Barrington questions SVFD activity outside city limits
Silsbee officials pressed Hardin County Commissioners on funding for fires outside corporate limits. City Manager Ronald Hickerson cited a 1976 SVFD budget of 23600 plus a 50000 truck as rationale for greater county support. Barrington doubted outside calls, noting only 13 of 27 calls came from outside the city in Oct–Nov.
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Silsbee
Ronald Hickerson
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Pet
Howard Barrington
Hardin County
Sour Lake
Hickerson
Barrington
Burglars Steal $1500 In Tools From Houston Vehicle
A Houston worker reported to Silsbee Police that between 11 p.m. November 18 and 10 a.m. November 19 tools valued at about 1500 dollars were stolen from his vehicle parked at the Dargrove Hotel on Roosevelt Drive. Stolen items included welding and metal cutting implements and various mechanics' wrenches. The owner was Jerry Wayne Vickery of 1022 Fairfax in Houston.
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Houston
Silsbee
Dargrove
Roosevelt Drive
A. L. Burleson
The
BEE
Billy Davenport
Jerry Wayne Vickery
Fairfax
Probation Dispute Reaches Austin Over Hardin Furniture
The Texas Criminal Justice Council weighs a quarrel between Hardin County Probation and the Deep East Texas Regional Probation Department over 1114.36 worth of furniture. Hardin seeks to keep the pieces after breaking away Oct 1 and forming its own department. DETRPD warns of closure if full dues are not paid.
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Texas Criminal Justice Council
Hardin County Probation Department
Deep East Texas Regional Probation Department
Hardin County
Hardin
Detrpd
Horace Moye
Jimmy Kneirim
Moye
State Criminal Justice Council
Kenneth Carter
CJC
Carter
Emmett Lack
Criminal Justice Council
West 13Th
Austin
Texas
Trinity County
Walker County
San Jacinto County
Tigers hammer Eagles 86 to 41 in non-District 3-A win
Silsbee hosts a 86-41 victory over Woodville led by Anthony Brown and Derek Shelton with 17 points each. Brown 16 rebounds, Shelton 7, Lewis 6, Shankle 6. Earlier wins over Forest Park 54-48 and Port Neches-Groves 76-51 highlighted Brown's 29 points and rebounds, with a Thanksgiving break before hosting Lufkin on December 2.
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Silsbee
Tiger Cagers
Skein
Woodville Eagles
Anthony Brown
Derrek Shelton
Oliver Lewis
Artie Shankle
Tigers
Brown
Shelton
Lewis
Shankle
Forest Park
Port Neches-Groves
Larry Davis
Lufkin
Volunteers Answer Two Fire Alarms
Silsbee volunteer firefighters responded to two calls in northern Hardin County last week per Fire Chief Russell Busby. A grass fire occurred at a lot near Hicks Dairy Ready north of Silsbee at 12 10 p m on Wednesday November 19. The next day a mobile home occupied by Mrs Massey suffered fire and smoke damage from an electrical wiring fault in a wall base near Layton's Center on FM 92 about two miles north of the city limits.
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Silsbee
Hardin County
Russell Busby
Hicks Dairy
Busby
Massey
Layton
FM 92
Silsbee I City Limits
Harris County Truckers Nabbed For 17000 Gallon Gasoline Theft
Two Harris County truckers were arrested on charges of stealing 17000 gallons of premium gasoline from the South Hampton bulk plant near Silsbee Texas. Virgel Lee Jones and Maxwell Shane Bullock were described as drivers for Saygo Enterprises and Mimic Trucking respectively. The case involves two loads taken in November and transported to the Houston area for resale. Warrants exist for two more suspects.
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Harris County
South Hampton of Co
Silsbee O
Bill Paine
Virgel Lee Jones
Broadway Apartments
Houston
Kirbyville
Jasper
Wesley Felps
Hardin County
Hardin
Mike Holzapier
Charles Laird
Buna
Paine
Jones
Maxwell Shane Bullock
West Parkway Drive
Deer Park
Bullock
Saygo Company
The
BEE
Chicago pianist to perform at Grand Hotel Las Vegas this month
Robert Solone of Chicago visited relatives Dr and Mrs Roy Catizone in their home. He is an accomplished pianist and will appear at the Grand Hotel in Las Vegas this month.
