Proposed Bonds Would Repair County's Roads
Hardin County Commissioners Court votes to seek a 4.995 million bond election to finance road improvements over 30 years. Petitions drawn by Harris Fender Associates outline use for macadamized or paved roads with Right of Way at about 2 million, funded by existing 25 cent tax rate. potential impact on 1.20 tax rate if bonds fail.
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Hardin County
Commissioners Court
Harris Fender
Jack E. Tucker
Horace Moye
the Bee
Couny
Moye
Lumberton
Signal On Durdin Is Ready For New Traffic Light
Edward Dominguez of the Texas Highway Department says the full color signal at the Durdin Drive and U S 96 intersection will start soon after two weeks of THD crews installing lights. The system will flash operationally this week before full operation begins to acclimate motorists.
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Durdin Drive
U. S. 96
Edward Dominguez
Texas Highway Department
Dominguez
Auto Tag Sales Lag as Deadline Nears in Hardin County
About 70 percent of Hardin County auto owners have collected 1973 license plates. Nine days remain until the March 31 display deadline. Substations at Silsbee, Lumberton, Sour Lake and Saratoga close after March 31, and plates must be displayed by midnight. Xerox titles are not accepted. renewal notice or title certificate and 1972 receipt required.
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Hardin County
Fred Anders
The
BEE
Silsbee
Lumberton
Sour Lake
Saratoga
Kountze
Anders
Xerox
Silsbee Considers Rail Underpass Plan For Fifth Street Crossing
Texas Highway Department proposes a Santa Fe Fifth Street rail crossing underpass to improve traffic. The plan would route traffic one way on Fourth and Fifth Streets and involve excavations around the old Silsbee Auto Building and Santa Fe Park area. City Manager Ronald Hickerson and THD Assistant Resident Engineer Edward Dominguez say it is a fourth priority project funded with TOPICS monies and no immediate action is planned.
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Texas Highway Department
Silsbee
Santa Fe
Highway Department
Dominguez
Fifth Street
Fifth
Earnest Avenue
Santa Fe Park
North Fourth Street
Fourth Street
Payne Road
City
Silsbee Auto
Donalson Motor Co
Ronnie Copellar
Silshee
City Hall
North Fifth
Rennie Capellar
Funeral Services For Alf C. Bartle 68 In Silsbee
Alf C. Bartle 68 of Silsbee died March 19 at Santa Fe Hospital Temple after a long illness. Funeral services 4 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church with Rev R Eugene Jonte officiating. Burial in Old Hardin Cemetery. Bartle a retired Santa Fe Railroad car department worker and former Methodist Men president. Survivors include wife Velma and two daughters Mrs Bobbie Bland and Mrs Brenda Stockholm. Navy Seaman Apprentice Donnie Leyendecker, son of Earl and Mrs Leyendecker of Lumberton, aboard SS Shreveport in the Mediterranean.
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Alf C. Bartle
Silsbee
Santa Fe Hospital
Temple
First United Methodist Church
R. Eugene Jonte
Old Hardin
Bartle
Timber
Texas
Santa Fe Railroad
Methodist Men
Silsbee Masonic Lodge
L. E Martin
Leon Boyett
N. P. McCarney
Harmon Weathersbdy
Bill Brownlee
Cecil Cobble Carroll Hendrix
Harold Lloyd
Lodge 927
Velma Bartle
Bobbie Jean Bland
Baytown
Brenda Stockholm
Beaumont
Navy
Donnie R. Leyendecker
Earl W. Leyendecker
Lumberton
Mediterranean
Shreveport
Lumberton High
First State Bank of Lumberton Charter Approved
The State Banking Board approved the charter on March 14 in Austin. Nelson Long of First National Bank of Silsbee disclosed the approval to the Bee this week, with Robert E. Stewart notifying the Austin attorney and forwarding details to Silsbee. The bank will have 500000 capital, 200000 capital, 200000 surplus, and 100000 undivided profits, and plans a site on Highway 96 near the Wagonwheel Restaurant in Lumberton with future shopping center development.
