Memorial Volume Gift To Library From Watkins Family
Local family from Union Grove presents A Treasury of World Poetry to the library in memory of Charley Harrison. The Robert C McCourts attend funeral in Searcy Ark for Mrs Bertha McCourt who died after a short illness. Revival services at First Assembly of God begin nightly at 7 30 with Evangelists Bill and Naomi Hayes. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Watkins
Joe
John
Union Grove
Charley Harrison
Robert C. McCourts
Searcy
Ark
McCourt
Bertha McCourt
First Assembly of God Church
Highway 80 East
Bill
Naomi Hayes
Don Puckett
Max Ecke
Centre Presbyterian Church
Longview
First Presbyterian Church
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Quentin Abernathy
John Ben Shepperd Jr
Ellen Bauman
Gladewater Public Library
Texas
William Kennedy
East Texas Chamber Library
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D.C
Camilla Kofford
East Texas Chamber
Allen Shiver
Cold Texas Weather Baffles Gladeites Hit by Deep Freeze
Gladewater residents faced 20 plus degree warmth then a rapid drop to near freezing as Texas braces for more cold. Northwest to northeast regions expect subzero to single digits while roads stay hazardous in panhandle and southwest. Rio Grande Valley avoids frost damage to citrus as warming trend looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
Panhandle
Texas
North Central
Rio Grande Valley
Prayer for Today and Gratitude for New Year
A devotional note thanks God for forgiveness and blessings of the new year. It seeks grace to live victoriously each day through Jesus Christ and ends with Amen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Jesus
Phillipians
Phillips
Heavenly Father
Telephone Cable Conduit Installation Enters City
Telephone service in the Gladewater Longview area will improve as a conduit project along U.S. Highway 80 nears completion in late February or early March. The final phase runs four miles east of the city to the General Telephone Company exchange on Dean Street near West Upshur Highway 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sims, Inc
Dave Haas
Atwood Williams
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Gladewater
Longview
Gladewater-Longview
U.S. Highway 80
General Telephone Com
Miami, Fla
Burnup and Sims, Inc
West Palm Beach
Southwestern Bell
Haas
Ed Williams
Dennis Parris
Burnup
Sims
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Tyler Miss Tyler Pageant entries due soon
Entries for this year's Miss Tyler Pageant must be received by Saturday. The pageant is set for February 6 in the Caldwell auditorium. Eligibility requires contestants to be 18 to 26, single, and residents of Smith County for the past six months. Jaycees plan to meet next week to start pageant preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Hank Lowder
Caldwell Auditorium
Smith County
Jaycees
Specia Drug Program Set For Tuesday Showing
Steve King and his father discuss their drug experiences in an interview style program A Boy Named Steve to be aired Tuesday January 12 on channel 7 from 9 to 10 p.m. The pair describe their lessons and urge youth and adults to watch to bridge the generation gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve
Channel 7
Steve King
YOU
Youth Opportunities Unlimited
Big Sandy Woman Shot in Local Lounge
Mrs. Lillian Marie Gage a 23 year old Big Sandy resident remained in fair condition at Good Shepherd Hospital in Longview after a Saturday shooting in a lounge on Highway 271 west of the city. She was admitted Saturday night and later transferred for further treatment. No charges have been filed and the case remains under investigation with a woman taken into custody for questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Marie Gage
Good Shepherd Hospital
Longview
Gage
Good Shepherd
Highway 271
Sheriff’s Office
Police Reserve to Hold First Meeting
The Gladewater police reserve will hold its first meeting Thursday night at 7 in the city hall. Applications for membership are still open and those who have applied or wish to apply should attend. Reserve members assist regular officers after training and must meet state study requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
Dallas Officials Oppose Changing Marijuana Law
Dallas County commissioners approve a resolution urging Texas legislators not to alter marijuana possession laws. The grand jury foreman recommends reducing first offense charges to a misdemeanor. John W. Peavy argues one time use should not incur felony penalties. The Dallas Crime Commission chair cites many offenders as narcotics sellers and warns reforms could worsen youth experimentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
John W
Dallas Crime Commission
John McKee
Commissioners Court
Voter registration deadline urged for 1971 ballots
The Assessor-Collector urges 18 year olds and older to register by January 31 to vote in 1971 elections. Those 18 to 21 may vote only in federal elections until they turn 21, with certificates bearing their birthday. Residents must meet citizenship and residency rules, no fee, and forms are available by mail or at local offices in Gregg and Upshur counties.
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Martin Dies
Supreme Court
Dies
Secretary of State
United States
Gladettes
Gregg County
Ross DeLay
Upshur County
Gilmer
Gregg
East Texas Grocery Bargain Highlights
A roundup of the best grocery bargains in East Texas with strong emphasis on discount products and weekly price cuts. Highlights feature local supermarket chains and regional brands, noting savings opportunities for shoppers across multiple categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Texas
Louisiana Cities Hire Private Firms To Take Census
Private census firms are hired in several Louisiana cities to conduct parallel counts. Tri-S of Ruston reports higher resident totals than federal tallies, boosting state tobacco tax rebates by about eight dollars per resident per year. Cities like Bossier City and Monroe show notable discrepancies. Baton Rouge and Shreveport show mixed plans and views on pursuing separate counts.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
Tri-S
Ruston
Kenneth Selle
Bossier City
W. W. Dumas
Baton Rouge
Monroe
Tri- S
L. Calhoun Allen Jr
Nixon approves Sabine River Basin project funding
President Nixon signed the river and harbor measure after House and Senate approval, authorizing about 40 million dollars for the Sabine River Basin project. The Sabine effort began nearly three decades ago with a feasibility study funded by a regional push and the Sabine River Authority was formed in 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Nixon
Sabine River
House
Senate
Sabine
Washington
Sabine River Authority
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Rebecca Smith
Robert Hoppe
First United Methodist Church
Miss Smith
Don Smith
City
Mr. Hoppe
M. R. Hoppe
Winona
Elizabeth McMillan
Ft. Worth
Virgil Kinder
Eastridge
Ed Todd
Jarvis Christian College
the Mirror
Todd
Mirror Force
Sul Ross College
Alpine
Mark Abernathy
Gene Fisher
Texas Panhandle
Alamosa
Colorado
Jack Elrod
Internal Revenue
Gladeites
Hepperd To
By Jimmy 3Rowte
Baltimore
John Dowdy
D-Tex
U. S. District Court
Dowdy
Washington, D. C
Justice Department
Everett
Wash
Braniff International
Boeing
Hawaii
Dallas, Fort Worth
Honolulu
Fidelity Union Life Insurance Company
I.boyd Ridgway
Fidelity Union Life
Ridgway
Mayflower Investment Co
Specia Drug Program
Big Sandy
Peavy
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