Silsbee Council Delays Annexation Vote Amid Data Gap
The Silsbee City Council postponed a planned 30 percent annexation vote after a 3-2 split. Council members Landolt and Fordinal supported delaying to study population density and water sewer capacity, while Beck and Ferrell urged keeping the motion for Planning and Zoning review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee City
C. E. Landolt Jr
Earl B. Stover
A. E. Johnson
R. L. Paret
I. F. Eldredge
Landolt
John Fordinal
Duane Beck
N. G. Ferrrell
Beck
Ferrell
Stover
Planning and Zoning Commission
Santa Fe
Silsbee CouncilmanLandolt Jr Charged With Threat
Silsbee city official C E Landolt Jr was charged in county court with a misdemeanor threat to take a life after a complaint by Neil Marshall alleging he threatened serious bodily harm. Landolt denied the claims and posted a $500 personal recognizance bond before release with attorney Earl B Stover.
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Silsbee
C. E. Landolt Jr
Hardin County Sheriff's Office
Neil Marshall
Billy Paine
the Bee
Dwayne Overstreet
Marshall
Landolt
Frank Richardson
R. F. Ford
H. P. Moran
Paine
Sheriff's Office
Earl B. Stover
Final Rites For Phillip Jenkins
Phillip Jenkins 74 of Silsbee will receive funeral services at 10 a m Thursday in Farmer Funeral chapel with Rev E E Castelan officiating Burial will follow in Village Mills Cemetery Jenkins died at 145 p m Tuesday at Schlesinger Nursing Home after a long illness A Village Mills native he spent most of his life in Silsbee a retired school custodian and Village Mills Baptist Church member
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Phillip Jenkins
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral
E. E. Castelan
Buria
Village Mills
Jenkins
Schlesinger’s
Gatesville Inmates Escape Again From State School for Boys
Two juvenile inmates from Silsbee and Pasadena, ages 15 and 16, escaped Gatesville State School for Boys for the second time this month. They had previously fled Oct 15 and were recaptured, with reports they boarded a brown and white 1968 Chevrolet pickup, license 8M 1302, possibly carrying a loaded .22 rifle.
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State School For Boys
Gatesville
Silsbee
Pasadena
Correctional Institution
Hardin County
Ira Moore
the Bee
Jim McMillan
Frank Brown Moore
Moore
Ricky Johnson 17 Dies in Truck Crash Near Kountze
Ricky Johnson age 17 of Kountze died October 25 at St Elizabeth Hospital Beau mont from injuries after a one vehicle crash on FM 418 near Kountze. Passenger George Ross Stutts 18 and Hugh Carmichael 17 were treated and released. Funeral services October 27 at Kountze Church of Christ with burial in Holland Cemetery.
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Ricky Johnson
Fred Johnson
Kountze
St Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
N. W. Barrow
Barrow
Bobby Franklin
Johnson
George Ross Stutts
Stutts
Hugh Carmichael
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Redistricting Merges Jefferson Hardin Jasper Counties
On Oct 22 the Texas Legislative Redistricting Board approved a plan creating a new representative district by combining about 20 226 Jefferson County residents with Hardin and Jasper counties Rep Don Adams of Jasper is the incumbent for the new district Jefferson County would gain three seats in the Texas House and a voice in the Hardin Jasper District A small portion of the mid county area was joined with Orange County
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Texas Legislative Redistricting Board
Jefferson County
Hardin
Jasper
Don Adams
Jefferson
County
Texas
House of Representatives
Hardin-Jasper
Orange County
Last Rites For E. R. Moore, 64, Held On Oct. 23
Funeral services for Elvin R. Moore of Shelbyville were held October 23 at Mangham Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Elmo Green officiating. Burial followed at Shelbyville Cemetery with Masonic rites by Sam Houston Lodge No. 32. Moore, a World War II veteran and Mason, died October 22 at Veterans Hospital Shreveport. Survivors include his wife Ethel, two sons Bill and John, daughter Thelma Ann, siblings Ira W. Moore, W. S. Moore, Mrs D. E. Wilburn, Mrs H. D. Haley, and one grandchild.
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Elvin R. Moore
Shelbyville
Mangham Funeral Home
Elmo Green
Sam Houston Masonic Lodge No
Moore
Veterans Hospital
Shreveport
Ethel Moore
Bill
Air Force
Barksdale Afb
Bossier City
John Moore
Thelma Ann Moore
Ira W. Moore
Silsbee
W. S. Moore
Joaquin
D. E. Wilburn
Dallas
H. D. Haley
Center
Mrs Richardson Returns From Rockport Visit
Mrs H A Richardson returned home this week after visiting several days in Rockport at the home of Mrs Jimmie McDonald a former resident of this city.
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H. A. Richardson
Rockport
Jimmie McDonald
Masons To Meet Tonight at Silsbee Lodge 927
A called communication of Silsbee Lodge No. 927 A F A M convenes tonight at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple for work in the B A degree Visiting Brethren are invited per W M J L King and Secretary D L Webb
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Silsbee Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
J. L. King
W. M
D. L. Webb
Hardin County Commissioners OK Gradall purchase and bonds
In a brief Oct meeting the Hardin County Commissioners Court unanimously approved buying a Gradall from Hi Way Equipment Co for 6158.46, accepted subdivision plats and performance bonds from H K Maxey for Beaumont Colony South, and extended a 90 day note on Hardin County Airport initially held by the City of Kountze. The 315 acre development sits at Walton Road and US 69 south of Kountze.