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First State Bank of Lumberton
State Banking Board
Austin
Nelson Long
First National Bank of Silsbee
The
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Robert E. Stewart
Austin Attornney
Silsbee
Earl B. Stover
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Long
Lumberton
Bank plans finalized after applications in Kountze and Lumberton
The brief notes that Joe F Blair Morris Moore and John Meade applied for and were granted before Kountze while N L Bell of Lumberton and William F Nelson of Silsbee are involved. FDIC insurance remains to be secured before finalizing the bank’s plans as stated by Long.
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Joe F. Blair
Morris Moore
John Meade
Kountze
William F. Nelson
Silsbee
N. L. Bell
Lumberton
FDIC
Lumberton Residents Pushing Municipal Utility District
A bill to create the Lumberton Municipal Utility District to provide water and sewer services to Lumberton residents may be introduced in the Texas Legislature by Rep. Herman Adams. A publication notice of the intent was filed with the Bee on Tuesday. Marcus Bowman of Lumberton, a notice signer, was contacted for comment.
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Lumberton
Texas
Herman Adams
BEE
The
Marcus Bowman
Beau
District water system plan for Lumberton area advances
Attorney Hubert Oxford outlines a possible district covering Lumberton ISD with about 9 000 residents. If created by the legislature the district could issue bonds and levy taxes for a countywide water and sewer system. If not, formation hinges on an election after a Water Quality Board hearing and another vote to elect officers. Signers include Bowman Tommy Edgar Frank Groves Herbert Seamans and Wilson Green.
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Ment
Hubert Oxford
Lumberton Independent
Bowman
Oxford
Texas Water Quality Board
Tommy Edgar
Frank Groves
Herbert Seamans
Wilson Green
Body of John Chriscol Recovered From Neches
John H Chriscol 58 was missing since February 12 from a houseboat on the Neches River. His body was found March 18 by Henry Collier of Silsbee and Harry Collier of Wotaw five miles north of Evadale. Funeral services were held at Gore Cemetery with Rev. Eddis Smith officiating. Autopsy ordered. investigation ongoing by Hardin County authorities. Survivors include two daughters and two sons.
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John H Chriscol
Gore Cemetery
Eddis Smith
Si’sbee
Neches River
Henry Collier
Silsbee
Harry Collier
Wotaw
Evadale
Neches
Hardin County Sheriff's Office
Chriscol
Bastrop
Kountze
Anderson Questioning To Resume This Morning
Prosecution witnesses in the arson trial of Fred Foy Young are expected to resume testimony when Judge Clyde Smith's 88th District Court opens at 9 a.m. Today. Dennis Ray Anderson, former co defendant, is to continue cross examination. Anderson's wife Deanna Anderson will testify for the prosecution. State's witnesses have testified so far. Anderson testified about killing Mrs McCormick and seeing Young smothering the girl.
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Fred Foy Young
Clyde Smith
88Th District Court
Dennis Ray Anderson Young
Kountze
Mabel McCormick
Leslie Bowman
Joe Goodwin
Anderson
Deanna Anderson
Stanley Coe
McCormick
Smith
Goodwin
Coe
Young
Last Rites for Tom K. Allen 75 Held on Monday
Funeral services for Tom K Allen 75 of Kountze were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Farmer Funeral Chapel with Rev. R E Barclay officiating. Masonic graveside rites followed in Village Mills Cemetery. He died Friday night at St Elizabeth Hospital. He was superintendent for Allen Peavy Lumber Co and a former Silsbee resident. Survivors include his wife Fay Allen of Kountze a stepson Arthur L Smith of Sunnyside NY and a brother Clark D Allen of Woodville.
