Challenge Show Draws 870 Riders at Round-Up Rodeo Arena
About 870 riders and horses competed over two days at Round-Up Rodeo Arena for the fourth annual Challenge Show. J R Weaver of Irving judged top 10 in each association with 293 trophies awarded across 23 classes and three team events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Texas Horse Show Association
Tri-County Horse Show Association
East Texas Horse Show Association
J. R. Weaver
Irving
Boots Baker
Round Up Rodeo Arena
Melanie Preston
Van
Honey
Gladewater Bears Fall to DeKalb in Rainy Clash 9-0
In a soggy Bear Stadium game, Gladewater held DeKalb to a 9-0 loss with a late safety sealing it. A 30 minute delay followed an hour-long downpour as DeKalb capitalized on miscues and a late drive, while Gladewater’s lone big plays stalled near the nine yard line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bears
DeKalb
Bear Stadium
White Oak
Dragons
Nacogdoches
Bruins
Gary Lee
Randy Calloway
Dale Lockett
Lockett
Lee
Ben Boston
Bear
Daryl Hooks
Hooks
Rhett Darnell
Willard Wherry
Wherry
Kelly Blackburn
Milton Timmons
Todd Clifton
Jack Murphy
Murphy
van Townsend
Ricky Copeland
Scott Prosch
Kennedy Jackson
Gregg County Fair Opens Monday With Parade And Pageant
The Jaycee sponsored Gregg County Fair and Livestock Show begins Monday at 5 p.m. with a parade, opening ceremonies at 8:45 and the Miss Gregg County contest. Gladewater’s Leslie Blount is a contestant. Daily features include animal judging, entertainment by Grover Rowe, Dotty West, Stoney Edwards, Shirley Caddell, Faron Young, Cal Smith, and the River Rock group along with multiple prize events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longview
Gregg
Gladewater
Leslie Blount
Gladewater High School
Virginia Blount
Grover Rowe
Louie and Sunshine
Dottie West
Stoney Edwards
Shirley Caddell
Faron Young
Ray Emmett
Cal Smith
River Rock Group
John Steger Named to Gladewater School Board
John Steger 32, a Texaco Inc. employee, was named by unanimous vote to fill the unexpired term of John Shipp on the Gladewater school board. He and his wife Jane, a nurse, live on Swamp City Road with two children. Steger will be sworn in at the October meeting and serves until April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Steger
Gladewater
Steger
Texaco Inc
John Shipp
Jane
Gladewater Municipal Hospital
Swamp City Road
Tara Anisa
John Wendell
Union Hill High School
Bettie
Shipp
U.S. Infantry
Germany
Grove Valve
Longview
Texaco
Alvin Steger
First United Methodist Church
Southwest Basketball Officials Association
Gladewater Youth Baseball Association
Virgil Wallace
Gregg County growth eyed by judge in East Texas
Gregg County Judge Henry Atkinson, overseeing a 1976-77 budget of 6.24 million, notes continued growth and the need for expanded services. He cites high mineral valuations, a large oil output, and a modernizing airport with a 10 000 foot runway, plus an FAA grant of 135 000 to be matched locally.
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Gregg
Henry Atkinson
Gregg County
Jimmy Brown
Longview
Commissioners Court
Texas
Smith County
Upshur
Harrison
Atkinson
Shreveport
Dallas — Ft. Worth
Texas International
Metroflight
Unseasonal Rain Deluge Measured in Gladewater
Rain Friday afternoon dropped 1.8 inches at Gladewater city water plant, raising the year to date total to 44.9 inches. September rainfall reached 5.1 inches, while August yielded 3.3 inches. The 1975 year total through December remained 54.3 inches.
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Gladewater
Blessed is the man who walks not with the ungodly
The verse declares that a blessed person avoids the counsel of the ungodly and the paths of sinners, choosing instead to delight in the Lord’s law and meditate on it continually day and night. The warning contrasts righteous living with scornful conduct.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rodeo Grounds
East Texas Association
Charles Burnette
Tyler
J. D. Lewis
Athens
Lorena
J.D. Lewis
J.R. Weaver
Joe Graves
Kerns
Tri-County Association
Boston
Nick Walraven
Gregg Fair
Steer
Angus
Herford
Stoney Edwards and
Shirley Caddel
Brangus
Santa Gertrudis
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Michael Macey
Trinity Episcopal
Rodeo
T. D. Cross
Good Shepherd Hospital
Sherry Brooks
Lisa Copeland
Chris Hugman
Richard Johnson
Annette Sawyer
Jesse Herrera
Kenna Kerns
Martha Cleveland
Sissy Kates
Michell Clay
Laura Aaron
Phillip Sanov
Janie Cagle
Lela Kennedy
Carla Potter
Shirley Puckett
East Texas
API
Kilgore
National Guard
W. Carter Grinstead, Jr
Mer
Exxon-East Texas Production Dept
James A. Maxwell
East Texas Police Academy
Maxwell
Kilgore College
Alan L. Manning
Gladewater Police Association
Duane Bauske
Department
Jay Banks
B.C
Great Pyramid
Khufu
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