Devers Man Henry Jackson Drowned on Pine Island Bayou
The body of 18 year old Henry Carl Jackson was recovered around 1 30 p m two miles east of the bayou bridge on Highway 69 after a drowning on Pine Island Bayou. Justice of the Peace Ray Martin ruled the death accidental.
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Hardin County Sheriff’s Department
Pine Island Bayou
Devers
Billy Paine
Henry Carl Jackson
Bayou Bridge
Highway 69
Beau
Paine
Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Jackson
Justice of the Peace
Ray Martin
Silsbee Man Charged With Murdering Wife
Willie B. Porter, 47, of Silsbee, is jailed in Hardin County on $20,000 bond after being charged with murder in the Sept 1 shooting death of his wife Rosie Porter. The case arises from a reported 6:30 p.m. shooting on 12th Street following a family argument. Survivors include two sons Johnny Ray and Scooter Porter and daughter Esther Porter, all of Silsbee.
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Silsbee
Hardin County
Willie B. Porter
P. O
Justice of the Peace
Cecil Overstreet
Rosie
South 12Th Street
A. L. Burleson
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
12Th Street
Burleson
Port Arthur Wreck Claims Three Lives
A two car crash at Spur 214 and Texaco gate in Port Arthur killed three people including Allen Jay Rambo 25 of Lumberton and James Donald Dixon 29 and Edward Mc Adams 19 of Sabine Pass. Joseph Vidrine Jr. 17 and J D Dixon 52 of Orange were hospitalized in guarded condition.
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Port Arthur
Allen Jay Rambo
St. Mary’s Hospital
James Donald Dixson
Edward McAdams
Sabine Pass
Spur 214
Texaco, Inc
Dixsons
Rambo
Texaco
Joseph Vidrine Jr
Vidrine
J. D. Dixon
Orange
Park Place Hospital
Jennie Rambo
Mauriceville
Jessie Rambo
Port Neches
Eudora Gregory
Brooklyn, Tex
Cory Rambo
Class of 1927 Seeks Addresses for 50th Reunion
The 1927 Silsbee High School graduating class reunion committee requests current addresses of living members to notify them of the October 28-29 Homecoming celebration. Mail information to Mildred M. Mitchell 3755 West Lynwood Drive Beaumont Texas 77703. Known addresses will receive reunion details.
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Silsbee High School
Mildred M. Mitchell
West Lynwood Drive
Beaumont
Texas
Elton Irvin Appointed To Council Sparks Selection Debate
Interim City Councilman Elton Irvin was sworn in Tuesday to a quiet session while last Thursday’s meeting on his appointment drew discord over the selection method. Councilman Eddie Van Winkle criticized the process, though all members praised Irvin and supported him unanimously.
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Elton Irvin
Irvin
Eddie van Winkle
First Black Councilman Wins Broad City Support
Elton Ervin, Silsbee's first Black councilman, was chosen after input from Black and White leaders. Mayor James Hays says Ervin aims to serve the whole town and improve government race relations while planning to seek reelection. Ervin, Brownsville native and 43-year Silsbee resident, runs Irvin's Drive In with a barbecue addition. He fills the vacated place 3 seat left by Frank Grote.
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James Hays
Elton Ervin
Silsbee
Irvin
the Bee
Council
Planning and Zoning Commission
Browndell
Avenue J
Frank Grote
Tigers Go To Crosby Friday
Tiger coach Pat Day is relieved to put behind him the first game and its accompanying jitters as the team travels to Crosby Friday for another matchup.
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Tigers
Crosby
Tiger
Pat Day
Ing
Silsbee
Cleveland
Cougars
Day
Post Offices Sought In Fred And Spurger
The U S Postal Service seeks sites in Spurger near Farm Roads 92 and 1013 and near the current Fred office for new post offices. After locating suitable sites, bids will be invited for 30 year private funded buildings leased to the Postal Service.
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Fred and
Spurger
Spurger and
Fred
U.S. Postal Service
Mildred B. Ramer
O. L. Morrison
Postal Service
County Court Docket Set For September 13
The County Court Docket Call is set for 10 a.m. Cet. 13 in the Hardin County Courtroom. County attorney Bo Horka will discuss dispositions. Judge Emmett Lack will preside. defendants should contact the county attorney beforehand. Cases include theft by check DWI fraud and other charges involving multiple defendants.
