Judge orders 90 day cooling off jail sentence
Norman Vermon Corley, 41, remained in Hardin County Jail after 88th District Judge Clyde E. Smith Jr. cited him for contempt of court. Corley allegedly struck divorce attorney Kenneth Furlow and Sheriff Billy Paine and Deputy Mike Zapfel during an attempted court visit regarding his estranged wife Jeanette Corley. Corley faces aggravated assault and abusive language charges.
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Silsbee
Hardin County
Clyde E. Smith Jr
Norman Vermon Corley
Corley
Billy Paine
Atoney
Kenneth Furlow
Mike Hol- Wzapfel
Trusty Fails To Live Up To Appellation
Stanley Lee Price a Beaumont man and former jail trusty fled Hardin County Jail around 9 p.m. Thursday with a woman in a dark blue late model car, authorities said. Sheriff Billy Paine said the escape is under investigation and Price remains at large.
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Hardin County
Billy Paine
The
BEE
Paine
Stanley Lee Price
Beaumont
Price
Doris Williams Visits Houston With Son Larry After Surgery
Mrs. Doris Williams spent the weekend in Houston visiting her son Larry who underwent surgery.
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Doris Williams
Houston
Larry
Council To Investigate Lag In Trial Of City Cases On Appeal
Silsbee's City Council voted to probe backlogs in Corporation Court appeals to Hardin County. County Attorney George Kirkpatrick cited irregular County Court sessions and misdirected case filings as causes, with suggestions to mark Silsbee origin on papers and schedule quarterly appeal settings. Discussions also touched on library funding, zoning disputes, and case status reports.
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Council
Silsbee
Hardin County
George .Kirkpatrick Jr
James L. Hays
Kirkpatrick
Roger Hatlttt
County Cour
Ratliff
Emmett
Frank Grote
Corporation Court
Kountze
C. E. Landolt Jr
Library Board
John Fordinal
Landolt
Avenue J
Youth shoots man over one dollar debt in Hardin County
The body of Jessie Norman Finister Jr., 19, of Kountze was found behind the Silver Tea nightclub after a shotgun wound to the abdomen and chest. Ozie London Jr., 17, was arrested for murder after an argument over a one dollar debt led to the Sunday night shooting. London faces a juvenile hearing as investigators plan further proceedings.
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Billy Paine
Mike Holapfel
Don L. Hawthorne
J. B. Coleman
Jessie Finister
Fresenius Road
Holzapfel
Silsbee
Jessie Norman Finister Jr
Kountze
Silver Tea
Fresenius ‘Road
Hardin County
Mike Holzapfel
the Bee
Finister
Ozie London Jr
Justice of the Peace
B. L. Como
Clyde E. Smith Jr
London
The
BEE
Como
Paine
School Board Reviews DST Impact on 8:10 to 3:10 Schedule
Silsbee Independent School District trustees will study a daylight savings time recommendation from Supt Weeks Crawford at the Oct 9 meeting and hear reports. Crawford said the current 8:10 am to 3:10 pm schedule will stay through winter, and a plan to start classes an hour later is unnecessary after the national DST shift Oct 26-27.
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Silsbee Independent School District
Crawford
BEF
US Allocates Funds for Public Service Jobs Across Texas
Secretary of Labor Peter Brennan announced a national $350 million allocation to create about 73 000 public service jobs. Hardin County receives $69 873 based on 958 unemployed residents. Funds support Title II of CETA to provide transitional employment in high unemployment areas.
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Peter J Brennan
Texas
Ford
White House
Brennan
Hardin County
Holland Couple Return From Lampasas After Funeral
Mr and Mrs W H Holland returned home Monday after several days in Lampasas where they attended funeral services for her uncle Roye Thornal.
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W. H. Holland
Lampasas
Roye Thornal
Blaze Destroys Four New Mobile Homes
Silsbee Volunteer Firemen and Lumberton Beamont units fought a blaze behind Discount Mobile Homes in Lumberton that destroyed four house trailers and damaged another. Assistant chief John Price said five units brought the fire under control by about 3 20 p m. The fire, suspected to have started from a trash fire, caused about 35 000 in damage.
