Tower to visit six East Texas towns in Bicentennial tour
Sen John Tower travels January 10 to 13 visiting Atlanta Douglassville Carthage Longview Nacogdoches and Lufkin for Bicentennial observances civic programs and receptions. He keynote lectures in Carthage and discusses government and the individual with local leaders before continuing to Longview Nacogdoches Lufkin and Dallas area events.
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Memory Lane reflects Texas high school football season
ERA Coach Hopkins notes from a Mirror piece reveal a wife’s view of a Bears season intertwined with Texas high school football culture. The account recalls games, players, and travel memories, including coach quotes and the Bears’ sharp playoff run.
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Wiley patriarch 93 dies in Weatherford Texas
Donald H. Wiley, 93, died Friday afternoon in a Weatherford hospital after a brief illness. He was an accountant in Fort Worth for many years and a member of a prominent Texas family dating to the early 1800s. He is survived by his sons D Gordon Wiley of Weatherford and Mack Wiley of Gladewater, plus eight grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral services set for 10 30 am Monday at Gause Ware Funeral Home in Fort Worth with burial there.
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Halliday rites in Houston for William Halliday
Funeral services for 65 year old William Halliday were held in Houston with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. He died suddenly at his Rolling Hills home near Hempstead and served as a retired postal supervisor in Houston. Survived by wife Margie, son William M. Halliday of Minneapolis, daughters Wanda Montgomery and Darla McGinnis of Houston, five grandchildren.
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Truitt rites held Friday in Kilgore church
Funeral services for Mrs Jennie Lou Truitt 62 were held Friday at 2 p.m. in St. Luke's Methodist Church Kilgore with Revs. Roy Alexander and N A Brawner officiating Burial followed at Wood Cemetery under Malcolm Stone Funeral Home direction. She died at her home Wednesday survivors include a step son J A Truitt Jr Finland a step daughter Mrs Ann Reese Kelso Wash five nieces and six nephews.
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Wright to Head Bentsen Campaign in Texas
Senator Lloyd Bentsen named Bill Wright as campaign manager for his 1976 Texas Senate bid. Wright, 31, will leave the Austin Senate office January 2 to oversee all facets of the reelect effort with broad support from Texans and the state Democratic Party.
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Hugh Camp Seeks Reelection as Gregg County Commissioner
The Gladewater Mirror reports Hugh Camp will run again for County Commissioner Precinct 3 Gregg County. His statement thanks supporters from Liberty City Gladewater Warren City Clarksville White Oak Oil Center Swamp City North Longview and West South Longview areas for continued trust and collaboration in county leadership.
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The Hoover Book and Watergate Tomes Review
A critique notes Ovid Demaris and Fred D. Thompson recount the Hoover era and Watergate hearings with claims of distortion and candid testimony. The pieces examine biography challenges and the Senate inquiry's behind the scenes dynamics alongside local civic booster messages from Gregg County officials.
Thornton graduates at Austin Presbyterian Seminary
Thornton Wayne Thornton, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Thornton of Gladewater, earned a B A and M A from Eastern New Mexico University in 1965 and is among four December graduates at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He married Tommie Parish and interned at First Presbyterian Church in Texarkana.
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Country music's rise fuels disc jockey boom nationwide
Country and western music grows into a billion dollar business with stars and a thriving disc jockey sub industry across radio stations nationwide. The article notes the Nashville sound and the era of rising performers and abundant media attention.
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New district agent named for northeast Texas area
Lawrence M. Vaughan will become district Extension agent for the Texas A&M University Northeast Texas region on Feb 1. He will oversee 19 counties from the Red River to Henderson and Smith counties, based at Overton and directing agriculture education programs and county agents. Vaughan has 24 years with the Extension Service, most recently 19 years as Brazoria County agent, with notable work in beef cattle, forage, and crop demonstrations, and active 4-H leadership.
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Missing Schlemmer Topf Recipe Book Sparks Kitchen Experiment
A reader details misplacing the Schlemmer Topf recipe book and using a clay pot with improvised methods. They note soaking the pot, testing with a chicken, and admiring the browning while hoping to reuse the pot once recipes are found. The writer likens clay pots to traditional Native American use and recalls earthworm cooking curiosities.
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Gladewater Mirror Subscription Rates and History
The Gladewater Mirror, published Thursday and Sunday by The Gladewater Publishing Company, lists home delivery and mail subscription rates for Texas and outside Texas. It notes consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune in 1919 and The White Oak Texan in 1969.
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