Band Parents Meeting In Fine Arts Building Tuesday
A notice announces a band parents meeting in the Fine Arts Building Tuesday at 7 30 P M. Parents with band members are urged to attend.
01 Oct 1972
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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1972
Page
1
A notice announces a band parents meeting in the Fine Arts Building Tuesday at 7 30 P M. Parents with band members are urged to attend.
This second part on London and Britain surveys enduring traditions amid change in 1972. It notes Britain's voice in world chancelleries has softened yet domestic influence remains substantial despite rising violence, youthful police, and public apathy.
Parents group meets with Principal Don Smith to elect officers and discuss fundraisers and clothing donations for middle school students. Dues of 2.50 to join during Open House. clothing donations requested at the school office.
Over twenty eight million recipients nationwide will receive the 20 percent increase approved by Congress and signed by President Nixon. In Gregg County twelve thousand eight hundred ninety one beneficiaries receive a total of one million six hundred forty one thousand dollars monthly. The pool includes retired workers, survivors, dependents, and disabled beneficiaries with a broad range of ages and eligibility rules. Checks usually arrive on the third of the month, but delays may occur, with a three day waiting period advised before reporting a missing payment.
A reflective note calls for God to bestow divine love on a weary world. The prayer asks righteousness to flow like a mighty stream and seeks Christ’s spirit to guide actions and judgment. Amen.
A service awards dinner on Tuesday October 3 at Jay's Circle Restaurant Henderson will recognize 23 General Telephone Company workers totaling 534 years of service. Retirees from 1972 Thelma Byers Paul Robertson and V C Champion join Gladewater operators Margie Price Norene Parish and Audrie Davis among those honored. Don Bishop will host and H B Elam Texarkana area manager will present 25 year or longer service awards.
About 73 volunteers will conduct a mothers march in Gladewater on Oct 2 to raise funds for muscular dystrophy research. Campaign treasurer is Mrs. Virginia Bates of the First State Bank. The drive highlights the incurable, often fatal disease affecting thousands, including many children, with a new experimental treatment shown in animal studies.
The Yamboree grounds on Highway 271 north see the start of a 7500 square foot modern exhibit building. President Steve Dean calls it a major milestone and says the 60 by 125 foot facility will host arts and crafts and serve as a meeting center for the year at a nominal charge.
October 6 is the last day to register to vote for the upcoming presidential race. In Gladewater registration closes by Thursday with options at the county court house in Longview. A former editor warned that voters aged 18 and up will react to Nixon or McGovern, and urged registering and voting to have a say. An Istanbul hat law case follows about a Turk jailed for wearing a skullcap deemed forbidden.
Kilgore College Library adds two volumes donated by Joe A. Laird of Houston in memory of S. S. Laird and Ben F. Laird. Henderson Shuffler, famed Texan, will speak at the all-service club luncheon on Oct 19 during Kilgore’s Centennial events. Pioneer Festival set for Oct 19-21 features parade barbecue fireworks balloon ascension art and flower shows. Marshall officials note activity from the Texas Water Quality Board.
GOP gubernatorial candidate Senator Henry C Grover plans a Gladewater visit with a 6 p m Contessa Inn reception. A Tuesday St Clair Restaurant coffee hosted by H N Preston and Mrs G R Hugman invites the public to meet him. He will campaign in East Texas and address local chambers this week while a Sabine River fish kill prompts wildlife concerns and a Longview gas and grocery holdup yields $200.
The Gladewater Lee Public Library project saw bids opened Thursday afternoon in the city courtroom. Attending were City Manager John Marshall architect Leland Guinn councilman Melvin Jenkins library board members and Mayor C G Johnston. Bidders included T E Allen Construction Co Jacksonville M Clint Brown Co Hunt Brothers Inc and B B Reese Longview Kerry Eng and Cons Kilgore. Harold Victory library board chair and members H L McKaig Mel Pyeatt Rev B F Risinger Jr and Mrs C B McKenzie plus librarian Ellen Bauman were present.
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