Doctor Barnes honored for role in Moon landing ceremony
Houston Texas Navy Petty Officer John D Reed completed Skyhawk jet trainee maintenance course at Naval Air Station Kingsville Texas. Doctor Charles M Barnes a veterinary radiobiologist with the Manned Spacecraft Center received the Meritorious Service Medal from Edwin Aldrin Jr for his service to the Apollo program and the first manned lunar landing. Barnes and other NASA personnel were selected for their specialized scientific and technical skills. He is linked to Gladewater and Dallas through family ties and pursued studies at Texas A&M University and UC Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
U.S. Air Force
Charles M. Barnes
NASA
Manned Spacecraft Center
Anna L. Rose
J. W
A. B
W. H. Rose
Gladewater
Barnes
Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr
USAF
United States
Doctor Barnes
Earth
Air Force
America
G. Green
Cloister Drive
Dallas
Rising Star
Tex.) High School
Texas A&m University
University of California At Davis
Kingsville
Tex
Navy
John D. Reed
John Q. Reed
Willow Springs
Longview
Naval Air Station
Marine Lt Britton earns gold star for Vietnam rescue mission
First Marine Aircraft Wing pilot Lieutenant Larry W. Britton receives a second Distinguished Flying Cross in Jacksonville North Carolina for heroism during an aerial combat operation. He guided a transport helicopter to a concealed landing zone near the enemy, despite rugged terrain and heavy fire, to insert and extract reconnaissance teams. Gilbert Glover serves at Cherry Point while actor Robert Ryan begins filming Lawman in Durango Mexico with stars including Burt Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
N.C
Larry W. Britton
Ramar Shivers
Longview
New River Marine Corps Air Station
N. C
Marine Aircraft Wing
Vietnam
Britton
Nan Travis Hospital Opens Addition With Modern Aids
Nan Travis Memorial Hospital unveils a four story expansion costing 2.3 million dollars featuring 130 beds 56 private 40 semi private units a new OB suite operating rooms neonatal nursery and emergency section. The open house runs 2 to 5 p m Sunday July 5 with patient moves July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nan Travis Hospital
Nan Travis Memorial Hospital
William J. Fowler
O. B. Department
Family Reunion at Groesbeck Park in June
The Cherry Hightower reunion gathered June 28 at Fort Parker State Park Groesbeck with members from Groesbeck Longview Irving Duncan and Brazos areas. Attendees shared baskets, toured boats and swam as plans led by Blanche Hunt and others. An annual event, the day featured music reminiscence and a blessing for absent members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. C
Gladyce) Hightower
Maurice Hightower
David
Brenda
City
Jack Rhodes
Lanna
Longview
Jack Murray
Steve
Kaye
Irving
John Hewitt
DeAnn
Greenville
Jack Hightower
Kent
Hawkins
Fort Parker
Hospital Admissions and Discharges From City and Hart Clinics
The list records admitted and discharged patients at City Hospital and Hart Clinic Hospital. Names include Mrs. Jimmy R. Walker, Jose Anthony Quezada, David Knight, Vickie Pritchett, Ott Duncan, and others, with multiple individuals noted as dismissed and several babies listed among the discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hospital
Jimmy R. Walker
Foy P. Knox, Jr
Jose Anthony Quezada
Johnny Miller
Juanita Miller
Glen Ray Kimble
Minnie May Barker
Leila Maud Stephenson
Lillian Custer
Nancy Morgan
Opal Lula Dudley
John Wesley Robertson
Betty Lou Tennison
Lillie Mae Lewis
Melissa Williams
Ella Faulk
Oscar Clark Hill
Ora Mae Huggins
James Atkins Jones
