GHS students split on capital punishment poll at Gladewater High
Gladewater High School students weigh in on capital punishment with 53 percent for, 46 percent against, and 1 percent neutral. Proponents cite cost savings and deterrence, naming Terry Harden Wayne Smith Eddy Haight and Eugene Lockwood among supporters. Opponents favor rehabilitation and moral grounds, including Robert Watten Linda Brasher Norman Brown and Belinda Lott, with several others neutral or undecided.
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Lawynett Cannon
Gladewater High School
GHS
Dennis Floyd
Chester Green
Pam Cannon
Dawn Wendell
Terry Quarles
Diane Wallers
Brenda Wells
Jessie Mae Pynes
Mary Smith
Joyce Timmons
Wayne Smith
Eddy Haight
Ghs-Er
Eddy
Eugene Lockwood
Kevan Kerns
Rhonda Thomas
Cynthia Warren
Rhonda Files
Richard Meritt
Russ Adams
Carol Bruce
Carolyn Wilson
Betty Clark
Gail Harper
Jerry Green
David Smith
Dana Rowley
Kerry Lee
Susan Hopson
Cathy Poston
Robert Watten
Robert
Melessa Stevens
Teresa Cumbie
Linda Brasher
Norman Brown
Belinda Lott
Jerry Hawley
Annual 4 H awards banquet set for Kilgore Monday
Gregg County 4 H members parents and leaders gather October 2 for the annual 4 H Awards Banquet at Kilgore Community Inn. Senator Jack Strong of Longview will speak and Commissioner Jack Bean will award honors. The event is sponsored by Gregg County 4 H Adult Leaders Association.
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Kilgore
Gregg County
Kilgore Community Inn
Longview
Jack Bean
O. D. Taylor
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Foster T. Bean
Roughnecks Fall to Hughes Springs Mustangs 14–0
The Hughes Springs Mustangs shut out the White Oak Roughnecks 14 to 0 Friday night. White Oak fumbled seven times losing five, threw two interceptions, and was penalized ten times for 70 yards. Lawrence Kings ran for 136 of Hughes Springs 152 rushing yards, scoring two touchdowns and a two point conversion.
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Hughes Springs Mustangs
White Oak Roughnecks
Roughnecks
Lawrence Kings
King
Mustangs
Home and Family Living class sponsored by PTA
A Home and Family Living class will be held Monday Oct 2 sponsored by the PTA. Mr and Mrs Kearley of Kearley’s Arts and Crafts will present demonstrations on foil work three dimensional pictures purses and dried flower pictures. Kits may be bought beforehand or at the meeting but a kit is not required to attend. To register call Mrs Dyess at the Home Ec Department.
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PTA
Kearley
Dyess
Freckles Brown Wins and Jack Himes Sets World Mark at Albuquerque Rodeo
Freckles Brown, 51, wins the bull riding average at New Mexico state fair rodeo in Albuquerque earning 2121 dollars as the Rodeo Cowboys Association notes. Jack Himes rides Double Ought for 95 points out of 100 to win go-round money and second in the average, posting a new world high. Double Ought, bought for 3000 dollars by Mike Cervi, bucks for the eight-second whistle as the event crowns a landmark performance.
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Denver
Freckles Brown
Rodeo
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Freckles
Super Okla
Jack Himes
Beulah, Cole
Double Ought
John Quintana
Creswell
Ore
Himes
Mike Cervi
Sterling
Colo
White Oak PTA Holds First Meeting of 1972-73
White Oak PTA opened its 1972-73 year with a Tuesday night session in the White Oak auditorium. President Mrs. Hugh Warren announced officers and budget plans while various club members spoke on extracurriculars and school activities.
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Bill Hornsby
Magnolia Oil Company
Hornsby
McAlister Oil Company
Magnolia, Ark
Hugh Warren
Martha Webb
District Fall Pta
Daingerfield
Jean Harris
State Pta
White Oak Pta
White Oak
Cub Scout den 2
Fred Harris
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Donnie Strickland
Tad Moses and Burnet County History enthusiast
Tad Moses, former Texas A&M agricultural editor now retired to Burnet County, writes about his history focus. He details his move in 1967, his involvement with the Burnet County Historical Society, and his drive to distinguish fact from fiction through extensive research and a series in the Highlander. He hopes Gregg County residents are inspired to document their own county history.
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Tad Moses
Texas Agricultural Progress
Texas A&m University
Dustry
Burnet County Historical Society
State Library
Texanna
University of Texas Library
Austin
Highlander
Burnet County
Gregg Countian
Big Sandy Cats Rout Hawkins Hawks in 26 6 Victory
Big Sandy Wildcats led by Bobby Mitchell and Lawrence Harper powered past Hawkins Hawks 26 6. Mitchell and Harper each scored two touchdowns and the defense held after a close first quarter.
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THE
Gladewater Mirror
Big Sandy Cats
Hawkins Hawks
Tommy Aldridge
Big Sandy
Bobby Mitchell
Lawrence Harper
Wildcats
Houdini
Hawkins
Hawks
Jimmy Shipp
Shipp
Harper
Joe Snow
Wildcat
Eddie Green
Tommy Griffin
New Mexico State Fair Racing Meet Sets Record Handle
At the annual New Mexico State Fair racetrack the average daily handle exceeds half a million dollars, signaling strong betting activity and high fan engagement across the meet.
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New Mexico State Fair
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East Texas
Richard K. Klopp
N. E. Texas
Rodeo Street
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By Dicky Griffin
White Oak News
George R. Martin
Mary Helen Estep
Jefferson
Estep
Garland Hospital
Oakwood Cemetery
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J. W. Newman
Dallas
B. E. Latch
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Hannibal
Missouri
C. H. Cavel
Pacific
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Econo-wash
Gay Avenue
Necks
Roughneck
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Mark Moseley
Rory Pendleton
Hughes Springs
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Keith Morgan
Morgan
Pruitt
Mustang
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Paul Pewitt
West Rush
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White Oak High School
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Randy Dixon
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
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George Cloud
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Future Homemakers
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Library Club
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Usherettes
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England
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Bert
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Pat Holley
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Webb
Ft. Worth
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Goss
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Pampa
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A&m
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