Texana Memorial Collection Established At Gladewater Library
Editorial notes the John Ben Shepperd Jr Texana Memorial Collection at Gladewater Public Library. Initial gift of over 300 first editions autographed by authors or publishers aims to grow to more than 2,000 volumes, preserving Texas history for locals and researchers. The Shepperd family has deep ties to Gladewater and Texas public service.
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John Ben Shepperd, Jr
Gladewater Public Library
Wich
John Ben, Jr
Gladewater
John Ben, Sr
Texas
Jaycees
Texas Historical Society
Gladewater Library to House John Ben Shepperd Texana Memorial
The Gladewater Public Library will host the John Ben Shepperd Jr. Texana Memorial Collection boosting its high circulation. Librarian Ellen Bauman and Library Board President Harold Victory welcomed the donation and pledged ongoing stewardship for readers and researchers statewide.
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John Ben Shepperd
Library Board
Harold Victory
Gladewater
Gladewater Public Library
John Ben Shepperd, Jr
Craftsmanship Crisis Warns of Declining American Work Quality
Secretary Hodgson cites a crisis in craftsmanship, blaming a drying flow of skilled artisans from Europe and diminishing respect for skilled work. He argues that high pay for craft skills could revive American craftsmanship and create new opportunities beyond automation.
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U. S
James D. Hodgson
Hodgson
United States
Europe
December Highway Letting Contracts Are Cancelled
AUSTIN Texas Highway Commission cancels the regular December highway contract lettings due to a moratorium stemming from a reduced Texas apportionment from the Federal Highway Trust Fund. Construction had been booming with record dollar volumes and payments to Texas contractors for projects completed in June and July.
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Austin
Texas Highway Commission
Texas
Federal Highway Trust Fund
Congress
Highway Trust Fund
Texas School Bell Awards guest honored in Austin
A letter from Lloyd R. Bell congratulates Ce DU James O Brown for his service to Texas education and invites future collaboration. A second editor letter cites rising social spending as cause of taxes, urging restraint on government welfare programs.
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James O. Brown
Gladewater Mirror
Mr. Brown
Teachers of
Texas
Texas School Bell
Austin
Lloyd R. Bell
Congress
C. C. Moseley
Grand Central Industrial Center
United Gas buys Southern Community Gas properties
United Gas acquires the natural gas distribution properties of Southern Community Gas Company effective September 1. The purchase followed negotiations since United Gas became a separate entity on July 1. Southern Community served about 1700 customers in Portland and Gregory, Texas, in the Corpus Christi area, with service disrupted by hurricane Celia. United Gas aided restoration. In Dublin Ireland, two girls were rejected for government telephone operator jobs for being too short until union backing lowered the height requirement from five feet to four feet ten inches.
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United Gas
Southern Community Gas Company
United
Southern Community Gas
Portland
Gregory
Texas
Corpus Christi
Southern Community
Dublin
Ireland
Bayh Faces Scrutiny as 72 Presidential Bid Looms
Washington column outlines Sen Birch Bayh's bid for the Democratic ticket and the challenges from past positions. It notes his doves stance, opposition to Haynsworth and Carswell, and a noted bar exam miss, with critics pointing to past affiliations and potential contradictions amid a national spotlight.
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Washington
Sen
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Democrat
Wile Bayh
Senate
Bayh
Johnson
U.S
Vietnam
Supreme Court
Clement Haynsworth
G. Harrold Carswell
Carswell
Indiana
Haynsworth
Bill to require barrier free public buildings in Texas
The 61st Legislature passed Senate Bill ll to take effect January 1 1970. Public buildings receiving state or federal funds must be barrier free for handicapped and disabled people, including courthouses city halls schools libraries convention centers park buildings and hospitals. Compliance requires State Building Commission certification and renovations to meet barrier free standards. The law aims to include extensive renovations and to address mobility barriers as one in ten Americans are handicapped or disabled.
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Texas
State Building Commission
Senate
Internal party image concerns and labor support affect Ben Shepperd Jr
The piece notes Ben Shepperd Jr faced questions about his national image as Bayh weighs which stance to project. It mentions his growing sideburns to counter a farm boy image and appeal to party youth, a move labor unions oppose. It also covers Rep. Murphy’s charge that federal agencies sell mailing lists to junk mailers and his push to stop such sales. Several officials are uneasy about John F Kennedy carrier visit to Boston during Edward Kennedy’s re election effort and Volpe inviting the ship two years earlier, a timing issue for the campaign.
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Bayh
John Murphy
DN. Y
Internal Revenue Service
Murphy
Federal Aviation Agency
U.S. Post Office
John F. Kennedy
Boston
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
John Volpe
Department of Transportation
ET Council Dinner To Feature Dr Robert B Sheldon
Ferris Brown of the East Texas Council on Alcoholism announces the annual dinner September 17 at the Contessa Inn Barcelona Room at 7 p.m. Reservations are $3.00 via the Alcohol Information Center in Longview. Speaker Dr. Robert B. Sheldon, executive director of the McClennan County Mental Health Center in Waco, will discuss The Role of Community Mental Health Centers in Alcoholism Programming.
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Ferris Brown
East Texas Council On Alcoholism
Contessa Inn
Barcelona
Alcohol Information Center
Longview
Robert B. Sheldon
McClennan County
Waco
Texas
University of Texas Medical School
Veterans Administration Hospital
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Houston
Beaumont
Baylor University College of Medicine
Texas Research Institute
Absentee Ballot Applications Open in Texas
Qualified Texas voters may apply to their county clerk for an absentee ballot for the November 3 general election. Applications must be received by October 30. To vote by mail due to illness, disability, or absence from the county, voters must meet specified conditions and provide necessary certificates or proof.
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Texas
Family reflections and a neighborly deed in Gladewater
A luncheon honors Neal for loyalty while Jack Elrod accepts a city plaque in his memory. A Longview trip ends with help from a Negro mechanic who fixes a car battery free of charge using simple tools, illustrating small acts of honest kindness.
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Jack Elrod
Gladewater
Neal
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Mary Grace
Daddy
Longview
Perils of DDT Mentioned in 1945 Aboard Pesticide Debate
London report notes a 1945 Nature reference on DDT dangers and gas warfare ethics. Ipswich police arrest Glanville Denys Compton after he dodged a hotel bill and a microphone charge, leading to a one year jail term.
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London
Glanville Denys Compton
Ipswich
Compton
DDT Dangers and Local Reflections Stir Community Concerns
An editorial fragment discusses enemy pests and the risks of widespread insecticides including DDT. It notes harms to bees and birds like the bald eagle and peregrine falcon, and warns about potential effects on the speckled trout in Lower Laguna Madre. The piece also covers local pride in journalism, community drives, and flattering portraits of Mirror staff in Gladewater Texas.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Laguna Madre
Glade Water area subscription rates listed
Published Thursdays and Sundays at Glade Avenue and Dean Street Glade water Gregg County Texas 75647. Second class postage paid at Gladewater Texas 75647 Home Delivery and mail subscription rates shown for Texas and outside Texas with annual six month and monthly options. Consolidated with The Gladewater Times Tribune Nov 28 1949.
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Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gladewater
Gregg County
Texas
The
Gladewater Times-Tribune
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