American paratroopers raise flag in the Philippines
February 16 1945 record notes American paratroopers raising the U S flag in the Philippines. The entry lists historic February milestones including Baltimore gas light illumination in 1817 and Pluto’s discovery in 1930. It also mentions Edison phonograph patent in 1878 and the 1792 establishment of the Federal Post Office. Washington birth noted in 1732.
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Philippines
Baltimore
Thomas Edison
Federal Post Office
New Haven
Conn
George Washington
Your Week Ahead Horoscope January to February 1973
Forecast column notes mood and advice for Aries through Pisces for February 18 to 25 1973. It warns against revealing intentions and urges patience in finances and relations with the opposite sex while advising caution with unfamiliar ventures and large organizations.
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Aries
Cub Scouts of Den 3 Meet at Sun Oil Park
Den 3 Cubs held their weekly meeting at Sun Oil Company park. They formed a friendship circle and recited the Cub Scout Promise. A get well card for Chris Hugman’s ill grandmother was signed. February 8 marks the Boy Scouts of America founding and this year’s 63rd anniversary.
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Cub Scouts
Den 3
Sun Oil Company
Chris Hugman
Boy Scouts of America
George Thomas
Denners
Ryan Griffin
Stoney Stone
Chris
Russell
Phillip
Mark
Jerry Stone
Gene Griffin
Shawn Stone
County residents called for central jury panel duty
A total of 150 area residents were notified to appear at the courthouse Wednesday February 21 at 9 a.m. from Gladewater D L Mathews and others. From White Oak named are Marcie L Corbell James T Eastman Mary Katherine Bush Donald Brantley and Robert B Martin. In CAMP LEJEUNE MARINE Pvt Terry L Terry son of Mrs William C Hopkins of Longview reporting for duty and Pvt Leon L Kennedy son of Mr and Mrs Norris Kennedy of Kilgore graduated from basic training at the San Diego depot.
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White Oak
Marcie L. Corbell
James T Eastman
Mary Katherine Bush
Donald Brantley
Robert B. Martin
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Terry L. Terry
William C. Hopkins
Longview
Marine Corps Base
San Diego
Leon L. Kennedy
Norris Kennedy of
Kilgore
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Lox Box Sells For Charity At Beth Sholom Memphis
Local feature notes annual Lox Box sale by Beth Sholom Synagogue to aid a good cause. The piece playfully defines bagel cream cheese and lox while recounting readers’ reactions and a humorous family anecdote. Also includes a long profile of Willet and Orville Best and their orchid farming in East Texas.
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Beth Sholom Synagogue
Memphis
Tenn
Ruth
Orville Best
Marshall Pottery
Willet
Orville
East Texas
Plano
Best
Longview
Schlitz Brewery
Texas
Reactive club news from Gladewater Fire Department visit
The React club heard Fire Chief Harold Potts and Capt Ronnie Gothard outline how the group can aid disaster response through searches, radio communications and holiday rest stops. Visitors from Tyler Reach, including Ray Allen, Ken Smith and James Cook, attended the meeting and invited members to a Tyler coffee break. A social with a wiener roast and transmitter hunt is planned for next Tuesday with fire department guests.
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Harold Potts
Ronnie Gothard
Ronnie Moore
Gladewater
Potts
Reach
Civil Defense
Fire Department
White Oak News: Brad Shaw loses finger in shop incident
White Oak resident Brad Shaw severed the first joint of his index finger in a woodworking accident Tuesday. The White Oak Bass Club met Tuesday night to oppose the Army Corps of Engineers plan to charge $5 for lake use, fearing reduced lake access. Texarkana’s Vicki Adams visited the Leonard Clay family. Five White Oak girls competed in the Kilgore Twirling Contest.
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Brad Shaw
White Oak Bass Club
Army Corps of Engineers
Vicki Adams
Texarkana
Leonard Clay
White Oak
Kim Clay
Susie White
Kim Muckleroy
Vicki Vaughn
Terry Vaughn
Community Center
Neal Denton
Union City
Penn
L. F. Crawford
Tony
First Christian Church
Gladewater
Levon Buie
Nolan Buie
Dallas
Q. N. Shaws
Weekly School Menu and Local News Highlights
Weekly menu lists Monday through Thursday meals including chicken fried steak meat loaf chicken spaghetti hot dog and inservice day for teachers. Several local notices report party attendance weddings anniversaries church youth officers and community visits plus a near record 1972 albacore catch by West Coast fishermen and BC gains per the National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Valentine
Oak Manor
Louise Walker
Mack Barker
Elwanda Walker
Richard Herbst
Yesteryears
A.W. Damis
Taurus
Gemini
Moonch
Leo
VIRGO
Libra
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Uranus
Barth
Andrew W. Gomis
Discount Fabrics
Gilmer
Nees He Pt Ae
West Side Square
Den
D. L. Mathews
Georgia Elliott
Robert E. Ullrich
Allen L. Pullin
Lauder Miller
Paul R. Bennett
C. H. Bailey
Darril Garner
Donald C. Stewart
C. L. Adams
Vallie Walker
Nettie Clark
Ellen Bauman
Alean Dean
Brozeal Benson
Pvt
Leon Kennedy
Willet Best
the Gladewater Mirror
React Club News
By Bob Harris
Hospital News
City Hospital
Eliseca Laurie Marshall
Jessie Lee Carmichael
Edgar Ray Prater
Horace J. Carmichael
Mollie B. Muse
Fred Houston
Joseph McClain Riker
Elvis Ray Jowell
Gladys Eloise Jones
Elizie Lavell Tucker
Sarah Rae McClellan
William P. Hardman
Gladys Lee Wright
Carolyn Joy Cannaday
Fredrick O'Neal Jones
Willie Fred Allen
Bonnie Faye Miller
Ernest F Barrow
Lydie Mildred Mason
Mike Green
Kate King
Devorah
Hart Clinic Hospital
Leon Hanson
Virginia Nixon
Charles Upchurch
Richard Smith
Roy Glover
Willie Faye Wright
James Lyles
Ernest Jackson
Burnis McDaniel
Edna Duraso
Baby
Tommy Morgan
Louella Tennison
Horace Cooks
Estell Jackson
Willie Faye Stevenson
Lois Hamilton
Nancy Mays
Carolyn Hardy
Mikasa Ernestine
Villeroy & Bob Pottery & China
White Oak News
Aaa
Albacore
VUE
Alamo Plaza
Ft. Worth
P.O
Thunderbird Lodge
Ladies Shoes
Cover Girl
Easy Street
Ock
Vanity Fair
S. Main
Els
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