Gladewater Schools raise lunch prices for 1969 70
Lunches at Gladewater Schools will cost a nickel more during the 1969 70 school year. The price increase was approved by the school board during their regular meeting Monday night. A 15 cent per hour increase in the minimum wage for cafeteria workers, plus price in
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Curfew Enforced as Gladewater Police Crackdown
Gladewater Police Chief Leon Sharrock announced strict enforcement of the curfew ordinance for minors. He said officers will arrest violators, notify parents, and summon guardians, with curfew hours set for under 12 from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. and 12 to 17 from 10:30 p.m. to 6 a.m., extending to 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays for older youths.
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Prayer for Today Be Imitators of God in Our Vision
A devotional prayer asking God to reveal not only who we are but who we may become through following Christ. The speaker seeks divine guidance and transformation in the light of God's countenance.
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Christ
Gladewater News Eye Opener Highlights Summer Closures
Gladewater schools close swimming pools for summer on August 23. Teachers workshop set for August 27 28 29. Car wash fundraiser benefits Speed the Light. Hunter Henderson's Joe Wylie withdraws from Oil Bowl due to shoulder injury. Gladewater Scout troop members named. Local residents travel and return, with community notes on visits and medical updates. Fire department responds to grass fires amid heat. About 600 students graduate from Stephen F. Austin State University this month.
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Joe Wylie
Wichita Falls
Oklahoma University
Shrine Circus Comes to East Texas in Late August
The Shrine Circus tours Gladewater Tyler and Nacogdoches August 29 to September 3 with Clyde Brothers Circus delivering afternoon and night performances. Waldeck Burnette notes ticket outreach. Gladewater class of 1954 holds a reunion August 16. East Texas Shrine members handle arrangements with family friendly acts, bears, high wire, jugglers, animals, clowns, and entertainment.
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Local Chamber Backs Effort to Curb Pornography Mailings
Gladewater Chamber of Commerce backs a grassroots drive begun by the Marshall Chamber to push legislation preventing unsolicited pornographic mailings. The petition calls on U S Senators Tower and Yarborough and Congressman Roberts to act and protect privacy in homes.
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Pre Registration Announced for New Students
Gladewater High School urges new students to report to Principal Don Smith by Wednesday August 20 for pre registration interviews. Schedules are incomplete and should be ready about a week before school starts September 2.
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Mrs. Kincaid Dies in Houston After Gladewater Life
Glen Kincaid, 73, longtime Gladewater resident, died in Houston after a lengthy illness. Funeral at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with Rev. Irby Bates officiating. Burial in Gladewater Memorial Park. Survived by daughter Mrs. C. Robert Wilson of Houston, brother Ed Frensley of Alvord, and two grandchildren. She lived in Gladewater 30 years and had been in Houston since 1966. She co owned Stuckey Kincaid Department Store until 1960. Born January 16, 1896 in Alvord. Memorials via Stone Funeral Home.
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White Oak High pre‑registration and football tickets
Pre-registration for White Oak High School students starts August 21 for juniors and seniors and August 22 for freshmen and sophomores, with new students registering August 25. Students must bring registration slips and locker numbers. Annuals can be picked up, and season football tickets go on sale August 25 in the high school office.
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White Oak
Honey Toys to Close Gladewater Garment Plant
Honey Toys Inc of Dallas announced the closing of its Gladewater garment plant near month end. The facility employs 104 workers with a annual payroll over 600000 dollars. Termination pay equals ten hours of pay per year of service for each full year worked.
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Tax measure clash and county redistricting action noted
In Austin the state Senate rejected the House tax bill with a range of 325 to 341 million dollars as a subcommittee hearing neared and a Senate floor battle loomed. Henderson saw Rusk County adopt redistricting to equalize precinct votes effective January 1 1970. The Marshall school board was warned to answer alleged desecration guideline violations by Aug 25. A highway route in Rusk County gained approval over a new-build alternative at a State Highway Dept hearing in Henderson. MT. Pleasant City Council discussed an impending water shortage with no action but a lawn watering ration plan was set.
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Rusk County Commissioners Court
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State Highway Dept
MT. Pleasant
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