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Memoriam gifts honor Laura Lee Shafer and Eugene Norvell at local churches. The GHS Band Parents plan a Tuesday meeting at 7 30 p m in the band hall. Mothers will sell sandwiches and cupcakes at remaining home basketball games to fund the Junior Senior banquet. East Texas Revue set for Feb 19 under George Martin Post with 25 acts. Congratulations to George Jones for 24 years as church custodian. Scout Handbook eighth edition now available at Gladewater Public Library. Joe Graham moved to Care Inn from Gladewater Municipal Hospital. Jefferson Historical Pilgrimage scheduled for May 4 5 6. Dr Luther Terry notes rising per capita cigarette use after a decline. Voice voting noted in American colonial period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Kellum
First Baptist Church
Laura Lee Shafer
Clifford Salmons
Eugene Norvell
J. W. Beavers
C. H. Bowden
Jimmy
Hugh
GHS Band
George Martin American Legion Post
Ken Bennett
Gladewater High School
Bennett
Prominent Gladeite W. E. Mitchell Jr. Dies at 62
Gladewater businessman W E Mitchell Jr 62 died in a local hospital Wednesday after an extended illness He founded C M Pipe Pulling Co in Gladewater after moving from Taleo He served nine years on the Gladewater school board and bowled a 299 at Glade Lane He was a Mason Shriner and First Baptist Church member Survived by wife Dorothy children Larry and Mrs Tom Short father W E Mitchell Sr sister Mrs Arthur Vaughn and five grandchildren Donations to the American Cancer Society.
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Mitchell
Oklahoma
Texas
Gladewater
J. E. Thompson
Taleo
Service Supply Co
Dorothy
C&m Pipe Pulling Co
Larry
Tom Short
Waco
Longview
Glade Lane
W. E. Mitchell, Sr
City
Arthur Vaughn
Jonesboro, Ark
Mrs Fannie Bradley rites held Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Bell Bradley 91 were held Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Malcolm Stone Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. B F Risinger Jr of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial was in Red Oak cemetery near Paris Texas. She died at 6 45 a.m. Thursday in a local hospital. Mrs Bradley is survived by two daughters Mrs Driver and Mrs Agnes Tolbert, one brother R O Garrett, four grandchildren, six great grandchildren and one great grandchild. She was a Baptist.
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W. E. Mitchell, Jr
Gladewater
First Baptist Church
B. F Risinger, Jr
Memorial Park
Stone Funeral Home
Fannie Bell Bradley
Malcolm Stone
Red Oak Cemetery
Paris
Texas
Bradley
Driver
Agnes Tolbert
Longview
R. O. Garrett
Grant
Okla
The
Baptist Church
Apollo Soyuz Test Project crew announced by NASA
NASA announced the US flight crew for the 1975 Apollo Soyuz Test Project. Lead crew: Thomas P. Stafford commander, Vance D. Brand command module pilot, Donald K. Slayton docking module pilot. Backup: Alan Bean Ronald Evans Jack Lousma. Target launch July 15 1975. International joint mission tests docking and crew rescue in orbit.
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Washington
United States
NASA
Robert F. Overmyer
Robert L. Crippen
Karol J. Bobko
Soviet Union
Kennedy Center
Fla
Apollo
Moscow
Richard Nixon
Council of Ministers
A. N. Kosygin
U. S
Russia
Kilgore College names 31 to Who's Who 72 73
Kilgore College officials announced thirty one students named to Who's Who at Kilgore College 1972 73 Selected by instructors and department heads these students are highlighted in the Ranger yearbook Gladewater list includes Cathy Trumbull Drafting Van Endel Library Science William Edney Diesel Engines and Anita Arrington Behavioral Science Cathy is sophomore Drafting major Dean's Honor List member Van Endel is Library Science major Merit Scholar Dean's List member and Phi Theta Kappa member William Edney is a sophomore Diesel Mechanics major National Honor Society member Rodeo scholarship recipient and past Future Farmers of America member Anita Arrington is Gladewater High School valedictorian and KC sophomore
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Kilgore College
Gladewater
Cathy S. Trumbull
van A. Endel
William D. Edney
Anita Arrington
Van
A. R. Endel
Young Republicans
Library Club
William
William Edney
Future Farmers of America
Anita
Gladewater High School
Rozelle Arrington
Pritchett
Prayer For Today
A brief devotional note asks forgiveness for harsh words and invites use of words to encourage and bless others. It cites Proverbs 25 11 and closes with the Lord's Prayer theme encouraging Christlike speech and forgiveness.
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Christ
Pair Arrested Arraigned in Gladewater Lounge Incident
Gladewater police arrested two burglary suspects at a local lounge on warrants from Franklin County. A 20 year old with a Gladewater address and a 22 year old with unknown address were arraigned before City Judge Jack Finley who set bonds at 5000 dollars and ordered rights explained. Franklin County officers took them into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
Franklin County
Cris B. Morrow
Jack Finley
Johnnie Gregory Enters City Council Race
Johnnie G. Gregory 2105 Harold Street becomes the fourth candidate for one of four city council posts. He joins James Goggans and incumbents James Walker and George Thomas in the race for the April 3 election. Candidacy deadline is March 1.
