New Grand Jury Seated for Hardin County
L J Richmond of Lumberton chosen foreman of the October term Hardin County Grand Jury when the jury formally empaneled on Oct 3 Mrs Aline Harper 88th District Clerk reported Other members include Mrs Gertrude Fields Mrs Sam P Copeland Jerry H Jones H A Thomas all of Silsbee Raymond G Edwards D J Surratt Milton Magee all of Lumberton R Z Hinson of Vowal and Mrs Gladys Williams Pat Pace and Joe R Huff all of Kountze
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Richmond
Lumberton
Hardin County Grand Jury
Aline Harper
Gertrude Fields
Sam P. Copeland
Jerry H. Jones
H. A Thomas
Silsbee
Raymond G. Edwards
D. J. Surratt
Milton Magee
R. Z. Hinson
Volaw
Gladys Williams
Pat Pace
Joe R. Huff
Kountze
West Orange Chiefs Set to Challenge Silsbee Tigers Friday
Silsbee Tigers ranked No. 2 AAA host West Orange in Kirby Memorial Stadium for a District 10 AAA East Zone clash. Tigers, fresh from a 60-6 Homecoming win over Livingston, rely on a deep backfield led by Artie Shankle and Derrek Shelton as West Orange counters with quarterback Andre Robertson and a strong defense.
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Livingston
Silsbee
Derrek Shelton
Lions
Big Tiger
Jerry Fontaine
Dwight Fobbs
Silsbee Tigers
Associated Press
West Orange
Kirby Memorial Stadium
Tigers
Livingston Lions
Tiger
Artie Shankle
Robert Arline
William Graham
Shankle
Shelton
Graham
Arline
Shirel Womack
Andre Robertson
Lorrance Wills
Earl Thomas
Thomas
Oliver Lewis
Artie Shane
le Ross Omas
TE Dewight Fobbs
Ronald D. Robertson
Lynn Robinson
Don Muckleroy
Roger Boswell
Noseman
Pete Priest
Frankie Spearman
Doug Shankle
David Jones
Lynn Robertson
Jimmy Rawls
Allen Sanford
Norris Steen
Artie Shancle
Tommy Golden
George Thomas
West Orange Chiefs
Chris Ulrey
J. E. Lancaster
Chris Judge
Ulrey
Randy Martell
Keith Hebert
Gate Rate To Up Gas Bills 12.8 Percent
The Railroad Commission of Texas granted Houston Pipe Line Co a new interim domestic gate rate of 1.5153 per thousand cubic feet, boosting average residential gas bills by about 12.8 percent per month. The order allows future monthly gate rate adjustments tied to Houston Pipe Line’s gas cost increases and refunds any final-order rate decreases with 9 percent interest.
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Railroad Commission of Texas
Houston Pipe Line Co
The
Railroad Commission
Houston Pipe Line
Houston
Houston Natural
Texas Gulf Coast
Joe H. Foy
Foy
HNG
New SISD Board to Name Replacement Trustee
The Silsbee Independent School District plans to appoint a new trustee to replace the late Mrs. John Meade, who died after a lengthy illness. Board President D D Shine may announce the appointment at the Oct 8 meeting or form a study committee for a later decision. Mrs Meade had been SISD Board Secretary and the first woman elected to the board in 1968.
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Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees
John Meade
BEE
Crawford
D. D. Shine
Meade
SISD
Texas
Two Men Charged With Rape Of 19 Year Old
A 19 year old Silsbee woman reported rape and beating. Morris Spell 22 of Silsbee and Robert Lucas 31 of Beaumont were charged with rape. Both arraigned in Kountze and posted $20,000 bonds, released Oct. 7. Victim treated at Hardin Memorial Hospital.
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Silsbee
Beaumont
Hardin County
Billy Paine
The
BEE
Morris Leo Spell
Robert E. Lucas
Hardin
Mike Holzapfel
Justice of the Peace
Cecil Overstreet
Kountze
Overstreet
Paine
Precinct 5 Votes Against Alcohol Proposal in Lumberton
Precinct 5 residents rejected a plan to permit off premise alcohol sales in Lumberton by 756 to 378 as part of a total 1,134 ballots cast on Oct 4 at Lumberton Middle School. Absentee vote was 14 yes and four no. Hardin County Commissioners had scheduled the election after delays and local opposition.
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Lumberton
Jury Hears Murder Verdict In Beaumont Area Case
A Hardin County jury found Thom as Jefferson Apperson guilty of murder in the Dec 16 1974 rifle slaying of his stepson Kenneth Wayne Mauboules. The panel recommended a 20 year prison term and defense plans to appeal. Casual proceedings followed in Kountze 88th District Court.
