Youth Tutoring Youth program at Gladewater High
The second summer of the Youth Tutoring Youth program runs at Gladewater Middle School under Rachel Bynum. The Human Development Corporation program, funded by CETA through East Texas Council of Governments, aims to improve academics for Kindergarten through sixth grade. Registration occurred Monday 8 am to 5 pm at the School. Supplies are provided. transportation must be arranged by parents. Gladewater High School students tutor again this year. The program is open to all students, not just the underprivileged.
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Gladewater High School
Rachel Bynum
Miss Bynum
North Texas State University
Human Development Corporation
East Texas Council of Governments
Gladewater
Tyler
Gay Avenue
Johnson
Taxpayers advised of new valuations in Gladewater ISD
Notice informs Gladewater County Line Independent School District property owners of a complete 1977 reappraisal by Pritchard and Abbott Valuation Company. Letters include property lists, 50 percent of full value, and a chance to testify before the Board of Equalization at a set time and place. Delinquent taxes begin January 31 following September mail.
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Gladewater Independent
Board of Equalization
Bill Carroll
Carroll
Briscoe
Gladewater County Line Independent School District
Pritchard and
Abbott Valuation
Broadway
Leon Waggoner
Everett Wiseman
Bill R. Johnston
Gladewater rodeo crowns winners in 40th annual roundup
The 40th Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo concluded with top prizes across events led by Jack Ward in bareback bronc and Mike Dowdy in bull riding. Calf scramble winners were selected from FFA and 4-H groups, with many additional winners in calf roping, steer wrestling, saddle bronc, and barrel racing.
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Gladewater
Jack Ward
Springdale
Ark
Paul Duncan
Lindsay
Okla
Skip Akers
Tallahassee
Fla
Jess Knight
Justiceburg
Texas
Mike Dowdy
Burleson
David Miller
Upshur
Terry Stanley
Union Grove Ffa
David Roberts
West Rusk Ffa
Mike Elder
West Rusk
FFA
Shawn Young
Kilgore
Glen Ford
Greeley
Colo
Jimmy Cleveland
Hollis
Ike Sankey
Rose Hill
Kans
Rusty Riddle
Weatherford
David Curry
Joshua
Tom Ferguson
Miami
Barry Burk
Duncan
Gary Ledford
Comanche
Byron Walker
Palmer
Tommy Combs
Checotah
Ed Galemba
Chandler
Saddle Bronco
Sammie Groves
Ponca City
Eddie Rowdon
Cedar Hill
Jerome Robinson
Brandon
Neb
Brian Weaver
Moville
Donna Saul
Fort Stockton
Vickie Adams
Gainesville
Colette Graves
Hardtner
Teddy Jacobs
Wills Point
Doty Thompson
Jacksonville
Ann Bateson
Texarkana
Kay Bland
Odessa
City to honor three residents for Lake Gladewater rescue
The council will approve a Memorial Day tribute for three locals who helped save eight year old Eddie Floyd Derrick from Lake Gladewater. Fireman Wayne Smith performed mouth to mouth resuscitation, reviving the boy found by Lovie Sue Wallace and assisted by Eddie Greggston. The ambulance arrived within two minutes and the child fully recovered.
Gladewater City Council Sets Wide Agenda
The council will hold a public hearing on a zoning change request and hear from three citizens. They will consider bids on airport, police, fire, and street equipment, bid recommendations on right of way fencing for Loop 485, create a Lake Gladewater board with seven members, approve audits for 1976-77, appoint an auditing firm for 1977-78, and enter a contract with Texas Parks and Wildlife for the city park lake development.
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Lake Gladewater
Tony N. Williams
Lake Board
Gladewater Memorial Park
Gladewater
Gladewater Municipal
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
East Texas Officers Convene 26th Convention in Longview
Gregg County Sheriff Tom Welch and Longview Police Chief Roy Stone host the 26th annual East Texas Peace Officers Association meeting. About 475 to 600 delegates expected with registration at the Contessa Inn. The event features a reception, talks by Col. Pat Speir and Ted Gunderson, and a banquet address by Judge Kay Baker.
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Longview
East Texas Peace Officers Association
Gregg County
Tom Welch
Roy Stone
Contessa Inn
Welch
the Mirror
James Curtis
Wilson E
Pat) Speir
Texas Dept. of Public Safety
Ted R. Gunderson
Dallas
FBI
John Hill
Robert C. Flowers
Criminal Justice Division
Office of the Governor
Floyd Hacker
School Board Advances Routine Agenda and Staffing
A school board meeting approved routine items from new faculty hires to tax and finance notes. May collections were reported and tax valuation notices will mail Wednesday, with the equalization board set for June 27 to July 1.
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Bill Carroll
Board of Equalization
Broadway
Roy Johnson
Laverne Chesshir
Gladewater
Sharon Gathright
Harry Haggard
Paul Cook
Carol Haggard
Sherry Robbins
Gay Avenue
Shirley Elliott Johnson
Broadway School
Ruby Freeman
Haggard
New Boston High School
Southwestern Texas State
East Texas State University
Quero
Hillsboro
Texarkana
International School
Brussels
Belgium
Gladewater’s Demers earns all star game spot in Houston
Gladewater High School second baseman Paul Demers, a 328 batting average with 36 steals, was named to the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association North squad for the June 25 Astrodome game. Mt Pleasant’s Joey Giamfortone is the only other East Texan on the roster. Demers, a Burkburnett transfer, may announce college plans after the game as he remains undecided. Benedict notes Demers was leadoff hitter with only five strikeouts last season.
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Paul Demers
Gladewater
Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association
Houston
Astrodome
Demers
Mt. Pleasant
Joey Giamfortone
Dwaine Benedict
GHS
Whitehouse
Paul
Benedict
Flea Market and Fireside Ice Cream Supper Benefit
The American Legion sponsors a flea market at Rodeo grounds Highway 80 West. West Mountain Fire Dept Ladies Auxiliary hosts a homemade ice cream and cake supper on Saturday June 18 from 2 to 7 pm on new land two miles north of Highway 726 on Highway 271 in West Mountain. Proceeds fund fire equipment and building fund. Bees, two puppies offered as giveaways. contact numbers 845-3338 and 645-4398. Cave Inn residents attend Gladewater Round-Up. ages 70 to 96 present.
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The
American Legion Rodeo Grounds
Highway 80 West
West Mountain
Cave Inn
Gladewater
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David Moore
Don Huddleston
Talihina
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
Huddleston
All-Steel Arena
Washington
National Geographic
Wallace
Charlie Wallace
Eddie Greggston
Smith
Etex
John Moore
Texas Supreme Court
Joe Greenhill
LBJ
University of Texas
Austin
Dr. Moore
Sam Moore
City
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Harvard University
Harvard Law School
Northwestern University
Chicago
Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo
DePaul College of Law
Seven Pines
Association
G. W. Wood
Jefferson County
Henderson
Joe King
Nacogdoches Asst
Don Barlow
Bob Viterna
Commission of Jail Standards
James E. Harmon
U.S. Treasury Dept
Jim Glover
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Organization
Kay Baker
123Rd District Court
Carthage
Cook
Texas A&m University
Waskom
Vocational Agriculture Department
Vocational Agriculture
Southwest Texas State
Itasca
Union Grove
Robbins
Stephen F. Austin State University
ETSU
SFASU
Weldon School
Terrell
Texas College
Supt. Johnson
Park Pool
Charles Ben McKenzie
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