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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1975
Page
2
A Texas House select committee moves toward drafting articles of impeachment against 229th District Judge O P Carrillo of Duval County. If majority votes favor articles, the House will reconvene to consider them. Senate must convict by two thirds.
Funeral services are pending for Hollis Glenn Townsend of Gladewater. He died in a Longview hospital after a heart illness. Townsend, born August 11 1932, was an independent trucker living in Cedar Springs and a Baptist church member. He is survived by Grace his widow three daughters a son two grandsons two sisters and three brothers.
The Gladewater Mirror lists publication days Thursday and Sunday and provides subscription rates for delivery down to per month and per year in and outside Texas. It notes consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune in 1949 and The White Oak Texan in 1969.
The National Food Stamp Reform Act seeks to curb fraud and reduce costs by transferring administration to HEW, tightening eligibility, and cutting deductions. It promises a 29 percent boost to benefits for genuine recipients while expanding nutritional support for the poor, including seniors.
A columnist argues that women should receive equal wages now, noting that women already share in husbands' earnings through every payday. The piece also jokes about penguin zoos and the need to clean fish fed to penguins, claiming Antarctic air is germ-free and penguins are highly susceptible to infection.
Five Gladewater and White Oak students receive special scholarships at Stephen F. Austin State University for fall term with renewal possible for spring. Recipients include Sam Griffith Constance Merritt Judy Logan Jamie Pruett and Claudetta Hunt. Registration runs Aug 26 to 28 with classes starting Aug 29.
A reflective diary entry details giving away a large upright freezer and cleaning it out after summer fills. The writer muses on decorating, past trips to San Francisco, mounting house projects, and the struggle to decide on interior design and exterior painting amid budget and helper shortages.
An opinion piece notes the symbolic value of U S astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts signaling detente with a space handshake. It contrasts bilingual countdowns, mutual curiosity, and the cost of such ventures while warning against romanticizing cooperation over espionage concerns.
Gregg County commissioners court heard proposals for a 7.5 percent raise for employees and a 5 percent hike for elected officials, to take effect October 1 if approved in the upcoming budget hearing. Base salaries are $18,156 for officials, $19,056 for the tax assessor-collector.
A letter reveals both the recipient and the author, detailing their relationship and the exchange that links them. The document underscores personal ties and the historical context of the correspondence.
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