Galloping along at Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo promises big show
The Gladeweater Mirror notes the Round-Up Rodeo may be one of the biggest ever with a strengthened organizing board led by President Jack Phillips. Parade Marshal Cleo Marlowe debuts novel parade ideas as Jaycees raise beard contest prizes to fifteen dollars for first second and third place. The rodeo draws thousands from out of town and features renowned champions like Jim Shoulders Casey Tibbs and Larry Mahan as part of a storied rodeo tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Phillips
Jaycees
Longview
Enem y From Within at White Oak School Track Meet
District University Inter scholastic League events were held Thursday and Friday at White Oak School. Jim Goss won first in the shot put and discus. Danny Denton placed second in the discus and high jump. Ricky Baker and Buddy Coker took first and second in pole vault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Oak School
James Boles
Buzz
Dallas
Lonnie Lucas
Bowie McMillan
T. F. Mason
L. A. Hancock
Garrison
R. A. Martin
Jim Goss
Danny Denton
Ricky Baker
Buddy Coker
Wilborn leads in high jump as Necks win meet
Wenford Wilborn won the high jump and placed second in the broad jump. The Necks captured the meet with a 131 point score. Other relay team members included John Griffin Danny Burch and Dickey Bedford who placed second in the mile relay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenford Wilborn
John Griffin
Danny Burch
Dickey Bedford
Cereal Holley
L. H. Holley
Carthage
Pete Peterson
Bobby Peery
Bob Peery
Bobby
Louisiana Tech
Ruston
Roughneck Bluebirds
Teresa Husband
Kim Muckleroy
Debra Payne
Robin Richardson
Gena Pace
Kathy White
Terri Dymke
Judy Orms
Laura Highland
Brenda Bates
Longview
Ernest Cox
Cox
Martha Stevens
Jane Pankhurst
Sidney Cox
Townhouse South
Ash-hopper and lye making described by D F Bishop
An elderly farmer recalls the ash-hopper used to render lye from ashes for soap making. He explains the trough like hopper with a tin bottom, watering ashes to produce lye that drained into a container. The lye was stored away from house and pine ashes yielded more lye.
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D. F. Bishop
Mr. Bishop
North Carolina
Local Oddities and Peculiar Tales From Court Square
A Memphis feature notes the open Bible display in Court Square enduring vandalism and repeated repairs, alongside Walter Malone’s “Opportunity” tablet. It also recounts a freezer cash theft in Nevada and quirky world record curios from the Guinness book, including long face slapping and a 72 hour shower record.
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Tennessee
Jimmy Stroud
Court Square
Memphis
Memphis Union Mission
Walter Malone
Squirrel Park
Women’s Sit-Down Strike Marked by Friedan Call
Betty Friedan urges a 24 hour general sit down strike on August 26, the 50th anniversary of women’s voting rights. Housewives would refuse housework secretaries close notebooks switchboard operators unplug, lab assistants halt work and cleaning staff pause. The aim is to show women’s value and wage parity while warning against mere token action.
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Betty Friedan
Friedan
Fragmented newspaper masthead with missing roles
Readable fragments show a newspaper masthead listing roles such as Publisher General Manager Advertising Manager news editor and women's editor but most names and details are unreadable or cut off. The snippet suggests a historic publication with incomplete staff credits.
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Advertising Manager News Bauar
Éscesse Women's Editor
Quiet week ends for police and fire units
Police and fire records show a quiet end of the week with several minor incidents. The fire department responded to a house at 710 Canfield at 3 06 p.m. Thursday where a gas line broke on the carburetor of a 1961 Ford truck causing a $100 fire and damage.
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Canfield
New Books At Gladewater Library From Classics To Atlas
Older fiction remains popular with readers at Gladewater Public Library. New titles include Anne Tyler A Slipping-Down Life about Evie Decker and a distant romance with musician Casey. Erich Segal Love Story follows Oliver Barrett and Jennifer Cavilleri, while Ellin Berlin The Best of Families traces four Cameron daughters in early 20th century Greenwich Village. Goode’s World Atlas by Rand McNally offers updated maps and global data.
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Gladewater
Anne Tyler
Evie Decker
North Carolina
Casey
Yale
Erich Segal
Oliver Barrett
Jenny Cavilleri
Radcliffe
Ellin Berlin
Cameron
New York Southampton
Nell
Goode
Rand McNally
My Granddaddy Kates and the Generation Gap Tales
The excerpt recalls political loyalties of granddaddy A L Kates a lifelong Democrat with ties to Oklahoma figures and his wife a once Republican. It notes his colorful habits his work at The Claremore Progress and his postmaster days. It then shifts to reflections on teenagers cleanliness ideals and the perceived generation gap with memories of listening to parents and valuing wiser guidance.
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Kates
Grandmother Kates
Sutton
A. L. Kates
Bill Murray
Oklahoma
South America
Homestead
al Smith
United States
Granddaddy
Claremore Progress
NEA
Colorado
Mary
Lou Rawls
Glade Public Library Board thanks ace for coverage
Gladewater Public Library Board and staff express appreciation to ace for coverage of National Library Week. They note strong reader response to articles pictures and editorials and commend ongoing cooperation with local projects. Signed Ellen Bauman Librarian.
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Gladewater Public Library
Gladewater Public Library Board
Shakespeare Festival Week Proclaimed in Gladewater Texas
The mayor proclaims April 19–25 as Shake Speare Festival Week in Gladewater. Events include a color motion picture of Macbeth, student performances from five plays, decorations and posters, talks on Stratford-upon-Avon, and a birthday cake shaped like the Globe Theater. The proclamation cites Shakespeare as a beloved artist guiding youth.
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National Honor Society
Gladewater High School
Stratford-on-Avon
Globe Theater
Gladewater
Texas
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Mirror
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Mesquite
Casey Tibbs
Larry Mahan
White Oak News
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Brute
Kilgore
van Cliburn
Debi Havins
Rick Wood
Ric Wood
Richard Terry
Chester Cline
Rickey Atkins
Hugh Hasley
Glenda Bowerman
John Spurrier
Juanita Hoover
Cliff
Lynn
T. H. Brisby
Arkansas
Brisby
A. E. Hogue
Will Ford
Jewel Garner
Garner
Robert Thompson
Liberal
Kansas
Bill McAlexander
Thompson
McAlexander
Bobby Thompson
Ilinois
Mr. Thompson
Thailand
Nate
Louis J. Carlat, SR
Nevada
Marshall
Didja
Los Angeles
Roy Collum
Louis
Bantam Books
Kiev
U.S.S.R
Vasiliy, Bezdordny
Goniusch
Jane Holster
University of Illinois
Diboll Free Press
By Ace Reid
PeSasas
Gladetoater
Harry Kates
Harry Kates Neal Clark Jack Elrod
Fredalene Clark
Harriett Walton
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gregg County
Gladewater Times-Tribune
The
White Oak Texan
TEXA
Tee
Press Association
Ace
Neal
Yours
Ellen Bauman
William Shakespeare
Immortal Bard
Shakespeare
Melvin Jenkins
H. I. McAfee
LIONS
Mary Brumley
Lions Club
Harold McDowell
Ken Bennett
Brumley
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