Hardin County Tax Hearings Near End With Ratio Vote
Taxpayer hearings before the Hardin County Commissioners Court to set the 1971 72 assessment ratio end today. County Judge Emmett Lack said a vote on the ratio could come soon after and noted groups from Beaumont Colony discussed market value for tax purposes with the board.
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Hardin County Commissioners Court
County Board of Equilization
Emmett Lack
Lack
Commissioners
Kountze
Beaumont Colony
H. K. Maxie
Clarence McNeely
McNeely
Atlantic
Board of Equalization
Atlantic - Richfield
Judge Lack
The
Bee
Commissioners Court
Fred Anders
Silshee Little League Elects 1971 72 Officers
At a general meeting held Aug 30 at Neches National Bank Silshee Little League elected officers Bill Coldren president Roy Baker vice president Gloria Baker secretary treasurer. Building committee members were named Grady Walters Bill Hilliard A P Ratcliff Roy Baker and Bob Riceman. Jack Kilcrease named chair of Tryout and Registration Committee.
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Silshee Little League
Neches National Bank
Bill Coldren
Roy Baker
Gloria Baker
Grady Walters
Bill Hilliard
A. P. Ratcliff
Bob Riceman
Jack Kilcrease
Felony Theft Charge For Florida Man Noted
Walter Henry Jr., 39, of Honey Island, is charged with felony theft for allegedly stealing a Ford tractor, brush hog, and several electrical tools from B. H. Flowers on Honey Island. He lived in a mobile home on the property. The alleged theft occurred Aug 28. Henry was arrested near Silsbee Aug 31 by Deputies Ira Moore and Jesse Cartwright and arraigned before Justice of the Peace C. A. Kimball, bond set at 5000.
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Walter Henry Jr
Honey Island
B. H. Flowers
Howard Grantham
the Bee
Grantham
Henry
Flowers
Silsbee
Ira Moore
Jesse Cartwright
Kountze Justice of the Peace
C. A. Kimball
John Busby to Teach At Lamar Fireman's School
Silsbee Fire Chief John Busby is named co instructor for pump operations at Lamar University Fireman Training School September 13 17. O C Johnson leads the course with Busby and Joe B May assisting. Busby veteran instructor since 1941 chief of Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department.
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Silsbee
John Busby
Lamar University
O. C. Johnson
Beaumont Fire Department
Busby
Joe B. May
BFD
Lamar School
Texas A&m University
College Station
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Art League To Meet Tonight In Silsbee
The Silsbee Art League will hold a business meeting at the Silsbee State Bank tonight at 7 30. Members and others interested in painting lessons are invited. Mrs Jennie Miller is secretary and publicity chairperson and can be contacted for more information.
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Silsbeee Art League
Silsbee State Bank
Jennie Miller
Lanyone
Lany
Three Hurt In Car Crash Near Silsbee Aug 28
Three people injured in a three vehicle crash seven miles north of Silsbee at FM 92 and Gore's Store Road. Laura Drake Frizzell and Robert A. Frizzell of Spurger were involved with Elson Hadnot of Cleveland. Frizzell wife admitted to Baptist Hospital Beaumont. condition good September 1. Hadnot charged with minor injuries and traffic violations. All three vehicles demolished.
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Silsbee
FM 92
Gore’s. Store Road
Ralph Seamans
Truman Dougharty
Seamans
Laura Drake Frizzell
Spurger
Robert A. Frizzell
Elson Hadnot
Cleveland
Gore’s Store
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Frizzell
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Tigers Crush Victor In Scrimmage Five Touchdowns
Silsbee used a five score spread to defeat Victor 5 0 in a varsity scrimmage held after a strong week of practices. QB Bubba McGallion threw for over 150 yards while James Hunter added three touchdowns on passes of 60 and 50 yards and a 12 yard run. William Walters had a pick six negated by a penalty and Charles Carter added a 15 yard TD catch.
