Silsbee Council Reaffirms Stand Against Recall
The Silsbee City Council reaffirmed Resolution 71-11 rejecting the recall petition against Councilman C. E. Landolt Jr. The affirmation occurred at a regular meeting without a vote, following Judge Lack's order setting a recall election for April. The council scheduled a public hearing for March 30 on a proposed R-1 to R-3 zoning change in the western city area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee City
C. E. Landolt Jr
Duane Beck
Emmett Lack
Knapple Road
Azalea Garden Club
Silsbee Public Library Fund
Robert A. Scott
Planning and Zoning Commission
Elton Irvin
Sam Copeland
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
Reading program set for grades one to three
Silsbee Independent School District approved a reading plan shifting to home-room groupings by ability for grades 1-3 with about 1.5 hours daily for reading. The board also adopted the 1972-73 calendar, retained the Tax Equalization Board, and approved staffing and facility actions including a church removal plan for the Waldo Matthews site.
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Silsbee Independent School
Don L. Hough
Alvin J. Ragan
Hough
Ragan
Kindergarten Enrollment Opens In April At Robinson School
The Robinson Kindergarten will accept enrollments in April at the Robinson School office for five year olds by Sept 1 1972. Eligibility depends on family income or test scores with a testing date to be announced. Birth certificates and health records are required. no tuition.
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Robinson Kindergarten
Robinson School
Silsbee
Group Seeks State Charter For Lumberton Bank
Lumberton residents led by Joe F Blair Morris Moore William M Nelson John L Meade and N L Bell filed a charter application for the First State Bank of Lumberton with State Banking Commissioner Robert Stewart. The proposed bank would start with 150000 capital and surplus and 75000 reserve.
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Lumberton Bank
Joe F. Blair
Kountze
Morris Moore
Silsbee
Willian M. Nelson
John L Meade
N. L. Bell
Lumberton
Robert %. Stewart
First State Bank of
Jordan Services Held In Orange
Funeral services for D L Jordan of Vinton Louisiana were held March 9 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Jordan was killed instantly in a March 7 car accident and was the brother-in-law of Mrs. Don Lee Hawthorne of this city.
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D L Jordan
Vinton
Claybar Funeral Home
Orange
Jordan
Don Lee Hawthorne
Voters Register Through February in Hardin County
As of March 1 1972 Hardin County residents numbered 13 595 registered to vote an increase of 1966 through February County Tax Assessor Collector Fred Anders announced April 5 is the last day to register to vote in the May 6 primary His office will issue another list next month for those eligible to vote in the second primary and general election Polling place for precinct 10 north Silsbee is Silsbee Junior High School Anders also said only cash will be accepted for auto license purchases March 20 to April 5 due to hot checks previously received
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Hardin County
Fred Anders
Anders
North Silsbee
Silsbee Junio High School
Grady Walters Seeks Place One On SISD Board
Grady Walters of 954 Boll Street announced his candidacy for Place One on the Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees ahead of the April 1 election. A native of Silsbee, he manages the A&P Food Store and serves as a charter member of the Silsbee Little League and chair of the League Park building committee. he and his wife have three sons Grady Jr William and Mark.
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Grady Walters
Boll St
Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees
Walters
Silsbee
A&p
Silsbee Little League
Grady Jr
William
Mark
Yorks and Spurlock Return From Temple Hospital Visit
Mr. and Mrs. E. York and Lee Spurlock returned Tuesday from Temple after visiting B. W. Spurlock in Scott and White hospital.
Funeral Home Planned for Lumberton
Ground breaking held March 9 for Miller Funeral Directors Inc on a 14 acre tract east of Rose Hill Acres in Lumberton. Tres Miller, president, and attendees from Lumberton Silsbee and Beaumont. contractor is Byram Swain of Beaumont. Expected opening in 60 to 120 days.
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Miller Funeral Directors, Inc
Lumberton Silsbee and
Beaumont
US 96
Rose Hill Acres
Lumberton
Tres Miller
Beaumont Public
Lamar College
Byram Swain
Eddie Plank
Junior Micars
Silsbee
James Bradford
James A Barry
David Swain
Francis Holland
Hardin County
Billy Paine
Henry D. Donelson
Jerry Davidson
Hazel Cole
Miller Funeral Home Directors, Inc
J.C. Barry
Bradford
Miller
Eddie Phink
J. C. Barry
County to buy old Silsbee Post Office site for possible sub courthouse
Hardin County Commissioners Court voted 3 to 2 to purchase the abandoned Silsbee Post Office for 40000 dollars as a potential sub courthouse. Lawyer Houston Thompson cited a unanimous committee opinion and noted renovation could total about 2500 dollars with possible 10000 dollars overall. judge Lack and Commissioner Barkington supported the move despite opposition from Kerr and Means.
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Hardin County Commissioners Court
Silsbee Post Office
Silsbee
Houston Thompson
Lack
Thompson
Eddie Plunk
Conley Bradshaw
E. M. Wilson Jr
R. L. Read
Robert Neyland
Cecil Cobble Thompson
Howard Barkington
Justice of the Peace
Pet. 2
Emmett Lack
Barkington
Virgil Caraway
Val Hickman
Bob Kerr
Hugh Bevil Means
Caraway
Plank
Wilson
Hickman
Barrington
E. M. Wilson
Kerr
Lumberton
Sour Lake
Kountze
Means
Hardin County
Silslet
Thieves Steal $18,000 Gardner-Denver Compressor
Hardin County sheriff reports thieves stole an $18,000 Gardner-Denver two stage pipeline compressor from a Texakota line site near Ariola Road on March 12. W. V. Matlock of Fundale reported the loss. Deputy Dan Merrill estimates $6,000 pipeline damage and Terakota employees estimate nearly $30,000 for replacement.
