Eye Opener rides share of Gladewater rodeo and community notices
Gladewater hosts report a near best rodeo while E. E. Wilsons welcome their son and family. The Abernathys donate a Christmas prize check to United Fund. Golden wedding joy for the Starrs draws a Kansas visit. Cemetery cleanup call, upcoming annual meeting, and several pet giveaways wrap the page.
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Gladewater
E. E. Wilsons
United Pond
Marcella Formby
Quentin Abernathys
Abernathys
United Fund
Carthage
Brent
Kent
Quentin
Peggy
Earl Starr
Starrs
Neodasha
Kansas
Prayer For Today God Our Refuge In Trouble
Prayer invoking God as refuge and strength from Psalm 46 1 RSV asking faith hope and love in trouble with a prayer to the Redeemer Amen
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Calf roping star Ledford tops round up money at Gladewater Rodeo
Comanche Oklahoma cowboy Gary Ledford earned 1029 dollars to top the 33rd annual Gladewater Round Up Rodeo prize list. Other winners include Jeana Day 168 seconds barrel racing and Red Coffin in steer wrestling with best first go time of 4.0 seconds. Perch Nelson, visiting grandparents in Gladewater, fractured a leg practicing barrel racing but still attended the show. Rex Bland claimed 882 dollars in calf roping as LeDoux of Kaycee Wyoming won bareback bronc with 661.16 dollars. The event drew 228 entrants for 14340 dollars in standard events and 1340 in women’s barrel racing with 70 contestants in calf roping for 4500 dollars in prize money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Ledford
Commanche
Oklahoma
Gladewater
Jeana Day
Woodward
Okla
Larry Ward
Kansas City
Red Coffin
Ada
Ward
Ledford
Perch Nelson
Jack Hearrell
Ethel Heaberlin
Perch
Gladewater Rodeo Arena
Dallas
Hearrell
Bill Nelsons
Chuck Parkison
Chuck
Hearrells
Kelly
Rex Bland
Chris LeDoux
Kaycee
Wyo
Clyde Vamveras
Devel
LeDoux
Vamvoras
Vamveras
Hugh Chambliss
Alburquerque
N.M
Shawn Davis
Whitehall
Mont
Dennis Reiners
Clara City
Minn
Thompson Falls
Davis
Co-Owner of Local Boat Company Dies Of Heart Attack
Harold Ray Johnson co-owned the T N Boat Company in Gladewater died Saturday after a heart attack. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. at Rader Funeral Home Longview with Rev. Humphreys officiating. Johnson, 40, a Dallas native, is survived by his wife Jo Anne Kennedy, four children, two parents, and several siblings. He served in Korea with the U S Army and worked 14 years for Southwestern Bell before his business venture. Burial was at Lakeview Memorial Gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Ray Johnson
T & N Boat Company
Gladewater
T & N Company
Founders Christian Church
Johnson
U.S. Army
Korea
Cindy Johnson
Kathy Johnson
Scott Johnson
Hal Johnson
Longview
Norman E. Johnson
Thomas T. Johnson
Aubrey Ronnie Tuttle
Gordon Johnson
Austin
How to Send Receive Mail in Gladewater
Post master J H Parrish explains mail hours for Gladewater. Incoming mail arrives at 5 35 am daily. Lobby or alley box mail leaves at 7 25 pm on weekdays. On weekends and holidays mail must go in the outside box and is picked up at 4 45 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
J. H. Parrish
The
Mirror
Bishop Tschoepe to preach at St Theresa's Gladewater
The Most Rev Thomas Tschoepe first Bishop of the Dallas diocese will visit Saint Theresa's parish Gladewater on Sunday June 28. He will celebrate Mass at 8 a.m. and preach the homily then greet parishioners marking 25 years of LaSalette mission. He will then say Mass at 10 30 a.m. at St Peter the Apostle Mineola.
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Thomas Tschoepe
Diocese of
Dallas
Saint Theresa’s
Gladewater
East Texas
Missionaries of
LaSalette
St. Theresa’s Church
St. Peter the Apostle Church
Mineola
la Salette
Robert W. Chagnon M. S
St. Theresa’s Parish
St. Peter’s Church
GHS Band Records Here for Sale
Gladewater High School stage and concert band recordings are available at the superintendent Roy Johnson’s office for 3.00 each. Prepaid buyers may pick up, limited copies remain, visit Mrs. Raydell Goggans in the superintendent’s office.
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Gladewater High School
Roy Johnson
Raydell Goggans
Cartwrights to Nacogdoches for Graduate Work
Mr and Mrs Don Cartwright and daughters will move this summer to Nacogdoches to pursue graduate study at Stephen F Austin State University. He resigns as Glade High School band director after the 1969 70 term and both hold graduate assistantships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Cartwright
Nacogdoches
Stephen F. Austin State University
Cartwright
Gladewater
Cartwrights
GHS
Alto Tatum
United Gas Seeks Small Rate Increase in Gladewater
United Gas Distribution Company asks Gladewater City Council to approve a rate adjustment for residential and small commercial customers. The request cites rising costs and a 12 year gap since the last general increase, with an estimated rise of about 4 cents per day for the average local home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Gas Distribution Company
Gladewater
United Gas
George Thomas
United Gas Pipeline Company
Federal Power Commission
Thomas
Longview
Kilgore
Elbert Partin longtime Gladewater resident dies at 67
Elbert Neal Partin 67, longtime Gladewater resident and former Gulf Oil switcher, died Sunday in a local hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Welch Funeral Home chapel in Longview with ministers James Trigg and Hayse Reneau officiating. Burial followed at White Oak Cemetery. He and his wife Ruth owned Home Bible Store at Camp Switch before moving to Gladewater to be near daughter Betty Ruth Mullins. He is survived by wife Ruth, daughter Patsy Neal Sanford of Torrance, Calif., another daughter, six grandchildren, four sisters, two brothers, and a number of nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Neal Partin
Gladewater
Welch Funeral Home
Longview
James Trigg
Hayse Reneau
Gay Avenue
Betty Ruth Mullins
Gregg County
Partin
Gulf Oil Company
Patsy Neal Sanford
Torrance
Calif
T. . Sandlin
M. C. Benefield
Ola, Ark
Grady Hudsow
Russellville
Ark
Seth Yearwood
Santa Anna
Bill Partin
Plainview
Ernest Partin
Prescott
Arkz
A Glance At The News Public relations conference for region schools
Region VII Education Service Center sponsors a one day public relations conference for regional school personnel on Thursday starting at 9 a.m. in Kilgore College room 108. Dr. J J Pearce of Richardson Schools will set the tone and discuss communicating with the public. Participants will attend group sessions on using media to tell the school story building a positive community image and public relations for special observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Region VII Education Service Center
Kilgore College
J. J. Pearce
Richardson
Pearce
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E. A. Plant
Vernon Crabtree
Houston
Gilbert Dougans
Jack Castleberrys
Jason
Butch
White Oak
John Rose
Friendship Cemetery Association
Floyd Meadows
Lake Devernia
Rodeo
Cowboy
Bill Nelson
Ethel Heatherlin
Oldtimer
City Boys
City of Gladewater
City Hall
Local Boat Company
St. Theresa’s
Words of
D. L. Moody
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