Longview Gregg County Commissioners Agenda Set for July Meeting
The Gregg County commissioners schedule a heavy July 11 meeting at 10 am with personnel changes right of way and utility matters a hospital bond order bids on trucks rollers bulldozer and concrete trucks a telephone system issue dumping on right of way an architect presentation and undistributed fees A state highway department item includes confirming a district engineer meeting and a Highway Commission minute order The court will accept a Youth Service Developer grant and request Civil Defense equipment.
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Longview
Gregg County
State Dept. of Highways & Public Transportation
Commissioners Court
Texas Highway Commission
City approves FAA TAC grants for airport expansion
City council approves FAA 350000 and TAC 50000 grants for airport improvements and approves local funding of 30000 by Gregg County and 20000 by the city. Project cost estimated at 800000 with dirt work starting next week and tree relocation planned near the runway area.
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FAA
TAC
Williams
John A. Petty Construction Company
Longview
East Texas Testing Laboratory of
Tyler
Joyce Stratton
Larry Stratton
James Goggans
Airport Board
Grover Grant
Virgil Wallace
Federal Aviation Administration
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Rick Kuehler
City Building Permits Reflect Steady Growth Through 1977
City records show 295 home building permits totaling 5.44 million dollars issued from Jan 1, 1976 to June 30, 1977, plus 38 apartment units worth 440,500 and 195 commercial permits totaling 2.80 million. Overall building permits for homes, commercial buildings and apartments reached 8.68 million in ten years and six months, not counting alterations, moves, or mobile homes.
FBI chief cancels Longview speech at TCPA convention
FBI director Clarence Kelley withdraws from delivering a luncheon speech at the TCPA convention in Longview Aug 3-9. Associate Director James Adams will substitute. Gov. Dolph Briscoe, A.G. John Hill, and other officials are slated to speak at events through Aug. 6.
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Longview
Hal Newsom
Gregg County
Texas Crime Prevention Association
The
Mirror
FBI
Clarence Kelley
James Adams
Kelley
Dolph Briscoe
John Hill
Walter Mengden
Houston
Robertson services held Friday
Funeral services for Herbert Lee Robertson 63 of Rt 2 Gladewater were held Friday at Malcolm Stone Funeral Chapel with Rev Lavern Rudolph officiating. Burial was in Gladewater Memorial Park Cemetery. He was a WWII Army veteran and Baptist. Survivors include daughter Ethel Faye Marlow four sisters and four grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
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Malcolm Stone
Herbert Lee Robertson
Rt. 2
Gladewater
Lavern Rudolph
Gladewater Memorial Park
Kerens
Robertson
Ethel Faye Marlow
Renie Morris
Wells
Flora Belcher
Longview
Inez Bowman
Diboll
Johnnie Wark
Gainesville
Dwight Gage
Curtis Gage
Jimmy Johnson
Jimmie Stevenson
Ronnie Wright
Pete Malloy
Gladewater Community Notes and Upcoming Events
Gladewater Auxiliary plans a July 28 meeting at 7 30 pm at Lee Library to finalize the gift cart and accept handmade donations. Senior citizen bus services remind riders of regular and shopping trips. Free kittens offered by phone calls to 845 2675 and 845 4639. Birthdays listed for July 10 13. Hawaii trip postcard details reunion of World War II Marines. Youth Baseball Association All Stars photos in today’s Mirror. Gladewater men’s softball tournament entries due by Friday with contacts Jimmy White and David Elliott.
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Gladewater Municipal Hospital
Lee Library
Gladewater
Jimmy White
David Elliott
Services Sunday for Ruth Smith
Funeral services for Ruth Smith 61 are set for Sunday at 3 pm in Malcolm Stone Funeral Chapel with Rev Tim York of Gladeview Baptist Church officiating. Interment follows at Rosedale Cemetery. She died Friday at 12:30 pm after a brief illness. She lived Route 2 and had 35 years in the area. Survivors include daughter Nancy Watason Houston son George H Smith four Chesney brothers seven grandchildren. Pallbearers named.
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Ruth Smith
Malcolm Stone
Tim York
Gladeview Baptist Church
Rosedale Cemetery
Smith
Route 2
Kentucky
Johnny
Nancy) Watason
City
George H. Smith
Houston
John Chesney
Jim
Eugene Chesney
Dallas
Robert Chesney
Oklahoma
Fred Horn
Gayle Horn
John Lowe
Floyd Thompson
Jimmy Horn
Jimmy Watson
Come to me all who labor and I will give you rest
A biblical exhortation from the Gospel of Matthew urging weary souls to seek relief in Christ. The verse promises rest for the burdened, offering spiritual consolation and guidance to believers seeking peace.
Tower criticizes Carter on B 1 cancellation and gas control
U.S. Sen John Tower toured East Texas during a July recess and attacked President Carter over canceling the B 1 bomber. He warned standby rationing authority could pressure use and urged vigilance on Panama Canal talks while defending nuclear power and highway safety positions.
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U.S
John Tower
Pres Carter
Carter
Republic of Panama
Panama Canal
Senate
Tower
House
Armed Forces Committee
East Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Tyler
Athens Tower
Bob Krueger
Congress
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TCPA
John Quinlan
Bexar County
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Tom Welch
Homer Hanes
Sunny Acres
John Paul Tallent
Tallent
Robertson Services
Senior Citizens Center
R. B. Muldrew
A. T. Jobe
Rodney Welch
Kung Fu Campbell
Thelma Joe Fortson
Wendy Yates
Chris Marlowe
Lorinda Jackson
Iola Mercer
Glenn Walton
Ann Marlowe
Jimmy Rowe
Clayton Mitchell
Latressa
Honolulu
Hawaii
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4Th Marine Division
Youth Baseball Association
Highway 271
Mark Henry
Jack Guthrie
Joe Derouen
Bud Mahaffey
Randy Fuller
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