Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 103, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 1985 Page: 2 of 46
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forgery and failure to appear, later
confessed to a burglary Dec. 10 at
the Jim Marquis residence near
Onalaska, according to Sheriff’s
Department Capt. Chuck Staton
; The suspect, John Davenport, re-
mained in the Polk County Jail Mon-
day-
Entry into the Marquis residence
was made by prying open a rear
door, according to the investigating
officer, Sgt Ricky Davis. Three
shotguns. 14 pistols and two
cameras, valued at a total $4,000,
were reported missing from the
house. Staton said the cameras and
nine of the pistols had been
recovered at press time.
Sheriff Ted Everitt, Staton and
Sgt. J.C. Robbins conducted the
follow-up investigation.
Christmas gift theft
Other cases under investigation by
the sheriffs department include a
burglary at the Lila Penry residence
in Indian Springs, reported Friday.
Penry told the investigating officer,
Sgt. Leamon Cain, that someone
entered her residence on Dec. 19 and
took packages from under the
Christmas tree. Among the items
reported missing war a stereo.
Also reported was a burglary at
the Aubrey Harrell residence in
Green Acres subdivision, reported
Dec. 13. Someone entered a locked
smokehouse near the residence and
took a Homelight chain saw, Staton
said. The burglary is believed to
have occurred sometime between
Dec. 9 and the date reported. Cain
was the investigating officer.
A fish fryer, butane bottle and
regulator belonging to Jessie
Youngblood were reported missing
Dec. 13 from a mobile home parked
on a drill site in the Segno oil field.
Chin was the investigating officer.
Bud Everitt reported Dec. 12 that
someone entered and ransacked his
offices on U.S. 59 South. Entry was
gained by prying open a front door,
according to Cain, the investigating
officer. Twenty $1 bills, assorted
change, a Bearcat scanner, three
black and white television sets and
four cameras were among the items
reported missing.
Also reported Dec. 12 was the theft
of a red, four wheel Honda motorcy-
cle from the yard of the Greg Martin
residence in Mill Forest subdivision.
The missing motorcycle is valued at
$2,350. Staton was the Investigating
officer.
Thefts reported
Officers have a suspect but had
made no arrest at press time in con-
nection with the theft of a 250-gallon
butane tank from the James
Herschel residence in Putnam’s
Landing, reported Dec. 13.
Neighbors reported seeing two
women near the tank around 9 a.m.
Nov. 23 and an unknown white male
was seen driving off with the tank in
a blue or green Chevrolet pickup
truck with a white top, Staton said.
The tank, which was later sold, has
been located. Deputy Darrell
Longino is the investigating officer.
Stefanie Dist reported Dec. 17 the
theft of two wheels and tires from a
truck-trailer parked on U.S. 59 north
of Corrigan. The truck driver parked
the rig, which had developed pro-
blems with two of its wheels, and
walked to a truck stop to call for
help, Staton said. The driver then
returned to the truck and fell asleep.
When help arrived, two wheels and
tires, valued at a total $750, were
missing. Lt. Jeff Westerman was the
investigating officer.
Phillip B. Hughes reported Dec. 13
the theft of a 1969 14-foot, dark
green, aluminum john boat from
near the boat ramp at Yaupon Cove.
The boat had been left upside down
near the ramp. Other boats around
the ramp were not disturbed.
Longino was the investigating of-
ficer.
Also reported Dec. 13 was the theft
of a 1985 Sea King 50-hp boat motor,
valued at $1,000, and a Shakespeare
troll motor, valued a $175. The
motors were taken from a boat
belonging to Francis Lankford,
which was in the water near Pcn-
waugh Campgrounds. Mike Nettles
was the investigating officer,
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Area
Court judge appointed
LIBERTY - In a public ceremony Dec. 13, L.J. “Boots” Krueger
was sworn in as the first judge for the Liberty County court at law.
Justice Jack Brookshire of the ninth civil court of appeals in Beau-
mont administered the oath to Krueger before a crowcM courtroom.
The newly-created court at law will try juvenile cases, court non-
compliance cases, divorces and annullmento, child custody and sup-
port cases, all misdemeanor offenses against state criminal and
penal laws and civil suits of less than $50,000, Brookshire said.
The court will have jurisdiction over Liberty County and the 75th
and 253rd districts. J
Krueger said he will pay special attention to children’s rights in
divorce cases, and will draw up a bill of rights for children of
divorces, requiring anyone Tiling for tfivorce to read it.
The Vindicator
Jury no-bills suspect
LUFKIN -- In its final meeting of the year Wednesday, the
Angelina County Grand Jury no-billed a Diboll woman charged with
involuntary manslaughter and a Lufkin man charged with ag-
gravated assault.
Charges were dropped against Thelma Gutierrez, 28, who had bedn
charged with the stabbing death of her roommate, Maria De Jesus
Moreno, who died Dec. 7 from a wound in her abdomen.
