Wright Patman critiques revenue sharing and notes veteran benefits
Wright Patman argues that revenue sharing will raise taxes and push states toward income taxes, calling the measure a federal overreach that blurs state authority. He cites House passage, outlines senior and veteran programs, and offers guidance on license and veterans benefits while recounting a Port Aransas man catching a 133-pound spinner shark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Finance Committee
House
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Texas
Fed
Veterans Administration
State OF
Texas Highway Department
School lunch pricing equity under family basis rules
Eligibility determinations are uniform across siblings in the same family. All children under the same school food authority receive the same benefit level. Reduced price lunches cost 10 cents at middle and high schools and 5 cents at Gay and Broadway Schools.
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Game School Food Authority
Gay and Broadway
Inl
Ana Enp
Ea Talent
Reduced lunch policy announced for G water schools
The Gladewater Schools announce a free and reduced price lunch policy for students unable to pay full price. Families may apply via home forms or copies at the principal’s office. applications are accepted year round.
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Gladewater
Roy Johnson
Superintendent of Schools
Emerson Quote on Sanity and Folly in Composition
Editor's collection quotes Ralph Waldo Emerson on how every person carries a vein of folly in their composition. The remark notes a slight determination of blood to the head to fix a chosen point or belief.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
McKool and Ogg Lead Texas Legislative Spending
State Auditor George McNiel reports that Dallas Senator Mike McKool spent 40 998 with 21 233 for postage while Houston Representative Jack Ogg spent 19 462 including 5 564 for postage. Both exceeded monthly limits in earlier periods. Ogg later won a Senate seat.
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Austin
Mike McKool
Dallas
Jack Ogg
Houston
George McNiel
McKool
Ogg
Senate
Returning Home From Vacation Highlights and Frustrations
The author reflects on the joys of coming home from a vacation and the dreaded unpacking task. They recount home arrival in Gladewater at 4 30 a m and describe adjusting to home routines, weather differences, and travel observations from California. The piece notes air conditioning, packed maps in Los Angeles, and the intense air traffic control at L A International.
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Gladewater
California
Los Angeles
Los Angeles International
Making Waves And Warnings On Trade And Culture
The column mocks Japan U S trade talks in Hawaii and satirizes American attitudes to Japan. It references a Japanese band from Rusk State Hospital promoting mental health, plus cultural jabs and exaggerated ideas to influence trade. The piece ends with playful, provocative remarks on Japanese art and Godzilla.
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Hawaii
U. S
New Guiana
Borneo
Arkansas
Rusk State Hospital
Rotary Club
San Augustine
Texas
Tokyo
U.S.A
New York
OK Corral
Washington Monument
Japan
State of
California
China
Henry Kissinger
U.S
Gladewater Mirror Subscription Rates and History
The Gladewater Mirror lists delivery details and mailing rates for Texas and out of state readers. It notes prices for monthly, six month, and yearly subscriptions and confirms consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune in 1949 and The White Oak Texan in 1969.
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Texas
Gladewater Times-Tribune
The
White Oak Texan
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Wright Patman
South
Internal Revenue Service
Port Aransas
Michael Gatewood
G’water
McNiel
Rotary
Ellen Bauman
Gladewater Lee
Melvin Jenkins
Fredalene Clark
Oklahoma
NPR
En Nation
Jimmy Brown
Wbap-Tv
Fort Worth
Lufkin State School
Gladewater Mirror
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gregg County
Typewriter
Dean and Sabine
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