Shaw McKay Builds Granddaddy eye opener clock in yard
Shaw McKay, aided by Vic McKay and Nina Harlan, built a two faced 18 foot grandfather clock in his front yard. Movements from 1860 by E Howard Co were found in Indiana and first used unknown. local viewers flock to see the clock and McKay credits many helpers for the project.
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Loise Graves Shaw McKay
United States
Vic
Nina Harlan
Hardingburg
Indiana
Lawrence Ratcliff
West Mountain
E. Howard and Co
Boston
Massachusetts
McKay
National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors
Shreveport
Henry Harlan
Johnny Lang
Buster Ferguson
Jim Shawn
Pharr
Texas
Truett Anderson
Joe Smith
Jimmy
Weldon Stansell
Johnny Blear
Sunday Rites For Dennis Madden Accidental Death
Dennis Madden sixteen of Gladewater was fatally wounded when a pistol discharged while a 17 year old boy played with it at Charles Hill's Old Longview Highway home. Madden died Friday at Good Shepherd Hospital after being moved from Gladewater Municipal Hospital.
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Dennis Madden
Gladewater
Charles Hill
Longview
Madden
Good Shepherd Hospital
Hill
Capital Improvement Progress Outlined by City Official
City Manager Bill Langford updated Lions Club on the capital improvements program and the proposed sewer system extension revenue bond election. Projects include slurry seal paving on Gay Ave, drainage upgrades on Canfield and Jeannette Streets, shared Gregg County road work, a new Community Building near Weldon school, two 20 yard garbage trucks, airport improvements, and a youth corps program. A planned urban renewal style effort around Weldon school and a junior high opening in 1968 70 was also noted with cooperative actions from the school board city council and county officials.
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Bill Langford
The
Lions Club
Gay Ave
Kay
Canfield
Jeannette
Gregg County
Shell Camp Road
Lynn Streets
Texas Highway Dept
Weldon School
Langford
Gladewater
Weldon
Warren City
Lang
Lions
Virgil Wallace
Prayer for Today Seeks Sincere Witness Worldwide
A prayer invokes witness through church buildings around the world and each believer. It asks for sincere and compassionate testimony in daily life and faith communities.
Changes in Gladewater Mirror Delivery Routes
Notices tell readers that Mrs. Ruby Chandler quit delivering at end of June and routes were split among new carriers. Subscribers must pay former readers to Chandler for papers before July 1 and pay new carriers for papers after July 1, with receipts required.
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Gregg County
North Texas State University
Gladewater
Kenneth Lanier Lott
Fred Lott
Don E. Henley
Elizabeth Henley
Tysler
Adolphus Wesley Ray Jr
A. W. Ray
University of Texas
Ruby Chandler
Kilgore Rangerettes select 39 new members at trials
Sherry Daniel of Gladewater earns a spot among Kilgore’s 39 new Rangerettes after a two week tryout. Captain Cherie Graham of Cumberland and lieutenants from Dallas Gatesville Austin and Dallas join the sophomore group. 60 regular line members plus 12 alternates announced.
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Gladewater
Rangerettes
Emily Cox
Becky Smith
Cumberland, Maryland
Cherie Graham
Vicki Bauske
Longview
Bobby Maultsby
Dallas
Gina Balch
Gatesville
Sylvia Reeves
Austin
Sylvia Stevens
Pew
Sandy Green
Janis Reeves
Kay Crawford
Alane Woodard
Judy Turner
Betty Barrett
Cindy Propes
Pat Larrison
Henderson
Janet Herrington
Kay Paul
Sherry Beggs
Kilgore
Debbie Marvin
Jan Abitz
Cindy Smith
Suzy Cozart
Geane Mullins
Diedra Pomroy
Vicki Woolston
Paris
Sheri Siros
Jill McKillip
Houston
Pam Murrell
Kathy Barnes
Gainesville
Catherine Cummins
Waxahaxie
Charlotte Kayser
Fort Worth
Pam Custer
Mesquite
Sharon Sorley
Littlefield
Jean Davis
Tempe
Ariz
Elwanda Biggs
Pittsburg
Jennifer Clark
Waco
Elaine Edgington
Farmersville
Sherry Meese
Mexia
Nina Phillips
Pasadena
Tina Bourassa
Amarillo
Ruth Parrish
Arp
Sherry Daniel
Edna Post
San Antonio
Dianne Ham
Cushing
Kathy Post
Grapevine
Merry Keller
Victoria
Cathy van Ravensway
Judy Roberts
Judy Wilkinson
Kathy Warden
Bertram
Dee Dowell
Kay Lowry
Mirian
Democratic Convention Opens in Chicago and Battle for Nomination
Democrats gather in Chicago as Hubert Humphrey struggles to secure the nomination on first ballot. President Johnson’s name is floated as a potential renomination. Eugene McCarthy pushes to build a path to upset. The Rules Committee approves a Freedom of Conscience measure to end the unit rule, as states and vote totals are outlined.
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Chicago
Texas
Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Eugene
McCarthy
Rules Committee
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Madison L. Ramey
A. W. Ramey
McDonnell Aircraft Company
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Municipal Hospital
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Jobe Drug
Wanda Poston
Ray
Cathy
Wanda
Rickey Dorsey
Bill Dorsey
Rickey
Glade Lanes
Margaret Smith
Robin
Quitman Street
Denton
Gilmer Highway
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W. H. Harlan
Vea Es
KC Rangerette
Howard Daniel
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Nile
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