Miss Kay Mueller Graduates Magna Cum Laude At Baylor
Kay LaVerne Mueller daughter of Mr and Mrs LeRoy Mueller of Silsbee earned magnacumlaude honors as Baylor University awarded 881 degrees in spring commencement May 18 at Heart of Texas Coliseum Waco. She completed a BA in business and philosophy. Baylor President Abner McCall presided with deans assisting in the ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay LaVerne Mueller
LeRoy Mueller
Silsbee
Baylor University
Waco
Heart of Texas Coliseum
Baylor School of Law
Baylor
Abner Vy
McCall
Burglary Charges Filed On Lumberton Man
Billy Sherman Jr. of Lumberton was charged in Hardin County with theft of two motorcycles in Orange County. He was arrested May 28 by Hardin Deputy L J Foux and a DPS officer. Sherman remains in custody with a probation revocation hold.
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Billy Sherman Jr
Orange County
Hardin County
Billy Paine
Sherman
Hardin
L. J. Foux
Department of Public Safety
Orange War
Orange Recenuy
Paine
Man Found in School Burglary Charged
Leonard Wayne Kyles of Silsbee, 21, held in Hardin County Jail on $17,000 bond after burglary charges. Police found a broken pane at Frank Robinson Elementary School during early May 28 checks. he complied with officers and was arrested, then moved to jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Wayne Kyles
Silsbee
Hardin County
Justice of the Peace
Kyle Reeves
Bob Ogden
al Burleson
Darrell Hartman
Frank Robinson
Kyles
Reeves
Deadline Looms for Regional Committee Membership Changes
Hardin County officials face a May 31 deadline to file for transfer of to SETRPC amid DETCOG report that 80 percent of area workers live in SETRPC or SMSA. No city or county action yet. County Judge Lack says no interest shown. Also notes a visit by Mr and Mrs Weldon Richardson of Carlsbad New Mexico to Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin
Har'County
Beaumont-Portain
South East Texas
SMSA
Planning Commission
Silsbee
Harding County
Emmett Lack
The
BEE
Weldon E Richardson
Carlsbad
N. M
Mary Richardson
Fretter Bradford 2 Dies in Silsbee Hospital
Fretter Ann Bradford two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Prentice Bradford died May 22 in Silsbee Doctors Hospital Funeral services were held at 11 am Saturday at Coleman Funeral Home Burial was in Kirby Cemetery Survivors include sister Linda Jean Bradford and brothers Donald Ray Curley Ray Charles Lee and Tommy Bradford all of Silsbee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fretter Ann Bradford
Prentice Bradford
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Coleman Funeral Home
Kirby Cemetery
Linda Jean Bradford
Donald Ray
Curley Ray
Charles Lee
Tommy Bradford
Silsbee
House passes Wilson bill barring corps lake user fees
The House approved H R 6717 by 307 to 90 to bar Corps of Engineers from charging entrance and user fees at lake sites unless highly developed. The measure follows public outcry over new fees up to five dollars a day for Lake Sam Rayburn and similar sites. The bill now moves to a conference committee before Presidental action.
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Wilson
Bar Corps Lake
Washington
House
Charles Wilson
D.-Tex
Corps of Engineers
Corps
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Senate
Apienale Conference Committee
92Nd
Congress
Arrests in Theft and Affray Warrants in Silsbee
Silsbee police report four arrests on theft and affray related warrants. Stephen Langston Jr. and Ralph Rinquet, both teens, face theft under 50 charges for taking two tires and wheels from W. L. Langston, with $500 bonds set. Betty Arline and Betty Hudson charged with affray and disorderly conduct after a May 25 incident, released after fines.
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Bob L. Ogden
W.L. Langston
Stephen Eugene Langston
Bell
Ralph Edward Rinquet
Silsbee
Billy Davenport
Justice of the Peace
Kyle Reeves
Betty Mac Arline
South 21St Street
Betty Fae Hudson
South 14Th
L. A.yankie
Ogden
Car Woods Fires Controlled By Silsbee Firemen
Auto and woods fires were reported to the Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department this week. Fire Chief Russell Busby said volunteers controlled an auto fire at 10 30 p m May 29 at the intersection of Norvell and Eagle Streets, owned by Larry Jones. A woods fire on Fresenius Road west of the city prompted a firefighter response and nearby homes were protected after notifying the Texas Forest Service. A separate woods fire near Cravens Camp Road and Old US 96 threatened Jim Rawls’s home around 3 p m May 28, with volunteers monitoring to defend the house.
