Sunday Raid Nets 50 Gamecocks 21 Persons
Twenty one individuals were arrested on charges of gaming with gamecocks near Sour Lake after a raid about 11 a m. Hardin County Sheriff Billy E Paine said thirty five dollar fines were paid by the suspects who pleaded guilty before Justice C A Kimball and roosters were returned to their owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sour Lake
Sheriff's Posse
Wayne Pullen
Hardin County
Billy E. Paine
The
BEE
Paine
Jefferson County
Jesse Cartwright
L. J. Foux
Jim Baldwin
George Robinson
L. C. White
H&b Speedway
Kountze
Justice of the Peace
C. A. Kimball
Baylor President Voices Continuity Of Life After Graduation
Baylor University granted 855 academic degrees at the 126th commencement in Waco. Joe Edward Taylor of Silsbee received a Juris Doctor degree in Law. Lester B. Collins Jr. of Houston received an honorary Doctor of Laws. President Abner V. McCall urged grads that life before and after commencement remains largely the same.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Baylor University
Abner V. McCall
Baylor
McCall
Heart O’ Texas
Lester B. Collins Jr
J. J. Taylor
Britton Drive
Silsbee
Fire Marshal Outlines Safety Rules for Service Stations
Silsbee Fire Marshal J. C. Busby lists four key fire safety rules for service stations from state regulations. He requires at least one approved extinguisher per pump and underground fill tank, No Smoking signs of two inches high, clearly marked gasoline containers, and metal or approved portable containers with tight spill proof spouts. Busby invites operators to discuss further fire safety regulations and can be reached at 335-4414.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
J. C. Busby
State Board of Insurance
Busby
Clyde E. Smith Dies in Columbus Former Texas Supreme Court Justice
Clyde E. Smith aged 73 former Texas Supreme Court associate justice died Saturday night in Columbus Texas from an apparent heart attack. Appointed in 1950 he retired last December. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Woodville First Baptist Church with burial in Magnolia Cemetery.
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Columbus
Texas
Texas Supreme Court
Clyde E. Smith
Smith
Price Daniel
Preston Smith
High Court
Justice Smith
First Baptist Church
Woodville
Raymond Parker
Magnolia Cemetery
City Starts Phase One of 20 Year 40000 Program
City crews begin a 2000 foot sewer extension to serve about 1000 customers in west Silsbee with a lift station near the Texas Highway Department Barn on Highway 327 West. The project is part of a 20 year plan to reach 2300 residents, funded at an estimated 40000 for phase one with city labor.
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West Silsbee
Ronald Hickerson
Bill Allen
The
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Hickerson
Texas Highway Department
Highway 327
Reds and Braves Lead LI Little League Standings
Senior League leaders Reds and Major League Braves top the LI standings as the first half ends. May 26 and 27 will decide first half winners in the Minor League division. Cubs meet Mets at 5 p.m. Wednesday and Colts meet Mets at 1 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reds
Braves
Silsbee
Roy Baker
Neville Braswell
Cubs
Mets
Colts
Legal showdown in Herron City trailer dispute set for Friday
The Herrons and City of Silsbee clash again in 88th District Court as Judge Coe schedules a Friday hearing to resolve whether Herrons may expand their trailer park under a contested zoning ordinance. Attorneys H A Coe Jr and Lee Roger Ratliff present rival arguments after nine hours of testimony.
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Silsbee
Fred Herron
H. A. Coe Jr
Lee Roger Ratliff
H. A. Coe
Coe
Herrons
Herron
Ratliff
Knupple Road
Planning and Zoning Commission
Commission
Herrens
Harold Cammack
Archie Scott
Mobile Homes
Cammack
Scott
Texas
Wes Latham
Latham
Plan to redraw districts would move Hardin County
Hardin County faces redistricting to join Jefferson Chambers and Galveston coastal areas. The plan would place 40 percent of the new district population in Hardin, but would dilute Jefferson County seats and shift representation amid concerns of ferrying. State reps Don Adams and Rufus Kilpatrick are cited on the impact.
