Drug charges against Silsbee men dismissed
Two Silsbee men Andrew Jackson Hill and Dirk Dewayne Gore faced felony charges for possession of opium marijuana and related misdemeanors after an examining trial on October 26. A warrant wording technicality and alleged information inconsistency led to dismissals though district attorney George Kirkpatrick indicated the case may still be presented to the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Justice of the Peace
Cecil Overstreet
Andrew Jackson Hill
Dirk Dewayne Gore
Overstreet
Charles Hill
George Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
Hill
Gore
Martin
Lumberton ISD Plans Bonded High School Vocational Building
Lumberton Independent School District moves to construct a 3.3 million dollar high school vocational building and a 0.5 million athletic complex after voters approved the measures in a recent referendum. Bids on the projects are expected in February with an 18 to 24 month construction window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberton Independent
Billy Nelson
George Ingram
Nelson
Kenneth Furlow
Furlow
Lumberton
Tigers Seek District Title in Beaumont Showdown
Silsbee and Hebert clash in Beaumont Friday with 6-1 records and district title on the line. The Tigers bring a 27-0 homecoming win over South Park and face a Panthers team redefining its offense after a rare loss. Coach Pat Day notes Hebert’s big play reverses and stresses avoiding turnovers to gain the edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Tigers
South Park
Beaumont
Hebert Panther
Impact
Silsbee
Hebert
Tiger
Pat Day
Panther
Crosby
Tigers
Day
Three Arrested At Lumberton High School In October Incident
Deputies arrested Bernice Edward Simmons Jr 21 Debra McFarland Simmons 18 and Ronald Albert Laudig 19 after a late night report of a bonfire area disturbance at Lumberton High School on October 29. Simmons Jr remains jailed on revocation of probation with charges including possession of marijuana and a firearm. Laudig faces marijuana and public intoxication charges. Debra Simmons is charged with marijuana possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberton
Lumberton High School
Bernice Edward Simmons Jr
Hardin County
Billy Paine
Simmons
Debra McFarland Simmons
Ronald Albert Laudig
Debra Simmons
Laudig
Bernice Simmons
Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Lloyd Seamon
Houston
Two Falls From Vehicles In Separate Silsbee Incidents
Two separate crashes left passengers injured when falling from moving vehicles in Silsbee last week. Five year old Robert McGrue suffered contusions after falling from a car driven by Lola McGrue on Kirby Street. he was treated and released. Cleve Walker, 52, fell from a camper truck at the Highway 327 and 96 intersection, was taken to hospital but left without treatment.
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Seventh Street
Roosevelt Drive
Judi Darlene Oliver
Thelma Oliver
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Samantha Haynes
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Miss Oliver
Carey Georgas
Herman Adams
Silsbee
Robert McGrue
Lola Louise McGrue
Kirby Street
Robert
Cleve Walker
Garden City
Kansas
Alvin Walker
Walker
P. L. Woodward
Knapple Road
Cook Road
Vera Thompson
East Texas
Transit Mix
Avenue J
Jackie Houston
Cajun Delight Cafe
Ruby Artis
S. 16Th St
Kenneth Ray Davis
Santa Fe Park
Laura M. Perry
Jefferson
Lumberton Raiders Meet Orangefield in Homecoming Night
Lumberton hosts Orangefield Friday with a 6 p.m. reception for alumni. One of four candidates Kelly Hall Lou Anne Johnson Susan Colletti and Vicki Fricano will be crowned at halftime by Supt. Billy Nelson. Homecoming honors the Class of 1967-68 as the Raiders seek win after a 15-14 loss to Buna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberton
Billy Nelson
Kelly Hall
Lou Anne Johnson
Susan Colletti
Vicki Fricano
Betty Iles
Wll
Band Booster Club To Meet Tuesday
The Silsbee Tiger Band Booster Club will meet Tuesday November 8 at 7 30 p m at the High School Band Hall. All interested parents are invited to attend this regular meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Tiger Band
Silsbee Wins 250000 Federal Grant for Water and Roads
City officials announce that Silsbee receives a 250000 federal Community Development Block Grant to upgrade water and sewer lines park facilities streets and storm sewers near Woodrow Road and Highway 327. Work is planned to finish within one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Lloyd Bentsen
Charles Wilson
Ronald Hickerson
Woodrow Road
Highway 327
Hickerson
Courthouse Repair Bids Sought For Hardin County
Hardin County commissioners in special session approved plans for courthouse improvements funded by a 630000 Economic Development Administration grant. Work includes a cooling tower radio tower and partitions between wings plus roof repairs to house new offices. bids due November 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Economic Development Administration
Howard Barrington
T. S. Hooks
Mrs. Gore and son to relocate to Turkey for work
Mrs. Garland Gore and her son George will depart November 11 to establish residence in Afsia Turkey where Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation employs Mr. Gore. They expect to live in Turkey from two to five years.
