Tigers topple Chiefs 18 2 for homecoming win
Silsbee Tigers beat West Orange 18 2 to stay in District 11 AAA title chase. McGallion threw for 90 yards and two touchdowns while Mitch Dinkle rushed 109 yards on 20 carries before exiting with an injury. Tigers forced five fumbles, recovering four, and held West Orange to 46 rushing yards in the first half.
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Tiger Power
Arthur Rodriguez
Don White
Silsbee
West Orange Chiefs
Tiger
West Orange
Bubba McGallion
Chiefs
McGallion
James Hunter
Richard Mills
McGahon
Mitch Dinkle
Hunter
W. Orange Silsbee
Rita Lea Named Duchess at CavGil Cade Parade
Rita Lea daughter of Mr and Mrs Wayne Lea will represent Silsbee at the CavGil Cade event October 22 24 1970. She is a senior at Silsbee High School and a member of Student Council Future Teachers Assoc Secretary of Maroon and White Club and Library Club rep. She plans to attend North Texas State majoring in Special Education.
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Rita Lea
Wayne Lea
Silsbee
Rita
Pime Bu
American Busines Women's Association
Silsbee High School
Future Teachers Assa
Maroon and White Club
Library Club
North Texas State
John Gray
Silsbee Declares National Business Women's Week
After a Sept. 30 proclamation by Gov Preston Smith, Mayor Claude C. Coward proclaims Oct 18–24 as National Business Women's Week in Silsbee. The observance honors 7,500 Texas Federation business women with the theme Era of Responsibility.
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Preston Smith
Silsbee
Claude C. Coward
Smith
Texas Federation
Tigers to Meet SFA Eagles in Port Arthur Friday
Silsbee's Tigers head to Port Arthur Public School Stadium for a 7:30 p.m. clash with the Port Acres S F Austin Eagles. Port Acres sits near the district bottom with one win in three league games and an offense of 53 points this season. The Eagles allow 50 points per game, second to Jasper, over six contests.
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Tigers
SFA Eagles
Port Arthur
Silsbee
Port Acres S. F. Austin Eagles
Port Arthur Public School
Port Acres
Livingston
Eagles
Jasper
Absentee Voting Begins Tuesday in Hardin County
Absentee voting started in Hardin County on Tuesday October 20 six days after the October 14 deadline. County Judge Emmett Lack said corrected ballots were obtained from Steck Warlick Co and Lamb Printing Co and that delays could affect overseas voters and the General Election. Randall Wood of the Secretary of State’s office said officials investigated the delay and stressed starting absentee balloting within legal limits.
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Hardin County
Texas
Emmett Lack
Steck-Warlick Co
Austin
Lamb Printing Co
Beaumont
Lamb
Lack
The
BEE
Judge Lack
Clarence McNeely
Randall Wood
Secretary of State’s Office
McNeely
the Bee
United States
Fisher
Commissioners Court
Steck
Lamb’s
Steck-Warlick
Earl Sunny
Kountze
Knupple Cemetery Announces Cleanup Week
A cleanup week is designated at Knupple Cemetery from October 25 to 31 for plot owners to tidy and clean. Mrs. Ruby Ward, president of the Knupple Cemetery Association, urges participation to improve the grounds.
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Knupple
Knupple Cemetery
Ruby Ward
The
North Hardin Church Plans Note Burning Day
North Hardin Baptist Church on Highway 92 north of Silsbee invites the public to Note Burning Day on Sunday. The event includes a noon picnic on the grounds, a 2 p.m. note burning service with Rev. W. D. Sherman, Rev. J. P. Owens, and Rev. R. J. Simpson, and a 9:45 a.m. Sunday School with an 11 a.m. sermon.
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North Hardin
North Hardin Baptist Church
Highway 92
Silsbee
Fred
Leroy Hale
W. D. Sherman
Sherman
San Augustine
J. P. Owens
Emmanuel Baptist Association
R. J. Simpson
Hickel Backs Big Thicket Park Plan in Texas
Secretary of the Interior Walter Hickel, in Texas to campaign for George Bush, tours the Big Thicket near Evadale and backs a park of 100000 to 150000 acres. Bush sponsors a 150000 acre park bill. Hickel cites funding as a priority and notes it may take time. He meets Silsbee officials Geraldine Watson and Ned Fritz, with Mayor Claude Coward welcoming him.
