Two youths charged in injury of boy in Silsbee
Elwood C. Gore 19 of Silsbee faced bond set at 2000 for aggravated assault after Jimmy Lee Doss 15 was struck by a 10 pound concrete block thrown from a moving pickup on West Avenue J March 20. A 15 year old juvenile was arrested and awaiting formal complaint. Doss sustained jaw fractures and teeth loss. he was taken to John Seeley Hospital in Galveston in fair condition. Gore posted bond and was released. juvenile remains in custody.
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West Avenue J
John Seeley Hospital
Galveston
Zoler Doss
Silsbee
Gore
Kountze
Tom Easley
Blood
Leon Crum
Hamilton Seeks Lumberton School Board Place 5
F N Hamilton of Lumberton announces candidacy for Place 5 on the Lumberton School Board with an April 4 election. He serves the unexpired term of Ross Iles and cites education program finance facilities and planning experience. He and his wife Rose have three children connected to local schools and Lamar Tech.
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F. N. Hamilton
Lumberton
Hamilton
Ross Iles
Rose
Lamberton
Lamar Tech
Beaumont High School
Lamar
First Baptist Church of Loeb
Texas U. S. Chemical Co
Last Rites for Marvin Hooks Held in Silsbee Church
Final services for Marvin Ray Hooks 14 were held March 19 at the First Pentecostal Church with Rev. C M Duplissey officiating. Burial followed in Franks Branch Cemetery. He died March 18 at 3 45 am after a lengthy illness. Survivors include his parents Pleze Hooks two brothers Jerry Hooks Joe Williams and grandparents Lee Williams all of Silsbee.
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Marvin Ray Hooks
First Pentecostal
C. M. Duplissey
Franks Branch
First Pentecostal Church
Larry Cuasterberry
Larry Thompson
Franklin Gore
Jack Mason
Oscar Hicks
Wayne Cook Hooks
Pleze Hooks
Jerry Hooks
Joe Williams
Lee Williams
Silsbee
Police Check Two Burglaries Here
Two Silsbee residents reported burglaries over the weekend totaling 438 dollars. Tom Simpson said a break in at 536 West Avenue M yielded 400 dollars in cash. Chester Williams reported 38 dollars stolen from Apartment B9A Prince Hall Villa by a woman named Louise. Both cases are under investigation.
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Silsbee
Tom Simpson
Avenue M
Lamar O'Barbo
Chester Williams
Prince Hall Villa
Y'Barbo
Louise
Y’barbo
Williams
Appeals Hearing Set For Treasurer Case Monday At 2
A hearing at 2 p.m. Monday, March 30, in the Court of Civil Appeals at the Jefferson County Courthouse will review Charles H. Newsom of Kountze v Herman Adams Jr and the Hardin County Democratic Executive Committee. Newsom appeals Judge Coe's March 16 ruling that all three Hardin County Treasurer candidates were ineligible and must refile. The opponents Versie Flowers and Henry M. Donelson have refiled. Newsom has not. Briefs were due by noon Friday March 27 for Newsom and by noon Monday March 30 for Adams and the Committee.
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Court of Civil Appeals
Jefferson County
Charles H
Chuck” Newsum
Kountze
Herman Adams Jr
Hardin County
Democratic Executive Committee
Elizabeth LeBlanc
The
BEE
Newsom
H. A. Coe
Democratic Committee
Versie Flowers
Saratoga
Henry M. Donelson
Silsbee
Coe
Adams
LaBlanc
Committee
Marine basic training graduate visits family
Larry Dunaway completed basic training at Camp Pendleton California with the US Marines and is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs R W Dunaway. The Dunaway family is spending the week with relatives in Mississippi.
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Larry Dunaway
Camp Pendleton
Calif
US Marines
R. W. Dunaway
Dunaway
Mississippi
Hawthorne Marine Arrives for Family Wedding Visit
Don G. Hawthorne stationed in South Carolina with the US Marine Corps arrived Friday for a family visit at his parents home and to attend the wedding of Miss Kathy Hawthorne and Randy Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don G. Hawthorne
South Carolina
US Marine Corps
Don L. Hawthorne
Kathy Hawthorne
Randy Wallace
Commissioners Delay Redistricting To Study Plan
Hardin County Commissioners postponed immediate redistricting to comply with a Supreme Court ruling. A Silsbee plan dividing the city into north and south precincts was discussed, with population estimates for each area and a work session scheduled for next week.
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Hardin County
Commissioners Court
Hugh Bevil Means
Howard Barrington
Tom Burch
Virgil Caraway
Silsbee
Robert Scott
Burch
Scott
South Silsbee
Gulf States Utilities
North Silsbee
Kountze
Loeb
Village Mills
Wildwood
Saratoga
Sour Lake
Batson
Grayburg
Pinewood
Donelson Seeks Hardin County Treasurer Post
Henry M. Donelson Jr. of Silsbee announced his candidacy for Hardin County Treasurer and will refile for the May 2 ballot after the filing reopenings. He runs an insurance business, has lived in Silsbee 20 years, and is married to Dixie Overstreet with two children. he pledges honesty, efficiency, and public trust.
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Henry M. Donelson Jr
Silsbee
Har‘din
Donelson
Democratic Execuiive Committee
Dixie Overstreet
Kountze
Hardin County
Services Held On Wednesday For Former Resident
Funeral services for W. L. McWilliams Sr. 66 of Abbeville were at 10 a.m. in the First Baptist Church with graveside rites at Knupple Cemetery Silsbee at 3 p.m. He died at home Tuesday morning. A Trinity native, he lived in Silsbee before moving to Abbeville in 1955. Survived by wife Hazel. daughter Mrs. R. J. Mushmache. son W. L. McWilliams Jr.. brother Sam McWilliams. four grandchildren.
