Disaster Aid Available for County Flood Victims
SBA announces disaster loan assistance for Liberty Hardin and Orange Counties due to February floods. Home business and personal losses eligible for loans, limited to actual tangible loss minus insurance or Red Cross aid. Applications open after March 21 with deadlines May 16 1974. info at Houston District Office or SBA representatives at local chambers March 26 27 28. Call 226 4341 for details.
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Liberty
Hardin
Orange
John Carey
SBA
Houston
Busi
Red Cross
Orange Chamber of Commerce
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Liberty Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
Travis Street
Niels Esperser
Carey
Eight Indicted by Hardin County Grand Jury
Eight persons were indicted March 15 by the Hardin County Grand Jury on offenses from marijuana possession to attempted murder. Timmie Lee Jones of Woodville faced two counts of attempted murder. Jimmy R. Stephens and Kenneth D. Stephenson were indicted for burglary and theft respectively. Charles E. Carrell of Silsbee was charged with aggravated robbery. Freddie Lee Johnson of Dallas pleaded guilty to felony marijuana possession and received a $1000 fine and five years probation. Additional defendants Mosley Wachter and McWilliams, all of Silsbee, faced marijuana charges. Two defendants were no-billed Archie Edwards Nederland and Ernest Chandler Spurger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Grand Jury
Stanley Coe
Timmie
I Lee Jones
Woodville
Tyler County
Jimmy R. Stephens
Kenneth D. Stephenson
Victor
Charles E. Carrell
Silsbee
Freddie Lee Johnson
Dallas
Clyde E. Smith Jr
Johnson
Clifton Leonard Mosley
Charles John Wachter
Robert Michael McWilliams
Archie A. Edwards
Nederland
Ernest Ray Chandler
Spurger
Junior High Band Students Medalists at Port Neches Contest
Silsbee Junior High Band students earned medals at a solo and ensemble contest in Port Neches on March 9. Medalists include two medals for Jan Read, Melissa Scott, Mary Dell Rogers, Mark Stewart, Tracy Hudgins, Lori Nowlin, Willane McDonald, and Leslie Moore. Accompanists were Charlie Dumstead, Melinda Grantham and William Paton. Bill Holt directed the band with Missy Scott as secretary.
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Silsbee
Port Neches
Jan Read
Melissa Scott
Mary Dell Rogers
Mark Stewart
Tracy Hudgins
Lori Nowlin
Willane McDonald
Leslie Moore
Leta Ann Jones
Lisa Gayle Whitted
Beth Smith
Cheryl Crawford
James Boyett
Sherene Hitchens
Darell Robertson
Kenny Foster
John Stout
Jody Keown
Lola McGrue
Charlie Dumstead
Melinda Grantham
William Paton
Bill Holt
Missy Scott
Woods Fires Reported Again in Silsbee Area
Silsbee volunteers battled multiple woods fires during the weekend of March 16 17 as Fire Chief Russell Busby reported. A blaze between 20th and 21st streets occurred around 3 30 p m Saturday after an earlier auto fire at 1 50 p m. A Sunday woods fire near Mitigwa Road north of town and another at the County dump off FM 418 at 8 30 p m were logged. A truck strike on Woodrow Road prompted a standby by volunteers with no injuries.
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Woods
Silsbee
Russell Busby
Bernice Martin
Mitigwa Road
FM 418
Woodrow Road
Busby
Last Rites Today For Joe Jones Jr 73
Funeral services for Joe Jones Jr. 73 of Silsbee are set for 2 p.m. today at the Farmer Funeral Chapel with Rev. Robert Roebuck officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Cemetery. Jones died at 11:15 p.m. March 19 at Silsbee Doctors Hospital after a sudden illness. He was a retired guard for Kirby Lumber Corp. He is survived by his wife Mae Jones of Silsbee.