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Johnnie Gregory
Thursday
Johnnie G. Gregory
Harold Street
James Goggans
James Walker
George Thomas
Local boy injured when struck by car
Willie John Williams aged 6 was struck on S Tyler Road at 2 48 p m as Jean Gardener Broadfoot of Ore City drove a 1970 Chevrolet northward. He was admitted to Municipal Hospital and listed as improved. No charges were filed and his address was Apartment 72 Weldon Homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie John Williams
S. Tyler Road
Jean Gardener Broadfoot
Ore City
Williams
Weldon Homes
DeBerry Named Texas Highway Engineer
B L DeBerry, a 35 year veteran, becomes State Highway Engineer succeeding J C Dingwall who retires at 65. DeBerry led rural and urban districts including Lufkin and Dallas and now oversees statewide Texas highway issues. Dingwall’s tenure included national highway program advocacy and testimony before Congress on red tape in federal aid.
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Austin
Texas Highway Department
B. L. DeBerry
DeBerry
J. C. Dingwall
Dingwall
Highway Department
D. C. Greer
Texas Highway Commission
Houston
Lufkin
Dallas
Texas
American Association of State Highway Officials
Washington
Congress
Air Transportation Needs Council
Robbery Suspects Captured After Shreveport Bank Heist
Gladewater officers with Chief Morrow arrested George Dale McCombs 35 and Marjorie Louise Moore 23 of Columbus Ohio after a bank note robbery at Commercial National Bank in Shreveport. About $2890.16 recovered. links to stolen bills noted. The couple waived extradition and await federal custody. a child was placed in juvenile detention care.
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Gladewater
Troy Godwin
Bill Brown
Oris B. Morrow
Commercial National Bank
Shreveport
Morrow
Texaco
Asphur and
Main Streets
U.S
Sgt
Godwin
Brown
Justice of the Peace
Ross DeLay
George Dale McCombs
Marjorie Louise Moore
Columbus
Ohio
Moore
McCombs
Florida
Shreveport Commissioner of Public Safety
George D' Artois
Masonic official to visit Gladewater Lodge 852
Masonic District Deputy Grand Master of the 10th District will make an official visit to Gladewater Lodge No. 852 AF and AM Monday night. Worshipful Master Smokey J Williams calls all members to attend and invites Master Masons from area lodges to visit. Davidson will outline Grand Master year programs. Lodge sits on Dean Street.
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Bro. W. M. Davidson
Masonic
Gladewater
Smokey J. Williams
Davidson
Gladewater Lodge
Dean Street
East Texas Vacation Guide 10th Edition Rolls Off Presses
The East Texas Chamber of Commerce released the 10th edition of its colorful East Texas Vacation Guide. Harold Rosser says 125,000 copies cover 102 cities, lakes, trails and attractions across East Texas for national distribution through travel markets, oil outlets and AAA clubs.
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New East Texas
Longview
East Texas
Harold Rosser
San Antonio
Shreveport
Houston
Dallas
St. Louis
Oklahoma City
East Texas Chamber
Texas
Texas Highway Department
American Auto Association
Rosser
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
P. O
Kilgore Chamber Banquet To Hear Sen Bentsen
Kilgore U S Senator Lloyd Bentsen will headline the Kilgore Chamber of Commerce 42nd annual membership banquet at the Kilgore Community Inn on Saturday night February 24 at 7 p m The event theme is People and Involvement. Up to 300 tickets cost 5 each with CC members given prior access until February 15. The Man of the Year Award will be presented.
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Kilgore
U. S
Lloyd Bentsen
Charles Devall
Gladewater Library Plans Year of Centennial Events
Gladewater Public Library maps a year of monthly plans to celebrate the Centennial with a March display of pre 1930 books and photos. The September opening of the new library and John Ben Shepperd Texana collection will be highlighted with a silver tea and circulation launch.
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Gladewater Public Library
Gladewater
John Ben Shepperd Jr
Shepperd
John Ben Shepperd Sr
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George Jones
George
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts
Joe Graham
Gladewater Municipal Hospital
Care Inn
Luther Terry
American
Gladeite
Sharon Shrine
Temple
Gene Powell
O. G Johnston
Jimmy Griffin
Phillip Moore
Dewey Gray
Elmer Evans
American Cancer Society
Fannie Bradley
PAK
Bae OR
Actery
Mee Dey
Ky Oe
Gal Pare
Dom Ge
Plu
Ashley C. Bledge
Division of Defense & Disaster Relief
Texas Department of Public Safety
City Hall
the Ranger
Cathy
L. D. Trumbull
Drafting Club
Baptist Student Union
Jimmy Brown
Sen. Bentsen
Elizabeth Osteen
Library Board
Ellen Bauman
Ann McKenzie
Osteen
McKenzie
Mozelle Berryhill
Nanty Byrd Mayer
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