Oklahoma hobbyist builds Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad at Woodward
Hobbies F W Pollock Jr a Florida resident turned railroad hobby into a real operation in Woodward Oklahoma with 3 miles of line 12 miles of yards and siding. He established a station Saundra named for a friend’s daughter and began operation February this year moving Katy and Santa Fe cars to local industries. He plans restorations from two vandalized but sound passenger coaches for excursions and a steam engine plus a red caboose to complete the line. Pollock runs a 1947 GE 44 ton switcher capable of 35 mph and 3–4 gallons per hour moving up to 32 cars to Woodward yard.
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F. W. Pollock, Jr
Florida
Oklahoma
Woodward
Pollock
Saundra
Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad
Katy
Santa Fe
Baltimore & Ohio
General Electric
Observing Labor Day with Wry American Wit
The narrator riffs on Labor Day and the Puritan work ethic, joking about not working on the holiday while criticizing welfare and the urge to labor. He cites Bliss Carman and a line about work as a curse, then quips that there is no work Monday and suggests calling it Thanksgiving instead.
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Archie Bunker
New York City
Bliss Carman
Hack
Hew
God
Hem
Haw
SWEPCO Strike Prompts IBEW Statement by Hall
Joey B. Hall of Longview former Local 738 president and current business manager says the SWEPCO strike, the first in 36 years, was triggered by the company's refusal to negotiate the status of plant watch engineers. He notes the union tried everything in the book to secure talks.
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Joey B. Hall
Longview
Local 738
IBEW
the Mirror
Swepco
Hall
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
American Arbitration Association
At Your Library and Other Tales in a Busy Year
A collage of book notes and labor disputes plus Texas air wing stories. Piracy era novels and contemporary thrillers headline as authors Susan Howard and Erich Von Daniken are mentioned alongside labor standpoints between IBEW and SWEPCO. Texas game wardens test aircraft to catch illegal shrimpers and locate hunters during dove season.
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William Phips
Maine
F. van Wyck Mason
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Susan Howardh
Claire Sullivan
Paris
France
Penmarke
Erich von Daniken
Lewis Patten
Brenda
Tobias Wells
Austin
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Department
Texas
The Odgepodge on Credit Truths and Texas Law Changes
A humorous column explores new Texas rules banning sex-based credit denial and Spanish language driver tests. It frets about adult rights for 18-year-olds, discusses credit cards and budgeting, and ponders prescriptions and bread habits with wry observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Child Service Program to Aid Emotionally Ill Children
Beginning Sept 4 Gregg County will offer a comprehensive Child Service Program through the Gregg Harris on Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center and Longview Junior Service League. The program provides counseling, family counseling, tutoring, access to pediatric and dental care, lenses and hearing aids, foster care, and sliding scale fees with no one refused service. It will be located at 731 A South Green, Longview, with appointments at 758 0171.
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Gregg County
Gregg-Harrisson Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center
Longview Junior Service League
Department of Public Welfare
Gregg County Court of Domestic Relations
MHMR
South Green
Longview
Consolidated News Briefs From Gladewater Times-Tribune
Brief, undetailed clipping notes consolidation with Gladewater Times-Tribune dated November 28, 1949 and White Oak Texas dated June 1, 1969. No specific events or names are provided in the available text.
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Gladewater
Watergate hearings hinge on tapes and fairness
The piece argues Judge Sirica's order to reveal tapes signals a pivotal Watergate hearing. It defends presidential privilege, urges court resolution, and frames the crisis as a test of democracy and justice over partisan excess. It laments coverage bias and calls for due process and transparency.
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John Sirica
Nixon
U.S
U.S. Supreme Court
Watergate
Sam
White House
Watergate Select Committee
National Democratic Party
Richard M. Nixon
Franklin Quote on Constitution and Mortality
A Benjamin Franklin remark notes that constitutional practice seems to work yet nothing is certain except death and taxes, reflecting on the fragility of government and enduring inevitabilities.
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Woodward Yard
Mugwump
Jerry Kates
Mee
Rotary
Marrianne Hesser
Linkoping
Sweden
Walter Tally
John McClain
Southwestern Electric Power Company
Today’s Mirror
Miss Hesser
J. B. Poston
GHS
Gladewater Mirror
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Benjamin Franklin
West Upshur
Gladewater, Tex
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