Eye-Opener notices and local service ads in brief
Dr S M Thomas reports a German Shepherd found near Tenery and Quitman by police. An 18 month old female shepherd is available for adoption. Call 845-3312 for details. A Europe or Holy Lands trip may be arranged this summer with Ken Bennett hosting a meeting Monday at 7 30 p m in the high school choir room. Memorial gifts to the Joe Kellum Library include contributions from several local families in memory of Judge S E Harris and Joe Fender. Lions Club members plan an event to boost funds for crippled blind and diabetic children and bulbs are available from members. Rotary selects a nominating committee chaired by Loyd Towery, election set for March. Roy Johnson invites Rotarians to visit a school during Texas Public School Week March 6 10. Navy Seaman Samuel R Jordan, son of Mr and Mrs Silas Jordan of Longview and husband of Jane O Watkins, sails for the Mediterranean aboard USS Caloosahatchee homeported at Newport News.
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S. M. Thomas
Tenery
Quitman
Europe
Holy Lands
Ken Bennett
Joe Kellum
First Baptist Church
J. W Beavers
Clifford Bowden
Jimmy
Hugh
S. E. Harris
Joe Fender
Emma Sue Bennett
Dan Stribble
Rotary Club
Eddie Nelson
Garland P Ferguson
J. B. Poston
S M. Thomas
Conrad Winborn
Loyd Towery
Roy Johnson
Texas
Caloosahatchee
Samuel R Jordan
Silas Jordan
Jane O. Watkins
Longview
Mediterranean
Fleet Oiler
USS
Newport, RK
Union Grove FFA Judging Teams Enter Tarleton Contest
Three judging teams from Union Grove High School FFA Chapter will compete at Tarleton State College in Stephenville on Saturday February 26. Dairy team members are Rex Melton Jimmy Mackey Jimmie Smith Richard Johnson. Livestock team members are David Beavers Vernon Orms Kim Barrow. Poultry team members are Jimmy Cox Wade Maberry Lonnie Martin. Advisor Garry T Boyd and wife Betty accompany the teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Grove High School
FFA
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
Rex Melton
Jimmy Mackey
Jimmie Smith
Richard Johnson
David Beavers
Vernon Orms
Kim Barrow
Jimmy Cox
Wade Maberry
Lonnie Martin
Garry T. Boyd
Betty
Prayer For Today All who call upon the name of the Lord
A devotional prayer asks for God's refuge and strength to restore and free the believer to live as a disciple of love in a needy world Amen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord
Joel
Dowdy Sentenced to 18 Months in Bribery Case
U S Rep John Dowdy was convicted on eight counts in a $25 000 conspiracy scheme involving a Washington home repair firm Monarch Construction Corp of Silver Spring He faces 18 months imprisonment and a 25000 fine Dowdy plans an appeal within a week and remains free on recognizance pending review.
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Baltimore
John Dowdy
D-Tex
Washington
Dowdy
Leon H. Pierson
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Dee
Justice Department
Maryland
Monarch Construction Corp
Silver Spring
Federal Grand Jury
Upshur Chamber Banquet Set for April 20 in Gilmer
The Upshur County Chamber of Commerce will host its annual banquet April 20 at the Upshur Rural Electric Co op building. Howard Rosser of the East Texas Chamber will present the program. Special civic awards will be given and new officers and directors will be installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmer
Upshur County Chamber of Commerce
Upshur Rural Electric Co-op
Howard Rosser
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
21 Portraits on View at Tyler Museum of Art
An exhibition of 21 portraits by American artists dating from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century will be shown at The Tyler Museum of Art from Feb 27 to March 17. The show includes works by renowned early American portraitists such as John Singleton Copley Benjamin West Gilbert Stuart and Charles Willson Peale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler Museum of Art
America
John Singleton Copley
Benjamin West
Gilbert Stuart
Charles Willson Peale
School financing shifts loom as courts curb local tax use
Gladewater Superintendent Roy Johnson briefed Rotary Club on federal rulings altering school funding, noting ad valorem taxes may be unconstitutional and state must find new methods by December 1973. He warned against lowering education quality and cited Richmond Virginia's metropolitan district as a cautionary example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
Roy Johnson
Rotary Club
Walter Henry
Johnson
Mrs. Fannie Avant Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Fannie Avant 77 of 304 Maple died at 5 p.m. Friday in a Gladewater hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Friendship Baptist Church in Kilgore, with Rev. Harry Hunt officiating. Burial in Friendship Cemetery under Rader Funeral Home direction. Survived by brother Virgil D. Barber Magnolia Ark and sister Mrs. Ruby Doykin Houston, plus nieces and nephews.
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Fannie Avant
Kilgore
Maple
Gladewater
Friendship Baptist Church
Harry Hunt
Friendship Cemetery
Rader Funeral Home
Avant
Virgil D. Barber
Magnolia, Ark
Ruby Doykin
Houston
Ray Scurlock Dies Suddenly in Gladewater
Ray Scurlock longtime Warren Petroleum employee and Gladewater civic figure died suddenly Saturday after a heart attack while fishing at Lake o the Pines Funeral services are pending with Malcolm Stone Funeral Home He is survived by wife Kathryn son Steve a UT Arlington student and daughter Sharon of the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Scurlock
Warren Petroleum Company
Gladewater
Lake ‘O the Pines
Malcolm Stone
Kathryn
Steve
University of Texas At Arlington
Sharon
Debbie Anderson to Undergo Kidney Transplant Monday
Debbie Anderson, 16, will receive her mother s kidney in a transplant scheduled for Monday in Dallas Parkland Hospital. Her father Berle Anderson says the Debbie Anderson Fund has reached about 300 dollars, supported by events and contributions led by Alex Azar of Longview Savings and Loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longview
Debbie Anderson
Berle Anderson
Alex Azar
Longview Savings and Loan Association
Dallas’ Parkland Hospital
Debbie
Azar
Bradshaw Buys Made-in-Gladewater Sidewinder Boat
Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw, 23, bought a Gladewater made Sidewinder from Shipp's Marine Service in Shreveport. He praised the 16 foot boat and plans to use a 65 HP Evinrude, while discussing the Steelers’ young roster and optimistic 1972 season outlook.
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Terry Bradshaw
Pittsburgh Steelers
Shipps Marine
Shipp
Marine Service, Inc
Shipps
A. E
Pappy) Shipp
Tot
Gl2
Little Daddy
Melisa Rabbish
Pittsburgh
Steelers
Lousiana Tech
Bradshaw
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Lions Club
Lions
U. G
Tarleton
Bud Weiser
Firestone
Rep. Dowdy
C. D
Bud) Weiser
Firestone Tire
H. L. Vaughn
Dallas
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Charles
Chuck) Halfen
Diboll
Diboli
Tele-Vue
James Dover
Ruston
la C
Barham
Robert Kennon
Louisiana
John McKeithen
H. L Vaughn
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
C. O
Vaughn
Weiser
North Street
American Legion Post
D W Olson
Henderson
A. J. Kirkland
Texas Baptist Institute and Seminary
American Baptist Association
Kirkland
Henderson Memorial Hospital
Texas Baptist Institute
Baptist Monitor
Galveston
Federal Research
GHS
Buzz Messner
Louisiana Tech
Tyler Art Museum
Gregg County
Glen Shipp
Jerry Smith
Shreveport, la
John Shipp
Lucinda Moore
Bryan Kirbo
Miss Moore
Kirbo
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