SRBPE and friendly drive rules spark Texas column satire
A satirical local column riffs on news media power and political pressure, naming the Sabine River Bottom Press Establishment and related entities as a humorous critique of press influence. It pivots to Texas highway policy with Captain Glen Warner urging drivers to follow the new right side driving rule to ease congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Spiro Agnew
Liberal Press Establishment
ELPE
New York Times
Washington Post
Sabine River
SRBPE
Glade Creek Bottom Press Establishment
GCBPE
Big Sandy Creek Bottom Press Establishment
Bscbpe
Sr&pe
Swamp City
Glen Warner
Northeast
Texas Highway Patrol District
Warner
Deaths of Harold Denney and William Hendrickson Recap Local Obits
Longview resident Harold H. Denney 75 died Friday night in a local hospital after a long illness. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. in Rader Chapel with burial in a Longview cemetery. Survivors include wife Alice, three sons Richard Keith and Donald, a sister and two brothers, plus 9 grandchildren and one great grandchild. In Marshall, William C. Hendrickson Jr. 47, a former Gladewater resident and World War II veteran, died Wednesday in Shreveport Veterans Hospital after a long illness. Funeral Friday at Malcolm Stone Chapel with burial in White Oak Cemetery. Hendrickson survived by mother Clara, sister Pat Campbell, four brothers, and a son stationed in Vietnam. A DH Lawrence festival plans to mark his death anniversary near Taos with a $15,600 NEH grant enabling 12 scholars to participate.
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Harold H. Denney
James Walker
Denney
Longview
Baytown
Rader
W. Morris Ford
Kenneth Mann
Alice
Richard W
Keith Denney
Houston
Donald F. Denney
Ft. Worth
Allen Brown
Rough and Ready
California
Paul Denney
Tucson
Arizona
Marie Denney
New Orleans
William C. Hendrickson, Jr
Marshall
Gladewater
Veterans Hospital
Shreveport
Malcolm Stone
Irby D. Bates
First Baptist Church
White Oak Cemetery
Mr. Hendrickson
Sherman
Texas
Clara Hendrickson
Pat Campbell
Garland
Jack
Eugene
Dellas
Ray
Waxahachie
Donald
Vietnam
Billy Mills
Sonny Parrish
George Smith
Aston Berry
Jack Partain
Fay Shepperd
Taos
N. M
New Mexico
National Endowment For the Humanities
University of New Mexico
Gladewater Bears Choir Parents Run Concession Stand
Gladewater High School Choral Parents group took charge of the Bears concession stands at a Bear Pirate football game. Moving up to 3A brought larger crowds and faster sales. by halftime popcorn and peanuts sold out, fries were gone, and corndogs remained available after the game.
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Gladewater High School
Bears
Bear Stadium
Jack Hart
Jack
Choral Parents
Hazel Green
Charm School
Johnson
Smith
Bennett
Mixon
Hill
GHS
Sunday reflections and small town observations
A columnist writes about church, politics, and daily life with humor about a preacher, the election of every day, the discount store habit, school cheerleaders, and family anecdotes. The piece notes concession stands, a pep rally, graduation, and the joy of simple routines alongside modern busy living.
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Mirror Star Photos
Ben Lee
Billy
Mary Jane Wiley
Vickie Abernathy
Jan Sawyer
Cindy Hart
Latressa Trawick
Keith Stokes
Center
Mark Mills
Sec
Retary
Mason Williams
Stokes
William Hardman
Scott Nichols
Jim Brannen
Ernie Poston
Randy
First State Bank
Quentin Abernathy
The
Lions Club
Glen Kent
Abernathy
Billy Sorrells
UIS
J. Carla
Howdy Neighbor
Louis
Claremore
Mary Grace
Harriett Jean
Smokey
Oklahoma
Kansas
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gregg County
Gladewater Times-Tribune
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