Auto Repossession Rights and Consumer Protections
The article explains how auto repossessions work under Texas law, including when a lender may reclaim a car, the right to redeem, and the consumer’s entitlement to an accounting and potential refund of surplus after resale. It warns about signing away resale-notice rights and urges contacting the Consumer Protection Division or a private attorney for complaints.
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Austin
Texas
Consumer Protection Division
Rev Don Sheffield Attends Washington Conference
Rev Don Sheffield vicar of St. John s Episcopal Church travels to Washington DC for the fall session of the College of Preachers at the Washington National Episcopal Cathedral. The ten day conference seeks to inspire clergy speech about faith and imagination. He plans to return to Silsbee around Oct 28.
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Don Sheffield
St. John's Episcopal Church
Washington, D.C
College of Preachers
Washington National Episcopal Cathedral
Sheffield
Silsbee
Bridal Shower for Miss Alice Buckner in Good Shepherd Church
Miss Alice Buckner bride elect of Gregory Jordan was feted at a miscellaneous bridal shower October 7 in the fellowship hall of Good Shepherd Baptist Church. Decorations featured white and pink. Hostesses were Mrs. Jerry Webb Mrs. Mary Treland Mrs. Bobbie Pike Mrs. Dorothy Stewart Mrs. Martha Golden and Mrs. Jo Reeves. Buckner and Jordan plan to marry November 6 at Good Shepherd Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Buckner
Gregory Jordan
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
Jerry Webb
Mary Treland
Bobbie Pike
Dorothy Stewart
Martha Golden
Jo Reeves
Buckner
Jordan
Den 6 Cub Pack 88 Finishes Homecoming Prep
Cub Scout Den 6 of Pack 88 met Oct 7 with all boys present to finalize plans for the homecoming parade. Mrs. John Rabalais served refreshments after the meeting and mothers joined for the bonfire and parade. They reconvened Oct 14 with all present to complete Bobcat and Bear requirements. Mrs. Thomas Keel served refreshments.
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Den 6
Cub Scout Pack
John Rabalais
Thomas Keel
Card of Thanks for Ivy Smith Family
The family thanks all for prayers flowers ecards and kindness shown after Ivy Smiths loss May God bless each of you as our prayer reads in gratitude from the family of Ivy Smith.
Thank You Note From Hospital Stay Recipient
A patient expresses gratitude to Dr. Ewing and the staff at Silsbee Doctors Hospital along with relatives and two nieces Becky Evans and Harriet Thedford for kindness and flowers during a hospital visit.
Family thanks for prayers and many acts of kindness
The family of Brother Daniel Heath expresses gratitude for cards visits prayers money flowers food and all acts of kindness during his illness and passing Special thanks to Dr George Tennison and Silsbee Doctors Hospital and Kirby Lumber Corp employees for donations Signed Mrs Lucy M Sleath wife Mrs Retha G Wilburn Foster daughter and Mrs Danna Hardy sister
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Daniel Heath
George Tennison
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Kirby Lumber Corp
Mayflower OES Anniversary Observed With Banquet
Mayflower Chapter No. 81 OES marked its 68th anniversary with a banquet on Oct. 16. Highlights included welcomes from Mrs. Beatrice Maxey and local lodge greetings, with Doris Perkins giving the theme Stars Forever Reaching Out ward and Upward. The Frederick Douglass Patterson Award, received earlier by Matron Addie Irvin, was presented by Past Worthy Matron Annie B Lowe. a chicken salad menu was served and a Bicentennial anniversary wraps up with a benefit dinner on Oct. 22.
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Mayflower
OES
Beatrice Maxey
Association
Doris Perkins
Frederick Douglas Patterson
United Negro College Fund
Addie Irvin
Annie B. Lowe
Bluebird Group Meets For Solo Flight Preparations
The Rainbow Blue Birds met October 13 at leader Mrs. Lyn Smith’s home with nine members present. Sonya Fields led roll call and the group described the parade with one word. Each girl received a Solo Flight requirements book and made a nature craft item at the meeting. Refreshments were provided by Sonja Fields.
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Rainbow Blue Birds
Lyn Smith
Sonya Fields
Blue Birds
Sonja Fields
Silsbee FFA Enters Eight Fat Steers In Beaumont Fair
Silsbee FFA members Joel Hitchcock Randy Gore Letricia Wilkerson Bobby Peppenhorst Allan Tynes and Joe Lee Prince prepared eight fat steers for the Beaumont fair after months of work. The live stock exhibit area awaits public viewing with the projects on display.
