21st Edition Annual Quarterhorse Show Opens Friday
The East Texas Quarterhorse Breeders Association hosts a two day show at Round-Up Rodeo grounds starting Friday August 9 at 4 p.m. featuring 350 yard races. Youth events run Friday night and adult shows Saturday with judging by Hugh Orwell and trophies for six winners per class. Ralph Prince notes many entries and keen competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Sharp
Buck
Ivor
Bert
East Texas
Quarterhorse Breeders Association
Ralph Prince
Hugh Orwell
Fayetteville
Ark
American Quarterhorse Association
Ing
Prince
Gladewater Jaycees
Rotary District Governor to Visit Gladewater Club
Austin B. Watson of Dallas will address the Gladewater Rotary Club during an official District visit. He will confer with Club President Irby Bates and Secretary Richard Herbst on administration and future activities. The report outlines Watsons rise from Westinghouse clerk to industrial leader with two Texas corporations and extensive local Rotary and community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin B. Watson
Dallas
Rotary
Rotary Club
Irby Bates
Richard Herbst
Westinghouse Supply
Watson
Houston
Tyler
Sherman
Paris
Waco
Palestine
Lufkin
Longview
Texas
Southern Methodist University
National of Electrical Distributors
National Association of Electrical Inspectors
City approves rezonings and plans for map and projects
The council rezoned Sunny Acres lots 13 14 15 and Sheppard lot 7 allow two new businesses an antique shop and a miniature golf course both moving from single family to commercial zone Planning Commission supported the change Mayor Abernathy noted upcoming official rezoning map and awarded engineering firm selection for map Insurance coverage for 43 city vehicles and property set at 2400 annually with certain drops approved Archway sign for Glade water Memorial Park approved Slurry seal paving on Gay Avenue about 6 000 and Nelwyn Street extension opening pending boundary agreements and builder participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Godfrey
N. Main Street
A. B. Osburn
N. Main
Sunny Acres
Highway 80
Rodeo Grounds
Sheppard Addition
Highway 271
Alvin Rampy
William Shaddox
City Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Quentin Abernathy
Bill Langford
Jim Holcomb
Holomb
Gladewater Memorial Park
Nelwyn Street
John Paul Tallent
Gay Ave
Council
Gregg County Brucellosis Testing Shows Low Positives
Gregg County tests report over 3500 cattle screened for brucellosis with 31 reactors. The Texas Animal Health Commission teams and local veterinarians conduct free testing. Infected cattle must be branded and sold, with retests planned in 60 to 120 days. Calls for testing assistance available via extension office lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregg County
O. D. Taylor
Texas Animal Health Commission
Taylor
Gilmer
Wood County
Kilgore
Gladewater
Beer License Lost by Club My O My Club
The Texas Liquor Control Board permanently cancels the beer license of Georgia Cordelia Boswell, operator of the My O My Club near Gladewater on the Tyler highway. District Supervisor Jim Travis says action cites improper way and manner of operation. the order is effective August 1 and permanent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Cordelia Boswell
Gladewater
Tyler Highway
Texas Liquor Control Board
TLCB
Jim Travis
Travis
Cozy Theatre Chain Sale Blocks Jefferson Amusement to Golden Triangle
Jefferson Amusement Company and East Texas Theatres Inc announce the sale of 33 theatres in 17 cities to Golden Triangle Theatres Inc of Jefferson County. Richard Jack and W Bonner Phares say the multi million dollar deal is the largest of its kind in Texas. Several venues listed across Beaumont Port Arthur Orange Longview and others remain unaffected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Amusement Company
East Texas Theatres, Inc
Golden Triangle Theaters, Inc
Jefferson County
Richard Jack
Jefferson Amusement
W. Bonner Phares
Golden Triangle Theatres
Jack
Texas
Jefferson, Liberty
Gaylynn
South Park Drive-In
Lamar
Beaumont
Village
Port Theatre
Don Drive-In
Port Arthur
Neches Theatre
Port Neches
Strand Theatre
McArthur Drive-In
Orange
Pines
Lufkin
Arlynne
Cargill
River Road Drive-In
Longview
Cherokee Theatre
Rusk
Chief
Gladewater veterans share WWII memories and gun views
Kelly Louvier and Wallace Ward, long-time friends and WWII veterans from Gladewater and Lewisville, Texas, recount combat in the Pacific with the 41st Infantry Division. They discuss Buna and New Guinea fighting, jungle warfare, and their decision not to own a gun since discharge. Ward earned a Bronze Star. Louvier received multiple campaign medals. They now work in steel and railroad roles, with families at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly Louvier
Chevy Chase
Gladewater
New Guinea
Louvier
Wallace Ward
Lewisville
Texas
Ward
Oregon
186Th Regiment
41St Infantry Division
Camp Walters
Mineral Wells
Camp Roberts
Pascral
California
Fort Lewis
Washington
Pacific
Melbourne
Australia
Matzonia
Equator
Dubidor
Buna
Army
G.I
Normandy
States
Victory named to Rice President's Honor Roll
Harold Dean Victory, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Victory of 404 Live Oak, is named to Rice University's President's Honor Roll for the spring 1968 semester. Angela June Turner, three, caught eight perch on a family fishing trip, first time using her own pole. Mrs. Boyd Ehl and Mrs. Jake Crouch traveled from Shreveport to Louisville to visit family. Mrs. Crouch plans a two week visit back home while Mr. Crouch attends a Special Forces School. Kittens for sale: mother cat with 3 kittens or mother with 5 kittens, call 845-2909. Window mirror display updates continue with free pictures available at the shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Dean Victory
H. D. Victory
Live Oak
Rice University
Angela June Turner
Billy Turners
Angela
Boyd Ehl
Jake Crouch
Shreveport
Louisville
Kentucky
Ehl
Bob Crouch
Crouch
Bates addresses Jaycees on duty to preserve American dream
Rev. Irby Bates of First Baptist Church Gladewater urged Jaycees Tuesday night to take civic responsibility. He warned the nation risks neglecting God and religious liberty, citing Peter Marshall and Clare Booth Luce and noting low church attendance in Gladewater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irby Bates
Gladewater
First Baptist Church of
Bates
Peter Marshall
America
Rev. Bates
Israel
Glatewater
Clare Booth Luce
God and freedom themes mark Bates Jaycees talk
Bates told the Jaycees that America was conceived by men who believed in God and that freedom means opportunity to do what is right. He warned against Communism, saying the nation must confront it in Asia or risk a later confrontation in Latin America or at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rey
Bates
Jaycees
America
Vietnam
Asia
Latin America
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Gladewater Club
Court of Honor
Bang’s
Glade
Buddy
Brewster
Yank
Lone Star Steel
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Antil
One Nation
Jaycee
God
Deaie
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