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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1970
Page
2
Kilgore and Gladewater mobilize against drug use with a narcotics display, film, and talk. A national article cites Pep pills fueling addiction and risky behavior from high school through college, urging community education and youth guidance.
New York survey shows marriage remains strong with 46.6 million married women by March 1968, up 3.9 million since 1960 and 8.9 million since 1950. Most live with husbands, few reside with relatives until they form households, and two thirds stay in nonfarm areas with many in the South.
A column mixes humorous quips on domestic life with a note that Louis George G Schultz earned a NSF grant to attend a Summer Institute in biology at Southern Methodist University. It cites his background as a missionary and educator in Gladewater and East Texas State University, with family details. It ends with Benton MO chatter about foreign aid.
Gov Preston Smith proclaims May 10 17 as Texas Nursing Home Week urging public visits to nursing homes. The proclamation notes 893 licensed facilities and their care programs, with Texas Nursing Home Association leader Land D Wall inviting visitors including Mother's Day.
The Texas Travel Log outlines Friendly Texan Week May 4 10 Pioneer Days Fort Worth May 21 24 and Kirbyville Diamond Jubilee May 31 June 6. It notes a forestry festival The Piney Woods Then and Now and a World Chili Cook-off contestant from Terlingua Wick Fowler. It covers the International Soaring Contest June 20 July 4 at Marfa with 31 foreign reps and mentions rare birds at Anahuac Refuge and Texas City dike. It also references travel posters in New York and Texas posters in Fredericksburg and Langtry and notes the Cherokee and Southern Railway recovery with weekend rides starting June 1.
The Gladewater Mirror lists Harry Kates as publisher and staff roles including advertising manager and news editor. A standard subscription notice sets home delivery at 1.00 per month and mail rates for Texas and outside Texas, noting consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune and The White Oak Texan.
The Gladewater Public Library showcases interfaith volume The Bible Reader by Abbott Gilbert Hunt and Swaim, highlighting passages chosen for cultural relevance. Also featured are My Mother the Doctor by Joy Daniels Singer and Calico Palace by Gwen Bristow, plus Imaginary Gardens, Kim's Adventure, Prelude to Space, and notes on Philippine islands.
White Oak News notes Sunday visits by Mr and Mrs Forrest Spurrier and Mrs Joe Weaver of Bedford to Mr and Mrs John Spurrier. The paper congratulates the newly elected 2024 25 cheerleaders: Debbie Townsend head cheerleader Sandra Lloyd Pam Raborn Patti Wilson Debbie Tuttle and Donna Dance alternates.
A ribbon cutting on April 28 marked the opening of the Henderson Boulevard crosswalk joining Kilgore College campus sections. The Texas Highway Department and Kilgore College jointly funded the safety project serving about 1,484,640 crossings per year.
The column blends camp gear detail with a humorous note on possible hair care trends from Seventeen Magazine. It also covers a family packing checklist for a Colorado mountain trip and reflections on packing, recreation, and planning for weekend guests and local events amid busy schedules.
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