Silsbee Adopts 1970 Budget and Traffic Plan Move
The Silsbee City Council unanimously adopted a 1970-71 budget totaling 610,368, up from 576,454, citing increases for sanitation water and sewer fire and police departments and a 7 percent city employee raise. City Manager Hickerson proposed a one-way traffic plan for Road-Turrentine Elementary during school hours, approved on a temporary basis, with sign material to determine feasibility. Ordinance 70-10 raises water rates outside city limits by 150 percent to about 9 dollars for a 6-dollar bill, and ordinances 70-8 and 70-9 authorize tax levy and appropriations for the new budget.
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Silsbee
Ronald Hickerson
Claude Coward
Hickerson
Don L. Hough
Road- Turrentine
The
BEE
James L. Hays
Council
Read-Turrentine
Highway 327
Avenue O
Kountze Woman Charged After Hospital Parking Lot Crash
Gail Lynn Parker, 20, of Route 2 Kountze, charged with possession of dangerous drugs by Silsbee Police after a Sept 20 crash at Silsbee Doctors Hospital parking lot. Police say she fled the scene, hit two culverts, and a bottle of drugs was found. Bond set at $5,000. Parker arraigned before Justice Rex Moore.
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Gail Lynn Parker
Kountze
Silsbee
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Edgar Blood
the Bee
A. T. Baker
Ed Thedford
Thedford
Miss Parker
Justice of the Peace
Rex Moore
Baker Auto
Redistricting adjourns as county commission meets
Hardin County Commissioners Court and the citizens committee on redistricting adjourned a Sept. 17 meeting after about thirty minutes with only two committee members present Frank McClanahan and Lenox Hawthorne of Silsbee. A new meeting was set for Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. Judge Lack will mail notices to the seven member committee.
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Hardin County Commissioners Court
Citizens Committee On
Emmett Lack
Frank McClanahan
Lenox Hawthorne
Silsbee
McClanahan
Hawthorne
Tom Burch
Howard Barrington
Judge Lack
Sevenman
Federal District
Joe Fisher
Burch
Lack
Pine Ridge and
Silsbee Public Library to Celebrate Tenth Anniversary
The Silsbee Public Library marks its tenth anniversary and opens an $18,000 wing with ceremonies at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Santa Fe Park library. Horace Whittington chairs the ceremony with E. M. Wilson Jr. presiding. Special guests include Katherine Ard and Linda Jane Allom. Open house runs to 3 p.m.
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Silsbee Public Library
Santa Fe
Park
Horace Whittington
Library Board of Trustees
Silsbee
TSL
Linda Jane Allom
Library Board
H. L. Lackey
E. J. Diet
April Grand Jury Closes Term With 15 True Bills
Hardin County April term Grand Jury returns 15 indictments and 14 no bills in final meeting before October term. Indictments include J S Bledsoe Silsbee assault with intent to murder two hot checks Mark Franklin Beaumont burglary Frank Watts Beaumont Kenneth Langinais Victor Louis Preston Powell Silsbee DWI second offense Lonnie Brown Saratoga theft Ray Lee Silsbee theft Cornelius J McFadden Jr forgery Frank Harville Silsbee assault with intent to commit murder Aaron Lee Allen Lumberton sodomy. No-killed include Donald Gray Lumberton Marvin Kelly Curtis Silsbee James Wheeler Kountze Alvin Erwin Kountze burglary Thomas Burch Sour Lake theft of hog Margie Gilder Woodville murder L D Whitmire Victor Wayne Davis Silsbee Boyd Frazier Sour Lake Marvin Garcia Silsbee Walter Ray Overstreet Jr Kountze Milton Frazier Sour Lake destruction of property E M Sparks Jr Sour Lake Darrell Harman Baytown auto theft. Names and addresses provided by Mrs. Harper and District Attorney Stanley Coe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Aline Harper
J. S. Bledsoe
Silsbee
Mark Franklin
Beaumont
Frank Watts
Kenneth C. Langinais
Victor
Louis Preston Powell
DWI
Lonnie Brown
Saratoga
Ray Lee
Cornelius J. McFadden Jr
Frank Harville
Aaron Lee Allen
Lumberton
Donald Gray
Marvin Kelly Curtis
James Wheeler
Alvin Erwin
jKountze
Thomas Burch
Sour Lake
Margie Gilder
Woodville
L. D. Whitmire
Wayne Davis
Boyd Frazier
Marvin Garcia
Walter Ray Overstreet Jr
Milton Frazier
E. M.sparks Jr
Darrell Harman
Baytown
Police Probe Coin Machine Thefts in Silsbee
Silsbee officers investigated two coin machine burglaries over the weekend at John D. Westbrook Texgas at 885 N Fifth and H B Simmons Bell Service at 1140 N Fifth. Both machines were pried open in a similar fashion, but authorities could not determine the total stolen.
