Gladewater Centennial Week Revised Eight Day Plan
Gladewater resumes eight day Centennial celebration starting July 28 with Brotherhood Day and Merchant and Industry Day added. Key events include Coro nation Day July 28, Religious Heritage Day July 29, Youth Day July 30, Ladies Day July 31, Pioneer Homecoming August 1, Merchants and Industry Day August 2, Brotherhood Day August 3, and Gladewater 200 Day August 4 with a time capsule and multiple performances. Bill Wagner serves as general chairman with Leon Kapchinsky, Rick Sadler, Ann McKenzie, B P Dake, Jack Elrod, Royce Ford, and David Holcombe as other organizers.
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Gladewater
Brotherhood
Merchant's
Industry
Bill Wagner
Leon Kapchinsky
Rodeo Grounds
Tom Haggai
Ministerial Alliance
Rick Sadler
Wayne Norvell
Ann McKenzie
Tilling
First State Bank
B. P. Dake
Jack Elrod
Royce Ford
Gladewater All Stars to Be Announced July 9
Gladewater Boys Baseball Association will name its all star teams for Pee Wee and Junior leagues on Monday night July 9 after the final game. Pony and Mustang rosters follow later. All stars compete in a July 19 20 21 tournament at Kilgore in a double elimination format.
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Gladewater Boys Baseball Association
Mac Kelly
East Texas Boys Baseball Association
Gladewater
Pee Wee's
Pony
Mustang
Kilgore
Sharon Shrine Mounted Patrol wins honors at Shrine meet
Sharon Shrine Temple of Tyler tied for first in Mounted Patrol at the Shrine Imperial Session in Atlanta. Hellas Temple of Dallas edged Sharon by one third of a point in the drill event as about 22 patrols rode in the parade. East Texas riders from Gladewater and Gregg County Sheriff Tom Welch joined onlookers in noting the Texas team’s prowess.
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Atlanta
Sharon Shrine Temple
Shrine of North America
Sharon Temple of
Tyler
Hellas Temple of
Dallas
Hella
Sharon
Shrine
Texas
Gladewater
David Moore
Jack Phillips
Mel Pyeatt
Ralph Prince
Natowa Camp Welcomes Mexican Girls From Mexico City
Two young visitors Ingrid Giffenig and Liza Riefkohl, ages 10 and 9, arrive at Camp Natowa in East Texas from Mexico City. They remark on Texas life, tour Dallas Love Field, and join camp activities guided by Pamy Towry. The story notes family ties to Olympic fencing in 1968 and the girls’ fascination with local customs and foods.
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East Texas
Camp Natowa
Mexico City
Ingrid Giffenig
Liza Riefkohl
Texas
Ingrid
Liza
Love Field
Dallas
Pamy Towry
Lisa
Mexico
Pamy
Bill Towry
Giffenig
Towrys
Natowa
Pammy Towry
Liza Rie
Fkohl
Mirror Photos
Indictments handed up in Upshur County shooting case
Upshur County grand jury indicted Don Ray Wilson 20 of Gladewater for murder with malice in the June 26 shooting death of Jim Henry Mitchell Jr. 22 of Big Sandy. Also charged were Jerald Bynum 23 and Cathy Sheehan for assault with intent to rob Wilson on the same date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmer
Upshur County
Grand Jury
Don Ray Wilson
Gladewater
Jim Henry Mitchell, Jr
Big Sandy
Mitchell
Wilson
Chuck McCarver
Upshur
Justice of the Peace
Cyril C. Bennett
Bennett
Jerald Bynum
Winona
Cathy Sheehan
Longview
Bynum
Miss Sheehan
Scout Troop 194 Talent Show Schedule and Benefit
Scout Troop 194 sponsors a weekly Talent Show for 16 consecutive weeks beginning July 7 at 8 p.m. in Buck Eagle Sharp's Auction Barn West Pacific four blocks west of First State Bank. Admission $1.25, under 8 free. pony rides offered. Finalists compete for a record prize. Mrs Bobbie Ford, 64, died en route to hospital. funeral arrangements pending.
