Dream-Wish-Reality of America in The Texas Methodist
Thomas Sterck writes on July observances noting the tarnish and resilience of American ideals. He recalls immigration, Emma Lazarus’s poem, the Statue of Liberty, and America as a shelter of hope, compassion, and faith in God for the needy, asking whether freedom remains for all. Reprinted from First Methodist Church pastor's pen.
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Texas Methodist
Thomas Sterck
America
Teneha
East Texas
Cassius
Secret Witness program details for tips on violent crimes
The News outlines a weekly list of unsolved violent crimes and accepts tips by mail or a dedicated telephone. Tips are anonymous under coded numbers, with rewards paid only after a conviction and verification by law enforcement. A three member committee reviews each case and authorizes cash rewards.
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Joe M. Dealey
The
News
Citizens Committee
One Minute Jest and Snippet of Laughs
A humorous Oklahoma courtroom exchange centers on a witness recounting a sister supposedly dying 150 years ago. The joke continues with a family tale and a quip about aging. The note ends with travel humor and a caution about lakes when wind flags are up.
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Okla
Calendar of Fact and Opinion in Motor West
A calendar notes that metals recycled from motor vehicles form the most reused metal bearing product, with Commerce magazine claiming high reuse rates. It also cites officials noting many Americans work in paper related tasks and that office budgets allocate a large share to paper work.
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Motor West Magazine
Commerce Magazine
Juvenile Firebugs Blamed for Dallas Arson Spree
Dallas Fire Department investigators say juveniles caused 60 to 70 percent of incendiary fires in 1970. Incidents cost residents and insurers over 1.3 million dollars, according to Division Chief Ernest Emerson.
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Dallas
Dallas Fire Department
Ernest Emerson
Reflective Piece on Names and Fourth of July Traditions
The writer riffs on product names and language quirks from tiles to hoses, wonders about naming choices, and recalls Fourth of July memories. He laments modern labels, imagines better terms, and emphasizes rekindling old fashioned patriotism through community celebrations.
British holidaymakers face flaming June in dreary rain
In Sheringham Norfolk British vacationers endure cold rain as they sunseekers on icy beaches. The writer muses about importing East Texas sunshine and selling air conditioners while Shakespearean bits flavor the fantasy. In Dallas AP reports Chief Oole C. Martin plans retirement with a radio fire-call receiver as fellow firefighters honor him.
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Sheringham
Norfolk
Texas
Britain
Houston
East Texas
William Shakespeare
Avon
Dallas
Oole C. Martin
Avalanche of Time and Village Horse Doctor Reviews
A collection of book notes and literary mentions covers Mary Musselwhite DeNoya’s Civil War novel Avalanche of Time, Ben K Green’s Village Horse Doctor West of the Pecos, Carl G Eisen’s Nobody Said You Had to Eat Off the Floor, Elisabeth Ogilvie’s A Theme for Reason, and Peter F Drucker’s The Practice of Management. The column also reflects on British seaside pastimes and a humorous misadventure of an East Texan claiming a British throne with satirical remarks about royalty and museums.
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American Biltrite Tile Company
Maderite Tile Company
Mary Musselwhite DeNoya
Lincoln
Grant
Ben K. Green
West of the Pecos
Doc Green
Fort Stockton
Texas
North America
Carl G. Eisen
Yesteryear
U. S
Britain
Gunthorpe
Hastings
Dunkirk
Buckingham Palace
Fanny Hill
Balderdash
Tommyrot
Westminster Abbey
Tower of London-a
Windsor Castle
Gladewater Mirror masthead and pricing notice
Publisher details list staff positions and editor names for The Gladewater Mirror. The note states single copy and subscription prices for home delivery and mail, with regional and consolidated histories. It is a standard front matter and legal notice type entry from the paper.
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