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Hardin County
Jefferson County
Chambers County
Bolivar
Galveston County
Austin
Hardin
Jasper
Tyler
Newton
Bolivar Peninsula
Jefferson, Chambers
Galveston Counties
Piney Woods
Donj Adams
The
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Adams
Rufus Kilpatrick
Hardin County Commissioners approve $7500 budget raise
In May’s last regular meeting the Hardin County Commissioners Court voted 4 to 1 to amend the 1971 budget by an additional $7500 to fund a pay raise approved for most county employees last month. The move, proposed by Virgil Caraway, was opposed by Howard Barrington. The funds come from the General Fund miscellaneous balance of $10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Virgil Caraway
Silsbee
Sour Lake
Bob Kerr
Howard Barrington
Horace Move
The
BEE
Commissioners Court
Bob Keith
Beaumont
Pet. 3
Hugh Bevil Means
Emmett Lack
Keith
I County Board of Equalization
Lack
the Bee
Hardin County Hospital Board
Pat Pace
Jack Gore
R. C. Williams
U. S. District Court
Houston Thompson
Fred Anders
Hardin
Kerr
Barrington
Means
Anders
Carl Flippen
Hardin County
Airport Board
Read Receives Doctor's Degree At Rice University
Randol R. Read of Silsbee earned the Doctor of Philosophy in electrical engineering at Rice University’s 58th commencement in Houston on May 22. He earned a BA cum laude in 1966 and an MS in 1968 from Rice, with a dissertation titled Geometry of Partial Sums. Read, a 1962 Silsbee High School graduate, married to Margaret Robinson, has three sons and plans further work at Rice before pursuing industrial research or teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randol R. Read
Silsbee
Rice University
Houston
Dr. Read
Rice
Silsbee High School
Read
Margaret Robinson
R. L. Read
North Seventh
Silspee
Regular Council Meeting Reset For Tonight
Silsbee City Council postpones a 7 30 p m May 25 session due to quorum absence and reschedules for tonight. Agenda includes mobile home fees building code amendments zoning board membership changes fire marshal reappointment and finance reports.
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Silsbee
Ronald M. Hickerson
the Bee
Hickerson
Spencer Armour
John Fordinal
N. G. Ferrell
Wreck Injuries Hospitalize Silsbee Fire Chief John Busby
Fire Chief John Busby was hospitalized in Silsbee Doctors Hospital for injuries from a May 18 collision between his city truck and a city dump truck at Maxwell and Dardin Drive. He faces a failure to yield citation after refusing to sign, with a warrant issued for arrest and a bond set at 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Busby
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Busby
Maxwell
Dardin Drive
James Doane
Doane
Edgar Blood
Ronald Hickerson
Blood
L. A. Yankie
Yankie
the Bee
Hardin County
Kountze
Billy E. Paine
The
BEE
Silsbee
House Blazes Controlled By Silsbee Volunteers
Silsbee Volunteer Firemen contained a bedroom fire in an unfinished Clyde Overstreet home on Highway 327 West reported about 2 10 p m May 25. Most of the house was gutted but furniture and clothing were saved. Volunteers also put out a second fire in boxes of stored clothing near the intersection of 96 and FM 418 east of the city.
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Silsbee
Clyde Overstreet
Highway 327
Russell Busby
the Bee
County Officials Oppose Harris Auditor Bill
The Harris County bill would let the County Judge appoint the County Auditor. The Houston CPA Society opposes it, citing loss of auditing independence and potential spread to other counties. County Judge Emmett Lack and Auditor Horace Moye oppose, warning it could place the office in county politics and weaken checks and balances.
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Harris
Texas
Harris County
Houston
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
Bill Elliot
Senate
House
CPA Society
The
BEE
Emmett Lack
Horace Moye
Moye
Commissioners Court
Lack
Last Rites for Wallace Scarborough Held May 26
Funeral services for Wallace L. Scarborough 31 of Silsbee were held at 4 p.m. May 26 at Farmer Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Rev. Harry Klutts. Burial was in Bean Cemetery Kirbyville. Scarborough, a truck driver for Muckleroy Cattle Sales, died in a gun accident on Knight Mountain near Silver City New Mexico. He reportedly dropped a pistol while climbing rocks causing a accidental gunshot to his left breast. He leaves a daughter Barbara Lynn Scarborough, parents Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Scarborough, a sister June Mendoza Lake Charles and a brother Donald Ray Scarborough Jacksonville.
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Wallace L. Scarborough
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Home
Harry Klutts
Call Junction Baptist Church
Bean Cemetery
Kirbyville
Muckleroy Cattle Sales
Scarborough
Grant County
New Mexico
Silver City
The
BEE
Knight Mountain
Barbara Lynn Scarborough
Dalton Scarborough
June Mendoza
Lake Charles
Donald Ray Scarborough
Jacksonville
County Court Sets 180 Cases For July Hearing
Hardin County Court schedules 180 cases for July try or dismiss hearings to begin July 6 in Kountze. Judge Emmett Lack notes most offenses include theft DWI first offense and hot check. many cases filed from over a year ago. He vows the county court will operate regularly after 1970 closure.
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Hardin
Kountze
Emmett Lack
Lack
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Joe E. Taylor
14Th Street
Prince Hall Villa
Herron City
Rice U
Fire Commission
W. Scarborough
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