Christmas Coloring Contest Underway in Gladewater
Gladewater starts its annual Christmas Coloring Contest with entry blanks distributed to sponsoring stores. Open to K through 8 students, the four weekly winners will choose from eight bicycles advertised in the Sunday Mirror.
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Gladewater
Mini-Mart
Walker's Pharmacy
Tot Shop
Hightower’s Credit Jewelers
Gray's Food Store
First State Bank
the Gift Shop
Dairy Queen
Gladewater Federal
Gladewater Hosts Water Utilities Course Second Year
Gladewater again hosted a two week water utilities course sponsored by Texas A M University Engineering Extension Service drawing 24 students from East Texas communities. Instructor O L Burr Moody announced another advanced session in Longview from December 11 to 22. Attendees included Charlie White of White Oak Joe D Worley of Caddo Lake State Park Roy Allen of White Oak Ken Hartley White Oak J C Mutt Tuel White Oak Albert J Picciotti Hawkins David Harris Jr White Oak William Reeper Tyler Guy Moseley Mineola Dale E Tate Hawkins Lynn Bowden Union Grove Robert O Speight Caddo Lake State Park Jerry Watson Gladewater William Shaddox Gladewater Earl Colby Gladewater Johnnie E Gravely Gregg County Airport Longview Jerry Kirkland Spring Hill Bobby D Sims Edgewood T Mallory Tyler Talmage Auducon Tyler Teman Wells Hawkins John T Hood Starville Winona Charles Hood Starville Winona Danny Price White Oak
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Gladewater
Water Utilities
Engineering Extension Service
Texas A&m University
East Texas
O. L. (Burr) Moody
College Station
Longview
Charlie White
White Oak
Joe D. Worley
Caddo Lake State Park
Roy Allen
Ken Hartley
J. C. (Mutt) Tuel
Albert J. Picciotti
Hawkins
David Harris
William Reeper
Tyler
Guy Moseley
Mineola
Dale E. Tate
Lynn Bowden
Union Grove
Robert O. Speight
Jerry Watson
William Shaddox
Earl Colby
Johnnie E Gravely
Gregg County
Jerry Kirkland
Spring Hill
Bobby D. Sims
Edgewood
T. Mallory
Talmage Auducon
Teman Wells
John T. Hood
Starville-Winona
Charles Hood
Danny Price
Moody Foundation grants funds for Gregg County program
Gregg County Association for Retarded Children receives 20000 from the Moody Foundation to support rehabilitation and training for the mentally retarded and to establish a semi independent residential facility. The Moody Foundation was founded in 1942 by W. L. Moody Jr. and family.
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Kilgore
Gregg County Association For
Moody Foundation
Texas
W. L. Moody
Camp Fire district board officers named for 1973 in Gladewater
At a Longview area Camp Fire meeting in December Mrs. E. D. Dillard received a 25 year award. Newly elected for 1973 are Perryman chairman Jack Finley vice chairman Fredalene Clark secretary Helen Glickman training chair Ann Moore group organizational chair Janice Walker hospitality chair Donna Burgin public relations chair Glen Mayfield community service chair Joyce Erickson.
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Gladewater District Camp Fire Board
Longview
E. D. Dillard
Dillard
Buddy Perryman
Gladewater Board
Leslie Moore
G. Robert Hugman
Moore
Hugman
Perryman
Jack Finley
Fredalene Clark
Helen Glickman
Ann Moore
Joyce Hugman
Janice Walker
Donna Burgin
Glen Mayfield
Joyce Erickson
Prayer for Today Emphasizes Spirit and Service
A devotional note exhorts believers to be fervent in spirit and serve the Lord. It quotes Romans 12 11 RSV and offers a prayer to ignite the soul and fulfill God’s will through Jesus Christ Amen.
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Jesus
School Holiday Notice for Four Day Weekend
Readers are informed of a school holiday from November 23 through November 26. The notice lists the dates and emphasizes time off for students and staff across the district.
Social Security Bill Expands Benefits Under New Law
The article outlines changes from the Nixon signed Social Security bill dated Oct 30, including higher earnings limits for beneficiaries, widow benefits increases, and new Medicare coverage rules for disability recipients after 24 months. Medicare eligibility expands July 1973 for kidney patients and dialysis cases, with higher medical insurance deductibles.
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Russell D Patterson
Longview Social Security Office
Nixon
Social Security
Gladewater Librarian Highlights Growth and Community Support
Ellen Bauman of Gladewater spoke at the Kiwanis breakfast on the library's 25 year history, groundbreaking for a $200000 building, and its role for all ages. She noted a $850 allocation and a $50000 gift in memory of a council member's late husband.
