Thanksgiving Service Set Sunday at First Baptist Church
The Gladewater Ministerial Alliance says the annual Community Thanksgiving service will be Sunday night at 7 00 p m in First Baptist Church. Several city congregations join to express thanks with ministers from multiple denominations leading.
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Gladewater Ministerial Alliance
First Baptist Church
Garfield Hill
Ministerial Alliance
Roy Alexander
Louis Lige
B. F. Risinger, Jr
Frank Cady
K. R. Nixon
Gladewater High School
Tamara Hart
Ray Hatton
C. W. Dawson
A. S. Moore
GTE Official Sees Outside Phone Rule Shaping Industry
Don Bishop of General Telephone Company of the Southwest spoke to Gladewater Rotarians about FCC rules enabling non regulated firms to sell and interconnect telephone sets. He warned of competition, possible rate reductions then noted push button phones arriving by July 1978 and a local retail outlet conversion. Bishop predicts higher future rates absent congressional action and urges careful regulation of equipment and installation standards.
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Don Bishop
Henderson
General Telephone Company of
The
Southwest
Bishop
GTE
Gladewater
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
O. G. Johnston
General Telephone Company
Rotary
C. G. Johnston
Allen Real Estate Opens New Offices With Open House
Allen Real Estate owned by Mr and Mrs Raymond Allen holds an open house Monday from 10 am to 4 pm at 419 E Broadway Highways 80 East. Ribbon cutting at 2 pm. Visitors invited to tour the new Spanish style brick building housing the real estate offices and Mrs T W Lees offices.
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Raymond Allen
Allens
Gladewater
West Upshur
Mark
Raymond Allen Real Estate
E. Broadway
Highway 80
City Wins Airport Grant for Gladewater Runway
The city of Gladewater receives a 258000 grant from the U S Department of Transportation and FAA to pave mark light and extend a 3400 foot runway. Funds cover beacon wind cone drainage and land acquisitions with Phase II plans filed October 14 and bids set to open December 6.
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U.S
Ray Roberts
Lloyd Bentsen
U.S. Dept. of Transportation
FAA
Gladewater
Knowlton- English-Flowers, Inc
Bedford
Sixteen Arrested in Upshur County Dragnet Sweep
Upshur County law enforcement arrested sixteen suspects on Grand Jury indictments for delivery of marijuana and related gambling charges. Agencies included the Upshur Sheriff, Gilmer and Big Sandy police, DPS Narcotics, Texas Rangers, and Alcoholic Beverages Commission. Individuals named include Roy Varcelo, Nathan Harris, Willie Fields, Fred Stickland Jr, L C Waters, James McWhorter, William Griffin, Tommy White, Thomas Montgomery, Paul Smith, Peggy Poole, Amy Shepherd, Jackie Fuller, and a Gilmer juvenile.
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Gilmer
Upshur
Harry Heard
Fred L. Stickland Jr
Big Sandy
L. C. Waters
James McWhorter
William Avery Griffin
Tommy Lee White
Thomas Earl Montgomery
Paul Alton Smith
Peggy Poole
Amy Shepherd
Jackie R. Fuller
NAACP Leader Calls for Student Chapter Growth at Jarvis
NAACP Executive Secretary Benjamin Hooks urged greater black participation and the formation of a Jarvis Christian College student chapter. He defended the group’s relevance, cited 430,000 members and 60,000 youth members, and praised affirmative action while criticizing Bakke.
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Jimmy Brown Hawkins
Benjamin L. Hooks
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Jarvis Christian College
Hooks
Memphis, Tenn
Roy Wilkins
Wood County
U. S
Federal Communication Commission
United States of America
Allen Bakke
Bakke
America
Meharry
Howard
Lonnie van Zandt
Jarvis College
Eulalia Hill
GHS
Local groups set meetings and events for Nov 22
DAV Upshur County Chapter 34 and Auxiliary meet Nov 22 at 7 p.m. in Pine Acres Community building Gilmer. dessert requested. Hen House Control CB Club hosts a bake sale at Brookshire's Nov 22 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. benefiting Gregg County Association for Retarded Citizens. First Presbyterian Thanksgiving dinner Sunday at 6 30 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Birthday wishes for multiple residents this week. A lady offers four tiny puppies for free call 945 4330.
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DAV Upshur County
Pine Acres
Gilmer
Hen House Control CB Club
Brookshire’s
Gregg County Association
Faulder Denied New Trial in Capital Murder Case
In Gregg County, Judge Marcus Vascoca denied the motion for a new trial for Joseph Stanley Faulder, convicted of capital murder for the July 8 1975 death of Mrs Inez Phillips in Gladewater. Faulder, a Canadian national, plans an appeal from the 188th District Court. He was found guilty on October 26 and sentenced to die by lethal injection on November. He remains in Gregg County jail.
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Longview
Joseph Stanley Faulder
188Th District Court
Marcus Vascoca
Faulder
Inez Phillips
Gladewater
Bernard Solomon
Good Word Oration Reflecting on Faith and Resurrection
A devotional prayer cites Hebrews 10 21 22 urging drawing near with a true heart and full assurance of faith. It thanks Jesus Christ for invading human history and His resurrection, asking to become channels of His new life in this day.
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Heavenly Father
Jesus Christ
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Washington
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Allen Real Estate
Jana Murphy
Mark Allen
Malcolm Salter
David Dooley
Pam Crittenden
Mr. Allen
Upshur County
Naacp Head
Jarvis
U.S. Supreme Court
California
Carter
First Presbyterian Church
Fellowship Hall
Helene Waller
Willia Mae Meadows
Becky Day
J. J Traughber
Jed Dishman
Jeanine Dishman
Sammy Morgan
Katie Wester
Tommy Johnson
Tanya Pilcher
Ricky Allen
Evelyn Williamson
Richard Glenn
James Johnson
Lynda Meadows
Cathy Shipp
Barbara Johnston
Allyene Rose
Ted
Grandma Youngblood
Gregg County
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