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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1976
Page
4
A reflective verse where the speaker wishes for youth to proclaim Christ with renewed zeal. The narrator pledges to witness for Jesus and to give cheerfully, lamenting wasted years and seeking to honor the Lord from this day forward. The piece attributes the hymn-like message to Arthur J. Stairs.
The Rev Abel McIver Hart of Covenant Presbytery will deliver the morning message at Gladewater First Presbyterian Church at 9 am. A congregational meeting to elect a pulpit nominating committee will follow during the worship service. Church school starts at 10 am with classes for all ages.
A brief church report notes Wednesday worship with Jan Hess as Wilkierays leader and a weekly program titled Bicen il We Tell. The service emphasizes communion and a meal with Sumay offerings. Miss Kathy Hill delivers the sermon and leads the message.
The church schedule lists class sessions at 9 45 am with a new Young Adult Class led by Mrs Ronald Best and Bill Tucker. Sermon by Dr. Carlos W. Davis on Christianity as a power. Chancel choir directed by Mrs. C W Davis. Acolytes Sid and Scott Anderson. Youth Fellowship meets at 5 pm. Evening devotional, prayer at 6 30. January Mission Study on The Prophets by Dr. Davis in Jeter Hall. Armstong Wesleyan Group meets at 701 Maple. United Methodist Women meet Tuesday 9 30 in Jeter Hall. Cherub and Carol Choir rehearsals, Chancel Choir at 6 30. Saratoga Springs report: Philadelphia Orchestra residency at SPAC draws 2,000 more than 1974, student matinee by Victor Borge, Beach Boys, Eric Clapton, and Doobie Brothers specials draw large crowds.
A fragmented OCR lists various church schedules including worship at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday and multiple ministers and churches. Entries mention Mountaintop churches and Christ Portis Mien with Bible studies, worship times, and Sunday School hours across locations such as White Oak s and Main & W Clair St.
A memorial piece urges national reflection during the Bicentennial, linking America’s fate to its relationship with God. It calls for personal repentance and prayer for forgiveness, mercy, and renewal, stressing that God remains the nation’s only true hope.
Joe William Loyd 60 longtime Upshur County resident and Exxon Oil retiree died Friday afternoon in a Tyler hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Gilmer Latter Day Saints Church with Elders Emmons Bryant and Willa Stegall officiating. Burial is in Enoch Cemetery. Survivors include Ozell Loyd widow two daughters Carolyn Sisson and Rhonda Loyd two brothers Eunice Loyd R D Loyd Rex Loyd two sisters Minnie Cross and Tip Leslie and eight grandchildren.
Cecil E. Pelton 74 of Route 1 Big Sandy died Thursday afternoon in a Gladewater nursing home after a long illness. Funeral services were held Saturday at 11 a.m. in Malcolm Stone Funeral Home Chapel with graveside rites at Restland Cemetery Dallas at 3 p.m. He was born in Dallas May 10 1901 and had lived in Big Sandy eight years. He was a retired night watchman and a Pentecostal. Surviving: wife Bessie one son Carl C. Pelton of Dallas one step son Reece McGough of Big Sandy one daughter Mrs Sue Phillips Milford Texas and 26 grandchildren.
Gilmer city manager Fred Odom age 66 was found dead in his bed Thursday morning. Funeral services were held Saturday at First Methodist Church with Rev. Robert Walker officiating. Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Park. He had led the city since 1964 and attended a Wednesday night council meeting before his death. Death was attributed to a possible heart attack. The council will meet Monday to appoint an interim manager. Odom previously ran a tractor business and served as a city councilman, living in Gilmer since 1944.
The REACT team held its first meeting of the year on January 13 after the holidays, welcoming new member Jarod Jay Walls born January 9 at Good Shepherd Hospital Longview weighing 8 pounds 14 ounces. Brer Rabbit Buzz Gage won the transmitter hunt in 30 minutes as Rev Herman Reagh and Bill Duncan watched. The group received its charter from National REACT Headquarters in Chicago.
Roberta Dix of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service explains that a family’s emotional climate mirrors daily ups and downs, affecting all members. She suggests smiling to brighten tense rooms and notes positive emotions strengthen family security through shared energy.
Graveside rites for Doyle F Riggs Sr 67 of Big Sandy are set for 10 a.m. Monday at Gladewater Memorial Park with Selmar Hegvold World wide Church of God minister officiating. He died Thursday in a Tyler hospital after a lengthy illness. He was a native of Arkansas and had lived in Big Sandy eight years. He was a retired carpenter and oilfield worker and a member of the Worldwide Church of God in Big Sandy. Survivors include his widow Martine Riggs a son Doyle Riggs Jr a daughter Colette R Reed two brothers George Riggs Camden Ark Reuben Riggs Mineral Wells three sisters Mitt Nalls Lille Collie both of Camden Ark and Elizabeth Roark Hobbs New Mex a granddaughter.
The record lists dozens of admittees and discharges at Hart Hospital and City Hospital including Mary Smith Raymond Cross Faye Stevenson Glen Campbell Bonnie Taylor Jimmy Baker William Allen Marie Odom Charlie Homes Wardell Price Jason Knight Caroline Mc Mahon Bonnie Price Dorothy Dunn Norene Parish Carolyn Gann Louise Norris Inez Freeman Jesse Van Sarah Freeman Frances Whitlock Rhonda Duke Willis Renssaw Bertha Shaw Alvin Mueller Bina Wayne Gary Maggie Lyman Sammy Callens Mary King Gloria Robinson Genevieve Howard Ross Mayhan Annie Mae Mueller Thel Thurber Rufus Moore Therman King Steven Flowers Harvey Winn Lillian Booty Richard Cary Doris Davis Verna Finch Janet Latham Earl Morrison QC J Mumphrey Edward Oder Earl Mears William Allred Mildred Goldberg Tommie Lee Crews Sylvia Beckham Cleopha Davis Linda Holccomb Sidney Moore Gloria Robinson Mabel Dowse The largest steel arch bridge in the world is the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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