Six youths arrested in Silsbee burglaries
Six Silsbee youths including a 14 year old were arrested by Silsbee Police on burglary charges. Arrested on Nov 29 were David Jones 18 Jerry Lewis 17 and on Tuesday Marshall Derrrick DeWayne Lewis and Paul Partin all 17. Five were arraigned and jailed while the juvenile was remanded to county authorities. Recoveries included six 12 volt batteries a radio cigarettes clothing and food items from a bridge site and a hotel. Two wrist watches remained unrecovered.
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Silsbee
Morris Cole
David Jones
P. O. Box
Jerry Lewis
S. 3Rd
James Fulgham
Marshall Derrick
DeWayne Lewis
Paul Partin
City Hotel
James Martin
Justice of the Peace
Bennie L. Como
Hardin County
Cole
Jones
US 96
Earnest Avenue
Partin
Derrick
Lewises
Channelview Man Dies In Automobile
Funeral services for Steve Wortham 31 of Channelview were held at 2 pm Saturday in the Pace Funeral Home Chapel Kountze with Rev J C Mills officiating Burial was in Old Hardin Cemetery Wortham a native of Saratoga had lived much of his life in Hardin County before moving to Channelview He was found dead in his auto about 10 30 am Nov 23 by his uncle and members of a party with which he had been deer hunting Hardin County Sheriff Billy Paine said Justice of the Peace Bennie L Como held an inquest and ruled the death accidental carbon monoxide poisoning Survivors include his wife Barbara a son Eddie and two daughters Pamela Sue and Billie Marie all of Channelview his mother Mrs Millie Parson of Brookhaven Miss his father Ed Wortham of Beaumont and a sister Martha Howell of Conroe
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Steve Wortham
Channelview
Pace Funeral Home
Kountze
J. C. Mills
Buria
Old Hardin
Saratoga
Wortham
Hardin County
Billy Paine
Justice of the Peace
Bennie L. Como
Paine
Jesse Cartwright
Don Merrill
Barbara
Eddie
Pamela Sue
Billie Marie Wortham
Millie Parson
Brookhaven
Miss
Ed Wortham
Beaumont
Martha Howell
Conroe
Short family visit to Dallas home during holidays
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Short and family of Dallas visited during the holidays in the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Short.
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Frank Short
Dallas
D. M. Short
Silsbee considers first reading of GSU rate ordinance
Silsbee City Council gave initial consideration to Ordinance 72-18 setting a rate schedule for Gulf States Utilities and allowing City regulation of electric rates. The measure follows GSU's 8.5 percent hike and requires a second reading and GSU acceptance before final adoption.
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Council
GSU
Silsbee
Gulf States Utilities
City Co
Rean
Elec
Cesar
Navy
State Utilities Commission
Texas
James L. Hays
Texas Municipal League
Hays
C E. Landolt
Alaska
Hawaii
Spencer Armour
Landolt
Armour
Assault and weapons charges from tavern brawls in Hardin County
Three separate cases filed by Hardin County Sheriff officers on November 22 and 23 involve assault with intent to murder at the Silver Tea Tavern where Marvin Ford was stabbed with an ice pick. Others face carrying prohibited weapons on licensed premises and public intoxication, with two men held on $2,000 bonds and one on $2,000 for a .25 caliber pistol.
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Hardin County
Paine
Ford
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Oak Grove Tavern
Pete Matlock
Silsbee
Matlock
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Lorenza Kiel
Woodville
Ski masked youth attempts robbery at drive in store
Police in Silsbee reported a 15 year old boy in a ski mask entered O Bannion s Drive In Grocery to buy butter. The attendant fled to call police after the youth said he planned to rob the store, but the story checked out and no crime occurred.
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Silsbee
O’bannion
North Fifth Street
John Costner
James Fulgham
the Bee
Galveston Nurse Judi McCartney Grads as Texas Registered Nurse
Mrs. W R Graves of Galveston has passed the Texas State Board exam and is now a registered nurse. She is the former Judi McCartney, daughter of Mr and Mrs Gene McCartney, and works in the intensive care unit at John Sealy Hospital Galveston.
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C. H. Graves
W. R
Bill) Graves
iGalveston
State Board
ofTexas
Judi McCartney
Gene McCartney
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Education Pays Off In County With Extra Earning Capacity
Hardin County residents display higher earning potential tied to more schooling before entry into labor. Studies from University of Michigan and Commerce Department show four years of college yields 45 percent more income than high school completion, with varied gains across education levels. The county averages 10.7 years of schooling, up from 9.0 in 1960. male high school graduates 38.4 percent, females 36.5 percent. Younger generations stay longer in school, boosting future prospects, while governments face higher costs due to extended schooling.
