New Second Grade Teacher Named for Union Grove School
Mrs. Wilma Rholes will begin teaching second grade at Union Grove School on Monday January 20 replacing Mrs. Barbara Mackey who resigned mid term to care for her three preschool children. Rholes has eight years of teaching experience and previously taught at Big Sandy and other districts. she is a Mt. Pleasant native with a BS from East Texas State University and two sons Steve and Gary Wayne.
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Wilma Rholes
Union Grove
Barbara Mackey
Rholes
Big Sandy
Mt. Pleasant
East Texas State University
Sonora
Lindale
Eustace
Steve
Gary Wayne
Ex Student Charged In Two Slayings
Clyde Corbin Jr. faces murder charges for the January 8 deaths of UT students Keitha Morris and John White. Morris, 19, was found nude at Inks Lake near White Deer, while White, 21, was killed on Bull Creek in Hill County. Authorities said Corbin, once a UT student, was identified as the suspect by Burnet and Travis counties.
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Austin
Clyde Corbin, Jr
University of Texas
Burnet
Wallace Riddell
Durbin
Keitha Morris
White Deer
Inks Lake
Travis County
T. O. Lang
University
Hill County
John White
Corpus Christi
Bull Creek
Riddell
Burnet County
Dallas
White
Gladewater Art Teacher Honored in Two Man Show
Randy Jeter art teacher at Broadway School and Peter Jenkyn of the University of Texas at Austin were honored with a two man show opening Sunday January 12 at the Witte Memorial Museum San Antonio. The exhibit marks a regional artist series event by the San Antonio Art League featuring 15 works by Jeter and slides reviewed by a committee for selection.
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Randy Jeter
Broadway School
Peter Jenkyn
University of Texas At Austin
Witte Memorial Museum
San Antonio
San Antonio Art League
Witte Museum
Davis
Museum and Art League
Jeter
Stephen F. Austin State College
Nacogdoches
Little Theater
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Longview
TFAA
Laguna Gloria Museum
Austin
Marymount College
Union Carbide Building
Nyc
Reward Offered After Lone Star Employe Murdered
Lone Star Steel Company offers a 10000 dollar reward for information leading to the conviction of those responsible for the killing of Aubrey S Blackburn of Pittsburg at the plant area. Sheriff J L Morgan and Texas Rangers pursue the case as two workers were in the pickup when firing occurred. Funeral services for Blackburn were held in Mt Pleasant with burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery. A memorial service and permanent marker dedication are planned at the plant grounds with flags lowered to half mast for the strike period.
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Lone Star
Lone Star Steel Company
Aubrey S. Blackburn
Pittsburg
Blackburn
Camp County
J. L. Morgan
Texas Rangers
Bob Crowder
Morgan
United Steel Workers Union
Mt. Pleasant
Smith-Bates
James Powell
James Bell
Forest Lawn Cemetery
All-Faiths
Lone Star Operations
L. W. Moore
A. B. Walker
Aubrey Robert
Rhonda Loraine
Former School Board Members Recall Events At Union Grove
Union Grove's oldest living ex trustees J H Smith 88 J N Tuttle 77 and Fred C Watkins 73 recount service totaling over 25 years. Smith joined 1918 recalling buying the old school for 35 in lumber payment and building the present site. Tuttle born January 10 1900 just turned 77 recalls a controversial recommendation episode while Watkins joined 1938 39 noting financial plenty and oil company praise. 1941 A E Polly Wells hired as superintendent.
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Union Grove School Board of Education
J. H. Smith
J. N. Tuttle
Fred C. Watkins
Smith
Union Grove
Board of Education
John Daddy
O’byrne
Mr. Smith
Pritchett
Virgil
Nobie
Tuttle
Service Friday For F. R. Swaim
Funeral services for Frank R. Jack Swaim long time city resident were held Friday at 2 pm in the Malcolm Stone Funeral Chapel. The Rev Ronnie Starr officiated burial in White Oak Cemetery. Swaim 78 died Wednesday after a lengthy illness. He was born July 1 1890 in Winterset Ohio a retired oil operator and member of the Gladewater Masonic Lodge. He is survived by two daughters Mary Lee Swaim and Mrs Sterling Pyeatt five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Hilton Alford W J Keck Sam Moore Joe Smith Mike Chamberlain and Charley Blackmon.
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Frank R
Jack) Swaim
Malcolm Stone
Ronnie Starr
White Oak Emmanuel Baptist Church
White Oak Cemetery
Stone Funeral Home
Mr. Swaim
Winterset
Ohio
Swaim
Gladewater Masonic Lodge
Mary Lee Swaim
Sterling Pyeatt
White Oak
Hilton Alford
W. J. Keck
Sam Moore
Joe Smith
Mike Chamberlain
Charley Blackmon
Shot Clinic Set For Monday At Legion Hut
A health department sponsored shot clinic will be held Monday January 20 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the American Legion Hut Rodeo Grounds. Vaccines for Tetanus Whooping Cough Diphtheria Measles Smallpox and Oral Polio will be offered. Adults may receive tetanus shots. Parents are urged to bring children two months or older to start or finish their immunizations at Union Grove schools.
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Upshur Co. Health Dept
American Legion
Rodeo
Shrine Association Installs Officers In Joint Banquet
The Gregg County Shrine Association and its auxiliary plan a joint installation banquet at Con tessa Inn in Longview on Wednesday January 22 at 7 p.m. M. L. Lobaugh of Longview will become president, installing officer is Dick Gulle dge of Tyler, with Henry Spraggins of Tyler delivering the principal address.
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Gregg County Shrine Association
Longview
Contessa Inn
Les Moore
M. L. Lobaugh
Dick Gulledge
Tyler
Sharon Shrine Temple
Sharon Temple
Henry Spraggins
Moore
Association
Prayer For Today Blessings and daily devotion in a prayer
A devotional prayer asking God to bless each day, increase knowledge and compassion, and express love for others. It ends with the example prayer taught by Jesus Our Father in heaven.
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Jesus
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Union Grove Water Supply Corp
E. M. Wyche
Gladewater Public
E. E. Spencer
Gay Avenue
Broadway and High School
Stan McCulley
Southeast Asia
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Connie
Pam
McCulley
R. C., McCulley
H. W. Winn
City
L. Topping
Marjorie
Clifford Houser, Jr
Mickey Topping
Guam
Capt
Topping
SAC
Thailand
Japan
Joe T. Miller
Route 2
Holiday Lodge Nursing Home
Miller
Ray Cumbie
Florene Hardman
Steve E. Drake
Paul Drake
Lackland Air Force Base
Lackland
Drake
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Okinawa
Air Force
Gladewater High School
Air France
IRS
Detroit
Gladewater
Miss Morris
Lang
Mr. Tuttle
Mr. Watkins
A. E
Polly) Wells
Mirror
F. R. Swaim
Legion Hut
Abilene
Wells
Jack Mahan
University of Texas At Arlington
Mahan
Texas
W. Lee O’daniel
West Mountain Band
East Mountain
Leonard Pickett
Gilmer
Cather Raynes
Classroom Teachers Association
Victor Bowers
Southwest Texas State College
San Marcos
Union Grove School
Smith, Tuttle and Watkins
Shrine Association
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