Graduation Exercises Set For May 31 At Silsbee High
Silsbee High School will hold graduation on May 31 at 7:30 p.m. in Kirby Memorial Stadium with Greg Edwards as keynote speaker and S. A. Wallace announcing details. If rain forces change, ceremonies move to the high school gym. Speakers include Laur ie McCall valedictorian Monta Cutbirth and Jim Smith who will offer the invocation.
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Greg Edwards
Silsbee High School
S. A. Wallace
Kirby Memorial Stadium
Wallace
Laurie McCall
Monta Cutbirth
Jim Smith
Paul Delauney
William Nectoux Dies in Barge Explosion
William Charles Nectoux of Silsbee died in an oil barge blast at Belle Chasse Louisiana on April 28 while welding with Silas Landrum. Bodies recovered by divers. no other injuries. Funeral held in Farmer Chapel. burial Resthaven. Nectoux 29, survived by wife Cynthia son Todd Ryan and daughter Crystal. parents H J and wife of Port Neches. sister Cathy. Survivors also include extended names listed in the notice.
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William Charles Nectoux
Silsbee
Belle Chasse
Nectoux
Silas Blain Landrum
Archie Lyle
Brown and Root Co
Lyle
Landrum
Todd Ryan Nectoux
Dallas
Crystal Davis
H. J. Nectoux
Port Neches
Cathy Nectoux
Burleson predicts more DWI arrests in Silsbee under new program
Chief A L Burleson says a May 15 traffic program funded by the Texas Office of Traffic Safety will boost DWI arrests as officers use overtime to patrol Highways 418 96 92 and 327. Offenders face up to two years and $500 for first offenses, up to five years and $5,000 for felonies on subsequent offenses.
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A. L. Burleson
Texas Office of Traffic Safety
Silsbee
Burleson
Kountze
Area-Wide Crackdown Planned On SS Fraud
Mary Butler of Ardmore and Marie McBride of Poteau Oklahoma were charged April 21 in Muskogee with providing false information to the Social Security Administration in SSI claims. Each count carries up to $1000 fine and one year in prison. U S Attorney Richard A Pyle says this marks the first area-wide fraud crackdown and charges will be filed in several more cases soon. Beaumont Social Security office manager George G Martin Jr notes SSI aids the needy and that nearly four million beneficiaries receive about $500 million monthly. The program is funded from general revenues. Martin urges staff vigilance and reporting of suspected violations.
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Mary Butler
Ardmore
Marie McBride
Poteau
Okla
U. S
Muskogee Okla
Social Security Administration
Richard A. Pyle
George G. Martin Jr
Beaumont Social Security Office
SSI
Martin
Pamela Tobey Wins National Merit Scholarship Award
Pamela A Tobey daughter of S W Tobey of 301 Holly St is among 3800 nationwide high school seniors selected from 14000 finalists for a National Merit Scholarship. She earned a four year corporate sponsored Time Inc award worth 1000 to 6000 dollars alongside top SAT scores and finalist status on Feb 18. She plans to attend Lamar University next fall with transfer to a second school possibly Texas Women’s University. She has been active in clubs and is an Honor Society member. she won Speech Festival superior awards for costume design and poster design and took first in the Sabine Area National French Contest.
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Pamela A. Tobey
Miss Tobey
S. W. Tobey
Holly St
Time Inc
Tobey
Lamar University
Texas Women's University
Sabine Area
Tiger Teams Fall Short At Huntsville Regional Tourney
Silsbee Tigers brought home mixed results from Huntsville regional comps. In track Tommy Golden placed fourth in pole vault at 14 3, narrowly missing Austin after a later height 14 6. In golf, Silsbee finished fifth with 625 total, 55 behind leader Humble, amid tough West Shores links.
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Tiger
Huntsville
Austin
Tommy Golden
Charles Woodard
Tiger Linksters
West Shores
Pat Day
Summer Career Training Program To Begin June 1
Hardin County publicizes the Summer Work Program start date as June 1 designed to assist those with economic need through career training and job experience. A May 5 meeting at 7 30 p m in the Courthouse auditorium will feature representatives from the Manpower Division of the Economic Opportunity Commission of Southeast Texas and the Texas Employment Commission to explain participation as worksite representatives or enrollees.