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Hardin County
Bo Horka
Horka
Emmett Lack
Earl Foster
John Truman Sartor
Charles B. Clark
John Dewayne Clifton
Chester Clinard Jr
Della Clines
R. P. Callaway
Helen Brannon
Freddie Lee Cole
Band Booster Club To Meet September 13
The Silsbee Tiger Band Booster Club will meet September 13 at 7 30 p m in the high school band hall. Imogene Nelson requests all interested persons and band parents attend to discuss plans for upcoming events.
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Silsbee Tiger Band
Imogene Nelson
Lumberton burglary leads police to multiple thefts in Hardin County
Hardin County deputies investigated a Lumberton burglary at John B. Faggard Jr.’s residence with losses over $6000. Entry came through a window during vacation period August 12–21. Stolen items include two shotguns a .22 rifle assorted fishing gear a radio a watch and about $40 to $50 in change. Additional thefts and mischiefs were reported including tires and a CB radio from Russell Stephenson’s pickup and tires and rims from Danny Kay. A car hood stolen from Hammock’s Auto Service fits a 1969 Ford Mustang. A two horse trailer vanished from B J Crenshaw Jr.’s residence. One sugar spill at Cunningham’s Store on Highway 92 and vandalism at a construction site damaged by a shotgun blast on a D-3 Cat owned by County Judge Emmett Lack, causing the vehicle to catch fire.
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Hardin County Sheriff’s Department
John B. Faggard Jr
Lumberton
Faggard
Russell C. Stephenson
Rt. 2
Box
Silsbee
Danny Kay
Rt. 6
Bill D. Hammock
R. E. Furry
Hammock
B. J. Crenshaw Jr
Cunningham’s
Highway 92
Opelean McGallion
Kountze
Robert Lee Flowers
Emmett Lack
Intoxication Tops City Arrests In Week Long Report
A total of 28 arrests were made by Silsbee Police Department last week including 13 public intoxication arrests on Friday and Saturday. Other cases involved marijuana possession, forged prescriptions, a 16 year old driver cited for wrong side of road, and two warrants. A rear license plate theft report and an accidental shooting were noted along with three non injurious accidents. A Beaumont court case fined a Lumberton man 3000 dollars and ten years probation for theft at the Lamar University bookstore.
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Silsbee
A. L. Burleson
LaRue Cloud
Woodrow Road
John Hudson
South 20 St
Mercury
Larilla Bolton
W. Ave. K
Beaumont
Robert R. LeBlanc
Rolling Hills
Lamar University
EPA Awards 3 Million Grant For Lumberton Sewer System
Lumberton Municipal Utility District President Frank Groves announced the EPA has awarded a 3.25 million dollar grant to complete a combined water and sewer system. Construction on the collection system is planned within 60 days, with bonds and a 4 million dollar bond referendum covering remaining costs. The water system is already under construction with Farmers Home Administration funding.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Lumberton
EPA
Lloyd Bentsen
Bee
Groves
Farmers Home Administration
Anita's Threat Spurs Silsbee Disaster Plan Revisions
Civil defense officials in Silsbee prepared a three phase disaster plan in response to Hurricane Anita. The alert phase was halted as the threat faded but future Emergency Operations Center actions could mobilize city and school officials and utility representatives at City Hall for mass evacuee housing and power or communications outages.
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Silsbee
Anita
Texas
Beaumont
Port Arthur
East Texas
Civil Defense
Don Hawthorne
Hawthorne
AARP Meets Tonight in Silsbee Area for Covered Dish Supper
The Silsbee area AARP chapter gathers at 6:30 p.m. in the Read-Turrentine School cafetorium for a covered dish supper. The program features a book review of a humorous work by Mrs. Fords and Cropper of Beaumont.
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Silsbee Area
AARP
Read-Turrentine School
Silsbee Bee Circulation Campaign Nears Deadline
Time is short for Silsbee Bee Good-Will Circulation Campaign with a September 16 deadline. Votes determine the $1,200 prize and final standings among 18 candidates led by campaign director Dale Nickeson. subscriptions earned now may decide the outcome.
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Silsbee Bee
Dale
Nickeson
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