Highway Dept finds fuel savings and a ribbing barb
The Gladeweater Mirror column by Jerry Kates questions a Sabine River boat ramp project with a $17,000 to $20,000 price, funded by Parks and Wildlife and city money, calling it a pork barrel while joking about using it. The page also notes 1973 cough drops sales and fuel-saving tips from AAA and FHA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Gladewater Mirror Highway Dept
Sabine River
Chamber of Commerce
Parks and Wildlife Department
el Paso
Sabine
Gladewater
Bird City
Kansas
Federalis
Swamp City
Energy glitch turns into warm memories in East Texas piece
The author describes a cold morning after a heater outage due to a flipped breaker, then reminisces about warmth and Christmas prep. She recalls cranberry punch, cherry phosphate, and Radium Town in Oklahoma with Will Rogers connections, plus Claremore landmarks like the Will Rogers Hotel and Crystal ballroom.
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Texas
Montana
Wyoming
Minnesota
Elrod
Oklahoma
Strickland
Radium Town
Emerald Isle
Claremore
Will Rogers
Consolidated Gladewater Times Tribune Items
Local briefs merge from Gladewater Times-Tribune dated November 28, 1948 and White Oak Texas June 1, 1990. The compact card summarizes readable notices, events, and notices appearing across both historic pages.
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Gladewater
Police academy head speaks at Kilgore College
East Texas Police Academy director Alan L. Manning told Rotarians about the academy work and funding issues. He noted certification rules, seven basic courses in 1874, 33 specialized topics, and a need to raise officer salaries as officers are drawn to western departments. Manning cited FBI murder statistics for police nationwide.
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Jimmy Brown
East Texas Police Academy
Kilgore College
Rotarians
Alan L
al) Manning
Manning
FBI
Tyler
Washington State
University of Washington
Pacific
East Texas
Rotary
Cotton Beard Delights Three Year Old Visitor at Tyler Santa
Three year old Heather Mills, daughter of the Jeff Mills family, met Santa on Tyler square this week. On returning home she told her mother the Santa had a cotton beard, a surprising comparison that charmed the family.
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Heather Mills
Jeff Mills
Santa Claus
the Square
Tyler
Santa
Donna
Heather
Seven Big Sandy students named to All A honor roll
Big Sandy lists seven All A students for the second six weeks. Seniors Patti Roberts Sharon Robertson and Joe Snow make the select list. Sophomores Ann White and Rhonda Williams. Freshmen Lee Humphreys and Ricky Norman also on the list.
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Big Sandy
Patti Roberts
Sharon Robertson
Joe Snow
Ann White
Rhonda Williams
Lee Humphreys
Ricky Norman
Watergate Mirrors Energy Crisis in American Tradition
The piece urges using American technology to solve the energy crisis by 1980 while poking fun at the White House tape gap and Watergate era. It laments political distractions, defends press freedom, and cites figures like Nixon and Ervin to mock tax and fuel debates amid national shortages and fiscal concerns.
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White House
B.W
Walter Cronkite
CBS
Arlington Cemetery
Haldeman
Dean
Ervin
Wesker
Rebozo
Nixon
America
Sam Ervin
Lowell Wesker
AARP Plans Gilmer Chapter Organization
Gilmer residents are invited to an AARP organizational meeting on Monday December 17 in the directors room at First National Bank. Joseph T Buckingham associate vice president Area VII explains membership benefits and charter member opportunities. Both individual AARP and National Retired Teachers Association members are urged to attend.
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Gilmer
Henry S. Loyd
J.C. Smith
American Association of Retired Persons
First National Bank
Joseph T. Buckingham
Tyler
AARP
National
Retired Teachers’ Association
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BY Jerry Kates
Morris Plains
N.J
Smith Brothers
Austin
Federal Highway Administration
American Automobile Association
AAA
U. S. Environmental Agency
Fredalene Clark
Gladewater Mirror
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gregg County
Police Academy
North Central
Puerto Rico
Roy Pynes
Post Office
Pynes
Joe Graham
M. D. Anderson Hospital
Municipal Hospital
Ermine Hudspeth
City Hospital
Dwight Blackstone
Kathy Covington
Lindley Davis
Jennette Grisham
Steve LaForce
Donna Pilcher
Julia Pool
Andrea Rogers
Jimmy Shipp
Blake Willis
Gwen Gorman
Peggy May
Cathy Moreland
Gary Chalk
Frank Davis
Gary Dial
Marie Dotson
Marcus Flores
Brenda Gorman
Nina Johnson
Tim Overstreet
Lovie Smith
Debbie Warner
Peggy Vaughan
Kelley Baird
Ricky Caughtan
Nettie Tittle
Joan Weldon
New Gilmer
Cosmetics
Merle Norman
W. Upshur
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