Community events and city projects highlighted in Kilgore News Herald
The Union Grove Boosters Club hosts a Friday chili supper from 5 to 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria, with proceeds aiding football activities. A turkey party is slated for Nov 22 at St. Theresa Church, and Chamber of Commerce members plan a Tuesday luncheon. Two major Lake Gladewater road and water system upgrades move toward bid stage and a new city airport project seeks federal funds for 3200 foot runway improvements and related facilities.
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Union Grove Boosters Club
A. S. Blehm
St. Theresa Catholic Church
Street and Water Department
Roy
Buddy) Perryman
East Lake Drive
Tony Williams
West Lake Drive
City Boat Docks
Lake Gladewater
Williams
Cole and Smithen Construction Company
Denton
Gladewater
Gregg County
Texas Aeronautical Commission
Carter Eyes Tax Cut Aimed At Low Income Earners
President-elect Jimmy Carter said at a Plains Georgia news conference that a tax cut for average wage earners is a strong possibility to stimulate the economy if it remains weak until his January 20 inauguration. He warned of difficulties but expressed confidence in fulfilling promises with a Democratic Congress. He also called for overhauling the federal bureaucracy welfare reform tax reform and a new energy policy.
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Jimmy Carter
Plains
Carter
Jarvis Sets Presidential Inauguration For Dr E W Rand
Dr E W Rand will be inaugurated as seventh president of Jarvis Christian College on November 13. A Cass County Texas native with 46 years in education he has served Jarvis in multiple roles from student to executive dean and professor. Rand holds a BA from Bishop College MS from Atlanta University and a EdD from Indiana University.
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E. W. Rand
Jar Jarvis Christian College
Jarvis
Dr. Rand
Lodi
Texas
Cass County
Cass
Marion
Bishop College
Marshall
Atlanta University
Indiana University
Jarvis Christian College
Rand
Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
Southwest Ymca
National
Bears cruise to 49 0 win to close season
The Mineola Bears dominated the Yellowjackets 49-0 as Milton Timmons sparked a 58 yard opening TD run and Paul Turner added the extra point. Whitehouse and West Rusk won Friday to keep district title hopes alive. eight seniors played their final game.
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Bears
Whitehouse
West Rush
West Rusk
Milton Timmons
van Townsend
Randy Calloway
Jerry Timmons
Paul Demers
Earnest Lane
Charlie Manning
Paul Turner
Timmons
Turner
Mineola
Frosh Bears Clinch District 14-AA Title With 27 0 Win
The Freshman Bears shut out Mineola 27 0 to close the season undefeated. standout Welton Green starred with a 10 yard TD run and a 20 yard scamper. Patrick Hawley intercepted and scored late, sealing the district crown as coach Dwaine Benedict begins Bearland tenure.
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Traditon
Bears
Mineola Yellowjackets
Pine Tree
Mark Miller
Jimmy Decker
Reginald Phillips
Ronnie Watts
James Timmons
Mark Mitchum
John Barnes
Welton Green
Danny Dunnavant
Jay Andrews
Roland Williams
Scott Hewitt
Travis Landers
Dwaine Benedict
Craig Sorrells
Jed Rowe
Jeff Gibbons
Matt Kates
Mark Cosgrove
Ronnie Gunter
Larry King
Patrick Hawley
Ray Townsend
Butch Clay
Danny Walton
Kerry Hill
Steve Bolgiano
Bert Sharp
Dennis Jones
Cliff Smith
Michael Wady
Ernest Stroupe
Mineola
Frosh
Bearland
Benedict
Gunter
Gladewater School Board to Hear 1975-76 Audit
Gladewater school board members will hear the 1975-76 audit during the November meeting. The agenda includes the evaluation program, tax office operation, and governor recommendations on property taxes and school finance. Principal Charles Hopson will present. Superintendent Roy Johnson will suggest textbook selection committee members. An October bills accounting precedes the reports.
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Gladewater
Gay Avenue
Charles Hopson
Roy Johnson
UF goal near as fund drive reaches three quarters
The 1976 United Fund drive reached 75 percent of its $15 500 goal with $11 606 79 pledged to date and $3 893 21 still needed. School workers led the giving with full participation at Middle School and 100 percent honor roll lists across Gay Avenue Broadway and the high school.
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United Fund
Gay Avenue
Broadway
Alise Clay
Edna Sanchez
Lizzine Montgomery
Chiquita Oller
Verna Mae Rhodes
Beatrice
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Roy Perryman
Tony N. Williams
Frosh Bears
Shreveport
Southwestern Electric Power Company
Swepco
Cason
John E. Edgar
Wyoming
Flint Creek
Ark
Louisiana
Arkansas
Washington
Ford
Hawaii
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Oregon
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Bear
Craig Sorrelis
LaVerne Chessir
Martha Christian
Johnnie Eastman
Lucy Farmer
Carolyn Fenton
Marilyn Godfrey
Altha Hicks
Tommie Howard
Rebecca Jackson
Helen Jones
Madelyn Kennedy
Wanda Lewis
Lerlene Louvier
Louise Oder
Susan Pool
Sherry Pugh
Elaine Roddy
Ann Shivers
Charline Simmons
Mary
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