Murder Suspect Captured After Three Day Hunt
Edwin Frederic Kent, 32, of Dunedin Florida, was captured Monday after a three day manhunt by over 60 officers across Hardin and Jefferson counties. He was found by Texas Department of Corrections trackers at a makeshift camp near a Silsbee sewage plant, hiding under plastic with a lemonade carton nearby. He faces murder charges in the shooting death of Hagy McDaniel, 24, of Beaumont, after a quarrel outside an apartment. Kent was denied bond and transferred to Beaumont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
Silsbee
Texas Department of Corrections
John’s
Hardin County
Billy Paine
Hagy McDaniel
Beaumont
McDaniel
Elizaveth Hospital
Cecil Overstreet
James Willams
Ralph Osborne
Konitz ‘Nsbee Fork
U.S. Highway 66
Paneent
Grizz 23 Adams
Hardin
Jefferson County
Silsbee Police Department
Department of Corrections
Highway Patrol
Edward Frederick Kent
Dunedin
Fla
South Sewer Plant
Walker-Kurth Lumber Co
Sherriff
SISD approves $44,613 bid for Read-Turrentine area warehouse
Silsbee Independent School District board selects Gold Star Builders of Lumberton for a five acre Read-Turrentine campus adjacent warehouse at $44,643. Work should start within five weeks with land clearing by another operator. Facility will store classroom supplies and cafeteria food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Independent, School District Board of Trustees
Lumberton
Read-Turrentine
Gold Star Builders
Supt. of Schools
Crawford
Warren Refrigeration Service
Ireaumont
Galaxy Builders
Beaumont
Duckworth Inc
Port Arthur
Quonset Metal Buildings
Buna
Correct Steel Inc
Beau
Dr H E Munden Attends Dallas Health Seminar
Dr. H. E. Munden of Silsbee attended a four day advanced health care seminar in Dallas conducted by the Parker Chiro practice Research Foundation. During May 12 to 15 he took special classes in X ray analysis and drugless pain relief, plus refresher courses in physical and neurological examination methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Munden
Silsbee
Parker Chiropractic Research Foundation
Dallas
Munden
Charles Burns Wins B John Philip Sousa Award
Charles Burns wins the John Philip Sousa Award at the annual Silsbee High School band concert. Clarinetist Burns, son of M and Mrs C F Burns, has been a band member for five years and serves as Band Captain. The event honored long hours of work by the Instrument Department and noted booster club supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Burns
John Philip Sousa
Silsbee
Mu. Tepament Wer
Fay
Grace Intermedate
Silsbee High
Macan Toe High School
John Philp Sousa
Neseled
Charles
Carrie Holland
Donna Ively
Val Modiselie
Alvin Patton
Vonda
Pe ‘Atti Queen
Cynthia Rowincon
Deshie Simmons
Cindy White
I. W. Kos Abram Mile
William Helt
Loiserritt
Mary Burns
Lumberton to Begin Municipal Water System Work
The Lumberton district plans to start water system construction within two weeks after May 10 ordinance approval setting rates and hookup rules. Sewer work will wait for new bids. Water min bill 10 dollars for 2000 gallons, sewer min 6 dollars for 4000. All habitable buildings must tie in. Completion slated for June 1978. Contracts awarded to Greer Construction Co, Brown Steel Contractors and Sandford Drilling. The system will replace private wells and septic tanks and will be financed by bonds and federal grants and provide fire protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberton
District Utility Board
Harless
Greer Construction Co
Brown Steel Contractors
Sandford Drilling
Hargrove Acquitted In Murder Trial
A five person by five hour jury found Steven Alan Hargrove not guilty by reason of insanity in the murder trial. The 27 year old from Silsbee shot his friend John V Reeves during a locomotive shift at 1 30 a m on April 18 1975. Testimony highlighted Hargrove's mental condition and personal troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven Alan Hargrove
Hargrove
Santa Fe Railroad
Silsbee
John V. Reeves
Reeves
Two Arrested in Saturday Night Silsbee Shootout
Robin Clarksy of Silsbee, reported in fair condition in Galveston after a Saturday night shootout outside Hurricane Cafe. Alvin Teel and Irvin Garrett, both of Silsbee, faced charges as police described a handgun confrontation prompting three shots and a knife incident.
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Robin Clarksy
Silsbee
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Clarksy
Alvin Lee Teel
Irvin Garrett
East Avenue G
Teel
Garret
A. L. Burleson
City Receives May Sales Tax Rebate
Silsbee received a city sales tax rebate of 20872.53 for May per State Comptroller Bob Bullock. The 33 percent increase over last year was announced. Other Hardin County rebates went to Sour Lake 1248.52 and Kountze 2410.14.
