National Effort Sought to Cut Pollution and Waste
A periodical column argues for a national mindset shift to curb pollution alongside government rules. It cites Morton and a critic’s stance on personal responsibility, plus notes on Soviet shortages of horseshoes and a business in San Diego exporting cube packed newsprint for reduced waste and shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rogers CB. Morton
Secretary of the Interior
Barron’s
National Business and Financial Weekly
Far East
Associated
Oregon Industries
Papakube Corp
San Diego
Japan
Taiwan
South Korea
Hobbies and Art Memories From Gladewater Ladies
In Gladewater during a boom era Mrs. W. M. Stokes recalls painting calendars in a commercial style and trading quilts for calendars. She describes starting hobby oil painting after meeting another artist and notes she produced over 200 pictures her first year. She fondly remembers a large polar bears painting and warns hobbies should not rule life. She shares life lessons from art and kindness. Drills with coarse diamond bits are preferred for boring oil wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
W. M. Stokes
West Gay Avenue
Good Entry In Police Book Lists
Dorothy Uhnak's Law and Order surveys the O'Malley family in New York Police history through three generations. The narrative follows Sgt Brian O Malley his son rising to rank and a wary Vietnam veteran grandson Patrick whose views clash with his father. Strong character sketches and vivid New York life drive the book despite some weak spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LAW and Order
Dorothy Uhnak
Simon & Schuster
Joseph Wambaugh
Brian
Patrick
Miss Uhnak
O’malleys
Ireland
New York
Brian Jr
Handcrafted memories from a rural Kentucky girlhood
Diana Schutz Phillips recalls a 1950s childhood in Danville Illinois and Frankfort Kentucky. She describes handsewn dresses, coal oil lamps, and a doll house made from a blasting powder box by her father who mined coal. She notes the warmth of parental love over money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana Schutz Phillips
Danville
Carrie Watkins Chapter of Future Teachers praise Gladewater Mirror
Dennis King writes from Harold Gladewater Texas expressing sincere thanks to the Gladewater Mirror for 1972 73 school year coverage of the Carrie Watkins Chapter of Future Teachers of America He notes strong local reporting and state level compliments and adds praise for the Ken Bennett Banquet coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Watkins
Future Teachers of America
Mirth and Memory Narrow the Line of the Telephone
A humorous column blends telephone woes with daylight saving quips and church notices. The writer recalls operator antics in Gladewater, notes a sunrise Easter sermon by Rev. Ronnie Starr, and previews a SWEPCO educational film on military drafts. It closes with a honey reference from Solomon and Aristotle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Starr
Emmanuel Baptist Church
White Oak
First Baptist Church
United Methodist Church
Emmanuel Baptist
East Mountain Baptist
Starr
Ministerial Alliance
The
Church Sports Council
Shreveport
United States
Southwestern Electric Power Company
Screen News Digest
New Look
Swepco
Bearded opinion piece notes vanity and tribal wit
The author jokes about growing a beard and the social jibes it attracts while cataloging beard styles and reactions from others. A neighboring farmer in Warren, Ontario reports wolves snatching seven cats, highlighting two distinct, cheeky newspaper item fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Reggie MacDonald
North Bay
MacDonald
Misplaced patience at the post office parking lot scene
A writer vents about morning post office chaos as drivers read mail in line and occupy spaces. The piece notes ongoing littering, weeds, and a plan to track license plates and host an anti littering seminar, all while lamenting time crises and urban congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Dyke
Abe Lincoln
Captain Ahab
Post Office
Jack Elrod
Mirror
Cripples pictured on pre-Columbian pottery fragments
Some observers suspect that depictions of crippled figures on ancient pottery fragments indicate tuberculosis victims.
Mid Town Major Strengthens Local Communities
Community leaders call for united effort to bolster local neighborhoods across the nation, urging residents to participate, donate, and volunteer to build stronger, more resilient towns.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oscar Wilde
Rachel Roebuck
Calvin Itannen
Broadway School
Johnson
Brannen
By Ace Reid
Clyde
By Loise Graves
New Mexico
Frankfort
Aaron
Harold Gladewater
Texas
Gladewater, Texas
Dennis King
P. S
Ken Bennett
Jerry
Oral Roberts
Ma Bell
General
Longview
Clark
Big Spring
Solomon
Aristotle
Jimmy Brown
Mugwump
Centennial Corporation
Oak Manor
East Texas Finest Nursing Home
Oak Manor Nursing Home
Elwanda Walker
Gladewater Mirror
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gregg County
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texas
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