City County Raid Nets Thriving Marijuana Crop
A Silsbee couple faces misdemeanor marijuana charges and a third degree felony for possession of a criminal instrument after a police raid of their apartment at 855 North Fifth Street turned up cured marijuana seeds sprouts and smoking gear. William Cody Jones Jr. 30 and Gayla Jean Jones 25 were arraigned with bonds set at 2000 and 5000 respectively. The raid used a warrant from Judge Bennie L. Como and involved detectives Fulgham Holzapfel Weber Davenport Gilley Allen and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
North Fifth Street
Bob L. Ogden
Hardin County
Billy Paine
Justice of the Peace
Bennie L. Como
Ogden
William Cody Jones Jr
Gayla Jean Jones
Justice of the
Marjuana
Absentee Totals Point To Big May Primary Turnout
Hardin County Clerk Clarence McNeely reports 436 absentee ballots counted by 5 p.m. April 30 for the May 4 Democratic Primary. He estimates final absentee votes near 520 with nearly 100 more in the mail. Voter base nears 15 000. District 2 cast a high 157 votes in the Commissioner race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Clarence McNeely
The
BEE
Virgil Caraway
McNeely
GOP Primary Set for May 4 in Lumberton
The Hardin County GOP primary will be at Englewood Child Care Center in Lumberton on May 4 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Ballots list Texas governor candidates Jim Granberry and Odell McBrayer, lieutenant governor candidates Gaylord Marshall and Troy Skates, a write-in for county Republican chairman, and a parimutuel betting proposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Robert Overstreet
Englewood
Lumberton
Golden
Golden’s Shoes
Texas
Jim Granberry
Odell McBrayer
Gaylord Marshall
Troy Skates
Jim Ortiz
Construction Begins On New Church Of Christ On Highway 92
The Church of Christ at FM 92 and Mormon Church Road near Silsbee breaks ground on a brick and steel sanctuary. The $100000 project includes an 8000 square foot space with a 4471 square foot auditorium for 390, plus nursery, classrooms, kitchen and office areas. Elders E C McDonald and T C Freeman oversee the site. Marvin Burroughs leads the contractor W T Chisolm firm. The project mirrors a similar church in Jroesbeck, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wreage Gibson
Church of Christ
Jroesbeck
Texas
Dallas
W. T. Chisolm
E. C. McDonald
T. C. Freeman
FM 92
Mormon Church Road
Silsbee
Marvin Burroughs
Chisolm
Foundation
Danny Barclay Named to TV Honor Roll at UT Engineering
Daniel Alvin Barclay, son of Mr and Mrs W A Barclay Jr of Silsbee, is listed on the University of Texas College of Engineering honor roll for the 1973 fall semester. He majors in electrical engineering and is among 558 UT engineering students honored by Dean Earnest F Gloyna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Barclay Jr
Dardin Drive
Silsbee
Older Boys To Register Saturday To Play Baseball
Registration for boys 16 to 18 who want to play Big League Baseball this summer will be held Saturday at Dusty Jones Memorial Park north of Silsbee from 9 a.m. to noon. Boys should bring birth certificates. three teams from Silsbee and Kountze area, one from Evadale Buna Kirbyville area, and one from Victor area will participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dusty Jones
Silsbee and
Kountze
Evadale
Buna and
Kirbyville
Victor
Silsbee Bands Plan Annual Grand Concert Tonight
The Instrumental Music Department of Silsbee Schools presents its annual Grand Concert at 7:00 tonight in the high school gym. Readers will hear ONeil Fifth Grade, Sixth Grade, Junior High, and High School bands perform pieces from Sousa marches to a medley titled Tulsa. The John Phillip Sousa Award will be given to an outstanding senior student, and the event is free to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Schools I
O'Neil
John Phillip Sousa
House of the Rising Sun
Tulsa
S. A. Wallace
B. W. Ross
William Holt
Abram Miles
Leggetts Visit Before Fort Bliss Assignment
F5 and Mrs. Mike Leggett of Seattle are visiting the Leggett home. May 15 Mr. Leggett reports to Fort Bliss in El Paso to be stationed with the US Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Leggett
Seattle
Wash
M. O. Leggett
Leggett
Fort Bliss
Paso
US Army
Nancy Wood Returns Home to Convalesce
Nancy Wood daughter of Mrs. Maxine Wood has returned home from Silsbee Doctors Hospital and is convalescing at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Wood
Maxine Wood
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Primary Voters Set to Choose Nominees in County Races
Voters in Jefferson County will cast ballots Saturday May 4 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for Democratic nominating contests in Commissioners Justice of the Peace and County Judge races. Major candidates include Dempsey Trest Kerr Loftin and Hartman along with several incumbents and challengers across Precincts 1 through 17. Absentee judges and polling locations are listed with a county convention set for May 11 in Kountze.
