Briggs will mark golden anniversary
The Rev. and Mrs. E. J. Briggs celebrate 50 years since their February 25 1923 Merryville Louisiana wedding with a Sunday reception at Faith Tabernacle Church North Lee Drive from 2 to 4 pm Hosts include their children Harry Leon Mrs. Thomas McMinn Harold Paul Roy Jerry Troy Mrs. C W Rogers Mrs T J Gary and Mrs James Starks with their home at North Street in Gladewater Texas
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E. J. Briggs
Merryville
Faith Tabernacle
Briggs
United Pentecostal
East Texas
Gilmer
Jimmy Bogus
California
Billy
Morris Ray
Harry
Leon
Thomas McMinn
All of
City
Harold
Alabama
Paul, Stanton
Roy
Dallas
Jerry
Troy
White Oak
C. W. Rogers
Arkansas
T. J. Gary
Longview
James Starks
Houston
North Street
East Texas Revue set at Gladewater High in 25th annual show
About fifty two entertainers including 38 Gladewater High students perform Monday night in the GHS auditorium in the 25th annual East Texas Revue sponsored by the local American Legion. Ken Bennett directs the show with new lyrics and music, arranging acts from Swingsters majorettes Sophisticates Soul Fidelis and Soul Children plus middle school dancers and guest artists.
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Gladewater High School
East Texas
GHS
American Legion
Ken Bennett
Ann Morgan
Sandra Kimbley
Deborah Herron
Lana Richards
Ann Marlowe
Debbie Shipp
Dana Gwinn
Trecia van Houten
Ellen Hamm
Melessa Stevens
Regina Hawley
Sandy Bowlin
Rhonda
LaWanda Lincoln
Joyce Timmons
Olivia Rhodes
Cecelia Thompson
Lawynette Cannon
Jill Dees
Ronda Williams
Laura Louvier
Donalyn Audas
Kimberly Audas
Randy Wakefield
Cindy Winborn
Dan Steuber
Bennett
Freda Bennett
Tammy Silverwale
Marilyn Godfrey
Phillip Cockerell
William Hardman
Bill Sloan
Mark Mauldin
Charles Hawley
Shane Best
Leslie Cockerell
Tony Sasser
Vocational committees honored at Gladewater banquet
Advisory committees of Gladewater High School vocational education programs gathered with instructors, staff, and school board members for a banquet in the school cafeteria. Guest speaker Ben Teague of the Texas Education Agency urged committee members to engage, noting 20 percent of graduates pursue college degrees while the rest will seek employment, highlighting the need for robust vocational programs.
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Gladewater High School
Ben Teague
Ocecupational Education
Texas Education Agency
Austin
Roy Johnson
Garland Ferguson
Richard Jones
Kenneth Stevenson
William Cooksey
Mr. Teague
Brenham
Sam Houston State University
Armour and Company
Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
of Texas
Teague
Gladewater
Carl Jackson
Jessie Mae Pynes
Mary Smith
Jimmy Rowe
W. E. Jones
Billie Johnston
Roscoe Stevens
Don Humphries
Cleo's Drive In Grocery Robbed Again in 60 Days
Three young men with stocking masks robbed Cleo's Drive-In Grocery on Tyler Highway at about 9 p.m. taking less than $200 after forcing night clerk Bill Olievere to the back at gunpoint. No injuries reported. Police from Gladewater, Gregg County sheriff and state liquor control board arrived within minutes. suspects fled toward a road where a car may have waited. Stocking masks, gloves and a coat were found at the scene. Investigation continues.
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Cleo
Tyler Highway
Bill Olievere
Cleo Marlowe
Gladewater
Gregg County Sheriff's Office
State Laquor Control Board
Cris Morrow
Jimmy Davis
Troy Godwin
Leon Griffith
Bill Brown
Family World takes shape near Big Sandy on 63 acre site
Gilmer native Ted Garrett plans a $2 million family recreation complex called Family World on 63 acres along U S Highway 8 at the west edge of Big Sandy Upshur County. The project includes two lakes, rental cluster houses, a remodeled skating rink with year round climate control, a par three golf course and beach facilities. Additional plans include lake facilities shopping and a possible motel plus homes on forested acreage. The skating rink is to open in about three weeks and the complex will feature paid admission and family oriented entertainment with about 10 jobs created initially.
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Big Sandy
Upshur
Gilmer
Ted Garrett
Dallas
U. S. Highway 8
Garrett
Family World
Kathy
Highway 80
Prayer for Today: Creator Power and Creative Spark
A devotional prayer thanks God for creative power including babies springtime and inventions. It asks to use creativity to advance the Kingdom and ends with Amen.
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Heavenly Father
Centennial officers elected to lead Gladewater centennial
Gladewater Centennial Corporation elected officers at a special meeting led by temporary chair Quentin Abernathy. New president is Mildred Barker with Elizabeth Osteen as first vice president and Roy Johnson as second vice president. John Marshall becomes third vice president, Virginia Bates secretary, Mack Wiley treasurer, and Helen Glickman general chairman. Abernathy named honorary chairman for chartering the effort.
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Gladewater Centennial Corporation
Quentin Abernathy
Mildred Barker
Elizabeth Osteen
Roy Johnson
John Marshall
Virginia Bates
Mack Wiley
Helen Glickman
Warren City set to vote April 7 on mayor and three council seats
Warren City voters will elect a mayor and three councilmen in a city election April 7. Closing date for candidates to file is March 7. Terms expiring this year include Mayor TL Sturgis J D Bozman G A Thompson and E E Copeland. Sturgis Bozman and Thompson had filed for reelection at presstime Saturday.
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Warren City
TL. Sturgis
J. D. Bozman
G. A. Thompson
E. E. Copeland
Sturgis
Bozman
Thompson
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Baytown
Texas
Humble Oil Company
Humble
Jewell Smith
Bonnie Kelly
Becky Caldwell
Joy Young
Nancy Kendall
Carrie Wells
Barbara Davis
Fidelis
Mark Allen
Steve Elrod
Guy Martin
Carolyn Wilson
Debbie Parkeson
Rhonda Blackmon
Mark Mills
Mae Warren
Bear Facts
Tim Jowell
E. Jones
Jimmy Brown
God
Abernathy
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