Lumberton High names 1971 valedictorian and salutatorian
Dennis McNally son of Mr and Mrs Eugene McNally and Cynthia Kay Hargraves daughter of Mr and Mrs Clifton R Hargraves top Lumberton High School graduates for 1971 McNally is valedictorian and Hargraves salutatorian McNally plans chemistry engineering or music at the University of Texas Hargraves will study nursing at Lamar University and UT Medical Branch Galveston
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis McNally
Cynthia Hargraves
Lumberton Grads
Eugene McNally
Cynthia Kay Hargraves
Clifton R. Hargraves
Lumberton
Lumberton High School
McNally
National Honor Society
Willie Bean Hit With Judgment For $5450
A judgment for 5450 dollars against former Hardin County Tax Assessor-Collector Willie Bean was entered in 88th District Court on April 19. Fidelity Insurance and Casualty Co. of New York had paid the county the sum, then sued Bean. 4500 dollars covered missing funds from 1967 plus 950 dollars in court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Willie Bean
Fidelity Insurance and Casualty Co
New York
Nelda Wolcott
the Bee
Bean
Sonic Boom Flights Permitted Over Southwest Louisiana
Officials at England Air Force Base announce ongoing requirement for high speed F-100 aircraft tests in southwest Louisiana and east Texas. Functional check flights occur soon after repairs, with routes set over sparsely populated areas from Allen Parish to Lake Charles and surrounding towns, to limit sonic boom damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England Afb
England Air Force Base
Louisiana
East
Texas
Alexandria
Allen Parish
DeRidder
Jasper
Silsbee
Lake Charles
Oakdale
Body Of Drowning Victim Recovered At Rayburn Lake
Funeral services for Elijah Williams a 71 year old from Silsbee who drowned in a fishing mishap April 23 were held May 2 at Kirby Cemetery with Rev R M Jones officiating. Williams body was recovered May 1 by Jasper County Sheriff s department. He is survived by his wife Ella Williams and a son John Williams both of Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah Williams
Silsbee
Kirby Cemetery
R. M. Jones
New Bethel Baptist Church
Coleman Funeral Home
Williams
Jasper County
Ruling Fixes March 12 as Herron Injunction Date
District Judge H A Coe affirmed March 12 as the effective date for the Herrons injunction forcing Silsbee to issue a trail er park license and building permit. The ruling voids a city appeal of the April 16 order but allows appeal of the May 3 decision. Judge Coe will hear motions to dissolve amend or change the order this Friday May 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Coe
Fred Herron
Silsbee
Coe
the Bee
Police Record Two Petty Thefts In City During Last Week
The Silsbee Police Department logged two petty thefts from May 1 and May 3. W. C. Roy of Silsbee Grain Co. reported about $1.25 stolen from a cash register after thieves pried boards at the rear and damaged a soft drink machine with a shovel. E. D. King reported a coin-operated machine stolen from his service station on Avenue G. Patrolman Don Merrill investigated both cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Edgar Blood
BEE
W. C. Roy
Silsbee Grain Co
Blood
Don Merrill
E. D. King
Avenue G
Merrill
Gray Murder Trial Opens in Silsbee Case
A jury was seated Tuesday to hear testimony in the murder trial of Mrs. Fae Marie Gray and her son Larry Gray of Silsbee. Evidence began shortly before 3 p.m. with no verdict expected before week’s end in the Dec 9 1970 shotgun slaying of Arthur Lee Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fae Marie Gray
Larry Gray
Silsbee
Arthur Lee Gray
Silsbee council repeals trailer ordinance amid zoning hearing plan
The Silsbee City Council repealed Ordinances 67-13 71-2 and 71-4 concerning mobile home parks after petitions for referendums. Public hearings on amending the zoning ordinance were proposed, with licensing disputes for a local trailer park advancing to the zoning board of adjustment. Community members questioned process and access to the ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Roger Ratliff
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Dan Herron
