They Left Their Mark in Gladewater Community
Editorial honors Charles McChesney and Myrtle Wyche for lifelong service. They supported Boy Scouts United Fund Rodeo Association churches Red Cross and Heart Fund among others. Both died within 48 hours after decades of unsung work leaving a lasting example for all residents.
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Gladewater
Charles McChesney
Myrtle Wyche
Boy Scouts
United Fund
The
Rodeo Association
Red Cross
East Texas Tuberculosis Association
Heart Fund
Myrtle
Lake Gladewater
McChesney
Charles
Gladewater Hosts British Rotary Group for Goodwill Visit
Eight men from Rotary District 107 of Great Britain visited Gladewater hosted by the local Rotary Club. The exchange fostered mutual understanding as residents and visitors shared insights on professions and country life. Local organizers named include Virginia Bates and the First State Bank team.
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Gladewater
International
First State Bank
Rotarians
Rotary Anns
C. Q. Abernathy
Virginia Bates
Union Grove News Guests Gather for Easter Visits
Chains of relatives traveled to Union Grove for Easter observances. Families from Kilgore Hawkins Dallas and Oklahoma City joined locals at the Lynn Bowdens home and West Mt Church. Notable attendees included A B Mackey Denton Dee Mackey Gilmer Jerry Mackey and many others from Dallas Gladewater Daingerfield Baton Rouge and Abilene.
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John Howell
Holley
Midland
Curtis Hester
Amy Jo
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Lynn Bowdens
Union Grove
Howells
Kilgore
Hesters
Hawkins
Dallas
Mary Lou Olliff
Ricky
Maurice McPeek
David
Laura
Virgil L. Moores
Mike
Leonard Berry
Briggs Todd
Randolph Mackey
Lake O’ Pines
Dee Mackey
Rickey
Franklin Sobey
Kathy Kay
Brad
Scott
Vancille Taylor
Baton Rouge
Owen Craig
Kay
Bossier City
Richard Ware
Tresea
Abilene
Seaman Mackey
Glynn Mackey
Opelousas
Pam
Pat
Social Studies Teachers Meet in Nacogdoches East Texas ETACSS hosts teaching conference at SFA with sessions on inquiry methods and exhibits
East Texas educators gather in Nacogdoches at Stephen F. Austin State University for the twelfth annual ETACSS conference themed Teaching the New Social Studies. Dr. Oxen dine and Dr. Brannon announce demonstrations and a Russia education slides luncheon by Dr. Vera Dugas.
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East Texas
East Texas Area Council of Social Studies
Nacogdoches
Stephen F. Austin State University
James Oxendine
Rand Nally
Lucy McAnnally
Holt, Rhinehart, and
Winston
Duke Brannon
Stephen F. Austin University
S.F.A
History Department
Rosa Lee Edge
Carthage
Etacss
Courageous Woman Inspires Us Amid Personal Trials
The passage describes a young woman with resolve as she endures pain from a leg cross pose. Her husband, also a polio victim, helps by lifting her foot and guiding it toward her knee, triggering a sharp pain. The author urges readers to set aside minor troubles and remember her courage and beauty.
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Memphis
Tennessee
Joyce Tucker
Earnest
Joyce
Camp Fire Girls Coverage Praised By Local Leader
Mrs Dean Leverett executive director expresses gratitude for Gladewater Mirror coverage of Camp Fire Girls activities during the sixtieth anniversary and year long programs. She notes girls look forward to local and group news and thanks the paper for support of girls in Gladewater.
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Camp Fire Girls
Bill Owens' Sister Dies in Montana
Mrs. Lee Cox sister of County Commissioner Bill Owens died in Great Falls Montana Sunday morning Funeral services were held at 10 a m Wednesday in Longview with burial in Greenwood Cemetery Longview She is survived by husband Lee son Donald Lee Cox Yakima WA one sister Mrs Phil Connell Norwalk CA and two brothers Bill and John Owens Longview
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Lee Cox
Bill Owens
Great Falls
Montana
Longview
Rader Funeral Home
Greenwood Cemetery
Cox
Lee
Donald Lee Cox
Yakima
Wash
Phil Connell
Norwalk
Calif
Bill
John Owens
Place for everything leads to costly cupboards
The passage muses on habits of organization and frugality. It notes flower children and their influence on feeding, and remarks that the knowledgeable person ignores questions. A light moral about burying the hatchet and making maps of its location is offered along with a comment on the difficulty of apologizing.
Gladewater Mirror details and subscription rates
The Gladewater Mirror erratically lists staff and editors including Mrs. Harry Kates and Harriett Walton with Neal Clark and Jack Elrod named among contributors. It notes publication on Thursdays and Sundays at Glade Avenue and Dean Street, Gladewater, Gregg County, and provides home delivery and mail subscription rates for Texas and out of state. It also mentions consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune in 1949 and The White Oak Texan in 1969.
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Harry Kates
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gladewater
Gregg County
Texas
Gladewater Times-Tribune
The
White Oak Texan
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Washington State
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