Gladewater News Roundup Highlights Band Start and Events
Gladewater high school announces band practice begins Monday at 9 a.m. in the band hall led by director Buzz Messner. The issue notes participation in a Dallas Vocational Education Conference with teachers Mary Smith and Billie Johnster and remarks by Sen. Lloyd Bentsen on education. Also covered are the 1972 Yearbook of Agriculture Landscape for Living, a Disneyworld visit by Gladettes, a stray poodle captured by police, an upcoming Gladewater Boys Baseball Association meeting, and a fundraising effort for Mrs. Pearl Crump’s cancer treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater High School
Buzz Messner
Texas Vocational Education
Dallas
Mary Smith
Billie Johnster
Lloyd Bentsen
Memorial Auditorium
Sen. Bentsen
Ken Bennett
Walter Phillips
John Shipp
Board of Education
Supt
Johnson
Bob Hill
TSTA
Pirkey retires as SWEPCO head and Stall named successor
H. W. Pirkey Jr after 46 years with Southwestern Electric Power Company retires as chairman and chief executive officer effective August 1. Lamar Stall becomes SWEPCO chief executive, having served as president since April 1971. Pirkey remains as consultant and director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirkey
Swepco
Stall
H. W. Pirkey, Jr
Southwestern Electric Power Company
Pirkey’s
Lamar Stall
Electric
Pickey
Glade men chosen for special honor
Two young Gladewater men, haberdasher David Holcombe and pharmacist Dale Barton, were chosen for inclusion in the 1972 Outstanding Young Men of America. Nominated earlier this year by Gladewater American Legion Post 281, they are recognized for professional and community leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
David Holcombe
Dale Barton
Gladewater Post 281
American Legion
J. P. Poston
Doug Blankenship
Act
Glade Men
Lifeguard Saves 10 Year Old at Gladewater Pool
A 10 year old girl slipped into deep water at the Gladewater school pool and was revived by lifeguard Mary Jane Wiley. Wiley, 18, a Red Cross trained Water Safety Instructor and valedictorian, kept up CPR until hospital care. The child, Kathi Dockery, is out of danger after observation. Wiley’s swift action averted tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathi Dockery
Mary Jane Wiley
Kathi
Miss Wiley
University of Texas At Austin
Gladewater
J. C Dockery
Wood Street
Red Cross
Memorial Church Rummage Sale Aids Russell Fenton
Memorial Baptist Church youth sponsor a rummage sale on Friday and Saturday August 11 12 at 114 S Main to aid Russell Fenton music director facing kidney transplant. Proceeds support medical expenses with donation pickups via phone numbers and at the Mirror office. Fenton from East Texas undergoes thrice weekly hemodialysis at Southwestern Dialysis Center Dallas awaiting transplant at Parkland Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Baptist Church
S. Main
Russell Fenton
Fenton
East Texas
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
Southwestern Dialysis Center
Funeral services set for Evelyn Faulk of Clarksville City
Evelyn Faulk aged 65 died at 7 20 a m Wednesday in a local hospital after a short illness. Funeral services are pending with Malcolm Stone Funeral Home. She is survived by her husband Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm Stone
Evelyn Faulk
Clarksville City
Prayer For Today
A brief devotional prayer asking God for humility and wisdom to seek salvation through Jesus Christ, our kinsman and redeemer, offered freely. Amen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Jesus
Mrs Smith Joins ETSU Faculty as Computer Science Instructor
Patricia Mayer Smith will join East Texas State University on September 1 as an instructor in Computer Science. She earned a B S in Computer Science in 1971 and a Master of Education in 1972 from Texas A&M, was active in campus clubs, and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Gordon Mayer. The Smiths will move to Commerce at month’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Smith
East Texas State University
Computer Science Club
Gladewater School Board Seeks Bids for New Athletic Facility
In a special session the Gladewater school board reviewed plans from Gerald Foster for a 67 by 104 foot athletic field house at the school park corner of Tenery and Walton. They voted to advertise for bids with a bid opening set for Aug 17 at 7 p.m. The 7,400 square foot brick building includes dressing facilities for about 55 boys and a separate girls’ area, coaches offices, a whirlpool bath, trainer’s room, and permanent weight equipment. The project aims to provide modern sanitary facilities for athletes and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
Longview
Gerald Foster
Tenery and
Walton Streets
In-service workshop dates announced for Gladewater
The schedule for the In- Service workshop for faculty members of the Gladewater school system has been released from the office of Superintendent Roy Johnson. The annual pre-school workshop for teachers will be announced in due course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
Roy Johnson
Union Grove to Open Registration on Aug 17
Union Grove Schools announce registration for students on Thursday August 17 from 8:30 a.m. to noon on an in service day. Buses run on regular schedule to bring students. First official day of school set for Monday August 21 with full cafeteria service and 180 student days planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Cooper
Union Grove Schools
Union Grove
Gay and Broadway
Gay Avenue
Insurance Committee
Johnson
O. G. Johnston
Raydell Goggans
TSTA
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rural Electric
Secretary of Agriculture Buzz
Congress
Superintendent of
GPO
Washington, D.C
Disneyworld
Florida
Delight Johnson
Delight Marie
Donny
Lynda Moore
Weldon Homes
Thomas Animal Hospital
Gladewater Boys Baseball Association
Municipal
Pearl Crump
Jimmy Brown
Mirror Office
Wilkes
Knox Lee
Cason
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Fayetteville
Ark
Texarkana
Mid South Towers
Shreveport
L. W. Pirkey, JR
J. Lamar Stall
Glade
First Christian Church
Ministerial Alliance
Bear Park
FCC
White Oak Missionary Baptist Church
First Christian
Richard Causey
Marvin King
Missionary Baptist Church
White Oak
Melvin Lockhart
Emmanuel A. White Oak
Larry Aaron
United Methodist A
Union Grove Baptist
Chester Gleaser
Alliance
G. A. Stanfield
Mirror
Gladewater Chapter of
TARS
Bulletin
Public Works Department
East Pacific Street
Gregg County Commissioners
Matt Allen
John Marshall
Water & Sewer Department
Roy Perryman
Mrs. Smith
ETSU
Supt. Johnson
T Rainer
Sheila Barrow
Betty Smith
Betty Fox
Gary Hamilton
Norma Hamilton
Glyn Johnson
Roy Lemar
Elizabeth Smith
Garry Boyd
Kathryn Moyers
Jerry Hill
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