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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1976
Page
7
The Texas employment commission in Longview reports June gains of 420 jobs in Gregg and Harrison counties. Unemployment in July stood at 3,840 jobs or 6.7 percent of the labor force, down from June’s 4,570 jobseekers and 7.9 percent, with the July 1975 figure at 3,910 and 7.0 percent.
Pritchett J N Phillips visited Veterans Hospital Shreveport for eye checks after losing sight in one eye. Dencil Marsh had major surgery in Gladewater and is uncomfortable. Various locals including Mrs. Dean Holloway and Cliff Robertson face health concerns. The Mercer family held a Sunday reunion at the Community Center. The Texas Tourist Development Agency lists regional events from Brenham to Tyler, with details for each fair and festival and contact addresses.
The GOP nickname derives from Grand Old Party per World Book Encyclopedia, linked to Grand Old Man William E. Gladstone. Veteran San Francisco fireman George Washington Rust, age 8, retired after 54 years in the department, joining in 1922 and advancing to captain.
Texas A&M extension specialist Becky Culp explains that color texture and weight coordinated separates create multiple looks from one wardrobe. She notes three piece suits soften with vests open shirts turtlenecks and mixed layers for flexible economical dressing and easy mixing with existing pieces.
Gilbert R. Thornton of Longview, a full time chaplain at Marathon LeTourneau, outlines his duties and experiences to the Lions Club. He notes prison training on Death Row and his role in counseling and group therapy, praising Marathon LeTourneau’s 35 year old duophancy program started by former president R G LeTourneau.
The biography of H L Hunt by Stanley H Brown rejects flattery and traces his life from Illinois roots to vast wealth via the Joiner oil find. It portrays a man of bigamy, stubborn pride, and a habit of creating his own world and law, leaving money but little lasting power to his heirs.
The Lee Public Library announces four books from the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art and TCAH to be distributed to 375 libraries across Texas. The set includes The Image of America in Caricature and Cartoon The Face of Liberty The Stripes and Stars and The Artist was a Young Man.
Mrs Janice Carberry of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service says white is favored for economy and decorating versatility in kitchen appliances. She notes white appliances reduce replacement needs and fit many decors, with brown rising as a secondary color trend.
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