Irby Bates reception announced amid "boy week" at Glade
Friends of Irby D Bates are invited to a Sunday 8 PM reception in the First Baptist Church social room as the congregation hosts a Glade area "boy week" event. Other notes include births at local hospitals, family visits in Dallas and Longview, clothing donations for Montagnard children, memorials at Gladewater Library, and local community notices.
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Irby D. Bates
First Baptist Church
Gladeites
Kenneth Wesley Mears
Municipal Hospital
Johnny Mears
Earl Mears
City
Kenneth Cobb
Indianapolis
Ind
John Paul Tallent
John David
Good Shepherd Hospital
Longview
Cindy
Art Tallent
Sid Brunson
Overton
Gladewater Public Library
Billy Sanford
Floral Reynolds
Oak Manor Nursing Home
Prayer For Today United in Apostolic Doctrine
Prayer excerpt from Acts 2 42 asking God to grant spirit unity in love and service. It pleads for bold witness and courage, seeking communal strength through breaking of bread prayers and fellowship. Amen.
Success or Failure Teachers Hold Key to Education
Dr. J. O. Perpener Jr. told the East Texas joint TSTA CTA banquet that teachers hold the keys to educational success or failure. He urged adaptability to multicultural classes and stressed fair treatment to culturally deprived students, noting many teachers lack training for diverse classrooms.
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TSTA
J. O. Perpener, Jr
Center
GHS
Perpener
Jarvis Christian College
Hawkins
East Texas
Roy Johnson
CTA
Janet
Jimmy Brown
Texas State Teachers and
Texas Classroom Teachers Associations
Supt
Loretta Dicey
Garfield Hill
Janet Pursley
Jeri Arney
Ken Bennett
Betty Baker
SMU
University of Colorado
Jarvis, Texas College
Tyler
Butler University
Texas Southern University
Rennselear Polytechnic Institute
Almost there United Fund Drive Nears Fifteen Thousand Goal
The United Fund Drive totals 14 361 90 on Friday afternoon and is close to reaching 15 000 before Thanksgiving as 25 days of work remain. New donors include House of Flowers Res Mar Courts W G Fullen Gray s Grocery Warren Petroleum Co Silene Baptist and many individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
House of Flowers
Res
L. L. Pothoff
M. D. Reynolds
H. Roberts
J. W. Rose
R. E. Scurlock
O. M. Smith
S. J. Williams
J. A. Wood
E.M. Yarbrough
Warren Petroleum Company
Nathaniel Scott
Silene Baptist
Open House Planned at Gay Avenue and Broadway Schools
Tuesday evening 6 30 to 8 30 pm observes open house at Gay Avenue and Broadway schools. Public invited to tour facilities view student work and meet teachers. Refreshments in cafeterias and Gay Avenue PTA members with dues may pick up cards and yearbooks.
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Gay Avenue
Broadway
PTA
Gladewater Christmas Parade Calls for More Entrants
The Gladewater Chamber of Commerce seeks civic, school, and church groups for the December 2 parade at 4:30 p.m. Prizes include 50 and 25 dollars for top floats and 5 dollars for best decorated car. Invited groups include White Oak and Kilgore school bands, drill teams, and cheer squads. Contact the Chamber at 845-2626 to enter.
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Gladewater
Chamber of Commerce
Jo Wiley
White Oak High School
Big Sandy High School
Wanda Hansen
Kilgore Junior College
Kilgore College Rangerettes
Dottie
Jaycees Launch Toys For Tots Campaign
The Gladewater Jaycees start a Toys For Tots drive running through December 19. Donation boxes sit in central locations for new or good condition used toys. They will coordinate with welfare groups and churches to identify children in need and seek broad community support.
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Gladewater Jaycees
Jaycees
Mrs. W. E. Mitchell Sr. Dies After Four-Year Illness
Mrs. W. E. Mitchell Sr., 84, longtime Gladewater flower gardener and church worker, dies after a four year illness. Funeral at 3 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church. Burial in Gladewater Memorial Park. Survivors include husband W. E. Mitchell Sr., son W. E. Mitchell Jr., daughter Mrs. Arthur Vaughn, and several grandchildren and siblings. The family lived in Gladewater for over 30 years and she was active in the church and garden club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Mitchell
First Baptist Church
Irby
Gladewater Memorial Park
Bud Shipp
Dewey Gray
Phillip Moore
H. L. McKaig
Harold McDowell
O. G. Johnston
Bill Walker
W. E. Mitchell, Sr
W. E. Mitchell, Jr
Gladewater
Arthur Vaughn
Jonesboro
Ark
Larry Mitchell
Longview
Tom Short
Waco
Clark Buckley
San Diego
Calif
Ruth Bradley
Arlington
Nell Forgy
San Antonio
Mitchell
M. M. Buckley
Venus
Johnson County
Texas
Municipal Hospital
Mitchells
Tenery and
Walton
Gladewater Garden Club
Floral Blackstone Reynolds
N. Tenery
Quitman and Center Church of Christ
Murphy Phillips
Shady Grove
Malcolm Stone
Gladewater Leads State Panel on Drug Abuse Efforts
A state panel of experts met in Gladewater to assess local drug abuse needs. Y.O.U. founder N J Robnett and Rev James Brannen outlined youth education efforts and a plan for summer work and recreation programs. The panel learned Gladewater is ahead of other areas and suggested state involvement to support local actions.
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Gladeites
Gladewater
State Health Department
State Texas Education Agency
Texas Rehabilitation Commission
Department of Public Safety
Y.O.U
Youth Opportunities Unlimited
N. J. Robnett
Austin
United Fund
Bill Bessent
Dallas
DPS
James Brannen
Robnett
Brannen
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Captain George Wilkins
Vietnam
Captain Wilkins
George Wilkins
Davidson Ford Sales
Bessie McKinley
Edith
Washington
Texas Tax Journal
Starrville Community Improvement Organization
Starrville
Kilgore
Pursley
Loretta Lucey
Bob Hill
Chieu Hoi
Mekong Delta
U.S. Agency For International Development
AID
TOYS
Gladewater Tars
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