Basket factories thrive supplying United States markets
Two Gladewater basket plants Peacock Crate Factory and Newton-Shank Mig Co employ about 200 workers making thousands of baskets monthly. Materials are locally sourced sweetgum logs processed into veneers then woven and bent into varied sizes from two bushels to quarter pecks. Baskets are dried, stored, and shipped nationwide including Texas Rio Grande fields and destinations as far as Florida Washington and Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peacock Crate Factory, Inc
Newton-Shank Mig Co
United States
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Florida
Washington
Oregon
School board weighs sex education plan amid budget items
During an executive session the board reviewed school upgrades costing $8,000 to restore courts and discussed salary increases for teachers and staff. Jack Earp proposed a non district sex education course with outside instructors, prompting input from Dr. Hugman and O. G. Johnson. The board will continue deliberations after examining materials from various sources.
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Jack Earp
Earp
Robert Hugman
Johnson
Supt
O. G. Johnson
Hugman
Methodist Church
California
Supt. Johnson
Revival at Pritchett Baptist Church Weeklong Begin Sunday
Pritchett Baptist Church will hold a revival beginning Sunday night with Paul Knight preaching and Scott Darby leading the singing. Services start at 7:30 and continue through the week with nightly singing at 7. A caller from 707 E Broadway reports rescuing an Irish setter with tags from a highway incident and seeks the owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pritchett Baptist Church
Paul Knight
Scott Darby
E. Broadway
Town seeks withdrawal from Maine retirement system
Cranberry Isles Maine asks the legislature to allow exit from the Maine State Retirement System citing inability to fund its share. The two island town with 150 residents in winter and 800 in summer calculates retirement costs, schools, and tax revenue, while top officials face specific benefit limits.
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Associa Augusta
Maine
Cranberry Isles
Islands
Mt. Desert Island
Bunker
Thomas Perkins
Blue Hill
Perkins
Writer Warren reflects on long career and critics
Warren, 72, Yale professor emeritus with homes in Fairfield and Vermont, discusses his work after the 1996 novel A Place to Come Home To. He notes critics rarely help, prefers focusing on the next poem or novel, and recalls unfinished projects and limited success with short stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven, Conn
Robert Penn Warren
Warren
Yale University
Fairfield
Conn
Vermont
Greeks push moral drive with Operation Virtue plan
A Greek bill to tighten controls on male and female prostitutes including transgender individuals aims to curb street activity by registering workers and requiring medical exams. Police expect tighter permits and possible jail terms, while critics accuse authorities of rights violations and call for social security protection.
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Morals Squad
Social Services Ministry
Athens
Poe
M. ‘Ie
Virtue
Women reentering workforce face new skills and systems
Patricia Morse of Olsten Temporary Services warns that entering women after years away must learn data processing, telecommunication and electronic indexing. She notes 17 typist categories, from manuscript typing to clerical coding, and shares practical reskilling ideas to keep up with automated offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Patricia Morse
Olsten
Texas schools receive HEW work-study funds in 1977 78
Congressman Sam B. Hall Jr. announced 10 First District Texas schools will receive HEW funds for the College Work-Study Program. Nationally 3,197 schools share 386.63 million dollars for 878,722 students, with Texas receiving 20.75 million for 41,160 students across 137 institutions.
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Sam B. Hall, Jr
Congressional District of
Texas
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Ambassador College
East Texas Baptist College
Henderson County Junior College
Jacksonville College
Jarvis Christian College
Lon Morris College
Panola Junior College
Paris Junior College
Texarkana Community College
And
Wiley College
Prayer as a personal dialogue with God by Tri City Chaplaincy
A reflective reading presents God as a loving figure listening to intimate prayers. The piece invites readers to confess faults, name others needing aid, pray for health and success, forgive, and seek a humbler, kinder heart while anticipating daily blessings.
Sister Aline Williams dies in Waxahachie
Funeral services for Mrs. Aline Williams were held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mitchell Funeral Home Waxahachie with burial in Waxahachie cemetery. She died after a lengthy illness. She is survived by Mrs. W. A. Bohning five children another sister Mrs. Blanche Burnett of Stephenville and two brothers W. H. Bowen of Phoenix Arizona and R. S. Bowen of Wills Point.
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Mitchell Funeral Home
Waxahachie
Aline Williams
W. A. Bohning
City
Bohning
Blanche Burnett
Stephenville
W. H. Bowen
Phoenix
Ariz
R. S. Bowen
Wills Point
Making Waves By JIMMY BROWN
U S Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young has become a vocal figure since his winter appointment by President Carter. He clashes with critics in several nations yet bolsters U S stance in southern Africa, earning praise from many in black Africa while alienating others.
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U.S
United Nations
Andrew Young
Jimmy Carter
Young
Muhammad Ali
Queen
N. Y
White House
Carter
Africa
Black Africa
S.G
Mr. Young
Mr. Carter
U.N
King Kong
General Assembly
Ambassador Young
Mac
Briscoe Announces Run for Third Texas Governorship
Gov Dolph Briscoe declares he will seek a third term in 1978. If elected and serving four years, he would have held the office ten years longer than any other Texan. He cites strong backing since taking office in 1972 and a margin win in 1974.
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Austin
Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
Fourth of July musings and a United Nations satirical sketch
A reflective piece recalls childhood rain adventures and garden disappointments, then pivots to summer plans and Fourth of July ideas. The author jokes about planning, dieting temptations, and a sabbatical from travel, ending with a satirical interview about the United Nations and U.S. diplomacy.
Gladewater Mirror Subscription Rates and History
The Gladewater Mirror lists home delivery and mail subscription prices for Texas and out of state readers. It notes publication days, post office details, and that the paper was consolidated with The Gladewater Times-Tribune in 1949 and The White Oak Texan in 1969.
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Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Deantreet
Gladewater
Gregg County
Texas
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texan
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Jack Finley
B. F. Risinger
Paul Bennetet
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Tri-City Chaplaincy
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