Few Candidates Opposed In Nov General Election
Hardin County voters face a largely un contested General Election with most races unopposed. Incumbent Governor Dolph Briscoe faces several challengers while District 5 Representative candidate Madelyn Harden runs against Herman Adams. Many local and state offices show unopposed Democratic nominees with names across the ballot including Hobby Marshall Bullock White and Langdon Cain among others.
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Hardin County
Hardin
Silsbee
Herman Adams
Madelyn Harden
U. S
Charles Wilson
Don Adams
Bill Hobby
Gaylord Marshall
Dan Fein
John Hill
Tom Cole
Pedro Vasquez
Bob Bullock
Nick Rowe
Sas Scoggins
Jesse James
Robert G. Holt
General Land Office
Bob Armstrong
Mary Lou Grier
William Rayson
John C. White
Zack Fisher
Jim C. Langdon
Joe R. Cain
Raza Unida
Fred Garza
Rick Congress
Mackillace
Dale W Steffes
Tornado Strikes Lumberton Area Destruction Reported
A tornado blasted through the Cook's Lake Road area near Lumberton in Hardin County around 2 p.m. Monday, uprooting trees and mobile homes, ripping power lines, and causing about 4,000 customers to lose electricity. No injuries except a Chihuahua died. debris scattered across a wide area as Gulf States Utilities crews repaired lines into the evening.
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Lumberton
Hardin County
Phillip Baker
Burge’s Drive-In
Cook’s Lake Road
Burge’s
John Anglin
D. C. French
Anglin
Foux
Lucas Road
Interstate 10
Beaumont
Gulf States Utilities
Tigers To Play Little Cypress Friday Night
Tigers meet Little Cypress- Mauriceville Bears Friday night in a game highlighted by competitive records. Coach Ray McGallion notes LC has a strong squad and that both teams have each lost three games. the only common defeat is to South Park Greenies.
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Silsbee Tigers
Ray McGallion
Little Cypress- Mauriceville Bears
Tigers
Little Cypress
McGallion
South Park Greenies
LCM
South Park
Bridge City
Jasper
Neches Club Burglarized Near Silsbee
Hardin County officials report the Neches Club on US 9 east of Silsbee was burglarized October 24. Thieves pried open the front door entered the building, then used a vehicle to remove an undetermined amount of change, cigarettes, and 15 cases of beer from pool tables and cigarette machines.
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Neches Club
Silsbee
Hardin County
Billy Paine
Mike Holzapfel
Ira Moore
US 9
Paine
Auto Chase Injures Five. Driver Faces Multiple Charges
Virgil L. Richardson 21 of Kouitz Evadale was charged after a high speed chase that started at Frank's Recreation Center and reached over 110 mph. Five injured include Robert Baker 31 and four Richardson passengers. bonds totaled 4 000 with charges of racing fleeing aggravated assault and traffic violations. Richardson was arrested by Silsbee officers and arraigned with bonds set at 1 000 per racing and fleeing and 2 000 for aggravated assault.
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Virgil L. Richardson
Kouitz
Evadale
DPS
Bobby Franklin
The
BEE
Richardson
Silsbee
James Doane
Robert Baker
Baker
Bill Perkins
Ronnie Murphy
Gail Ellen Murphy
Janice Tarrant
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Miss Tarrant
Gail Murphy
Doane
Frank
US 9
Avenue J
Franklin
Bob L. Ogden
Dennis Jones
Justice of the Peace
Ray Martin
Martin
Police Arrest Burglary Suspects For Anahuac
Two men wanted for burglary and felony theft in Chambers County were arrested by Silsbee Police Officers on October 24. Lionel Frazier and Demus Jerome Thomas were returned to Anahuac on bonds of 32000 each after officers found items in their U Haul van during a traffic stop.
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Chambers County
Silsbee
David Davenport
Ronald Barnes
Anahuac
Bob Ogden
Lionel Frazier
Burquett
Houston
Delemus Jerome Thomas
26Th Street
Dickinson
U Haul
Polling Places Reassigned For Tuesday General Election
County Judge Emmett Lack released a tentative list of polling sites for Tuesday’s general election with changes due to weekday scheduling. Locations include Hardin County Courthouse in Kountze and several schools and religious centers across Pet. One through Pet. Seventeen in towns such as Saratoga Batson Thicket Wotaw Honey Island Silsbee Lumberton Pinewood Sour Lake and Pine Ridge.
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Emmett Lack
The
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Kountze
Hardin County
Kountze High
Saratoga
Batson
Masonic Lodge
Thicket
Center Church
Honey
Emmanuel Japtist
Village Mills
Silsbee
Avenue I
O'’Neill
North Silsbee
Cyymnasium
Caney Head
Wiley Mae Pentecostal Church
North Kountze
Lumberton
Pinewood Day Nursery
Sour Lake
Pine Ridge
Baptist Church
Youths Suffer Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Silsbee
Kenneth Lee Wilson age 17 and Cynthia Anne Blackmon age 14 were found unconscious in Wilsons auto on Avenue L near Scott's Trailer Park. The pair, from Silsbee and Sulphur, La, were treated at Silsbee Doctors Hospital and released in good condition the next day.
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Silsbee Doctors Hospital
The
BEE
Kenneth Lee Wilson
Martin Wilson
Silsbee
Cynthia Anne Blackmon
Jo Ann Miller
Wilson
Avenue L
Scott
Ronald Barnes
Squirrel hunter wounded by shotgun pellets near Lumberton
Don Hartman of Beaumont lost five pellets from shotgun fire while squirrel hunting with Robert Peveto near Ariola Road in Lumberton. Hartman was treated and released at St. Elizabeth Hospital. deputies say the pellets hit him through an accidental discharge as the pair stood on opposite sides of a tree.
