Jasper Downs Silsbee 21-14 In Defensive Battle
Silsbee fights hard in a defensive 21-14 district loss to Jasper Bulldogs. Jasper capitalized on a late fourth-quarter kickoff return for a decisive score, while Silsbee held edge in total offense with 250 yards to Jasper’s 210.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper Downs Silsbee
Silsbee, Tiger
Jasper Bulldogs
Bulldogs
Tigers
Bubba MeeGallion
Gilbert Johnston
Mark Yawn
Mitch Dinkle
Silsbee
Jasper
Lonnie Wright
Pickle
Wright
Dinkle
McGalon
Johnny Limbbrick
Larry Dickerson
Dickerson
Drug Education Workshop Planned in Beaumont
A two day Drug Education Workshop sponsored by Region V Education Service Center will be held October 14 and 15 at the Holiday Inn in Beaumont. Beaumont teachers and drug experts will present films and programs on drugs and drug abuse. The first workshop took place September 21 and 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Region V Education Service Center
Holiday Inn
Beaumont
Jerry Tucker
Absentee Voting Opens Oct 14 For Texas Election
Voters may cast absentee ballots from Oct 14 to Oct 30 in the Nov 3 general election. Any qualified Texas voter away from home Nov 3 can vote by presenting a registration certificate to the county clerk during office hours. The ballot includes seven proposed constitutional amendments covering judges, alcohol, land assessment, building commission, road bonds, homestead exemption, and government consolidation. Texas has 4,150,645 registered voters. absentee voting normally accounts for about five percent of turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Lwho
State Building Commission
Ground School Begins Next Thursday in Silsbee
Ground School classes leading to a private pilot license start 7 30 p m Thursday Oct 15 at the City Hall Annex Silsbee. The 18 week course is taught by Bert Keller FAA Certified Flight Instructor with weekly sessions of about two and a half to three hours.
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City Hall
Silsbee
Bert Keller
Man Shot In Tavern Fight October 3
Virgil Hill, 48, of 3604 Avenue B, Nederland, was listed in satisfactory condition at St. Elizabeth Hospital after a .45 caliber pistol shot during a tavern fight on October 3. No charges have been filed. the case expected before the fall term Grand Jury meeting October 19. The shooting occurred about 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Jim Barnes' Tavern on Highway 92 north of Silsbee.
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Virgil Hill
Avenue B
Nederland
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Hardin County
Tom Easley
Stanley Coe
Jim Barnes
Highway 92
Silsbee
SHS Homecoming Set For Oct 16 17
Silsbee High ex students plan Homecoming activities for October 16 and 17. The schedule includes a football game against West Orange at Kirby Memorial Stadium Friday at 7 30 p m a Homecoming Parade Saturday at 10 a m a luncheon at the Junior High cafeteria and programs at 1 30 p m A downtown street dance Saturday night will close the events all exes invited to attend
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Silsbee High
Silsbee Tigers
West Orange Chiefs
Silsbee Ex-Student Association
Katherine W. Dardin
Kirby Memorial Stadium
North Seventh St
Sulsbee
Areala70 lottery top number drawn for Local Board 386
Local Draft Board No 386 announces random selection number 150 as the highest reached in 1970. Induction carries over for eligible I A registrants under a White House order, with later numbers potentially placed in lower priority groups starting Jan 1 1971. Induction set lists and July 13 1970 physicals for many registrants across Silsbee Cleveland Kirch and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Draft Board
Lola Grilliette
Grilliette
White House
Three Killed Four Injured In Head-On Crash West Of Kountze
A Friday 7:30 p.m. head-on crash on FM 770, eight and a half miles west of Kountze, killed three people from two Houston area families and Liberty, and injured four others. victims listed as Lawrence M Huffman 38 of Houston and his son Michael Lane 14, and Bomen Lamar Ryan 22 of Liberty. Ryan was alone in his car. Remainder of Huffman car passengers were treated at St Elizabeth Beaumont. Ricky Darrell Huffman 16 and Raymond Huffman 8 were released. Mrs. Bobbie Huffman mentioned in related report.
