Gladewater Bears honored in bank ad and city notes
The First State Bank salutes the 1971 Gladewater High School Bears and their coaches for a fine football season. Howard Senter at the Quikie raised 320 dollars for Muscular Dystrophy after offering his store phone for the Jerry Lewis telethon. Also noted are Octavia Palmer’s East Texas visit and a trio of injuries in the Callaway family.
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First State Bank
Gladewater High School
the Mirror
Bears
Howard Senter
Gladewater
Senter
Octavia Palmer
Minneapolis
Minn
F. E. Hill
Mr. Hill
East Texas
William Dewey Faison
South
Flynn
Texas
Faison
Normangee
Clarksville
New Gladewater Kiwanis Club Holds First Meeting
The Gladewater Kiwanis Club held its first regular meeting at 6 30 a m Tuesday at the St Clair Restaurant with President James Walker presiding. Dr Milton Perry of the Longview Kiwanis Club installed the board of directors and officers. Guests from Longview included Harry Smith J S Carlton C L Kelley David Dunlap and Marvin McKesney. The next meeting is set for Tuesday September 14.
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Kiwanis
Club
St. Clair Restaurant
Johnnie Dishman
Stan Midler
James Walker
Gladewater Kiwanis Club
St. Clair
Milton Perry
Longview Kiwanis Club
Harry Smith
J. S. Carlton
C. L. Kelley
David Dunlap
Marvin McKesney
Funeral Services Pending in Tyler For Don Murchison
Donald J. G. Murchison 59 officer manager for J. O Williams Pontiac Buick died Tuesday in a Tyler hospital after lung surgery. Death was from a heart attack. He had worked 102 years with Williams. Services pending with Burks Walker Tippit in Tyler. Born in Canada he had lived in Tyler 18 years and was a Marvin United Methodist Church member. Survived by wife Mary A. Murchison of Toronto and brother Bruce Murchison of Toronto.
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Donald J. G. Murchison
J. O Williams Pontiac-Buick
Tyler
Murchison
Williams
Burks-Walker-Tippit Funeral Home
Canada
Marvin United Methodist Church
Copeland Road
Mary A. Murchison
Toronto
Bruce Murchison
Police Promote Heaberlin to Sergeant and Add New Dispatcher
Police Chief Cris Morrow announced James Heaberlin from patrolman to sergeant effective Sept. 1. Heaberlin, a Gladewater resident, has served over a year. The department also added Jerry A. Henderson of Jacksonville as patrolman and dispatcher, and Robert Davis of Longview returns as dispatcher and backup patrolman. Davis is 23 and Vietnam veteran.
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Cris Morrow
James Heaberlin
Heaberlin
Gladewater
Morrow
Jerry A. Henderson
Jacksonville
Henderson
Vietnam
Robert Davis
Longview
Ellerd
Davis
District Attorney Names Suspect In Child Assault Case
Tyler prosecutors filed an arrest warrant Friday naming Floyd Edward Stanley as the suspect in the criminal assault and abduction of a nine year old girl from the Diana school grounds. Stanley, 33, of Overton, was arrested at his Longview workplace and faces a criminal assault charge. The case is in Smith County with authorities placing the incident near Troup.
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Tyler
Curtis Owen
Diana
Floyd Edward Stanley
Overton
Stanley
Longview
Troup
Smith County
25 Years Later World War II Friends Reunite Coast to Coast
Kay Tipps hosts Ester Kirby and Lou Denton Kuch plus husbands Frank and Ted in a cross country reunion. The group recalls working at a marine shipyard in San Francisco and an army post in Williamsburg. They promise not to wait 25 years again and toast Kay’s Texas return and Gladeites.
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Kay Tipps
Tipps
Kay
Williamsburg
Ester Kirby
Marine Shipyard
San Francisco
Lou Denton
Lou
Lou Denton Kuch
Frank
Union City
Calif
Ester
Ted) Kirby
Melbourne
Fla
Gladewater
Texas
Bears to host Gilmer in season opener under new lights
The Bears meet Gilmer Buckeyes Friday at Bear Stadium in the season opener. New Gilmer head coach C. L. Brewer brings 10 lettermen led by Tommy Moore and Ray Nugent. Bears QB Hughes Watson leads a sophomore-heavy lineup with spirited play after last season's 0-10.
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Bears
Bear Stadium
Gilmer Buckeyes
Bruins
Gilmer
Buckeye
C. L. Brewer
Sam Wright
Bucks
Tommy Moore
Floyd Jones
Dan Boren
Randy Green
Dewayne LaGrone
Nugent
Berens
Clark
Hughes Watson
Rich Henderson
Nacogdoches
Jacksonville
Prayer For Today in Ezekiel Reflection Moment
A devotional prayer notes God as sanctuary during exile and asks for rest to prepare for renewed service in accordance with Jesus. The text cites Ezekiel 11 16 and expresses gratitude for a season of rest and guidance to align daily life with divine will.
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Ezekiel
Jesus
East Texas Salt Water Disposal Fights Ecology Battle
The East Texas Salt Water Disposal Company, a Tyler based firm serving 97 percent of the East Texas field, safely handles about 517000 barrels daily. Since 1942 it has reinjected four billion barrels of salt water, expanding treatment centers and lining pits to protect the environment amid strict Railroad Commission and federal standards.
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Kilgore
East Texas Oil Field
East Texas Salt Water Disposal Company
Tyler
East Texas
Leo K. Walker
Walker
Woodbine Sands
State Railroad Commission
Gladewater
BIG Pit
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Billy Callaway
Doug
Randy
Bob Ullrich
Ullrich
Mirror
New Kiwanis Club
Don Murchison
Police Dept
Fred — Loyd Hayes
U.S
Hayes
Big Sandy
Allen Dean Schmitt
Hughes Springs
Claramae
Department of Public Safety
America
Arthur Harris
Harris
Lake Striker
Vera Simmons
Brownsboro
Atlantic City
N.J
Bert Parks
New Jersey
Mary Ann Mobley
Gary Collins
Jimmy Brown
Faisons
Mark
Joe Clark
Tony Crowe
Lynn Graves
Humphrey Richards
Ray Nugent
Freddie Camp
Fred Henderson
Chuck Moore
Gladewater Independent School District
Kilgore College
Watson
Jack Murphy
Chester Green
Mike King
Terry Thompson
Charles Hawley
Charles Gordon
Bryan Kirbo
Leon Morgan
Adeal McNeal
Keith Stokes
Mike Meritt
Murphy
Etex
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