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Joe Jones Jr
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Chapel
Robert Roebuck
Resthaven Cemetery
Jones
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Kirby Lumber Corp
Mae Jones
Funeral Services For Leonard B. Jones In Longview
Funeral services for Leonard Bryan Jones of Longview were held at Welch Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bill Bridges officiating. Burial followed at Forrest Hill Cemetery near Longview. Jones, a retired service station operator native to east Texas, is survived by five daughters, a son, and two sisters with holdings in Longview, Silsbee, Marshall, and Plain Dealing.
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Leonard B. Jones
Longview
Leonard Bryan Jones
Welch Funeral Home Chapel
Bill Bridges
Forrest Hill Cemetery
Jones
East Texas
LaVerne Outland
Silsbee
Mary Alice Smith
Audrey Faye Cowen
Rose Marie Jones
Betty Jean Lawson
Marshall
Sgt
L. B. Jones Jr
Ethel Williams
Vera Carrington
Plain Dealing
Funeral services held for Herbert Simmons 66
Herbert E. Simmons 66 of Silsbee died at 8 am March 18 after a long illness. Native of Burkevile he lived in Silsbee 20 years and was a retired guard. Funeral services were at 2 pm March 19 at Farmer Funeral Chapel with Rev. R. E. Barclay. burial in Resthaven Cemetery. Survived by wife Lillian, daughter Gene Morgan, brothers Elbert and Obie, sister Ula Wood.
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Herbert E. Simmons
Silsbee
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Burkeville
Simmons
Kirby Lumber Corp
Farmer Funeral Chapel
R. E. Barclay
Resthaven Cemetery
Lillian Simmons
Gene Morgan
Elbert Simmons
Burkevile
Obie Simmons
Newton
Ula Wood
Whittington Named EVP at Hardin County Savings and Loan
Horace Whittington is promoted to executive vice president of Hardin County Savings and Loan Association, Neyland announcing the move. Whittington joined the firm in 1966 and became a vice president in 1967, with active civic roles in Silsbee, plus a UT business degree and family details.
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Horace Whittington
Hardin County Savings and Loan Association
Robert Neyland
Neyland
Whittington
Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
University of Texas
Iris
Robin
First Baptist Church of
Silsbee
Lloyd
Texas A&m University
Robert A. Kirkland of
Devers
Lamar University
Lumberton
Sour Lake
C H Newsom Runs for Kountze School Board Position 6
Charles H Newsom from Kountze announces candidacy for Position 6 on the Kountze Independent School District Board of Education. A Bay lor University 1953 graduate and longtime community leader Newsom cites first-hand knowledge of school problems and a commitment to improving conditions.
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Charles H
Chuck” Newsom
Kountze
Kountze Independent
Newsom
Baylor University
Theft and Sex Case Investigations In Silsbee
Silsbee police seek a suspect in a sexual abuse report involving a five year old girl. The incident occurred about 8 15 p m Monday March 18 in an alley between Pine Street and 12th Street. Investigators were Sgt A L Burleson and Officer Pete Updike. A separate theft report notes a Beaumont Enterprise and Journal vending machine valued at 65 dollars and 10 newspapers stolen from Pine Plaza Shopping Center on March 16, reported by driver Mrs Bessie Canida.
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Pine Street
12Th Street
Ogden
A. L. Burleson
Pete Updike
Beaumont Enterprise and Journal
Pine Plaza
Dennis Allen
Bessie Canida
W H Holland Returns Home After Surgery
W H Holland came home Tuesday following surgery at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont.
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W. H. Holland
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Auto Shop Plan Moves Forward At Silsbee High
Silsbee ISD trustees hear tentative plans for a 7000 square foot auto and power mechanics shop at the high school with an estimated cost near 38000 dollars. The project aims to relocate classes from a converted Highway 327 West building and expand enrollment to 30 students across two class sections.
