Citizens Air Views on Annexation Proposal Hearing
About 40 residents attended a special city council hearing at city hall to consider an annexation petition filed by 22 property owners whose land lies outside the current south city limits.
16 May 1971
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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1971
Page
1
About 40 residents attended a special city council hearing at city hall to consider an annexation petition filed by 22 property owners whose land lies outside the current south city limits.
Upshur County residents may still immunize at the Courthouse health department in Gilmer after the final clinic at the Rodeo Grounds on May 19 from 10 to 11 a.m. The issue is part of a broader note on local services and community happenings.
Twenty five merchants have pledged support for the Round-Up Rodeo parade contest on June 9. The fundraiser, organized by parade chairman Cleo Marlowe, seeks prizes with a minimum first prize of $100 and possible multiple prizes.
Residents voice support and concerns on a proposed annexation area. City officials note jurisdiction limits and uncalculated costs while the mayor pledges to act in the city’s best interests.
The Rev Earl J Sheffield III will conduct his final St Marks service May 30 and baptize his son Andrew Christopher Sheffield. He will become Chaplain to Episcopal students at Lamar University and priest in charge of St Matthew's in Beaumont starting July 1. He and his family plan to move from Gladewater to Beaumont at the end of May and late June.
Gladewater High School sets Baccalaureate on May 23 at 8 p.m. and Commencement on May 28 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The Rev. Earl Sheffield will deliver the Baccalaureate sermon. The graduating class includes Larry Abernathy, Louis Allen, Jeri Arney, Anita Arrington, Cleopatra Barnes, Mark Barnhill, Patti Borman, Richard Brumley, and many others.
J M Beard of 1307 Rodeo Road maintains one of East Texas most extensive private Indian artifact collections. He began as a boy collecting arrow heads and has since dug for items within a 100 mile radius of Gladewater. The trove includes flint arrow heads, tools, spear points, pottery vessels attributed to the Caddos and items from other tribes found at sites across the region.
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