Petitions Circulate For 4 995 000 Bond Vote
Hardin County Commissioners meet to consider a $4 995 000 bond election to fund road improvements. Petitions, drafted by Harris Fender of Tucker and Associates, seek a vote on issuing bonds for up to 30 years and an ad valorem tax to fund interest and a sinking fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil
Caraway
Rex Moore
Hardin County
Texas
Harris Fender
Tyler
Jack E Tucker and Associates
Fender
Commissioners Court
Firearms Stolen At Lumberton Crime Scene
Nine firearms and assorted items were stolen from S. G. Richardson in Lumberton last weekend. Sheriff Billy Paine said deputies responded after a 3:20 a.m. report from Massengill Street. Items include Weatherby Mark IV rifle with scope, multiple shotguns, rifles, two Polaroid cameras, a portable TV, ammunition boxes, a mantle clock, and an electric blanket.
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S. G. Richardson
Billy Paine
the Bee
Richardson
Massengill Street
Lumberton
L. J. Foux
Don Merrill
Paine
Ira Moore
US 96
Silsbee
Absentee Voting Schedules Set For City and School
Absentee voting for the April 3 City Council election begins Wednesday with school voting starting March 19. City ballots may be cast 8 am to 5 pm at Silsbee City Hall March 14 through March 30. School district ballots run March 19 to April 3, 8 am to 4 pm at the Administration Office 215 West Avenue H.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee City Hall
Earnest Avenue
Silsbee Independent, School District
West Avenue H
Volunteers Fight House Blaze in Silsbee Area
Firefighters from the Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department battled an early morning blaze at the home of R. E. Nichols on March 13. Chief Russell Busby reported only one alarm was answered, with the fire beginning in the kitchen and the residence west of FM 92 north of Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department i
Russell Busby
R. E. Nichols
Silsbee
Burglar Steals Radio From Silsbee Trailer Home
A burglar smashed a south side window at Ross Eppes' trailer home near Silsbee Automotive Parts on Highway 327 US 96. The thief took an AM FM radio worth 25 dollars and fled, leaving a pool of blood at the scene. Police filed the report at 1 25 p m with Patrolman Phil Wistner investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Eppes
Silsbee
Eppes
Phil Wistner
Eppes’ Silsbee Automotive Parts Building
Highway 327
US 96
Racial Bias Suit vs Eastex and Two Unions
The Department of Justice sues Eastex Inc. Evadale plant with United Paperworkers Local 801 825 and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. The case, signed by AG Richard Kleindienst and USA Roby Hadden, seeks a recruitment program and equal opportunity training for Black and female workers amid detailed plant demographics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Justice
Eastex Inc
Evadale
U. S
Richard Kleindienst
Roby Hadden
U.S
William Steger
Beaumont
United Paperworkers International Union
International Brotherhood of Elec
North Hardin Group Wins OK To Lay Lines In County Lands
Hardin County Commissioners authorize North Hardin Water Supply Corp to lay and maintain about 75 miles of water lines serving roughly 613 families north of Silsbee. FAA lease issue prompts postponement of Airport Commission appointments while FAA grant talks continue with TCA officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Hardin Group
Hardin County Commissioners Court
North Hardin Water Supply Corp
Precinct
Silsbee
Earl Stover
Water Group
George Kirkpatrick
Don Lee Hawtorne
Hardin County Airport Commission
Hugh Bevil Means
Pete Trest
Kirkpatrick
Federal Aeronautics Administration
FAA
C&r Flying Service
Dowdy bribery case convictions reversed by appeals court
The 4th Circuit reversed John Dowdy’s bribery and conspiracy convictions while upholding three perjury counts. The court in Richmond, Virginia, left to the government whether to retry on the remaining charges. Dowdy, a former Texas congressman, faced eight original counts from 1971 tied to Monarch Construction and urban renewal hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dowdy
Texas
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Dowdy
East Texas
Democrat
Monarch Construction Corp
District of Columbia
