Plywood Plant Planned for Carthage by Temple Industries
Temple Industries announces a southern pine plywood plant in Carthage with 250 jobs and a $500000 annual payroll. Construction starts late this year, operations begin early 1971 on a 100 acre site east of downtown along Highway 59, with 100000 square feet of space. The plant aims for 35 million square feet annual output and about 4 million in sales, producing 25000 tons of wood chips for paper mills.
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Carthage
Joe C. Denman Jr
Temple Industries, Inc
Diboll
Southern Pine Plywood
Extension Services
Panola County
Denman
Temple
L. B. Zengler
Fourteen 4-H'ers to Attend Three Day Roundup
Fourteen Gregg County 4-H members travel to Texas A&M University for a three day Roundup June 3 through June 5. They prepare method demonstrations and illustrated speeches using posters charts and devices.
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Gregg County
Texas A&m University
Cheryl Wolf
Gregeton Club
Carlos Griffin, Jr
Elderville
David Stone
Alan Jones
Judson
Willis Johnson
Richard Jones
Gladewater
Larry
Dennis Duncan
Derrick
Nancy Willie
Dean of gridiron officials speaks to Rotarians
Harold Matthews of Kilgore, dean of the Southwest Football Officials Association, told Rotary Club members about 32 years of officiating and the training path to SWC games. He noted 1,800 to 2,000 Texas officials and detailed apprenticeship, crew system, pay scales, and the professionalism of modern referees.
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Jimmy Brown
East Texas
Southwestern
Harold Matthews
Kilgore
Southwest Football Officials’ Association
SFOA
Lloyd Towery
Matthews
Marshall Sporting Goods
Association
University of Texas- Texas A&m
Mathews
Texas
SWC
Rotary
Irby Bates
Memorial Week Deaths Surpass Last Year Across Nation
A Memorial Day toll rose sharply with 220 deaths, including 156 highway fatalities since the holiday began. Drownings reached 49 and five died in plane crashes, while Texas tallied 25 deaths with 14 from motor accidents.
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United Press International
Missouri
California
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Virginia
New York
Texas
Associated Press
Bears’ Football Schedule Set For Next Year
Gladewater Bears reveal a 1969 nine game schedule similar to 1968 with District 14-AA changes. They open district play Oct 24 at Pittsburg and host West Rusk Oct 31 with Dain gerfield moving to District 7-AAA. Head coach John Lyle notes Aug 13 shoe and sock issue and Aug 18 practice start.
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Gladewater High School Bears
DeKalb Bears
Gilmer
Buckeyes
Gladewater
Daingerfield
Pittsburg
West Rusk
Hallsville
Jefferson
Bears
Pirates
Raiders
John Lyle
Weldon Bees Win State Class AAA Baseball Title
Weldon High defeated Corsicana's Jackson High 14 to 6 to claim the Prairie View Interscholastic League state Class AAA baseball crown. Albert Hawley earned the win with 10 strikeouts, three hits, and three runs driven in, as eight Bees players notched two or more hits. The victory caps Weldon’s season ending with multiple titles as the district consolidates into Gladewater Middle School next year.
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Weldon
Bumble Bees
Walloping
Corsicana
Jackson High
Prairie View
Weldon High
Gladewater
GHS
The
Bees
Jackson
Weldon High Band Hall Theft and Gasoline Spill
Police investigated a burglary at Weldon High School Band Hall with three corners stolen. Three Gladewater youths were apprehended. officials chose not to file charges as instruments were returned. Firefighters also cleaned a gasoline spill at Partain Oil Co caused by an underground tank overflow during daytime operations.
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Weldon High School
Gladewater
Hended
Weldon
Partain Oil Co
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Joyce Fortson
Marisola Cooper
South Longview
Mary York
Jo Etta York
Ezahah Petty
Danny Gary
Edgar Partain
Rotarians
First State Bank
Murray Sells
Jack Yates
Rodeo Association
Yates
Join Jeter
First State
Great East Texas
Gladewater, Texas
Gladewater Mirror
Wills
Mineola
Canton
Atlanta
DeKalb
Pisbre
W. Rusk
Hawley
Thompson
Andrew Sutton
W. D. King
Danny Holt
Walter Harris
Larry Wallace
Horace Green
Sutton
Gordon
Holt
Green
Eno Ne
Lake Gladewater
Gull
Gary
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