Gladewater Chamber Honors Citizens at Anniversary Banquet
Gladewater Chamber of Commerce honored citizens at its annual membership banquet, naming Milton Bolgiano as Citizen of the Year and Virgil Wallace as Bradley Award recipient. Jack Earp assumed Chamber presidency alongside officers including Buzz Long and Kirk Abercrombie. Roy Johnson received the outgoing president’s plaque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Earp
Chamber
Gladewater
Chamber of Commerce
B. P. Dake
Virgil Wallace
Bradley
Roy Johnson
Milton Bolgiano
Hugh Bowden
Gladewater High School
Gladewater Municipal Hospital
Buzz Long
Wallace
Kirk Abercrombie
Roy Leggitt
Harriett Clark Jones
Washington Crossing the Delaware Foundation
Harriett
Gladewater High
GHS
Future Teachers of America
Quentin Abernathy
First State Bank
Board of
Regents of
Texas Eastern University
Abernathy
John Paul Tallent
Right Price Store
Rotary Club
Kirk
Molly) Abercrombie
Harry T. Hardwick
LeTourneau College
Earp
Johnson
Gladewater Chamber
Shriners Plan News Day Sale May 1 in Gregg County
Shriners will hold News Day on May 1 in Gregg County selling a Shrine newspaper to inform the public about their work for crippled and burned children. Funds from the sale support Shriners Hospitals and Burns Institute research including dressings and a blood endotoxin filter still in experimental stages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregg County
Shriners
Shriners Burns Institute
Galveston
Shriners Hospitals For
Mrs Castleberry dies in Tyler
Mary Alma Castleberry 75 of 718 West Pacific died Friday night at Mother Frances Hospital Tyler after a brief illness. Funeral services are Monday at 11 a.m. at Friendship Baptist Church with Rev. Roy Alexander officiating. Burial in Lone Star Cemetery Point under Malcolm Stone Funeral Home. Survivors include two daughters Patsy Gage Tyler Frances Melton Ft Worth one son Orville Castleberry DeFallas Ark three brothers James Edgar and John Burkett and sister Alice Wheeless Point nine grandchildren eight great grandchildren. Pallbearers are grandsons. The text also notes Shriners Burns Institute progress and a May 1 Paper Sale across 16 East Texas counties to raise Shrine Newspapers funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Alma Castleberry
West Pacific
Mother Frances Hospital
Tyler
Friendship Baptist Church
Roy Alexander
Lone Star Cemetery
Point
Texas
Malcolm Stone
The
Baptist Church
Patsy Gage
Frances Melton
Ft. Worth
Orville Castleberry
DeFalls
Ark Three Barthers
James Burkett
Edgar Burkett
John Burkett
San Diego
Alice Wheeless
Jim Howard dies at 75 in Gladewater
Jim Howard 75 of 502 West Gay Avenue died Thursday at 8 45 p m in a local hospital after a period of failing health. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p m at Malcolm Stone Funeral Home Chapel with Rev B F Risinger officiating. Burial followed at Gladewater Memorial Park. He was born August 17 1900 in Rockwall County and was a retired police officer and a Baptist who had lived in Gladewater 46 years. Survivors include his wife Lucille a daughter Mrs Philip Pring of Euless a son Allen Russom two grandsons and one great granddaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Howard
West
Gay Avenue
Malcolm Stone
B. F. Risinger
First Baptist Church
Gladewater Memorial Park
Mr. Howard
Rockwall County
Gladewater
Lucille
Philip Pring
Euless
Allen Russom
City
Reflect on Human Suffering and Divine Order
A meditation citing Job chapters five and six seven on human trouble arising from life not from creation. The passage contrasts affliction with dust and notes that man is born to trouble while sparks rise. It frames suffering as a universal human condition tied to existence.
