Gladewater HECE students help pick Ben Franklin wear
Three Gladewater High School HECE students Cynthia Green Laura Louvier and Cheri Black with coordinator Mrs Jessie Mae Pynes visited Ben Franklin Store owners L A Fulmer Jr and Tommy Blankenship Jr for a Dallas fashion merchandise show The trip aimed to select teenage casual wear and other merchandise for the enlarged new Ben Franklin store adjacent to its current West Upshur location The building is under construction due February The students toured the show had meals and a style event while HECE prepares youth for employment and social responsibilities.
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Gladewater High School
HECE
Jessie Mae Pynes
Ben Franklin
L. A
Fulmer
Gladettes
Daddy’s Money
North Park Inn
Dallas
Our Country 200 Years Ago and Other Tales From Then
In August 1775 George Washington sought Gen. Philip Schuyler's counsel on sending troops into Canada. The rest recalls quirky vignettes from modern life with a jar from a truck, a girl watching traffic, a boy fearing death, and a family moving to the city amid wartime rumor.
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George Washington
Philip Schuyler
Ticonderoga
Canada
Raisin Wholewheat Muffin Bread Adapted Recipe
A reader requested a cornucopia loaf recipe. The mix uses graham flour, white flour, buttermilk, molasses and raisins. Bake in greased cans at 360 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes. Invert to remove. Serve warm or cold.
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Graham
Demetria Taylor
Local blotter reports vandalism and minor crashes across week
Police blotter details vandalism at Perlie Hampton’s home with torn aluminum screens and a damaged front door. A two vehicle collision on highway 80 near the rodeo grounds left no injuries but a speeding citation for Leslie C. Spears. Reports of thefts from a Cement Plant trucks, a car radio theft at Moulin Rouge, and a DWI arrest for Henry L. Singleton follow, plus a forgery warrant return for Eddie Lucas. University of Arkansas colors chosen in 1895.
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Perlie Hampton
Rodeo Grounds
Leslie C. Spears
Eagle Lounge
L. L. Leaton
S. Tyler Rd
Highway 80
Rodeo Rd
Myrtle McWhorter
Brenham
Wanda Lewis
City
Lincoln
Edwards Street
Nancy Atchley
J. F. Butle
Sammy McFarland
E. Miller
Manuel Lilly
Longview
Moulin Rouge
W. Upshur
Stephen Choice
Regina Hawley
Henry L. Singleton
Winnsboro
Eddie Dean Lucas
Camp County
Lucas
Pittsburg
Howard Clifton
Retired man makes furniture from sunken ship fragments
Mankota Karnes a 61 year old former mailman in Decatur Illinois transforms wreck fragments from Great Lakes ships into furniture. His son Monty retrieves planks dead-eyes anchor chains and porthole fixtures from ships like Jacob Bertschy and Niagara to craft a table and a three foot lamp. The pieces show preserved wood knotholes and rust free metal now repurposed into home decor.
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Skip Wollenberg
Associated Press
Decatur
Ill
Davy Jones
Mankota Karnes
Ilinois
Karnes
Great Lakes
Monty
Flint
Mich
Jacob Bertschy
Port Austin
Whitefish Point
November Births and Chrysanthemum Lore
Brief notes on November birthdays and chrysanthemum symbolism. Mentions Chinese appreciation of the flower carvings as sun energy, and notes on wines from petals and poetic bread names. Includes quotes about life, motivation and Catherine Lanham Miller’s guidance in How to Say Yes to Life.
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East
Texas
Catherine Lanham Miller
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Mrs. Pynes
Ben Franklin Store
Tommy Blankenship Jr
Stella
Gladewater’s
Brookshire
Maine
Kennebec
Quebec
Schuyler
Washington
Benedict Arnold
Cecily Brownstone
Associated Press Food
Fayetteville, Ark
University of Arkansas
Scorpio
Sagitarius
Chrysanthemums
Suralines
Kilgore
Davidson Ford
Oka
Awe
Gladewater
Ust
Goodchild's
W. Upshur Gladewater
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