Union Grove school board candidates announced for several seats
The Union Grove School District sees multiple filings for the board. Candidacies include J Henry Pepper, Lee I Downing, Harvey A Smith Jr., and incumbents Mason Phillips J A Tuttle M M Shelton. One seat for an unexpired term held by T E Johnson. election set for April 7 at the Home Economics Cottage with 8am to 7pm polls.
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Lee I. Downing
General Telephone Company
Downing
Gilmer Highway
Union Grove
Harvey A. Smith Jr
Pritchett Highway
T. E. Johnson
Raybert McCrary
Wayne Wilson
Bruce Watts
Clinton Clark
Prayer For Today Lent Reflection and Prayer
A brief devotional calls readers to examine loyalty to Christ during Lent. It asks for courage to face oneself, draw nearer to the cross of Jesus, and grow in what His spirit can enable. Ends with Amen.
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Christ
Jesus
Bentsen to receive GAO mail service findings for Texas
Senator Lloyd Bentsen said he will be briefed next week on preliminary GAO results about mail service in Texas. A written report will follow. The briefing is set for March 15. He cited rising complaints and noted a Brady resident offered 15 volunteers for one hour weekly to aid sorting and boxing mail as a temporary stop-gap.
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Washington
Lloyd Bentsen
General Accounting Office
Texas
GAO
Bentsen
Senate Post Office Committee
Brady
Senator Bentsen
Tinue
Marshall
Gladewater-Lee
City Board of Equalization
Glade Tennis and Swim Club Wins City Land Bid
The Glade Tennis and Swim Club Inc bids 6510 for 2.25 acres on Allison Street, property formerly used by city maintenance shops. Council approves sale to the high bidder as budget notes show oil tax valuations dropping and revenue sharing to continue.
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Allison Street
Glade Tennis and Swim Club, Inc
Dale Barton
Barton
Jerry Williams
John R. Marshall
Pritchett & Abbott
Rainfall Above Average in 1972 Gladewater Area
The Gladewater area recorded 55.9 inches of rainfall in 1972, far above Gregg County’s 46.16 inch average, with 10.5 inches since January 1. January and February totals were 5.4 and 2.2 inches, while March first nine days added 2.9 inches.
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Gladewater
Gregg County
Senate panel to hear oil pooling testimony
State Sen. Peyton McKnight of Tyler announced that the Senate Natural Resources Committee will hold hearings on the compulsory majority consent oil field unitization bill SB 120. The proposal seeks reforms to how oil pools are created and managed in Texas.
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Senate
Austin
Peyton McKnight
Tyler
Senate Natural Resources Committee
House Natural Resources Committee
Jack Hightower
Vernon
House
Dave Finney
Ft. Worth
Railroad Commission
Sen. McKnight
Max Sherman
Amarillo
Sen
McKnight
Betty Andujar
Tarrant County
Doc
Blanchard
Lubbock
Roy Harrington
Port Arthur
Walter Mengden
Houston
Glen Rothmann
San Antonio
Tom Creighton
Mineral Wells
Bill Patman
Ganada
East Texas
Bob Armstrong
University of Texas Board of Regents
Pete Snelson
Midland
SFA bids eyed for 11 million state university projects
News in brief reports Stephen F. Austin State University reviewing bids on about 11 million dollars of new construction. If approved at the Dallas meeting on March 27, work could begin in early April on four buildings in three projects including two four story classroom blocks a health and physical education complex and a multi use coliseum.
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Nacogdoches
Stephen F. Austin State University
Ralph W. Steen
SFA University
SFA Board of Regents
Dallas
Gladewater Schools Honor Custodians at Banquet
Gladewater school custodians were guests of honor Friday night at a banquet in the high school cafeteria. Retired custodial personnel were introduced during the event as Superintendent Roy Johnson served as master of ceremonies and welcomed the large crowd.
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Gladewater
Roy Johnson
Skeeter Gage
Pritchett
Howard Dunagan
W. E. Mitchell
School Board
John Shipp
Kenneth Branch
Sammy Price
Bert Mackey
L. E. Selman
A. B. Rose
Mitchell
Dunagan
Luther Ford
Clipus Webb
Bruce Wood
Monroe Maberry
Joel Smith
Reed Gaston
C.G. Johnston
Raydell Goggans
Phil Huckabee
Hillard Company
Dallas
United States
Huckabee
Gadewater
Strong to head Citizens Conference on government ethics
Former State Senator Jack B. Strong of Longview will chair the Citizens Conference on Ethics in Government in Austin March 20 21. Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby announced the layman led event aims to bring grass roots input into the legislative process and ethics in state government. 150 citizens are invited.
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Austin
Jack B. Strong
Longview
Citizens Conference On
Ethics
Bill Hobby
Strong
Hobby
Texas Senate
Jaycees
Texas
Chamber Banquet Tickets Sold Out For Centennial Event
Gladewater Chamber of Commerce announces all 250 tickets for the March 30 membership meeting and banquet are sold. Secretary Wiley says demand surpassed supply as native son John Ben Shepperd is set as principal speaker in the Middle School cafeteria.
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To Wiley
Gladewater Chamber of Commerce
John Ben Shepperd
Gladewater
Pine Tree dominates District 9-AAA honors in basketball
Pine Tree earns two first team selections and a coach of the year honor. Glen Hughes and Mike Waters are unanimous first and second team picks for Carthage and Pine Tree, while Dennis King and Mason Williams of Gladewater gain second and honorable mentions. John Floyd gets honorable mention as Rickey Dowdle and Willie Alexander headline second team. Hughes is district MVP for Pine Tree after state finals success.
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Pine Tree
Gladewater
Dennis King
Mason Williams
Bears
John Floyd
Glen Hughes
Carthage
Mike Waters
Rickey Dowdle
Henderson
Willie Alexander
Rex Ray
Pirates
Hughes
Mike Waters Carthage
Joe Sigler
Tre Andy Harvey Kilgore
Rich Stringer Pine Tree Yi
Chad Dean Henderson
Rickey Dowdle Pine Tree
Pat McCown Jacksonville
C. F. Pope Carthage
Jerry McCown Chapel
Community notice and give away items in Gladewater
Local column items announce a free holly bushes redbuds and oaks at Mrs. Ken Bennett 111 Jeanette plus a German Shepherd dog about two years old call 8454454. Also news of Lois Kennimer returning to work Monday at Spencer Harris after emergency surgery.
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Ken Bennett
Jeanette
Lois Kennimer
Spencer-Harris
Lois
East Mt
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Bill) McNatt
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