Bears and White Oak set for district showdown in Bear Stadium
Bears sit 8-0 and 40-0 in district as White Oak carries a 6-1-1 record with 3-0-1 district. The District 14 AA clash pits powerhouses Gladewater White Oak and West Rusk with a sellout 7:30 p.m. kickoff and a likely district title path.
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Bears
White Oak
Gladewater
West Rusk
Bear Stadium
Troup
Roughnecks
Whitehouse
Hallsville
Mineola
Lindale
Crisp
Bruins
Kelly Murphy
van Townsend
Hugh Bowden
Windhell Lee
Leonard Parkerson
Harry Kates
Louie Pope
Stan's Hardware Grand Opening at Main Street
A ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. Friday marks the opening of Stan's Hardware at 112 S. Main. Owner Stan Midler says the store stocks nuts and bolts to fine smoking goods.
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Stan’s Hardware
S. Main
Stan Midler
East Texas voters reject new charter in two counties
Gregg and Upshur counties voted about 15 to 1 against all eight propositions in the constitutional election on Tuesday. In Gregg County 8,394 ballots were cast including absentee with 35,000 registered. Upshur had 2,542 ballots from 13,000 registered. Leaders of opposition included Gov. Dolph Briscoe and Sen. Peyton McKnight. proponents included Robert Calvert and Bill Hobby.
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Gladewater
Gregg County
Upshur County
East Texas
Buck Birdsong
Dolph Briscoe
Peyton McKnight
Tyler
State Supreme Court
Robert Calvert
Bill Hobby
House
Bill Clayton
John Hill
Mike Hart
Byron Hunt
Kenny Meadows
Jeff McKnight
Keith Koonce
Tiny Williams
Mark Cloud
Ronnie Browning
Darrell Anderson
Kenneth Clark
White Oak
Jack Murphy
Bears
Clint Tuel
Paul Wesley
Tuel
LE Tracy Atkins
Kerry Northcutt
Gerry Ishee
Milton Timmons
Dennis Hawley
Maurice Gunter
Slick
Joe Louvier
Halloween Carnival at Gladewater Schools Retold
In bygone Gladewater, PTA units sponsored a yearly Halloween carnival with Mothers baking treats and school groups creating booths from a dunking seat to a cake walk and a fishing pond, reflecting a community tradition that inspired decades of memories.
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Fredalene Clark
PTA
Gladewater
Eye Opener and Carnival Create Activity in Gladewater
Gladewater civic life buzzes with the Eye Opener meeting at First Baptist Church featuring two short films and equipment fundraising. A town carnival at Bear Park draws large crowds with numerous booths, rides, and a fire wagon ride, praised as the largest Halloween event in town.
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Gladewater Municipal Hospital
First Baptist Church
Texas Hospital Auxiliary
Jo Wiley
Chamber of Commerce
Jack Earp
Chamber
Roy Johnson
Earp
Gladewater
Bear Park
West Pacific
Nanty Byrd Mayer
Three Arts Club
Three Arts
Arts
Arrow Package Store Burglary Under Investigation
Police investigate a burglary at Arrow Package Store on Highway 80 East owned by Mr. and Mrs. Steve Tipps. About 50 cases of whiskey valued 3,500 to 4,000 dollars were taken along with an undetermined amount of cash. Officers Morris and Keller found the break at 4:47 a.m. Tuesday after entry via restroom, back door, and boarded window.
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Pelice
Arrow Package
Highway 80 East
Steve Tipps
Richard Morris
Robert Keller
Mission to the Gentiles Cited in Acts
Scriptural passage from Acts 13 14 quoting a command from the Lord to be a light to the Gentiles and to bring salvation to the ends of the earth. The text notes Gentiles rejoiced when they heard the word and many believed.
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United Fund
Drive
Mollie Abercrombie
Marilyn Godfrey
Jack
Mollie
Marilyn
Mirror
Jimmy Brown
Gregg
Upshur
Rio DE Janeiro
Alberto Santos- Dumont
Maison Cartier
Cartier
Parana
Santos-Dumont
Xerox Corp
Sampler
Irene Midler
Midler
Gladewater Chamber of Commerce
Cobb
Howard Daniel
Mother Frances Hospital
Sam Moore
John and
Elizabeth Moore
Dallas
Texas Nurses Association
N. Main
C. S. Bloom
Eula Hale
Mother Frances
Mirror Office
Arrow Liquor Store
Virgil Wallace
Gladewater Airport
Pete Davis
Davis
Jimmy Kirkland
Alfred Lacy
Harold Wells
Allen Rich
C. D. “Rabbit” Castleberry
Kiwanis Club
Larry Osborne
P. O
Santa Claus
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