Gladewater Centennial urged for community volunteer effort
Editorial calls on all Gladewater residents to join in the 100th birthday celebrations. It highlights dozens of committees and volunteer roles, urges participation, and cites past civic examples in nearby cities. The piece urges 50 to 75 percent involvement over the next 16 weeks to showcase pride and unity.
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Gladewater
E. Pacific Street
Gregg County
Longview
Kilgore
Centennial Corporation
Junior Mothers Meet in Bob Hill's Office Monday
All junior mothers are urged to meet in Bob Hill's office on Monday at 3 30 to discuss plans for the Jr Sr banquet.
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Bob Hill
Jr.Sr
National Library Week Observed at Gladewater Public Library
The 1972 year saw record library use with 4 615 more books checked out than the prior year as Gladewater celebrates National Library Week April 8 to 14. A shell display from Kathryn Gresham enhances the showcase inviting readers to visit the library.
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Gladewater Public Library
Gladewater Lee Public Library
Kathryn Gresham
Rotary hears unitization argument in oil field debate
Kilgore figures John Ford and Julian Potter urged resistance to the majority consent unitization bill now before the House and Senate. Ford warned of drastic economic impact on Gladewater and East Texas oil area, including job losses and lower tax revenues, if forced unitization passes and majors dominate production. Potter argued against the plan and cited broader concerns about field control and production limits. The Rotary talk framed potential economic recession if unitization becomes law.
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Rotary Club
State Senate
House
B. F. Risinger
Loyce Phillips
Gladewater
Julian Potter
Kilgore
John Ford
Austin
Senate
Roy Johnson
Rev
B. F. Risinger Ford
East Texas
Ford
Gladewater Seeks Name for Four Night Centennial Spectacular
Gladewater invites residents to submit a name for the four night Centennial pageant. Entries must be mailed by May 1 to P O Box 1352 Gladewater Texas 75647 with the winning name to be announced after the deadline. A panel will judge, with a matched set of Centennial coins awarded to the winner.
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Gladewater
P. O
Texas
Pat Hagerty
Rogers Company
10 year old invents reading and math aid
Ray Cumbie Jr. built a reading and math teaching aid at Broadway School. The device uses a 24 volt bulb and switchboard with plugs to verify correct answers, lighting the meter when correct. Ray plans to be a telephone man, not an inventor, and demonstrated the project wearing a lineman style tool belt.
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Ray Cumbie, Jr
Earline Hopson
Broadway School
Ray
General Telephone Company
Mrs Walter Hart Rites Held For Local Educator
Funeral services were conducted for Mrs Elenwyn Hart 58 in Gladewater after a yearlong illness. The First Baptist Church hosted the 3 p.m. Saturday ceremony with burial at Harris Creek Cemetery in Smith County. She taught at Hogg Junior High and Union Grove, studied at several universities, and was wife of Dr Walter Hart with two daughters, a brother, and a grandchild surviving.
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Walter
Elenwyn) Hart
B. F. Risinger
First Baptist Church
Harris Creek
Smith County
Burks-Walker- Tippitt Funeral Home
Tyler
Hart
Walter Hart
Gladewater
Union Grove
Waco High School
Andy ‘Poor University
First Baptist Church of
Hogg Junior High
Camp Fire Girls arts and crafts show opens Tuesday
Gladewater Camp Fire Girls announce their annual arts and crafts show and open house Tuesday from 1 to 5 p.m. at the redecorated Camp Fire Center. Four divisions. best of show wins a free week at Camp Natowa. Girls may enter two items each in art, crafts, needlework, science, poking and photography.
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Camp Fire Girls
Gladewater District
Homer Hanes
Roy Perryman
Joyce Erickson
Blue Birds
Discovery Club
Horizon
Camp Natowa
Oil firm asks RRC to hear field split north south
General American Oil of Texas asks the Texas Railroad Commission to hold a hearing in early June on splitting the East Texas field along a Kilgore line into north and south divisions. The move aims to conserve gas and oil by adjusting separate allowables, citing south division pressure decline and water movement. Sections impacted include Rusk Upshur Smith and Gregg counties.
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Dallas General American Oil of Texas
State Railroad Commission
East Texas
Kilgore
John T. Reynolds
General Lee Oil
Texas
General American
RRC
Rusk
Upshur
Smith and Gregg
Reynolds
New London
North
South
Kilgore Wins Bid for 1.5 Million Plastic Bag Plant
Pak-Sher Manufacturing Co Inc to build a 20 600 square foot facility on a five acre Kilgore site. Alvin Wylie says the plant will supply southern retailers and create 35 to 40 local jobs. Charles Shertzer will serve as president with Raymond Tate and T G Hutt among the principals. Construction starts immediately with completion in mid June and production by August 1 using equipment from South Africa. A Special railroad spur will be installed to support the facility.
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Kilgore
Pak-Sher Manufacturing, Co., Inc
Alvin Wylie
Kilgore Industrial Foundation
South Africa
Shertzer
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Jean Warren
Houston
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Wanda Poston
Jimmy
Kenneth Singleton
Gregg County Humane Society
Dallas Cowboys
Buzz Long
National Library
Jesus
Rotary
Railroad Commission
Gladewater Spectacular
Jimmy Brown
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