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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1975
Page
8
Sam Roach, Charles Tarver, and Mrs. Herachel Myers were elected to lead the Silsbee High Ex-Students Association for the coming year during the 1975 Homecoming on Oct. 4. Roach named president, Tarver vice president, and Myers secretary-treasurer.
Buna Wilson 55 of Silsbee died Sunday morning after a seizure at home. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at Farmer Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. R E Barclay officiating. Burial followed at Resthaven Cemetery. Survivors include husband Martin Wilson son Kenny Wilson daughter Kathy Wilson and three sisters and three brothers.
Responding to petitions by 68 district taxpayers the Kountze Independent School District reopens the Board of Equalization at 9 a.m. Saturday Oct. 18. Plaintiffs in a pending suit claim rural lands were arbitrarily reappraised and seek a temporary injunction. Trial preliminaries set for Nov. 5 with 250 prospective jurors to be notified.
Hardy, a pulpwood dealer, dies leaving wife Lorraine and two sons Tred Jr and Bill ill of Silsbee. He is survived by his mother Jonnie Hardy of Nacogdoches, brothers Harlan and William, and sisters Blanche Nelson of Nacogdoches and Linda Sue Waters of Bryan.
The Adventure Group gathered to plan the homecoming parade and vest or jacket decorations. Officers include Dee Dee Horka as president Virginia Tenny vice president Becky Ratliff reporter Tracy Koeppe song leader Patricia Walker treasurer Adelle Heddleston secretary Jin Guedry historian. Leaders are Mrs Koeppe and Mrs Heddleston.
The Silsbee High School Band and related groups produced a busy Homecoming week with daily practices and a Thursday bonfire. Friday featured a joint halftime show titled America 76 with patriotic tunes and a lit outline of the United States. A Saturday parade and a 30 member Woodwind Ensemble appearance at an Ex-student meeting capped the events.
Board members plan to review legality of public school activity and laboratory fees while awaiting Texas Education Agency guidance. The group will also discuss district sick leave policies for employees and study recommendations for seven substitute teachers.
Claxton B Seely of San Antonio and Alvin J Ragan of Silsbee will drive to Dallas on October 11 to attend the Texas Oklahoma football game at the Cotton Bowl. This marks the 21st consecutive year they have gone together, with their wives joining in the last eight years. Seely attended the University of Texas and Ragan the University of Oklahoma.
Mrs. Jackie Read of Silsbee underwent eye surgery on Tuesday at Hermann Hospital in Houston.
The Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department fought five fires since Oct 2, starting with pine debris on a Read Read-Turrentine Elementary walkway cover. A October 4 interior fire damaged a rental home in the 500 block Avenue M owned by Hallie Hawkins and rented to Eugene Odom. On Oct 2 pranksters triggered a Homecoming bonfire, and an engine compartment fire damaged a 1971 Plymouth owned by Thomas P. Welch.
Warren hosts homecoming events this weekend starting with a bonfire and pep rally tonight at 7. Friday features a 5 p.m. parade and a 7 30 p.m. football game between the Warriors and the Deweyville Pirates with the homecoming queen coronation at halftime. Queen candidates are Marilyn Scroggins Carla Thibodeaux Alecia Williams and Linda Yawn.
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