Murder charge filed in death of William Rushing
Robert Mosely 24 of Kountze is charged with murder in the Nov 5 shooting death of 68 year old William Huon Rushing. Rushing was killed at his home after an argument with Mosely and his brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rushing
Robert Mosely
Kountre
William Huon Rushing
Billy Faine
Rushing
Nona Mills Road
Kountze
Mosely
Paine
Jimmy Mosely
Terry Mosely
Jimi Mosey
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Pace Funeral Home
Rev
J. K. Castilan
Buriud
Daniels
C. A. Rushing
Mistrial Declared In Attempted Murder Case
Beaumont Criminal District Judge Larry Gist declared a mistrial in the case against Joe Donald Sanders of Silsbee charged with attempting to murder his wife Margaret Sanders on July 27, 1974. Sanders cited worsening hemorrhoids preventing adequate defense. a setting on a later docket was requested. Assistant District Attorneys Tom Moses and Tom Maness prosecuted the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanders
Testimony In Tax Suit Enters Fifth Day At Kountze
The fifth day of testimony in the Kountze Independent School District tax suit began at 9 am in 88th District Court in Kountze. The suit filed in September by B. W. Gibson and 61 other taxpayers with Southland Paper Mill Champion International Temple-Eastex and Kirby Lumber opposes a tax re appraisal of timber lands. W. R. Owens and Associates of Nacogdoches is accused of a cheap mass appraisal described as arbitrary and unlawful. Judge Arthur C. Leschur Jr. presides after several judges declined. Judge Clyde E. Smith Jr. is a Kountze taxpayer. Testimony began Nov. 5 after jury selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kountze
Stray Rifle Bullet Penetrates Roof of Carson Home
Mr and Mrs Glen Hutto and children were visiting neighbors on Brittonville Road near Silsbee when a large caliber rifle bullet pierced the trailer ceiling and lodged in the stove. The incident prompted a warning to be cautious with high powered rifle fire as bullets can travel long distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Hutto
Cecil Ray Carson
Brittonville Road
Silsbee
Hutto
Carson
Bee
Drug and Weapon Charges Filed By City Police
Silsbee police arrested two residents on November 8 charging dangerous drug possession and unlawful carrying of a prohibited weapon after stopping a car on Avenue H. Mark A. Merchant and Johnny Ray Foster faced arraignment with bonds set at 2500 dollars each. Bobby Whittington of Kountze pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Silsbee Polce
Dennis Allen
Ralph Osborne
Mark A. Merchant
Johnny Ray Foster
P.O
Allen
Osborne
Avenue H
Merchant
Foster
Justice of the Peace
Cecil Overstreet
Jefferson County
Bobby Whittington
Kountze
Electronics Stolen From Construction Site Trailers
Silsbee Police investigated a theft at the B G Construction Co. site on Highway 327 west of Silsbee. Electronics worth 1150 dollars were taken from two mobile homes parked at the site prior to 11 30 p m on November 9. The haul included a Magnavox stereo console valued at 400 dollars 50 phono aluminum items about 300 dollars and a 23 inch Ward's color television set worth 450 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
James L. Martin
B. G. Gil
Steve Howard
B&g Construction Co
Ward
Sanford Takes Oath as SISD Trustee in Silsbee Board
R F Sanford, a former board member, was appointed to fill the unexpired term of the late Mrs John Meade and was to take the oath of office at a Silsbee Independent School District meeting held at 7 30 p m in the Silsbee High School Library. Discussions included audit review tuberculosis immunization project textbook committee, bids and new staff sick leave policy and various reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee School
R. F. Sanford
Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees
Sanford
John Meade
BEE
Silsbee High School
CPA Juncker - McMillan
Beaumont
City to Ask County for 3600 for Fire Fighting
The City of Silsbee will request Hardin County pay 3600 for fire-fighting outside city limits through Sept 30, 1976. The council also seeks 5000 for library funding and approved zoning changes for a mobile home zone. Rejected bids for liability insurance were re-advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Hardin County
Sour Lake
Commissioners Court
C. E. Landolt Jr
Silsbee Public Library
Planning and Zoning Commission
South Fifth Street
West Avenue J
West Avenue L
City General Liability Insurance
Commissioners Study Contracts Before Voting On Lumberton District
Hardin County Commissioners tabled acceptance of engineering and attorney contracts for the Lumberton Road District pending review. Attorneys Vinson Aikins Connally Smith of Houston and Beaumont firms Benckenstein McNicholas Oxford Radford Johnson provide firms for a bond election. The court also approved funding for foster care, discussed trash dumping issues, voting machines, and a Washington trip to lobby for federal revenue sharing.