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Pet
Paul Dempsey
Pete) Trest
Bob Kerr
J. L. Loftin
Jack
Justice Jobs
Kyle Hardin County
Reeves
John D.lots
Mary
Tion
Bennie L. Como
Mark
Kelley
David
Reed
J. R
Ron) Childress
Cecil Overstreet
C. A. Kimball
Margie Thibodeaux
Robert H. Broeder
Vernon S. Westbrook
Larry Marce Leftrick
Justice
Batson
Charlie Lambert
Demeanor
J. A
Hongry
Hartman
Holzaptel
Billy Paine
J. W. Clark
Macel
Hart
Zenaj
Loftin
Linda Buff
Justice of the Peace
Kyleington
Leftrick
Withicharge
Jin Kountze
Vote returns posted at the Bee for 1974 Democratic Primary
The Bee invites readers to follow 1974 Democratic Primary results this Saturday May 4. Returns will appear on the Bee chalkboard once released with polls closing at 7 p.m. The board is on the north side of the Bee building west of US 96 South in Avenue M parking lot across from First National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
BEE
First National Bank
Avenue M
District Court Docket Set For Monday June 10
District court docket lists trials for Monday June 10 at 8:30 a.m. including State vs Larry Wayne McHale Jr for marijuana possession and drug sales multiple counts and murder related cases. Fire department brief notes follow with a separate house fire near Silsbee and multiple arson robbery and theft entries.
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State
Larry Wayne McHale Jr
Oliver Alices Jenkins
Timmie Lee
Leevester Garrett Jr
Michael Lynn Williams
Harry James Kenner
Henry Beleford Jr
Alton Ferguson
Marvin Lee Lewis
David Preston Hall
Harold W. Sharp
Preston D. Hawkins
Ethel Williams
Forrest Milburn Bussey
William Howard Ewing
Versie L. Thompson
Kenneth Donald Stephenson
Clinton Leonard Mosley
J. McCullough
Hicks Dairy Road
FM 1122
Silsbee
Marvin Shaw
Busby
Evans Mill
Kirby Lumber Corp
J. O. Hicks
Spencer Armour
Highway 327
Jesus Garcia
Terry Lynn Lambert
Harry van Foreman
DWI
Nathan Haynes
Charles E. Carrell
James Jones
Leo Bryant
Lumberton
Melvin Burge
Cub Pack 88 Pinewood Derby Debuts Winners List
Cub Pack 88 held their Pinewood Derby at Cravens Hall First United Methodist Church with about 40 boys and dads building cars. Troop 186 directors and Den winners are listed, including Chris Flowers and Troy Droddy as top champions and a Pee Wee race won by Amy Cawley with runners up Chris Stines and Ona Davis.
