Eye Opener items and college honors in Kilgore and Gladewater
The page lists several notices including two Kilgore College students David Elliott and Ann Mickler named Outstanding Students in Accounting and Evening division respectively, with nineteen students honored in various departments. Also noted are draft numbers from Gregg and Smith counties, plans of the Gladewater Round-Up Association for the RCA convention in Denver, and memorial gifts to Gladewater Public Library for Brenda Chronister. plus a puppy for sale and a heart attack illness of Gil Poston at Municipal Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Elliott
Ann Mickler
David
Kilgore College
Ann
Gladewater Round-Up Association
Denver
Colorado
Rodeo Cowboys Association
RCA
Jack Phillips
Jim Holcomb
Charlie Wampler
Gladewater
Gladewater Public Library
Brenda Chronister
John Osteen
Leila Campbell
Brenda
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Scott Dell
Dorothy Nunnally
Byron Wells
R. B. Oder
John Gunther
Mack Wiley
Neil Cooper
Gil Poston
Longview Post Office
Mirror
Wanda Poston
Municipal Hospital
Brannen
Broad
NCR Executive To Speak Here At Rotary Club Meeting
W R Doyle East Texas NCR branch manager and Tyler resident will address the Rotary Club this Thursday on the topic Education Is A Lifelong Process. A WWII veteran he served in Halsey’s Third Fleet, eight invasions, discharged as Chief Quartermaster Signalman. He lives at 901 Trenton Drive with his wife and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R
Bob) Doyle
National Cash Register Company
East
Texas
Tyler
Rotary Club
Doyle
Richard Herbst
Admiral Halsey
Third Fleet
Pacific
Doyles
Trenton Drive
Bank Administration Institute
Sales and Marketing Executives Club
Knights of Columbus
Broadway Elementary School Program Highlights
Principal Calvin Brannen reported to the school board during the January meeting on Broadway Elementary’s 450 pupil enrollment and 19 teachers. The semi departmental program includes distinct music art and P E staff. strong cooperation between art and music was noted with costumes for the Christmas program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Calvin Brannen
Brannen
Movie Stirs Controversy In Local Council Meeting
City council meeting Tuesday night included a budget workshop for the 1970 71 year. Officials discussed the X rated film Vixen shown at the Cozy Theatre amid protests from Rev Brannen and school officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Brown
GHS
Hugh Mixon
Mixon
Sam Tanner
Cozy Theatre
Melvin Jenkins
James Brannen
First Methodist Church
Leon Sharrock
Four Gladewater Students Named to Senior Honor Band
Four Gladewater High School bandsmen were named to the first band of the all senior honor bands at East Texas State University Commerce on January 10. Selections were based on auditions and sight reading with a day of rehearsal ending in a concert. Named were David Mecey trumpet Ben Fowzer alto sax Roger Cary trombone and Jeff Gwinn drums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater High School
East Texas State University
David Mecey
Ban Fowzer
Roger Cary
Jeff Gwinn
Mem
Gladewater
Commerce
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
College Auditorium
Ben Fowzer
GHS
Walter Leveritt Dies Tuesday in Local Hospital
Walter Scott Leveritte, 65, of 506 Culver, died at 4 a.m. Tuesday in a local hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Stone Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Brannen officiating. Burial was in Gladewater Memorial Park. He was a pipe fitter for Johnson Construction and Maintenance and a 24 year Gladewater resident, member of the Masonic Lodge and Shriner. He is survived by his widow Novelle, two daughters, five sisters, and several relatives. Pallbearers were Johnson Construction and Howe-Baker Engineers employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Scott Leveritte
Culver
Stone Funeral Home
James Brannen
First Methodist Church
Gladewater Memorial Park
Leveritte
Gladewater
Steetman
Texas
Novelle
B. W. Gary Jr
Bonnie Johnson
Tyler
Reba Allen
Allene Pilkington
Mattie Montgomery
Linton
Mamie Sanders
Caddo Mills
Rita Currey
Houston
Johnson Construction and Maintenance Company
Johnson Company
Howe-Baker Engineers, Incorporated
7 11 Store To Be Built At Northwest Corner Tenery And Upshur
