New Year Notes From Gladewater and Legislative Preview
Mary Pope celebrated as Gladewater's New Year baby for 1959 turning 18 on January 3. Gladewater High School Band Boosters set a first meeting for the new year Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the band hall. Texas lawmakers prepare to convene January 11 with over 300 bills, including highway funding, a 1 percent county sales tax, and various social policy measures.
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Mary Pope
Mary
Gladewater Municipal Hospital
Gladewater High School
Texas
Austin
Dolph Briscoe
John Wilson
D-Lagrange
Wilson
Bob Vale
San Antonio
Fred Head
D-Athens
Craig Washington
D-Houston
Washington
City sets building record for 1976 permits
City records 1 761 864 in new residential and commercial permits for 1976. Homes total 1 197 300 and commercial 564 564 with additions and alterations adding 122 100 and 203 913 respectively. Moved houses and mobile homes bring total activity, while growth continues alongside a water plant upgrade funded by federal shares.
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Ronnie Gothard
Gladewater
Kay Tipps Rites Set After 61 Year Life in Gladewater
Funeral services for Kathryn Marie Kay Tipps 61 will be held Saturday at 2 PM in Malcolm Stone Funeral Chapel with Rev. Dennis Barnes officiating. Interment at Rosedale Cemetery. Tipps, a former Gladewater police dispatcher, died Thursday at East Texas Chest Hospital Tyler after a long illness. Survivors include three brothers Sam Tipps Steve Tipps and R B Tipps. one sister Jessie Harrison. Pallbearers are police department members. honorary pallbearers are Ladies Auxiliary. Memorials may go to East Texas Chest Hospital Cancer Fund. The article also details a water treatment expansion program in Gladewater, including phase three plans and current capacities.
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Kathryn Marie (Kay) Tipps
Malcolm Stone
Dennis Barnes
Rosedale Cemetery
Miss Tipps
East Texas Chest Hospital
Tyler
Henderson
Texas
Gladewater
Police Department
Steve Tipps
City
Sam Tipps
Fairfield
R. B
Bill) Tipps
Fort Worth
Jessie Harrison
Orlando
Florida
Ladies Auxiliary
East Texas Chest Hospital Cancer Fund
Rainfall totals for Gladewater rise in 1976
Unofficial city water plant figures show Gladewater received 59.1 inches in 1976 up from 54.3 inches in 1975. Readings were taken daily under state regulations, with monthly totals listed from January through December.
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Gladewater
Bobby Leach
Rotary hears energy problems address
A petroleum engineer with 16 years experience spoke to the Rotary Club on U S energy outlook and national policy. Wayne Frost of Longview outlined concerns about oil imports from OPEC and price controls, urging greater self sufficiency and offshore drilling. He warned divestiture would harm the U S petroleum industry and economy.
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Rotary Club
Wayne Frost
Longview
Sun Oil Company
Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association of
Dallas
U. S
David Cook
Frost
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Congress
U.S
Texas
Rotary
Texas Mid Continent Oil & Gas Association of
What to do with 100 000 flu shots
Public Health Region 7 in Tyler reviews 100 000 vaccine doses amid a halted national program due to reports of Guillain Barre Syndrome. Officials note no cases in Region 7 after more than 84 000 doses were given before the suspension.
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Tyler
Public Health Region 7
Marietta Crowder
Region 7
Mirror Classifieds Move to Cash Basis
The Mirror Classified department switches to cash in advance effective with the new year due to rising costs. Ads must be prepaid by 2 p.m. Tuesday or Friday to meet deadlines. those with approved credit will continue monthly billing.
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Mirror Classified
Mirror
City Fire Department reports record 1976 alarms
The city fire department and ambulance service, led by Chief Ronnie Gothard, logged 332 alarms in 1976, up from 293 in 1975. Inside city limits accounted for 216. outside, 118. False alarms dropped to six. Major fire types included grass and vehicle incidents, with 33 house fires and 35 smoke odor reports.
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Ronnie Gothard
Fire Dept
Gothard
D.O.A
Fireman Kills Wife Then Dies in Tyler Parking Lot
Tyler 56 year old William Leroy Stringer a Tyler Fire Department veteran shot his estranged wife Louise Stringer 48 near her East Tyler apartment then killed himself. Justice of the Peace ruled homicide for Louise and death by own action for William. The couple were divorcing after an argument.
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Tyler
Eddie Clark
William Leroy Stringer
Citizens First National Bank
Clark
Holidays Fade As Schools Return After Vacation
The Christmas to New Year break ends with students and teachers resuming classes after a two week vacation. Businesses with altered hours revert to normal openings and closings as the regular routine begins Monday morning.
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Joyce Hanes
Rick Kuehler
Rick
Alta Shipp
Gay Avenue
Liddell
Ferry Street
Ike Liddell
John Paul Tallen
Rodeo Street
Jimmy Brown
Kay Tipps
Asst
Water & Sewer Department
Lake Gladewater
Leach
Clarksville City
Friendship- Starrville
West Lake Drive
Improvemen's — Asst. Water & Sewer Dept
Middle East
Three Arts Study Club
Lee Library
Jimmy Davis
Bill Wells
General Federation
Women's Clubs
Texas Federation
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