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Junewhich arcH*'-u uu uciifvcu t4- Uiiu iciiidi, aavenisin0conveniently located in prayer were invited. R. S. Me- *imiu.nines, projection lamps, etc.idewatersociations moved 1.' monthLatimer i esiding Latimer rve LifePaving Of Rodeo Street AtTheHospitaiPuts Gladeview On HighLeake HospitalMrs.irn from ng thende waterof the!Wisener : at 419is cm-Texacols from 37 Pa rail Gaso-yee, Jr. ico are Melba.of theOut m the Gladeview Addition, all the neighborly chatter back and forth across the yard fences is centered on the most important event that ever happened to that community—the paving of RodeoStreet.Located about two miles west of Gladewater on Highway 80, Gladeview has suffered for years from lack of adequate streets, but since extension of the city limits took in that locality, the mainthoroughfare is being paved.Bids were submited the 5th of May and the contract was let to L. W. Pelphrey Company the 19th. Paul G. Bentley, engineer says that the completion of the job will be Harrell I around August 15. Drainage con-304 I struction is 75 M finished and about half the grading is complet'd. Curb and gutter work startnext week.In the meanwhile, residents all up and down the line are sitting in their yards and watching the proceedings with an authoritative 119 j eye. This is the end to Gladeview’sI hole-filled roads. The street is the old Phillips Springs road, but the paving is actually about a mile its util- j long. The city is spending $38,000 tigs, it- j on the project, says city secretaryal cows Woodrow Wood.The whole community is so happy about it that some of the wo-ft ^ A; at cm ploy-FuneralI1(U.R)s, 5.50-s good eers atmercial . 14-18; ility, 8-er steermen folk areIkingup a street150-lbs..*ly test-lbs ‘5Oc-up 2;3; Julvup 3;dance to commemorate the occasion when the street is completed. One woman, whose name was not available, said she was so happy,she would dance in the street bare-f oo i.Mrs. J. H. Hilton was especially thankful for the paving because she won’t have to suffer from dust settling in her house. Clouds of dust would always blow right on in my house after cars drove by.” said Mrs. Hilton, “and after it Sv't-tles on your furniture and floors, it's a mess.”Mrs. Jess Morris commented, In Anadarko, Oklahoma, where we use to live, we called a thing like this a Mark of Progress.tMrs. Fay Harvey expressed her feeling of exhuberance with just.“Oh Bov!As the road-building crews go about their work with the anxious, strained faces of the residentswatching their every move. Rodeo Street gets a new face-lifting, and Gladeview receives new encouragement.Admitted: Mrs. Hoy Pritchett, Earl Thomas, H. E. Pierceand Mrs. James Farmer.Dismissed: Mrs. Jerome Mills. Mrs. J. A. Northcutt, Mrs. Marvin Smith and Mrs. James Custer.City HospitalAdmitted: Mrs. Carl Thompson, Jimmie Ann Kirkland. Mrs. C. J. Mauldin Sr. and Pauline Perry.Dismissed: Fern Berry, Mr. W. W. Crouch, Mrs. J. W. Biggs and baby. Albert Hill. O. B. Frances and Wright Sikes.* *MARK OF PROGRESS.—Gladeview Addition is stepping forward on the right foot of progress with the paving of Rodeo Street, a dusty, w hole filled street that stretches for about one mile up theold Phillips Springs Road. The city is spending around $38,000 onthe project since the community has been accepted in the city limits.i
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Gladewater Daily Mirror
Gladewater, Texas, US
Fri, Jul 03, 1953
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