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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1973
Page
2
Local clipping names Billy Joe Williams and Michael Minton in a printer pressroom context. The snippet lists roles including reporter photographer ace Linotype operator and secretary. No clear event or date is shown.
Student letters to the editor urge voters in Hardin County to approve a November 20, 1973 bond to remodel Silsbee schools and install air conditioning. The appeals highlight dangerous floor holes, leaky ceilings, hot classrooms, and faulty wiring at O Neill and junior high, stressing improved learning conditions.
A 7th grade note from Greg Craft and classmates appeals to the community to approve a school bond for air conditioning. The message, signed by Carolyn Crysel and Janie Molandes, urges voters to support cleaner, cooler classrooms and promises continued efforts next year if needed.
Silsbee faces an November 20 bond issue to repair and air condition all schools, add 16 classrooms and a band hall at O’Neil Intermediate, and build a new district administration building. The 1.865 million dollar plan funds 951207 for classrooms and repairs, with minimal tax impact noted for a $15,000 home.
A Census Bureau study shows Hardin County operates 138 governmental bodies, 11 with property taxing power, far from the national and Texas ratios. The county has four municipal governments, five independent school districts, the county government, and three special districts serving residents.
Rev F C Drake announces a community Thanksgiving service at New Covenant Assembly of God on Highway 92 in Silsbee on Tuesday Nov 20 at 7 30 p m. Rev R E Barclay of First Baptist Church of Silsbee will be the featured speaker with invitation to all area churches.
The record highlights support for D C home rule from Rep G E Studds and Rep David Treen with League of Women Voters urging passage. It notes the District’s budget reliance on national tax revenue and mentions congressional voting on amendments.
A gospel concert Saturday November 17 at Carpenters Union Hall Park Street Beaumont showcases Dallas groups Merle Conn and the Gospel Four The Calvary Singers and the New Harbinger Singers along with Jasper Glad Tidings Trio and Fort Worth Collier Family Singers. The event begins at 8 p m and admission is free.
The Lumberton Tops Club met October 30 at Lumberton Elementary School with 23 weighing in and collective weight loss of 14 percent. Billy Walker won the fruit basket and the contest with a 12.2 percent loss. A salad supper followed the meeting per reporter Helen Breaux.
Bennie Earl Jenkins thanks the people of Silsbee Texas for setting a day in his honor. He praises their diligence generosity and intelligence and vows to pursue the fight against sic kle cell disease with God and the community backing him. He expresses love and blessings for all.
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