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Geraldine Watson
Silsbee
Big Thicket
Dallas
Ned Fritz
Claude Coward
Hickel
Lumberton High Homecoming Week Opens With Rally and Game
Lumberton High School kicks off homecoming activities with a 7:30 p.m. pep rally on the practice field. A Friday 6:00 p.m. reception for ex-students follows in the homemaking room. The Raiders face Hamshire-Fannett at 7:30 p.m. Friday with homecoming queen named at halftime.
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Lumberton High School Raiders
Pitt
Raiders
Hamshire-Fannett
Linda Mitchell
Rita Miller
Pati Dennis
Gail Bundy
October Grand Jury Indicts Nine in Hardin County
The October term grand jury returned nine true bills on October 19 with one arrest, eleven no bills, and two referrals to County Court. Indictments include Jerry Wayne Haynes for two counts of robbery by assault and two counts of fondling and sodomy. Referred to County Court were possession of dangerous drugs charges against James Lee Ellis and Gail Lynn Parker.
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Hardin County Grand Jury
Aline Harper
The
BEE
Jerry Wayne Haynes
Fred
Hesdin County
Ian
Bobby Jo Whit Imire
Evadale
IG. H. Kelley
Newton
Hardin County Court
James Lee Ellis
Houston
iGail Lynn Parker
Kountze
Keuntze County Auditor Don Allums to Retire in 1971
Don Allums, county auditor for 32 years and four months, will retire effective January 1, 1971. H. A. Coe confirms retirement and seeks a qualified replacement. Allums, a Hardin County native and attorney admitted to the Texas Bar in 1934, began in 1938 with the county.
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Don Allums
Keuntze
Aredin
H. A. Coe
Allums
Hardin County
State Bar of Texas
Local Phone Workers Hold Benefit for Injured Boy
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. employees host a Walk-In Cake and Coffee sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday to aid 15 year old Larry Gene Beddingfield injured in a swimming accident on September 7. Proceeds fund his medical care.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Larry Gene Beddingfield
Speech Therapy Unit Approved For SISD
Silsbee Independent School District trustees voted October 14 to hire a speech therapist and start a speech and hearing therapy unit in January 1971. Supt. Don L. Hough said the Texas Education Agency had approved the unit and a qualified teacher had been located. The district plans to appoint the pro spective employee later in the fall.
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Silsbee Independent School District
Don L. Hough
Hough
Texas Education Agency
Silsbee
Supt
Silsbee 1970 Homecoming Week Ends With Parade Honors
Tiger grid victory over West Orange Chiefs fuels homecoming events at Silsbee High School. The week featured a parade with winners named for hand and float contests, a street dance at Pine Plaza, and band competitions led by Silsbee High School Band. Ex‑Students Association elected Eddie VanWinkle president for 1971 while recognizing long‑time graduates and honored classes.
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Silsbee Tiger
West Orange Chiefs
Silsbee High School
Pine Plaza
Robert W Ward
SHS Future Homemaker
Morgan & Lindsey
Bezall’s
National Thespian Society
Hardin County Savings and Loan Co
Silsbee High School Art Club
Ward
Furniture
Johnny Odom
Enco Service
Tiger
Silsbee Jr
Buna Jr
Silsbee Ex- Students’ Association
Eddie VanWinkle
Association
Ray Walton
Tommy Read
Fannie Ramner
SHS
the Bee
Cawthon
Robert Ward
Joan Alford
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Charles Carter
CavGil Cade
Lay
Lumberton
Duchesses
Carolyn Blackburn
Cindy Bowman
Cindy Furlow
Micheal Wood
Howard Wise
Woodville
Joseph Fred Broussard
Winnie
Johnny Ross Johnson
Lufkin
Cynthia Walker
Johnny Gore
Kount
Don Alums
L. Beddingfield
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary School
SISD
Universal Gym
Silsbee Athletic Department
Silsbee Quarterback Club
Silsbee Lions Club
O'Neil
American Legion
Silsbee Jr. High
Vandy Steptoe
Exes
San Antonio
J. H. Stoppleman
Ernestine Brown
Nan Benke
Yerman Hardin
Art Cawthon
Silsee Chamber of Commerce
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