Joe John Jones
Edward Darnell Moore
Gary Lee Moore
Addie Martin
Dovie Lee Cutler
Eula Cornie Franco
Rosie Janeice Gillispie
Robert James Harris, Jr
Mary Alice Hicks
Curtis Lee Hollis
Hart Clinic Hospital
David Knight
Shirley Lambert
Wayne Eaves
Vickie Pritchett
Ott Duncan
A. W. Thompson
H. C. Mitchell
Don Fields
Ethel LaFerney
Linda Wells
Joe Watkins
Kathy Miller
Phillip Dean
Jimmy Stevenson
Jimmy Smith
Roy Beckham
Imogene Whitt
Jimmy Mahon
Terry Turner
Savannah Thompson
Robert Lyle
Frances Ann Tyeskie
Baby
Frances Tennison
Sharon Severn
Joel Dean
Danny Dean
Beulah Hodges
Martha Bell
Brother Dies in Oklahoma City At 57
Clair Bortzfield of Oklahoma City died suddenly Sunday around 2 am due to a heart attack. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 10 am in Oklahoma City with burial there. He is survived by wife Virginia, mother Mrs. Bessie Bortzfield, son Billy of Arlington Texas, daughter Ann of Oklahoma City, four grandchildren and brothers Elmer Herbert Everett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair Bortzfield
Oklahoma City
Okla
Marshall Bortzfield
Gladewater
Bortzfield
Marsha
Billy Callaway
Doug
Randy
Virginia
Swepco Signs 20 Year Gas Sales Contract for Wilkes Unit
Swepco announces a 20 year gas sales agreement with Texas Oil and Gas Corp for the Wilkes Power Plant number three unit in East Texas. Initial deliveries start by Jan 1 1971 at 40 000 MCF daily rising to 51 000 MCF daily by Jan 1 1972. The 345 000 kilowatt unit will boost Swepco total capacity to 1 595 000 kilowatts once completed in late 1971.
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Southwestern Electric Power Company
Texas Oil and Gas Corporation
Wilkes
East
Texas
R. W. Dodson
Swpeco
Dodson
Wilkes Poe
Wilkes Power Plant
Texas Oil and Gas
Navarro County
Roof materials guide for home buyers suggests durability focus
The American Wood Council advises home buyers to evaluate roof coverings for longevity. Consider whether the roof will need replacement in a few years or if a durable option like cedar shingles or shakes could last up to 30 years.
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The
American Wood Council
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Charles Barnes
Special Activities Squadron
Headquarters Command
Cherry Point, N. C
Horace G. Glover
H. Davis Glover
Marine Corps Air Station
New York
Robert Ryan
Lawman
Durango
Mexico
Michael Winner
United Artists
Front Page
Burt Lancaster
Lee J. Cobb
Sheree North
Robert Duga
J. D. Cannon
John McGiver
Joseph Wiseman
Bebe Otte Ca
IUS To
Plymouth
Gladewater, Texas
Paul King
Gladewater Masonic Lodge
North Dean St
Herbert Ottman
Longview Lodge 404
W. B. Smith
P.M
Bob Ullrich
J. Leslie Moore
King
Ottman
Smokey Williams
E. D. Cox
Roy L. Decker
O. B. Brown
Jimmy Williams
H. W. Winn
P. M. McGough
R. L. Addington
Jack Earp
Groesbeck Park
Edward Bennett Strickland
Avalon
Malcolm Stone
Don Perkins
Memorial Baptist Church
Strickland
Henderson
Ann
Leon Strickland
Danny Strickland
N.C. Martin
Joe Anderson
Vernon Strickland
Clifford Strickland
Shreveport
Davis Cemetery
Europe
Groesbeck
Thornton, Kasse
Mexia
Angleton
Texas City
Lake Buchanan
Burnet
Earl Griffin
W. P. Caldwell
Floyd Hightower
Mary
C. P. Hunt
Blake Cherry
Bunyan Hightower
Porter Hunt
Duncan
F. B. Waller
Esther Taylor
Baytown
Mr. Duncan
Vida Duncan
Myrtle Sanders
Kasse
Hospital News
Swepco
East Texas
Delhi Gas Pipeline Corporation
Horan
American Cheerleaders Association
Spring Lake Dr
Leesburg
Fla
Hightowers
Credit Jewelers
Suolle
Quitman Street
Church OF Christ
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