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Hardin County
The
Economic Opportunity Commission of
Southeast
Texas
Texas Employment Commission
Three Area Students Make Dean's List at Baptist College
Three area students earned dean's list honors at East Texas Baptist College in Marshall last week. Named with honors for a 3.5 grade point average were Claude Wayne Spanbanks of Warren, Bobby J. Page of Spwyer, and Richard Brad Whittington of Fred.
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East Texas Baptist College
Marshall
Claude Wayne Spanbanks
Warren
Bobby J. Page
Spwyer
Richard Brad Whittington
Fred
Young Homemakers To Honor Mothers With Activities
The Sils yee Young Homemakers organized March events including Entex’s In credible Edibles slide show for the busy woman, a glassware party at Mrs Debby Jones home to raise funds, and an April talk by Attorney Roger Ratliff. A recent City Park cookout and volleyball day involved members and families. They will host a covered dish supper for mothers at Debby Jones’s home this Thursday.
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Entex
Debby Jones
Enchanted Forest
Roger Ratliff
VHT
Silsbee State Bank
Billy Davenport
Silsbee Police Department
Parent Committees To Meet May 10
A district wide meeting of all ESEA Title I Parent Advisory Committees will be held Tuesday May 10 at 10 00 a m in Silsbee State Bank. The evaluation of the Silsbee Independent School District Title I program will be presented for progress discussion and recommendations can be submitted per Mrs Flo Stark director Title I.
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ESEA
Silsbee State Bank
Silsbee Independent
Flo Stark
Marine Private Gore reports for duty in Beaufort unit
Marine Private Eddie L. Gore son of Mr and Mrs Amicule L Gore of Silsbee has reported for duty with the 2D Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort South Carolina. He joined the Marine Corps in July 1976.
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Eddie L. Gore
Amicule L. Gore
Silsbee
2D Marine Aircraft Wing
Marine Corps Air Station
Beaufort
S.C
Marine Corps
Second Man Arrested In Connection With Stolen Motorcycle
A second man, Jerry Angelle, 29, of 280 South 20th St., was arrested April 28 by Silsbee Police on charges of possession of a motorcycle stolen on April 3 from Gerald Lee Herbert. The motorcycle was recovered with many accessories damaged or missing. Police Chief A L Burleson cited 22 other arrests last week including seven for public intoxication and two for driving while intoxicated.
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Silsbee Police Department
Gerald Lee Herbert
Jerry Angelle
South 20Th St
A. L. Burleson
Alton Dixon
Burleson
Betty Herrin
Fas- Gas
Joe Coyne
Silsbee
Jefferson County
Prosecution Aims to Close Case in Silsbee Murder Trial
Steven Alan Hargrove faces a first degree murder charge for the April 18 1975 shooting of John V Reeves in the Santa Fe railroad yard. District Attorney George Kirkpatrick plans to finish the prosecution by Thursday with testimony from police officers witnesses and a doctor. Roger Ratliff will present the defense after. The jury of five men seven women was seated in District Court after a brief selection.
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Steven Alan Hargrove
George Kirkpatrick
Roger Ratliff
Hargrove
Silsbee
John V. Reeves
Reeves
Santa Fe
Two Men Arrested in Air Conditioner Theft Case
Hardin County deputies arrested James McNeil and Steven Cady for stealing a four ton Lenox air conditioner from a Lumberton house under construction on April 6. The unit was sold to a man in Buna. an employee notified police during installation instructions. Bond set at $2,500 for each suspect. Deputies also investigated wallet thefts at the courthouse, with $24 total reported missing. In Kountze, Milton Wilson was jailed on assault with a deadly weapon following a rooming house shooting that injured David Walters. Walters was treated at a Beaumont hospital.
