Police Chief Edgar Blood resigns to lead Conroe force
Edgar F Blood resigns as Silsbee chief effective Sept 30 1971 to become Conroe Police Chief starting Oct 1 The appointment was approved by Conroe City Council after screening about 80 applicants Blood praised the Silsbee department and family ties to the area Mayor says Blood was chosen for his qualifications and strong recommendation Detective Morris Cole to serve as acting Silsbee Chief until successor is appointed
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Blood
Deison
Chief Blood
Orange
Orange Police Department
Silsbee
Hickerson
Morris Cole Wold
Cole
Silsbee City Council Meeting Rescheduled For Friday
The Silsbee City Council meeting set for Sept 9 has been moved to Friday Sept 17 at 7 30 p m in City Hall. City Manager Ronald Hicker son said the special session will swear in the Place 5 council winner and canvass ballots.
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Silsbee
City Hall
Ronald Hickerson
Fern
Council
Hickerson
Claude Thompson
Highway 327
D. D. Shine and Associates
Two Men Plead Guilty in Hardin County Forgeries
Isthmell Daniel Majors 23 of Sour Lake and James Edward Polly 21 of Silsbee pleaded guilty in 88th District Court to forgery and robbery by assault respectively. Majors received four years and Polly five years in the State Penitentiary under a new Sept 1 law allowing pleas on information. Majors was represented by R A Richardson. Polly by Jack McGaffey.
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Hardin County
Billy Paine
Isthmell Daniel Majors
Sour Lake
Majors
H. A. Coe
Kountze
R. A Richardson
Jesse Cartwright
James Edward Polly
Silsbee
State Penitentiary
Paine
Polly
Jack McGaffey
Services Held For Mrs Crystal Benson In Silsbee
Funeral services for Mrs. Crystal M. Benson 70 of Silsbee were held at 2 p m Sunday at First Baptist Church with Rev R E Barclay and Rev R Fugene Jonte officiating Burial was in Kirbyville Cemetery Pallbearers were Dan Benson Foster Ogden Dan Richardson Samuel Rogers David McMahon Richard Worley She died at 9 a m Saturday in Silsbee Doctors Hospital after a short illness She was a Call native and had lived in Silsbee 17 years She was a member of the First Baptist Church Survivors include her husband Milton M Benson a daughter Mrs Melba Sanderson of Nederland two sons Wilbur Benson of Nederland and Bill Benson of Houston
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Crystal M. Benson
Silsbee
First Baptist Church
R. E. Barclay
R. Fugene Jonte
First United Methodist Church
Kirbyville Cemetery
Dan Benson
Foster Ogden
Dan Richardson
Samuel Rogers
David McMahon
Richard Worley
Benson
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Call
Milton M. Benson
Melba Sanderson
Nederland
Wilbur Benson
Bill Benson
Houston
Two Teens Missing From Lumberton Area
E Paine requests information on Terri Tamplin 14 and Ottis Brown 17 both from the Lumberton area last seen 10 p m September 3 at Lumberton High School. They may be in a brown 1965 Ford Fairlane license NGT 267. Tamplin is 5 5 1 2 with blue eyes and blonde hair. She wore a blue blouse and blue gray striped pants. Information to the Sheriff's Office at 246 3441 or Enterprise 2163.
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Hardin County
Billy E. Paine
Terri Tamplin
Ottis Brown
Lumberton
Sheriff’s Office
Kountze
Enterprise
Paine
Tamplin
Brown
Lumberton High School
Armour Regains Seat on Silsbee City Council
Spencer D. Armour Jr. won the Place 5 seat in the September 14 election by 19 votes over James L. Hays. Total 880 ballots with 25 absentees. Armour 424, Hays 405, third candidate F H Suitt 51. Armour had resigned July 27 amid attendance issues and illness claims, and campaigned to replace Police Chief Edgar Blood.
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Spencer D. Armour Jr
Silsbee
James L. Hays
Armour
Hays
F. H. “Butch” Suitt
Ent
Edgar Blood
Suitt
Police
Silsbee Fire Hall
Avenue 1
Herman Adams Jr
Silsbee Tigers Hit Road For clash With Port Arthur Eagles
Silsbee travels to Port Arthur for a Thursday night 7:30 contest at Yellowjacket Stadium after a strong home opener. The Eagles beat Bishop Byrne 51 14 and feature QB James Johnson and receiver Daniel Harris. Silsbee faces injury woes with several players out or limited including Mitch Dinkle Curtis Smith and James Hunter likely returning from sprains.
