Bears Scrimmage in Prep for Grid Season
The Bears schedule a scrimmage against Daingerfield on their turf Friday August 19 at 7 p.m. Aug 26 features a Bear Stadium clash with Spring Hill Panthers at 7 p.m. Coach Murphy and staff shape a young squad with 33 hopefuls trying for spots. Six offense and five defense lettermen return.
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Bears
Tigers
Bruins
Spring Hill
Panthers
Bear Stadium
Jack Murphy
Murphy
Gladewater school tax rise met by revaluation change
Property owners in the Gladewater district face higher taxes after a tax revaluation and equalization program. The school board lowered its rate from 1.54 to 1.37 per hundred with debt service, while notices mailed Sept 1 reflect new assessments.
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Gladewater
Bill Carroll
Texas
Tax Equalization Board
Gladewater Hayride Brings Elvis as Bopping Hillbilly Icon
In 1955 Gladewater Jaycees hosted the Louisiana Hayride with Elvis Presley as the star after a scheduling mismatch with Jim Reeves. About 3,000 packed the high school gym for a 3 1/2 hour show, selling tickets at one dollar for adults and 50 cents for children, netting proceeds of 1,750. The event boosted Presley’s rising fame and drew fans from the Ark-La-Tex area despite a warm, unairconditioned gym.
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Gladewater
The
Jaycees
Jim Reeves
Elvis Presley
Taylor Jobe
Jobe Drug
James Gelvin
Glade Electric
Don Smith
Harold McDowell
Glenn Walton
Longview
the Mirror
Bob Lee
Sulphur Springs
Tom Perryman
Rosemary McChesney
Mike Holiday
Dallas
Presley
Elvis
Elvis Presly
Gladewater Mirror
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Gladewater High School
Mirror
Sun
Cetainly
Royce Hanson
Tyler
Rotary guest Mankins to discuss special session work
Ake openerRotarians hear State Rep Jimmy Mankins of Kilgore at their Thursday meeting on the work of the recent special session. Also notes on local events from Gladewater including charity sales and community activities.
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Jimmy Mankins
Kilgore
Good Word from the Bible
A reflective note cites Romans 15 4 RSV urging that what was written earlier serves as instruction and encouragement to build steadfastness and hope through scripture.
Warren City declines annexation request over ETJ area
Warren City Council refused to approve a resolution allowing Gladewater to annex a northeast area within both cities extra territorial jurisdiction. Mayor J D Borman opposed citing resident opposition and fairness. The council planned a special session Thursday to discuss options and water system upgrades.
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Warren
Gladewater
Warren City
J.D. Borman
Tony Williams
Williams
Borman
Spring Hill
Cardiologist Seeks Change to Consulting Staff at Gladewater
Dr. M. A. Qureshi requests status change from active to consulting staff at Gladewater Municipal Hospital. He would practice only on call by active staff. The request needs medical staff approval before board action at the August 25 meeting.
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Gladewater Municipal Hospital
Paul Bennett
M. A. Qureshi
Qureshi
Gladewater
Bennett
Texas city sales tax rebates rise 19 percent
State Comptroller Bob Bullock announced that city sales tax rebates to date are up 19 percent from last year. Checks totaling 15.1 million dollars were mailed on Monday to 868 Texas cities and towns.
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Austin
Bob Bullock
Texas
Bullock
WATS
Funeral Rites Held for James Milburn Harper
Funeral services for 73 year old James Milburn Harper were conducted Monday at Faith Tabernacle Church with Rev Paul Chance and Rev A D Spears officiating. Burial followed at Mount Pisgah Cemetery near Pine Mills. Harper a Gladewater resident, farmer and oil field worker, died Sunday morning in Longview after a long illness. He is survived by his wife Mary Agnes, three sons, two daughters, a brother, three sisters, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was born in Pine Mills and lived in East Texas all his life.
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James Milburn Harper
Faith Tabernacle Church
Paul Chance
A. D Spears
Mount Pisgah
Pine Mills
Malcolm Stone
Harper
Good Shepherd Hospital
Longview
Gladewater
East Texas
Mary Agnes
James Jr
Charles
Kenneth
Mary Spears
Linda Harper
Harmon Harper
Ada Patterson
Susan Worsham
Hawkins
Cassie Shields
Big Sandy
Glade man wounded in shooting at washateria
Clinton Merrell 19 was shot in the chest at a washateria on Miller Street and hospitalized in Gladewater with a stable condition. Tyler man John Larry Knolley 30 was arrested in Big Sandy on attempted murder charges, arraigned, and released on bond.
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Washateria
Miller Street
Gladewater
Big Sandy
Tyler
Jimmy Davis
Clinton Merrell
Greenway Village
Gladewater Municipal Hospital
GMH
Davis
Merrell
Richard Lingle
John Larry Knolley
Trazevant
Denis Earp
Gregg County
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Hallsville
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Sabine
Union Grove
Jaycee
Jack Reeves
Hanson
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Joe Thompson
Alamogordo
New Mexico
James Thompson
Rebekah
S. Dean
John Paul
Beverly Tallent
Johnny
Cindy
Grand Canyon
Arizona
AL High School
National Honor Society
Irene Midler
Marilyn Broughton
Dana
Steven Williams
Holly Lake
Steven
Ron Schoenburn
Gladettes
Philip Sanov
Shane Burgin
Bobby Ferguson
North Texas State University
Garland Ferguson
John Osteen
Elizabeth Ann Osteen
Bobby
North Garland High School
Ferguson
E. E
Red) Copeland
Hosea Hearnsberger
C. E. McMillen
Clifton Smith
Rose
Bozman
Herman Hamm
Copeland
T.W. Moughan
Dr. Qureshi
James Harper
Comptroller
Gilmer
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