Texas House moves open meetings reform bill first on calendar
Legislation to strengthen the open meetings law clears the House State Affairs Committee promptly and would remove the exemption for staff conferences and bar closed discussions with a lawyer unless ethics apply. Penalties rise to 100 to 1000 dollars or up to six months in county jail. A separate records access measure is sent to sub-committee.
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Austin
Tex
House State Affairs Committee
House
Carl Parker
Port Arthur
Price Daniel Jr
Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
Texas adds plant locations near record total in 1972
New plant locations in Texas rose to 355 last year, near the 1969 record and second best in history, with industrial expansions reaching 316, up from 225 in 1971 but below the 1969 total of 505.
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Texas
Texas Industrial Commission
Readers’ note from Rubye Smith in Sweeny
A letter from Rubye Smith of Sweeny memories her Gladewater years 1932–1943 and her long subscription to Hodgepodge. She praises the twice weekly feature and mentions decoupage as a hobby while leaf raking.
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Fredalone
Gladewater
B. M
Rubye
Gregg County names Cliff Caskey as new county agent
Cliff Caskey has become Gregg County Extension Agent replacing Dan Gary. He brings six years as assistant agent in Houston County and experience as county agent in Hudspeth and Rockwall. Caskey taught biology and power mechanics in Rockwall before joining Gregg County.
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Cliff Caskey
Gregg County
Dan Gary
Caskey
Houston County
Hudspeth
Rockwall
Tyler Junior College
Stephen F. Austin State University
East Texas State University
Sylvia
Britt
Carla
Church of Christ
Rockwall Lions Club
YMCA
Services Tuesday for Hawkins man
Funeral services for James Clark 75 of Hawkins were held Tuesday at 2 p m in Mount Zion Baptist Church with Rev J J Johnson officiating Burial was in Beaver Cemetery He died Saturday in a Gladewater nursing home after a short illness Clark a Louisiana native lived in Wood County 54 years a WWI veteran and retired farmer member of Big Sandy Church of Christ Survived by his wife Ozella two brothers William Clark of Louisiana and J T Clark Hawkins one sister Mrs Maggie Morrison Hawkins
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James Clark
Hawkins
Mount Zion Baptist Church
J. J. Johnson
Beaver Cemetery
Mr. Clark
Gladewater
Louisiana
Wood County
Big Sandy
William Clark
J. T. Clark
Maggie Morrison
End of Vietnam War Honors Service Members and Calls for Peace
In a reflective voice the piece urges honoring those who served in Indochina and supporting a lasting peace. It argues the conflict harmed the nation, criticizes antiwar activism, and calls for accountability for those who aided the enemy while thanking God for peace and safe returns.
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Vietnam
U.S
Mao Tse Tung
Indochina
Cashless cards rise as stores in Syosset test new system
A column recalls Syosset New York retailers adopting a plastic card system that debits the bank and credits stores at purchase, eliminating cash and checks. The writer muses on personal money tracking, proposes a checkbook cardbook, and remembers a parent’s old hospital check amid heat waves in Oklahoma.
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Syosset
New York
Hempstead Bank
Bogalusa
Oklahoma
Obituary Notice for Mrs Harry Kates
Obituary notice references Mrs Harry Kates, widow of Harry Kates, with life spanning 1897 to 1964. It notes consolidation of The Gladewater Mirror with The Gladewater Times Tribunes and other local papers on historical dates.
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Harry Kates
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