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Cook's Mobil Station marks anniversary in Gladewater
January 3 1969 marked the first anniversary of Harry Cook's Mobil Service Station at Main and Upshur in Gladewater. The eight-pump site employs three men, with Larry Davis as mechanic, Richard Haxter and Leonard Jones as porter. Cook, born in Marlow Oklahoma and reared in Austin, served as aerial engineer in World War II before returning to Texas to run service-related businesses. The original eight-pump station was built in 1954 by the late Homer Reeves. land remains with Reeves' widow. The Cooks live at 702 Spring Street, Greggton, with five children and six grandchildren.
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Harry Cook
Mobil
Main
Cook
Larry Davis
Richard Haxter
Leonard Jones
Austin
Army Air Force
Europe
Air Force
Texas
Longview
Borden’s Milk Co
Gladewater
Homer Reeves
Reeves
Lee Robertson
Spring Street
Greggton
Porter Leonard Jones