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Silsbee High School
Weeks Crawford
Silsbee Independent School District
Crawford
Highway 327 West
Augie Saxe
Trustees
O'Neil
Silsbee Chamber Banquet Highlights Growth and Service
Banker John Stevens addressed 321 at the Silsbee Chamber Banquet held March 19 in the High School cafeteria. He urged self service as part of growth and thanked officials while Gulf States Utilities praised community contributions. Chamber leaders Sheffield and Renz noted a profitable year, 51 new members, 250 families, five new businesses. Nelda Snell received a commemorative gift.
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Chamber of Commerce
John Stevens
Silsbee Chamber
Stevens
First Bank
Trust of
Groves
Chamber
Robert Sheffield
Ronald Renz
Sheffield
Gulf States Utilities Co
Renz
Silsbee
Nelda Snell
Golden Triangle
Amarillo
Dallas
Fort
Masons To Meet For F C Degree In Silsbee
A communications notice from Silsbee Lodge No. 927 A F and A M calls Master Masons to meet Wednesday night March 27 at 7 00 at the Masonic Temple Silsbee for work in the F C degree. D L Cartrett W M and D L Webb secretary urge attendance.
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Silsbee
A.F
A.M
Masonic Temple
F.C
D. L. Cartrett
W.M
D. L .Webb
Youth Is Booked By City On Pot Charge
A 16 year old Silsbee youth, William Vernon Coudrain Jr., was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana and resisting arrest after police stopped his car on Maxwell Drive. A 35 mm film canister with a substance resembling marijuana was found. Coudrain was arraigned and bond set at 2500 dollars for marijuana and 1000 dollars for resisting arrest. Two local residents pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in Jefferson County Courts at Law: Aaron Jordan, fined 140 dollars with two years probation on a 90 day jail sentence, and Gerald Poe, fined 150 dollars with a 90 day jail sentence probated one year.
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Silsbee
James Doane
Dennis Allen
Maxwell Drive
Bob Ogden
William Vernon Coudrain Jr
Coudrain
Justice of the Peace
Bennie Como
Jefferson County
Aaron Jordan
Gerald Poe
Marvin Watson and Rob Georgas Place At Hardin-Jefferson Relays
Silsbee Tigers Marvin Watson finished third in the pole vault with 13 feet and Rob Georgas was sixth in the 440 yard dash in the Hardin Jefferson Relays on Saturday March 16. The Tigers return this Saturday for the Little Cypress Mauriceville Relays in Little Cypress with field events at 9 a.m. prelims at 10 and finals at 2 p.m. Freshman and eighth grade track teams will compete in the C O Wilson Junior High Relays at Nederland March 22 23 with prelims at 3 p.m. Friday field events 9 a.m. Saturday and finals at 2 p.m. March 23.
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Silsbee Tigers
Marvin Watson
Rob Georgas
Watson
Georgas
Little Cypress
Mauriceville
Orange Stark
C. O. Wilson
Nederland
District Court Docket Set For May And June
A district court docket call is scheduled at 10 a.m. on Friday for the 88th District. Civil jury cases are to be set the weeks of May 6 13 20 28 and June 3 while criminal cases are assigned the weeks of June 10 17 and 24. Judge Clyde E. Smith Jr. issued instructions for attorneys and parties including jury requests and docket handling rules along with a long list of cases to be called.
