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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1969
Page
2
Dr. Benzion Netanyahu becomes the University of Denver's first Rabbi C.E.H. Kauvar Chair in Hebrew Studies. He says teaching undergraduates offers fresh debate, after 11 years at Dropsie College. Netanyahu, son of Rabbi Nathan Mileikowsky, aims to expand the unit to three professors and focus on Jewish history from medieval to modern times.
In a humorous slice of life from Illinois a husband misplaces his wife at a gas station forty miles behind. Erma Bombeck notes the absurdity of memory lapses in marriage while reflecting on a patient, long running family postmaster line in Doylesville as Mrs. Frank Stephenson retires after sixty years serving five family postmasters.
The Gladewater Mirror lists residents Mrs Harry Kates Neal Clark Jack Elrod Fredalene Clark Harriett Walton and Jerry Kates. Publication days are Thursdays and Sundays with office at Glade Avenue and Dean Street Gladewater Gregg County.
East Texas doctor ranchers like Dr Irving Watson of Conroe with Flying Ranch at Diana expand air facilities and stock Black Angus. Texan tourism stats show 22.5 million visitors spending 1.5 billion dollars. state taxes rise to 126 million. Also mentions Texan clubwomen, district awards, and a poem by Mrs. Dillard. Bogata's early Anglo American roots traced from Maple Springs Rosal ie to Bogata.
A Dispatch reporter observes two mailboxes at the building on 3rd Street emptied into the same bag daily, criticizing post office management. The piece then condemns patronage, civil service, and political influence in postmaster appointments and calls for modernization of the postal service.
A reflective piece contrasts patriotic quotes with a 1966 Chicago postal breakdown revealing laxity and delays. It argues for a private style overhaul via a government-run postal corporation, citing costs, voter power of postal workers, and opposition from Rep. Morris Udall who insists job protections.
Gov. Preston Smith of Austin orders a special Texas legislative session to begin July 28 focused on drafting a two-year spending bill and a supporting revenue measure. The call limits action to the stated purpose, with the session likely limited to approving the spending bill and ends before Sept. 1. The governor denies plans for personal or corporate income taxes.
A reader recalls the fates of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. The piece notes five captured and tortured, 14 died in the Revolutionary War, and many faced home burnings and family losses. It highlights the signers as lawyers, merchants, farmers, and planters who risked death for liberty. The column ends urging vigilance to keep the nation independent.
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