Texas Supreme Court
Planning and Zoning Commission
Cammacks
Ratliff
C. E. Landolt Jr
Cammack
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Duane Beck
Evadale Honors Graduates Noel Rainey and Debbie Stringer
Noel Rainey son of Mr and Mrs James Rainey is valedictorian and Debbie Stringer daughter of Mr and Mrs Jason J Stringer Jr is salutatorian for Evadale High School 1971. Rainey varsity athlete active in football basketball baseball and track and plans Lamar State University. Stringer UIL contestant FHA sweetheart and homecoming duchess plans Sam Houston State University. Graduation exercises set for June 4 1971 at Evadale High School Auditorium at 8 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evadale High School
Noel Rainey
James Rainey
Evadale
Debbie Stringer
Jason J. Stringer Jr
Noel
Lamar State University
Debbie
Sam Houston State University
Trio Nabbed On Felony Theft Of Sawmill Equipment
Three men were charged in Kountze with the April 29 felony theft from Hardy's sawmill on Highway 327 west. Thomas E. Barber Oscar Leroy Overstreet and L Red Livingston were released on bonds of 1500 1500 and 2500 respectively. All stolen gear was recovered from a pole mill Livingston was erecting in Newton County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kountze
Hardy
Highway 327
Howard Grantham
Grantham
Thomas E. Barber
Oscar LeRoy Overstreet
L. “Red” Livingston
Lumberton
Newton County
Livingston
Tigers Claim West Zone Title With 4-2 Win
Silsbee High School Tigers clinched District 11-3A West Zone by defeating the Cleveland Indians 4-2. Winning pitcher Jim Bowen struck out seven, doubled for an RBI, and led a 14-8 season run with a 7-0 conference mark. Price added a homer and a 2-for-2 line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School
Tigers
Cleveland
Pat Day
BEF
Port Acres
French High School
Beaumont
Tiger
Jim Bowen
Bowen
RBI
Rusty Hodges
Joe Price
Silsbee
Price
Last Rites For Rushing Hare Held Here
Funeral services for Rushing Hare 80 of Silsbee were held May 5 at Franks Branch Church with Rev. J A Hendrix and Rev. Clyde Drake. Burial followed in Franks Branch Cemetery. He died May 3 at Silsbee Doctors Hospital after a brief illness. Survived by two sons, two daughters, two brothers, two sisters, 15 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Junior Ratcliff, Charles Hare, Ronnie Hare, Donald Hare, Denzil Ray Stuart and Roy Lee Tarkington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushing Hare
Silsbee
Franks Branch Church
J. A. Hendrix
Clyde Drake
Franks Branch
Hare
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Fred
Hardin County
Pentecostal Church
Kirby Lumber Corp
Dan
J. N. Hare
Alta Mae Sheffield
Hazel Stuart
Tom
James Ashley Hare
Edna Walters
Liberty
Mary Sharpe
Houston
Junior Ratcliff
Charles
Ronnie
Donald Hare
Denzil Ray Stuat
Roy Lee Tarkington
Weekend Guests at Dunn Home Include Houston and Pasadena Visitors
Weekend guests in the home of Mr and Mrs C H Dunn included their son Harold Dunn of Houston Mr and Mrs Gam mon Boddeker of Austin Miss Janice Boddeker and Miss Donna Issacks of Pasadena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Dunn
Harold Dunn
Houston
Gammon Boddeker
Austin
Janice Boddeker
Donna Issacks
Pasadena
Two Local Youths Injured In Auto Crash
The Bee reports two Silsbee youths injured in a May 1 auto crash in Tyler County. Joe David Caraway is listed in critical condition in Beaumont's Baptist Hospital ICU while Jack McClain is in fair condition there. An official statement was unavailable at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BEE
Tyler County
Joe David Caraway
Jack McClain
Silsbee
DPS
Joe Wilson
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
the Bee
Hardin County Fair Opens Saturday At Hanna's Lot
The revival Hardin County Fair sponsored by Silsbee Chamber of Commerce will run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Hanna's Feed Lot south of Silsbee on US 96. Exhibits include farming homemaking and livestock by county youths with 54 judging classes and ribbons. Roy Baker chairs the event assisted by Jim McCelvey Gene Evans Lynn McKelvey. Silsbee Quarterback Club handles concessions with Ralph McClung coordinating workers at 385-4706.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Hanna's