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Silsbee
Ed Thedfords
John D. Westbrook
Texgas
Fifth
James L. Martin
H. B. Simmons’ Bell
Fall Term Grand Jurors Selected for 88th District Court
Hardin County District Clerk Mrs. Aline Harper announced October term grand jurors for the 88th District Court. Open Monday October 5, new jurors include Elmo Beatty Kountze Alberta Maxie Silsbee John Burke Sour Lake Mrs Charles Kennedy Sour Lake Burt H Collins Saroga E L Stankard Batson Eddie Plunk Silsbee Rudisaile Silsbee Dorothy M.
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88Th District Court Grand Jury
Harding County
Aline Harper
Elmo Beatty
Kountze
Alberta
Maxie
Silsbee
John Burke
Sour Lake
Charles Kennedy
Burt H. Collins
Saratoga
E. L. Stankard
Batson
Eddie Plunk
Aer
Silsbee Designates Clean Up Day Ahead of Homecoming
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce plans a city wide Spruce Up Clean Up Paint Up drive on Saturday October 10 with six city and county trucks. Key Club and Leo Club to assist with loading. Woman's Club aids. posters urged participation and litter bag use. Homecoming for Silsbee High Ex-Students set October 16-17 with carnival street dance trail ride auto show.
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Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Robert A. Scott
Silsbee
Scott
Key Club
Leo Club
J. C. Jeffrey, Jr
Silsbee Woman's Club
Jeffrey
Silsbee High
Chamber
W. A. Barclay, Jr
W. A. Cawn
Mobil Oil Praises Silsbee Firefighters After Refinery Fire
Mobil Oil Beaumont refinery general manager R P Medlin sent a letter to Silsbee Fire Chief Busby praising the Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department for its help during the September 17 refinery fire. The note commends volunteer firemen and local citizens who responded, notes the fire was contained to its origin, and reports no injuries.
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Silsbee
John Busby
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
R. P. Medlin
Mobil Oil Corp
Beaumont
Busby
Mobil
Mrs McBroom Returns Home After Visit Trip
Mrs Albert McBroom returns home Saturday after a two week visit with relatives in Winfield Louisiana and Vicksburg Mississippi. Mr and Mrs Robert Baker and their son of Winfield accompanied her for a weekend visit.
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Albert McBroom
Winfield
Vicksburg
Robert Baker
Sisters visit Dickinson for weekend with relatives
Mrs Edith Yankie accompanied her sister Mrs George Claude of Kirbyville to Dickinson for a weekend visit with another sister Mr and Mrs Donald Moore.
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Edith Yankie
George Claude
Kirbyville
Dickinson
Donald Moore
Atlantic Richfield Sues Hardin County Over Property Taxes
Atlantic Richfield sues Hardin County claiming real and personal property are overvalued on the tax rolls, seeking relief after a similar Warren ISD dispute. The firm contends plants are worth about 31 million versus a 35 million assessment, with parallel issues in Silsbee and Warren cases.
