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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1976
Page
1
The Gladewater school board meets Monday at 7 in the board meeting room with a light agenda while the city council convenes Thursday at 7:30 in the city hall courtroom. The council met in called session last week.
Gladewater Lions Club seeks diabetic youths ages 6 to 16 in Gladewater and surrounding areas for two Texas Lions sponsored summer camps. Camps in Kerrville and Friendwood offer insulin instruction, self testing, supervised activities, and transportation assistance if needed at no charge.
Town residents, officials, and businesspeople welcomed the Gay Avenue bridge reopening with relief. The state raised the span about one foot, nearly doubled its width, and widened approaches, promising decades of service despite potential flood closures.
President Ford urged Congress to fund a nationwide swine flu vaccination program with about 135 million dollars for production and mass immunization. Dr Frans J Duff of Texas outlined the virus, its history ending with concerns tied to a Fort Dix outbreak and potential epidemic.
Gladewater welcomes Western Cut n Curl at 619 W Upshur in the Ville Tle Shopping Center. Coowners Bill Willyard and Sue Pullen host a grand opening plan, with Lynn Shelton and Addie Ricks staffing the shop and future plans for a male hairdresser. The space features Redken products EMBO ART crafting media, a western decor, and a lounge area named The Smokehouse for visitors.
A biblical excerpt notes that many boast of goodness while a faithful man is rare. It emphasizes integrity as the path of the just and the lasting blessing on his children, reflecting moral instruction from Proverbs 20 6 7.
Funeral services were held for Glenn G Crowder 80 at Malcolm Stone Funeral Chapel with Rev David Crosby officiating. Interment followed in Memorial Park. He died May 5 after a long illness born March 28 1896 in Altoona Kansas. Survived by widow Lettie son James Elliott daughter Edna Sue Hudspeth brother Alvie Crowder and eight grandchildren. He was a WWII veteran retired from Cities Service Oil Company after 30 years and a member of VFW Post 4002 Longview.
Janice Ann Welton of White Oak is inducted as a charter member of the Texas Alpha Xi chapter of Alpha Chi at Texas Eastern University. She earned a B A in English from Texas Eastern and maintains a 3.6 GPA. Mark Johnson installed as sophomore senator for Kilgore College SAC 1976 77. Leslie Cockerell attends.
Gloria Swanson told Agriculture Day attendees at Ambassador College that modern society overruns nutrition with sugar and additives. Her remarks, joined by husband William Duffy, framed preventative medicine and natural foods as solutions to rising diabetes and health issues.
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