United Fund crosses sixteen thousand dollar mark this week
United Fund Secretary Jo Wiley reports pledges reached 16199 33 this week surpassing the 15500 goal by more than 500. Contributions come from numerous individuals and firms including J C Penney Co and Jobe Drug Co Both firms achieve 100 percent participation. Santa Claus will visit downtown Gladewater Friday and Saturday afternoons.
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United Fund
Jo Wiley
J. C. Penney, Inc
Jobe Drug
T. W. Lee
C. J Mauldin, Jr
Cook's Body Shop
K&g Grocery
Goodchild’s Home Decorating Center
W. O Chambers
Jack Finley
Michael R. Ellis
Floyd 0. Shaw
Shaw's Fine Service Station
Tommy Meeks
Wayne Carter
Charlie Franklin
Robert T. Gullett
Hanes Real Estate
Joyce W. Hanes
Eastern Marble Company
J. C. Penney Co
J. C. Robertson
Helen R. Humphries
Jean Trout
Tammie Gregory
Mary L. Whitlock
Opie Stanford
D'Ivy Allen
Angela J. Turman
Shirley A. Skiles
O. Stanford
Gladys LaPrade
Yvonne
Yvonne Clark
C. D. Holsapple
S. M. Thomas
Tom Armstrong
H. N Preston
Jobe Drug Co
Taylor Jobe
Sherman Kennedy
Brenda Moore
Helen Wallace
Haywood McNeely
Santa Claus
Gladewater
Warren residents seek improvements in Woodhaven Drive
Warren City officials report progress on Woodhaven Drive with grading and oiling done and three new street lights approved. water improvements are planned to finish by March 1 with work underway, while trash pickup by a private contractor is being tested. officials discuss fire protection amulance service options with Gladewater and White Oak crews referenced.
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Warren City
Woodhaven Drive
T. W Maughan
Woodhaven
Larry Stone
J. D. Boeman
Water Company
Precinct Three
Hugh Camp
Moughan
Bonnie White Rites Pending After Nursing Home Death
Mrs. Bonnie White 68 of 403 North Howard died Wednesday after a lengthy illness. A native of Oklahoma she was a retired package store owner. Funeral services are pending with Malcolm Stone Funeral Home.
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Bonnie White
N. Howard
Malcolm Stone
White
Oklahoma
Gladewater holiday notices and community events
The town celebrates the 5,000th telephone on the Gladewater exchange with a plaque for Mr. and Mrs. Henry Broley. St Mark's Church hosts a live manger scene, while residents admire holiday lights at homes on Gay Avenue and nearby businesses. Birthday notices include Paula Kay Bennett Mae Jessie Meredith and Jose Bagsby. Former GFS members plan a 100th birthday open house December 25. A youth revival at Rising Star COGIC runs to December 23. A 4 volleyball tournament is set for December 26 with registration by December 26. The Mirror corrects prior errors about the Gentsch family and notes upcoming page 2.
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St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Gay Avenue
Paula Kay Bennett
Paula
Mae Jessie Meredith
Jose Bagsby
Larry Thompson
Funeral services held for Dora Pace
Funeral services for Dora Pace 87 a longtime Oak Manor resident were set for Thursday at 2 pm in Malcolm Stone Funeral Chapel with Rev Terry Smith and Rev Aubry Pate officiating. Burial follows in Memorial Park. Pace native Groesbeck wife and mother of six sons and three daughters survived by numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Dora Pace
Malcolm Stone
Terry Smith
Aubry Pate
Memorial Park
Pace
Oak Manor
Groesbeck
J D
D. P. Pace
City
J. L. Pace
White Oak
F. C Pace
East Mountain
Abe Pace
New Diana
William Pace
Turnertown
Doris Gage
Elsie Walker
Joinerville
Hazel Miller
Derby
Kansas
J T. Hayes
Hemphill
Pam
Joe
Ricky
Blake
Marsha
Shirley
Orvin
Doug
Patsy
W E
Wayne
Lois
Shelia
Dai Glendale
Bobby
Kenneth
Bryant
Marcell Pace
Judy
Gay Reynolds
Mary Matthews
Betty Stracener
Linda Todd
Joy Smith
Roy
Johnny Walker
Clovis
Steve Ridge
Verdine Jones
Kay Hawkins
Pat Thompson
Nita Miller
Lucy Spencer
East Texas oil field faces 86 percent crude allowance
The Texas Railroad Commission kept East Texas at 86 percent for January with a proposal to raise to 100 percent opposed by local communities or to split the field with a lower 50 percent in one sector. Chairman Mack Wallace cited declining oil imports as a bright spot, noting U S daily imports at 7.633 million barrels for a four week period ending Dec 9, down 500 thousand from a year ago and over one million less than six months ago.