Silsbee
US 96
Roy Baker
Jimmy McCelvey
Gene Evans
SHS
Lynn McKelvey
Silsbee High School honors student Miss Ann Benson
Miss Ann Benson daughter of Mr and Mrs F H Single tary ranked third in her class at Silsbee High School with a four year average of 95 604 She belongs to National Honor Society Student Council and the District Championship Girls Volleyball Team She is head cheerleader and plans to attend Louisiana State University The Bee notes an earlier error listing her parents' names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Benson
F. H. Singletary
Knapple Road
Silsbee High School
Miss Benson
National Honor Society
Louisiana State University
Beaumont Man Injured In High Line Accident
Jewel Flenniken of Beaumont sustained electrical burns when a highline accident near Silsbee struck him with 7 620 volts while crews from Coastal Power Construction under Gulf States Utilities contract were upgrading Feeder No. 71 near the Spurger highway. He was treated first at Silsbee Doctors Hospital then transferred to St. Elizabeth in Beaumont and was reported in fair condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewel Flenniken
Beaumont
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Silsbee
the Bee
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Farmer
Beaumont Hospital
Ross Iles
Gulf States Utilities Co
Flenniken
Coastal Power Construction Co
Winnie
GSU
Spurger Highway
Iles
Kountze Man Is Charged With Rape
Hicks Jordan, 51, of Kountze, held in Hardin County Jail on a rape charge. Sheriff Paine said Jordan was arrested in Nederland on April 30, arraigned before Justice Carl Moon, bond set at 10,000, then transferred to Hardin County and arraigned again before Justice C. A. Kimball with bond 50,000. He is held pending grand jury action later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicks Jordan
Kountze
Hardin County
Billy E. Paine
The
Bee
Paine
Jordan
Nederland
Justice of the Peace
Carl Moon
Moon
Cy Hurst Leads Silsbee Little League Opening
Cy Hurst, Channel 6 sportscaster, presided at the May 1 opening ceremonies for the 1971 Silsbee Little League. The day included a 1 p.m ceremony, a 10 a.m. parade, and an 11 a.m. barbecue followed by four opening games: Tigers 9 Pirates 5, Astros 19 Yankees 3, Braves 5 45s 3, White Sox 8 Oilers 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cy Hurst
Tigers
Pirates
Astros
Yankees
Braves
White Sox
Oilers
Bill Coldren
The
BEE
Channel 6
Silsbee
Barrows Return From Tennessee Visit
Mr and Mrs D S Barrow returned last week after visiting son and family Mr and Mrs Sam Barrow in Tennessee. They toured points of interest including the Smoky Mountains in North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. S. Barrow
Sam Barrow
Tatwell, Tenn
Smokey Mountains
North Carolina
Dowden Gets Two 99 Year Terms In Double Slaying
Johnny Lee Red Dowden 47 of Village Mills pled guilty to the shotgun killings of Mrs. Mary Reynolds and her stepson Wayne Reynolds. Judge H A Coe sentenced him to two concurrent 99 year terms in the state penitentiary. Dowden was accused of the Jan 25 slayings and had been indicted by the Harden County Grand Jury on two counts of murder. Also noted, Glen Flowers of Honey Island was found not guilty in a Dec 5 1970 murder trial, with the verdict delivered April 30 and trial held April 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Lee
Red” Dowden
Village Mills
Mary Reynolds
Wayne Reynolds
H. A. Coe
Billy E. Paine
the Bee
Dowden
Hardin County Grand
Glen Flowers
Honey Island
Bobby Lee Perrin
Paine
Flowers
Billy Sherman Case Sent to Grand Jury on Murder Charge
Billy Lumer Sherman, 41, of Silsbee, bound over to Jefferson County grand jury on murder with malice after an examining trial. The shooting of William Andrew Lee Jr., 41, of Beaumont, occurred at Lee’s residence after Sherman drove up to pick up Lee’s former wife Naomi Capps Lee. Bond set at 1000, reduced from 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Lumer Sherman
Silsbee
Jefferson County Grand Jury
