Lumberton to Vote April 27 on Water Sewer Project
Voters in Lumberton will decide fate of an 8 million dollar water and sewer system at Lumberton Municipal Utility District. The plan includes 4 million funded by system revenues and 4 million by bonds and taxes with four bond types proposed and a public meeting set for April 16 at Lumberton High School.
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Lumberton
Environmental Protective Agency
Lumberton Utility District
Lumberton Elementary
Local Man Freed On $25,000 Bond After Wild Chase By Police
George Kennedy Jr. 50 of 445 Bonner Street in Silsbee was released from Hardin County Jail after posting 25 000 in bonds on five charges. A police chase with speeds over 100 mph ended near the Neches River bridge at the boundary with Jasper County. Officers seized a loaded pistol 12 fifths of wine two half pints of whiskey and three six packs of beer after the arrest.
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Silsbee
Hardin County
George Kennedy Jr
Bonner Street
James Doane
Liquor Control Board
Truett Bennett
Bob L. Ogden
Doane
Division Street
Bennett
Neches River
Mardin
Jasper County
Ing
Ogden
Two Local Men Separated Charges In Joint Arrest
Police reports show William Coudrain and Robert Phillips were arrested during the same March 17 investigation in Silsbee. Coudrain faced marijuana possession and resisting arrest after attempting to discard a film canister. Phillips, driver in the incident, faced a drunk in car charge and paid a $52.50 fine after pleading guilty.
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The
BEE
Bob L. Ogden
William “Vérn Coudrain
Robert Earl Phillips Jr
Silsbee
Courdrain
Phillips
Phillips’ Auto
James Doane
Coudrain
Ogden
Doane
County and Four Jurisdictions Form Manpower Pact
Hardin County Commissioners joined Beaumont Orange and Jefferson counties to create a Comprehensive Manpower Program expected to bring over one million dollars to the Golden Triangle for vocational training. Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission will administer the program with local control over training priorities and contracts.
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Hardin County
Beaumont
Orange
Jefferson Counties
Golden Triangle
Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission
John Wasser
Austin
Wasser
Commissioners’ Court
Joe Register
Silsbee
Register
Glen Kirby
Earl B. Stover
Airport Commission
Silsbee school board sets March meeting for bids and expulsions
Silsbee Trustees schedule a special meeting for March 27 to review bidding procedures for repair and renovation financed by a 1,865,000 dollar bond. The agenda includes a drug policy expulsion hearing for high school students Joe Lester Turner and Winfred O'Dell Harper as police charge them with marijuana possession.
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Silsbee
Augie Saxe
Joe Lester Turner
Winfred O'Dell Harper
Volunteers Report Two Fires Saturday in Silsbee
Silsbee volunteers reported two fires on Saturday March 23 with Fire Chief Russell Busby noting both incidents. A 1964 Chevrolet driven by Orman L Strawther burned at Bell's Service Station on North Fifth Street at 2 43 p.m. and a woods fire off Ben D Smith Road north of the city was reported at 11 50 p.m. Texas Forest Service units were dispatched.
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Silsbee
Russell Busby
Orman L. Strawther
Bell
North Fifth Street
Texas Forest Service
Woods
Ben D. Smith Road
Burglary Charged To 2 In Adams Office Break-In
Silsbee police arrested Elsie Delores Robinson and Robert Raven Langston after a March 25 burglary at State Rep. Herman Adams office. Entry was through a broken window. a carving knife and part of a coin collection valued around 24 dollars were recovered. Bond set at 1500 each.
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Silsbee
Herman Adams
Adams
Bob Ogden
Elsie Delores Robinson
Evadale
Robert Raven Langston
Justice of the Peace
Kyle Reeves
Ogden
James Fulgham
Jasper County
T. R. Robinson
Funeral Services For Mrs Bertie Edwards
Funeral services for Mrs Bertie Mae Edwards 76 of Silsbee were held at 4 p m March 27 at Farmer Funeral Home Chapel with Rev R F E Barclay officiating Burial was in Knapple Cemetery She died March 25 at Manhattan Nursing Home in southern Louisiana Survivors include daughter Mrs Marge Louise Jordan of Bell Chase Louisiana
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Bertie Mae Edwards
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Home Chapel
R. F E. Barclay
Knapple Cemetery
Edwards
Manhattan
Louisiana
Marge Louise Jordan
Bell Chase
City Council Accepts 1600 Fire Contract and Phone Rate Hike
Silsbee City Council approved a $1600 county fire-fighting contract for 1974 ensuring county fires outside city limits are paid. The council also approved Southwestern Bell Telephone rate increases totaling about 12 percent, with debate over fairness and the lack of a state rate regulator. Additional actions included a water sewer line purchase bid award for $18,566 and sales tax receipts for the quarter ending Dec 31, 1973 totaling $45,673.
