Compulsory Unitization Debate Faces Texas Oil Regions
The East Texas oil field faces possible disruption as SB 120 and HB 311 seek compulsory unitization. Opponents argue minority owners lose voice while major companies gain control, risking unemployment and revenue. Proponents say safeguards exist and voluntary unitization has failed to boost recovery. The ETCC committee took no action.
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Texas
Senate
House Natural Resources Committees
East Texas
Gladewater Mirror
Railroad Commission
James E. Russell
Abilene
Texas Conservation Committee For
Unitization
Oil & Gas Committee
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Russell
Dallas
Robert B. Payne
ETCC
Winston Hill named to FCA staff and other local items
The Gladewater native Winston Hill, 270 pound former Jets Pro Bowl tackle, was named to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes staff. He will divide time between local and national FCA programs through May, speaking at conferences and clinics while continuing Jets training camp duties. The piece also notes hospital board actions, a United Sprinkler contract, and a hospital accreditation update mix.
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Kansas City
Gladewater
Winston Hill
New York Jets
FCA
Garfield Hill
Jets
Winston
Elder Hill
Weldon High School
John Erickson
America
Carolyn Smith
Wichita
Kan
Holly
Denver
Office of Economic Opportunity
Texas Southern University
Houston
National Urban League
New York
Rikers Island
Lincoln Reformatory
Nebraska
Action
Hill
Jet
Don Cockcraft
Sam Wyche
Jerry Stovall
Don Shinnick
Paul Crane
Adder Hill
Wagner
United
James Gelvin
Atlanta
Allen
Arnold Tucker
Gladewater fundraiser menu and community notices
Gladewater Schools Food Service Chapter will host a chicken spaghetti lunch Saturday March 3 from 11 am to 2 pm in the Broadway cafeteria. Tickets are 1.50 for adults 0.75 for children. Proceeds aid needy Middle School children. Also notes Heloise tips from Lucille Daniel, lampoon on missing keys using a nut hook device, bank and post office closed for George Washington birthday, Dr. Holliman improving, and gifts to Middle School Library in memory of Gil Poston.
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Gladewater Schools Food Service
Broadway
Jim's Watch and Jewelry Repair
Chamber of Commerce
Gladewater All Stars
Gladewater
Parents Aid Group
First State Bank
George Washington
Gil Poston
Ray Poston
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Richard Bach
H. F. Couch
Angel Unaware
Dale Evans Rogers
Stagecoach Inns of Texas and other library gifts
Gladewater Public Library adds Stagecoach Inns of Texas by Kathryn Turner Carter during Centennial Year highlighting Texas travel, inns as havens, and preserved sites like Excelsior House. Also receives Nancy Astor by Christopher Sykes, The Lonely Strangers by Charity Blackstock, and Richard Lockridge’s Write Murder Down, with notes on their historical and literary appeal.
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Stagecoach Inns of
Texas
Kathryn Turner Carter
Gladewater Public
Excelsior House
Jefferson
Salado
Nancy
Lady Astor
Christopher Sykes
Nancy Astor
Virginia
Charity Blackstock
Paris
Special treat for story hour children at Gladewater Library
Story Hour children get a special morning program on Wednesday at ten with Mildred Bowden and Joyce Hodge from Gay Avenue School presenting two plays Story of Johnny Appleseed and Waddle Waddle Duckie Duck. Parents and preschoolers invited to view in the Community Building auditorium at 10 30.
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Gladewater Public Library
Mildred Bowden
Joyce Hodge
Gay Avenue School
Johnny Appleseed
Kilgore trustees oppose East Texas oil unitization
Kilgore independent school district trustees unanimously urged East Texas oil field exclusion from unitization legislation. They warned pooling could lower oil property tax values and impact district finances while not dictating broader state oil field actions. A separate AP note recounts anxious Washington owner Williams ahead of playoff with Dallas. CBS remarks say a 73 to 0 loss favored Washington to reach the Super Bowl.
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Kilgore
Kilgore Independent
East Texas
Texas
Railroad Commission
Washington
Edward Bennett Williams
Washington Redskins
Dallas Cowboys
Bill MacPhail
CBS Sports
George Preston Marshall
Congress Nixon clash over $260 billion in federal funds
The piece describes a standoff between Congress and President Nixon as Congress appropriates about 260 billion dollars for numerous projects while the President refuses to spend it. Lawmakers accuse him of impounding funds, saying spending must proceed, while the President argues spending fuels inflation. The dispute threatens to impact taxpayers and national policy amid inflation concerns and a broader international context.
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Congress
Nixon
International
London
Tokyo
Bonn
Paris
Swamp City
Reflections on World War II POWs and postwar life
The writer recalls former prisoners of war from World War II and the enduring courage of service members. He shares memories of family, small newspapers during wartime shortages, and the resilience of communities, interwoven with thoughts on postwar economics and federal spending.
Family returns as POW Crowson lands in San Francisco
Wanda Marlowe relives the moment her bracelet bearing Sp. 5 Frederick Crowson’s name confirmed his arrival from a North Vietnamese prison camp. Crowson had been a POW since May 2, 1970, and was the tenth to leave the plane during Friday’s arrival, while sister and brother watched. The bracelet also honors Lt. Col. David Hatcher, awaiting U S arrival in Mt. Airy, N C.
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Ruth Ellen Milner
Mike
Bill
Ruth Ellen
Claremore Progress
Jack
Clipperton Islands
Wanda Marlowe
Ann
Chris
Frederick Crowson
Pensacola
Fla
San Francisco
Wanda
Crowson
David Hatcher
Mt. Airy
North Carolina
U. S
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Royce Ford
Richard Herbst
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Walter Talley
Joe Pittman
G Johnston
Robert Cooper
GHS
Ken Bennett
Bennett
Eulalia Hill
Jesus
Gladewater Hospital Authority
United States
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Glen Kent
Lions Ub
Dr Kent
Heloise
Lucille Daniel
Lucille
Fredalene
Arkansas
the Mirror
Billy C. Holliman
Warren
Chester Gleason
City Hospital
Richard Lockridge
Johannesburg
South Africa
Bishop
Abbott
Monk
By Ace Reid
Cattle Mens Bank
Dace Rep
Jimmy Brown
Vietnam
Fredalone
Bataan
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Japan
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
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Gregg County
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texas
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