Monarch
Atlanta
House Resolution Honors Memory Of Tommy Reed
The Texas House passed HSR No. 30 in memory of Thomas David Read Jr. former tea owner and editor of The Silsbee Bee. Introduced by Rep Hersman Adams of Silsbee the measure cites Read’s civic contributions and 16 years at The Silsbee Bee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas House of Representatives
Thomas David Read Jr
Silsbee Bee
Hersman Adams
Silsbee
Read
Theie
T. D. Read Sr
Three jurors chosen in arson trial of Fred Foy Young Jr
As of 3 p.m. Wednesday three jurors were selected to hear the arson trial of Fred Foy Young Jr in 88th District Court. Jury selection began March 14 with 47 qualified prospective jurors and eight interviewed in voir dire. First jurors are Carl Lindsey Jr of Silsbee Omar D Hamilton of Lumberton and Jesse H Lowell of Sour Lake with more to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley ‘Coe
Beaumont
Joe ‘Goodwin
Fred Foy Young Jr
Carl Lindsey Jr
Silsbee
Omar D. Hamilton
Lumberton
Jesse H. Lowell
Sour Lake
Goodwin
Clyde Smith
Young
Hardin County
D. C. Are
Cheryl Bean
Kountz
Smith
Harper
Twen
Burglary and Theft Charges Tied to Silsbee Arrests
Silsbee police report two men charged in separate cases. R. C. Davis, 24, of Silsbee, jailed on a November burglary with a $5,000 bond after an February arrest. Charles W. Alvis, 19, of Huntington, jailed on a January theft of a tape player with a $1,500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Bob L Ogden
The
BEE
R. C. Davis
James Fulgham
Ira Moore
Justice of the Peace
B. L. Como
Davis
Hardin County
Charles W. Alvis
Huntington
David Horne
Ogden
Ivis
Two Charged In Assault Cases
Two Silsbee men face separate aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges and assault on a police officer counts. Raymond Albert Harper 35 was charged after a March 10 shotgun incident at 505 South 11th and held on a $1,000 bond. David Royce Stutts 22 was charged March 7 after allegedly striking Officer, faced assaulting a police officer and was released on $1,000 bond.
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Silsbee
Raymond al
Bert Harper
Bob Logden
The
BEE
Harper
Mike Holzapfel
Ann McDonald
505 South 11Th
Hardin County
David Royce Stutts
Ogden
Stutts
Jim Deal
James Doane
House Fire Reported Near Old US 96 Intersection
Fire Chief Russell Busby said an apparent electrical short caused smoke damage at the home of Thomas Howard on old US 96 near FM 4148 early Wednesday. Volunteer firefighters responded. no flames were observed, only smoke from wiring.
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Thomas Howard
Russell Busby
Busby
Williamses Visit in Houston Parents’ Home Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Larry Williams of Houston visited over the weekend in the home of their parents Mr and Mrs Ben Jones and Mrs Marvin Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrell Holland
Jackson, Ala
W. H. Holland
Larry Williams
Houston
Ben Jones
Marvin Williams
J. H. Richardson
Marrell Conway
Orange
Bryan Mays
Port Neches
Dickie Celtier
Jackson, Miss
R. W. Collier
Hardin County Considers Public Health Plan For Lumberton
Hardin County Commissioners and County Judge Emmett Lack favor a seven point public health program centered on Lumberton. The court will study the plan, proposed by the Forum, to form a Hardin County Department of Public Health with six projects including sewage ditch corrections, soil pollution tests, sterilization of ditches, water wells to test pollution depth, mosquito abatement, and typhoid vaccination discussion with physicians. Tri County Health Unit and Texas Water Quality Control Board attended the discussion.
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Hardin County
Emmett Lack
Lumberton
Pet
Pete Trest
Trest
Hardin ‘County
Tri-County Health Unit
Texas Water Quality Control Board
Orange Office
The
BEE
Silsbee approves 16500 police riot equipment grant
The Silsbee City Council, by unanimous vote, approved two resolutions to pursue a police riot equipment grant totaling about 16500 from the Criminal Justice Council, with the city responsible for up to 2500 of the cost. Equipment include helmets gas masks grenades batons vests and cameras. The plan relies on surplus funds and the council expects not all items will be funded.