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Silsbee Tigers
Port Arthur
Stephen F. Austen
Mitch Dinkle
McGallion
Curtis Smith
Smith
Austin
Butch Smith
Tommy Taylor
James Hunter
Bubba McGallion
McGallon
Tiger
Hunter
Funeral Rites Held For Vida Bevil In Beaumont
Vida Margaret Singleton Bevil 81 of Kountze died Saturday in St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont after brief illness. Funeral held Monday at Farmer Funeral chapel with Church of Christ ministers officiating. Burial in Forest Lawn Beaumont. Survived by husband A L Bevil two daughters Martha Buchanan Silsbee and Mrs John Blair Kountze brother Martin Singleton sister Mrs Ruth Brownlee.
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Vida Margaret Singleton Bevil
Kountze
Farmer
Royal Warner
Clayton Arnold
Church of Christ Ministers
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Beaumont
Ennis
Church of Christ
Order of the Eastern Star
A. L. Bevil
Martha Buchanan
Silsbee
John Blair
Martin Singleton
Ruth Brownlee
Lumberton Raiders Fall 3-0 to New Caney Eagles
Lumberton lost the season opener 3-0 as New Caney kicked a 12 yard field goal with 1 36 left. The Raiders defense forced several fumbles but the offense struggled with ball security and missed chances near the goal line.
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Lumberton Raiders
New Caney Eagles
New Caney
Raiders
Eagles
Raider
Russell Busby Elected Fire Chief of SVFD
Russell Busby was elected Silsbee Fire Chief by the Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department at a September 13 meeting, replacing John Busby who resigned September 1 after leading since 1939. Busby, a charter member since 1939, will run Busby’s Automotive Junction with his brother. He has 32 years of service, attended Texas A&M fire school classes, and is married with two sons Richard and Charles.
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Russell Busby
Silsbee Fire
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
John Busby
Silsbee Department
Russell
John
Busby
US 96
Silsbee
Texas A&m University
College Station
Richard
U. S. Navy
Pentagon
Washington, D. C
Charles
Houston
Eastern Airlines
Three Die In Buna Wreck In Texas Car-Truck Collision
Three West Orange residents died and a fourth was critically injured in a car truck crash on Highway 62 near Buna at 1 30 a m on Sept 10. Victims Vern Walter Kirkland Jr 21 Thomas Glen Fuller 21 and Mrs Bobby Jean Raymond Golden 18 died at the scene or en route. Mrs Margaret Srubar 26 of Orange was in critical condition at St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont. The truck driver Wille Arnold of Lake Charles La was uninjured. Patrolmen said the car veered and struck the truck from behind.
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West Orange
Buna
Vern Walter Kirkland Jr
Thomas Glen Fuller
Bobby Jean Raymond Golden
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Margaret Srubar
Orange
Wille Arnold
Lake Charles
Texas Highway
Little Theater Seeks Members for 1971 72 Season
Silsbee Little Theater launches a general membership drive for the 1971 72 season led by membership chair Mrs Herschel Meyers. Per couple, members receive access to three play readings a children’s production tickets to one Alpha Omega Players production a theater trip and one Little Theater show. First read is 5 p m Sunday Sept 26 at Silsbee State Bank.
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Silsbee Little Theater
Herschel Meyers
Meyers
Dallas
Alpha Omega Players
Silsbee State Bank
Vandals Attack Atlantic-Richfield Warehouse Break-In
Chief Deputy Sheriff Howard Grantham reported a break-in at the Atlantic-Richfield warehouse seven miles north of Silsbee on FM 92 during darkness between Sept 14 and Sept 18. Suspects climbed the fence, shattered a restroom window, rifled desks, splashed red ink, and stole items including a 3-ton hydraulic jack two 50-foot steel tapes gasoline and a radio antenna. J. C. Isbell an Atlantic employee reported the break-in to the sheriff around 7 am Tuesday.
