Model of Cooperation Gladewater Rodeo Community Affair
In Gladeweater Texas the 47th annual Hound up Hod es rodeo opens this week with volunteers from many professions ensuring nightly shows. The event supports a scholarship fund started in 1960, awarding $1,000 to students, and features a prized Shetland pony giveaway. The amphitheatre hosts 5,000 spectators, seating expanded in 1972, and the 20 acre site west of Gladewater was financed by stock issued at $1.00 par. The Silver Spur Award honoring Jack Yates will be presented this week.
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Weldon Owens
Dallas Times Herald
Gladewater
Gladewater Roundup Association
Hound Up Hodes
Wild West
Gladewater Rodeo
Dallas Highway
Round Up Board
East
Texas
Rodeo Association
Ferguson
Jack Yates
Gladewater Residents Plan Bicentennial Workshop
Local group invites Gladewater residents to a Bicentennial Workshop on Monday June 17 at an unspecified venue. Sponsored by East Texas Council of Governments and the Longview American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, the program will be directed by Mrs Jeanne Brownrigg.
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Gladewater
Conessa Tanin Longview
East Pexus Counci
Longview
Jeanne Brownrigg
Woodard elected to Pi Mu Epsilon at Texas A&M
Mrs Woodard Gail Cooper Woodard daughter of J A Cooper has been elected to Pi Mu Epsilon Texas A M University chapter for superior achievement in mathematics She majors in mathematics with a minor in accounting and will receive her degree in August The couple married last month plan to make their home in Kilgore Texas
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William Woodard
Pi Mu Epsilon
Texas
Kilgore
Rodeo Draws Glimpse of Gladewater Fron Page Scene
In Gladewater the rodeo dominates life as the town centers around the event and the front page layout of the paper reflects the strong local focus this week. The piece notes the vivid representation of the rodeo in print and the town’s active interest.
Gladewater rodeo shines as town boosts a big weekend
The Roundup Association staged a top tier rodeo drawing full houses as Gladewater residents praise the event and its volunteer leadership. Local columnists note statewide publicity, a new carpet business opening, and lighthearted quips about blue laws and community efforts while residents share reflections on rural life and a garden declared a disaster area.
Arctic Gas pipeline study noted as environmental milestone
Spokane delegates heard that a 2600 mile Alaska Canada US Arctic Gas line has undergone over 50 million dollars in environmental and engineering studies. Robert W. Ward said the project will be built with minimal ecological impact and winter construction to protect permafrost. The pipeline aims to deliver Alaska and Canadian gas to the lower forty eight, with companion lines to western and eastern customers.
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Arctic
Spokane, Wash
Alaska
Canada
Pacific Northwest Industrial Development Council
Spokane
Robert W. Ward
Alaskan
Arctic Gas
Ward
Prudhoe Bay
Mackenzie Delta
Mndwestern
Current Best Sellers List Snapshot
Compiled by Publishers' Weekly highlights fiction and nonfiction titles such as Watership Down Jaws The Fan Club The Snare of the Hunter The Partners Alive Times To Remember You Can Profit from a Monetary Crisis Plain Speaking Working and Working by Terkel across genres and authors.
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Watership Down
Adams
Jaws
Benchley
Wallace
Hunter
Partners
Audivicious
Browne
Oil valuations rise in Gregg County boosting taxes
The Gregg County Commissioners Court increased petroleum related property valuations by 40 million dollars, affecting oil royalties pipelines and other oil property. Total county valuation climbs to about 300 million dollars with estimated 3.8 million dollars in gross taxes for 1974, up 163 thousand from 1973. Eighteen major oil companies and about 60,000 petroleum related properties are involved.
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Longview
Gregg County Commissioners’ Court
County Equalization Board
Atkinson
Hunter Safety Program Encourages Youth In Texas
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department promotes a Volunteer Hunter Safety Program for 12 and older with a $1 registration. Instructors, about 1,100 volunteers, have certified roughly 8,500 students since February 1972, covering gun and bow safety, ethics, and outdoor responsibility. Texas joins 16 states with mandatory training for those born after January 1, 1949.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
TP & WD
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Michigan
Kansas
Minnesota
Montana
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Islad
South Dakota
Utah
Washington
Texas
Baling Wire Rumors In U S Middle East Visit Debate
The article defends President Nixon against rumors that his Middle East trip aims to ease baling wire shortages. It argues such claims are unfounded and warns against cross rumors about hidden deals and windfall profits in the baling wire industry while noting Kissinger’s role in a peace mission.
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Nixon
Middle East
Henry Kissinger
Mid East
Kissinger
U.S
Sec. Kissinger
Mark Johnson Registers at Boy's State in Texas
The 34th annual American Legion Boys State at the University of Texas began with 872 high school boys from Texas and two from Mexico registering. Roy Mark Johnson of Gladewater Post 281 is among registrants, assigned to a political party after registration. The program emphasizes leadership and American citizenship education for thousands of participants. Also mentioned is a separate note about a Texas election data project, TexaStats, by the LBJ School at UT.
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Austin
American Legion
Department of Texas
University of Texas
Texas
Mexico
Lynn Steward
Gladewater
Roy Mark Johnson
Gay Ave
Roy Johnson
American Legion Post
Avic
Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
TexaStats
Todd rites to be held Sunday
Funeral services for William Virgil Todd 72 of Hawkins will be Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. Malcolm Stone Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. L. A Goodson officiating. Burial will be Monday at 3:30 p.m. in Marlow Cemetery in Marlow Oklahoma. Todd died Friday afternoon after a short illness. He was born near Bailey Oklahoma and moved to East Texas in 1933. He had resided in the Hawkins Big Sandy area the past 32 years. He was a Past Master of Dixie Lodge No 272 AF AM in Troup. He was employed by Forest Oil Corp at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife Mary one son Donald E Todd Ahwaz Iran a brother Edward Todd Nevada three sisters Mrs Violet Justus Marlow Okla Mrs Hazel Coleman West Stayton Oregon Mrs Gladys Poole Visalia Calif three granddaughters one grandson. Honorary pallbearers were Gid McDonald Odis Hammock Norman Tuel Frank Morrison Harold Catlett Emmitt Hodge.
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William Virgil Todd
Hawkins
Malcolm Stone
L. A Goodson
Marlow
Oklahoma
Todd
Bailey
Okla
East Texas
Hawkins-Big Sandy
Dixie Lodge
Af&am
Troup
Forest Oil Corp
Mary
Donald E. Todd
Ahwaz
Iran
Edward Todd
Nevada
Violet Justus
Hazel Coleman
West Stayton
Oregon
Gladys Poole
Visalia
Calif
Gid McDonald
Odis Hammock
Norman Tuel
Frank Morrison
Harold Catlett
Emmitt Hodge
Gladewater Mirror subscription and consolidation notes
The Gladewater Mirror lists publication details and rates for home and mail delivery. It notes consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune on Nov 28, 1949 and with The White Oak Texan on June 1, 1969.
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Gladewater Times-Tribune
The
White Oak Texan
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