Big Sandy Resident Dies Rites Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Katie Speer 89 lifelong Big Sandy resident were held Tuesday at 2 PM in the Big Sandy Baptist Church with Dr. Carl Wrotenberry officiating. Burial followed in Chilton Cemetery. She died Sunday in a Fort Worth nursing home after a long illness and is survived by one daughter Mrs. A E Herring of Fort Worth and many nieces and nephews.
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Katie Speer
Big Sandy
Big Sandy Baptist Church
Carl Wrotenberry
Chilton Cemetery
Speer
Fort Worth
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Baptist Church
A. E. Herring
Reaves Keeps Upshur County Blacksmithing Legacy Alive
C W Reaves owns the last blacksmith shop in Upshur County. He recalls 59 years in business with roots in Gilmer and past shops in nearby towns, noting the shift from shoeing at the shop to at rodeos and events. He preserves a mule shoe from Lizzie the mule and reflects on aging craft, pricing, and tools.
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C. W. Reaves
Upshur County
Lose Graves
Gladewater
Gilmer
Pritchett
Rhonesboro
Simpsonville
Perryville
U.S
Reaves
Bert Reaves
Charlie Reaves
Smith
J. C. Wynn
Barney Briggs
Studebaker
Sullenburger
Tyler
H. J. Childress
T. C. Ragland
Taylor
Bettie
Upshur
Jacksonville
Rex Fennell Drops In For Dinner By Helicopter
Rex Fennell of Corpus Christi arrives by helicopter at his parents Fort Worth home for dinner after picking up a new helicopter. He works as an air taxi pilot serving oil rigs along the Gulf coast and transporting equipment and supplies.
Bridges by traffic April to June exceed 14 million riders
The George Washington Bridge in New York led traffic with 17,358,802 crossings, followed by the Triborough Bridge in New York with 14,596,560, and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge with 14,193,401. Sydney Harbour Bridge, Throgs Neck Bridge, and Golden Gate Bridge also logged high counts of 10,243,323. 8,365,079. and 7,727,277 respectively.
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George Washington
New York
Triborough
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Australia
Throgs Neck Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
Speaking Your Health Questions on tubal pregnancy and Niemann Pick disease
Dr. Coleman explains ectopic pregnancy causes diagnosis timing and the need for early monitoring. He also describes Niemann Pick and Tay-Sachs diseases, their inheritance, signs like cherry red eye spot, lack of cures, and the decision burden on families and marriages. The column ends with a note on lighting for reading and a roadside observation in Chinook about four nuns driving with a sign reading In God We Trust.
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Chinook, Mont
Union Grove News Highlights Local Moves and Visits
Local families report relocations and travels as Zirkle Lipps move from Kerr to a trailer by Ola Phillips home. Darwin Aldridge transfers from McAllen to Chicago for work, with family visits from Mt. Pleasant and Texarkana. Jonathan West Mt Church guests join a dinner after services at UG Homemaking Cottage. Leonard Gunter leaves for LSU Baton Rouge to preach remotely. New Brookshire’s manager Jimmy Caldwell and family become neighbors. Visitors include Beckworths at Carter Ranch and Ole Miss news from Marshall.
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Zirkle Phillips
Kermit
Ola Phillips
Phillips
Garland Smith
Darwin
McAllen
Chicago
Bell Banning
Gunter
Ola Giles
Odis L. Smith
Patti
Mike
Mt. Pleasant
Linda Beth
Nathan McEachern
Marshall
Gladys Ann White
Longview
West Mt. Church
Bro
Brookshire’s
Jimmy H. Caldwell
Donald Pope
Craig McCrary
Clarence Campbell
John D. Reeves
M. D. Anderson Hospital
Houston
Lindley Beckworth
John
Carter Ranch
Barney Carter
Tyler
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Jefferson
Glover Crim
Mt. Pleasant, Texas
Longview, Texas
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Texas
Helper
Morris County
Beautiful Lake 'O' the Pines
LSS
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Plymouth
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Longview Highway
Gladewater Mirror
Suadewater Mirror
Lester L. Coleman
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Union Grove News
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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
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