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Houston
Liberty
Kountze
Highway
Barrow
Lawrence M
Huffman
Michael Lane
Bomen Lamar Ryan
Hawthorne
Ryan
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Ricky Darrell Huffman
Raymond
Bobbie
Post Office Contract Awarded for New Houston Area Building
The U S Post Office awarded a 242 007 contract to John W Jennings of Jennings Industries Houston on Oct 1 for a 10 080 square foot building at the southwest corner of US 96 and West Avenue P in Silsbee with completion planned by 1971 The department may buy 59 733 additional square feet at 40 000 and the current 4100 square foot Fifth Street site will be replaced by the larger facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Conley Bradshaw
The
BEE
Houston
Bradshaw
Washington
U. S
John Dowdy
Post Office Department
John W. Jennings
Jennings Industries
Dallas
Department
H. C. Hopkins
North Fifth Street
Liberty Panthers Pose Tough Test For Young Silsbee Tigers
Silsbee coach Ray McGallion warns Liberty may be the district’s toughest foe as the Tigers head to Liberty for a 7 30 p m kickoff. Liberty boasts an unbeaten 4 0 record with 112 points scored and 26 allowed while ranking high on defense. QB Bubba McGallion may play with a jammed left thumb and limited passing. most Tigers suit up with minor injuries as both teams defend firmly.
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Liberty
Tiger
Ray McGallion
Liberty Panthers
Panthers
Jasper Bulldogs
Livingston
Silsbee
Bubba McGallion
Jasper
McGallion
Tigers
City Police Investigate Five Burglaries Thefts
Silsbee police probed three coin machine burglaries a residential burglary and a felony theft of 130 dollars reported for Oct 4 5. Incidents occurred at H A Thomas Garage Harrod's Laundry and O Neil Intermediate School with small cash losses and a recovered six dollars in change. A patrolman's home was entered with a recording played. another resident reported a 130 dollar billfold theft. Police said all cases were under investigation. Nearby residents Sherry Smith and a baby were visiting local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
H. A. Thomas
Highway 418
Sammy Ruggles
Harrod’s
Gerson
South 14Th
Marvin L. Morgan
O'Neil
Lamar O’barbo
Thomas
Y’barbo
Route 4
Morgan
Leo Bryant
East Ave. J
Charles Landgraf Named National Merit Semi Finalist
Silsbee High School senior Charles L. Landgraf, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester P. Landgraf, is named a National Merit Scholarship semi finalist. Finalists will be announced in February 1971 with 15000 finalists vying for 1000 scholarships. Landgraf has served as SHS student body president, co editor of the school paper, National Honor Society member, track athlete, Texas Youth Conference delegate, Eagle Scout and Capitol Page at the Library of Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Landgraf
Silsbee High School
Lester P. Landgraf
SHS
Weeks Crawford
Landgraf
Capitol Page
Library of Congress
Washington
U. S. Senate
Charles
City-Wide Clean-Up Campaign Gets Underway
Silsbee launches Clean Up Paint Up Day with Boy Scout Troop 282 and clubs organizing street cleanups on Oct 5 and Oct 10. Volunteers meet at City Hall at 9 am Oct 10 to assign routes on Knupple, Maxwell, Dardin, East Avenue, Fresenius and other streets. Lions and Kiwanis youth auxiliaries join, with six city county trucks. posters, litter bag sponsors, and student participation highlighted.
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Boy Scouts
Troop 282
Silsbee
Roosevelt Drive
Kountze
Robert A. Scott
Chamber of Commerce
Troop 88
Exquisette
Royal Clover Leaf
Rainbow
Camp Fire Girls
City Hall
Scott
Knupple Road
Maxwell Drive
Dardin Drive
East Avennue
Fresenius Road
Leo and Key Clubs
Lions and Kiwanis Clubs
Woodrow Addition
Redistricting Suit Set For Trial In Beaumont Today
The Hardin County reapportionment suit was set for a trial at 10 a.m. in U S District Court Beaumont before Judge Joe J Fisher. The case follows an order to the county to work with the Citizens Redistricting Committee on an acceptable plan. Attorneys argued about fraud and jurisdiction as the judge scheduled further evidence for Oct 8.
