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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1972
Page
1
Lumberton Independent School District seeks a $600,000 bond on Saturday November 11 to build a primary school at Lumberton Elementary cafetorium. Enrollment has risen eight to ten percent annually since 1955 56 with 1556 students in 1972.
Hardin County backed Nixon and Briscoe narrowly led Hank Grover for Texas governor as nationwide results showed Nixon ahead 67 to 33 percent. Tower defeated Sanders in the Senate race while McGovern lost statewide. County results show Nixon, Briscoe, and Sanders carrying the county with write-in contests for county posts failing to gain traction.
An eight hour manhunt near Saratoga ended with the burglary suspect escaping into woods. Officers later recovered an estimated 5000 to 6000 dollars in stolen goods from a Beaumont residence including 50 firearms, cameras, sound equipment, TVs, knives, and appliances. Warranted for two Beaumont brothers in connection with multiple thefts across Hardin Liberty counties.
Funeral services were held for Berry Wolcott nine of Silsbee at 2 pm Tuesday at Farme Home Chapel. Officiants were Rev. Herman Holland and Rev. Kenneth Young with interment in Village Mills Cemetery. The boy died after a riding accident and drowning in a stock pond near Buna. He was a Read-Turrentine Elementary fourth grader. Survivors include his mother Mrs Travis Odom and father Hebert Gains Wolcott, a brother Scott Wolcott, grandparents and great grandparents named in the obituary.
Funeral services for Mrs Gussie Smith Embry 85 of Silsbee were held at 3 on Nov 2 at Farmer Funeral Home with burial in Resthaven Cemetery. Officiant Rev R E Barclay pastor of Silsbee First Baptist Church. Mrs Embry died at 3 20 pm Wednesday at Silsbee Hospital. A native of Lufkin she lived in Silsbee for 50 years. She is survived by a daughter Mrs Jack W Cheatham of Dallas and a brother F B Smith of Houston.
Fire Chief Russell Busby reported the Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department fought a bed and sawdust fire at 415 West Avenue J, burning mattress and bedding but smoke and heat were contained to the room. A separate site at Don's Drive-In saw gasoline spilled and washed away.
Silsbee Lodge No. 927 calls a meeting at 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple in Silsbee for F C degree work. All members urged to attend and visiting brothers invited per M D Moore W M and D L Webb secretary.
Silsbee Independent School District trustees plan to air condition classrooms with architect George Ingram presenting recommendations. They will appoint the 13 member textbook screening committee for 1978 74 term and consider hiring appraisal engineers for district tax rolls and a city parking lot repairs agreement.
City council set for a final reading of Ordinance 72 16 authorizing the annexation of about 849 acres south and west of the current city limits. Public opposition voiced at a Sept 12 hearing. If approved, annexation becomes effective after notice is published in the Beeville Light.
Rev. James Waltrip Bradford of Lumberton was elected to the Board of Trustees of Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas Beaumont during the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting in Abilene from October 31 to November 2. Bradford is pastor of First Baptist Church of Lobo.
Mrs E F Bistline has returned home after an extended visit with her daughter Mrs F R Dean in Palos Verdes Peninsula California.
Silsbee hosts Jasper in Kirby Memorial Stadium at 7 30 for a 1972 season finale. A district title bid remains possible with a win and help elsewhere, while Jasper brings a young, potentially dangerous squad and a solid defense. Ticket sales are at the Silsbee school office.
At presstime Wednesday the Bee learned that Grace Brooks, mother of United States Congressman Jack Brooks, died Wednesday in Beaumont.
Four people from two North Jefferson County pickups were injured in a pair of Saturday crashes investigated by the Texas Department of Public Safety and Silsbee Police. Melisha Thurman and Earl Therman, plus their 14 month old daughter Teresa, suffered injuries when their 1966 GMC collided with Billy Griffiths 1970 Chevrolet pickup on FM 92 north of Silsbee at 6 p.m. November 4. All four were admitted for observation at Silsbee Doctors Hospital and released November 5.
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