Gladewater weekly activity and notices staggered by date
Local sports begin October 3 with junior high open date. Seventh graders host White Oak Thursday at 4 p.m. and junior varsity plays Mineola in White Oak at 7 p.m. Community notices include library copier installation, pet adoptions, birthday wishes, band meeting reschedule, and a two day Thieves Market fundraiser for St. Theresa’s Church.
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Gladewater
Grizzlies
White Oak
Mineola
South Main Street
Women’s Society of
St. Theresa’s Church
Melba Avenue
Lions Honor Joan Ward for Service to Club
Gladewater Lions Club held a Ladies Night banquet at Don's Restaurant honoring John Ward for 20 years as secretary treasurer. Monarch Awards recognized 13 members for long service and four for perfect attendance. engravings and gifts were presented to Mr. and Mrs. Ward. District and club officials attended, with LCE Harold Victory leading songs and brief remarks on Lions ideals.
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John Ward
Gladewater Lions Club
H. L
Don’s Restaurant
Monarch
Mr. Ward
Leon Waggoner
Melvin Jenkins
Ken Bennett
W. R. Bill Falls
Prayer for Today Earnest plea for wisdom and understanding
A devotional prayer requests an understanding heart to judge wisely and discern good from evil. It asks God to illuminate souls with wisdom beyond what books can teach, ending in a simple Amen.
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Jesus
White Oak ISD reports record 745 enrollment for 1968-69
White Oak Independent School District opens the 1968-69 year with 745 students, its largest enrollment ever. Freshmen lead with 67, followed by sophomores 48 seniors 46 and juniors 44. Elementary and Junior High total 539 students with 109 boys and 96 girls. New students listed include Chauncey Townsend Killeen and several others from Pine Tree Austin Gilmer and more. Michael Singleton joins the senior class.
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White Oak Independent School
Chauncey Townsend
Killeen
Danny Burch
Bobbie Pruitt
Donna Holaman
Pine Tree
Kyle Kutch
Austin
Sammy Lewis
O’brien
Michael Pitts
Gilmer
Darleen Bryant
Kissimmee
Florida
Bobby Hawthorne
Longview
Clay Kutch
Kay Muckleroy
Spring Hill
Malcoln Salters
Dennis Smith
Gladewater
Deborah Walker
Waskom
Michael Singleton
O’ Brien
Choir Parents Elect Officers
Choir parents met in the choral room Tuesday night and elected Mrs. Robert Daniel as president Mrs. John Osteen as vice president and Mrs. E R Dees as secretary. The group will attend the Texas State Fair on Monday with chaperones secured for the trip.
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Robert Daniel
John Osteen
E. R. Dees
Fall Festival plans loom at Gladewater Chamber meeting
Ambassador College official L. L. Neff informs Gladewater chamber members that the World-Wide Church of God Fall Festival begins October 6. He invites tours of the campus, noting 375 students and about 500 people on site, with bus tours available for groups.
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Chamber
L. L. Neff
Ambassador College
Chamber of Commerce
Church of God
Radio Church of God
College
Big Sandy
Ernest Martin
Mack Wiley
Mr. Neff
Neff
Gladewater Librarians Attend District TLA Meeting in Longview
Gladewater librarians and trustees plan to attend District VI Texas Library Association events in Longview on October 5. Attendees include Mrs. Billy Langford and Gladewater Public Library representatives from school libraries. The program covers state legislation and library aid with speakers from the Texas State Library and the TLA.
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Gladewater
Longview
Gladewater Public Library
District VI
Texas Library Association
Billy Langford
Gladewater Public
Dorman Winfrey
Texas State Library
David M. Hennington
Anita Decker
James L. Love
T.L.L. Temple Memorial Library
Diboll
Texas
American Library Association
T,l.a
Railtoa
Contessa Inn
D. A. Benton
A. M. Willis, Jr
Nicholson Memorial Public Library
Dorman H. Winfrey
T.L.A
David M. Henington
Miss Decker
LSCA
Library
Peg
Council weighs private sewer reimbursement request
At city hall Tuesday night W. E. Mitchell Sr and his son asked the city to reimburse 170 ft of storm sewer tile installed about 20 years ago. The council tabled the claim, citing potential broader liability, while bids for garbage packer bodies and trucks were opened and referred for review. The city manager reported ongoing capital improvements including Canfield and Jeannette Streets drainage and several paving projects nearing completion.
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W. E. Mitchell
Mitchell
W. F E. Mitchell
Jeannette- Canfield Sts
Jim Holcomb
J. B. Poston
C. Q. Abernathy
Tampa Mfg. Co
Davis Truck and Equipment Co
Pack-Mor
Longview Spring and Axle Co
Hobbs
Ringler Chevrolet
Kilgore
Pegues-Hurst Ford
Longview
McKaig Chev
Gay Ave
Lynn St
Shell Camp Road
Council
Parade Route Change Urged by Gladewater Band Directors
Cartwright and Butler told the chamber of commerce that downtown bottlenecks threaten parade participation. They cited intersections at Bank and Walens Jobe Drug as chaotic points when bands turn simultaneously. Competition with Kilgore Jr College Ranger Band and Rangerettes also noted as a factor.
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Don Cartwright
Gladewater
Chamber of Commerce
Cartwright
Union Grove
Jack Butler
Chamber
Butler
Kilgore Jr. College Ranger
Rangerettes
Smoot Critiques Two Parties At Wallace Dinner In Longview
Dan Smoot spoke at a Wallace fundraising dinner in Longview criticizing the Johnson administration and Nixon Humphrey policies as similar. He warned of red gains in Vietnam and condemned U.S. foreign aid and domestic policy, accusing the Clark DOJ of surrender to anarchy and praising American independence.
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Longview
Dan Smoot
Dallas
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
George C. Wallace
Smoot
Contessa Inn
F. L. Hayes
Gregg County
American Independent Party
Merritt H. Gibson
Gibson
Harvard
FBI
America
Nixon
Humphrey
U.S
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Paris
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U. S
Washington, D.C
Martin Luther King
Ramsey Clark
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LIONS
Joan Ward
W. A. Scarbrough
David Morrison
Samuel Harris
B. C. Buck Fall
Ray Bumpus
Harold McDowell
Wilson Godfrey
Archa Branum
A. B. Nelson
Bill Falls
Don Smith
Oran T. Donaldson
Ed Hord
Hyman Laufer
H. L.mcrae
Ed Farrell
Jimmie Muckleroy
Harry Stracener
McElroy
Earl Craig
Quitman and Center
Kenneth Allen
Harold Victory
Gladewater Chamber of Commerce
Gop
Jimmy Brown
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