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Silsbee
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Hardin County
I. F. Eldredge
Ronald Hickerson
Hickerson
Commissioners Court
Landolt
Silsbee Southwestern Bell
Gary Pircher
Public Utilities Commission
Texas
Pitcher
Frank Grote
David Shows
Eddie van
Bell
Utility Supply Co
Houston
Hydrotex Utility Supply Corp
Lufkin
Dennis Moore Seeks Election To Warren School Board
Dennis Moore announces candidacy for the Warren Independent School District Board of Trustees for an April 6 election. A Fred native, he and Judy Pate of Fred wed in 1961 and are parents of three. Moore has four years on the school board and pledges to improve education while keeping taxes minimal.
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Dennis Moore
Warren Independent School District
Moore
Fred
Judy Pate
Lrom
Silsbee Juniors Rewrite Records in Relays and Vault
Silsbee junior high teams set marks at the C O Wilson Relays in Nederland with Tommy Golden vaulting 11 feet and Reginald Owens Chris Hollis Aaron Hageon and Richard Avery clocking 48 4 in the 440 relay. Freshmen Fobbs and DeLaune placed in broad jump and 220 hurdles as eighth graders claimed two sixth places in relays. Districts loom with West Orange Liberty and Jasper leading, while LC M performances show strong 440 and sprints from Creel Almond Georgas Shelton and others.
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Silsbee
Tommy Golden
C. O. Wilson
Nederland
Wilson
Reginald Owens
Chris Hollis
Aaron Hageon
Richard Avery
Thomas Edison
Port Arthur
Dwight Fobbs
Paul DeLaune
Paul Hageon
Eddy Roby
West Orange
Beaumont High
Forest Park
Bridge City
Cardinal Stadium
Cardinal
Liberty
Jasper
Tigers
Johnny Stepnik
Jerry Galloway
Galloway
Stepnik
Johnny ‘Racy
Marvin Watson
Wade Creel
Doug Almond
Rob Georgas
Derek Shelton
Shelton
Perry Collier Creel
Almond
Georgas
Tigers Host West Orange Chiefs in District 10-3A clash
Silsbee's Tigers meet West Orange in a 10-3A baseball game this Friday night at 7:30. They come off a 6-3 loss to Forest Park on March 23 after a 9-8 win over Port Neches-Groves in the Port Arthur tournament, with Tommy Vaughn earning the win and each player contributing runs.
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Silsbee
Tigers
West Orange Chiefs
Jasper Bulldogs
Forest Park
Port Neches-Groves
Port Arthur
PNG
Tommy Vaughn
Mike Ratcliff
Terry Vaughn
Gary Laskoskie
Tom Sawyer
Curtis Braswell
Howard Paine
Marvin Lewis
Artie Shankle
Filing Period Extended for Pct 14 Democratic Chairman
Hardin County Democrats extend filing for the Precinct 14 Democratic chairman after ineligibility arises. The period runs to 6 p.m. April 5. Interested candidates may contact Mrs. Betty Ann Mitchell in Silsbee or R. C. Williams in Kountze, or call 246-2455.
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R. C. Williams
Precinct
Hardin County
Betty Ann Mitchell
Silsbee
Last Rites For Daniel Alvin Barclay and Harvey Myers 63
Harvey Myers, 63, is elected to the national Tau Beta Phi engineering honor society at the University of Texas. Daniel Alvin Barclay, son of Mr and Mrs W A Barclay Jr of Silsbee, dies. funeral held in Merryville and burial in Good Hope Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters Ethel Bonsall and Dana Wolf of Beaumont and son Johnny Willard of Silsbee. Barclay is a 1969 graduate of Silsbee High School.
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Daniel Alvin Barclay
Harvey Myers
Harvey “Tinkie
Myers
Merryville General Hospital
Merryville
W. A. Barclay Jr
Silsbee
Texas
University of Texas
Rick Dargatz
Barclay
Silsbee High School
Funeral Services for Mrs Ola Wiggins 91 Held in Silsbee
Mrs. Ola B. Wiggins 91 of Silsbee died at 4:15 p.m. in Silsbee Doctors Hospital after a long illness. A Hardin County pioneer born July 15 1882 in Kountze she belonged to First United Methodist Church of Silsbee and had lived there ten years. Services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday March 26 at the church led by Rev. R Eugene Jonte with burial in Old Hardin Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Velma Bartle of Silsbee son J W Wiggins Jr of Beaumont and brother Corbett Bracken of Honey Island.