Gladewater Chamber Meeting and Local Track News
Gladewater chamber to meet at noon Tuesday with lunch by Abundant Life Tabernacle ladies for 2.25. Congratulations to Steve Horn of Union Grove for district win and regional bid at Kilgore after a 13.7 foot pole vault at Spring Hill qualifier. Kay Tipps of the police department admitted to East Texas Chest Hospital for tests. speedy recovery wished. Ladies Auxiliary fire department selling 8x10 color photos to fund projects. call Mary Watson, Rachel Walker, or Dorothy Blackmon for tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater Chamber of Commerce
Ladies of the Abundant Life Tabernacle
Steve Horn
Union Grove
Kilgore
Spring Hill
Steve
Kay Tipps
Police Department
East Texas Chest Hospital
Tyler
Gladewater
Mary Watson
Rachel Walker
Dorothy Blackmon
Jaws of Life Tool Acquired by Gladewater Rescue Team
The Gladewater Roach Rescue team bought a Jaws of Life rescue tool for about 5000 dollars this week. Members earlier staged a drive and displayed the tool at a city park fish fry on Friday night. Demonstrations showed it could free a person from a wrecked car in minutes. Kilgore Rescue Team is the only other local holder of a Jaws in the area. Gladewater Reach members say they will pursue more rescue equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
Kilgore
Reach
Gladewater Girls Tennis Pursue State Meet Title
Gladewater advances to the state meet after sweeping both doubles and singles titles at the Regional Girls Tennis Tournament at UT Arlington. Kathy Hill and Rhonda Thomas won doubles 6-4 6-4 over Van’s Pam Adrain and Marsha Dove, while Sharon Scurlock claimed the singles crown with a 6-2 6-4 win over White Oak’s Kim Muckleroy. The state meet is set for Austin on May 6 and 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
University of Texas At Arlington Tennis Center
Kathy Hill
Rhonda Thomas
Van
Pam Adrain
Marsha Dove
Sharon Scurlock
White Oak
Kim Muckleroy
Austin
Cardiopulmonary Lab Get Go Ahead In Gladewater
Gladewater Municipal Hospital directors approved a contract with cardiologist Dr. M. A. Qureshi to build a cardiopulmonary laboratory on hospital property. The lab equipment would be owned by Dr. Qureshi. a state certificate of need will determine final ownership. If denied, the lab reverts to Dr. Qureshi after five years. Construction and site selection proceed with Dr. Qureshi supervising. The project aims to provide a rarely available service for East Texas residents and may attract a second cardiologist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater Municipal Hospital
M. A. Qureshi
Gladewater
Dr. Qureshi
Qureshi
Lab
Jack Finley
Chicago
Finley
S. M. Thomas
Dr. Thomas
John Osteen
David Holcombe
Gordon Mayer
East Texas
Chairman resigns after hospital lab contract approval
Gladewater Municipal Hospital directors approved a new car diopulmonary contract with Dr. M A Qureshi for a car diopulmonary laboratory in Gladewater. Board Chairman Carson Kennedy resigned effective Saturday after 15 years of service saying it is time. He cited crises and progress during his tenure and read a farewell letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater Municipal Hospital
M. A. Qureshi
Gladewater
Carson Kennedy
Kennedy
Milton Bolgiano
Gladewater High School Choir Concert Program Highlights
Gladewater High School presents a concert featuring the UIL contest numbers Jesus Who Salvation Gave Us Each Rise Up My Love My Fair One Willa The Eyes of All Wait Upon Thee and spirituals such as Take My Hand Were You There Sunshine In My Soul I Got Shoes Shine On Me Bill Grogan's Goat This Is My Country Beautiful Savior plus barbershop selections After Dark Honey patriotic pieces Pledge of Allegiance traditional benediction and The Lord Bless You and Keep You in a final acapella finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
America
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gladewater Mirror
Regents
East Texas Chamber
Texas Chamber of Com
Merce
Burns Institutes
East
Job
Jaws
Kathy Hill and
Fredalene Clark
Gladewater High School Choir
Bource
Art
Swingle
Bill Grogan
Country
GHS Acappella Choir
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