Brad Spencer Leads District Golf Medalist Tie for Whitney Finish
Brad Spencer and teammates finish second in the District Golf meet at Whitney with Brad tying another Whitney golfer for medalist honors. The local team lost only to the host squad on home soil and aims for regional competition in Denton on Saturday, April 24. Optimist Club seeks women as Den Mothers and Cub Scout assistants, with contact through County Judge Temple Summers and Optimist George Thompson. Dinosaur Valley State Park reports 365 Easter Sunday admissions. park planning a development program for water access and picnic tables as land bought Sept 27, 1968, remains undeveloped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brad Spencer
Whitney
Brad
Temple Summers
Optimist Club
Optimist
George Thompson
Logan H. Walker
Dinosaur Valley State Park
State Parks & Wildlife Department
Campbell Building Declared Texas Historical Landmark Medallion Set
The Campbell Building in Glen Rose is designated a Texas Historical Landmark and will receive a medallion plaque Sunday at 2 30 p m. Mayor Eugene G Connally will host the ceremony with remarks by State Representative J E Ward and County Judge Temple Summers. The program features the Glen Rose High School Band and memories from Campbell descendants. Also noted are visits by Allan Covery and Hoot Williams families and Kathy Covey’s beauty school license test in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
Community Public Service Company
Eugene G. Connally
Somervell County Historical Survey Committee
Glen Rose High School
Harold Parnell
Campbell Descendants
Temple Summers
Gordon Miltenberger
Johnson County Historical Survey Committee
J. E. Ward
T. F. Crawford
Glen Rose
J. M. McCroskey
Weather highs and lows for the week with frost damage
The week showed a 25 degree low on April 7 and a 90 degree high on Monday. Robert Mack, official observer for the U S Weather Service, records a dry week with no moisture. Freezing temperatures last week damaged gardens and fruit trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Mack
U.S. Weather Service
Meredith Rites Held Tuesday At Chapel Here
Funeral service for Mrs. Willie Meredith was held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Reynolds Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. J. L. Glaze and Rev. John Hutcheson officiating. She died Sunday after a long illness. Born in Chalk Mountain, she moved to Glen Rose as a child. Survived by sisters Mrs. Walter Lechner and Mrs. Jim Turner and brother W. J. Nowlin. Burial Squaw Creek Cemetery. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Meredith
Reynolds Funeral Home
J. L. Glaze
John Hutcheson
Gerald H
Billie) Bartley
Walter Lechner
Dallas
Jim Turner
City
W. J
Jimmy) Nowlin
Coleman
Squaw Creek Cemetery
Maurice Marsh
Joe Don Echols
Wylie Lilly
Jack Bridges Jr
George P. Snyder Jr
G. C. Gibbs Jr
Roger E. Marks
Gerald W. Cope
J. E. McLemore
Lyle Henderson
D. A. Moss
Lewis Gresham
Bill Gavit
Doyle Cooper
Jack Bridges Sr
Clay Lackey
Bob Gibbs
Jerre Deason
Walter Ernst
Charles Gibbs
Robert Boyd
San Jacinto Day Observed as Bank Holiday in Texas
First National Bank officials announce Wednesday April 21 will be a San Jacinto Day bank holiday in Texas and will be observed as a full holiday. They urge patrons to plan ahead to avoid any hardship or inconvenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jacinto
First National Bank
Texas
Invitational Track Meet At Tiger Stadium Features Multiple Schools
