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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1977
Page
2
W E Richards underwent surgery Wednesday afternoon at City Hospital after a fall from a pecan tree left him with a broken sternum. Glenn Walton was dismissed from the hospital Wednesday morning and will recuperate at home for several weeks.
Bears stand strong as Bruins seek a dramatic upset with Whitehouse facing West Husk at Wildcat Stadium 7 p.m. The scouting report vows that victory matters most and lists players Utu Greer Jeff Rowe Hicky Copeland Keith Barlow Nicky Brewer Robert Townsend Carlton Green Larry Lackett Vale Lackett Michael Gunter Willie Miller and others.
Chromalloy American Corporation reports record nine months earnings during its Eleventh Seminar in St Louis. More than 300 top Chromalloy executives met at the Colony Hotel in Clayton to discuss growth, mergers, new products, and marketing under the theme Breaking the Billion Dollar Barrier. Dean Milkes represented K Wolens, which merged with Chromalloy in 1976 and operates 61 Texas stores with about 900 employees and a Corsicana headquarters.
The plaintiff claims a telephone call to George Smith and later remarks at the Groggins home were false and defamatory, asserting threats to burn their house. Mayor Goggans declined comment as the suit proceeds.
Former resident Mrs Cecil E Johnson of Tyler died at Medical Center Hospital in Tyler at 1 30 am on Wednesday She was 77 born December 5 1899 in Edwardsville Alabama She lived in Gladewater 45 years attended Gladewater First Baptist Church Survived by three sons Carl E Johnson Oce D Johnson Edward Johnson one daughter Audra Brewer two sisters eleven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren Funeral at Malcolm Stone Funeral Chapel Thursday at 3 30 pm with burial in Gladewater Memorial Park officiated by Rev BF Eisinger Pallbearers named.
Gladewater Mirror published Thursdays and Sundays by The Gladewater Publishing Company at Glade Avenue and Dean Street Gladewater Gregg County Texas 75647 Second class postage paid at Gladewater Texas 75647 Home delivery prices and subscription rates listed for Texas and outside Texas All mail subscriptions payable in advance Consolidated with The Gladewater Times Tribune November 28 1949 and The White Oak Texan June 1 1969.
Bulletin reports the death of Lloyd Gelvin of Magnolia Arkansas, father of James Gelvin. Services set for Friday at 2 p.m. in Magnolia. memorial gifts requested to charities in lieu of flowers. Also notes rare rain in Chile's Ata Desert, fallen every 25 to 50 years.
Rotary International District 583 Governor Bill Campbell of Mt. Vernon will address the Mt. Vernon club at its noon Thursday luncheon at Cleo's. Allen Rich urges members and interested people to attend. Campbell, a farmer rancher and merchant, has served Rotary since 1967 with high attendance and held multiple governor and club roles.
Texas DPS Director Col. Wilson E. Speir appeals for voluntary compliance with the 55 mph speed limit amid rising fatalities and accidents. He cites Department surveys showing 74 percent of motorists exceed the limit, warns of higher interstate deaths, and notes patrols are stretched thin while enforcement increases.
The USDA nationwide survey, led by Mary K. Sweeten, analyzes diet composition and adequacy across 114 planning units including five Texas counties and areas. It notes trends since 1965 66 such as convenience foods, more women working, and rising food prices. Results will inform the Basic Four guide, school meals, and nutrition labeling.
The East Texas Chamber of Commerce at its Dallas meeting in October presented three awards as part of the Governor’s Industrial Expansion Awards Program for 1976. Long Star Steel Company received the award for its ongoing economic impact in East Texas, Virginia Chemical Company of Dallas earned the Metro Expansion Award, and Rockwell International Inc of Sulphur Springs was honored with the Non Metro Industrial Expansion Plaque. President Henry O. Gossett Jr. credited corporate farsightedness for regional growth, noting East Texas added 748 new plants and 186 facilities in five years.
Governor Dolph Briscoe signs proclamation designating November 11 1977 as Veterans Day in Texas. Aubrey L Bullard named Veterans Day Chairman to oversee statewide activities and report on expansion efforts from 1976. East Texas Chamber notes regional growth and industry winners include Lance Inc Greenville and others.
Texas Eastern University announces the 1977 78 Talented Youth Seminars schedule with three November sessions in Room 134 University Center 9 30 to 11 30 a m. Dr Janice D Glascock covers Scenes from Spain and Gifts from Mexico on November 15. Dr Stephen R Lefevre discusses Revising our Image of the Presidency on November 22. Dr John Martin Callahan explores Stunting on Stage and in the Movies How It s Done on November 29.
The piece blends daydreams about a new recall car and a satire on rat control with a political note about Union Grove holding a city election. It lists candidates for mayor and aldermen, a petition filed by attorney Lowell Holt, and a tentative election date with polling at Fortson Equipment Rentals. It also notes a Gladewater suit to void the incorporation and ends with a Halloween apple lore vignette from New York.
The narrator laments aging aches and fatigue after a hard week. They admit late nights reading Thorn Birds and Half a Marriage, reflect on diminishing energy, and note sleep and laziness as factors. They cite a friend who says rest takes longer with age, and seek a magic energy boost.
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