Christmas shopping surge boosts local retailers
Retailers report stronger Christmas sales driven by fear of next year’s tight budgets. Clothing for the whole family and last minute items sell well at Yvonne's Gift Shop where improvements aid browsing. Martha Jo. Dees notes a solid season with candles selling like new items and Medco Pharmacy sees a notable rise in sales for the season.
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Robertson
Yvonne
Yvonne Clark
Martha Jo
Dees
Christmas sales up citywide as shoppers spend more
Merchants report stronger Christmas sales with outdoor lights and hairblowers in demand. Cash purchases rise after policy change ends charge accounts at K Walens while post office notes more card mailing and stamps. Retailers like Medco Daniel's Dress Shop see higher per-customer spend and a late surge expected.
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Wilson
Medco
K. Walens
John McLain
McLain
Allen Rich
Rich
Police Department Daily Activity Log Summary
The report lists several incidents: a two car crash at W Upshur and Cotton St injuring two people. a high speed chase on East Highway 80 ending seven miles outside the city with Bobby McClendon and Becky McClendon jailed on speeding DWI and related charges. a burglary at 114 North St with pennies stolen. a vehicle burglary at Ballroom Lounge affecting a 23 channel Granada CB radio. a DWI for C C Clark. a truck steering failure on West Highway 80 near Glade Creek with Johnnie Eppars hospitalized. a rodeo grounds fence intrusion with Dorothy Motely cited for failure to control. a minor 2 car crash at W Pacific with Wanda Davis and Decie Ware. a minor mishap on Highway 80 East.
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W. Upshur
Cotton Street
City Hospital
Marie Barrow McKinley
City
Judy B. Owens
Clark
East Highway 80
Wells
Mitchell
White Oak
Bobby James McClendon
Longview
Becky Louse
North St
Granada
C. C. Clark
Glade Creek
Johnnie D. Eppars
Eppars
Rodeo Grounds
Dorothy Motely
W. Pacific
Wanda Davis
Decie B. Ware
Overton
Highway 80
Thriftyman Enterprises Opens Longview HQ Amid Growth
Thriftyman Enterprises, Inc. opened its 13,000 square foot corporate headquarters at 711 North High in Longview this week. The firm, an oil and gas marketer with pantries across East Texas, employs over 225 statewide, 46 at the new Longview site, and is led by seven directors including Clint B. Blackman as chairman and Robert C. Lazenby as president.
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Longview
Thriftyman Enterprises, Inc
North High
Thriftyman
Texas
Mount Pleasant
Texas Gulf Coast
Blackman Oil Company
East Texas
Clint B. Blackman
Robert C. Lazenby
Greg Akard
Man arrested in Gregg County armed robbery case
Gregg County authorities arrest Charles Albert Ridges 24 of Longview in Texarkana on armed robbery charges for the December 9 holdup at the Country Store on SH 42. Emma Jean Stockstill 25 of Longview charged with harboring a criminal. Bond set at 50000 for Ridges and 10000 for Stockstill. both jailed.
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Gladewater Mirror
Gregg
SH 42
Longview
Texarkana
Gregg Sheriff's Department
Bill Roach
Texas
Gregg County
Jim Cochran
Charles Albert Ridges
Justice of the
Peace Charles Cashell
Cochran
Emma _ Jean Stockstill
Ridges
Cashell
SH 20
Cofield
TDC
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Thriftyman Headquarters
C. Q. Abernathy
Gladewater
George Brabham
Daingerfield
E. B. Yale
Tyler
Jack B. Strong
Broadcrobes
Loth
Wen
Terry Croth
State Farm
Harold R. Wells
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Bloomington
Illinois
Oak Manor East Texas
Finest Nursing Home
Cole
Oak Manor Nursing Home
East Hwy
Elwanda Walker
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