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Hardin County
Thomas Jefferson Apperson
Beaumont
Apperson
Kenneth Wayne Mauboules
Sour Lake
Kountze
Lumberton youths charged with CB radio thefts
Two Lumberton residents Charles Derek Phelps 18 and Richard Kevin Phelps 17 both of 8360 Laurie Lane were charged with auto burglary in Jefferson County. They were arrested Oct 1 after a homeowner in Beaumont heard a car break in and aided police. Elder Phelps bond set at 5000 and his brother at 2500. They face counts of breaking into autos and stealing two Citizens Band radios. A third suspect remains at large.
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Charles Derek Phelps
Richard Kevin Phelps
Laurie Lane
Jefferson County
Sheriff's, Department
The
BEE
West Lucas
Beaumont
Justice of the Peace
J. Paul McNeil
Phelps
Weekend burglaries and auto thefts challenge Hardin County
Hardin County Sheriff's Department and the Silsbee Sour Lake Police Departments investigated burglaries auto thefts and vandalism. Suspects include Hollis and Sue Ann Edmondson linked to a Sour Lake burglary with bonds set at 2000 each. An auto theft case led to Early Clayton Hart with a 1000 bond. A 1967 Plymouth two door sedan was reported stolen in Silsbee and a damaged swabbing machine at Swabco Swabbing Service in Dayton caused about 300 in damage.
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Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Silsbee
Sour Lake
The
BEE
Cecil Overstreet
Hollis Edward Edmondson
Sue Ann Edmondson
Tull Street
Laird
Freeman
Saratoga
Clayton Hart
Vernon Beam
Beam
Votaw
Hart
Overstreet
Pauline Robinson
W. Avenue N
SPD
James Martin
Robinson
Hardin
Ira W.moore
Swabco
Dayton
Moore
Three Silsbee men charged after Village Creek club brawl
A Sunday melee at the Village Creek Homecoming dance at the Crescent Club left Walter Santos punched and pistol whipped. Ernest Cecil Arnold II faces aggravated assault. Douglas Wade Arnold and Harold Cammack charged with simple assault. Santos treated for head injuries and a skull fracture. weapon recovered nearby.
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Silsbee
Village Creek
Billy Paine
Walter Santos
Silsibee
Ernest Cecil Arnold II
Douglas Wade Arnold
Harold Cammack
Silsbee High School
Walter
Betty) Santos
Douglas Arnold
Rupert Dorka
Paine
Santos
Arnold Brothers
Cammack
Als
Mike Holzapfel
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Holzapfel
Charles Laird
L. J. Foux
Roland Million
LCB
Ray Hoskins
Department of Public Safety
Silsbee Police Department
Eight Inch Eastex Gas Line Erupts Near Evadale
Fire crews from Silsbee Evadale Victor and Kountze volunteer departments aided Eastex Inc personnel to control a blaze after an eight inch Houston Natural Gas line ruptured near Evadale at about 430 am. Flames rose as the line spewed gas and crews protected nearby buildings and lumber stock until the flow was shut off inside the plant.
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Silsbee
Evadale
Victor
Kountze
Eastex Inc
Russell Busby
Houston Natural Gas Co
Busby
Last Rites For Fred R. Hardy
Funeral services for Fred R. Hardy 52 of Silsbee are set for 10 am Friday at the Farmer Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Eugene Jonte officiating. Burial location to be announced. Hardy died at 1 30 pm Wednesday at his Silsbee home after an illness. He was a native of Yacogdoches County and had lived in Silsbee 16 years.
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Fred R. Hardy
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Home
Rev. R. Eugene Jonte
Hardy
Yacogdoches County
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Ron‘ala D. Robertson
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Robertson
Ken Richard
Donald Sargent
Sargent
Richard
Womack
the Bee
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Eugenia Guantt
Alvin J. Ragan
Mary Frances Taylor
A. Johns
Texas Food Service Association
Lamar University
T. J. Apperson
Arthur Jupp
London
England
William Chase
Harry Holt
Jupp
Chase
Holt
Mr. Jubb
Mauboules
Cindy Santos
Santa Fe Park
Melvin Weber
Jerry Freeman
Annie Mae Hardage
Justice of the
Don Lee Hawthorne
B. H. Gilley
Billy Biscamp
Riley B. Andress
Beaumont Dr
Hardin County Sheriff's Dept
Crescent Club
Eastex
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