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Tom K Allen
Kountze
Farmer Funeral
R. E. Barclay
Village Mills
Allen
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Allen Peavy Lumber Co
Silsbee
Fay Allen
Arthur L. Smith
Sunnyside
Wayne Conner Named to TU Dean's Honor List
Everett Wayne Conner of The University of Texas at Austin earned a place on the Fall Semester Dean's Honor List. The Silsbee High School graduate is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim S. Conner of 202 Elm. The honor requires 12 semester hours and at least three hours of A.
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Wayne Conner
Dean
Everett Wayne Conner
University of Texas In Austin
George Kuzmetsky
Silsbee High School
Jim S. Conner
Elm
Trustees Hear Faculty Requests
The Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees reviewed Classroom Teachers Association requests for policy changes with one acceptance. They invited a Social Security counselor for the 1973 74 in service, denied pay date and ID card changes, tabled a twelve and a half month pay proposal, accepted resignations and new employments, renewed a building insurance program, authorized a $44 050 loan, and approved 1973 74 textbooks and a seven teen subject curriculum committee recommendations.
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Classroom Teachers’ Association
Silsbee Independent School District
Don L. Hough
Fevet
Texas Education Agency
Elmo Nelms
Elmo Davis
Roy Taylor
Tommy Wornich
Wille Freeman
Terry Williams
Beverly Wells
Rosey Elam
Lester Walters
Dan G. Patterson
Anna Joyce Pines
Jane Rupe Lawrence
Paul Georgas
Supt
Hough
Lumberton Receives 10 Percent Fire Insurance Credit
Lumberton property owners will see a 10 percent rate credit on five fire insurance rates effective March 7. The Lumberton Fire Prevention District, overlapping the Lumberton School District, will reflect the discount after agents are contacted. Fire Chief Charles E. Taggert cited citizen contributions and many hours of training by the Lumberton Volunteer Fire Department as the source of the credit.
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Lumberton
State Board of Insurance
Lumberton School
Lumberton Volunteer Fire Department
Charles E. Taggert
Rites Held for Mrs Minnie Gunter in Silsbee
Funeral services for 89 year old Mrs Minnie Gunter of Silsbee were held Sunday at 2 p m in Farmer Funeral Chapel with burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery Beaumont. Rev R Eugene Jonte and Rev Carl Bavor officiated. She died Thursday at 7 35 a m in Silsbee Doctors Hospital. She was born in Conroe and lived in Silsbee 37 years. Survived by three daughters Mrs Marguerite Weathersby Mrs Juanita Bellemer both of Silsbee and Mrs Lois Ware of Houston. three sons D T Gunter of Benaumont C E Gunter London England and E Gunter Austin. Pailbearers were Tommy Williams Newton Hopkins J Q Vanderburg Britt Plunk Jeff Hobbs and Robert Ney.
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Minnie Gunter
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral
Forest Lawn
Beaumont
R. Eugene Jonte
First United Methodist Church
Land
Carl Bavor
Gunter
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Conroe
Marguerite Weathersby
Juanita Bellemer
Lois Ware
Houston
D. T. Gunter
Benaummont
C. E. Gunter
London
England
E. ¥. Gunter
Austin
Tommy Williams
Newton Hopkins
J. Q. Vanderburg
Britt Plunk
Jeff Hobbs
Robert Neyand
First Pentecostal Church Plans New 300000 Sanctuary Here
The First Pentecostal Church will build a brick veneer and metal siding sanctuary costing 250000 to 300000 dollars. Groundbreaking set for April 1 with a 8100 square foot auditorium seating 900 and room for 1000 in Sunday School. Pastor Rev C M Duplissey notes growth from 125 to 300 since 1966. site north of Pine Plaza Shopping Center on FM 92.
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First Pentecostal Church
Rev C. M. Duplissey
Sunder School
Duplissey
Silsbee
Ray ‘Stephens
K. M. Marshall
Thomas Rutledge
Building Committee
Pine Plaza
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John Chriscol
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