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WHO’ S NUMBE R ONE
     
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Florio, Morgan marry in Costa Rica
      Chase Britain Florio and Amber Darnell Morgan exchanged marriage vows on a secluded beach overlooking the Pacific Ocean at The Hilton Papagayo Resort in Papagayo, Costa Rica, on August 14, 2009. Mr. Noel Ibo performed the intimate ceremony with vows written by the couple.
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1959 Kilgore High School celebrate 50th class reunion
      Members of the Kilgore High School Class of ’59 held their 50th reunion Oct. 16-17 with 80 classmates attending. Reunion organizers Nancy Reid Brooks and Charlene Hellen Moore both agreed it was the best reunion ever.
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Brown and McCrory to wed in November
      Melissa S. Brown and Joseph “Joe” W. McCrory of Kilgore are pleased to announce their engagement and approaching marriage. Melissa is the daughter of Tina Brown of Groves, Texas, and the late Mark Brown. Her paternal grandparents are Anita and Loren Brown of Arnold, Nebraska. Her maternal grandparents are Gladys and Kenneth Essery of Clayton, Texas.
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Xi Pi Mu names Lou Anne Morse as sweetheart
      Members of Xi Pi Mu held their meeting Nov. 2 in the home of Lou Anne Morse.
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Welcome to the World
      Sadie Elizabeth is the name given to the newborn daughter of Will and Emily Langston Pahlman of Overton. Born at 8 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, at Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Sadie weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and was 19 inches long. She was welcomed home by her brother, Nate Carlson, who is 7 years old.
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Succulents topic for Kilgore Garden Club meeting
      Kilgore Garden Club met Nov. 5 in the home of Cynthia Adams, with Birdie Barron as co-hostess. Melynda Keenon opened the meeting with The Gardener’s Prayer. Cynthia Adams and Melynda Keenon reported on the District III Central Zone Fall Meeting in Jefferson.
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Things get spooky at Seniors meeting
      The Kilgore Senior Citizens met Oct. 28 in the Lions Building for their annual Halloween costume contest, luncheon and meeting. Ray Drost gave the invocation and Red Fleming led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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MOTIVATION FOR THE MASSES . .
THE IDLE AMERICAN DR. DON NEWBURY
      Few programs are preceded by such anticipatory fanfare. Full-page ads in major newspapers are lobbed repeatedly at readers leading up to the BIG EVENT. The ads are howitzers of heavy hype promoting a line-up of speakers at day-long “Get Motivated!” seminars.
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