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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1968
Page
2
The town faces a Tuesday election on a 550000 revenue bond to upgrade and extend the sewer system. Community leaders urge approval to fix critical lines, open undeveloped areas, and avoid piecemeal delays while noting repayment from system revenues rather than taxes.
Gladewater announces the arrival of Gladewater Boat Manufacturing Co set to begin production March 1, 1969 in a new 5 acre industrial park site. The project is praised by Chamber leaders led by J. C. Wells and Ernest Martin with Earl Glenn named company president and Joe Lynch as VP GM.
A selection from the Corvallis Gazette-Times Beeville Bee-Picayune and Forrest City Times-Herald surveys shows teachers once avoided strikes due to dedication and public support while critics note rebelling youth and a publisher recalls a remodeling formula emphasizing modernization merchandising and advertising as keys to retail success.
Gladewater High School announces the second six weeks honor roll with juniors dominating the list. Students across grades eight through twelve are named, including Sharon Blear Anita Arrington Jean ette Proctor Mary Jane Wiley Tom Moughan Stef ie Rowe Russell Abercrombie Debbie Brannen Gail Cooper Deborah Daniel Nancy Collins Sharon Griffith Paula Jaggers Laura Jobe David Mecey Frances Ann Moore Carlene Nichols Elizabeth Osteen Nancy Phillips Michael Williams Byron Boston Minnie Cooksey Susan Mickler Gloria Phillips Jenny Wallace.
Gladewater officials announced Sam Moore won a statewide post at a Texas Municipal League meeting this week. Ed and Mrs. Ed Banning will host an open house for their 45th anniversary on the old Longview Highway. Camp Fire group Can-Te-Ca elected officers with Mary Wilkins as president and other officers named. Dewey Gray received the Master Grocer Award for buying and selling a ton of Folgers Coffee. Some astronomers say quasars may be compact galaxies in a pathological state.
A satirical column toys with Nixon cabinet picks naming fictional figures such as John Wayne as Defense Secretary and Jack Benny as Treasury, while lampooning political patronage and media speculation. The piece also notes IRS revenue ruling volume rising under the 1954 tax code changes.
Gladewater patrolman Lafon Dorrough honored as district deputy grand master for the 10th Masonic District covering Gregg Upshur and Harrison Counties Maj Guy Smith Dallas regional commander announced the appointment Dorrough longtime Mason and Gladewater Lodge 852 member previously served as Worshipful Master and joined in 1952 Dorrough a Oklahoma native moved to Gladewater in 1932 is married to Virginia Odom with two children Carl and Carla.
The city council unanimously opposes proposed DOT Part 3 regulations requiring two public hearings before highway construction. It argues Texas Highway Department serves local citizens better and urges representatives to express opposition. Signed by Mayor C. Q. Abernathy and City Secretary H. J. McAfee.
Archeologists estimate construction of the Pyramid of the Sun near Mexico City employed about 10,000 laborers for two decades. The monumental project reshaped the region and reflects advanced Aztec era organization.
A provocative look at how press coverage shapes public perception of Nixon and the presidency. The piece cites Nixon’s past clashes with the media, evolving journalistic norms, and claims of staged TV violence at conventions, raising questions about bias and objectivity. A Louisville AP note reports a roadside tomato stand quip about Daylight Saving Time.
Gladewater Public Library adds Nixon A Political Portrait by Mazo and Hess with Nixon Speaks appendix. Also Andre Malraux Anti Memoirs and John Doe Disciple memorial, Who Wrote the Classics Volumes One and Two, and Preserve and Protect by Allen Drury, The Town and Dr Moore, Lilies of the Field, and The Wine and the Music.
A mix of wry takes on transplantation ethics weather forecasts and payday effects. The piece questions scientific certainty mocks weather misreads and critiques sensational writing with concise pointed humor.
The Gladewater Mirror publishes on Thursdays and Sundays from Glade Avenue and Dean Street in Gladewater Texas 75647. It lists home and mail subscription rates including Texas and outside Texas options and notes consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune dated Nov 28 1949.
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