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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1969
Page
4
The article extols the rose as a universal symbol and versatile centerpiece from Tudor cottages to American suburbs. It notes roses suit formal and casual arrangements, with garden blooms peaking in spring before fading, and hints at crepe paper decoration in seasonal displays.
Local residents recount visits and arrivals from Oklahoma, Missouri, and Texas. Sgt. Ronald W. Lyman returns from Vietnam, set to join Barksdale Air Force Base. Crepe paper rose craft instructions and a note on Christian creed conclude the column.
In Hawkins a surveyor who carved his name on a tree was honored by naming the town after him. The piece notes local history and a school seminar at Jarvis Christian College in Hawkins featuring Dr. E C Powell and J R Jones on a summer program in black studies. It also mentions land prices in Etex and a variety of topics from coin collecting to caboose purchases and Father’s Day poetry.
The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie G. Wilkins of the Sabine community will be celebrated with a 2:30 to 4 p.m. reception Sunday at McCary's Chapel Methodist Church. Both natives of Gregg County, they have lived in Sabine all their lives.
Miss Linda Kaye Clayton and Richard Moss Haynie will exchange wedding vows on Saturday at 8 p.m. in Pine Tree Cumberland Presbyterian Church Longview. The couple, both graduates of local schools, plan to reside at 1926 Chesnut Apt 18 in Denton after the ceremony.
Dr. Elton Miles of Sul Ross State University completes the first Southwest humorists study. Published by Steck-Vaughn Austin as part of the Southwest Writers Series, the book covers Will Rogers Mary Lasswell Rosemary Taylor and other Texas Oklahoma New Mexico and Arizona humorists.
Gary OConnor, 24, pioneers a spacious 3500 square foot house near the Red River by making his own adobe style bricks from site soil. He formed 4100 bricks in 14 days, using a cement mix and lending forms from neighbor Bob Olds. He estimates total cost at 18500 dollars with thick 12 inch walls doubling as interior and exterior. The home, designed by Paris architect Bill Lightfoot, sits among oaks elms and pecans and includes four bedrooms three baths a den and office.
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