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Hardin County
U. S. District Court
Beaumont
Joe J. Fisher
Fisher
Robert Keith
Commissioners Court
Supreme Court
Keith
Beaumont Firemen Present Program To Kiwanians
Beaumont firemen led by Fred Minton and W T O Quinn spoke to the Silsbee Kiwanis Club on October 7 for National Fire Prevention Week. They showed the film The Noble Breed and discussed hazards from exotic building materials and new chemical substances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Minton
Beaumont Fire Department
W. T. O’quinn
Silsbee Kiwanis Club
Beaumont
Silsbee
Joh Busby
Minton
O'Quinn
Youth, 16, Charged With Knifing Of 14 Year-Old Boy
A 16-year-old Silsbee youth was arrested on assault with intent to murder after a fight with a 14-year-old. The younger boy was treated for cuts at Silsbee Doctors Hospital following the 10:10 p.m. Oct. 4 incident. The older youth was taken to Kountze and turned over to Hardin County juvenile authorities.
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Silsbee
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Susbee
Edgar Blood
Blood
Prince Hal Villa
Sammy Ruggles
Marvin L. Morgan
Kountze
Hardin County
New 12 Member Grand Jury Sworn In By Judge Doe
District Clerk Aline Harper announced the Oct 6 swearing in of a 12 member grand jury for the 88th District Court in Kountze. Foreman Burt H. Collins of Saratoga leads jurors Y. M. Brackin Thicket Wiley Alford Noel Bartlett Richard Branscom Eddie Plunk Dorothy Swinney Alberta Manne Robert Harris Puentes Jr L. C. Beaumont Rupert Dan Buel and A L Rash of Silsbee. Term begins Oct 19.
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Kountze
Aline Harper
Burt H. Collins
Saratoga
Y. M. Brackin
Thicket
Wiley Alford
Noel Bartlett
Richard Branscom
Eddie Plunk
Dorothy Swinney
Alberta Manne
Robert Harris Puentes Jr
L. C. Beaumont
Rupert Dan Buel
A. L. Rash
Silsbee
Eastex Senior VP Ray Brown to Retire This December
O Ray Brown senior vice president of mill operations at Eastex Inc Evadale will retire at year end and serve as company consultant for two years Buckner Eastex president praised his 16 years of service and noted Brown will stay involved with the firm Brown a Fisher native began in Calcasieu La and worked for Crown Zellerbach before joining Eastex in 1954 rising to senior vice president in 1967.
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Eastex, Inc
Evadale
O. Ray Brown
Eastex
R. M. Buckner
Brown
Fisher
Calcasieu
Andater
Crown, Zelerbach Corp
St. Helena, Ore
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Ronnie Pickle
Yawn
James Hunter
Silsbee Jasper
Areala
Donald Edward Darbonne
Earnest Junior McDonald
Joe Nathan David Liberty
Kenneth Wayne Cotten
Mont Belvieu
Roland John Blanchard
Monroe City
Alton Eugene Robertson
Cleveland
John Earl Waidner
Hull
Jerry ‘Michael Mott
Spurger
Terry Lynn Griffin
Sour Lake
Alvin Ray Anderson
Arthur Lee Adams
Elwood Cleo Gore Jr
Earnest James Turner
Delbert Arthur’ Bryan
Samuel Carnell Samuel
Willie Lee Jones
Durwood
Hugh Standley
Charles Wilson Thompson Jr
Danny Lee Kasseroler
Jerry Wayne Stoneberger
Howard Leon Turner
Royce Edward Hoagland
Willie Curtis Williams
Ronald Lane Mizell
Archie Eugene Davis
James Elbert Rollins
Marvin Wayne Swift
Christopher Vincent Herpin
Willie Ray Harmon
Arthur Donavan Smart
Roland Doyle Woolls
Curtis Edward Martin Jr
Rodis Briggs
Sam Copeland
H. N. Hopkins
Neil Chaney
John L. Mead
Hodges Forest Club
Hodges Gardens
Many
Young Tigers
Sherry Smith
Baby
Georgia
B. J. Langley
Dewey Scott
Charles Landgraf
Silsbee Conoco
Johnny Odom
Enco
Gulf Stations
J. C. Jeffrey
Pam Tobey
Delores Lloyd
James Osteen
Chris Schnaithnan
Vicki Jordan
Mike Richardson
Nancy Schuler
Kathy Donelson
Read-Turrentine Elementary
Willis Vincent
Jill Meigs
Paula Kirby
Mark Paine
Loretta Nelson
Meridith Churchwell
Craig Jeffcoat
Nona Faye Sasser
Allison Price
Earl B. Stover
Beaumont Firemen
Doe
Ray Brown
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