Local Folks Share Birthday and Visit News
Mrs J L Taylor celebrated a birthday with a surprise party at her daughter Mrs Elwyn Burgin’s home. Family and friends enjoyed charcoal ham burgers, homemade ice cream and cake. The Decker family hosted visitors including Ruth Shelby from Crane, S H Barrett of Oklahoma City, and Ronnie Voelkel from Houston. The Decker pair drove the Voelkers home after the Houston visit. Children of Mrs L A Baggett gathered for a cook out honoring son in law A Caddell, departing for Vietnam. Mrs Caddell and children will live in Gladewater while Mr Caddell serves abroad. Mr and Mrs John Morrow spent the weekend in Francitus with Mrs Stella Robertson. Mrs Morrow plans two more weeks there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.L. Taylor
Elwyn Burgin
Mrs. Taylor
R. L. Decker
Decker
Ruth Shelby
Crane
Deckers
S. H. Barrett
Oklahoma City
June Voelkel
Ronnie
Houston
Voelkers
L. A. Baggett
A. Caddell
Longview to Host Texas Library Association Speaker
Dr. Dorman H. Winfrey Texas State Library director will speak at the District VI meeting in Longview on October 5. Mrs. Orrline Shippey chairs the 38 county district as librarians and trustees gather to review the proposed library legislative act and discuss library advancement in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorman H. Winfrey
Texas State Library
Texas Library Association
Longview
Orrline Shippey
Nicholson Memorial
Texas
Winfrey
Ir. Winfrey
Henderson
American Association For State and
Rusk County
Julien Sidney Devereux
Monte Verdi Plantation
Gladewater Public Library
University of Texas
Texas State Historical Association
Needle Thimble Club Sews For TB Hospital
White Oak Needle and Thimble Club met at Mrs. H. B. Bearden’s home on September 26 for sewing and a social session with a noon covered dish luncheon. Members, including Mrs. Bearden, Klohr, Littlejohn, Kirkland, Lang, Brownewell, Wood, and Miles, prepared clothing for East Texas Tuberculosis Hospital patients and signed get well cards. C. B. Bell, wife of a member, was reportedly critically ill in a Tyler hospital. next meeting will be at Mrs. Wood’s home on October 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Oak Needle and Thimble Club
H. B. Bearden
Bessie Littlejohn
Marshal Kirkland
J. E. Klohr
Littlejohn
Kirkland
C. A. Lang
Dick Brownewell
C. E. Wood
Letha Miles
Wood
Johnson Moore Vows Read In Candlelight Ceremony
Miss Jackie Johnson and Ronnie Moore wed in a candlelit First Baptist Church ceremony officiated by Rev. Irby D. Bates. Attendants wore peacock blue gowns. reception followed in church rooms with blue and white decorations and ornate floral arrangements. The couple reside in Arlington after a honeymoon, with Moore employed by Ling Temco Vought and Johnson planning to teach after completing education studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Johnson
Ronnie Moore
Roy Johnson
Gay Avenue
J S. Moore
Country Club Rd
First Baptist Church
Irby D. Bates
Carol Holliman
Sherri Hodges
Kilgore
Commodore
Ronald
Donald Formby
Leon Strickland
Dallas
Ronnie Tarnawa
Fort Worth
Mike Ricks
Arlington
Mark Johnson
Hugh Bowden
Tammy
Amy Minter
Mineola
Theresa Daniel
Janie Lange
Sheryl
Cindy Moore
H. L. McKaig
A. S. Moore
Jackie
Ronnie
Ruth Class Social And Regular Meeting At White Oak
Ruth Class of Emmanuel Baptist Church White Oak held its regular business and social meeting on September 24 at 109 Pate Road. Officers for the new church year were named including Mrs Oliver Heard teacher Mrs Don Wayt assistant president Leofarther vice president Mrs A D Carver secretary Mrs J L Haker flower chairwoman and Mrs W F Hishop correspondence chair. Tentative plans for a new yearbook were discussed along with noting member birthdays. Cards were reported as sent and refreshments were served to several members including Mrs Harvey Mrs Bishop Mr Bill McCurdy and Mrs Carver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmanuel Baptist Church
White Oak
Ras Harvey
Pate Road
Oliver Heard
Don Wayt
Leofarther
A. D. Carver
J. L. Haker
W. F. Hishop
C Rateliff
Harvey
Bishop
Bill, McCurdy
Fatelift
Carver
Weekly school cafeteria menu highlights the week
Monday offers vegetable beef soup crackers toasted pimen to cheese sandwich peanut butter and applesauce sandwich milk and sweet potato pie. Tuesday serves chicken fried steak with gravy mashed potatoes carrot salad bread milk and oatmeal cake. Wednesday features beef candhi ladas seasoned pinto beans Spanish rice crusty bread milk and grape clusters. Thursday includes beef stew with vegetables steamed cabbage pickled beets hot cornbread milk and chocolate rolls. Friday presents sliced turkey rice dressing orange glazed carrots green beans home baked bread milk and gingerbread.
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C. T
Perry Brown
Periam, Jr
Abilene
Miss Brown
Ollie McFarlin
Gladewater
Wright
Water
Republic National Life Ins. Co
Gilliam
Abilene High School
Marines
General
oTrate Library
America
South
United States of America
Dictionary of International Biography
Johnson-Moore
Maria Hester Monroe
White House
Grover Cleveland
Harold McDowell
Tommy Minter
Mr. Moore
David Atteberry
Nancy Smith
Kay Rawls
James Goggans
Patsy George
Sherry Daniel
Butte
New Orleans
Louisiana
Panama City
Florida
Moore
Ling Temco Vought
Gladewater High School
Kilgore College
Rangerettes
Stephen F. Austin College
Nacogdoches
Stephen F. Austin
Roy Pynes
Tenery
Pynes
Joe Smith
Mack Wiley
Paul Lange
Joe Lindley
Vernon
Jim Kizer
Su Zzanne
Michelle
Mike Jones
Commerce
Grayford Jones
Winnsboro
Clara Atteberry
Wesley Ray
Dave Atteberry
Meridian
Frank McKinney
Leigh Ann
Bob Hodges
Frank Rawls
David Mitchell
Marshall
Billy Dean
Kimberly
Woodville
Danny Strickland
Gerald Bonner
Debbie
Kim
Kiva
Ronald Formby
Glen Agnew
Roy Huddleston
Ft. Worth
I. L. Jernigan
Weatherford
Roy Brown
Austin
Alvin Youngblood
Bobby and
Julie
Millsap
Park East
Swirl
Ruth
Agg West Upshur
Slim Jims
I. Diamond
Hightowers
Credied Jewelers
Gladewater, Texas
S. Main
K. Wolens
Orson Challis
Ene
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