Ex-wife Kills Doctor Then Takes Own Life in Athens Residence
Dr John B Cook 46, a former Gladewater physician, was shot twice at his Athens home by his former wife Celeste Morrison Cook 47 who then killed herself. The couple, married three weeks earlier, left a son Christopher 15 and daughter Myrna 21. Memorials planned. services set at St Matthias Episcopal Church. arrangements pending for Celeste Cook.
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Athens
Gladewater
John B. Cook LI
Celeste Morrison Cook
Justice of the Peace
Richards Dr Cook
Cook
Dr Cook
Spartanburg
S. C
University of Tennessee Medical School
Celeste Cook
Lorens
N. C
Richardson
Christopher Cook
Myrna Cook
Austin
St. Matthias Episcopal Church
Frank Henriques
Carroll and Lehr
Oil Production Shifts as Russia Tops U S in 1974
Russia surpasses the United States in oil output for 1974 with an average of 9.16 million barrels daily, while U S production declines for a fourth straight year to 8.8 million. The shift ends a century and a half of U S lead, despite prior Soviet projections. Other notes report polygamy case in Utah, a counterfeit $10 bill in Sulphur Springs, and Kilgore discussion on youth recreation and water rate increases.
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Washington
United
U. S
United States
Valentin Shashin
Russia
Salt Lake City
Utah
Judy Joseph
Mrs. Joseph
Alexander Joseph
Judy
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Sulphur Springs
S T. Garrison
Peoples National Bank
Gladewater Mirror subscription rates and history
The Gladewater Mirror lists home delivery and mail rates in Texas and out of state. It notes publication twice weekly on Thursdays and Sundays and credits consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune and The White Oak Texan along with dates of consolidation.
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Texas
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texan
Eve Opener Event Draws 245 Attendees From 15 Towns
Fire chief Ronnie Gothard reports 245 people registered for the Eve Opener with participants from 15 towns. Nine men and two women teams raced in pumper events with Commerce taking men’s first, Quinlan second, Cathage third, and Gladewater first with Commerce second among women.
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Ronnie Gothard
Cooper
Commerce
Quinlan
Cathage
Gladewater
Transformer Fire Cuts Power To Downtown Block
A burned transformer cut electricity to a downtown block Tuesday afternoon. SWEPCO reported service from 3:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. affecting all businesses in the block, including First State Bank, with the faulty transformer located behind the electric company office.
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Raymond Allen
Swepco
Electric Company
First State Bank
Kilgore Business Leader Wins Albert Gallatin Award
Kilgore businessman James Earl Mankins Sr. won the Albert Gallatin Business Award at a Drake Hotel luncheon in Chicago. The honor includes a gold medal and 5000 for selected charities, plus regional and national recognition as a leading small business and community figure.
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Chicago
Kilgore
James Earl
Jimmy) Mankins Sr
Albert Gallatin
Zurich-American Insurance Companies
Drake Hotel
Mankins
East Texas Treatment Center For
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
March of Dimes Defect Center
Shriners’ Crippled Children's Fund
American Cancer Society
Eagle Trucking Company
Zurich- American Insurance Companies
Mel Copeland Insurance Agency
Longview
Eagle Trucking Co
Gregg County
Arraignment in Gladewater car theft case
Gladewater police recovered a 1969 Ford Galaxie stolen from Davidson Ford Sales and arrested Christopher L. Richardson 17 of Route 1 Box 113 A on a theft over 200 charge. Judge Finley set a 5000 bond and a juvenile was sent to Gregg County authorities. Richardson was jailed Sunday and posted bond Tuesday.
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Gladewater
Jimmy Davis
Jack Finley
Christopher L. Richardson
Box 113
Finley
Davis
Gregg County
Richardson
Springtime reflections and hints of graphoanalysis
A rambling springtime column mixes scenes of yard work and birds with musings on handwriting analysis, unfinished tasks, and desire for 1890s fashion. The writer notes optimism, plans for potential changes, and a light critique of women's fashion and aging.
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Paul Goodchild
Paul
Lee Library
George
Casey Agrelius rites Wednesday in Longview
Casey Agrelius 83 of 711 Sixth Longview died Monday in a Longview hospital. Masonic graveside rites were held Wednesday at Gladewater Memorial Park with Rev. Paul Allen and Herbert Ottman officiating. Burial under Welch Funeral Home direction. He was a World War I veteran and a Blue Lodge member. Survived by wife Geneve a brother Carroll Agrelius of Bakersfield Calif and nephew Francis Tippen of North Hollywood Calif.
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Longview
E. M
Casey
Agrelius
Gladewater Memorial Park
Paul Allen
Herbert Ottman
Welch Funeral Home
Blue Blue Masonic Lodge
Knight Templar
Sharon Shrine Temple
Gladewater
Geneve
Carroll Agrelius
Bakersfield
Calif
Francis Tippen
North Hollywood
ERA debate resurfaces as states reconsider ratification
A Texas legislature hearing returns to the Equal Rights Amendment saga. The columnist notes ERA provisions, gender equality goals, and opposition including concerns about public rest rooms. A humorous exchange about a hypothetical Girl Watching Amendment underscores the tension between equal rights and traditional views.
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U. S
Texas
ERA
Tennessee
Nebraska
GWA
Springfield naming spree spreads across states
The 1975 Rand McNally Road Atlas lists Springfield as the most common city name, with a Springfield in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Washington follows with 17 states plus DC.
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Skokie
Ill
Springfield
Illinois
U.S
Washington
District of Columbia
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