An all ages invitational track meet for high school girls and junior high boys and girls will start at Tiger Stadium Saturday at 9 30 a m with preliminaries and field events. Finals begin at 2 p m Weldon Hart says teams from Maypearl Gordon Rio Vista Grandview China Spring Lake Dallas Crawfills Gap Tolar Glen Rose and others have entered. Admission is 25 and 50 cents. Mrs Mary Torres Bone estranged wife of Paul Bone pleaded guilty to arson and received a two year penitentiary sentence probated over three years in 18th District Court Judge Steve Lathem presiding. The fire at the Bone home last year led to the indictment on June 11 1970 with jurors released after noon recess. Judge Latham of Hillsboro sat in for Judge John James this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiger Stadium
Weldon Hart
Maypearl
Gordon
Rio Vista
Grandview
China Springs
Lake Dallas
Crawfills Gap
Tolar
Glen Rose
Mary Torres Bone
Paul Bone
State Penitentiary
Steve Lathem
18Th District Court
Latham
Hillsboro
John James
Walnut Springs Garden Club Tour Highlights Local History
Walnut Springs Garden Club schedules Sunday pilgrimage on April 18 with stops at Barry Cemetery where Col. Buck Barry is buried, Fulton Cemetery among area pioneers, Flat Top Ranch, Cureton graves, Taylor Springs, and a rock cliff with historical inscriptions near Flag Branch. The tour includes a special train for Col. Buck’s funeral era memories and a painting of local heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Springs Garden Club
Walnut Springs
Col. Buck
Harold Barry
Pecos
Fulton Cemetery
Jack Phillips
Tery
Fulton
Phillips
Flat Top
Cureton
Bosque River
Jack Cureton
Pete Nocona
Cynthia Parker
Dove Creek
San Angelo
Bosque County
Col
Buck Barry
Taylor Springs
Flag Branch
Construction Contract Let On 9 Rent Houses
Garland Davis of Meridian was the low bidder and awarded a contract to build nine brick veneer three bedroom rental houses for Glen Rose Homes Inc at $117,396. Financing through the Farmers Home Administration under Robert E. Weiss. Units priced to amortize loan with about $90 monthly rent and tenants pay utilities. air conditioning included. Other bids listed and Davis adjusted bid to $118,646 after deducting 1,250 for relaxing moisture treatment on framing lumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Davis
Meridian
Glen Rose Homes, Inc
Farmers Home Administration
Robert E. Weiss
Chamber of Commerce
D-J Construction Co
Linch
Spurgeon & Linch
H. W. McDowell
J. B. Ivy
John W Dooley
Waco
Linden Coone Construction Co
Wetec
Auto registrations total forty five thousand one hundred ninety dollars
J C Montgomery, Somervell County Tax Assessor-Collector, reported this week that 1 921 vehicles were licensed for a total of 45 190 85. The breakdown includes passenger cars 1 116 21 536 57 commercial trucks 388 11 832 66 farm trucks 214 2 740 68 truck tractors 20 3 939 55 trailers 110 000 pounds 83 691 30 trailers 10 000 18 000 pounds two 234 90 trailers 18 000 32 000 pounds 21 3 486 74 house trailers 24 317 81 motorcycles 15 79 50 farm trailers 15 116 60 water well drilling construction machinery five 26 50 Soil Conservation Service plates two 197 94 permits 72 hour nine 90 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Service
19 Glen Rose Students Enter UIL Meet at Baylor
Nineteen Glen Rose High School students will compete in eight UIL events at Baylor University in Waco with results to be published next week. Literary contestants include Laurie Moseley II, Gay Gibbs, and Dale Conger. Local entries span Spelling, Plain Writing, Number Sense, Slide Rule, Typewriting, Informative Speaking, Poetry Interpretation, and Prose Reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rose High School
Baylor University
Waco
Laurie Moseley II
Gay Gibbs
Dale Conger
Kathy Smith
Ruth Ann Rumph
Dorothy Cowan
Ricky Rhodes
Alice Lopez
Lloyd Martin
Judy Flanary
Gina Reynolds
Neil Gibson
Paula Marrs
Jayn Whitt
Mary Lou Cromeans
Brenda Gartrell
Randy Hewlett
Karen Woods
Bobby West
Lana Stacy
Sorority Sponsors Midnight Show Here