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Ariola Road
Hardin County
Billy E. Paine
Paine
W. V. Matlock
Fundale
Dan Merrll
Merrill
the Bee
Terakota
Burglary and Theft Reports From Local Villa and Dixie Queen
Silsher Police patrolman Willis Compton investigated burglaries on March 12 and March 10 at Prince Hall Villa office where a glass pane was smashed and a wooden door forced. A metal cash box was pried open with about 3 dollars stolen and change. A 35 gallon garbage can valued at 36 dollars was also stolen from Dixie Queen No 1 on March 10 reported by Mrs. John Price.
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Silsher
Willis Compton
Tee Price
Prince Hall
Compton
John Price
Texas students named to Dean's Honor List at UT Austin
Two Silsbee students Wayne Conner and Frank Eldredge are on the Far Semester Dean's Honor List of the College of Business Administration at the University of Texas at Austin. Eligible students must carry 12+ semester hours, pass all courses, and earn at least three hours of A. Dean George Kozmetsky commented.
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Silshee
Wayne Conner
Jim Conner
Frank Edredge
I. F. Eldredge
College of Business Administration
University of Texas At Austin
Boverage
George Kozmetsky
Moore seeks re election to LISD Board in Lumberton
Murrel D. Moore announced this week his bid for re election to Position 2 on the Lumberton Independent School District Board of Trustees. He was first elected in 1970 and is employed by Mobil Chemical Co. of Beaumont. Moore and his wife Royetta have four children in Lumberton schools and have lived in the district four years. He promised to continue efforts for the best possible education and asked for citizen vote and support.
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Murrel
Dean Moore
Lumberton Independent
Lisd Board of Trustees
Moore
Mobil Chemical Co
Beaumont
Royetta
Lumberton
LISD
Three Silsbee Students Charged With Marijuana Possession
Three persons linked to Silsbee High School face charges after marijuana possession arrests on March 9. Carey Paul Georges, 17, and a 16 year old juvenile male were jailed on bond set at 2500, released to parents pending juvenile department action. A 1 year old was also arrested. statements were collected as the investigation continued.
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Merrill
Truett Bennett
Texas Liquor Control
Silsbee High Board
Hardin County
Billy Paine
SISD
Don L. Hough
Paine
Carey Paul 'Georges
Silsbee
Howard Grantham
Georgis
Cook’s Road
Kountze
Dor
Auneu
County
Geordgas
Justice of the Peace
Ray Martin
J. E. Farmer
The
BEE
F Paine
Noaders
Grantham
Primary Polling Sites Are To Be Chosen March 20
County Democratic Executive Committee meets Monday March 12 at 7 30 p m in the District Courtroom to set primary polling places election judge slots precinct conventions and the County convention. Grady Trimble invites all candidates to attend to draw for ballot positions.
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Hardin
Democratic Executive Committee
Grady Trimble Trimble
Trimble
Annual Chamber Banquet Set for March 28
The Silshee Chamber of Commerce announces its annual banquet will be held at 7 am on Tuesday March 28 in the Silshee High School cafeteria. Speaker Rolland Storey of Houston Natural Gas Corp will provide entertainment, with Monela's of Beaumont catering a roast beef and shrimp creole buffet. Tickets available at the Chamber Office First National Bank and Susbee State Bank.
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Silshee Chamber A Commerce
Silshee High School
Chamber
Art Cawthon
Rolland Storey
Houston Natural Gas Corp
Storey
First National Bank
Susbee State Bank
Fire crews contest string of grass and woods blazes in Silshee
Silshee Volunteer Fire Department battled twelve fires including grass, woods, and trash fires at multiple sites from March 4 to March 14. Incidents included a storage building fire near FM 418, a woods fire by the Santa Fe track, auto damage on South Second Street, and an abandoned building blaze near South 22nd Street.
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Silshee
Russell Busby
22Nd Street
Gentey Road
Silsbee High School
Rormler
Second Street
Fivermen
Ricky McLane
Fox Meadows
Kirby Lumber Corp
Mareh
Prince Hall Villa
South 22Nd Street
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Council
Ronald Hickerson
City Planning and Zoning Commission
North Seventh Street
West Avenue J
Highway 327
Chamber of Commerce
Gulf States Utilities Co
GSU
Ross Iles
Ward McCurtain
Iles
Beck
Leon Bayless
Silsbee Grain Co
Hickerson
Grain Company
J. C. Busby
Silsbee Independent School District
Busby
D. D Shine and
Cesar Dominguez
General Fund
Dominguez
Terbert G. Elmore
L. A. Yarnkie
H. N. Hopkins
Joyce Player
O'Neil
Veda Ann Hays
Maurine Hanks
Linda Ingram
Texas Education Agency
First Assembly of God Church
Buna
Waldo Matthews
William W. Wiggins
Hardin County Savings and Loan Association
Sun of1 Co
Jean
Enterprise
State Credit League
Commissioners Court
Motior
N. H. Marutzky
Robby Battle
Silste
Horace Moye
Raymond Bartmess
Lamberton
Village Creek Estates l
Bartmess
Judge Lack
David Waxman
Criminal Justice Council Department
Deep East Texas Development Council
Aline Harper
Texas
Murrel D. Moore
al Newian
Roseville
Mr. and
Myre
York
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