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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1968
Page
2
Editor notes extended run of Paul Harvey columns with two weekly pieces on editorial page each Thursday and an additional piece on Sunday. The Mirror confirms continued feature after reader interest grows.
The piece surveys why major currencies lose value while the West German mark remains strong. It argues citizens’ thrift and limited cross border spending help Germany resist inflation spillover, challenging the notion that wartime inflation is inevitable and criticizes bankers for oversimplifying the issue.
A column argues that campus unrest is a displacement tactic reflecting broader frustration. It links draft resistance, black empowerment, and poverty to protests, urges withdrawal from Vietnam, and calls for shifting troops home while preserving NATO border protection.
Mrs Frances Lambert of Gilmer praises Rose O By rne in a local note. The piece recounts Cincinnati s first bathtub of 1842 and tax battles. It highlights doll collecting by Mrs Camille Hicks of Houston with 56 dolls and famous faces. An AP note from New Delhi reports a consulting firm sued over safety brochures with simple public tips.
San Francisco attorney Melvin M. Belli will lead a Dallas one day legal seminar named for him. About 200 attorneys from Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas expected to attend, with the Belli Foundation and local trial lawyers associations sponsoring. The event continues Belli Foundation CLE programs now in their 20th year.
Governor elect Preston Smith taps Jerry Hall of Austin as press secretary. Hall brings nearly two decades in newspaper work and serves as Capitol Bureau chief for News papers Inc including the Austin American Statesman Waco News-Tribune Times-Herald and Port Arthur News. Lt Gov Smith also appoints Jim Oliver of Austin as budget director.
Average tub bath uses about 35 gallons of water per person while a shower uses about 25 gallons. The figures highlight significant water savings when opting for a shower over a bath.
The 10-county East Texas area shows Rains County as the fastest gainer with 19 percent growth from 1960 to 1966, while Smith County reaches 84,300 in 1966 and Gregg County rises to 74,700. The U.S. Bureau of the Census released the report.
The Gladewater Mirror lists publication days and a detailed postage rate schedule for domestic and foreign subscribers. It notes consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune and provides pricing for monthly, six month, and yearly subscriptions in and outside Texas.
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