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Pritchard and
Abbott
John Winters
Houston
Atlantic - Richfield
Warren
Silsbee
Hardin County
Tyler County
Atlantic-Richfield
Fire Destroys House Early Wednesday in Silsbee
A Wednesday 12:45 a m blaze of undetermined origin destroyed the rent house of Pauline Cravy on Loading Dock Road West just north of Silsbee city limits. The unoccupied frame structure was vacant since tenants moved out Tuesday afternoon. Three fire trucks responded but the fire consumed most of the building before firefighters arrived.
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Pauline Cravy
Silsbee
John Busby
The
BEE
Busby
Loading Dock Road
Final Rites Held Wednesday For C. L. Williford
Funeral services for Charlie L. Williford 90 of Silsbee were conducted at 2 p m in Farmer Funeral Home chapel with Rev R E Barclay and Rev B A Carlin officiating Burial followed in Hooks Cemetery Williford died Monday night in Buna Medical Center after a long illness He was a native of Kountze lived in Silsbee 40 years and belonged to the First Baptist Church of Silsbee Surviving are two sons E J Williford Beaumont and Bevis Williford Houston one brother Ebb Williford Kountze.
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Charlie L. Williford
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral Home
R. E. Barclay
First Baptist Church
B. A. Carlin
First Baptist Church of
Buna
Hooks Cemetery
Williford
Buna Medical Center
Kountze
Neyne Grocery
J. N. Collier
E. J. Williford
Beaumont
Bevis Williford
Houston
Ebb Williford
Landgraf Named Alternate President's Scholar at Texas A&M
Silsbee High School senior Lester C. Landgraf has been designated an alternate President's Scholar and awarded a four year Opportunity Awards Scholarship to Texas A&M University. The honor honors his leadership and academic record with a minimum $300 annual stipend and eligibility adjustments if other scholars forego. Landgraf, top 50 of 670 scholars, held student body president roles and participated in track, National Honor Society, and Youth Conference activities. He served as U.S. Senate page last summer and earned Eagle Scout rank with a 96.133 GPA average.
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Silsbee
Texas A&m
Earl Rudder
Texas
Landgraf
Lester
Texas Youth Conference
U.S. Senate
Six Theft Suspects Arrested in Kountze
Kountze city patrolmen Walter Overstreet and Claude Lindsey with Deputy Tra Moore report six suspects tied to six thefts and burglaries. Marvin Curtis and Jimmy Wheeler, both 20, were arraigned on burglary warrants for the Sept. 15 Kountze High School burglary. bonds set at 1,000 with Wheeler free and Curtis jailed. A pocket knife and ice cream were taken from the school, with the knife later recovered from suspects. Jesse Waller, 20 of Center, charged with theft of three rifles from a truck at Blair Insurance in Kountze, and another firearm found in his Silsbee apartment. Waller jailed under 1,000 bond. Richard Behnken, 25, and two minors, all of Kountze, also implicated.
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Wheeler
Curtis
Kountze
Lindsey
Kountze High School
Willie Alford
Overstreet
Jesse K. Waller
Center
Justice of the Peace
C. A. Kimball
Pascal Dickerson
Silsbee
Blair Insurance Agency
Waller
Don Merrill
Moore
Sils
Tigers Seek Breakthrough Against Bridge City Saturday Night
Silsbee Tigers, fast improving, head to Bridge City for a 7 30 kickoff to open 1 1 0 district action against the experienced Cardinals led by senior quarterback Rodney Jaynes. Coach Ray McGallion says Silsbee must sharpen pass defense and mounting offense while injuries are not a concern.
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Silsbee Tiger
Bridge City Cardinals
Bridge City
Cardinals
Silsbee
Rodney Jaynes
Tiger
Ray McGallion
McGallion
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Hugh Bevil
Commissioner Means
E. M. Wilson, Jr
Silsbee State Bank
Katherine Ard
Texas State Libbrary
Harper
Stanley Coe
South Seventh
South Sixth
Read-Turrentine School
East Texas
Silsbee Independent
Warren Independent
Texas Supreme Court
Oil Company
Ninth Court of Civil Appeals
C. L. Williford
Lester C. Landgraf
College Station
Texas A&m University
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