Bears win district opener in drizzle at Bear Stadium
The Fairview Bears defeated Quitman 13 0 in the first game and 13 7 on aggregate after two Friday night contests in District 14 AA. Homecoming featured Miss Patty Ganong as Band Sweetheart and Miss Leslie Blount as Football Sweetheart amid a wet field and multiple fumbles.
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Bears
Quitman Bulldogs
Bear Stadium
Patty Ganong
Leslie Blount
Bulldogs
Dogs
Randy Calloway
Charlie Manning
Alan Calhoun
Milton Timmons
Jerry Timmons
Paul Turner
Paul Demers
van Townsend
Quitman
Harold Shields
Dog
Dale Lockett
Shields
Dr. Pepper Boys
Robert Lloyd
David Jackson
Larry Sandifer
Bear
Chet Erwin
Ricky Meigs
Boston
Dsoead
Timmons
Richard Miller
Gary Lee
Lee
Copeland
Willie Washington
Turner
Calloway
Miller
United Fund drives kickoff in Gladewater 1976
Workers begin a week of canvassing for a 15500 target with a coffee session at the Chamber building. UF president Molly Abercrombie and drive chair Marilyn Godfrey rally volunteers to support agencies including Boy Scouts Camp Fire Girls and Baseball League, aiming to build a new park and expand youth programs.
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Gladewater
United Fund
Molly Abercrombie
Marilyn Godfrey
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire
Baseball League
Abercrombie
Chamber of Commerce
Council approves updated zoning and new boards in Gladewater
The Gladewater council approved ordinance 1092 replacing earlier codes, creating a board of adjustment, and expanding special use permits. Appointment of diverse board members followed, with emphasis on city governance and a new housing and planning panel. A separate note covers a coffee break fundraiser by REACT Rescue Team at Gregg County Fairgrounds.
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Tony N. Williams
Rick Kuehler
Gladewater React Rescue
Gregg County Fairgrounds
Longview
Ray Walls
CB Radio Organization
Walls
Fairgrounds
Gladewater
Gospelaires
J. D. Heath
Heath
Harold Street
Phillips Heights
Williams
Planning Zoning Commission
Margaret Bell
GHS
Board of Adjustments
Walter Derrick
Housing Authority
Frankie Alexander
Johnny McCauley
Denis Earp
Ike Liddell
Tim Bland
Johnny Dishman
O. G. Johnston
Malcolm Stone
Jim Holcomb
Elwanda Walker
Jackie Woods
Curtis Bright
Lonnie van Zandt
the Mirror
Lake
East Lake Drive
First State Bank
Frankie Graham
Gregg County Governor's Committee On Aging
Graham
Reagan blasts Democrats at Gregg County Airport address
Former Gov Ronald Reagan campaigned in Longview attacking Carter and the Democrats while promoting Ford Dole and Republicans. He criticized Congress for “straddle” politics and passage of unread bills, noting $18 billion in new spending above the budget.
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Jimmy Brown
Longview
Ronald Reagan
California
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Gregg County
Carter
Reagan
Pres. Ford
Houston
Dallas
Amarillo
Frank Glenn
Flint
U.S
Glenn
Tyler Petroleum Consulting
Ray Roberts
McKinney
Roberts
Nancy
Texas
Ford Dole
Republican Party
John Leedom
Peoples Reports
GOP
Juanita Broyles
Tyler
Ray Hutchinson
Gene Hightower
Van
Keegan Carter
Kilgore
Sonny Utzman
Jack McCubbin
Charles Featherston
J. B. White
Cherokee County
Jim Johnson
People
Ford
Calif
District 4
Nila. Reagan
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Stan Kenton
Big Sandy
Ambassador College Auditorium
Kenton
MacArthur Park
Downbeat Magazine
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
United States
Ambassador College
Obernkirchen Children’s Choir
Carlos Montoya
San Antonio Symphony Orchestra
Oscar Brand
Ambassador
East Texas
Ron Kelly
Ambassador Field House
United Way
React Rescue
Upshur
Gregg
Ford-Dole
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