Silsbee Gets 53000 Street Upgrades Under Federal Plan
Texas Highway Commission approves a 2109000 district package including a 53000 Fourth Street grade crossing and resurfacing of Fourth and Third streets in Silsbee. The project runs from Ernest Avenue to North Street through Santa Fe yards and a library area with right of way and utility adjustments funded by federal and state sources. Bids target summer 1975 after environmental hearings.
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City of
Silsbee
Texas Highway Department
Texas Highway Commission
Edward Dominguez
Ernest Avenue
Dominguez
Street Sign Vandalism Costs Silsbee Citizens
Silsbee City budgeted about 10000 last year to repair and replace traffic signs damaged by vandalism. Police Chief Bob L. Ogden urged residents to report sign vandalism at 385-3714, noting each sign costs about 15 in materials and labor and that vandalism wastes tax dollars and risks public safety.
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City of
Silsbee
Bob L. Ogden
Ogden
Trustees Seek Legal Review of Architect Contract
Silsbee Independent School District trustees after an executive session asked attorney Tanner Hunt to continue studying the district’s contract with architect Augie Saxe and to advise on Saxe’s future role in the building program. The move was approved unanimously.
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Silsbee Independent School District
Tanner Hunt
Beaumont
Augie Saxe
Saxe
Weeks Crawford
the Bee
D. D. Shine
Horace Whittington
Crawford
The
BEE
Attorney Hunt
Hunt
Clarence McNeely
SISD
Roy Brewer
New Murder Trial For C. E. Whittle May Be In Dec
Charles E. Whittle of Silsbee faces a possible December retrial after a mistrial on murder with malice. A 12-person jury failed to agree on punishment for the 1972 fatal shooting of Jessie Cleaver, with deliberations ending Sept. 26 and Whittle jailed on a $20,000 bond.
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C. E. Whittle
Charles E. Whittle
Silsbee
Clyde E. Smith
Cecil Tebbs
Whittle
Jessie Cleaver
Smith
The
BEE
Tebbs
Cleaver
Area Automobile Mishaps Injure Several Persons
Accidents in the Silsbee-Lambert area and Beaumont since Sept. 25 injured eight people and caused heavy vehicle damage. A three-car crash near the Bell Service Center in Lumberton on Sept. 28 hospitalized or treated five individuals, including Laura and Linda Griffin of Beaumont and Carolyn Turk of Silsbee. A second crash on Sept. 29 at FM 92 and Willis Road sent Jeff Russell and Ruth Russell to Silsbee Doctors Hospital after minor injuries to Michael Carr and Donald Francis.
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BEE News
Joe Haralson
Jeff C. Russell
Beaumont
Monte Carlo
Michael Lynn Carr
Silsbee
Russell
Ruth Russell
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Laura Margaret Giffin
Houston
Carolyn McClain Turk
the Brink
Laura Giffin
Linda Giffin
Naomi Turk
Robert Stallworth
Denver
Colo
Brinkley
Giffin
Sally Giffin
Hilde Giffin
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Haralson
FM 92
Willis Road
Carr
Donald Lynn Francis
Longview
Concurrent prison terms for guilty pleas in Tyler County case
Smith Jr. reports that Timmie Lee Jones of Woodville and Houston received three concurrent five year terms in the State Penitentiary after pleading guilty to two counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated kidnapping. The spree injured two women and involved a girlfriend kidnapping on March 9. Also in Beaumont, Larry Murphy LaFose of Silsbee got two years probation after pleading guilty to unlawfully carrying a weapon on February 3, 1974.
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Clyde E. Smith Jr
Timmie Lee Jones
Woodville
Houston
State
Jones
Doris Ann Barlow
Maxine Bean
Louella Gilder
Tyler County
Wildwood Addition
Beaumont Criminal District Court
Larry Murphy LaFose
Silsbee
Jury Awards $300000 In Worker Death
Mrs. Rachel Mansfield of Silsbee and other Mansfield relatives won $300000 in a federal court verdict against Union 76 for the death of Norman Gene Mansfield. He died after electrical burns suffered Aug. 9, 1972 at Union 76's Nederland refinery while employed by Ralph M. Parsons Construction Co. The widow received $175000 and four dependents plus Mrs. Martha Mansfield each got $25000. Trial began Sept. 26 before U.S. District Judge Joe J. Fisher.
