Lions briefed on state Welfare Dept operation
The Gladewater Lions heard two Texas Department of Public Welfare officials discuss welfare programs including old age assistance AFDC and Medicaid. They noted costs, eligibility rules, and a shift to a food coupon program replacing the food commodities plan by November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions
State Welfare Dept
The
Lions Club
State Department of Public Welfare
Martha H. Abbott
Gladewater
Cecil Portman
Longview
Gregg County
Texas Department of Public Welfare
C.D. Pittman
Abbott
Texas
Editorial: unitization bill merits wider hearing in Texas
The Athens Daily News editorial argues major oil firms push unitization to ease field consolidation amid an energy crisis. It notes 75 percent voting could pass a plan, while minority owners fear loss of control. The piece urges statewide discussion with independents and lawmakers including Sen Don Adams and Rep Fred Head before changing current law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
East Texas
Charles K. Devall
Kilgore
Texas
Devall
Railroad Commission
Don Adams
Fred Head
Centennial Celebration Participation Form For 1873 1973
Volunteers are invited to join the Centennial Celebration July 28 to August 4 by returning a form listing preferred roles. Candidates may choose divisions such as Historical booklet, women’s and men’s participation, queen contest, publicity, tickets, spectacle, special events, or office work.
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East Pacific
Gladewater
Centennial Corporation
What Victorians Knew about Sex Book Review
The book by William Dwyer surveys Victorian era sex advice and morals, parodying the prudery of the time through quotes from Orson Squire Fowler and others. It contrasts past ignorance with modern explicit manuals and includes quack ads and dated examples. In Africa, the Pretoria News notes boxer Pretorius, aged 30, with a strong amateur career and 22 wins from 20 pro bouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dwyer
Pyne Press
Scribners
Orson Squire Fowler
Dwyer
Pretoria
South Africa
Pretoria News
Pretorius
Denmark's Churches Publication to Run 40 More Years
The National Museum told Parliament the Denmarks Churches project will take another four decades to complete, totaling about 10 million dollars in 1973 prices. The 80 year effort started 40 years ago and now prints about 2,000 copies per volume with the latest priced at 80 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
National Museum
P.V. Glob
Denmark
Glob
Bundle for Hanoi a blow to Jane Fonda
The Senate voted down a 2.5 billion aid package for North Vietnam to rebuild its economy. The Nixon Administration framed the aid as an investment in peace. Critics question who would pay and point to alleged POW abuses and propaganda.
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Jane Fonda
Senate
North Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Hanoi
Hanoi Hilton
Miss Fonda
Nort Vietnam
National loafing day and Hanoi aid debate in Galveston
A column muses on weekend plans and the idea of a national loafing day while reflecting on time, chores, and modern life. The piece rails against constant hurry and ends with a tangential World War II era geopolitical riff about U S aid to Hanoi and a mock set of proposals. The Galveston AP report shifts to a dredging project in the Mata gorda Ship Channel, detailing a $854,064 contract to restore 20 miles to 38 feet depth and 200 feet width, with 4.3 million cubic yards to be removed.
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Dallas
Polly Wallace
Mary Brumley
Mary Jean
New Orleans
Wanda Poston
Galveston, Tex
Matagorda
Nolan C. Rhodes
Corps of Engineers
Gladewater publishing details and contact notes
The Gladewater Mirror header lists management and staff in rough legible form. It includes Harry Kates as general manager and advertising director, with Fredalene Clark and Harriett Walton among others. Publisher notes show Gladewater Texas mailing specifics and subscription rates.
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Cae O
E Wack Elrod Noms Ono Res Casas S56
Ib Ark Co
Fredalene Clark
Meomionts Pone Gis
Cess
Harriett Walton
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Gladewater Mirror
Don McLean
Los Angeles
Roberta Flack
McLean
Norman Gimbel
Charles Fox
Lori Lieberman
Miss Lieberman
United States
By Ace Reid
Athens Daily News
NAMF
Joinerville
General American Oil Company
East Texas Field
Jimmy Brown
Bank
T Wo
Washington
United Nations
Harry Kates
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texan
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