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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1971
Page
2
A U.S. News & World Report issue is cited about persistent poverty and swelling welfare rolls since 1950, noting how definitions of poverty have expanded with affluence and questioning whether welfare reforms can end poverty or blur into a communist sharing agenda.
Dallas AP says Love Field handled 407 622 regular air carrier and general aviation operations in 1970. Howard Megredy, aviation director, notes Love Field now exceeds JFK New York SFO San Francisco and Miami in volume.
Governor Preston Smith designates September 1825 as Young Farmer Week in Texas. The Young Farmer Association, under vocational agriculture in Texas high schools and the Texas Education Agency, has 250 plus chapters aiming to advance agricultural education, leadership, and civic projects. Dick Britten, 25, of Bryan presides over the State Association with 3,600 members.
In letters from several towns, readers praise the Mayo family’s work ethic and caution against overemphasis on memorials. Other voices critique political mail funding, conscientious objector discharge, police expectations, and exorbitant pro sports contracts as signs of a values crisis.
Inside Washington march of events reports David Meany drawing a parallel between Richard Nixon and Neville Chamberlain. The comparison centers on perceived appeasement and political strategy amid tensions over foreign policy and domestic conflict.
Washington notes quote AFL CIO chief Meany likening Nixon's two Chinas policy to Munich appeasement. Senator Henry Jackson solidifies labor backing for 1972 bid, warning against antiwar left. Separate items cite narcotics claims by a Hanoi defector, Pentagon magazine costs, McGovern fundraising via direct mail, and Stephen F. Austin forestry students planting about 1,000 trees annually.
Seattle bathhouses convert to multipurpose facilities under Forward Thrust funding. Green Lake bathhouse becomes a 130 seat theater, Seward Park hosts a cultural arts center with ceramics kiln and classes, Madrona Park to house a two story dance studio, about 50000 dollars per site.
AP reports citywide murder totals reach record highs as police arrest rates fall. Officials warn crime trends show widening gaps between incidents and arrests, with impact on communities and public safety.
Upshur County weighs joining a HUD funded Rural Regional Housing Authority with seven neighboring counties to build low cost houses for rural low income families. A public hearing led to a 60 day waiting period while a cooperation agreement would be signed if citizens approve. The eight county plan includes Upshur Bowie Camp Cass Marion Morris Red River and Titus.
The passage lists several Texas teachers and coordinators by name and role across districts including Fort Worth Richardson Brownsville El Paso Hereford San Antonio Deer Park Angleton Lubbock and others, detailing educators spanning music earth science driver education social studies and industrial arts.
An editorial cartoonishly argues for aging the youth out of society to end busing protests and moral panics over hair, fashion, and slang. It mocks youth culture while praising past eras and suggests legal steps to remove younger people from public life.
A nostalgic reminiscence traces a hometown football culture from past seats to new orange plastic, praising Abie Martin Leo Sellers and Claremore Zebras. The writer recalls homecoming pep rallies, neighborhood teams, youth leisure, and a longing for a simpler peaceful era.
The Gladewater Mirror lists Harry Kates as publisher and general manager with Jack Elrod as news editor and Fredalene Clark as women's editor. It notes second class postage paid and consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune on Nov 28 1949 and The White Oak Texan on June 1 1969.
Mrs. Fredalene Clark receives thanks from Karen Turner secretary of The Union Grove Chapter FHA for publicity in the Gladewater Mirror. The ice cream supper sold out before the scrimmage, deemed a complete success, with plans to make it an annual affair.
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