Cook added a sixth inning homer. Teaff earned the win with three hits no runs and four strikeouts. Bowen allowed two runs and seven walks while fanning eight. The Tigers opened with a 4 1 win over Vidor and earlier lost to French 5 1 and Vidor 8 3.
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Kirbyville
Tiger
Pat Day
The
BEE
Roy Carmena
Rufus Cook
Ronnie Teaff
Jim Bowen
Coach Day
Teaff
Bowen
Tigers
Vidor
French
Last Rites For R. B. Marshall 68 At 10:00 Today
Funeral services for Reggie B. Marshall 68 of Silsbee are set for 10 a m today at Farmer Funeral Chapel with Rev. Billy Hutson officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Cemetery. He died Tuesday at Silsbee Doctors Hospital. Survived by three brothers George of Silsbee Henry Marshall of Kirbyville Guy Marshall of Silsbee and three sisters Gladys Ester of Silsbee Blondell Drake of Beaumont Ruth Fincher of Shreveport La.
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R. B. Marshall
Reggie B. Marshall
Silsbee
Farmer
Chhapel
Billy Hutson
Resthaven
Marshall
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Woodrow Baptist Church of
George Marshall
Henry F. Marshall
Kirbyvile
Guy H. Marshall
Gladys Ester
Blondell Drake
Beaumont
Ruth Fincher
Shreveport
Moore files for Place Two on Lumberton board
Murrell Dean Moore of Lumberton announces his candidacy for Place Two on the Lumberton Board of Trustees opposing incumbent Don Hall in the April 3 election. He has lived in the area three and a half years, works for Mobil Chemical Co. for 16 and a half years, and with wife Rovetta has four children in Lumberton schools Bruce Kevin Joyce and Richard.
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Murrel Dean Moore
Lumberton
Lumberton Independent
Don Hall
Moore
Mobil Chemical Co
Rovetta
Bruce
Kevin
Joyce
Richard
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Roger Ratliff
Council
Sam Copeland
State Department of Health
Ferrell
Santa Fe Railroad
L. F. Eldredge
Citystreet Department
Citystreet Department, Police Department
Texas Highway Department
Fifth Street
George Enderle
George E. Enderle
D. J. Hall
Lumberton Board
Silsbee City
Atlantic Trust Fund
Emmett Lack
Flippen
H. K. Maxey
Clarence McNeely
Masons
Atlantic
Andrew Sells
Gilbert Warren
Philip W. Bailey
Federal Reserve
Census Bureau Reports
Kirbyville Tues
M. D. Moore
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