Recall Election Set in Silsbee Landolt Controversy
Hardin County Judge Emmett Lack sets Saturday November 14 as the recall election date for councilman C F E Landolt Jr and orders a public investigation of the recall petitions by the Silsbee City Council beginning October 27. The order notes 254 signatures are needed after 199 were scratched for voter registration or duplication.
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Silsbee
C. F E. Landolt Jr
Hardin County
Emmett Lack
Judge Lack
Jerry D. Jones
The
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Landolt
Jerry Jones
Texas
Lack
Three Die In Headon Auto Crash Near Silsbee
A three vehicle crash on US 96 seven tenths of a mile south of Silsbee at 12 20 PM Oct 18 killed Lonnie Burnett Jones 25 and his two year old daughter Carey Sue Jones. Mrs Vivian Mott Hamilton 50 of Silsbee died at scene. Mrs Carolyn Bauer Jones 21 of Nederland is in satisfactory condition at St Elizabeth Hospital.
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Vivian Mott Hamilton
Silsbee
Lonnie Burnett Jones
Carey Sue Jones
Nederland
Carollyn Bauer Jones
St. Eliza
Beth Hospital
Highway
Wayne Pullen
US 96
Pullen
Hamilton
Jonie W. Knight
Lumberton
Knight
Jones
Rex Moore
St. Elizabeth Hspital
Beaumont
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Silssee
Chrysler
Carolyn
Bayer Jones
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Commissioners Okay 1971 Tax Roll Oct 18
Hardin County Commissioners Court approved the 1971 tax roll presented by County Tax Assessor-Collector Fred Anders. The court also authorized bids for a cash register for the tax office and filled a Hardin County Hospital Board vacancy by appointing George Shanks Jr. after David Mansfield’s resignation.
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Hardin County Commissioners Court
Fred Anders
Anders
Hardin County Hospital Board
Clarence McNeely
The
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Comptroller's Office
David Mansfield
Pinewood
Pet
Bob Kerr Kerr
George Shanks Jr
Mansfield
Howard Barrington
Kerr
Grand Jury Returns 8 Indictments in Hardin County
The October term Hardin County Grand Jury returned eight indictments at its first session on Oct 18. Indicted individuals include James H Winfield of Silsbee for two forgery counts, Douglas Gore of Silsbee for rape, James R Prott and Karol R McAfee of Groves for burglary, Richard Behnken of Kountze for burglary and theft related charges, plus one more for worthless check with no arrest details. Tom Kiser of Houston received a no bill.
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Hardin County
Nelda Walcott
James H. Winfield
Silsbee
Douglas Gore
Star Route
James R Prott
Karol R. McAfee
Groves
Richard Behnken
Kountze
Tigers Meet Cougars Sat in Baytown Stadium Showdown
The top ranked Silsbee Tigers travel to Baytown Public School Stadium to face Crosby Cougars in a key District 11-AAA battle. Game starts 7:30 p.m. on Sjolander Road near I-10. Crosby seeks upset despite a 2-4 season, aiming to dent Silsbee’s strong defense that has allowed only 20 points this season.
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Crosby Cougars
Baytown
Baytown-Dayton
Sjolander Road
Crosby
Cougars
Silsbee
Big Tiger
Tigers
Silsbee Man Charged With Rape
Douglas Gore 29 of Sta Route Box 905 Silsbee was charged October 15 with raping a 15 year old girl. Held in Hardin County Jail Monday on 25000 bond after arrest Friday by Sheriff officials and arraigned before Silsbee Justice Rex Moore. District Attorney Stanley Coe assisted in the investigation.
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Douglas Gore
Silsbee
Hardin County
Billy &. Paine
Gore
Howard Grantham
Ira Moore
Rex Moore
Stanley Coe
SISD raises eyed for veterans pre freeze contracts
SISD personnel whose contracts took effect before August 15 may receive raises for the 1971-72 school year despite the 90 day presidential wage and price freeze. The board approved adjustments to align salaries with the proposed schedule and asked for TEA interpretation on eligibility for 0-4 year experience supplements and new hires.
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Silsbee Independent School
SISD
Don L. Houg
Board of Trustees
Houevh
Education Agency
Graham
Hough
Supt Hough
Weeks Crawford
Earl B. Stover
PD. D. Shine
Orange Independent School District
Supt. Hough
Silsbee High School
Burglary and Theft Reports in Silsbee Oct 14–17
Silsbee Police investigated five cases of burglary and theft from October 14 to 17. Items stolen included a 12 gauge shotgun from Thomas Walker of 640 Kirby, a tire from Doyie Odom, a purse with five dollars at Silsbee Junior High, cash totaling 61 dollars from Lois Melandes, and a window-breaking burglary at First Christian Church on Avenue K with no items missing.
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Silsbee
Thomas Walker
Kirby
Walker
Sammy Ruggles
Doyie Odom
Kirby Lumber Co
Louise Perkins
James Doane
Silsbee Junior High School
James Fulgham
Lois Melandes
Dainwood Drive
Kennedy
James Martin
Melvin Weber
Melandes
Martin
Weber
First Christian Church
Avenue K
Gatesville Escapees Are Arrested
Two juvenile escapees from the State School for Boys at Gatesville aged 15 and 16 were arrested on Oct 16 and 17 after allegedly stealing autos in Waco and Hardin County. Autos were returned, and the youths were to be sent back to Gatesville. Investigating officers included Sheriff Billy Paine and multiple deputies and local police. A separate burglary at a Gulf Oil Co warehouse near Sour Lake yielded about 200 in cash, tires, an Olivetti calculator, a radio, and a torn cash register found later near Hardin-Jefferson school.
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State School For Boys
Gatesville
Sheriff's Department
Waco
Hardin County
Billy Paine
Correctional Institution
Silsbee
Pasadena
a_ Ford LTD
W. T. Stanford
Gracie Jones
Cravens Camp Road
Speck Williams
Saratoga
Sour Lakes
Hardin - Jefferson School
Grayburg
Paine
Kountze Attracts Rubber Reprocessing Plant
The Kountze Development Co announces the Soological Assistance Rubber Co will locate in Kountze on land near the Southern Pacific line, 1,000 feet south of the Georgia Pacific sawmill. George D. Covington of Dallas leads the new firm, with financing and options in place.
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Kountze
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