The Alpha Delta Beta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sponsors a midnight screening of Cry of the Ban shee starring Vincent Price at the Palace Theatre on Friday. Doors open at 10 45 p m with the show at 11 p m Tickets are 75 cents and proceeds fund chapter community projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Price
Palace Theatre
Alpha Delta Beta
Beta Sigma Phi
District 16 A track meet dates announced
About 20 junior high tracksters from the local school travel to Valley Mills Tuesday for the District 16 A Track meet at 1 p.m. The high school district meet for boys is set for Friday in Valley Mills next week. Fort Worth visitors include Mr and Mrs L R Parvin and sons Rodney and Rickey who spent Sunday with Vera Parvin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Mills
L. R. Parvin
Rodney and
Rickey
Fort Worth
Vera Parvin
Thirteen Men Register With Board in Somervell County
Thirteen men have registered in Somervell County for the Selective Service System. They include Alton Leslie Baker Jr Billy Glenn Clark Charles Danny Thompson Terry Logan Starnes Edward Leslie Newton Thomas Lynn O'Neal Francisco Abelino Cantu Andrew Zavala Kenneth Paul Sparks Jerry Dean Ratliff Carl Allen Jackson Jerry Don Wilkerson and Terry Wayne Godsin. The Texas Local Board No 76 serves Hood Johnson and Somervell Counties and is located in the courthouse at Cleburne with registrar M Wilson Loper in Glen Rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somervell County
Selective Service
Alton Leslie Baker Jr
Billy Glenn Clark
Charles Danny Thompson
Terry Logan Starnes
Edward Leslie Newton
Thomas Lynn O’neal
Francisco Abelino Cantu
Andrew Zavala
Kenneth Paul Sparks
Jerry Dean Ratliff
Carl Allen Jackson
Jerry Don Wilkerson
Terry Wayne Gosdin
Texas Local Board No
Hood
Johnson
Somervell
Texas Local Board
Cleburne
M. Wilson Loper
Glen Rose
Somervell County Commissioners Meet in Regular Session
The Somervell County Commissioners Court voted to join Hood County in buying a sheriff's band radio for the patrol car of Game Management Officer Allen Hardin and approved a microphone and speaker for the sheriff's front office. School trustee election ballots were canvassed with J. B. Ivy, Earl P. Flanary, and Clyde Armstrong declared winners. Visitors included the Frye family and others from Shamrock Houston and Tuxedo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somervell County
Pre School Roundup Planned With Health Talk April 27
The annual Pre-School Roundup will be held Tuesday April 27 at 2 30 pm Superintendent J M McCroskey says Next year's beginners and their parents will gather in the high school auditorium where Dr Gerald Cope explains health requirements for first grade enrollment in September First grade teachers Mrs L S Chandler and Mrs John Kincannon will be introduced and tours of first grade rooms arranged Mrs Wallace Dove and Mrs Karl Booker will discuss the pre school summer program Local officials urge all incoming families to attend
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J. M. McCroskey
Gerald Cope
L. S. Chandler
John Kincannon
Horse Show Association Meets at Dino Saur Arena
Jack Bridges Jr. asks the Reporter to announce a meeting of the Horse Show Association at Dino saur Arena tonight at 7 30. All members and interested persons are urged to attend this important session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bridges Jr
Horse Show Association
Dinosaur Arena
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Jack McCarty
Dan
Denton
Vance J. Maloney
Somervell County Historical Society
Samuel W. Freas
Campbell Building
Wayland G. Adams
Allan Covery
McAllen
C. J. Covey
Weather Report
Meredith
Walnut Springs Club
L. B. Hensley
Barry
James Buckner Barry
Jack Hays
Navarro County
East Bosque River
Grand Street
Zack B. Evans
J. C. Montgomery
UIL
Harry Frye
Shamrock
John Wood
Johnny Smoot
Houston
Jack Stacy
Baby
Tuxedo
Mrs. Frye
Horse Show Assn
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