Gladewater Launches Try Gladewater First Drive
A breakfast event kicks off a Christmas season campaign urging Gladewater and area shoppers to spend locally. About 34 merchants attend as First State Bank pledges support and materials for retailers to promote keeping dollars in the community.
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Gladewater
Drive
C. Quentin Abernathy
Nancy Walker
James Walker
Walker's Pharmacy
First State Bank
Abernathy
Gladewater Christmas parade entries total 60 units announced
Gladewater officials announced 60 units for the Monday 4 p.m. downtown Christmas parade. Kilgore College Rangerettes lead the list with six bands and diverse entrants from area schools, clubs, and civic groups. call Chamber of Commerce before Friday 4 p.m. for float entries. A separate police report notes a break in at Spencer Heads with over $600 in items stolen and two arrests.
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Gladewater
Kilgore College
Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commerce
Lonnie van Zandt
Gladewater High School
Big Sandy
Union Grove High School
Henderson Junior High
Texas College Rotc
Pam Jordan
Twiler Dolls
Fred Bennett
Stars
Joan Fuller
GHS
Union Grove
Senior Citizens of Gregg Co., Inc
Car Dealers and Shipp’s Marine
Lambda Xi Chapter
Beta Sigma
Borden
Elsie
Spencer Heads
South Tyler Road
Boyd Spencer
Community sacred music program Sunday at local churches
A 3 30 Sunday program at First Baptist features choirs from First Christian First United Methodist First Presbyterian and First Baptist with solos ensembles and joint finale The event is hosted by members and ushers with musicians including pianists organists and trumpeters The program blends traditional carols and sacred pieces and caps the holiday season with a Messiah finale
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First Christian
First United Methodist
First Presbyterian
First Baptist
First Baptist Church
J. D. Bozman
W. E. Tims
M. L. Monk
B. F. Risinger, Jr
Jack Newman
Mark
Andrew Risinger
Kimberly Mackey
John Linder
First Baptist Churches
Hades
Gladewater UF aims for 15500 goal with pledges rising
Gladewater United Fund targets 15500 as Jo Wiley reports 13209.43 pledged and hopeful signs pledges may exceed the goal before Christmas. The drive sees rapid donations from individuals and groups including Gladewater Credit Bureau and many local churches, businesses, and residents.
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Gladewater
United Fund
Jo Wiley
W. R. Leggitt
J. B. Poston
Merle Norman
Billie Coffey
St. James Baptist Church
J. G. Lockett
Terry Howard
Ginie Milton
Viola Waters
Lincoln Springs Baptist Church
Thanksgiving notes and community notices from Gladewater and area
Thanksgiving updates include William R. Glickman visiting family and a Braniff pilot assignment in Dallas. Community items cover a tax meeting for Gladewater residents, a chili supper fundraiser by the East Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, Thanksgiving visits from local families, a Blue Bird group kickoff, city water crew hydrant flushing, a corrected college meeting date, a surgery update for Allen Fouty, travel highlights citing Grand Canyon and Astrodome rankings.
Callahan rites Monday for Britton M. Callahan Sr.
Funeral services for Britton M. Callahan Sr., 80, of the Joy Community, were held Monday at 2 pm at Malcolm Stone Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Martyn Henry officiating. Burial was in Morris Cemetery near Gilmer. Callahan died Saturday in Good Shepherd Hospital Longview after a brief illness. Pallbearers were David Haynes, Robert Haynes, Bennett Williams, Ray Player, Ray Bostick, and Jimmy Merritt. He was born January 1897 in Callahan County, Texas and lived in the area 60 years. Survivors include six daughters, three sons, a brother, 20 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
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Joy
Malcolm Stone
Martyn Henry
Morris Cemetery
Gilmer
Mr. Callahan
Good Shepherd Hospital
Longview
David Haynes
Robert Haynes
Bennett Williams
Ray Player
Ray Bostick
Jimmy Merritt
Callahan County
Texas
Pinecrest
Kilgore
Elouise Wykoff
Sharlett Romans
Betty Haynes
Bobbie Kelly
Winona
Paula Beall
White Oak
Mabel Barnett
Britton M. Jr
Krueger Attacks Tower In East Texas Campaign Stop
U S Representative Robert Krueger challenged Senator John Tower during a Longview campaign stop as part of his bid for the Democratic nomination to face Tower in November. Krueger criticized Tower’s 17 years in Washington and cited Tower’s legislative inaction while touting a deregulation bill and Texas growth factors.
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Longview
U.S
Robert
Bob” Krueger
New Braunfels
John Tower
Krueger
Tower
Washington
Texas
Oxford University
Gregg
Bob’’ Krueger
Big Sandy Citizens Group Plans Town Meeting on Police Reserve
A Big Sandy town meeting is set for Thursday December 8 at the Community Center to discuss the volunteer police reserve unit. Jerry Gentry chairs Citizens for a Better Big Sandy and supporters urge retention of the one member unit after a council vote to dismiss it. James Bo Patterson reports about 30 attendees and notes the council action was challenged as illegal by City Attorney Lowell Holt.
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Big Sandy
Jerry Gentry
Citizens For A Better
James
Bo" Patterson
Patterson
Lowell Holt
Gilmer
Gladewater
Graveside rites for Joe L. Russ
Graveside services for Joe Lee Russ were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Rock Springs Cemetery with the Rev. Mixon officiating. Arrangements were under Malcolm Stone Funeral Home. Russ, 69, died Monday after a lengthy illness. A native of Tatum he lived here two years, a retired farmer. Survived by five brothers H. E. Russ Union Grove Reuben Russ Jim Russ and Odie Russ Houston Olen Russ Louisiana several nieces and nephews. Nephews served as pallbearers.
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Joe Lee Russ
Rock Springs
Mixon
Malcolm Stone
Christmas chimes in concert at First Baptist Gladewater
The Music Ministry at the First Baptist Church of Gladewater plans weekday noon tower chime concerts from December 1 through Christmas. Each brief performance features traditional Christmas carols heard citywide during lunch hours and shopping trips. The chimes were donated by the late Mrs Loyce Phillips as a community Christmas gift.
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First Baptist Church of
Gladewater
First Baptist Church
Loyce Phillips
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