Warren City files suit to block Gladewater annexation
Mayor James Goggans served notice Aug 29 on a suit filed Aug 24 by Gilmer attorney Lowell C. Holt. The City of Warren City Texas seeks a permanent injunction to stop annexation of a 109.1 acre tract and to prevent further violations of Texas annexation laws and extraterritorial jurisdiction.
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James Goggans
Warren City
Tony N. Williams
Gilmer
Lowell C. Holt
Texas
Gladewater
State of Texas
Sharon Temple Shrine Circus Comes to Gladewater
The Clyde Brothers of Edmond Oklahoma present the Sharon Temple Shrine Circus with shows Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 and 7 p.m. at the Gladewater roundup arena. Eddy Ventura leads acts including aerial ballets clowns and flying trapeze with tickets at the gate. Publicity chair J Cris Pinkerton notes East Texas will see a spectacular attraction.
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Sharon Temple Shrine Circus
Gladewater
Clyde Brothers
Edmond
Oklo
Henderson
J. Cris Pinkerton
Eddy Ventura
Texas
Shriners
Mrs Martha Dean McCoy Dies After Illness
Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 p.m. in McCauley Memorial Chapel with Rev F E Chalk officiating. Mrs McCoy born January 28 1887 in Yazoo Mississippi, daughter of Green and Mrs McCoy. Survived by two sons Charles Frankin Gladewater and Earnest Hawkins Greenville and one stepson from Greenville Texas.
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Martha Dean McCoy
McCauley Memorial
F. E. Chalk
McCoy
Yazoo
Miss
Green McCoy
Charles Frankin
Gladewater
Earnest Hawkins
Greenville
Texas
Bears Face Buckeyes In Season Opener At Bear Stadium
Jimmy Brown notes hot conditions as Bears prepare for Friday night 8 p.m. kickoff against Gilmer, a longtime rival. Gilmer has beaten class AAA opponents 26-0 last season but coach Russell Green says his Buckeyes are much improved for the game opener.
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Bears
Gilmer
Bear Stadium
Bruins
Raffer
Buckeye
Russell Green
Bucks
Jack Murphy
Murphy
Bobby Bernard
Walter Derrick
Dwaine Benedict
Mrs Burris 85 dies after brief illness in Phillips Springs
Lucy Burris 85 of Phillips Springs Road died Sunday at 8 50 p m at her home after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p m in Malcolm Stone Funeral Home Chapel with Rev J W Best officiating. Burial in Friendship cemetery under Stone direction. She was a Mississippi native, a housewife and Baptist. She leaves Ellis Lambert of Gladewater and Paul Lambert of Ponchatula La four daughters two brothers 10 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Pallbearers named.
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Lucy Burris
Phillips Springs Road
Malcolm Stone
J. W. Best
Friendship Cemetery
Stone
Burris
Mississippi
Ellis Lambert
Gladewater
Paul Lambert
Ponchatula
Orlenia Williamson
Georgia Miller
Bea Barnett
Helen Hughes
Texas City
Willis Hibley
Dan Hibley
Ray Cumbie
S. F. Hutson
Henry Rinehart
Nathan Thornton
Pete McKain
Tommy Allen
Police announce DPS course and community dance event
Police dispatchers Alean Dean Beverly Brooks Linda Mitchell and John Bisese complete a Texas DPS and East Texas Police Academy course. A Muscular Dystrophy fundraiser street dance at the Rodeo Association HQ starts 9 p.m. with J M Sound Systems donation admission. Irene Midler chairs the drive.
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Alean Dean
Beverly Brooks
Linda Mitchell
John Bisese
Texas Dept. of Public Safety
East Texas Police Academy
Jerry Lewis
Rodeo Association
N. Main
Quitman
J&m Sound Systems
Irene Midler
MD Drive
Gladewater
Broadway
Gladewater Arts Festival Expands with New Crafts Show Size
The Gladewater Annual Arts and Crafts Festival under Broadway School oaks opens its last weekend of September drawing 8 000 to 10 000 visitors. Artists from Shreveport Dallas Arlington Longview and beyond exhibit oil watercolors pottery stained glass scrimshaw leather and more while newcomers and longtime favorites join the lineup. Local groups run food and drink booths and the Jaycees assist with display setups.
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Gladewater
Chamber of Commerce Festival
Janice Walker
Broadway School
Sam Tuminello
South West
Shreveport
Nathan Wright, Jr
Dallas
Connie Foreman
Walker
R. J. Delwaide
Delwaide
Arlington
Kerrville
Jerry Poole
Conway
Poole
Hilde McCaslin
Longview
Kathyn Greshman
Laverne Stevens
Clarene Moore
Overton
Crafts
Jean Marie Tromberg
Jean Marie Wilkins
Macrame
Barbara Williams
Prints
Harry T Hartry
Hartry
John K. Richardson
Grand Prairie
Homer Hungerford
Winnsboro
Jack Earp
Glenda Knutson
Marshall
Don R. Edmonds
Kilgore
Edmonds
Todd's Tapes and Jewelry to Open in Villa Le Center
Todd's Tapes and Jewelry at 711 West Upshur announces a grand opening this Saturday in Villa Le Shopping Center. A stereo system giveaway valued with AM FM radio eight track player and two speakers requires only registration. Clarence Todd says the new store will offer eight track tapes LPs 45s and a range of stereo systems plus jewelry managed by Mrs. Todd.
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Todd
West Upshur
Clarence Todd
Villa le
Area schools report rising early enrollment in Gladewater
Gladewater area schools opened Aug 22 to 25 with total enrollment of 2,139 by Aug 30, the highest in years. Supt. Roy Johnson notes gains since 2,068 last March and calls the start exceptionally smooth amid minor transportation issues. Other districts like Union Grove White Oak Big Sandy Longview and Pine Tree also report gains and smooth starts.
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Gladewater Area
Gladewater
Roy Johnson
Broadway
Gay Ave
Kindgarten
Johnson
Union Grove
Robert A Cooper
the Mirror
UGHS
White Oak Schools
Big Sandy
Charles Penney
Worldwide Church of God
Longview
Pine Tree
Henry “Hank” Wheeler
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Sharon Johnson
City Is
Buckeyes
Jimmy Brown
Robert Johnson
Cbs
Manuel Johnson
Kim Childress
Pete Bowens
Randall Spencer
Jerry Dixon
William Ford
Larry Montgomery
Lee Tillman
Atlanta
Riley
Gladys
A. T. Jobe
GHS
Jane Dawson McGuire
America
Jane
C. W. Dawson
John Connally High School
Waco
G’water Arts and Crafts Festival
Gladewater Bears
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