Rebekah Lodge installs officers and community notices
Officers of the Rebekah Lodge meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the lodge hall with Mrs Myrtle Wood leading. Gladewater Day Care Center opens at 415 Marshall with Mrs Mary Holloman as lead teacher and enrollment info available. A gift to the Gladewater Public Library honors Huel W Mackey from Neil Cooper and Jim Holcomb spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Lodge
Myrtle Wood
White Oak
Gladewater
Marshall
Mary Holloman
Bessie Palmer
Huel W Mackey
Neil Cooper
Jim Holcomb
Bell Postal Strikes Reach Tentative Pacts
Tentative settlements totaling about 5 billion in wages and benefits cover 1.25 million workers. Bell Telephone System workers would receive a 4 billion package over three years, while postal workers get a 1 billion two year deal. A postal rider is eyed for an 1800 dollar raise.
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Bell
Washington
UPI
Bell Telephone System
Apollo 15 Flight Aims for Lunar Rock Study Mission
Two years after Apollo 11 crews walked on the moon and Apollo 12 and 14 left footprints, a countdown begins for a new lunar launch to study lunar rocks. AstronautsNeil A ArmstrongEdwin E Aldrin Jr are referenced as historic precedents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Dave Scott
Jim Irwin
al Worden
Scott
Neil Armstrong
Dick Gordon
Vance Brand
H.H
Jack) Schmitt
General Telephone Seeks Gladewater Opinion on Service
General Telephone asks Gladewater customers to fill a four page survey with twelve questions. Ten percent of customers will receive the blue inquiry with a postage paid envelope for returns. The company aims to gauge customer opinion to improve service levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
General Telephone Company
Don Bishop
Een Sween
Matthews Named Coach of Year in Southland Conference
Fred Matthews son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Matthews was named Southland Conference Coach of the Year after a year as baseball coach at the University of Texas at Arlington The Mirror learned via the college information director who explained each school nominated one coach and the judging weighed sketches Matthews was chosen overwhelmingly a Gladewater High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Matthews
Lloyd Matthews
Southland
Matthews
University of Texas At Arlington
Gladewater High School
Resignation at Jarvis Christian College Named Interim Replacement
Dr. J. O. Perpener announces after twelve years as head he will resign August 1 with three months terminal leave. John Paul Jones named interim president. he is a Jarvis veteran educator and WWII staff sergeant, and a Texas College summa cum laude graduate with seven years as English and Education instructor.
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J. O. Perpener
Jarvis Christian College
Perpener
John Paul Jones
Texas College
University of Chicago
Columbia University
Jarvis
East Texas
Jones
Mollie V. Dean
Tyler
Division of Humanities
Gregg County investigates new clue in Cannon murder
Gregg County Sheriff Noble Crawford and Deputy Clyde Arthur talked with a suspect in the J B Cannon murder in Dallas after a letter from a inmate with knowledge of the robbery and killing. The case has remained unsolved four years with no witnesses citing the late night 11 p m closing time and cash taken.
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Crawford
Gregg County
Noble Crawford
Clyde Arthur
Gregg Criminal Investigation Division
Dallas
J. B Cannon
Gladewater Grocer
West Upshur
Gregg
Justice of the Peace
Cannon
Tyler School Superintendent to Address Gladewater Rotarians
Tyler school superintendent Jim Plyler will speak to the Gladewater Rotary Club on the Four-Quarter School Year. Roy Leggitt chairs the program. Plyler joined Tyler schools in 1951, has served as assistant principal at Robert E. Lee High, principal of Moore Junior High, and director of personnel before becoming superintendent in 1969. He earned a UT Bachelors, played tackle for the Longhorns, and captained the team in 1945. he holds a Master’s from Stephen F. Austin University.