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Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Lumberton
James McNeil
Beaumont
Steven Cady
Victor
Billy Paine
Paine
James Bragg
Buna
Victor Air Conditioning Company
Kountze
Wilson
Hardin County
Walters
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Arkansas lineman Gerald Skinner drafted by Patriots
University of Arkansas offensive tackle Gerald Skinner, former Silsbee player, was selected by the New England Patriots in the fifth round of the NFL draft. Skinner played three years for the Tigers, transferred to an Arkansas high school, and appeared at tackle on both sides. He earned Texas all state honors as a junior.
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University of Arkansas
Gerald Skinner
Silsbee
New England Patriots
Skinner
The
Tigers
Arkansas
Four drownings in East Texas recovered bodies found
The Sabine County Sheriff and state agencies recovered the third victim Linda Crabtree 30 of Victor from Lake Sam Rayburn after a five day search. Earlier bodies include Lucher Samuel 73 Beaumont found in Neches River and John Henry Gillispie 52 Beaumont found downstream. Dorothy Gillispie 52 survived.
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East Texas
Lake
Sam Rayburn
Sabine County
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Linda Crabtree
Victor
Crabtree
Lowell
Sabine County Sheriff's Department
Mill Creek Park
Lucher Samuel
Beaumont
Neches River
Tyler
Dent Levi Daggett
Samuel, Gillispie
Gillespie
Dorothy
Dorothy Gillispie
Cone And Tassel Flower Show Set For May 14 15 At Lumberton
The Cone and Tassel Garden Club of Lumberton announces its third annual flower show themed Spring Extravaganza at Lumberton High School on May 14 15. Open to amateurs including non members, entries must meet rules such as being grown by exhibitors for at least three months, correctly named, and kept until 5 30 p.m. Sunday. Judging follows the 1971 handbook with blue ribbons for winners.
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Lumberton
Lumberton High School
Hazel Bregman
Beaumont Council of Garden Clubs
Lou O’quinn
Garden Club
Ramona Orr
Gerry Nickells
Cochairman
Jo Lively
Romana Orr
Linda Lemke
Lola Ownby
Judy Jackson
Kathleen Neff
Nickells
Melda Mason
Nora Bonvillion
Jeanette Venable
Alice Allen
Bessie Clairday
Linda Creed
Jane Gray
Ruth Brickley
Four From Silsbee Honored At Lamar Phi Kappa Phi
Sixty nine Lamar University juniors and seniors will be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi on May 3 in the Mary and John Gray Library Spindletop Room. Dr. C Robert Kemble will speak. A 500 Teaching Award will be given to a Lamar faculty member chosen by student initiates. Four Silsbee students are among the new initiates: Susan Dana Robin Hawn Laurie Abercrombie and Jack Read.
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Lamar University
Phi Kappa Phi
Mary and John Gray
C. Robert Kemble
Lamar
Silsbee
Susan E. Dana
Robin L. Hawn
Laurie Abercrombie
Jack D. Read
Ceremony planned for cornerstone opening at O'Neil School
The school board and Supt Weeks Crawford finalize plans for a cornerstone opening at the O'Neil campus laid in 1921. Relatives and descendants of board members listed on the cornerstone are invited as special guests for a ceremony tentatively set for May 17.
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School Board
Supt. of Schools
Crawford
O'Neil
Spurger High names top graduates for 1976 77
Donald McCollum son of Mr and Mrs T R McCollum is Spurger High School chief graduate for 1976 77 with a four year grade average of 94 04 Principal James A Lawrence announced Jackie Ratcliff ranks second with an average of 92 81.
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Spurger
Donald McCollum
T. R. McCollum
Spurger High School
James A. Lawrence
Jackie Ratcliff
McCollum
Miss Ratcliff
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D. D. Shine
Mont. Cutbirth
Pegg Himmelrich
Mary Lee Gore
Nancy Schuler
Leslie Hilliard
Pam Tobey
Vonda Perritt
Sherri Christian
Debbie
William Nectoux
Pamela Tobey
Humble
Day
Jeff Smith
Alan Courtney
Mike Grisham
Pee Hinkie
Wendall Morgan
Baptist College
Silsyee
Judy Jack
Public Affairs Forum of
Southeast Texas
O'Neil School
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