Friends of Chief Morrow share recovery news and local updates
Friends report Assistant Police Chief O B Morrow is recovering from a heart ailment and will be off work about 90 days. Abilene Christian College student Terry Bibb receives a near 900 scholarship total. Local illness updates include Mrs C H Pynes and others hospitalized while several students return home for holidays. The piece notes Christmas medical events and local family visits, including English visitor Mrs Mabel Boulton amid East Texas travels.
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O. B. Morrow
Terry Bibb
James D. Bibb
Abilene Christian College
Bibb
ACC
Galaxy Social Club
Howard LaPrades
Mabel Boulton
England
LaPrades
East
Texas
Mirror to Publish Next Tuesday
The Mirror will publish Tuesday afternoon due to New Year’s Day while carrying a Thursday date line. Advertisers and club news must meet the Monday noon deadline, and after this week the regular schedule resumes.
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the Mirror
Club
R. E. O'Byrne Dies Wednesday In Hospital
Robert Emmett O'Byrne lifelong Union Grove rancher and oil property owner died after brief illness. Rosary held at Stone Funeral Home, Mass at St. Theresa's Church conducted by Father Robert Chagnon. Burial in Rosedale Cemetery. Surviving wife Edwina H. two sons Ed and Pat, daughter Mrs Royce King, six sisters and seven grandchildren.
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Robert Emmett
Ben) O’byrne
Union Grove
Upshur County
Stone Funeral Home
St. Theresa’s Catholic Church
Robert Chagnon
Rosedale
Mr. O'Byrne
United States
Ireland
Edwina H
Ed O’byrne
Fort Worth
Pat O'Byrne
Longview
Royce King
Austin
Rose O'Byrne
Jenny O’byrne
J. N. Tuttle
John Smith
Gladewater
Frank Painter
Judith Adams
George R Reed Dies at 70 in Gladewater Funeral Thursday
George Russell Reed 70 died Wednesday after weeks of illness in a local hospital. Funeral services were held Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Stone Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Herman Reagh officiating. Burial followed at Wood Memorial Cemetery Mineola. He was born February 18 1898 in Upper Tygert Kentucky and lived in Gladewater since 1932. Surviving are his wife Myrtle two sons Jack Reed and B J Reed both of Gladewater one daughter Flora Mae McKaig Mineola one sister Flora Bell Deskins Coral Gables Florida and five grandchildren. Pallbearers were Boyd Spencer Charles Reed Tom Dugan and Gordon Godfrey.
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George Russell Reed
Herman Reagh
Union Grove Baptist Church
Stone Funeral Home
Wood Memorial Cemetery
Mineola
Mr. Reed
North Cotton
Upper Tygert
Kentucky
Gladewater
Myrtle
Jack Reed
B. J. Reed
City
Flora Mae McKaig
Flora Bell Deskins
Coral Gables
Flo
Christmas Eve Carbon Monoxide Tragedy Averts
A mother visiting her daughter on Christmas Eve morning found four relatives including Kathy Muntz and Karen Muntz unconscious from carbon monoxide. A defective vent in the gas heating unit caused the illness. all four victims recovered except the grandmother who remained in Municipal Hospital.
High Winds Rip East Texas Towns Causing Minor Damage
Strong tornadic winds between 11 am and 5 pm caused fences antennas trees and signs to fall across Gladewater Tyler Mineola Mount Pleasant Athens Kilgore and Longview area. Windows roofs and carports were damaged. no injuries reported.
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Gladewater
East Texas
First Baptist Church
T. W Lee
North Center Street
Jim A. Jones
Gregg Street
Harold Victory
Gladewater Federal Savings and Loan Association
W. Pacific
Moore Furniture Co
Tyler
Pounds Field
Mineola
Mount Pleasant
Athens
Miller Addition
Paul Clanton
Barbara Street
Longview
Inwood Road
Frank McNally
Yates Drive
Columbia Avenue
Centenary Drive
Kilgore
Fredonia
T. W. Lee
Positive Thinking Pays Off In Mobil Contest Win
William Jerry Turman, 27, a TV repairman from near Pritchett, wins 2500 in a Mobil contest after entering 10 blanks while studying The Power of Positive Thinking. He plans to invest the money in college bio chemistry and may relocate his shop to Commerce as he continues repairs and studies.
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Loise Graves
William Jerry Turman
Norman Vincent Peale
Mobil
Jerry
Jerry Turman
Pritchett
T. F. Turman
Flu and respiratory illness rise in Glade water area
City Health Officer Dr. C B McKenzie says cases are isolated and not an epidemic. Gladewater Mirror reports staff illness with two hospitalized and five confined to bed, others returning to work. Treatments include rest fluids fever reducer and antibiotics to ward off complications.
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Gladewater
C. B. McKenzie
Gladewater Mirror
Jack Elrod
Municipal Hospital
Justowriter
Agatha McDonald
Hart Hospital
United Fund Nears Goal At 85 Percent
Mrs. Marcella Formby, secretary of the United Fund, reported the drive has reached 13,848.88 dollars, about 85 percent of the 16,500 dollar goal. The current total trails the 1967 figure of 15,500 by roughly 2,000 dollars.
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Marcella Formby
United Fund
Prayer Reflection on Temptation and Strength in Christ
A devotional prayer asks for daily closeness to God to resist temptation. It seeks divine help to overcome sin while living in the flesh through Christ.
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Christ
Maps Show Proposed Texas School District Changes
The Governor's Committee releases county by county maps of present and proposed districts across Texas. Gregg Upshur Wood Smith County districts would consolidate to fewer units with Tyler and others forming two districts, while Gregg and nearby areas show limited changes. Any action rests with the Texas legislature and would unfold over time.
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Texas
Gregg County
Gladewater
Sabine
White Oak
Kilgore
Spring Hill
Pine Tree
Longview
Upshur County
Union Grove
Big Sandy
Harmony
Union Hill
Gilmer
New Diana
Ore City
Wood County
Yantis
Alba Golden
Quitman
Mineola
Hawkins
Winnsboro
Smith County
Tyler
Winona
Lindale
Bullard
Chapel Hill
Arp
Troup
Whitehouse
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C. H. Pynes
E. E. Cook
J. B. Blankenship
Paul Wilks
J. P. Rodney
College
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Paradise Hill
E. F. Landrum
Elmer Whitlock
Roscoe Stevens
Sammy Price
Ricky Merritt
Ricky
Jimmy Merritt
Mary Jane Wiley
Medical Center
Mirror
R. E. O'Byrne
Mr. O’byrne
George R. Reed
Boyd Spencer
Charles Reed
Tom Dougan
Gordon Godfrey
Ben Cagle
Moser Clinic
Kathy
Karen Muntz
Frank Lewis
Canfield
Lewises
Etex
Gladewater Mobil
New York
Turman
T. J. Barrett
East Texas State University
Hong Kong
Dallas
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