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Atlantic - Richfield
Silsbee
Howard Grantham
The
BEE
Grantham
Little Britches Rodeo Set for Silsbee This Weekend
A Little Britches rodeo for contestants 18 and under will run Friday and Saturday nights Sept 18 and 19 at the Silsbee Trail Riders arena. The show starts at 8 p.m. Daigle of Victor produces it with bare back riding bull riding poles barrels and a flag race on the schedule. Tickets available from trail ride members or at the gate. A concession stand will operate during the event. NC McMillan presides over the Trail Riders.
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Silsbee Trail Riders
Daigle of
Victor
Trail Ride
N C. McMillan
Trail Riders
Hardin County Commissioners approve 35 percent assessment level
At a Monday session the Hardin County Commissioners unanimously accepted a 35 percent assessment level for 1971 72 taxes and kept the $1 20 tax rate. The board previously tentatively approved the higher assessment Aug 17 with a 40 percent hike built in.
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Hardin County
Pet. 1
Virgil Caraway
Pet. 4
Bob Kerr
Fred Anders
Pritchard and Abbott
Anders
Pct
Hugh Bevie Means
Pet. 2
Howard Barington
Horace Moye
The
BEE
Ad Valorem
Silsbee ISD enrollment ticks up slightly in 1971
Silsbee Independent School District shows a 5 student rise to 3,773 as of September 3 1971 over 1970. Kindergarten enrollment is 86 and special education students total 101 with grade figures listed by grade.
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Silsbee Independent School District
Don L. Hough
the Bee
Bike Thefts Reported To Police In Silsbee
Silsbee police reported two bicycle thefts since Sept 11. A red 24 inch English racer bike was stolen from Carl Johansson at 955 N Second. Ramsey Hooks reported his son's 28 inch gold Sears bike valued at 68 dollars stolen.
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Silsbee
Willis Compton
The
BEE
Carl Johansson
Compton
Ramsey Hooks
E. Avenue I
Sears
Services Held For Mrs Markham Pioneer Resident
Funeral services for Mrs Nellie Markham 86 of 344 N Fifth St Silsbee were held at 4 p m Sunday in the Kelley Hixson Funeral chapel Beaumont Officiating were Rev Eugene Jonte and Rev J P Stockman Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery She was a Wortham Bend native and lived in Silsbee 63 years a member of the First United Methodist Church of Silsbee and the Silsbee chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star Survivors include two sons Dr I G Markham of Silsbee and Kenneth Markham Beaumont a brother Forrest G Wortham of Waco four sisters Mrs J R Kendall Florence S C Mrs W R Hunt Mrs Thelma Watson and Mrs Ben H Haugh all of Waco Pallbearers were C F Walker Fletcher Richardson E J Dietrich R L Read Jaro Slavik and J W Wiggins.
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R. Eugene Jonte
First
United Methodist Church of
Silsbee
J. P. Stockman
Wildwood
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Markham
Wortham Bend
First United Methodist Church of
Order of the Eastern Star
Baptist Hospital
I. G. Markham
Kenneth Markham
Beaumont
Forrest G. Wortham
Waco
J. R. Kendall
Florence
S. C
W. R. Hunt
Thelma Watson
Ben H. Haugh
C. F. Walker
Fletcher Richardson
E. J. Dietrich
Silsbee SISD taxes rise by 16337 this year
Local school taxes for the 1970 71 year show a 16337 increase over last year with a 3 65 percent hike in the assessment level from 1 85 to 1 92 per hundred. Total assessed value stands at 45570522 up from 45560185. The tax roll was completed September 8 and statements will be mailed late this week.
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Silsbee Independent School District
L. D. Self
The
BEE
Self
Board of Trustees
Don L. Hough
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Crystal Benson
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Ray McGallion
Daniel Harris
Eagle
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Gerald Skinner
Vida Bevil
SVFD
Little Theater
Atlantic
Sheriff's Office
J. C. Isbell Atlantic
Little Britches
Pritchard
Abbott
George Robinson
Justice
Means
Bob Keith
Keith
Robinson
Emmett Lack
Leak Bevil
Beaumont Colony
Colonial Acres
Clear Lake
Raymond Blythe
Barrington
William Steger
Hugh Bevil Means
Bar
Nellie Markham
Fifth St
Kelley- Hixson
American Legion Post
William Wells
Joe Swearingen
Jewell Robinson
Lilsbee
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