Silsbee Opens District Play at Stark in 10-3A Showdown
Silsbee, state-ranked and undefeated, travels to Orange Stark to begin the 10-3A East Zone season. Stark’s offense features junior QB Paul Crockett and end Reginald Kelly while Silsbee counters with Artie Shankle and Derrek Shelton returning from injury. Stark, 1-1 this season after beating Mt. Carmel 13-3 and losing to Strake Jesuit 13-9, aims to challenge Silsbee’s defense led by Spearman, Shelton, and Arline.
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Silsbee
Tigers
Orange
Stark
Paul Crockett
Reginald Kelly
Dexter Bassinger
the Bee
Kelly
Cleveland
Bassinger
Craig Couvillion
Wendell Rhodes
Mt. Carmel
Strake Jesuit
Artie Shankle
Derrek Shelton
Ray McGallion
Shelton
Channelview
Shankle
Oliver Lewis
Norris Green
McGallion
Lewis
Green
Indians
Noseman
Lynn Robertson
Frankie Spearman
Doug Shankle
David Jones
Ronald D. Robertson
Jimmy Rawls
Allen Sanford
Robert Arline
George Thomas
Orange Stark
Tommy Manuel
John Hawthorne
Ken Sanders
Mark Bonnin
Joe Ray
Paul Simar
Ned Riley
Ellis Phillips
Robert Dailey
Zane Pilsek
Dailey
Trent Cooper
Jimmy ‘Krahe
Charles Champine
Marc Egbers
Patrick Sillers
Ronald Warnell
Elliot Peepers
Steve l Couvillion
Derra ‘Cook
KISD Tax Suit Postponed Again By Judges
The Kountze Independent School District tax suit was postponed again after the visiting Hidalgo County judge declined to hear it. Judge W. Rogers Blalock, newly appointed, became the second judge to turn down the case. Judge Clyde Smith recused himself due to land ownership in the district. Plaintiffs include four timber firms and 61 landowners seeking to block taxes from a rural property reevaluation. Defendants are the school board and the board of equalization. Firms listed include Southland Paper Mill, Champion International, Temple-Eastex, Kirby Lumber, and Hardin County Commissioner Howard Barrington.
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Kountze Independent School District
88Th District Court
W. Rogers Blalock
Hidalgo County
Clyde Smith
88Th
School Board and
Board of Equalization
Southland Paper Mill, Inc
Champion International Corp
Temple-Eastex, Inc
Kirby Lumber Corp
Hardin County
Howard Barrington
Grand Jury Indicts Seven on Friday in Hardin County
Hardin County Grand Jury indicted seven individuals at its Friday session led by District Attorney R. S. Coe. Named defendants include Charles Edward Groze of Kountze Vernon Byron Wood of Silsbee Thomas Russell Whittle of Kountze Hollis Menefee of Mauriceville Thomas Berdet Armstrong of Port Neches all charged with DWI second offense Harman Perryman of Beaumont with theft and Mark Kerr of Baytown for possession of marijuana. No bills were returned for John Quincey Adams and Sidney Barnes of Silsbee forgery Nancy Young of Buna theft Mark Denard of Silsbee burglary Willie Larkin Ricks of Silsbee theft Silverrol Ferguson of Baytown marijuana and Robert Webb of Beaumont indecency with a child.
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Hardin County Grand Jurvy
R. S. Coe
Charles Edward Groze
Kountze
Vernon Byron Wood
Silsbee
Thomas Russell Whittle
Hollis Menefee
Mauriceville
Thomas Berdet Armstrong
Port Neches
Harman Perryman
Beaumont
Mark Kerr
Baytown
John Quincey Adams
Sidney Barnes
Nancy Young
Buna
Mark Denard
Sillsbee
Willie Larkin Ricks
Silverrol Ferguson
Robert Webb
Fire calls in Silsbee volunteers week includes car blaze
Silsbee Volunteer Firemen report a light week with two calls through Sept 23. The latest fire was at the County Dump off FM 418 at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday. Last Tuesday Sept 16 an auto fire damaged a 1968 Plymouth owned by Stan Bragg near FM 92 and Ben D. Smith Road at 8:21 p.m.
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Silsbee
Russell Busby
FM 418
Ilast
Stan Bragg
FM 92
Ben D. Smith Road
Woodville Man Dies in Head On Crash on US 96
Heber Andrew Crosby 31 of Woodville was killed at the scene of a two car crash on US 96 south of Silsbee. Samuel C. Dodson 22 was charged with involuntary manslaughter and arraigned before Justice Kyle Reeves with bond set at 2500. Dodson and passenger James Dodson were treated and released from Silsbee Doctors’ Hospital. Crosby’s funeral is set for Friday at Farmer Funeral Home with burial in Town Bluff Cemetery. He was a native of Spurger and worked as a truck driver for Mustang Industrial Equipment Co in Beaumont. Survivors include his daughter Shana Kay and his parents and siblings.
