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“THE PEOPLE’S PAPER*'VOL. 1 NO.110FULL LEASED WIRE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEGLADEWATER, TEXASSUNDAY, JULY '24First For StorePictured above I.h the store occupied b Hm. iMirltes jewelry it ton* before the firiu moved into the present building on SouthVain, \ridiunnal pic tires of the store .uni employees Mill Im*found on pane foir, Section one, of tla* Mirror.A store-wiue clearance sale will celebrate tue 19th anniversary of the Wrr. Laicnes jewelry store on South Main next week.Founded by tne late William Laicnes in 1930, the store has “ffown with GJadewuter.” beginning in 1930 with one watcii repair bench and a single showcase of jewelry in tne old homer I-rug Store, located wnere the present Goodrich Store now is, baiches started nixing himself a potion of the Horatio- Alger “success formula,”Believing that haru work and none sty paid off, Laicnes atten .p-ted to always treat tne customer fairly, his first * tay-off” cane only five years after his start, he moved, in 1935, to the Ritz Pharmacy wnere he enlarged both operations of his store, his wife, Sadie, and ids daughter Arline joined hin in 1936 and the family-roved their business again in 1939.This n.ove gave 1 aiches a store of nis own. Ihe location was IDS South main, wtiicli nad been a barbershop for r; any years. The Laicnes remodeled tne store and again expundeu their store facilities and operations. Friends and custoners flocked in toWILLIAM DARIUSMRS. WILLIAM RAICilESFour Glade boys Given Badges At Court Of Honorcongratulate tne hard-working man and his family.A planned rove to the store's present location on South Main was disrupted when William.F aiches passed away in FebAiary of 194F. Kis death came only one iay before the final negotiations e for 1 tfbn in the new and larger buildii.R now occupied..\.rs. Wm. Laicnes nad many tnii.;:s to consider from a business point of view before sne made a decision to continue operating tne store oH tier own.Fite finally uecideu to continue operations just as her husband nad planned. She believed in the future of Gladewater, ami fulfilled mat faith by remaining in business here.tmnvsty roreTTOSt *nrmj tmP husband’s policy, she said Saturday In announcing the store-wide sale, which is the first such sale held since the store opened.“Mr. Laicnes felt that integrity and fair-nealing with customers would pay off in reputation and business, ana that is how I have alter pted to run the store here. Just as he would have done,” she said.Mrs. baiches is an active citizen in the future of Gladewater. File participates in many civic affairs, anu is a men ber of nun erous organizations devoted to builuing Gladewater. She is a director In the Chamber of Commerce, and a men ber of theRebel; all and Eastern Star. She is a men tier of tne Temple Letli Snolum of Kilgore.Sne employes, beside her daughter, tnree other people atthe jewelry store. Mrs. C. C. Moss, assistant manager. Woodrow Wilson, jeweler and watch repair-ii an, und Mrs. C. F. Woodard, sales clerk.Mrs. Laiches extended an invitation to botli her and her latehusbanu’s friends and customers to attend the store-wide Sale b**ing neld next week.Four Gladewater Eoy Scouts received five badges Friday in a ceremony conducted by members of the Longview Order of the Arrow, at the Humble Scout Cabin.Boys from Troop 192 and Troop 194 of Gladewater were presented tneir First and Second class badges.Billy FYnest Lewey of Rotary Troop 194 received both his Second and First Class badges.• Second class ranks also were presented to Ranee Carr, Jimmy Horn and Billy Peace of Troop 19 2 of the Humble Camp.FYr the Court, of Honor, Paul Yater, Frank Linville and Wilson Rook of Troop 201 of the Longview Lion’s club, wore their Indian costumes while they presented the new ranks to the Gladewater Scouts.As advancement chairman of the Gladwater district, Rev. T.R. Elder made a brief talk. An Indian benediction led by Bob Etzel, field ‘executive, closed the Court of Honor.Petrillo Cuts Off All Musak's MusicStudents AtETSTC Can Now Train In ROTCCOMMERCE, Texas--Men students of the Gladewater area will be able to work toward a college degree, a commission in the U.S. Air Force and receive pay at the same time at East Texas State Teachers College this fall.An Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps was formally activated at the college July 1 and applications for enrollment for the fall semester are now being accepted. East Texas State College is now the only teachers college in Texas to have an Air Force ROTC unit on its campus, DR. James G. Gee, college president says.The ETSTC unit will be divided into two phases. Advanced students receive pay at the rate of 90 cents per day and upon successful completion of the work are commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Air Force Reserve.Students who have already served in the armed forces for as long as one year, may be allowed to omit the basic course and directly to the advanced course. Also, students now attending college under the GI bill, may draw both GI subsistence and ROTC subsistence.CHICAGO, July 23 -(INS)~ . ’usician’s Czar James C. Petrillo today stopped all “canned” music in Chicago hotels, lounges andemployed.The ban resulted from a dispute between two unions and the Muzak Corp.. which pipes in recorded music over telephone wires.Members of the Electrical Workers Union man the turntables supplying the recordings.Petrillo said the action was the beginning of a 54-city fight against the Muzak Company.Cash PrizeDraws EntriesFor weekTS nx“Interest in the “Picture of theThis Is The Army Ms. Jones—Or Is It?CHICAGO, July 23 “(INS)— Nine-thousand members of the 33rd Division of the Illinois National Guard entrained for Camp McCoy today for two weeks of GI life.Hut it wasn’t the Army many of the men remembered. Before they left, a catering company arrived with a hot breakfast of bacon and eggs.Then, to top it. off, each man was given a box lunch of fried chicken, rolls, potato chips, and all the accessories — even a paper napkin.Week” is picking up daily as increasing numbers of camera enthusiasts enter photos in the contest.A prize of five dollars will be awarded with the selection of each “Picture of the Week.”The contest, sponsored by the Gladewater Daily Mirror, hopes to discover new talent in the area, and, hy publishing the pictures, the Mirror wishes to recognize that talent.On the spot news photos as well as featunzed pictures are invited. When submitting a picture, pleas* include information as to the type of camera used, the F-stop, speed, and kind of film used. Those entering pictures are also requested to include the negative with the actual photo.With each entry, enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope, so that all negatives may be returned.Members of the Mirror staff may enter the contest though they will not receive the $5 award. __tor IWm. Daiches Jewelry Store Celebrates AnniversaryStore-Wide Sale
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Gladewater, Texas, US
Sun, Jul 24, 1949
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