Tourism award marks ETCC session in Tyler
The 13th annual Tourist Development Conference opened May 8 at the Sheraton Inn Tyler with ETCC president James D. Eppright calling tourism the second largest Texas industry and noting East Texas’ share of a 1974 spending total of about 2.6 billion. The event featured Tom Haggard on Lake O’ the Pines riverboat and a Distinguished Service Award to Mrs. W. S. Terry for guiding the Tourist Development Committee.
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Sheraton Inn
Tyler
James D. Eppright
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Eppright
Texas
East Texas
Tom Haggard
Big Cypress
Jefferson
Lucille Terry
Bridge
East Texas Chamber
District 2
Terry
Ernest Stith
Caleb Pirtle III
Southern Living Magazine
W. S. Terry
Dan Bowker
Tony Hileman
G. W. Carpenter
Nettie Mae Lemmon
Honor Graduates Named At Jefferson High School
Jefferson High School announces the 1974 75 honor graduates led by Billy Ridgway valedictorian with a 93 78 GPA and Carol Tefteller salutatorian with 92 29 GPA. Other honorees include Austin Bryant Sharon Martin Pamela Wyatt Susan McNeely Barbara Albert Brenda Wash Patricia Breckenridge and Brenda Wright. Board discussions covered barn music building bids roof repairs and tax collections with plans for bids and financing.
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James Collins
Jefferson High School
Billy Ridgeway
Jtr
Billy Ridgway
Ridgway
Future Farmers of American Greenhand
FFA
Texas Boys State
Texas Ffa Association
U. S
Denton
Rotary Club
National Honor Society
Austin Verner Bryant
Sharon Kay Martin
Pamela Gail Wyatt
Susan Elaine McNeely
Barbara Gail Albert
Brenda Wash
Patricia Ann Breckenridge
Brenda Kay Wright
Board of
Jefferson Independent
George Rogers
Marshall
Rogers
Fred McKenzie
McKenzie
H. L. Shoffner
A. L. Williamson
R C. Connor
Meade Sterrett
Dan Bowker
Dee Dill
Hall
Shoffner
Diamond Ring Reappears After Courthouse Search
Mrs. Bailes misplaced her diamond ring last Friday between the courthouse area and Cornelius & Shivers Office. After a thorough search, the ring reappeared when it slipped from her clothing on the way home.
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Bill Bailes
Cornelius & Shivers
Sam Loewen Named Marion County Hospital Administrator
Sam Loewen, current administrator of Adventist operated Menard Texas Hospital, will become Marion County Hospital’s new administrator. Mickey Rabuka, longtime Marion administrator, departs for Florida Hospital in Orlando after four years. Loewen, born in Oklahoma, educated in Keene Texas and California, holds a UC hospital administration certificate and has held roles across California, Washington and Oregon. He and his wife Phyllis and three children plan to move to Jefferson mid June.
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Ridgway
Texas A & M University
United States Air Force
Carol Tefteller
Junior Historians
Mickey Rabuka
Marion County Hospital
Florida Hospital
Orlando
Florida
Rabuka
Jefferson
Sam Loewen
Menard
Tex
Mr. Loewen
Oklahoma
Keene
Texas
California
University of California
Washington
Oregon
Menard Hospital
Phyllis
Loewen
Debbie
Merle Norman Studio Opens in Jefferson
The Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio at 116 West Lafayette plans a two day grand opening on Friday and Saturday May 16 and 17. Owner Sissy Brown says guests may enjoy a free hour of beauty and a complimentary makeup, with refreshments favors and door prizes. The studio offers a full Merle Norman line and operates on a try before you buy basis.
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Jefferson
Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio
West Lafayette
Sissy Brown
Brown
Marion County Private School Sets Joint Graduation Ceremonies
The Marion County Private School will host graduation for its 1975 seniors at 7 30 pm Thursday May 15. Valedictorian Kathy Floyd Holmes and Salutatorian Pamela Gibson Moore lead a class that includes Mark Wayne King Jimmy Wane Wray and John Lynn Holmes. An eighth grade ceremony precedes with Valedictorian Mary Ethel Pentecost and Salutatorian Tammy Renny Hampton.
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Marion County
Kathy Floyd Holmes
Pamela Gibson Moore
Mark Wayne King
Jimmy Wane Wray
John Lynn Holmes
East Texas Baptist College
Washington State
Mary Ethel Pentecost
Morris E. Pentecost
Pentecost
Tammy Renny Hampton
Weldon Hampton
Lyda Kay Starkey
Jimmy Starkey
Capitan
Merilee Mae Webster
Theresa Dare Kendrick
Chris Lyn Burns
Richard Dale Ledbetter
Kern Ray Mears
Tammy Hampton
Mary Pentecost
Pamela Moore
Gene Terry
Kathy Hotees
Gwen King
Charles Hampton
Donnie Smith
Jimmy Smith
Sue Pentecost
Phyllis Peterson
Ricky Wray
Gina Cornelius
Kristi Mears
Marion County Commission Court Proceedings Report
The Marion County Commissioners Court met in the courthouse to authorize a high band radio installation in the Precinct 5 Constable’s car with a $1000 cap, raise the Precinct 5 Constable’s salary by $100 monthly until July, transfer the former Bill Freese car to the Sheriff's Department, approve payment to O J Helms Construction Co for jail work from March 17 to April 30, and note additional court references on Page 9.
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Marion County Commissioners Court
Marion County
Precinct 5
Bill Freese
Sheriff's Department
O. J. Helms Construction Co
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W.S. Terry
Billy Ridgway, JR
Salutatorian
W. J. McCutcheon
Lloyd McCutchen
Becky Lynne Hay
New London
Eugene Robinson
The
NAACP
Marion County Community Center
Pete Duck
Sharon
Bennie Broussard
Justice Bankstead
Bennie
Tony
Lake O' the Pines
Merle Norman Studio
Marion County Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Wayman Moore
Ambulance Volunteers
Duane Lemon
Bill J. Cornelius
Sonny Haggard
King Sam
Halbert McQuinn
Chamber of Commerce
Pat Bozeman
Marion County Hospital District
Henderson Firestone
Nookie Baldwin's Grocery
Henderson's
Baldwin's
Commissioner Court Proceedings
Court
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