Epoxy Awarded First Government Contract in Gladewater
Epoxy Chemical Corporation wins a 341460 government contract to supply 28700 five gallon buckets of paint. The firm plans a full time operation in Gladewater with 15 staff rising to 25 30 in three months. Michael Rutherford is president with Joe Jones and Ed Hall as vice presidents. Hall to serve as general manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epoxy Chemical Corporation
McKaig Chevrolet
Joe Jones
Gladewater
Michael Rutherford
Jones
Ed Hall
Hall
Dallas News Launches Secret Witness Program
The Dallas News teams with area law enforcement to start Secret Witness a crime fighting effort backed by a large reward fund to solve unsolved violence. The program offers a safe link for informants to contact police while protecting their identity and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Dallas News
Gladewater contest entry deadline and local notices
Young entrants for the Little Miss Gladewater contest must file the entry blank by 9 a.m. July 5 and mail to Gladewater Jaycees or drop at Holcombe Man's Shop. A birth announcement from Lafayette, Louisiana reports Mark McLean born June 28 weighing 7 lbs 6 oz with family relatives named. Church Slow Pitch makeup games shift dates to July 8 and 12 with a July 9 meeting for managers. East Texas Council of Governments Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Advisory Committee met in Kilgore to discuss grant funds and regional crime prevention coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
Lake Gladewater
Ihursdays Mirror
Gladewaer Jaycees
Holcombe Man's Shop
West Upshur
Sam Rankin
Lafayette
Mark McLean
Fannie Rankin
Sam Bean
Hawkins
East Texas Council of Governments
Kilgore
Council of Governments
Austin
Preston Smith
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
U. S. Department of Justice
Criminal Justice Council
East Texas Cog
Anderson
Camp
Cherokee
Gregg
Harrison
Henderson
Marion
Panola
Rains
Rusk
Smith
Upshur
van Zandt
Wood
Diverse Texan News Bits From Education To Stamp Posters
The report highlights varied items: historic stamp posters marking the U S Postal Service birth, Senator Lloyd Bentsen urging higher education funding, Congress adding 393 million for schools, a Longview pasture and calf conference, Rigby Owen Sr. chosen Texas Press Association chief, East Texas Councils of Governments to receive a federal grant for a police legal adviser, and Baylor University summer session registration on July 10 12 at Waco Hall.
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Washington
Lloyd Bentsen
Nixon
Senate House
Congress
Longview
East Texas
East Texas Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee
W. A
Bill” Clements, Jr
Progressive Farmer
Texas A&m University
Contegga Inn
Austin
Texas Press Association
Rigby Owen Sr
Conroe Courier
Texas
Sheraton Crest Inn
Capital
Waco
Baylor University
Waco Hall
Baylor
van D. Massirer
Glade Health Center Opens in Gladewater
Gladewater unveils the Glade Health Club owned by Jerry and Polly Williams on Highway 80 East. The private facility offers ladies and men areas including a large gym Finnish sauna two private whirlpool rooms and towel service with hours for ladies 9 am to 9 pm and men noon to 10 pm on select days.
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Gladewater
Glade Health Club
Jerry Williams
Highway 80 East
Jaccuzzi
Williams
Southwest
Florida
Glade
Polly Williams
Clydie Porter
Vickie Porter
Clifton Jones
Hugh Mixon
Patricia Richardson
DPS In All-Out Effort to Prevent Holiday Fatalities
Texas DPS launches a 3 day high visibility campaign to curb July Fourth traffic deaths. Major Guy Smith oversees 30 counties region with extra officers, safety appeals, and coordinated patrols. Emphasis targets speeding and drunken driving with 35 to 40 holiday road patrol cars aiding stranded motorists.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Guy Smith
Region I
Texas
DPS
Department
Texas Council of Safety Supervisors
Major Smith
Physician Opposes National Health Plans at Rotary Meeting
Local physician Dr. Bob Hugman urged residents to block liberal social revolution claims in a Rotary noon session. He criticized a Nixon Plan style proposal using Blue Cross Blue Shield as a model and warned that middle and upper classes would bear the cost while Medicaid remains for the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hugman
Rotary Club
Hugman
Health care reform proposals and tax credits overview
The document outlines multiple plans: AMA Medicredit, Health Insurance Association Plan, and Javits Plan. It explains funding through general revenues and Social Security taxes, tax credits for private insurance, Medicare continuation for the aged, and coverage details including hospital care, drugs, dental, and extended care with varying cost estimates for the first year.
