Gladewater Centennial Book Goes To Press
The Gladewater 1873 1973 centennial book has gone to press with 162 pages plus cover. Editors thank sponsors contributors and especially Ron Clark for photography layout and final assembly as the July 28 sales date nears.
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Gladewater
Marcella Formby
Virginia Baker
Violet Morrison
Faye Mackey
Hugh White
Mel Pyeatt
Irish Thompson
Louise Ford
Mary Brooks
Jack
Corrie Hearrell
Joan Still Collum
Ben Boone
Gladewater Mirror
Jack Elrod
Mirror
Ron Clark
Ron
Regional TAAF tourney opens at Gladewater courts Thursday
The Regional TAAF tournament begins Thursday at Gladewater High School courts with 84 entrants from Lufkin Hughes Springs Longview Palestine Tyler and Gladewater across 125 events. Competition runs July 19 to 21 with start times listed for each event and venue in the 700 block of North Tenery Street.
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TAAF
Gladewater High School
Garland Clay
Lufkin
Hughes Springs
Longview
Palestine
Tyler
Gladewater
North Tenery Street
Prayer text from a church service prompt
A brief prayer invocation asks the Spirit to renew believers and grant zeal for witnessing in the name of Jesus Christ. The prayer closes with an Amen and references Acts 2 4.
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Jesus
Puppet Show at Gladewater Public Library
A puppet show is scheduled Tuesday afternoon at the Gladewater Public Library from 1 to 2 p.m. The event invites all young people to attend. Clara Lou Hogue chairs the group of puppeteers who attended the Northeast Texas Library Service Puppet Clinic in Tyler and created their own puppets. This is one of several upcoming summer activities for youths.
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Gladewater Public Library
Clara Lou Hogue
Texas Library Service
Tyler
Local News Glimpses From Gladewater and Surrounding Areas
Gladewater memories feature Gary Ford of Kilgore now directing editorial services at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain Georgia. Legion meeting set for seven thirty at the Legion Hut this Monday. A 1934 Hershey Cocoa Cookbook donated to Gladewater Public Library by Mrs. James Gelvin and placed with other holdings. Library announces summer hours nine thirty to five thirty Monday through Saturday. Teneha High School fund sponsors Jimmy Davis Singers with Gov. Jimmy Davis and others at the Teneha High School football stadium Saturday July 21 at seven thirty. A. B. McPhersons celebrate forty first wedding anniversary Monday. Arrowhead District Scouts advance training July 20 to August 4 at George W. Pirtle Scout Reservation with merit-badge focus in aquatic field sports and nature conservation. Registration through Scout Master. $5 at registration and $23 balance at camp. Medical exam same as regular camp.
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James Gelvin
Gladewater Public Library
Teneha High School Activity Fund
Jimmy Davis
Gov
Teneha High School
Singing Christians
Calvary Boys
Arrowhead
George W. Pirtle
Gladewater Pageant Call to Practice at Middle School
The notice invites residents to join the Gladewater pageant efforts at the Middle School auditorium. Practice runs 7 p.m. Monday through Friday with a strict 30 minute limit per session. Participants are encouraged to join for a rewarding experience.
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Gladewater
Gregg sheriff leads six month progress under Welch
Longview Gregg County Sheriff Tom H. Welch praises rapid gains after six months in office. He reorganized the department, hired a younger staff, expanded continuous education, and boosted night patrol under Captain Don Hale while maintaining countywide coverage and efficiency.
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Gregg County
Tom H. Welch
Jim Cochran
Welch
Longview
Gregg
Noble Crawford
Veterans’ Service
Don Hale
Bill Roach
Randy Sharp Wounded in Accidental Neighborhood Shooting
A 10-year-old boy, Randy Sharp, was critically injured by a single blast from a .410 shotgun in a local residential area. He was treated at Good Shepherd Hospital in Longview and later transferred to Parkland Hospital in Dallas for surgery. Police say the discharge was accidental. family members appeal for blood donations at Stewart Blood Bank in Tyler in his name.
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Randy Sharp
Benny Sharp
Tenery Street
Dallas Parkland Hospital
Good Shepherd Hospital
Longview
Parkland
Dallas
Sharp
Jeannette Settles
Randy
Stewart Blood Bank
Fund Created in Randy Sharp’s Name at Gladewater Bank
A memorial fund was set up at Gladewater First State Bank to assist with Randy Sharp’s medical expenses. Community members may contribute to support his treatment and related costs.
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Randy Sharp
Gladewater First State Bank
Centennial Religious Heritage Day to Feature Dr Tom Haggai
Renowned radio commentator Dr Tom Haggai will speak at the Centennial Religious Heritage Day on Sunday July 29 at 8 p.m. in the Round-up Rodeo arena with a Centennial choir directed by Melvin Marshall. The program includes a Hymn of Our Time by John Ness Beck and two rehearsals on July 22 and July 29.
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Tom Haggai
Gladewater
Melvin Marshall
Melvin Marshal
Kilgore College
Marshal
Dr. Haggai
St. Petersburg
Florida
John Edmund Haggai
Atlanta
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Old hospital sold to become apartments in Gladewater
The Leake Clinic and Hospital at the Dean and Glade Streets intersection was sold to Scott Hahlen 40 who plans to convert the building into about nine one bedroom and fifteen single room apartments. He hopes first units are ready before August 1 with rents around 15 to 30 dollars weekly. Hahlen and his family recently moved from Florida seeking a quieter East Texas setting. The 1934 built structure formerly Hotel Day was a hospital from 1952 to 1965 under Dr Bain Leake.
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Leake Clinic
Dean and
Glade Streets
City Hall
Scott Hahlen
Gladewater
Florida
Ohio
Hahlen
Tennessee
Carolyn
Kristin
Laurie
East Texas
Mississippi
Leake
Day
W. A. Day
Bain Leake
Boomers Take Over Library Centennial Exhibits Arrive
Gladewater celebrates its Centennial with monthly exhibits at the public library. Boomers replace hoop skirted belles showcasing 1930s oil boom items, old newspapers, magazines, clothes, tools, and memorabilia. Citizens urged to bring photos and artifacts for display during Centennial Week July 28 to August 4.
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Gladewater
Public Library
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Nauty Byrd Mayer
Cens
Norman Glickman
Centennial Corporation
G. R. Hugman
Centennial Plates
Gary Ford
Kilgore
Gary
Callaway Gardens
Pine Mountain
American Legion and Auxiliary
A. B. McPherson
Jimmy Brown
Thomas Jefferson
Mildred Bowden
Don Smith
Betty Smith
Cliff Bowden
Harold Rose
Allyene Rose
Charles Hopson
Earleen Hopson
Mildren Bowden
Boston
Haggai
Centennial
E. Pacific
Jerry Mauldin
Betty Allen
Marsha Gary Henderson
Velma Salmons
Billie Whittle
Carol Thomas
Sallie Kizer
Betty Edwards
Betty Cook
Methodist High Point College
Salem College
Salem
West Virginia
Boy Scouts of America
American Humanics Foundation
National
Boy Scouts of America Council
National Exploring Committee
Optimists Club
Rotary Club
Old Hospital
Boomers
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