Robbery Kidnapping Nets $800 from Thriftyman Pantry Cashier
Two hooded youths abducted cashier Mrs. Garnetta Thorpe at 10 p.m. Saturday near the Sabine River Bridge on U.S. 271. They robbed her of about $800, left her unharmed on Pine Tree Road in Longview, and fled. Thorpe was not injured and police continued interviews with several persons as the case remained under investigation.
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Thriftyman Pantry
Sabine River
U.S. 271 South
Pine Tree Road
Longview
Bull Brown
Garnetta Thorpe
Gladewater
Brown
Thorpe
Two weekend wrecks leave several injured seriously
Two serious accidents over the weekend left three men in critical or serious condition and three others with lesser injuries. In the Sunday crash, 45 year old Jack Derwood Hilton and passengers were hospitalized after a left turn collided with Robbie Waters’s car near Hart Hospital on U S Highway 271. Waters and his passenger Annie L Jones were later described as critical with possible head injuries. In the Monday wreck Floyd Odom and Michael Ray Hilton sustained serious injuries as their trucks collided on N Lee Drive near Lafayette. Odom remained in fair condition while Hilton was listed as critical.
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Gladewater
Wllision
Robbie Lee Waters
Route 6
Gilmer
N. Main Street
Hilton
Hart Hospital
Waters
Municipal Hospital
Annie L Jones
Tyler Medical Center
Medical Center
Floyd Odom
W. Marshall
Longview
Michael Ray Hilton
P. O
Carl Gage
N Lee Drive
Lafayette
Odom
Jack Derwood Hilton
Rt. 6
Marshall
P. O. Box
N. Lee
Upshur residents to buy 1976 license stickers at Union Grove
Mrs Lynn Bowden says Upshur residents can purchase the 1976 vehicle license stickers only at Union Grove Grocery and Market with sale starting February 1. Mrs E B Lee Sr notes reduced commission for tags and stickers as Upshur commissioners cut pay and increased work. Band Boosters meet February 3 at 7 30 p m in the band hall. Starrville Friendship Water Supply Corp annual meeting set January 29 at 7 30 p m. Hee Haw fans will see Garner Ted Armstrong on Saturday night. Martha Ragsdale named VP Advertising Purchasing for Sargent Lowell Inc in Grand Prairie. daughter of Leon Meade, an honor graduate, resides in Grand Prairie.
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Lynn Bowden
Upshur
Union Grove
E. B. Lee
Starrville Friendship Water Supply Corp
Garner Ted Armstrong
Martha Ragsdale
Sargent-Lowell, Inc
Grand Prairie
Sargent-Lowell
SASO
Ragsdale
Martha Elaine Meade
Leon Meade
Gladewater High School
Texas Woman's University
Denton
Death of Fred Lott on fishing trip at Toledo Bend
Fred Lott 61 died Monday morning in a Center hospital after an apparent heart attack while fishing with a friend at Toledo Bend Reservoir. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church with Rev BF Risinger officiating. Burial followed at Gladewater Memorial Park. Lott, a Gladewater resident since 1987, was a plumber and longtime Atlantic Richfield employee. Surviving are his wife Allene, son Kenneth Lott, daughter Patricia Dailey, two sisters, and three grandchildren. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers were local and company members.
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Fred Lott
Toledo Bend
First Baptist Church
BF. Risinger
Gladewater Memorial Park
Malcolm Stone
Mr. Lott
North Ames
Gladewater
Atlantic Richfield Qi
Ark
Arabell Lott
Houston
Bill Bingham
John Osteen
Lo D. Barnes
Arthur R. Player
Brinkley Campbell
Marian Smart
Atlantic Richfield Company
Monroe, la
Rocklands Feeding Station Draws Jamaica Birders
Birdwatchers in Jamaica flock to the Rocklands Feeding Station at Anchovy a private compound famed for hundreds of birds. Visitors gather mainly at feeding time from around four thirty to six thirty in the evening.
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Montego Bay
Jamaica
Rocklands
Anchovy
City Receives State Sales Tax Rebates for January
State comptroller figures show Gladewater earned a net rebate of 3376.58 from a 3617.69 gross, as the first sales tax rebate of 1976. Gilmer and Big Sandy each netted 1341.92, Longview 101399.56, and Tyler 104270.53, with statewide net totaling 11377978.46.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Bullock
Gladewater
Gilmer
Big Sandy
Longview
Tyler
Couple No Duck Stamp Marriage Weds With Stamp
Salt Lake County Clerk Sterling Evans could not issue a marriage license to radio personality Will Lucas and Mildred A. Mallard due to the duck’s inability to consent. Instead the couple received a state duck stamp and a three day honeymoon certificate at Willard Bay bird refuge. Vienna streetcars rebloom in December with red and white livery replacing ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake County
Sterling Evans
Evans
Will Lucas
Mildred A. Mallard
Vienna
Area 7 health agency designation bid filed
Milton Bolgiano administrator of Gladewater Municipal Hospital says the North East Texas Council of Health Resources will apply to become the Health Systems Agency for Texas Health Service Area 7. The plan includes a 77 member board with 39 consumer seats and 38 provider seats across 23 counties. The application is due to the Department of Health Education and Welfare by February 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Bolgiano
Gladewater Municipal Hospital
North East Texas
Area
Me Hsa
M.D
D.O
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Northeast Texas Health Systems Agency, Inc
Dallas
Bolgiano
DPS chief seeks reduced DWI penalties and tests in Texas
Col. Wilson Speir of the Texas Department of Public Safety pushes a 60 to 90 day license suspension for all drunken driving arrests to improve conviction rates, replaces the 12 month suspension with a shorter penalty, and seeks authority for officers to administer blood breath or urine tests. He notes 700,000 speeding arrests in 1975 amid 55 mph limits and complains CB radios help evade enforcement.
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Austin
Wilson Speir
Texas Department of Public Safety
Speir
Texas
State Highway Patrol
Federal health planning act foes form Linden panel
Milton Bolgiano and about 200 attendees in Linden joined a seven member executive committee to push repeal or amendment of Public Law 93-641 the Federal Health Planning and Resources Development Act. Dr Erich K Lang argued the law is not economically sound and raises costs by reducing competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Health Planning Resources Department
Texas
Milton Bolgiano
Linden
Cass County
Erich K. Lang
Louisiana State University Medicine Radiology
Shreveport
Purity Promise and Prayer for New Life in Christ
A devotional reflection cites 2 Corinthians 7 1 on cleansing from sin and pursuing a holy life. The prayer asks God to help forsake old ways and embrace the new life offered by Jesus for his sake.
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Jesus
Sleepy grass narcotic scented cattle calm
USDA researchers report sleepy grass causes temporary catatonia and sleepiness in cattle and sheep. Cattle fed sleepy grass once avoid it again, enabling controlled prefeeding with hay while moving to hills, reducing grazing risks. diacetone alcohol linked as the active substance.
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College Station
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
ARS
New Mexico
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Mrs. Thorpe
David Towery
Verna M
N. Main
U.S. Highway 271
Red Lott
Area 7 Health Agency
Carthage
Danny Buck Davidson
Commissioners Court
Billy Grimes
P.L
Harry E. Smalley
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