Gladewater Considers Aggressive Sewer Plan Under Strong Leadership
City Manager Bill Langford outlines a bold agenda to improve Gladewater's sanitary sewer system. Engineer Bill Nelson and financier Tom Wolf of First Southwest oversee design and funding. Proposed steps include emergency main replacements in Roden Lane, short term notes, a charter amendment election, revenue bond planning, and a post-election bond vote with a focus on fair rates and public accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Nelson
Tom Wolf
First Southwest Company
Roden Lane
Gladewater
City Water and Sewer Dept
Roy Perryman
Bill Langford
Dallas
Bill Nelson and Associates
Gladeites Join East Texas Chamber Tour Across East Coast
A party of 88 East Texas Chamber of Commerce explorers leaves Dallas Love Field to visit Philadelphia Houston and New York. Gladewater reps Mack Wiley and Bill Langford join leader C Truett Smith in presenting the East Texas Story at luncheons with industrial leaders and executives. The tour aims to boost payrolls for East Texas and marks the eighth such venture, with a return to Texas expected Friday night September 20 from New York.
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Longview
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
Love Field
United States
Philadelphia
Hoston
New York
B. L. Moreris
Gladewater
Mack Wiley
Bill Langford
C. Truett Smith
The
East Texas
Smith
Texas
Mrs. C. R. Skelton Dies Suddenl y Rites Saturday
Ruth Skelton 71 a longtime Gladewater resident died Thursday morning after a home seizure. Funeral services were held Saturday 10 30 at First Methodist Church with Rev James A Brannen officiating. Burial followed at Memorial Park. She was born March 1 1897 in Indian Territory Oklahoma and survived by her husband C R two sons four daughters a brother six sisters and 13 grandchildren plus five great grandchildren.
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C. R
Ruth) Skelton
Gladewater
First Methodist
James A
Brannen
Memorial Park
Malcolm Stone
Mrs. Skelton
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Clarence
City
O. J
Texarkana
F. J. Chambliss
L. H. Lucas
Plans To Organize CAP In Gladewater Tuesday Night
Col Luther Bogard commander of Texas Wing Civil Air Patrol will attend the Gladewater CAP organizational meeting Tuesday night. The Cadet Program offers drill competition emergency services and orientation flights for ages 13 to 18, emphasizing leadership and maturity. Local businessman David Russell and his family support the program and Russell will become squadron commander with his family as members.
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Luther Bogard
Texas Wing
Civil Air Patrol
Gladewater
CAP
Texas Cadet
Emergency Services
Col. Bogard
David Russell
Russell
US Air Force
Ida
Dave Jr
Clifford
James
Charles
Gregg Coun
Glade PTA Sets Joint Meeting At GHS Cafeteria
Glade PTA announces a joint meeting for Tuesday September 17 at 7 30 p m in the Gladewater High School cafeteria. Mrs Taylor Jobe president invites parents to meet teachers with a musical program by Ken Bennett and Buzz Messner and CAP cadet program info. Refreshments served.
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Gladewater
Parent- Teachers Association
GHS
Taylor Jobe
City Council
PTA
Jobe
EYE OPENER NEWS ITEMS FROM GLADE AND AREA
Lt Commander Wakeland and family settle in Glade water after his Navy retirement. Sally, a Gladewater High student, Clay, a Gay Avenue second grader. Other notes include memorials, club events, PTA efforts, new water cooler, a birth in Linden, and Father Van Dane’s hospital training in Houston with MD Anderson patients.
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Max Wakeland
Sally
Clay
Gladewater
U. S. Naval Air Force
Gladewater High School
Gay Avenue
Com
Wakeland
San Diego
Pete Miller
Ray Perrin
Louis van Dane
St. Theresa’s Catholic Church
Houston
M. D. Anderson Hospital
Baseball Meeting Saturday Night
Gladewater parents with boys in Pony Mustang Junior and Pee Wee leagues are urged to attend a city hall meeting this Saturday evening. The notice corrects a previously published Monday date and emphasizes the importance of the gathering for the summer programs.
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Gladewater
City Hall
Pony
Mustang
Junior
Pee Wee
Prayer for Today and Walls of Defense
A devotional prayer invoking Nehemiah 4 6 to inspire vision and courage to build strong walls of defense against evil. The prayer seeks steadfast faith in Christ and divine protection for the community today.
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God of Our Fathers
Christ
Lady Painter Scales Heights To Paint Tank In Gladewater
Laura Hill and E. D. Harper climb 125 feet to paint Gladewater water tank in orange and black for GHS. The project uses a power spray and brushes with 25 gallons of paint costing about 175 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Harper
Laura Hill
Gladewater
Harper
E. D. Harper
GHS
City Water and Sewer Dept
Roy Perryman
Bill Langford
Laura
Perryman
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East Texas Chamber
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American Legion Auxiliary
James Boles
John Kenna
Ozona
J. H. Mills
Mesdames C. O. Woods
Tracey Johnson
Mary Cook
Wilburton
Lynn Knight
Sulphur Springs
Okla
Jeff Mading
Tyler
Broadway
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J. B. Moss
American Legion
George Martin Post
National Legion
New Orleans
R. B. Oder
Gladewater Public Library
Karl Bjorn
E. G, Oder
Mirror
Jack Elrod
Texas Press Association
Contessa Inn
TPA
Lions Club
Dale Brookings
Linden
Jimmy Brown
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