Budget workshop highlights city pay raises and new equipment
City Manager Tony Williams outlined the 1978-79 budget needs during a workshop, urging a 15 percent pay rise across departments and upgrades including a police patrol car, fire apparatus, ambulances, and breathing units. The session also covered staffing requests and tax roll estimates, with election and filing deadlines announced for April.
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Tony N. Williams
Williams
Fire Department
Wilson Godfrey
Pritchard & Abbott
Pace rites set Thursday for Effa Pace
Graveside services for Mrs Effa Cleora Pace will be Thursday at ten in Cannes City Cemetery with Rev. Austin Masterson officiating. Arrangements are by Malcolm Stone Funeral Home. The 94 year old widow died Tuesday morning after a long illness. She lived in Gladewater six years moving from Wichita Falls. She was a housewife and church member. She is survived by son Reed Pace daughter Lillian Hester Las Vegas grandchildren Grace Evans Janice Pace Betty Mansfield Dallas Marshall great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
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Effa Cleora Pace
Cannes City
Austin Masterson
Malcolm Stone
Reed S. Pace
City
Duadhter
Lillian Hester
Las Vegas
Nevada
Grace Evans
Nev
Janice Pace
Dallas
Betty Mansfield
Marshall
J. P Graves
Local Notices and Birthdays From Mirror Community
Notes of greetings and subscriptions renewal from Kaufman area residents include Jimmy and Mary Jane Williams sending hello and thanks for Mirror. Birthday wishes extend to Mrs. Donald Williams of San Marcos. Rebekah Lodge No. 30 in Gladewater installs officers with a 28 attendee turkey dinner. Daleth Study Club to host Feb 15 program featuring Dr. Max Strang with guests from Three Arts Club Garden Club and Music Club at 2 30 pm First Baptist Lower Auditorium. Birthday honorees listed for Feb 1 2nd and 5th including Michele Hunt DeWayne Lee Hank Hester Mark Morgan and others.
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Donald Williams
San Marcos
Mary Williams
Gladewater Rebekah Lodge No
Daleth Study Club
Max Strang
Georgia
East
Texas
First Baptist Church
Michele Hunt
DeWayne Lee
Hank Hester
Mark Morgan
R. A Heard
Berylene Reed
Mary Trull
Gerry Waters
Richard Fenton
Royce Ford
Pam Moore
George Gilbert
Betty Truitt
United Fund elects Godfrey president and charts 1978 1980 board
At the annual United Fund meeting Marilyn Godfrey was elected president with Don Earp first vice president and B F Risinger second vice president. Molly Abercrombie received a farewell plaque for service as outgoing president. The drive raised over 18 000 a city record and about 2 500 above goal. Directors named include David Loyd Mack Wiley Tim Bland Mattie Cooksey Kirk Abercrombie Roy Johnson Don Earp Leon Grissom Bill Johnston for 1978 and subsequent years.
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United Fund
Marilyn Godfrey
Don Earp
B. F. Risinger
Carson Kennedy
Jo Wiley
Molly Abercrombie
Molly
Marilyn
Political meeting set in Gladewater for city election slate
About 500 handbills advertised a political meeting at Cleo's Restaurant for February 2 to organize a group backing a slate of candidates in Gladewater city elections. Former Police Chief Jay Banks to serve as temporary chairman. four council terms expire this year. Mayors and councilmen discuss candidacy as elections on April 2 approach.
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James Walker
George Thomas
Roy Pynes
James Goggans
Williams
Cleo's
Gladewater
EJ ‘Jay’ Banks
Tony N. Williams
the Mirror
Jay Banks
Goggans
E.R
Pete’’ McKain
New Glade firm makes marble dust fixtures in Gladewater
Bassex Marble Manufacturing Company at 224 West Pacific Street begins operations in a former dry cleaning shop under Leon Mahoney. The plant makes cultured marble lavatories and bath items from marble dust mixed with resins. Mahoney says the products are tough, dent resistant, and marbling runs through the material. If expanded, output could reach 500 units monthly.
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Leon Mahoney
Eastex Marble Manufacturing Company
W Pacific
Gladewater
Bassex Marble Manufacturing Company
West Pacific Street
Threeworker
Georgia
Mahoney
Eastex
Funeral Rites Planned for Leon A Watson
Leon A Watson 62 died Monday after a long illness in a local hospital. Funeral services Thursday at 2 pm in Malcolm Stone Funeral Chapel with Rev William Ryan and Rev David Crosby officiating. Burial in Memorial Park. Survivors include widow Edwina three sons James Jerry Leon all of city three daughters Drueann Gottschalck Patricia Farmer Pam Watson nine grandchildren and three sisters Mae Jenkinson Velma Belt Olive Ryan. Pallbearers listed.
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Leon A Watson
Malcolm Stone
William Ryan
Pittsburg
David Crosby
Memorial Baptist
City
Memorial Park
Watson
Leper
Missouri
East Texas
Edwina
James
Jerry
Leon Watson
Drueann Gottschalck
Patricia Farmer
Amarillo
Pam Watson
Garland
Mae Jenkinson
Amat
Velma Belt
Tinsman
Ark
Olive Ryan
George Cross
Tom Sawyer
Steve Severns
Mason Phillips
Bob Harris
Prayer text and blessing excerpt from a religious service
A devotional prayer asking God to open eyes to beauty and wonders, to become childlike in faith, and to be filled with love humility and awe. It includes praise from Psalm 96:12 and ends with an Amen in Jesus name.
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Christ
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City Financial Director
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Jimmy
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Mirror
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New United Fund
Roy Johnson
Leon Grissom
Bill Johnston
Tony Williams
Dickie Phillips
Faye Mackey
Garfield Hill
Willie Hagen
Harold Wells
Mildred Barker
T. C. Shepperd
Harriett Walton
Norman Glickman
Fredalene Clark
Susan Pool
Boy Scouts of America
American Red Cross
Camp Fire Girls
Salvation Army
U.s.co
Texas United Community Services
Tars ‘of Gladewater
Gladewater Baseball Association
East Texas Council On Alcoholism
Tri-City Nursing Homes
Gladewater Senior Citizens Center
Benevolent Fund of Gladewater
Walker
McKain
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