Gregg County to fill 18 offices in 1970 elections
Gregg County voters will fill eighteen offices in the 1970 elections. The 188th District Judge seat appears on the ballot for the first time after Marcus Vascocu was appointed to the newly created district court. Current holders include Ralph Prince as Criminal District Attorney Henry Atkinson County Judge Oscar H. Jones Domestic Relations Judge James Fuller County Treasurer Buck Birdsong County Clerk Ray Mayberry District Clerk Ruby Cooper and County Surveyor C W Cox. Precinct level races include County Commissioner Bill Owens Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Boss DeLay Precinct 3 and Kilcore’s Jack Beau Precinct 4 plus six other JP seats up for election.
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Longview
Gregg
Bebe McClellan
Marcus Vascocu
District Court
Ralph Prince
Henry Atkinson
Oscar H. Jones
James Fuller
M. (Buck) Birdsong
Ray Mayberry
Ruby Cooper
C. W. Cox
Gladeites
Bill Owens
Justice of the
Boss DeLay
Jack Beau
Kilcore
Coming Events and Elections Mentioned in Local Notices
Local notices list events including a joint Masons and Eastern Stars dinner at Masonic Lodge with Lind ley Beckworth speaking, a Garden Club program at House of Flowers, a Presbyterian Thanksgiving dinner, and a Bible Study Club gathering. State race notes cite John Allen and Fred Head as 1970 candidates, with deadlines Feb 2. term expirations for Jack Strong, Ray Roberts, and Wright Patman noted. Also an AP report from Surbiton, England about Inspector Michael Evans foiling a robbery by spotting suspicious activity.
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Garden Club
House of Flowers
W. Upshur
Ed Haight
Jess Turner
Leroy Wilson
A. B. Nelson
Fellowship Hall
Loreal
John Allen
Longview
Fred Head
Henderson
Allen
Grege County
Kilgore
Head
Jack Strong
Ray Roberts
Wright Patman
Godfrey to Lead Austin Conference Session on Teaching Standards
Marilyn Godfrey of Gladewater will lead a discussion group at a statewide conference on teacher education and professional standards in Austin. About 390 educators from across Texas are expected with registration at 2 pm Friday at the Commodore Perry Hotel. Claude A. Hearn Jr. will preside at a Friday banquet. Saturday features Dr. Nolan Estes and L. P. Sturgeon as speakers. Panels cover TEPS relevance and listening to teachers. The event promotes a 1950s effort to raise teacher education standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Marilyn Godfrey
Gladewater
Godfrey
Texas State Teachers Association
Commoore Perry
Claude A. Hearn Jr
San Antonio
TSTA
Talent Show Marks Book Week at Gladewater Library
A large crowd attended a Friends of the Gladewater Public Library talent show Saturday in the Community Building auditorium tying into National Children's Book Week. The program featured dance, piano solos, poems, songs, and a Cub Scout act with local students and families participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Gladewater Public Library
C. B. McKenzie
American Booksellers Association
Gladewater
Ellen Bauman
Charles Ben McKenzie
Winnie Oder
G. R. Hugman
Camp Fire
Jarvie Beth McKenzie
Joey Ward
Katie Kent
Denise Ashby
Dian Abercrombie
Melissa Stevens
Lloyd Stevens
Kimberly
Donalyn Audas
Dana
Ronda
Steven Williams
Laura Louvier
Donna Lynn Johnston
Den
Harry Kates
Jim Hugman
Gwen Edge
Donalyn
Kimberly Audas
Vanessa Patterson
Eva Atkinson
Sonja
Brad Wendell
Judy Langford
Judy Mauldin
Kelly Murphy
Sammy Grimes
Jill Dees
Kelly Ashby
Paula Vrish
Dana Townes
Pam Hanes
Malcolm Wiley
Jerry Kates
den Pack 196
Steven
Dana Williams
Regina Sheridan
Marsha Green
Mary Lou Audas
Dena Townes
The
National Book Week
Mirror Photo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grege
Cinct 4
Masons and
Masonic Lodge
Lindley Beckworth
F. Ames Lawrence
Oak Dr
Claude R. Smith
M. E. McFerren
Surbiton
England
Michael Evans
Prince Philip's Tailor
Surrey
Elra Brooks
Mrs. Godfrey
Professional Practices Commission
Texas
Wane Booby Prize
Shutford
Oxfordshire
Britain
Frederic Melcher
Hospital News
City Hospital
Mittie Annette Webb
Joe Mavin Foster
Lida Lillian Moon
Bradley Thomas Driver
Frances Earle Barker
Mary Emma Orr
Kenneth Neal Bowlin
DeAnna Guthmann
Martha Annette Wilson
Martha Diane Martin
Janice Carolyn Cox
Ross Duey Palmer
Samantha Henderson
Mary G. Gregory
Willie Kise
Birda Hicks
Milton May
Carl Merritt
Dencil Marsh
Ruby Lee Muse
William Jesse Robertson
Clarence Edward Smith
Beulah
Keyl J
Dana, Ronda
Coats
Prestone De-Icer
Oz. Twill
Gray
Don Audas
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