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Ola B. Wiggins
Silsbee
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Hardin County
Wiggins
Kountze
William Bracken
First United Methodist Church of
First United Methodist Church
R. Eugene Jonte
Old Hardin Cemetery
Burt Bracken
J. A. Moye
Dwayne Overstreet
Carroll Hendrix
Neal Smith
Billy Bracken
LaFayette Patillo
5S. T. Patillo
Velma Bartle
Ason
J. W. Wiggins Jr
Jeaumont
Corbitt Bracken
Honey Island
Family visits at the Richardson home noted
Recent visitors to Mrs. J. H. Richardson included her daughters Mrs. Donna Nolan of Beaumont and Mrs. Marrell Conway of Orange, plus Gerald Peveio of Orange and Mrs. Bryan Mays of Port Neches.
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J. H. Richardson
Donna Nolan
Beaumont
Gerald Peveio
Orange
Bryan Mays
Port Neches
Marrell Conway
Jury finds Charles Tyson guilty of murder
Charles Tyson Jr., 38, of Kountze, found guilty March 21 of murder with malice in the March 24, 1972 slaying of Eddie Lee Herman of Kountze. Jury assesses 40 years in prison. Formal sentencing expected this week by District Judge Clyde Earl Smith Jr. Crum requests appointment of a lawyer to perfect an appeal. Jury selection continues March 26 in the Trahan rape case in Silsbee.
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Charlie Tyson Jr
Kountze
Eddie Lee Herman
Ale
Aline Harper
Clyde Earl Smith Jr
Silsbee
Leon Crum
Tyson
South
Crum
Harper
Larry Wayne Trahan
Beaumont
April 5 Criminal Court Docket Calls 92 Cases in District Court
Ninety two criminal cases listed for disposition begin Friday April 5 in 88th District Court. Names include Johnny Lee Jackson rape Hannon Holleyfield assault with intent to murder Jones David McCarter rape and many more involving theft, burglary, marijuana possession, robbery and related charges.
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88Th District
Johnny Lee Jackson
Hannon Holleyfield
Jones David McCarter
Johnny Baldwin
Dorothy Nunez Nan
James Jones
Kelso Haynes
Alfred Gallander
James Marler
Alton Ferguson
Charles F. Whittle
Marvin Lee Lewis
Weldon Forse
Pete Willis
Willie Gulley
Jerry Dozier
David Gallops
Chris Plain
William T. Stewart
Grover Ray Ross
Robert Lee Tomlinson
Charles Brookshire
Sammy Groze
Sandy Creel
William Ochis Clement
Tommy Joe Mullins
David L. Reeves
Guy Wayne Flowers
Emmett Lee Mullins
Barselee Camel
Lamar Kim Shadrick
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Marcus Bowman
Bowman
Lumberton High School
Sophia
Marie Carter
Bethel Baptist Church
H. T. Tatman
Kirby Cemetery
Fulgham
Charles Carter
Carter
Pine Street
Ella Mae Carter
Kimberly Denise Carter
Lois Cook
Oklahoma City
Okla
Donald Cunningham
Ada Wade
Federal Aeronautics Administration
FAA
Don Lee Hawthorne
Airport Board
George Kirkpatrick
Bertie Edwards
John Fordinal
Warren School Board
Tiger
Ola Wiggins
Charles Tyson
Criminal Court
Leo Bryant
Elbert White
James E. McNeely
David Reeves
Simon Ray O'Quinn
Leevester Garrett Jr
Michael Lynn Williams
Wesley Wooten
Preston D. Hawkins
R. C. Davis
Ethel Williams
Paul H. Gilder
Marlin Leslie Jacobs
DWI
Forrest Milburn Bussey
Robert Andrew Breaux
Carolyn Bass
Larry Wayne McHale Jr
Ricky Joe Wood
Charles Davis Swor
Gary Rene Smith
James Edward Goins
Sammy M. Brown
William Howard Ewing
Sidney Barnes
Aron Moore
Harry James Kenner
Henry Releford Jr
Versie L. Thompson
Richard Gerald Behnken
Travis Gilley
Ervin Balfour McLeroy
Ellis Worsham
Jintent
Clarence Boyd Walters
Asssault
Joseph Herman Walker Jr
Edward Alfred Frank III
Charlie Lambert
Curtis Ray Lane
Edward Arnedd Fontenot
Jesus Garcia
Oliver Alices Jenkins
Der
Terry Lynn Lambert
Harry van Foreman
Jean Stanley
N. R. McDougald
H. L. Issac
Nathan Haynes
Charles E. Carrell
Timmie Lee Jones
Kenneth Donald Stephenson
Clinton Leonard Mosley
Charles John Wachter
Robert Michael McWilliams
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