City council reviews ordinances and budget items
The council discussed city ordinances enabling street work and contracts for Loop 485 projects. They approved a rail pole removal contract, opposed oil water production and forced unitization, set the budget hearing for March 13 1975 and reappointed board members while noting easement progress and park funds applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Nelson
Williams
Martin
B. P. Dake
Hoy Williams
Board of Equalization
Leon Waggoner
Everett Wiseman
T&p Railroad
East Texas
George Thomas
ETCOG
Emma Henson rites Wednesday in Gladewater church
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Henson will be held Wednesday at 2 p m at Rising Star Church of God in Christ Gladewater with Elder James E Lee officiating Burial will follow in Mt Zion Cemetery Smith County under McCauley and Son Funeral Home She was born February 24 1921 to Albert and Lizzie Miller of Upshur County and lived most of her life in Gladewater Surviving are her mother five daughters and four sons plus many relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rising Star Church of God In Christ
Emma Henson
Mother Frances Hospital
Tyler
James E. Lee
Mt. Zion
Smith County
McCauley and Son Funeral Home
Henson
Albert
Lizzie Miller
Upshur County
Gladewater
Pink Young
Mr. Young
Turner
Jack) Henson
Fannie M. Young
Corine Combs
Dallas
Dorthy Ann
City secretary H I McAfee chronicled Gladewater growth
In a 1930s interview, H I McAfee recalls serving as city secretary from 1934, witnessing mayoral and police changes, and building a detailed scrapbook. He describes balancing the books, minutes, taxes, funds, and hospital board duties as Gladewater evolved from a two-man commission to a seven-man city manager system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
Mirror
Mac
McAfee
H. I. McAfee
Gladewater Municipal
Gay Avenue
Willie Miller Graveside Rites Held in New Homes Cemetery
Graveside services for Willie Miller were conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. in New Homes Cemetery, Smith County. The Gladewater resident, aged 21, lived at 405 North Miller and is survived by a sister, Mrs. Florence Sledge of Demopolis, Alabama. McCauley and Son Funeral Home arranged the rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Miller
New Homes
Smith County
Gladewater
North Miller
Florence Sledge
Demopolia
Ala
McCauley and Son Funeral Home
Blue Birds Meet in Union Grove Host Jan 7
LG Blue Birds at Audrey Mears home opened with the Blue Bird Wish and planned a dad daughter banquet. They made place mats, received charter and cards, built a bird feeder, read about bluebirds and habitats, and worked on Starburst patch. Arbor Day at Camp Natowa participated. Closing circle by Mary Blear and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Grove
Blue Birds
Audrey Mears
Camp Natowa
Friendship Circle
Mary Blear
Lana Crist
Patsy Fowler
Robin Mears
Kristi Moore
Stacey Roberson
Nursing home standards and audits cited in Texas health review
A health and welfare report cites a Houston surgeon Dr Dwight E Harken warning that many nursing home residents are undernourished risking heart surgery outcomes. Nursing homes deny charges, citing state dietician oversight and weekly nutrition schedules. inspections are frequent and largely unannounced, with strict adherence to state HEW life safety codes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health and Welfare
UPI
Houston
Dwight E. Harken
Harvard Medical School
State Dept. of Health
Texas
Texas Nising Home Association
Rogers Wilson
Austin
Washington
TNHA
Nursing Homes in Gregg County Face Staffing and Care Realities
Gregg County reports nine nursing homes housing 883 patients including a 20 year old with brain injury under constant observation. Homes vary in age from 17 years to Lynn Lodge completed in 1974, with about half as many staff as patients. Care runs 24/7 with regular sheet changes and on site laundries, free patient laundry, and local food service programs. The editors promise a later series visiting each home and publishing assessments.
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TNHA
Gregg County
State Health Dept
Gregg Home
Kilgore
Lynn Lodge
Longview
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Council
Holiman
Tony Williams
Tonya Money
Olive Bennett
E. Jeannette
Olive
Camp Fire Girls
GHS
Scott
Gary Wallace
Bobbie Wallace
Charles Glenn
Gilmer
Joe Holland
Good Shepherd Hospital
Holland's
Angie
Lisa
Louis Vasser
B. J. Holland
Little League Baseball Association
Bud Halepeska
Boulder
Colo
Glenn Walton
Walton
California
Arizona
Morris Cemetery Association
Pritchett Community Center
Paula Jaggers
Medical Center Hospital
Jobe Drug Co
Gregg
HEW
All Gregg Nursing Homes
Valentine
Oak Manor
Doyle Pair
Mildred Glenn
Joyce Hugman
Joyce Hanes
Polly Wallace
Helen Glickman
Betty Smith
Zola Johnson
Mildred Bowden
Wanda Henry
Louise Turner
Maurine Crawford
Virginia Coats
Mary Jenkins
Dell Nelson
Betty
Faye Mackey
Ann Moore
Harriett Walton
Carolyn Linder
Eddie Claire Kent
Jan Risinger
Rita Draper
Dorothy Martin
Louise Cooper
Bonnie Ferguson
Eloise Beckworth
Ann Holcomb
Lizzies
Janice Walker
Kay Moyers
Georgia Ruth Johnson
Robbie Nell Shepperd
Barbara Johnson
Joyce Williams
Kathryn Best
Calico Slaw
Mack Woodson
Joseph Haberling
Myrle Young
Lasagne
Laura Winborn
Mattie Finley
Peggy Abernathy
Helen Butcher
Texas Crisp
Gladewater Municipal Hospital Food Service
Kentucky
Nanty Byrd
Lora Bowen
Elizabeth Osteen
Billie Moore
Wanda Caldwell
Maylene Stevens
Nadine Troboy
Avyl Terrell
Sibyl Perry
Lil Briggs
Blanche Knott
Wanda McElroy
Rena McChesney
Gladewater School Food Service
Dimple Edmonson
Lana Walker
Ken Bennett
Famous Name Brands
Lena Jackson
P OY
Jim Holcomb
Gran-Pap
Hyat
Cooper Insurance Agency
Pacific
Gladewater, Texas
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All Girls
Jackets & Coats
Jr. Peties
Lot
W. Pacific
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