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Silsbee
Criminal Justice Council
Ronald Hickerson
Hickerson
Bob L. Ogden
CJC
Thhe Bee
Icjc
Deep East Texas
W. K. Fuller Mobil Oil
Council
Fuller
Gulf OU Co
Landolt
Jerry Jones
Mobil
Gulf and Texaco
Planning Land Zoning Commission
Seth
Creel
Verdine
Jack Segrest
Rev
Thomas ‘Harris
Pat Cramer
Segrest
Bomb Threat Noted At Lumberton High School
A bomb threat called into Lumberton High School on March 8 interrupted classes for under thirty minutes. Sheriff Billy Paine said the sheriff’s department and Texas Ranger Haskell Taylor searched the campus from 6:55 to 8:30 am. No device was found and classes resumed by 8:30. Authorities suspect the call stemmed from recent expulsions over dress and appearance rules.
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Lumberton High School
Billy Paine
Arthur Mae McFadden
William Nelson
Paine
Sheriff's Department
Texas
Haskell Taylor
Lumberton Independent School District
Youth 17 Injured In Cycle Collision Near Silsbee
Loyd Cowan 17 of Route Four Silsbee was injured in a March 12 auto motorcycle crash at the South 12th Street and Highway 327 intersection. He rode a 1970 Honda 359, collided with a 1966 Falcon driven by Irvin Siggers, and was treated at Silsbee Doctors Hospital before transfer to St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. listed in good condition Tuesday.
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Loyd Cowan
Route Four
Box 149
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Cowan
Irvin Zera Siggers
South 12Th Street
South 12Th
Highway 327
Henry Holzapfel
Tommy Robinson
Textbooks and Tax Topics On SISD Board Agenda
Silsbee Independent School District board met Wednesday night to consider textbook adoptions for the coming school year and to report on a joint meeting with the city council about combining tax offices. The agenda also included building insurance renewals resignations employment recommendations and the appointment of the SISD Tax Equalization Board.
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Silsbee Independent School
Board of Trustees
Don L. Hough
the Bee
Silsbee
Sisd Tax Equalization Board
Tickets On Sale For CofC Banquet With Rep Wil son
Tickets are on sale to hear Congressman Charles Wilson speak at the Annual Silsbee Chamber of Commerce Banquet. Tickets available at First National Bank Silsbee State Bank or Chamber office. Banquet set for 7 p.m. Thursday March 29 at Silsbee High School cafe teria. Buffet by Moncla's of Beaumont. Silsbee Garden Club decorates. Menu includes roast beef au gratin potatoes rice O'Brien English peas broccoli and cauliflower casserole tossed salad gelatin salad and lemon pie.
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Charles Wilson
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Mgr
Art Cawthon
First National Bank
Silsbee State Bank
Chamber
Silsbee High School
Moncla's of
Beaumont
Silsbee Garden Club
Lumberton Board Grants 3000 Tax Exemption For Elderly
Lumberton Independent School District trustees approved a 3000 ad valorem tax exemption for elderly homeowners. Applicants must be 65 or older by Jan 1, live on the exempt property, apply yearly between Jan 1 and April 30, and show age and ownership proof. Additional rules include residency, single-person eligibility, and detailed property use requirements.
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Eastex
Hawthorne
Kountze
Airport ‘Commission
H. A. Thomas
Billy Bracken
Bill Hilliard
Robert Gr
Mitchell Road
Benny Avenue
Chance
First National Bank of
Horace Moye
Anderson Exterminating Co
Sanaa Noawdy
Sec
House
Tommy Reed
Burgalry
James L. Hays
W. D. Creel
Cliff Verdine
Seth Water Dis
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
St. Elizabeth
Cofc
Lumberton Board
Lumberton Independent
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