17 Jul 1977
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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1977
Page
1
City council meets in mid summer session and schedules a public hearing on annexing a tract northeast of current city limits. The July 28 date appears on the agenda as the key action item. Municipal officials discuss potential impacts and process steps.
Denise Stewart, 24, Houston native and Dallas based, is the only woman traveling auditor in J C Penney's southwest region covering Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana. Auditors praise her sharp work ethic while she notes her resistance to Womens Lib yet supports equal pay for equal work. She works with eight men and aims to succeed in a male dominated field while planning marriage next February.
Visitors enjoy a Bell era social as St Mark's hosts vacation church school for ages 2 to 12, meeting 9 to 12 daily Mon through Fri. The piece also notes birthdays this week, visits by relatives from Denton and Los Angeles, a tennis tourney win by Gladette Reed and a kitten giveaway with two phone numbers.
Gladewater Federal Savings and Loan opens in its new North Main building at 8 30 Monday after moving from East Pacific. An open house is planned July 30 with drive in service and a six hour public seminar on Social Justice in Health Care Public Policy will be held Aug 8 at the Gladewater Lee Library.
Funeral services for Coy A Slim Beasley 67 of Rt J Gladewater were held at Friendship Baptist Church after he died of a heart attack at Gladewater Municipal Hospital ER Beasley owned Beasleys Service Station and General Merchandise Store for 43 years Survived by widow Willie Fay son David three daughters and several relatives Burial was in Friendship Cemetery Pallbearers listed and honorary pallbearers were Church Men’s Sunday School Class members
Austin approves a two year school finance package totaling 954.4 million dollars including 345.2 million for teacher salaries and 341 million to reduce local fund assignments. Beginning teachers gain 460 dollars and experienced teachers receive larger raises. The school year is cut by five days and plans for August workshops proceed as districts prepare to start August 15 for teachers and August 22 for students.
Fireman Ricky Thomas, acting as a burn victim in a hospital disaster drill, was given a pain killer shot and sedated, then slept eight hours at home. Chief Gothard and administrator Bennett call the incident regrettable and vow safeguards. nurse identity is withheld.
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