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Silsbee Ffa
Beaumont
FFA
South Texas
Silsbee AA Group Observes 21st Anniversary Sunday
The Silsbee Group of Alcoholics Anonymous marks its 21st anniversary with a Sunday luncheon and meeting at the club house 1420 Woodrow Road. Coffee starts at 1 p.m., meeting at 2:30 p.m., guest speaker from Dallas at 3 p.m., public invited.
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Silsbee Group of
Alcoholics Anonymous
Woodrow Road
Dallas
Spaghetti Supper By First Assembly of God Church
The Men of the First Assembly of God Church sponsor a spaghetti supper Saturday in the church fellowship hall. Serving from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Dine in or call 885-3829 for takeout. Proceeds fund the new church parking lot on Dardin Drive. Henry Stout heads the Men's Department. Reverend J A Hendrix is the pastor.
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Men of the First Assembly of God Church
Highway 96 South
Dardin Drive
Henry Stout
J. A. Hendrix
Rites Held for D. W. Herron 93 in Kirbyville
Funeral services for D. W. Herron 98 were held October 8 in Kirbyville at Causey’s Funeral Home chapel with burial in Bean Cemetery. He died October 7 at Silsbee Doctors Hospital after residing 42 years in Kirbyville and at Bur-Mont Nursing Center. Survivors include son R. K. W. Herron of Silsbee.
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D. W. Herron
Kirbyville
Causey
Bean Cemetery
Ile
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Bur-Mont Nursing Center
Santa Fe
RK. W. Herron
Silsbee
Miss Peggy Spurlock to Wed James Prince on Nov 19
Mr and Mrs James Spurlock of Silsbee announce the engagement of their daughter Peggy to James Prince son of Mrs Ann Prince of Silsbee and the late Simon Prince Miss Spurlock a Silsbee High School student and Mr Prince employed in Beaumont will marry November 19.
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Peggy Spurlock
James Prince
James Spurlock
Silsbee
Peggy
Ann Prince
Simon Prince
Miss Spurlock
Silsbee High School
Prince
Beaumont
Silsbee TOPS Club Meets Weigh-In Oct 19
Silsbee TOPS Club met Tuesday in the Gulf States Utilities building. Twelve members weighed in with a 344 pound loss for the week. Beverly Bernier won the fruit basket with a 24 pound loss.
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Silsbee Tops Club
Gulf States Utilities
Beverly Bernier
Robberies Hit Two Homes on Clear Lake Road and Silsbee
Police investigated two burglaries with no arrests. On Clear Lake Road a 23 inch Zenith TV a fly rod and reel and other items were stolen costing over 300 dollars. Deputy Ralph Osborne led the probe. On October 13 Tony Earl Mathis reported over 1600 dollars in goods taken including a Cobra radio a Mohala linen amp a SWR meter a Winchester pump shotgun and a Remington shotgun. Deputy James Williams headed that inquiry.
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Clear Lake Road
Zenith
Billy E. Paine
Ralph Osborne
Tony Earl Mathis
Rt. 4
James Williams
Rites Held For Mrs Martha Giltner Of Kountze
Mrs Martha Giltner 71 of Kountze died Oct 16 in St Elizabeth Hospital after a long illness. Funeral at Farmer Funeral chapel with Rev H F Boatright officiating. Burial in Old Hardin Cemetery. Survived by husband Thomas F E Giltner five children, mother, brother and sister.
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Martha Maudie Giltner
Kountze
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Farmer Funeral Chapel
H. EF. Boatright
Little Rock
Verdie Dahl
Chirping Blue Birds Name Adopted by Blue Bird Group
The Blue Bird group of Mrs. Bobby Willis met at Mrs. Janet Ferguson’s home. They lit the Friendship candle and repeated the Blue Bird wish. The group chose Chirping Blue Birds as the new name and welcomed Chandell Willis as a new member. Eleven members attended.
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Blue Bird
Bobby Willis
Janet Ferguson
Chrystina Hallmark
Jana Guidry
Stephanie Dohman
Lisa Ard
Chandell Willis
Three veterans pursue college degrees under GI Bill
The Veterans Administration reports that one of three veterans is completing a college degree part time under the GI Bill.
