Former GHS stars visit city during holidays
Local item notes former Gladewater High School athletes Skipper Butler and Danny Merritt visiting over the holidays after watching Mt. Pleasant High School defeat the Bears 82 58. The piece also mentions politics and a recycled local ordinance on garbage can placement, plus other school sports notes.
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GHS
Bears
Mt. Pleasant High School
Skipper Butler
University of Texas At Arlington
Danny Merritt
Us. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
Upshur House Fire Kills One and Injures Another in Gilmer
A Wednesday morning blaze gutted the Upshur House in Gilmer killing D. R. Knotts, 70, by suffocation and sending Bruce Dillard to Ragland Fenlow Hospital. Fire origin is undetermined as Investigator Otis Phillips continues. The hotel cafe, once the Jefferson Hotel, had served East Texas patrons for years.
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Upshur
Gilmer
J. Pp. Burrous
Otis Phillips
D.R. Knotts
Upshur House
Jefferson Hotel
John Hoosier
Knotts
Cooley Funeral Home
Will A. Stegall
Kenneth Craighead
Arlington
Robert Knotts
Tyler
David E. Knotts
Magnolia
Ark
Charles R. Knotts
No Progress Reported In Strike Talks
A Quitman man, Bob Truitt, said four youths robbed him of 55 dollars and left him stranded in a Sabine River bottom. Gregg County deputies continue the investigation with Elton Corley and Clyde Arthur on the case after Truitt spoke with two youths at the Sandwich King on North Main.
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Bob Truitt
Gregg County
Sabine River
Gregg County Sheriff’s Office
Elton Corley
Clyde Arthur
Truitt
Sandwich King
North Main
Warren City
River Bottom
Teenage Longview Girl Fends Off Masked Attacker Near Church
A teenage girl escaping a youth group gathering at Calvary Baptist Church yard fought off a masked man who tried to assault her. Four youths then overpowered the attacker, taking $55, keys, glasses, and a truck, with Truitt and the sheriff's office coordinating rapid police contact.
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Longview
Calvary Baptist Church
Noble Crawford
Truitt
Gladewater
Citizens’ Band
Pritchett Youth Hurt In Gilmer Gun Accident
Jerry Hunter aged 16 of Pritchett was reported in serious condition at Ragland-Fenlow Hospital Gilmer after a firearm accident at a Gilmer service station. Sheriff Johnson said a pistol snapped while youths removed shells causing two diaphragm holes two small intestines perforations and a split spleen.
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Pritchett
Jerry Hunter
James L. Hunters
Ragland-Fenlow Hospital
Gilmer
Upshur County
Doyle Johnson
Hunter
Kenneth Youngblood
H. D
Dee) Youngblood
Youngblood
Hwy. 27
Johnson
Gilmer Hospital
City Council Scrutinizes Trash Collection Plan
The Tuesday meeting focused on the city’s garbage service with extensive discussion of every collection phase. City Manager Bill Langford was asked to provide explanations and detail on proposed changes and performance.
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Gladewater
Los Angeles
The
Mirror
Bill Langford
City Health Department
Langford
Health Department
Health Dept
Quentin Abernathy
Bessie Barnes
Ella Hicks
Miller, Stewart Street
E. R
Pete) McKain
East Glade Street
Gladewater Street
Texas Highway Dept
Highway Dept
Chamber of Commerce
Roden Lane
Foshee Estate
Rodeo Addition
Highway 80
GHS Choir Busy Week With Tryouts And Kilgore Concert
Gladewater High School prepares for a big week with longview try-outs for regional state slots and a Kilgore College concert. Three GHS members won in Region IV seek one of 32 San Antonio state meet slots. other eight GHS singers compete. Choir director Ken Bennett invites community support for the free Kilgore College program and notes massed regional choirs and regular school choirs will perform.
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Gladewater
Longview
Kilgore College
GHS
San Antonio
Jeri Arney
Tommy Enloe
Tim Henry
Ken Bennett
Randy Nunnally
Danny Bennett
James Crittenden
Ronnie Reneau
Jane Dawson
Charles Nelson
East Texas State University
Ken Howard
Waco School System
Roberts Elected Texas Delegation Chairman for 91st Congress
The Texas Democratic delegation in Congress elected Ray Roberts as chairman for the first session of the 91st Congress. Pickle of Austin was named vice chairman, succeeding Graham Purcell. Luncheons meet weekly in the speaker’s dining room, a tradition started by Sam Rayburn and continued by John McCormack.
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Texas
United States Congress
Ray Roberts
Congress
Roberts
Sam Rayburn
John McCormack
J. J. Pickle
Austin
Graham Purcell
Prayer for Today and Home Blessing
A devotional brief cites scripture from 1 Peter 2 9 and asks God to deliver the godly from temptations and to watch over Christian homes. The prayer asks that every home become a temple of Thy dwelling and ends with Amen in Christ's name.
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Christ
First State Bank deposits rise in Gladewater area in 1968
First State Bank reports year end 1968 deposits of 9 090 798 90 up 1 061 381 36 from 8 029 417 54. County deposits total 132 585 570 up 13 734 506 from 118 851 063. President Quentin Abernathy says the gain reflects regional economic growth and increased business activity in the Gladewater area.
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Gladewater State Bank
Quentin Abernathy
First State Bank
Gladewater
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