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Cub Pack 88
Cravens Hall
First United Methodist Church
Gene Wilson
Troop 186
Mark Wilson
Felton Williamson
Robert Neyland
James Cawley
Henry Smith
Den 2
Troy Droddy
Sammy Tobey
Steven Wolf
Den
Greg Jordan
Clay Gilbert
Dusty Bailey
Cub Scout
Little Brothers and Sisters
Amy Cawley
Chris Stines
Ona Davis
Leevester Garrett Sentenced Across Three Counties
Leevester Garrett, 22, of Lufkin, set to serve a life term plus 115 years in state prison on murder, rape, and jailbreak convictions from Angelina Hardin and Waller Counties. Hardin County records show a 50-year sentence for a 1971 rape in the Lumberton area, while Waller County imposed life and 60 additional years for kidnapping robbery and murder tied to his escape from Angelina County Jail earlier this year.
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Leevester Garrett
Lufkin
Angelina
Hardin
Waller
Billy Paine
Garrett
Hardin County
88Th District Court
Arizola Road
Lumberton
Waller County
Houston
Angelina County
Lufkin Finance Company
Trial date set in federal civil suit over false arrest
A Houston couple sues former Hardin County Deputy Sheriff Don Merrill and Chief Deputy Jesse Cartwright in a civil rights case seeking 200000 in damages. The alleged incident occurred Nov 14 1971 at Torch Lounge. A pretrial hearing was held Apr 25 in Beaumont with orders due by Aug 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Hardin County
Don Merrill
Jesse Cartwright
Federal
Beaumont
U.S
Joe J. Fisher
Alice Lamb
Bill Lamb
Voters Approve Lumberton Water and Sewer Plan
About 24 percent of Lumberton’s 2700 eligible voters turned out on April 26 to back an $8 million water and sewer program by LMUD. Four propositions passed with a total 631 votes, funding via bonds and grants, EPA approval pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberton
LMUD
Environmental Protection Agency
FHA
Marcus Bowman
Bowman
EPA
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Fulgham
Mike Holzapfel
Melvin Weber
Billy Davenport
William Gilley
Dennis Allen
Vest
County Savings and Loan Re- Silsbee
Dan Gibson
the Bee
Roose
Gibson
Vernon
Waxahachie
Danny Barclay
Charles Wilson
Dolph Briscoe
Frances Farenthold
W. H. Posey
Steve Alexander
Don Adams
Herman Adams Jr
Silsbee Bee
Jack Droddy
Emmett Lack
Kenneth Enloe
Howard Barrington
E. C. Sewell
Luther F. Chitty
Carter Work
Owen G. Vaughn
Walter Santos
L. D. McIntyre
Masonic Lodge
Ethel Herrington
Thicket
Wotaw
Wotaw Church
Precinct
Honey Island
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Archie Gore
Delpha Brackin
Village Mills
R. C. Davidson
T. C. Merriman
Richard Jones
Eddie van Winkle
W. J. McDonald
North Silsbee
Britt Plunk
Jerry Jones
Jesse Hawthorne
Caney Head
Wiley Mae Pentecostal Church
Leslie
Nellie Ashworth
North Kountze
John Traugott
Linda Adams
Darnell Gardner
Marvin Craft
Pinewood
Pinewood Day Nursery
Steve Doukas
Iva Young
Sour Lake
D. N. Theriot
Tom Burch
Pine Ridge
Baptist Church
Henry Follmer
J. N. Griffin
W. P.mcgarahan
Raymond ‘Bradshaw
Elbert White
Arthur Robinson
Thomas Ray Weidman
Paul H. Gilder
Barselee Camel
Lamar Kim Shadrick
Ervin Balfour McLeroy
Clarence Boyd Walters
Ellis Worsham
Curtis Ray Lane
Edward Amedid Fontenot
Charles E. Whittle
James Marler
Alfred Gallander
Hannon Hollyfield
Jerry Dozier
David Gallops
Chris Plain
Weldon Forse
James E. McNeely
David Reeves
Simon Ray O’quinn
Wesley Wooten
R. C. Davis
William T. Stewart
David L. Reeves
James Edward Goins
Saanny
Bessie Hurst
Leona Hooks
Winston Gillies
Mes
Beatrice Jannise
Ybes
John al Sidney Barnes
Kert Hurst Sr
New Orleans
David McCarter
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