McChesney remembered for Scout leadership and community service
Longtime Gladewater figure and scoutmaster William McChesney earned the Silver Beaver in 1952 and saw the Lake Gladewater Scout camp named for him in 1955. He presided as Chamber of Commerce president in 1963, held roles in Rotary, Freemasonry, Shrine, and local civic groups, and served Jarvis Christian College advisory posts. He remained active in church, Red Cross, and United Fund, dying while watching golf on TV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Gladewater
McChesney
Daddy
Chamber of Commerce
Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian
Longview
Gladewater Rotary Club
Round-Up Association
Gladewater Masonic Lodge
Dallas Scottish Rite
Sharon Temple of the Shrine
Gladewater Home Builders Association
Jarvis Christian College
Gladewater High School
East Texas Tuberculosis Association
Gregg County Red Cross
United Fund of
Mrs Wyche remembered for civic work and store legacy
The obituary outlines Myrtle Wyche long active in Gladewater civic programs and Cub Scouts work, with husband Everette Wyche running a drug store begun by Sally Cook and expanded gift department. It notes Dickie Phillips arrival, schooling, and the couple’s home on Phillips Drive. It mentions rattlesnakes self-inflicted venom danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everette
U.S. Air Force
Myrtle
Sally Cook
Sally
Wyche
Dickie Phillips
Gladewater
Gladewater High School
Houston University
Dickie
United Fund
Phillips Drive
Decline and Fall Warnings From Edward Gibbon
The Baptist Messenger cites Edward Gibbon on why Rome fell, listing increased divorce, rising taxes with bread and circuses, the love of pleasure, armaments, and religious decay as warnings. It urges modern Americans to read and heed these cautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Gibbon
the Baptist Messenger
White Oak Announces School News and Local Events
White Oak students return after a five day holiday while booster clubs seek sandwich and cupcake donations for April 10 track meet to fund sending boys to a Christian camp. Royal events include the Lions Club Queen Contest on April 4 and various Easter visits across area families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Oak
Kilgore College
White Oak Athletic Booster Club
Fellowship of Christian Camp
Bobbie Jett
Darrell Havins
Bill Terry
Terri Williams
Stoney Williams
Terri
Ouachita University
Arkadelphia
Ark
White Oak Lions Club
White Oak High School
Port Arthur
Houston
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Thomas Tidwell
Tammy
Henderson
Donald Davis
A. A. Frazier
Weatherford
Jack Frazier
Marilyn
Johnny
C. L. Shoupe
J. C. Williams
Gladewater
Seward Silvertooth
Area Men in Service Pensacola Navy Ensign Rickey Completes Phase
Navy Ensign Philip D. Rickey husband of Toni F. Giles of Longview completed the first phase of Naval Aviation Training at Pensacola Naval Air Station. Midshipman Roger D. Hill of Longview named to the Superintendent's List at Annapolis for combining academics with leadership in the first semester. He is a member of the Class of 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola, Fla
Navy
Philip D. Rickey
Toni F. Giles
Longview
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Annapolis
Roger D. Hill
U. S. Naval Academy
Green Thumb Tips for Petite and Plot Garden Varieties
Gardening notes highlight 6-inch Petites with yellow gold and orange blooms and a bicolor Harmony. Spookie pumpkin pearly crosses Farly Sugar Pie and Jack O’Lantern for easy jack o lantern use. Seed counts vary greatly from 115 seeds per bean packet to 15200 seeds per turnip weight. Watering seedbeds is vital. never let them dry, drainage matters, Iceland poppies may bloom first year if sown early. Rutabagas mature slower. plant seeds mid June to early July.
Billy Callaway Seeks Place 7 on Gladewater School Board
Gladewater resident Billy Callaway announces his candidacy for Place 7 on the Gladewater School Board. He cites 19 years in town, parent of two children, a mathematics graduate, 13 years at Texas Eastman, church leadership, Little League involvement, home builder work, and asks for voters’ support in the April 4 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater Mirror
Billy Callaway
Gladewater
Patsy Bortzfield
M. W. Bortzfield
N. Lee
Doug
Randy
Kilgore College
Stephen F. Austin State University
Texas Eastman
Longview
First Baptist Church
Little League
Ike Liddell
Gladewater Home Builder Association
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Robert Wilbur
Eastern Airlines
Weiser
Tlene
Chromacolor Compact Console
Zenith
Zenith Titan
AFC
SOC
Marcelle
Li Ie
Starryte
Cee
Bie
Feenamint
Val
Zenith Chromacolor
Weiser’s
N. Main Gladewater
Ted Carpen
Yukon
Shurfresh
Eels
Neal Esa
Masa Ft As
Mycitracin
Texas
Pharmacies, Inc
Borden’s Buttermilk
Decker
Zee Tissue
U.S
Wembelee
Handy Dandy Grocery & Market
S. Tyler
White Oak News
Lies
Johnny Watson
Sonia
Bubba
Lubbock
Bossier
David Silvertooth
Spring
Jerry Silvertooth
Craig
Nacogdoches
Silvertooth
Jimmy Watson
Jennifer Watson
Wayne Martin
Shreveport
Myron Shaw
Lake ’O the Pines
Homer Blankenship
Debra Gentry
John Cline
Elmira Chapel Presbyterian Church
Spring Hill
L. L. Thomas
Randy Brint
Jeffrey
Dallas
Ruel Brint
Bernice Gatlin
Ben Brint
Iceland
Reykjavik
POL
Billy Callj
Lord Byron
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