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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1970
Page
1
Gladewater and Union Grove High Schools selected the fifth C. Q. Abernathy outstanding senior boy and girl. Recipients, chosen by faculty for scholarship in the upper quartile plus character and service, were announced this week with full honors coverage in today's Mirror.
The City Council approved a ten percent summer water bill discount for payments made by the 10th, aimed at helping owners keep lawns watered. The meeting also covered mobile homes, post office parking, a fishing ordinance, and establishing a sewer laboratory to comply with TWQB rules.
Linda Caughron, Big Sandy High School senior, competes for Miss Glade Water in the Gladewater pageant on June 5 at Gladewater High School auditorium. She is a majorette, band member, and homecoming queen honored for UIL acting, with plans to study at Federal Business Institute in Tyler.
Greg ory Don Wood a 22 year old National Biscuit Company salesman from Longview is missing after last being seen in Gladewater between 9 30 and 10 30 Wednesday morning while stocking supplies at Brookshire Food Store. He drives a 1970 light tan Impala KGSS 324 and is described as 6 2 200 pounds with brown curly hair. Police seek sightings and urge contacting Longview wife or Edom father. foul play suspected.
Krista Michelle Marrs joins Monte M. Marrs and Karen Marrs of Nacogdoches as their first child with Glen and Krista Marrs of Mexia as paternal grandparents. A daughter born Friday weighs 6 14 and Shane 7 has a sister. Joseph Michael Moore born May 24 at 12 01 a m in St Joseph Hospital Bryan to Robert and Juli Moore with George Wilkins family names noted. Revival planned at Clarksville City Baptist Church June 4 through Sunday 7 30 p m evangelist Steve Rice of Marshall. East Texas State University honors include Robert Randolph Smallwood earning a BBA in industrial management and Lorie Finley Smith earning an MS in audio visual from Hawkins. Third District American Legion convention attendees listed from local post.
Gladewater post office will discontinue Saturday window service starting June 6. City and rural carriers will keep Saturday deliveries. Since May 17, Longview sectional center dispatches mail to Gladewater on Sundays and holidays only in bundles marked Gladewater. Working mail will not be dispatched on Sundays or holidays.
Terrell P Bass Jr president of the Board announces at a regular meeting that the Good Shepherd Hospital will fully complete the expansion adding two floors for a total of 290 beds by late 1971. The project cost rises from 2.6 million to about 3.8 million with a possible 30 day schedule slip.
On Tuesday evening June 8 Gladewater Rotarians and TARS Teens Aid the Retarded join White Oak Lions and other clubs in a county wide door to door campaign. They will sell eight light bulbs for 200 dollars to fund operation of the Gregg County Association of Retarded Children including a Recreation Center next to the Joseph Schlitz Brewery and a Day Care Center slated to open September 1. The recreation park hours and swim program are outlined and the center serves mentally retarded families in Gregg County.
A devotional prayer expresses gratitude to God for Jesus Christ and asks that love be shown through transformed lives as believers seek to serve others on the Christian pilgrimage.
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