Walker seeks reelection to Gladewater City Council
James Walker, candidate for the Gladewater City Council, urges residents to vote for him on April 1. He touts six years of experience, pledges to contest utility rate hikes, press for prudent tax use, and seek federal grants including a $200,000 street and park program. He endorses leveraging grants to reduce local taxes.
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James Walker
Mirror
Gladewater
Melvin Jenkins
Washington
Texas Legislators Rush to Reform Fund Raising Rules
Austin lawmakers face tightened rules on campaign fundraising after district attorney warnings. Texas Civil Liberties Union lobbyist complaints prompt scrutiny of solicitations to legislators. Proposals seek to restrict benefits from parties with legislative interests and to refine 1973 penal code language.
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Austin
House
Bill Clayton
Travis County
Robert O. Smith
Smith
Texas Civil Liberties Union
Dallas
Smoke Ban Voted by Texas Senate Moves to House
A sweeping public smoking ban widens to elevators theaters libraries museums hospitals schools intrastate transit and designated areas with penalties. The measure, part of a broader debate on public health, advances as lawmakers review related financial and legal issues across state government.
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Woodrow W. Bean
el Paso
State Board of Education
Dolph Briscoe
Atty
John Hill
Texas Education Agency
Bean
Texas Senate
House
Tom Massey
San Angelo
House Education Committee
Fred Head
Troup
State Senate
Marlboro
Citizens honor Fredalene Clark in Gladewater
Letters praise Fredalene Clark for Citizen of the Year and thank her for Chamber of Commerce Banquet coverage. The page also notes new Texas Democratic Committee members Claudia Brummett Alicia Chacon Lem Allen, a highway funding bill, a coastal reef project, irrigation salt issues, Careers Day appreciation, and housework as exercise tips.
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Gladewater
Fredalene Clark
Chamber of Commerce
Claudia Brummett
Alvarado
Alicia Chacon
el Paso
Lem Allen
Kingsbury
New Texas
The
National Democratic Committee
Year of the plumbing and a DIY fix at home
The narrator lights on household trials from a leaky meter pipe to a kitchen under sink leak. They tackle a DIY plumbing repair using a pipe wrench and matching fittings, reflecting on chores, cleaning products, and the house’s upcoming birthday with plans for new fixtures.
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Lorena
Mrs. Bobbie Sue Johnson Dies in Houston at 45
Mrs Bobbie Sue Johnson 45 died March 23 in a Houston hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Malcolm Stone Funeral Chapel with Murphy Phillips officiating. Interment at Rosedale Cemetery Gladewater. Survivors include husband Jerry Johnson and son Stacy Lewis Johnson, both of Houston. Other survivors are mother Mrs Mae Pitt and stepfather Homer Pitt of Gladewater, and uncle Jess Wood of Gladewater. Pallbearers were Rod Williams Carl Williams Westy Noble Harry Briggs and Lee Perry.
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Malcolm Stone
Bobbie Sue Johnson
Houston
Murphy Phillips
Quitman St. Church of
Writer Is Craftsman Story Line Is Flawed
Dudley Lehew reviews Christy Brown's A Shadow on Summer, noting strong craft yet weak plot for this second novel. The piece lowers expectations but acknowledges nostalgic tone and fits the era's standards.
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Christy Brown
Stein & Day
Gladewater Mirror subscriber rates and publishing details
The Gladewater Mirror lists publication days Thursdays and Sundays by The Gladewater Publishing Company at Glade Avenue and Dean Street in Gladewater Texas. It provides home delivery and mail subscription rates for Texas and outside Texas and notes consolidation with The Gladewater Times Tribune in 1949 and The White Oak Texan in 1969.
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Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gladewater
Gregg County
Texas
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texan
Smoke bans spark debate on smoking rights and public spaces
A. S. Senate approves broad smoke ban in many public venues with fines of 2000 for violations. The piece contrasts smoker and non smoker views, cites historical figures, and riffs on signals and improvised spittoons, ending with a nod to Upton Sinclair and the meat packing reform era.
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Upton Sinclair
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