Suspect in Robbery Charged After Longview Hold Up
Daniel Leon Smith, 33, is charged with armed robbery for the Durham's Grocery heist at 1610 North Main Street. Gladewater police identified him from a car match and six witnesses at a Longview lineup. bond denied, Smith jailed in Gregg County.
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Gladewater
Cris Morrow
Gregg County
Clyde Arthur
Longview
Daniel Leon Smith
Durham
North Main Street
Charles Glenn
Glenn
Morrow
Smith
Justice of the Peace
Charles Cashell
Loyalty dinner set at First United Methodist Church
The annual Loyalty dinner will be held Wednesday evening December 1 at 7 o clock in Jeter Hall with a church wide covered dish format. Mrs Cleo Marlowe is chairman of arrangements and C Quentin Abernathy heads the Stewardship committee. City Hospital reports serious condition for Lee Spencer after recent surgery and relapse. A gift to Gladewater Public Library honors Ben Schnopskie. Craig McCrary wins a Texas name contest and receives season tickets for 1972. A Stamps family homecoming with a Texas historical marker dedication will be held at the old Stamps School site.
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First United Methodist Church
Jeter Hall
Cleo Marlowe
C. Quentin Abernathy
Lee Spencer
Spencer-Harris Machine and Tool
City Hospital
Spencer
Tyler
Craig McCrary
Washington Senators
Texas
Craig
Texas Rangers
KRLD
Dallas
Stamps
Neil Cooper
Stamps Quartet
A Glance At The News Hopkins County Alcoholism Meeting Set
Hopkins County Council on Alcoholism to hold first session on December 5 focusing on organization work and prevention plus creating a climate of concern to reduce drinking. The effort targets aiding about 1000 local alcoholics through prevention and rehabilitation.
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Hopkins County
Subway
Jeanne Jantzen
Manhattan
Atty. Frank
Paul Yanowicz
Yanowicz
Shreveport
Salvation Army
Caddo
Bossier
Shreve City
Christmas Coloring Contest Opens in Mirror Edition
The Mirror launches a Kids Christmas Coloring Contest for Kindergarten through eighth grade. Eleven local merchants sponsor entries with official blank forms and rules in the paper. Entries drop at sponsor stores starting Monday with special boxes for submissions. winners announced December 19 in the Christmas edition.
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Mirror
Hightowers Jewelers
K. Wolen's Department Store
Sam's Tru Value Hardware
Jcpenney
Tot Shop
Uptown Shop
Weiser’s Tire and Appliance
Ben Franklin
Goodyear Service
Gladewater Mirror
Ron Clark
St Ores
the Mirror
Gladewater Christmas Parade to feature 39 units and Santa
Gladewater announces one of its best Christmas parades with 39 units lined up on West Pacific Street next Wednesday December 1 at 430 pm. Santa will visit city hall during the week and winner prizes total 85 dollars with a plaque for best public service entry.
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Santa
Gladewater
West Pacific Street
City Hall
Kilgore College Rangerettes
Union Grove
White Oak
Kilgore College
Spring Hill
Big Sandy High School
Wylie College Band of
Marshall
KC Rangerettes
Dottie Hunt
Jeannette Woods
Sugar ‘N Spice
Twirling
Death of Ben Scrinopskie Ends Longtime Gladewater Businessman Life
Ben Scrinopskie died of a heart attack at Medical Center Hospital in Tyler after years of heart illness. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at Malcolm Stone Funeral Home Chapel with Rabbi Wolfgang Hamburger officiating and burial in Memory Park, Longview. Born August 1, 1899 in Topeka, Kansas, he moved to Gladewater in 1932 to run the K C Drygoods Store, later opening four liquor stores in 1942 and retiring in 1968. He was a member of Temple Emmanuel Synagogue in Longview. Survivors include his wife Fern, a brother Isador Scrinopskie of Little Rock, Ark., and a sister Grace Dolin of Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
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Ben Scrinopskie
Gladewater
Medical Center Hospital
Tyler
Scrinopskie
Malcolm Stone
Wolfgang Hamburger
Memory Park
Longview
Topeka
Kansas
K.c.drygoods
Jobe Drug
Mr. Serinopskie
Temple Emmanuel Synagogue
Fern
Isador Serinopskie
Little Rock
Ark
Grace Dolin
Assault Charges Filed in Shooting at Gregg County Courthouse
Namon Irby of Longview faced assault with intent to murder charges in the Justice of the Peace court after a shooting Wednesday night at the Gregg County courthouse. Two Texas Highway Patrolmen, Don Rawls and Ted Richardson, were involved. Irby was wounded in the exchange and in fair condition at Good Shepherd Hospital. Rawls was struck in the billfold but not injured. Richardson fired several shots, four hitting Irby in the legs. Irby used a .25 caliber pistol.
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Longview
Namon Irby
Justice of the Peace
Charles Cashell
Gregg County
Texas Highway Patrolmen
Irby
Good Shepherd Hospital
Don Rawls
Ted Richardson
Basketball Opens Season Here With Bears Versus Lobos
GHS kicks off season Monday with the Bears hosting Longview Lobos in the opener. JV at 6 p.m. and varsity at 7:30 p.m. Coach Bill Waters, in his 22nd year, expects a tough District 8-AAA race and plans a two sophomores start. Gladewater Invitational follows Dec 3-4 with eight teams. Waters notes two rule changes including a five second center court rule and a new center jump rule.
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Cage
Gladewater
Bill Waters
Lions Club
Ovid Phillips
Bears
GHS
Longview
Lobos
GHL
Waters
Rich Henderson
Bruins
Kilgore
Hughes Watson
Letterman Paul Dougan
Charles Gordon
Dennis King
Mason Williams
Steve Elrod
Johnny Gregory
Pittsburg
Daingerfield
John Tyler
West Rush
Pine Tree
Carthage
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Jesus
W. R. Leggitt
Ben Schnopskie
Gladewater Federal Savings & Loan
West Pacific
Pacific
Stuart Street
Earp’s Food Store
City Cleaners & Laundry
Dean Street
Sabine
Main Street
Main
Quitman Street
Quitman
Jo Wiley
Chamber
T & P Depot
Whites Auto Store
K. Wolens
Western Auto Store
Bes Franklin
Holcombe's
Ford
Earps Food
Hightower Jewelers
Davidson Ford
Merle Norman
Daniels
Wyche Drugs
Weiser Tire & Appliance
Grays Food
Mini Mart
First State Bank
J. C. Penney Co
Sam’s Tru Value Hardware
Up Town
A. B. Nelson Motor Company
Rhodes Dress Shop
Medco
Jobe
White Oak Band
Forest Festival
Gladewater High School
Big Sandy
Gladewater School
Wylie College Band
Daleth Club
Medical Explorer
Kilgore Rangerettes
Kilgore College Band
McKaig Chevrolet
Mother Goose Land
Nelson Mtr. Co
Fire
Santa Claus
Sydney
Australia
William M Edmonds
CAP
Maxwell Afb
Alabama
Civil Air Patrol
Pearl Harbor
Air Force
Richard N. Ellis
Ellis
Paul Marshall
Taylor Jobe
Sherman Kennedy
Roy Leggitt
James Deaton
Jim Holcomb
Diane
Christiane Guinn Dyess
Jack Dyess
Dyess
White Oak School
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