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Veterans Administration
Warren Family History Offers Glimpse Into Small Town Records
Janice Warren digs through fragments of a family ledger from 1874 uncovering a store account with items like tobacco bacon coffee and meal. She hopes to pass along a fuller history to her two young sons while noting how generations drift apart yet remain connected through memory. GreatGreatGreat Grandfather Simmons provides a link to America’s past worth cherishing.
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Cation
Janice Warren
Last Rites Held For Camel Heath 73 In Silsbee
Funeral services for Camel Heath of Silsbee were conducted Monday at First Baptist Church with burial in Kirby Cemetery. Heath, who died Friday at Silsbee Doctors Hospital, had lived in Silsbee since 1933 and worked for Kirby Lumber. He is survived by his wife Lucy Heath and sister Danna Hirdy of Ville Platte Louisiana.
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Camel Heath
Silsbee
First Baptist Church
Kirby Cemetery
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Kirby Lumber
Lucy Heath
Danna Hirdy
Ville Platte
Funeral Services For Rawls Infant Held Tuesday
Funeral services for Tammy Gail Rawls infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Rawls of Lumberton were held at 2 pm Tuesday at Kelley-Huson Funeral Home with burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery. She died at 250 am Sunday at Baptist Hospital.
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Tammy Gail Rawls
Donald Rawls
Lumberton
Pam
Kelley-Huson
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Beaumont
Baptist Hospital
Tom Brashier 88 Dies in Buna
Tom Brashier 88 of Buna died at 2:15 am October 17 in Buna Nursing Center after an illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 pm at the Farmer Funeral chapel with Rev Jerry Clark officiating. Burial was in Knapple Cemetery. He was a retired Santa Fe employee and a member of First Baptist Church Buna. He is survived by a son Edgar Brashier of Silsbee.
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Tom Brashier
Buna
Farmer
Jerry Clark
Ina Knapple Cemetery
Brashier
Buna Nursing Center
Alabama
Santa Fe
First Baptist Church
Edgar Brashier
Silsbee
Birth announcements from Silsbee and surrounding area
Multiple birth notices list twins and singles born mid October at Silsbee Doctors Hospital and Womens and Childrens Hospital. Recipients include Jason Rayshun and Jessica Lashun, Clarence Edward Brewer Jr, Melissa Renea Jenkins, Melissa Ann Gore, Sally Jo Justice, Phillip Vincent Sanford, Carrie Annette Plaunty, Brian Mark Beckley, and Kelli Nicole Bland with respective parents and grandparents named.
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Clarence James
Silsbee
Jason Rayshun
Jessica Lashun
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Asson
Clarence Edward Brewer Jr
C. E. Brewer Sr
Melissa Renea
Timmy Andrew Jenkins
Perry Harold Gore
Melissa Ann
William Dennis Haynes Jr
W. D. Haynes
Buna
Burnie Edward Sanford
Phillip Vincent
James Plaunty
Carrie Annette
Womens and Childrens Hospital
W. H Shepherd
Raymond Mathis
Spurger
Brian Mark
Robert Beckley
Amarillo
Tex
Earl Beckley
Wildwood
Ira Markham
Kelli Nicole
Kyle Bland
Norman Potts
Raymond Bland
Waldo Exes To Meet Waldo Matthews Ex Students
The Waldo Matthews Ex Student organization will meet October 27 at 7 p.m. in Prince Hall Villa meeting room. Ex-students retired teachers and PTA workers are invited per president H. Lewis. Mrs. E. Smith is the reporting observer.
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Waldo Matthews
Prince Hall Villa
PTA
H. Lewis
E. Smith
City of Silsbee Adopts Ordinance 76 12 on Billing Procedures
Notice records the City Council meeting held October 12 1976 in Silsbee Texas where Ordinance 76 12 amends Ordinance 76 4 authorizing utility billing procedures sets November 1 1976 as the effective date includes a savings clause and repeal of conflicting ordinances Attest signed by Mayor James L Hays and Secretary Edna F E Brown
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Silsbee
Texas
Six Mile Open Bass Tourney At Toledo Bend Nov 6
The Six Mile Open Bass Tournament hosted by the Beaumont Breakfast Lions Club will offer 900 in cash prizes. It takes place at Toledo Bend Lake on November 6 with headquarters at Six Mile Marina. Entries may be mailed to Robert Flippin in Beaumont Texas 7706. W B Cottee Jr. is tournament chairman.
