Gladewater Community Notices and Events Roundup
Eye opener item announces a pot luck supper at City Park in honor of Rev and Mrs Grimes and their sons before their departure. Also notices a Gladewater Chamber of Commerce regular meeting at St Clair Restaurant and a library talent show noon Tuesday run by summer readers.
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Billy Grimes
Gladewater
Gladewater Public Library
Linda Sims
Zsa
Zsa Gabor
Vicki Jackson
Leslie Blount
Williams to receive vocational ag honor in Fort Worth
Williams to receive an Honorary Life Member Certificate from the Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas at the statewide conference in Fort Worth August 1 4. He taught 31 years in vocational agriculture and recently resigned from Gladewater High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Agriculture Education Department
Texas Education Agency
Austin
Sheraton-Fort Worth
Herman Williams
Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas
Williams
Gladewater
Grand Saline
Wood House
Brush Creek
Anderson County
Sam Houston State University
Vata Texas
Association
Gladewater Future
Herb True
Education Motivators
South Bend
Ind
John C White
Department of Agriculture
L. V. Ballard
TEA
W. T Crouch
Advisory Council For
Texas
Arlington
Stanley White
Texas Young Farmers Association
Stephenville
Lee D. Herring
Grand Prairie State Bank
Senate votes to raise minimum wage to 2.20 dollars
The Senate approves boosting the hourly minimum from 1.60 to 2.20, expanding coverage to 7.4 million workers including 1.2 million domestic servants, 1 million chain store employees and 4.9 million government workers. House Senate conference to reconcile with a 2.00 plan follows. A WWII reunion in Virginia Beach gathers veterans of the Fighting 69th and related battalions August 17-20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Senate
House
Virginia Beach
Beautify Texas film released by Texas Highway Department
A new half hour 16mm color film titled Beautify Texas showcases Texas road side beauty and the department’s landscape role. Premiered at Beautify Texas Council meeting and available for borrow by schools clubs and TV shows from the Travel Information Division in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Texas Highway Department
Beautify Texas Council
Travel & Information Division
P. O. Box
Green Carpet Route progress outlined by East Texas highway group
East Texas Gulf Highway Association directors met in Mt. Pleasant and reviewed county by county plans for the Green Carpet Route from the Texas border north of Paris to Houston. They expect a July 31 Austin briefing before Highway Commission and highlighted right of way purchases and 4 lane projects in Gregg, Kilgore, Lamar, Red River, Franklin, Titus, Camp, Upshur, Rusk, Nacogdoches to Houston with several contracts and bond funding in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Texas Gulf Highway Association Board of Directors
Mt. Pleasant
Texas
Paris
Houston
Texas Highway Commission
Austin
Gregg County
Gladewater
Kilgore
Henderson
Lamar County
U.S. 271
Red River
Red River County
Franklin County
Highway Department
Titus County
Camp County
Upshur County
Rusk County
Nacogdoches
Abernathy Named Chair Of East Texas Chamber Committee
Longview leader Quentin Abernathy was chosen to head the East Texas Chamber of Commerce State and National Affairs Committee for 1972 73. The appointment emphasizes growing momentum and broad participation across thirteen committees to monitor legislation and influence the Texas business climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longview
James A. Wilson
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
United Gas, Inc
Quentin Abernathy
First State Bank, Gladewater
Wilson
East Texas Chamber
Abernathy
City Hall
White House
Texas
East Texas
State alcohol commission official addresses Lions
Bobby L. Whittenberg, district supervisor for Enforcement District 12 in Texas, briefed the Lions Club on the unit’s organization and operation. He noted 14 counties in his district, 10 inspectors, and a 1970 reorganization date, with the Liquor Control Board’s 1935 origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby L. Whittenberg
Longview
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Lions Club
Wittenberg
Commission
State Liquor Control Board
Austin
Temple
Victoria
Corpus Christi
Orginial Liquor Control Board
Whittenberg
Ed Haight
Old Liquor Control Board
Prayer text from Leviticus and the Lord's Prayer
The fragment presents a scripture citation from Leviticus 20 7 8 and a public prayer praising God. It includes the Our Father and asks for forgiveness daily bread guidance and deliverance from temptation. The prayer ends with Amen and invokes eternal sovereignty.
Safety Association sets G water meeting
The East Texas Piney Woods Safety Association will meet Thursday night July 27 in Gladewater High School cafeteria. Lane Fuller of the Texas Department of Public Safety will discuss drug abuse and present the new film Drugs and Death. The free event welcomes all ages, especially youths and adults, with no charge to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Texas Piney Woods Safety Association
Gladewater High School
Lane Fuller
Texas Department of Public Safety
Tyler
ET Piney Woods Safety Association
Red Cross
Longview
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harold Potts
Emmanuell Turner
David Burgess
A&m University
Potts
Mirror
Hospital Board
Municipal Hospital Board of Directors
Bill Wagner
James Gelvin
E. W Pollard
Gordon Mayer
Carson Kennedy
Fred Lott
S. M. Thomas
C. B. McKenzie
Glen Kent
C. S. Bloom
New York
Children’s Land Zoo
Coney Island Boardwalk
United States
England
Belgium
France
Germany
Clarence Marshall
Stephen St
New Kensington
Penna
Sulphur Springs
Humble Oil & Refining Company
City Water & Sewer Dept
Roy
Buddy ) Perryman
City
Friendship-Starrville
Perryman
ETCC
State Alcohol Commission
Russell D. Patterson
Social Security
Patterson
Social Security Administration
U. S
Department of Labor
Nixon
Safety Association
Charlie Hineman
Dr. Parish
Ambassador College
Mary Holloman
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