The Mugwump by Jerry Ka
A reflective column on learning English and new grammar terms outlines noun phrases adverbials and the shift from eight parts of speech to simpler units. The piece critiques practical use versus academic definitions and notes regional rainfall totals before reporting Scouts in North Brunswick selling a Rabbit Raising merit badge pamphlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Louise
Swamp City
Bergen Evans
Billy Ran
Tom Swift
Tom
North Brunswick
N.J
Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts of America
BSA
Kiwanians hear about Gregg Harrison Mental Health Center
Frances Willis, executive director, outlines the Gregg Harrison Mental Health Mental Retardation Center at a Kiwanis Club program. The center opened Sept 1 1970 in Longview Marshall area, now employs about 40, with a $500000 budget funded by state counties cities client fees and donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Willis
Johnny Dishman
Kiwanis Club
Willis
Gregg-Harrison Mental Health—Mental Retardation Center
Gregg-Harrison Mental Health
Longview
Marshall
Dewey Gray
Gregg County
Gladewater Teacher of the Year nominee praised for dedication
Long excerpt highlights Mr. Osborne’s influence as a teacher in Gladewater, noting his English instruction, Future Teachers promotion, civic work, and side jobs selling shoes and delivering papers. Letters from colleagues and community leaders laud his standards, perseverance, and impact on students. An old nutrition note ranks avocado as highest at 1,200 calories per pound and cucumber lowest at 73.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater Board
John Shipp
Debra
a_ senior
C. Q. Abernathy
Gladewater
First State Bank
Osborne
Fredalene Clark
Gladewater Mirror
Gladewater High School
Gilmer
Dallas Morning News
City council debates tax valuations and service quality
Council members clash over utility tax valuations, noting Gladewater values at 925000 versus 1140000 fair market figures and proposing a public hearing. They approve bids for a police car and pickup, review paving bids, praise water plant repairs, and plan a NCR billing computer to handle taxes and payrolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Walker
Watkins
Gladewater
Johnston
Beavers Motor Company
Highway 80 East
McKaig Chevrolet Company
Bill Nelson
Dallas
Gay Ave
Glade Creek Bridge
Pinecrest Drive
Chevy Chase
Pinecrest
Charles Willis Construction
Atlanta
Texarkana
B & S Construction Company
Big Sandy
Simon Traylor & Sons, Inc
Jacksonville
Longview Construction, Inc
Nelson
Water & Sewer
Roy
Buddy) Perryman
National Cash Register
Burroughs
NCR
Ore City High appoints Jack Barrow as principal
Former Union Grove High School principal Jack Barrow has been named principal of Ore City High School, a Class A campus in Upshur County near Lake O Pine. He moved from Union Grove after resigning last summer to join Ore City as a science teacher, then became principal on Nov 11. Barrow is a Talco High School alum 1947 and holds degrees from East Texas State University. He previously taught eight months at Knox City before entering the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Barrow
Union Grove
Ore City
Upshur County
Lake O’ Pines
Barrow
Talco High School
East Texas State University
Commerce
Knox City
Maud and
Redwater
Sheila Kay
Maud- Redwater
TSTA
Cook
Kim
Dana
Barrows
East Texas State University conducts winter commencement
East Texas State University sets 10 a.m. Friday December 20 for winter graduation in University Auditorium with 702 candidates. President F H McDowell to address graduates. reception at 8:45 a.m. in the James G Gee Library Colloquium Room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce
East Texas State University
ETSU
F. H. McDowell
James G. Gee
Rayburn
Christmas Cheer and Cattle in a Political Season
A holiday column mixes biting satire with current events. Farmers drive 50 cattle to the U S Department of Agriculture in Washington as officials guard the doors. Oil prices rise 35 cents a barrel affecting governments and economies while auto workers and miners face layoffs and extended unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Santa Claus
Henry Kissinger
Gerald Ford
Wilbur Mills
Sheik Yamani
Saudi Arabia
George McGovern
House
Senate
Great Plains
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Earl (the Pearl) Butz
Buzz
U. S
Earth
Hoo boy Christmas chaos and shopping rush
A humorous column riffs on holiday excess and busy prep. The narrator notes trash day, payday, and looming Christmas gifts as time tightens. They praise a teenager’s wrapping skills and joke about Santa facing EPA-style regulations amid inflation and politics.
Also Mentioned on This Page
BY Jerry KA
Mental Health Center
Amanda Diane Matthews
Stephen H. Matthews
Good Shepherd Hospital
Bob Waller
Richard Harris
M. J. Stow
Christopher Michael
Lutheran Hospital
Golden
Colo
Christopher
Roy Stow
Nell Nobles
Ralph E. Nobles
M. B. Teague
J. L. Atchley
Winnsboro
George
Sandy Chastain
Magnolia
Tex
Rebecca Ann
Methodist Hospital
Houston
John
Elsie) Chastain
Emory
Mildred Martin
Sandy
Dick Hunnicutt
East Texas
Council
Lake Board
Lake Gladewater
Fire Service
Texas Highway Commission
Gregg
Upshur
Smith
Germany
Hoo Boy
Small Society
Tyler
San Francisco
Old Santa
North Pole
Environmental Protection Agency
Santa
Daytona Beach
Barbara Lyons
Dunder
Blitzen
Press Association
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Texas
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texan
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