Gladewater School Board Plans Land Purchase Discussion
Monday night the Gladewater school board meets an attorney to discuss land purchase for a new high school complex. The meeting also covers the 1976-77 audit, two contract renewals for mineral assessment and ad valorem tax services in 1978, smoking policy review, sale of used buses, superintendent reports, and textbook selection committee staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
Pritchard and
Abbott
City of
City Council Handles Long Agenda and Loop 485 Fence Bid
City council spans routine items and approves Loop 485 fencing with low bid from Cut- Rate Fence Company of Winona at 18 406 15 for about 17 000 feet. Also approves airport runway work payments and Phase II bids and contracts for 1978 79 appraisal services with Pritchard Abbott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Petty Construction Company
Longview
Williams
Knowlton- English-Flowers, Inc
Bedford
Moore Asphalt Company of
Tyler
American Petrofina
Mt. Pleasant
W. A. Steed
Pritchard & Abbott
Loop 485 fencing project approved after bid award
City council voted to accept Cut Rate Fence Company’s $18,406.15 bid for about 17,000 feet of four and five strand fencing along Loop 485 south from U S 80 east to U S 271 south, with 21 gates. Construction awaiting bid rechecks and state supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKaig Chevrolet
Sabine River
U.S. Highway 271
Cut Rate Fence Company
Winona
Tony N. Williams
Union Grove inaugurates first city officials led by Mayor Smith
Union Grove officials were sworn in for the newly created city. Mayor George Smith and aldermen Walter Huffman Jessie Boshear Robert T. Smith B. D. Harrison and marshal Bob Ullrich took office after Tuesday elections. They scheduled a future meeting for November 22 at 7 p.m. at Fortson Equipment Company offices to set ordinances and confirm dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Grove
George Smith
Smith
B. D. Harrison
Robert T. Smith
Jessie Boshear
Bob Ullrich
Walter Huffman
East Texas
Fortson Equipment Company
United Fund Advances in Gladewater Campaign
Gladewater's United Fund raised another 1000 this week bringing total to 5400.50 toward a 15500 goal Wyche Drug Co led by achieving 100 percent gift status Pledges came from O Z Brown Lola Howard Mary Pearson Carel W Wilhite Henry Harper Mozelle Meredith L A Ranson Marie Tipps Fred Redd Ada Hart Mrs M C Murphy Lauria Owens Lottie and Lonnie H Van Zandt New Mountain CME Church Rev O Freeman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
United Fund
Wyche Drug Co
O. Z. Brown
Lola Howard
Mary Pearson
Carel W. Wilhite
Henry Harper
Mozelle Meredith
L. A. Ranson
Marie Tipps
Fred Redd
Ada Hart
Local Obituary and Notices Page Fragment
United Way B Phillips Mrs Ray E Cox Bertha Williams Effie Cox Cora N Cox Dainty Cox Clipus Webb Zachary Williams Herman E Williams Azo Cox appear in a fragmented notices section with names and a page reference to page 4 indicating continuation. The readable items suggest a community records snippet or obituary list and related society notices.
Community events and notices from a Texas town bulletin
The page lists a Rotary Club concert by the GHS 45 member choir under Miss Tamara Hart, a Gilmer Lions turkey shoot to fund eyeglasses, a lost dog found in Clarksville City, a St. Mark's Episcopal Church Christmas bazaar prize winner and thanks to volunteers, United Thanks Offering reminders with past totals, New Hope Baptist Church hosting East Texas State University Mach III Gospel Choir in concert, a home cat adoption ad, Ronnie Daniel of Houston earning “Most Outstanding Apprentice” and an upcoming November 25 wedding in First Presbyterian Church, plus birthday shout outs to several locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GHS
Tamara Hart
Rotary Club
GHS Auditorium
Supt
Roy Johnson
Ernestine McEachern
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Majorca
Betty Smith
New Hope Baptist Church
East Texas State University
Commerce
Roden Lane
Ronnie Daniel
Houston
Daniel
Floyd Meadows
Paula Jaggers Russell
James Jaggers
First Presbyterian Church
City
Gladewater High Band Praised After UIL Region IV Show
Gladewater High School band under Director Don Ledbetter earned a first division rating at the UIL Region IV marching and playing contest in Longview. Judges praised the band's stride, sonorities, and evolving drill while Ledbetter noted a growing, strong 90-member corps with a larger brass section and improved carriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
U.S
Longview
Don Ledbetter
Longview Labor Stadium
David Pennington
Killeen
Tom Nugent
Trinity High School
Hurst-Euless- Bedford
Jim Hagood
Humble High School
American Legion
Bearland
Ledbetter
Lobo Stadium
Christmas Club Checks Ready at First State Bank
Officials announced the 1977 Christmas Club checks are ready for pickup, with 521 participants receiving $154,416.90. The 1978 Christmas Club is now open and accepting savers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First State Bank
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry Bown
Planning Zoning Commission
Loop 485
R. J. Ferguson
Tony Thomas
Athens
Gilmer
American Fence Company
State Dept. of Highways and Public Transportation
SDHPT
Langford
Texas Highway Commission
Texas Highway Department
THC
Highway Department
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
United Fund Growing
Fes
United Way
Gilmer Lions Club
Yamboree
Clarksville City
Haynes Ave
United Thanks
Women of
Episcopal Church
United States
Fred Burk
Ronnie Wall
Joe Smith
Pam Hooks
Dorothy Turner
Bill
Wilma Howell
Karen Sawyer
Burnetta Arden
Shari Bales
Sherry Brooks
Tana Cook
Jeanine Dishman
Elaine Hugman
Karen Kerns
Teresa Neal
Valerie Parkerson
Carolyn Pittman
Carolyn Price
Beth Sangery
Debra Senter
Sherry Smith
Karen Wilbanks
Lisa Alexander
Sherry Armstrong
Terry Attaway
Eric Collier
Terri Denton
Cynthia Duncan
Juanell Ewing
Mary Graves
Angela Johnson
Brenda Moore
Deborah Perryman
Felicia
Dolph Briscoe
Peyton McKnight
Ernest A. Martin
Briscoe
Janey
Buck
Florence
Hughes Springs
Bill Clements
Texas
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