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New York
Hardin County
University of Michigan
Department of Commerce
United States
West South Central States
Silsbee High Band Wins First Division at UIL Marching Contest
Silsbee High School tiger band directed by B. W. Ross Abram Miles and Drum Major Sabrina Birdwell won a First Division at the UIL marching contest in Victor among more than forty bands. Ross said the award is a step toward a Region 10 sweepstakes prize if later concert and sight-reading divisions also rate first. Silsbee, Cleveland and Bridge City bands led in Class 3-A with a military routine using Robinsons Grand Entry and Ponderoso.
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Silsbee High School
Tiger Band
B. W Ross
Abram Miles
Sabrina Birdwell
Ross
Silsbee
Robinson
Yale Lighting Contest Seeks Entries in Silsbee
Entry blanks for the Silsbee Lighting Contest are available at the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce office. The event on Dec. 12 includes classes such as entire block and subdivisions with total awards of 375 dollars. Applications must be returned by Dec. 6, said F. M. Bowers.
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Silsbee
Sils
Silsbee Chamber of
Com Bee
Merce
F. M. Bowers
Commerce
North Hardin Water District Special Meeting December 5
A special called meeting of the North Hardin Water Supply Corporation is set for December 5 at 7 p.m. at Kirby Elementary School. Attendance and discussion will include new customers and representatives Rayburn Moore engineer J F Fontaine Associates Palestine Farl B Stover legal advisor Silsbee Gerald Greak Farmers Home Administration Beaumont and John D Coville CPA Beaumont.
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North Hardin Water Supply Corporation
Kirby Elementary School
Rayburn Moore
J. F. Fontaine & Associates
Palestine
Farl B. Stover
Silsbee
Gerald Greak
Farmers Home Administration
Beaumont
John D. Coville
CPA
Coville and
Perrell
Vandals Fire Shots At Silsbee High School
Silsbee police report two .22 caliber bullets fired through a glass partition at the main entrance of Silsbee High School around 8 am on November 24. A custodian found two bullet holes. officers recovered the bullets from the main hallway. The shots appeared to be fired from the highway.
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Silsbee High School
Silsbee
Morris Cole
Ben Thurman
Cole
Thurman
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Burglary at Dollar Store Leads to Seizure and Multiple Marijuana Arrests
A Silsbee patrolman reported a rear door pried open at the Dollar Store on North Fourth Street early Monday as burglars stole change from a cash register. In separate incidents, four people were arrested nearby for marijuana possession between Nov. 25 and 27, including Harold Wayne Sharp and Michael Wheat, detained after a routine stop, and Jimmy Glenn Brown with a 16 year old girl, both jailed or referred to authorities.
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Dollar Store
Silsbee
Sammyshe
North Fourth Street
L . Daten
Bebe
Hardin County Sheriff's Office
Harold Wayne Sharp
Michael Ro Wheat
Houston
Jarmines Doane c
John Costner
Bob L. Ogden
Justice of the Peace B. L. Comp
Hardin County
Jimmy Glenn Brown
Buna
Silsibee
Hardin County Sheriff's
Melvin Weber
Don Merrill
Weber
The
BEE
Wounded In Shooting At Kountze
Willie Gulley 26 of Kountze held on 5000 bond for assault with intent to murder after a 645 am shooting of Tommy Burgess near Walley Maes Cafe Burgess was hit three times and hospitalized at St Elizabeth Beaumont Sheriff Billy Paine said. The case is under investigation by the Hardin County Sheriff s Office with brief from DA R S Coe and Chief Deputy Cartwright. Gulley surrendered to the county dispatcher and was arraigned before JP Benjie L Como.
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Willie Gulley
Kountze
Hardin County
Billy Paine
Gulley
Tommy Burgess
Walley Mae
North
Paine
Burgess
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Jesse Cartwright
Kountzer
Claude Lindsey
Land District
R. S. Coel
Morice Perkins
Commissioners Edge JP Salaries and Lumberton Drainage Plan
Hardin County Commissioners boost Justice of the Peace Kyle Reeves salary to 620 monthly amid a 1972 baseline rule and discuss Lumberton drainage fixes. They also review Amendment Six tax relief for seniors and approve various aid and charges including medical, vehicle repair, and drug costs.
