Gladewater Parade Delights Town with 40 Bands and Santa
The annual Chamber of Commerce parade in Gladewater drew several thousand spectators. Jo Wiley organized and boosted the event, with bands, floats, decorated cars, and Santa Claus riding a red fire truck. The town praised the Christmas tree and downtown decorations, calling it a Christmas fairyland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
Chamber of Commerce
Mack) Wiley
Santa Claus
Spender
Fire Department
National health insurance sparks tax bondage debate
A congressional proposal to require national health insurance is critiqued as a step toward a welfare state. Veneman questions cost estimates, noting a 1974 outlay potentially reaching 77 billion dollars and a federal health tax of over 1000 dollars per household. The piece warns of statism and frames Medicredit as AMA’s alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
National Health Insurance
John G. Veneman
Veneman
Social Security Administration
Mr. Veneman
American Medical Association
Medicredit
Lone Star Shriners Open Christmas Drive for Crippled Children
Lone Star Shriners start their 12th annual Candles of Hope drive with a luncheon at Lone Star Steel attended by Texas and national Shrine notables. The program asks workers to donate instead of exchanging Christmas cards to support the Dallas hospital for crippled children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star Shriners
Lone Star
Lone Star Steel Shriners
Texas
National Shrine
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital
Odno Tucker
Pittsburg
Lone Star Steel
Transportation Department
Shrine
John McKee
Soverign
Scottish Rite
Crippled Children’s Hospital
Joe Steed
Texas Masons
Maj
Guy Smith
George Terry
Hella Temple
Imperial Council
L. D
Red) Webster
Imperial Shrine of North America
Webster
Lic
Psalms for Modern Man published by American Bible Society
New York announces The Psalms for Modern Man as the first complete Old Testament book in Today's English Version TEV. The volume follows Good News for Modern Man and targets a 1975 OT completion with illustrator Annie Vallotton and leader Rev Dr Robert Bratcher guiding a multi-stage translation process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Bible Society
United States
Annie Vallotton
Paris
Robert G Bratcher
Setauket
N. Y
Biblia Hebraica
Rudolf Kittel
TEV
Translations Committee
Sabine River Basin Project Clears House Panel
Rep. Ray Roberts reports the House Public Works Committee unanimously approved the Sabine River Basin Flood Control and Development project for the Rivers and Harbors Omnibus Bill. The plan includes multiple reservoirs, Greenville flood protection, and a 5.3 mile navigation stretch from Echo to Morgan Bluff with a total estimated cost of 194 million dollars. Local funding and state approvals from Texas and Louisiana are in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House Public Works Committee
U.S
Ray Roberts
House
Office of Budget and Management
Congress
Texas Senate
Roberts
Sabine Basin
Water Resources Council
Longview
Texas
Louisiana
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sabine River Authority
Mineola
Lake Fork
Big Sandy
Greenville
Soil Conservation Service
Corps of Engineers
Echo
Morgan Bluff
Public Works Committee
Bob Jones
D-Ala
Subcommittee
William Harsha
Ohio
Don Clausen
Rcalif
Howdy Neighbor Cartoon Ad Parodies Public Life
A Mississippi newspaper ad scene lampoons civic life with quips about mayors referees and social mores. A mix of cartoonish snippets pokes at office slang insurance mockery and gossip tone.
Explanation of Ecology by Frank Fraser Darling reviewed
A compact review of Wilder ness and Plenty, praising Darling’s clear primer on ecology. It highlights pollution and population as key dangers, calls for ecologists to work with other disciplines, and notes cautious optimism about technology aiding environmental rehabilitation. FRANKFORT AP. Geography will guide patient grouping in Kentucky psychiatric hospitals next year with four units per facility and 200 patients per unit.
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Frank Fraser Darling
Houston, Mifflin
America
Darling
Miles A. Smith
Frankfort
Kentucky
Foxy Father of Flation The Inflation Satire
A satirical piece lampoons inflation debates by declaring allegiance to flation. It mocks inflation deflation rhetoric, imagines balloon currency schemes, trading stamps, and a Bureau of Trading Stamps Redemption to spark government action, ending noting the complexity of inflation remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Flation
Herman Herman
Washington
Bureau of Trading Stamps
Psychology in daily life and Christmas spirit
The author muses on psychology affecting daily life from money to compliments and self perception. They note shopping psychology and the urge to do what one is told, then discuss Christmas spending, energy and utilities, and the idea that spirit matters more than price, wishing to spread Christmas joy year round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett
Hall of Learning
Mini
Midi
Maxi
Dallas
J. C. Penny Company
Threatened Rail Strike Could Paralyze Mail
Dallas postal chief William L. Crawford urged immediate mailing of Christmas cards parcels and holiday mail to guard against a possible nationwide rail strike. He noted Postmaster General Blount directed accelerating mail and using all transport methods to deliver before Christmas Day.
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Dallas
William L. Crawford
Crawford
Gladewater News Masthead and Subscription Rates
The document lists Harry Kates publisher roles and staff such as Jack Elrod Fredalene Clark Harriett Walton with roles including general manager and news editor. It notes Gladewater mailing addresses in Gregg County and subscription prices by mail within and outside Texas, plus consolidation dates with The Gladewater Times-Tribune and The White Oak Texan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Kates Ihae Jack Elrod
Jack Elrod
Fredalene Clark
Harriett Walton
Glade Avenue
Dear Street
Gladewater
Gregg County
Texas
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Gladewater Mirror
Gadewater
Eugene Lawrence
Diagnostic Hospital
Houston
Houston West Side
Jackson
Miss
Edward Johnson
Minden
Board of Managers
The
Sabine
Louis J. Carlat, SR
Mississippi
Wolf
Louis
By Ace Reid
Harry Kates
Eseseeees
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texan
Tex
Ress Association
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