Gladewater Council Okays Gas Rate Hike and Zoning Hearing
Gladewater Aldermen approved a United Gas Co rate adjustment with a new structure for residential and commercial customers, plus a public hearing on a zoning request. The council also reappointed expiring terms on the hospital and airport authorities while noting a $19,490 federal grant for the Roden Lane sewer project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Gas Co
Southwestern Electric Power Co
Lake Gladewater
Gladewater
George Thomas
R. J. Darby
Longview
United Gas
Darby
Council
Kilgore
Bill Langford
Roden Lane
First Deaf Doctor Earns U S Education Doctorate
Larry G Stewart, a Gladewater school alumnus, received the education doctorate from the University of Arizona becoming the first deaf person in the United States to earn a PhD in rehabilitation counseling. He has held roles at the National Institute for the Deaf Rochester and the University of Arkansas, with recognition as an Outstanding Young Man of America for 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry G. Stewart
Gladewater
University of Arizona
Stewart
United States
David W. Smith
Gladette
W. M. Miller
White Oak
John S. Stewart
Larry
Ronald
Donald Williams
Texas School For the Deaf
Austin
Dr. Stewart
Gallaudet College
Washington, D.C
University of Missouri
Missouri Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
National Institute For the Deaf
Rochester
N.Y
Hot Springs
Ark
University of Arkansas
American Annals of the Deaf
Top Ten City Taxpayers Named in Gladewater Council
City Manager Bill Langz ford released the top ten taxpayers for Gladewater at a council meeting. The list includes Shell Oil Co, Humble Oil & Refining Co, Texaco Inc, Pan American Oil Co, Modii Oil Co, Getty Oil Co, Cities Service Oil Co, General Telephone Co, Johnnie V Bradley Estate, and First State Bank with various oil, real and personal property designations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
Bill Langzford
Shell Oil Co
Modii Oi Co
Getty Oil Co
Cities Service Oil Co
General Telephone Co
Johnnie V. Bradley Estate
First State Bank
West Germany Interest in Gladewater Color Folders
West Germany resident Heinz G Mielke clipped the Gladewater Vacation Guide coupon for free color folders. The 7th annual East Texas Vacation Guide, featuring four Curtis Bright Studio color photos from Round-Up Rodeo night scenes and local landmarks, has spurred nationwide requests via the chamber secretary Mrs Jo Wiley.
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Gladewater
United States
Jo Wiley
Chamber of Commerce
West Germany
Heinz G. Mielke
Breslauerstr
East Texas
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Curtis Bright
Lake Gladewater
Prayer For Today Guided by Bible Principles
A devotional prayer thanks God for the Bible as a guide to daily living. It asks for willingness to accept and apply its lessons in daily life, expressed in Jesus name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Brother and Sister Enlist in U S Army
William Mark Cobb and sister Elizabeth Ann Cobb of Union Grove join the U S Army. They will be sworn in Thursday at Shreveport and proceed to Fort Polk and Fort McCullough for basic training before Fort Lee for clerk and accounting training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
William Mark
Elizabeth Ann
Union Grove School
Tyler
The
Navy Sea Bees
Fort Polk
Fort McCullough
Alabama
Fort Lee
Virginia
Army
Cobbs
John Cobb
Irene Pierson
Smith County
William
Kenneth
Diane
Johnny
Donna
U.S
Fire damages only the dryer in Kay Tipps incident
Gladewater police dispatcher Kay Tipps survived a noon Saturday dryer fire at her Lee Drive home with the blaze confined to the appliance. Community listings advertise kennels and kittens for adoption, house calls for donations to Mrs. Pearl Murray in Galveston, and a cake decorating session at Gladewater High School. Memorial gifts to John Ben Shepperd Jr. arrive at the Gladewater Public Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Tipps
Gladewater
Lee Drive
Kay
Pearl Murray
Zigler
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Mary H. Brock
First State Bank
S. C. Harris
Murray
Gladewater Public Library
John Ben Shepperd
M. D. Swearingen
Molly Swearingen
Mike Swearingen Jr
Robert McCleskey
Whch
John Shepperd
A. F. Shepperd
Death of John Shepperd Saddens Gladewater Family
John Ben Shepperd Jr. aged 27, a Gladewater pioneer, was killed in a Mexico auto crash near Zacatecas while riding with friend John L. Girvin of Georgetown. Funeral held in Nuevo Laredo. survived by wife Christina Longoria and one child, parents, grandparents, a brother Skippy, and sisters. John Ben Sr. was Texas attorney general 1953–1957 and helped found the Gladewater Jaycees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ben Shepperd Jr
Gladewater
Mexico
John Ben Shepperd
Midland
A. F. Shepperd
City
John L. Girvin
Georgetown
Texas
United States
John Ben Sr
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber
The
Jaycees
Gilmer Native Max Stamps Explains Texas Prison System
Max Stamps, a Huntsville Department of Corrections official, describes the Texas prison network as a big business that also saves human lives. He details units near Huntsville, farming outputs, and industrial facilities driving growth from 1965 to 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Stamps
Texas Department of Corrections
Stamps
Gilmer
Diagnostic Center
Huntsville
Neil Cooper
Department of Corrections
Texas
Penal System
Gladewater Rotarians
Houston
Mijor
Maine Corps
Department of Public Safety
Austin
Austin Records Department
Stampsaid
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Larry Stewart
America
Virgil Wallace
Pete Davis
C. D. Castleberry
Langford
Roy Johnson
Quikie
Mike Cannon
Cannon
Melbourne
Brian Muir
Muir
Brian
Chamber
Bill and
Elizabeth Ann Cobb
U.S. Army
East Lake Drive
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