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Boy Scout Troop 194
Buck Eagle Sharp
West Pacific
First State Bank
Gladewater Award Highlights Beautify Texas Efforts
Gladewater earns a Certificate of Recognition from Gov Dolph Briscoe s Beautify Texas Council for enhancing community life through planning and preservation. The notice lists signatures from the secretary of state and regional chamber leaders and notes other local activities including pageant rehearsals, Legion meetings, a funeral in Hallsville, OU honor rolls for local families, a library storytelling event, and Mustang League baseball results and schedule.
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Gladewater
Dolph Briscoe
Beautify Texas Council
Texas Communities Tomorrow
Gov
Briscoe
Mark W. White
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Alf Jernigan
Regional Chamber of Commerce
City street work on schedule in Upshur city
City crews oil and grade Lake Gladewater beach road and Miller Street as spring rains end. Most work should finish by month’s end per City Manager John R. Marshall. Upshur County Commissioner Charles Still to assist on Rodeo Street Gay Ave and lake road off Pritchett highway.
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City Street
Lake Gladewater Beach
Miller Street
John R. Marshall
Upshur County
Marshall
Upshur
Charles Still
Precinct 3
Rodeo Street
Gay Ave
Lake Road
Pritchett Highway
Tiny Tonya Needs Surgery Third Time
The 20 month old Tonya Money from Shreveport faces a third operation for hydrocephalus and hip duplicity. Her parents Jerry and Martha Money lack insurance and have exhausted funds after two prior brain surgeries and leg braces. Contributions can be mailed to the Tonya Money Fund at First State Bank.
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Tonya Rene Money
Tonya
Shreveport
Jerry Money
E. Broadway
Money
Martha
First State Bank
Tonya Money
Martha Money
Yo'l
City Water Plant Responds to Rising Demand
Water use rose to measurable rainfall as the city reports a worker found at the filtration plant. Lake Gladewater remains turbid with water about three inches below spillway level. City consumption runs around 1.5 million gallons daily and the plant operates 24 hours for treatment and filtration.
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Lake Gladewater
Highway projects delayed in Texas funding dispute
AUSTIN The Texas Highway Department canceled the July 24 25 monthly contract letting for 18 highway projects due to Congress failing to approve a Federal-Aid highway bill. State Highway Engineer B L DeBerry cited the adjournment and ongoing conference committee disputes over highway funding as the reason. The department had used state funds with reimbursement hoped later under an interim action.
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Austin
Texas Highway Department
B. L. DeBerry
Congress
House of Representatives
Prayer For Today Reflects Colossians Guidance
A devotional excerpt cites Colossians 2 6a urging believers to walk in Christ Jesus as they have received him. The text emphasizes roots in faith built up and established, abounding in thanksgiving through instruction and prayer.
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Christ Jesus the Lord
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Baseball All Stars
Sharon Patrol
Centennial
Norbert Mackey
Kerry
Norbert
Kent
Faye
Kimberly
Mirror
Jimmy Brown
Old Mexico
Ann Stembridge
Glademan
Scout Troop
Bulletin
Bobbie Ford
West Clair
Welch Funeral Home
Blue Bird
American Legion and Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Hallsville Methodist Church
R. M. Cleveland
Conrad W. Winborn
Cleveland
Good Shepherd Hospital
A. R. Cleveland
Dale Cleveland
Lafayette
City
Shell Oil Company
Hallsville
Scott Alan
Lee Mark Shepperd
Henry Shepperd
Broken Arrow
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Lee Mark
J. N. Beard
Mrs. Foy Shepperd
Daniel Street
Nanty Byrd Mayer
Sounder
Mustangs
Jefferson
Hughes Springs
Bear Park
Tiny Tonya
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