Police report details weekend traffic incidents and thefts
Weekend police activity includes multiple minor and major accidents with injuries in several cases. A stolen CB radio from a 1963 Plymouth was reported, and William H. McClellan was arrested for DWI. Officers assisted freeing a car stranded on railroad tracks.
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W. Upshur Themis
Big Sandy
Gladewater
Keller
Walls
Rogers
Melba
Dean and
W. Upshur
Vesta Drive
N. Point Pleasant Road
Gregg County
Pritchett Church Guests and Community Spirit Briefly Noted
Local churchgoers and families from Gilmer White Oak Gladewater Tyler and Dallas visited church and relatives. Weekending guests included Elbert Whitfield Ruth Alford Hilma Furgerson and many Stegall kin with a note Terrie Maberry’s absence from A&M awaiting further updates.
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Frank
Gilmer
Oklahoma
Ruth (Robertson) Alford
White Oak
Roy Perryman
Gladewater
Madge Holloway
Betty Stewart
Modena Catlett
Ruth Collins
Delwin Craig
Poole
Dallas
Hilma Furgerson
Diana
Stegall
Eddie Stegall
Anthony
Eddie
Gladewater TARS Awarded Support for Special Olympics Trip
Gladewater TARS plan to take 20 special education students 15 TARS and three adult chaperones to the Texas Special Olympic Track meet in Austin May 26 27 28. The group needs sponsors with a 30 dollar fee to cover athlete entries. Hughes Watson TARS president can be reached at 845 2562. Melinda Gardner and Maleta Blessing were honored at the dinner for outstanding service and a membership award.
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Mathey
Call Tars
Hughes Watson
Gladewater
Melinda Gardner
Maleta Blessing
Mickey Brewer Weaver
TARS
Fire Dept Responds to Four Alarms Including Lake Search
Fire crews answered four alarms, three Sunday and one Monday. Rescue units worked at Caddo Lake for about nine hours Sunday searching for an 8 year old Karnack boy who drowned. his body found late Sunday night. A King Street house fire caused extensive damage though the home was empty. Gasoline spills from a crash blocked N Point Pleasant Road at 11 p.m. Monday a hot water heater malfunction at a Country Club Road home caused $200 in contents damage.
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Caddo Lake
King St
N. Point Pleasant Rd
Vesta Drive
Country Club Road
E. H. Attaway
DeKalb Award Given to Gerald Ledbetter at FFA Banquet
At the Union Grove Future Farmers of America banquet in Gilmer on May 13 1976 Gerald Ledbetter received the DeKalb Award the chapter announced. About 130 members and guests attended as Garry Boyd was praised for his work with the FFA and the evening highlighted various chapter honors including Star Greenhand Star Chapter Farmer and Poultry Beef and Livestock awards awarded to individual members with teams and judging contest results noted.
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Union Grove
FFA
David Youngblood
Garry Boyd
Susan Phillips
Sam
Future Farmers of America
REA
Gilmer
Boyd
DeKalb
Gerald Ledbetter
Star Greenhand
Andy Woodfin
Star
Steve Ferguson
Sam Hollingsworth
Jon Cooper Boyd
Greenhand
Donna Cobb
Sharon Bailey
Pat Mitchell
Jon Cooper
Wayne Smith
Randy Davis
Judy Stanley
Terry Stanley
Carol Hollingsworth
David
David Jackson
Sondra Richards
Mark Snow
Andy
Sondra
John Cobb
John
Gerald
Ledbetter
Mike Maddox
Kilgore College
Gladewater
Rodeo Association
Scott Field
Sentinel
Rminds
Mason Phillips
John Cole
Orms
Beth Stait
Scott Fields
Hollingsworth
James Wrins
David Youn
Debbie Steel
Tly
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Ish Grimes
Delbert Craig
John Donahoe
Church of Christ
Marvin Nickel
D. C
Ford
T. P. Cowan
Rednick
Longview
Dave Roberts
Kathleen Craig
Bill Frys
Arlington
Billy Fry
North Texas State University
Denton
Gladewater’s
Pritchett News
White Oak State Bank
FDIC
Longview Ph
Beatrice Holland
Johnnie Steffence
Tyler
Terrie Maberry
A&m
Guy Duncan
Viola Spencer
Patrick Sanlin
Tulsa
Okla
Bobby Arrington
Rozell Arrington
Italy
Elsie
Borden
Wrigley
del Monte
Jack Griffin
Hamburger
Mrs. Baird
Chuck Roast
Chuck
East Pacific
Water Boy
Presco
Stella
Gladewater Tars
Gregg County Association For
Fire Department
Economics
Mirror Photos
Phillips
Jimmy Orms
Youngblood
Joey Orms
Gladewiter
Crege County
Sre
Jack Reed
Michael Mortoy
Anie M. Jackson
Jessie Nicin
Yat0s
Buna Goodsterhill Russell Gary
R. M. Resralsts
Charles Allred
Aswell Jones
B. P. Dake
Clyde W. Mainer
Earnestine Green
Naomi Shott
Ruth Robertson
Juanita B Hunt
Harold Wells
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington
Ilinois
Malcolm Stone
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