Justice of the Peace
J. Paul McNeill
Sherman
William Andrew Lee Jr
Beaumont
Lee
Naomi Capps Lee
Births in Texas announce two newborns
A son, Bradley Charles, was born April 28 in Doctor's Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Miers of Houston. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. C. T. McDonald of Silsbee and Mrs. H. L. Miers of Daisetta. Tammy Wanell, a daughter, was born April 30 to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brooks Rogers Sr. of Silsbee in Hardin Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley Charles
Doctor’s Hospital
Charles H. Miers
Houston
C. T. McDonald
Silsbee
H. L. Miers
Daisetta
Tammy Wanell
Thomas Brooks Rogers Sr
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Silsbee Junior High Band Earns Division I Superior Rating
The Silsbee Junior High School band received a Division I superior rating for concert performance at the UIL Region X contest held Saturday in Victor. In sight reading the band earned Division II excellent. Pieces performed included Pan American March Chester Overture and Early English Suite directed by Roy Bean with Abram Miles as assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
UIL
Victor
Roy Bean
Abram Miles
Silsbee Man J. Johnson Sentenced To 15 Years
A Silsbee resident, Johnny R. Johnson, pled guilty in Judge H A Coe's 88th District Court to robbery by assault and was sentenced to 15 years with time served credited. Burglary counts were dismissed. sentence to run immediately. District Attorney Stanley Coe handled the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Johnny R. Johnson
H. A. Coe
Coe
Johnson
Hardin County
Billy Fuller
Stanley Coe
Senior Letter Carrier Hebert Cook Plans Silsbee Retirement
Hebert Cook, senior on Silsbee Star Route, began delivering mail in 1928 and will retire July 1. He started as the sole carrier on the route, which once stretched from Spurger to Loeb, later shrinking to Fred-Loeb, and now is one of five routes in the area. Cook has served since 1934 with a four-year hiatus and under three postmasters: W. J. Davis, L. A. Yankie, and Conley Bradshaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebert Cook
Silsbee
The
BEE
Cook
Spurger
Tyler County
Loeb
Lumberton
Fred-Loeb
North Silsbee
W. J. Davis
L. A. Yankie
Conley Bradshaw
Silsbee School Music Dept Grand Concert May 13
On Thursday May 13 at 7 30 p m the Silsbee Schools will present the annual Grand Concert in the high school gym. The program features the ONeil Fifth Grade Beginner Band Sixth Grade Intermediate Band Junior Choir and Junior Band from the junior high plus the high school girls chorus a capella choir and Silsbee Concert Band. About 450 students perform free to the public with directors Ruby Dabney Abram Miles Roy Bean and B W Ross guiding the ensembles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
O'Neil
Ruby Dabney
Abram Miles
Roy Bean
B. W Ross
Masons Meet for M M Degree at Silsbee Lodge
A called communication of Silsbee Lodge No. 927 will meet Friday night May 7 at 7 00 pm at the Masonic Temple for work in the M M degree All Masons are invited per Worshipful Master James Dear Donald Webb is secretary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Lodge No
Masonic Temple
James Dear
Donald Webb
Texas Highway Dept Studies City Traffic Needs in Silsbee
The Texas Highway Department authorized a traffic and engineering survey for Silsbee and surrounding areas after the city requested help. The study aims to determine future traffic needs and prepare an acceptable plan to meet them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Highway Commission
City of
Silsbee
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University of Texas
Lamberton
Lamar University
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston
Dennis McNally Valedictorian
Salutatorian
Rayburn Lake
Herron
Gray
Daniel Herron
Harold Cammack
J. C. Busby
Ments
88Th District Court
I. F. Eldredge
J. Dowden
Billy Sherman
J. Johnson
J. H. Richardson
Donna Nolen
Bryan Mays
Port Neches
Iris Conway
Elaine Peveto
Orange
Luther B. Creel
Star Route
Masons
Highway Dept
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