Blind woman uses humor to aid blind in rehab
Frances McCoy profiles Mrs Stanley Yank of Omaha who, after losing sight in college, became a teacher for the Nebraska Division of Rehabilitation Services for the Visually Impaired. She instructs Braille and daily living skills, helping others adapt through touch, balance, and hearing.
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Omaha
Neb
Stanley Yank
Nebraska Division of Rehabilitation Services
Yank
Lincoln
TARS Contribute Hours To Summer PE Program
The Region VII Education Service of Kilgore sponsored summer PE at Broadway School with a close, post-test and a watermelon feast. TARS members contributed 42 hours aiding special education students during the six week program and ran concession stands for church ballgames to fund student refreshments.
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Region VII Education Service
Kilgore
Broadway School
Mickey Brewer
Maleta Blessing
TARS
Roy Johnson
Gladewater Scheools
Venita Watkins
Carl Hoffmeyer
Region VII
Arthur Phillips
Texas Education Agency
Austin
Nancy Waters
TAKS
Ath
Latting Becomes Oklahoma City’s First Female Mayor
Oklahoma City elected Patience Sewell Latting as mayor, making her the nation’s only female mayor of a city over 200000. The 1967 councilwoman championed code enforcement, Black participation, and open meetings while steering a four year term with a $2000 annual pay.
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Oklahoma City
Patience Sewell Latting
United States
Okla
Latting
Columbia University
New York
Oklahoma
Trimble B. Latting
State
Parent-Teacher Association
Oklahoma Institute of Justice
Oklahoma City League of Women Voters
White Oak News Births and Family Visit Highlights
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Charles McClure on the arrival of Jeffrey Charles McClure a seven pound baby born Saturday at 6 am in Good Shepherd Hospital. A baby shower honored Linda McKinney Tuesday at 312 Hillcrest hosted by several ladies. Visiting relatives include Jeri Wiggins from Houston staying a week and Kim Townsend visiting from Iran until August 15 before joining her parents in Columbus Ohio. The Don C Wayt family had a weekend reunion with 42 attendees.
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White Oak
Jeffrey Charles McClure
Jeffrey
Good Shepherd Hospital
Linda McKinney
Jajuan Allen
Hillcrest
Larry Frazier
Donna Kunkel
Judy Kirkland
Patsy Harris
Brenda McKinney
Jajuan
Columbus
Ohio
Mrs
Ray Townsend
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Louis Drake
Ronnie Drake
Starling King
Tim King
Bob King
Bob Wayt
Houston
Don Drake
Dallas
John Schrader
Scotsville
Arizona
Russell Wayt
Elbert Wayt
Roy Perryman
Dwayne Wayt
Cindy Wayt
McGill
Floyd McGill
L. H. Holley
Pat Holley
Donald EK. Davis
Carolyn Ricks
Randy
Kathy
Ft. Bragg
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C. L. Shoupe
Dwight Outecast
Midland
Genie Gwaltney
Casper
Wyoming
Robert Anderson
Savannah
Georgia
Thomas Hardt
Glen Burnie
Maryland
Jennings Payne
Lawrenceville
Mlinois
Alice Fletcher
David Alford
Russell Alford
John Ojeda
Dorinda
Glen Shirley
Arthur Davis
A L. Stewart
Johnny Taylor
Friendship Youth Attend Church Camp in Pineywoods
The Smith County Pineywoods camp at Lakewood near Corrigan hosted about 215 Friendship youth and counselors for a Spirit-Filled Life week. Leaders included Wendell Newman and Dr. George Worrell with music by ERG. Visitors from Highland Baptist Benton Arkansas joined for worship and song.
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Pineywoods Baptist
Lakewood
Corrigan
Friendship Youth
Wendell Newman
First Baptist Church
Tyler
George Worrell
Texas Evangelism Division
E. Ralph Gibson
Houston Baptist College
Erg
Terry Boykin
Willia Mae Meadows
Highland Baptist Church
Benton, Ark
Laura Brewer
Brenda Boykin
Charles Meadows
Mike Gross
Dan Lowry
Tommy Hanson
James Gross
Judy
David
Lynn Hamilton
Brenda
Tommy
Charles
Pineywood
It’s a Girl for Kerns Family at Good Shepherd Hospital
Michelle Lynn Kerns was born Friday July 23 at 12 25 p.m. in Longview weighing 6 pounds 15 ounces and 181 percent inches long. The birth followed twins for Jae Harbor at Hart Clinic Hospital with Ted born at 12 02 p.m. and Leo at 12 07 p.m. Harold Eugene Garrett arrived at Hart Clinic Hospital Sunday weighing 6 pounds 4 ounces. James Henry Gage was born Thursday at City James Hospital at 11 14 a.m. weighing 6 pounds 6 1/2 ounces and 20 inches long.
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Paul Kerns
Michelle Lynn
Good Shepherd Hospital
Longview
Little Miss
Jae Harbor
Hart Clinic
Ted
Leo
Harold Garrett
Harold Eugene
Hart Clinic Hospital
James Ronald Gage
City Hospital
James Henry
Coming Events at Gladewater Chapter CES 631 Meeting
The August 3 8 pm stated meeting at Masonic Hall N Dean in Gladewater invites visiting members. Lucille Troxel presides as WM with Mary Brock as Secretary. The note highlights local Rite activities for CES 631 members.
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Gladewater
Masonic Hall
Dean
Lucille Troxel
Mary Brock
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