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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1973
Page
2
Mrs. Marshall and Mrs. Hopson organized a church based summer program at Gladewater with six mothers and ten youths as volunteers. The aim was coordinated motor development and experiential learning, funded by the Methodist Church.
The United Giving Fund of Employees of Medical Center Hospital funds two $140 per semester scholarships totaling $280 awarded to Tyler State College entrants in health related programs. Dr. Noel McCoy says applications are open for Texas residents meeting need and past achievement.
The writer vented over Texas vehicle registration red tape and added jokes about front tags and a collapsed Oklahoma factory after a prison riot. He then recounts a Tyler regional softball tournament where Gladewater and Emmanuel Red teams split games, praising Emmanuel as a strong hitting squad and noting a dramatic five inning win by Tyler Calvary Baptist.
A 1973 letter from a Gladewater native president extends greetings to residents celebrating the city’s 200th birthday in 2073. She notes the community’s Christian values, civic pride, and the work of forefathers who built the town, urging preservation of the past and growth for the future.
Leo Durocher, Houston Astros manager, is announced as Sight Saving Chairman for the Texas Society for the Prevention of Blindness. He stresses prevention through education and screening, noting cataracts as a leading but treatable cause of blindness.
The columnist laments the drawn out Watergate hearings and recalls an exchange where John J. Wilson insulted Senator Inouye. He imagines a brash, entertaining set of hearings with witnesses arriving in swimwear at exotic locations, promising more dramatic questioning.
A fragmentary column blends notes on a centennial event in Gladewater with references to oil field pressures near Kilgore and a playful take on a congressional hearing set on a beach. It mentions a new library, shopping routines, and distant fantasies involving a time capsule and Disneyland.
Across editorials from Williamsburg, Healdsburg, and Lennox, papers condemn unsolicited Savings Bond materials, call for better media coordination, and defend ecological progress while noting the strain of feeding a growing population.
The Ford Motor Company president notes in Europe that dollars are unwanted, with buyers preferring marks or other currencies. He laments postwar shifts, citing Washington’s dollar as less valued while taxes, regulations, and anti profit sentiment hinder U.S. business efficiency and price competitiveness. He urges a return to free enterprise and American production.
Army defense standout Tom O'Leary of West Babylon New York earns the Schmeisser Memorial Cup as the nation’s top lacrosse defender becoming the school’s first sophomore to receive the honor and symbol of national recognition.
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