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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1968
Page
1
A black bear and cub sightings rumor swirls through Gladewater as police investigate tracks in river bottoms. Nearby, painter Kuykendall, 63, dies in hospital and his funeral is planned with family tributes.
The Gladewater United Fund aims to raise 16500 to fund 16 agencies for 1968 69. Kickoff is Oct 1 with advance gifts and committee heads named including Quentin Abernathy Harold Victory education Bill Holliman and Rev James Brannen.
Two Gladewater educators Mary Dyer and Nanty Byrd Mayer visited HemisFair as a study mission to bring back slides and films of a 50 million dollar Spanish art exhibit. They will edit film with Region 7 help to create a unit for all Glade water schools. The art history spans from the Middle Ages to El Greco and includes a Knight portrait linked to America.
A prayer excerpt from Hosea 11 8 reflects on love and suffering through Jesus. The piece mentions 17th century painters Ribera Velazquez Zurbaran and Goya. It profiles Mrs Dyer a Kilgore College alumnus with B S and M S degrees who studied art under Eloise Graham and later at Stephen F Austin College under Delaney and Schilicher. She serves as membership chairman in the area for the Texas Art Education Association and secretary of District VIII.
Horace Thomas 61 of Rt 2 city died Friday afternoon while at Mobil Oil Co D. D. Sparks Lease nine miles northwest of Longview. Attempts at resuscitation failed. Justice of the Peace ruled natural causes. Funeral at Malcolm Stone Chapel with Rev Irby Bates officiating. Interment Lakeview Memorial Gardens.
Excitement builds as Oliver Sorrells leads the 7th grade team in its first game of the season versus Jud son at Bear Stadium on Tuesday at 5 PM. Also notes Kenneth Barrow stationed in northern South Korea called home to share news and condolences for grandmother Mrs. C R Skelton.
Gladewater police issued an all points bulletin for Myrtle Hoyd a 38 year old resident of 611 Post Street reported missing since Tuesday. Her son in law from Hawkins and Rev Morris of Longview helped file the report. Hoyd worked at Honey Toys and did not report for pay Friday. police cannot locate a tape left at her home. Contact Gladewater Police at 845 2413 with any information.
State Sen. Jack Strong of Longview, an alternate in Texas's 120 delegate group, told Rotary Club the Democratic National Convention in Chicago sparked unprecedented public interest. He called it educational and a close look at the broad spectrum of democracy, noting the Vietnam War dominated the debates and drew large crowds from outside the city. The speech highlighted the dove and hawk factions and cited roughly 7,000 doves and 3,000 hawks among attendees.
Little Miss Mary Ann Bowden Ivey, daughter of Mr and Mrs Mike Ivey, was injured when two football players collided near the sidelines during the Bear Yellow Jacket game at Bear Stadium. She was taken to City Hospital with a light brain concussion and remained overnight, showing improvement by Saturday morning.
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