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Silsbee
Victor Pirates
Victor
Tiger
William Walters
James Hunter
Pirate
Charles Carter
Bubba McGallion
McGallion
Lumberton and Silsbee Hit Toll-Free Local Dialing
Silsbee and Lumberton customers of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. can now dial between the areas on a local-call basis. The change went into effect Sept. 1, replacing previous long distance charges. Local service between Kountze and Silsbee was started earlier this year.
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Lumberton
Silsbee
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Gary Pircher
Silsbee Area
Kountze
Lumberton Schools Adopt New Lunch Program
Lumberton Independent School District announces a free and reduced price lunch policy based on a family size and income scale. Applications are available at school offices and may be submitted anytime, with confidential information used only to determine eligibility. Hearing requests may be made to Supt. W. M. Nelson, Lumberton R. S.
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William M. Nelson
Lumberton Independent School District
Silsbee Independent School District
W. M. Nelson
P. O. Box
Lumberton R. S
Silsbee
Silsbee graduates among 533 at Lamar University summer rites
Fifteen Silsbee residents joined 533 graduates in Lamar University’s final summer commencement on August 21. Lamar Tech president Frank A. Thomas Jr. conferred degrees after approval by Andrew J. Johnson. U. S. Rep. Jack B. Brooks gave the address.
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Silsbee
Lamar University
Beaumont
Lamar State College of Technology
Lamar, Tech
Frank A. Thomas Jr
Lamar
Andrew J. Johnson
U. S
Jack B. Brooks
Lamar Tech
Silsbee City Votes Absentee for Sept. 14 Council Seat
City reports 17 absentee ballots cast for Place 5 on the Silsbee City Council election. Deadline for absentee voting is 5 p.m. Friday Sept. 10. Absentee polling at Silsbee City Hall. Candidates are Spencer D. Armour James L. Hays and F H Butch Suitt.
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Silsbee
Amarine Humble
The
BEE
Silsbee City Hall
Ernest Avenue
Spencer D. Armour
James L. Hays
F. H. “Butch” Suitt
Silsbee ISD approves dress code and budget adjustments
The Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees met in a special session on Aug 25. They amended the 1970-71 budget, adopted a revised dress and personal appearance code for grades 5-12, approved up to 400000 in deficiency warrants, and added eight new personnel including a high school biology teacher and several bus drivers and substitute teachers.
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Silsbee Independent School District
Board of Trustees
Don L. Hough
Hough
Silsbee
Carey Georges
Silsbee High School
Arthur Ford
Charles Glasspool
Silsoee Bee
Silsbee State Bank
Neches National Bank
Ernest Lewis
Bevil Buchanan Wright
Doris Davenport
Martha Clark
Jane White
Lewis Ferguson
Jesse Hawthorne
Curtis Dillon
S. A. Wallace
Dress Rules at Silsbee School for Grades Five Through Twelve
Silsbee officials publish dress and personal appearance rules for grades five to twelve. Girls must wear modest clothing with covered torsos and no jeans, while belts are required and shirt tails tucked. Boys face shaving standards and hair length limits, with no sleeveless shirts and no clothing with writing except approved items.
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Silsbee School
Wallace
US 96 Bridge Project Near Silsbee Set to Start Sept 15
Texas Highway officials announced actual construction on the Village Creek bridge and an overpass on US 96 South south of Silsbee. The $1.2147 million project will run 200 working days with cost split 50 50 state and federal funding. Traffic shifts begin mid September with barricades Sept 8 or 9 and old route closed later for the work.
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Silsbee
Texas
Lester Landgraf
Neches National Bank
Landgraf
W. A. Collier
Highway Department
Trotti and Thompson, Inc
Beaumont
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Santa Fe Railway Co
Village Creek
Trotti and
Thompson
State
Council approves new employee insurance plan in Silsbee
Silsbee City Council accepted a group hospitalization and term life plan for city employees proposed by Tom Tennison. The decision, made at a special meeting on Wednesday August 25, sets a major medical max of 20000 and life policies of 5000 and 2500 for class A and B workers with monthly premiums of 1174 for employees and 2274 for dependents. The panel also moved the September 14 meeting to September 9 to avoid a conflict with a special election.
