Gladewater Chamber Endorses Hospital Committee Action
The Gladewater Chamber of Commerce endorsed action by Hospital Administrator Bill Wagner the hospital board and medical staff to organize a committee seeking more doctors for Gladewater. Royce Ford spoke on an ad sponsorship. about 400 attended the Tennis and Swim Club open house. profits fund chairs for the Chamber building. Plans for the Christmas parade and World Wide Church of God Festival Oct 10 18 were noted. Student Government Day was proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater Chamber of Commerce
Bill Wagner
Gladewater
Jack Finley
Royce Ford
East Texas
Jerry Williams
Fredalene Clark
Lions
Rotary
Chamber
Finley
Wagner
O. C. Johnston
Jack Reeves
New Glade
Union Grove bond passes by nine votes
Union Grove Independent School District voters approved a $280,000 bond by an unofficial margin of 138 in favor and 129 against. Superintendent R. A. Cooper reported the result and said the canvass will occur at the next school board meeting on Monday, Sept. 17. The bond funds will finance physical improvements and expanded facilities at the 90 year old school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Grove Independent
R. A. Cooper
Celum
Gladewater Man Dies After Gladewood Shooting
Jack Day Baggett, 43, died from a chest wound after a Tuesday evening shooting. Police say he was struck once by a .22 caliber pistol and arrived at Good Shepherd Hospital in Longview at 11 p.m. His address is listed as Route 1 Box 93 A in Gladewater.
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Jack Day Baggett
Good Shepherd Hospital
Longview
Cris B. Morrow
Baggett
Route 1
Box 93
Gladewater
Central Freight Lines plans to expand service to Gladewater
George L. King of Central Freight Lines told Chamber directors the company will seek Railroad Commission approval to extend intra state freight service to Gladewater, after already serving Longview and nearby cities. He urged accurate shipment date recording and warned petitions alone are not highly effective.
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George King
Central Freight Lines
G. L. King
Central Freight Lines, Inc
Waco
Jack Finley
Bill Wagner
Jack Elrod
King
Central Freight
Wagner, Elrod
Kirk Abercrombie
Chamber of Commerce
Gladewater
State Railroad Commission
George L. King
Central
Texas Institution
RRC
Longview
Interstate Commerce Commission
Group works to recruit doctors for Gladewater hospital
A 22 member committee met at Municipal Hospital to plan recruiting new physicians for Gladewater. Hospital administrator Bill Wagner outlined aims while Dr S M Thomas urged staff and laymen to suggest ideas. Urgent needs include obstetrics gynecology internist and a surgeon from Longview or Tyler. ICU and 24 hour ER coverage were emphasized as crucial needs.
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Gladewater
Municipal Hospital
Bill Wagner
S MM. Thomas
Glen Kent
Municipal
Kent
Longview
Tyler
Thomas
Wagner
Bain Leake
Harold F. Richardson 63 Dies After Sudden Illness
Harold F. Richardson 63 of Gladewater died Monday in a Tyler hospital after a sudden illness from a cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Malcolm Stone Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Grace Hill Cemetery Longview. Survivors include his widow Velma, two sisters Helen Curtis Tulsa and Grace Darvie Fort Collins, his mother Sue Richardson Gladewater, and several nieces and nephews. He worked in oil before becoming an independent operator and helped buy Gregg Refinery with C. R. Starnes et al. He was a Tulsa University graduate and attended the New Mexico Military Institute.
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Malcolm Stone
Harold F. Richardson
Tyler Hospital
Jonathan Jordan
Mt. Pleasant
Grace Hill Musoleum
Longview
Fort Collins
Colo
Sue Richardson
Gladewater
Eugene Powell
Harry Harrington
Calvin Starnes
Joe Staley
Clyde Hazelette
R. B. Oder
Bob Dickinson
Blake Moore
Prayer For Today Invocation Of Strength And Health
A brief prayer expresses praise to God and requests providence and strength for those serving a holy cause. It ends with an amen in Jesus name.
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Jesus
Gladewater Board Handles Staffing and Boy’s Football Grievance
Gladewater school board met in regular session approving several new teachers and addressing a protest by parents over a boy denied permission to join the football program. Ike Liddell and others urged reconsideration, while Supt. Johnson and board President Shipp explained the meeting must be conducted as a group. The panel also discussed pool repairs and a $14,000 estimate for a new filter system, with plans to work with the city and use Gregg County funds as available.
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Gladewater
Ike Liddell
Liddell
Bears
Jack Murphy
Garth Cockerell
North Tenery
Shipp
Virgil Wallace
Medro Barnes
Harold McDowell
Wallace
Johnson
Bath
Gregg County
Bears Ready for Open Date After Week One Victory
The Gladewater Bears defeated Gilmer 28 25 to open the season and will have an open date this week. Next Friday night September 21 they travel to Athens to face the Hornets. GHS JV goes to Daingerfield Thursday for a 7 p.m. game and the eighth and ninth graders host Judson with games at 6 and 7 30 p.m.
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Scout Troop
Buck Eagle Sharp
Gladewater Mirror
Davidson Ford
Gladewater Bears
Gilmer
Athens
Hornets
Sting
GHS
Daingerfield
Lions
Judson
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Leon Kapchinsky
Motor Freight Service
Union Grove
Glade
Trucking Official Briefs Directors
Jimmy Brown
Good Shepherd
Morrow
Jimmie Moore Knight
Robert Keller
J. A. Allen
ICU
Charles Bloom
Loyce Phillips
Gladewater Memorial Park
L. A. Baggett
Ronnie Eugene Baggett
Clifford Baggett
Big Sandy
Conrad Baggett
Portland
Ore
F. E. Kilpatrick
Agatha McDonald
Shady Grove
Evelyn Warren
Bossier City
Ella Mae Cadell
Pensacola, Fla
Dub Floyd
Teachers OF America
Stor
John Moore
Hawkins
Laura Bishop
Pine Tree
Dennis King
Olga Marshall
Marshall
McKineley Alford
FTA
Pete Keeling
Paris
District Futur
Gladewater Hig
John Paul Tallent
Jimmie Muckleroy
Robert Hugman
Dale Barton
J. O. Williams, Jr
Reeves
Johnston
Mirror
Richardson Services
Mr. Richardson
Oklahoma
Texas Oil Products
C. R. Starnes, Et al
Starnes
J. E. G. Craig
Gregg Refinery
Tulsa University
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
N.M
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