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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1970
Page
2
East Texans rally against Mobil Oil proposed MER plan by the Texas Railroad Commission. Local chambers governments and school boards unite in opposition, urging letters to commissioners before Wednesday’s hearing.
A 21 year old man Johnny E McGinnis no fixed address was arrested Sept 3 after investigation by Glade water police. He was arraigned on burglary by Justice of the Peace Boss Delay with bond set at 1500 and jailed. The pistol stolen August 19 from Lyman Phillips was recovered. Grand jury list for Gregg County includes many residents from Gladewater Kilgore White Oak Longview and nearby areas.
In Fowler Colorado Mar got Stone became the first woman elected to the town council in the southeastern state. The victory marks a historic political milestone for Fowler with Stone joining the council.
The Camp Fire Girls executive committee will meet Tuesday at noon at the Camp Fire Center with a covered dish luncheon as plans for the new year are formed. Officers have been elected and work will begin immediately. Also notices on kittens for adoption and memorial gifts to the Gladewater Public Library.
Don J Peters outlined Region VII Education Service Center in Kilgore to the Lions Club detailing its role as one of 20 centers serving Texas schools. The center serves 110 districts in 17 counties with 125000 students and 6000 staff, offering services from data processing to driver education and early childhood study.
A brief item notes Louis J. CarlAt involved in a local jest or social event. Details are fragmentary but indicate a naming reference to Louis J. CarlAt in a community note with no clear outcome or date. Further context remains unreadable.
A compact roundup of quirky quotes and observations about nurses, traffic signals, marketing stamps, cigars and alimony. It notes 699 000 employed registered nurses in the U S and jokes about pipes and mischief, concluding with a light sign‑off urging caution and optimism.
A Jaycees sign marking Yard of the Month was vandalized and torn to shreds. The damaged sign cost about $15 to repair, a sum the group notes could have funded other efforts.
James R Adams discusses the impact of thermal electric plants on aquatic life and the need for evidence based studies. The Meter from Oklahoma Gas and Electric considers technology as neutral and man’s responsibility. Commerce magazine notes FDA review delays, Oregon Voter reports student opinions on leaving the U S, and Dun & Bradstreet cites adversing failure rates.
Jim Goodson president of Southland Life Insurance Co. announced the top four agents in 1969. Buzz Long of Gladewater is listed alongside Julio Aisemberg Jimmie Stovall and Robert E. Clark as a leading agent qualifying for the On Time program and a potential all expenses paid trip to South America in 1971. Marijuana offenders in Kentucky face a 90 day rehabilitation sentence for first offense, replacing up to one year in prison.
Sidney AP reports Charles Ger rad Logue was fined 53 Australian dollars after tossing a soft drink bottle from his car in East Maitland. Authorities campaign for two years to keep highways clean while plans for a Gladewater drug seminar roll forward. The YOU group chairs Charles Wilson organize a three day event in November aimed at education, not preaching, with teens speaking on drugs and law enforcement. The event targets families across several counties and promotes information on drugs never offered locally.
At a local meeting I learned the GHS choir will attend the State Fair on October 12 with Bert Bacharach directing a massed choir. I promised to chaperone and share pride in the group as students prepare for performances.
The Gladewater Mirror announces home delivery and mail rates through 1949 with monthly and yearly options. Subscriptions are payable in advance and billed for Texas and outside Texas regions, consolidated with The Gladewater Times-Tribune.
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