Council Tables Plea to Extend Beer Sale Hours
At the regular meeting the city council denied a tavern operator’s request to amend ordinance 1061 to allow beer sales after 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Patricia Caughron spoke for the Ballroom Lounge and urged reconsideration, citing a 128-name petition and citing May DWI offenses of 57 filings and 87 fines in corporation court.
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Patricia Caughron
Big Sandy
Carolyn Watson
Caughton
Tony Williams
Funeral services held for Bessie Mae Monk in Longview
Bessie Mae Monk 52 died Thursday at Good Shepherd Hospital Longview after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held Saturday at Malcolm Stone Funeral Chapel with Rev Grady Moore and Rev David Crosby officiating. Interment in Union Grove Cemetery. Survivor: husband Robert L Monk, daughter Edna Moore, mother Mrs Emma Turner, three brothers BE Turner Oliver Turner Billy Joe Turner, one grandchild. Mrs Monk resided at 107 Lewis Street Gladewater, Oklahoma native.
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Bessie Mae Monk
Good Shepherd Hospital
Longview
Malcolm Stone
Grady Moore
David Crosby
Union Grove
Monk
Lewis Street
Gladewater
Oklahoma
Robert L
Emma Turner
Edna Moore
BE Turner
Oliver Turner
Billy Joe Turner
Revival at Pritchett Baptist Church Opens Soon
A week long revival begins Sunday at Pritchett Baptist Church with evangelist Bro J B Hearty. A song service at 7 pm precedes worship at 8 pm nightly. Public invited to attend as part of the church’s outreach.
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Pritchett Baptist Church
J. B. Hearty
City council approves limited fire service for rural areas
In a Wednesday special session the city council ordered Gladewater fire department to respond to house fires only in rural unincorporated areas from July 1 to September 1. After September 1 a reassessment will follow based on Upshur County commissioners court response and resident impact.
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Upshur County Commissioners Court
Gladewater Fire Department
Smith County
Commissioners Court
Gladewater
Willams
Billy Williamson
Upshur County
Williams
Council weighs curtailing Gladewater fire services
The Gladewater council, urged by Dr. Tom Armstrong and George Thomas, considers ending city fire protection amid stalled contracts with Upshur County and negotiations with Gregg and Smith Counties. City Manager Tony Williams presents charts showing costs and options including continuing services, county funding, or full discontinuation.
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George Thomas
Tom Armstrong
James Walker
Tony N. Williams
Upshur
Williams
Gregg
Smith Counties
Gregg County
Gladewater Hospital reports sound fiscal year end
Gladewater Municipal Hospital auditors report a sound financial position at March 31 after past stress. Funds restored to the building fund, nursing scholarships resumed, and $70,000 for new equipment purchased. Lease with the City of Gladewater expires Sept 1 1976 and may renew.
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Ed Calloway
Gus Davis
Longview
Gladewater Memorial Park
Calloway
Memorial Park
Gladewater Municipal Hospital
Gladewater
Longview Man to Leave Hospital Bed After Injury
Longview resident Doug Honea, 19, suffered a severe leg injury in a Lake Gladewater boating accident Sunday June 13. His leg was amputated and he is expected to leave Gladewater hospital next Wednesday after four weeks of recovery. Pace, another Longview resident, was treated and released.
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Alvin Ramey
Southern Baptist Hospital
New Orleans
la Ramey
Clayton Burroughs
John Mauldin
Tyler
Doug Honea
Longview
Lake Gladewater
Clayton
John
Honea
Jackie Smith
David Pace
Gladeites
Pace
Gladewater Municipal
Coach Scotty Barber Resigns for Exxon Move Reversed
At the Gladewater school board meeting it was corrected that Scotty Barber did not resign for Exxon instead he is now with Brown and Root Construction Co in Longview. The update clarifies Barber’s new association and ends the prior resignation claim.
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Municipal
Buzz Long
Kilgore
Long
Gladewater
GMH
Jerry Hall
Scotty Barber
Exxon
Brown and Root Construction Co
Longview
Gladewater police chase multiple burglaries and assault
Gladewater officers arrested and charged several suspects after an alleged pistol assault on Darnell Jones and two related burglaries. J C Jones Jr 26 and Donald Lynn Henson 21 face aggravated assault with a pistol charges with bonds set at 3500 each. Jimmy Jack Jordan 31 was tied to the December burglary of Sterling Silfies residence with 3300 bond. Charles Gordon Weeks 30 arrested on burglary and probation violation with 3500 bond after allegedly stealing antiques from Cleo's Grocery. Authorities recovered eight antique clocks in the Shreveport area search.
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Gladewater
Jones, Jr
Miller
Darnell Jones
Stanley Dean
Longview
Donald Lynn Henson
Jay Banks
C Jones, Jr
Henson
Jack Finley
Gregg County
Banks
E. Miller Street
Daniel
Jones
Dean
J C. Jones
J C Jones
Bill Brown
Jimmy Jack Jordan
Dean Street
Apt
Sterling Silfies
North Lee Drive
Jordan
Finley
Charles Gordon Weeks
Weaver Street
Marshall Weeks
Weeks
Harrison County
Hail Weeks
Justice of the Peace
Ross DeLay Weeks
Cleo
Sgt. Brown
Richard Morris
Shreveport
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Jimmy Brown
Clarksville City
Clarksville
Water Department
Gladewater Cable TV
Jaycees
Glade Tennis and Swim Club
Mark Henry
Bud Mahaffey
Mike Crosby
Henry
Kucz Boles
LeRoy Telgemeyer
Terry Casters
David Elliott
Mirror
LIONS
John Paul Tallent
Lions Club
Chester Penick
Penick
White Oak
David Holcombe
Joe McElroy
C. D. Pitman
Raymond Allen
Tallent
Johnny Strong
Chester Gleason
Ray Cumbie
Charles Hopson
Archa Branum
Phillip Knight
Clyde Crawford
Kenneth Midler
Gladewater Jaycees
Glade
Chris Midler
Bertie
Bob) Harris
Mother Frances Hospital
Ask
McReb
God
Selah
Armstrong
Thomas
Gordon Mayer
Milton Bolgiano
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