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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1975
Page
2
A reader in Gladewater argues for rugged individualism and opposes government programs. The letter recalls a man who benefited from FHA GI loans and federal projects before calling for reduced spending and taxes and a return to constitutional principles. It emphasizes self reliance and distrust of government aid.
Letter from Gladewater residents criticizes Gregg County juvenile officer duties and taxpayer-funded salary while alleging little or no cooperation with juvenile problems. The writer questions accountability and calls for clearer reporting lines and action from authorities.
A cave find unearthed by a team from the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History remains largely unstudied. Dr Jorge Acosta, institute prehistory chief, told AP the find, including a large amount of pre-classic period pottery, had not been publicly announced.
The Texas State Board of Education will request a 1.25 million emergency appropriation from the 64th Legislature to support financially stressed adult education programs serving about 102,000 Texans. Reduced federal funds and rising enrollments have strained local school district and community college programs, with federal support frozen at about 3.2 million annually since 1971 and set to fall 10 percent in 1975.
Williams, a former Fort Worth police administrative analyst and Texas Christian University student, served a one year tour in Vietnam with the 29th Civil Affairs Company in Da Nang as a public administration advisor. He earned the rank of First Lieutenant and later returned to civic work with urban planning and budget duties. He is married with one child and active in the Methodist Church and Lions Club.
The Gladewater Mirror lists delivery and mail rates for local and distant subscribers. It notes publication on Thursdays and Sundays, with prices for Texas and out of state, and records consolidations with The Gladewater Times-Tribune in 1949 and The White Oak Texan in 1969.
A columnist describes a week of home repairs and car troubles that stretch patience. He notes mounting tasks, budget overruns, and the urge to quit, then finds relief as plumbing and a second car finally function again and plans a future Spain trip.
The Rev. Jack Mills teaches the Book of Acts with public attendance invited. Dr. James Long discusses the 1975 beef cattle outlook at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Southwestern Electric Hospitality Room Longview. Ellen Bauman Center for Senior Citizens opens Wednesday afternoon with United Methodist Women volunteers hosting. An art class by Dr. David Morrison was canceled. Mrs. M. B Thornton named Associate of the Year by Lafayette Law Board of Realtors and elected to Louisiana Realtors Association for 1975. she has six years in real estate and three years on the Lafayette Board.
Dr. Bill Ott of the Texas A&M Extension Center Overton addressed Rotary on urbanism regionalism and efficient agricultural production. He discussed energy needs fertilizer reliance and regional crop patterns citing East Texas cattle forage crops berries and tomatoes as local examples and noted future profitability for cattlemen and shifting production dynamics.
Dr Harold McDowell demonstrated soft contact lenses to Lions Club members describing comfort and wear time up to nine hours for first use. He noted limits including no bifocals or colors and unsuitability for astigmatism, with lenses about 40 percent water and pliable like grape skin, stored in an electric cleansing unit when not worn.
The Prestons collect geodes and rocks with a geiger counter guiding mineral finds and water outages. They craft easels and shelves, tumble stones for a month to polish, use a vibrator polisher on slabs, and gift finished pieces to children and grandsons while managing dust and outdoor beds.
Adam Brdarac and his wife Aleksija from a long lived region won a folklore song competition for best interpretation of popular folk tunes. The couple carries a combined age of 160 years and hails from the local area. The note mentions a Book Nook event to come.
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