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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1973
Page
2
Fire Chief Harold Potts warns that dirty or defective heating equipment is a leading home fire killer. He urges immediate cleaning and servicing of all heaters and chimney checks to reduce risk as cold weather nears.
Proclamation by Mayor Q. G. Johnston of Gladewater declares November 4 through November 10, 1973 as Texas Nurses Week in the city. The document praises Registered Nurses for aiding physicians and improving patient health under medical supervision.
Union Grove School released its first nine week honor roll. All A students include seniors Cathy Hill and Clara Lou Hogue and others across grades. A and B honor roll lists mix of seniors, juniors, sophomores, and younger students with multiple named individuals.
Upshur County politics shape up as incumbents file for the Democratic primary in May. Candidates include Leo Williams for district clerk L G McKinley for county judge O W Loyd for county clerk Carl Pitman for county treasurer Cantrell Loyd for Precinct 2 commissioner. District Attorney J Ott Duncan plans retirement and Assistant D A Everett Culver will run for the office.
In Upshur County 115th District Court Judge Looney Lindsey declared a mistrial after a 90 minute jury deadlock in the Kathy Sheehan assault with intent to rob case. The 20 year old Longview defendant faces retry in January. Don Ray Wilson testified under immunity in the related proceedings. Jim Mitchell, a Big Sandy resident, died from a gunshot in June.
A weekly lunch menu lists meals from Monday to Friday with varied entrees, sides, milk, and desserts. Bobby Tucker, state president of Future Farmers of America, spoke to the Gladewater High School FFA chapter on Tuesday, sharing ideas and comments.
A National Wildlife Federation news release condemns whaling by Japan and the USSR and urges a broad American boycott of their products. The piece portrays President Nixon overwhelmed by furious mail as critics call for action on whales and conservation.
In Charlton Ogburn’s Winespring Mountain set in West Virginia coalfields Wick Carter pilots earth moving gear amid mining upheaval. The writer interweaves political frustration and calls to curb animal slaughter while warning of inflation and national strain.
A summary of Joyce Carol Oates's Do With Me What You Will about Elena Howe, noted as a modern novel set amid social upheaval, exploring tradition and emotion as forces shaping American culture. Also mentions A Case of Bottled Murder by Elaine Wagner and local Chilton County peach production in Alabama.
Marilyn Godfrey a music teacher at Gay Avenue Elementary was reelected to the TSTA state executive committee for District VIII at the Longview convention. District VIII covers about 5800 educators in 15 East Texas counties. She previously led District VIII and Gladewater unit and serves on the district structure and budget committees. The other District VIII rep on the committee is Hallsville superintendent W. C. Wooldridge.
G H Kirby of Wichita Falls leads the Texas State Teachers Association committee opposing parts of the Constitutional Revision Commission draft. They argue TRS protection is weak, favor electing the State Board of Education by congressional district, want stricter limits on private church school aid, and seek safeguards for the Permanent School Fund as the Legislature reviews the document.
The writer mocks White House claims that two key Nixon era tapes with John Mitchell and John Dean never existed. He notes congressional concern and media scrutiny while joking about missing tapes and possible laws on taping conversations amid Watergate fallout. The piece ends hinting at UFO sightings as a metaphor for unseen truth.
Steve Duplissey son of Mr and Mrs H C Duplissey of Gladewater plays Leonardo in Stephen F Austin State Universitys Blood Wedding. A Gladewater High School graduate and Kilgore Junior College alum he has prior high school and junior college credits plus children’s theatre experience.
The notice lists home delivery and mail subscription rates for Texas and outside Texas, with monthly, six month, and yearly options. All subscriptions are payable in advance and the arrangement consolidates with The Gladewater Times-Tribune from November 28, 1949 and The White Oak Texas from June 1, 1969.
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