Honorary pallbearers and local fires reported in Gladewater
Honorary pallbearers included members of the 1944 Gladewater High School class. Fire units battled a Center street brush and trash blaze for two hours with no damage listed. A second dump fire and a gasoline leak incident near St Main prompted quick responses, with minimal scene time and no listed damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater High School
Miss Winn
Jack Buntyn
Edwin Bodenhim
Hugh White
Earl Perkins
Ernest Schrife
Vic Dorrough
Charles Squibb
J. W. Beavers
Neal Williams
Thomas Abel
O. C. Brown
Frank Hill
Rex Nichols
Malcolm Stone
J. E. Muirhead
H. L. Sharrock
Wick McCullen
Edwin Hartshorn
Danny
Center Street
Hercules Wells
St. Main
Longview High School complex to be centerpiece of district growth
The Longview school board approved a 10.9 million bond for a three level, air conditioned campus designed by Robert Allen and Perkins and Wills. The plan includes a multi court gym, automated scoreboards, learning center, TV terminals, laboratories, dining area with a servery, and a closed campus with security. Enrollment is projected near 3,000 by 1980 with steady growth across the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Allen and Associates
Longview
Perkins and Wills Associates
Chicago
Ill
Field
Henry Wheeler
LHS
Trial records detail Edwards dismissal tied to discipline complaints
Testimony describes parent complaints over Edwards discipline, notes by principal Branwen, and Edwards defense that no firing was solely due to race. Witnesses include teachers, administrators, and parents citing whippings, late arrivals, and conflicts during integration at Broadway School. Edwards contends she faced ongoing scrutiny and denies some accusations, while others testify to troublesome classroom management and impact on students.
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Edwards
Broadway
Sayhnson
Hanes
Branwen
Johnson
Broadway School
Brannen
Smith
Rudolph Phillips
Gladewater
Water's Bluff
Weldon
School Board
Barnes
Refenee Thornes
Boarch
Garth Cockerell
John Shipp
Jack Karp
Virgil Wallace
Wueman
Scott
Hewitt
Paula Smith
Inez Freeman
Shonda Freeman
Shonda
Freeman
Loretta Ducey
Brookshires Opens 50th Store in Mexia Texas
Brookshire Grocery Company opens its 50th food store Tuesday at 9am in Mexia at 1001 East Milam. The 20,000 square foot brick facility offers S&H Green Stamps and features color coded food sections and eight checkout stands. The store operates 8 am to 8 pm Monday through Saturday and is closed Sundays, reopening Monday after the Fourth of July holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookshire Grocery Company
Mexia
Brookshire’s
East Milam
Brookshire
Jerry Nick
S&h
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Siberian
Dionne Donghi
Sasha
Walter D. Stone Memorial Zoo
Stoneham, Mass
Mrs. Edwards
Alemedia Larkin
Marcus Standberry
Larkin
Marcus
Joyce Hanes
Black
Dorothy Nesbitt, Black
Sewing Machine Sales
N. Main
Earl and
Normadine Cansler
Brookshires
Chevette
Chevrolet
Z Shoes
Gilmer, Texas
Ladies Shoes
Life Stride
Florsheim
Connie
Buster Brown
Robin Hood
Reg
Rand
SHOES
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