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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1971
Page
6
The 1969 Derby winner Majestic Prince was sold by Spendthrift Farm to Frank McMahon for $250,000 at Keeneland yearling sales in 1967.
Navy Fireman David L. McDonald of Kilgore and Navy Petty Officer Third Class David G. Porter of Longview are aboard the USS Ticonderoga in the Pacific for operation ROPEVAL 3-71 a readiness test of the First Fleet. Minor local incidents included a stolen license plate a two car collision and several arrests for drunkenness. Navy Seaman Apprentice Homer Davis of Longview graduated from recruit training in Orlando. Army Chief Warrant Officer Carl H. Mueller of Titusville earned his second Distinguished Flying Cross for actions in Vietnam along with other decorations.
Paul Hill of Chicago announces the 1971 Leading Producers Round Table winners. R L Long of Southland Life is honored for exceptional health insurance sales. The award parallels the Million Dollar Round Table by the National Association of Life Underwriters.
White Oak Roughnecks thunder past Paul Pewitt Brahmas 28-14 in a fast start, with Mike Barber scoring three TDs including a 42 yard rush. Barber connected on a 21 yard pass to Steve Reynolds, aiding a 28-7 halftime lead before Pewitt added a late third quarter score and the defense held in the final period. The Roughnecks set up district action vs Overton at Roughneck Stadium next Friday.
Community notes include new moves in Clarksville City and Greggton, a son born to the Higginbothams, and military updates from Carl Mueller stationed at Fort Rucker. Also two Texas events in Dallas with Evangelism Conference and Billy Graham Crusade attendance. Virginia striped bass fingerlings released into Navarro Mills Reservoir near Corsicana by state agencies.
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