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Garland Gore
George
Afsia
Turkey
Gore
Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation
District Court Docket Set For Dec 16 in Hardin County
The Hardin County District Court will hold a 10 a.m. docket call on December 16 to set civil cases for weeks starting January 30, February 13 and 27, March 13 and 27, 1978. Cases include Ray et al versus Stuart et al and many others listed in the docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Hardin County
Aline Harper
Lumberton Voters Debate Fire Tax and City Reincorporation
Lumberton residents will vote on raising the Har din County Rural Fire Prevention District No 1 assessment and on re establishing Lumberton as a city within Village Creek to the north Old Silsbee Highway to the east Texas 69 and 287 to the west. If approved the reincorporation would prevent annexation by Beaumont and enable city services including law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberton
Hardin County Rural Fire Prevention District
Board of Commissioners
Lumberton Independent School District
Beaumont
Village Creek
Silsbee Highway
Spurger Homecoming Set for Saturday November 12
Spurger School hosts annual homecoming on Saturday with Ex-Students Association sponsorship. Queen candidates include Ginger Chandler Gwen Grissom and Francis Shuart. Duchess representations span all classes. Events run 1 45 registration, entertainment, program, spaghetti supper, coronation, then Spurger faces Zavalla in a football game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spurger School
Ex-Students Association
Ginger Chandler
L. F. Chandler
Gwen Grissom
O. B. Grissom
Francis Shuart
R. E. Shuart
Coronation
Spurger
Zavalla
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LISD
U.S. 69
Ariola
Chance Building
Jimmy Riley
Jasper Lewis
Riley
Wotaw
Dana Jones
Don Gandy
Kountze
Gandy
R. B. Cooper
James Morris
Sour Lake
Lumberton Homecoming
Raiders
Orangefield
Joshua Dock Ray
Dinzel Ray Stuart
Elbert Dewaine King
Gwendolyn Deloris King
Joann Harrison Cain
Bill J. Sanders
R. T. Milner
Robert Allen Carter
Owen W. Morris
Earl B. Stover
Harold
Holland
Jim Seymour Et al
R. L. Gillespie
J. E. Bingham
J. S. Ro
Mero Ira Weldon Kelley
Sue Ferguson
Ufacturing Co. Inc
Dba Boat Industries
David Digman Wilmer Loyce Rose
Ford Motor Co
James E. Patas
John Tomlinson
Ollie Coudrain
Theodore Martin Jr
Cathy Lynn Curlee
State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins
Charlotte Dies Robinson
Price Burnett
Carl H
Bob Tarver
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Co
Douglas Russell
Charles T. Richardson
Florence Julia Barber
Golden Triangle Oil Co
Ernest Sample
Ernest Sample Bmt., and Houston Thompson, Silsbee and Earl Stover, Silsbee
Sarah Frances Paine
United Merchants & Mfrs. Inc
United Factors
Loyd L. Karnes
Sally Karnes
J & L Truck Lines Inc
Gloria Tscheidel Carter
Vera Mae
Twin City Fire Ins. Co
Texas Employers’ Ins. Assn
Martin Brown Jr
Lorenna Kaspar
American Economy Ins. Co
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