Gladewater Chamber Meets. centennial plans and festivals discussed
The Gladewater Chamber of Commerce held its regular noon meeting at St. Clair Restaurant. Reports covered the tea honoring teachers, aviation show participation, potential new industry, and plans for World Wide Church of God Fall Festival hours. Upcoming events include Student Government Day and two conferences in Houston.
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Gladewater Chamber of Commerce
St. Clair
Bill Wagner
Fredalene Clark
Gladewater
Union Grove
Chamber
North Main
Ernest Martin
Gregg County Air Show
Virgil Wallace
Aviation Committee
Longview
Kilgore
Longview Chamber
Leon Kapchinsky
Wagner
Jack Finley
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Astroworld Hotel
Houston
Missionary Society Rummage Sale at New Hope Baptist Church
The Missionary Society of the New Hope Baptist Church will hold an antique rummage sale on Thursday and Friday September 14 and 15. It starts at 10:00 each morning on the church lawn at Roden Lane. Sponsors are Mrs. Willie Jeffery and Mrs. Luther Johnson.
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The
Missionary Society of the
Rev Irby Bates Addresses Rotary Club on Membership
President Gary Kizer presided at the meeting as Rev Irby D Bates, now of Longview, spoke on Rotary membership and district 581 division into two districts. Gladewater joins district 583 and the year’s theme urged five new members. Special guest Dr Chester Studdard of Gilmer, district 14 council member, attended.
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Gary Kizer
Rotary Club
Mack Wiley
Irby D. Bates
Gladette
Longview
Gladewater
Bates
Rotary
Chester Studdard
Gilmer
District 14
Gregg County approves 1972 73 budget with tie break vote
Gregg County Commissioners Court approved a $4,199,431.51 1972 73 budget after Judge Henry Atkinson cast a tie breaking vote and kept the current $1.25 tax rate. An amendment moved $1,500 back to the Gladewater library fund as the panel set salary hikes, road shares, and project funding.
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Longview
The
Gregg County Commissioners Court
Henry Atkinson
Gladewater
Hugh Camp
Jack Satterwhite
Atkinson
Mr. Camp
Ben Bean
Gregg County
Doug Saxon
Satterwhite
Owens
Rebecca W. Williams
W. R. Scroggins
Ruby Cooper
Gladewater Roundup Rodeo Association
Dewey Dover
Aeronautics Administration
Ira Wayne Scott
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Library Board
Ann McKenzie
Shreveport Rummage Sale Promises Big Return at Hirsch Coliseum
The tenth Shreveport Junior League Rummage Sale titled Bigger and Better will run September 16 at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum on the Louisiana State Fair Grounds from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Proceeds fund community projects. past sales have grown from 1959 profits of 12,389.57 to 21,415.97 in 1970, totaling 150,604.70. The event features furniture, toys, sporting goods, children’s clothing, antiques, silver, and wedding dresses.
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Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
Louisiana State Fair Grounds
League
Fair Grounds
Hirsch Coliseum
Brunswick’s Bitter Magnet Powers Nuclear Research
The Physical Institute at Technical University of Brunswick hosts Europe’s most modern high magnetic field system the Bitter Magnet with 200000 Gauss force. It requires about 350 tons of water each hour to prevent copper discs from melting during operation.
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Brunswick
Germany
Europe
Physical Institute of the
Technical University of Brunswick
Local option petition denied in Carthage election dispute
In Carthage Panola County the court rejected a petition to call a local option vote on on premise alcohol sales citing insufficient valid signatures. The petition listed 552 names though 446 were required and more than 115 signatures were challenged for validity. In Longview Gregg County air shows faced uncertainty as the Longview Chamber of Commerce reported concerns this week.
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Carthage
Panola County
Longview
Gregg County
Kiwanis Leaders Honored amid Citywide Takes and Reflections
Kiwanis Gladewater officers were recognized as retiring directors were thanked before the gavel passed to the new president. Midler noted club rankings in local civic events and urged unity as a team to aid the town. A separate note references Liberty City surgery for Mrs. Hugh Camp after an ankle injury from a truck incident. Austin Gov Preston Smith calls a special session to reform Texas insurance laws, proposing competitive rates and a reorganized insurance commission.
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Walker
Kiwanis Club
Gladewater
Midler
Kiwanis
Liberty City
Hugh Camp
Gregg County
Precinct 3
Mother Frances Hospital
Tyler
Camp
Austin
Preston Smith
Texas
House
Senate
Smith
Insurance Board
Pennsylvania
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Martin
University of Houston
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Wanda’s
BEST
Etsi
NY Gems
Wanda’s Fabric Shop
N. Main Gladewater
Irby Bates
Manchester
England
Caroline Cook
Caroline
Epair
Yeatt Drive Ral Construction Company
Gradewater
Shreveport
Jonathan
Livingston Seagull
Name IS
Asher Lev
Potok
Caldwell
the Word
Wallace
Jerusalem
Collins and Lapierre
O.K
Do.k
Harris George S. Kaufman
Teichmann
Superlawyers
Goulden
Eleanor
Lash
Big Ben
Sir Benjamin Hall
Queen Victoria
John Clinton Robbins, Jr
Cochairman
Jobe Drug Company
Friedrich Room
Friedrich
Tire and Appliance Store
N. Main
Friedrich Firsti
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