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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1970
Page
2
The piece analyzes a looming nationwide mail strike with New York and Chicago backlog figures. It warns of Christmas volume snarls, potential loss of money and benefits for strikers, and the risk to law and order as postal workers press for demands while urging a return to work.
Jaycees of Gladewater named Barker Hale Dale Barton and Bob Ulrich as co chairmen for the annual Miss Gladewater Pageant to be held June 5. Trophies for the top five are on display and a new talent trophy will be awarded. The winner advances to Miss Texas and potentially Miss America in Atlantic City. The pageant marks the 13th annual event sponsored by the Jaycees with plans forming for committee work and community involvement.
Rotary International Group Study Team from England arrives from Longview at 4 30 p.m. on Wednesday March 25 for a hosted stay in Gladewater. The Midlands group includes Stanley Readman and Lawrence West with others listed. host families welcome them at Don's Restaurant and later venues include First State Bank and a reception at the bank. The schedule covers tours, oil-field study, church services, city government tours, and a farm trip, with two team members staying in each host home.
Virgil Wallace announces candidacy for re election to the Gladewater Independent School District Board, place 6. He cites 14 years on prior Union Grove School board and current service, plus community leadership roles with the Lions Club American Legion Chamber of Commerce.
A compact aphorism credits Napoleon with victory to the most persevering. The saying reflects a period tone praising steadfast effort and endurance in leadership. Readers are invited to consider patience as a decisive factor in success.
Consolidation of Gladewater Mirror with The Gladewater Times Tribune and The White Oak Texan merged filings as of November 28 1949 and June 1 1969. Notables listed include Mrs Harry Kates Neal Clark Jack Elrod Fredalene Clark and Harriett Walton.
Carl Lee Glenn 45 of Kilgore died Wednesday at 6 55 p m after a four month illness. Funeral services were held Friday at 10 a m in Rader Funeral Chapel Kilgore with burial in Danville Cemetery. He was a Gregg County native and former Gladewater resident, oilfield worker, WWII Air Force veteran and a Veterans of Foreign Wars member. Survived by wife Elouise two daughters Mary Elizabeth Latricia Carlen two sons Cary Ray and Carl Lee Jr all at home.
A fragmented column mixes humor and social notes. It riffs on slang for hippies and daily life quips, then shifts to a quip about matrimony and a playful question about a second baby smiling. The piece closes with a garden spade remark and a caution about schoolchildren driving cars.
A large Shrine delegation met J. Worth Baker of Indianapolis, imperial potentate of Shrine Temples, in Tyler for a Friday night visit and Texas style barbecue. Baker announced Shrine hospitals and burns institutes, noted locations in Shreveport and Galveston, and planned a four day Shriners seminar in Shreveport.
Yale law professor Alexander M. Bickel critiques the Warren Court in The Supreme Court and the Idea of Progress. He argues the court overextended, urging restraint and definition of principles, while noting desegregation and one man one vote shifted power from other branches and the public. Barry Schweid
Joe Jones the local Chevrolet dealer wins an all expense paid eight day European tour for him and his wife Helen. They will depart April 11 for London and visit Paris Amsterdam Geneva and return to London. The couple look forward to their first trip abroad and plan to enjoy the itinerary. DURHAM England AP archaeologists at Durham University uncover a second century Roman mosaic floor at Pierce Bridge in North Yorkshire. This is the most northerly Roman mosaic found in England to date.
Texas public schools and commercial newspapers partner to use newspapers as living textbooks. Teachers in lower grades through high school report increased relevance and engagement, with Texas newspapers and schools collaborating on teacher workshops this spring and summer to promote the program.
Gladewater Public Library welcomes readers with The Protege by Charlotte Armstrong and Fiona by Catherine Gaskin, both suspense novels. Also available are Only One Year by Svetlana Alliluyeva, Main Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland, a Bronte piece from 1829, The Search After Happiness, The Drug Scene, and The Book of Fortune Telling by Sybil Leek, covering history, fiction, and guidance.
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