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St. Elizabeth Hospital
Don Hartman
Beaumont
Billy Paine
Hartman
Robert Peveto
Ariola Road
Lumberton
Peveto
Charles Laird
Beaumont Hospital
Paine
Gas Rates Rise November First For Houston Natural Gas
Houston Natural Gas announces a rate hike effective Nov 1 1974 raising domestic bills by about 70 cents monthly on a 7000 cubic foot average. The increase reflects higher costs absorbed by Houston Pipe Line Co with the new gate rate set at 75.4 cents per thousand cubic feet.
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Houston Natural Gas Co
Silsbee
Arlen Williams
the Bee
Houston Pipe Line Co
HNG
Williams
Houston Natural
Texas Railroad Commission
Commission
Houston
Police Probe Shooting of Charles Moore 28
A 28 year old Silsbee man Charles Earl Moore was shot in the abdomen with a .32 caliber revolver between 7 30 p m and 7 45 p m Tuesday night at his home 580 East Avenue L Scott's Trailer Courts He was listed in fair condition in the ICU of St Elizabeth Hospital Moore was transported by Farmer Ambulance and the case is under criminal investigation with no charges filed yet Officers Dennis Allen Mike Anding Ogden and Detective Sgt James Fulgham investigated the shooting
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Silsbee
Bob Llogden
The
BEE
Charles Earl Moore
East Avenue L. Scott
Moore
Ogden
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Farmer Ambulance
Dennis Allen
Mike Anding
James Fulgham
Halloween safety alert in Silsbee streets tonight
Silsbee police chief Bob L Ogden warns motorists to expect crowds of children in Halloween costumes on local roads and urges parents to accompany youngsters during trick or treat rounds. He also warns pranksters that property damage or disturbances could bring arrest.
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Silsbee
Bob L. Ogden
County Commissioners Offer $50 Reward for Vandal Convictions
Hardin County Commissioners voted to offer a $50 reward for information leading to convictions of anyone injuring county property, mainly road signs, after County Attorney George Kirkpatrick confirmed legality. The plan would draw reward funds from fines collected. details to be researched.
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Ers
Pet
Rex Moore
George Kirkpatrick
Moore
Kirkpatrick
Pete Trest
Trest
Lumberton
Silsbee
THD
Man Sought For Passing 4000 In Hot Checks
Law enforcement in three Southeast Texas counties seek Baytown man William George Thompson alias 104 Weaver Street Baytown for passing nearly 4000 in worthless checks at Silsbee and Beaumont retailers between October 12 and 19. Sheriff Billy Paine notes Thompson has four prior penitentiary terms and opened a 50 account at First National Bank of Silsbee on October 11. Assistants include Jefferson County officers and Silsbee police Detective Set James Fuleham and Police Chief Bob L. Ogden.
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Texas
Baytown
BEE
William George Thompson
Weaver Street
Sherif Billy Paine
Thompson
Silsbee
Beaumont
First National Bank of
Silsbee Man to Lead Hardin County Grand Jury
John DuBose of Silsbee was chosen foreman of an 11 man grand jury with one woman for the Hardin County October term. Members include Wilmot B. Morgan A L Rash Rufus Sykes Royce Owens Glen A. Drompoule Fred Chant James E Nausy Gary Smith Robie MacDonald and W E Waters. No report given as 88th District Judge Clyde E. Smith Jr. was in Tyler County.
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John Dubose
Silsbee
Hardin County
Stanley Coe
Faylene Wolcott
Kountze
Wilmot B. Morgan
A. L. Rash
Rufus Sykes
Royce Owens
Glen A. Drompoule
Fred Chant
Sour Lake
James E. Nausy
Beaumont
Gary Smith
Robie MacDonald
W. E Waters
Wildwood
Clyde E. Smith Jr
Tyler County
Coe
BEE
Four Injured In Three Vehicle Crash Near Lamberton
DPS reports a three vehicle collision on US 96 south of Lamberton on Oct 26. Three-year-old Sheron Becher Kathy Medcalf and Joe Ernest Marshal treated and released. Rebecca Dowden admitted with a fractured knee. drivers Ann Sans and Marshall both reported minor injuries. two passengers also hurt.
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DPS
Danny Smith
The
BEE
St Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Sheron Becher
Silsbee
Kathy Medenlf
Buna
Joe Ernest Marshal
Route
Rebecca Evelyn Dowdes
Route Four
Smith
Lamberton
US 96
Ann Sans
Sisbee
Marshall
Rebeccaa Dowden
Mrv
Woman Shot Three Times In Apparent Self Inflicted Incident
A 19 year old Nederland woman Marlene Nevada Revia was found with three gunshot wounds near Village Creek south of Silsbee. Police say she claimed self inflicted shots with a .38 pistol and was in fair condition at St Elizabeth Hospital after surgery. Deputy James Martin and DPS patrolman Bobby Franklin led the initial probe.
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Nederland
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Hardin County
Billy Paine
The
BEE
Marlene Nevada Revia
Spring Street
Village Creek
US 96
Silsbee
Paine
Jhim
S&w
Beaumont Hospital
Peron
the Bee
James Martin
DPS
Highway
Bobby Franklin
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J. L. Loftin
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Cecil Overstreet
Charlie Lambert
W. Foux
Anglia
Morris Cole
Charles Moore
St.Elizabeth Hospital
Hardin County Commission
Lester Landgraf
FM 421
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Truett Pritchard Associates
Fred Anders
Texas State Department of Health
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David L. Houston
Division of Environmental Engineering
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