Rotary governor Layton speaks on U S life and revival of spirit
Rotary District 583 leader Robert E. Layton of Tyler told the local Club of his observations on contemporary American life. He urged a renewed spirit of 1776 and warned of cultural influences he sees as corroding national prestige.
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Robert E
Bob) Layton
Tyler
Midge
Rotary Club
Layton
Rotary International
Bob'’ Layton
Rotary District 583
U. S
Ernest A. Martin
Gladewater Among 27 Cities Honored in Governor’s Awards
Beautiflyer reports Gladewater and 26 other cities received Certificates of Merit in the 1975 Governor's Community Achievement Awards. The 27 top contenders were recognized at the BTC convention, with cities including Quitman Moody Seagraves Yorktown Jefferson Mt. Pleasant Memphis Port Isabel Sweeny Andrews And Freeport Plainview Sulphur Springs Sweetwater Baytown Denton Grand Prairie Midland Grange Pampa Richardson and more. In the 60 000 plus population category Dallas El Paso Pasadena Waco and Wichita Falls also noted.
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Beautiflyer
Beautify Texas Council
Gladewater
BTC
Quitman
Moody
Seagraves
Yorktown
Jefferson
Mt. Pleasant
Memphis
Port Isabel
Sweeny
Andrews
And
Freeport
Plainview
Sulphur Springs
Sweetwater
Baytown
Denton
Grand Prairie
Midland
Grange
Pampa
Richardson
Dallas
el -Paso
Pasadena
Waco
Wichita Falls
Commemorations and Other New Books Review Highlights
A digest of recent European novels and American reissues. Hans Herlin’s Commemorations translated by Eric Mosbacher centers on Nazi era power and a wartime manhunt for Dr. Boettcher with Julia Lerman as a victim. It notes flashbacks and compares the book to Dr Zhivago in impact. Other items include Butch Cassidy biographies by Lula Parker Betenson, Mrs Tim Flies Home by D E Stevenson as a 1950s diary sourced series finale, E X Ferrars A Drowned Rat mystery, and Thomas Monroe Helm’s Tron Skillet Bill Western.
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Hans Herlin
Eric Mosbacher
Mr. Herlin
Dr. Boettcher
Julia Lerman
Hans Pikola
Hans
Julia
Herlin
Europe
Dr. Zhivago
Butch Cassidy and the
Butch Casidy
Butch Cassidy
Mrs. Tim
D. E. Stevenson
Mayor Wes Wise Takes Goodwill Aviation Tour to East Texas
Dallas Mayor Wes Wise and a four member party landed at Gregg County Airport in Longview Friday noon as part of a 14 stop three day 3,000 mile goodwill aviation tour promoting Texas general and business aviation. Wise, 46, touring with Martiele Underwood Miss Dallas Spirit George Haddaway of Flight Jack Taylor and a Rockwell Century Turbo Commander named Dallas Spirit of 76 furnished by Rockwell Aviation. He defended Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Love Field while noting the Trinity River project and potential political plans.
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Longview
Dallas
Wes Wise
Gregg County
Texas
Wise
Allen Steelman
Lloyd Bentsen
John Tower
Martiele Underwood
Dallas-Ft. Worth International
Love Field
DFW
Trinity River
Rep. Steelman
City of Dallas
Kilgore
Julian Potter
Tommy T. Carlisle
Miss Dallas Spirit
Harvey Ales given 50 year term for child's murder
In Longview the 188th District Court jury sentenced Harvey Thomas Ales, 29, to 50 years in state prison for the February 11 murder of his two year old child. The verdict followed about four hours and ten minutes of deliberation. Ales, a former construction worker from White Oak, was found guilty of the order.
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Longview
188Th District Court
Harvey Thomas Ales
Ales
White Oak
Upshur set to open voting sites for November 4 election
Upshur County plans to open all election sites for the November 4 constitution election, with County Judge Everett Dean confirming. Longtime official Howard Dunnagan notes past Gilmer polling relocations drew heat and higher transport costs, urging local voting to remain here. Two prior Gilmer elections included a state school board runoff and a legislator salaries/retirement issue. Dunnagan estimates local voter registration around 800 to 900, with Legion Hut turnout in 1972 peaking at 625. He cautions about eligible voter registration deadlines and notes ongoing commission decisions on site locations.
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Upshur County
Upshur
Everett Dean
Gilmer
Howard Dunnagan
Gladewater
Gilmer Located
Commissioner's Court
Dunnagan
Legion Hut
County Commissioners Court
Halloween Carnival Plans Forming at Chamber of Commerce
Carnival set for November 1 at rodeo grounds West Upshur with booths for organizations requiring officer lists and a $25 deposit. Advance tickets 25 cents children 50 cents adults, gate prices 35 and 75 cents. Booth holders keep 25 percent of their advance sales and must provide two helpers.
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Chamber of Commerce
PTA
Bear Stadium
Rodeo Grounds
West Upshur
Chamber
Be a Cockroach Not a Dinosaur
By Fredalene Clark, the piece reflects on postwar generations facing inflation and change. It contrasts resilience with fear, urging adaptation like a cockroach over extinction, noting rising costs, shifting technology, and enduring spirit of prior generations.
Mutiny Talk Over Topless Submarine Show Sparks Navy Outcry
The letter pages recount Cmdr Stevenson being relieved after allowing dancer Cat Futch to perform aboard the Finback at Cape Canaveral. The piece lambasts Navy discipline while praising topless morale boosting as essential to nuclear submarine edge. It humorously proposes a Bureau of Topless to train dancers for subs.
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Navy
Cmdr
Connelly D. Stevenson
Cat Futch
Cmdr. Stevenson
Sick Bay
Miss Futch
Stevenson
Futch
Cape Caneveral
Fla
Tish Tosh
U. S
Department of the Navy
Pentagon
Florence to Speak at Upshur County Program in Gilmer
Rep Florence will address the Upshur County Program Building committee during its 16th annual meeting at Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative in Gilmer at 7 30 p m Thursday. Chairman Dale Willis invites Upshur County friends to attend the educational event featuring musical entertainment and remarks by County Extension Agent John H Henry on progress and awards.
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Buck Florence
Upshur County Program Building Committee
Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative
Gilmer
Dale Willis
Upshur County
John H. Henry
Gladewater Mirror Subscription Rates And History
The Gladewater Mirror, published Thursdays and Sundays by The Gladewater Publishing Company, lists home and mail subscription prices and notes consolidation with The Gladewater Times Tribune in 1919 and The White Oak Texan in 1969. Prices include in state and out of state options.
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Mirror
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gladewater
Gregg County
Texas
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texan
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Mobley
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Texas Department of Corrections
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Panola General Hospital
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C. Q. Abernathy
Jack Finley
N. Main
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Medical Center Hospital
Roy Harrison
Harrison
Jeanne Fortson
Union Grove
Jeff Fortson
John Harrison
Chandler
Gregg County Kiwanis Clubs
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Ezalah Petty
Gregg County Community Center
Harrison Street
Fredalene Clark
Funeral Home
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