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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1977
Page
2
Four local landowners seek to rezone residential land south of the Gladewater Savings building to light commercial along U.S. 271. Homeowners have signed a petition opposing the change while the zoning board approved it six to one with one abstention. The city council must decide.
A local debate on rezoning highway frontage pits growth and a healthy economy against concerns of long-time residents worried about undesirable businesses near homes. The editorial urges a compromise or, failing that, follow the zoning board recommendations to protect community rights while allowing progress.
A union of Union Grove residents questions Gladewater annexation while praising mutual service contributions. They cite outside tax support, youth baseball cooperation, and calls to focus on city needs like roads and sewer before expanding boundaries.
Harris Corp purchases Radio Mechanical Structures RMS Kilgore co owned by former Gladeite Don Branum and J Rex Vardeman. Branum becomes Harris executive in Melbourne Florida while Vardeman stays Kilgore VP antenna operations. RMS has 63 employees and designs 20 to 105 foot antennas for satellite and cable systems.
James B. Adams, FBI Associate Deputy Director, told The Mirror that morale is not as low as some think due to unfair criticism. He noted ongoing director candidates and warned Congress and the public about ensuring support for law enforcement actions carried out in good faith amid changing conditions.
A reader thanks editor Mrs Clark for coverage of the Yamboree Queen race and past support to the school and community. The note mentions Little Rock Arkansas being originally named La Petite Roche by Bernard de la Harpe who built a trading post on the Arkansas River rock outcropping.
District timetable lists in service days for Kilgore Big Sandy and Union Grove from August 15 1977 through March 2 1978. First day of school marked for September with holidays and quarter ends including Thanksgiving Christmas and spring breaks.
The calendar lists inservice days and clerical days across months from August 1977 to May 1978. Key events include first and second quarters end dates, Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks, Easter Break, Baccalaureate, and Graduation with totals of 175 student days 10 inservice days and 18 holidays.
The writer contrasts complex school budgeting under 679 with a warm August in Jefferson Texas. He notes every dollar has a function across instructional and athletic budgets. He recalls barefoot summers of rural life, blisters from hot pavements, and memories of a bygone era before school began.
A reflective piece recalls simple pleasures and local life from a long-ago Mississippi trip and a Glade community. It weaves memories of can openers, swimming holes, old workers like Ennis Price, and childhood tricks with a sense that nostalgia carries a price.
The Gladewater Mirror is published Thursdays and Sundays by The Gladewater Publishing Company at Glade Avenue and Dean Street, Gladewater Texas 75647. Home delivery and mail subscription rates are listed, with in state and out of state pricing and terms, and note of consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune and The White Oak Texan in 1969.
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