Silver Beaver Award for Dr David Morrison in community honors
Dr David Morrison received the Silver Beaver, the Boy Scouts highest volunteer honor. Weldon High School band earned first division at Region IIIL in Longview. John Shipp set a speed trial world record at Lake Gladewater in the 60-70 cu in class. Otis M. Brooks and Winston C. Moore also set world records. Buzz Lang and Billy Noble completed a 62 hour radio marathon in Austin for United Fund Drive.
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David Morrison
Boy Scout Organization
Weldon
L. H. van Zandt
Longview
Lake Gladewater
John Shipp
Otis M. Brooks
Winston C. Moore
Buzz Lang
Billy Noble
State
Paramount
Austin
United Fund
James T Ogg
National Education Association
Carthage Students Escape Injury After School Bus Overturn
Eighteen Carthage school children suffer injuries when a rain slick road overturns a district bus near the city. Five released from Panola General Hospital, two admitted for observation. Driver Robert Phillips says skid led to tipping. eyewitness notes slow speed. The piece also notes local politics and community growth in White Oak and Arlington airport parking plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Panola General Hospital
Louis Robinson
Robert Phillips
Longview Postmaster Outlines Christmas Mail Center Plans
Longview postmaster D T Bailey and sectional center manager discusses the holiday workload at a Lions Club speech. He cites a peak of more than half a million pieces daily, notes regional reorganization, decentralization, and area mail processing plans to speed service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longview
DT. Bailey
Lions Club
Bailey
Gladewater
J. H. Parrish
East Texas
U. S. Postal Service
Postal Service
Memphis
LIONS
D. T. Bailey
Services Sunday In Gilmer For J C Singleton
Funeral services for James Chaper Singleton were held Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Croley Funeral Chapel with interment in Morris Cemetery. The 67 year old retired construction worker died in a Longview hospital after a short illness. He was a lifelong Upshur County resident and a member of Pritchett Missionary Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife Corinne five children eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Chaper Singleton
Croley
Morris Cemetery
Singleton
Longview
W. S. Huffines
New Hope Baptist Church
Henry Blanchard
Junior Marino
Ernie Knutson
Travis Loyd
Claude Stevens
Johnny Morrow
Lufkin
Upshur County
Pritchett Missionary Baptist Church
Corinne
Jerry Singleton
Air Force
Alamogordo
New Mexico
Jimmy
Kenneth Singleton
Gladewater
Wanda Poston
Jean Warren
Houston
Former Gladewater Rotarian speaks to local club
Rev. Irby D. Bates former Gladewater Rotary president and Baylor University development official addressed the local club. He urged Rotarians to live Rotary ideals as a way of life, stressing service, community trust, and international understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Irby D. Bates
Neil Cooper
Bates
Gladewater
First Baptist Church
Baylor University
Longview
Gladewater Rotary Club
Christmas guilt and mother of the bride’s worry
A mother reflects on holiday stress and guilt during her daughter's wedding year. She battles a wandering mind, forgetfulness, and countdown anxiety as Christmas nears and wedding plans unfold, fearing one forgotten task will define the family memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilgore College
Mary Grace
Phil
Making Waves by Jimmy Brown
A humorous holiday column lampoons international figures and political figures from the United Nations to Richard Nixon. It offers satirical gift ideas and sharp social commentary on politics, media, and public figures of the era.
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Greenway Baptist Church
Weldon Bumblebees
Denton Dragons
Dragons
White Oak
Jan McBride
Gadewater Bears
Tommy Minter
Simon Vernon
F. D. Audas
Gladewater High School
Bar and IL
Kern Bennett
Charles Hays
Bear Facts
Marvin Ellis
The
Texas High School Press Association
Denton
Bear Stadium
Congress
East Texas Defense Guard
W. C. Goins
Pete Prince
Carl Everett, Jr
Red Cross
L. W. Pelphrey
Phillips
Commerce St
Daily Times-Tribune
Salvation Army
Santa Pal
Jr. Chamber of Commerce
Issie Schnopskie
L. W. Powell
Dr. C.D. Halley
Phil Shipp
R. M. Wood
Ginger Rogers
RKO Radio
Carter Motors
Chicago
Texas and Pacific Railway
K. C
Jerry Goldberg
General Services Administration
Fred Brown
Epoxy Paint Corporation
Gladewater Paints and Coatings Laboratory
Epoxy
Gary Cates
Melvin Rutherford
U. S
John Tower
E. B. Carrington
Carrington
Bingham
America
Alla
University of Texas At Austin
Harral Lincoln
Wanda Marlowe
Mark Mills
Ann Marlowe
Bryan Kirbo
Galen Gary
Mark
Wagner
James Gelvin
Mary Jo Sheridan
Arlington, Tex
Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas’ Love Field
Sectional Mail Center
Gilmer
J. C. Singleton
Fredalene Clark
Cloud Nine
Jimmy Brown
United Nations
Uncle Sugar
Erma Bombeck
Bill Keane
Bombeck-Keane
Custis Hensley Morgan Prince
USN
Annapolis
Prince
James Bassett
Comdr
Prince Usn
Frank Slaughter
St Luke's Hospital
Mr Slaughter
Metropolitan
Elliott Arnold
Germany
Swepco
Garden Club
Danny Strickland
Mandy
Good Shepherd Hospital
Tommy Strickland
Paul Carnutt
George Wilkins
U.N
Moscow
Peking
Ralph Nader
General Motors
Richard M Nixon
Japan
U.S. Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell
William H. Rehnquist
Santa
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Suez Canal
Mao Tse Tung
Nixon
Red China
Mao
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gregg County
Texas
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texan
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