Tigers To Test Fired Up Cardinals Friday
Silsbee meets Bridge City at home in a 10-3A showdown. Bridge City, unbeaten and stingy, seeks to spoil Silsbee’s bid with a balanced offense led by Lanston Fall and a tough defense. Key injuries and line play factor into a likely high-stakes, hard-hitting clash.
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Cardinals
Silsbee Tigers
Bridge City Cardinals
Redbird
Bengals
Steve Wooster
Chief Wilson
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Wilson
Strake Jesuit
Houston
Bridge Cry
Stark
Orange
Bridge City
Victor
Bishop Byrne
Ray McGallion
McGallion
Redbirds
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Lanston
Kevin McClusky
Jerry Stepnik
Stepnik
Galloway i
Jerry
County voters to decide lateral road tax November 6
Hardin County Commissioners vote to place a 30 cent per $100 assessed value lateral road tax on the November 6 ballot alongside nine proposed constitutional amendments. The levy would replace the 1962 ROW Series II bond, raise an estimated $200,000 to $230,000 yearly, and fund road improvements.
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Hardin County
Pet
Rex Moore
Virgil Caraway
Horace Moye
Moye
Emmett Lack
Dickson, Dickson
Bullock
Beaumont
Bill Dickson
Dickson
Food Stamp Registration Opens in Hardin County
Hardin County begins food stamp registration with November 1 rollout replacing the Commodity Food Program. State Welfare official Carl W. Leisner Jr. notes eligibility includes recipients of various public aid and those with low incomes. Applications accepted at the Hardin County Courthouse in Kountze or by appointment at 246 2545.
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Hardin County
Carl W. Leisner Jr
State Welfare Department
State of Texas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kountze
Firemen Investigate Seven Auto and Truck Fires
Sillibee Volunteer Fire Department examined seven vehicle fires from Oct. 3 to Oct. 7. Fire Chief Russell Busby said backfires or electrical shorts caused most blazes, with damage limited to engine compartments.
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Sillibee Volunteer Fire Department
Russell Busby
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Youth Council Float Wins Homecoming First
The Jayceéette judged homecoming floats with Youth Council winning first for Yesterday Once More. Creative Writing Club took second with The Old Woman in the Shoe, and Future Teachers claimed third for Football helmet. Best decorated car honors went to Peppy and the Cheerful Blue Birds, while All Faiths Day School received an honorable mention. A tie occurred for first in best decorated bicycle. Toni Lee Davenport and Troy Droddy were named co winners. Awards will be given at Spring Awards Day at Silsbee High School.
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Jayceéette
Yeserday
Youth Council
Creative Writing Club
Peppy
Blue Birds
Azell Jackson
Dorsetta Barnes
All Faiths Day School
Jack Martin
Toni Lee Davenport
David Davenport
Troy Droddy
Doug Droddy
Silsbee High School
Silsbee Man Charged by Beaumont Police
John S. Smith Jr. 46 of Lumberton died when his motorcycle hit an oil shuttle truck near Port Arthur. A Silsbee man, Gary Lynn Purvis 20, was arrested in Beaumont on attempted kidnapping probes, later charged with disorderly conduct. Purvis is a Tyler County parolee. Purvis was located with his wife Dorothy Smith and other relatives in relation to Beaumont detectives.
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John Sidney Smith Jr
Lumberton
Grammier-Oberle
Port Arthur
J. L. Hollaway
Greenlawn Cemetery
Groves
Smith
St Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Highway 385
Gulf Oil
Col Smith
Port
Gary Lynn Purvis
Silsbee
Purvis
Tyler County
Éidake S. Smith Sr
Thur
Dorothy Smith
Silsbee Po Jor Lumberton
Bob L. Ogden
Daphne Phillips
James Fulgham Arthur
Sandy Cavazas
Metaire
Laura
Beaumont Kay Smith
Wilhelmina Meafternoon
Cloud
Lewiston
Ashland Oil Wins $230000 FM 418 92 Contract
Ashland Oil Co. awarded a 237,535 dollar contract by the Texas Highway Department for Farm-to-Market Roads 1122 and 92 at Silsbee Hardin County. Work includes grading base and surfacing on FM 418 with traffic controls and single lane operation during construction as flagmen direct motorists.
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Ashland Oil Co., Inc
Trotti
Thompson
Imont
Down
Silsbee
Texas Highway Department
Fred
Hardin
Work County
Lester P. Landgraf
Ing
Landgraf
Inter- Edward Dominguez
Vals
Silsbee Council Approves 8500 Police Management Study
Silsbee City Council approves an 8500 police management study funded 7500 by the state and 1500 by the city, to assess long term police needs and operations. The panel will choose a firm, with P. Marwick Mitchell & Co mentioned as a possibility. The council also shifts to buy three police cars for 10509 and seeks state help for parks planning.
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Silsbee
P. Marwick, Mitchell and C Co
Silsbee Police
Bob Ogden
CJC
Ierson
Small Schools Group Plans In Service Meeting
Evadale hosts an all day in service for members of the Small Schools Association including Evadale Spurger Chester Colmesneil Brookeland and Big Sandy. Roy Osborne from San Antonio will address changing values in education at 9 am followed by group discussions. Session leaders H B Smith and IR B Fling will guide grade level topics with plans for future programs in Spurger Colmesneil and Wichita Falls.
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Smal Schools Association
Roy Osborne
San Antonio
IR. B. Fling
Evadale
Agnew Resigns as Vice President After Tax Plea
Spiro T. Agnew pleads no contest to tax evasion charges in U S District Court Baltimore October 10 and resigns to President Richard Nixon. Judge Walter Hoffman grants a three year probated sentence and a $10000 fine amid ongoing probes of kickback allegations from his Maryland governorship.
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Spire T. Ag- Incew
Baltimore
Richard M. Nixon
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Agnew
Maryland
U.S
Walter Hoffman
Masons To Meet In Silsbee Lodge For Degree Work
A Called Communication of Sil sbee Lodge No 927 AF and AM will be held Thursday night October 11 at 5 30 PM at the Masonic Temple Silsbee for work in the F C degree Visiting members are invited D L Cartrett W M D L Webb is secretary
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Communication of
Silsbee
A.M
Masonic Temple
D. L. Cartrett
M. D. L. Webb
Burglars Hit Davenport Home On Hartman Road
Police report burglars forced a back door at Marvin Davenport's Hartman Road home, stealing an RCA color television, shotguns, rifles, and a gold ring with diamonds. Davenport returned at 9:50 p.m. October 5 to discover the loss. investigators include Officer John Costner and Sergeants James Fulgham and James Doane.
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Marvin Davenport
Hartman Road
Bob L. Ogden
Davenport
John Costner
James Fulgham
James Doane
RCA
Winchester
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