LISD Plans Bond Election October 29
Lumberton Independent School District votes set for October 29 on two bond proposals. One funds a high school and vocational building at about 3.3 million with no tax increase possible, the other covers an athletic stadium and track costing around 500 thousand needing extra taxes. School budget for 1978-79 described as very limited and stringent.
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Lumberton School Board
Lumberton Independent School District
Supt. of
Billy Nelson
LISD
U.S. 90
Nelson
Lamberton
Grants approve courthouse repair funding after protracted delays
County officials hail a $630,000 Public Works Employment grant from the Economic Development Administration for courthouse improvements. Work includes cooling and radio towers improvements, partitions between wings, and roof repair. construction must start within 90 days as officials prepare to solicit bids.
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Economic Development Administration
Emmett Lack
EDA
Austin
Lack
Policeman Foils Burglary Suspect At Capitol Auto
Lt Mickey Fulgham confronted a burglary suspect at Capitol Auto Parts, Silsbee, after a break in attempt on Sept 16. William H F McKenzie 24, of Camp Victory Village Creek, was charged with burglary and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and released on 2000 bond after arraignment.
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Mickey Fulgham
Capitol Auto Parts
Highway 96
Silsbee
William FH. McKenzie
Camp Victory
Village Creek
Justice of the Peace
Cecil Overstreet
A. L. Burleson
McKenzie
Capitol Auto Sales
Fulgham
Burleson
Lamberton
West Gibson
Shirley Kinworthy Skidmore
Kyle Reeves
Thomas Piacenza
South Third St
White
Buna Man Killed In Beaumont Wreck
A Buna man was killed and another injured in a two car crash on U.S. 69 south of Beaumont. Robert M. Fea Jr. 26, died. Frank Parker 24, survived in stable condition at Park Place Hospital. Truck driver Jesse Jenkins 43 from California was not seriously injured and was jailed for intoxication. Funeral services for Fea were held Sept. 18 at Causey’s E E Stringer Funeral Home.
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Buna
U.S. 69
Beaumont
Department of Public Safety
Robert M. Fea Jr
Box 151
Frank Parker
Box
Fea
Parker
Park Place Hospital
Port Arthur
Jesse Joseph Jenkins
San Diego
Calif
Jefferson County
Jenkins
Causey
New Doctor To Open Practice in Silshee
M M RR, M Patil a Bombay native will open a family practice and general surgery office at Silshee Doctors Hospital in early October He has post graduate degrees from 1957 in India and has practiced in England Canada and Rottineau NC He will move with his wife and two children
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Mm RR
M. Patil
Bombay
India
Silshee Doctors Hospital
Patil
England
Canada
Rottineau
N. C
Silsbee
Rites Held Wednesday for Mrs Dorothy E Moore
Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy E Moore wife of Rex Moore Hardin County Precinct 1 Commissioner were held at 12 p m Wednesday at Farmer Funeral Home. Burial followed in Fellowship Cemetery Warren with Dan Gibson pastor of the Silsbee Church of Christ officiating. She died Monday night at Hardin Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was a Village Mills Warren area native and lived in Silsbee 25 years. A 1942 Warren High School graduate she served 13 years as an active member of the Silsbee Fire Department Auxiliary.
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Dorothy E. Moore
Hardin County
Rex Moore
Farmer Funeral Home
Fellowship Cemetery
Waren
Dan Gibson
Silsbee
Warren High School
AARP Silsbee Chapter Dates Tonight’s Game Night
The Silsbee area AARP chapter meets at 6 30 p m in Road Turrentine cafetorium for a game night chaired by Margaret Wade.
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Silsbee Area
Chapter of Retired Persons
AARP
City Budget Hearing Set For September 27
Silsbee prepares a preliminary 1977 78 budget up 5.6 percent from last year with no tax rate rise. City Manager Ronald Hickerson cites growth driven revenue gains from sales tax and property improvements tied to an estimated 3 million dollars in new con struction activity.
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Silsbee
Ronald Hickerson
Hickerson
City Hall
Southeast
Denman Jr. Elected Temple-Eastex President
Joe C. Denman Jr. was elected president of Temple-Eastex Inc. Arthur Temple announced the appointment. Denman, 53, formerly executive VP and head of Temple Industries division, will oversee building materials and paperboard operations in 10 states and forest products interests. He is a Texas A&M graduate and registered engineer.
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Joe C. Denman Jr
Temple-Eastex
Temple- Eastex, Inc
Arthur Temple
Denman
Temple
Time Inc
Temple Industries
Texas
Perboard
Lufkin
Texas A&m University
Lumber Products
Tigers Set To Face Jasper In Key District Showdown
Coach Pat Day says the district title race remains open as Jasper visits Kirby Stadium. He notes Jasper’s speed threats Lawrence Armstrong Alford Brown and Don Forward and plans to curb a big play offense while Jasper’s defense contains the Tigers. Paul Hadnot is out for the year. Danny Dolen and Tim Albrecht step in on the line.