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Silsbee
Tom Tennison
Ronald Hickerson
Tennison
Joe Barraque
Barraque
Cal Western Life Insurance Co
Cal Western
Aetna
Loyal Insurance Co
Quarterback Club Sets Meeting Sept 7
The Silsbee Quarterback Club will hold its first meeting of the 1971 football season on Tuesday Sept 7 at 7 p.m. at Silsbee High School. President M H Almond urged attendance and welcome new members. Stadium cushions bearing Silsbee Tigers are on sale at local businesses. Officers include Ralph McClung vice-president and Arthur De Laune secretary-treasurer.
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Silsbee
Silsbee High School
M. H. Almond
Thim
Almond
Silsbee Tigers
Ralph McClung
Arthur de Laune
Silsbee Optimists Chartered At Aug 26 Meeting
Silsbee chapter of Optimists Clubs was officially chartered at a 7:30 p m Aug 26 at Neches National Bank with 39 charter members and many Optimist officials. Speakers included Louis Stockard Steve Huntington Otto Yelton and Dave Reeves. Officers include Danny McNeil Vernice Davis Butch Suitt and Richard Adams.
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Silsbee Chapter
Optimists Clubs
Neches National Bank
Optimist
Danny McNeil
Louis C. Stockard
Steve Huntington
Otto A. Yelton
Dave Reeves
Vernice Davis
Butch Suitt
Richard Adams
Lare Val Hickman
Pete Flanagan
Bernie Sanford
Horace McGill
Jerry Pond
Arthur Gietzen
McNeil
Silsbee Man Indicted for DWI Second Offense
Lloyd Lee Kennedy, 29, of Silsbee, was indicted by a Jefferson County Grand Jury on a driving while intoxicated second offense. The charge stems from an Aug in the 4500 block of Magnolia in Beaumont. Kennedy was among twelve indictments returned in the Aug 26 session.
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Lloyd Lee Kennedy
Silsbee
Jefferson County
Magnolia
Beaumont
Kennedy
Beaumont and Orange Women Visit Mother's Home
Mrs Dona A Nolen of Beaumont and Mrs Jerald Peveto of Orange visited recently in the home of their mother Mrs J H Richardson.
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Donna A. Nolen
Beaumont
Jerald Peveto
Orange
J. H. Richardson
Raiders Scrimmage Hardin Friday in Lumberton
The Lumberton Raiders faced Colmesnei Bulldogs in a fast paced scrimmage at Garner Memorial Stadium. Lashed by two Furlow touchdowns and scores by Payne and Ownby the Raiders led 4 to 1. New coaches included Bennett Nichols Esquivel Robinson. Next Friday Sept 3 they meet Hardin at Lumberton before season opener Sept 10 at 8 pm.
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Silsbee Tigers
Channelview
Kirby Stadium
Harold Pollard
Lumberton ‘Raiders
Colmesnei! Bulldogs
Garner Memorial Stadium
Lumberton
Raiders
Jesse Furlow
Michael Payne
Avie Ownby
Pollard
Phil Bennett
Jerry Nichols
Roy Esquivel
Charley Robinson
Hardingt Lumberton
Seaon
New Caney
Five year old Cassandra Fincher dies from crash injuries
Cassandra Fincher five aged daughter of Rev and Mrs Doug Fincher of Silsbee died Wednesday afternoon from injuries in a three car crash on US 96 four miles north of Beaumont. Highway Patrolman Wayne Pullen reported at press time. Her mother Lynda Menetee Fincher 33 was under treatment at St Elizabeth Hospital.
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Cassandra Fincher
Doug Fincher
Silsbee
US 96
Beaumont
Wayne Pullen
The
BEE
Lynda Menetee Fincher
Fincher
St. Elizabeth Hospital
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