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Hardin County Commissioners Court
H. K. Maxey
Hardin County
Pet. 4
Bob Kerr
Hi-Way Equipment Co
Houston
Kountze
Pet. 11
Virgil Caraway
Beaumont Colony South
Maxey
Walton Road
US 69
AARP Silsbee Area to Hold Evening Games Night
The Silsbee area AARP chapter meets in O Neil School cafeteria tonight at 7 for a games night. Attendees are asked to bring card tables and dominoes.
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Silsbee Area
AARP
O'Neil
Tigers Meet Panthers Here Friday Night at Kirby Memorial
Silsbee high hopes to stay atop state AAA with 7-0 Tigers hosting Liberty Panthers in district 11-AAA clash at Kirby Memorial Stadium. Liberty, led by QB Ronnie Randal and halfback Percy Simmons, pursues title as Silsbee’s defense despite injuries faces a key test from a potent Wishbone attack.
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Silsbee
Tigers
Kirby Memorial Stadium
Liberty Pathers
Liberty
Panther
Ronnie Randal
Percy Simmons
Panthers
Texas
Randal
Simmons
Tommy Dunningan
Ray McGallion
W. M. Jackson
Susbee
Joe Cleveland
Recall probe opened by Silsbee City Council
The first session of the public investigation into the recall petition against Councilman C. F. Landolt Jr. starts 6 30 p m Wednesday Oct 27 in City Hall Council Chambers. Resolution 71 9 authorized the probe by a 3 1 vote on Oct 12 with 22 subpoenas issued for the sessions.
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Silsbee
C. FE. Landolt Jr
BEE
Council Chambers
City Hall
Jerry D. Jones
Jones
Landolt
Duane Beck
I. F. Eldredge
Frank Richardson
Ronald Hickerson
Richardson
Neil Marshall
R. F., Ford
H. P. Moran
City Dump Relocated to New Site near Bonner Street
Silsbee city dump previously north of FM 418 East at Bonner Street has closed. A new dump site is set one block east of Bonner, on the south side of FM 418 East, per City Manager Ronald Hickerson.
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Silsbee City
FM 418
Bonner Street
iCity
Ronald Hickerson
Surprise family gathering honors James A Ferguson birthday
James Arthur Ferguson was surprised with a family gathering at his mother Mrs A H Ferguson's home to celebrate his birthday. Forty two attendees joined the celebration Sunday in the home setting.
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James Arthur Ferguson
A. H. Ferguson
Kiker Couple Mark 70th Anniversary in Silsbee
Mr and Mrs A J Kiker aged 90 celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on Oct 23 recalling their 1901 Nelta Texas marriage by Rev Kays. The couple has two sons R C Kiker and A P Curly Kiker, four grandchildren and one great grandchild. They joined New Covenant Assembly Church and moved to Silsbee in 1946. He is a retired farmer.
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A. J. Kiker
Nora Elmira Burkhart
Nelta
Texas
Mr. Kiker
Kays
Qneenie
R. C. Kiker
A. P
Curly) Kiker
Beaumont
Kiker
New Covenant Assembly Church
Silsbee
Silsbee Volunteers Answer Four Fire Calls
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department logged four fire calls and one false alarm from October 20 to 25 per Fire Chief Russell Busby. A barbecu e stand near the Hardin Tyler county line on FM 92 burned October 25, with an alarm at 10 03 p m as trucks arrived. On October 20 firefighters responded to a blaze at Paul’s home.
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Silsbee
Silsbee eighth graders ride 7-0 season after two wins
Silsbee coach Jim Bollich reports an undefeated 7-0 eighth grade record after a 44-6 win over Memorial Forest Park and a 6-0 victory over Stephen F. Austin in a rescheduled Oct. 20 game. Oliver Lewis suffered a season-ending ankle injury. Artie Shanke Carl Tyler each scored twice in the Memorial Park game.
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Silsbee
Jim Bollich
the Bee
Beaumont
Memorial Forest Park
Stephen F. Austin
Oliver Lewis
Bollich
Tyers
Beaumont Dunbar
Memorial
Artie Shanke
Carl Tyler
Paul Dominguez
John Scott
Non Mucklerey
Lewis
SFA
Muckleroy
Tigers
Lumberton Mortuary to Open with Full Services in 1972
A new funeral home, Miller Funeral Directors Inc., will be built in Lumberton within 90 days and open about March 1, 1972. It will offer 24 hour ambulances serving Hardin and North Jefferson counties, on a 1.5 acre site near Highway 96 and Matthews Lane. The facility seats about 200 and spans roughly 5,000 square feet with a full range of funeral services.
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Lumberton
Miller Funeral Directors, Inc
Hardin County
Jefferson County
Highway 96
Matthews Lane
Lamberton High School
New Bell
James C. Barry
Barry and Barry Land Company, Inc
Hazel Cole
Beaumont
Tres N. Miller
James A. McDaniel
Houston
H. P. Robichau Jr
Byram-Swain Co
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Cook's Road
Hickerson
Hicklerson
Kountze Church of Christ
Clayton Arnold
Holland Cemetery
Wesley Pace
Leon Clark
High Carmichael
Larry Johnson
Ray Childress
Mike Colton
John Overstreet
Eric Johnson
Donna Cynthia
Kayla
Abbe Janell Johnson
L. T. Higgins
Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson
E. R. Moore
Masons
West Orange
Dunningan
Bim Armour
Curtis L. Smith
Ronnie Calvert
Arthur Rodriguez
Smith
McGallion
Bubba McGallion
Tiger
James Hunter
Mike Cross
Butch Smith
Pete Land7rot
Grant Dean
Ricky Price
Larry Gardner
Charles Carter
Bobby Westbrook
William Walters
Tony Calhoun
Gerald Skinner
Curtis Smith
Bobby Woodard
Calvin Fobbs
Crosby
Tommy Dunnigan
Fred Jones
Cougars
MR. and
Mrs
Paul
Lilsbee
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