Hand tooling leather holsters a thriving Texas craft
Gary Gibbs, 27, of Gilmer, Texas, runs Custom Leathercraft with 365 holster patterns from small Derringer size to 16 inch Colt. He ships mainly to Little Rock, Oklahoma City, Austin, Hubbard and Shreveport. Gibbs plans to expand staff and buy leather directly from a Buford Georgia tannery, noting leather prices rose from 75 cents to 2.20 per square foot.
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East Texas
Harvey Muckleroy
Gilmer
Gary Gibbs
Little Rock
Oklahoma City
Austin
Hubbard
Shreveport
Gibbs
de Santa
Buford
Georgia
Enon
Lone Star Steel Company
Sheriff's Armed Robbery Warning for Holiday Season
Gregg County Sheriff Tom Welch vows hard line against armed robbery during Christmas season. He announces Operation Armed Robbery with extra patrols in marked and unmarked cars, stakeouts, and armed squads. Business leaders attend seminars to learn warning signs and cooperate in crime prevention efforts.
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Longview
Gregg County
Tom Welch
Welch
Montgomery Sets Sail for Quebec from Montreal
In late November 1775, General Montgomery began his march toward Quebec. Ledger entries record Montgomery boarding Captain Lockwood’s vessel with troops at Montreal and departing on the St. Lawrence River in the afternoon, aiming for Quebec.
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Montreal
Canada
New York
Robert Barwick
Montgomery
Quebec
Lockwood
Lung Association Bangles Fundraiser at Broadway School
American Lung Association bangles were given to Broadway School students led by Mrs. J C Vernon. Fourth graders Kassie Monden Leslie Hunt and Stephen Gregston model the items, with donation envelopes offering 25c for posters 10c for leaflets 50p for nurse booklets.
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American Lung Association
Broadway School
J.C. Vernon
Northeast Texas Area
Kassie Monden
Leslie Hunt
Stephen Gregston
Uranium Stockpiles Shrinking as Demand Grows
Uranium reserves are tightening as space-age fuel demand rises with more nuclear plants. Prospectors must go farther and mining firms incur higher costs to meet projected needs. By century end the United States may require an additional 1.5 to 2.2 million tons. Some experts expect nuclear power to provide up to 60 percent of national energy.
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United States
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Wittlich
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Fred
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Fleetwood
del Monte
Eckrich
Brookshire's
Maxwell House
Neuhoff
Neuhoffs
Icarl’s Sausage
Sly
Brookshire
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Nad
W. Upshur
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Whitfield
Hormel
Smokies
Franks
Bacon Neuhoffs
Florida
Clorox
Fleischmann
Margarine
Gal Jug
Lila Lee
Davidson Ford
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