Mack Watson A Man Who Believes In His Country
Mack Watson a lifelong Gladewater resident served in both World Wars I and II. He volunteered for duty at age 48 and was wounded near Rome in 1944 while serving as a combat medic with the 91st Division. He remains in a Houston nursing home hoping to attend the 1976 reunion with friends and family.
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Mack Watson
Gladewater
Rome
Italy
J. B. Watson
Mr. Watson
36Th Division
133Rd
Mgn
Smith County
Texas
Tyler
Watson
91St
North Africa
Sicily
Houston
Duxbury
Gladeites' Tour of Europe Linked to Moon Landing
Reading from the issue reveals a draft lottery numbers feature and mentions Billy Ray Cox, new college vice president, while noting Gladeites kin had a role in landing the first man on the Moon.
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Billy Ray Cox
NEW College
VEEP
Gladeites
Total Involvement Urged By East Texas Chamber Leader
Quentin Abernathy president of the East Texas Chamber urged Rotary listeners to total involvement to meet national and regional challenges. He highlighted grass roots action, a blue ribbon committee linking governor, legislature, and tax needs, and emphasized flexible, positive solutions for inflation pollution and rising costs.
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East Texas
Quentin Abernathy
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Alf Jernigan
Karl Keller
Rotary Club
Abernathy
Texas
America
Keller
Longview
Chamber
Bentsen to Visit East Texas Area July 9
U S Senate candidate Lloyd Bentsen will tour Glade water and travel to Gilmer Pittsburg and Mt Pleasant on his East Texas swing. He arrives at 11 a m after leaving Quitman and Mineola. Congressman Wright Patman plans to file a protest with the Bureau of Census on the 1970 count in his First District. A leaflet titled 70 Fast Facts About Texas Oil and Gas is being distributed this week in Dallas to summarize industry scope and earnings.
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Houston
Lloyd Bentsen
U.S
Gladewater
Quitman
Mineola
Bentsen
Gilmer
Pittsburg
Mt. Pleasant
Patman
Texas
Dallas
George W. Cochran
Census Bureau
Cochran
Cockran
East Texas
Zoning Changes Approve Apartments on Chandler Property
City Council after a public hearing rezoned five parcels on South Center from residential to apartment district. United Spaces of Dallas plans a 104 unit complex on purchased land, with existing 37 structures to be moved or demolished and trees preserved. City water line replacement and census chatter also noted.
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Chandler
South Center
Planning Commission
United Spaces of
Dallas
United Spaces
Lake Gladewater
Jaycee Park
Boy Scout Hut
Jim Holcomb
Gospel Meeting at Shady Grove July 6 12
A gospel meeting will be held at Shady Grove Church of Christ from Monday July 6 through Sunday July 12 with Owen Miller of Dallas preaching at 7 45 each evening. Del Gage invites all to attend these services. Mrs. Charles B. McKenzie hosts a library Story Hour Tuesday featuring Mysty of Chincoteague and tales from Arabian Nights for elementary children. Pup pies Give Away. Jason Shawn Walker born July 1 at Good Shepherd Hospital Longview weighs 9 pounds. Various local donations and community notices follow including travel, school, and library items.
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Shady Grove Church of Christ
Owen Miller
Dallas
del Gage
Charles B. McKenzie
Gladewater Public
Gladeites Prepare for Washington Honor America Day
Nine Gladeites with chaperone Garland Ferguson will fly to Washington D C on Saturday to join hundreds of thousands for a July 2 Honor America Day celebration. Texas youths travel on four chartered planes, returning the same night, after city officials led by Bill Langford narrowed a large initial response to ten participants.
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Garland Ferguson
Washington, D.C
America
Texas
Washington
East Texas Peach Festival Opens In Pittsburg
Hoyd Branch announces eighth annual East Texas Peach Festival in Pittsburg with a six day schedule beginning Monday July 6. Highlights include the East Texas Peach Pageant on Friday July 10, a peach eating contest, bridge tournament, arts and crafts show with 300 prize money, Peach Food Contest, Peach Queen Ball, a Cedar Links Putting Course tournament, and ice cream sales by local clubs.
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Hoyd Branch
Pittsburg
East Texas
Nancy Blount
Kiwanis
City Receives Quarterly Sales Tax Payment
The City of Gladewater reports a 15 827 38 check for city sales tax for the quarter ending March 31, only 213 38 less than the period ending December 31 1969. The first quarter payment this year surpasses last year by 3 856 05. Since imposition the city has collected a total of 101 316 19.
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Gladewater
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Brexas Chamber
East Texas Chamber
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Jason Shawn
Good Shepherd Hospital
Sherrell Gene, Jr
Jesse Lynn
Pearl Murray Fund
First Baptist Sunday
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D. R. Cain
E. L. Yates
Ouida Milner
G. E. Ellis
Jess Woods
Charles A. Robertson
Effie Alderson
The
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Raymond Addington
Carrollton
Masonic Lodge
Mr. Addington
L. E. Addington
Ovid Phillips
Col
Rodger Brooks and
Lane
Rodge
Trace
Brooks
Barksdale Air Force Base
Bossier City
Col. Brooks
Washington, D. C
Janette Brown
O. B. Brown
Gladewater High School
Dallas Love Field
Detroit
Michigan
Mesquite Public Library
Miss Brown
Mesquite Library
Frances Wedin
Sgt
John Wedin
Sydney
Australia
Wedin
U. S. Army
H. Ross Perot
Bill Langford
Julia Maddox
Sherry Davenport
Amy Bell
Nancy Garrett
Vicki Smith
Kay Pruett
Janice Hackler
Diane Maddox
Paulette Pilgrim
Judy Nelson
Denise Brummell
Dana Dowell
White Oak
Howard Riggins
Austin
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