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Clyde E. Smith Jr
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Re-electon
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Lester Turner
Winfred
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Ily
Richard Jones
D. D. Shine
Joe Hignett
Jo Ann LaToof
Dexter Joyner
J. Sterling Romero
Tommy Edgar
Romere
Hardin County
Rosemary
Joe Romere
Isom Drive
U.S. Army
Roy Brewer
Don L Hough
Ella D. Adams
Fedro Gatlin
Gatlin Asphalt Service
Earl B. Stover
Mrs. Stevens
Kled
Chamber of Ree
Masons
Hardin-Jefferson
Elam Nathaniel Henry
Adtna Casualty & Surety Co
J. E. Bingham
J. S. Romero
Silsbee Ind. Sch. Dist
Milton Arline
Willie Edward Stanley
Jimmy Ray Gatewood
Leonard Preston Brown
Louis Elmer Wilkins
Annie Mae Hardage
Jim Seymour
R. L. Gillespie
Rosa Breaux
Otis Russell Drilling Co
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James Scott
Texas Highway Dept
E. A. Whisenhant
Erik
Tuamdwall
E. R. Nichols
Ellis Mills
Carole G. Steinmeyer
James A. Steinmeyer
J. D. Donalson
Gulf
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Arthur Ola Dearmon
Ruby Gordon
Johnny Brooks
Peglgy Thompson
Alice Elizabeth Lamb
Sue S. Levin
Paul Allen
Cherokee Lor. Co., Inc
R. A. Richardson
Legal ‘Security Life Ins. Co
Erma A. Landry
Faye W. Gore
Caraway
Clarence M. Peeling
Aline Soileau
Ralph C. Owens
Southern Sch. Dist
Pacific Trans. Co
Raymond Eddins
Fred Herrondba
Jack Young
al Packing Co
Betty Jackson
John B. Paine
Industrial
Welding Co
Sherry Gail Taff
Leslie Letsinger
Varnis Coleman
Hank Mitchell
Gerald S. Smallwood
John F. Tanton
Jerry Harrison
G. W
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Aetna, Casualty & Surety Co
L. D. Dewalt
Herald Life Ins. Co
James Albert Karnes
Bernice Karnes Goins
Lee Byford
Gloria Byford Miller
Horace D. Feagin
Dia Log Co
Thomas D. Debes
Helen Marie Carmichael
Henry H. Storm
Claude Thompson
First National Bank of Silsbee
R & D Electric Co., Inc
Mamie Marshall Taylor
Jack Darden
Jerry Don McRoberts
Otis
Bruce McConnell
Kenderson
Lee Issac
Kirby Lbr. Co
Genevieve M. Nichols
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co
Melvin E. Nesmith
Texas
Employers’ Ins. Assoc
Ruth Hamilton Et al
L. C
Rogers
Isaac Busby
Sidney Holmes
Elmer A. Flurry
Ins. Assoc. Gordon
Gilder
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co
Robert J. Powell
William T. Roberge
J. R. Smith
Venora Reynolds Hampton Et al
R. C. Williams
Mae LaVon Johnston
Jim Walters Construction Co
Wade Shelton Jr
Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Co
Emerson-Southwest
Emerson Television Sales Corp
Charles H. Newsom Center
Freddie J. Anderson
Lillie Pearl Butler
Texas Employers’ Ins. Assoc
Ray G. Hargraves _ C. M. Battle
Addie Wilson
Lester Stutts
A. FE
L. M. Carson
Chrysler Motors Corp
Allen J. Scott
Atchison,Topeka
Santa Fe
Lloyd M. Feland
Evelyn Raney
Louise Rook
John Bruce Hillin
Annie B. Mitchell
Frontier Mobile Homes
Harold Lee Engineering Co
Maxwell Well Service Co
Austin Mobile Home Discount, Inc
N. J. Love and
Patsy Love Lawrence Shaver
Commercial Ins. Co. of
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W. T. McGallion
Paul McKinney
Frank Mettlach
Paul Georgas
A & M Motor Co. Inc
Jennie C. DeCair
Herman Doucette
Gulf,Atlantico Life Ins. Co
Wanda Swan
Hubert L. Ringo
Helen V. Schnell
Sara McGovern
Prudential Ins. Co. of America
Winder
E. Phelps
Holmes Water Well Drilling and Service
Chrysler Marine of Beaumont
Ethel W. Price
Hanover Ins. Co
Earl J. Duesler
Chicago
Ins. Co
Mid-City Motors, Inc
Jerry Wayne Reeves
H. R. Kennedy
William Nichols Sr
Sam Lee Job
Atlas Truck Lines
John P. Schreck
John De-Loach
James Thomas Tarver
Don Unrun
Buck Jones
Atco Producing Co
Charles D
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