Also no-billed was Harold Edward Stanberry, 30, who had been
charged with aggravated assault in the shooting of Gurvis Eugene
Jones, 34, of Huntington.
District Attorney Gerald Goodwin said he agreed with the grand
jury’s decision. “They considered both cases very seriously and
spent a lot of time, especially on the Huntington case. I think the
chances of getting a conviction on either of the two cases would have
been very remote,” Goodwin said.
Because of the law preventing double jeopardy, the two cases can-
not be brought before the grand jury again until substantial new
evidence is provided, said Goodwin.
In the same meeting, the grand jury also returned 20 felony indict-
ments.
The Lufkin Daily News
Family donates four-acre park
HUNTSVILLE - Huntsville City Council accepted a four-acre park
Dec. 17 donated by the Gibbs family.
Valued at $250,000, the park will be named after former mayor and
long-time businessman T.C. Gibbs. The park is between 19th Street,
18th Street and Avenue S.
Accepting the gift at the council's meeting, Mayor Jane Monday
said the park would help Huntsville achieve its goal of retaining the
natural environment.
The Huntsville Item
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Beaumonters fight new name
BEAUMONT - Three Beaumont
bumper stickers reading “r
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Members of a seven member group
three stood on the median near the intersection of Dowlen Road and
Eastex Freeway giving the stickers to motorists who requested
them. Save the Triangle members had erected a small sign reading
"Free bumper stickers. Save the ‘Golden Triangle' from Triplex
Brainwashing."
The group opposes the name Triplex for Jefferson, Orange and
Hardin counties coined by the Media-Agency Coalition of Southeast
Texas as part of a marketing campaign. Golden Triangle refers to
the cities of Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange.
Charles Pyle, president of the coalition’s board of directors, said
Triplex was not meant to replace the name Golden Triangle, but was
intended to represent a larger economic area.
Richard Batchelor, spokesman for Save the Triangle, said group
members paid for the bumper stickers with their own money,
Beaumont Enterprise
Center observes
meaning of holiday
By GREG DENSMORE
Area feature editor
LIVINGSTON - Far the Rev.
Ricky Needham and members of his
Apostolic Bible Center, Monday
night’s re-enactment of Mary and
Joseph’s trip to Bethlehem was the
perfect way to share the joy of the
Christmas season with their friends
and neighbors.
“We have a Christmas program at
our church,” Needham explained,
“but it’s pretty much closed to the
public. So we said: ‘let’s do
something outdoors for everyone to
enjoy’.” •
Needham settled on the idea of
presenting a live nativity scene in
front of his home at 1U3 Whipporwill,
near Livingston City Park.
“I had already built a stable (for
the Folk Life Festival) and I knew
we could get ahold of a few
animals,” he said. “I brought up the
idea and the more we talked about it,
the more everybody liked it.”
Settling on Monday night as the
date for the special program, the
church group decorated Needham’s
yard appropriately, with the manger
scene laid out underneath a large
star which had been fastened onto a
towering tree next to the Needham
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Stereo speakers playing-
Christmas music were set up on the
front porch and lumanarias ringed
the driveway.
A typical live nativity scene it was
not. A friend donated the services of
a donkey, which accompanied Mary
and Joseph (Needham and his wife,
Gayc) as they made their slow trek
from their church to the “mai
Curious motorists driving tl
the park area Monday night
on in amazement as Joseph led
Mary ami,the donkey doctrine
street and through the park.
The Three Wise Men, portrayed by
Dennis Coker, Rodney Needham and
Wayne Hardin; and the shepherds,
portrayed by Anthony Needham,
Chad Farrar and Bradley Farrar;
waited in the park for their cue to ap-
pear.
It took the group about 45 minutes
to assemble in front of the Needham
home, where dozens of friends and
neighbors were waiting in anticipa-
tion.
First came Mary and Joseph,
followed by the shepherds and Magi.
A video recorder set up nearby cap-
tured all the action as Christmas
carols signaled the group’s arrival.
With a church member’s infant
playing the part of the Baity Jesus,
the Wise Men got down from their
horses and offered their gifts to him.
It was a truly heart-warming
scene.
Following the re-enactment scene,
Needham asked those gathered to
join in singing “Silent Night” to br-
ing theprogram to a close.
“We wanted to do something
special this year,” Needham said
after the ceremony. “It wqs quite an
experience and we hope "everyone
enjoyed it.”
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the Texas Highway Patrol accident
report. The driver told the in-
vestigating officer, Trooper Ross J.
Cox, that he did not know he struck
Marsh at the time. Merryman left
the scene, later learned of the acci-.
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the cable is trying to get local 66 on
5,” Neal said.
Hal Haley, owner of KETX, said
he has received no complaints of in-
terference.
Neal said if anyone has problems
with interference on their cable,
they should call Livingston
Cablecom.
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White, Barbara. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 103, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 1985, newspaper, December 26, 1985; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth781283/m1/2/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.