Glade water will see a new 7 11 store as construction starts soon at the northwest corner of Tenery and West Upshur. Ken Ellis of Southland Corporation and Bill Brock announced during a Chamber meeting at Don's Restaurant. Completion eyed for early spring. Southland, based in Dallas since 1927, runs 590 stores across four states and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
Chamber of Commerce
Don’s
Ken Ellis
Southland Corporation of
Dallas
Bill Brock
Tenery
West Upshur
Highway 80
Ellis
Southland
Longview
Kilgore
Tyler
Brock
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Southland Corporation
District of Columbia
Canada
Dairies
Oak Farms
Mid
A glance at the news in brief across Texas
Rep George Bush announces a challenge to Sen Ralph Yarborough with President Nixon's blessing. East Texas State University offers a five day basic law enforcement course starting Monday with a $5 registration. Longview merchants oppose Sunday openings and withdraw a case. Gregg County hires four workers including a new bailiff and a deputy sheriff. Texas may raise sales tax to 4 percent with potential personal income tax after. Judge orders trial for Bobby Clifton in the April bombing of two pipe trucks near a Holiday Inn Motel in Winfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Nixon
George Bush
Ralph Yarborough
U.S. Senate
Commerce
East Texas State University
Longview
Gregg County Commissioners Court
W. R. Tucker
188Th District Court
John Fondren
G. B. Connell
James Allen Roach
Gregg County Tax Office
Pauline Smith
Texas Research League
James McGrew
Mt, Pleasant
Morris Rolston
76Th Judicial District
Bobby Clifton
Clifton
Cordus R. Clements
Pittsburg
Richard B. McClellan
Daingerfield
Winfield
Holiday Inn
Ft. Worth Pipe and Supply Co
Lone Star Steel Co
Prayer for Today and Garland of Understanding
A devotional prayer cites Isaiah 61 and thanks God for grace through Jesus. It asks for mercy and the ability to see others holistically, placing a garland of understanding around others’ mistakes and acknowledging human error in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Christ
Gladewater Area Records 4413 Long Distance Calls Christmas Day
Gladewater traffic center of General Telephone Co. reports 4 473 long distance calls on Christmas Day, 1969. Average December weekday totals were 3 916, up 16 percent from 1968. Gladewater office handled 1 235 172 calls in 1969, a 15 percent rise from 1968. Center serves multiple exchanges and co-ops in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
General Telephone Company of the Southwest
Don Bishop
Henderson
Bishop
Mildred Maddox
van, Gilmer and
Quitman
General Telephone Company
Bettie, Rosewood
Pritchett
Pine Acres
E-Tex Telephone Co-op
Jim Hogg
Dry Creek
Peoples Telephone Co-op
Bright Files For Re election
City Councilman Curtis Bright filed for a second term on Wednesday. He was elected in April 1968 for a two year term. Three council seats will be filled in the April 7 election. Incumbents include C. Q. Abernathy and C. G. Johnston, all councilmen are elected at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Bright
Bright
C. Q. Abernathy
C. G. Johnston
Dedman Named Works Manager At Lone Star
Dedman named works manager of Lone Star Steel production facilities by executive VP Max Dodson. Former deck hand and welder's helper joined in 1950 and rose through chemist, foreman, and engineer roles before management. native of Arkansas, BS metallurgical engineering, Navy veteran, married with four children, resides in Ore City. Also named were Leonard Eiler, Jim Jennings, Tom Allan, and Lee Roy Franklin to senior posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star
Bruce Dedman
Lone Star Steel Company
Max Dodson
Dedman
Lone Star Steel
Arkansas
Henderson State Teacher’s College of Mines and Metallurgy
U.S. Navy
Ore City
Leonard Eiler
Jim Jennings
Tom Allan
Lee Roy Franklin
Eiler
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gregg County Draft Board 54
Smith County
NCR
Florida
Galveston
Beaumont High School
Lamar College
University of Texas and International Accountants School
New Orleans
B’way
the Mirror
Tanner
Sharrock
Bill Langford
Bain Leake
City Hall
Pacific Street
Langford
Jenkins
Airport Board
Bers
ETSU
Walter Leveritt
Sid Hecker
The
Chamber
Ernest Martin
C. O
Bud) Weiser
Eddie Nelson
Wiley
Roy Johnson
Don Earp
Ing
F. Ames Lawrence
B. P. Daxe
Felix Wells
Civic Division
Hightower Jewelers
Longview Merchants Association
Glade Area
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