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Rachel] Mansfield
Silsbee
Norman Gene Mansfield
Mansfield
Union 76
Union Oil of California
Ralph M. Parsons Construction Co
Nederland
Martha Mansfield
U.S
Joe J. Fisher
Suspects Nabbed For Theft Of 1974 Harley Sportster
Two Beaumont men are charged in the Aug. 22 theft of a 1974 Harley Davidson Sportster from the Hargrove Hotel in Silsbee. James L. Kelley, 21, surrendered Sept. 26 and faces arraignment with bond set at 15000 dollars. Charles Jeffrey Hermson, 22, is held for Jefferson County officials after Beaumont Police involvement. The bike, owned by Charles Little of Fort Worth, was found dismantled in a Beaumont residence.
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Silsbee
Bob L. Ogden
James L. Kelley
Bigner
Beaumont
Ogden
Justice of the Peace
Bennie L. Como
Charles Jefferey Hermson
Jefferson County
Charles Little
Fort Worth
Hargrove Hotel
Roosevelt Drive
Little
Mayor breaks tie vote to award insurance contracts
City Council deadlocked 3-3 before Mayor James L. Hays used his tie breaking vote to accept Elmore Insurance Co. for fire and extended coverage and for general and auto liability. The three year and one year contracts were set with premiums around 15000 yearly, with Elmore backed by Royal Globe Insurance Co. and others by Continental Insurance Co.
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Silsbee
James L.hays
Elmore
Royal Globe Insurance Co
Cravens
Silsbee Insurance
Continental Insurance Co
Hickerson
Council
Big Thicket National Preserve awaits Ford signature
The Big Thicket bill, favored by Congress, would create an 84550 acre preserve in southeast Texas. The Senate passed it. House action cleared last week. It directs the Interior Secretary to start land acquisition within six months and report progress after one year. Congress aims to complete acquisitions within six years with funding priority.
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Gerald Ford
Texas
Senate
House
Charles Wilson
Interior Department
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
of Interior
Commissioners Adopt Austere Expense Plan
Hardin County Commissioners approve a three month Road and Bridge operating total of 65391.00 for Oct Nov and Dec 1974. They earmark 80302.00 Federal Revenue Sharing to finish the year and transfer 36000.00 from Road and Bridge Special Funds. Virgil Caraway objects to a four way split arguing he should keep about 27138.47. Means allows Caraway to retain his funds through Jan 1 while others operate on 12750.00 each.
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Horace Moye
The
BEE
Pet
Virgil Caraway
Hugh Bevil
Caraway
Means
Move
Moye
Tigers Visit Livingston In West Zone Showdown
Tigers aim to improve to a 500 record against a sturdy Hardin Jefferson squad as Livingston hosts the Tigers at Lions Field. Ray McGallion leads Huntsville ranked team in a 7:30 kickoff after opening losses and a comeback tie.
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Ray McGallion
Huntsville
Bee Tigers
Woo
Faust Chambers
Hardin-Jefferson
Livingston
Lions
Crockett
Voters Must Register By Oct 5 For General Election
Texas officials announce registration must be completed by October 5 1974 for participation in the November 5 general election. Applications available at county tax assessor collectors offices and may be filed in person or by mail. Registration lasts three years and is extended by voting in a primary or general election. Details vary by county and branch offices.
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Texas
Mark W. White Jr
White
City mails 157466 in tax statements Tuesday
Silsbee prepares 3200 tax bills totaling 157,406 as City Finance Director Ce sar Dominguez announces. Taxes are due Oct 1 and delinquent after Jan 31 1975. Assessed value stands at 14,001 044 under new rate of 1.05 and 45 percent. Estimated 9 percent collections could yield about 149,000 for the 1974 75 budget.
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Silsbee
Cesar Dominguez
Dominguez
Tools and Oil Stolen From Champion Paper Co Office
Hardin County Sheriff Billy E. Paine reported a burglary at the Champion Paper Co office near Silsbee on October 2. Items taken include three drills an electric saw a grinder and oil products. A separate incident in Lumberton saw a burglary with a broken rear window and blood at the sill but no items reported missing.
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Champion Paper Co
Champion Pauper Co
Silsbee
Hardin County
Billy E. Paine
Woodcrest
Lumberton
Gravis
Edward Berberich
Sheriffs Office
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Ley
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Frank Grote
Deep East Texas Council of Governments
Workmen's Compensation Fund
California Western Insurance Co
Tom Tennison
Ford
Emmett Lack
Lack
County “Jp and Constable Association
Tigers
Sour Lake
Frank Henderson
Lion
H-J Hawks
Roy Reeves
Clarence Allan
Jory LeBlanc
Tiger
Derek Shelton
Norris Green
Artie Shankle
McGallion
Doug Almond
Shelton
Almond
Jimmy Kawlp
Paul Brous
Johnny Stepouik
Carl Smith
Allen Sanford
Monster
Bill Hardy
Deck Mullins
Donald Robertson
Paul Sweatt
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