City offices close for Christmas Day observance
City offices will close Tuesday at 4 p.m. and reopen Thursday at the usual hour. John Michael Erwin earned a Bachelor of Science in law enforcement from Southwest Texas State University with winter commencement on Saturday December 21. Keynote speaker was U.S. Congressman J. J. Pickie. Roy Byron Cooley of Route 1 Gladewater earned a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Arlan Hutchins of Dallas visited in the home of Mrs. Hutchins' aunt Mrs. Frank Hale. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Farmer of Garland visited relatives and joined a gift exchange and dinner at Leo Watson's home with relatives present.
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John Michael Erwin
Thomas G. Erwin
Southwest Texas State University
U.S
J. J. Pickie
Texas
Roy Byron Cooley
Route 1
Gladewater
University of Texas
Mrs
Arlan Hutchin
Dallas
Mrs. Hutchins
Frank Hale
Mike Farmer
Garland
Leo Watson
Beautify for Bicentennial Washington D C
John W. Warner of ARBA endorses planting living gifts for the Bicentennial. The Green Survival for the Third Century program, promoted with AAN, urges individuals and groups to plant trees and shrubs to improve air, soil, water, and noise conditions. Ten states are participating, with a landscape awards series planned.
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Washington, D. C
Sam
John W. Warner
The
ARBA
American Association of Nurserymen
AAN
State Departments of Agriculture
Association
TSTA May Raise Aims On Teacher Pay Plan In 1975
The Texas State Teachers Association may push for a starting pay of 12 000 for beginners, up from 6 600, in the 1975 legislature. Exec Secy Callie W Smith said officers will seek best possible raises, with a reform bill totaling about 2 billion for 1975 77. Petitions and public support for the 12 000 proposal, including 3 000+ signers and 2 000 teachers rallying, are noted as part of the broader school reform effort.
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Austin
Texas State Teachers Association
TSTA
Tsta Exec
Callie W. Smith
State Capitol
Joyce Darrycott
Lackland
San Antonio
David Merrill
Texas
Merrill
Legislative Committee
Services Monday for Mrs. Lois Jackson
Longview funeral services were held Monday at 10 a.m. for Mrs. Lois Jackson 60 at the First Baptist Church. Justice of the Peace Charles Cashell ruled death by natural causes. Survived by three sons, a mother, two brothers, two sisters and seven grandchildren.
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Longview
Lois Jackson
First Baptist Church
W. C. Everett
W. Morris Ford
Texas
Justice of the
Charles Cashell
Jackson
Frank R. Jackson
Peyton McKnight
Tyler
Craig Jackson
Jere Jackson
Nacogdoces
Florence Ann Killingsworth
Sam H. Killingsworth
Lee Killingsworth
Zack Abney
A. E. Caraway
Suspect sought in Ore City School burglary case
Gilmer Upshur County officers pursue James Cox 22 in a string of East Texas school burglaries. A Cox van yielded $400 cash, tools, and a map to affected towns. Cox was arrested in Victor but escaped after faking a heart attack.
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Gilmer — Upshur
James Cox
Ore City
East Texas
Cox
Gregg Keller
Hughes Springs
Daingerfield
Keller
Smith County
Corfield
Texas Department of Corrections
Victor Friday
Prayer of Gratitude and Rededication
A short prayer expresses thanks for a new day and asks heavenly guidance to dedicate self to God. It asks to show gratitude by doing something for others and ends with a blessing in Jesus name.
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Heavenly Father
Jesus
Salvation Army Christmas Cheer Campaign Faces Shortfall
In Longview the Salvation Army reports weaker Christmas collections this season in many cities. Brigadier Roy Marshall of Gregg County SA says local funds are sufficient for current needs, but national concerns persist about depleted resources before all needs are met.
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Roy Marshall
Salvation Army
Longview
Richard Kirks
Gregg County
Gregg County SA
Long-lived banker and farmer reflects on life honesty and society
Thomas E. Robbins, 94, former Knox City Bank president, shares frank views on inflation, Vietnam, politics, and modern morals. Born 1880 in Kentucky, he moved through farming and banking, retiring in 1943, and later settled in Gladewater. He credits work and honesty for longevity and calls for active senior living.
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Thomas E. Robbins
Robbins
Haskell
Texas
Weinert
Walnut Springs
Bosque County
Citizens State Bank
Knox City
Gladewater
Sumpter Reed
Christmas Trees Sunk to Help Fish at Lake Gladewater
Paul Bennett, co-chairman of the Lake Gladewater Advisory Board, announced plans to collect used unsprayed Christmas trees for sinking in Lake Gladewater to provide food and shelter for bass and other game fish. The sanitation department will assist in collection, modeled after a successful Killeen Bass Club project. Joe Toole, inland fisheries biologist with the department, commented on the effort.
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Paul Bennett
Lake Gladewater
Killeen
Bennett
Man charged with theft in Gladewater case
Upshur County deputies charged Don L. Matthews of Gladewater with theft over $200 after an attempted Dec 13 robbery at the home of David Loyd. Matthews posted $10,000 bond and was released. A truckload had been taken and a second truck broke down after leaving the Loyd residence. two trucks were later found abandoned.
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Upshur
Gladewater
David Loyd
Don L. Matthews
Lee Standfeer
Loyd
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Jimmy Brown
Mr. Robbins
Logan County
Kentucky
U. S
Vietnam
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Christ
America
Lake G’water
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Parks and Wildlife Department
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