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Silsbee
Russell Busby
Pam
Larry Jones
Norvell
Eagle Streets
SVFD
Fresenius
South Hampton
Ruby
Cravens Camp Road
US 96
Jim Rawls
Texas Forest Service
LL Leaders To Meet Friday Night
Silsbee Little League will hold a meeting Friday June 1 at 8 p.m. at First National Bank for board directors managers officers and ladies auxiliary according to Roy Baker president.
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Silsbee Little League
First National Bank
Roy Baker
Hardin County VFW Post 8574 Sets Monthly Meetings
Post 8574 will meet on the first Thursday of each month starting June 7 at 8 p.m. in the IOOF Hall Kountze. Post Commander Mike Holzapfel announced the schedule and provided contact numbers 385 3001 for Holzapfel and 246 3662 for Quartermaster Paul McKinney for more information.
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Hardin County
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8574
IOOF
Kountze
Mike Holzapfel
Holzapfel
Paul McKinney
All District Football Star Dunnigan Drowns at Galveston
Tommy Lee Dunnigan 18 co captain of Silsbee High School football drowned Tuesday afternoon at Stew art Beach Galveston while swimming with SHS seniors. He was to graduate that night. Currents and heavy waves pulled him under. body recovered after midnight May 30. Survivors include his mother Mary Banks and several brothers and sisters. He had signed athletic scholarship with Lamar University and was active in Student Council choir and church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Lee Dunnigan
Silsbee
Stewart Beach
Galveston
SHS
Eulas Dunnigan
Gulf of Mexico
Coleman Funeral Home
The
BEE
Dunnigan
Gulf
Tiger
Lamar University
Benton
St. John Baptist Church
Mary Banks
L/Cpl
Albert Banks
Okinawa
Lester
Jimmy
Leonard Banks
Wanda Jean Banks
Patricia Banks
Juanita Barnett
Ruby Lee Childress
Houston
Emma Young
Youngstown
Ohio
Frank Moore
L. W. Moore
J. D Moore
Kountze
Jesse Moore
Petersburg
Lawrence Moon
Lancaster
Two Silsbee Juveniles Arrested for Forgery
Two Silsbee juveniles were arrested May 29 by Police Chief Bob Ogden and James Fulgham on forgery charges and for passing forged checks to local grocers. The pair allegedly passed stolen checks totaling 123 dollars at Minimax and Delr's grocery stores. They were turned to the Hardin County Juvenile Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Bob Ogden
James Fulgham
Delr’s
Hardin County Juvenile Department
Com Rex Moore Hurt In Auto Accident May 25
Silsbee Hardin County Commissioner Rex Moore was injured when his car was rear ended in Woodville on Friday May 25. He was treated at Tyler County Hospital then moved to Silsbee Doctors Hospital and released Monday May 28. The Woodville police investigated the crash led by Officer Kenneth Tyson.
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Rex Moore
Silsbee
Hardin County
Pet One
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Woodville
Moore
Dyler
Kenneth Tyson
Tyler County Hospital
Silsbee Hospital
Hardin
Billy Paine
Commissioners Hire Delinquent Tax Lawyer
In two brief meetings Har din County Commissioners authorized bids for two new sheriff autos with trade ins and named Dexter Joyner of Pasadena as delinquent tax attorney for the current year. Joyner also serves as tax attorney for Silsbee Independent School District. A separate Friday session approved a steam cleaning apparatus for the county maintenance barn at 977 dollars from Silsbee Automotive Parts.
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Hardin County
Pasadena
Emmett Lack
Sheriff's Department
Billy Paine
Dexter Joyner
Oyner
Silsbee H Independent
Silsbee Automotive Parts
Lynn David Named Drum Major for Silsbee Tiger Band
Lynn David, senior daughter of H. C. David, is chosen drum major for the 1973 74 Silsbee High School Tiger Band with Debbie Rash as assistant drum major. The 1973 74 twirling line includes Debbie Herrington Nancy Falke Julie Brittain Debbie Rash Patty McAdam Gloria Robinson Donna Lindsey Cindy McClung.