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Silsbee
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Hardin County
Sour Lake
Kountze
Silsbee grocer sues bakeries over price fixing
Hulian P. Moran owner of the Pa-Go Grocery in Silsbee filed a federal class action in Beaumont seeking damages from Ideal Baking Co of Paris and Rainbo Baking Co. of Beaumont for antitrust violations in bakery goods pricing. The firms were fined 15,000 each after pleading no contest. three executives fined 1,000 each with three years probation. Amount of damages not specified. Moran declined to comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulian P. Moran
Silsbee
Beaumont
Moran
Ideal Baking Co
Paris
Rainbo Baking Co
U.S
Joe Fisher
Deep East
Texas
Jail Escapee Caught After Shootout
Angelina County jail escapee Michael Joe Ellis, 22, was arrested in Cleveland after a two month spree that included stealing two trucks, $80 in change, gasoline, and a .22 revolver used to shoot at officers. He faces attempted capital murder, unauthorized use of a vehicle and theft charges. warrants from San Antonio and Lufkin noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angelina County
Lufkin
Cleveland
Silsbee
Michael Joe Ellis
B. J. Vardeman
Ellis
Vardeman
San Antonio
Transients Steal $1700 From Slavik Grocery Bandits
Four carloads of people described as dressed like gypsies distracted Slavik’s Grocery at 345 N 4th St as an open safe yielded about $1700. Chief Burleson suspects the same group hit Batson and Hull stores before fleeing the county. About 15 women and children created a diversion while Elijah Slavik was lured away from the meat department. The band left with the money after clogging aisles. a $100 bill and several smaller notes were also missed. Burleson cited 15 other arrests last week including marijuana possession and public intoxication, and police investigated a cow theft on Lee Miller Road.
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Slavik
A. L. Burleson
Batson
Hull
Mary Slavik
Harriet
Elijah Slavik
Meat Department
Miss Slavik
Bertie Baca
Emma Weathersby
N. 4Th St
Burleson
D.W.L
William Middleton
Silsbee
Lee Miller Road
Lucky Drive
Bragg Hotel Destroyed In Monday Fire
The Bragg Hotel, last vestige of a saw mill town, burned to ashes early Monday. Sheriff Billy Paine said an employee on a passing Santa Fe train alerted fire crews at 1 37 a.m. The abandon ed building was a total loss when Kountze volunteer fire department arrived. Cause undetermined. The Bragg Vote on Bragg Light Road once served the Saratoga oil field.
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Bragg
Billy Paine
Santa Fe
Kountze
Paine
Bragg Light Road
Saratoga Oil Field
50-Pound Lion Cub Is Recovered
A three month old lion cub that had roamed Lumberton since Monday morning was recovered late Tuesday afternoon. The incident prompted section references and further details on page 7.
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Lumberton
Cornerstone Ceremony Marks End of Silsbee School Era
The O Neill cornerstone was opened revealing only vintage masonry as dignitaries and about 100 attendees, including D D Shine and Maureen Outlaw, reflect on 50 years of Silsbee school history amid drizzle and demolition of the O Neill buildings. The mood blends nostalgia and progress as funds from the sale finance new improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Neil
D. D. Shine
R. L. Read
Imogene Shine Evans
Maureen Outlaw
Silsbee
Shine
Silsbee High School
O‘neil
E. J. Wilson
Silsbee Man Arrested in Gunpoint Kidnapping Case
John Rufus Calloway, 45, of Silsbee, was arrested May 11 by Hardin County Sheriff for aggravated kidnapping after abducting a man he suspected of an affair with his wife. He bound and gagged the victim, drove him around seven hours, and threatened to kill with a .22 revolver. Calloway, released from jail April 14 on aggravated rape charges, was captured at Cunningham's Grocery. He faced arraignment before Judge Como with $30,000 bonds for kidnapping and carrying a weapon on a licensed premise. He remains in Hardin County jail. A 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado was found abandoned near Village Creek Bridge, Lumberton, reportedly there since May 8.
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John Rufus Calloway
Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Billy Paine
Calloway
H. FE
McDonald
Silsbee
Paine
Ira Moore
Cunningham’s Grocery
B. L. Como
Rend
Hardin County
Village Creek
Highway 96
J. R. Weaver
Magnolia Trail
Lumberton
R. E. Furry
Deshazo
Jefferson County
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Edwin Frederic Kent
Eer Tee
Edwin F. Kent
Texas Education Agency
Hardin Helping Hands
Utility Board
C. M
George Kirkpatrick
Roger Ratliff
Garrett
US 96
Chance
Silsbee Grocer Sues Bakeries
Joe Haralson
Kenworth
Haralson
Dennis Wayne Hendrick
Pasadena
Hendrick
Richard C. May
O’neil
Lion
Silsbee Man
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