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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1968
Page
2
Webelo Den 190 and Cub Scout Pack 190 invite boys ages 8 and 10 to join meetings on Thursday afternoon at 4 p.m. at the Boy Scout Hut on south Tyler Street and at Mrs. Jerry Hatchell's home 2807 Hendricks in Rodeo Addition.
A basophobia is described as an abnormal fear of standing upright. Medical note identifies it as a paralyzing fear affecting balance and posture, sometimes linked to anxiety disorders.
The zoo’s bison Black Diamond served as the model for the animal depicted on the U S nickel minted from 1913 to 1928.
Huey Cornelis Smith 76 a Judson native residing at 1334 Shell Camp Road was buried in Gladewater Memorial Park after funeral services at 2 p.m. Monday in Stone Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Rev. Irby Bates. He died Saturday at Gladewater Municipal Hospital. Survivors include wife Ester Smith stepson John Heit two sisters and three grandchildren.
Editor announces ongoing publication of Paul Harvey columns in the Mirror with two appearing on the editorial page each Thursday and one on Sunday, reflecting steady reader interest and column variety.
Mrs. Mattie Rice Coney, a 30 year Indianapolis schoolteacher, started the Citizens Forum in 1964 to organize black clubs that cleaned slum neighborhoods. By 1966 40,000 tons of trash were removed, 181,000 tons in 1967, with over 1,000 clubs by 1968, urged residents to take pride through cleanliness and self discipline to join the mainstream America.
The article reflects on intergenerational communication gaps and the rise of youth voices pushing for nonviolent social change. At the 1968 World Council of Churches meeting in Uppsala Sweden, young Christians urged elders to rethink tarnished truths and embrace reform while acknowledging mixed reactions among communities.
Representative Wright Patman announced that HEW awarded 706,693 to seven Texas First District colleges under the National Defense Student Loan Program. The funds cover 1,531 loans for fiscal year 1969, with Texas totals reaching 80 colleges and 19,819 loans statewide.
Recordings revive classic opera voices with six arias and six songs by Lawrence Tibbetts and other star performers. The Gandhi Peace Foundation prepares a centenary commemorative volume edited by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan featuring U Thant Haile Selassie Wilson Pearson and Myrdal contributions.
A fragmented obituary era note lists figures such as Harry Kates 1897 to 1964 and others including Mrs Harry Kates Neal Clark Jerry Kates Elrod Fredalene Clark and Harriett Walton as key staff.
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