Eighth grade parents plan Christmas social meeting
Eighth grade parents are asked to meet Monday at 10 a.m. in the Middle School cafeteria to organize the Christmas social, with all mothers required to attend. The Gladewater Jaycees back voter registration drives Oct 1 to Jan 31, 1970. Police Chief Leon Sharrock warns shoppers to lock cars. Nativity scene display at Gladewater Public Library features 24 ceramic pieces by Mrs. Bert Newman. Gay Avenue PTA bake sale Friday Dec 11 in front of local banks and stores, weather permitting. The Mirror thanks Mr. Bo Boshear at White’s Auto for help securing a TV. The Kings family reports a champagne-colored collie offer for giveaway if owner not found.
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Gladewater Public Library
Bert Newman
Gay Avenue Pta
First State Bank
Brookshire’s
J. C. Penney’s
Beckworth Announces Texas Senate Bid After Strong Exit
Lindley Beckworth of Gladewater declares plans to run for the Texas Senate seat held by Jack Strong of Longview after Strong says he will not seek re election. Beckworth cites 27 years in state and federal lawmaking and follows with a Thursday press release.
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Lindley Beckworth
Gladewater
Texas
Senate
Jack Strong
Longview
Beckworth
Strong
U.S
Third
Dinner Honors Senator Jack Strong In East Texas
State Sen. Jack Strong of Longview announced he will not seek re election in 1970 after an appreciation dinner at the Contessa Inn. The event drew 700 to 800 guests including top state leaders and jurists who lauded his eight years in the Texas Senate and his district’s counties Gregg Panola Rusk Shelby Smith Upshur Van Zandt and Wood.
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Jimmy Brown
Longview
Jack Strong
Contessa Inn
Texas
Senate
Senator Strong
Gregg, Panola, Rusk, Shelby, Smith, Upshur, van Zandt
Wood Counties
Rose
Charlotte
Greg
Joe
Steve
Sen. Strong
Ben Barnes
Ralph Hall
Rockwall
H. J
Doc) Blanchard
Lubbock
Robert Strauss
Dallas
A. R. (Babe) Schwartz
Galveston
J. O. Ward
Meridian
J. G. Strong
Carthage
State Railroad Commission
Ben Ramsey
Byron Tunnell
Tyler
State Supreme Court
Joe Greenhill
Robert W. Hamilton
Sears McGee
Thomas Bearly
Leon Douglas
W. 4. Morrison
John F. Onion
Court of Criminal Appeals
Otis T. Dunagan
Court of Civil Appeals
James T. Moore
T. C. Chadwick
Texarkana
Matt Davis
John Allen
Fred Head
Henderson
George Hinson
Mineola
John Connally
Sen
Strong
Congressional Tax Committee
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S
Ralph Yarborough
Ray Roberts
A. M
Monk) Willis
Sen. Schwartz
Democratic National
Gov
Barnes
Prayer For Today Reflects Christian Hope And Guidance
Prayer urges steadfastness in doing right with promises of harvest. It requests divine help to center life in Christ and to influence others to follow Him, ending with Amen.
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God
Christ
Judges Award Heads Up Contest Prizes Shared
Judges could not pick a single winner in the Heads Up contest naming Santa Claus Virgil Rhodes and many nicknames among the entries. Four top entries were declared equal, splitting the $100 prize evenly with four recipients Betty Allen Joan McCrary Mike Mickler and Billy Joe Thompson each receiving $25 from the Mirror. The judges promised no future volunteering, noting the final decision and the surprising entries.
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Santa Claus
Virgil Rhodes
Jack
Virgil
Betty Allen
Joan McCrary
Mike Mickler
Billy Joe Thompson
Gladewater
Bears Lose Grasp On Victor's Crown In Slugfest Finish
MESQUITE Jacksboro Tigers 9 Gladewater 7 in a State Class AA quarter final. A late ruling on a fumbled lateral near the goal line spurred controversy as Jacksboro held on for the win. Cowan connected with Holt for a pair of scores and Scott added the Tigers’ lone rushing TD amid a soggy, hard fought game.
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Jacksboro Tigers
Gladewater
Jacksboro
James Cowan
James Scott
Scott
Tigers
Clinnard
Skeeter Stadium
Longview
Julius Caesar
Gladewater Mirror
Terry Wolf
Golden Bruins
Bears
Cowan
Danny Holt
Holt
Bruins
Mickey Fry
Wolf
Lee Cook
Gladewater Opens Yule Season With Santa Parade
Santa Claus will arrive in Gladewater Monday for the downtown Yule parade at 4 30 PM. The route features 27 parade units behind a shining fire truck with Kilgore College Rangerettes and local bands. Civic groups compete for prizes as Miss Gladewater and other local royalty ride, with Mack Wiley predicting a large crowd.
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Santa Claus
Gladewater
Yule
St. Nick
Kilgore College Rangerettes
Sherry Daniel
Santa
Nancy Phillips
Gregg County Fair
Deborah Daniel
Texas
Marsha Gary
Yale
West Pacific
Gladewater Federal Savings & Loan Association
Pacific
Stuart Street
Earp’s
Food Store
City Cleaners
Stuart
Commerce
Dean
Sabine
Main Street
Main
Quitman
First Methodist Church
Royce Ford
Chamber of Commerce
Ford
White Oak
Union Grove
Kilgore
Jeanette Walker
Dottie Hunt
Camp Fire
Blue Bird
T&p
Mack Wiley
Annual Home Lighting Contest Scheduled
The annual Home Christmas Lighting Contest co sponsored by the Garden Club and SWEPCO returns this year open to all SWEPCO customers. Judging is set for December 16 with lights on by 6 pm and on until 10 pm. Entries due by December 15 mailed to Mrs Milliorn or left at The Mirror office.
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Amnual
Garden Club
Southwestern Electric Power Co
Swepco
O. M. Milliorn
C¢Me
John Yates
Charles McChesney
Milliorn
Prediction of Bear-Tiger Meeting Realized
The mayor of Jacksboro F C Heard and sister Mrs Norris Troboy of Gladewater, both in Class AA, spoke weekly on prospects of their teams and predicted a future meeting. The Gladewater Jacksboro clash at Skeeter stadium Mesquite Friday night settled that forecast as the town rivals faced off in a decisive regional playoff. In Manchester England rooftop lookouts cut car thefts by ninety percent in two months, aided by two way radios to alert police.
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Jacksboro
F. C. Heard
Norris Troboy
Gladewater
Manchester
England
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Gladewater Jaycees
Leon Sharrock
Sharrock
Mirror
Bo Boshear
White’s Auto
Mesquite
Paul Kings
Ghopal
India
Indira Gandhi
Senator Jack Strong
A. R
Babe) Schwartz
Victor
Alton Miller
Tiger
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