24 Aug 1972
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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1972
Page
1
The writer plans a European tour starting with Germany Denmark and Sweden. The narrator jokes about itchy vagabond feet and delayed travel due to an ulcer, then declares readiness to begin the journey this year.
The Chamber of Commerce board voted to sponsor a reception honoring Gladewater area teachers with details to be announced. Nearby items include airport show plans and World Wide Church of God Feast details, plus members urged to join East Texas Chamber and notes on local cable survey.
Lewayne Starks remains at Good Shepherd Hospital in Longview after a Sunday two vehicle crash. He has a broken hip and will undergo surgery with a pin placement. recovery could last a month or more depending on bone strength.
Roland Watts 68 a Gladewater resident for 30 years died Saturday at 6 25 pm in Good Shepherd Hospital after a long illness Funeral services were held Monday at 2 pm in Malcolm Stone Funeral Chapel with burial in Memorial Park The Rev Chester E Gleason officiated He was a native of Allen Springs Kentucky and lived at Highland Pines Nursing Home Longview He was a mechanic Survived by three sisters Mrs J G Black Mrs Nellie Parker and Mrs Hazel Branam Pallbearers were J W Aselton Levi Lyman Earl Colby Jimmy Muckleroy Leon Waggoner and James Butler
Tyler officers of the Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol will play the Tyler Evening Lions Club in a benefit softball game at Mike Carter Stadium on August 30 at 7 p.m. Proceeds go to the Lions Crippled Children's Camp in Kerrville. Advance tickets are 50 cents.
A Kilgore man, Wayne Rawls, 22, was found fatally burned in his car after an oilfield explosion on the J B Watson lease near Kilgore. Firefighters battled the blaze for hours as investigators probed a possible gas pipeline leak sparked by a car spark. Rawls had lived in Kilgore since 1959 and worked for Gibson Drilling Company. Funeral services set for 2 p.m Thursday at St Pauls Episcopal Church Kilgore with burial at Kilgore. Other notices follow.
Gladewater area events include a 7 p.m. Thursday choir parents meeting, Bears and Lions scrimmages this Friday, concession stand by F H A and Student Council, and community notices about Mrs. Aldridge’s leukemia treatment and local family updates. Also upcoming bowling league meeting at Glade Lanes and directory corrections noted.
The first day of the 1972-73 school year on August 21 was smooth, with Supt. Roy Johnson noting facilities and staff were ready. Enrollment reached 1,816 by Tuesday, up 21 from last year, with Gay Ave 378, Broadway 426, Middle 472, and GHS 512. Kindergarten at Gay Ave totals 119. plans include an athletic dressing facility at the school park set to begin in about two weeks.
A devotional prayer asking God to help believers see themselves as He sees them and measure growth by Jesus Christ. It centers on growing in grace and knowledge and honoring the beloved Son in whom God is well pleased.
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