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Silshee
Hebert
Tigers
Pat Day
Jasper
Crosby
Kirby Stadium
Day
Bulldogs
Tiger
Lawrence Armstrong
Alford Brown
Don
Paul Hadnot
Danny Dolen
Tim Albrecht
Two Louisiana Men Charged Two With Marijuana Possession
A routine traffic stop on a weekend led to the arrest of Willie Ray Cockerham 30 and Danny Ray Cockerham 31, both of Winnfield, La., on felony marijuana possession and intent to sell charges. Officers found a pound of marijuana in the Plymouth's interior and a smoking habit in the ashtray. Bonds were set at $4,500 each after arraignment on September 16.
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Silsnee
Denuer
Allen
Louisiana
Dennis Alen
Bobby Gentry
Aneath
Plymouth
Willie Ray
Cockerham
Danny Ray
Winnfield
Houston
Justice of the Peace
Cecil Overstreet
Dennis Allen
Former Silsbee Man Shot and Killed After Quarrel
A 47 year old former Silsbee man Calvin Walker was shot and killed near Pine and Plum Streets in Beaumont around 6 30 p m Sept 16. Lordo Brown Jr 36 of Beaumont was charged with murder and released on 5000 bond. Funeral services for Walker set for Sept 24 at First Baptist Church Silsbee with burial City Cemetery. He lived in Beaumont 19 years worked for Bethlehem Steel Corp and left a wife six daughters two sons and three sisters.
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Silsbee
Pine
Plum
Beaumont
Calvin Walker
Magnolia St
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Justice of the
Wallace McCasland
McCasland
Lordo Brown Jr
LaSalle Beaumont
Walker
State Gas and Oil Co
First Baptist Church
South Second St
City Cemetery
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Vicie Mae Walker
Vivian
Patricia
Sabrina
Shirley
Michelle
Rebecca Walker
Calvin Walker Jr
Craig Walker
Kay Louis
Fanny Mae Walker
Sissbee
Jo Ann Alexander
Seven arrests in Hardin County thefts and burglaries
Hardin County Sheriff s Department arrested seven people last week in connection with burglaries and thefts. Robert Haynes 30 of Warren and Joseph Reed 26 of Beaumont were charged with stealing a $26000 John Deere bulldozer from Roy Greer Sour Lake on Sept 11 with bonds of 35000 and 25000. The bulldozer was recovered near Lumberton. Other arrests included two men tied to a $1000 theft of tools from the Allen oil lease near Texaco Sour Lake and two men linked to a burglary of a vehicle and home in Orange County. Additional suspects sought for a Sept 16 home intrusion at Linda Ross s Lumberton residence and for other incidents.
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John Deere
Hardin County Sheriff’s Dept
Roy Greer
Sour Lake
Robert Haynes
Warren
Joseph Earl Reed Jr
Beaumont
Haynes
Reed
James Williams
Lumberton
Williams
Allen Oil
Texaco
Douglas Harlan Conn
Victor
Conn
Marvin Eugene Guidry
Orange County
Hardin County
Justice of the Peace
Cecil Overstreet
James Boyce Crocker
Orange
Billy Don McGalin
Bune
Jerry Clark
Silsbee
Neches
Clark
Crocker
McGalin
Wildwood
Wildwood Country
Wildwood Station
K. L. Duke
Roy Boyd
Bennie Como
Linda Ross
Mavis Rodrigues Wins Top Prize in Bee Subscription Campaign
Mavis Rodrigues won the $1,200 first prize in The Bee Goodwill Subscription Campaign with 59,574,000 votes. Judy Hicks took $800 for second with 29,662,000 votes and Doug Costlow earned $500 for third with 18,738,000 votes. The campaign, run by Dale E. Nickeson of Corpus Christi, sold 1,325 subscriptions over five weeks with 960 new and 365 renewals.
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Mavis Rodrigues
Silsbee Bee
Judy Hicks
Doug Costlow
Glenda Cravey
Elouise Smith
David Stanley
First Savings and Loan Association
Charles Watts
Hardin County Savings and Loan Association
Dale E. Nickeson
Corpus Christi
BEE
Silshee Receives September City Sales Tax Rebate
Silshee got 36608.21 as its share of the one percent city sales tax rebate for September, bringing annual total to 194394.88, a 10 percent rise from last year. Other county towns Sour Lake 4047.90 and Kountze 6917.96 also received rebates as state checks totaling 263.6 million were mailed this year, a 15 percent increase.
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Silshee
Comptrolley
Bob Bullock
Sour Lake
Kountze
Bullock
State Board suspends prescription permit of Silsbee Drug Co
The Texas State Board of Pharmacy suspended Silsbee Drug Company’s prescription permit for 10 days after finding it sold prescriptions without authorization. John Schuler was convicted on 16 counts for illegally dispensing Valium and Darvon. his pharmacist certificate faces a three year suspension with most of it probated and a $2,000 fine. The firm’s 1 year suspension also has 10 days unprobated. Roger Hernandez noted the charges followed a formal investigation. The police department will supervise the suspension.
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Silsbee Drug Company
Texas State Board of Pharmacy
John Schuler
Roger Hernandez
Board
Schuler
Hernandez
Silsbee
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Washington
W. R. Teel
Norvell
St. Teel
Opal Con
Ner
Larry Long
Star Route
R. M. Patil
Dorothy Moore
Moore
Sheriff's Department
Ross
Arthur Kleisgin
T. R. Wills
D. R
Lenard
Earl Rushing
Hydro Carbon Constaction Co
R. L. Read
Read
San Antonio
Dallas
Fort Worth
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