Textbooks Aren't Sacred in School Reading Controversy
The Gladewater Mirror reprints an editorial on Montgomery County protests over school reading lists. It contrasts editors defending responsible publication with critics demanding censorship and references the Kanawha County dispute and NAACP actions.
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Montgomery Journal
Montgomery
Pyotr N. Demichev
Russia
NAACP
Eldridge Cleaver
Fine
Commissioner Bell
McGuffey
William Holmes McGuffey
Mount Sinai
Thedea
County judge outlines work and budget for Gregg County
Gregg County Judge Henry Atkinson spoke at the Lions Club on the county budget for 1974 75 totaling 5 937 667 40 with roads as the largest expense and health welfare law enforcement and airport improvements listed. He noted the county uses a unique block tax system and acknowledged earlier tax collection mistakes while highlighting the Ellen Bauman Senior Citizens Center and airport radar upgrades planned for 1976 77.
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Jimmy Brown
Henry
Lions Club
Lions
Jack Finley
Pete Hugh Camp Finley
Atkinson
Atention
Cunty Commissioners’ Court
Gregg County
Texas
Sheriff's Department
Ellen Bauman
Old County
Pacific and
Dean Streets
Kiwanis Club
Burglaries Reported in Gladewater Area
Gilmer Upshur County deputies investigate two burglaries in Gladewater. Gary T. Boyd reports an ag shop break in with a custom tool box emptied and a red tool box with sockets stolen. James Martin McKinley says home break in in Woodland Trails Addition. Items stolen include a 45 caliber pistol a diamond ring four 45 caliber clips 18 new bed sheets and five new T shirts all in original packaging.
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Gilmer
Upshur County
The Mugwump Goes on a West Lake Odyssey
A columnist recalls a Walter Mitty style trip from West Lake Drive to East Lake Drive. By fording a hole in Gay Avenue and musing on local street neglect, he imagines a council member pushed into danger while offering help and a ride to his destination.
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Walter Mitty
West Lake Drive
East Lake Drive
Gay Avenue
Gladewater Proclaims Campfire Bluebird Week
City Mayor I. O. G. Johnston proclaims March 16 to 22 as Campfire Bluebird Week in Gladewater. The proclamation notes youth programs and community contributions by Campfire and Blue Bird groups and bears the official seal dated March 16, 1975.
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Gladewater
I. O. G. Johnston
City of Gladewater Mayor Signs Approval Document
The document records C. G. Johnston as mayor signing approval with Pat Cowan as secretary attesting the action for the City of Gladewater. The snippet indicates official endorsement of a municipal matter in formal records.
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C. G. Johnston
Horse Race Learnings in Hot Springs Adventure
A first time racetrack visit in Hot Springs Arkansas becomes a study in betting systems. The narrator tracks fortunes by Indian named horses colors and hunches while navigating crowded grandstands and stairs. After six hours and $9 80 spent the lesson is that fun and experience matter more than winnings.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Spear
Navaho
Army Hitch
Pawnee
Pawnee County
Dragons Teeth
Abdul Aziz
Five States of Texas proposal could reshape U S power
An article warns that Texas politicians discuss splitting Texas into North South East West and Central Texas to form five states. It would yield ten U S senators and shift power in Washington while creating new governance and security structures, but also bring big practical problems.
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Texas
Washington
U.S
U. S
Senate
Congress
Rhode Island
Five States
Five States Dividing Texas Monopoly of State Symbols
A satirical piece imagines Texas fractured into five states with landmarks and oil wealth split among them. It jokes about relocating capitals, renaming places like Padre Island and Stinking Springs, and even dividing Baylor, the Longhorns, and Texas A&M University amid the absurd scenario.
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Texas
el Paso
Texarkana
Dallas
Houston
Austin
San Antonio
Caddo Lake
Pratt’s Slough
Padre Island
Big Bend
San Jacinto
Baylor
Longhorns
Texas A&m University
Aggie
Old Timer Column recalls farm outhouse and memories
Bertha Robertson recalls chores on a Poway farm with cold nights and a feared run to the outhouse. She notes deep cold floors, boogiemen, and rosebushes, then shifts to a memory of Saturday baths and a wood stove wash. The reminiscence sits beside a historical note on Arkansas Territory created in 1819.
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Mama
Baby
East
Mem St. Frankfort
Oklahoma
Little Rock
Arkansas
Missouri Territory
Missouri
Congress
Arkansas Territory
Arkansas Post
Gladewater Wriror publication and pricing data
The Gladewater Wriror published Thursdays and Sundays by The Gladewater Publishing Company at Mlade Avenue and Dean Street Gladewater Gregg County Texas 75647. Second class postage paid at Gladewater Texas 75647 Home Delivery rates and mail subscription costs in and out of Texas. Consolidated with The Shadewater Times Tribune November 28 1949 and The White Oak Texan June 1 1969.
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Gladewater Publishing Company
Mlade Avenue
Dean Street
Gladewater
Gregg County
Texas
Shadewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texan
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