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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1973
Page
2
R L Read, Harold Leigh, Mrs. John S Basye are listed with positions as Foreman Operator Linotype Operator Printer Pressman and Apprentice in a job or staff roster.
Rep C W Young criticizes moves to curb recorded teller votes under the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970. He argues reducing teller vote frequency hides lawmakers' positions from constituents and erodes accountability. The Crump’s Grass Roots Comment urges mailed voting records for all elected officials.
Ralph Novak voices a satirical response blaming a fictional crime wave on others and asserts a godfather like privilege. He pledges no prior knowledge while promising profits and expansion, ending with a veiled offer you cannot refuse.
A reader argues that high meat prices do not justify cattle rustling or beef consumption. The letter challenges reporters to avoid sensationalism and urges nonpartisan groups like the American Legion or League of Women Voters to promote transparency in elected officials’ performance.
A 1967 Ford driven by Dortha Holland sustained fire damage from an under the hood glaze near Silsbee State Bank at 2 p.m. Tuesday September 11. Fire Chief Russell Busby said the blaze started from a backfire and caused wiring and carburetor damage.
Reverend George N Waldrop of Box 3007 Spurger Texas notes need for food aid, expressing gratitude and outlining ongoing efforts to request support for his community.
Services were held at 10 00 a m Friday at Miller Funeral Chapel Lumberton for Ezekiel Elbert Jordan 75 a retired sawmill owner and longtime resident. He died Wednesday morning in Kountze Nursing Center with survivors including son Virgil Jordan sisters Mae Nelson Blanch Hall Nancy Bohnam and brother M F Jordan. He was a member of First Lumberton Baptist Church and a native of Zavalla. Burial in Old Hardin Cemetery followed.
Funeral services were held for nine year old Donna Jean Storm of Lumberton at 4 p.m. Sunday at Causeufs E. E. Stringer Funeral Chapel in Kirbyville with Rev. Douglas Fincher officiating. Burial followed at Bleakwood Cemetery. Donna Jean died Saturday morning in John Sealy Hospital Galveston. She was a Beaumont native who lived in Lumberton about a year and attended Lumberton Elementary School and Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church. Survived by her parents Mr and Mrs D E Storm of Lumberton three sisters Donnell Lynn Tracy Deanne Storm of Lumberton and Cecillia Ann Roach of Costa Mesa Calif one brother Donald E Storm Jr of Lumberton.
Funeral services for Jessie Paul Wright, 66, of San Augustine were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church. Burial followed in Liberty Hill Cemetery. Wright died Thursday at his home and was a native of San Augustine.
Funeral services were held for Earl Gil Chriest 78 of Beaumont at 2 p.m. Monday in Carroll-Wallace Funeral Chapel with Rev. L. C. Treadway pastor of the First United Pentecostal Church officiating.
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