Safeway Stores sales pass the six billion dollar mark
W. S. Mitchell, president, Safeway Stores, announced unaudited consolidated sales for the year ending Dec. 30 surpassed six billion dollars. Safeway operated 2,337 stores in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and West Germany, with 146 new stores opened in 1972 and plans for 150 more in 1973 including expansion in Texas and Houston markets.
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W. S. Mitchell
Safeway Stores, Incorporated
Safeway
Mitchell
Nixon
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Australia
West Germany
Dallas
Texas
Houston
Garland
Happy Hours Senior Citizens Center in Perry Oklahoma
In Perry Oklahoma in 1969 elderly residents formed a gathering place named Happy Hours Senior Citizens Center. The center, run with help from the Christian Church and aided by the Community Action Foundation, offers craft, games, reading, and a lunch program for those 50 and older. Arts and crafts sales support a general fund covering most expenses. The center operates with 80 percent funding from the Office of Economic Opportunity and about 20 percent from contributions, with daily foot traffic averaging around 40 attendees and often as many as 70 for lunch.
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Perry
Oklahoma
Christian Church
Happy Hours Senior Citizens Center
Community Action Foundation
CAF
FHA
FFA
Youaths
Office of
Ecnoic Opportunity
Hospital patient admissions and discharges listed at Hart and City Hospitals
Hart Clinic and City Hospital report patient movements with numerous admitted and dismissed names. Notable entries include Agnes Kimmel and T. W. Gipson among Hart Hospital admissions, and James G. Owens among City Hospital admissions, followed by lengthy dismissal lists. Summary reflects routine service notices rather than medical developments.
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Hart Clinic Hospital
Agnes Kimmel
Thelma Boyd
Ruby F. Keller
Louisa Strong
T. W. Gipson
Martha Mitchell
Elmer Mae Francis
Charles Waller
Joyce L. Lowe
Julia Kennedy
Rene Jones
Aline Jackson
Barbara Burchfield
Willie Fay Stevenson
REACT News Meeting Reports Plans and Contacts
REACT meeting chaired by President Ray Walls covers minutes, treasurer report, and guest arrivals. Tyler REACT team announces February 17 coffee break at Rose Garden Building. Members discuss missing person search readiness and CB radio networks enabling rapid mobilization across multiple towns, with an estimated 200 to 300 volunteers in about two hours.
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Ray Walls
Evelyn Walls
J.D. Heath
Barney Free
T. W. Gandy
Ray Allen
Bob Grizzell
Tyler
Tyler React
Rose Garden
REACT
Walls
Marshall
Mt. Pleasant
Lufkin
Lindale
Hawkins
White Oak
Longview
Jacksonville
Church of God
Big Sandy
Gladewater React
Gladewater
Texas
Paradise Hill
Bob Harris
Tigers Rout Union Grove For 59 39 Victory In District 19 A
Troup Tigers dominated Union Grove 59 39 after an 18 10 first quarter, moving to 2 0 in conference and near the top of District 19 A. Davy Daniels led with 19 points, Jessie Coby had 21 for Union Grove, while John Cole 13 Keith Tillman 11 and Dwight Tillman 10 aided the Tigers scoring effort.
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Troup Tigers
Union Grove Lions
Troup
Spring Hill
Sabine
Tigers
Lions
Union Grove
Davy Daniels
Jessie Coby
John Cole
Keith Tillman
Dwight Tillman
The
Jerry Johnson
Ray Choice
Jimmy Cox
Tommy Mackey
Gary Williams
Ronnie Adkinson
Jimmy Coby
Abe Franklin
Mike Toole
Ray Ross Curtis Tillman
Bears edge Chapel Hill in final-second thriller
Mason Williams delivered a dramatic finish with two free throws after the buzzer as Gladewater beat Chapel Hill 57-56 in District 9- AAA play. The Bruins improve to 1-2 in district while overcoming a slow start by both teams led by a 33-30 halftime score.
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Gladewater
Mason Williams
Chapel Hill
Bruins
Bulldogs
Dogs
Bears
Williams
Tercy McCochmn
Morris Beasley
Wie
Ford
William Scot
Ray Brooks
Bobby Miltor
Monroe Ford
Cleveland
Washingtony
Dennis King
Jahi Floyd Charles Gordon
Steve Elrod
Chester Green
Jesse Cheeks
Marcus Brooks
Steven Choice
Gladewater O
Fire hits Hewitt Feed Store. police chase multiple wrecks
Firefighters extinguished a blaze at Hewitt Feed Store on S Tyler Road early Friday. Fire Marshall Potts investigates the cause as multiple car crashes populate the region with several citations for failures to yield, control, or right of way. A separate incident includes two dogs rescued from an open salt water pit on East Commerce Street and a tire theft on Mary Street. The Bulldogs and Bears basketball game notes follow with Dennis King leading scorers and a late Gladewater comeback.
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Hewitts Feed Store
S. Tyler Road
Harold Potts
East Commerce Street
Dean Street
W. Upshur
N. Lee
Highway 80
East Broadway
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Diamonds
Hightower’s Credit Jewelers
By Loise Graves
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Hospital News
Clarence Fleming
Otto Breland
Myrtle Brooks
Herbert Tennison
Carl Beam
Linda Beam
Elmer Barnett
Doyle Tackett
Bobby Tackett
React News
Punjab
India
Tommy Aldridge
Jerry McCowin
Jessie Cheeks
Charles Gordon
William Scott
Jimmy Brown
Hewitt Feed Store
Police Department
East Pacific
Mary St
Willie Ford
McCowin
Henderson
Kilgore College
First Christian Church
Gregg Street
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