Vacation Watch letter comforts Gladewater family
Mrs. Sam Troxell and family returned from a two week vacation to find Police Chief Jimmy Davis had written them a warm note explaining their home had been under Operation Vacation Watch during their absence. They praised the chief for his thoughtful gesture and service to museholders. In Longview a 19 year old was killed when a ditch collapsed at a water project, trapping David Vigrass under six feet of dirt until his body was recovered. a coworker said a warning was given but he did not move fast enough.
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Sam Troxell
Troxell
Jimmy Davis
Chief Davis
Troxells
Santa Fe
New Mex
Padre Island
Sons of the Moneers
Longview
David ‘Grass
Lake City Contracting Co
Buffalo
Steve Gregor
Lockport
Lake City
Vigrass
New York Company
New Longview Water Treatment Jlant
United States
Collins
Britain
Rowohit
West Germany
Laffont
France
Elegant
Sekloong
Hong Kong
China
Ireland
Asia
Old
International News Service
Newsweek Magazine
The
Los Angeles Times
Arrogant Elegant
Columbia University
Moira
Dublin
England
Scholar turns from nonfiction to fiction profits soar
Dublin based writer Robert Elegant, long a chronicler of modern China, finds fame with his novel Dynasty. Prepublication US advance sales reach 3,000 with 56,000 expected by release. paperback rights net $250,000 to date from Fawcett. Book of the Month picks up.
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Dublin
Ireland
Robert S. Elegant
China
Elegant
McGraw-Hill
United States
Fawcett Publishing House
Lawsuit Threatens After Gilmer Police Firing
Attorney Welby Parish told a public hearing before the Gilmer Mayor and council that he will sue to uncover why C. L. Moore was fired from the Gilmer Police Department after returning from vacation. Parish said the firing violated due process and decency, noting Moore’s 18 years on the force and a report by Police Capt. A. C Weir alleging a stolen radio scanner.
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Gilmer
Welby K. Parish
C. L. Moore
James Dover
Parish
Dover
Moore
Gilmer Department
A. C Weir
Weir
Longest cigarettes and premium gifts history timeline
The text notes that the longest cigarettes ever marketed were Head Plays sold in packs of five in the U.S. around 1930, with 1 inch length. Premium coupons on cigarette packs began in 1932 by Brown & Williamson. A deck of playing ecards started the premium program, followed by an e card table cover and then a card table steel. The gift catalog now lists over 1,000 brand items.
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U.S
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp
Exercise as therapy: psychologist prescribes workouts at YMCA
Dr. Terry Nelson, a 36 year old psychologist and former athlete, prescribes workouts for patients to boost emotional health. After an hour of exercise, patients engage in group therapy with a rule of positive talk, noting improved control and reduced cravings in an arrest records case.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Terry Nelson
YMCA
Nelson
The Company of Friends Book Review Intrigue Across Oceans
John Crosby’s The Company of Friends delivers a brisk global chase with KGB and CIA operatives tangled in a labyrinth. Pianist Sascha Nagy travels to Warsaw for a farewell concert, uncovers murder, and discovers his wife Valentina is a spy, amid shifting loyalties and double crosses. The author infuses musical detail and a sharp distrust of the super rich as a thriller framework.
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Company OF Friends
John Crosby
Stein & Day
KGB
CIA
Crosby
Sascha Nagy
Roger Schilling
Sascha
Warsaw
Valentina
Noel Schieffelin
Longview Offers Water Contract to Kilgore
Longview proposes to sell Kilgore treated water at 35 cents per 1 000 gallons under a 30 year deal with a minimum 7.5 million and maximum 90 million gallons monthly. The contract allows renewal terms based on Longview costs and includes metering equipment at Kilgore. Kilgore has faced water problems and sought new sources.
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Kilgore
Longview
Setzler Named to Distinguished List at Texas A&M
Gladewater student Herbert L. Setzler earned Distinguished Students ranking at Texas A&M University as announced by Registrar Robert A. Lacey. The biomedical science major is among the top 10 percent of undergraduates with a minimum 3.25 GPA in the latest grading period.
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College Station
Herbert L. Setzler
Gladewater
Texas A&m University
Robert A. Lacey
Texas A&m
Setzler
Frank D. Setzler
Serendipity Joe Kerkofsky Named America's Blood Donor Champion
The 62-year-old retired security guard, honored in Chicago, has donated nearly 31 gallons of blood since losing an arm at age six which led to a World War II service rejection. His actions saved over 250 lives and illustrate the life saving value of blood and sacrifice.
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Joe Kerkofsky
America
American Association of Blood Banks
Chicago
Kerkofsky
Joe
Unemployed Solution Sparks Federal Grant Debate
A tongue in cheek proposal from Hondo Mayor Woodrow Glasscock Jr suggests using unemployed labor to meet funding criteria for a civic center. The piece riffs on U G H H and shifts of workers, contrasting cynically with federal aid rules. The column notes Bancroft Prize winners Alan D Dawley, Robert A Gross, and Barry W Higman for 1977 with brief bios.
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NEW York
Alan D Dawley
Robert A. Gross
Barry W. Higman
Columbia University
Lynn
Dawley
Minutemen
Gross
Jamaica
Higman
Trenton State College
New Jersey
Amherst College
Massachusetts
Australia
University of the West Indies
Princeton University
Siestas and soda fountains from a bygone town
A nostalgic recollection visits a Texan town near Mexico, contrasting siesta culture and Italian hours with American dining habits. The writer recalls a downtown drug store, leather chair, ice cream sodas, perfumes, and medicines, plus local landmarks like the Sequoyah Hotel and Will Rogers and J. M. Davis’s gun collection. He imagines opening a 1930s style drug store for fun, for kids to experience that era.
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Mexico
Italy
Riviera
Jim
Sequoyah Hotel
Will Rogers
Mason
J. M. Davis
the Mason
Gladewater Mirror Subscription Rates and Consolidation Note
The Gladewater Mirror publishes Thursdays and Sundays in Gladewater Texas with listed home delivery and mail rates. Subscriptions are payable in advance and the paper notes consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune and The White Oak Texan on specified dates.
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Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Deantreet
Gladewater
Gregg County
Texas
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texan
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Gladewater Mirror
Broken Arrow
Okla
Roland Martin
Martin
Club
Coornsell
Rick Kuehler
Gary Carpenter
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
C. O. Weiser
Weiser
Firestone
Wendy Chronister
Weiser’s
C. O. “Bud
Cisco
New Crosby
Tom Hoge
Associated Press
Jesus Christ
Emmanuel
Tri-city Chaplaincy
Hondo
Medina County
White House
Woodrow Glasscock, Jr
Woodcock
Washington
Honda
Muncie
Ind
U.G.H.H
Sam
Bureau
Bruce
Dr. Bushyhead
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