Forestry officer to speak at Gilmer meeting
James Patterson of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will address the Society of American Foresters in Gilmer at Upshur House. The November 11 program covers new game laws and regulations effective this season. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. with the talk at 8 p.m. Open to anyone interested in Forestry.
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James Patterson
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Society of American Foresters
Upshur
Gilmer
Patterson
Mugwump Turns Forty as Friends Share Reflections
Anonymous coworkers recall Mugwump’s younger, taller days and note his decline to a cane aided step at age 40. An editor’s note marks the birthday on November 1, with friends expressing surprise at his age. The piece also mentions early paper making origins in China and Arab prisoners skilled in papermaking after 751.
Middle school reading program outlined for Rotary Club
Jimmy Brown reports four teachers from Gladewater Middle School presented a Wisconsin Design reading program to Rotary members. The program, to be shown at a Houston convention, serves 300 of 480 students with individualized instruction and targeted reading skills. It is funded by state and federal funds and has shown exam improvements.
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Jimmy Brown
Rotary Club
Wisconsin
G. Johnston
Roy Johnson
Georgia Ruth Johnston
Sybil Main
Nancy Blount
Nancy Byrd Mayer
Texas Association of Supervision and
Houston
Supt. Johnson
Johnson
Gladewater
Wisconsin Design
Mayer
Close Con
Texas
O. G. Johnston
End of a Faithful Companion
A narrator recalls an American tragedy as Old Yaller suffers a terminal illness. The description captures the speaker’s grief and the dog’s fading strength amid the soul searing pain of witnessing a beloved animal’s death.
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Yaller
Underwater Welding Program Receives New Gear at State Tech
Texas State Technical Institute in Waco acquires its first decompression chamber and three mixed gas diving helmets costing about 5000 dollars. Assistant director Jess Dudley says the gear aids training and salvaging missions including a 105 foot tanker dive near Freeport. Richard Seymour, a Gladewater High School graduate, is among the underwater welding students set to graduate in February.
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Texas State Technical Institute
Waco
Jess Dudley
Port Arthur
Dudley
Richard Seymour
Gladewater High School
Donald Porter
Warren City
State Tech
Freeport
Seymour
November Plans and Old Yaller Farewell
November fills fast with Thanksgiving approaching as Bears contest for district title and civic events fill calendars. A memoirist bids farewell to Old Yaller, a 109000 mile 1970 Ford Mustang, in a humorous dealer scene.
Florence opposes new Texas Constitution urged rural voters to vote
Texas State Representative Buck Florence of Hughes Springs says he will not endorse the proposed constitution. He warns it would lead to bigger government and hurt small towns and rural areas. He urges Northeast Texas voters to vote on November 4 whether to adopt or reject the measure, noting urban legislators may dominate and rural needs are under addressed.
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Hughes Springs
Buck Florence
Texas
Rep
Florence
State of
Gladewater Mirror circulation and consolidation notice
Public notice from The Gladewater Mirror outlining home and mail subscription rates in Texas and out of state for monthly, six month, and yearly periods. It notes publication on Thursdays and Sundays and the 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
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