Congressman Lees Hope for Vote On Prayer Bill
A Washington letter quotes Congressman Ray Roberts urging a constitutional amendment to restore voluntary school prayer. He notes 175 of 218 signatures needed for a discharge petition to move the bill from committee to a House vote, arguing Supreme Court limits on prayer offend the nation’s religious principles.
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Ray Roberts
Washington, D.C
Supreme Court
Roberts
House
Congress
Mr. Roberts
Texola loses liquor license over small town population drop
Oklahoma AP report notes Texola loses its liquor license after population falls to 144, with Ralph L. Stevenson citing license revocation for the town’s alcoholic beverage dealer Floyd R. Wright Jr. The item appears amid a roundup of regional notes including reunions, robberies, and state government actions.
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Oklahoma City
Texola
Oklahoma
Ralph L. Stevenson
Alcoholic Beverage Control Director
Floyd R. Wright, Jr
Prayer Reflection On Taking Up The Cross Daily
A devotional prayer asks God to teach the meaning of the cross and urges reliance on Christ’s victory over death rather than human wisdom. It ends with a prayer offered in Jesus name.
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God
Christ
East Texas tourism drive outlined for Gladewater group
Howard W. Rosser of the East Texas Chamber described a 140000 copy 9th edition East Texas Vacation Guide printed by a Dallas firm next January with nationwide distribution. He noted steady ad rates for 1971 and plans to sell more guides at newsstands.
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Texas
East Texas
Gladewater Chamber of Commerce
St. Clair
Howard W. Rosser
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
East Texas Chamber
Rosser
Royce Ford
C. Q. Abernathy
The
First State Bank
Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo Association
Gladewater Federal Savings & Loan Association
Gladewater Builders Organization
Gladewater Mirror
St. Clair Restaurant
Dickinson Enco Service
Ford Office Supply Company
J. C. Wells Realty Company
Weiser’s
Tire & Appliance
Brookhaven Lodge & Restaurant
U.S
Gladewater Chamber
Mirror Photo
Rush Native To Appear With Louisiana Hayride
Ann Richardson Capps, a native of Rusk County, Texas, will perform on the Louisiana Hayride this Saturday night. The blue eyed country western artist says singing on the grand stage fulfills a lifelong dream, after already seeing one of her goals realized with her record Memories Heartaches and Teardrops.
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Henderson
Ann Capps
Rusk County
Ann Richardson Capps
East
Texas
Gladewater Eye Opener Library Sale And Local News
The Gladewater Public Library hosts an annual pook sale in the Community Building auditorium on August 2 and 3 from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Books drawn from donations and duplicates are offered. Sid and Mitzi Hecker announce the birth of a granddaughter on July 23. relatives send congratulations. James Ford Hecker visits First State Bank and Gladewater remains home. Various local notes include wedding anniversary, Randy Woodruff’s visit, four day work weeks, and a forest resources course in Wilkes Lake. The Gladewater Day Care Center remains open at 415 West Marshall.
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Gladewater Public Library
Sid
Mitzi Hecker
Sugar Land
Donald
Marion
Heckers
Gladewater
Mitzi
Marvin
Hecker
West Marshall
Impressive Volume Added To Shepperd Collection
Jean Houston Daniel and Price Daniel donated their book Executive Mansions and Capitols of America to the John Ben Shepperd Jr Texana Collection at the Gladewater Public Library. Daniel joins the Collection Advisory Board and the work features 117 houses spanning over 350 years.
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Jean Houston Daniel
Price Daniel
John Ben Shepperd, Jr
Gladewater Public Library
Daniel
Shepperd
Lyndon B. Johnson
Jean Daniel
Our Nation
Texas
Sam Houston
Tennessee
Jean
Texas State Capitol
National Capitol
U.S
White House
Governors
Texas Governor's Mansion
America
New Mexico
Hawaii
Storybook Characters Sign Up for Library Parade
Gladewater Public Library invites readers to join a summer story hour parade next Tuesday from 1 to 2 pm. Participants should contact the library to indicate which character they will represent and join a fun, varied lineup drawn from many novels.
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Gladewater Public Library
Mrs. Mary Pope Dies in Gladewater Rites Held
Mary Irene Pope aged 68 of 1202 North Street died Monday night in a local hospital. A Rosary was said Tuesday at Malcolm Stone Funeral Home and a Requiem Mass was held Wednesday at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Burial followed at Gladewater Memorial Park. Survived by husband Andrew and several nieces and nephews.
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Mary Irene Pope
North Street
Malcolm Stone
Pope
Poplar Bluff
Gladewater
St. Theresa’s Church
Andrew
Speeders Boost Hopkins County Finances ThisYear
Hopkins County finances show speeding tickets and fees funding courthouse operations. Auditor Joe Pogue reports about 153000 dollars raised from fines and fees last year. Justice of the Peace office led with 47000 dollars, largely from speeding tickets, while the tax office collected 38000 dollars from taxes and license plate fees.
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Hopkins County
Joe Pogue
Justice of the Peace
State Highway Patrol
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Hope
Mason Phillips
Union Grove
C. D. Speed
Huntington
Phillips
Union Grove Water Supply Company
Mini
McKenzie State Park
Lubbock
R.L. Hooten
Russell Mullins
Russell Neal Mullins
Gladewater High School
Houston
Texas Interscholastic League Foundation
Mullins
Russell
University of Texas At Austin
Tomas Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Lufkin
CAP
Big Thicket
W. W. Raborn
Texas Forestry Association
Peter Gunter
Big Thicket Association
Raborn
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Red River
Shreveport
Big Tyne
Nixon
Denison Dam
New Orleans
Louisiana Expressway Authority
Louisiana
Winchester
Etex
Jimmy Brown
Rush
James Ford
James
Louvre
Lyn Ledbetter
Randy Woodruff
Odessa
E. E. Woodruffs
Fred Sessions
Randy
Richard Jones
Gregg County
Texas Forest Service
Wilkes Lake
Alean Dean
Garden Grove
Calif
Wilson Dauphin
Knoxberry Farm
Huntington Beach
Adonna Dean
Maxine Sceruman
Tyler
Mary Pope
Rites
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