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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1969
Page
2
The Marshfield Missouri Mail urges that only hard working Americans with self respect deserve national status. It condemns those who seek pay without work or protection without effort as second class citizens and calls for curbing excuses to restore the nation to merit through labor and resolve.
The piece notes Americans gripe about taxes and inflation yet enjoy unprecedented access to medical care. It argues people increasingly seek professional treatment for illnesses, trusting doctors for the best possible care, and asserts the population, though poorer, may be the healthiest in history.
A calendar notes in the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin quotes J. Edgar Hoover attributing words to Calvin Coolidge. Hoover stresses citizens must observe the law and publicly oppose violations to uphold freedom, liberty, and justice. He calls crime a threat to civilized society.
In a humorous exchange, two spouses discuss Wilbur Wheeler who claims a tax refund. Details unfold as they narrate misfortunes and maneuvers from selling a house at a loss to itemizing medicals, dependents, and accidental losses, culminating in a modest $12.15 refund.
A clump of names appears in a clipping with titles such as Publisher General Manager Advertising Manager and Women’s Editor. The legible items include Mrs Harry Kates Neal Clark Harriett Walton and Fredalene Clark among others.
A humorous column by Louis J. Carlat Sr titled Howdy Neighbor contrasts dad’s eight hour workday with mom’s long hours from dawn to night. It jokes about golfers and the value of distance and skill in a playful, lighthearted tone.
Central Press Washington correspondent notes Congress voted itself a pay raise but the Senate balks at extending the increase to the vice president and House leaders. Passive leadership delayed the plan and left Agnew underpaid while the House members collect $42,500 though leaders would differ once approved.
Jim Fitzgerald editor of Lapeer County Mirror introduces a new weekly column named If It Fitz to be carried each Sunday. Fitzgerald, based in Lapeer Michigan, is regarded as a leading editor of the finest weeklies in the nation.
A personal column mixes tax quirks and horse talk with political jabs and a diarist’s retreat to a locked bathroom. References to Edwin Cohen Rep Charles Vanik Abe Fortas Willie Horton and Joe Garagiola anchor a stream of satirical and domestic notes.
Paul Harvey argues war drains a nation beyond munitions costs as veterans benefits persist while the loss of promising youth echoes through generations. He cites Pearl Buck and historical examples to warn that future leaders, teachers, and scientists are sacrificed, potentially weakening national capacity long after conflicts end.
Jory Kates offers a humorous vignette about a church softball league, mixing self depreciation and workplace style pain jokes. The narrator jokes about injuries from practice, a rib belt dubbed a living bra, and the perils of first base. He notes biblical jokes, training hunger, and the clash of ecumenical tensions with sport.
About 300 persons are expected next week at a reading conference co sponsored by the department of elementary education at East Texas State University and the Commerce Public Schools. The conference aims to aid area public school reading teachers with the latest in teaching methods.
Mrs Rita Bryant chairs a June conference at Commerce High School from 4 pm Tuesday to 10 15 am Wednesday with a catered meal Tuesday evening. Dr Leo Fay of Indiana University and Ted Bussman of Dallas headline speaking while exhibitors present the latest reading materials. East Texas educators join resource persons including Calvin Brannen principal of Gladewater Broadway School.
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