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AMA Medicredit
AMA
American Medical Association
Social Security Administration
Medicare
Health Insurance Association
Medicredit Plan
White Oak twirlers win nine trophies at camp
Vicki Modisette named top twirler as White Oak High School twirlers claim nine trophies at the Lamar Tech camp. The group earned Outstanding Twirling Line for Vehicle and top honors for Modisette, with Donna Brantley also taking outstanding dance twirl.
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Vicki Modisette
Twirler
White Oak High School
Lamar Tech
Ronnie Ferguson
White Oak Group
Donna Brantley
Miss Modisette
Susan Spruell
Deniece Creighton
Patton
Sabrina Jett
Connie Little
Lake Gladewater Comes Alive With Honor America Day Events
A community day at Lake Gladewater features a Bass Tournament from 6 AM to 7 PM, Little Miss Gladewater at 10 AM, Watermelon Eating Contest at 1 PM, and a Caddo Ski-Bees Water Show at 2 PM with all events scheduled at the lake.
Library Plans Special Activities for July
Gladewater Public Library announced July programs for elementary students in grades 1 through 6. Story Hour Tuesday at 1 features storyteller J Leslie Moore presenting The Velvet Gloves and rewards include rocket pins for top readers and reading club pins for runners up.
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Ellen Bauman
Gladewater
YOU Plans Day Camp With 63 Signed Up
YOU (Youth Opportunities Unlimited) prepares for a day camp starting July 26 running through July 29 and August 25 with more than 100 expected enrollments. Volunteers ages high school and college are urged to contact Charles Wilson, Dale Barton, or Mrs. Ullrich, while Norman Glickman oversees planning. A training session is set for July 21 in Longview. The group met at First Methodist Church with chairman Mr Wilson and discussed drug abuse literature and free display racks provided by local woodworking classes. Donnie Stribble of First Baptist spoke about a coffee house project at Lake Gladewater, with non denominational outreach and refreshments. A Lions Club plaque was presented to Barton and Michelle Scott for day camp work. The group plans educational programs on drug abuse and positions speakers for civic and church groups. Monthly meetings move to July 19 due to the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YOU
Youth Opportunities Unlimited
Charles Wilson
Medco Pharmacy
Dale Barton
Wyche Drug
Bob Ullrich
Ullrich
Norman Glickman
Longview
Fellowship Hall
First Methodist Church
Mr Wilson
Barton
Donnie Stribble
First Baptist Church
Lake Gladewater
Marshall
Stribble
Gladewater Lions Club
Michelle Scott
Houston Youth Choir Performs Natural High at Longview
The First Presbyterian Church of Houston Junior High Choir, 30 members from grades seven and eight, directed by Herman Barlow, tours with Ralph Carmichael and Kurt Kaiser’s Natural High. They perform July 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Longview and sing at the 11:00 a.m. service on Sunday July 11 in the Longview sanctuary.
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First Presbyterian Church of Houston
Natural High
First Presbyterian Church
Longview
Jesus Christ
Ralph Carmichael
Kurt Kaiser
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Epoxy
U. S. Postal Service
U. S
Glade Health Center
Glade Lane
George R. Rodgers
American Institute of Architecture
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Christ
White Oak
Mineola Firemen’s
Gold Dust
Mineola
America
Miss Gladewater
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Houston Youth Choir
Herman Barlow
Miss Greggs Lopez
Clyde Cook
Youth Ministries
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