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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1973
Page
1
Gladewater will dismiss December 2 with buses at 2 45 and 3 20 pm. classes resume January 2 at 8 20 am. Union Grove extends holidays to December 19 with buses at 3 20 pm. classes resume January 3. White Oak dismissals December 20 with 1 30 pm for K–6 and 2 10 pm for 7–12. buses run accordingly. students return January 2.
Alan L. Manning, director of the East Texas Police Academy at Kilgore College and former FBI official, will address the Rotary Club Thursday noon. Manning has led the academy since October 1972 after a 21 year FBI career including a Senior Resident Agent post in Tyler. He is a Seattle native and UW alumnus, with WWII Army service in the Pacific.
In Tyler area notes, M B Pursel remains in intensive care after Monday heart surgery at Medical Center Hospital. A festive Christmas tree crafted by Joyce Brooks from sprayed tin cans with red satin apples and poinsettias greets diners at Broadway school cafeteria. A ninth grade Cub basketball victory 41-23 over Hallsville Bobcats marks season progress. eighth and ninth graders head to Longview tournament this weekend. Texaco veteran M E McFerren hospitalized after heart attack at City Hospital. visitors not allowed.
Santa Claus visited the Gladewater High School cafeteria for a Future Teachers of America Christmas banquet featuring the Friends music group from Ambassador College. The event included gifts, humor, and a brief talk by FTA sponsor Larry Osborne about the group’s growth from seven to 75 members. He praised superintendent Roy Johnson and the school board and noted district and state activities, with Dennis King as District VIII president and Mark Johnson as a district state candidate.
Ten year old Richard Johnson of Gladewater will vie for the Punt Pass and Kick semi final in Atlanta facing Eric Turner from Flint Michigan who won the Texas Oklahoma regional title. Richard previously won the Texas Oklahoma regional in Dallas and is backed by the Kiwanis Club of Gladewater and co sponsor Davidson Ford Sales. The national final is set for January 13 in Houston at the Super Bowl.
The 13 year old Gene Dale Branum of Tyler, grandson of Archa Branum and Lena Mae Russell, won a Dallas regional title and will compete in the Punt Pass and Kick semi finals in Atlanta on December 16. Mineola’s 11 year old Perry Hinson also won his age division and will join him in Atlanta.
A devotional prayer asking for guidance to see possibilities in others and to love as God loves. The writer asks for strength to embody compassionate action and to reflect divine love in daily life.
Energy crunch hits Gladewater ISD as buses run on dwindling fuel. A 200 gallon daily need, a 1,500 gallon delivery planned, and a 4,000 gallon storage tank lease at Highway 80 West aim to stabilize transport. Officials study centralized pickup and energy saving measures under Governor Briscoe.
Henderson-Gladewater quarterback Dennis King leads 9-AAA first team offense with Johnny Croley on defense. Second team offense includes John Floyd Marcus Brooks Mark Greer Charles Gordon Robbie Arrington. Honorable mentions feature Leonard Lott Derwin Bell Clarence Gage on offense and Chester Green Bobby Harris Nathaniel Bynum on defense. The Bears finish 7-3-0 and lose 16 seniors including King and Croley.
SWEPCO and IBEW announced ratification of a new work contract after a strike that began August 30. About 680 IBEW members across Locals 738 329 and 386 in Longview Shreveport and Texarkana were involved. The agreement covers 620 construction and power plant workers and 80 clerical staff in TexArk division. No terms were disclosed.
Upshur County official proclamations honor the Big Sandy Wildcats as the first Upshur County high school to reach the statewide playoffs. A Friday December 14 date is set for Big Sandy Wildcats Day and a Texas Class B championship game at 7:30 p.m. in Weatherford against Rule.
About 250 guests attended a $100-a-ticket birthday reception for State Senator Peyton McKnight in Kilgore. Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby led a list of notable attendees including former Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes and numerous state senators, representatives, and local officials. Hobby praised McKnight for defeating the controversial majority consent oil field unitization bill during the last legislative session.
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