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Robert Solone
Chicago
Ill
Roy Catizone
Las Vegas
Silsbee Eyes Limits on Firefighting Outside City
Silsbee may curb fire coverage outside corporate limits to major blazes only Mayor James L. Hays said at a Tuesday meeting. City seeks more county funding after Sour Lake canceled outside-fire service. current annual fee is 800 dollars.
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Silsbee
James L. Hays
Ronald Hickerson
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Barrington
Sour Lake
Charlie Adams
the Bee
Hays
Sheriff's Department
Hickerson
Elmore Insurance Agency
City Automotive
Silsbee Insurance Agency
Elmore
Jim Peveto
Farmers’ Insurance Agency
James P. Doane
Texas Criminal Justice Council
SISD hires appraisers for timberland and O'Neil property
Silsbee Independent School District authorized two property appraisals. Latham and Latham were named for the timber lands reappraisal with Beaumont firms to provide independent market values for the old O'Neil Intermediate School campus. The district plans to abandon buildings next year and move fifth and sixth grades to Kirby and Read-Turrentine schools.
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SISD
Timberland
O'Neil
Silsbee Independent School District
Board of Trustees
Trict
Silsbee Firm
Latham and Latham
Tanner Hunt
Beaumont
Wesley C. Latham
The
BEE
Silsbee
Latham
Kirby
Read - Turrentine
Q O’neil
Dick Townsend
Jasper
Distriet
Indecency With Child Leads To Prison And Probation Sentences
Two men pled guilty in 88th District Court Friday. Gary L. Bohrer 24 of Silsbee received an eight year term in the State Penitentiary after pleading guilty to indecency with a child involving a six year old boy on November 2 1975. Gene Franklin Smith 34 of Beaumont pled guilty to driving while intoxicated second offense in Hardin County July 21 1974, receiving two years probation and a $300 fine. Complainng officer was DPS Trooper Joe Haralson. Prosecution by District Attorney R S Coe and Asst D A Cecil Tebbs.
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Gary L. Bohrer
Silsbee
Hardin County Grand Jury
Bohler
Kountze
Donald Allums
Gene Franklin Smith
Beaumont
Hardin County
Smith
DPS
Joe Haralson
R. S. Coe
D.A. Cecil Tebbs
Six Indicted in Hardin County for Robbery Rape and More
Hardin County October Term grand jury returned true bills against six individuals including Beaumont resident Barbara Ricks and Silsbee residents Morris Spell James Reynolds for rape robbery burglary and related charges. Defendants also face forgeries and hot checks in Silsbee Lumberton and Beaumont. No no bills were returned. several cases were tabled to December.
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Hardin County Grand Jury
Beaumont
Morris Leo Spell
Seaman Drive
Silsbee
Spell
James C. Reynolds
Barbara Ricks
Betty Ricks
Lumberton
Willie H
Lizenby Hurt In Auto Mishap In Silsbee
H. H. Lisenby 38 from Silsbee was injured November 20 when his 1971 Ford pickup went out of control and struck a gas meter on Knupple Road near the 1400 block. He suffered facial cuts and was treated and released from Silsbee Doctors Hospital.
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Houston
Harold Lisenby
P.O. Box
Silsbee
Knupple Road
Billy Davenport
The
BEE
Lisenby
Houston Natural Gas Co
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Kountze Appraisals Upheld In Tax Suit Verdict
A Hardin County jury ruled for Kountze Independent School District on a tax dispute over timber-land reappraisal. Plaintiffs including B W Gibson and Southland Paper Mill claimed fraud and an excessive appraisal. one verdict favored plaintiffs on an extension request, while a separate finding showed no substantial injury. Judge Arthur C. Leschur oversaw proceedings in the 151st District Court.
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Hardin County
Kountze Independent Schoo
Kountze
B. W. Gibson
Wells Southland Paper Mill, Inc
Champion International Corp
Pemple-Eastex, Inc
Kirby Lumber Corp
Nacogdoches
W. R. Owens
Oveman W. E. Hornsby
KISD
Board of Equalization
88Th District Court
Arthur C. Leschur
Houston
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Polk County
Tyler County
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Watch
Council
Texas Department of Transportation
South Fourth Street
North Fourth
Silsbee Public Library
Newton Hopkins
Silsbee Ice Co
Santa Fe
D. E. Mader
Temple
Frank Grote
J. F. Eldredge
Herman Adams
Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Lester P. Landgraf
Richard Cardwell
Highway Department
Velma Thompson Roeder
St. Elizabeth Hospital
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Truman Dougharty
H. L. Lewis
Apache Core and Container Co
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H. H. Lizenby
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