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Beaumont Breakfast Lions Club
Toledo Bend Lake
Six Mile Marina
Robert Flippin
Alabama
Beatmont
Texas
W. B. Cottee Jr
Silsbee Garden Club Plans Plant Sale
Silsbee Garden Club will meet Oct. 26 at 9 30 a m in the home of Mrs Juanita Harvey on Old Spurger Highway with co hosts Mrs Louise Bledsoe and Mrs Genie Wilson. Hydroponic Gardening is the program title and officers for 1977 will be elected. Country Store a semi annual plant sale will also be held. Members are to bring plants from homes and gardens to sell.
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Silsbee Garden Club
Juanita Harvey
November Weekend Trail Ride Planned By Local Clubs
Tri County Trail Blazer members meet on Tuesday November 2 at 7 p.m. at Beaumont State Bank to discuss November rides. The Half Dollar Riding Club of New Caney schedules a weekend circle ride with 16 miles on Saturday November 6 from the Ponderosa Club and a 12 mile Sunday ride returning to camp.
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Tri County Trail Blazer
Beaumont State Bank
Half Dollar Riding Club of
New Caney
Ponderosa Club
Grace Simmons
HD Club Hosts Home Interior Party by Panhandlers Club
Members of the Panhandlers Home Demonstration Club and guests meet at 9 30 am today in Mrs Darwin Baileys home for an interior party presented by Mrs Glenda Smith. Refreshments provided by Mrs Bud Bowman Mrs Bailey Mrs Robin Watkins and Mrs John Fortenberry.
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Panhandlers Home Demonstration Club
Darwin Bailey
Glenda Smith
Bud Bowman
Bailey
Robin Watkins
John Fortenberry
Running Away Often Follows Prolonged Distress Says Agent
County Extension Agent Mrs Toy Smith notes that children run away after much thought and agony rather than a sudden impulse, emphasizing underlying distress and prolonged issues behind departures from home.
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Toy Smith
Notice to Bidders for City Liability Insurance
Sealed bids will be received in the Office of the City Manager at City Hall Silsbee Texas not later than 5 00 AM Tuesday October 26 1976 for Comprehensive General Liability and Comprehensive Automobile Liability Insurance for the City of Silsbee Bid sheets may be obtained at City Hall 250 Ernest Avenue Silsbee Texas The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and waive formalities James I Hays Mayor
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Ofice
Ernest Avenue
Silsbee
Texas
City of
Silsbee Receives State Sales Tax Allocation
Silsbee collected 9657.66 in the latest state sales and use tax allocation released by state comptroller Bob Bullock. Other area cities included Beaumont 1762317, Jasper 12671.85, Kountze 1106.68, and Woodville 3970353.27.
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Silsbee
Bob Bullock
State Comptroller of Public Accounts
Beaumont
Jasper
Kountze
Woodville
Fire Fighters Make Two Grass Fires Week
The Silsbee Fire Department reported a quiet week with two grass fires on October 12. The first occurred at 1:32 p.m. on the old Evadale Highway and was quickly extinguished. The second started at 5:32 p.m. on Old Maid Road near the old county dump and was also put out promptly.
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Silsbee
Russell Susby
Evadale
Old Maid
Old County
Veterans GI Bill training linked to lower unemployment rate
The Veterans Administration reports an unemployment rate of 3.3 percent among veterans who complete GI Bill training versus 6.7 percent for those who do not complete trainings.
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Veterans Administration
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Ivy Smith
Claude Helen Gore
Lucy M. Sleath
Retha G. Wilburn Foster
Danna Hardy
Mayflower Oes
Bluebird Group
Silsbee AA
Hardin, Jefferson, Jasper
Tyler
U.S
Boston Red Sox
Denny Doyle
Bobby Heise
Mike Hargrove
Boston
Charles Beal
Cincinnati
Johnny Allen
Charles
Martha Giltner
Blue Bird Group
Warren
Rawls
Buna Sunday
Sally Jo
Mrs
Bruce Mikeal Justice of
Waldo Exes
Attest
James L. Hays
S Edna Fe, Brown
Baz
Toledo Bend
HD Club
James I. Hays
E WA
H. E. Munden Chiropractor
North 5Th Street
Joe Ventura
Cail
Morris Glass CO
West Avenue N
Register’s Bakery
North Fourth Street
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