Bicycling Growth Spurs Texas Deaths and Injuries
Texas cyclists rise as a cheap clean transport but accidents climb. Insurance Information Institute warns the death and injury toll could grow with increased ridership while urging riders to obey laws and motorists to stay alert. East Texas Baptist College receives a $10,000 gift augmenting a $100,000 trust from Dr. and Mrs. Bruce to fund endowment.
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Insurance Information Institute
Marshall
H. D. Bruce
Texas
East Texas Baptist College
M. V. Runnels
Bruces
Baptist Foundation of Texas
Bruce
ETBC
Howard C. Bennett
Former Gladeite Mrs George Mercer Dies in Fort Worth
Mrs Helen Mercer died after a heart attack at her Fort Worth home 3824 Belair Circle. Funeral services were held Friday at Haveison-Cole Funeral Home with burial in Fort Worth. The Mercers, once of Gladewater, ran Mercer Trucking Company. her husband preceded her in death. Four of the nation’s largest airlines have corporate HQs in New York City.
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George
Helen) Mercer
Belair Circle
Fort Worth
Haveison-Cole
Ft. Worth
Mercers
Mercer Trucking Company
Gladewater
Mercer
New York City
Redefine best friends in teen social groups
A 14 year old asks how to balance friendships with two girls in ninth grade. The reply advises discarding the single best friend notion, embracing a larger circle of “best” friends, and avoiding ranking. It suggests welcoming the other girl into the group and omitting ratings to reduce conflict.
Kilgore College names three staff appointments
Kilgore College Board of Trustees approved two administrative hires and a Police Academy coordinator. Leslie L. Matthews becomes Dean of Occupational Education, Jeanne Denman Hale is Director of Public Relations, and Alan L. Manning heads the East Texas Police Academy.
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Kilgore College Board of Trustees
Leslie L. Matthews
Jeanne Denman Hale
Alan L. Manning
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tyler
East Texas Police Academy
Bob McCaleb
Matthews
Hubbard
Texas
Sam Houston State College
University of Houston, Baylor
University of Texas
Kilgore
Victor
Kilgore College
Hale
Louis F. Hale
Louis, Jr
Seagoville
Bill
A&m Research Center
Overton
Howell
Martha
Texas A&m
Ranger
Henderson High School
Mrs. Hale
Texas Woman’s University
Stephen F. Austin State University
East Texas State University
American Gas Assn
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Gorham Silver Co
Glencoe Press
Beverly Hills
California
Manning
Seattle
University of Washington
Pacific
FBI
Washington
D. C
Houston
Texas Police Association
Texas Sheriffs Association
East Texas Police Officers Association
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ET Baptist College
Gladeite
George Mercer
Texas Highway Department
John Cook
Gay Ave
North Main Street
U. S. Highway 271
Community and Suburban Press Service
Frankfort
Paris
Tex
Red River County Court House
Clarksville Public Library
Red River County
J “Ew
Ove
Karen Abuhl
Cear Ee Shop
Longview
Total Electric
Rampy Street
Rodeo Street
Othalia
Homer Hanes
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