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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1969
Page
1
A public Saturday night game at Gladewater High School gym features the Gladewater All Stars meeting Ambassador College faculty. Admission is 50 cents for students and one dollar for adults, with Broadway Elementary School PTA sponsoring the event.
Mayor Pro Tem J. B. Poston and Morris Ansell, owner-builder, used golden shovels to break ground for the 153-bed Oak Manor nursing home on five acres along East Broadway just behind Glade Lanes. The estimated $500,000 project will start next week after recent site purchase from Gladewater Municipal Hospital Authority.
Funeral services for Mrs Malcolm Stone 50 were held Friday at 2 p.m. in First Baptist Church with Rev. Irby D. Bates officiating. She was found dead from a gunshot at her home on the old Longview Highway. An inquest by Justice of the Peace Charles Cashell was held. a ruling was deferred to next week due to illness of another official. Mrs. Stone, a nurse, had lived in Gladewater since 1943 and previously in Ranger and Longview. She leaves husband Malcolm, two daughters, two grandchildren, and two sisters. Pallbearers were named. The article also notes Oak Manor Nursing Home construction by Great Southwest Medical Centers, plans for beds, amenities, and local officials attending the groundbreaking.
Military authorities outline Eisenhower funeral plan after his death at Walter Reed Hospital. Remains moved from Capitol to the rotunda for viewing, then to Union Station for transport to Abilene Kansas for burial, with services at Washington National Cathedral and Bethlehem Chapel.
Citizens may comment on proposed changes to the city garbage ordinance at a 7 p.m. Tuesday hearing in City Hall council room. The Gladewater Mirror notes the public notice advertisement with details, while Eisenhower's death is reported elsewhere in the issue. President Nixon proclaims a 30 day half staff period.
Wed 50 Years Austin Whitleys plan a golden wedding anniversary celebration after a long life shared fishing and family. The couple, long known for their devotion and community involvement, mark half a century together.
Gladewater voters head to the polls Tuesday at City Hall fire station to elect four council members from seven candidates including four incumbents E R Pete McKain Jim Holcomb Melvin Jenkins and J B Poston plus newcomers Ed Haight James Walker and Don Earp Absentee ballots closed with zero votes cast, a sharp drop from previous years Polls open 8 am to 7 pm Presiding judge Wilson Godfrey assistant judge Charles McChesney McKain owns Pete McKain Motors others hold local posts Open house for East Texas friends Saturday April 5 2 6 pm at Gladewater Community Building hosted by Mrs Whitley and family
At 12:20 a.m. Friday into Saturday on Farm to Market Road 450, a moving vehicle struck three youths. Jerry Bob Wood of Gladewater and John Steven Mowery of Kilgore were killed, while Elliott Oran of Gladewater was injured. Details reference Eye Opener pages 9 and 2.
Milton Ellis White 59 a Gladewater resident for 50 years died Thursday in a McKinney Hospital Funeral services were held Friday at 4 p.m. in Malcolm Stone Funeral Chapel with Owen Miller officiating Burial followed at Rosedale Cemetery He was a retired farmer born March 1 1910 in Midlothian Texas a member of West Mt Church of Christ Surviving are two brothers H C White Dallas and Frank White Gilmer two sisters Mrs J B Tenery and Miss Mary Alice White both of Gladewater One uncle George Cowand Dallas Pallbearers were J R Barer Richard Connor Garland Smith Bill White Ray Morgan and Eugene Mullins
A devotional prayer asks for God’s sufficient grace in every life experience. It invokes Romans 8 28 and the assurance that all things work for good for those who love Him. The request is to claim this covenant promise today through Jesus Christ.
Local businessman Joe Jones announces a new cement and concrete firm in Gladewater named Gladewater Ready Mix and Supply Company. The home owned firm will serve builders and oil field operators with ready mix concrete and foundation materials. Charles Colvin of Winnsboro will be president, with H L McKaig Carl Rotramel and Leon Cates among local supporters.
The Crimson Masque presents The Scarecrow a fantasy by E Clark of Schulenburg Texas Monday at 7 30 p m at Gladewater High School directed by Larry Osborne GHS senior English teacher This is the IL one act division entry enacting the quest for happiness A fairy wagers with a witch to bring a scarecrow to life and if he finds happiness in one day he becomes a real man
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