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Jim Plyler
Tyler
Gladewater
Roy Leggitt
Plyler
Robert E. Lee
Moore Junior High
University of Texas
Longhorn
Stephen F. Austin University
Local Ambassadors Visit Members To Build A Stronger City
Longview chamber ambassadors begin a weekly two group schedule inviting members to one hour sessions at the Chamber office. Discussions cover operations, the Plan of Action, and citizen participation to strengthen the city’s quality of life. captain Glen Warner reports rising traffic deaths and injuries in June and six month totals for 1971. Kilgore College Summer Theatre closes its mystery plays with Web of Murder at Van Cliburn Auditorium. the final performance is July 24. curtain is 8 p.m.
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Longview
Longview Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
van Cliburn Auditorium
Funeral Services For Mrs Spiva In Stone Chapel
Funeral services for Hazel N Spiva 70 were held at Malcolm Stone Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Don Perkins officiating Burial followed at Gladewater Memorial Park She died July 14 after a long illness Born March 17 1901 in St Louis Mo she lived in Gladewater 27 years She was a Baptist and Order of the Eastern Star member Survivors include sister Mrs W D Barron of Alexandria Va brother Harry E Hosmer of Brunswick Ga and two nieces Pallbearers were Sam Troxel O B Brown C C Blaylock Homer Krum E D Cox and Ovid Phillips
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Hazel N. Spiva
Malcolm Stone
Don Perkins
Gladewater Memorial Park
Alexandria, Va
Harry E. Hosmer
Brunswick, Ga
Sam Troxel
O. B. Brown
C. C. Blaylock
Homer Krum
E. D. Cox
Ovid Phillips
Prayer For Today Guiding Wisdom and Compassion
A devotional prayer cites Psalm 111:10 urging fear of the Lord as the start of wisdom. It asks for sound judgment, wise action, deep compassion, and the perfection of the Christian life in daily conduct. Amen.
Poetry Festival Opens In Marshall Thursday
The 50th anniversary Poetry Festival of the Poetry Society of Texas opens in Marshall on Thursday at East Texas Baptist College and runs through Saturday. Noted poets, editors, and scholars from Dallas and elsewhere, including J Mason Brewer, will speak. The public session Friday at 7 30 p.m. in the Marshall High School Auditorium features talks on Texas poets and folklore.
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The
Poetry Society of Texas
Marshall
East Texas Baptist College
Poetry Society
Ernest Powell
Texas
Arthur M. Sampley
William E. Bard
Faye Carr Adams
Dallas
J. Mason Brewer
America
Marshall High School
Texas House of Poetry
Gladewater Pee Wee All Stars blank Pittsburg 8–0
Gladewater Pee Wee All Stars defeated Pittsburg 8 to 0 at Little League Park. Bruce Timmons pitched a perfect game with 18 straight strikeouts in six innings. Hitting leaders were Chuck Smith Jeff McMinn Richard Johnson with two hits each.
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PEE Wee All Stars
Roy van Houten
Clifton Smith
Walter van Houten
Alvin Bittner
Wade Johnson
Marcus Standberry
Jeff McMinn
Charles Thomas
James Holland
Roland Williams
Joe Waller
Donnie van Houten
Chuck Smith
Travis Landers
Jon Erickson
Richard Johnson
Ray Townsend
Scott Hewitt
Jeff Ross
Bruce Timmons
Timmons
Pittsburg
Gladewater Pee Wee All Stars
Pittsburg All Stars
Little League Park
Gladewater All Stars
Gladewater
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Les Moore
Canfield
Walton Streets
Les
Brenda Johnston
Mirror
Civil Air Patrol
James Brannen
First United Methodist Church
Aggieland
Magnolia
Ark
Charles Ben. McKenzie
Southern State College
SSC
W. T. Watson
Charles Ben
C. B. McKenzie
Gladewater Municipal Hospital
C. Jerry Collins
Charles S. Bloom
Charles B McKenzie
General Telephone
Gladeites
U. S. Geological Survey
NASA
Manned Spacecraft Center
Jack Schmitt
Hadley-Apennine
Moon
Apennine Mountains
Hadley Rille
Frankfort
Coach
John Paul Jonas
Tyler School
Glen Warner
Highway Patrol
Department of Public Safety
Kilgore
Kilgore College Summer Theatre
Globe Theatre
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