Lions hear detective talk on shoplifting
Lions Club at St. Clair Restaurant heard Longview police detective Bob Bradford discuss shoplifting patterns. He cited six to seven shoplifters caught daily, one in 60 shoppers shoplifting, and 85 percent of offenders being housewives, with losses rivaling a quarter of the federal budget and 500 businesses failing yearly due to fraud.
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Lions Club
St. Clair
Dickie Phillips
Bob Bradford
Longview
Bradford
Iall
GHS book exhibit at Gladewater High School Library
Gladewater High School Library hosts March 5 to 9 a display of 1972 juvenile books and 65 publishers’ titles plus professional works. Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The exhibit includes annotated multi index catalogues and aims to aid teachers librarians and administrators with hundreds of subjects and modest scale under 350 volumes.
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Gladewater High School
Niece killed in auto crash near Longview
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Jo Baldwin will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in the Rader Funeral Home Chapel Longview burial in Rosedale Cemetery. She was killed Friday night north of Longview in a head on crash. She is the niece of Gladewater residents and granddaughter of the late J H Shepperd. Surviving are a son Leroy Hamilton of San Diego and a daughter Mrs. Kenneth Batt of Longview.
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Rader Funeral Home
Longview
Mary Jo Baldwin
Rosedale Cemetery
Baldwin
B. P. Dake
Fay Shepperd
Fred Watkins
Vesta Hawkins
J. W. Dickson
Gladewater
J. H. Shepperd
Leroy Hamilton
San Diego
Calif
Kenneth Batt
Exxon Engineer to Speak at Rotary Club Meeting
B A Carr Senior Project Engineer with Exxon Tyler based will address the noon Rotary Club Thursday on The U S Energy Gap Challenge for Texas and the Nation He will cover energy shortage and demand supply projections and the political implications of overseas oil production The talk will stress a national energy policy and Texas exploration and recovery needs including the statewide unitization bill studied by the Legislature Carr a 1967 Oklahoma State University MS Electrical Engineering graduate has held reservoir and production roles in East Texas oil fields.
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B. A. Carr
Exxon
Tyler
U. S. Energy
Texas
E. G. Nelson
Carr
Oklahoma State University
East Texas
Directors Continue: Directory Features and Emergency Numbers
The manager states the update lets customers pick what they need. Bishop urges immediate review and notes of emergency telephone numbers on the designated page. He adds to check front-page features such as long distance service area codes maps and other telephone service information.
Two Gladettes Named to SFASU Honor Roll
Two area students, Tommy Aldridge and Danny Strickland, were named to Stephen F. Austin State University Fall Semester 1972 Dean's Honor Roll. Aldridge posted 3.37 GPA over 19 hours. Strickland 3.25 over 16 hours. Both are senior Physical Education majors and will student teach in Gladewater schools this spring. Aldridge works under Walter Derrick at the high school. Strickland under Oliver Sorrells at the junior high.
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Stephen F. Austin State University
Robert T. McKibben
School of Education
Tommy Aldridge
Thomas Truman Aldridge
Union Grove
Danny Strickland
Tommie Strickland
City
Aldridge
Strickland
Gladewater
Tommy
Walter Derrick
Danny
Oliver Sorrells
Rotarians briefed on drugs traffic in Big Sandy
Rotary club members heard Charles S. McCarver detail the rising narcotics trade and its reach into youth. He warned of inadequate enforcement, urged intensive public education, and cited a global drug pipeline from France to the U.S. with 142 million in trade, stressing parental vigilance and civic action.
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Big Sandy
Charles
Chuck) McCarver
Rotary
John McClain
McCarver
Rotary Club
Charles S
Illici
McCraver
Tyler Junior College
U.S
Humber
Gladewater
France
South America
Canada
Mexico
Goodbye to cars and a fuel price future
A column foresees a gasoline shortage transforming American life. Cars vanish from highways as fuel climbs to a dollar a gallon, replacing them with scooters, bicycles, horses, and other mobility options. The author recalls past car dependence and celebrates a potential era without vehicles, noting family history and long marriages alongside visions of social shift.
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U. S
New Pro toothbrush prompts a long-running design shift
Notes on the Floss-Brush by its maker, praised for soft round-end bristles and built-in floss. The author recalls testing it Saturday, likening the feel to brushing hair, while contrasting with box meals and Granny Scott’s scratch-made menus. The column also casually mentions family quirks and social invitations.
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Granny Scott
Gladewater Mirror details and delivery rates
The Gladewater Mirror is published on Thursdays and Sundays by The Gladewater Publishing Company located at Glade Avenue and Dean Street in Gladewater Texas 75647. Second class postage is paid at Gladewater Texas 75647 with Home Delivery priced at 1.05 dollars per month.
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Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gladewater
Gregg County
Texas
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