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W. L. McWilliams Sr
Abbeville
First Baptist
Knupple
Silsbee
McWilliams
Trinity
Hazel McWilliams
R. J. Mushmache
W. L. McWilliams Jr
Beaumont
Sam McWilliams
Silsbee council urges hardin County redistricting now
The Silsbee City Council unopposed passes a resolution urging the Hardin County Commissioners Court to redraw district lines for equal representation. The measure follows the Chamber of Commerce plan delivered March 23 and targets immediate action.
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Burch
Barrington
Means
iDwayne Overstreet
Earl B. Stover
Silsbee
Commissioners ‘Court
Hardin County
Silsbee City
Hardin County Commissioners Court
C. E. Landolt Jr
Commissioners Court
City of
Commissioner’s Court
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Art Cawthon
Emmett Lack
Willa Mae Johns
Exquised Woman's Club
Twenty- First Street
Miss Hawthorne to Represent Silsbee at Dogwood Fete
Miss Shannon Hawthorne Miss Silsbee 1970 recently returned from Dallas where she attended Miss Dallas pageant and now prepares to travel to Woodville for the Dogwood Festival on Saturday April 4. She will parade then compete in the pageant and coronation with escort Randall Glenn Wallace. Sponsored annually by the Silsbee Chapter ABWA she is chaperoned during events and Fort Worth visit. Hawthorne is a Silsbee High School graduate and Lamar College of Technology student, daughter of Mr and Mrs Don L Hawthorne.
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Shannon Hawthorne
Silsbee
Dallas
Woodville
Randall Glenn Wallace
American Business Women's Association
Beulah Dossett Remembers Silsbee Roots In Jacksonville Visit
Mrs Beulah Dossett of Jacksonville visited last week with her children, became ill during the stay and entered Silsbee Doctors Hospital for treatment. She is a former Silsbee resident and will be remembered as Mrs Beulah Castlebary.
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Beulah Dossett
Jacksonville
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Silsbee
Beulah Castleberry
Barnett Weds Anderson in Texas City Ceremony
Mrs Beatrice Barnett and Kay joined Mr and Mrs C F Caldwell at the Texas City ceremony for Miss Carol Ann Barnett and Rodney Sven Anderson held Saturday night.
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C. F. Caldwell
Beatrice Barnett
Kay
Carol Ann Barnett
Rodney Sven Anderson
Texas City
Silsbee Woman Injured in Two Car Crash on March 19
Mrs. Clerk Eason Spell 75 of Silsbee was injured March 19 when her car rear collided with a vehicle driven by Mrs. Flora Lavine Vance 42 of Orange on Highway 92 seven tenths north of Silsbee. Rain slick pavement caused the crash as Vance stopped to yield for a turning car. Spell was taken to Silsbee Doctors Hospital then transferred to Baptist Hospital Beaumont with a broken jaw lacerations and possible internal injuries. She was reported in fair condition March 20.
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Eason Spell
Silsbee
Flora Lavine Vance
Orange
Silsbee Highway Patrol
Truman Dougharty
Spell
Highway 92
Loading Dock Road
Vance
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
City Wrecks Injure Two During Weekend
Silsbee police report two weekend wrecks injuring two. Larry Allen Smith, 18, of Buna, treated for lacerations after losing control of a 1966 Ford at South 4th Street and Avenue R. He was cited for failure to control speed. A second crash at Eas Highway 6 and South 31 Street involved a 196 Ford driven by Wishard and a 1963 Plymouth driven by Harper, causing about $1,000 damage. Wade A. Kelly, passenger in Harper’s car, treated for injuries. Wishard cited for running a stop sign.
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Silsbee
Sam Ruggles
Larry Allen Smith
Buna
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
South 4Th Street
Avenue R
Smith
Ruggles
Eas Highway $6
South 31
Sgt
James Martin
Martin
Ford
Martin LI Wishard
Plymouth
Wendell Homes Harper
Houston
Wishard
South 3Rd
Harper Auto
Wade A. Kelly
Paul Georgas Sr Dies in Buffalo Texas
Longtime Buffalo resident Paul Georgas Sr 73 died after a brief illness. Last rites were held at Stewart Memorial Methodist Church in Buffalo Texas with services on Tuesday March 23. He owned Pauls Steak House for years and is survived by son Paul Georgas Jr of Silsbee a Chicago daughter stepchildren and two grandchildren.
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Paul Georgas Sr
Buffalo
Texas
Stewart Memorial Methodist Church
Georgas
Leon County Hospital
Paul
Paul Georgas Jr
Silsbee
Chicago
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Harold McDonald
J. C. Glenn
Highway
Little League
Martin Wilson
the Bee
League
Gordon Management Inc
Santa Fe
South Third Street
J. L. Brown
Stover
Roger Ratliff
Rev. Scott
Horace Whittington
Robert L. Read
I. F. Eldredge
Arthur Cawthon
Wes Latham
E Jary
W. L. Caraway
E. R. Nichols
Thicket Call
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Ronald M. Hickerson
Neches National Bank
Jack Dreddy Chevrolet
Claude Coward
Parks and Recreation Fund
Parks and Recreation Department
Coun
Emil O. Slavik
Silsbee Public Library
Hickerson
Silsbee Library Board
Howard L. McDonald
Coudrain Home Improvement
Shermen Builders
H. L. Lackey
Miss Hawthorne
Dogwood Fete
FM 418
Lester Landgraf
Franklin C. Young
Austin
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