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Silsbee
Lumberton and Beamont Fire Department
John Price
Lumberton
Silsbee Volunteers
Silsbee Police
Discount Mobile Home
Lumberton and
Silsbeee
Lamberton
Beaumont
Tigers To Belt West Orange Friday In Silsbee Clash
Silsbee heads to West Orange Friday night aiming for their first district win as they face a Chiefs team led by Andre Robertson and Lorance Wills. Coach Ray McGallion praises West Orange’s defense and offense while noting changes on both sides of the ball.
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Silsbee
Tigers
West Orange
Orange Stark
Ray McGallion
Chiefs
Lorance Wills
Tiger
Charlton Pollard
Lincoln
Bridge City
Friendswood
Stark
Andre Robertson
Ronny Green
Robertson
MecGallion
Livingston
Franki Spearman
Jimmy Rawls
Pau Broussard
Norris
Rayford Dolford
Leonard Atkins
Artie Shankle
Dolford
Green
McGallion
Wil
Pos
Derek Shelton
Dock Mullins
Ronald Robertson
Mullins
Chang
Bengals
Silsbee Offfyce
Bil Hardy
Paul Sweatt
Car stolen in Idaho recovered by county authorities
Investigation into a disturbance at the Starlite Club led to the seizure of a vehicle reported stolen in Idaho last month. County officials recovered the auto during the weekend operation.
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19Th Street
Idaho
Starlite Club
Two Charged With Felony Drug Offense In Silsbee
Silsbee Police charged John Ford Fullingim 22 Route 4 Box 1306 with possession of narcotic paraphernalia after stopping a 1962 Cadillac for a motor vehicle violation. A 16 year old Silsbee youth and a 20 year old man were taken before Justice Reeves. details continued on page 3.
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Silsbee
Bob Ogden
Ogden
Dennis Allen
John Ford Fullingim
Fullingim
Justice of the Peace
Kyle Reeves
Forgery Charge Is Filed Against Kountze Worker
Thomas Neel Williford 20 of Box 640 Kountze was arraigned before Justice Bennie Como on forgery after police say he forged a $467 payroll check on Eastex Inc and passed it at Peoples State Bank in Kountze He posted $1000 bond and was released from Hardin County Jail.
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Paine
Como
Finister
Mount Corinth Baptist Church
Kountze
Jessie N. Finister Sr
Louise Wright
Glenda
Louise Thomas
Thomas Neel Williford
Hardin County
Justice of the Peace
Bennie Como
Mike Holzapfel
Williford
Eastex, Inc
Peoples State Bank
Vandals Strike Robinson School Three Times
Silsbee Police reported four vandalism cases this week, three at the Robinson Kindergarten campus. Breakins occurred Oct 5 6 and 8 with rooms 201 203 204 and 202 damaged. Toys shelves and a tape recorder were damaged and glitter spilled. Damages about 1000 dollars.
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Robinson Kindergarten
Silsbee
Robinson
Silsbe
Bob L Ogden
James P. Doane
Sundy
Dennis Allen
Mike Anding
Ogden S
Silsbeeigh
Ogden
Paving Contract Approved for FM Road 1293 Project
A September Texas Highway Commission letting awards Hardin County paving work on Farm to Market Road 1293 from FM 787 east 2.9 miles. Pit Construction Co. of Lufkin won the low bid of 162 744.03. Pre construction conference was Oct. 3 with work to begin soon. project totals about 40 working days under District Engineer Franklin C. Young and Highway Dept. Engineer Lester P. Landgraf.
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Austin
Texas Highway Commission
Hardin County
Franklin C. Young
Pit Construction Co
Lufkin
Gilbert Richardson
Eastex
Mar
Highway Department
Lester P. Landgraf
Silsbee
Probation Granted to Three by Judge Clyde E. Smith
Pleas of guilty in 58th District Court led to probation sentences. Michael Lyon Williams of Lufkin pleaded guilty October 4 to rape and received 10 years probation from District Judge Clyde E. Smith Jr. Williams was described as guilty in the report.
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Clyde E. Smith
Michael Lyon Willams
Lufkin
Clyde E. Smith Jr
Williams
Chary
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Tom Yett
Ray Vital
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Ricky James
Marin Kyburg
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Dicky Smith
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Marty Edwards
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