Ben Franklin Safe Found Near White Oak Robbery
A fire-battered Ben Franklin Store safe stolen Tuesday night is found two miles off State Highway 42 near White Oak by two teenage boys while rabbit hunting. Owner Paul Drake says the safe contained about $700 plus papers. money vanished but some charred documents were recovered. Gregg County deputies confirm the Discovery and continue the case.
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White Oak
Paul Drake
Ben Franklin
Drake
Gregg County
M. J. Riley
Sheriff's Office
Elton Corley
George McGregor
Gladewater
Blum Williams
Cris Morrow
Prayer For Today Prayer For Today 1 Caleb
Prayer text references Joshua 14 10 12 and requests guidance vision courage and faith. The prayer expresses gratitude for God as friend and guide and ends in Jesus name.
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Caleb
Joshua
Jesus
White Oak School Dedication Honors Ray Roberts Sunday
Dedication services mark a $1 million renovation and addition at White Oak School. U.S. Congressman Ray Roberts will be principal speaker, with E. B. Carrington as master of ceremonies and W. W. Bedford delivering greetings.
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White Oak
White Oak School
Ray Roberts
U.S
District 4
Carrington
Bill Vass
Local ET Area News and Holiday Highlights
The page lists a map of proposed sewer improvements and a detailed Christmas parade route. It notes 12 pages devoted to ET area news, plus bargains for Christmas shoppers and best food buys.
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Christmas Parade
Mickey Mantle Opens Country Cookin Restaurant in Longview
Mickey Mantle hosted a dinner party Friday night to introduce his newly opened Country Cookin Restaurant east of Greggton. He fielded questions on retirement injuries and his future with the Yankees while engaging reporters and invited guests.
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Jimmy Brown
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Greggton
The
Yanks
Mantle
Spavinaw
Okla
Commerce
Gordon Maxwell
Longview
Highway 80
Bruce Cunningham
Mirror
O'Byrnes Mill and the Hazelton Settlement History
The O'Byrne mill and settlement flourished near Gladewater from 1885 to 1915 with a saw mill grist mill blacksmith shop cotton gin and commissary serving 20 families. John O'Byrne born in Ireland led the community emigrating to Texas in 1868 after a rebel background. He married Evaline Moore in 1873 and built a distinctive two story home featuring board and batten panels, aligning Southern plantation and Irish farmstead styles. The site remains near a lake and earned a Texas Historical Medallion two years ago.
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Gladewater
Union Grove School
East Mountain
John O'Byrne
The
Texas Historical Society
John O’s8yrne
Settle
Freark McHugh
John O’byrne
O’byrne
America
John
Johnny
Ireland
England
New York
Southland
New Orleans
Texas
Jefferson
van Zandt County
Panola County
Evaline
Squire Moore
Woods
Gregg County
Upshur County
O’byrnes
For Giveaway Cats and Dogs in Gladewater
SEYE-OPEWERS advertise three half Siamese kittens and a mother dog with three puppies for homes. Call 845-4659 or 845-4811 after 6 pm. Also notes a rescheduled Gladewater High Band Parents meeting for December 9 at 7:30 pm in the band hall. School notices include 7th grade basketball vs Daingerfield, and a charity dinner by the East Texas API chapter with speaker Bob Murphey.
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GHS Band Parents Club
Gladewater High School
Speedy Markham
Glade Motel
E. P. Markham
Cleveland
Markham
Speedy
Dad
Texas
P.S
Oliver Sorrells
A. J. Wilcoxen
West Martin St
K. Walens
Bob Murphey
Nacogdoches
East Texas
E. M. Wyche
Weldon J. Rabin
J. O. Williams
Virginia Bates
First State Bank
Gladewater
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Ronnie Starr
Emmanuel Baptist Church
E. B. Carrington
Claud Howard
James Lain
Johnny Handy
Eva Hutchings
Broadway School
Randy Jeter
Shawn
Mark Taylor
Jamie Pritchett
Melvin Parkerson
Kathy Cauthen
Debra Ganong
Mary Anne Cumbie
William Cooksey
Jeter
Gladewater Public Library
Yankees
Union Qgeover
Q' Byrne
Pal
Enuach
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