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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1973
Page
7
A Hamilton New Zealand AP dispatch notes a rock group Judge Hoffman claiming a world record 76 hours of nonstop music at a Hamilton dancehall. An organist collapsed from exhaustion after 40 hours but rejoined the group, playing from a bed on stage to finish the marathon.
A fashion trend of oversized platform shoes prompts doctor warnings about weak ankles and back strain as teens report sprains. Meanwhile, reminiscences from Anna Bell Swindell Stokes recount Oklahoma Territory life, homesteading near Broken Bow, early settlers, and Tulsa's rise before statehood. The piece notes a high school One-Act contest at Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler with Big Sandy High winning and Best Actor honors.
Public notices detail citations for Frances Balcom and Joe Lewis Madison in Gregg County courts, including filing deadlines and court details. Additional notices list Bruce Wayne Goss and Stormy Lucinda Goss with divorce and child support terms, plus a Gladewater Board of Education vehicle sale notice.
The Upshur Gregg Soil and Water Conservation District sponsors a Woodland Clinic and Land Judging Contest on April 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. FFA Chapters and 4 H members in the district may participate. Contestants identify trees assess management practices and judge land capability and treatment for different uses on fields at D L Tarwater and Mrs Josephine Lovell farms seven miles north of Gladewater on State Highway 271 West Mountain Cemetery. The Easter Seal drive runs March 1 to April 22 1973 supporting services for disabled people nationwide.
A playful note explains that in the United States the term grandfather clock arose from a well known lyric about a clock too large for a shelf. The line suggests the clock stood ninety years on the floor before becoming a common name.
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