Appreciation dinner honors U S Sen Lloyd Bentsen in Greenville
Tickets are selling briskly for an appreciation dinner for U S Senator Lloyd Bentsen at Greenville Junior High School gymnasium at 7 30 p m on Friday November 21 The event features a 32 county salute with leaders from state and national politics including National Democratic Party Chairman Robert Strauss and Calvin Guest Other congressmen and state officials are confirmed to attend Tickets cost 5 and must be purchased in advance at listed Greenville Longview locations or from Juanita Mays.
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Greenville
U. S
Lloyd Bentsen
Juanita Mays
Hunt County
Democratic Womens Club
Greenville Junior High School
Texas
Democratic Party
Robert Strauss
Calvin Guest
Mays
Washington
Wright Patman
Ray Roberts
Patman
Roberts
L. S
John Young
Jack Hightower
W. R
Bob” Poage
Omar Burleson
Dale Milford
A.M. Aikin, Jr
Peyton McKnight
Smith Gilley
Ms. Mays
Jack Strong
Longview
Bears Seek Big Crowd for Friday Standoff with West Rusk
Garland Ferguson urges about 1,500 fans to pack New London for the Bears final district game of the season. A win would seal a 10-0 regular season and likely district crown, moving toward state playoffs after last year’s shared pennant.
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Bears
West Rush Raiders
Raiders
White Oak Roughnecks
White Oak
West Rusk Elven
Carthage
Center
Rusk
New London
West Rusk
Bank Women to Honor Mrs. Rowland in Longview Weekend
East Texas NABW group meets at Contessa Inn in Longview to honor Dorothy Rowland regional vice president and longtime NABW leader. Attendees from Gladewater First State Bank include Virginia Bates Delois Bowden Betty Cook and Mary Nell Holt.
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East Texas
National Association of Bank
Contessa Inn
Longview
Dorothy Rowland
Southwestern
NABW
Rowland
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Gladewater
First State Bank
Virginia Bates
Delois Bowden
Betty Cook
Mary Nell Holt
Capital B National Bank
The
United Fund
Downtown Austin Unlimited
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Whitney C. Rowland
Texas Highway Department
Unhappy fans miss out as Gladewater tickets run short
Gladewater fans lined up for football tickets to the Gladewater White Oak and Gladewater West Rush games but demand exceeded supply. Jobe Drug and Medco Pharmacy handle reservations with sales Fridays at 12 30 pm. Superintendent Roy Johnson notes policy and totals 238 West Rush reserve, 200 student tickets, plus 400 general admissions secured from West Rusk.
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Gladewater
Jobe Drug and
Medco Pharmacy
Roy Johnson
West Rush
Johnson
West Rusk
Kilgore Honors Wilson Potter With Citywide Ceremony
Kilgore Mayor declares Thursday as Wilson Potter Day honoring the veteran Texas highway engineer. D. C. Greer will speak at a community luncheon at the Community Inn coordinated by the Chamber of Commerce and the Lions and Rotarians. Potter's career spans 36 years with the Texas Highway Department with service in WWII. He has held various engineer roles from Wichita Falls to Tyler and was named district engineer of Dist. 10 in 1958. He is active in Rotary and Texas engineering groups and is survived by his wife and daughter.
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Kilgore
Foster Bean
Wilson Potter
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Texas Highway and Transportation
D. C. Greer
Austin
Potter
Community Inn
Chamber of Commerce
Lions
Rotarians
Charles Devall
Chamber of Commerce Highway
Devall
Eugene Robbins
Texas
Good Roads and Transportation Assn
Peyton McKnight
Jimmy Mankins
Weatherford
Texas A&m University
Texas Highway Department
U.S. Army
Southwest Pacific
Wichita Falls
Mineral Wells
Fort Worth
Tyler
Dist. 10
Tyler Rotary Club
Texas Public Employes Assn
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Pollard Memorial Methodist Church
East Texas Hospital Assn
Association of
Tyler-Smith County A&m Club
Dist. 5
Northeast
East Texas
Foster E. Collins Jr
Jackson
Miss
Bryan Kirbo
Perry Green
Acacia Education Foundation
Kirbo
University of Texas
GHS
Acacia Fraternity
State Comptroller’s Office
TV Guide back issue sought and local notices roundup
Eye Opener lists a TV Guide back issue request and a Friday Gladewater West Rush game radio option on KOCA. It notes UT events for Mack Wileys and Perry Greens, AARP meeting with Col Wilson Speir, a Cozy children's show, and family visits. It also covers deaths, reunions, and pets up for adoption. Associated Press ranking places Gladewater at third in state.
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Gladewater-West Rush
KOCA
Gladewater Boosters
Best Sellers List Highlights Top Fiction and Nonfiction
Publishers' Weekly compiles a best sellers list featuring Ragtime by E L Doctorow Looking for Mr. Goodbar by U Rs Doctorow Shogun by James Clavell The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton Humboldt's Gift by Saul Bellow and Sylvia Porter's Money Book in nonfiction Also listed are TM Discovering Energy and Overcoming Stress by Bloomfield and Breach of Faith by William White.
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Doctorow
Mister Goodbar
Rossner
Shogun
Clavell
Sylvia Porter
Porter
Bloomfield
White
Community Thanksgiving service planned here
Gladewater plans a community Thanksgiving service at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Sanctuary of the First Baptist Church. Participants meet at 6 30 p.m. in the Prayer Chapel behind the sanctuary to discuss the service and pray together. The program includes invocation scripture prayers message music and benediction by local clergy and a Gladewater High School choir.
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Gladewater
First Baptist
Billy Ford
Church of the Nazarene
Mr. Ford
Garfield Hill
Carlos Davis
Dean Simmons
Chester Gleason
B. F
Veterans Day and the Veteran Plight in 1975 America
The essay traces Armistice Day history from World War I to Veterans Day 1975 noting the shifting national mood. It highlights veteran struggles including unemployment and health issues, calls for Congress to expand benefits, and urges public recognition of veterans and their rights.
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Congress
Germany
American Expeditionary Force
AEF
France
America
Pearl Harbor
U.S
Washington
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Veterans Administration
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Friday Night Bears and Roughnecks Stir Community Pride
A vivid reminiscence of the Gladewater Bears versus White Oak Roughnecks game ignites local pride. The author recalls family ties, rival loyalties, and colorful fan scenes from the Friday night clash, with reflections on school colors, team names, and hometown memories.
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Claremore
Broken Arrow
Claremore Zebras
Broken Arrow Tigers
Barbara Williams
Corpus
Albert
Bears
Roughnecks
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Gladewater Mirror
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Gail Summers
Carolyn Linder
Candy Sale
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Jean Wells
TV Guide
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Perry Greens
University of Texas, Austin
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Mary Jane
the Green
Brian Kirbo
American Association of Retired Persons
Senior Citizen’s Center
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Wilson E. Speir
Texas Department of Public Safety
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Pippi Longstocking
Jess Wood
Jack
Clarence Dunbar
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Oklo
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Publishers’ Weekly
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Bruce
Gerry (Hearnsberger
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Houston
Phil
Mary Grace
Houstonians
Charlie Wilsons
Fay Wilson
Penny
Patty
James
Janetta Jones Owens
Lisa
Roughneck
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Paula Jones Smith
Michael R. Ellis
D.D.S
W. Upshur Gladewater
Tex
Mirror
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gregg County
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texan
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