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Austin
State Railroad Commission
East Texas
Mack Wallace
U. S
White Oak council approves Warren fire service contract
White Oak voters will consider a one year contract costing Warren City 2500 dollars for fire protection and ambulance service. Warren previously faced higher charges proposed by Gladewater and Williams. White Oak will provide ambulance service via Longview and may coordinate a new fire truck purchase. The council also approved buying 1.74 acres near the city park for 18500 dollars and forwarded a park resolution.
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Gladewater
Tony Williams
Ronnie Gothard
Borman
Williams
Warren
Warren City
White Oak
Longview
Mirror
W. City
J. D. Borman
Tony N. Williams
Ellis
Gino” Vaughn
Steve McDaniel
the Mirror
Longview Ambulance Service
White Oak Williams
W. M. Castleberry Survey
Gladewater to Observe Monday Holiday Closings
Gladewater plans a Monday holiday with most major businesses closed for a two day break. A few will keep normal hours. The First State Bank and Gladewater Federal Savings and Loan plus the post office will observe the holiday. Mirror employees have a three day break and the Sunday edition will be delivered Saturday morning with the office closed Saturday and Monday.
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Gladewater
First State Bank
Gladewater Federal Savings and Loan
Gladewater Mirror
Gladewater City Offices Close for Holidays and Tree Recycling
City of Gladewater will close offices Friday through Monday over Christmas and New Year with police and fire services remaining. No garbage pickup on certain dates. Christmas trees that are not flocked or sprowed will be placed at designated Lake Gladewater points to serve as fish feeding and spawning habitats, a practice reported as successful in past years.
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Lake Gladewater
Lake Board
Funeral services for Sammy Earp in Gladewater
Sammy Earp 23 died Tuesday in a Tyler hospital after a daylong illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 PM at First Baptist Church in Gladewater with Revisions by multiple ministers. Burial followed in Memorial Park under Croley Funeral Home. Survivors include his mother and two brothers. pallbearers listed.
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Sammy Earp
First Baptist Church
BF Risinger, Jr
Rob Shepherd
David Crosby
Murphy Phillips
Memorial Park
Croley
Gladewater
D. C. Earpeity
Doris
Jack Earp
City
Fred Irwin
Paul Bennett
David Cohee
Jim Jenkins
Jim Calicot
Charlies Upehureh
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Tommy Vick
Santa
Jimmy Brown
Hakeeda Hawley
Chris
Stacey Dougan
Henry Broley
Phillips Drive
General Telephone Company of the Southwest
Fred Houston
W. Gay
Mrs.Houston
Hart Clinic Hospital
GFS
Society For Girls
The
Girls’ Friendly Society
J. A. Williams
Hampton
Outoft
Elrom Tillman
Houston
Texas
Rising Star Cogic
Hwy
Sir Vivian Sutphen
Union Grove
Bob Ullrich
Wayne Gentsch
Gentsch
Dolores Holsapple
Texas Eastern Univ
Dept. of Nursing
Kilgore College
Michael
Pine Tree
Texas A&m University
White Oak Council
Oks
Warren Fire Service
Keith Gray
Keith
Blue Birds
Gladewat
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