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Pct
J. L. Loftin
Hardin County
Lumberton Road District
Hubert Oxford
Loftin
Oxford
Lumberton
Garrod
Anly
Foster
Emmett Lack
Lack
Texas Air Control Board
Pet
Rex Moore
FM 418
Old Maid Road
Stella Prince
Williford
Henry Pickering
Howard Barrington
Bob Martin
The
International Election Systems Co
Barrington
Martin
Silsbee Bee
Silsbee
Beaumont Colony
US 69
Kountze
Emmett ‘Lack
Horace Moye
Washington, D.C
Texas Association of Counties
Comm. Means
Beaumont
Weidman and Smallwood
Floyd Droddy
Droddy
Youth 16 Faces Burglary Charge In Silsbee Theft
A 16 year old Silsbee youth is charged with burglary for the November 4 theft of slips from the home of Mrs. Alma A. Coleman at 102 Carriage Lane. The items were found later draped over a guard rail on Avenue L Extension after entry through a garage window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
James
Fulgham
the Bee
Silsbee High School
Ronald Barnes
Alma A. Coleman
Avenue L
Silsbee Volunteer Firemen Report Weekend Call
Volunteer Firemen reported only one call during the weekend. Fire Chief Russell Busby said Tuesday the incident occurred at 12 05 p m when gasoline spilled on the surface of US 96 near the southern city limits after a minor auto accident investigated by Silsbee Police.
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Newton
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
US 96
Silsbee
Dougharty
B. H. Gilley
Russell Busby
Busby
Parks Returns Home After Friday Surgery
Lester Lee Parks came home Tuesday from Baptist Hospital in Beaumont after surgery performed last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Lee Parks
Hame
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Tiger Cagers Open Season at Baytown Saturday
Silsbee returns to the court under coach Fred E Williams as the Tigers travel to Robert E Lee High School in Baytown for the season opener this Saturday November 15. The varsity squad has 18 players with five returning from last season 25 8 record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Williams
Tiger Cagers
Baytown
Silsbee
Fred E. Williams
Robert E. Lee High School
Tow
Artie Shankle
Derrek Shelton
Larry Taylor
Larry Davis
Anthony Brown
Williams
Lee
Detective Reports Tires Slashed in Silsbee
A Silsbee Police detective found two tires slashed on Police Unit No. 505 while dining at Pizza Inn in Pine Plaza. The incident occurred between 10:15 and 10:30 p.m. on November 6 with about 100 dollars in damage.
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Silsbee
Pizza Inn
the Bee
Ronald Barnes
Pine Plaza Shopping Center
Lorelei Ragan Named President-Elect of Sabine-Neches Association
Mrs. Lorelei Ragan of Silsbee Schools has been named president-elect of the newly formed Sabine-Neches Association to supervision and Curriculum Development.
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Lorelei Ragan
Silsbee Schools
Sabine-Neches Association
Buna Man Charged With Assault and Auto Theft
A Buna man was jailed on charges of assault and auto theft with possible intent to murder after allegedly throwing his ex wife from a moving 1973 Chevrolet Nova in Lumberton on November 12. The woman was treated at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont for abrasions and released. Authorities said Hardin County warrants and Harris County officials are involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Texas Highway Department
Hardin County
Texas
Buna
Lumberton
Billy Paine
The
BEE
Paine
Beaumont
Houston
US 96
Harris County
Baptist Hospital
Wayne Yankie
Former Lumberton Man Shot in Ashford Robbery
Richard Wych, a former Lumberton resident, is hospitalized in Ashford, NC after a reported armed robbery at a grocery. Sheriff Paine says a man in a red ski mask robbed the store owner and a customer, then was shot by the owner as he attempted to flee in the owner's car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberton
Richard Wych
Boggy Creek Road
Ashford
North Carolina
Billy Paine
Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Paine
Wych
Infant Girl Injured When Car Reverses in Silsbee
A 20‑month‑old girl identified as Patricia Ann Baltrip of Silsbee was injured when George Kennedy Jr. backed his car from a driveway at 10 a.m. on Nov. 8. The child suffered a fractured leg and bruises and was taken first to Silsbee Doctors Hospital, then St Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, and later transferred to John Sealey Hospital in Galveston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Ann Baltrip
Silsbee
John Sealey Hospital
Galveston
George Kennedy Jr
Bonner
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
John Sealey
McClung Enrolls in Spartan School for Aviation Tech
Michael D. McClung, a 1975 Silsbee High School graduate, enrolls at Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa Oklahoma to train as an Aviation Maintenance Technician. He has logged seven hours of flight time as a pilot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael D. McClung
Silsbee High School
Spartan School of Aeronautics
Tulsa
Oklo
Michael
Silsbee secures $138 840 sewer extension grant
U S Senator John Tower announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development approved a 138 840 Community Development Block Grant to Silsbee for replacing and extending the water and sewer collection system. The funds may augment a planned capital improvements bond issue of about 1 million dollars. City engineers will conduct an infiltration study to gauge damage and replacement needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
John Tower Voy
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Silsbee
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B. L
Asst. Dist
Tom Moses
Asst
Tom Maness
Carson Home
SISD
Judy Rawls Franklin
Jeff Lane
Truman Dougharty
Franklin
Lane
Louis Franklin
Ronald Hickerson
Hickerson
Pak-Mor Co
Dempsey Dumpster, Inc
United Fence Co
City Park
Allied Fence and Landscaping Co
Hagan Fence Co
Sears and Roebuck Co., Inc
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
88Th District Court
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