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Ellen Bauman
Gladewater
Kiwanis Club
Sherman Kennedy
Stan Midler
Henderson
Dub Floyd
Claude Lee
Lee
Bauman
Nanty Byrd Pelphrey
Tom Armstrong
PTA
Pelphrey
East Texas Teams Prepare for Weekend Playoff Clashes
East Texas grid squads push into bi district battles with Mighty Longview and Mt. Pleasant leading 10-0 records. Plano faces District 13 foe. Henderson meets West Orange in Kilgore. Wilmer-Hutchins travels to Dallas for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Foster Field.
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East Texas
Longview
Lobos
Plano
Tigers
Mt. Pleasant
Wilmer-Hutchins
Dallas
Foster Field
The
Lions
Henderson
West Orange
R. E. St. John
Kilgore
West Rusky
Raiders
Rockwall
Garland
Brahmas
Paul Pewitt
Winnsboro
Red Raiders
Gilmer
Mighty New Diana
Waskom
Maverick Stadium
Marshall
Garrison
West Sabine
Nacogdoches High School
Kerens
Cooper
Mesquite High School
Big Sandy
Wildcats
Dawson
Athens High School
Mrs. Clara McAda Dies After Brief Illness at 70
Clara Dean McAda 70 of Route 1 died Saturday night after a brief illness. Funeral held Monday at Malcolm Stone Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dallas Jessie. Burial in Gladewater Memorial Park. Survived by husband Matt, daughter Bobbie Ann Freeman, sister Sallie Herman, brothers J A Kuykendall and Homer Kuykendall, six grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Pallbearers named. Also sports brief notes Dallas area high school football games scheduled Friday and Saturday with times and venues.
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Clara Dean McAda
Route 1
Malcolm Stone
Dallas Jessie
Gladewater Memorial Park
Llano
Texas
McAda
The
Baptist Church
Matt McAda
Bobbie Ann Freeman
Longview
Sallie Herman
Fowlerton, Texas
J. A. Kuykendall
Fowlerton
Homer Kuykendall
San Antonio
White Oak voters approve 1.5 million school bond
White Oak Independent School District voters approved a 1.5 million bond 235 to 103 for building needs including a middle school for grades six to eight, cafeteria and gym, expanded field house, 750 added stadium seats, a new press box, ticket booth, and auditorium balcony seating expansion. The auditorium started in 1968 and the district now has 850 students and 52 faculty.
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White Oak
Ats
Pritchett firemen sponsor country music show Dec 15
Pritchett Volunteer Fire Department members sponsor a two hour country music show at Gladewater High School auditorium on December 15 to raise funds for hoses nozzles and the rural truck. Joe Paul Nichols is among featured entertainers and tickets are $1.00 in advance $1.25 at the door for adults 50c for children. Proceeds benefit department equipment and community services.
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Pritchett
Gladewater Stores Plan After Thanksgiving Specials
Gladewater merchants announce after Thanksgiving sales and extended hours with some stores staying open until 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Santa Claus visits begin December 9 with appearances on streets and in shops. Late opening hours extend December 11 to 23 with many stores open until 8 30 p.m. weekdays. The Christmas parade on December 4 marks the season kickoff.
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Gladewater
Mirror
Santa Claus
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Gladewater Mirror
Ron Clark
Tallahassee
Ellington Darden
Florida State University
Conroe
Darden
J. E. Kelley
Baylor University
Longview-Kilgore
Berniece Wigington
Big Sandy High School
Nacogdoches
Julia Pool
Dale Willis
Texas A&m
Sherry Baird
Whick Baird
Camp Fire District Board
C. L. (Burr) Moody
City Court Room
Engineering Extension Service of
Alpine
Margaret Mitchell
H. L. McKaig
Harold Victory
Clara McAda
Houston Millorn
Harold Johnson
Cleo Marlowe
Jay Thompson
Moon Mullines
Emmett Arnold
Fred Musgrave
Salvation Army
Clarksville
Jack Lewis Hearrel
Jacqueline
Ft. Still
Okla.) Army Hospital
Laura Lea
Jack Hearrell
Juanita Hammond
Gladewater Public Library
Juanita Long
Joel Hale
Mr. Hale
Joel Clifton, Jr
New Orleans
Hale’s
Tulane
Daddy
Joel Clifton
Quentin Hale
Hales
Joel
Montgomery
Ala
Maxey Acres Country Club
First Baptist Church
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