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Heber Andrew Crosby
Box 76
Woodville
US 96
Silsbee
DPS
C. Q. Smith
The
BEE
Crosby
Samuel C. Dodson
Smith
Dodson
Justice of the Peace
Kyle Reeves
James C. Dodson
Chevrolet
Silsbee Doctors
Reeves
Farmer Funeral Home
Town Bluff
Royce and
Allen Crosby
Abagail Cryer
Shirley Tolar
Fred
Lucy Crosby
Nita B. Crosby
Spurger
Beaumont
Festivities For SHS Homecoming Get Underway Next Week
SHS officials announce early 1975 Homecoming events with students selecting court and duchesses. Queen candidates, parade plans, bonfire, fireworks, and a football game are scheduled, with prizes for parade floats and a kickoff to the Bicentennial celebration in Silsbee.
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SHS
Silsbee High School
S. A. Wallace
Santa Fe Park
Avenue H
North Seventh
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
B. H. Gilley
Russell Busby
Silsbee Ex-Students Association
Silsbee State Bank
Charles Tarver
County Commissioners Approve Blue Cross Health Life Policy
Hardin County Commissioners accepted the insurance committee recommendation and approved a Blue Cross Blue Shield contract for employee health and life coverage effective Oct. 1. Bid review followed care to replace Connecticut General Life Insurance.
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Hardin County
Connecticut General Life Insurance Co
Horace Moye
Emmett Lack
G I Surplus Co-Owner Missing Since September 16
Chambers County deputies search for Robert J. Velasquez Jr. 32 Nederland missing after not returning from a Houston business trip. Foul play feared as his abandoned van with torn tire and coat found two miles east of Baytown exit. brothers George Velasquez runs Pine Plaza Center store and Nederland location.
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Chambers County
Robert J. Velasquez Jr
Nederland
Houston
Velasquez
George Velasquez
Silsbee G.I
Pine Plaza Center
Chambers County Sheriff's Deputies
Baytown
Aggie Band Welcomes 106 New Members This Fall
Michael W. Thompson of Silsbee joins Texas A and M University’s famous Aggie Band as part of 106 new members for the season. Thompson plays the clarinet position and serves as an Air Force ROTC cadet.
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Michael W. Thompson
Silsbee
Texas Aggie
Texas A&m University
Thompson
Aggie
City Tax Hearings Start on Monday in Silsbee
Public hearings by the City of Silsbee Tax Equalization Board begin 2 p.m. Monday at City Hall Earnest Avenue. Board members are D. M. Short L. G. Jordan and Mrs. Ann Latham. Cesar Dominguez invites those wishing to testify to call 385-2863. Assessed value rising 14 percent from re appraisal. tax rate and assessment level remain unchanged. City fiscal year begins Oct 1. 1975-76 assessed value was 15,717,274 with budget estimate of 17,844,611.
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City of
Silsbee IndependentSchool
Dominiquez
Ronald Hickerson
C. E. Landolt Jr
David Shows
Landolt
The
BEE
Silsbee approves 1 million dollar city budget in Sept meeting
The Silsbee City Council unanimously adopted a 1,009,068.00 budget for 1975-76 after a public hearing with no speakers. Major General Fund increases include Fire and Police departments, contingency, and staff salaries, with a new fire truck boosting Fire from 12,378 to 23,695 and Police from 186,322 to 211,683.
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City of
Silsbee
Cesar Dominguez
Sheriff Urges Public Aid to Curb Home Burglary Rise
Hardin County Sheriff Billy Paine urges residents to record serial numbers and lock homes during football games as burglaries rise this fall. He notes burglars target firearms and urges reporting suspicious people or vehicles to the sheriff or Silsbee police.
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Hardin County
Billy Paine
Paine
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Spearman
Thomas
Sanford
Rawls
William Graham
Ronald W. Robertson
Rayford Dolford
Dwight Fobbs
Pete Priest
Don Muckleroy
Jerry Fontaine
Lynn Robinson
LE George Thomas
Tiger
West Orange Stadium
Ronald D. Robinson
Danny Doyen
George Molandes
David Norton
Auto Blaze
Laura Allen
James W. Monk
Marlene Fitzpatrick
Gerald Fitzpatrick
Lisa Luttrell
Burrell Luttrell
Donna Miller
Arch A. Miller
Debbie Porchia
Willie Porchia
Cindy Santos
Walter Santos
Linda Stephenson
P. H. Jordan
Kathy Stout
H. E. Stout
Silsbee Tigers
Livingston
Kirby Memorial Stadium
North 7Th Street
Rocky Kelley
First Pentecostal Church
Silsbee Bicentennial Committee
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Silsbee Ex- Students Association
Istreets
Tarver
Silsbee High
Crown Life
Joe Barraque
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Oscar Gutierrez
Gordon Reynolds
Metropolitan Life
E. Koch
Travelers’ Insurance
American National Insurance Co
American Security Life Insurance Co
Ercll Langham
Isurance
B. J. Jardeman
Deep East Texas
Unitias
Harjin
Tyler
Polk
San Jacinto
Trinity
Hardin
Gi Surplus
Edna Brown
CETA
Dominguez
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