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Silsbee High School
Lynn David
H. C. David
Debbie Rash
J. P. Miller Jr
Debbie Herrington
Nancy Falke
Julie Brittain
Patty McAdam
Gloria Robinson
Donna Lindsey
Cindy McClung
Donna Smith
Gloria Morgan
Silsbee Tiger Band
Wanda Hansen
Texas
Louisiana
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches
Sour Lake Man Held For Reported Incident
Jasper Eugene Bullock of Sour Lake, 29, was arrested May 27 by Constable George Robinson and Deputy Melvin Weber on a warrant related to a reported incident involving a 14 year old Sour Lake girl. Bond set at 20000. habeas corpus hearing denied. full hearing scheduled for 8 a.m. Friday.
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Jasper Eugene Bullock
Sour Lake
George Robinson
Melvin Weber
Hardin County
Billy Paine
Paine
Bullock
Justice of the Peac
Charles Lambert
Bone
Clyde Earl Smith
Bullocks
Two Silsbee Residents Fined In Jefferson County
Two Silsbee area residents were fined in Jefferson County Courts-at-Law. Thomas William O Barbo 49 received 100 dollars for driving while intoxicated first offense and a 90 day jail sentence probated. Billy LaVerne Rowland 21 was fined 75 dollars for shoplifting and three days in jail with three days credit.
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Silsbee
Jefferson County
The
BEE Learned
Thomas William O'Barbo
Billy LaVerne Rowland
Home repairs in Hardin County total 2873000 in a year
Hardin County homeowners spent an estimated 2 873 000 last year on home alterations repairs and maintenance. The average per housing unit in the region was 281 dollars while national outlays averaged 341 dollars. Major spending went to additions alterations and replacements with painting and maintenance also high.
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New York
Hardin County
Department of Commerce
Census Bureau
Lear
Commerce Department
United States
Danny Almond Receives Cum Laude at Louisiana Tech
Danny H. Almond son of Mr and Mrs M H Almond of Silsbee graduated cum laude in the 1973 Louisiana Tech commencement at Joe Aillet Stadium Rus TN May 24 He earned a B S in accounting and will work for Peat Marwick Mitchell in Dallas He was active in Delta Sigma Phi and Beta Alpha Phi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny H. Almond
M. H. Almond
Silsbee
Louisiana Tech
Joe Aillet
Ruston
Gulf Oil
James Lee
Tech
Lee
America
Silsbee ‘High School
Almond
Dallas
Peat, Marwick ,and Mitchell
Delta Sigma Phi
National Business Fraternity
Beta Alpha Phi
Silsbee High retires No 12 jersey for McGallion brothers
Silsbee High School honors quarterbacks Deryl Ray and Bubba McGallion by retiring jersey No 12 and placing it on display. The SHS Student Council notes the 1967 to 1972 era led by head coach Ray McGallion included a 5 1 4 record with three district titles. Bubba will attend the University of Houston on an athletic scholarship, joining brother Deryl Ray who plays for the Cougars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Tiger
Deryl Ray J
Bubba McGallion
Ray McGallion
SHS
McGallion
McGallions
SHS Tiger
University of Houston
Deryl Ray
Houston Cougar
Man Hurt When Auto Hits Culvert Near Silsbee
Ronnie Mitchell twenty one of Silsbee was injured May 24 when his 1964 Falcon left FM 92 two miles north of Silsbee and struck a culvert at 11:55 pm. He was admitted to St Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont and released May 29 after treatment. Highway Patrolman Jim Deal investigated the crash.
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Denny Ray Roach
Call
Neches River
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
DPS
Ralph Seamans
Jim Deal
Roach
Ronnie Mitchell
Silsibee
FM 92
Silebee
Mitchell
St Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Uto
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Kay Mueller
Lumberton
Regional Planning Commission
Fretter Bradford
Silsbee Police
County
VFW Post
Tommy Dunnigan
Silsbee High Band
Danny Almond
Student Council
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