Roy Simmons Named a Commended Student by N A S P
Roy FE Simmons of Silsbee High School is named a commended student in the National Achievement Scholarship Program for Outstanding Negro Students. He plans to attend Lamar University and has interest from Stanford Notre Dame and MIT.
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Roy Simmons
N.A.S.P
Roy FE. Simmons
Emnett D. Simmons Sr
South 10Th Street
Roy
Engineering Tech Society
Silsbee High School
Lamar University
Testamont
Stanford
Notre Dame
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Standine
S. A. Wallace
Tigers faces South Park in key zone clash at Greenie Stadium
Coach Ray McGallion hails Friday night showdown as crucial for zone possession. He singles out South Park quarterback Neth Lewis and receivers Darrell Mouton and Ricky Thomas as hard to stop, notes returning guard Myles Coward will boost special teams, and cites Jasper as a tough previous test while Silsbee remains top 10 in AP and Houston Post rankings.
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Ray McGallion
Greenie Stadium
South
Park
Neth Lewis
Darrell Mouton
Ricky Thomas
McGiition
Mouton
Jasper
McGallion
Myles Coward
Burglary and Accidents Reported by Silsbee Police
The Silsbee Police Department described a quiet week with six arrests including three public intoxication cases, one burglary at Cajun Delight on Oct 1 when a juvenile was stopped by a manager, and two minor accidents. The Oct 15 crash on Dardin Drive involved 17 year old Don Matthews. the Oct 16 collision on North Fifth Street involved 34 year old David Stanley and 64 year old Willie Anderson. Police issued 19 traffic tickets and 14 warnings. Two men, Michael Fitzpatrick and Robert Withers, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated with fines and probation.
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Silsbee
A. J. Burleson
Gwen Russell
Dardin Drive
Matthews
North Fifth S
David Lee Stanley
Koupple Road
North Fifth
Willie Edward Anderson
Stanley
Anderson
Jefferson County
Michael Fitzpatrick
Precinct Voting Locations Announced for Hardin County Election
Voters may cast ballots Tuesday November 2 from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm at assigned precinct locations listed by precinct. Locations include Koeintze Fire Hall, Saratopa Fire Hall, Hull-Batson Mason ic Lodge, Center Baptist Church, Emanuel Baptist Church, Methodist Church, Silsbee Fire Hall, Silsbee Jr High Gym, Willy Mae Church Ree Hall, Kountze County Barn, Lumberton Middle School, Pine Wood Realty, Sour Lake Community Center, Vine Ridge Baptist Church and more. election judges named.
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Congress
Hardin
Darnell Gardner
Pine Wood, Realty
We Young
Sour Lake
Theriot
Vine Ridge
Baptist Kurch
Nys
Me- Sint
Louise
Gertie Brown Injured In Silsbee Car-Trailer Mishap
Gertie Brown of Silsbee was injured in a car-trailer collision near the Santa Fe crossing on North Fifth Street Wednesday at 11 30 am. A green Ford cut in front of Daryl Venable's Kirby tractor trailer, causing Brown to stop and Venable to strike her car. Brown was taken to Memorial Hospital Kountze and later transferred to St Elizabeth Beaumont with back and neck pain. extent of injuries unknown. The green Ford driver fled and remains at large.
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Gertie Brown
Silsbee
North Fifth Street
Santa Fe
Daryl Gene Venable
Venable
Miss Brown
Nostop
Memorial Hospital
Kountze
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Shootout Near Spurger Injures Couple Involved Property Dispute
A man and his wife were injured in a shotgun shootout north of Sourcer near Spurger Friday night. James Alfaro of Silsbee and Renee Smith reported shots from a pickup with a 12 gauge shotgun. Alfaro was treated at Baptist Hospital in Beaumen and listed in good condition. Authorities said further arrests are possible as the investigation continues and tensions over hunting rights on the Grissom property are noted.
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Sourcer
Texas
Verett Seoith
Jasper
Grissom
Burger
Pyter County Hospital
Good Nation
Jasom
Smith
Areea
Sor Wan
Renee Smith
Alfaro
Hapist Hospital
Beaumen
Janice Warren Recalls 1872 Voter Registration Receipts
In Guadalupe County Texas on November 4 1872 Stephen Simmons swore he was a male over twenty one and registered to vote. Mrs Janice Warren preserved the certificate in a cedar chest and later shared it while cataloging family history for Coloma Cone now in her eighties.
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Janice Warren
Stephen Simmsons
Guadalupe County
Cific
United States
Texas
Amanda
Smith
Chydren
SISD Advances to Second Phase of Accreditation
SISD enters phase two of accreditation under the Division of School Accreditation. Self evaluation by district staff and stakeholders guides indicators the commission will review. Final results affect community students and educators and aim to strengthen the recreation program.
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SISD
Gerard
Mdnes
Pehss
Pesa Adventional Apency
Sehiel Accreditation
Toy
Eelf Evaluatien
Amie
Reeany
Mrs Rosa Meigs Davenport dies after bird illness
Mrs Rosa Meigs Davenport 84, died Wednesday at 6 am in Silsbee Doctors Hospital after a bird illness. Funeral services set for 10 am Friday at Farmer Funeral chapel with burial in Rusthaven Cemetery. She owned and operated Davenport Florist Shop for 62 years and was a member of First Baptist Church and Eastern Star. Survived by two sisters and several nieces and nephews.
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Rosa Meigs Davenport
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
First Baptist Church
Silsbee
Ravenswit Sr
Atos
Lid
Football roster line details for players and positions
The list shows players with numbers weights and positions including Tommy Golden 150 half back Norris Green 85 half back Dwight Fobbes 182 safety Mark Gore 168 rover back Doug Shankie 205 linebacker Eddie Roby 149 nose guard Alan Sanford 168 end Craig McGallon 178 linebacker David Jones 194 tackle Johny Hooks 78 tackle Greg Edwards 172 end.
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Tommy Golden
Norris Green
Dwight Fobbes
Mark Gore
Rove Ero
Doug Shankie
Eddie Roby
Alan Sanford
Craig McGallion
David Jones
Johny Hooks
Greg Edwards
Derrek Shelton To Return To Tiger Practice Monday
Coach Ray McGallion announced halfback Derrek Shelton has been pronounced well and will be back in pads Monday after X rays confirmed his recovery. Shelton, an all-district prospect, separated his collarbone in the first game against West Orange while carrying the ball.
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Ray McGallion
Derrek Shelton
Shelton
West Orange
Kountze Couple Arrested in East Texas Bank Fraud Case
A Kountze couple James V Shepherd and Ann Shepherd were arrested October 13 by Hardin County Deputy Charles Land and Texas Ranger Haskell Taylor for a bank fraud tied to East Texas State Bank of Buna. Bond set at 10,000 for James. Ann Shepherd charged in Jasper County and released.
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Kountze
East Texas State Bank of
Buna
James V. Shepherd
Ann Twas Shepherd
Hardin County
Charles Land
Texas
Hiskell Taylor
Mr. Shepherd
Ty East Texan State Bank
Nice
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