New Year News and Local Notices Highlight January Highlights
Grace Sanov hospital status listed in Houston while Hawkins president Michael Rutherford weds Linda Johnson in Jacksonville at Sweet Hope Baptist Church. Gladewater Fire Association to meet January 4 at 7 pm. police log notes a 1957 blue Chevrolet theft. Twin granddaughters born to Roland Blissett and Karen Warren Fitzhugh, with families named. Firefighters report 526 ambulance runs in 1971 and 271 fire calls. post office to receive 1971 tax booklets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Rutherford
Hawkins
Epoxy Chemical Corporation
Linda Johnson
Jacksonville
Sweet Hope Baptist Church
Jacksonille
Michael
Linda
Roland Blissett
Karen Warren Fitzhugh
Garland
Larry Fitzhugh
S. C. Warren
Howard Fitzhugh Lancaster
Warren
Blisset
Blissetts
Prayer for Today Reflects on Isaiah and Hope
A devotional note thanks God for the prophet Isaiah and asks guidance to know God’s ways. The prayer expresses praise and hope and asks for wisdom to live positively in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaiah
Gladewater Records Strong 1971 Building Permits Growth
Gladewater reports a record 44 new residence permits in 1971 with total home permits valued at $556 295 and 11 commercial permits valued at $238 400. Additions and alterations reached $88 627, bringing the grand total to $883 522. The year fueled by lower interest rates saw 219 homes built since 1962 and ongoing developments in Kay Acres and Hall Westlake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Brown
Gladewater
Harold Potts
Kay Acres
Hall-Westlake
Joe Jones
John Paul Tallent
Homer Hanes
Epoxy Chemical Corporation
Glade Paints and Coatings Division
East Pacific Street
Medco Pharmacy
Upshur
Ferry Streets
Texaco
Texas Street
Clarksville City
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
East Broadway
Faith Tabernacle
Lee Drive
Two Die In Rain Hit Two Car Crash North Of Kilgore
A Friday morning two car collision on State Highway 135 seven miles north of Kilgore near the Caney Creek bridge left Patricia Marsh Clark 32 of Route 1 Gladewater dead and Emmett Orris Davis 54 of Gilmer injured. The crash occurred on a rain slick road and both cars were severely damaged. Davis was hospitalized first in Kilgore then Gilmer where his condition was listed as satisfactory. Clark was the niece of local residents and survived by her parents and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilgore
Caney Creek
Sabine
Davis
Ragland-Fenlow-Ford Hospital
Gilmer
Cuellar
Clark
John Selph
Lewis Jones
Gladewater
Doyle Marsh
Patricia Marsh Clark
Box 207
Emmett Orris Davis
Kilgore College Announces Spring Registration Dates
Kilgore College sets spring semester enrollment for January 11 and 12 with classes starting January 13. The first faculty meeting at 9:30 a.m. in Van Cliburn Auditorium will feature Dr. James W. Reynolds speaking on curriculum. Evening registration is January 10 and 11 in the Liberal Arts Building, with about 1,500 students already processed in the Counseling Center and most to report January 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilgore College
M. K. Whitten
van Cliburn
James W. Reynolds
University of Texas At Austin
Liberal Arts
Dean Whitten
Dowdy guilty of bribe in fraud probe case
Rep. John Dowdy of Athens Texas was found guilty on eight counts of bribery conspiracy and perjury for accepting a $25000 bribe to influence a Justice Department fraud investigation. The 59 year old faces up to 40 years in prison and a 40000 dollar fine. Defense says he was framed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
John Dowdy
Athens
Texas
Justice Department
Washington, D.C
Dowdy
New Lower Texas DDD Rates Take Effect After Freeze
The Price Commission approved lower dial-it-yourself DDD rates, effective December 29, applying within Texas and during holiday periods. Rates now mirror interstate schedules, include Labor Day and July 4 holidays, add a nightly 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. one minute initial period, and keep three minutes for intrastate initial calls. Also noted are higher charges for operator assisted calls and applicability to towns without DDD. Cart thefts in Dallas cost stores about $60,000 monthly, with carts valued around $30 each and widespread pilfering of laundry, garbage, and paper by unknown individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
The
Price Commission
L. L. Porter
General Telephone Company of the Southwest
Porter
Texas
Dallas AP
Hobbies Take Precedence At Library
Gladewater Public Library launches a hobby based program funded by a government grant. Staff seek local input on hobbies to fund books and materials, with volunteers like Henry Wedemeyer guiding sculpting and Mark Chronister offering technology tips. The project invites all ages to suggest interests to build a ready collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater Public Library
Orone
Henry Wedemeyer
Mark Chronister
Bankers and Agriculture Leaders to Meet in Tyler
More than 350 bankers and agricultural leaders are expected at the 22nd East Texas Bankers and Agricultural Conference at Tyler Junior College. Speakers include L S Pope of Texas A and M and Reagan V Brown Texas A and M rural sociologist. The Tyler Clearing House Association sponsors the event with East Texas Agricultural Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Fort Worth
Tarrant Counts
John Bisagno
First Baptist Church
Houston
Tyler
East Texas Sankers Agricultural Conference
Tyler Junior College
Henry M. Bell, Jr
Tyler Clearing House Association
Bell
East Texas Agricultural Council
Bob Murdoch
Agricultural Education Department
Wise Auditorium
Jake Caprielian
Crocket
Jack Dillard
Shreveport
BET
Jess Loyd, Jr
Dr. L. S. Pope
Texas A. and
M. University
Ted Gouldy
Gaylord Hanes
Mr. Pleasant
Billy Joe Davis
Winona
Reagan V. Brown
Texas A. and M University
Texas Community
Citizens 1St National Bank
The
Peoples National Bank
Tyler Bank & Trust Co
Southside State Bank
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Grace
Sam) Sanov
Grace Sanov
Diagnostic Clinic Hospital
Fannin Ave
Gladewater Boys Baseball Association
City Hall
Lloyd Crabtree
John Burroughs
Heath
J. H. Parrish
Gilmer Banker
Hawkins Bank
A. B. Poole
First National Bank of
First State Bank of
Poole
Mike
Upshur County
Gilmer Schools
Tyler Commercial College
First National
Hawkins’ Post
Bill Langford
Sabine River Bridge
U.S. Highway 271
Chamber of Commerce
Bradlethe
Bradley- Foshee
North Main Street
Chamber
Louann Elrod
Mirror
Scott Elrod
Miss
Kenneth Chafin
Southern Baptist Home Mission Board
Wayne Ward
Southern Joplish Seminary
James Landes
Richardson
Bill Pinson
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
George Worrell
Texas Baptist Evangelism Division
San Antonio
Won Baker
United States
Vietnam
EL W Pfeiffer
Arthur H. Westing
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Philadelphia
Grambling College
Barksdale Air Force Base
Republic of Liberia
William R
Tolbert
Bankers
Kelley Waggoner
East Texas
Henderson County Junior College
John S. Carroll
Gayle Finch
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