New Novels at Lee Library Feature Coventry Tragedy and Herzogs Saga
The Lee Library adds The Coventry Option by Anthony Bruton about a double agent IRA gunman in Coventry 1940s air raid. The Herzog Legacy by Gertrude Schweitzer traces a Jewish publishing family across three generations. Assault in Norway by Thomas Gallagher recounts a 1942 daring commando mission against Nazi-occupied Norway.
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Ultra
Coventry
Kampfgruppe 100
England
Anthony Bruton
Non
Evel
Michael Brock
Canaris
Brock
Winston Churchill
Cathedral of Coventry
Herzog
Gertrude Schweitzer
Sigmund Herzogs
Germany
Churchill
Roosevelt
Norway
Thomas Gallagher
Council adds housing with city labor in subdivisions workshop
Williams reports 42 cities have ordinances on subdivision policy and says the city is weighing changes. Ex-council member McKain circulated questions and records requests while Williams notes city workers may move Round Up Rodeo grounds for a Shriners circus.
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Coucil
Williams
Thomas
McKain
The
Mirror
Seeks Gregg Constable position for Precinct 3
Gregg County voters are informed that L R Garner, 50, resident since 1940, is running by write in for Constable of Precinct 3 in the November 2, 1976 general election. He and wife Penny retired after 21 years at Garners Welding Service Kilgore. He plans full time service and close work with sheriff and local agencies.
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Gregg County
Precinct 3
Penny
Garners Welding Service
Kilgore
Sheriffs Dept
Adv
L R Garner
Kilgore, Tex
Rotary juvenile officer outlines probation efforts for several counties
Don Hightower, Juvenile Probation officer for Camp Wood Upshur and Marion Counties, spoke to Rotarians about his department. He noted offices in Gilmer and Quitman serving 8219 youths aged 10 to 17, with 57 percent of referrals in 1975 for juvenile offenses and truancy as a major factor.
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Don Hightower
Camp
Wood, Upshur
Marion Counties
Sam Nesmith Hightower
Gilmer
Quitman
Rotary
Upshur
Wood, Camp
Marion
Sam Nesmith
College stalled on federal grants and campus projects
The college will not be eligible for federal grants beyond GI benefits for eligible students. Major plans include a full renovation of the field house and physical education facilities and a 20 000 square foot hardwood floor being installed. New entrance and visitors information center are planned at the main entrance. Orientation week began August 9 with registration through August 15. The campus also prepares for the Feast of Tabernacles festival from October 8 to 16 attracting about 10 000 church members.
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Field House
Juvenile Justice Budget and Trends in Upshur District
Hightower cites 151 Upshur County juveniles or about 5 percent of the local juvenile population, with 4-6 percent across the four county district getting into trouble. He notes more females involved and 75 percent of offenders from broken homes. The juvenile advisory board includes four county judges, three district judges, and probation officers. The 1976 department budget is about 39000 dollars, with 26000 from state sources and 13000 shared by four counties. Civil actions require age 18. youths 15-16 can be certified as adults in violent crimes. Drug cases have leveled, while alcohol abuse among juveniles rises.
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Hightower
Upshur County
Gladewater Newspaper Subscriptions and History Note
The Gladewater published Thursdays and Sundays by The Gladewater Publishing Company lists home delivery and mail rates for Texas and outside Texas. It notes consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune in 1949 and with The White Oak Texan in 1968.
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Mirror
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gladewater
Gregg County
Texas
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texan
Peanut Butter Memories Tie to Carter and Peanut Industry
The piece blends nostalgia for peanuts with politics and food lore. It recalls George Washington Carver’s peanut prominence and Jimmy Carter’s political bid. It includes Mrs. Vera Eubank’s boiled peanuts tale, a Florida entrepreneur who built a boiled shelled peanut business later sold in 1975, and light personal notes on eggs, milk, and bacon on toast.
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George Washington Carver
Jimmy Carter
United States
Vera Eubank
Jacksonville
Fla
Mrs. Eubank
Florida
Mr. Carter
Carter
Language Lament Overuse of Cliches and Slang
In Washington DC AP report, critics warn that cliches and slang degrade English. They cite phrases from CB radio, y know talk and bottom line as harmful trends, urging revival of expressive speech and cautioning future political campaigns. Road talk notes one quarter of US roads past middle age needing resurfacing per TRIP data.
Trading stamp firm Wyche Drug honored by S and H
Wyche Drug received a certificate of appreciation from Sperry and Hutchinson for providing Green Stamps to customers for over 20 years. Richard Phillips Jr. accepted the citation from Russell Young and Bill Williams, noting S and H began trading stamps in 1896 and that 54 Texas firms have reached the 20 year milestone.
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Wyche Drug
Sperry and Hutchinson Company
S&h
Wyche’s
Richard Phillips
Russell Young
Bill Williams
Texas
Young
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Middleton Place Gardens
Charleston
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L. R. Garner
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Ambassador College
Far West
U.S
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Ore
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Larry Haworth
Goober Goodies
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