Three Longview men arrested for Glade 7 11 robbery
Gladewater police arrested Eugene Jones 27 Vernon Jones 18 and Gordon Coleman 17 on aggravated robbery charges for the Glade 7 11 store heist at 601 N Main. Bonds were set at 50000 35000 and 35000 with Vernon Jones released on bond.
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Gladewater
Longview
N. Main
Jimmy Davis
Eugene Jones
Berkley
Vernon Ruth Jones
Rt. 4
Box
Gordon Wilson Coleman
Don Earp
Vernon Jones
Coleman
Gregg County
Jacksonville Tops in Texas Rodeo Set for July Dates
Jacksonville hosts the 15th annual Tops in Texas Rodeo July 13 14 15 and 16 with 14 duchesses competing for the rodeo queen crown. Oak Ridge Boys perform each night at 8 15 p.m. with box seats 4 reserved 3 50 and general 3. Friday and Saturday add 1 to ticket prices.
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Queen of
Jacksonville
Floyd H. Verheyden
Gladewater
Susie Williams
Hemphill
Bobby Steiner
Austin
Tom Hadley
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
Girls Rodeo Association
Oak Ridge Boys
Eye Opener notes residents return to routine after events
Helen Thompson Hart Clinic Hospital employee resumes work after a vacation spent cleaning up fire damage to her home. George Abbott, after major surgery, visited his home for several hours over the weekend. A couch is offered for pickup, call 445-4520. Lake Gladewater keys recovered by the lake superintendent. owners may claim them at the boat dock. Birthday greetings list several July dates for locals. Daleth Study Club meets Thursday at 3 in Mrs. J. B. Poston's home to plan the year ahead. Joe Dale Maughan, May 1958 SFASU graduate in accounting, now with Tenneco Oil in Houston, was GHS historian. A lost tennis racquet may be claimed through the chamber office. Disabled American Veterans Chapter 204 announces a forget-me-not campaign July 15–22 with volunteer tags identifying workers. AARP meets July 4 at 2 p.m. in Jeter Hall with guest Jimmy Brown on Europe trip. Kilgore News Herald notes an overheard quote in Kilgoround and mentions Dr. Jerry Hendrix, son of Gladewater residents, professor in D.C., returning from Europe to Mexico.
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Upshur County
DAV
Fourth Marines Reunite at WWII Hawaii Base Reunion Reflects Historic Fourth Marine Division
Clayton Mitchell and his wife Axie joined 370 fellow Marines and families in Hawaii for a reunion of the Fourth Marine Division. Mitchell, 18 when he joined, recalled Rat Namur Saipan Tinian and Iwo Jima campaigns, earning the Purple Heart and unit citations. They toured Oahu and Maui revisiting memories, Pearl Harbor, and the Punch Bowl while souvenirs recalled wartime service. The story highlights the division's rapid entry into combat from San Diego and the Saipan to Tinian to Iwo Jima campaigns and the development of forward bases in the Pacific.
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Clayton Mitchell
Axie
Latressa
Hawaii
Fourth Marine Division
Mitchell
Clayton
Oahu
Maui
Fourth Marines
Mitchells
Islands
Santa Claus
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Rat- Namur
Saipan
Tinian
Iwo Jima
United States
San Diego
Kwajalein Atoll
Marshall Islands
Marshalls
Wake Island
Kwajalein
U.S
Pearl Harbor
Roi
Marianas Islands
Tokyo
Pacific
Japan
Leathernecks
Marianas
Annexation study eyed for northeast city limits
City council plans a public hearing on ordinance 1101 for annexing about 109.1 acres northeast of the city, with a proposed 40 acre Bob Dooley subdivision of 50 homes. Hearing set for July 28 at 7:30 p.m. at city hall. first reading August 11. final on September 8. The area will not affect school districts and current homes total eight.
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Jimmy Brown
Bob Dooley
Tony W. Williams
Dooley
Williams
Union Grove
City Hall
Gladewater
Gladeites Win Big In Regional TAAF Tennis Tourney
Gladewater players led in the region 6 TAAF tournament with multiple champions and finalists. Winners include Sharon Scurlock and Kathy Hill in women's open doubles. John Paul Tallent in men 35 singles. Joyce Erickson and James Walker in men 35 mixed doubles. Several other results listed with players from Gladewater and nearby towns advancing toward the state tournament in Longview.
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TAAF
Gladewater
Longview
Sharon Scurlock
Kathy Hill
Leslie Davis
Laura Davis
Nacogdoches
John Paul Tallent
Dale Barton
Kilgore
Joyce Erickson
James Walker
Sam
Patsy Hopkins
Jacksonville
Don Edmonds
Carl Powell
Barker Hale
G. C. Hill
Joe Jones
Milton Saxon
Winton Studt
Larry Hollis
Walt
Fortenberry
Karen Knight
Tyler
Jimmy Studt
Robin Lindsey
Hugh Bowden
Edward Lawrence
Karen Highbee
David Whitescarver
Carol Logan
Barbara Nickelsen
Marilyn van Engle
Palestine
Polly Williams
Richard Courtney
J. O. Williams
Frances White
Joyce Hugman
Nettie Hanna
Juanga Jowell
City Zoning Board Plans Public Hearings on Four Requests
The City Planning and Zoning Commission will hold four public hearings at its next regular meeting on Thursday July 21 at 7 p.m. The hearings were previously postponed for lack of a quorum. Hearings include rezoning three 66 acre tracts east of U S Highway 771 to LC, rezoning Gladeview Addition lots to NS, rezoning part of G Thomason Survey from oil field to SF8, and condemnation of Frank Collins Addition Lots 4 and 5 Block 5 per the building official.
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City Planning & Zoning Commission
Ronnie Gothard
Wilson Godfrey
Lafayette Blvd
Gladeview
G. Thomason
Locker Plant Road
Funeral services held for George W. Combs in Mt Carmel Ill
George W. Combs 74 of 111 Bobo Street died Saturday after a long illness. Funeral services were at Mt Carmel United Methodist Church with Cunningham Funeral Home in charge. Burial followed in Mt Carmel. He moved to Gladewater to live with daughter Laura Boque and is survived by daughter Geraldine Houser and son George S. Combs, Bedford Ind, six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Born January 2, 1903, in Mt Carmel, he was a retired railroad man. He was preceded in death by wives Effie Irene Combs and Rhea Grace Combs.
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Mt. Carmel
Ill
George W. Combs
Bobo Street
Cunningham Funeral Home
Mt. Camel United Methodist Church
Illinois
Mr Combs
Gladewater
Laura Boque
Geraldine Houser
George S. Combs
Bedford
Ind
Robert
David Boque
Rosalee Houser Gargano
Karen
Carla
Philip Combs
Mr. Combs
Combs
Effie Irene Combs
Rhea Grace Combs
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