Gladewater Sees EPA Grant Increase For Sewer Project
The City of Gladewater will receive a grant boost from 120060 to 163720 dollars under EPA funding for project WPC Tex-902 sanitation improvements. The total project cost is 286207 dollars with the rest covered by a 1968 bond issue. increases were announced by Rep. Ray Roberts and mirror gains in nearby Longview and Kilgore. Funeral services were held for Mrs. Alva Jones, 70, in Gladewater with burial at East Mountain Cemetery. she was survived by a daughter and several relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Ray Roberts
Texas
Longview
Kilgore
Republic of South Africa
Lions International
Linda Salmon
Nicholas Deetless du Preez
Bunsei Sato
Keiwa Okada
East Texas
Ambassador College
Big Sand
Roy Johnson
Lois K. Jackson
Gladewater Mirror
Jimmy Brown
Eulalia Hill
Nacogdoches Optimist Club
Chamber of Commerce
North Main Street
Foshee- Bradley
Chamber
A. E
Pappy) Shipp
O. G. Johnston
Curtis Bright
Gladewater Lions
Charles Bloom
John B. Ward
Calvin Brannen
Melvin Jenkins
Harold McDowell
Raymond Addington
Joe J. Jones
Ovid Phillips
Funeral services held for Mrs Alma Cox
Funeral services for 86 year old Mrs Alma Cox were conducted Wednesday at 10 a m in Malcolm Stone Funeral Chapel with Curtis Allen officiating. Burial was in Rock Springs Cemetery. A former Gladewater resident she died Monday in a Gunter nursing home after a long illness. She had lived in Gunter about 10 years after leaving Gladewater. Pallbearers were Clyde Sublett Collins Hounsell Wylie Thomas C D Pittman A B McPherson and Walter Kirby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Cox
Malcolm Stone
Curtis Allen
Rock Springs
Cox
Gladewater
Gunter
Clyde Sublett
Collins Hounsell
Wylie Thomas
C. D. Pittman
A. B. McPherson
Walter Kirby
Story Hour Returns as Pressures on Readers Grow
Preschoolers are reminded that regular Wednesday morning story hour will resume at 10 a.m. The library reports a large circulation of paperback books and invites donations. J. B. Poston received a gift of health care, visiting a Houston heart specialist for possible surgery and an arthritic condition causing pain. Gladewater schools operate 24 buses with 23 drivers and varied fleet ages. Oldest bus is 1958. Rickey Wedin completed basic training at Fort Polk and heads to further instruction before Fort Sill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Poston
Houston
Gladewater
Rickey Wedin
Frances Wedin
Wedin
Ft. Polk
Ft. Sill
Okla
Chamber of Commerce
Emmanuel Baptist Church
White Oak
First State Bank
Harry Hunt Jr
Friendship Baptist Church
Prayer For Today Let Us Hold True To Our Attainments
A devotional prayer invites steadfast direction in following the path already attained. A closing appeal asks for guidance for Jesus's sake. Amen.
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Jesus
Gladewater Building Boom Reports Record Permits in 1972
The City of Gladewater issued a record 1,252,224 in building permits in 1972 including 117,000 for the Gladewater Lee Public Library and 132,000 for a school athletic facility. Permits in 1971 totaled 883,522, with 50 new homes. total homes built or under construction since 1968 reached 144.
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Gladewater
Gladewater Lee
Harold Potts
Lakeview Acres
Sunny Acres
Second annual invitational twirling festival set for Jan 13
Gladewater High School Band hosts its second invitational twirling festival January 13 in the high school gym. Judges include Jeannie Strain Garland Jeannette Woods Freda Bennett Longview Nancy Crosby Jacksonville and Marylue Audas Gladewater. Entry forms mailed to area schools. a large field expected. Last year’s event drew over 1000 twirlers.
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Gladewater
Jeannie Strain
Garland
Jeannette Woods
Freda Bennett
Longview
Nancy Crosby
Jacksonville
Marylue Audas
F. N. Troboy
S. Ferry
Gladewater Band Boosters Club
Epoxy Chemical 1st Year Aims for Growth and Expansion
Epoxy Chemical Corporation marks its first year under minority ownership led by Michael Rutherford. The firm, based near East Pacific Street behind the city baseball park, produced about 300 000 gallons in 1972 under GSA contracts and holds a $1.1 million backlog with GSA, with $2.5 million more in final negotiations. The company plans phase two growth, a new technical expert, expansion including a warehouse, and shift toward industrial commercial markets while maintaining government work.
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Epoxy Chemical
Michael Rutherford
Glade Paints and Coatings
Ed Hall
Melvin Rutherford
Ricky Rutherford
George Simmons
Julius Rutherford
Hugh Rutherford
Jimmy Brown
Epoxy Chemical Corporation
East Pacific Street
General Services Administration
Rutherford
GSA
East
Texas
Wood County
Hawkins
Michael
Gladewater Year 1972 Brims With Growth And Community Ties
Gladewater’s 1972 timeline shows major growth with a $50,000 library gift in memory of a husband, state grant match, and new facilities. The year features notable civic milestones, honors for leaders, school achievements, international visits, and community events, punctuated by losses in early February as prominent locals passed away.
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Mrs. Alva Jones
Alva Jones
Olive Street
J. A. Allen
Gladeview Baptist Church
East Mountain Cemetery
Jones
Glenwood
Baptist Church
Oleta Harris
Ruth Fuller
G. M. Smith
Grapevine
Marvin Smith
San Antonio
Mrs
Clarksville Baptist
Church Auditorium
Dairy Queen
Quikie Food
Thrifty Man Drive-In
T. W. Lee
First Baptist Church
Oak Manor
Brown
Greenland
Godthaab
Washington, DC
Chesapeake Bay
Potomac
Rappahannock
Claude A. Lee
Roland Blissett
White Oak Lions
Jo Etta York
Gregg County
Extension Dist
Ezalcah Petty
C. W. Sherlock
Ramona Gage
Larry Clemens
Mary Grace Clark
Phillip Hearnsberger
Pamela Wallace
Jimmy Sherman
Katherine Aaron
James Smith
Laura Powers
Ronald Bennett
Loretta McEachern
George Brown
Betty Steelman
Garry Boyd
Gail Phillips
Stephen Mizer
Christie Jean Neel
Jerry Hallman
Debra Whitlock
George Carter
Dolph Briscoe
Too — R. M. Wood
Wiliam H. Ballard
Clifford Bryant
Dale Barton
East Texas Pharmaceutical Association
White Oak State Bank
Ellen
Paul David Watson
Division 13 Licensed Vocational Nurses Association
Gayle
Camp Fire Girls
Blue Birds
Gladewater High School
Ite
Cathy Shipp
Valentine
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Union Grove
Virginia Nixon
Mike Phillips
GHS
Ken Bennett
Mirror
Karen
Jacqualine Wilbanks
Gary Kizer
Firestone Company
C. O
Bud) Weiser
Lucinda Moore
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