School district opposes compulsory oil field unitization
The Gladewater County Line Independent School District adopts a resolution opposing any compulsory unitization bill, citing no proven production gains, potential unemployment, tax loss, and harm to East Texas oil workers. The document notes energy crisis concerns and urges elected representatives to oppose such laws, dated February 10, 1975.
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Texas
East Texas
Board of Education
Gladewater County Line Independent
Gladewater County Line Independent School District
School district calls for Texas Railroad Commission to suspend oil rule
The Gladewater County Line Independent School District Board urges the Texas Railroad Commission to rescind or defer a January 28 1975 amendment limiting water output in East Texas Field wells. They warn the rule will shut hundreds of wells reduce royalty income and harm local employment and public funds. The resolution notes potential hearings to discuss the order and its impact.
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East Texas
Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
Gregg, Rusk, Smith and Upshur Counties
Gladewater
Gladewater County Line Independent School District
Board of Education
Notable Quotes On Freedom and Resource Limits
The passage juxtaposes Thomas Paine on tyranny and liberty with Bell’s 1917 forecast about finite coal and oil. It cites freedom’s value and the irreversible nature of natural resources, noting fuel potential of alcohol as a cheap, clean option.
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Hell
Thomas Paine
Alexander Graham Bell
Valentine candy prices jump this year says report
A late season survey notes 14-oz heart boxes rise from about five to six fifty and larger boxes from six to nine dollars as chocolate and sugar costs climb. Postage stamps remain ten cents, cards climb only a few cents, offering a cheaper option for romantics on the holiday.
Lake Charles reader praises hometown paper in letter
A reader from Gladewater, Fula Barton, writes from Lake Charles, Louisiana on February 6, 1975 praising the local paper. She says she has not missed an issue, plans to renew her subscription, and expresses happiness with Lake Charles and its residents. She wishes the paper well and hopes to visit soon.
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Gladewater Mirror
Lake Charles
Fula Barton
Cortes Built Sugar Mill at Vera Cruz Site
Conquistador Hernando Cortes reportedly established a sugar planting operation in 1529 near Vera Cruz at La Riconada also known as Yzcalpan where he built a sugar mill, per Sugar Association historians.
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Cortes
New York
Hernando Cortes
Mexico
Vera Cruz
la Riconada
Yzcalpan
Sugar Assn
Musings On News And Daily Doodles From A Curious Reader
A columnist muses on odd news including military wives undergoing cosmetic surgery funded by taxpayers and doubts compact cars will dominate the market. He compliments the Ford presidency, notes a flawed city directory, teases a snake tale from grandchildren, and recalls Lincoln versus President Ford as a daily toy of ideas.
Rites Thursday for father of Mrs Armstrong
Funeral services for R. R. Burton 67 father of Mrs. Tom Armstrong of Gladewater will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. at Moore's Funeral Home Arlington following a Tuesday death in Grand Prairie Hospital. Survived by daughter Mrs. Armstrong another daughter Mrs. W. W. Fanning four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Memorials to the American Heart Association preferred.
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Arlington
R. R
Bob) Burton
Tom Armstrong
Gladewater
Burton
Grand Prairie
Moore's
Armstrong
W. W. Fanning
American Heart Association
Kentucky Pirates Go Down in Mines
New York AP reports Coal Age magazine says pirates tap old abandoned mines in Kentucky. They haul a few tons of coal daily worth up to 90 dollars per day using a map, picks, shovels and a pickup truck.
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New York
Kentucky
Coal Age Magazine
Presidential contenders of 1976: a critical rundown
A columnist declares the field of seven candidates flawed and lacking true leadership. Lloyd Bentsen stands out as the best qualified, with others like Henry M. Jackson, Dale Bumpers, Reubin Askew, Fred Harris, Jimmy Carter, and Morris Udall criticized for various flaws and limited leadership impact. The piece argues no candidate can lead the nation out of its current impasse.
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Texas
Lloyd Bentsen
Sabine River
Lone Star
Henry M
Jackson
Dtex
Fred Harris
D-Okla
Midway
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Lester Maddox
Morris K. Udall D-Ariz
McGovern
Pres Gerald Ford
Subscription Rates and Consolidation Notice
The Gladewater Mirror lists mail subscription prices for Texas and outside Texas payable in advance. It notes consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune on November 28, 1949 and The White Oak Texan on June 1, 1969.
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Texas
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texan
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Pizza Corral
Chamber of Commerce
Barry Barbarretta
B. P. Dake
Chamber
O. G. Johnston
Barbaretta
Chamber Civic Committee
Buzz Long
Roy Johnson
Raymond Allen
Kiwanis Club
Walter Hurst
D. W. Liddell
Gladewater Kiwanis Club
Hurst
Longview
Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Foundation
Kiwanis International Foundation
T-O Foundation
Arty
Bettie
N. Main
Jobe Drug CO
Ellen Bauman
Senior Citizens Center
Army
Navy
Air Force
United States
Ford
City Directory
Snake Kingdom
Abraham Lincoln
Chris
Mr. Lincoln
Fredalene Clark
Mrs. Armstrong
Pirates
Snapper
Stegall
Fixit
Hendrix
Israel
Russia
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas
Reubin Askew
Dfla
Florida
Askew
Henry Clay
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gregg County
Myrt’s Pastry Shop
Myrt’s Coffee Shop
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