Area News Highlights From Gladewater and Surrounding Areas
Baylor junior Ann Marlowe earns seats in Chamber Singers and A Capella choir. Pickup break‑in report clarified as locked vehicle. small thefts noted. Garden Club reports 20 Rose Festival luncheon tickets with 4 left for Tyler event. Obituaries and death notices from Del Rio and Houston. Union Grove Young Homemakers meet with City Judge Finley on wills. Upshur County official elected to East Texas Council of Governments. Free swine flu clinic planned in Gilmer. GHS Band Boosters set meeting to discuss Halloween Carnival and Twirling Dance Festival. Free kitten giveaway listed with contact number.
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TSTA to sue Upshur County over $1000 plus state funds
Texas State Teachers Association will file suit in Upshur County to recover more than $1,000 in funds distributed to seven local schools and the county office. Archie A Roberts announced the pending action citing lack of response from superintendents after letters seeking return of the money. Byron Spencer, Upshur County TSTA Unit president, said the money was joint funds rebated by the state association and used for library projects with approval given at the start of the 1975-76 school year.
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Texas State Teachers Association
Upshur County
Archie A Roberts
TSTA
Byron Spencer
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National Education Association
Emitt Herod
Gilmer Intermediate
Herod
Big Sandy
NEA
Union Grove Not Involved in Library Funds Dispute
A. A. Cooper superintendent of Union Grove Schools told the Mirror Union Grove is not involved in the TSTA battle over library money. He said Union Grove’s share of the $1000 was $25 and he still held the uncashed check. He called the litigation a personal matter and reiterated Union Grove’s noninvolvement.
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Union Grove
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Graveside rites for Severn baby in Gilmer
Graveside funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday for William B. Severn day old son of Mr and Mrs Howard Severn of Gladewater. Rev Wilson Owens officiated burial was in Gilmer City Cemetery Loyd Funeral Home Gilmer The infant was born Monday at 7 p.m. in Good Shepherd Hospital Longview Survived by parents a brother Howard Severn Jr a sister Davina Severn and grandparents Mr and Mrs Walter Severn Sulphur Springs and Mr and Mrs Buck Buckner Gladewater
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Howard Severn
Gladewater
Wilson Owens
Gilmer City Cemetery
Loyd Funeral Home
Gilmer
Good Shepherd Hospital
Longview
Howard Severn, Jr
Davina Severn
Walter Severn
Sulphur Springs
Buck Buckner
NETHSA Forming Regional Health Service Authority
NETHSA directors vote to locate temporary HQ in Gladewater and appoint a site committee for a permanent location. The group approves a 10 month temporary site and outlines a 175000 dollar HEW funded first year budget potentially rising to 190000. Miller says region data collection and a health plan will be developed with HEW and state support.
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HSA
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Marshall
State Department of Health Resources
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the Mirror
Gregg County Hospital Expands to Meet Growing Region
The hospital board, with 16 Longview members, approved four term appointments and outlined regional service reach. Stinnett notes 28.5 percent of patients come from outside Gregg County, with 27 percent ER and 35 percent surgery patients from beyond the county, and reports 13,500 annual admissions, 5.3 day average stay, 79 percent occupancy, and 1,700 births since 1976. The facility handles about 2,000 ER visits and 500 surgeries each month and plans expansions funded by a healthy year, including new cardiac and diagnostic equipment and a breast cancer imaging upgrade.
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Longview Ministerial Alliance
Stinnett
Gregg County
Notable Snippets From a Summer Journey Across Europe
The travel notes describe canals in France used for transport, large European rivers and lakes, and the Rhine at a low level. They mention a Bayer aspirin factory in Germany and Cannes film festivals as well as Grasse producing two thirds of French perfume. The text notes housing customs in Europe, wealth gaps, and costly tennis. It also mentions coin shortages in Italy caused by Japan made transistors and the habit of using telephone tokens as change.
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Lichenstein
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Campaign tedium fuels call for real mudslinging
Column laments dull presidential race with no major issues and urges return of sharp political clash. Author mocks Carter and Ford rhetoric, recalls past scandals, and demands a no holds barred campaign to restore U.S. political vitality. Mentions Mondale and Dole as less fiery but warns against lagging behind on name-calling.
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Proader
Jimmy Carter
Playboy Magazine
U.S
Playboy
Jerry Ford
Yesteryear
Walter Mondale
Ford Administration
Robert Dole
Preparation H Relief for Hemorrhoidal Swelling
Doctors report a medication that provides prompt temporary relief from pain and burning in hemorrhoidal tissues and then helps shrink swelling caused by inflammation. The product, Preparation H, requires no prescription and is available as ointment or suppositories.
Political Calendar Constable
A brief political calendar item lists duties and dates for the constable role. It notes upcoming meetings and hiring or election deadlines tied to local law enforcement administration. The item emphasizes civic oversight and community engagement responsibilities.
Gypsy life fuels Texas artist jewelry duo Going Places
Donoene, a former actress who retired early, partners with Jim and Tasha to tour as Going Places a bus studio selling turquoise jewelry and arts. They plan a garage sale to fund buying the bus while praising Texas artists and cantons first Monday shows.
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Barbara Britain
Donvene
Canton
Jim
Tasha
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Texas
Donoene
Greenwich Village
Gladewater Mirror Subscription Rates and Consolidation Note
The Gladewater Mirror lists home delivery and mail subscription prices for Texas and out of state readers. It notes consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune on Nov 28, 1949 and The White Oak Texan on June 1, 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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