High profits guide graduates to profitable industries
Across three items, the report notes Earle B. Barnes of Dow Chemical advises graduates to seek work in high profit fields, citing the petroleum refining sector’s 1967 71 earnings and wages. It also reports U S savings bonds outstanding exceeding 56 billion with 125 million new bonds projected. banks handle most sales and redemptions. Vienna hires a rolling environmental laboratory to enforce new laws, checking air water noise emissions and bus fuel.
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New York
Earle B. Barnes
Dow Chemical
U.S.A
Barnes
Washington
U.S
Treasury
Vienna
Gladewater Centennial Buzz Shapes Summer Fun
In Gladewater this summer busy times loom as Centennial plans wrap. Personal notes joke about front pages and prices while Ralph Meeker laments shotgun loss. Religious Heritage Day, ministers reunions, and Centennial Week promise festive events at First United Methodist as James Brannen family updates and track performer Jim Brannen eyes a regional meet.
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Mirror
Ralph Meeker
Ralph
Gladewater
First United Methodist
James Brannen
Wanda Marlowe
Phyllis Brannen Gorman
Taiwan
Bill Gorman
Air Force
Jim
San Francisco
Bangkok
Tokyo
Rogers Stadium
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Centennial Pageant Weekend Promises Festive Events
Centennial prices appear in the Mirror for the celebration. The pageant runs nightly at 9 p.m. with pre entertainment at 8:30. Friday features a men’s takeover with a snack breakfast and tennis, and Saturday includes time capsule burial to be opened in 2073. Fireworks cap the finale at Lake Gladewater at 11:30 p.m.
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the Mirror
Lake Gladewater
Photo credit mix up at Centennial tug of war event
Reader notes photographer Curtis Bright from Gladewater should be credited for tug of war photos on page 6. Bright promotes Centennial Activities images at his North Main studio, offering shots for sale.
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Curtis Bright
Gladewater
Curtis
North Main
Water plant operates in overload to meet July demand
City Water Treatment Plant Supt. Bobby Leach says the plant runs around the clock in overload conditions to satisfy rising thirst from hot weather. July rainfall totals 3.3 inches for the year 47.3 inches with 0.2 inch in July. July 26 saw 1,630,600 gallons pumped in 24 hours from 4 to 9 p.m. The lake level sits about two inches below spillway.
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Bobby Leach
Old Belgrade cemetery revived by descendants and community
A historic Belgrade cemetery shows surviving sandstone and marble headstones with newer designs. It notes possible unmarked graves and recalls a 1967 Mirror feature on its condition. Community efforts restored dignity, aided by descendants of the buried. Meanwhile in Zagreb a hotel lobby tear gas incident caused 300 guests to flee.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Zagrebs
Laguna
I Have All The Answers For Our National Troubles
A satirical political column mocks doom talk by proposing a fictional Headquarters Agency and drastic steps to solve issues. The speaker offers listlike solutions to living costs inflation energy gasoline food and crime while acknowledging the questions remain unresolved.
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Solution Salvation Leadership Executive
H.A.S.S.L.E
Pentagon
Washington
White House
Centennial edition praise and thanks from The Mirror staff
The author extols the joy of Ames centennial celebrations and thanks the many volunteers and leaders who organized the event. Names like Helen Glickman Ames Lawrence B P Dake Jo Wiley Ann McKenzie Nancy Byrd Mayer Mildred Barker Elizabeth Osteen and Lorena McChesney are highlighted for their roles. The piece celebrates the community effort and recognizes Chamber, Rotary, and religious heritage activities as part of the centennial showcase.
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Cloud Nine
the Mirror
Helen Glickman
Shebang
Ames Lawrence
B. P. Dake
Gay Cemetery
Fay Shepperd
Foy
Rotary Club
Ann McKenzie
Nancy Byrd Mayer
Mildred Barker
Elizabeth Osteen
Legion
Jo Wiley
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Quentin Abernathy
Tom
Garland Ferguson
Mirror
The
White Oak Needle and Thimble Club Meeting Recap
The White Oak Needle and Thimble Club gathered at Mrs. Myrtle Woods home last Thursday exchanging secret pal gifts and sharing summer experiences. Other notes include visits by Bud Simpson Debra and Michael from Beaver Dam Kentucky and birthdays for Robin Blue at her grandparents home. A separate AP item from Greenock Scotland reports a man who set fire to his father's house saying he was beaten at dominoes.
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White Oak Needle and Thimble Club
Myrtle Woods
Homer Blue
Robin
Ronny
Kelly
Susan Gillis
Dallas
Sonny Blue
Greenock
Scotland
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Rolling Laboratory
Council
John R. Marshall
Marshall
B. L. Nelson Associates
T&p
David Lloyd
Western Auto
W. Commerce
George Abbott
Glade Appliance & Radio Company
James Gelvin
Municipal Hospital Board of Directors
Red Rock
School Park
Johnston
A. E
Pappy) Shipp
James Walker
Melvin Jenkins
Gregg County Commissioners Court
Texas Aeronautic Commission
Tuttles
John Jellich
Tina Tuttle
Mike Tuttle
Fred Tuttle
M. Tuttle
Jellich
Jake
Dickie
Dub Floyd
Davidson Ford Sales
Kiwanis Club
Ford Motor Co
Glacewater
Mugwump
Jerry Kates
Dallas and the Crusaders
Bob Ullrich
Fred
Cheerwine Company
Longview
Mr. Bright
Water Plant Bus
Jimmy Brown
Fredalene Clark
White Oak News
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Gladewater Mirror
Gladewater Publishing Company
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Dean Street
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