Big Library Book Sale Draws Bargains for Readers
The Gladewater library hosts a big book sale with prices from five to 40 cents. A reader recalls old titles on stock reports radio history and more while planning gifts and noting the new library space and future sales.
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Standard and Poor
WNEW
Wendell Wilson
Kansas
Jimmy White
Hugh Mixon
Joe Jones
John Shipp
Jimmy Brown
Curtis Bright
Don Audas
TV math brainchild of Frank Setzler
Gladewater High School teacher Frank Setzler created a tape based math teaching studio this summer. Thirty four Algebra II lessons were produced and sixty two tapes are planned for the year to cover each concept. The system lets teachers work with groups while others use the tapes for catch up and for students who miss school.
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Gladewater High School
Frank Setzler
Setzler
Gladewater
Mark Mauldin
Jim Langrey
Jim
KLTV
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Gladewater Letters Cover Math, Chinch Bugs In East Texas
Readers praise the Centennial edition of the Gladewater Mirror and applaud a math program boost from teacher Setzler who created a TV linked twin classroom. The column also warns East Texas homeowners about chinch bugs damaging lawns, with diagnostic tips and insecticide options.
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East Texas
San Augustine
Cliff Caskey
Good Old Days Rules for Franklin Mass Teachers
A 19th century Franklin Massachusetts notice outlines strict rules for teachers. It bans certain conduct for women teachers and requires lamp cleaning, water and coal, careful pen making, Bible study after school, and a savings plan. It grants small pay raises after five years if the board approves.
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Board of Education
Talking Gardens Boosting Spirits as Seniors Garden
Joseph P. Sullivan of Estech Inc notes many seniors find gardening a pleasure not a chore. He cites 8.5 million people over 65 enjoying gardening and describes gardening as balm to nerves and appetite.
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Joseph P. Sullivan
Estech, Incc
Esmark, Inc
Sullivan
Meeting Henry Ford on Military Avenue
Dorothy Weiss recalls a summer visit to Dearborn years ago when she was ten and met Henry Ford after being invited to shake his hand by her Uncle Herman the Lutheran pastor. Contributions to The Old Timer column may be sent to Box 639 Frankfort Kentucky.
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Dorothy Weiss
Whitting
Santa Rosa
Pere Marquette Railroad
Military Avenue
Dearborn
Lutheran
Herman
Dorothy
Henry Ford
Frankfort
Ignorance and the annual school reopens in satire
By Jimmy Brown, the piece lampoons the start of school as a clash of wills between the reluctant and recharged. It quips that ignorance brings bliss and mocks grade competition as students prepare for another year, noting how modern schools contrast with older, simpler ones.
Gladewater reflections on town, schools, and SOD battles
The writer laments recent events around Save Our Depot and a proposed parking lot while praising community efforts. He recalls band director Don Ledbetter, school finances, and beef shortages, then contrasts past schooling with modern curriculums and tech, ending with a humorous note on grammar.
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Chamber of Commerce
Harriett
Jerry
Mirror
Texas State Teachers Association
Consolidated with Gladewater Times-Tribune and White Oak union
A historical consolidation note records merging efforts involving The Gladewater Times-Tribune dated November 28, 1949 and The White Oak Texas document dated June 1, 1969. The entry notes collaborative alignment between the two local papers within a regional press history.
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Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texas
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