Memorial honors John Ben Shepperd Jr. Texana Collection
Gladewater Public Library receives rare Spur Ranch volume by W. C. Holden and two facsimile reproductions from Stock Company Austin. Donors include Laura Peacock Rupert N Richardson and many Texas figures and organizations. The Texana Memorial honors John Ben Shepperd Jr. of Odessa and Gladewater, who died in a highway crash in Mexico in June.
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John Ben Shepperd Jr
Gladewater Public Library
W. C. Holden
Great Plains
Lubbock
Stock Company
Austin
Ernest Wallace
R. Henderson Shuffler
William B. Davis
Department of Wildlife Science of
Texas A&m University
T. R. Stoner
Wise County Historical Survey Committee
Wise C ~ “'Ise
Torical Society
B.P. Gallaway
Abilene
Young Bell
Pecos
St. Mary’s University
San Antonio
M. K. Wisehart
Alexandria
Joseph E. Blanton
Albany
Bennet Lay
Houston
J. Roy White
Preston Smith
W. Marvin Watson
Washington, D. C
James L. Rogers
Denton
Wm. Alex Kincaid
Uvalde
Anne Clark
Edward Clark
Bill
Jonnie Green Heathly
Paducah
A. Pat Daniels
Barney Broyles
Jacksonville
James A. Clark
Marjorie Mortis
Odessa
Matt Dawson
Cor- Sicana
Rudolph Mellard
Marfa
Walter Lord
New York
Golden
Hugh White
Alpine
George C. Hester
Georgetown
Francis Alexander
Ellis Bailey
Ed Bartholmew
Garza County Historical Survey Committee
Woman to Woman Trip guides noted Arizona official
Mrs. Lily Swearingen Edwards led a select group of American women visiting Eastern Europe in September. The delegation met with leaders from the Soviet Union Hungary and Romania and included Mrs. G Frederick Norman and other prominent organizers.
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David P. Edwards
Lily Swearingen
M. D. Swearingen
Europe
Soviet Union
Hungary
Romania
Edwards
Arizona Industrial Commission
Business and Professional Women of
Arizona
National Association of Parliamentarians
G. Frederick Norman
California Federation of Women’s Clubs
Norman
Eastern Europe
Women’s Committee
Moscow University
Soviet American Relations Institute
Moscow
Leningrad
City officials to induct council members and discuss routes
East Texas officials named Nathan May and others to serve as councilmen with Terry Sasser as city judge and Ben Lee as city manager. Discussion touched on Greyhound and Continental Trailways route proposals through Glacewater, a Rangers project, and a bridge dedication opening U S Highway 271. The group praised a California industrial tour and arranged a dedication near Paris Texas for the Red River Bridge with a plan to thank the Texas Highway Department. A Luzerne campsite project offers horse facilities for visitors.
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Nathan May
Eddie Kendall
Betty Featherston
Rachel Bynum
Sheila Ford
Hughes Watson
Pam Ray
Terry Sasser
Ben Lee
Mary Jane Wiley
Freda Gray
Bill Langford
Greyhound Bus Co
Gladewater
Continental Trailways
Chamber
Langford
East Texas Chamber
California
East Texas
Glacewater
Jo Wiley
Paris
Texas
U. S. Highway 271
Texas Highway Department
Kilgore Road
Danakil Hair Styles Signal Suitors in Ethiopia
Women of the Danakil tribe braid hair into tight plaits to attract suitors while men wear small ringlets. The description highlights traditional grooming as a social cue within the clan.
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Ethiopia
Our Engineering Traced Back To Ancient World
Henry Hodges surveys ancient and medieval technology from 250000 B C stone tools to Rome A D 500. The book blends clear prose with strong illustrations 265 images and Judith Newcomer drawings.
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Henry Hodges
Alfred A. Knopf
Diego Rivera
National Palace
Mexico City
Peru
Hodges
B.C
Rome
Roman Empire
Judith Newcomer
Laurance F
Stuntz
School board visit highlights Longview Middle School progress
Longview officials heard a progress report from Middle School principal O G Johnston praising team teaching for improved planning and use of materials. He commended cafeteria upgrades, a piano lab with 60 to 70 students, and extended practice times. Open house is set for Oct 27 with board members invited. executive session followed policy discussion on residence requirements for staff.
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Longview
O. G. Johnston
Johnston
Supt. Johnson
Henry
Medro Barnes
GOP Candidate Visits With Grade Supporters
William C. Martin III of Longview, Republican candidate for Gregg County Domestic Relations Court, met with 17 supporters at the St. Clair Restaurant for a coffee hour. The 32 year old Longview attorney and Army paratrooper captain proposed a full time marriage counseling service and a county funded drug and alcohol program for children with no tax burden.
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William C. Martin III
Longview
Gregg County
St. Clair Restaurant
Martin
Oscar Jones
University of Texas Law School
Descon
Presbyterian Church
Longview Mental Health Assortation
Domestic Relations Court
City council to form police unit under law
Midler outlined details and answered questions about a police force formed only by city council authority. He stressed proper authorization, discipline, and training and said the tentative plan will be presented at the regular city council meeting Thursday night with officials and a Mirror representative attending.
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Midler
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Goodyear
General Electric
B&w
RCA
Tappan
MDL Caf
Macey
All American Ladder Institute
Goodyear Service Store
T.V. Trays
N. Main
Gladewater, Texas
MDL
Gladette
Eastern
San Francisco
Amsterdam
Budapest
Netherlands
Bucharest
London
United States
Mrs. Edwards
United
N.Y
Dr. E. R. Moser
the Association of
C. Jerry Collins
Moser Clinic
CVA
J. T. Jeter I
C. Jones
GOP
Hubert Hugman
H. N. Preston
Folice
Harold McDowell
Virgil Wallace
Garth Cockerell
G. R. Hugman
John Shipp
Convalescent Center
Care Inn of
Vendonaereed
Money ST
Joe Pitman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!