Mayer Nominated for Freedoms Foundation Award in Americana
Mrs. Nauty Byrd Mayer, Gladewater librarian and Bicentennial leader, is nominated by the Evening Pilot Club of Longview for a Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge award in General Americana projects. She spearheads microfilming Gladewater’s 40 years of newspapers and chairs Three Arts Club, while guiding Bicentennial efforts and Pilot Club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nauty Byrd Mayer
Freedoms Foundation
Valley Forge
Evening Pilot Club of
Longview
Mayer
Swepco
Sharon Gathright
Gladewater
Lee Public Library
Three Arts Club
Gordon
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Gathright
Lindsey
Johnny
Sharon
Calvary Baptist Church
Baytown
Texas
Pilot International
Macon
Bermuda
Canada
England
France
Japan
United States
Pilot
Kilgore College
Pine Tree School
Greggton
White Oak
Spring Hill
Nanty Byrd
Freedom Foundations
Evening Pilot Club
Mirror
Ambassador College opens fall semester at Big Sandy campus
Ambassador College began its fall term August 18 with 625 students and 56 faculty at the Big Sandy campus. Founded by the Worldwide Church of God, the college lists 400 workers in a work scholarship program and plans enrollment growth to 1200. The curriculum spans theology, home economics, computer science, communications arts and agribusiness, with international enrollment and a small Black student presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Sandy
Ambassador College
Worldwide Church of God
Herbert W. Armstrong
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
George Pendey
Grover Andrews
Pendey
Sri Lanka
Canada
Australia
Britain
West Germany
Rhodesia
New Zealand
Northern Ireland
South Africa
Bahamas
Guyana
Pasadena
Calif
Bricket Wood
England
Garner Ted Armstrong
Ronald L. Dart
Donald Deakins
Ronald Kelly
Gladewater Leash Law Sought Over Stray Dogs
Mrs Zella Smith writes from Gladewater praising the town but complains of loose dogs on North Street and Olive Street. She urges enforcement of a leash law to protect pedestrians meter readers trash collectors and residents from danger and unsanitary conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
North Street
Olive Street
North
Olive Streets
Gladewater Mirror subscription rates and history
The Gladewater Mirror lists home delivery and mail subscription prices, with monthly and annual rates for Texas and out of state. It notes consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune on Nov 28, 1949 and The White Oak Texan on June 1, 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gladewater
Gregg County
Texas
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texan
Bullock warns oil price decontrol hurts Texas economy
Comptroller Bob Bullock said federal oil price decontrol would cost Texans far more than it yields in state revenue. He estimated $25 million in higher gasoline prices for Texans next year and only $170 million in extra state taxes. He called the plan a poor trade and questioned its broader economic impact including a potential rise in market value for tax purposes and ripple effects on other taxes. The note adds a separate fact about Venezuela’s high waterfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Bob Bullock
Texas
Bullock
Ford
Ford Administration
Fall Turns Slide into Small Town Scribbles
Hodgepodge column notes late summer heat at 88 degrees and Labor Day routines. The writer recounts family birthdays, a New Mexico trip, Caddo Lake exploration, and upcoming local events like the arts festival and Halloween carnival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Stadium
Parent-Teachers Association
PTA
Gladewater
Chamber of Commerce
Rodeo Grounds
Chamber
Jaycees
Coset
Linda Goodman
Ain't and Putt Tale on Language and Plain Speaking
A writer laments perfect English among professors and students, contrasts old slang with correct forms, and argues for plain talk over relentless linguistic rigidity amid vast bureaucratic printing. He recalls childhood quips and jokes while praising plain speech as a practical tool for everyday discussion.
Walk for the Blind fundraiser and Guiding Eyes chairwoman
Film star Jennifer ONeill accepts Honorary Chairwoman role for Guiding Eyes For The Blind. The event features a 15 mile walk in Westchester County on Oct 4 to raise funds from sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennifer O'Neill
Guiding Eyes For the Blind
New York
Westchester County
East 41St Street
N.Y
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Mrs. Nauty Byrd Mayer
Freedom Award
Salvation Army
Meals For Millions
Care, Inc
Project Hope
Project Concern
Honor Grove
Highway 80
East Texas Bank
SN Rihana
Jacsy
Brmsny
Veterans Administration
Vermont Ave
Washington
Dementy Pit
U. S
Wright Patman
J. L. Johns
Upshur Rea
Gilmer
Upshur County
Johns
Mirror Photo
Sincerely, Mrs
Zella Smith
Venezuela
Fredalene Clark
First State Bank
Helen Torbert
Ron
Phil
Harriett
New Mexico
O. G. Johnston
B. F. Risinger
Shelba's
Beauty Shop
Cathy Reeves
Tuations
Shelba ‘S
Cathy
Jimmy Brown
Grammer
Penn State
Joe Paterno
Gladewater’s
Brookshire
U.N
U.S
Congress
Stella’s Outlet Shop
Carrol Jo Hummer
Lola Falana
Lady Cocoa
Matt Cimber
Smashington - Perkins - Dreier - Green
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