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Hardin County
Justice of the Peace
Bob Kerr
Pet
Justice of the
Kyle ‘Reeves
Kerr
Horace Moye
Reeves
Justice Pet
North
Silsbee
Silsbee firefighters battle Thanksgiving blazes and oil spill
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department faced multiple calls over Thanksgiving weekend. On November 25 a car fire near Layton's General Store destroyed upholstery in a 1972 Chevrolet. a false auto fire report near Kirby Elementary. a 1600 gallon tank truck rollover on Old Highway 96 caused a major oil spill. a workshop fire at D W Jenkins’ home caused smoke damage from electrical shorts. Earlier, a stove fire at Rev M C Charles’ West Avenue Extension home damaged cooking utensils and a gas wall heater fire at Glenda Herrin’s Roosevelt Drive Extension caused smoke damage.
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Fir
Russell Busby
Layton
Kirby
D. W Jenkins
Silsbee
Spurger Highway
Busby
Jenkins
M.C Charles
West Avenue
Glenda Herrin
Roosevelt Drive
Silsbee Tigers Face Hebert Reagan High In Houston Week
Silsbee cagers, at 3-1, head to the Beaumont YMBL Tournament December 1 and 2 before meeting Houston Reagan High on December 5. Michael Dabney led the 78-48 win over Hardin Jefferson with 32 points and 19 rebounds as the Tigers emphasize rebounding and full court pressure.
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Hebert
Reagan
Houston
Silsbee Tiger Cagers
Beaumont
Houston ‘Reagan
Tigers
Hardin-Jeff
Erson Hawks
Michael Dabney
Herbert Sapp
Charles Stanley
Stanley
Hawks
Dan Montgomery
Silsbee
YMBIL
MacArthur Gym
South Park High School
Silshee
French High School
Beaument High
Montgomery
Houston Reagan
Houston Farr
Richard Strong
Orange Starklageers
John Scott
Derrick Shelton
Stark
Hardin - Jefferson
Last Rites For Lemuel Hooks Held At Nov.29
Funeral services for Lemuel Hooks Jr. 52 were held at 10 am Wednesday at Farmer Funeral Home with Rev. Faddg Smith officiating. Burial was in Hooks Cravey Cemetery. Hooks died at 130 am Monday at his residence on Mingwa Road. A native of Silsbee he was a retired farmer. Survivors include his wife Nell Hooks a son Larry Wayne Hooks two daughters Brenda Joyce Broom and Mary Nell Starkey brothers Lloyd Hooks Damp Raymond Hooks Mark Hooks Colon Hooks and Nathan Hooks all of Silsbee. Sisters Beatrice Biscamp Maggie Blythe Emma Gallaspy Dorothy Hooks Melinda Hooks Sheila Keown and Fannie Minton all of Silsbee and Faye Neil Conroe. Pallbearers were Eddy Gallaspy David Gallaspy John Kirkendall Al Miller Howard Blythe Gerald Hooks Dempsey Davis and Kenneth Biseuimp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemuel Hooks Jr
Farmer Funeral Home
Faddg Smith
Hooks- Cravey Cemetery
Hooks
Mingwa Road
Silsbee
Nell Hooks
Larry Wayne Hooks
Houston
Lloyd Hooks
Raymond Hooks
Mark Hooks
Colon Hooks
Nathan Hooks
Beatrice Biscamp
Maggie Blythe
Emma Gallaspy
Dorothy Hooks
Melinda Hooks
Sheila Keown
Fannie Minton
Faye Neil
Conroe
Eddy Gallaspy
David
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Ronald Hickerson
SISD
Prinzesla Carvin
Willia Beatty
Prince Hall
Oak Grove
Kiel
Como
Smaking
Washington
Silsbee High Band
UIL
Victor
Yale
Water District
Brown
LCB
Truett Bennett and Merrill
Rex Moore
Moore
Secretary of State
Court
Justice Office
Howard ‘Barrington
Hugh Bevil
Vincent Cormier
Country Lane
Esates
Lumberton
Pete Trest
Cormier
Ginger Lane
Means
Emmett Lack
Cormett
Low
Fred Anders
Preston Smith
Senate
Western Unit
Wildwood
Western
Texas Highway Department
Deane Burcham
Tri-County
Howard Barrington
Morris Moore Chevrolet Co
B. E. Rea
Evelyn Flower
Lemuel Hooks
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